Total.............................................................................. 111.1 7.1 7.0 8.0 12.1

Personal Computers

Do Not Use a Personal Computer .......................... 35.5 3.0 2.0 2.7 3.1

Use a Personal Computer....................................... 75.6 4.2 5.0 5.3 9.0

Number of Desktop PCs

1......................................................................... 50.3 3.1 3.4 3.4 5.4

2......................................................................... 16.2 0.7 1.1 1.2 2.2

3 or More............................................................ 9.0 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.4

Number of Laptop PCs

1......................................................................... 22.5 1.2 1.4 1.8 3.0

2......................................................................... 4.0 Q Q 0.3 0.6

3 or More............................................................ 0.7 Q Q Q Q

Type of Monitor Used on Most-Used PC

Desk-top

CRT (Standard Monitor).................................. 45.0 2.3 2.5 3.1 4.8

Flat-panel LCD................................................ 13.6 0.9 1.4 1.0 1.9

Laptop (Flat-panel LCD)..................................... 16.9 1.0 1.1 1.3 2.4

Have Access to Internet

Yes......................................................................... 66.9 3.7 4.5 4.8 8.2

Dial-up (phone)................................................... 26.8 1.2 1.7 1.6 2.5

DSL.................................................................... 19.1 0.9 1.4 1.8 3.1

Cable.................................................................. 20.8 1.7 1.4 1.4 2.6

No.......................................................................... 8.7 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.9

PC Printer................................................................. 65.4 3.3 4.3 4.5 7.9

With Built-in Fax/Copier.......................................... 27.7 1.3 2.0 2.3 3.4

Without Built-in Fax/Copier..................................... 37.8 2.0 2.3 2.3 4.4

Televisions

Color Television Sets.............................................. 109.7 6.9 7.0 7.8 12.0

1............................................................................. 23.3 1.9 1.0 1.6 2.4

2............................................................................. 38.7 2.8 3.0 2.6 4.6

3............................................................................. 25.8 1.1 1.5 2.1 2.7

4............................................................................. 13.9 0.6 1.1 0.9 1.6

5 or More................................................................ 8.0 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.8

Large Screen Television Sets.............................. 30.5 1.5 2.3 2.6 4.0

1......................................................................... 26.3 1.2 2.1 2.2 3.5

2......................................................................... 3.6 0.2 Q 0.4 0.5

3 or More............................................................ 0.6 Q Q Q Q

Plasma Television Sets........................................ 3.6 Q 0.4 0.3 0.6

1......................................................................... 2.7 Q 0.4 Q 0.5

2 or More............................................................ 0.9 Q Q Q Q

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Units

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Table HC15.11 Home Electronics Characteristics by Four Most Populated States, 2005

Home Electronics Characteristics New York Florida Texas California

 Million U.S. Housing Units

Four Most Populated States

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Table HC15.11 Home Electronics Characteristics by Four Most Populated States, 2005

Home Electronics Characteristics New York Florida Texas California

 Million U.S. Housing Units

Four Most Populated States

Television Accessories

Cable/Satellite Dish Antennas............................. 87.9 5.6 6.5 5.9 9.4

Cable Network.................................................... 62.3 4.6 4.8 3.7 6.6

Satellite Dish Antenna........................................ 24.1 1.0 1.6 2.1 2.6

Both.................................................................... 1.5 N Q Q 0.3

Video Cassette Recorders (VCR)........................ 89.4 5.8 5.5 6.5 9.6

1......................................................................... 52.6 3.4 3.1 3.6 5.5

2......................................................................... 23.9 1.7 1.4 2.1 2.7

3 or More............................................................ 13.0 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.4

Digital Video Disc Players (DVD)......................... 89.3 5.1 5.6 6.5 10.2

1......................................................................... 56.4 3.1 3.6 3.7 6.3

2......................................................................... 22.7 1.4 1.2 1.9 2.7

3 or More............................................................ 10.2 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.2

Combination VCR/DVD........................................ 31.7 1.5 1.8 2.3 3.7

1......................................................................... 27.3 1.3 1.6 1.9 3.1

2......................................................................... 3.5 Q Q Q 0.4

3 or More............................................................ 0.9 Q N Q Q

TV-Based Game Systems

Yes..................................................................... 34.7 1.6 2.2 3.0 3.8

No....................................................................... 75.0 5.3 4.8 4.8 8.2

Stereo Equipment........................................................ 80.0 5.2 5.2 5.8 9.0

(More than One May Apply)...........................................

Portable/Boom Box.................................................... 26.3 1.1 1.4 2.0 3.4

Compact Stereo System............................................ 33.5 2.1 1.4 2.8 4.2

Component Stereo System........................................ 41.4 2.8 3.0 2.9 4.9

Other Type of System................................................ 3.2 Q Q 0.3 0.3

Telephone and Office Equipment

Cell/Mobile Telephone............................................... 84.8 5.0 5.9 6.2 10.1

Cordless Telephone................................................... 84.9 5.0 5.5 5.7 9.7

Separate Facsimile Machine...................................... 12.8 0.8 1.3 0.9 2.0

Separate Photocopier................................................ 9.5 0.9 0.6 0.4 1.2

Telephone Answering Machine.................................. 63.1 4.2 3.2 3.9 8.0

 Q = Data withheld either because the Relative Standard Error (RSE) was greater than 50 percent or fewer than 10 households were 

sampled.

 N = No cases in reporting sample.

 Notes: ● Because of rounding, data may not sum to totals. ● See Glossary for definition of terms used in these tables.

 Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End Use, Forms EIA-457 A, B, C of the 2005 

Residential Energy Consumption Survey.

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