Table 3.16a. Appliances by Census Region and Climate Zone, 

 Million U.S. Households, 1993

Appliance Types

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Census Region Climate Zone

RSE

Row

Factors

Northeast Midwest South West

Fewer than

2,000 CDD and --

More

than

2,000

CDD

and

Fewer

than

4,000

HDD

More

than

7,000

HDD

5,500

to

7,000

HDD

4,000

to

5,499

HDD

Fewer

than

4,000

HDD

0.4 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.8 2.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.1

Total ..................................................... 96.6 19.5 23.3 33.5 20.4 8.7 26.5 22.5 17.8 21.2 6.7

Air-Conditioner ................................... 66.1 11.3 17.1 29.9 7.8 4.4 16.1 16.4 10.8 18.5 5.8

 Central1 .............................................. 42.1 3.9 10.8 21.8 5.5 2.4 8.9 9.2 7.1 14.5 8.7

 Electric .............................................. 41.9 3.9 10.7 21.8 5.5 2.4 8.8 9.2 7.1 14.5 8.7

 Without a Heat Pump ..................... 30.1 3.0 9.8 13.9 3.5 2.3 7.6 6.2 4.4 9.7 9.8

 With a Heat Pump .......................... 11.9 1.0 1.0 7.9 2.0 Q 1.3 3.0 2.6 4.8 14.1

 Gas2 ................................................. 0.1 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 91.1

 Room1 ................................................ 25.7 7.6 6.6 9.0 2.6 2.1 7.3 7.6 4.1 4.6 9.8

 1 Unit ................................................ 17.3 4.6 4.7 5.7 2.3 1.7 5.1 4.4 3.2 3.0 10.2

 2 Units .............................................. 6.3 2.3 1.6 2.2 0.2 0.4 1.9 2.3 0.7 1.1 17.2

 3 or More Units ................................. 2.2 0.8 0.4 1.0 Q Q 0.4 1.0 0.2 0.5 19.8

Clothes Washer .................................. 74.5 14.4 18.4 27.0 14.7 7.3 20.5 17.0 13.2 16.4 4.8

Clothes Dryer ...................................... 68.8 12.5 18.0 24.6 13.6 6.9 19.6 15.5 11.7 15.1 4.9

 Electric ................................................ 54.7 9.0 13.2 22.5 10.0 5.7 14.4 12.7 9.0 12.8 6.6

 Natural Gas ........................................ 13.4 3.4 4.5 1.9 3.6 1.0 5.0 2.6 2.7 2.1 11.5

 LPG .................................................... 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.2 Q 0.2 0.1 0.2 Q Q 37.3

Dishwasher ......................................... 43.7 8.1 9.4 15.7 10.5 3.6 11.4 10.5 7.8 10.5 5.5

Fans ..................................................... 88.4 17.5 22.1 31.2 17.6 7.9 24.9 19.9 15.5 20.1 5.6

 Ceiling ................................................ 51.8 8.6 13.2 22.1 8.0 3.9 13.6 11.1 8.6 14.6 5.9

 1 ....................................................... 22.3 4.7 6.5 6.6 4.4 2.3 7.3 4.8 3.7 4.1 7.9

 2 ....................................................... 12.0 2.1 3.4 4.7 1.7 0.9 3.2 3.0 2.1 2.8 9.8

 3 or more .......................................... 17.6 1.8 3.3 10.7 1.9 0.7 3.1 3.4 2.8 7.7 10.2

 Exhaust (attic) ..................................... 9.0 2.2 2.0 3.4 1.4 0.3 2.4 2.8 1.4 2.1 13.2

 Exhaust (other) ................................... 55.8 11.0 14.1 19.7 11.0 5.1 16.3 13.0 8.9 12.5 5.7

 Portable ............................................. 50.0 10.4 13.4 14.9 11.3 5.1 15.0 10.4 9.3 10.2 5.4

 Whole-House ..................................... 4.1 0.8 1.0 1.6 0.7 Q 1.2 1.0 0.6 1.1 15.2

 Window .............................................. 12.9 4.1 4.4 3.3 1.2 1.3 5.3 3.6 1.5 1.3 11.1

Freezer ................................................ 33.4 5.0 10.2 12.5 5.7 4.6 9.2 7.0 5.6 6.9 8.0

 1 ......................................................... 29.5 4.6 9.3 10.5 5.1 4.0 8.5 6.0 4.9 6.0 7.7

 2 or more ........................................... 3.8 0.4 0.9 2.0 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.9 19.0

 Defrost Method

 Frost-Free ......................................... 11.2 1.7 2.6 4.9 2.0 1.1 2.5 2.9 2.2 2.5 10.5

 Manual .............................................. 22.1 3.3 7.6 7.5 3.8 3.5 6.7 4.2 3.4 4.4 10.1

 Type

 Upright .............................................. 16.9 3.1 4.4 5.6 3.8 2.0 4.9 3.6 2.7 3.6 8.8

 Chest .............................................. 16.5 1.9 5.8 6.9 1.9 2.5 4.3 3.4 2.9 3.3 12.2

 Age

 Less than 2 Years ............................. 2.1 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.4 20.4

 2 to 4 Years ...................................... 3.4 0.5 1.1 1.3 0.5 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.8 13.7

 5 to 9 Years ...................................... 6.6 0.8 1.6 3.1 1.1 0.9 1.6 1.1 1.5 1.5 13.0

 10 to 19 Years .................................. 12.6 1.9 3.8 4.8 2.2 1.6 3.6 3.0 1.8 2.7 9.9

 20 Years or More .............................. 7.7 1.3 2.8 2.2 1.5 1.3 2.3 1.6 1.2 1.3 13.0

 Don’t Know ....................................... 0.9 Q 0.3 0.4 0.2 Q 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 26.7

See footnotes at end of table.

88 Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristrics 1993
Table 3.16b. Appliances by Census Region and Climate Zone, 

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1993

Appliance Types

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Census Region Climate Zone

RSE

Row

Factors

Northeast Midwest South West

Fewer than

2,000 CDD and --

More

than

2,000

CDD

and

Fewer

than

4,000

HDD

More

than

7,000

HDD

5,500

to

7,000

HDD

4,000

to

5,499

HDD

Fewer

than

4,000

HDD

0.4 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.8 2.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.1

Total ..................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0

Air-Conditioner ................................... 68.4 58.0 73.5 89.2 38.4 50.9 60.6 72.9 60.7 87.1 3.6

 Central1 .............................................. 43.5 20.2 46.3 65.1 27.2 27.8 33.6 40.8 39.8 68.5 6.7

 Electric .............................................. 43.4 20.1 46.0 65.1 27.0 27.5 33.3 40.8 39.7 68.4 6.7

 Without a Heat Pump ..................... 31.1 15.2 41.9 41.4 17.1 26.3 28.6 27.4 24.8 45.6 7.7

 With a Heat Pump .......................... 12.3 4.9 4.1 23.7 9.9 Q 4.8 13.3 14.9 22.9 13.1

 Gas2 ................................................. 0.1 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 76.2

 Room1 ................................................ 26.6 39.0 28.4 26.7 12.7 23.8 27.7 33.9 23.1 21.8 7.7

 1 Unit ................................................ 17.9 23.5 20.1 17.1 11.5 19.1 19.1 19.4 18.0 14.3 8.0

 2 Units .............................................. 6.5 11.6 6.7 6.7 1.0 4.1 7.0 10.0 3.9 5.2 15.5

 3 or More Units ................................. 2.2 3.9 1.6 2.9 Q Q 1.6 4.4 1.1 2.3 18.9

Clothes Washer .................................. 77.1 74.0 79.0 80.5 72.1 84.1 77.4 75.7 74.2 77.5 2.1

Clothes Dryer ...................................... 71.2 64.4 77.2 73.6 66.8 79.2 73.8 69.1 66.0 71.1 2.4

 Electric ................................................ 56.6 46.2 56.6 67.2 48.9 65.1 54.3 56.7 50.7 60.6 3.9

 Natural Gas ........................................ 13.9 17.4 19.4 5.7 17.7 12.0 19.0 11.5 15.0 10.1 11.2

 LPG .................................................... 0.7 0.8 1.1 0.7 Q 2.2 0.5 1.0 Q Q 36.3

Dishwasher ......................................... 45.2 41.5 40.4 46.9 51.6 41.0 43.0 46.6 43.8 49.5 4.0

Fans ..................................................... 91.5 89.9 94.8 93.2 86.5 91.0 94.2 88.8 87.2 94.8 1.3

 Ceiling ................................................ 53.6 44.2 56.6 65.9 39.1 44.7 51.4 49.6 48.5 68.7 3.6

 1 ....................................................... 23.0 24.3 28.0 19.8 21.5 26.4 27.7 21.2 21.0 19.5 5.8

 2 ....................................................... 12.4 10.8 14.6 14.1 8.5 10.4 12.1 13.5 11.7 13.0 7.5

 3 or more .......................................... 18.2 9.1 14.0 31.9 9.1 7.9 11.6 14.9 15.8 36.2 8.4

 Exhaust (attic) ..................................... 9.3 11.5 8.6 10.2 6.8 3.3 9.1 12.6 8.0 9.7 11.7

 Exhaust (other) ................................... 57.8 56.6 60.5 58.8 54.1 59.1 61.7 57.8 49.8 58.9 3.3

 Portable ............................................. 51.8 53.5 57.7 44.5 55.5 59.1 56.6 46.5 52.0 48.2 3.3

 Whole-House ..................................... 4.2 4.1 4.3 4.7 3.4 Q 4.6 4.6 3.5 5.1 14.0

 Window .............................................. 13.4 21.2 18.7 9.8 5.7 14.6 19.8 16.0 8.3 6.4 9.1

Freezer ................................................ 34.5 25.5 43.8 37.2 28.1 52.8 34.9 31.3 31.3 32.7 5.5

 1 ......................................................... 30.5 23.4 40.1 31.3 25.2 46.1 32.2 26.9 27.4 28.5 5.1

 2 or more ........................................... 4.0 2.1 3.7 5.9 2.9 6.6 2.7 4.4 3.9 4.2 17.5

 Defrost Method

 Frost-Free ......................................... 11.6 8.7 11.3 14.7 9.6 12.9 9.5 12.7 12.3 12.0 8.6

 Manual .............................................. 22.9 16.8 32.5 22.5 18.5 39.8 25.4 18.6 19.0 20.7 7.8

 Type

 Upright .............................................. 17.4 15.7 18.9 16.7 18.6 23.6 18.6 16.1 15.0 17.0 6.7

 Chest .............................................. 17.1 9.7 24.9 20.5 9.5 29.2 16.3 15.2 16.3 15.7 9.7

 Age

 Less than 2 Years ............................. 2.2 1.8 3.2 2.2 1.4 2.3 3.0 1.7 1.8 2.0 19.3

 2 to 4 Years ...................................... 3.5 2.7 4.7 4.0 2.3 6.6 3.3 2.9 3.1 3.7 11.5

 5 to 9 Years ...................................... 6.8 4.3 6.8 9.1 5.5 9.8 5.9 5.0 8.6 7.2 11.0

 10 to 19 Years .................................. 13.0 9.9 16.1 14.2 10.6 17.9 13.5 13.4 10.0 12.6 7.8

 20 Years or More .............................. 8.0 6.5 11.9 6.5 7.4 15.0 8.6 7.3 6.5 6.3 10.9

 Don’t Know ....................................... 0.9 Q 1.1 1.2 0.9 Q 0.6 0.9 1.3 0.9 24.9

See footnotes at end of table.

Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristrics 1993 89
Table 3.16a. Appliances by Census Region and Climate Zone, 

 Million U.S. Households, 1993 (Continued)

Appliance Types

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Census Region Climate Zone

RSE

Row

Factors

Northeast Midwest South West

Fewer than

2,000 CDD and --

More

than

2,000

CDD

and

Fewer

than

4,000

HDD

More

than

7,000

HDD

5,500

to

7,000

HDD

4,000

to

5,499

HDD

Fewer

than

4,000

HDD

0.4 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.8 2.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.1

 Freezer Size

 Very Small (Less than 11 cf) ............ 2.8 0.5 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.6 16.7

 Small (11-14 cf) ................................ 6.7 0.8 2.1 2.7 1.1 0.9 1.7 1.3 1.2 1.6 14.0

 Medium (15-18 cf) ............................ 12.1 1.8 3.9 4.5 2.0 1.8 3.4 2.5 2.1 2.3 10.9

 Large (19-22 cf) ................................ 9.5 1.5 2.8 3.6 1.7 1.2 2.7 2.2 1.4 2.1 11.6

 Very Large (23 or More cf) ............... 2.2 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.4 20.6

Heaters (other) 

 Hot Tub or Spa ................................... 2.8 0.3 0.4 1.0 1.1 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.9 17.2

 Electric .............................................. 1.9 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.5 21.9

 Natural Gas ...................................... 0.7 Q Q 0.2 0.4 Q Q Q 0.2 0.3 26.3

 LPG/Other ........................................ 0.2 Q Q 0.1 Q Q Q Q Q 0.1 27.8

 Portable Space ................................... 11.8 1.8 3.1 4.8 2.0 1.0 2.8 2.9 2.5 2.5 12.0

 Electric .............................................. 9.8 1.5 2.4 3.9 2.0 0.8 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.3 11.9

 Kerosene .......................................... 2.3 0.4 0.9 1.1 Q 0.2 0.7 0.8 0.4 0.3 24.1

 Swimming Pool ................................... 0.8 Q Q 0.4 0.3 Q Q 0.1 0.2 0.4 30.8

 Natural Gas ...................................... 0.5 Q Q 0.2 0.1 Q Q Q Q 0.2 49.6

 Electric/LPG/Other ............................ 0.4 Q Q 0.1 Q Q Q Q Q 0.1 50.1

 Waterbed Heaters ............................. 11.9 1.4 4.1 4.1 2.3 1.4 3.9 2.3 1.5 2.7 10.8

 1 ........................................................ 9.7 1.2 3.3 3.3 1.9 1.1 3.2 1.9 1.2 2.3 11.1

 2 or More .......................................... 2.2 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.5 21.6

 Waterbed Heaters

 Used All Year ...................................... 9.9 1.2 3.6 3.3 1.8 1.3 3.4 1.8 1.2 2.2 11.4

 1 ........................................................ 8.2 1.0 3.0 2.7 1.5 1.0 2.8 1.6 1.0 1.8 11.6

 2 or More ......................................... 1.7 0.2 0.6 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.4 23.2

Office Equipment ................................ 23.3 4.8 5.5 7.2 5.8 2.1 6.4 5.9 4.1 4.9 7.7

 Facsimile Machine .............................. 2.9 0.6 0.4 1.0 0.8 0.1 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 16.2

 Laser Printer ....................................... 5.3 0.9 1.0 1.8 1.6 0.3 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.1 10.5

 Personal Computer ............................. 22.6 4.7 5.3 6.9 5.7 2.0 6.2 5.6 4.0 4.8 7.7

 Photocopier ........................................ 1.5 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.3 20.0

Oven ..................................................... 94.3 18.8 22.9 32.6 20.0 8.4 25.9 22.0 17.5 20.5 6.8

 Electric ................................................ 59.4 9.2 13.5 23.8 12.9 6.0 15.3 13.3 11.1 13.9 6.3

 Natural Gas ........................................ 30.7 8.6 8.4 6.9 6.7 1.7 9.9 7.9 5.8 5.4 9.0

 LPG .................................................... 4.2 1.0 1.0 1.9 0.4 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.6 1.3 24.9

Pumps (Electric) ................................. 18.2 4.0 4.6 6.5 3.2 2.6 5.1 3.9 2.6 4.0 10.0

 Hot Tub or Spa ................................... 2.8 0.3 0.4 1.0 1.1 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.9 17.2

 Swimming Pool ................................... 4.6 1.1 0.5 1.9 1.1 0.2 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.5 13.6

 Well Water .......................................... 13.0 3.0 4.0 4.5 1.4 2.4 4.0 2.8 1.4 2.4 13.5

Range ................................................... 96.1 19.3 23.3 33.3 20.2 8.6 26.4 22.4 17.7 21.0 6.7

 Electric ................................................ 59.3 9.3 13.6 23.9 12.6 6.2 15.3 13.2 10.9 13.8 6.5

 Natural Gas ........................................ 32.2 9.0 8.7 7.2 7.2 1.7 10.3 8.2 6.1 5.8 8.9

 LPG .................................................... 4.6 1.0 1.0 2.2 0.4 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.6 1.5 24.0

See footnotes at end of table.

90 Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristrics 1993
Table 3.16b. Appliances by Census Region and Climate Zone, 

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1993 (Continued)

Appliance Types

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Census Region Climate Zone

RSE

Row

Factors

Northeast Midwest South West

Fewer than

2,000 CDD and --

More

than

2,000

CDD

and

Fewer

than

4,000

HDD

More

than

7,000

HDD

5,500

to

7,000

HDD

4,000

to

5,499

HDD

Fewer

than

4,000

HDD

0.4 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.8 2.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.1

 Freezer Size

 Very Small (Less than 11 cf) ............ 2.9 2.6 3.9 2.6 2.3 5.8 3.0 2.1 2.6 2.6 14.4

 Small (11-14 cf) ................................ 6.9 4.0 9.2 8.2 5.3 10.1 6.5 5.8 7.0 7.3 11.8

 Medium (15-18 cf) ............................ 12.6 9.3 16.6 13.4 9.7 20.8 12.7 11.2 11.9 11.0 8.4

 Large (19-22 cf) ................................ 9.9 7.5 11.9 10.8 8.3 13.8 10.0 9.7 8.0 9.8 9.5

 Very Large (23 or More cf) ............... 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.6 2.2 2.6 2.5 1.8 1.9 19.5

Heaters (other) 

 Hot Tub or Spa ................................... 2.9 1.3 1.9 3.0 5.6 2.7 2.1 2.5 3.3 4.3 16.7

 Electric .............................................. 2.0 1.2 1.6 1.9 3.5 2.5 1.7 2.0 1.9 2.3 21.4

 Natural Gas ...................................... 0.7 Q Q 0.7 1.9 Q Q Q 1.4 1.3 24.3

 LPG/Other ........................................ 0.2 Q Q 0.4 Q Q Q Q Q 0.7 25.3

 Portable Space ................................... 12.2 9.5 13.3 14.3 10.0 11.0 10.6 12.9 14.3 11.9 10.6

 Electric .............................................. 10.1 7.7 10.2 11.7 9.8 9.2 8.3 10.4 12.2 10.9 10.5

 Kerosene .......................................... 2.4 1.9 3.7 3.2 Q 1.9 2.6 3.6 2.3 1.3 23.5

 Swimming Pool ................................... 0.9 Q Q 1.1 1.5 Q Q 0.6 1.4 1.7 29.6

 Natural Gas ...................................... 0.5 Q Q 0.6 0.7 Q Q Q Q 1.1 42.8

 Electric/LPG/Other ............................ 0.4 Q Q 0.4 Q Q Q Q Q 0.6 44.7

 Waterbed Heaters ............................. 12.3 7.1 17.8 12.2 11.1 16.6 14.8 10.1 8.4 12.9 8.6

 1 ........................................................ 10.0 6.0 14.3 9.8 9.1 12.9 12.0 8.3 6.9 10.7 9.2

 2 or More .......................................... 2.3 1.1 3.4 2.4 2.0 3.7 2.8 1.8 1.5 2.2 19.8

 Waterbed Heaters

 Used All Year ...................................... 10.3 6.1 15.3 9.9 8.9 14.9 12.8 8.2 6.8 10.3 9.1

 1 ........................................................ 8.5 5.1 12.8 8.0 7.5 11.5 10.7 6.9 5.8 8.3 9.5

 2 or More ......................................... 1.8 1.0 2.5 2.0 1.4 3.3 2.1 1.3 1.0 2.0 21.5

Office Equipment ................................ 24.2 24.8 23.6 21.4 28.7 23.9 24.1 26.1 23.2 23.1 6.6

 Facsimile Machine .............................. 3.0 3.2 1.8 3.1 4.1 1.5 2.2 3.6 3.7 3.5 16.2

 Laser Printer ....................................... 5.5 4.8 4.5 5.3 7.7 3.9 4.7 6.1 6.8 5.4 9.7

 Personal Computer ............................. 23.3 23.9 22.8 20.5 28.0 23.3 23.3 25.0 22.4 22.4 6.6

 Photocopier ........................................ 1.6 1.4 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.4 1.5 19.6

Oven ..................................................... 97.6 96.7 98.3 97.3 98.1 96.6 97.9 97.9 98.3 96.8 NE

 Electric ................................................ 61.5 47.2 58.1 71.2 63.2 68.7 57.6 59.2 62.3 65.4 4.2

 Natural Gas ........................................ 31.8 44.4 36.2 20.6 33.1 19.7 37.3 35.1 32.6 25.6 7.8

 LPG .................................................... 4.3 4.9 4.2 5.6 1.8 8.2 3.3 3.3 3.5 5.9 23.9

Pumps (Electric) ................................. 18.8 20.3 19.8 19.3 15.5 29.4 19.2 17.4 14.9 18.9 8.8

 Hot Tub or Spa ................................... 2.9 1.3 1.9 3.0 5.6 2.7 2.1 2.5 3.3 4.3 16.7

 Swimming Pool ................................... 4.8 5.5 2.3 5.6 5.4 2.5 3.4 4.3 5.8 6.9 13.2

 Well Water .......................................... 13.4 15.5 17.1 13.4 7.1 27.7 15.2 12.3 7.7 11.2 12.5

Range ................................................... 99.4 99.2 99.8 99.4 99.3 99.5 99.6 99.5 99.4 99.2 NE

 Electric ................................................ 61.4 47.6 58.3 71.3 61.9 70.8 57.6 58.9 61.3 65.0 4.2

 Natural Gas ........................................ 33.3 46.1 37.5 21.6 35.5 20.1 38.9 36.6 34.5 27.3 7.8

 LPG .................................................... 4.7 5.3 4.2 6.5 1.9 8.5 3.4 3.7 3.6 7.0 23.1

See footnotes at end of table.

Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristrics 1993 91
Table 3.16a. Appliances by Census Region and Climate Zone, 

 Million U.S. Households, 1993 (Continued)

Appliance Types

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Census Region Climate Zone

RSE

Row

Factors

Northeast Midwest South West

Fewer than

2,000 CDD and --

More

than

2,000

CDD

and

Fewer

than

4,000

HDD

More

than

7,000

HDD

5,500

to

7,000

HDD

4,000

to

5,499

HDD

Fewer

than

4,000

HDD

0.4 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.8 2.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.1

Refrigerators ...................................... 96.5 19.4 23.3 33.4 20.3 8.7 26.5 22.4 17.8 21.1 6.7

 1 .......................................................... 82.1 16.8 18.8 29.4 17.2 6.8 22.0 19.5 15.2 18.6 4.0

 2 or More ............................................ 14.4 2.6 4.5 4.1 3.2 1.9 4.5 2.9 2.6 2.5 9.1

 Defrost Method

 Frost-Free ......................................... 81.8 16.1 19.3 29.4 17.0 7.1 22.3 18.6 14.9 19.0 4.6

 Manual .............................................. 14.7 3.4 4.0 4.0 3.4 1.6 4.2 3.8 2.9 2.2 9.8

 Type

 2-Doors (top and bottom) ................. 71.3 14.6 18.3 24.8 13.5 7.1 20.4 16.5 11.6 15.7 4.2

 2-Doors (side-by-side) ...................... 16.6 2.9 3.2 6.1 4.4 0.8 4.0 3.7 3.9 4.2 8.0

 Regular (single door) ........................ 7.9 1.8 1.7 2.3 2.1 0.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 1.1 11.2

 Half-Size/Other ................................. 0.8 Q Q 0.3 0.3 Q 0.1 0.2 0.3 Q 27.7

 Age

 Less than 2 Years ............................. 11.9 2.3 2.8 4.2 2.5 1.0 3.3 2.3 2.3 2.9 10.7

 2 to 4 Years ...................................... 16.2 3.5 3.7 5.8 3.3 1.4 4.1 3.9 3.2 3.5 8.7

 5 to 9 Years ...................................... 28.1 5.9 6.4 10.2 5.6 2.5 7.5 6.9 4.8 6.4 7.0

 10 to 19 Years .................................. 24.9 4.7 6.1 8.5 5.6 2.6 6.9 5.6 4.4 5.4 7.6

 20 Years or More .............................. 7.0 1.7 2.3 1.7 1.4 0.7 2.3 1.9 1.3 0.8 12.3

 Don’t Know ....................................... 8.3 1.4 2.0 3.0 1.9 0.5 2.4 1.7 1.7 2.0 12.8

 Size

 Very Small (Less than 11 cf) ............ 1.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 Q 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 29.8

 Small (11-14 cf) ................................ 8.9 2.2 2.4 2.6 1.7 0.8 2.7 2.2 1.6 1.6 11.1

 Medium (15-18 cf) ............................ 52.4 10.3 13.4 18.1 10.6 5.4 14.6 12.6 9.0 10.9 5.2

 Large (19-22 cf) ................................ 30.0 5.7 6.5 11.0 6.8 2.2 8.0 6.3 6.1 7.3 6.6

 Very Large (23 or More cf) ............... 3.9 0.9 0.6 1.4 1.0 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.0 17.5

 Through-the-Door Ice Service

 Yes ................................................... 10.1 1.6 1.9 4.2 2.5 0.5 2.2 2.2 2.6 2.7 10.1

 No ..................................................... 86.3 17.9 21.4 29.2 17.8 8.2 24.3 20.2 15.2 18.4 4.5

Television Sets ................................... 95.4 19.3 22.9 33.1 20.0 8.5 26.3 22.1 17.6 21.0 6.8

 Color ................................................... 94.4 19.1 22.8 32.7 19.9 8.3 26.0 21.9 17.4 20.8 6.8

 1 ........................................................ 39.2 7.4 9.4 13.8 8.5 4.0 10.6 8.2 7.7 8.7 6.5

 2 ........................................................ 35.2 7.7 8.4 12.0 7.2 2.8 10.1 8.5 6.3 7.6 5.9

 3 ........................................................ 14.3 2.8 3.4 5.1 3.1 1.1 3.8 3.6 2.6 3.3 8.5

 4 ........................................................ 4.2 0.8 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.4 1.2 1.1 0.5 0.9 11.4

 5 or More .......................................... 1.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.3 18.9

 Black/White ......................................... 19.0 3.9 5.5 6.5 3.1 1.7 5.9 4.6 2.9 3.9 7.8

 1 ........................................................ 16.9 3.5 4.7 5.8 2.8 1.6 5.1 4.1 2.6 3.6 8.2

 2 or More .......................................... 2.1 0.3 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.3 20.1

See footnotes at end of table.

92 Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristrics 1993
Table 3.16b. Appliances by Census Region and Climate Zone, 

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1993 (Continued)

Appliance Types

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Census Region Climate Zone

RSE

Row

Factors

Northeast Midwest South West

Fewer than

2,000 CDD and --

More

than

2,000

CDD

and

Fewer

than

4,000

HDD

More

than

7,000

HDD

5,500

to

7,000

HDD

4,000

to

5,499

HDD

Fewer

than

4,000

HDD

0.4 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.8 2.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.1

Refrigerators ...................................... 99.8 99.7 100.0 99.7 99.9 100.0 100.0 99.6 99.9 99.7 NE

 1 .......................................................... 85.0 86.4 80.5 87.6 84.3 78.0 83.1 86.6 85.5 87.9 1.2

 2 or More ............................................ 14.9 13.3 19.5 12.1 15.6 22.0 16.9 13.0 14.4 11.8 6.8

 Defrost Method

 Frost-Free ......................................... 84.6 82.4 83.0 87.7 83.4 81.4 84.0 82.6 83.8 89.4 1.6

 Manual .............................................. 15.2 17.3 17.0 12.0 16.5 18.6 16.0 16.9 16.1 10.4 8.2

 Type

 2-Doors (top and bottom) ................. 73.7 75.2 78.5 74.0 66.5 81.7 77.0 73.5 65.1 74.0 1.7

 2-Doors (side-by-side) ...................... 17.1 14.8 13.8 18.1 21.6 9.3 15.1 16.3 21.7 20.0 6.6

 Regular (single door) ........................ 8.2 9.1 7.2 6.9 10.4 8.8 7.4 9.0 11.6 5.1 10.4

 Half-Size/Other ................................. 0.8 Q Q 0.8 1.4 Q 0.5 0.8 1.5 Q 27.0

 Age

 Less than 2 Years ............................. 12.3 11.8 12.2 12.6 12.3 11.5 12.4 10.4 13.1 13.7 9.1

 2 to 4 Years ...................................... 16.8 17.8 15.8 17.2 16.3 16.1 15.6 17.4 18.1 16.7 7.7

 5 to 9 Years ...................................... 29.1 30.5 27.5 30.4 27.4 28.6 28.5 30.6 27.2 30.1 4.8

 10 to 19 Years .................................. 25.8 23.9 26.2 25.3 27.7 30.0 25.9 25.1 24.5 25.7 5.4

 20 Years or More .............................. 7.3 8.6 9.8 5.2 6.7 8.4 8.7 8.4 7.1 4.0 10.6

 Don’t Know ....................................... 8.6 7.1 8.6 9.1 9.5 5.4 8.9 7.7 9.8 9.6 11.7

 Size

 Very Small (Less than 11 cf) ............ 1.3 1.5 1.6 0.9 1.4 Q 1.6 1.2 1.5 1.1 27.9

 Small (11-14 cf) ................................ 9.2 11.3 10.5 7.7 8.1 9.1 10.2 9.7 8.9 7.7 9.4

 Medium (15-18 cf) ............................ 54.3 53.1 57.3 54.1 52.2 62.1 55.1 56.0 50.4 51.5 2.9

 Large (19-22 cf) ................................ 31.0 29.3 27.8 32.7 33.5 25.8 30.1 28.2 34.3 34.6 4.7

 Very Large (23 or More cf) ............... 4.0 4.5 2.8 4.2 4.7 2.3 3.0 4.5 4.9 4.8 17.1

 Through-the-Door Ice Service

 Yes ................................................... 10.5 8.0 8.0 12.5 12.4 5.2 8.3 9.7 14.5 12.7 9.2

 No ..................................................... 89.3 91.7 92.0 87.2 87.5 94.8 91.7 89.8 85.4 87.0 1.1

Television Sets ................................... 98.8 99.3 98.4 98.9 98.4 97.4 99.1 98.5 98.8 99.1 NE

 Color ................................................... 97.7 98.1 97.6 97.5 97.8 96.0 98.3 97.4 97.7 97.9 NE

 1 ........................................................ 40.5 38.2 40.3 41.3 41.9 46.3 40.0 36.6 43.1 41.0 4.0

 2 ........................................................ 36.4 39.3 35.9 35.8 35.2 32.1 38.0 37.7 35.4 35.7 4.0

 3 ........................................................ 14.8 14.5 14.4 15.1 15.1 12.2 14.2 16.0 14.5 15.7 7.2

 4 ........................................................ 4.3 4.2 5.3 3.7 4.2 4.4 4.6 5.0 2.9 4.3 10.2

 5 or More .......................................... 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.1 1.5 2.1 1.8 1.2 18.5

 Black/White ......................................... 19.6 19.9 23.4 19.5 15.3 19.9 22.3 20.5 16.1 18.2 6.0

 1 ........................................................ 17.5 18.2 20.1 17.3 14.0 18.0 19.2 18.2 14.5 16.9 6.3

 2 or More .......................................... 2.2 1.8 3.3 2.1 1.3 1.9 3.1 2.2 1.7 1.3 19.5

See footnotes at end of table.

Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristrics 1993 93
Table 3.16a. Appliances by Census Region and Climate Zone, 

 Million U.S. Households, 1993 (Continued)

Appliance Types

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Census Region Climate Zone

RSE

Row

Factors

Northeast Midwest South West

Fewer than

2,000 CDD and --

More

than

2,000

CDD

and

Fewer

than

4,000

HDD

More

than

7,000

HDD

5,500

to

7,000

HDD

4,000

to

5,499

HDD

Fewer

than

4,000

HDD

0.4 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.8 2.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.1

Water Heaters3 .................................... 95.5 18.8 23.3 33.1 20.3 8.4 26.3 22.1 17.8 21.1 6.8

 Electric ................................................. 37.1 4.5 6.9 19.2 6.5 3.8 7.4 8.8 6.3 10.8 9.7

 For One Housing Unit ....................... 35.8 4.4 6.6 18.8 6.0 3.6 7.2 8.6 5.9 10.6 9.9

 For Two or More Units4 .................... 1.3 Q 0.3 0.4 0.5 Q 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 36.9

 Natural Gas ........................................ 51.2 10.1 15.3 12.6 13.2 3.7 16.7 10.4 10.9 9.3 7.5

 For One Housing Unit ....................... 44.0 7.7 13.1 12.0 11.2 3.3 14.0 8.4 9.4 8.8 8.4

 For Two or More Units4 .................... 7.2 2.4 2.2 0.6 2.0 0.5 2.7 2.0 1.5 0.5 17.1

 Fuel Oil ............................................... 4.0 3.8 Q Q Q 0.3 1.4 2.3 Q Q 13.1

 For One Housing Unit ....................... 2.2 2.1 Q Q Q 0.2 1.1 0.8 Q Q 15.9

 For Two or More Units4 .................... 1.8 1.7 Q Q Q Q 0.2 1.5 Q Q 22.7

 LPG ................................................... 2.8 0.4 1.0 1.0 0.4 0.5 0.6 Q 0.4 0.7 27.6

 Other ................................................... 0.4 0.1 Q 0.1 0.2 Q Q Q Q 0.1 46.3

Water Heater (for one housing unit)

Age

 Less than 2 Years ............................... 11.4 1.9 2.7 4.5 2.4 1.2 3.0 2.1 2.0 3.1 10.9

 2 to 4 Years ........................................ 13.9 2.5 3.3 5.3 2.8 1.4 3.8 2.8 2.7 3.2 9.2

 5 to 9 Years ........................................ 21.4 3.8 5.1 8.1 4.4 1.6 5.8 5.2 3.8 5.0 9.0

 10 to 19 Years .................................... 19.5 3.3 5.2 7.0 4.0 2.0 5.2 4.5 3.5 4.3 8.6

 20 Years or More ................................ 7.5 1.7 2.2 2.0 1.5 0.7 2.5 1.7 1.2 1.4 14.0

 Don’t Know ......................................... 11.3 1.3 2.3 5.1 2.6 0.6 2.7 2.0 2.7 3.3 12.0

Size

 Small ................................................... 17.7 2.8 3.8 7.8 3.4 1.2 4.3 3.4 3.3 5.4 8.9

 Medium ............................................... 44.1 7.3 11.5 16.7 8.6 4.0 12.3 9.5 8.0 10.3 7.1

 Large .................................................. 18.0 3.2 4.3 5.7 4.7 2.0 5.0 4.1 3.5 3.4 10.1

 Don’t Know ......................................... 5.2 1.3 1.1 1.7 1.1 0.4 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.1 16.2

Other Appliances

 Electric

 Air Cleaner ........................................ 5.4 1.1 1.8 1.4 1.0 0.5 2.1 1.2 0.6 1.0 13.8

 Aquarium .......................................... 4.1 0.9 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.5 1.5 0.8 0.6 0.7 14.9

 Dehumidifier ..................................... 9.1 2.5 5.1 1.2 0.2 2.1 4.3 2.0 0.3 0.3 16.1

 Evaporative Cooler ........................... 2.7 Q Q 0.5 2.2 Q 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.5 26.3

 Humidifier ......................................... 13.7 3.0 6.1 2.6 2.0 2.3 5.2 3.4 1.4 1.3 10.6

 Microwave Oven ............................... 81.3 15.1 20.8 27.8 17.5 7.6 22.9 18.5 14.7 17.6 3.7

 Toaster Oven .................................... 27.5 7.2 4.5 10.1 5.7 1.6 6.9 7.1 5.4 6.6 7.4

 Outdoor Gas Light2 ............................. 0.5 Q Q 0.3 Q Q Q Q Q 0.2 36.7

 Outdoor Grill ....................................... 27.5 7.0 7.4 8.5 4.7 3.3 9.1 6.5 3.5 5.2 7.2

 Natural Gas ...................................... 2.8 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.6 Q 0.9 0.4 0.6 0.8 20.0

 LPG .................................................. 24.8 6.4 6.8 7.6 4.0 3.3 8.2 6.1 2.9 4.4 7.9

1 An estimated 1.7 million households have both a central air-conditioner and one or more room air-conditioners. 2 Gas includes LPG and natural gas. 3 A count of households where the main water heater is totally separate from the space-heating system. Excluded from this count are 0.8 million households that

use water heated by a space-heating system. Of these, most (0.6 million) employ a fuel oil space-heating system to heat water for washing and bathing. Also excluded

are 0.3 million households that do not heat water using a typical water heater. 4 An unknown number may be heated by the space-heating system.

cf = Cubic feet.

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

Notes: • To obtain the RSE percentage for any table cell, multiply the corresponding column and row factors. • Because of rounding, data may not sum to totals. 

• See "Glossary" for definition of terms used in this report.

Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End Use, Forms EIA-457 A, B, C of the 1993 Residential Energy Consumption Survey. 

(For specific titles of forms, see Appendix D.)

94 Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristrics 1993
Table 3.16b. Appliances by Census Region and Climate Zone, 

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1993 (Continued)

Appliance Types

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Census Region Climate Zone

RSE

Row

Factors

Northeast Midwest South West

Fewer than

2,000 CDD and --

More

than

2,000

CDD

and

Fewer

than

4,000

HDD

More

than

7,000

HDD

5,500

to

7,000

HDD

4,000

to

5,499

HDD

Fewer

than

4,000

HDD

0.4 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.8 2.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.1

Water Heaters3 .................................... 98.9 96.5 100.0 99.0 99.7 96.5 99.1 98.2 99.9 99.3 NE

 Electric ................................................. 38.4 23.0 29.7 57.4 32.0 43.2 28.1 39.2 35.6 51.1 7.6

 For One Housing Unit ....................... 37.0 22.6 28.2 56.2 29.4 41.0 27.1 38.1 33.3 49.8 7.9

 For Two or More Units4 .................... 1.4 Q 1.5 1.2 2.5 Q 1.0 1.0 2.2 1.2 35.3

 Natural Gas ........................................ 53.0 51.7 65.8 37.6 64.8 43.0 63.2 46.5 61.5 43.9 6.1

 For One Housing Unit ....................... 45.5 39.3 56.4 35.7 55.0 37.6 53.0 37.6 53.0 41.5 6.7

 For Two or More Units4 .................... 7.5 12.4 9.4 1.9 9.7 5.4 10.3 8.9 8.5 2.4 17.8

 Fuel Oil ............................................... 4.1 19.3 Q Q Q 3.7 5.2 10.1 Q Q 15.1

 For One Housing Unit ....................... 2.3 10.7 Q Q Q 2.6 4.3 3.6 Q Q 18.3

 For Two or More Units4 .................... 1.9 8.6 Q Q Q Q 0.9 6.5 Q Q 23.5

 LPG ................................................... 2.9 1.9 4.3 3.0 2.0 6.3 2.4 Q 2.3 3.5 27.0

 Other ................................................... 0.5 0.6 Q 0.4 0.9 Q Q Q Q 0.7 39.6

Water Heater (for one housing unit)

Age

 Less than 2 Years ............................... 11.8 9.6 11.4 13.4 11.7 13.6 11.5 9.5 11.1 14.5 9.0

 2 to 4 Years ........................................ 14.4 12.8 14.3 15.8 13.6 16.3 14.2 12.5 15.1 15.2 7.8

 5 to 9 Years ........................................ 22.2 19.7 21.8 24.2 21.6 18.9 21.8 23.1 21.6 23.6 6.9

 10 to 19 Years .................................... 20.1 17.0 22.2 20.8 19.7 23.2 19.6 20.1 19.6 20.1 6.4

 20 Years or More ................................ 7.8 9.0 9.5 6.0 7.6 8.5 9.5 7.5 6.6 6.6 12.4

 Don’t Know ......................................... 11.7 6.6 9.8 15.1 13.0 6.8 10.2 8.8 15.1 15.6 10.6

Size

 Small ................................................... 18.3 14.2 16.2 23.3 16.6 13.9 16.4 15.2 18.5 25.7 6.9

 Medium ............................................... 45.6 37.2 49.5 50.0 42.2 45.5 46.5 42.4 45.0 48.7 4.6

 Large .................................................. 18.6 16.7 18.5 17.0 23.0 23.0 18.7 18.2 19.7 16.0 8.4

 Don’t Know ......................................... 5.4 6.5 4.8 5.2 5.5 4.7 5.2 5.7 6.0 5.2 15.3

Other Appliances

 Electric

 Air Cleaner ........................................ 5.5 5.7 7.8 4.3 4.9 5.5 8.0 5.2 3.4 4.7 12.8

 Aquarium .......................................... 4.3 4.6 5.8 3.2 4.0 5.4 5.7 3.8 3.6 3.1 13.7

 Dehumidifier ..................................... 9.4 13.1 21.7 3.7 1.0 24.4 16.1 8.9 1.9 1.6 13.8

 Evaporative Cooler ........................... 2.8 Q Q 1.5 10.6 Q 1.2 0.5 3.7 7.2 26.1

 Humidifier ......................................... 14.1 15.5 26.1 7.7 9.7 27.0 19.7 15.0 7.7 6.3 8.5

 Microwave Oven ............................... 84.1 77.7 89.4 83.1 86.0 87.4 86.3 82.3 82.8 83.0 1.4

 Toaster Oven .................................... 28.5 36.8 19.4 30.2 28.2 17.9 26.1 31.7 30.2 31.1 6.4

 Outdoor Gas Light2 ............................. 0.6 Q Q 0.9 Q Q Q Q Q 0.9 32.2

 Outdoor Grill ....................................... 28.5 35.7 31.7 25.5 22.9 38.5 34.2 29.0 19.5 24.3 5.4

 Natural Gas ...................................... 2.9 2.9 2.6 2.8 3.2 Q 3.3 1.9 3.4 3.7 18.9

 LPG .................................................. 25.7 32.8 29.1 22.7 19.8 37.6 31.0 27.1 16.1 20.7 6.2

1 An estimated 1.7 million households have both a central air-conditioner and one or more room air-conditioners. 2 Gas includes LPG and natural gas. 3 A count of households where the main water heater is totally separate from the space-heating system. Excluded from this count are 0.8 million households that

use water heated by a space-heating system. Of these, most (0.6 million) employ a fuel oil space-heating system to heat water for washing and bathing. Also excluded

are 0.3 million households that do not heat water using a typical water heater. 4 An unknown number may be heated by the space-heating system.

cf = Cubic feet.

NE = RSE row factor not estimated because RSE’s for all statistics in this row are between 0.0 and 1.0 percent.

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

Notes: • To obtain the RSE percentage for any table cell, multiply the corresponding column and row factors. • Because of rounding, data may not sum to totals. 

• See "Glossary" for definition of terms used in this report.

Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End Use, Forms EIA-457 A, B, C of the 1993 Residential Energy Consumption Survey. 

(For specific titles of forms, see Appendix D.)

Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristrics 1993 95
Table 3.17a. Appliances by Year of Construction,

 Million U.S. Households, 1993

Appliance Types

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Year of Construction

RSE

Row

Factors

1991

 to

19931

1988

to

1990

1985

to

1987

1980

to

1984

1970

to

1979

1960

to

1969

1950

to

1959

1940

to

1949

1939

or

Before

0.4 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.1 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.3 0.8

Total .................................................... 96.6 4.5 4.7 5.5 8.5 18.1 15.0 13.1 6.9 20.4 5.3

Air-Conditioner .................................. 66.1 3.9 3.9 4.7 6.9 12.8 11.0 8.7 3.9 10.3 6.1

 Central2 ............................................. 42.1 3.7 3.5 4.2 5.8 9.1 6.9 4.8 1.5 2.6 7.8

 Electric ............................................ 41.9 3.6 3.5 4.1 5.8 9.1 6.8 4.8 1.5 2.6 7.8

 Without a Heat Pump .................... 30.1 2.5 2.3 2.4 3.9 6.4 5.5 3.7 1.3 2.1 8.7

 With a Heat Pump ......................... 11.9 1.2 1.3 1.7 2.0 2.7 1.3 1.1 0.2 0.4 15.0

 Gas3 ................................................ 0.1 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 105.4

 Room2 ............................................... 25.7 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.1 4.0 4.5 4.5 2.5 7.9 11.5

 1 Unit ............................................... 17.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.7 3.0 3.4 2.7 1.6 4.9 12.6

 2 Units ............................................. 6.3 Q 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.9 1.3 0.6 2.2 18.8

 3 or More Units ................................ 2.2 Q Q Q 0.2 Q 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.8 25.3

Clothes Washer ................................. 74.5 3.8 4.1 4.5 6.6 13.2 10.8 11.3 5.5 14.8 6.0

Clothes Dryer ..................................... 68.8 3.7 4.0 4.4 6.2 12.6 10.2 10.1 4.7 12.9 5.8

 Electric .............................................. 54.7 3.2 3.4 3.7 5.2 10.7 7.9 7.0 3.8 9.8 6.5

 Natural Gas ....................................... 13.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.9 1.8 2.2 3.0 1.0 2.9 14.2

 LPG ................................................... 0.7 0.1 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 0.2 38.1

Dishwasher ........................................ 43.7 3.3 3.4 3.8 5.0 9.2 6.3 5.7 1.9 5.2 7.3

Fans .................................................... 88.4 4.4 4.5 5.2 7.9 16.8 13.9 12.0 6.0 17.6 5.4

 Ceiling .............................................. 51.8 3.2 3.2 3.5 4.8 9.9 7.8 6.7 3.5 9.3 6.3

 1 ..................................................... 22.3 1.3 1.0 1.3 2.0 4.5 3.2 2.7 1.8 4.5 9.1

 2 ..................................................... 12.0 0.5 0.9 0.8 1.2 2.1 2.0 1.4 0.9 2.2 11.5

 3 or more ......................................... 17.6 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.6 3.3 2.7 2.5 0.8 2.6 10.5

 Exhaust (attic) ................................... 9.0 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.9 2.2 1.6 1.5 0.5 1.2 14.4

 Exhaust (other) .................................. 55.8 3.9 3.7 4.2 6.1 12.0 9.2 6.7 2.8 7.3 6.3

 Portable ............................................ 50.0 1.3 1.9 2.2 4.4 9.5 8.3 6.7 3.9 11.8 6.6

 Whole-House ................................... 4.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.2 0.5 19.2

 Window ............................................ 12.9 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.9 1.6 1.8 1.4 4.5 12.4

Freezer .............................................. 33.4 1.2 1.7 1.7 2.1 6.4 5.0 5.1 2.8 7.3 7.0

 1 ....................................................... 29.5 1.1 1.5 1.4 2.0 5.7 4.5 4.6 2.5 6.2 7.1

 2 or more .......................................... 3.8 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.3 1.1 21.8

 Defrost Method

 Frost-Free ....................................... 11.2 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.9 2.1 1.6 1.7 0.9 2.2 11.2

 Manual ............................................ 22.1 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.3 4.3 3.4 3.4 1.9 5.1 8.9

 Type

 Upright ............................................. 16.9 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.1 3.2 2.5 2.6 1.4 3.4 10.1

 Chest ............................................. 16.5 0.4 0.9 0.7 1.0 3.2 2.4 2.5 1.4 3.9 10.0

 Age

 Less than 2 Years ........................... 2.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 Q 0.4 24.7

 2 to 4 Years ..................................... 3.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.7 18.9

 5 to 9 Years ..................................... 6.6 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.6 1.1 14.2

 10 to 19 Years ................................. 12.6 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.9 2.8 1.8 2.0 0.9 2.9 10.8

 20 Years or More ............................ 7.7 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.2 1.3 1.4 0.9 2.1 14.6

 Don’t Know ...................................... 0.9 Q Q Q Q 0.2 Q Q 0.2 0.2 31.1

 Size

 Very Small (Less than 11 cf) ........... 2.8 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.6 20.2

 Small (11-14 cf) ............................... 6.7 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 1.2 1.0 1.2 0.6 1.3 15.6

 Medium (15-18 cf) ........................... 12.1 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.7 2.3 1.8 1.7 1.2 2.6 10.9

 Large (19-22 cf) ............................... 9.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.9 1.3 1.5 0.8 2.2 12.7

 Very Large (23 or More cf) .............. 2.2 Q Q Q Q 0.5 0.5 0.4 Q 0.6 22.8

See footnotes at end of table.

96 Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristrics 1993
Table 3.17b. Appliances by Year of Construction,

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1993

Appliance Types

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Year of Construction

RSE

Row

Factors

1991

 to

19931

1988

to

1990

1985

to

1987

1980

to

1984

1970

to

1979

1960

to

1969

1950

to

1959

1940

to

1949

1939

or

Before

0.4 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.1 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.3 0.8

Total .................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0

Air-Conditioner .................................. 68.4 87.9 83.3 85.9 81.0 70.7 73.0 66.7 56.6 50.5 2.9

 Central2 ............................................. 43.5 82.3 74.7 75.6 68.9 50.3 45.6 36.8 21.7 12.7 5.1

 Electric ............................................ 43.4 81.7 74.7 75.4 68.9 50.3 45.3 36.8 21.7 12.5 5.1

 Without a Heat Pump .................... 31.1 55.5 48.0 43.7 45.7 35.5 36.9 28.3 18.4 10.4 7.0

 With a Heat Pump ......................... 12.3 26.1 26.6 31.7 23.2 14.8 8.4 8.5 3.4 2.1 13.4

 Gas3 ................................................ 0.1 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 92.2

 Room2 ............................................... 26.6 6.1 9.0 11.8 12.6 22.1 29.8 34.1 36.5 38.7 10.0

 1 Unit ............................................... 17.9 5.7 6.9 9.2 8.2 16.3 22.7 20.6 22.5 24.3 11.3

 2 Units ............................................. 6.5 Q 1.9 2.0 2.4 4.9 5.8 9.8 9.2 10.6 17.7

 3 or More Units ................................ 2.2 Q Q Q 2.1 Q 1.4 3.6 4.9 3.8 24.0

Clothes Washer ................................. 77.1 84.1 87.6 82.3 77.7 72.6 71.9 86.2 79.3 72.6 2.6

Clothes Dryer ..................................... 71.2 83.1 85.5 80.7 72.9 69.2 67.7 77.0 68.6 63.5 3.0

 Electric .............................................. 56.6 71.0 72.7 68.1 61.3 59.0 52.6 53.6 54.4 48.0 4.1

 Natural Gas ....................................... 13.9 10.7 11.7 11.0 11.2 9.8 14.6 22.9 14.0 14.3 13.1

 LPG ................................................... 0.7 1.4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 1.2 38.9

Dishwasher ........................................ 45.2 74.3 71.3 68.7 58.9 50.8 42.1 43.6 26.8 25.5 4.6

Fans .................................................... 91.5 97.4 96.1 95.5 93.9 92.7 92.6 91.6 87.0 86.7 1.2

 Ceiling .............................................. 53.6 71.8 67.5 64.5 56.8 54.4 52.0 51.1 50.4 45.5 3.8

 1 ..................................................... 23.0 28.2 21.8 23.6 23.6 24.8 21.3 21.0 25.5 22.0 7.5

 2 ..................................................... 12.4 11.6 20.0 15.4 14.0 11.4 13.0 10.6 12.9 10.7 10.3

 3 or more ......................................... 18.2 32.0 25.7 25.5 19.1 18.2 17.7 19.5 12.0 12.8 9.4

 Exhaust (attic) ................................... 9.3 5.3 11.3 7.6 10.6 12.1 10.7 11.3 6.9 5.9 13.7

 Exhaust (other) .................................. 57.8 86.2 79.2 76.6 71.5 66.3 60.9 51.6 39.9 35.8 3.3

 Portable ............................................ 51.8 29.4 41.2 40.8 51.7 52.1 55.3 51.3 56.5 58.1 4.2

 Whole-House ................................... 4.2 2.5 3.4 3.5 5.7 5.3 4.9 5.9 2.3 2.3 19.4

 Window ............................................ 13.4 5.6 9.8 8.7 7.2 10.3 10.4 13.8 19.9 22.3 11.5

Freezer .............................................. 34.5 26.0 35.4 31.1 25.4 35.3 33.2 39.3 40.5 36.1 5.7

 1 ....................................................... 30.5 23.9 32.2 26.3 23.2 31.4 29.9 35.1 36.1 30.6 6.0

 2 or more .......................................... 4.0 2.1 3.2 4.8 2.2 4.0 3.2 4.1 4.4 5.4 21.4

 Defrost Method

 Frost-Free ....................................... 11.6 8.4 15.8 13.8 10.1 11.5 10.8 13.2 12.4 10.8 10.3

 Manual ............................................ 22.9 17.7 19.6 17.3 15.3 23.9 22.4 26.1 28.1 25.3 8.1

 Type

 Upright ............................................. 17.4 16.1 17.0 18.5 13.5 17.9 16.9 20.0 19.9 16.8 8.8

 Chest ............................................. 17.1 10.0 18.4 12.6 11.9 17.5 16.3 19.2 20.6 19.3 9.6

 Age

 Less than 2 Years ........................... 2.2 3.2 2.7 2.0 3.2 2.3 2.2 2.2 Q 1.8 24.8

 2 to 4 Years ..................................... 3.5 3.5 8.4 3.4 2.0 3.4 3.4 2.8 4.0 3.7 18.5

 5 to 9 Years ..................................... 6.8 8.7 9.0 9.9 6.7 6.5 6.2 7.2 8.2 5.2 13.4

 10 to 19 Years ................................. 13.0 7.1 9.7 10.8 10.1 15.5 11.9 15.1 12.4 14.4 9.9

 20 Years or More ............................ 8.0 3.1 5.2 4.2 2.6 6.6 8.7 11.1 12.5 10.1 14.3

 Don’t Know ...................................... 0.9 Q Q Q Q 1.1 Q Q 2.2 0.9 30.0

 Size

 Very Small (Less than 11 cf) ........... 2.9 2.0 3.5 2.0 3.5 3.0 2.7 2.8 2.7 3.0 19.8

 Small (11-14 cf) ............................... 6.9 6.5 7.9 7.5 4.1 6.6 6.9 8.8 8.3 6.6 14.9

 Medium (15-18 cf) ........................... 12.6 9.5 14.6 13.3 8.6 12.6 11.9 13.3 17.5 12.5 10.2

 Large (19-22 cf) ............................... 9.9 6.6 8.5 7.6 8.1 10.5 8.7 11.6 11.4 11.0 12.0

 Very Large (23 or More cf) .............. 2.3 Q Q Q Q 2.6 3.0 2.8 Q 3.0 21.6

See footnotes at end of table.

Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristrics 1993 97
Table 3.17a. Appliances by Year of Construction,

 Million U.S. Households, 1993 (Continued)

Appliance Types

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Year of Construction

RSE

Row

Factors

1991

 to

19931

1988

to

1990

1985

to

1987

1980

to

1984

1970

to

1979

1960

to

1969

1950

to

1959

1940

to

1949

1939

or

Before

0.4 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.1 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.3 0.8

Heaters (other) 

 Hot Tub or Spa .................................. 2.8 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.3 Q 0.2 21.6

 Electric ............................................ 1.9 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.3 Q Q 24.7

 Natural Gas ..................................... 0.7 0.1 0.1 Q Q 0.2 Q Q Q Q 32.7

 LPG/Other ....................................... 0.2 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 50.2

 Portable Space .................................. 11.8 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.7 1.8 1.7 0.9 3.4 12.8

 Electric ............................................ 9.8 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.9 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.7 2.7 13.8

 Kerosene ......................................... 2.3 Q 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.8 29.0

 Swimming Pool ................................. 0.8 Q Q Q 0.2 0.2 Q Q Q Q 38.9

 Natural Gas ..................................... 0.5 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 70.7

 Electric/LPG/Other .......................... 0.4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 67.9

 Waterbed Heaters ............................ 11.9 0.5 0.8 0.8 1.1 2.7 1.7 1.5 0.7 2.0 11.6

 1 ...................................................... 9.7 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.9 2.2 1.4 1.3 0.5 1.6 12.1

 2 or More ......................................... 2.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 Q 0.4 24.6

 Waterbed Heaters

 Used All Year .................................... 9.9 0.4 0.7 0.6 1.0 2.3 1.5 1.3 0.6 1.5 12.3

 1 ...................................................... 8.2 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.7 2.0 1.3 1.1 0.5 1.3 13.0

 2 or More ........................................ 1.7 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 Q 0.3 27.8

Office Equipment .............................. 23.3 1.5 1.6 1.8 2.5 4.4 3.2 3.1 1.0 4.2 9.4

 Facsimile Machine ............................ 2.9 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.5 Q 0.5 20.6

 Laser Printer ...................................... 5.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.6 0.9 0.3 0.8 17.1

 Personal Computer ........................... 22.6 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.4 4.3 3.2 2.9 0.9 4.0 9.6

 Photocopier ....................................... 1.5 Q 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 Q 0.3 28.2

Oven ................................................... 94.3 4.4 4.6 5.4 8.3 17.8 14.7 12.7 6.7 19.7 5.3

 Electric .............................................. 59.4 3.3 3.4 3.8 6.0 13.4 10.0 6.9 3.6 9.0 6.6

 Natural Gas ....................................... 30.7 0.9 0.9 1.3 2.0 3.4 4.2 5.3 2.9 9.7 10.1

 LPG ................................................... 4.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.2 1.1 21.9

Pumps (Electric) ................................ 18.2 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.6 3.7 3.0 2.6 0.9 3.2 10.1

 Hot Tub or Spa .................................. 2.8 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.3 Q 0.2 21.6

 Swimming Pool ................................. 4.6 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.2 0.8 0.9 0.2 0.4 19.1

 Well Water ......................................... 13.0 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.0 2.7 2.2 1.5 0.7 2.8 12.7

Range ................................................. 96.1 4.4 4.7 5.5 8.4 18.1 15.0 13.0 6.9 20.2 5.3

 Electric .............................................. 59.3 3.3 3.4 3.8 6.0 13.4 9.9 6.9 3.6 9.0 6.6

 Natural Gas ....................................... 32.2 0.9 0.9 1.4 2.1 3.7 4.4 5.7 3.0 10.0 9.8

 LPG ................................................... 4.6 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.2 1.1 21.3

See footnotes at end of table.

98 Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristrics 1993
Table 3.17b. Appliances by Year of Construction,

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1993 (Continued)

Appliance Types

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Year of Construction

RSE

Row

Factors

1991

 to

19931

1988

to

1990

1985

to

1987

1980

to

1984

1970

to

1979

1960

to

1969

1950

to

1959

1940

to

1949

1939

or

Before

0.4 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.1 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.3 0.8

Heaters (other) 

 Hot Tub or Spa .................................. 2.9 3.6 6.8 8.3 5.2 3.2 1.9 2.5 Q 0.9 21.1

 Electric ............................................ 2.0 1.9 5.1 6.6 2.8 2.1 1.1 2.1 Q Q 24.4

 Natural Gas ..................................... 0.7 1.5 1.1 Q Q 0.9 Q Q Q Q 32.7

 LPG/Other ....................................... 0.2 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 43.9

 Portable Space .................................. 12.2 6.2 8.1 10.9 11.2 9.6 12.1 13.2 12.7 16.7 12.0

 Electric ............................................ 10.1 5.8 6.8 9.3 10.3 8.2 9.9 11.1 9.9 13.4 12.8

 Kerosene ......................................... 2.4 Q 1.5 1.8 1.2 1.9 2.8 2.4 2.7 3.8 28.9

 Swimming Pool ................................. 0.9 Q Q Q 1.9 1.1 Q Q Q Q 36.0

 Natural Gas ..................................... 0.5 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 61.9

 Electric/LPG/Other .......................... 0.4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 59.4

 Waterbed Heaters ............................ 12.3 11.9 17.0 13.9 13.2 15.1 11.5 11.7 9.7 9.8 10.6

 1 ...................................................... 10.0 9.2 14.4 11.0 10.4 12.3 9.5 10.1 7.7 7.8 11.3

 2 or More ......................................... 2.3 2.7 2.6 2.9 2.7 2.9 2.0 1.6 Q 2.0 24.0

 Waterbed Heaters

 Used All Year .................................... 10.3 9.7 14.4 11.8 11.3 12.9 9.8 9.9 8.4 7.5 11.5

 1 ...................................................... 8.5 7.2 12.2 9.0 8.8 10.9 8.4 8.5 6.7 6.2 12.4

 2 or More ........................................ 1.8 2.5 2.1 2.8 2.6 2.0 1.4 1.3 Q 1.4 27.2

Office Equipment .............................. 24.2 33.0 34.6 33.2 29.7 24.3 21.5 23.8 14.4 20.4 7.4

 Facsimile Machine ............................ 3.0 4.3 5.2 4.0 4.9 2.5 2.0 4.2 Q 2.3 19.8

 Laser Printer ...................................... 5.5 6.7 8.1 8.2 7.4 5.3 4.2 6.9 4.0 3.9 16.2

 Personal Computer ........................... 23.3 32.0 34.0 32.5 28.8 23.7 21.0 22.3 13.6 19.6 7.6

 Photocopier ....................................... 1.6 Q 2.5 2.3 1.7 1.6 1.0 2.1 Q 1.5 27.6

Oven ................................................... 97.6 97.7 98.0 98.0 97.8 98.0 98.0 97.1 97.7 96.9 NE

 Electric .............................................. 61.5 74.0 72.5 69.6 71.4 74.1 66.2 52.9 51.7 44.1 4.1

 Natural Gas ....................................... 31.8 19.1 19.2 24.5 23.6 18.9 27.8 40.9 42.7 47.7 8.6

 LPG ................................................... 4.3 4.7 6.3 3.9 3.1 5.2 4.0 3.0 3.3 5.2 22.0

Pumps (Electric) ................................ 18.8 19.1 22.9 22.7 19.4 20.6 20.0 19.9 12.7 15.6 9.6

 Hot Tub or Spa .................................. 2.9 3.6 6.8 8.3 5.2 3.2 1.9 2.5 Q 0.9 21.1

 Swimming Pool ................................. 4.8 1.3 5.7 3.5 6.6 6.7 5.1 7.1 2.7 2.1 19.1

 Well Water ......................................... 13.4 15.3 14.0 14.4 11.8 14.8 14.8 11.5 9.6 13.5 12.4

Range ................................................. 99.4 99.2 99.4 100.0 99.1 99.5 99.8 99.4 99.4 99.3 NE

 Electric .............................................. 61.4 73.3 73.2 69.1 70.6 73.9 66.0 52.6 52.3 44.4 4.2

 Natural Gas ....................................... 33.3 20.9 19.9 25.9 25.0 20.2 29.4 43.3 43.6 49.2 8.3

 LPG ................................................... 4.7 4.9 6.3 5.0 3.5 5.7 4.4 3.2 3.5 5.6 21.3

See footnotes at end of table.

Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristrics 1993 99
Table 3.17a. Appliances by Year of Construction,

 Million U.S. Households, 1993 (Continued)

Appliance Types

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Year of Construction

RSE

Row

Factors

1991

 to

19931

1988

to

1990

1985

to

1987

1980

to

1984

1970

to

1979

1960

to

1969

1950

to

1959

1940

to

1949

1939

or

Before

0.4 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.1 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.3 0.8

Refrigerators ..................................... 96.5 4.5 4.7 5.5 8.5 18.1 15.0 13.1 6.9 20.3 5.3

 1 ........................................................ 82.1 4.1 4.1 4.8 7.4 15.6 12.4 10.6 5.7 17.5 5.7

 2 or More ........................................... 14.4 0.4 0.6 0.7 1.1 2.5 2.6 2.4 1.2 2.8 11.1

 Defrost Method

 Frost-Free ....................................... 81.8 4.3 4.3 5.0 7.3 15.2 12.6 11.4 5.7 15.9 5.7

 Manual ............................................ 14.7 0.2 0.4 0.4 1.1 2.9 2.4 1.7 1.1 4.4 11.8

 Type

 2-Doors (top and bottom) ................ 71.3 3.2 3.5 4.4 6.4 13.6 11.1 9.2 4.9 15.0 6.0

 2-Doors (side-by-side) ..................... 16.6 1.2 1.1 0.9 1.7 3.1 2.6 2.6 1.1 2.4 10.1

 Regular (single door) ....................... 7.9 Q 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.9 2.6 16.0

 Half-Size/Other ................................ 0.8 Q Q Q Q 0.2 Q Q Q 0.2 41.7

 Age

 Less than 2 Years ........................... 11.9 2.2 0.3 0.5 0.9 2.1 1.8 1.4 0.8 1.9 12.6

 2 to 4 Years ..................................... 16.2 1.2 1.8 0.5 1.0 2.6 3.0 2.1 1.2 2.9 10.2

 5 to 9 Years ..................................... 28.1 0.5 2.1 3.5 2.1 4.5 4.1 3.8 1.6 5.9 8.4

 10 to 19 Years ................................. 24.9 0.3 0.3 0.5 3.5 5.4 3.5 3.8 2.1 5.5 9.5

 20 Years or More ............................ 7.0 Q Q Q 0.2 1.4 1.3 1.0 0.6 2.4 15.6

 Don’t Know ...................................... 8.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.8 2.0 1.4 1.0 0.4 1.7 16.0

 Size

 Very Small (Less than 11 cf) ........... 1.3 Q Q Q Q 0.2 0.3 Q Q 0.5 33.6

 Small (11-14 cf) ............................... 8.9 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.7 1.4 1.4 1.1 0.8 2.6 15.7

 Medium (15-18 cf) ........................... 52.4 2.4 2.7 3.2 4.7 10.0 8.5 6.6 3.5 10.9 6.2

 Large (19-22 cf) ............................... 30.0 1.5 1.5 1.7 2.7 5.8 4.1 4.8 2.3 5.7 7.8

 Very Large (23 or More cf) .............. 3.9 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.6 21.2

 Through-the-Door Ice Service

 Yes .................................................. 10.1 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.2 1.9 1.4 1.4 0.5 1.2 12.6

 No .................................................... 86.3 3.5 3.9 4.8 7.2 16.2 13.6 11.7 6.4 19.1 5.6

Television Sets .................................. 95.4 4.4 4.7 5.5 8.4 18.1 14.8 12.9 6.8 19.9 5.3

 Color .................................................. 94.4 4.4 4.7 5.4 8.3 18.0 14.5 12.8 6.8 19.5 5.3

 1 ...................................................... 39.2 1.6 1.4 1.9 3.4 7.5 6.2 4.5 2.8 9.7 7.2

 2 ...................................................... 35.2 1.8 1.9 2.1 3.0 6.7 5.2 4.9 2.5 7.0 7.5

 3 ...................................................... 14.3 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.2 2.5 2.4 2.4 1.1 2.1 10.6

 4 ...................................................... 4.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.6 17.0

 5 or More ......................................... 1.5 Q 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 Q Q 27.8

 Black/White ....................................... 19.0 0.6 0.9 0.8 1.8 3.1 3.1 2.8 1.5 4.3 9.3

 1 ...................................................... 16.9 0.6 0.8 0.8 1.6 2.8 2.8 2.5 1.3 3.7 9.6

 2 or More ......................................... 2.1 Q 0.1 (*) 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.5 27.1

See footnotes at end of table.

