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https://t2-4.bsc.es/jspui/handle/123456789/66195| Title: | Cold Comfort : A National Survey of Elderly People in Cold Weather, 1991 |
| Keywords: | AGE ATTITUDES BATHROOMS BED COVERINGS BED SHARING BEDROOMS BEVERAGES CENTRAL HEATING CLOTHING COSTS FOOD AND NUTRITION DISABLED PERSONS DRUG USE ELDERLY ELECTRIC HEATING ELECTRIC POWER ETHNIC GROUPS EXPENDITURE FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FUEL OILS FOSSIL FUELS FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT GAS FUELS GAS-FIRED HEATING GENDER HEALTH HEALTH CONSULTATIONS HEATING SYSTEMS HOME OWNERSHIP HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HOUSING AGE HOUSING CONDITIONS HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY INCOME KITCHENS LAVATORIES LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES LIVING CONDITIONS MARITAL STATUS MEALS MEDICAL PRESCRIPTIONS MOTOR PROCESSES OBESITY PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT PENSIONS PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES PHYSICIANS RADIATORS RENTED ACCOMMODATION RETIREMENT ROOMS SATISFACTION SHELTERED HOUSING SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS SOCIAL SUPPORT SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS SOLID FUEL HEATING TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE CONTROL THERMAL INSULATION VISITS (PERSONAL) WAGES WEATHER WEIGHT (PHYSIOLOGY) WINDOWS HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS 1991 Great Britain |
| Description: | <P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P> To establish what proportion of elderly people in Britain:<br> i) experience low day and/or night-time indoor temperatures<br> ii) experience low core body temperatures<br> iii) feel cold at home during the winter.<br> Also to establish factors associated with body and room temperatures/thermal experience, and to compare the results with those obtained in a similar study undertaken in 1972. <B>Main Topics</B>:<BR> Body and room temperatures; thermal perception; type/use of heating; use of heating controls; paying for fuel; cold-related behaviour; home insulation.<br> Measurement Scales Used<br> For details of measurement scales used and questions derived from other surveys see the documentation that accompanies this dataset. |
| URI: | https://t2-4.bsc.es/jspui/handle/123456789/66195 |
| Other Identifiers: | 10.5255/UKDA-SN-3010-1 3010 http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-3010-1 |
| Appears in Collections: | Cessda |
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