Detailed Tables

The following tables present detailed characteristics of vehicles in the residential sector. Data are from the 1991

Residential Transportation Energy Consumption Survey. The "Glossary" contains the definitions of terms used in

the tables.

Table Organization

The "Detailed Tables" section consists of three types of tables: (1) Tables of totals such as number of vehicle miles

traveled (VMT) or gallons consumed; (2) Tables of per household statistics such as VMT per household; and (3)

Tables of per vehicle statistics such as vehicle fuel consumption per vehicle. The tables have been grouped together

by specific topics such as model year data, or family income data to facilitate finding related information. The

Quick-Reference Guide to the detailed tables indicates major topics of each table.

Row and Column Factors

These tables present estimates of characteristics, vehicle fuel consumption, miles driven, and fuel efficiencies for all

vehicles used for personal transportation in the United States. Since the estimates are based on a sample survey, they

are subject to error. To help the reader compute an approximate relative standard error (RSE) for each of the

estimates in the detailed tables, row and column factors are displayed on the top line and in the far-right column of

each table. To calculate the RSE for a specific estimate, multiply the row factor by the column factor. (See Figure

C1 and the related discussion in Appendix C, Quality of the Data," for more details.)

Quick-Reference Guide

Topic Table Numbers

Summary

Totals 8

Per Household 9

Per Vehicle 10

Vehicle Model Year

Total Vehicles 11

Miles per Gallon 12

Gallons per Vehicle 13

Family Income

Total Miles Traveled 14

Total Gallons 15

Miles per Household 16

Gallons per Household 17

Household Composition

Total Vehicles 18

Miles per Household 19

Miles per Gallon

Per Vehicle 20

Vehicle Type

Total Gallons 21

Miles per Vehicle 22

Total Vehicles 23

Vehicle Fuel Expenditures

Energy Information Administration/Household Vehicles Energy Consumption 1991 43
Table 8. Number of Vehicles, Vehicle Miles, Motor Fuel Consumption and

Expenditures, 1991

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| | Vehicle Miles | | |

|Number of Vehicles| Traveled | Consumption | Expenditures |

| | | ||

------------------ ------------------ ------------------------------ --------------- 1990 Household and | | | | | | | | ||

1991 Vehicle | | | | |(billion | (gallon |(quadril- |(billion|(per- |

Characteristics |(millio-|(percent)|(billio-|(percent)|gallons) |percent) |lion Btu) |dollars)|cent) |

| n) | | n) | | | | | | | RSE

--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- -------- ------

| | | | | | | | | | Row

-------- --------

RSE Column Factor: | | 0.8 | | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 |Factor

| 0.9 | | 1.1 | | | | | | |

| | | | | | | | ||

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|

Household Characteristics |

|

Total......................... 151.2 100.0 1,602 100.0 82.8 100.0 10.3 98.2 100.0| 2.4