100 Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristrics 1993
Table 3.17b. Appliances by Year of Construction,

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1993 (Continued)

Appliance Types

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Year of Construction

RSE

Row

Factors

1991

 to

19931

1988

to

1990

1985

to

1987

1980

to

1984

1970

to

1979

1960

to

1969

1950

to

1959

1940

to

1949

1939

or

Before

0.4 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.1 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.3 0.8

Refrigerators ..................................... 99.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.8 99.8 100.0 99.5 99.6 NE

 1 ........................................................ 85.0 91.9 86.9 87.2 87.0 85.8 82.3 81.3 82.5 85.9 1.8

 2 or More ........................................... 14.9 8.1 13.1 12.8 13.0 14.0 17.5 18.7 17.0 13.7 10.6

 Defrost Method

 Frost-Free ....................................... 84.6 96.0 91.8 91.9 86.5 83.7 83.6 87.2 83.2 78.1 1.6

 Manual ............................................ 15.2 4.0 8.2 8.1 13.5 16.2 16.2 12.8 16.3 21.5 11.3

 Type

 2-Doors (top and bottom) ................ 73.7 70.8 73.3 79.7 75.2 75.1 74.1 70.7 70.5 73.9 2.5

 2-Doors (side-by-side) ..................... 17.1 27.1 22.3 16.5 19.6 17.0 17.4 19.8 15.7 11.7 8.8

 Regular (single door) ....................... 8.2 Q 3.7 2.8 4.6 6.7 7.9 9.4 12.5 12.9 15.5

 Half-Size/Other ................................ 0.8 Q Q Q Q 1.1 Q Q Q 1.2 39.2

 Age

 Less than 2 Years ........................... 12.3 49.8 5.6 10.0 10.7 11.4 11.7 10.5 12.1 9.2 11.0

 2 to 4 Years ..................................... 16.8 27.4 37.9 8.5 11.6 14.3 19.7 16.3 17.2 14.1 9.0

 5 to 9 Years ..................................... 29.1 11.0 44.2 64.5 25.0 24.9 27.1 28.8 23.8 29.0 6.4

 10 to 19 Years ................................. 25.8 6.2 6.2 8.5 41.3 30.0 23.0 29.1 30.9 27.0 8.0

 20 Years or More ............................ 7.3 Q Q Q 2.1 7.9 8.7 7.3 9.3 11.9 14.4

 Don’t Know ...................................... 8.6 4.6 5.4 7.9 9.3 11.3 9.6 8.0 6.3 8.3 15.7

 Size

 Very Small (Less than 11 cf) ........... 1.3 Q Q Q Q 1.2 1.9 Q Q 2.5 31.1

 Small (11-14 cf) ............................... 9.2 5.8 5.1 7.9 8.8 7.7 9.6 8.1 11.0 12.5 14.8

 Medium (15-18 cf) ........................... 54.3 53.4 57.2 57.7 55.0 55.0 56.6 50.7 51.3 53.4 3.9

 Large (19-22 cf) ............................... 31.0 32.6 31.0 30.2 31.6 31.8 27.6 36.4 33.3 28.2 6.1

 Very Large (23 or More cf) .............. 4.0 7.8 6.5 3.6 4.3 4.1 4.0 4.2 2.9 2.9 20.6

 Through-the-Door Ice Service

 Yes .................................................. 10.5 21.0 17.7 13.3 14.8 10.4 9.3 10.5 7.4 6.0 11.7

 No .................................................... 89.3 79.0 82.3 86.7 85.2 89.4 90.5 89.5 92.1 93.6 1.6

Television Sets .................................. 98.8 99.0 99.4 99.7 99.0 99.6 98.2 99.0 98.8 97.7 NE

 Color .................................................. 97.7 98.5 99.0 98.8 98.3 99.0 96.8 97.8 98.0 96.0 NE

 1 ...................................................... 40.5 35.5 30.5 33.7 40.7 41.6 41.4 34.8 41.0 47.7 5.5

 2 ...................................................... 36.4 41.4 39.6 37.5 36.0 37.1 34.5 37.4 36.8 34.5 5.3

 3 ...................................................... 14.8 15.5 19.8 17.7 14.3 13.8 16.0 18.2 16.4 10.2 9.3

 4 ...................................................... 4.3 5.0 6.0 8.3 5.5 4.5 3.5 4.5 2.8 3.0 16.7

 5 or More ......................................... 1.6 Q 3.1 1.5 1.8 2.0 1.4 2.8 Q Q 27.2

 Black/White ....................................... 19.6 14.2 19.5 15.3 21.0 17.1 20.8 21.3 22.0 20.9 8.0

 1 ...................................................... 17.5 13.4 16.9 14.5 18.6 15.5 18.5 19.3 18.7 18.2 8.4

 2 or More ......................................... 2.2 Q 2.5 0.9 2.4 1.6 2.3 2.0 3.2 2.7 26.4

See footnotes at end of table.

Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristrics 1993 101
Table 3.17a. Appliances by Year of Construction,

 Million U.S. Households, 1993 (Continued)

Appliance Types

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Year of Construction

RSE

Row

Factors

1991

 to

19931

1988

to

1990

1985

to

1987

1980

to

1984

1970

to

1979

1960

to

1969

1950

to

1959

1940

to

1949

1939

or

Before

0.4 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.1 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.3 0.8

Water Heaters4 .................................. 95.5 4.5 4.7 5.5 8.5 17.9 14.8 12.9 6.9 19.9 5.3

 Electric ............................................... 37.1 2.1 2.7 2.9 4.5 9.3 4.9 3.6 2.0 5.2 8.6

 For One Housing Unit ..................... 35.8 2.1 2.6 2.7 4.4 8.9 4.6 3.4 2.0 4.9 8.7

 For Two or More Units5 ................... 1.3 Q Q Q Q 0.3 0.3 Q Q 0.3 44.2

 Natural Gas ....................................... 51.2 2.1 1.8 2.3 3.7 7.5 9.0 8.3 4.2 12.3 8.0

 For One Housing Unit ..................... 44.0 2.0 1.7 2.2 3.3 5.9 7.3 7.8 3.4 10.4 8.7

 For Two or More Units5 ................... 7.2 Q 0.1 Q 0.3 1.6 1.7 0.5 0.8 2.0 20.1

 Fuel Oil .............................................. 4.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.4 1.5 22.5

 For One Housing Unit ..................... 2.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 Q 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.6 23.8

 For Two or More Units5 ................... 1.8 Q Q Q Q Q 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.9 33.2

 LPG .................................................. 2.8 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.8 24.4

 Other ................................................. 0.4 Q Q Q Q 0.2 Q Q Q Q 51.5

Water Heater (for one housing unit)

Age

 Less than 2 Years ............................. 11.4 2.6 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.6 1.8 1.6 0.7 1.9 13.9

 2 to 4 Years ....................................... 13.9 1.5 2.0 0.2 0.9 2.1 1.8 1.9 0.8 2.7 11.6

 5 to 9 Years ....................................... 21.4 Q 2.1 4.0 1.4 2.5 2.8 3.2 1.6 3.8 9.1

 10 to 19 Years ................................... 19.5 Q Q 0.1 3.8 5.6 2.3 2.3 1.3 4.0 10.1

 20 Years or More .............................. 7.5 Q Q Q 0.2 1.5 2.0 1.2 0.6 2.0 17.5

 Don’t Know ........................................ 11.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.9 2.5 1.9 1.8 0.8 2.3 14.2

Size

 Small ................................................. 17.7 0.6 0.7 1.0 1.5 3.6 2.4 2.6 1.4 4.0 10.2

 Medium ............................................. 44.1 2.4 2.6 2.8 4.4 7.7 7.2 6.1 2.9 7.9 7.3

 Large ................................................. 18.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.5 3.6 2.3 2.5 1.2 3.6 10.5

 Don’t Know ........................................ 5.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.3 1.2 18.7

Other Appliances

 Electric

 Air Cleaner ...................................... 5.4 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.5 1.2 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.8 17.2

 Aquarium ......................................... 4.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.9 19.3

 Dehumidifier .................................... 9.1 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 1.4 1.8 1.4 0.7 2.0 15.8

 Evaporative Cooler .......................... 2.7 Q Q 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.2 27.0

 Humidifier ........................................ 13.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 1.3 2.3 2.2 1.9 0.8 2.9 10.8

 Microwave Oven ............................. 81.3 4.1 4.3 4.9 7.5 15.8 12.7 10.9 5.5 15.6 5.6

 Toaster Oven .................................. 27.5 1.1 1.3 1.7 3.0 5.2 4.1 3.9 2.0 5.3 8.4

 Outdoor Gas Light3 ........................... 0.5 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 48.7

 Outdoor Grill ...................................... 27.5 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.6 5.1 4.1 4.0 1.5 4.5 8.5

 Natural Gas ..................................... 2.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.7 Q 0.2 24.3

 LPG ................................................. 24.8 1.6 1.8 1.9 2.4 4.7 3.5 3.4 1.4 4.2 8.9

1 Does not include all new construction for 1993. 2 An estimated 1.7 million households have both a central air-conditioner and one or more room air-conditioners. 3 Gas includes LPG and natural gas. 4 A count of households where the main water heater is totally separate from the space-heating system. Excluded from this count are 0.8 million households that

use water heated by a space-heating system. Of these, most (0.6 million) employ a fuel oil space-heating system to heat water for washing and bathing. Also

excluded are 0.3 million households that do not heat water using a typical water heater. 5 An unknown number may be heated by the space-heating system.

(*) = Value rounds to zero in the units displayed.

cf = Cubic feet.

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

Notes: • To obtain the RSE percentage for any table cell, multiply the corresponding column and row factors. • Because of rounding, data may not sum to totals. 

• See "Glossary" for definition of terms used in this report.

Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End Use, Forms EIA-457 A, B, C of the 1993 Residential Energy Consumption Survey. 

(For specific titles of forms, see Appendix D.)

102 Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristrics 1993
Table 3.17b. Appliances by Year of Construction,

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1993 (Continued)

Appliance Types

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Year of Construction

RSE

Row

Factors

1991

 to

19931

1988

to

1990

1985

to

1987

1980

to

1984

1970

to

1979

1960

to

1969

1950

to

1959

1940

to

1949

1939

or

Before

0.4 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.1 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.3 0.8

Water Heaters4 .................................. 98.9 99.7 99.3 99.6 99.9 98.8 98.8 98.8 99.4 97.9 NE

 Electric ............................................... 38.4 47.4 56.4 52.4 53.2 51.0 32.7 27.3 29.6 25.6 6.8

 For One Housing Unit ..................... 37.0 47.0 55.7 50.0 52.1 49.2 30.6 26.4 29.2 24.1 6.9

 For Two or More Units5 ................... 1.4 Q Q Q Q 1.8 2.1 Q Q 1.5 41.8

 Natural Gas ....................................... 53.0 46.4 37.9 42.7 43.1 41.5 59.8 63.2 61.0 60.6 5.9

 For One Housing Unit ..................... 45.5 43.8 35.8 40.6 39.2 32.7 48.7 59.4 49.6 50.9 6.7

 For Two or More Units5 ................... 7.5 Q 2.1 Q 3.9 8.9 11.1 3.8 11.4 9.8 19.2

 Fuel Oil .............................................. 4.1 1.9 1.9 1.2 1.0 2.9 3.4 5.8 5.8 7.2 22.1

 For One Housing Unit ..................... 2.3 1.4 1.6 1.2 Q 1.8 2.0 3.6 2.9 3.0 23.8

 For Two or More Units5 ................... 1.9 Q Q Q Q Q 1.3 2.2 2.9 4.2 31.2

 LPG .................................................. 2.9 3.9 3.1 2.9 2.3 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.4 4.1 24.6

 Other ................................................. 0.5 Q Q Q Q 0.9 Q Q Q Q 46.9

Water Heater (for one housing unit)

Age

 Less than 2 Years ............................. 11.8 58.9 2.5 7.5 8.7 8.7 11.8 12.0 9.7 9.4 12.4

 2 to 4 Years ....................................... 14.4 32.6 42.2 4.0 11.2 11.5 12.3 14.2 12.0 13.2 10.3

 5 to 9 Years ....................................... 22.2 Q 44.8 71.9 16.7 13.8 18.8 24.8 22.7 18.8 7.0

 10 to 19 Years ................................... 20.1 Q Q 2.1 44.7 30.6 15.3 17.9 19.2 19.7 8.8

 20 Years or More .............................. 7.8 Q Q Q 2.0 8.4 13.2 9.0 9.3 9.6 15.8

 Don’t Know ........................................ 11.7 4.6 5.4 9.2 11.2 13.9 12.9 13.8 11.5 11.3 13.6

Size

 Small ................................................. 18.3 12.5 15.3 17.6 17.7 19.8 16.2 19.6 20.2 19.5 8.9

 Medium ............................................. 45.6 54.1 54.5 50.3 52.5 42.2 48.2 47.0 42.6 39.0 5.1

 Large ................................................. 18.6 22.6 22.9 22.6 17.6 19.6 15.0 19.4 17.6 17.6 9.5

 Don’t Know ........................................ 5.4 7.0 3.5 4.6 6.6 5.3 4.9 5.9 4.3 5.7 18.1

Other Appliances

 Electric

 Air Cleaner ...................................... 5.5 5.8 9.3 3.8 6.4 6.4 6.7 4.6 4.6 4.0 16.7

 Aquarium ......................................... 4.3 3.6 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.1 4.5 4.8 2.6 4.5 18.6

 Dehumidifier .................................... 9.4 6.8 8.4 7.3 6.2 7.8 12.2 10.9 10.7 9.9 15.2

 Evaporative Cooler .......................... 2.8 Q Q 2.3 3.0 3.6 3.1 5.3 2.6 1.0 26.5

 Humidifier ........................................ 14.1 14.2 14.9 15.2 15.3 12.8 14.9 14.5 11.3 14.5 9.6

 Microwave Oven ............................. 84.1 91.7 92.3 88.4 88.1 87.1 84.4 83.3 80.1 76.8 1.6

 Toaster Oven .................................. 28.5 24.9 26.8 31.0 35.1 28.6 27.3 29.9 28.6 26.1 6.7

 Outdoor Gas Light3 ........................... 0.6 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 42.6

 Outdoor Grill ...................................... 28.5 39.7 40.7 35.8 31.1 28.3 27.4 30.7 22.2 21.9 6.7

 Natural Gas ..................................... 2.9 3.1 1.9 1.9 2.6 2.7 4.3 5.0 Q 1.2 24.0

 LPG ................................................. 25.7 36.7 38.8 33.9 28.5 25.6 23.1 25.7 19.6 20.7 7.2

1 Does not include all new construction for 1993. 2 An estimated 1.7 million households have both a central air-conditioner and one or more room air-conditioners. 3 Gas includes LPG and natural gas. 4 A count of households where the main water heater is totally separate from the space-heating system. Excluded from this count are 0.8 million households that

use water heated by a space-heating system. Of these, most (0.6 million) employ a fuel oil space-heating system to heat water for washing and bathing. Also

excluded are 0.3 million households that do not heat water using a typical water heater. 5 An unknown number may be heated by the space-heating system.

cf = Cubic feet.

NE = RSE row factor not estimated because RSE’s for all statistics in this row are between 0.0 and 1.0 percent.

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

Notes: • To obtain the RSE percentage for any table cell, multiply the corresponding column and row factors. • Because of rounding, data may not sum to totals. 

• See "Glossary" for definition of terms used in this report.

Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End Use, Forms EIA-457 A, B, C of the 1993 Residential Energy Consumption Survey. 

(For specific titles of forms, see Appendix D.)

Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristrics 1993 103
Table 3.18a. Appliances by Type and Ownership of Housing Unit,

 Million U.S. Households, 1993

Appliance Type

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Type and Ownership of Housing Unit

RSE

Row

Factors

Single-Family 

Multifamily

Two to Four Units Five or More Units Mobile Home

Total Own Rent Total Own Rent Total Own Rent Total Own Rent

0.3 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.2 2.0 1.4 1.0 3.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 2.1

Total .................................................... 96.6 66.8 55.8 11.0 8.0 1.5 6.5 16.2 1.6 14.7 5.6 4.4 1.2 5.8

Air-Conditioner .................................. 66.1 46.5 40.2 6.3 4.1 0.9 3.1 11.6 1.3 10.3 3.9 3.2 0.7 7.4

 Central1 ............................................. 42.1 31.1 27.6 3.5 1.4 0.3 1.1 7.2 0.8 6.3 2.4 2.1 0.3 11.2

 Electric ............................................ 41.9 31.0 27.6 3.5 1.4 0.3 1.1 7.2 0.8 6.3 2.4 2.1 0.3 11.2

 Without a Heat Pump .................... 30.1 22.2 19.7 2.5 1.0 0.2 0.8 4.7 0.4 4.4 2.1 1.9 0.2 11.9

 With a Heat Pump ......................... 11.9 8.8 7.8 1.0 0.4 Q 0.3 2.4 Q 2.0 0.2 0.2 Q 21.1

 Gas2 ................................................ 0.1 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 130.1

 Room1 ............................................... 25.7 16.9 14.0 2.9 2.7 0.6 2.1 4.5 0.5 4.0 1.6 1.2 0.4 10.2

 1 Unit ............................................... 17.3 10.4 8.4 2.1 2.0 0.4 1.6 3.6 0.4 3.3 1.3 0.9 0.4 11.9

 2 Units ............................................. 6.3 4.7 3.9 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.7 Q 0.6 0.3 0.2 Q 20.2

 3 or More Units ................................ 2.2 1.8 1.6 0.1 Q Q Q 0.2 Q Q Q Q Q 37.9

Clothes Washer ................................. 74.5 62.4 53.6 8.8 3.9 1.2 2.7 3.5 0.8 2.7 4.7 3.9 0.8 7.6

Clothes Dryer ..................................... 68.8 58.7 51.3 7.4 3.1 0.9 2.2 2.9 0.8 2.0 4.2 3.6 0.6 8.1

 Electric .............................................. 54.7 46.1 39.9 6.2 2.3 0.6 1.7 2.5 0.7 1.8 3.8 3.2 0.6 9.4

 Natural Gas ....................................... 13.4 12.0 10.9 1.1 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.4 Q 0.3 0.3 0.3 Q 20.1

 LPG ................................................... 0.7 0.6 0.5 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 70.1

Dishwasher ........................................ 43.7 35.0 31.7 3.3 1.8 0.5 1.4 5.9 1.1 4.8 1.0 0.9 Q 10.0

Fans .................................................... 88.4 62.5 52.7 9.8 6.9 1.4 5.6 13.7 1.3 12.4 5.3 4.2 1.0 6.1

 Ceiling .............................................. 51.8 41.3 36.9 4.4 2.9 0.9 2.0 4.6 0.8 3.8 3.0 2.7 0.4 8.3

 1 ..................................................... 22.3 15.6 13.4 2.1 1.9 0.4 1.5 3.3 0.4 2.9 1.6 1.4 0.2 10.5

 2 ..................................................... 12.0 9.7 8.6 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.7 Q 13.8

 3 or more ......................................... 17.6 16.1 14.8 1.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.5 Q 0.3 0.6 0.6 Q 17.3

 Exhaust (attic) ................................... 9.0 8.6 8.0 0.5 0.2 Q 0.2 Q Q Q 0.1 0.1 Q 23.9

 Exhaust (other) .................................. 55.8 40.6 36.0 4.5 3.2 0.7 2.5 8.4 0.8 7.6 3.7 3.0 0.7 7.8

 Portable ............................................ 50.0 33.9 27.4 6.5 4.3 0.7 3.6 8.5 0.7 7.8 3.3 2.6 0.7 7.2

 Whole-House ................................... 4.1 3.9 3.6 0.3 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 24.0

 Window ............................................ 12.9 9.1 7.1 2.0 1.7 0.3 1.4 1.3 Q 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.1 13.4

Freezer .............................................. 33.4 29.4 26.9 2.5 1.0 0.3 0.7 1.1 0.2 1.0 1.9 1.6 0.3 10.5

 1 ....................................................... 29.5 25.8 23.6 2.2 0.9 0.3 0.6 1.1 Q 0.9 1.7 1.5 0.2 10.7

 2 or more .......................................... 3.8 3.5 3.2 0.3 Q Q Q Q Q Q 0.2 0.1 Q 26.9

 Defrost Method

 Frost-Free ....................................... 11.2 9.9 8.9 0.9 0.3 Q 0.2 0.4 Q 0.4 0.6 0.6 Q 17.9

 Manual ............................................ 22.1 19.5 17.9 1.5 0.7 0.2 0.5 0.7 Q 0.6 1.3 1.0 0.3 12.0

 Type

 Upright ............................................. 16.9 15.2 14.2 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.4 Q 0.4 0.8 0.7 Q 15.0

 Chest ............................................. 16.5 14.2 12.6 1.6 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.7 Q 0.6 1.1 0.9 0.2 13.8

 Age

 Less than 2 Years ........................... 2.1 1.5 1.4 0.1 0.2 Q 0.2 0.3 Q 0.2 0.1 Q Q 30.9

 2 to 4 Years ..................................... 3.4 2.7 2.4 0.3 0.2 Q 0.2 0.3 Q 0.2 0.3 0.3 Q 21.5

 5 to 9 Years ..................................... 6.6 5.6 5.0 0.6 0.2 Q 0.1 0.2 Q 0.2 0.6 0.5 Q 20.6

 10 to 19 Years ................................. 12.6 11.6 10.6 1.0 0.2 Q 0.2 0.3 Q 0.3 0.5 0.4 Q 17.0

 20 Years or More ............................ 7.7 7.3 6.9 0.4 Q Q Q Q Q Q 0.3 0.2 Q 18.4

 Don’t Know ...................................... 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.1 Q Q Q Q Q Q 0.2 0.1 Q 38.4

 Size

 Very Small (Less than 11 cf) ........... 2.8 2.1 1.8 0.2 0.2 Q Q 0.3 Q 0.2 0.3 0.2 Q 25.6

 Small (11-14 cf) ............................... 6.7 5.3 4.8 0.5 0.4 Q 0.3 0.5 Q 0.4 0.6 0.4 Q 18.6

 Medium (15-18 cf) ........................... 12.1 11.2 10.3 0.9 0.2 Q 0.1 0.3 Q 0.2 0.5 0.5 Q 17.7

 Large (19-22 cf) ............................... 9.5 8.8 8.1 0.7 0.2 Q Q Q Q Q 0.4 0.4 Q 17.3

 Very Large (23 or More cf) .............. 2.2 2.0 1.8 0.2 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 34.1

See footnotes at end of table.

