Table HC6-8a. Usage Indicators by Urban/Rural Location, 

 Million U.S. Households, 2001 

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 | | Urban/Rural Location1 | 

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 Usage Indicators | Total | City | Town | Suburbs | Rural | 

 |_________|_________|_________|_________|_________| RSE 

 | | | | | | Row 

 RSE Column Factor: | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 |Factors 

____________________________________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______ 

 | 

Total............................... 107.0 49.9 18.0 21.2 17.9 | 4.1 

 | 

Weekday Home Activities | 

 | 

 Home Used for Business | 

 Yes............................. 7.6 2.7 1.2 1.9 1.8 | 11.7 

 No.............................. 99.4 47.2 16.8 19.3 16.1 | 4.3 

 | 

 Energy-Intensive Activity | 

 Yes............................. 1.7 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.6 | 22.8 

 No.............................. 105.2 49.2 17.7 21.0 17.3 | 4.1 

 | 

 Someone Home All Day | 

 Yes............................. 53.0 23.8 8.9 10.7 9.7 | 4.5 

 No.............................. 53.9 26.0 9.1 10.6 8.2 | 4.9 

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Heating | 

 | 

 Heat Home......................... 106.0 49.1 18.0 21.2 17.8 | 4.1 

 Do Not Heat Home.................. 1.0 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 | 25.8 

 No Heating Equipment............ 0.5 0.4 0.1 Q 0.1 | 33.0 

 Have Equipment But | 

 Do Not Use It................... 0.4 0.3 Q Q Q | 33.7 

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Adequacy of Insulation | 

 Well Insulated.................... 42.6 18.2 6.9 8.8 8.7 | 5.4 

 Adequately Insulated.............. 43.1 20.5 6.9 9.4 6.3 | 5.5 

 Poorly Insulated.................. 19.4 10.1 3.9 2.8 2.6 | 7.8 

 No Insulation..................... 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 | 27.7 

 Don't Know........................ 0.9 0.6 0.2 Q Q | 29.4 

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Occurrences of Drafts During Winter | 

 All of the Time................... 5.9 3.0 1.3 1.0 0.6 | 13.5 

 Most of the Time.................. 6.4 3.3 1.1 0.9 1.1 | 11.8 

 Some of the Time.................. 34.6 16.4 6.1 6.4 5.8 | 6.1 

 Never............................. 55.3 24.3 8.8 12.2 9.9 | 5.0 

 Don't Know........................ 4.7 2.9 0.6 0.8 0.5 | 14.1 

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 Thermostat | 

 Heat Home....................... 106.0 49.1 18.0 21.2 17.8 | 4.1 

 Thermostat Available During | 

 Heating Season................ 91.5 40.7 16.0 19.6 15.2 | 4.4 

 Programmable2 | 

 Yes....................... 25.1 11.2 3.9 6.9 3.0 | 7.8 

 No........................ 66.4 29.4 12.1 12.7 12.2 | 5.1 

 No Thermostat................. 14.5 8.4 2.0 1.5 2.5 | 9.9 

 Do Not Heat Home................ 1.0 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 | 25.8 

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Lower Winter Temperature Settings2 | 

 Daytime When No One is at Home | 

 Yes............................. 47.2 20.8 8.7 10.4 7.3 | 5.0 

 No.............................. 48.5 22.0 7.9 9.2 9.3 | 5.6 

 Unknown......................... 10.3 6.3 1.4 1.6 1.1 | 11.0 

 During Sleeping Hours | 

 Yes............................. 45.7 20.2 8.4 9.7 7.5 | 5.3 

 No.............................. 51.1 23.2 8.4 10.3 9.3 | 4.9 

 Unknown......................... 9.2 5.8 1.2 1.2 1.0 | 12.3 

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Table HC6-8a. Usage Indicators by Urban/Rural Location, 

 Million U.S. Households, 2001 (Continued) 

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 | | Urban/Rural Location1 | 

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 Usage Indicators | Total | City | Town | Suburbs | Rural | 

 |_________|_________|_________|_________|_________| RSE 

 | | | | | | Row 

 RSE Column Factor: | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 |Factors 

