Table 5.12. U.S. Average Vehicle-Miles Traveled by Household Composition,

 1994 

 (Thousand Miles per Household)

1993 Household and

 1994 Vehicle 

 Characteristics 

 RSE Column Factor:

Households with Children Households without Children

RSE

Row

Factor:

Total

Age of Oldest Child

Total

One Adult--

Age of Householder

Two or More Adults--

Age of Householder

Under

7

Years

7

to

15

Years

16

or

17

Years

Under

35

Years

35

to

59

Years

60

Years

or

Over

Under

35

Years

35

to

59

Years

60

Years

or

Over

0.5 1.1 0.6 1.1 0.5 2.2 1.3 1.3 1.5 0.8 1.0

Household Characteristics

Total .................................................... 24.8 22.4 24.2 29.9 18.9 15.6 12.8 8.6 24.4 26.2 17.1 4.8

Census Region and Division

 Northeast ........................................... 24.8 22.3 25.0 28.1 17.6 Q 11.0 8.1 24.1 23.6 16.7 10.3

 New England ................................... 26.6 22.9 27.5 Q 16.9 Q Q 8.7 23.7 25.0 15.5 20.8

 Middle Atlantic ................................. 24.1 21.9 24.0 26.9 17.9 Q 11.3 7.8 24.4 23.1 17.1 12.3

 Midwest ............................................. 26.1 23.8 25.6 30.2 19.8 18.7 13.0 9.5 23.1 29.5 17.7 7.9

 East North Central ........................... 26.3 24.4 25.6 29.8 19.6 21.0 12.3 8.8 22.4 30.0 16.7 10.9

 West North Central .......................... 25.5 22.6 25.4 31.6 20.2 16.0 15.6 11.4 24.7 27.9 19.5 12.7

 South ................................................. 25.5 22.6 24.6 31.4 19.4 14.4 13.8 8.3 26.6 26.7 17.2 8.3

 South Atlantic .................................. 25.1 23.1 23.8 30.9 21.0 15.9 13.5 9.5 27.5 28.7 18.0 11.5

 East South Central .......................... 28.5 28.0 26.9 34.4 18.8 Q 14.2 8.0 28.0 24.3 16.4 14.2

 West South Central ......................... 24.6 20.7 24.5 30.7 16.8 12.1 14.1 6.6 22.7 24.0 16.5 17.6

 West .................................................. 22.0 20.4 21.3 27.9 18.1 13.5 12.6 8.1 22.6 24.4 16.3 10.5

 Mountain ......................................... 22.1 20.1 22.7 Q 17.7 Q Q 9.7 20.2 24.3 15.4 18.0

 Pacific .............................................. 22.0 20.6 20.6 28.6 18.3 13.0 12.2 7.3 23.8 24.4 16.6 13.0

Largest Populated States

 California ............................................ 21.7 21.1 20.0 28.3 18.6 Q 12.1 7.9 25.1 24.1 16.8 17.9

 Florida ............................................. 25.0 21.3 25.2 33.2 18.7 Q Q 9.3 21.5 25.5 16.2 23.0

 New York .......................................... 20.7 18.6 20.5 24.1 17.5 Q 13.5 Q Q 22.4 17.8 15.8

 Texas ............................................ 24.6 20.4 24.0 31.6 17.1 10.7 Q 6.6 Q 24.4 18.0 17.7

Urban Status

 Urban ................................................ 24.4 22.5 23.6 29.2 18.5 15.0 12.7 8.3 24.7 25.1 16.3 5.7

 Central City ..................................... 20.0 19.1 21.1 19.1 16.8 13.9 11.8 8.3 21.3 23.1 14.9 9.3

 Suburban ......................................... 26.9 25.0 25.0 33.9 19.6 16.0 13.3 8.2 27.0 26.1 17.1 6.8

 Rural .................................................. 26.0 21.7 25.7 32.0 20.2 18.7 13.8 9.2 22.6 30.1 19.2 9.0

Household Size

 1 Person ............................................ QQQQ 11.6 15.6 12.8 8.6 Q Q Q 6.4

 2 Persons .......................................... 14.8 11.4 15.9 16.6 20.3 Q Q Q 24.0 23.4 15.6 9.7

 3 Persons .......................................... 23.6 23.4 22.3 27.2 28.0 Q Q Q 21.6 30.6 24.7 11.9

 4 Persons .......................................... 25.5 22.0 25.4 31.4 35.1 Q Q Q Q 39.0 Q 10.4

 5 Persons .......................................... 25.4 21.4 25.1 29.2 QQQQQQQ 9.9

 6 or More Persons ............................. 30.7 Q 26.3 37.2 QQQQQQQ 20.7

Race of Householder

 White ................................................. 26.0 23.2 25.2 32.6 19.3 16.4 13.3 8.5 24.7 27.0 17.3 4.9

 Black ................................................. 19.1 18.7 20.5 16.9 15.3 Q Q 8.5 Q 19.5 14.8 22.6

 Other ................................................. 19.0 17.8 16.7 26.1 16.3 Q Q Q 17.2 21.1 Q 29.6

Hispanic Descent

 Yes .................................................... 21.8 18.8 22.5 24.7 16.8 12.9 Q Q 17.6 23.2 14.8 22.1

