Table 5.10. U.S. Average Vehicle Fuel Consumption by Family Income, 1994

 (Gallons per Household)

1993 Household

Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

1993 Family Income

Below Poverty

Line Eligible

for

Federal

Assistance1

RSE

Row

Factor:

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

0.3 2.5 2.0 1.3 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.4 1.2 0.9

Household Characteristics

Total ............................................... 1,067 781 631 739 934 1,102 1,182 1,372 769 795 828 5.9

Census Region and Division

 Northeast ...................................... 982 791 Q 556 839 1,052 1,073 1,164 674 703 742 11.7

 New England .............................. 1,006 Q Q 509 780 1,327 1,172 1,189 Q Q 631 18.6

 Middle Atlantic ............................ 973 836 Q 574 865 971 1,047 1,151 733 746 795 12.6

 Midwest ......................................... 1,104 Q 691 793 997 1,047 1,218 1,506 904 912 856 10.1

 East North Central ...................... 1,102 Q 809 729 923 1,074 1,138 1,550 991 952 869 13.4

 West North Central ..................... 1,110 Q 419 916 1,154 996 1,399 1,334 695 837 827 13.6

 South ............................................ 1,109 627 626 664 963 1,189 1,322 1,486 651 715 807 8.5

 South Atlantic .............................. 1,111 614 787 654 1,026 1,099 1,233 1,466 689 717 868 11.8

 East South Central ...................... 1,167 Q 666 Q 973 1,252 1,392 1,668 875 905 932 16.3

 West South Central ..................... 1,073 Q 461 613 869 1,282 1,446 1,436 478 599 648 16.3

 West .............................................. 1,023 Q 621 905 861 1,050 1,010 1,289 904 866 883 13.8

 Mountain ..................................... 1,093 Q 657 920 987 1,385 1,128 1,341 866 860 828 21.6

 Pacific ......................................... 994 Q 599 899 765 939 984 1,272 925 869 909 18.6

Largest Populated States

 Califotnia ....................................... 1,000 Q Q 855 800 880 1,041 1,242 947 871 833 25.1

 Florida ........................................... 1,030 Q Q Q 871 1,059 1,207 1,243 Q Q Q 20.4

 New York ...................................... 898 Q Q 570 709 982 860 1,116 Q 630 666 19.5

 Texas ............................................ 1,076 Q Q 619 890 1,387 1,378 1,308 Q 686 732 20.4

Urban Status

 Urban ............................................ 1,029 835 650 671 853 1,032 1,093 1,338 767 756 799 7.2

 Central City ................................. 888 817 569 621 808 891 995 1,151 730 676 717 11.9

 Suburban .................................... 1,111 849 711 721 885 1,115 1,139 1,418 803 821 865 9.1

 Rural ............................................. 1,196 574 591 898 1,154 1,294 1,544 1,607 773 880 895 9.6

Household Size

 1 Person ....................................... 566 517 410 442 606 709 593 701 442 416 449 11.8

 2 Persons ...................................... 1,016 742 867 759 915 957 1,139 1,225 731 734 760 9.3

 3 Persons ...................................... 1,257 885 764 885 1,128 1,426 1,274 1,460 787 838 905 11.6

 4 Persons ...................................... 1,357 Q 670 1,027 1,336 1,327 1,341 1,549 846 990 1,098 12.3

 5 Persons ...................................... 1,359 Q Q 983 1,171 1,441 1,556 1,448 1,104 1,092 1,138 14.9

 6 or More Persons ........................ 1,566 Q Q Q 1,011 2,034 1,538 1,963 1,086 1,117 1,255 27.7

Household Composition

 Households with Children ............. 1,257 841 717 884 1,126 1,391 1,303 1,477 871 922 1,011 8.4

 Age of Oldest Child

 Under 7 Years ........................... 1,119 682 Q 868 1,072 1,139 1,150 1,290 759 845 893 15.1

 7 to 15 Years ............................ 1,240 Q 640 907 1,103 1,455 1,303 1,414 860 923 1,012 9.3