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Daytime Winter Temperature When | 

Someone is at Home2 | 

 Heat Turned On.................... 96.8 43.3 16.7 19.9 16.8 | 4.3 

 63 Degrees or Less.............. 3.9 2.0 0.8 0.5 0.6 | 14.3 

 64 to 66 Degrees ............... 8.4 4.2 1.4 1.4 1.3 | 11.0 

 67 to 69 Degrees................ 23.6 9.2 4.0 5.9 4.6 | 6.6 

 70 Degrees...................... 25.7 11.6 4.8 4.9 4.3 | 6.6 

 71 to 73 Degrees................ 16.5 7.0 2.8 3.6 3.0 | 8.4 

 74 Degrees or More.............. 18.6 9.3 2.8 3.5 2.9 | 7.8 

 Heat Turned Off................... 2.0 1.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 | 21.6 

 Unknown/No Answer................. 7.2 4.5 0.9 0.9 0.9 | 13.9 

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Daytime Winter Temperature When No | 

One is at Home2 | 

 Heat Turned On.................... 87.6 37.8 15.7 18.1 16.0 | 4.0 

 63 Degrees or Less.............. 17.7 7.7 3.6 3.2 3.2 | 8.7 

 64 to 66 Degrees ............... 17.2 6.9 3.6 3.8 2.9 | 7.8 

 67 to 69 Degrees................ 19.1 7.9 2.9 4.6 3.7 | 7.9 

 70 Degrees...................... 15.1 6.6 2.9 2.8 2.8 | 8.5 

 71 to 73 Degrees................ 8.7 3.7 1.3 1.8 1.9 | 10.5 

 74 Degrees or More.............. 9.8 4.9 1.4 1.9 1.5 | 11.0 

 Heat Turned Off................... 10.5 6.5 1.3 1.8 0.9 | 12.5 

 Unknown/No Answer................. 8.0 4.8 1.0 1.2 1.0 | 11.9 

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Winter Temperature During Sleeping | 

Hours2 | 

 Heat Turned On.................... 91.8 39.8 16.3 19.1 16.5 | 4.3 

 63 Degrees or Less.............. 15.4 6.7 3.3 2.7 2.8 | 9.0 

 64 to 66 Degrees ............... 17.4 7.2 3.5 3.4 3.2 | 7.7 

 67 to 69 Degrees................ 21.0 8.2 3.5 5.2 4.1 | 6.9 

 70 Degrees...................... 17.4 7.6 3.0 3.8 3.1 | 7.7 

 71 to 73 Degrees................ 9.5 4.4 1.4 1.9 1.8 | 11.2 

 74 Degrees or More.............. 11.1 5.8 1.5 2.2 1.6 | 10.4 

 Heat Turned Off................... 7.1 4.7 0.8 1.1 0.4 | 13.4 

 Unknown/No Answer................. 7.1 4.5 0.9 0.9 0.8 | 13.7 

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Air-Conditioning | 

 | 

Central Air-Conditioning | 

 Use a Central System.............. 58.6 24.3 8.7 16.1 9.6 | 5.1 

 All Summer...................... 28.4 11.7 3.9 7.8 5.0 | 7.2 

 Quite a Bit..................... 12.1 4.5 1.7 3.9 1.9 | 9.1 

 Only a Few Times................ 16.8 7.2 3.1 4.1 2.4 | 9.0 

 Not at All...................... 1.4 0.8 Q 0.3 0.2 | 24.1 

 No Central System................. 48.4 25.6 9.3 5.1 8.3 | 5.6 

 | 

Window/Wall Air-Conditioning | 

 Use Window/Wall Units............. 25.1 12.9 5.0 3.1 4.1 | 7.2 

 All Summer...................... 4.9 2.5 1.1 0.4 0.9 | 13.9 

 Quite a Bit..................... 5.2 2.8 0.8 0.6 1.0 | 14.4 

 Only a Few Times................ 14.1 7.0 3.0 2.0 2.1 | 8.2 

 Not at All...................... 0.9 0.6 Q 0.1 0.1 | 28.4 

 No Window/Wall Units.............. 81.9 36.9 13.0 18.2 13.8 | 3.9 

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Table HC6-8a. Usage Indicators by Urban/Rural Location, 

