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Have you put your heating on yet?

14 October 2012

We're heading to winter, the energy companies are announcing price hikes. So have you turned your home heating on yet?

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We're heading to winter, the energy companies are announcing price hikes. So have you turned your home heating on yet?

Results

I live in Northern England (7662 votes)
Yes - it's on all year 554 votes (7%)
Yes - within the last month 3908 votes (51%)
Yes - but only briefly when it's super-cold 2257 votes (29%)
Yes - but not the central heating, just a few portable heaters 97 votes (1%)
No - but am nearly there 169 votes (2%)
No - holding off until November 319 votes (4%)
No - don't have central heating 106 votes (1%)
No - unless I can see my breath in the house it stays off 252 votes (3%)
I live in Northern Ireland (530 votes)
Yes - it's on all year 58 votes (11%)
Yes - within the last month 273 votes (52%)
Yes - but only briefly when it's super-cold 155 votes (29%)
Yes - but not the central heating, just a few portable heaters 4 votes (1%)
No - but am nearly there 10 votes (2%)
No - holding off until November 15 votes (3%)
No - don't have central heating 2 votes (0%)
No - unless I can see my breath in the house it stays off 13 votes (2%)
I live in Scotland (2888 votes)
Yes - it's on all year 398 votes (14%)
Yes - within the last month 1534 votes (53%)
Yes - but only briefly when it's super-cold 682 votes (24%)
Yes - but not the central heating, just a few portable heaters 33 votes (1%)
No - but am nearly there 60 votes (2%)
No - holding off until November 75 votes (3%)
No - don't have central heating 25 votes (1%)
No - unless I can see my breath in the house it stays off 81 votes (3%)
I live in Southern England (13831 votes)
Yes - it's on all year 454 votes (3%)
Yes - within the last month 5729 votes (41%)
Yes - but only briefly when it's super-cold 4393 votes (32%)
Yes - but not the central heating, just a few portable heaters 283 votes (2%)
No - but am nearly there 693 votes (5%)
No - holding off until November 1340 votes (10%)
No - don't have central heating 216 votes (2%)
No - unless I can see my breath in the house it stays off 723 votes (5%)
I live in the Midlands (5570 votes)
Yes - it's on all year 339 votes (6%)
Yes - within the last month 2738 votes (49%)
Yes - but only briefly when it's super-cold 1639 votes (29%)
Yes - but not the central heating, just a few portable heaters 100 votes (2%)
No - but am nearly there 159 votes (3%)
No - holding off until November 317 votes (6%)
No - don't have central heating 68 votes (1%)
No - unless I can see my breath in the house it stays off 210 votes (4%)
I live in Wales (1536 votes)
Yes - it's on all year 92 votes (6%)
Yes - within the last month 718 votes (47%)
Yes - but only briefly when it's super-cold 476 votes (31%)
Yes - but not the central heating, just a few portable heaters 33 votes (2%)
No - but am nearly there 39 votes (3%)
No - holding off until November 74 votes (5%)
No - don't have central heating 30 votes (2%)
No - unless I can see my breath in the house it stays off 74 votes (5%)

                   32,017 votes received.

We try to use technology to limit voting to one per person. Occasionally, this may erroneously block a few people's votes (eg, from shared offices). Apologies for that.

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