Table A7. U.S. Vehicle-Miles Traveled by Family Income and Poverty Status, 2001 

ENERGY INFORMATION 

ADMINISTRATION / HOUSEHOLD 

VEHICLES 

ENERGY 

USE: LATEST AND 

TRENDS 

2001 Family Income (dollars) 

2001 Household and Vehicle 

Characteristics Total Less 

than 

5,000 

5,000 

to 

9,999 

10,000 

to 

14,999 

15,000 

to 

19,999 

20,000 

to 

24,999 

25,000 

to 

34,999 

35,000 

to 

49,999 

50,000 

to 

74,999 

75,000 

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Household Characteristics Total.............................. 2,287 23 55 62 102 93 257 450 484 639 1Census Region and Division  Northeast......................... 378 3 7 8 14 10 37 70 82 122  New England...................... 122 1 3 2 3 2 14 22 29 37 

 Middle Atlantic ................. 256 2 5 6 10 8 23 48 53 85  Midwest .......................... 560 3 14 16 23 22 69 115 128 140  East North Central............... 385 2 8 11 18 13 45 77 87 102  West North Central .............. 175 1 6 5 6 9 25 38 42 37  South............................. 872 12 23 27 46 41 98 181 172 230  South Atlantic................... 482 6 10 15 22 22 48 95 102 140  East South Central............... 143 2 7 5 10 6 19 32 26 29  West South Central............... 247 4 6 7 14 14 31 54 44 61  West.............................. 478 5 11 12 19 19 52 84 102 147 

 Mountain ........................ 138 1 3 2 6 5 18 29 35 32 

 Pacific ......................... 340 4 8 9 13 14 34 56 67 115 

Urban Status  Urban ............................ 1,677 17 39 43 69 66 176 314 350 507  Rural ............................ 611 6 16 20 33 27 81 136 134 131 Household Size  1 Person ......................... 254 6 15 18 20 18 45 54 35 23  2 Persons ........................ 722 6 14 18 31 31 85 146 142 199  3 Persons ........................ 492 4 13 12 21 22 52 87 118 137  4 Persons......................... 495 3 5 7 17 14 43 98 116 173  5 Persons......................... 214 3 5 5 6 4 21 41 45 76 

 6 or More Persons ................ 110 1 2 2 7 4 10 23 27 30 

Household Composition (EIA)1

 Households With Children.......... 1,078 9 17 22 44 32 105 205 257 345 

 Age of Oldest Child  Under 7 Years................... 275 2 6 5 12 12 31 50 65 86 

 7 to 15 Years................... 560 7 8 12 22 14 51 114 130 178  16 to 17 Years.................. 244 1 4 5 10 6 23 41 62 82 

 Households Without Children....... 1,209 14 37 40 58 60 152 245 227 293  One Adult........................ 254 6 15 18 20 18 45 54 35 23  Age of Householder  Under 35 Years................. 48 1 2 3 3 3 11 12 6 3  35 to 59 Years................. 124 2 5 5 6 8 20 31 24 16 
Table A7. U.S. Vehicle-Miles Traveled by Family Income and Poverty Status, 2001 

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76 ENERGY INFORMATION 

ADMINISTRATION / HOUSEHOLD 

VEHICLES 

ENERGY 

USE: LATEST AND 

TRENDS

2001 Family Income (dollars) 

2001 Household and Vehicle 

Characteristics Total Less 

than 

5,000 

5,000 

to 

9,999 

10,000 

to 

14,999 

15,000 

to 

19,999 

20,000 

to 

24,999 

25,000 

to 

34,999 

35,000 

to 

49,999 

50,000 

to 

74,999 

75,000 

or 

More 

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 60 Years or More............... 82 2 8 10 10 7 14 11 6 3  Two or More Adults............... 955 8 23 22 38 43 106 191 192 271  Age of Householder  Under 35 Years................. 184 4 12 5 10 5 21 35 40 45  35 to 59 Years................. 484 2 4 8 11 21 40 89 103 176  60 Years or More............... 287 2 7 9 16 17 45 66 49 49 Household Composition (NHTS)2

 One adult, no children ........... 182 4 7 10 10 12 34 44 30 19  2+ adults, no children ........... 545 5 14 9 16 21 45 101 115 188  One adult, youngest child 0-5 .... 25 1 2 2 5 3 4 3 3 1 

 2+ adults, youngest child 0-5 .... 434 2 6 7 17 15 46 90 104 133  One adult, youngest child 6-15 ... 47 2 1 4 6 2 10 11 6 4  2+ adults, youngest child 6-15 ... 475 4 7 7 12 9 38 87 117 172  One adult, youngest child 16-21 .. 22 0 0 1 3 1 5 5 3 1 

 2+ adults, youngest child 16-21 .. 186 0 2 3 6 4 12 32 51 67 

 One adult, retired, no children .. 65 2 7 8 9 5 11 8 4 3  2+ adults, retired, no children .. 307 3 8 11 18 19 52 70 51 49 Race of Householder  White............................. 1,774 12 32 41 71 63 192 354 385 536  Black ............................ 200 5 9 9 15 12 26 36 42 35  Other ............................ 313 5 14 12 16 17 39 61 57 67 

