Exclusive use of a bath

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Year Exclusive use of bath Shared access to bath No access to bath
1951 16,917 Show data context 2,900 Show data context 9,206 Show data context
1961 25,867 Show data context 1,131 Show data context 4,736 Show data context
1971 33,918 Show data context 534 Show data context 1,852 Show data context
1991 44,678 Show data context 117 Show data context 204 Show data context
Date: Source:
1951 1951 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 26 , 'Household Arrangements', for 'Counties, Cities, Wards of Cities, Burghs'
1961 [ERROR: authority is ''SRC'' but auth_note value of S1961COU_25 does not appear in SRC_TAB]
1971 [ERROR: authority is ''SRC'' but auth_note value of S1971COU_25 does not appear in SRC_TAB]
1991 Census of Population

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In 1951 and 1971, the census asked whether households had exclusive, shared or no use of a "fixed bath". In 1991, the question was slightly altered to include showers as well as baths; and by then there was no need to specify "fixed".


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, South Ayrshire District through time | Housing Statistics | Exclusive use of a bath, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10039733/cube/HOUS_HAVE_BATH

Date accessed: 24th April 2024