104 Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristrics 1993
Table 3.18b. Appliances by Type and Ownership of Housing Unit,

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1993

Appliance Type

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Type and Ownership of Housing Unit

RSE

Row

Factors

Single-Family 

Multifamily

Two to Four Units Five or More Units Mobile Home

Total Own Rent Total Own Rent Total Own Rent Total Own Rent

0.3 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.2 2.0 1.4 1.1 2.5 1.1 1.0 1.1 2.1

Total .................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0

Air-Conditioner .................................. 68.4 69.6 72.1 57.4 50.9 63.5 48.0 71.5 86.0 70.0 69.9 73.1 57.9 4.3

 Central1 ............................................. 43.5 46.6 49.6 31.5 17.0 20.4 16.3 44.3 54.6 43.2 42.8 48.4 21.9 9.1

 Electric ............................................ 43.4 46.5 49.4 31.5 17.0 20.4 16.3 44.0 53.7 43.0 42.8 48.4 21.9 9.1

 Without a Heat Pump .................... 31.1 33.3 35.4 22.6 12.5 13.2 12.3 29.0 22.7 29.7 38.5 43.6 19.5 10.8

 With a Heat Pump ......................... 12.3 13.2 14.0 8.9 4.5 Q 4.0 15.0 31.0 13.3 4.3 4.8 Q 19.5

 Gas2 ................................................ 0.1 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 114.9

 Room1 ............................................... 26.6 25.3 25.1 26.6 34.0 43.2 31.9 27.8 35.3 27.0 28.8 26.6 37.4 8.8

 1 Unit ............................................... 17.9 15.6 15.0 18.6 24.6 26.2 24.2 22.2 22.8 22.1 23.7 21.1 33.7 10.5

 2 Units ............................................. 6.5 7.0 7.1 6.7 8.0 13.3 6.7 4.3 Q 4.1 4.5 4.7 Q 19.8

 3 or More Units ................................ 2.2 2.7 3.0 1.3 Q Q Q 1.3 Q Q Q Q Q 34.9

Clothes Washer ................................. 77.1 93.4 96.2 79.4 48.4 78.8 41.5 21.6 53.8 18.2 83.9 88.5 67.0 4.5

Clothes Dryer ..................................... 71.2 87.8 91.9 67.0 38.6 58.5 34.1 17.5 54.2 13.7 74.8 81.2 50.8 5.4

 Electric .............................................. 56.6 69.0 71.6 56.1 28.6 38.8 26.3 15.2 45.8 12.0 67.7 73.0 47.9 6.5

 Natural Gas ....................................... 13.9 17.9 19.5 10.1 9.9 19.1 7.8 2.3 Q 1.7 5.1 6.0 Q 18.7

 LPG ................................................... 0.7 0.9 0.9 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 62.7

Dishwasher ........................................ 45.2 52.4 56.9 29.6 22.6 30.7 20.8 36.4 73.4 32.5 18.0 21.0 Q 7.3

Fans .................................................... 91.5 93.6 94.5 88.6 86.8 92.0 85.6 84.5 85.1 84.4 94.2 96.1 87.1 1.6

 Ceiling .............................................. 53.6 61.8 66.2 40.0 36.1 60.5 30.6 28.3 51.8 25.8 54.5 61.1 29.8 5.7

 1 ..................................................... 23.0 23.3 24.0 19.4 23.2 27.0 22.4 20.2 24.9 19.8 28.2 31.4 16.2 8.5

 2 ..................................................... 12.4 14.5 15.5 9.2 7.9 18.0 5.6 5.2 14.8 4.2 14.8 16.5 Q 12.1

 3 or more ......................................... 18.2 24.1 26.6 11.4 5.0 15.5 2.6 2.8 12.2 1.8 11.5 13.2 Q 16.4

 Exhaust (attic) ................................... 9.3 12.8 14.4 4.8 3.0 Q 2.3 Q Q Q 2.4 3.0 Q 23.0

 Exhaust (other) .................................. 57.8 60.7 64.6 41.2 39.8 48.2 37.9 51.6 49.3 51.8 66.0 68.7 55.8 5.1

 Portable ............................................ 51.8 50.8 49.2 58.9 53.8 48.2 55.0 52.1 43.2 53.0 59.9 59.1 62.8 4.5

 Whole-House ................................... 4.2 5.8 6.5 2.3 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 21.7

 Window ............................................ 13.4 13.7 12.7 18.4 21.3 17.3 22.2 8.0 Q 8.4 14.1 14.6 12.2 11.9

Freezer .............................................. 34.5 43.9 48.2 22.4 12.4 22.2 10.1 6.9 9.7 6.6 33.8 36.4 24.3 9.4

 1 ....................................................... 30.5 38.6 42.4 19.6 11.5 18.7 9.9 6.5 Q 6.4 30.7 33.3 21.0 9.2

 2 or more .......................................... 4.0 5.3 5.8 2.8 Q Q Q Q Q Q 3.1 3.1 Q 26.7

 Defrost Method

 Frost-Free ....................................... 11.6 14.8 16.0 8.5 3.7 Q 2.9 2.5 Q 2.6 11.3 13.7 Q 16.9

 Manual ............................................ 22.9 29.2 32.2 14.0 8.6 14.8 7.2 4.4 Q 4.0 22.5 22.7 21.9 11.1

 Type

 Upright ............................................. 17.4 22.7 25.5 8.4 6.1 11.4 4.9 2.6 Q 2.4 13.8 15.4 Q 14.0

 Chest ............................................. 17.1 21.2 22.7 14.1 6.3 10.7 5.3 4.3 Q 4.2 20.0 21.0 16.2 12.9

 Age

 Less than 2 Years ........................... 2.2 2.3 2.5 1.2 2.7 Q 2.3 1.7 Q 1.6 1.8 Q Q 29.5

 2 to 4 Years ..................................... 3.5 4.0 4.3 2.7 2.5 Q 2.6 1.6 Q 1.4 5.2 5.7 Q 20.6

 5 to 9 Years ..................................... 6.8 8.4 9.0 5.2 3.0 Q 2.3 1.2 Q 1.1 10.6 11.2 Q 20.0

 10 to 19 Years ................................. 13.0 17.3 19.0 8.7 3.1 Q 2.6 1.9 Q 2.1 8.1 9.1 Q 16.3

 20 Years or More ............................ 8.0 10.9 12.4 3.5 Q Q Q Q Q Q 5.2 5.3 Q 17.7

 Don’t Know ...................................... 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1 Q Q Q Q Q Q 2.9 2.9 Q 37.4

 Size

 Very Small (Less than 11 cf) ........... 2.9 3.1 3.3 2.3 2.0 Q Q 1.8 Q 1.6 4.5 5.2 Q 24.7

 Small (11-14 cf) ............................... 6.9 7.9 8.5 4.8 5.0 Q 4.5 2.8 Q 2.9 10.3 9.7 Q 17.5

 Medium (15-18 cf) ........................... 12.6 16.7 18.5 7.7 2.5 Q 1.9 1.6 Q 1.5 9.5 10.4 Q 16.6

 Large (19-22 cf) ............................... 9.9 13.2 14.6 6.1 2.3 Q Q Q Q Q 7.7 8.7 Q 16.9

 Very Large (23 or More cf) .............. 2.3 3.0 3.3 1.5 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 31.0

See footnotes at end of table.

Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristrics 1993 105
Table 3.18a. Appliances by Type and Ownership of Housing Unit,

 Million U.S. Households, 1993 (Continued)

Appliance Type

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Type and Ownership of Housing Unit

RSE

Row

Factors

Single-Family 

Multifamily

Two to Four Units Five or More Units Mobile Home

Total Own Rent Total Own Rent Total Own Rent Total Own Rent

0.3 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.2 2.0 1.4 1.0 3.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 2.1

Heaters (other) 

 Hot Tub or Spa .................................. 2.8 2.8 2.6 0.2 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 27.1

 Electric ............................................ 1.9 1.9 1.8 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 33.9

 Natural Gas ..................................... 0.7 0.7 0.6 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 49.3

 LPG/Other ....................................... 0.2 0.2 0.2 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 56.2

 Portable Space .................................. 11.8 9.2 7.8 1.4 0.8 0.2 0.5 0.9 Q 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.3 14.5

 Electric ............................................ 9.8 7.6 6.5 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.9 Q 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.2 15.1

 Kerosene ......................................... 2.3 1.9 1.6 0.3 Q Q Q Q Q Q 0.3 0.1 Q 36.6

 Swimming Pool ................................. 0.8 0.8 0.8 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 53.8

 Natural Gas ..................................... 0.5 0.5 0.4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 79.1

 Electric/LPG/Other .......................... 0.4 0.4 0.4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 77.0

 Waterbed Heaters ............................ 11.9 9.5 8.0 1.5 0.6 Q 0.5 0.8 Q 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.2 13.6

 1 ...................................................... 9.7 7.6 6.4 1.2 0.5 Q 0.4 0.8 Q 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.2 14.2

 2 or More ......................................... 2.2 1.9 1.6 0.3 Q Q Q Q Q Q 0.1 0.1 Q 30.9

 Waterbed Heaters

 Used All Year .................................... 9.9 7.9 6.6 1.3 0.5 Q 0.4 0.7 Q 0.7 0.7 0.6 Q 14.7

 1 ...................................................... 8.2 6.4 5.4 1.0 0.4 Q 0.3 0.7 Q 0.6 0.6 0.5 Q 15.4

 2 or More ........................................ 1.7 1.5 1.2 0.3 Q Q Q Q Q Q 0.1 0.1 Q 34.2

Office Equipment .............................. 23.3 18.1 16.1 2.0 1.3 0.4 1.0 3.3 0.5 2.8 0.6 0.5 Q 11.5

 Facsimile Machine ............................ 2.9 2.2 1.9 0.3 Q Q Q 0.5 Q 0.4 Q Q Q 25.1

 Laser Printer ...................................... 5.3 4.2 3.8 0.4 0.3 Q 0.2 0.7 Q 0.6 Q Q Q 19.1

 Personal Computer ........................... 22.6 17.5 15.5 2.0 1.3 0.3 1.0 3.1 0.5 2.7 0.6 0.5 Q 11.7

 Photocopier ....................................... 1.5 1.4 1.3 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 32.3

Oven ................................................... 94.3 65.6 54.9 10.7 7.6 1.4 6.2 15.7 1.5 14.2 5.4 4.3 1.1 5.9

 Electric .............................................. 59.4 42.8 36.7 6.1 3.7 0.5 3.2 10.3 1.1 9.2 2.6 2.0 0.6 8.8

 Natural Gas ....................................... 30.7 20.2 16.0 4.1 3.8 0.9 3.0 5.4 0.4 5.0 1.3 1.2 0.1 10.6

 LPG ................................................... 4.2 2.7 2.1 0.5 Q Q Q Q Q Q 1.4 1.1 0.4 21.7

Pumps (Electric) ................................ 18.2 16.7 15.2 1.5 0.2 Q Q Q Q Q 1.3 1.1 0.3 15.3

 Hot Tub or Spa .................................. 2.8 2.8 2.6 0.2 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 27.1

 Swimming Pool ................................. 4.6 4.5 4.3 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 0.1 0.1 Q 27.0

 Well Water ......................................... 13.0 11.5 10.3 1.2 0.2 Q Q Q Q Q 1.2 0.9 0.3 17.6

Range ................................................. 96.1 66.7 55.7 11.0 7.9 1.5 6.4 16.0 1.6 14.4 5.5 4.4 1.2 5.8

 Electric .............................................. 59.3 42.5 36.4 6.1 3.8 0.5 3.3 10.5 1.2 9.3 2.6 2.0 0.6 8.7

 Natural Gas ....................................... 32.2 21.3 17.0 4.3 4.0 0.9 3.1 5.4 0.4 5.0 1.4 1.3 0.2 10.6

 LPG ................................................... 4.6 2.9 2.3 0.6 0.1 Q Q Q Q Q 1.5 1.1 0.4 21.9

See footnotes at end of table.

106 Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristrics 1993
Table 3.18b. Appliances by Type and Ownership of Housing Unit,

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1993 (Continued)

Appliance Type

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Type and Ownership of Housing Unit

RSE

Row

Factors

Single-Family 

Multifamily

Two to Four Units Five or More Units Mobile Home

Total Own Rent Total Own Rent Total Own Rent Total Own Rent

0.3 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.2 2.0 1.4 1.1 2.5 1.1 1.0 1.1 2.1

Heaters (other) 

 Hot Tub or Spa .................................. 2.9 4.1 4.6 1.6 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 25.3

 Electric ............................................ 2.0 2.8 3.2 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 31.2

 Natural Gas ..................................... 0.7 1.0 1.1 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 43.9

 LPG/Other ....................................... 0.2 0.3 0.3 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 51.2

 Portable Space .................................. 12.2 13.7 14.0 12.5 9.6 14.8 8.4 5.6 Q 5.9 16.2 13.4 26.7 13.4

 Electric ............................................ 10.1 11.4 11.7 9.8 7.8 11.6 6.9 5.6 Q 5.9 11.9 10.2 18.2 14.2

 Kerosene ......................................... 2.4 2.9 2.9 3.1 Q Q Q Q Q Q 4.6 3.2 Q 35.9

 Swimming Pool ................................. 0.9 1.2 1.4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 48.5

 Natural Gas ..................................... 0.5 0.7 0.8 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 71.5

 Electric/LPG/Other .......................... 0.4 0.5 0.6 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 69.2

 Waterbed Heaters ............................ 12.3 14.2 14.3 13.6 7.6 Q 8.0 5.2 Q 5.1 16.8 17.2 15.6 12.2

 1 ...................................................... 10.0 11.4 11.4 11.0 6.1 Q 6.1 4.7 Q 4.8 14.8 14.6 15.6 13.0

 2 or More ......................................... 2.3 2.8 2.9 2.6 Q Q Q Q Q Q 2.0 2.6 Q 30.1

 Waterbed Heaters

 Used All Year .................................... 10.3 11.9 11.9 11.8 6.4 Q 6.5 4.5 Q 4.5 13.4 13.9 Q 13.2

 1 ...................................................... 8.5 9.6 9.7 9.4 5.4 Q 5.3 4.2 Q 4.4 11.5 11.5 Q 14.1

 2 or More ........................................ 1.8 2.2 2.2 2.3 Q Q Q Q Q Q 1.9 2.5 Q 33.4

Office Equipment .............................. 24.2 27.2 28.9 18.2 16.7 23.8 15.1 20.1 29.8 19.0 10.9 12.1 Q 9.6

 Facsimile Machine ............................ 3.0 3.3 3.5 2.5 Q Q Q 3.3 Q 2.8 Q Q Q 22.8

 Laser Printer ...................................... 5.5 6.3 6.8 4.0 3.3 Q 2.4 4.3 Q 4.4 Q Q Q 17.7

 Personal Computer ........................... 23.3 26.2 27.9 18.0 16.0 22.1 14.6 19.3 29.8 18.2 10.7 12.0 Q 9.8

 Photocopier ....................................... 1.6 2.1 2.4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 29.3

Oven ................................................... 97.6 98.2 98.4 97.2 94.9 94.8 95.0 96.9 98.4 96.8 96.6 97.4 93.6 NE

 Electric .............................................. 61.5 64.1 65.9 55.1 46.1 34.9 48.7 63.5 73.8 62.4 47.0 46.1 50.4 5.7

 Natural Gas ....................................... 31.8 30.2 28.7 37.5 48.1 59.4 45.5 32.9 24.6 33.8 24.2 27.3 12.6 9.3

 LPG ................................................... 4.3 4.0 3.8 4.6 Q Q Q Q Q Q 25.8 24.5 30.6 21.0

Pumps (Electric) ................................ 18.8 25.0 27.2 13.5 2.6 Q Q Q Q Q 23.6 24.1 21.8 13.9

 Hot Tub or Spa .................................. 2.9 4.1 4.6 1.6 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 25.3

 Swimming Pool ................................. 4.8 6.7 7.7 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 2.6 3.2 Q 26.7

 Well Water ......................................... 13.4 17.3 18.5 11.1 2.6 Q Q Q Q Q 21.1 21.0 21.4 16.1

Range ................................................. 99.4 99.8 99.8 99.5 99.1 100.0 98.9 98.4 100.0 98.2 99.2 99.3 98.9 NE

 Electric .............................................. 61.4 63.6 65.3 55.0 47.5 36.1 50.2 64.7 75.8 63.5 45.9 44.9 49.6 5.7

 Natural Gas ....................................... 33.3 31.9 30.5 39.1 50.3 62.4 47.6 33.3 24.2 34.2 25.8 28.5 15.7 9.2

 LPG ................................................... 4.7 4.3 4.1 5.5 1.7 Q Q Q Q Q 27.5 25.8 33.6 21.0

See footnotes at end of table.

Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristrics 1993 107
Table 3.18a. Appliances by Type and Ownership of Housing Unit,

 Million U.S. Households, 1993 (Continued)

Appliance Type

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Type and Ownership of Housing Unit

RSE

Row

Factors

Single-Family 

Multifamily

Two to Four Units Five or More Units Mobile Home

Total Own Rent Total Own Rent Total Own Rent Total Own Rent

0.3 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.2 2.0 1.4 1.0 3.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 2.1

Refrigerators ..................................... 96.5 66.7 55.7 11.0 8.0 1.5 6.5 16.2 1.6 14.6 5.6 4.4 1.2 5.8

 1 ........................................................ 82.1 53.3 43.3 10.0 7.7 1.3 6.4 15.8 1.5 14.4 5.3 4.2 1.1 5.9

 2 or More ........................................... 14.4 13.5 12.4 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 Q 0.2 0.2 0.2 Q 18.4

 Defrost Method

 Frost-Free ....................................... 81.8 60.3 51.6 8.7 5.9 1.3 4.6 11.4 1.5 9.9 4.2 3.3 0.8 6.3

 Manual ............................................ 14.7 6.4 4.2 2.3 2.1 0.2 1.9 4.8 Q 4.7 1.4 1.1 0.3 12.1

 Type

 2-Doors (top and bottom) ................ 71.3 47.9 39.3 8.6 6.1 1.1 5.0 12.5 1.2 11.4 4.7 3.8 1.0 6.6

 2-Doors (side-by-side) ..................... 16.6 15.0 13.8 1.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 Q 15.3

 Regular (single door) ....................... 7.9 3.4 2.3 1.1 1.3 Q 1.2 2.7 Q 2.7 0.5 0.3 0.2 15.5

 Half-Size/Other ................................ 0.8 0.4 0.4 Q Q Q Q 0.2 Q 0.2 Q Q Q 47.8

 Age

 Less than 2 Years ........................... 11.9 8.3 7.0 1.3 0.6 Q 0.5 2.3 0.2 2.1 0.6 0.5 Q 14.2

 2 to 4 Years ..................................... 16.2 12.0 10.1 1.8 1.3 0.3 0.9 2.1 0.3 1.8 0.9 0.8 Q 11.5

 5 to 9 Years ..................................... 28.1 20.4 17.3 3.1 2.0 0.6 1.5 3.9 0.5 3.4 1.7 1.4 0.3 9.7

 10 to 19 Years ................................. 24.9 18.9 16.0 3.0 2.0 0.4 1.6 2.6 0.4 2.3 1.3 0.9 0.4 10.5

 20 Years or More ............................ 7.0 5.2 4.4 0.7 0.6 Q 0.6 0.8 Q 0.7 0.4 0.4 Q 16.8

 Don’t Know ...................................... 8.3 1.9 0.9 1.1 1.4 Q 1.4 4.4 Q 4.3 0.6 0.3 0.3 15.2

 Size

 Very Small (Less than 11 cf) ........... 1.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 Q 0.2 0.5 Q 0.5 Q Q Q 37.9

 Small (11-14 cf) ............................... 8.9 3.9 2.7 1.1 1.0 Q 0.9 3.5 0.2 3.3 0.6 0.5 0.1 14.7

 Medium (15-18 cf) ........................... 52.4 33.5 27.1 6.4 5.0 0.9 4.1 10.3 0.9 9.3 3.6 2.8 0.8 7.4

 Large (19-22 cf) ............................... 30.0 25.3 22.2 3.1 1.7 0.5 1.2 1.8 0.4 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.2 9.8

 Very Large (23 or More cf) .............. 3.9 3.6 3.4 0.2 0.1 Q Q 0.1 Q Q Q Q Q 31.1

 Through-the-Door Ice Service

 Yes .................................................. 10.1 9.3 8.8 0.5 0.3 Q Q 0.3 Q 0.2 0.2 0.1 Q 21.6

 No .................................................... 86.3 57.4 46.9 10.5 7.7 1.3 6.3 15.9 1.4 14.5 5.4 4.3 1.2 6.0

Television Sets .................................. 95.4 66.1 55.3 10.9 7.9 1.5 6.4 16.0 1.5 14.4 5.5 4.4 1.1 5.8

 Color .................................................. 94.4 65.7 55.0 10.6 7.8 1.5 6.3 15.5 1.5 14.0 5.4 4.4 1.0 5.9

 1 ...................................................... 39.2 21.9 16.9 5.0 4.4 0.5 4.0 9.7 0.6 9.1 3.2 2.3 0.8 7.5

 2 ...................................................... 35.2 26.0 22.1 3.9 2.7 0.8 1.9 4.8 0.8 4.0 1.7 1.6 0.2 9.0

 3 ...................................................... 14.3 12.5 11.0 1.5 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.8 Q 0.7 0.4 0.3 Q 14.7

 4 ...................................................... 4.2 3.8 3.6 0.2 Q Q Q 0.2 Q Q Q Q Q 23.4

 5 or More ......................................... 1.5 1.5 1.4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 30.3

 Black/White ....................................... 19.0 14.3 11.9 2.4 1.2 0.2 1.0 2.4 0.2 2.2 1.1 0.8 0.3 10.6

 1 ...................................................... 16.9 12.5 10.4 2.1 1.1 0.2 1.0 2.3 0.2 2.1 1.0 0.7 0.3 11.0

 2 or More ......................................... 2.1 1.8 1.5 0.3 Q Q Q 0.1 Q 0.1 Q Q Q 33.7

See footnotes at end of table.

108 Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristrics 1993
Table 3.18b. Appliances by Type and Ownership of Housing Unit,

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1993 (Continued)

Appliance Type

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Type and Ownership of Housing Unit

RSE

Row

Factors

Single-Family 

Multifamily

Two to Four Units Five or More Units Mobile Home

Total Own Rent Total Own Rent Total Own Rent Total Own Rent

0.3 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.2 2.0 1.4 1.1 2.5 1.1 1.0 1.1 2.1

Refrigerators ..................................... 99.8 99.9 99.9 99.7 99.5 100.0 99.4 99.7 100.0 99.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 NE

 1 ........................................................ 85.0 79.7 77.6 90.2 95.8 87.4 97.7 97.6 94.3 97.9 95.6 95.5 95.8 1.3

 2 or More ........................................... 14.9 20.2 22.3 9.5 3.7 12.6 1.7 2.1 Q 1.7 4.4 4.5 Q 17.1

 Defrost Method

 Frost-Free ....................................... 84.6 90.2 92.5 79.1 73.7 89.3 70.2 70.3 95.1 67.7 74.5 75.2 71.9 2.7

 Manual ............................................ 15.2 9.6 7.5 20.6 25.8 10.7 29.3 29.4 Q 32.0 25.5 24.8 28.1 10.1

 Type

 2-Doors (top and bottom) ................ 73.7 71.7 70.4 78.2 75.9 74.9 76.1 77.1 74.2 77.4 85.1 85.5 83.6 2.6

 2-Doors (side-by-side) ..................... 17.1 22.5 24.7 11.4 6.3 17.7 3.7 4.4 21.8 2.5 5.6 6.6 Q 14.8

 Regular (single door) ....................... 8.2 5.0 4.1 9.9 16.2 Q 18.7 16.7 Q 18.1 8.9 7.4 14.9 14.3

 Half-Size/Other ................................ 0.8 0.6 0.7 Q Q Q Q 1.4 Q 1.5 Q Q Q 43.6

 Age

 Less than 2 Years ........................... 12.3 12.5 12.5 12.1 7.8 Q 8.0 14.0 13.0 14.1 11.3 12.3 Q 13.2

 2 to 4 Years ..................................... 16.8 17.9 18.2 16.7 15.6 23.3 13.9 12.9 17.5 12.4 15.8 18.7 Q 10.9

 5 to 9 Years ..................................... 29.1 30.5 31.1 27.8 25.4 37.7 22.6 24.3 32.6 23.4 31.2 32.5 26.3 7.8

 10 to 19 Years ................................. 25.8 28.3 28.6 26.8 25.3 26.1 25.1 16.3 24.6 15.4 23.0 20.9 30.8 8.8

 20 Years or More ............................ 7.3 7.7 8.0 6.5 7.8 Q 8.5 5.0 Q 4.6 7.9 8.6 Q 15.3

 Don’t Know ...................................... 8.6 2.9 1.5 9.8 17.6 Q 21.4 27.2 Q 29.6 10.8 6.8 25.5 13.0

 Size

 Very Small (Less than 11 cf) ........... 1.3 0.7 0.5 1.6 2.4 Q 2.6 3.1 Q 3.4 Q Q Q 35.9

 Small (11-14 cf) ............................... 9.2 5.8 4.9 10.0 12.1 Q 13.7 21.3 11.1 22.4 11.0 10.7 12.1 13.9

 Medium (15-18 cf) ........................... 54.3 50.2 48.6 57.9 62.5 59.0 63.3 63.3 60.4 63.6 65.4 64.6 68.3 4.1

 Large (19-22 cf) ............................... 31.0 37.9 39.7 28.5 21.0 30.5 18.9 11.1 24.6 9.6 21.2 22.1 17.7 8.9

 Very Large (23 or More cf) .............. 4.0 5.4 6.1 1.7 1.5 Q Q 0.9 Q Q Q Q Q 29.2

 Through-the-Door Ice Service

 Yes .................................................. 10.5 14.0 15.8 4.7 3.9 Q Q 2.0 Q 1.2 3.0 3.3 Q 20.8

 No .................................................... 89.3 85.9 84.1 95.0 95.6 90.1 96.9 97.7 90.3 98.5 97.0 96.7 98.1 1.1

Television Sets .................................. 98.8 98.9 99.1 98.3 98.5 99.1 98.4 98.3 99.7 98.2 98.3 99.4 94.2 NE

 Color .................................................. 97.7 98.3 98.7 96.3 97.7 99.1 97.4 95.7 98.9 95.4 96.6 99.2 86.6 1.1

 1 ...................................................... 40.5 32.8 30.2 45.6 55.5 30.7 61.1 59.6 36.0 62.1 56.9 53.3 70.5 4.9

 2 ...................................................... 36.4 38.9 39.7 35.2 33.2 51.1 29.1 29.6 48.4 27.6 30.9 35.6 13.1 6.4

 3 ...................................................... 14.8 18.7 19.8 13.4 8.0 13.6 6.8 5.1 Q 4.8 6.3 7.5 Q 13.8

 4 ...................................................... 4.3 5.7 6.5 1.7 Q Q Q 1.4 Q Q Q Q Q 20.9

 5 or More ......................................... 1.6 2.2 2.6 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 27.0

 Black/White ....................................... 19.6 21.4 21.3 21.4 15.1 13.0 15.6 14.8 10.5 15.3 19.4 17.7 25.5 9.8

 1 ...................................................... 17.5 18.7 18.6 19.1 14.1 12.0 14.6 13.9 9.8 14.4 18.2 16.6 24.0 10.2

 2 or More ......................................... 2.2 2.7 2.8 2.4 Q Q Q 0.9 Q 0.9 Q Q Q 31.2

See footnotes at end of table.

Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristrics 1993 109
Table 3.18a. Appliances by Type and Ownership of Housing Unit,

 Million U.S. Households, 1993 (Continued)

Appliance Type

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Type and Ownership of Housing Unit

RSE

Row

Factors

Single-Family 

Multifamily

Two to Four Units Five or More Units Mobile Home

Total Own Rent Total Own Rent Total Own Rent Total Own Rent

0.3 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.2 2.0 1.4 1.0 3.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 2.1

Water Heaters3 .................................. 95.5 65.8 55.0 10.8 8.0 1.5 6.5 16.2 1.6 14.7 5.5 4.4 1.2 5.9

 Electric ............................................... 37.1 24.1 20.3 3.8 2.5 0.3 2.3 6.5 0.8 5.7 4.0 3.1 0.9 10.8

 For One Housing Unit ..................... 35.8 24.0 20.2 3.8 2.3 0.2 2.0 5.5 0.8 4.7 4.0 3.1 0.9 11.2

 For Two or More Units4 ................... 1.3 Q Q Q 0.3 Q 0.2 1.0 Q 0.9 Q Q Q 28.0

 Natural Gas ....................................... 51.2 36.9 30.4 6.5 4.8 1.0 3.9 8.3 0.6 7.7 1.1 1.0 0.1 9.5

 For One Housing Unit ..................... 44.0 36.8 30.4 6.4 2.9 0.8 2.1 3.2 0.3 2.9 1.1 1.0 0.1 11.4

 For Two or More Units4 ................... 7.2 0.1 Q 0.1 2.0 0.2 1.8 5.1 0.3 4.8 Q Q Q 18.4

 Fuel Oil .............................................. 4.0 2.1 1.9 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.3 1.3 Q 1.2 Q Q Q 21.7

 For One Housing Unit ..................... 2.2 2.1 1.9 0.2 0.1 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 31.3

 For Two or More Units4 ................... 1.8 Q Q Q 0.4 Q 0.3 1.3 Q 1.2 Q Q Q 21.8

 LPG .................................................. 2.8 2.3 2.0 0.3 Q Q Q Q Q Q 0.4 0.2 0.1 31.2

 Other ................................................. 0.4 0.3 0.3 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 73.3

Water Heater (for one housing unit)

Age

 Less than 2 Years ............................. 11.4 8.9 7.8 1.1 0.5 Q 0.5 1.2 Q 1.1 0.8 0.7 Q 16.5

 2 to 4 Years ....................................... 13.9 11.7 10.4 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.5 0.6 Q 0.5 0.9 0.8 Q 13.7

 5 to 9 Years ....................................... 21.4 17.1 14.7 2.4 1.2 0.4 0.8 1.6 0.3 1.4 1.5 1.3 0.2 12.3

 10 to 19 Years ................................... 19.5 15.6 13.5 2.0 1.0 0.2 0.8 1.8 0.3 1.5 1.1 0.9 0.2 12.7

 20 Years or More .............................. 7.5 6.2 5.5 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.5 Q 0.4 0.4 0.3 Q 20.3

 Don’t Know ........................................ 11.3 6.0 3.0 3.0 1.4 Q 1.3 3.0 Q 2.9 0.8 0.4 0.4 14.0

Size

 Small ................................................. 17.7 10.9 8.7 2.2 1.5 0.3 1.3 2.9 Q 2.7 2.4 1.8 0.6 10.8

 Medium ............................................. 44.1 35.3 29.3 6.0 2.4 0.5 1.9 4.1 0.6 3.6 2.3 2.0 0.3 9.6

 Large ................................................. 18.0 16.0 14.7 1.4 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.7 Q 0.5 0.5 0.5 Q 16.3

 Don’t Know ........................................ 5.2 3.2 2.2 1.0 0.7 Q 0.6 1.0 Q 0.9 0.3 0.2 Q 19.8

Other Appliances

 Electric

 Air Cleaner ...................................... 5.4 4.2 3.9 0.3 0.3 Q 0.3 0.5 Q 0.4 0.3 0.3 Q 21.7

 Aquarium ......................................... 4.1 3.2 2.7 0.4 0.3 Q 0.2 0.4 Q 0.4 0.2 0.2 Q 21.9

 Dehumidifier .................................... 9.1 8.6 8.2 0.4 0.2 Q 0.1 Q Q Q Q Q Q 20.0

 Evaporative Cooler .......................... 2.7 2.1 1.7 0.5 Q Q Q Q Q Q 0.5 0.4 Q 32.2

 Humidifier ........................................ 13.7 10.8 9.5 1.2 0.8 0.2 0.6 1.4 0.3 1.2 0.6 0.5 Q 13.0

 Microwave Oven ............................. 81.3 59.5 50.7 8.8 6.0 1.2 4.9 11.0 1.4 9.6 4.8 4.0 0.8 6.4

 Toaster Oven .................................. 27.5 20.0 17.3 2.7 2.0 0.5 1.5 4.3 0.7 3.6 1.3 1.0 0.3 9.5

 Outdoor Gas Light2 ........................... 0.5 0.5 0.5 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 58.3

 Outdoor Grill ...................................... 27.5 24.4 22.4 1.9 0.9 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.3 0.6 1.4 1.2 0.2 11.9

 Natural Gas ..................................... 2.8 2.7 2.7 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 29.5

 LPG ................................................. 24.8 21.6 19.7 1.9 0.9 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.3 0.6 1.4 1.2 0.2 12.2

1 An estimated 1.7 million households have both a central air-conditioner and one or more room air-conditioners. 2 Gas includes LPG and natural gas. 3 A count of households where the main water heater is totally separate from the space-heating system. Excluded from this count are 0.8 million households that

use water heated by a space-heating system. Of these, most (0.6 million) employ a fuel oil space-heating system to heat water for washing and bathing. Also

excluded are 0.3 million households that do not heat water using a typical water heater. 4 An unknown number may be heated by the space-heating system.

cf = Cubic feet.

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

Notes: • To obtain the RSE percentage for any table cell, multiply the corresponding column and row factors. • Because of rounding, data may not sum to totals. 

• See "Glossary" for definition of terms used in this report.

Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End Use, Forms EIA-457 A, B, C of the 1993 Residential Energy Consumption Survey. 

(For specific titles of forms, see Appendix D.)

110 Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristrics 1993
Table 3.18b. Appliances by Type and Ownership of Housing Unit,

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1993 (Continued)

Appliance Type

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Type and Ownership of Housing Unit

RSE

Row

Factors

Single-Family 

Multifamily

Two to Four Units Five or More Units Mobile Home

Total Own Rent Total Own Rent Total Own Rent Total Own Rent

0.3 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.2 2.0 1.4 1.1 2.5 1.1 1.0 1.1 2.1

Water Heaters3 .................................. 98.9 98.5 98.7 97.6 99.5 98.3 99.7 99.9 100.0 99.9 99.3 99.4 98.9 NE

 Electric ............................................... 38.4 36.1 36.4 34.6 31.6 16.9 34.9 39.9 51.4 38.7 72.1 71.2 75.3 8.0

 For One Housing Unit ..................... 37.0 35.9 36.2 34.5 28.4 16.4 31.1 33.9 48.4 32.3 72.1 71.2 75.3 8.4

 For Two or More Units4 ................... 1.4 Q Q Q 3.2 Q 3.8 6.0 Q 6.3 Q Q Q 26.7

 Natural Gas ....................................... 53.0 55.3 54.6 59.1 60.3 65.2 59.2 51.0 38.8 52.3 20.1 22.5 11.2 8.1

 For One Housing Unit ..................... 45.5 55.1 54.5 57.9 36.0 51.8 32.3 19.5 17.9 19.6 20.1 22.5 11.2 10.2

 For Two or More Units4 ................... 7.5 0.2 Q 1.2 24.4 13.3 26.9 31.5 20.9 32.6 Q Q Q 17.2

 Fuel Oil .............................................. 4.1 3.2 3.5 1.6 6.9 14.7 5.1 8.1 Q 8.0 Q Q Q 20.8

 For One Housing Unit ..................... 2.3 3.1 3.4 1.5 1.4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 29.3

 For Two or More Units4 ................... 1.9 Q Q Q 5.5 Q 4.2 8.1 Q 8.0 Q Q Q 21.4

 LPG .................................................. 2.9 3.4 3.7 2.3 Q Q Q Q Q Q 6.7 5.4 11.5 30.8

 Other ................................................. 0.5 0.5 0.6 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 65.9

Water Heater (for one housing unit)

Age

 Less than 2 Years ............................. 11.8 13.3 14.0 9.9 6.5 Q 7.6 7.5 Q 7.5 13.6 15.3 Q 14.9

 2 to 4 Years ....................................... 14.4 17.5 18.6 11.6 9.3 18.2 7.3 3.8 Q 3.6 15.5 17.6 Q 12.3

 5 to 9 Years ....................................... 22.2 25.6 26.4 21.6 14.6 24.2 12.4 10.1 18.2 9.2 27.2 29.2 19.7 10.6

 10 to 19 Years ................................... 20.1 23.3 24.3 18.6 12.3 12.1 12.3 10.8 18.4 10.0 20.5 20.7 19.5 11.7

 20 Years or More .............................. 7.8 9.3 9.8 6.9 5.2 9.0 4.3 2.9 Q 2.4 7.2 6.5 Q 19.3

 Don’t Know ........................................ 11.7 9.0 5.3 27.6 17.9 Q 20.5 18.4 Q 19.4 15.0 10.1 33.6 12.1

Size

 Small ................................................. 18.3 16.4 15.6 20.1 18.9 17.7 19.2 17.7 Q 18.6 42.7 39.9 53.2 8.7

 Medium ............................................. 45.6 52.9 52.5 54.5 29.9 32.6 29.3 25.4 35.6 24.3 41.0 44.3 28.2 7.3

 Large ................................................. 18.6 24.0 26.3 12.4 8.6 16.5 6.8 4.2 15.0 3.1 9.7 10.3 Q 15.1

 Don’t Know ........................................ 5.4 4.8 4.0 9.1 8.5 Q 9.3 6.3 Q 6.2 5.5 4.8 Q 18.7

Other Appliances

 Electric

 Air Cleaner ...................................... 5.5 6.3 6.9 2.8 4.0 Q 3.9 3.3 Q 2.7 5.8 6.5 Q 20.4

 Aquarium ......................................... 4.3 4.8 4.9 4.0 3.7 Q 3.8 2.5 Q 2.6 4.4 4.6 Q 20.6

 Dehumidifier .................................... 9.4 12.9 14.6 3.9 2.5 Q 2.1 Q Q Q Q Q Q 18.8

 Evaporative Cooler .......................... 2.8 3.2 3.0 4.2 Q Q Q Q Q Q 8.9 9.4 Q 31.2

 Humidifier ........................................ 14.1 16.2 17.1 11.3 10.1 16.4 8.7 8.8 16.5 8.0 11.0 11.9 Q 12.5

 Microwave Oven ............................. 84.1 89.0 90.9 79.5 75.1 77.9 74.5 67.9 91.4 65.4 85.9 90.6 68.5 2.4

 Toaster Oven .................................. 28.5 29.9 31.1 24.2 24.6 34.0 22.4 26.6 43.5 24.8 22.5 22.5 22.6 7.5

 Outdoor Gas Light2 ........................... 0.6 0.8 0.9 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 51.9

 Outdoor Grill ...................................... 28.5 36.5 40.2 17.6 11.6 21.4 9.3 5.3 17.2 4.1 24.8 27.9 13.0 10.5

 Natural Gas ..................................... 2.9 4.1 4.9 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 26.1

 LPG ................................................. 25.7 32.4 35.4 17.3 11.4 20.5 9.3 5.3 16.8 4.1 24.8 27.9 13.0 10.8

1 An estimated 1.7 million households have both a central air-conditioner and one or more room air-conditioners. 2 Gas includes LPG and natural gas. 3 A count of households where the main water heater is totally separate from the space-heating system. Excluded from this count are 0.8 million households that

use water heated by a space-heating system. Of these, most (0.6 million) employ a fuel oil space-heating system to heat water for washing and bathing. Also

excluded are 0.3 million households that do not heat water using a typical water heater. 4 An unknown number may be heated by the space-heating system.

cf = Cubic feet.

NE = RSE row factor not estimated because RSE’s for all statistics in this row are between 0.0 and 1.0 percent.

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

Notes: • To obtain the RSE percentage for any table cell, multiply the corresponding column and row factors. • Because of rounding, data may not sum to totals. 

• See "Glossary" for definition of terms used in this report.

Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End Use, Forms EIA-457 A, B, C of the 1993 Residential Energy Consumption Survey. 

(For specific titles of forms, see Appendix D.)

Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristrics 1993 111
Table 3.19a. Appliances by Family Income, 

 Million U.S. Households, 1993

Appliance Type

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

1993 Family Income

Below Poverty

Line Eligible

for

Federal

Assistance1

RSE

Row

Factors

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$24,999

$25,000

to

$34,999

$35,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

or

More

100

Percent

125

Percent

0.4 2.1 1.4 1.2 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.0 0.8

Total .................................................... 96.6 4.1 10.6 11.1 18.4 14.1 17.5 21.0 14.4 19.4 30.7 3.4

Air-Conditioner .................................. 66.1 2.5 6.4 6.7 11.8 10.0 12.8 15.9 8.2 11.5 18.5 4.6

 Central2 ............................................. 42.1 1.1 2.8 3.3 6.9 7.0 8.6 12.4 3.3 4.8 8.5 7.0

 Electric ............................................ 41.9 1.1 2.7 3.3 6.9 7.0 8.6 12.4 3.3 4.7 8.4 7.0

 Without a Heat Pump .................... 30.1 0.8 1.9 2.5 5.2 5.0 6.1 8.6 2.4 3.4 5.9 8.0

 With a Heat Pump ......................... 11.9 0.3 0.9 0.8 1.7 1.9 2.5 3.8 1.0 1.3 2.5 13.4

 Gas3 ................................................ 0.1 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 87.3

 Room2 ............................................... 25.7 1.4 3.7 3.5 5.1 3.5 4.5 4.0 5.0 7.0 10.3 6.7

 1 Unit ............................................... 17.3 1.1 3.0 2.6 3.3 2.5 2.8 2.2 3.8 5.2 7.6 7.8

 2 Units ............................................. 6.3 0.3 0.6 0.7 1.4 0.8 1.4 1.1 0.9 1.4 2.1 14.3

 3 or More Units ................................ 2.2 Q Q 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.6 23.2

Clothes Washer ................................. 74.5 1.9 5.9 7.1 13.6 11.8 14.9 19.3 8.2 11.6 19.2 4.0

Clothes Dryer ..................................... 68.8 1.4 4.6 5.9 12.5 11.3 14.4 18.7 6.1 8.9 15.4 4.2

 Electric .............................................. 54.7 1.1 3.9 4.7 10.1 9.1 11.6 14.2 4.9 7.2 12.4 4.8

 Natural Gas ....................................... 13.4 0.3 0.7 1.1 2.3 2.0 2.6 4.5 1.1 1.6 2.9 12.2

 LPG ................................................... 0.7 Q Q Q Q 0.2 0.2 Q Q Q 0.2 40.7

Dishwasher ........................................ 43.7 0.7 1.2 2.7 6.3 7.0 10.3 15.5 2.1 3.2 6.1 6.5

Fans .................................................... 88.4 3.3 9.2 10.1 16.5 13.0 16.5 19.8 12.4 16.8 27.1 3.6

 Ceiling .............................................. 51.8 1.2 3.7 5.1 9.5 8.3 10.9 13.3 5.0 7.4 12.8 5.1

 1 ..................................................... 22.3 0.8 2.2 2.6 4.3 3.6 4.1 4.6 3.0 4.2 6.8 7.3

 2 ..................................................... 12.0 0.2 0.8 1.2 2.3 1.6 2.8 3.0 0.9 1.6 2.9 9.9

 3 or more ......................................... 17.6 Q 0.7 1.2 2.8 3.0 4.0 5.7 1.0 1.7 3.0 9.6

 Exhaust (attic) ................................... 9.0 Q 0.4 0.5 1.4 1.4 2.0 3.4 0.4 0.6 1.1 14.2

 Exhaust (other) .................................. 55.8 1.5 4.3 5.1 9.4 8.9 11.9 14.7 5.6 7.8 13.5 5.1

 Portable ............................................ 50.0 2.3 6.2 6.5 9.6 7.1 8.5 9.7 8.5 11.5 17.5 4.7

 Whole-House ................................... 4.1 Q 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.2 0.3 0.6 21.3

 Window ............................................ 12.9 0.8 1.4 1.7 2.9 1.8 2.2 2.2 2.4 3.4 5.0 8.9

Freezer .............................................. 33.4 0.9 2.7 3.1 6.3 5.1 6.8 8.5 3.7 5.5 8.5 5.9

 1 ....................................................... 29.5 0.9 2.5 2.7 5.5 4.7 6.0 7.2 3.4 5.0 7.7 6.2

 2 or more .......................................... 3.8 Q 0.3 0.4 0.8 0.5 0.8 1.2 0.3 0.5 0.8 18.7

 Defrost Method

 Frost-Free ....................................... 11.2 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.8 1.5 2.6 3.4 1.0 1.4 2.5 10.4

 Manual ............................................ 22.1 0.7 2.0 2.2 4.5 3.6 4.2 5.1 2.7 4.0 6.0 7.4

 Type

 Upright ............................................. 16.9 0.3 1.0 1.3 3.0 2.5 3.6 5.2 1.2 2.1 3.6 9.3

 Chest ............................................. 16.5 0.6 1.7 1.8 3.3 2.6 3.2 3.3 2.5 3.4 4.9 7.9

 Age

 Less than 2 Years ........................... 2.1 Q 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.7 21.4

 2 to 4 Years ..................................... 3.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.9 0.5 0.7 0.9 15.3

 5 to 9 Years ..................................... 6.6 0.2 0.6 0.7 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.5 0.7 1.0 1.7 13.9

 10 to 19 Years ................................. 12.6 0.3 0.8 1.1 2.3 2.0 2.5 3.5 1.1 1.7 2.8 9.2

 20 Years or More ............................ 7.7 0.2 0.7 0.8 1.6 1.1 1.5 1.8 0.9 1.4 2.0 13.2

 Don’t Know ...................................... 0.9 Q Q Q 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 Q 0.2 0.3 29.2

 Size

 Very Small (Less than 11 cf) ........... 2.8 Q 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.9 19.0

 Small (11-14 cf) ............................... 6.7 0.2 0.8 0.7 1.4 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.6 2.2 11.8

 Medium (15-18 cf) ........................... 12.1 0.2 0.8 1.1 2.3 1.7 2.7 3.3 0.9 1.5 2.6 9.7

 Large (19-22 cf) ............................... 9.5 0.3 0.7 0.8 1.6 1.6 1.9 2.7 1.0 1.5 2.3 11.8

 Very Large (23 or More cf) .............. 2.2 Q Q 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.5 22.8

See footnotes at end of table.

112 Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristrics 1993
Table 3.19b. Appliances by Family Income, 

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1993

Appliance Type

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

1993 Family Income

Below Poverty

Line Eligible

for

Federal

Assistance1

RSE

Row

Factors

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$24,999

$25,000

to

$34,999

$35,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

or

More

100

Percent

125

Percent

0.4 2.1 1.4 1.2 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.0 0.8

Total .................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0

Air-Conditioner .................................. 68.4 62.1 60.0 60.3 64.4 71.4 73.2 75.8 57.0 59.5 60.2 3.0

 Central2 ............................................. 43.5 27.7 26.0 29.7 37.6 49.5 49.2 59.2 23.3 24.6 27.6 5.9

 Electric ............................................ 43.4 27.7 25.8 29.5 37.5 49.5 49.1 59.0 23.1 24.5 27.4 5.9

 Without a Heat Pump .................... 31.1 19.4 17.6 22.2 28.5 35.8 34.8 41.1 16.5 17.8 19.4 7.3

 With a Heat Pump ......................... 12.3 8.3 8.1 7.3 9.1 13.7 14.3 18.0 6.7 6.7 8.1 12.8

 Gas3 ................................................ 0.1 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 81.1

 Room2 ............................................... 26.6 34.7 35.0 31.4 27.6 25.1 26.0 19.0 34.6 35.9 33.6 5.7

 1 Unit ............................................... 17.9 26.0 28.4 23.1 18.0 17.5 15.9 10.3 26.1 26.9 24.8 7.0

 2 Units ............................................. 6.5 6.7 5.9 6.3 7.5 6.0 7.9 5.2 6.4 7.0 6.8 14.1

 3 or More Units ................................ 2.2 Q Q 2.0 2.2 1.6 2.3 3.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 22.7

Clothes Washer ................................. 77.1 47.9 55.6 63.6 74.2 83.8 85.1 92.0 57.0 59.7 62.6 2.6

Clothes Dryer ..................................... 71.2 33.8 43.4 52.7 68.1 80.7 82.3 89.2 42.3 45.9 50.4 3.0

 Electric .............................................. 56.6 27.1 36.6 42.1 55.1 65.1 66.2 67.5 34.3 37.0 40.5 4.0

 Natural Gas ....................................... 13.9 6.5 6.8 10.1 12.4 14.3 14.7 21.3 7.7 8.3 9.4 11.8

 LPG ................................................... 0.7 Q Q Q Q 1.3 1.4 Q Q Q 0.5 40.0

Dishwasher ........................................ 45.2 17.1 11.4 24.1 34.4 49.8 58.9 74.1 14.8 16.5 19.8 5.5

Fans .................................................... 91.5 81.4 87.2 90.9 89.8 92.5 94.3 94.4 85.9 86.8 88.3 1.3

 Ceiling .............................................. 53.6 28.5 35.0 45.6 51.5 58.9 62.3 63.3 34.6 38.1 41.6 3.9

 1 ..................................................... 23.0 20.4 21.0 23.4 23.6 25.8 23.4 21.8 20.8 21.5 22.3 6.6

 2 ..................................................... 12.4 5.3 7.2 11.0 12.5 11.7 16.3 14.2 6.5 8.0 9.5 9.3

 3 or more ......................................... 18.2 Q 6.8 11.1 15.3 21.4 22.6 27.3 7.2 8.5 9.7 9.0

 Exhaust (attic) ................................... 9.3 Q 3.5 4.2 7.5 9.8 11.5 16.0 2.6 3.3 3.7 13.7

 Exhaust (other) .................................. 57.8 37.1 40.9 45.9 51.1 63.5 68.1 70.0 39.2 40.4 44.0 3.8

 Portable ............................................ 51.8 57.8 58.7 58.3 52.2 50.6 48.9 46.5 59.1 59.6 57.2 3.4

 Whole-House ................................... 4.2 Q 1.8 2.2 3.1 4.2 5.4 7.0 1.5 1.8 2.0 20.7

 Window ............................................ 13.4 19.0 12.8 15.4 15.6 12.5 12.9 10.6 17.0 17.3 16.4 8.3

Freezer .............................................. 34.5 22.2 25.8 27.7 34.2 36.5 38.7 40.3 25.6 28.1 27.7 5.2

 1 ....................................................... 30.5 21.3 23.3 24.6 30.1 33.3 34.3 34.5 23.4 25.7 25.0 5.5

 2 or more .......................................... 4.0 Q 2.4 3.2 4.2 3.2 4.4 5.8 2.2 2.4 2.6 18.5

 Defrost Method

 Frost-Free ....................................... 11.6 6.0 6.9 8.3 9.9 10.9 14.6 16.2 7.1 7.4 8.0 10.1

 Manual ............................................ 22.9 16.2 18.9 19.4 24.3 25.5 24.1 24.1 18.5 20.7 19.6 6.7

 Type

 Upright ............................................. 17.4 8.2 9.6 11.3 16.1 17.9 20.7 24.6 8.5 10.6 11.6 8.7

 Chest ............................................. 17.1 14.0 16.2 16.4 18.1 18.6 18.1 15.7 17.1 17.5 16.0 7.5

 Age

 Less than 2 Years ........................... 2.2 Q 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.7 2.8 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.3 21.3

 2 to 4 Years ..................................... 3.5 4.2 2.9 2.5 3.5 3.2 3.7 4.5 3.8 3.6 3.0 15.4

 5 to 9 Years ..................................... 6.8 4.0 5.3 5.9 6.3 7.9 8.3 7.2 4.9 5.4 5.7 13.4

 10 to 19 Years ................................. 13.0 6.7 7.9 9.5 12.7 14.3 14.6 16.9 7.4 8.9 9.1 8.7

 20 Years or More ............................ 8.0 5.6 6.8 6.8 8.6 7.9 8.5 8.7 6.1 7.0 6.6 12.8

 Don’t Know ...................................... 0.9 Q Q Q 1.2 1.4 0.8 0.7 Q 0.8 1.0 29.3

 Size

 Very Small (Less than 11 cf) ........... 2.9 Q 3.4 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.9 18.6

 Small (11-14 cf) ............................... 6.9 5.8 8.0 6.1 7.5 7.4 6.6 6.6 8.1 8.2 7.1 11.6

 Medium (15-18 cf) ........................... 12.6 5.8 7.3 10.2 12.7 11.8 15.3 15.9 6.5 7.9 8.5 9.2

 Large (19-22 cf) ............................... 9.9 6.6 6.4 6.8 8.7 11.5 11.1 12.7 7.1 7.8 7.6 11.4

 Very Large (23 or More cf) .............. 2.3 Q Q 2.0 2.5 2.8 2.7 2.4 1.1 1.5 1.6 22.6

See footnotes at end of table.

Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristrics 1993 113
Table 3.19a. Appliances by Family Income, 

 Million U.S. Households, 1993 (Continued)

Appliance Type

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

1993 Family Income

Below Poverty

Line Eligible

for

Federal

Assistance1

RSE

Row

Factors

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$24,999

$25,000

to

$34,999

$35,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

or

More

100

Percent

125

Percent

0.4 2.1 1.4 1.2 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.0 0.8

Heaters (other) 

 Hot Tub or Spa .................................. 2.8 Q Q Q 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.6 Q Q 0.2 21.0

 Electric ............................................ 1.9 Q Q Q 0.2 0.2 0.5 1.0 Q Q 0.2 26.2

 Natural Gas ..................................... 0.7 Q Q Q Q Q Q 0.5 Q Q Q 27.9

 LPG/Other ....................................... 0.2 Q Q Q Q Q Q 0.1 Q Q Q 34.5

 Portable Space .................................. 11.8 0.5 1.2 1.3 2.6 1.6 1.9 2.7 1.7 2.3 3.8 9.9

 Electric ............................................ 9.8 0.4 1.0 1.1 2.2 1.3 1.5 2.3 1.4 1.9 3.1 10.3

 Kerosene ......................................... 2.3 Q 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.8 24.1

 Swimming Pool ................................. 0.8 Q Q Q Q 0.1 0.1 0.5 Q Q Q 36.4

 Natural Gas ..................................... 0.5 Q Q Q Q Q Q 0.3 Q Q Q 44.6

 Electric/LPG/Other .......................... 0.4 Q Q Q Q Q Q 0.2 Q Q Q 50.9

 Waterbed Heaters ............................ 11.9 Q 0.5 0.8 2.4 2.2 2.9 3.0 0.8 1.3 2.3 11.0

 1 ...................................................... 9.7 Q 0.4 0.7 2.2 1.7 2.3 2.2 0.7 1.1 2.0 12.3

 2 or More ......................................... 2.2 Q Q Q 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.8 Q 0.2 0.3 21.3

 Waterbed Heaters

 Used All Year .................................... 9.9 Q 0.4 0.7 2.0 1.7 2.6 2.5 0.6 1.0 1.9 12.0

 1 ...................................................... 8.2 Q 0.4 0.6 1.9 1.4 2.1 1.9 0.6 0.9 1.6 13.3

 2 or More ........................................ 1.7 Q Q Q 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.6 Q 0.2 0.3 24.6

Office Equipment .............................. 23.3 0.4 0.5 1.0 2.8 3.1 5.8 9.6 1.1 1.7 3.0 9.4

 Facsimile Machine ............................ 2.9 Q Q Q 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.4 Q Q 0.3 20.5

 Laser Printer ...................................... 5.3 Q Q 0.2 0.7 0.5 1.2 2.5 0.3 0.3 0.8 16.7

 Personal Computer ........................... 22.6 0.4 0.5 1.0 2.7 3.0 5.6 9.4 1.1 1.7 3.0 9.6

 Photocopier ....................................... 1.5 Q Q Q 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.6 Q Q 0.3 24.9

Oven ................................................... 94.3 3.9 10.1 10.6 17.9 13.8 17.2 20.7 13.8 18.7 29.7 3.4

 Electric .............................................. 59.4 2.0 5.5 5.7 10.9 9.4 11.7 14.4 6.7 9.4 15.8 5.0

 Natural Gas ....................................... 30.7 1.7 4.0 4.2 6.0 3.6 5.1 6.0 6.1 7.8 11.9 7.0

 LPG ................................................... 4.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.9 1.4 1.9 17.2

Pumps (Electric) ................................ 18.2 0.2 0.7 1.4 3.2 2.9 4.2 5.5 1.2 2.1 3.5 9.8

 Hot Tub or Spa .................................. 2.8 Q Q Q 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.6 Q Q 0.2 21.0

 Swimming Pool ................................. 4.6 Q Q 0.2 0.5 0.6 1.3 2.0 0.1 0.3 0.5 19.8

 Well Water ......................................... 13.0 0.2 0.7 1.2 2.7 2.3 2.9 3.1 1.0 1.8 3.0 11.7

Range ................................................. 96.1 4.0 10.4 11.0 18.3 14.0 17.4 20.9 14.2 19.1 30.3 3.4

 Electric .............................................. 59.3 2.0 5.6 5.8 10.9 9.3 11.6 14.1 6.7 9.5 15.9 5.0

 Natural Gas ....................................... 32.2 1.8 4.2 4.4 6.3 3.8 5.4 6.4 6.4 8.1 12.3 6.8

 LPG ................................................... 4.6 0.3 0.6 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.4 1.0 1.5 2.0 16.5

See footnotes at end of table.

114 Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristrics 1993
Table 3.19b. Appliances by Family Income, 

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1993 (Continued)

Appliance Type

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

1993 Family Income

Below Poverty

Line Eligible

for

Federal

Assistance1

RSE

Row

Factors

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$24,999

$25,000

to

$34,999

$35,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

or

More

100

Percent

125

Percent

0.4 2.1 1.4 1.2 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.0 0.8

Heaters (other) 

 Hot Tub or Spa .................................. 2.9 Q Q Q 1.2 2.1 3.5 7.7 Q Q 0.7 21.1

 Electric ............................................ 2.0 Q Q Q 0.9 1.7 2.8 4.8 Q Q 0.5 26.4

 Natural Gas ..................................... 0.7 Q Q Q Q Q Q 2.2 Q Q Q 27.6

 LPG/Other ....................................... 0.2 Q Q Q Q Q Q 0.7 Q Q Q 33.9

 Portable Space .................................. 12.2 11.8 11.5 11.4 14.1 11.2 10.7 13.1 11.9 12.1 12.3 9.4

 Electric ............................................ 10.1 10.0 9.3 9.5 12.0 9.4 8.6 11.1 9.6 9.6 10.0 9.8

 Kerosene ......................................... 2.4 Q 2.2 2.2 2.9 2.4 2.6 2.2 2.4 2.8 2.7 23.8

 Swimming Pool ................................. 0.9 Q Q Q Q 1.0 0.8 2.2 Q Q Q 36.6

 Natural Gas ..................................... 0.5 Q Q Q Q Q Q 1.3 Q Q Q 44.5

 Electric/LPG/Other .......................... 0.4 Q Q Q Q Q Q 0.8 Q Q Q 49.9

 Waterbed Heaters ............................ 12.3 Q 4.5 7.3 13.3 15.3 16.6 14.3 5.4 6.5 7.5 10.5

 1 ...................................................... 10.0 Q 4.1 6.2 11.9 12.4 13.2 10.7 4.8 5.5 6.4 11.7

 2 or More ......................................... 2.3 Q Q Q 1.4 2.9 3.5 3.6 Q 0.9 1.1 21.2

 Waterbed Heaters

 Used All Year .................................... 10.3 Q 3.7 6.0 11.1 12.1 14.6 11.8 4.4 5.2 6.0 11.4

 1 ...................................................... 8.5 Q 3.4 5.0 10.3 9.8 11.9 8.9 3.9 4.4 5.2 12.7

 2 or More ........................................ 1.8 Q Q Q 0.9 2.3 2.7 2.9 Q 0.8 0.9 24.6

Office Equipment .............................. 24.2 10.0 4.8 9.0 15.5 22.3 33.5 45.8 7.8 8.7 9.8 8.8

 Facsimile Machine ............................ 3.0 Q Q Q 2.0 1.6 4.6 6.5 Q Q 0.9 20.2

 Laser Printer ...................................... 5.5 Q Q 1.9 3.6 3.7 6.7 11.9 1.8 1.8 2.5 16.5

 Personal Computer ........................... 23.3 10.0 4.8 8.9 14.5 21.1 32.0 45.0 7.7 8.7 9.7 8.9

 Photocopier ....................................... 1.6 Q Q Q 1.6 1.2 1.9 3.1 Q Q 0.8 24.7

Oven ................................................... 97.6 96.8 95.3 95.6 97.6 98.3 98.7 98.6 95.7 96.3 96.7 NE

 Electric .............................................. 61.5 48.1 52.0 51.0 59.3 66.5 66.9 68.6 46.3 48.6 51.6 3.8

 Natural Gas ....................................... 31.8 42.0 38.1 38.1 32.7 25.9 29.3 28.4 42.7 40.3 38.9 6.0

 LPG ................................................... 4.3 6.7 5.1 6.3 5.6 6.0 2.8 1.6 6.4 7.2 6.1 17.2

Pumps (Electric) ................................ 18.8 5.4 6.7 12.8 17.3 20.8 24.3 26.3 8.4 11.0 11.6 9.5

 Hot Tub or Spa .................................. 2.9 Q Q Q 1.2 2.1 3.5 7.7 Q Q 0.7 21.1

 Swimming Pool ................................. 4.8 Q Q 1.5 2.6 4.3 7.5 9.4 1.0 1.4 1.6 19.6

 Well Water ......................................... 13.4 4.7 6.3 10.8 14.5 16.1 16.6 14.7 7.1 9.3 9.8 11.4

Range ................................................. 99.4 98.8 98.4 99.2 99.4 99.7 99.9 99.8 98.6 98.8 99.0 NE

 Electric .............................................. 61.4 48.1 53.1 52.2 59.4 66.1 66.7 67.3 46.8 49.0 52.0 3.7

 Natural Gas ....................................... 33.3 43.2 39.4 39.7 34.1 27.0 30.7 30.5 44.6 41.8 40.1 5.9

 LPG ................................................... 4.7 7.5 5.4 7.1 6.0 6.5 2.8 1.9 7.0 7.8 6.6 16.5

See footnotes at end of table.

Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristrics 1993 115
Table 3.19a. Appliances by Family Income, 

 Million U.S. Households, 1993 (Continued)

Appliance Type

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

1993 Family Income

Below Poverty

Line Eligible

for

Federal

Assistance1

RSE

Row

Factors

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$24,999

$25,000

to

$34,999

$35,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

or

More

100

Percent

125

Percent

0.4 2.1 1.4 1.2 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.0 0.8

Refrigerators ..................................... 96.5 4.0 10.5 11.1 18.3 14.0 17.5 21.0 14.3 19.3 30.6 3.4

 1 ........................................................ 82.1 3.8 9.6 9.9 16.2 12.0 14.6 16.0 13.2 17.6 27.4 3.6

 2 or More ........................................... 14.4 0.2 0.9 1.2 2.2 2.0 2.9 4.9 1.2 1.8 3.2 10.0

 Defrost Method

 Frost-Free ....................................... 81.8 2.8 7.0 8.8 15.2 12.5 15.7 19.7 9.9 13.9 22.7 3.8

 Manual ............................................ 14.7 1.3 3.5 2.3 3.1 1.5 1.8 1.2 4.4 5.4 7.9 8.2

 Type

 2-Doors (top and bottom) ................ 71.3 2.9 8.1 8.3 14.3 10.9 12.7 13.9 10.6 14.6 23.1 3.8

 2-Doors (side-by-side) ..................... 16.6 0.2 0.5 1.3 2.4 2.3 3.7 6.1 1.0 1.5 2.9 9.6

 Regular (single door) ....................... 7.9 0.8 1.8 1.4 1.4 0.7 0.9 0.8 2.5 3.0 4.3 10.5

 Half-Size/Other ................................ 0.8 Q Q Q 0.2 Q Q 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 32.2

 Age

 Less than 2 Years ........................... 11.9 0.5 1.0 1.3 2.0 1.6 2.4 2.9 1.7 2.3 3.6 9.9

 2 to 4 Years ..................................... 16.2 0.5 1.3 1.4 3.1 2.4 3.4 4.0 2.1 2.8 4.4 8.8

 5 to 9 Years ..................................... 28.1 0.8 2.2 3.1 5.5 4.2 5.5 6.8 3.4 4.8 7.8 6.2

 10 to 19 Years ................................. 24.9 1.0 3.0 3.1 4.4 3.9 4.1 5.4 3.7 5.0 8.0 6.9

 20 Years or More ............................ 7.0 0.3 1.3 1.0 1.5 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.7 2.7 10.8

 Don’t Know ...................................... 8.3 0.8 1.7 1.3 1.8 0.9 1.1 0.8 2.3 2.8 4.0 10.8

 Size

 Very Small (Less than 11 cf) ........... 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 Q Q Q 0.4 0.5 0.7 22.0

 Small (11-14 cf) ............................... 8.9 0.7 1.8 1.4 2.0 1.0 1.1 0.9 2.2 2.8 4.2 10.8

 Medium (15-18 cf) ........................... 52.4 2.2 6.3 6.7 10.8 7.7 9.3 9.3 8.3 11.2 17.9 4.4

 Large (19-22 cf) ............................... 30.0 0.9 2.1 2.6 4.8 4.7 6.1 8.8 3.3 4.6 7.4 6.1

 Very Large (23 or More cf) .............. 3.9 Q Q 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.9 1.8 0.1 0.2 0.4 21.9

 Through-the-Door Ice Service

 Yes .................................................. 10.1 Q 0.3 0.5 1.0 1.4 2.4 4.5 0.5 0.9 1.2 13.4

 No .................................................... 86.3 3.9 10.2 10.7 17.4 12.6 15.1 16.5 13.8 18.5 29.3 3.5

Television Sets .................................. 95.4 3.9 10.4 10.9 18.2 13.9 17.3 20.9 14.0 18.9 29.9 3.4

 Color .................................................. 94.4 3.7 9.8 10.7 18.1 13.9 17.2 20.8 13.4 18.1 29.1 3.4

 1 ...................................................... 39.2 2.6 6.9 5.9 8.8 5.3 5.3 4.4 8.4 11.0 16.6 5.1

 2 ...................................................... 35.2 0.9 2.3 3.8 6.9 6.0 7.1 8.3 3.7 5.3 9.3 5.5

 3 ...................................................... 14.3 0.2 0.4 0.9 2.0 1.8 3.7 5.2 1.0 1.5 2.5 10.7

 4 ...................................................... 4.2 Q 0.1 Q 0.4 0.6 0.8 2.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 17.9

 5 or More ......................................... 1.5 Q Q Q Q 0.2 0.3 0.9 Q Q Q 22.2

 Black/White ....................................... 19.0 1.0 2.1 2.0 3.3 2.6 3.3 4.6 3.6 4.6 6.2 7.1

 1 ...................................................... 16.9 0.8 2.0 1.7 3.1 2.4 2.9 4.1 3.1 4.0 5.5 7.5

 2 or More ......................................... 2.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 19.6

See footnotes at end of table.

116 Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristrics 1993
Table 3.19b. Appliances by Family Income, 

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1993 (Continued)

Appliance Type

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

1993 Family Income

Below Poverty

Line Eligible

for

Federal

Assistance1

RSE

Row

Factors

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$24,999

$25,000

to

$34,999

$35,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

or

More

100

Percent

125

Percent

0.4 2.1 1.4 1.2 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.0 0.8

Refrigerators ..................................... 99.8 99.5 99.3 100.0 99.8 99.8 100.0 100.0 99.7 99.7 99.7 NE

 1 ........................................................ 85.0 94.2 90.4 89.0 88.1 85.3 83.5 76.5 91.5 90.6 89.4 1.3

 2 or More ........................................... 14.9 5.2 8.9 11.0 11.7 14.4 16.5 23.5 8.2 9.1 10.3 9.6

 Defrost Method

 Frost-Free ....................................... 84.6 68.0 66.4 79.1 82.7 89.3 89.9 94.1 69.1 71.9 74.1 1.8

 Manual ............................................ 15.2 31.5 32.9 20.9 17.1 10.5 10.1 5.9 30.5 27.9 25.6 7.2

 Type

 2-Doors (top and bottom) ................ 73.7 71.9 76.8 75.0 77.8 77.7 72.9 66.4 73.6 75.2 75.2 1.9

 2-Doors (side-by-side) ..................... 17.1 4.7 4.8 11.6 13.2 16.2 21.4 29.3 6.8 7.8 9.6 8.8

 Regular (single door) ....................... 8.2 20.4 16.7 12.8 7.7 5.3 5.4 3.6 17.7 15.5 13.9 10.0

 Half-Size/Other ................................ 0.8 Q Q Q 1.1 Q Q 0.7 1.5 1.2 1.0 31.7

 Age

 Less than 2 Years ........................... 12.3 13.4 9.5 11.6 11.1 11.6 13.8 14.0 11.7 12.0 11.7 9.0

 2 to 4 Years ..................................... 16.8 13.2 12.7 12.9 16.6 17.4 19.4 19.2 14.5 14.3 14.4 8.2

 5 to 9 Years ..................................... 29.1 20.2 21.2 27.6 30.0 30.2 31.2 32.3 23.4 24.8 25.4 5.6

 10 to 19 Years ................................. 25.8 23.7 28.3 27.9 24.2 27.7 23.8 25.5 25.7 25.7 26.0 6.0

 20 Years or More ............................ 7.3 8.2 11.9 8.6 8.4 6.7 5.5 5.0 8.5 8.7 8.9 10.4

 Don’t Know ...................................... 8.6 20.7 15.7 11.3 9.5 6.2 6.4 4.0 15.9 14.3 13.2 10.5

 Size

 Very Small (Less than 11 cf) ........... 1.3 4.4 2.2 2.5 1.6 Q Q Q 2.6 2.5 2.4 21.8

 Small (11-14 cf) ............................... 9.2 17.5 16.9 12.4 10.8 7.2 6.3 4.4 15.6 14.4 13.5 10.0

 Medium (15-18 cf) ........................... 54.3 55.2 59.9 60.6 58.5 54.7 53.4 44.5 57.4 57.9 58.3 2.9

 Large (19-22 cf) ............................... 31.0 22.3 19.4 23.2 26.3 33.2 34.9 42.1 22.9 23.8 24.2 5.4

 Very Large (23 or More cf) .............. 4.0 Q Q 1.2 2.6 3.7 5.1 8.5 1.0 1.1 1.2 21.6

 Through-the-Door Ice Service

 Yes .................................................. 10.5 Q 2.8 4.1 5.2 10.2 13.7 21.4 3.6 4.5 4.0 12.9

 No .................................................... 89.3 97.2 96.5 95.9 94.6 89.5 86.3 78.6 96.1 95.3 95.7 1.2

Television Sets .................................. 98.8 95.9 97.9 97.7 98.8 99.3 99.1 99.6 97.5 97.5 97.6 NE

 Color .................................................. 97.7 92.3 92.8 96.4 98.6 99.2 98.7 99.3 93.2 93.7 94.8 NE

 1 ...................................................... 40.5 62.9 65.4 53.4 47.7 37.8 30.4 20.9 58.7 56.9 54.1 3.5

 2 ...................................................... 36.4 22.0 22.1 33.9 37.3 42.7 40.4 39.4 25.7 27.1 30.3 4.6

 3 ...................................................... 14.8 5.9 4.1 8.0 11.0 12.6 21.3 24.9 7.0 7.9 8.2 10.2

 4 ...................................................... 4.3 Q 1.1 Q 2.0 4.5 4.8 9.9 1.5 1.6 1.7 18.0

 5 or More ......................................... 1.6 Q Q Q Q 1.6 1.8 4.2 Q Q Q 22.3

 Black/White ....................................... 19.6 24.7 20.3 17.7 17.8 18.6 19.1 22.0 25.2 23.7 20.3 6.5

 1 ...................................................... 17.5 19.2 18.8 15.5 16.8 16.9 16.3 19.4 21.9 20.7 18.1 6.9

 2 or More ......................................... 2.2 5.4 1.5 2.2 1.0 1.7 2.8 2.6 3.3 3.0 2.2 19.6

See footnotes at end of table.

Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristrics 1993 117
Table 3.19a. Appliances by Family Income, 

 Million U.S. Households, 1993 (Continued)

Appliance Type

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

1993 Family Income

Below Poverty

Line Eligible

for

Federal

Assistance1

RSE

Row

Factors

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$24,999

$25,000

to

$34,999

$35,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

or

More

100

Percent

125

Percent

0.4 2.1 1.4 1.2 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.0 0.8

Water Heaters4 .................................. 95.5 4.0 10.4 10.9 18.2 13.9 17.3 20.8 14.1 19.1 30.1 3.4

 Electric ............................................... 37.1 1.6 4.1 4.3 7.8 6.1 6.6 6.7 5.4 7.6 11.9 6.3

 For One Housing Unit ..................... 35.8 1.5 3.8 4.0 7.5 6.0 6.5 6.6 5.2 7.2 11.3 6.6

 For Two or More Units5 ................... 1.3 Q 0.3 0.3 0.3 Q 0.1 Q 0.3 0.4 0.7 27.3

 Natural Gas ....................................... 51.2 2.1 5.5 5.9 9.2 6.7 9.4 12.5 7.5 9.9 15.8 5.6

 For One Housing Unit ..................... 44.0 1.6 4.2 4.8 7.6 5.7 8.3 11.8 5.9 7.9 12.5 6.2

 For Two or More Units5 ................... 7.2 0.5 1.3 1.1 1.5 1.0 1.1 0.7 1.6 2.0 3.3 14.6

 Fuel Oil .............................................. 4.0 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.8 1.1 0.6 0.8 1.2 14.9

 For One Housing Unit ..................... 2.2 Q Q 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.4 23.2

 For Two or More Units5 ................... 1.8 Q 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.8 20.4

 LPG .................................................. 2.8 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.1 20.4

 Other ................................................. 0.4 Q Q Q Q Q Q 0.2 Q Q 0.1 47.2

Water Heater (for one housing unit)

Age

 Less than 2 Years ............................. 11.4 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.9 1.9 2.2 3.0 1.3 1.8 3.0 11.1

 2 to 4 Years ....................................... 13.9 0.4 1.1 1.3 2.3 1.9 2.9 3.8 1.6 2.3 3.5 8.7

 5 to 9 Years ....................................... 21.4 0.5 1.5 2.0 4.4 3.4 4.2 5.5 2.1 3.0 5.4 7.6

 10 to 19 Years ................................... 19.5 0.7 2.2 1.9 3.4 3.0 3.6 4.7 2.7 3.8 5.5 7.9

 20 Years or More .............................. 7.5 0.3 1.1 1.0 1.7 1.2 0.9 1.3 1.0 1.5 2.8 13.0

 Don’t Know ........................................ 11.3 1.0 1.8 1.8 2.3 1.3 1.8 1.4 3.0 3.7 5.0 9.5

Size

 Small ................................................. 17.7 1.1 2.7 2.6 4.2 2.4 2.6 2.1 3.5 4.6 7.2 7.7

 Medium ............................................. 44.1 1.3 3.8 4.7 8.2 7.1 8.7 10.2 5.2 7.5 12.0 5.7

 Large ................................................. 18.0 0.4 1.1 1.3 2.7 2.3 3.7 6.3 1.7 2.4 3.9 9.5

 Don’t Know ........................................ 5.2 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.3 1.5 2.2 14.0

Other Appliances

 Electric

 Air Cleaner ...................................... 5.4 Q 0.2 0.4 0.9 0.7 1.1 1.8 0.3 0.6 0.9 15.0

 Aquarium ......................................... 4.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.9 1.5 0.5 0.7 1.0 15.7

 Dehumidifier .................................... 9.1 Q 0.4 0.6 1.3 1.2 2.3 3.2 0.3 0.8 1.5 14.9

 Evaporative Cooler .......................... 2.7 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.9 21.0

 Humidifier ........................................ 13.7 0.3 0.8 1.4 2.2 2.0 3.0 4.0 1.1 1.7 3.1 9.9

 Microwave Oven ............................. 81.3 2.6 6.7 8.3 15.7 12.7 15.8 19.5 9.2 13.1 21.8 3.8

 Toaster Oven .................................. 27.5 1.0 2.5 2.9 5.1 3.6 5.4 7.1 3.2 4.5 7.7 6.8

 Outdoor Gas Light3 ........................... 0.5 Q Q Q Q Q 0.2 0.2 Q Q Q 36.9

 Outdoor Grill ...................................... 27.5 0.3 0.5 1.3 3.9 4.8 7.1 9.6 1.0 1.9 3.6 8.4

 Natural Gas ..................................... 2.8 Q Q Q 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.2 Q Q 0.2 23.2

 LPG ................................................. 24.8 0.3 0.5 1.3 3.6 4.4 6.4 8.3 0.9 1.8 3.4 9.1

1 Below 150 percent of poverty line or 60 percent of median State income. 2 An estimated 1.7 million households have both a central air-conditioner and one or more room air-conditioners. 3 Gas includes LPG and natural gas. 4 A count of households where the main water heater is totally separate from the space-heating system. Excluded from this count are 0.8 million households

that use water heated by a space-heating system. Of these, most (0.6 million) employ a fuel oil space-heating system to heat water for washing and bathing. 

Also excluded are 0.3 million households that do not heat water using a typical water heater. 5 An unknown number may be heated by the space-heating system.

cf = Cubic feet.

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

Notes: • To obtain the RSE percentage for any table cell, multiply the corresponding column and row factors. • Because of rounding, data may not sum to

totals. • See "Glossary" for definition of terms used in this report.

Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End Use, Forms EIA-457 A, B, C of the 1993 Residential Energy Consumption

Survey. (For specific titles of forms, see Appendix D.)

118 Energy Information Administration/Housing Characteristrics 1993
Table 3.19b. Appliances by Family Income, 

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1993 (Continued)

Appliance Type

and Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

1993 Family Income

Below Poverty

Line Eligible

for

Federal

Assistance1

RSE

Row

Factors

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$24,999

$25,000

to

$34,999

$35,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

or

More

100

Percent

125

Percent

0.4 2.1 1.4 1.2 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.0 0.8

Water Heaters4 .................................. 98.9 97.6 98.3 98.3 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.1 98.2 98.5 98.3 NE

 Electric ............................................... 38.4 38.5 38.4 38.5 42.5 43.5 37.9 32.0 37.8 39.1 38.9 5.3

 For One Housing Unit ..................... 37.0 36.8 35.8 35.8 40.6 42.6 37.2 31.3 35.8 37.2 36.8 5.6

 For Two or More Units5 ................... 1.4 Q 2.5 2.6 1.9 Q 0.6 Q 2.0 1.9 2.2 26.8

 Natural Gas ....................................... 53.0 51.0 51.6 53.4 49.9 47.7 53.6 59.5 52.2 51.0 51.5 4.5

 For One Housing Unit ..................... 45.5 38.3 39.2 43.6 41.5 40.7 47.4 56.2 41.3 40.7 40.6 5.3

 For Two or More Units5 ................... 7.5 12.8 12.4 9.8 8.4 6.9 6.2 3.3 10.9 10.2 10.9 13.8

 Fuel Oil .............................................. 4.1 4.2 4.1 3.5 3.0 3.9 4.8 5.0 4.4 4.2 4.0 14.9

 For One Housing Unit ..................... 2.3 Q Q 1.2 1.5 2.3 2.8 4.0 0.9 0.8 1.3 23.1

 For Two or More Units5 ................... 1.9 Q 3.2 2.4 1.5 1.6 2.0 1.1 3.4 3.4 2.7 20.5

 LPG .................................................. 2.9 3.1 3.9 2.8 3.3 3.8 2.3 1.9 3.5 3.9 3.5 20.2

 Other ................................................. 0.5 Q Q Q Q Q Q 0.8 Q Q 0.4 45.9

Water Heater (for one housing unit)

Age

 Less than 2 Years ............................. 11.8 9.6 7.6 11.1 10.2 13.3 12.7 14.3 9.0 9.2 9.8 10.5

 2 to 4 Years ....................................... 14.4 10.8 10.3 12.1 12.6 13.7 16.9 18.3 11.0 11.6 11.5 8.3

 5 to 9 Years ....................................... 22.2 12.3 13.8 18.2 23.9 24.0 24.1 26.2 14.8 15.5 17.7 6.9

 10 to 19 Years ................................... 20.1 16.5 20.8 17.1 18.4 21.1 20.8 22.5 19.0 19.4 17.8 7.2

 20 Years or More .............................. 7.8 6.2 10.4 8.9 9.3 8.5 5.4 6.3 7.0 7.8 9.0 12.6

 Don’t Know ........................................ 11.7 23.8 16.8 16.0 12.6 9.1 10.3 6.4 20.7 19.0 16.4 9.2

Size

 Small ................................................. 18.3 26.0 25.5 23.0 23.1 17.2 14.8 10.2 24.1 24.0 23.3 7.0

 Medium ............................................. 45.6 33.0 35.5 42.6 44.8 50.6 50.0 48.7 36.4 38.5 39.3 4.8

 Large ................................................. 18.6 9.4 10.9 12.0 14.7 16.7 21.4 30.1 11.8 12.3 12.6 8.7

 Don’t Know ........................................ 5.4 10.9 7.9 5.8 4.5 5.1 4.0 5.0 9.1 7.8 7.0 13.8

Other Appliances

 Electric

 Air Cleaner ...................................... 5.5 Q 2.2 3.8 5.2 5.0 6.4 8.8 2.4 2.9 3.1 14.6

 Aquarium ......................................... 4.3 3.0 1.5 2.9 3.7 3.4 5.2 7.0 3.4 3.7 3.3 15.6

 Dehumidifier .................................... 9.4 Q 3.5 5.5 7.2 8.3 13.3 15.3 2.3 4.0 4.7 14.3

 Evaporative Cooler .......................... 2.8 3.0 2.4 3.7 3.7 2.2 2.7 2.5 3.0 2.8 2.9 21.0

 Humidifier ........................................ 14.1 6.3 7.3 12.8 11.8 14.4 17.1 19.1 7.3 8.9 10.2 9.4

 Microwave Oven ............................. 84.1 64.2 63.6 74.3 85.2 90.1 90.7 93.2 64.2 67.6 71.2 1.8

 Toaster Oven .................................. 28.5 23.7 23.5 26.3 27.7 25.6 30.8 33.8 22.0 23.2 25.0 5.9

 Outdoor Gas Light3 ........................... 0.6 Q Q Q Q Q 1.1 1.0 Q Q Q 37.1

 Outdoor Grill ...................................... 28.5 6.9 5.1 11.9 21.4 34.5 40.4 45.6 7.0 9.6 11.6 8.1

 Natural Gas ..................................... 2.9 Q Q Q 2.0 2.9 3.8 5.9 Q Q 0.6 23.3

 LPG ................................................. 25.7 6.3 4.9 11.4 19.4 31.6 36.7 39.8 6.6 9.2 11.0 8.8

1 Below 150 percent of poverty line or 60 percent of median State income. 2 An estimated 1.7 million households have both a central air-conditioner and one or more room air-conditioners. 3 Gas includes LPG and natural gas. 4 A count of households where the main water heater is totally separate from the space-heating system. Excluded from this count are 0.8 million households

that use water heated by a space-heating system. Of these, most (0.6 million) employ a fuel oil space-heating system to heat water for washing and bathing. 

Also excluded are 0.3 million households that do not heat water using a typical water heater. 5 An unknown number may be heated by the space-heating system.

cf = Cubic feet.

NE = RSE row factor not estimated because RSE’s for all statistics in this row are between 0.0 and 1.0 percent.

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

Notes: • To obtain the RSE percentage for any table cell, multiply the corresponding column and row factors. • Because of rounding, data may not sum to

totals. • See "Glossary" for definition of terms used in this report.

Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End Use, Forms EIA-457 A, B, C of the 1993 Residential Energy Consumption

Survey. (For specific titles of forms, see Appendix D.)

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