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Total....................................................................... 621 611 559 548 Household CharacteristicsCensus Region and Division Northeast............................................................... 609 NA 525 523  New England........................................................ 582 NA 517 541  Middle Atlantic ..................................................... 619 NA 528 517  Midwest ................................................................. 620 NA 550 554  East North Central............................................... 627 NA 550 553  West North Central ............................................. 607 NA 550 557  South..................................................................... 644 NA 585 566  South Atlantic....................................................... 647 NA 563 542  East South Central............................................... 616 NA 590 599  West South Central.............................................. 659 NA 619 582  West...................................................................... 595 NA 556 532  Mountain ............................................................. 585 NA 558 555  Pacific ................................................................. 599 NA 555 523 Urban Status Urban .................................................................... 618 NA 550 538  Rural ..................................................................... 631 NA 588 576 Household Size 1 Person ............................................................... 555 NA 501 468  2 Persons .............................................................. 557 NA 518 512  3 Persons .............................................................. 628 NA 596 559  4 Persons............................................................... 667 NA 593 613  5 or More Persons................................................. 729 NA 618 628 

Table 9. Fuel Consumption per Vehicle, Selected Survey Years (Gallons) 

Survey Years

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Table 9. Fuel Consumption per Vehicle, Selected Survey Years (Gallons) 

Survey Years

Household Composition Households With Children..................................... NA NA 609 597  Age of Oldest Child Under 7 Years...................................................... NA NA 592 561  7 to 15 Years........................................................ NA NA 611 612  16 to 17 Years...................................................... NA NA 625 613  Households Without Children................................ NA NA 525 510  One Adult.............................................................. NA NA 501 468  Age of Householder Under 35 Years................................................... NA NA 592 575  35 to 59 Years..................................................... NA NA 514 549  60 Years or More................................................ NA NA 413 347  Two or More Adults............................................... NA NA 532 525  Age of Householder Under 35 Years................................................... NA NA 578 563  35 to 59 Years..................................................... NA NA 567 556  60 Years or More................................................ NA NA 460 466 Race of Householder1 White..................................................................... 610 NA 556 546  Black ..................................................................... 734 NA 581 578  Other ..................................................................... 625 NA 585 499 Hispanic Descent Yes ........................................................................ 732 NA 588 555  No.......................................................................... 616 NA 557 547 

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Table 9. Fuel Consumption per Vehicle, Selected Survey Years (Gallons) 

Survey Years

Family Income (nominal)2,3,4 Less than $5,000................................................... 564 NA NA 492  $5,000 to $9,999.................................................... 592 NA 500 477  $10,000 to $14,999 ............................................... 608 NA 532 488  $15,000 to $19,999 ............................................... 642 NA 549 524  $20,000 to $24,999 ............................................... 613 NA 561 545  $25,000 to $34,999................................................ 641 NA 560 542  $35,000 to $49,999................................................ 623 NA 583 553  $50,000 to $74,999 ............................................... NA NA 574 592  $75,000 or More .................................................... NA NA 585 604  Don't Know............................................................. NA NA NA NA Number of Drivers 1............................................................................. 582 NA 501 486  2............................................................................. 615 NA 561 560  3 or More................................................................ 672 NA 605 589  None/No Answer.................................................... 477 NA NA NA Age of Primary Driver 16 to 17 Years........................................................ NA NA NA 522  18 to 22 Years........................................................ NA NA NA 512  23 to 29 Years........................................................ NA NA NA 584  30 to 39 Years........................................................ NA NA NA 587  40 to 49 Years........................................................ NA NA NA 624  50 to 59 Years........................................................ NA NA NA 578  60 to 69 Years........................................................ NA NA NA 446  70 to 79 Years........................................................ NA NA NA 414  80 Years and Over................................................. NA NA NA 301  Don't Know............................................................. NA NA NA 547 

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Table 9. Fuel Consumption per Vehicle, Selected Survey Years (Gallons) 

Survey Years

Vehicle CharacteristicsType of Vehicle5 Passenger Car ...................................................... NA 579 526 503  Vans (Large and Minivans).................................... NA 795 700 691  Sport Utility Vehicle ............................................... NA 833 767 717  Pickup Truck ......................................................... NA 693 615 632  Recreational Vehicle.............................................. NA NA NA NA  Other...................................................................... NA 628 584 Q Type of Fuel Purchased Motor Gasoline....................................................... NA 604 559 548  Unleaded ............................................................. NA 623 558 547  Regular Grade .................................................... NA NA 558 539  Intermediate Grade.............................................. NA NA 577 569  Premium Grade ................................................... NA NA 554 558  Leaded ................................................................. NA 584 561 569  Gasohol ................................................................ NA NA NA 517  Diesel Fuel ............................................................ NA NA 519 524 

3 = For 1983 and 1985, the $35,000 to $49,999 category includes all family incomes $35,000 or more. 4 = For 1988, the $5,000 to $9,999 category includes all family incomes less than $10,000.2 = Family Income is nominal income for the previous year. 1 = The "Other" Race of Householder category in the 2001 survey year was collapsed from 14 different race categories. 

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Survey Years

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= The "Other" Type of Vehicle category was used in the survey years of 1985, 1988, 1991 and 1994. In the 2001 National Household Tra

"vehicle" included autos, passenger vans, sport utility vehicles, pickups and other light trucks, RV’s, motorcycles and mopeds owned or avai2001 Household Vehicles Energy Use: Latest Data & Trends report, only light-duty vehicles and recreational vehicles are included. The EnAdministration excluded motorcycles, mopeds, large trucks, and buses in an effort to maintain consistency with its past residential transportadiscontinued after 1994.  Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End Use, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1991 and 1994 Residential TranspoSurveys and Household Vehicles Energy Use: Latest Data & Trends, DOE/EIA-464(2005). 

 Q = Data withheld because the Relative Standard Error (RSE) was greater than 50 percent or fewer than 10 households were sampled. NA = Data is not available.

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