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Household Characteristics Total 191.0 100.0 2,287 100.0 113.1 100.0 Census Region and Division  Northeast......................... 31.7 16.6 378 16.5 18.1 16.0  New England...................... 10.0 5.2 122 5.3 5.8 5.2  Middle Atlantic ................. 21.7 11.4 256 11.2 12.3 10.9  Midwest .......................... 47.1 24.7 560 24.5 27.8 24.5  East North Central............... 32.4 17.0 385 16.8 19.1 16.8  West North Central .............. 14.7 7.7 175 7.7 8.7 7.7  South............................. 70.2 36.8 871 38.1 43.2 38.2  South Atlantic................... 38.8 20.3 481 21.0 23.4 20.7  East South Central............... 11.7 6.1 143 6.3 7.3 6.4  West South Central............... 19.7 10.3 247 10.8 12.5 11.1  West.............................. 41.9 21.9 478 21.0 24.0 21.2  Mountain ........................ 12.2 6.4 138 6.1 7.3 6.4  Pacific ......................... 29.7 15.6 340 14.9 16.7 14.8 Urban Status  Urban ............................ 143.5 75.1 1,676 73.3 81.7 72.3  Rural ............................ 47.6 24.9 611 26.7 31.4 27.7 Household Size  1 Person ......................... 26.6 13.9 254 11.1 12.3 10.9  2 Persons ........................ 65.5 34.3 722 31.6 36.4 32.2  3 Persons ........................ 38.1 20.0 492 21.5 23.9 21.1  4 Persons......................... 37.0 19.4 495 21.7 24.3 21.5  5 Persons......................... 15.9 8.3 214 9.4 10.6 9.3  6 or More Persons ................ 7.9 4.1 110 4.7 5.6 5.0 Household Composition (EIA)1

 Households With Children.......... 79.8 41.8 1,078 47.1 53.1 46.9  Age of Oldest Child  Under 7 Years................... 20.0 10.5 275 12.0 13.3 11.8  7 to 15 Years................... 41.5 21.7 560 24.5 27.8 24.6  16 to 17 Years.................. 18.2 9.5 244 10.7 12.0 10.6  Households Without Children....... 111.2 58.2 1,209 52.9 60.0 53.1  One Adult........................ 26.6 13.9 254 11.1 12.3 10.9  Age of Householder  Under 35 Years................. 3.7 1.9 48 2.1 2.3 2.0  35 to 59 Years................. 11.5 6.0 124 5.4 6.0 5.3  60 Years or More............... 11.4 6.0 82 3.6 4.0 3.5  Two or More Adults............... 84.7 44.3 955 41.8 47.7 42.2 
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 Age of Householder  Under 35 Years................. 13.4 7.0 184 8.0 8.5 7.5  35 to 59 Years................. 41.0 21.5 484 21.2 24.3 21.5  60 Years or More............... 30.3 15.9 287 12.5 14.9 13.2 Household Composition (NHTS)2

