What kind of heating system does your home use? (Q13)

This chart shows the results from Question #13 on the Spring 2020 survey, which asked, “What kind of heating system does your home use?” The structured responses prepared by the research group were as follow:

1. Forced air heat (central heat/furnace)

2. Forced air with cooling compressor

3. Space heaters

4. Radiators (boiler)

5. Electric heater (typically baseboard)

6. I don’t know. 

7. Other, please explain:

From the 84 responses collected, the following were types of heating systems used in our sample:

• 26 people mentioned forced air heat as their heating system;

• 22 respondents mentioned radiators; 

• 12 respondents reported having a forced air heat/cooling compressor; 

• 7 respondents mentioned electric heaters; 

• 3 respondents used space heaters; 

• 15 did not know.

• One (1) respondent noted they didn't control the heating in their home;

• 2 respondents said their heating systems are gas fueled; 

• 1 respondent reported having a wall unit; 

• 1 respondent said they had a water heater; 

• 1 respondent said their heating system was a reverse cycle;

• 1 respondent had PTAC unit; and 

• 1 respondent used a fireplace.  

The data was produced by the Shifting Energy Demands in COVID-19 Survey - Overview, which was administered to 86 people over a six week period in May-June 2020. Visit the Shifting Energy Demands in COVID-19 - Survey Results page to view more data from our survey. The project is approved by Drexel’s IRB.