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Total....................................................................... 1,215 1,353 1,511 1,602 

Household CharacteristicsCensus Region and Division Northeast............................................................... 227 248 274 295  New England........................................................ 64 64 67 75  Middle Atlantic ..................................................... 164 184 208 221  Midwest ................................................................. 298 327 379 403  East North Central............................................... 198 216 263 296  West North Central ............................................. 99 111 115 108  South..................................................................... 436 486 534 571  South Atlantic....................................................... 223 246 277 291  East South Central............................................... 86 96 98 121  West South Central.............................................. 127 144 159 160  West...................................................................... 254 292 325 333  Mountain ............................................................. 65 79 84 89  Pacific ................................................................. 188 213 241 244 Urban Status Urban .................................................................... 909 1,029 1,171 1,219  Rural ..................................................................... 306 324 341 383 Household Size 1 Person ............................................................... 131 162 183 198  2 Persons .............................................................. 352 386 481 494  3 Persons .............................................................. 238 293 322 339  4 Persons............................................................... 288 281 295 349  5 or More Persons................................................. 206 230 230 222 

Table 5. Vehicle-Miles Traveled, Selected Survey Years (Billions) 

Survey Years

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Table 5. Vehicle-Miles Traveled, Selected Survey Years (Billions) 

Survey Years

Household Composition Households With Children..................................... NA NA 674 753  Age of Oldest Child Under 7 Years...................................................... NA NA 196 214  7 to 15 Years........................................................ NA NA 314 378  16 to 17 Years...................................................... NA NA 164 161  Households Without Children................................ NA NA 837 849  One Adult.............................................................. NA NA 183 198  Age of Householder Under 35 Years................................................... NA NA 69 59  35 to 59 Years..................................................... NA NA 66 81  60 Years or More................................................ NA NA 48 58  Two or More Adults............................................... NA NA 654 651  Age of Householder Under 35 Years................................................... NA NA 164 156  35 to 59 Years..................................................... NA NA 300 298  60 Years or More................................................ NA NA 190 197 Race of Householder1 White..................................................................... 1,078 1,204 1,346 1,429  Black ..................................................................... 107 112 115 143  Other ..................................................................... 30 37 51 30 Hispanic Descent Yes ........................................................................ 59 58 79 95  No.......................................................................... 1,156 1,295 1,432 1,507 

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Table 5. Vehicle-Miles Traveled, Selected Survey Years (Billions) 

Survey Years

Family Income (nominal)2,3,4 Less than $5,000................................................... 33 34 NA 33  $5,000 to $9,999.................................................... 118 98 111 77  $10,000 to $14,999 ............................................... 144 149 153 120  $15,000 to $19,999 ............................................... 147 141 132 106  $20,000 to $24,999 ............................................... 144 165 154 153  $25,000 to $34,999................................................ 282 289 297 284  $35,000 to $49,999................................................ 347 477 313 361  $50,000 to $74,999 ............................................... NA NA 226 273  $75,000 or More .................................................... NA NA 124 196  Don't Know............................................................. NA NA NA NA Number of Drivers 1............................................................................. 219 257 262 321  2............................................................................. 690 730 854 934  3 or More................................................................ 301 352 389 342  None/No Answer.................................................... 5 14 NA NA Age of Primary Driver 16 to 17 Years........................................................ NA NA NA 8  18 to 22 Years........................................................ NA NA NA 50  23 to 29 Years........................................................ NA NA NA 117  30 to 39 Years........................................................ NA NA NA 284  40 to 49 Years........................................................ NA NA NA 219  50 to 59 Years........................................................ NA NA NA 151  60 to 69 Years........................................................ NA NA NA 100  70 to 79 Years........................................................ NA NA NA 58  80 Years and Over................................................. NA NA NA 12  Don't Know............................................................. NA NA NA 604 

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Table 5. Vehicle-Miles Traveled, Selected Survey Years (Billions) 

Survey Years

Vehicle CharacteristicsType of Vehicle5 Passenger Car ...................................................... NA 1,059 1,134 1,150  Vans (Large and Minivans).................................... NA 49 74 105  Sport Utility Vehicle ............................................... NA 39 56 85  Pickup Truck ......................................................... NA 199 244 258  Recreational Vehicle.............................................. NA NA NA NA  Other...................................................................... NA 7 3 Q Type of Fuel Purchased Motor Gasoline....................................................... NA NA 1,484 1,563  Unleaded ............................................................. NA NA 1,338 1,518  Regular Grade .................................................... NA NA 851 971  Intermediate Grade.............................................. NA NA 87 194  Premium Grade ................................................... NA NA 401 354  Leaded ................................................................. NA NA 146 45  Gasohol ................................................................ NA NA NA 17  Diesel Fuel ............................................................ NA NA 24 21 

2 = Family Income is nominal income for the previous year. 1 = The "Other" Race of Householder category in the 2001 survey year was collapsed from 14 different race categories. 3 = For 1983 and 1985, the $35,000 to $49,999 category includes all family incomes $35,000 or more. 4 = For 1988, the $5,000 to $9,999 category includes all family incomes less than $10,000.

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Table 5. Vehicle-Miles Traveled, Selected Survey Years (Billions) 

Survey Years

 Q = Data withheld because the Relative Standard Error (RSE) was greater than 50 percent or fewer than 10 households were sampled. Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End Use, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1991 and 1994 Residential TranspoSurveys and Household Vehicles Energy Use: Latest Data & Trends, DOE/EIA-464(2005). 

 NA = Data is not available.

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= The "Other" Type of Vehicle category was used in the survey years of 1985, 1988, 1991 and 1994. In the 2001 National Household Tra

"vehicle" included autos, passenger vans, sport utility vehicles, pickups and other light trucks, RV’s, motorcycles and mopeds owned or avai2001 Household Vehicles Energy Use: Latest Data & Trends report, only light-duty vehicles and recreational vehicles are included. The EnAdministration excluded motorcycles, mopeds, large trucks, and buses in an effort to maintain consistency with its past residential transportadiscontinued after 1994. 

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