Results: How do you keep warm
A fun non political survey, focusing on how everyone keeps warm.
1.
1.
How do you keep warm? Electric heat
28%
•
598 votes
Gas heat
33%
•
699 votes
Solar heat
1%
•
29 votes
Snuggle with a loved one/Pet
5%
•
100 votes
Layer clothes
13%
•
279 votes
Hot drinks
3%
•
65 votes
Soup
2%
•
34 votes
Other (please specify)
4%
•
81 votes
Not Applicable
7%
•
144 votes
Wood stove heat
3%
•
71 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| Oil heat | 0.31% | 6 |
| heat pump | 0.31% | 6 |
| 0.26% | 5 | |
| oil | 0.15% | 3 |
| Propane | 0.10% | 2 |
| GEOTHERMAL | 0.10% | 2 |
| I use a nice soft blanket that absorbs my heat & radiates it back to me. | 0.05% | 1 |
| mini split system | 0.05% | 1 |
| several of the above!! | 0.05% | 1 |
| Elec heat | 0.05% | 1 |
| We have a pellet stove as another source of heat. | 0.05% | 1 |
| blanket | 0.05% | 1 |
| more than 1 answer | 0.05% | 1 |
| combo of more than one of the above | 0.05% | 1 |
| geothermal heating | 0.05% | 1 |
| Other | 0.05% | 1 |
| oil furnace | 0.05% | 1 |
| Heat pumps--supplemented with a wood furnace on sub-zero days | 0.05% | 1 |
| several of these items | 0.05% | 1 |
| hot drinks, layer clothes and I drape a shawl around my shoulders all winter long. | 0.05% | 1 |
| comfortable thick comforter and loved one | 0.05% | 1 |
| boiler | 0.05% | 1 |
| I have a Geothermal heat and cooling system. | 0.05% | 1 |
| More than one | 0.05% | 1 |
| I have both | 0.05% | 1 |
| Several of the above | 0.05% | 1 |
| all | 0.05% | 1 |
| water | 0.05% | 1 |
| Multiple options listed above | 0.05% | 1 |
| layers clothes, wood stove heat, crawling back to bed move covers all after a super hot bath | 0.05% | 1 |
| Both gas and electric | 0.05% | 1 |
| Heat pumps | 0.05% | 1 |
| Warm blanket | 0.05% | 1 |
| you give one choice??? | 0.05% | 1 |
| Thick blankets. | 0.05% | 1 |
| hot water heat | 0.05% | 1 |
| Most of the above list. | 0.05% | 1 |
| hot water baseboard heat, space heaters, layer clothes, and put Hot Hands (warmers) in my slippers | 0.05% | 1 |
| Combination of electric space heaters, heated pad for my recliner, afghans and shawls and hot coffee and/or soup. | 0.05% | 1 |
| wood stove and gas heat | 0.05% | 1 |
| Portable heater | 0.05% | 1 |
| Propane heat. Snuggle with pets, layer clothes and heating pad. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Sweater | 0.05% | 1 |
| some of the above | 0.05% | 1 |
| warm cloths | 0.05% | 1 |
| gas heat, snuggle, layer clothes, hot drinks | 0.05% | 1 |
| Oil furnace. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I keep warm by watching forbidden videos featuring hot intelligent men https://rumble.com/v4bf93f-julian-assange-nearly-every-war-over-the-past-50-years-has-been-the-result-.html | 0.05% | 1 |
| Coal | 0.05% | 1 |
| electric blanket for sleeping | 0.05% | 1 |
| a combination of some of the above answers | 0.05% | 1 |
| Fireplaces and gas furnace | 0.05% | 1 |
| A mixture of above | 0.05% | 1 |
| Fireplace | 0.05% | 1 |
| we have electric and gas heat | 0.05% | 1 |
| many of these options | 0.05% | 1 |
| Mazut | 0.05% | 1 |
| Piling on blankets. | 0.05% | 1 |
| heated blanket | 0.05% | 1 |
| electric heat, layer clothes, hot drinks, soup | 0.05% | 1 |
| A fifth of Jameson | 0.05% | 1 |
| Glass of Irish whiskey | 0.05% | 1 |
| Some combo of these. | 0.05% | 1 |
2.
2.