|

Census Region and Division |

Northeast................... 27.0 17.9 295 18.4 14.1 17.1 1.8 17.8 18.2| 4.4

New England............... 6.5 4.3 75 4.7 3.5 4.3 .4 4.5 4.6| 9.9

Middle Atlantic........... 20.5 13.6 221 13.8 10.6 12.8 1.3 13.3 13.6| 5.7

Midwest..................... 38.4 25.4 403 25.2 21.3 25.7 2.6 25.0 25.4| 4.7

East North Central........ 27.6 18.2 296 18.4 15.2 18.4 1.9 17.9 18.2| 6.9

West North Central........ 10.8 7.1 108 6.7 6.0 7.3 .7 7.1 7.2| 5.9

South....................... 52.7 34.8 571 35.7 29.8 36.0 3.7 34.9 35.6| 4.4

South Atlantic............ 26.6 17.6 291 18.2 14.4 17.4 1.8 17.0 17.3| 7.5

East South Central........ 10.8 7.2 121 7.5 6.5 7.8 .8 7.6 7.7| 13.7

West South Central........ 15.2 10.1 160 10.0 8.9 10.7 1.1 10.4 10.6| 11.9

West........................ 33.2 21.9 333 20.8 17.6 21.3 2.2 20.5 20.9| 4.3

Mountain.................. 9.1 6.0 89 5.6 5.0 6.1 .6 5.7 5.8| 9.4

Pacific................... 24.1 15.9 244 15.2 12.6 15.2 1.6 14.8 15.1| 5.9

|

Urban Status |

Urban....................... 114.3 75.6 1,219 76.1 61.5 74.3 7.6 73.3 74.6| 2.1

Central City.............. 38.8 25.7 387 24.1 19.7 23.8 2.5 23.4 23.8| 4.4

Suburban.................. 75.5 49.9 833 52.0 41.8 50.5 5.2 49.9 50.8| 2.8

Rural....................... 36.9 24.4 383 23.9 21.3 25.7 2.6 25.0 25.4| 4.4

|

Household Size |

1 Person.................... 22.1 14.6 198 12.4 10.4 12.5 1.3 12.3 12.5| 5.0

2 Persons................... 49.9 33.0 494 30.8 25.6 30.9 3.2 30.3 30.8| 4.5

3 Persons................... 30.3 20.0 339 21.2 16.9 20.4 2.1 20.1 20.5| 6.5

4 Persons................... 29.3 19.4 349 21.8 18.0 21.7 2.2 21.4 21.7| 6.4

5 Persons................... 13.6 9.0 152 9.5 8.0 9.7 1.0 9.5 9.7| 8.8

6 or More Persons........... 6.0 3.9 70 4.4 4.0 4.8 .5 4.7 4.8| 17.1

|

Household Composition |

Households with Children.... 65.1 43.0 753 47.0 38.9 46.9 4.8 46.1 46.9| 4.3

Age of Oldest Child |

Under 7 Years........... 19.0 12.6 214 13.4 10.7 12.9 1.3 12.7 13.0| 9.0

7 to 15 Years........... 32.3 21.3 378 23.6 19.7 23.8 2.4 23.4 23.8| 6.1

16 or 17 Years.......... 13.8 9.1 161 10.1 8.4 10.2 1.0 10.0 10.2| 12.7

Households Without Children. 86.2 57.0 849 53.0 44.0 53.1 5.5 52.2 53.1| 3.3

One Adult................. 22.1 14.6 198 12.4 10.4 12.5 1.3 12.3 12.5| 5.0

Age of Householder |

Under 35 Years........ 5.0 3.3 59 3.7 2.9 3.5 .4 3.4 3.5| 15.3

35 to 59 Years........ 7.6 5.0 81 5.1 4.2 5.0 .5 5.0 5.0| 11.5

60 Years or More...... 9.6 6.3 58 3.6 3.3 4.0 .4 3.9 4.0| 10.4

Two or More Adults........ 64.0 42.3 651 40.6 33.6 40.6 4.2 39.9 40.6| 4.0

Age of Householder |

Under 35 Years........ 13.2 8.7 156 9.8 7.4 8.9 .9 8.8 8.9| 13.1

35 to 59 Years........ 27.8 18.4 298 18.6 15.4 18.7 1.9 18.3 18.7| 6.2

60 Years or More...... 23.1 15.2 197 12.3 10.7 13.0 1.3 12.8 13.0| 6.7

|

Race of Householder |

White....................... 135.3 89.5 1,429 89.2 73.9 89.2 9.1 87.5 89.1| 2.0

Black....................... 12.8 8.4 143 8.9 7.4 8.9 .9 8.9 9.0| 11.5

Other....................... 3.1 2.1 30 1.9 1.6 1.9 .2 1.8 1.9| 25.3

|

Hispanic Descent |

Yes......................... 9.4 6.2 95 5.9 5.2 6.3 .6 6.1 6.3| 17.1

No.......................... 141.8 93.8 1,507 94.1 77.6 93.7 9.6 92.1 93.7| 2.5

|

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See footnote at end of table.
Table 8. Number of Vehicles, Vehicle Miles, Motor Fuel Consumption and

Expenditures, 1991 (Continued)

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| | Vehicle Miles | | |

|Number of Vehicles| Traveled | Consumption | Expenditures |

| | | ||

------------------ ------------------ ------------------------------ --------------- 1990 Household and | | | | | | | | ||

1991 Vehicle | | | | |(billion | (gallon |(quadril- |(billion|(per- |

Characteristics |(millio-|(percent)|(billio-|(percent)|gallons) |percent) |lion Btu) |dollars)|cent) |

| n) | | n) | | | | | | | RSE

--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- -------- ------

| | | | | | | | | | Row

-------- --------

RSE Column Factor: | | 0.8 | | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 |Factor

