Table 1

Household characteristics

ParticipantEthnicity/gender of person interviewedAgeEmployment of person interviewedEmployment of partnerChildrenIncome weekly—less thanTenureTypeInsulationReported damp
1White British/female46NoNo1£577Privately rentedSemiCavity and loftNo
2White British/female30YesNo4£379Privately ownedTerraceCavity and loftYes
3White British/female37NoNo3£259Rented councilTerraceCavity and loftYes
4White British/female29YesYes2£577Rented councilSemiLoftYes
5White British/female29NoNo1£259Privately rentedTerraceLoftNo
6White British/female21NoSingle parent1£259Rented PrivateTerraceCavity and loftNo
7Pakistani/female42NoSingle parent5£259Privately rentedTerraceDon't knowyes
8Black British/female+male42YesYes2£259Rented councilFlatNoneYes
9White British/female32NoYes4£379Privately ownedTerraceNoNo
10Egyptian British/female?NoNo4Doesn't knowPrivately ownedTerraceLoftYes
11Black British/female41NoNo3£259Privately ownedTerraceLoftYes
12White British/female36NoSingle parent2£259Privately ownedTerraceLoftYes
13White British/female33NoSingle parent2£259Rented councilSemiLoft
14White British/female46YesYes2£577Privately rentedSemiLoftYes
15White British/female34YesYes3£259Privately ownedTerraceCavity and loftNo
16White British/female31NoYes2£379Privately ownedSemiLoftYes
17White British/female23NoYes3£259Privately rentedSemiLoftNo
18White British/female28NoNo2£259Rented councilSemiLoftYes
19White British/female28NoSingle parent2£535Rented councilFlatDoesn't know and no loft insulationYes
20White British/female42NoSingle parent7£774Living with relativesSemiCavity and loftNo
21White British/female27YesYes2£487Rented councilSemiCavity and loftYes
22White British/female33YesYes2Didn't knowPrivately rentedSemiNoneNo
23White British/female29YesYes3£769Privately ownedMid-townhouseCavity and loftNo
24White British/female30YesYes4£600Privately rentedSemiNoneYes
25White British/female44YesSingle parent3£280Rented councilTerraceCavity and doesn't knowYes
26South Asian/female38YesYes3£325Privately ownedDetached VictorianCavity and loftNo
27Saudi Arabian/female27YesYes2£577Privately ownedSemiCavity and loftNo
28White British/female40YesYes1£325Rented councilEnd terraceCavity and loftYes
29White British/female27YesYes1£625Privately ownedSemiCavity and loftNo
30White British/female33YesYes1£575Privately ownedSemiCavity and loftYes
31White British/female18NoSingle parent1£220+housing and council tax benefitPrivately rentedSemiDoesn't know and LoftYes
32White British/female44NoSingle parent2£200Rented housing associationSemiDoesn't know and LoftNo
33White British/female38YesYes2£1604Privately ownedSemiCavity and part LoftYes
34White British/female32YesYes2£600Privately ownedEnd terraceCavity and LoftNo
35White British/female27NoYes3£200+council tax benefitPrivately rentedMid-terraceDoesn't knowYes