 Million U.S. Households, 2001 (Continued) 

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 | | Urban/Rural Location1 | 

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 Usage Indicators | Total | City | Town | Suburbs | Rural | 

 |_________|_________|_________|_________|_________| RSE 

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 RSE Column Factor: | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 |Factors 

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Hot Water | 

 | 

Dishwasher Use Each Week | 

 Use a Dishwasher.................. 56.7 22.7 8.6 15.7 9.6 | 4.7 

 Less Than Once a Week........... 9.4 4.2 1.4 2.6 1.2 | 9.5 

 Once Each Week.................. 7.5 3.5 1.2 1.7 1.1 | 11.8 

 2 to 3 Times.................... 17.8 7.5 2.5 5.0 2.9 | 8.0 

 4 to 6 Times.................... 11.7 3.9 2.0 3.7 2.1 | 9.3 

 At Least Once Each Day.......... 10.4 3.6 1.6 2.8 2.4 | 9.5 

 No Dishwasher..................... 50.3 27.1 9.4 5.5 8.3 | 5.6 

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Loads of Laundry Washed Each Week | 

 Use a Clothes Washer.............. 84.1 34.5 14.6 18.6 16.4 | 4.0 

 1 Load or Less.................. 6.8 3.4 1.4 1.0 1.1 | 11.3 

 2 to 9 Loads.................... 65.1 26.4 11.2 15.1 12.4 | 4.5 

 10 to 15 Loads.................. 9.6 3.9 1.5 2.0 2.2 | 9.3 

 More than 15 Loads.............. 2.7 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.8 | 17.7 

 No Washing Machine................ 22.9 15.4 3.4 2.7 1.4 | 9.6 

 | 

Water Temperature Setting for | 

Clothes Washer | 

 Wash Cycle | 

 Hot............................. 6.2 2.8 0.9 1.2 1.4 | 11.7 

 Warm............................ 49.7 19.7 9.1 11.6 9.4 | 4.8 

 Cold............................ 28.2 12.0 4.7 5.8 5.7 | 6.9 

 Rinse Cycle | 

 Hot............................. 1.4 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.3 | 27.0 

 Warm............................ 16.6 7.6 3.0 3.2 2.9 | 9.1 

 Cold............................ 66.1 26.2 11.5 15.1 13.2 | 4.6 

 No Washing Machine................ 22.9 15.4 3.4 2.7 1.4 | 9.6 

 | 

Clothes Dryer | 

 Use a Clothes Dryer............... 78.8 31.4 13.7 18.1 15.6 | 4.2 

 Every Time Clothes are Washed... 63.5 25.9 10.5 15.4 11.7 | 4.4 

 Some, but not All, Loads........ 12.7 4.5 2.4 2.4 3.4 | 9.2 

 Used Infrequently............... 2.7 1.1 0.7 0.2 0.6 | 18.4 

 No Clothes Dryer.................. 28.2 18.4 4.4 3.2 2.2 | 8.5 

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Cooking | 

 | 

Number of Hot Meals Cooked in the | 

Home | 

 3 or More Times a Day............. 7.5 3.9 1.2 1.1 1.3 | 12.3 

 2 Times a Day..................... 26.8 12.5 4.9 5.0 4.4 | 6.5 

 Once a Day........................ 43.3 18.3 7.3 9.7 8.1 | 5.2 

 A Few Times Each Week............. 21.7 11.1 3.3 4.3 3.1 | 7.9 

 About Once a Week................. 4.0 2.2 0.7 0.5 0.5 | 15.2 

 Less Than Once a Week............. 2.4 1.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 | 19.1 