| 0.9 | | 1.1 | | | | | | |

| | | | | | | | ||

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|

1990 Family Income |

Less than $5,000............ 3.6 2.4 33 2.0 1.8 2.1 0.2 2.1 2.1| 25.1

$5,000 to $9,999............ 9.1 6.0 77 4.8 4.3 5.2 .5 5.1 5.1| 12.6

$10,000 to $14,999.......... 13.5 8.9 120 7.5 6.6 7.9 .8 7.7 7.9| 9.2

$15,000 to $19,999.......... 10.9 7.2 106 6.6 5.7 6.9 .7 6.7 6.8| 13.3

$20,000 to $24,999.......... 15.6 10.3 153 9.5 8.5 10.3 1.1 10.1 10.2| 9.5

$25,000 to $34,999.......... 27.5 18.2 284 17.7 14.9 18.0 1.8 17.7 18.0| 6.8

$35,000 to $49,999.......... 32.1 21.2 361 22.6 17.8 21.5 2.2 21.1 21.5| 5.6

$50,000 to $74,999.......... 22.9 15.1 273 17.0 13.5 16.4 1.7 16.1 16.4| 6.8

$75,000 or More............. 16.0 10.6 196 12.3 9.7 11.7 1.2 11.7 11.9| 10.2

|

Below Poverty Line |

100 Percent................. 11.5 7.6 110 6.9 6.1 7.4 .8 7.2 7.3| 13.3

125 Percent................. 17.6 11.6 163 10.2 9.3 11.2 1.2 10.9 11.1| 10.4

|

Eligible for Federal |

Assistance1/.................. 29.8 19.7 279 17.4 15.6 18.8 1.9 18.3 18.6| 7.2

|

Number of Drivers (Fall 1990) |

1........................... 34.6 22.9 321 20.0 16.8 20.3 2.1 20.0 20.3| 5.2

2........................... 86.7 57.3 934 58.3 48.5 58.6 6.0 57.5 58.6| 2.7

3........................... 22.0 14.5 258 16.1 13.0 15.7 1.6 15.5 15.8| 7.0

4 or More................... 7.2 4.7 84 5.2 4.2 5.1 .5 4.9 5.0| 14.4

|

Age of Primary Driver |

16 to 17 Years.............. .7 .5 8 .5 .4 .4 (*) .4 .4| 28.4

18 to 22 Years.............. 4.5 3.0 50 3.1 2.3 2.8 .3 2.7 2.7| 13.8

23 to 29 Years.............. 9.6 6.3 117 7.3 5.6 6.8 .7 6.7 6.8| 9.7

30 to 39 Years.............. 23.5 15.5 284 17.7 13.8 16.6 1.7 16.3 16.6| 5.4

40 to 49 Years.............. 18.1 12.0 219 13.7 11.3 13.6 1.4 13.4 13.7| 6.2

50 to 59 Years.............. 14.0 9.2 151 9.4 8.1 9.7 1.0 9.6 9.8| 7.0

60 to 69 Years.............. 12.2 8.0 100 6.3 5.4 6.6 .7 6.5 6.6| 8.2

70 to 79 Years.............. 8.0 5.3 58 3.6 3.3 4.0 .4 3.9 4.0| 11.0

80 Years and Over........... 2.2 1.5 12 .7 .7 .8 .1 .8 .8| 22.4

No Answer................... 58.5 38.7 604 37.7 32.0 38.7 4.0 37.9 38.6| 5.7

|

Sex of Primary Driver |

Female...................... 44.0 29.1 483 30.1 22.9 27.6 2.8 27.2 27.7| 3.4

Male........................ 49.6 32.8 526 32.8 28.5 34.4 3.5 33.7 34.3| 3.4

No Answer................... 57.6 38.1 594 37.1 31.5 38.0 3.9 37.3 38.0| 5.6

|

Average Number of Vehicles per |

Household During the Year |

Part-Year Vehicle........... 2.1 1.4 21 1.3 1.1 1.3 .1 1.3 1.4| 29.1

Only 1...................... 27.5 18.2 269 16.8 13.4 16.2 1.7 16.0 16.3| 5.9

Between 1 and 2............. 14.1 9.3 152 9.5 7.9 9.5 1.0 9.4 9.5| 9.1

Only 2...................... 49.4 32.6 534 33.3 27.1 32.7 3.4 32.3 32.9| 3.8

Between 2 and 3............. 19.3 12.8 219 13.7 11.6 14.1 1.4 13.7 14.0| 8.7

Only 3...................... 17.6 11.6 187 11.7 9.8 11.8 1.2 11.6 11.8| 8.4

Between 3 and 4............. 10.6 7.0 112 7.0 6.0 7.2 .7 7.0 7.1| 11.9

4 or More................... 10.8 7.2 108 6.8 5.9 7.1 .7 7.0 7.1| 14.3

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See footnote at end of table.
Table 8. Number of Vehicles, Vehicle Miles, Motor Fuel Consumption and

Expenditures, 1991 (Continued)

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| | Vehicle Miles | | |

|Number of Vehicles| Traveled | Consumption | Expenditures |

| | | ||

------------------ ------------------ ------------------------------ --------------- 1990 Household and | | | | | | | | ||

1991 Vehicle | | | | |(billion | (gallon |(quadril- |(billion|(per- |

Characteristics |(millio-|(percent)|(billio-|(percent)|gallons) |percent) |lion Btu) |dollars)|cent) |

| n) | | n) | | | | | | | RSE

--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- -------- ------

| | | | | | | | | | Row

-------- --------

RSE Column Factor: | | 0.8 | | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 |Factor

| 0.9 | | 1.1 | | | | | | |

| | | | | | | | ||

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|

Vehicle Characteristics |

|

Model Year |

1991 to 1992................ 5.5 3.6 77 4.8 3.5 4.3 .4 4.2 4.3| 10.7

1990........................ 10.5 6.9 132 8.3 6.2 7.5 .8 7.4 7.5| 8.2

1989........................ 12.5 8.3 166 10.4 7.6 9.2 .9 9.1 9.3| 6.5

1986 to 1988................ 39.0 25.8 478 29.8 21.7 26.2 2.7 25.8 26.3| 4.3

1983 to 1985................ 31.1 20.5 335 20.9 16.2 19.6 2.0 19.4 19.7| 4.7

1980 to 1982................ 17.5 11.6 161 10.0 8.4 10.2 1.0 10.0 10.2| 7.4

1977 to 1979................ 16.7 11.0 135 8.4 9.6 11.6 1.2 11.3 11.5| 9.0

1974 to 1976................ 7.3 4.8 53 3.3 4.2 5.1 .5 4.8 4.9| 14.0

1973 or Earlier............. 11.1 7.4 65 4.1 5.3 6.5 .7 6.1 6.2| 12.8

|

Type of Vehicle |

Passenger Car............... 108.3 71.6 1,150 71.8 54.5 65.8 6.7 65.1 66.2| 2.5

Minivan..................... 5.1 3.4 65 4.1 3.3 4.0 .4 3.9 3.9| 12.0

Sport-Utility Vehicle....... 7.3 4.8 85 5.3 5.2 6.3 .6 6.2 6.4| 10.7

Large Van................... 3.9 2.6 40 2.5 2.9 3.5 .4 3.4 3.4| 15.6

Pickup Truck................ 25.9 17.1 258 16.1 16.4 19.7 2.0 19.1 19.4| 6.2

Other....................... Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q| a

