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2011 Census of Population & Housing - Jamaica
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Fuel used for Cooking
Table (xxiv) shows that LPG gas was the main type of fuel used for cooking in 2011
with the proportion of households using this type of fuel remaining almost unchanged
at 80 per cent when compared to 2001. At the same time there has been an increase in
the use of wood and charcoal from 12 per cent to 15 per cent. Less than 1,000
households reported kerosene as the main type of fuel used for cooking. Of interest is
the inclusion of biogas and solar energy as response categories in the census. A total of
94 households reported biogas and 25 households reported solar energy as the main
source of fuel used for cooking at the time of the 2011 census.
Table (xxiv) Percentage Distribution of Households by Type of Fuel Used for Cooking: 2001
and 2011
Type of Fuel Used for
Cooking
2011
2001
Total
881,078
748,329
LPG
80.04
80.26
Electricity
1.79
1.60
Wood/Charcoal
15.04
11.82
Kerosene
0.08
4.83
Biogas
0.01
-
Solar Energy
0.002
-
Other/No Cooking Done
1.53
0.04
Not Reported
1.49
1.45
Method of Garbage Disposal
This question was first introduced in 2001 in recognition of the growing focus on
environmental issues. The topic refers to the collection and disposal of solid waste
generated by households. The response categories included collection (regular or
irregular) by a public agency, private collection, dumping, burying and burning. Sixty-
three per cent of households reported collection by a public agency as the main method
of disposal as shown in Table (xxv). This represents a considerable increase over the 48
per cent reporting this method in 2001. In 2011, more than a half (52 per cent) of the
households indicated that the collection was regular with the remaining 11 per cent
reporting irregular collection. Three of every ten households (30 per cent) used burning
as a method of disposal. The comparative percentage in 2001 was 43 per cent.