 No Hot Meals Cooked............... 1.2 0.5 0.2 Q 0.2 | 29.8 

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Conventional Oven | 

 Use a Conventional Oven........... 99.4 46.5 17.3 19.3 16.3 | 4.2 

 More Than Once a Day............ 8.6 4.0 1.7 1.6 1.3 | 11.7 

 Once a Day...................... 17.4 7.7 3.0 3.4 3.3 | 7.6 

 Between Once a Day and | 

 Once a Week..................... 33.1 14.5 5.5 7.4 5.7 | 6.1 

 Once a Week..................... 15.6 7.5 2.4 3.0 2.8 | 8.2 

 Less Than Once a Week........... 24.6 12.8 4.7 3.8 3.3 | 7.3 

 Do Not Use........................ 7.6 3.4 0.8 1.9 1.6 | 12.6 

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Table HC6-8a. Usage Indicators by Urban/Rural Location, 

 Million U.S. Households, 2001 (Continued) 

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 | | Urban/Rural Location1 | 

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 Usage Indicators | Total | City | Town | Suburbs | Rural | 

 |_________|_________|_________|_________|_________| RSE 

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 RSE Column Factor: | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 |Factors 

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Microwave Oven | 

 Use a Microwave Oven.............. 92.1 41.0 15.9 18.9 16.4 | 3.8 

 Most or All..................... 8.2 4.4 1.3 1.4 1.0 | 11.2 

 About Half...................... 19.3 8.9 3.2 4.2 3.0 | 8.2 

 Some or Very Little............. 22.4 9.4 3.9 4.9 4.2 | 7.0 

 For Defrosting, Reheating, | 

 or Snacks....................... 42.2 18.3 7.4 8.4 8.1 | 5.5 

 No Microwave Oven................. 14.8 8.9 2.2 2.3 1.5 | 10.3 

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Electric Coffee Maker | 

 Use an Electric Coffee Maker...... 65.5 27.2 11.4 14.5 12.4 | 4.3 

 Three or More Times a Day....... 2.4 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.6 | 18.0 

 Two Times a Day................. 5.9 2.3 1.1 1.3 1.3 | 12.2 

 Once a Day...................... 33.6 13.2 6.0 7.6 6.8 | 5.6 

 A Few Times Each Week........... 9.4 4.6 1.5 1.8 1.6 | 9.8 

 About Once a Week............... 5.2 2.3 0.8 1.4 0.7 | 12.1 

 Less than Once a Week........... 9.0 3.9 1.5 2.1 1.4 | 9.5 

 No Electric Coffee Maker.......... 41.5 22.7 6.6 6.7 5.4 | 6.1 

 | 

Time Electric Coffee Maker is Left | 

On | 

 Turned Off Right Away............. 18.8 8.0 3.3 3.9 3.6 | 7.3 

 Less than 15 Minutes.............. 10.0 4.1 1.8 2.5 1.7 | 9.1 

 15 Minutes to 1 Hour.............. 24.6 10.2 3.9 6.2 4.4 | 6.9 

 More than 1 Hour.................. 12.1 4.9 2.5 2.0 2.8 | 10.0 

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Electric Toaster | 

 Use a Electric Toaster............ 36.1 17.4 6.1 7.1 5.5 | 6.1 

 Three or More Times a Day....... 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 | 30.0 

 Two Times a Day................. 2.7 1.4 0.4 0.6 0.3 | 19.4 

 Once a Day...................... 8.2 3.7 1.4 1.8 1.4 | 10.9 

 A Few Times Each Week........... 11.9 6.1 2.0 2.4 1.5 | 9.5 

 About Once a Week............... 4.3 2.1 0.8 0.7 0.7 | 13.9 

 Less than Once a Week........... 7.9 3.6 1.4 1.5 1.4 | 10.8 

 No Electric Toaster............... 70.9 32.5 12.0 14.1 12.4 | 4.2 

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Lights | 

Indoor Lights Turned On: | 

 1 to 4 Hours per Day | 

 None............................ 10.2 5.0 1.7 1.8 1.7 | 11.0 

 1............................... 30.1 15.4 4.9 5.3 4.6 | 6.3 

 2............................... 30.7 14.9 5.0 5.7 5.1 | 6.4 

 3............................... 16.6 6.5 3.1 4.0 3.0 | 8.4 

 4............................... 10.5 4.4 1.9 2.2 1.9 | 10.5 

 5 or More....................... 8.8 3.6 1.4 2.3 1.6 | 11.1 

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 Between 4 and 12 Hours per Day | 