|

Fuel Efficiency (miles per |

gallon) |

10.9 or Less................ 11.6 7.7 61 3.8 6.6 8.0 .8 7.6 7.7| 9.0

11 to 12.9.................. 10.7 7.1 77 4.8 6.4 7.8 .8 7.5 7.7| 9.0

13 to 15.9.................. 21.1 13.9 178 11.1 12.3 14.8 1.5 14.5 14.8| 8.6

16 to 18.9.................. 23.5 15.5 232 14.5 13.2 16.0 1.6 15.8 16.1| 5.5

19 to 21.9.................. 30.0 19.8 361 22.5 17.7 21.4 2.2 21.2 21.6| 4.9

22 to 24.9.................. 24.0 15.9 283 17.7 12.1 14.7 1.5 14.5 14.8| 5.0

25 to 29.9.................. 22.7 15.0 301 18.8 11.1 13.4 1.4 13.2 13.5| 6.5

30 or More.................. 7.7 5.1 109 6.8 3.3 4.0 .4 3.9 4.0| 11.5

|

Engine Size (liters) |

2.49 or Less................ 57.2 37.8 653 40.8 25.8 31.1 3.2 30.6 31.2| 4.7

2.50 to 3.49................ 24.8 16.4 297 18.5 14.4 17.4 1.8 17.2 17.5| 5.4

3.50 to 4.49................ 21.7 14.3 226 14.1 12.3 14.8 1.5 14.6 14.9| 6.6

4.50 or Greater............. 47.5 31.4 426 26.6 30.4 36.7 3.8 35.8 36.5| 4.0

|

Number of Cylinders |

4........................... 59.4 39.3 680 42.4 26.9 32.5 3.3 31.9 32.5| 4.1

6........................... 42.4 28.1 478 29.8 24.8 29.9 3.1 29.5 30.0| 4.3

8........................... 47.6 31.5 423 26.4 30.1 36.3 3.7 35.5 36.2| 3.9

Other....................... 1.8 1.2 22 1.4 1.1 1.3 .1 1.3 1.3| 20.5

|

Type of Transmission |

Automatic................... 110.5 73.1 1,151 71.8 62.4 75.4 7.7 74.2 75.5| 2.4

Manual Shift................ 40.7 26.9 452 28.2 20.4 24.6 2.5 24.1 24.5| 5.9

|

Type of Drive |

Front-Wheel................. 63.7 42.1 742 46.3 31.3 37.8 3.9 37.3 38.0| 3.2

Rear-Wheel.................. 73.9 48.9 706 44.1 42.2 50.9 5.2 49.9 50.8| 3.1

4-Wheel..................... 13.6 9.0 154 9.6 9.3 11.2 1.1 11.0 11.2| 7.5

|

Type of Fuel System |

Carburetor.................. 90.7 60.0 861 53.7 48.5 58.6 6.0 57.1 58.2| 2.9

Fuel Injection.............. 58.7 38.8 720 44.9 33.3 40.3 4.1 39.9 40.6| 3.4

Diesel Engine............... 1.8 1.2 21 1.3 1.0 1.2 .1 1.2 1.2| 20.5

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See footnote at end of table.

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Table 8. Number of Vehicles, Vehicle Miles, Motor Fuel Consumption and

Expenditures, 1991 (Continued)

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| | Vehicle Miles | | |

|Number of Vehicles| Traveled | Consumption | Expenditures |

| | | ||

------------------ ------------------ ------------------------------ --------------- 1990 Household and | | | | | | | | ||

1991 Vehicle | | | | |(billion | (gallon |(quadril- |(billion|(per- |

Characteristics |(millio-|(percent)|(billio-|(percent)|gallons) |percent) |lion Btu) |dollars)|cent) |

| n) | | n) | | | | | | | RSE

--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- -------- ------

| | | | | | | | | | Row

-------- --------

RSE Column Factor: | | 0.8 | | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 |Factor

| 0.9 | | 1.1 | | | | | | |

| | | | | | | | ||

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Type of Fuel Purchased |

Motor Gasoline.............. 147.7 97.7 1,563 97.6 81.0 97.8 10.1 96.0 97.7| 2.3

Unleaded.................. 141.7 93.7 1,518 94.7 77.5 93.6 9.7 92.3 93.9| 2.5

Regular Grade........... 92.6 61.2 971 60.6 49.9 60.3 6.2 56.8 57.8| 2.8

Intermediate Grade...... 16.7 11.1 194 12.1 9.5 11.5 1.2 11.7 11.9| 6.6

Premium Grade........... 32.4 21.4 354 22.1 18.1 21.8 2.3 23.8 24.2| 5.9

Leaded.................... 6.0 4.0 45 2.8 3.4 4.1 .4 3.7 3.8| 16.9

Gasohol..................... 1.6 1.1 17 1.1 .8 1.0 NC .9 1.0| 24.7

Diesel Fuel................. 1.8 1.2 21 1.3 1.0 1.2 .1 1.2 1.2| 20.5

|

Type of Primary Service |

Full-Service Pumps.......... 19.7 13.0 193 12.0 9.9 11.9 1.2 12.1 12.3| 12.0

Self or Mini-Service Pumps.. 126.3 83.5 1,359 84.8 70.4 85.0 8.7 83.0 84.5| 2.5

Both Equally................ 4.7 3.1 46 2.9 2.3 2.7 .3 2.7 2.8| 16.1

Bulk Sales/Other............ Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q| a

|

Vehicle Used for Commuting |

to and from Work |

Yes......................... 88.6 58.6 1,081 67.5 53.3 64.3 6.6 63.3 64.4| 2.5

No.......................... 62.7 41.4 521 32.5 29.5 35.7 3.7 34.9 35.6| 3.6

|

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a = No applicable Relative Standard Error (RSE) row factor.

1/ Below 150 percent of poverty line or 60 percent of median State income.

NC = No cases in sample.

(*) = Data rounds to zero in the units given

Q = Data withheld because the RSE was greater than 50 percent or fewer than 10 households were sampled.

Note: "Households with Children" category includes members under age 18 years old unless the member is the

householder or spouse.

Approximately 0.5 percent of the vehicle stock was owned by households that had no drivers as of fall 1990. To obtain

the RSE percentage for any table cell, multiply the corresponding column and row factors. Because of rounding data may

not sum to totals.

Data in this table are for households with vehicles for personal transportation. See Glossary for definition of terms

used in this report. "No Answer" includes no contacts, refusals, or the respondent didn’t know.

Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End Use, Forms EIA-876 A, B, and C of the 1991

Residential Transportation Energy Consumption Survey and Forms EIA-457 A and B of the 1990 Residential Energy Consumption

Survey. (For specific title of forms, see Appendix D.)
Table 9. U.S. per Household Vehicle Miles Traveled, Vehicle Fuel

Consumption and Expenditures, 1991

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| | Average per Household |

| | |

------------------------------------------------------------ | Number | | | | |

| of | | Vehicle Miles | | |

1990 Household | Households | Number of | Traveled | Consumption | Expenditures |

Characteristics | (million) | Vehicles | (thousands) | (gallons) | (dollars) |

| | | | | | RSE

-------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------

| | | | | | Row

RSE Column Factor: | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | Factor

||| ||| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|

Household Characteristics |

|

Total........................... 84.6 1.8 18.9 979 1,161 | 1.7

|

Census Region and Division |

Northeast..................... 16.0 1.7 18.5 886 1,117 | 4.1

New England................. 3.9 1.7 19.2 911 1,157 | 7.9

Middle Atlantic............. 12.1 1.7 18.3 877 1,105 | 5.0

Midwest....................... 21.1 1.8 19.1 1,008 1,184 | 3.6

East North Central.......... 15.1 1.8 19.5 1,008 1,185 | 4.7

West North Central.......... 6.0 1.8 18.0 1,008 1,183 | 4.6

South......................... 29.5 1.8 19.3 1,008 1,182 | 3.5

South Atlantic.............. 15.0 1.8 19.4 963 1,135 | 4.7

East South Central.......... 6.0 1.8 20.1 1,083 1,262 | 8.3

West South Central.......... 8.6 1.8 18.6 1,033 1,208 | 7.5

West.......................... 18.0 1.8 18.5 978 1,138 | 3.5

Mountain.................... 4.7 1.9 19.0 1,072 1,218 | 5.0

Pacific..................... 13.3 1.8 18.3 945 1,109 | 4.5

|

Urban Status |

Urban......................... 65.0 1.8 18.8 947 1,127 | 2.0

Central City................ 24.3 1.6 15.9 812 964 | 3.9

Suburban.................... 40.8 1.9 20.4 1,026 1,224 | 2.7

Rural......................... 19.6 1.9 19.5 1,085 1,273 | 3.8

|

Household Size |

1 Person...................... 18.6 1.2 10.6 556 660 | 4.3

2 Persons..................... 27.9 1.8 17.7 916 1,085 | 2.9

3 Persons..................... 15.2 2.0 22.3 1,110 1,319 | 4.0

4 Persons..................... 13.3 2.2 26.2 1,350 1,604 | 3.6

5 Persons..................... 6.5 2.1 23.6 1,244 1,470 | 5.0

6 or More Persons............. 3.1 1.9 22.6 1,286 1,529 | 8.6

|

Household Composition |

Households with Children...... 33.0 2.0 22.8 1,176 1,395 | 2.9

Age of Oldest Child |

Under 7 Years............. 10.6 1.8 20.3 1,011 1,205 | 5.1

7 to 15 Years............. 16.7 1.9 22.6 1,180 1,398 | 3.4

16 or 17 Years............ 5.7 2.4 28.0 1,468 1,736 | 6.6

Households Without Children... 51.6 1.7 16.5 852 1,011 | 2.3

One Adult................... 18.6 1.2 10.6 556 660 | 4.3

Age of Householder |

Under 35 Years.......... 4.2 1.2 14.2 685 817 | 10.4

35 to 59 Years.......... 6.5 1.2 12.5 644 764 | 6.6

60 Years or More........ 8.0 1.2 7.3 417 492 | 6.9

Two or More Adults.......... 33.0 1.9 19.7 1,019 1,210 | 2.6

Age of Householder |

Under 35 Years.......... 7.4 1.8 21.0 996 1,178 | 5.6

35 to 59 Years.......... 12.5 2.2 23.9 1,240 1,472 | 3.8

60 Years or More........ 13.1 1.8 15.0 822 977 | 4.9

|

Race of Householder |

White......................... 75.0 1.8 19.0 985 1,167 | 1.9

Black......................... 7.7 1.7 18.5 954 1,148 | 7.5

Other......................... 1.9 1.7 16.2 836 981 | 13.2

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Table 9. U.S. per Household Vehicle Miles Traveled, Vehicle Fuel

Consumption and Expenditures, 1991 (Continued)

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| | |

| | Average per Household |

| | |

------------------------------------------------------------ | Number | | | | |

| of | | Vehicle Miles | | |

1990 Household | Households | Number of | Traveled | Consumption | Expenditures |

Characteristics | (million) | Vehicles | (thousands) | (gallons) | (dollars) |

| | | | | | RSE

-------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------

| | | | | | Row

RSE Column Factor: | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | Factor

