Table 3
Temperature settings in summer, by income and dwelling tenure, 2009

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Temperature settings in summer, by income and dwelling tenure, 2009: Part 1
  At home and awake temperatures
19°C or lower 20°C or  21°C 22°C or  23°C  24°C or higher Air conditioner off Don't know
  percent
Canada 9 23 21 22 10 14
Income 1  
Less than $20,000 8 E 24 12 E 17 E 16 E 23
$20,000 to $39,999 11 22 18 19 14 E 16
$40,000 to $59,999 10 22 21 21 10 E 17
$60,000 to $79,999 11 24 20 22 10 13
$80,000 to $99,999 11 27 19 23 9 E 10 E
$100,000 to $149,999 8 E 21 29 24 8 E 10
$150,000 or more 7 E 24 29 23 7 9 E
Dwelling tenure 2  
Owned 8 23 23 23 10 12
Rented 14 23 14 15 E 12 E 22
Temperature settings in summer, by income and dwelling tenure, 2009: Part 2
  At home and asleep temperatures
19°C or lower 20°C or  21°C 22°C or  23°C  24°C or higher Air conditioner off Don't know
  percent
Canada 9 18 15 16 29 12
Income 1  
Less than $20,000 6 E 16 E 9 E F 35 20 E
$20,000 to $39,999 10 19 10 11 38 12
$40,000 to $59,999 9 19 12 15 30 14
$60,000 to $79,999 11 18 13 17 33 7
$80,000 to $99,999 12 E 21 16 17 26 9 E
$100,000 to $149,999 9 E 18 21 20 23 8
$150,000 or more 11 15 23 22 18 10 E
Dwelling tenure 2  
Owned 9 18 17 18 28 11
Rented 12 19 8 E 10 E 35 17
Temperature settings in summer, by income and dwelling tenure, 2009: Part 3
  Away from home temperatures
19°C or lower 20°C or  21°C 22°C or  23°C  24°C or higher Air conditioner off Don't know
  percent
Canada 5 10 9 13 55 7
Income 1  
Less than $20,000 F F F F 70 13 E
$20,000 to $39,999 4 E 12 6 E 8 E 62 7 E
$40,000 to $59,999 6 E 11 E 9 12 56 7 E
$60,000 to $79,999 5 E 10 7 E 15 58 5
$80,000 to $99,999 7 E 10 E 9 19 48 7 E
$100,000 to $149,999 5 E 9 12 19 50 5
$150,000 or more 3 E 10 E 14 18 49 6 E
Dwelling tenure 2  
Owned 5 10 10 15 53 7
Rented 5 E 11 E 5 E 5 E 65 10
1.
As a percentage of all households with that income that had an air conditioner and a thermostat.
2.
As a percentage of all households with that tenure that had an air conditioner and a thermostat.
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division, Households and the Environment Survey, 2009.
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