 None............................ 30.2 15.0 5.4 5.0 4.9 | 7.5 

 1............................... 25.2 12.3 4.2 4.8 3.9 | 6.8 

 2............................... 25.5 12.3 4.2 4.7 4.3 | 6.5 

 3............................... 12.7 5.3 1.9 3.1 2.4 | 8.9 

 4............................... 7.2 2.9 1.5 1.6 1.2 | 10.8 

 5 or More....................... 6.2 2.1 0.9 2.1 1.1 | 13.8 

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 More then 12 Hours per Day | 

 None............................ 81.1 38.2 13.9 15.9 13.2 | 4.4 

 1............................... 14.4 6.7 2.1 3.2 2.5 | 9.0 

 2............................... 6.8 3.2 1.3 1.1 1.2 | 12.7 

 3............................... 2.4 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.6 | 23.5 

 4............................... 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.2 | 27.3 

 5 or More....................... 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 | 26.5 

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Table HC6-8a. Usage Indicators by Urban/Rural Location, 

 Million U.S. Households, 2001 (Continued) 

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 | | Urban/Rural Location1 | 

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 Usage Indicators | Total | City | Town | Suburbs | Rural | 

 |_________|_________|_________|_________|_________| RSE 

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 RSE Column Factor: | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 |Factors 

____________________________________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______ 

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Outdoor Lights on All Night | 

 Used.............................. 24.5 10.3 3.6 5.0 5.6 | 7.7 

 Not Used ......................... 82.5 39.5 14.5 16.2 12.3 | 4.0 

 | 

Gas Fireplace | 

Use a Gas Fireplace During Winter | 

Months.............................. 3.7 1.4 0.6 1.0 0.7 | 16.5 

 Most Days......................... 1.3 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.4 | 30.2 

 Almost Once a Week................ 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.1 | 30.2 

 Less Than 4 Times a Month....... 1.2 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.1 | 28.6 

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Use a Personal Computer............. 60.0 25.6 9.3 15.0 10.1 | 4.7 

 | 

Hours PC Turned On Each Week | 

 Less Than 2 Hours................. 10.3 4.4 1.6 2.3 2.0 | 9.8 

 2 to 15 Hours..................... 26.3 11.6 4.3 6.1 4.3 | 6.3 

 16 to 40 Hours.................... 12.2 4.9 1.9 3.2 2.2 | 9.9 

 More than 40 Hours................ 5.7 2.4 0.7 1.8 0.8 | 13.2 

 On All The Time................... 5.6 2.3 0.8 1.5 0.9 | 13.6 

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Use of PCs Turned on 16 Hours | 

a Week or More | 

 Personal Use Only................. 14.0 5.8 2.1 3.5 2.6 | 9.6 

 Business Use Only................. 2.1 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.3 | 19.0 

 Both Personal and Business........ 7.3 3.0 1.0 2.4 1.0 | 12.3 

 | 

Business Use of PCs Turned on 16 | 

Hours a Week or More | 

 Use to Telecommute................ 3.6 1.1 0.5 1.6 0.4 | 17.5 

 Other Business Use................ 5.8 2.6 0.8 1.5 0.9 | 12.8 

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Battery Operated Appliances/Tools | 

 Use Battery Operated Appliances/ | 

 Tools............................. 47.7 18.7 8.0 11.5 9.4 | 5.5 

 | 

 How Maintained When | 

 Not in Use | 

 Plugged in All The Time......... 10.8 4.0 1.8 2.9 2.1 | 10.8 

 Recharged As Needed............. 33.8 13.6 5.6 7.7 6.8 | 6.1 

 Both Ways are Used.............. 3.1 1.1 0.6 0.9 0.5 | 16.1 

 Don't Use Any..................... 59.3 31.2 10.0 9.7 8.4 | 5.1 

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 1 Based on the household respondent's description rather than the Federal Government 

definition. 

 2 The 1.0 million households that do not heat their homes are not included in these 

categories. 

 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. • All temperatures listed are in degrees Fahrenheit. 

 Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End Use, Forms 

EIA-457 A, B, C of the 2001 Residential Energy Consumption Survey.