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|

Hispanic Descent |

Yes........................... 5.6 1.7 16.9 927 1,093 | 7.1

No ........................... 79.0 1.8 19.1 982 1,166 | 1.8

|

1990 Family Income |

Less than $5,000.............. 2.8 1.3 11.5 627 737 | 15.0

$5,000 to $9,999.............. 7.3 1.3 10.6 598 695 | 8.9

$10,000 to $14,999............ 9.7 1.4 12.3 674 795 | 6.7

$15,000 to $19,999............ 7.3 1.5 14.4 777 913 | 9.3

$20,000 to $24,999............ 9.3 1.7 16.5 918 1,084 | 6.9

$25,000 to $34,999............ 14.8 1.9 19.2 1,009 1,194 | 3.7

$35,000 to $49,999............ 16.2 2.0 22.3 1,096 1,302 | 3.7

$50,000 to $74,999............ 10.3 2.2 26.4 1,310 1,562 | 4.4

$75,000 or More............... 6.8 2.4 28.9 1,421 1,715 | 7.0

|

Below Poverty Line |

100 Percent................... 8.7 1.3 12.7 705 824 | 8.2

125 Percent................... 12.8 1.4 12.8 723 848 | 6.7

|

Eligible for Federal |

Assistance1/.................... 20.8 1.4 13.4 750 883 | 5.1

|

Number of Drivers (Fall 1990) |

1............................. 29.5 1.2 10.9 571 678 | 3.6

2............................. 43.6 2.0 21.4 1,112 1,319 | 1.9

3............................. 8.4 2.6 30.7 1,548 1,841 | 4.2

4 or More..................... 2.3 3.1 36.7 1,830 2,145 | 7.5

|

Average Number of Vehicles per |

Household During the Year |

Part-Year Vehicle............. 3.7 .6 5.7 291 356 | 17.6

only 1........................ 27.5 1.0 9.8 490 582 | 3.7

Between 1 and 2............... 9.4 1.5 16.2 840 999 | 3.7

Only 2........................ 24.7 2.0 21.6 1,099 1,309 | 2.3

Between 2 and 3............... 7.9 2.4 27.7 1,473 1,737 | 3.8

Only 3........................ 5.9 3.0 32.0 1,670 1,974 | 4.6

Between 3 and 4............... 3.1 3.4 36.1 1,926 2,267 | 4.4

4 or More..................... 2.5 4.3 43.3 2,354 2,777 | 4.4

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1/ Below 150 percent of poverty line or 60 percent of median State income.

Note: "Households with Children" category includes members under age 18 years old unless the member is the

householder or spouse.

Approximately 0.5 percent of the vehicle stock was owned by households that had no drivers as of fall 1990. To

obtain the Relative Standard Error (RSE) percentage for any table cell, multiply the corresponding column and row

factors. Because of rounding data may not sum to totals. Data in this table are for households with vehicles for

personal transportation. See Glossary for definition of terms used in this report.

Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End Use, Forms EIA-876 A, B, and C of the

1991 Residential Transportation Energy Consumption Survey and Forms EIA-457 A and B of the 1990 Residential Energy

Consumption Survey. (For specific title of forms, see Appendix D.)
Table 10. U.S. per Vehicle Miles Traveled, Vehicle Fuel Consumption and

Expenditures, 1991

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| | Average per Vehicle | |

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------------------------------------------ | Number | ||||

1990 Household and | of |Vehicle Miles ||||

1991 Vehicle | Vehicles | Traveled | Consumption |Expenditures | Miles per |

Characteristics | (million) | (thousands) | (gallons) | (dollars) | Gallon |

| | | | | | RSE

------------- -------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

| | | | | | Row

RSE Column Factor: | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 |Factor

|| |||| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|

Household Characteristics |

|

Total........................... 151.2 10.6 548 650 19.3 | 1.5

|

Census Region and Division |

Northeast..................... 27.0 10.9 523 660 20.9 | 2.6

New England................. 6.5 11.4 541 687 21.1 | 4.7

Middle Atlantic............. 20.5 10.8 517 651 20.8 | 3.1

Midwest....................... 38.4 10.5 554 651 19.0 | 3.2

East North Central.......... 27.6 10.7 553 650 19.4 | 4.3

West North Central.......... 10.8 10.0 557 654 17.9 | 3.4

South......................... 52.7 10.8 566 663 19.2 | 2.7

South Atlantic.............. 26.6 10.9 542 639 20.2 | 3.8

East South Central.......... 10.8 11.1 599 698 18.6 | 5.7

West South Central.......... 15.2 10.5 582 681 18.0 | 5.7

West.......................... 33.2 10.0 532 618 18.9 | 2.8

Mountain.................... 9.1 9.8 555 631 17.8 | 5.2

Pacific..................... 24.1 10.1 523 614 19.3 | 3.5

|

Urban Status |

Urban......................... 114.3 10.7 538 641 19.8 | 1.6

Central City................ 38.8 10.0 508 603 19.6 | 3.2

Suburban.................... 75.5 11.0 554 661 19.9 | 1.9

Rural......................... 36.9 10.4 576 676 18.0 | 3.3

|

Household Size |

1 Person...................... 22.1 9.0 468 555 19.1 | 4.2

2 Persons..................... 49.9 9.9 512 607 19.3 | 2.6

3 Persons..................... 30.3 11.2 559 664 20.1 | 3.1

4 Persons..................... 29.3 11.9 613 728 19.4 | 3.1

5 Persons..................... 13.6 11.2 590 696 18.9 | 3.2

6 or More Persons............. 6.0 11.7 665 791 17.6 | 7.8

|

Household Composition |

Households with Children...... 65.1 11.6 597 708 19.4 | 2.3

Age of Oldest Child |

Under 7 Years............. 19.0 11.2 561 668 20.0 | 4.2

7 to 15 Years............. 32.3 11.7 612 724 19.2 | 2.6

16 or 17 Years............ 13.8 11.7 613 725 19.1 | 5.7

Households Without Children... 86.2 9.9 510 605 19.3 | 2.1

One Adult................... 22.1 9.0 468 555 19.1 | 4.2

Age of Householder |

Under 35 Years.......... 5.0 11.9 575 687 20.7 | 9.4

35 to 59 Years.......... 7.6 10.7 549 652 19.4 | 6.2

60 Years or More........ 9.6 6.1 347 409 17.5 | 7.3

Two or More Adults.......... 64.0 10.2 525 623 19.4 | 2.4

Age of Householder |

Under 35 Years.......... 13.2 11.9 563 666 21.1 | 5.9

35 to 59 Years.......... 27.8 10.7 556 659 19.3 | 3.5

60 Years or More........ 23.1 8.5 466 554 18.3 | 3.8

|

Race of Householder |

White......................... 135.3 10.6 546 647 19.3 | 1.6

Black......................... 12.8 11.2 578 695 19.4 | 6.2

Other......................... 3.1 9.7 499 586 19.3 | 12.7

|

Hispanic Descent |

Yes........................... 9.4 10.1 555 655 18.3 | 6.7

No............................ 141.8 10.6 547 649 19.4 | 1.5

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Table 10. U.S. per Vehicle Miles Traveled, Vehicle Fuel Consumption and