 16 or 17 Years .......................... 1,500 Q Q 819 1,258 1,515 1,510 1,968 1,071 1,001 1,171 17.5

 Households Without Children ....... 951 751 600 663 848 926 1,088 1,287 661 666 673 7.2

 One Adult .................................... 566 517 410 442 606 709 593 701 442 416 449 11.8

 Age of Householder

 Under 35 Years ....................... 720 Q Q Q 796 967 696 Q Q Q 494 34.5

 35 to 59 Years ........................ 627 Q 558 507 604 665 627 782 572 536 575 18.6

 60 Years or More .................... 435 483 357 381 491 569 346 Q 374 375 390 16.0

 Two or More Adults ..................... 1,134 917 928 853 980 1,056 1,241 1,356 856 892 861 9.1

 Age of Householder

 Under 35 Years ....................... 1,126 Q Q 1,023 1,185 1,032 1,093 1,206 Q 884 1,016 20.8

 35 to 59 Years ........................ 1,344 Q 701 1,230 1,083 1,218 1,405 1,547 829 1,037 962 15.3

 60 Years or More .................... 907 Q 898 684 843 905 1,111 1,024 831 791 729 14.4

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 5.10. U.S. Average Vehicle Fuel Consumption by Family Income, 1994 (Continued)

 (Gallons per Household)

1993 Household

Characteristics

RSE Column Factor:

Total

1993 Family Income

Below Poverty

Line Eligible

for

Federal

Assistance1

RSE

Row

Factor:

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

0.3 2.5 2.0 1.3 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.4 1.2 0.9

Race of Householder

 White ............................................. 1,099 777 640 751 963 1,117 1,204 1,395 778 833 862 6.3

 Black ............................................. 865 708 592 612 758 967 1,049 1,264 689 655 695 20.2

 Other ............................................. 867 Q 624 Q 760 Q 886 1,038 Q 746 747 28.9

Hispanic Descent

 Yes ................................................ 990 Q Q 917 830 1,212 1,073 1,157 Q 853 860 21.3

 No ................................................. 1,073 793 623 717 942 1,094 1,189 1,386 758 787 824 6.1

Number of Drivers2 (Fall 1993)

 1 .................................................... 606 606 492 515 606 734 628 768 569 534 543 9.9

 2 .................................................... 1,187 894 1,005 995 1,112 1,205 1,230 1,271 955 1,000 1,040 6.6

 3 .................................................... 1,667 Q Q 1,698 1,490 1,644 1,629 1,780 1,596 1,688 1,602 17.6

 4 or More ...................................... 2,071 QQQQ 1,999 2,146 2,282 Q 1,376 1,622 26.3

Average Number of Vehicles per

Household During the Year

 Part-Year Vehicle .......................... 281 QQQQQQQQQQ 106.3

 Only 1 ........................................... 518 531 475 487 492 587 526 580 531 507 507 8.1

 Between 1 and 2 ........................... 990 Q 850 873 914 1,022 1,131 1,071 933 936 941 17.5

 Only 2 ........................................... 1,158 1,198 1,100 1,082 1,119 1,225 1,141 1,182 1,157 1,202 1,151 7.8

 Between 2 and 3 ........................... 1,522 Q Q Q 1,584 1,429 1,615 1,491 Q 1,772 1,678 11.2

 Only 3 ........................................... 1,726 Q Q 1,774 1,696 1,887 1,727 1,664 1,782 1,873 1,811 11.3

 Between 3 and 4 ........................... 2,183 QQQQQ 1,936 2,379 Q Q Q 15.0

 4 or More ...................................... 2,571 Q Q Q 2,815 2,904 2,277 2,556 Q Q Q 15.6

1 Below 150 percent of poverty line or 60 percent of median State income. 2 Approximately 0.5 percent of the vehicle stock was owned by households that had no drivers as of fall 1993.

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 includes members under age 18 years old unless the member is the householder or spouse. • To obtain the Relative

Standard Error (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 transportation. • 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 of the 1994 Residential Transportation Energy Consumption Survey.