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Household Characteristics Total.............................. 191.0 192.7 2,240 Census Region and Division  Northeast......................... 31.7 191.7 2,162  New England...................... 10.0 197.8 2,218  Middle Atlantic ................. 21.8 188.9 2,137  Midwest .......................... 47.1 191.0 2,226  East North Central............... 32.4 190.8 2,216  West North Central .............. 14.7 191.5 2,250  South............................. 70.2 199.8 2,329  South Atlantic................... 38.9 199.5 2,281  East South Central............... 11.7 197.5 2,358  West South Central............... 19.7 201.7 2,407  West.............................. 41.9 183.5 2,166  Mountain ........................ 12.2 182.0 2,247  Pacific ......................... 29.7 184.0 2,133 Urban Status  Urban ............................ 143.5 188.1 2,157  Rural ............................ 47.6 206.5 2,492 Household Size  1 Person ......................... 26.6 154.1 1,757  2 Persons ........................ 65.5 177.5 2,105  3 Persons ........................ 38.1 207.5 2,371  4 Persons......................... 37.0 215.2 2,488  5 Persons......................... 15.9 216.5 2,509  6 or More Persons ................ 7.9 223.6 2,646 Household Composition (EIA)1

 Households With Children.......... 79.8 217.5 2,518  Age of Oldest Child  Under 7 Years................... 20.0 221.0 2,520  7 to 15 Years................... 41.5 216.9 2,532  16 to 17 Years.................. 18.2 215.0 2,483  Households Without Children....... 111.2 174.9 2,041  One Adult........................ 26.6 154.1 1,757  Age of Householder  Under 35 Years................. 3.7 212.4 2,343  35 to 59 Years................. 11.5 174.6 1,993  60 Years or More............... 11.4 114.8 1,332  Two or More Adults............... 84.7 181.4 2,130 
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 Age of Householder  Under 35 Years................. 13.4 220.6 2,394  35 to 59 Years................. 41.0 190.0 2,238  60 Years or More............... 30.3 152.4 1,867 Household Composition (NHTS)2

 One adult, no children ........... 16.4 178.3 2,006  2+ adults, no children ........... 43.8 200.0 2,308  One adult, youngest child 0-5 .... 1.8 214.3 2,282  2+ adults, youngest child 0-5 .... 31.5 221.6 2,559  One adult, youngest child 6-15 ... 3.5 214.3 2,336  2+ adults, youngest child 6-15 ... 35.2 217.4 2,554  One adult, youngest child 16-21 .. 1.7 201.6 2,200  2+ adults, youngest child 16-21 .. 14.7 203.9 2,324  One adult, retired, no children .. 9.5 110.1 1,305  2+ adults, retired, no children .. 32.8 150.7 1,848 Race of Householder  White............................. 149.5 191.0 2,244  Black ............................ 16.6 194.1 2,136  Other ............................ 24.9 201.9 2,287 Hispanic Descent  Yes .............................. 15.0 208.0 2,354  No................................ 176.0 191.4 2,231 Family Income  Less than $5,000.................. 2.4 150.7 1,657  $5,000 to $9,999.................. 5.6 158.6 1,787  $10,000 to $14,999 ............... 6.7 150.5 1,724  $15,000 to $19,999 ............... 9.6 169.9 1,931  $20,000 to $24,999 ............... 9.0 166.2 1,899  $25,000 to $34,999................ 23.1 179.3 2,052  $35,000 to $49,999................ 37.3 194.0 2,262  $50,000 to $74,999 ............... 36.9 211.1 2,459  $75,000 or More .................. 48.9 210.0 2,470  Don't Know........................ 11.5 172.0 2,036 Income Relative to Poverty Line  Below 100 Percent................. 13.3 168.0 1,896  100 to 150 Percent ............... 11.5 181.4 2,040  Above 150 Percent ................ 154.6 197.2 2,300  Don't Know........................ 11.5 172.0 2,036 Number of Drivers  1................................. 37.8 161.4 1,827 
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 2................................. 109.6 197.1 2,330  3................................. 32.0 204.5 2,332  4 or More ........................ 11.2 222.3 2,510 Age of Primary Driver  16 to 17 Years.................... 2.4 187.2 2,001  18 to 22 Years.................... 8.6 228.7 2,399  23 to 29 Years.................... 16.1 227.4 2,449  30 to 39 Years.................... 33.5 219.5 2,541  40 to 49 Years.................... 38.7 208.6 2,448  50 to 59 Years.................... 31.6 190.9 2,254  60 to 69 Years.................... 19.4 160.8 1,954  70 to 79 Years.................... 13.3 123.0 1,495  80 Years and Over................. 3.9 96.4 1,172  Don't Know........................ 23.4 176.1 2,111 Sex of Householder  Male.............................. 80.3 194.5 2,282  Female ........................... 110.8 191.4 2,210 Vehicle Characteristics Model Year  2001 to 2002...................... 12.5 237.4 2,783  2000.............................. 16.0 234.0 2,711  1999.............................. 14.6 234.3 2,713  1998.............................. 13.9 227.7 2,596  1997.............................. 12.8 220.2 2,473  1996.............................. 11.6 208.5 2,373  1995.............................. 12.8 202.0 2,265  1992 to 1994...................... 31.1 193.4 2,215  1989 to 1991...................... 24.5 165.3 1,877  1986 to 1988...................... 16.1 149.0 1,739  1983 to 1985...................... 8.4 135.6 1,639  1980 to 1982...................... 2.8 113.6 1,488  1977 to 1979...................... 3.0 87.0 1,418  1976 or Earlier................... 5.4 180.6 2,171  Don't Know........................ 5.6 95.6 1,639 Type of Vehicle  Passenger Car .................... 112.4 184.1 1,853  Vans (Large and Minivans)......... 18.4 213.2 2,619  Sport Utility Vehicle ............ 23.2 219.7 3,035  Pickup Truck ..................... 35.6 195.5 2,671  Recreational Vehicle.............. 1.4 95.7 4,213 
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Fuel Economy (miles per gallon)  10.9 or Less...................... 6.1 38.3 1,385  11 to 12.9 ....................... 7.6 50.1 972  13 to 15.9 ....................... 28.4 136.3 2,177  16 to 18.9........................ 40.2 185.7 2,508  19 to 21.9 ....................... 43.0 199.6 2,304  22 to 24.9 ....................... 34.7 238.5 2,413  25 to 29.9 ....................... 23.3 253.1 2,215  30 or More ....................... 7.7 274.2 1,959  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.