What is your preferred indoor temp? 40 - 50 degrees
3%
•
57 votes
50 - 60 degrees
7%
•
154 votes
60 - 70 degrees
53%
•
1107 votes
70 - 80 degrees
29%
•
600 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
•
26 votes
Not Applicable
7%
•
156 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.26% | 5 | |
| depends | 0.05% | 1 |
| 24 Centigrad | 0.05% | 1 |
| I don’t know if this is Fahrenheit Or Celsius | 0.05% | 1 |
| 23C | 0.05% | 1 |
| 72 degrees farenheit | 0.05% | 1 |
| 55-65 | 0.05% | 1 |
| 65 | 0.05% | 1 |
| 18 centigrade | 0.05% | 1 |
| 20 Celsius | 0.05% | 1 |
| 60-70 in winter 72-78 in summer | 0.05% | 1 |
| 19 celcius | 0.05% | 1 |
| My husband overheats around 72; I don't feel remotely warm until 80-82. | 0.05% | 1 |
| not sure | 0.05% | 1 |
| in Celsius please!!! | 0.05% | 1 |
| 97 | 0.05% | 1 |
| 20C | 0.05% | 1 |
| 21 degrees Celsius | 0.05% | 1 |
| NOT SURE? | 0.05% | 1 |
| 22C | 0.05% | 1 |
| 20-28 degrees | 0.05% | 1 |
| what the family wants | 0.05% | 1 |
3.
3.
What is the monthly average of your heat/cooling utility bill? $40 - $50
6%
•
116 votes
$50 - $60
7%
•
155 votes
$60 - $70
10%
•
200 votes
$80 - $90
10%
•
212 votes
$90 - $100
34%
•
723 votes
Other (please specify)
15%
•
315 votes
Not Applicable
18%
•
379 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 2.73% | 47 | |
| 150 | 1.39% | 24 |
| 200 | 1.10% | 19 |
| 300 | 0.99% | 17 |
| 250 | 0.70% | 12 |
| 225 | 0.41% | 7 |
| 140 | 0.41% | 7 |
| 120 | 0.35% | 6 |
| 350 | 0.23% | 4 |
| 180 | 0.17% | 3 |
| 130 | 0.17% | 3 |
| Over $100 | 0.17% | 3 |
| 125 | 0.17% | 3 |
| Varies | 0.17% | 3 |
| higher | 0.12% | 2 |
| 300.00 | 0.12% | 2 |
| $100+ | 0.12% | 2 |
| 0 | 0.12% | 2 |
| 135 | 0.12% | 2 |
| $200 | 0.12% | 2 |
| $250 | 0.12% | 2 |
| 100+ | 0.12% | 2 |
| don't know | 0.12% | 2 |
| Over 200 | 0.12% | 2 |
| 175 | 0.12% | 2 |
| 150.00 | 0.12% | 2 |
| 200-300 | 0.12% | 2 |
| Unsure | 0.12% | 2 |
| 800 | 0.06% | 1 |
| $230 | 0.06% | 1 |
| I have propane for heat, had my tank full at the beginning of the heating season and just had to get a refill the endo f January or thereabouts. That fill cost me 377 for 283 gallons. | 0.06% | 1 |
| It's not consistant. It might be 100+ in January and 40 in April. | 0.06% | 1 |
| 700 | 0.06% | 1 |
| $60 in the 3 months of "winter" and $120-200 to keep it at nearly boiling the other 9 months. | 0.06% | 1 |
| More | 0.06% | 1 |
| depends on the month. January is a lot more than July. | 0.06% | 1 |
| $174 in Winter | 0.06% | 1 |
| $150 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 160-190 | 0.06% | 1 |
| it depends | 0.06% | 1 |
| 170 | 0.06% | 1 |
| Ours just went up to $311!! We pay using equal billing (same amount every month throughout the year) | 0.06% | 1 |
| Last month was $239. I ran my garage heater everyday tho. Normally it is around $160 | 0.06% | 1 |
| Not sure propane heat. | 0.06% | 1 |
| 210 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 190 (I live in Arizona) | 0.06% | 1 |
| 186 | 0.06% | 1 |
| I'd rather not say | 0.06% | 1 |
| $200 - $350 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 275 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 180-230 | 0.06% | 1 |
| a lot more | 0.06% | 1 |
| $150-$250 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 1,400 | 0.06% | 1 |
| way higher | 0.06% | 1 |
| 169 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 179 | 0.06% | 1 |
| nunya | 0.06% | 1 |
| 100-250 | 0.06% | 1 |
| $267 | 0.06% | 1 |
| Are you kidding? Mines $359!! | 0.06% | 1 |
| ours is over 300 a month and we do keep our thermostat low. | 0.06% | 1 |
| 229 | 0.06% | 1 |
| Whole house and barn connected to one electric meter so not sure what percent is just hear | 0.06% | 1 |
| Last month was $261; average for year is $184 | 0.06% | 1 |
| higher than $125 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 150. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Depends on the time of year | 0.06% | 1 |
| has gas well on property, which means I have free heat, stove, hot water, dryer | 0.06% | 1 |
| 255.00 | 0.06% | 1 |
| $570 | 0.06% | 1 |
| $400.00 | 0.06% | 1 |
| $100-$400 | 0.06% | 1 |
| subsidized | 0.06% | 1 |
| in Celsius please!!! | 0.06% | 1 |
| 160 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 400 | 0.06% | 1 |
| OVER $300.00 ALL BIDEN'S FAULT | 0.06% | 1 |
| over 200 a month | 0.06% | 1 |
| $260 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 200 minimum | 0.06% | 1 |
| 115 | 0.06% | 1 |
| $30 | 0.06% | 1 |
| Heat is part of my rent payment | 0.06% | 1 |
| $200 monthly ( more or less) | 0.06% | 1 |
| $300 | 0.06% | 1 |
| $280 | 0.06% | 1 |