 No ...................................................... 25.1 22.8 24.3 30.5 19.0 15.9 13.0 8.5 24.9 26.4 17.1 4.9

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 5.12. U.S. Average Vehicle-Miles Traveled by Household Composition,

 1994 (Continued)

 (Thousand Miles per Household)

1993 Household and

 1994 Vehicle 

 Characteristics 

 RSE Column Factor:

Households with Children Households without Children

RSE

Row

Factor:

Total

Age of Oldest Child

Total

One Adult--

Age of Householder

Two or More Adults--

Age of Householder

Under

7

Years

7

to

15

Years

16

or

17

Years

Under

35

Years

35

to

59

Years

60

Years

or

Over

Under

35

Years

35

to

59

Years

60

Years

or

Over

0.5 1.1 0.6 1.1 0.5 2.2 1.3 1.3 1.5 0.8 1.0

1993 Family Income

 Less than $5,000 ............................... 17.1 13.4 Q Q 15.7 Q Q 8.4 Q Q Q 42.9

 $5,000 to $9,999 ............................... 13.5 Q 12.4 17.1 11.7 Q 9.8 7.1 Q 13.2 14.0 25.2

 $10,000 to $14,999 ........................... 17.3 17.2 17.5 16.8 12.8 Q 9.9 7.5 20.8 22.7 12.7 17.8

 $15,000 to $19,999 ........................... 22.8 21.5 21.8 27.6 15.5 Q 11.8 9.0 20.7 18.4 16.1 18.7

 $20,000 to $24,999 ........................... 20.3 19.9 20.0 21.2 17.6 18.1 12.7 10.0 28.1 23.8 14.6 15.7

 $25,000 to $34,999 ........................... 26.5 21.9 27.1 30.4 18.5 20.6 14.3 11.8 24.0 23.2 16.7 10.6

 $35,000 to $49,999 ........................... 26.2 22.9 26.6 29.9 21.6 14.2 12.9 7.3 23.3 27.2 21.4 10.3

 $50,000 to $74,999 ........................... 29.0 27.5 27.2 38.4 25.2 Q 18.2 Q 26.4 29.7 18.4 10.6

 $75,000 or More ................................ 30.8 25.1 28.9 42.6 27.1 Q Q Q 25.2 31.8 23.3 13.7

Below Poverty Line

 100 Percent ....................................... 16.6 15.4 16.2 19.5 12.8 Q 11.1 7.0 Q 15.9 13.7 19.2

 125 Percent ....................................... 17.7 16.6 17.6 18.9 12.8 Q 10.3 7.3 19.7 19.0 13.5 16.5

 150 Percent ....................................... 19.0 17.4 18.6 22.0 13.6 Q 10.3 7.4 24.2 18.2 13.0 13.7

Eligible for Federal Assistance1 ...... 19.5 17.7 19.4 22.2 13.2 11.3 10.8 7.5 23.2 18.2 13.0 12.9

Number of Drivers2 (Fall 1993)

 1 ........................................................ 14.3 12.7 15.1 14.2 11.7 15.7 13.0 8.5 13.9 15.4 9.7 12.0

 2 ........................................................ 24.6 23.9 25.2 23.1 22.1 Q Q Q 24.7 24.2 18.1 5.0

 3 ........................................................ 33.5 Q 34.2 34.4 32.7 Q Q Q 26.1 34.2 30.7 13.8

 4 or More ........................................... 45.2 Q Q 45.4 40.8 Q Q Q Q 43.2 Q 13.4

Average Number of Vehicles per

Household During the Year

 Part-Year Vehicle .............................. Q Q Q Q 5.9 Q Q 4.7 Q Q 4.2 47.6

 Only 1 ................................................ 12.3 11.9 12.3 13.0 10.2 13.0 11.4 7.2 12.3 12.5 8.7 8.8

 Between 1 and 2 ............................... 20.7 18.9 21.7 Q 18.6 Q 18.1 13.3 19.0 21.8 16.4 16.3

 Only 2 ................................................ 25.0 24.8 24.9 26.1 21.7 Q 20.9 15.2 25.9 23.9 17.9 6.4

 Between 2 and 3 ............................... 31.2 29.2 32.6 29.4 27.1 Q Q Q 29.7 28.3 23.5 9.5

 Only 3 ................................................ 34.9 33.6 35.3 35.0 30.9 Q Q Q 31.5 32.6 28.2 10.7

 Between 3 and 4 ............................... 45.2 Q 43.1 47.0 43.8 Q Q Q Q 40.8 Q 14.2

 4 or More ........................................... 50.5 Q 45.3 56.1 49.4 Q Q Q Q 48.4 Q 11.6

1 Below 150 percent of poverty line or 60 percent of median State income. 2 Approximately .5 percent of the vehicle stock was owned by households that had no drivers as of fall 1993.

NF = No applicable RSE row factor.

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

Notes: • "Households with Children" category includesmembers under age 18 unless the member is the householder or spouse.• 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. • Data in this table are for households

with vehicles for personal use. • Percentages are calculated on unrounded numbers. • See Glossary for definition of terms used in this report.

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

Forms EIA-876 A, B, C, and D for the 1994 Residential Transportation Energy Consumption Survey.