Table 4.
Household results in a trial of insulating houses. Values are number/total number of households for self reported house condition and median/geometric mean (number of households) for energy use, unless stated otherwise
Outcome measure | Before intervention | After intervention | Odds ratio (95% CI) | |||||
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Intervention group | Control group | Intervention group | Control group | Unadjusted | Adjusted | |||
Self reported condition of house* | ||||||||
Any mould | 364/509 | 362/501 | 191/509 | 343/501 | 0.28 (0.21 to 0.36) P<0.0001 | 0.24 (0.18 to 0.32) P<0.0001 | ||
House cold most of the time or always | 398/550 | 383/547 | 95/550 | 378/547 | 0.09 (0.07 to 0.12) P<0.0001 | 0.06 (0.04 to 0.09) P<0.0001 | ||
Condensation | 487/538 | 486/535 | 318/538 | 480/535 | 0.17 (0.12 to 0.23) P<0.0001 | 0.16 (0.11 to 0.22) P<0.0001 | ||
Non-condensation dampness | 334/519 | 324/516 | 156/519 | 339/516 | 0.23 (0.18 to 0.30) P<0.001 | 0.18 (0.13 to 0.24) P<0.0001 | ||
Heating ineffective† | 61/304 | 104/375 | 48/304 | 125/375 | 0.38 (0.26 to 0.55) P<0.0001 | 0.38 (0.25 to 0.57) P<0.0001 | ||
Energy use (kWhre) | ||||||||
Measured and self reported‡ | 4722/5016 (195) | 4583/5120 (193) | 3678/3899 (195) | 4866/4941 (193) | 0.79 (0.64 to 0.97) P=0.02 | 0.81 (0.72 to 0.91) P=0.0006 | ||
Measured only§ | 2416/2451 (72) | 2392/2317 (64) | 2298/2200 (72) | 2592/2328 (64) | 0.95 (0.77 to 1.16) P=0.06 | 0.92 (0.83 to 1.02) P=0.097 | ||
Measured and self reported¶ | — | — | 3828/3847 (267) | 4628/4262 (295) | 0.90 (0.77 to 1.05) P=0.20 | 0.91 (0.79 to 1.04) P=0.17 |
*Question answered for both years and adjusted for baseline status, region, and amount of sunshine.
†Excludes those who reported using no heating in either year.
‡Estimated full fuel data for both years, including self reported wood, coal, and liquefied petroleum gas; adjusted for region and fuel use in year 1.
§Full fuel data for both years; households use only electricity and mains gas; adjusted for region and fuel use in year 1.
¶Households with full fuel data for year 2 only; adjusted for region only.