| $125 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 220 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 141 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 500 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 100 to 200 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 105 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 163 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 70-80 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 176 | 0.06% | 1 |
| Why? it depends on where you live. | 0.06% | 1 |
| less than $40 | 0.06% | 1 |
| lower | 0.06% | 1 |
| summer the minimum fee; winter varies $120-$200 on the heat pumps (electric); Wood stove $1200 for 40lbs of tree length lasts now more than the 3 years with just wood furnace alone. | 0.06% | 1 |
| 169.00 | 0.06% | 1 |
| $200 per month. | 0.06% | 1 |
| above $100 | 0.06% | 1 |
| $30's in summer, $100 in winter | 0.06% | 1 |
| In the winter it is around 110 a month, in the summer it is around 20. | 0.06% | 1 |
| undecided | 0.06% | 1 |
| $150+ last month | 0.06% | 1 |
| not sure | 0.06% | 1 |
| $275/month for all electricity all year 'round. | 0.06% | 1 |
| More than any of these. | 0.06% | 1 |
| 268 I am on a budget billing. Same amount each month with catch up or down in February | 0.06% | 1 |
| 125.00 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 600 in winter | 0.06% | 1 |
| $130 | 0.06% | 1 |
| hard to say as we have gas heat and electric central air, unsure how to break down the costs | 0.06% | 1 |
| too damn much | 0.06% | 1 |
| last month for january was $500.64 | 0.06% | 1 |
| $350 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 300-400 | 0.06% | 1 |
| I hear with propane and have it filled up as needed. | 0.06% | 1 |
| It's included in the rent | 0.06% | 1 |
| 1000 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 200 + | 0.06% | 1 |
| 440 | 0.06% | 1 |
| $22.00 | 0.06% | 1 |
| It depends on the time of year | 0.06% | 1 |
| Last month over 200, Thanksgiving to that ice storm | 0.06% | 1 |
| 200+ | 0.06% | 1 |
| 149 | 0.06% | 1 |
| I'm on the budget plan since con Ed costs went sky high. I pay $95 a month | 0.06% | 1 |
| 174 | 0.06% | 1 |
| Lately it has been $300 or more | 0.06% | 1 |
| $130.00 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 250.00 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 240.00 | 0.06% | 1 |
| The cost is a combination of gasoline and electric used for collection and preperation plus the fans for heat distribution. | 0.06% | 1 |
| almost 200 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 125.00/mo | 0.06% | 1 |
| For water, trash and electricity together, it's about $250/month | 0.06% | 1 |
| 182 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 270 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 425 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 124 | 0.06% | 1 |
| $100 plus for heating in the winter/$0 for cooling in the summer | 0.06% | 1 |
| $450 combined electric and gas, levelized billing year round. House is only 1100 sq ft. | 0.06% | 1 |
| $275 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 127-179 | 0.06% | 1 |
| $336 WE LIVE IN CANADA, WHERE WE HAVE FOUR SEASON'S. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Varies throughout year winter 80 summer 20 | 0.06% | 1 |
| i don't see the bill | 0.06% | 1 |
| Try over $200 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 236 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 190 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 180-250 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 450 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 200.00 | 0.06% | 1 |
| Obviously a lot more than you | 0.06% | 1 |
4.
4.
Do you live in a state/country that does not experience fluctuating temperatures much? Yes
16%
•
334 votes
No
72%
•
1521 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
•
18 votes
Not Applicable
11%
•
227 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.48% | 9 | |
| SOMETIMES | 0.05% | 1 |
| Mever used to get above 70 or below 60 in Southern California; those were the "good old days." | 0.05% | 1 |
| Kinda | 0.05% | 1 |
| we have extreme cold winter and extreme heat summer | 0.05% | 1 |
| we like in one that fluctuates a lot. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Maine--4 seasons--variety of temps. | 0.05% | 1 |
| undecided | 0.05% | 1 |
| What does that mean? We have seasons in Virginia so yeah it fluctuates! | 0.05% | 1 |
| I dont know...its 50s-100s fluctuating? | 0.05% | 1 |
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