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Total....................................................................... 15.1 16.1 18.3 19.3 Household CharacteristicsCensus Region and Division Northeast............................................................... 15.6 NA 19.6 20.9  New England........................................................ 16.5 NA 19.7 21.1  Middle Atlantic ..................................................... 15.3 NA 19.6 20.8  Midwest ................................................................. 14.8 NA 18.2 19.0  East North Central............................................... 14.9 NA 18.4 19.4  West North Central ............................................. 14.5 NA 17.8 17.9  South..................................................................... 15.0 NA 18.0 19.2  South Atlantic....................................................... 15.6 NA 19.0 20.2  East South Central............................................... 15.0 NA 17.6 18.6  West South Central.............................................. 14.2 NA 16.8 18.0  West...................................................................... 15.4 NA 18.0 18.9  Mountain ............................................................. 15.1 NA 17.7 17.8  Pacific ................................................................. 15.4 NA 18.0 19.3 Urban Status Urban .................................................................... 15.3 NA 18.7 19.8  Rural ..................................................................... 14.8 NA 17.2 18.0 Household Size 1 Person ............................................................... 15.6 NA 18.4 19.1  2 Persons .............................................................. 15.4 NA 18.1 19.3  3 Persons .............................................................. 15.2 NA 18.8 20.1  4 Persons............................................................... 15.4 NA 18.6 19.4  5 or More Persons................................................. 14.1 NA 17.9 18.3 

Table 11. Fuel Economy, Selected Survey Years (Miles Per Gallon)

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Household Composition Households With Children..................................... NA NA 18.5 19.4  Age of Oldest Child Under 7 Years...................................................... NA NA 19.1 20.0  7 to 15 Years........................................................ NA NA 17.9 19.2  16 to 17 Years...................................................... NA NA 19.0 19.1  Households Without Children................................ NA NA 18.2 19.3  One Adult.............................................................. NA NA 18.4 19.1  Age of Householder Under 35 Years................................................... NA NA 20.3 20.7  35 to 59 Years..................................................... NA NA 18.1 19.4  60 Years or More................................................ NA NA 16.7 17.5  Two or More Adults............................................... NA NA 18.1 19.4  Age of Householder Under 35 Years................................................... NA NA 19.7 21.1  35 to 59 Years..................................................... NA NA 18.0 19.3  60 Years or More................................................ NA NA 17.1 18.3 Race of Householder1 White..................................................................... 15.3 NA 18.3 19.3  Black ..................................................................... 13.3 NA 18.5 19.4  Other ..................................................................... 16.0 NA 18.6 19.3 Hispanic Descent Yes ........................................................................ 13.9 NA 17.8 18.3  No.......................................................................... 15.2 NA 18.4 19.4 

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Family Income (nominal)2,3,4 Less than $5,000................................................... 14.2 NA NA 18.4  $5,000 to $9,999.................................................... 13.9 NA 16.8 17.7  $10,000 to $14,999 ............................................... 14.7 NA 17.0 18.2  $15,000 to $19,999 ............................................... 14.0 NA 18.0 18.6  $20,000 to $24,999 ............................................... 15.3 NA 18.2 17.9  $25,000 to $34,999................................................ 15.6 NA 18.2 19.0  $35,000 to $49,999................................................ 16.1 NA 19.0 20.3  $50,000 to $74,999 ............................................... NA NA 19.2 20.1  $75,000 or More .................................................... NA NA 19.7 20.3  Don't Know............................................................. NA NA NA NA Number of Drivers 1............................................................................. 15.0 NA 18.3 19.1  2............................................................................. 15.2 NA 18.3 19.3  3 or More................................................................ 15.2 NA 18.7 19.9  None/No Answer.................................................... 15.7 NA NA NA Age of Primary Driver 16 to 17 Years........................................................ NA NA NA 20.7  18 to 22 Years........................................................ NA NA NA 21.9  23 to 29 Years........................................................ NA NA NA 20.9  30 to 39 Years........................................................ NA NA NA 20.6  40 to 49 Years........................................................ NA NA NA 19.4  50 to 59 Years........................................................ NA NA NA 18.7  60 to 69 Years........................................................ NA NA NA 18.5  70 to 79 Years........................................................ NA NA NA 17.5  80 Years and Over................................................. NA NA NA 17.5  Don't Know............................................................. NA NA NA 18.9 

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Vehicle CharacteristicsType of Vehicle5 Passenger Car ...................................................... NA 17.2 19.7 21.1  Vans (Large and Minivans).................................... NA 13.2 17.0 16.7  Sport Utility Vehicle ............................................... NA 12.7 15.4 16.2  Pickup Truck ......................................................... NA 13.5 15.3 15.8  Recreational Vehicle.............................................. NA NA NA NA  Other...................................................................... NA 9.6 8.3 Q Type of Fuel Purchased Motor Gasoline....................................................... NA 15.3 18.3 19.3  Unleaded ............................................................. NA 17.1 19.1 19.6  Regular Grade .................................................... NA NA 18.9 19.4  Intermediate Grade.............................................. NA NA 19.6 20.3  Premium Grade ................................................... NA NA 19.6 19.6  Leaded ................................................................. NA 13.5 13.1 13.3  Gasohol ................................................................ NA NA NA 20.5  Diesel Fuel ............................................................ NA NA 21.5 22.0 

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. 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.

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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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