Expenditures, 1991 (Continued)

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| | Average per Vehicle | |

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------------------------------------------ | Number | ||||

1990 Household and | of |Vehicle Miles ||||

1991 Vehicle | Vehicles | Traveled | Consumption |Expenditures | Miles per |

Characteristics | (million) | (thousands) | (gallons) | (dollars) | Gallon |

| | | | | | RSE

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| | | | | | Row

RSE Column Factor: | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 |Factor

|| |||| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|

1990 Family Income |

Less than $5,000.............. 3.6 9.1 492 578 18.4 | 12.0

$5,000 to $9,999.............. 9.1 8.4 477 554 17.7 | 8.2

$10,000 to $14,999............ 13.5 8.9 488 576 18.2 | 6.3

$15,000 to $19,999............ 10.9 9.7 524 616 18.6 | 6.7

$20,000 to $24,999............ 15.6 9.8 545 644 17.9 | 5.6

$25,000 to $34,999............ 27.5 10.3 542 642 19.0 | 3.1

$35,000 to $49,999............ 32.1 11.2 553 657 20.3 | 3.0

$50,000 to $74,999............ 22.9 11.9 592 706 20.1 | 3.3

$75,000 or More............... 16.0 12.3 604 729 20.3 | 4.2

|

Below Poverty Line |

100 Percent................... 11.5 9.6 533 624 18.0 | 7.2

125 Percent................... 17.6 9.3 527 618 17.6 | 5.8

|

Eligible for Federal |

Assistance1/.................... 29.8 9.4 522 615 17.9 | 4.3

|

Number of Drivers (Fall 1990) |

1............................. 34.6 9.3 486 577 19.1 | 3.5

2............................. 86.7 10.8 560 664 19.3 | 2.0

3............................. 22.0 11.8 593 705 19.8 | 4.1

4 or More..................... 7.2 11.7 584 684 20.0 | 5.4

|

Age of Primary Driver |

16 to 17 Years................ .7 10.8 522 599 20.7 | 13.9

18 to 22 Years................ 4.5 11.2 512 599 21.9 | 6.9

23 to 29 Years................ 9.6 12.2 584 697 20.9 | 5.1

30 to 39 Years................ 23.5 12.1 587 697 20.6 | 2.7

40 to 49 Years................ 18.1 12.1 624 741 19.4 | 3.7

50 to 59 Years................ 14.0 10.8 578 691 18.7 | 3.7

60 to 69 Years................ 12.2 8.2 446 530 18.5 | 4.4

70 to 79 Years................ 8.0 7.2 414 489 17.5 | 6.3

80 Years and Over............. 2.2 5.3 301 350 17.5 | 14.0

No Answer..................... 58.5 10.3 547 647 18.9 | 2.9

|

Sex of Primary Driver |

Female........................ 44.0 11.0 520 620 21.1 | 1.9

Male.......................... 49.6 10.6 573 679 18.5 | 2.2

No Answer..................... 57.6 10.3 547 647 18.8 | 3.1

|

Average Number of Vehicles per |

Household During the Year |

Part-Year Vehicle............. 2.1 10.1 519 636 19.5 | 15.4

Only 1........................ 27.5 9.8 490 582 20.0 | 3.4

Between 1 and 2............... 14.1 10.8 561 667 19.3 | 4.3

Only 2........................ 49.4 10.8 549 654 19.7 | 2.2

Between 2 and 3............... 19.3 11.3 603 712 18.8 | 4.9

Only 3........................ 17.6 10.7 557 658 19.1 | 4.4

Between 3 and 4............... 10.6 10.6 564 664 18.7 | 6.4

4 or More..................... 10.8 10.0 545 643 18.4 | 5.5

|

Vehicle Characteristics |

|

Model Year |

1991 to 1992.................. 5.5 14.0 643 772 21.8 | 4.9

1990.......................... 10.5 12.6 589 705 21.5 | 3.9

1989.......................... 12.5 13.2 607 727 21.8 | 3.6

1986 to 1988.................. 39.0 12.3 557 663 22.0 | 2.3

1983 to 1985.................. 31.1 10.8 522 623 20.6 | 2.9

1980 to 1982.................. 17.5 9.2 480 571 19.1 | 4.2

1977 to 1979.................. 16.7 8.1 577 680 14.1 | 5.2

1974 to 1976.................. 7.3 7.2 571 661 12.6 | 9.0

1973 or Earlier............... 11.1 5.8 479 548 12.2 | 9.2

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Table 10. U.S. per Vehicle Miles Traveled, Vehicle Fuel Consumption and

Expenditures, 1991 (Continued)

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------------------------------------------ | Number | ||||

1990 Household and | of |Vehicle Miles ||||

1991 Vehicle | Vehicles | Traveled | Consumption |Expenditures | Miles per |

Characteristics | (million) | (thousands) | (gallons) | (dollars) | Gallon |

| | | | | | RSE

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| | | | | | Row

RSE Column Factor: | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 |Factor

