Table A10. U.S. Average Vehicle Fuel Consumption by Family Income and Poverty St

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ENERGY INFORMATION 

ADMINISTRATION / HOUSEHOLD 

VEHICLES 

ENERGY 

USE: LATEST AND 

TRENDS

2001 Family Income (dollars) 

2001 Household Characteristics Total Less 

than 

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9,999 

10,000 

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14,999 

15,000 

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20,000 

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24,999 

25,000 

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Total.............................. 1,143 620 647 644 788 794 940 1,183 1,393 1,549 9Census Region and Division  Northeast......................... 1,027 547 625 515 621 592 784 1,081 1,202 1,348 9 New England...................... 1,086 455 751 474 589 515 858 1,169 1,241 1,448 9 Middle Atlantic ................. 1,001 596 574 529 632 618 748 1,046 1,181 1,309 8 Midwest .......................... 1,176 561 736 668 807 759 983 1,219 1,471 1,610 9 East North Central............... 1,164 586 746 704 866 685 920 1,192 1,387 1,642 9 West North Central .............. 1,205 507 722 598 666 890 1,118 1,277 1,676 1,530 8 South............................. 1,193 652 617 690 875 892 1,030 1,239 1,446 1,683 9 South Atlantic................... 1,146 648 587 628 791 830 919 1,166 1,358 1,631 9 East South Central............... 1,273 628 782 784 957 841 1,333 1,394 1,691 1,779 8 West South Central............... 1,244 671 543 777 971 1,037 1,072 1,286 1,530 1,761 1,0 West.............................. 1,119 640 630 616 731 791 860 1,111 1,386 1,488 1,0 Mountain ........................ 1,194 892 700 571 777 804 965 1,177 1,644 1,474 1,0

 Pacific ......................... 1,090 568 604 631 711 786 812 1,078 1,266 1,492 1,0Urban Status  Urban ............................ 1,054 589 622 577 693 725 830 1,062 1,273 1,443 8 Rural ............................ 1,469 735 714 839 1,082 1,018 1,295 1,577 1,814 2,116 1,2Household Size  1 Person ......................... 550 465 356 422 430 452 568 672 719 792 4 2 Persons ........................ 1,091 634 747 706 852 816 919 1,099 1,252 1,371 9 3 Persons ........................ 1,391 776 1,246 928 1,014 1,120 1,231 1,366 1,547 1,605 1,4 4 Persons......................... 1,519 757 711 878 1,163 1,159 1,245 1,527 1,662 1,744 1,4 5 Persons......................... 1,567 894 1,188 800 1,135 945 1,316 1,536 1,709 1,925 1,5 6 or More Persons ................ 1,762 355 1,632 1,005 1,241 1,037 1,271 1,946 2,097 2,139 2,78

Household Composition (EIA)1

 Households With Children.......... 1,429 639 917 782 1,058 1,019 1,182 1,419 1,612 1,710 1,4 Age of Oldest Child  Under 7 Years................... 1,307 453 925 675 995 1,114 1,090 1,329 1,502 1,542 1,0 7 to 15 Years................... 1,403 734 793 765 1,087 898 1,153 1,381 1,595 1,689 1,4 16 to 17 Years.................. 1,676 538 1,392 956 1,077 1,179 1,419 1,684 1,797 1,995 1,9 Households Without Children....... 972 609 574 588 667 710 826 1,039 1,208 1,392 82 One Adult........................ 550 465 356 422 430 452 568 672 719 792 4 Age of Householder  Under 35 Years................. 679 712 541 568 510 578 721 756 797 686 6 35 to 59 Years................. 667 471 406 527 550 516 633 750 767 875 6 60 Years or More............... 401 391 306 356 364 368 436 473 537 606 3 Two or More Adults............... 1,212 801 944 842 921 921 1,015 1,224 1,370 1,487 1,0
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ENERGY 

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2001 Household Characteristics Total Less 

than 

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5,000 

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9,999 

10,000 

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14,999 

15,000 

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19,999 

20,000 

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24,999 

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 Age of Householder  Under 35 Years................. 1,297 1,025 1,662 1,022 1,256 795 1,059 1,270 1,478 1,418 1,2 35 to 59 Years................. 1,400 701 761 845 949 1,158 1,233 1,424 1,411 1,615 1,4 60 Years or More............... 966 618 632 777 798 771 868 1,018 1,234 1,194 8Household Composition (NHTS)2

 One adult, no children ........... 634 508 406 518 496 513 616 712 749 798 62 2+ adults, no children ........... 1,334 927 1,428 976 1,016 1,124 1,109 1,332 1,345 1,509 1,2 One adult, youngest child 0-5 .... 733 457 551 493 676 1,115 806 878 1,047 982 49

 2+ adults, youngest child 0-5 .... 1,410 630 1,200 857 1,085 967 1,166 1,419 1,636 1,584 1,3 One adult, youngest child 6-15 ... 827 731 606 612 900 530 977 947 871 810 6

 2+ adults, youngest child 6-15 ... 1,580 711 1,090 903 1,281 1,208 1,329 1,532 1,629 1,825 1,6 One adult, youngest child 16-21 .. 1,082 352 1,552 683 1,704 652 1,155 1,163 1,137 1,159 93

 2+ adults, youngest child 16-21 .. 1,801 474 839 1,055 1,238 1,498 1,329 1,647 2,116 2,011 1,8 One adult, retired, no children .. 395 396 313 360 371 346 463 464 517 691 3 2+ adults, retired, no children .. 964 674 596 723 780 778 909 1,036 1,201 1,204 8Race of Householder  White............................. 1,170 663 589 644 797 773 945 1,185 1,407 1,568 92 Black ............................ 968 513 686 580 750 808 845 1,070 1,327 1,440 82 Other ............................ 1,121 655 814 700 783 874 982 1,243 1,350 1,455 1,2Hispanic Descent  Yes .............................. 1,127 678 826 715 761 838 1,044 1,221 1,456 1,667 1,2 No................................ 1,145 610 621 634 792 788 928 1,179 1,389 1,542 9Number of Drivers  1................................. 590 486 402 449 484 491 599 682 753 776 4 2................................. 1,281 753 961 932 1,067 977 1,082 1,260 1,417 1,484 1,1 3................................. 1,775 936 1,736 1,157 1,390 1,670 1,622 1,759 1,836 1,921 1,8 4 or More ........................ 2,086 1,447 1,684 974 2,099 2,146 1,649 2,554 2,342 2,560 2,9 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-gthe augmented NHTS data. ▪ Data in this table are for households with passenger vehicles operated for residential trans

definitions used in this table. ▪ "Income Relative to Poverty Line" category was calculated by evaluating the categoricPoverty Thresholds for 2001 by Size of Family and Number of Related Children Under 18 Years (http://www.census.gov/hhes/
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published by the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. ▪ Because of independent rounding, data may not sum tdefined 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 Operat

Sales Report," Form EIA-782B, "Resellers'/Retailers' Monthly Petroleum Product Sales Report," Form EIA-888, "On-Highway Form EIA-895, "Monthly Quantity and Value of Natural Gas Report," ▪ EIA, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric, and Alternat

"Monthly Electric Utility Sales and Revenue Report with State Distributions." ▪ U.S. Department of Transportation, 2001 

Survey (NHTS), January 2004 public-use file augmented by EIA. See http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/rtecs/nhts_survey/2001/in

augmentations to NHTS public-use data.