Hispanic Descent  Yes .............................. 194 4 9 9 13 12 29 38 32 35 

 No................................ 2,093 19 45 53 89 81 228 412 452 604 1Number of Drivers  1................................. 379 11 23 28 33 28 68 76 52 32  2................................. 1,343 7 19 27 50 50 141 271 298 409  3................................. 407 4 11 6 15 11 38 74 97 133  4 or More ........................ 154 1 1 2 4 3 10 28 37 64 

Age of Primary Driver  16 to 17 Years.................... 28 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 8 10 

 18 to 22 Years.................... 123 3 7 4 10 6 16 20 22 28 

 23 to 29 Years.................... 228 3 7 8 14 13 37 55 47 37  30 to 39 Years.................... 456 4 4 9 14 17 42 100 110 142  40 to 49 Years.................... 502 3 8 10 14 16 44 91 118 173  50 to 59 Years.................... 375 3 6 8 13 13 38 65 78 131  60 to 69 Years.................... 194 2 6 8 11 9 28 43 35 36  70 to 79 Years.................... 102 2 5 7 10 7 18 19 11 9  80 Years and Over................. 24 0 2 3 2 2 4 3 2 1 
Table A7. U.S. Vehicle-Miles Traveled by Family Income and Poverty Status, 2001 

 (Continued) 

 ENERGY INFORMATION 

ADMINISTRATION / HOUSEHOLD 

VEHICLES 

ENERGY 

USE: LATEST AND 

TRENDS 

2001 Family Income (dollars) 

2001 Household and Vehicle 

Characteristics Total Less 

than 

5,000 

5,000 

to 

9,999 

10,000 

to 

14,999 

15,000 

to 

19,999 

20,000 

to 

24,999 

25,000 

to 

34,999 

35,000 

to 

49,999 

50,000 

to 

74,999 

75,000 

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 Don't Know........................ 256 3 9 4 12 9 28 50 52 71 Sex of Householder  Male.............................. 970 7 22 19 39 35 103 206 213 285  Female ........................... 1,317 16 33 44 63 58 154 244 271 353 Vehicle Characteristics Model Year  2001 to 2002...................... 184 1 2 2 3 4 13 30 43 77  2000.............................. 233 1 2 2 6 6 20 41 52 90  1999.............................. 213 1 3 3 4 7 20 34 50 79 

 1998.............................. 196 1 2 3 6 7 21 40 43 63  1997.............................. 175 1 3 3 5 5 19 36 39 55  1996.............................. 151 1 2 4 6 6 14 31 31 46 

 1995.............................. 161 2 4 4 6 6 21 33 38 40 

 1992 to 1994...................... 373 4 8 13 21 19 45 79 81 89  1989 to 1991...................... 252 4 11 11 17 15 35 53 46 46  1986 to 1988...................... 149 5 7 7 11 7 22 34 28 21  1983 to 1985...................... 71 1 5 4 5 5 9 15 11 10 

 1980 to 1982...................... 20 0 1 1 2 1 2 4 2 4 

 1977 to 1979...................... 16 0 1 1 2 1 2 3 3 2  1976 or Earlier................... 61 2 4 3 4 4 7 10 10 11 

 Don't Know........................ 33 0 1 0 3 2 5 8 6 6 

Type of Vehicle  Passenger Car .................... 1,286 16 38 41 69 54 157 249 251 339  Vans (Large and Minivans)......... 243 2 4 5 8 9 23 47 58 74  Sport Utility Vehicle ............ 317 1 5 5 7 7 24 53 71 125  Pickup Truck ..................... 433 3 8 10 17 22 53 99 102 99  Recreational Vehicle.............. 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 

Fuel Economy (miles per gallon)  10.9 or Less...................... 15 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 

 11 to 12.9 ....................... 24 0 0 1 2 2 3 5 4 4 

 13 to 15.9 ....................... 240 1 4 6 9 9 22 48 53 75  16 to 18.9........................ 464 4 10 11 15 16 50 92 104 136  19 to 21.9 ....................... 534 5 13 13 21 21 60 103 112 155  22 to 24.9 ....................... 513 5 14 14 25 21 56 97 104 151  25 to 29.9 ....................... 366 5 10 12 23 16 47 76 73 86  30 or More ....................... 131 2 3 5 6 7 17 26 31 28  1 = "Household Composition (EIA)" represents an equivalent category with previous household transportation studies co
Table A7. U.S. Vehicle-Miles Traveled by Family Income and Poverty Status, 2001 

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78 ENERGY INFORMATION 

ADMINISTRATION / HOUSEHOLD 

VEHICLES 

ENERGY 

USE: LATEST AND 

TRENDS

2001 Family Income (dollars) 

2001 Household and Vehicle 

Characteristics Total Less 

than 

5,000 

5,000 

to 

9,999 

10,000 

to 

14,999 

15,000 

to 

19,999 

20,000 

to 

24,999 

25,000 

to 

34,999 

35,000 

to 

49,999 

50,000 

to 

74,999 

75,000 

or 

More 

Don

Kno

Information Administration (EIA).  2 = "Household Composition (NHTS)" represents an equivalent category in the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) cDepartment of Transportation.  # 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.