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|

Type of Vehicle |

Passenger Car................. 108.3 10.6 503 601 21.1 | 1.8

Minivan....................... 5.1 12.7 646 753 19.6 | 5.4

Sport-Utility Vehicle......... 7.3 11.6 717 856 16.2 | 5.3

Large Van..................... 3.9 10.1 736 856 13.7 | 8.9

Pickup Truck.................. 25.9 10.0 632 738 15.8 | 3.6

Other......................... Q Q Q Q Q|a

|

Fuel Efficiency (miles per |

gallon) |

10.9 or Less.................. 11.6 5.3 569 654 9.3 | 6.1

11 to 12.9.................... 10.7 7.2 601 703 12.0 | 6.1

13 to 15.9.................... 21.1 8.5 583 690 14.5 | 4.6

16 to 18.9.................... 23.5 9.9 564 672 17.5 | 3.2

19 to 21.9.................... 30.0 12.0 591 707 20.4 | 2.5

22 to 24.9.................... 24.0 11.8 506 604 23.3 | 2.7

25 to 29.9.................... 22.7 13.2 490 583 27.0 | 2.9

30 or More.................... 7.7 14.2 427 504 33.2 | 5.2

|

Engine Size (liters) |

2.49 or Less.................. 57.2 11.4 450 535 25.4 | 2.4

2.50 to 3.49.................. 24.8 12.0 580 691 20.6 | 2.8

3.50 to 4.49.................. 21.7 10.4 565 674 18.5 | 3.4

4.50 or Greater............... 47.5 9.0 640 755 14.0 | 2.7

|

Number of Cylinders |

4............................. 59.4 11.4 452 537 25.3 | 2.2

6............................. 42.4 11.3 584 694 19.3 | 2.7

8............................. 47.6 8.9 632 746 14.1 | 2.6

Other......................... 1.8 12.4 618 748 20.1 | 12.7

|

Type of Transmission |

Automatic..................... 110.5 10.4 565 671 18.4 | 1.6

Manual Shift.................. 40.7 11.1 501 591 22.1 | 3.4

|

Type of Drive |

Front-Wheel................... 63.7 11.6 492 586 23.7 | 1.9

Rear-Wheel.................... 73.9 9.6 571 675 16.7 | 2.4

4-Wheel....................... 13.6 11.3 686 810 16.5 | 3.9

|

Type of Fuel System |

Carburetor.................... 90.7 9.5 535 630 17.7 | 2.0

Fuel Injection................ 58.7 12.3 568 680 21.6 | 1.8

Diesel Engine................. 1.8 11.5 524 659 22.0 | 11.8

|

Type of Fuel Purchased |

Motor Gasoline................ 147.7 10.6 548 650 19.3 | 1.4

Unleaded.................... 141.7 10.7 547 651 19.6 | 1.5

Regular Grade............. 92.6 10.5 539 613 19.4 | 1.9

Intermediate Grade........ 16.7 11.6 569 698 20.3 | 4.0

Premium Grade............. 32.4 10.9 558 734 19.6 | 3.0

Leaded...................... 6.0 7.6 569 623 13.3 | 11.1

Gasohol....................... 1.6 10.6 517 588 20.5 | 11.8

Diesel Fuel................... 1.8 11.5 524 659 22.0 | 11.8

|

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Table 10. U.S. per Vehicle Miles Traveled, Vehicle Fuel Consumption and

Expenditures, 1991 (Continued)

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| | Average per Vehicle | |

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------------------------------------------ | Number | ||||

1990 Household and | of |Vehicle Miles ||||

1991 Vehicle | Vehicles | Traveled | Consumption |Expenditures | Miles per |

Characteristics | (million) | (thousands) | (gallons) | (dollars) | Gallon |

| | | | | | RSE

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| | | | | | Row

RSE Column Factor: | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 |Factor

|| |||| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|

Type of Primary Service |

Full-Service Pumps............ 19.7 9.8 503 616 19.5 | 4.8

Self or Mini-Service Pumps.... 126.3 10.8 557 657 19.3 | 1.8

Both Equally.................. 4.7 9.7 479 582 20.3 | 8.6

Bulk Sales/Other.............. Q Q Q Q Q|a

|

Vehicle Used for Commuting |

to and from Work |

Yes........................... 88.6 12.2 602 715 20.3 | 1.8

No............................ 62.7 8.3 471 557 17.7 | 2.3

|

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a = No applicable Relative Standard Error (RSE) row factor.

1/ Below 150 percent of poverty line or 60 percent of median State income.

Q = Data withheld because the RSE was greater than 50 percent or fewer than 10 households were sampled.

Note: "Households with Children" category includes members under age 18 years old unless the member is

the householder or spouse. Approximately 0.5 percent of the vehicle stock was owned by households that had no

drivers as of fall 1990. To obtain the RSE percentage for any table cell, multiply the corresponding column

and row factors. Because of rounding data may not sum to totals. Data in this table are for households with

vehicles for personal transportation. See Glossary for definition of terms used in this report. "No

Answer" includes no contacts, refusals, or the respondent didn’t know.

Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End Use, Forms EIA-876 A, B, and C

of the 1991 Residential Transportation Energy Consumption Survey and Forms EIA-457 A and B of the 1990

Residential Energy Consumption Survey. (For specific title of forms, see Appendix D.)
Total Households 24

Energy/Expenditures

Dollars per Household 25

Energy/Consumption

Per Household 26

Vehicle Stock Changes

Total Households 27

44 Energy Information Administration/Household Vehicles Energy Consumption 1991