Have you ever lost heat in your home? (Q15 WI2020)

The chart here reflects answers collected from question #15 of the Winter 2020 survey, which asked: “Have you ever lost heat in your home?” The structured responses prepared by the research group follow: 

• Yes, my heater broke

• Yes, my utilities were shut off

• Yes, there was a power outage due to weather

• Yes, other:

• No

• Other, please explain

A total of 80 respondents answered this question. The subsequent was collected: 

• 32 respondents lost heat when their heater broke

• 8 respondents noted their utilities were shut off

• 2 respondents saying this was in addition to their heater breaking

• 7 respondents noted losing heat when there was a power outage due to weather

• 5 respondents noted they lost their heat due to other things like:

• Being out of oil

• Because they had the water tank replaced

• Lost heat when the electrical system was being redone

• Their heater is old

• Had issues with the water heater

• 33 respondents said they had never lost heat

The data was produced by the Shifting Energy Demands in COVID-19 Survey - Overview, which was administered to 83 people over a fourteen week period between December 2020 and March 2021. Visit the Winter 2020 Shifting Energy Demands in COVID-19 - Survey Results page to view more data from our survey. The project is approved by Drexel’s IRB.