 One adult, no children ........... 16.4 8.6 182 7.9 8.7 7.7  Two or more adults, no children .. 43.8 22.9 544 23.8 26.7 23.6  One adult, youngest child 0-5 .... 1.8 1.0 25 1.1 1.1 1.0  2+ adults, youngest child 0-5 .... 31.5 16.5 434 19.0 21.3 18.8  One adult, youngest child 6-15 ... 3.5 1.8 47 2.1 2.2 1.9  2+ adults, youngest child 6-15 ... 35.2 18.4 475 20.8 23.7 21.0  One adult, youngest child 16-21 .. 1.7 0.9 22 0.9 1.0 0.9  2+ adults, youngest child 16-21 .. 14.7 7.7 186 8.2 9.0 8.0  One adult, retired, no children .. 9.5 5.0 65 2.8 3.3 2.9  2+ adults, retired, no children .. 32.8 17.2 307 13.4 16.1 14.2 Race of Householder  White............................. 149.5 78.3 1,774 77.6 88.6 78.4  Black ............................ 16.6 8.7 200 8.8 9.4 8.3  Other ............................ 24.9 13.0 313 13.6 15.1 13.3 Hispanic Descent  Yes............................... 15.0 7.9 194 8.5 9.4 8.3  No................................ 176.0 92.1 2,093 91.5 103.7 91.7 Family Income  Less than $5,000.................. 2.4 1.3 23 1.0 1.1 0.9  $5,000 to $9,999.................. 5.6 2.9 55 2.4 2.6 2.3  $10,000 to $14,999 ............... 6.7 3.5 62 2.7 3.0 2.7  $15,000 to $19,999 ............... 9.6 5.1 102 4.5 5.0 4.4  $20,000 to $24,999 ............... 9.0 4.7 93 4.1 4.5 4.0  $25,000 to $34,999................ 23.0 12.0 257 11.2 12.5 11.0  $35,000 to $49,999................ 37.3 19.5 450 19.7 22.3 19.8  $50,000 to $74,999 ............... 36.9 19.4 487 21.1 24.0 21.2  $75,000 or More .................. 50.9 26.6 658 28.9 31.9 29.2  Don't Know........................ 9.6 5.0 100 4.4 6.2 4.5 Income Relative to Poverty Line  Below 100 Percent................. 11.4 6.0 116 5.1 5.6 5.0  100 to 150 Percent ............... 10.8 5.6 120 5.2 5.8 5.1  Above 150 Percent ................ 157.4 82.4 1,928 84.3 95.5 84.5  Don't Know........................ 11.5 6.0 123 5.4 6.2 5.4 Number of Drivers  1................................. 37.8 19.8 379 16.6 18.7 16.2 
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 2................................. 109.6 57.4 1,342 58.7 67.4 59.7  3................................. 32.0 16.8 407 17.8 19.7 17.5  4 or More ........................ 11.6 6.0 159 6.9 7.3 6.6 Age of Primary Driver  16 to 17 Years.................... 2.4 1.3 29 1.3 1.3 1.1  18 to 22 Years.................... 8.6 4.5 125 5.5 5.5 4.9  23 to 29 Years.................... 16.8 8.8 226 9.9 10.3 9.1  30 to 39 Years.................... 33.5 17.5 486 21.3 22.6 20.0  40 to 49 Years.................... 38.7 20.3 503 22.0 25.1 22.2  50 to 59 Years.................... 31.6 16.5 373 16.3 18.9 16.7  60 to 69 Years.................... 19.4 10.2 187 8.2 10.0 8.8  70 to 79 Years.................... 13.4 7.0 96 4.2 5.2 4.6  80 Years and Over................. 4.9 2.6 19 0.8 1.2 1.1  Don't Know........................ 21.7 11.4 243 10.6 13.1 11.6 Sex of Householder  Male.............................. 80.0 42.0 970 42.4 48.5 42.8  Female ........................... 111.0 58.0 1,317 57.6 64.6 57.2 Vehicle Characteristics Model Year  2001 to 2002...................... 12.5 6.5 184 8.0 9.2 8.1  2000.............................. 16.0 8.4 233 10.2 11.5 10.2  1999.............................. 14.6 7.7 213 9.3 10.5 9.3  1998.............................. 13.9 7.3 196 8.6 9.5 8.4  1997.............................. 12.7 6.7 174 7.6 8.3 7.4  1996.............................. 11.6 6.1 151 6.6 7.3 6.4  1995.............................. 12.8 6.7 161 7.0 7.7 6.8  1992 to 1994...................... 31.1 16.2 373 16.3 18.2 16.1  1989 to 1991...................... 24.5 12.9 252 11.0 12.2 10.8  1986 to 1988...................... 16.1 8.4 149 6.5 7.4 6.5  1983 to 1985...................... 8.4 4.4 71 3.0 3.6 3.2  1980 to 1982...................... 2.8 1.4 20 1.0 1.1 1.0  1977 to 1979...................... 3.0 1.6 16 0.7 1.1 1.0  1976 or Earlier................... 5.4 2.8 61 2.7 3.1 2.7  Don't Know........................ 5.6 2.9 33 1.5 2.4 2.1 Type of Vehicle  Passenger Car .................... 112.4 58.8 1,286 56.2 55.0 48.7  Van (Large and Minivans).......... 18.4 9.6 243 10.6 12.7 11.2  Sport Utility Vehicle ............ 23.2 12.2 317 13.9 18.6 16.5  Pickup Truck ..................... 35.6 18.7 433 18.9 25.2 22.2  Recreational Vehicle.............. 1.4 0.7 8 0.4 1.6 1.4 
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Fuel Economy (miles per gallon)  10.9 or Less...................... 6.1 3.2 15 0.7 2.3 2.0  11 to 12.9 ....................... 7.7 4.0 23 1.0 2.0 1.8  13 to 15.9 ....................... 28.4 14.9 241 10.5 16.3 14.4  16 to 18.9........................ 40.3 21.0 464 20.3 26.6 23.5  19 to 21.9 ....................... 43.0 22.5 533 23.3 26.1 23.1  22 to 24.9 ....................... 34.7 18.2 513 22.4 22.1 19.5  25 to 29.9 ....................... 23.2 12.2 367 16.0 13.6 12.0  30 or More ....................... 7.7 4.0 131 5.7 4.1 3.6  1 = "Household Composition (EIA)" represents an equivalent category with previous household transportation studies coInformation Administration (EIA).  2 = "Household Composition (NHTS)" represents an equivalent category in the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) cDepartment of Transportation.  # underlined = Estimate, when rounded, displays as a zero value.  # in red, italic format = Data withheld either because the relative standard error was greater than 50 percent or fewwere sampled.  Notes: ▪ "Gallons" and "Miles Per Gallon" are displayed in Gallon of Gasoline Equivalent (GGE) units due to the non-gin the augmented NHTS data. ▪ Data in this table are for households with passenger vehicles operated for residential tr

for definitions used in this table. ▪ "Income Relative to Poverty Line" category was calculated by evaluating the categwith Poverty Thresholds for 2001 by Size of Family and Number of Related Children Under 18 Years (http://www.census.gov/as published by the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. ▪ Because of independent rounding, data may not suis defined as the person identified as the household respondent by the NHTS.  Sources: ▪ Energy Information Administration (EIA), Office of Oil and Gas, Form EIA-782A, "Refiners'/Gas Plant OperatProduct Sales Report," Form EIA-782B, "Resellers'/Retailers' Monthly Petroleum Product Sales Report," Form EIA-888, "On-Survey," Form EIA-895, "Monthly Quantity and Value of Natural Gas Report," ▪ EIA, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric, and 

826, "Monthly Electric Utility Sales and Revenue Report with State Distributions." ▪ U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Travel Survey (NHTS), January 2004 public-use file augmented by EIA. See http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/rtecs/nhts_survey/on augmentations to NHTS public-use data.