1997 Housing Characteristics Tables

Home Office Equipment Tables

(Percent of U.S. Households; 13 pages, 48 kb)

Contents Pages

HC7-1b. Home Office Equipment by Climate Zone, Percent of U.S. Households, 1997 1 

HC7-2b. Home Office Equipment by Year of Construction, Percent of U.S. Households, 1997 1 

HC7-3b. Home Office Equipment by Household Income, Percent of U.S. Households, 1997 1

HC7-4b. Home Office Equipment by Type of Housing Unit, Percent of U.S. Households, 1997 1

HC7-5b. Home Office Equipment by Type of Owner-Occupied Housing Unit, Percent of U.S. Households, 1997 1

HC7-6b. Home Office Equipment by Type of Rented Housing Unit, Percent of U.S. Households, 1997 1

HC7-7b. Home Office Equipment by Four Most Populated States, Percent of U.S. Households, 1997 1 

HC7-8b. Home Office Equipment by Urban/Rural Location, Percent of U.S. Households, 1997 1

HC7-9b. Home Office Equipment by Northeast Census Region, Percent of U.S. Households, 1997 1

HC7-10b. Home Office Equipment by Midwest Census Region, Percent of U.S. Households, 1997 1

HC7-11b. Home Office Equipment by South Census Region, Percent of U.S. Households, 1997 1

HC7-12b. Home Office Equipment by West Census Region, Percent of U.S. Households, 1997 1

These data are from the 1997 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) which provides information on the use of

energy in residential housing units in the United States. The RECS is a national statistical survey that collects energy-related

data for occupied primary housing units. RECS was first conducted in 1978; the seventh and most recent survey was

conducted in 1997. The data were collected from a sample of 5,900 housing units statistically selected to represent the 

101.5 million housing units in the United States. The 1997 data are available for the four Census regions, the nine Census 

divisions, and for the four most populous States--California, Florida, New York, and Texas.

Data provided here are in the public domain and may be reproduced without permission. Appropriate credit would be

appreciated. A suggested citation is “U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, "A Look at Residential 

Energy Consumption in 1997." 

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Table HC7-1b. Home Office Equipment by Climate Zone, 

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1997

Home Office Equipment

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Climate Zone1

RSE

Row

Factors

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

0.5 1.4 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.2

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

Households Using

Office Equipment .......................... 79.3 84.2 83.0 78.6 76.0 76.4 1.6

Personal Computers ..................... 35.1 40.2 37.3 33.9 34.9 31.4 5.2

 Number of PCs

 1 .................................................. 29.2 34.8 31.2 28.6 27.7 26.1 5.9

 2 or more .................................... 5.9 5.4 6.1 5.2 7.1 5.3 12.1

 Modem Connecting PC

 to Telephone Line ....................... 20.4 24.0 21.5 17.7 21.3 19.4 7.8

 PC Uses a Laser Printer ............. 12.5 13.0 12.7 12.7 11.9 12.0 9.9

 Hours PCs Turned

 On Each Week 

 Less than 2 hours ....................... 8.1 8.5 8.9 9.7 7.4 5.7 9.5

 2 to 15 hours ............................... 17.1 20.0 17.5 14.9 17.8 17.2 7.5

 16 to 40 hours ............................. 6.6 7.7 8.2 6.3 6.1 4.8 11.4

 On All the time ............................ 3.3 4.0 2.7 3.0 3.6 3.7 16.6

 How PC is Used

 15 hours a Week or Less ............ 25.2 28.5 26.4 24.6 25.2 22.9 5.8

 16 hours a Week or More ........... 9.9 11.7 10.9 9.3 9.7 8.5 10.3

 Personal Use Only .................... 4.7 5.6 5.6 4.1 3.8 4.6 13.9

 Business Use Only ................... 2.1 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.5 0.9 21.5

 Both Personal and Business ..... 3.1 3.7 2.8 2.9 3.4 3.0 18.9

 Business Use of PC

 Other Business Use .................... 3.1 4.1 3.0 3.3 2.9 2.7 19.9

 Used for Telecommuting ............. 2.1 2.0 2.2 1.9 3.0 1.2 19.2

 1 to 4 Days per Week ............... 1.1 Q 1.4 Q 1.7 Q 22.5

 5 to 7 Days per Week ............... 1.0 Q 0.9 1.2 1.2 Q 30.3

Other Office Equipment

 Cordless Telephone ...................... 61.4 64.3 63.5 60.0 61.0 59.2 2.4

 Facsimile Machine ........................ 6.2 6.0 5.3 6.7 9.2 4.5 13.9

 Photocopier ................................... 3.7 3.7 3.6 4.2 3.7 3.5 15.3

 Telephone Answering Machine .... 58.4 61.4 62.7 58.4 55.2 54.6 3.0

1 One of five climatically distinct areas, determined according to the 30-year average (1961-1990) of the annual heating and cooling degree-days. For this report, the

heating or cooling degree-days are a measure of how cold or how hot a location is over a period of one year, relative to a base temperature of 65 degrees Fahrenheit. A

household is assigned to a climate zone according to the 30-year average annual degree-days for an appropriate nearby weather station.

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 1997 Residential Energy Consumption Survey.

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Table HC7-2b. Home Office Equipment by Year of Construction, 

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1997

Home Office Equipment

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Year of Construction

RSE

Row

Factors

1990

 to

19971

1980

to

1989

1970

to

1979

1960

to

1969

1950

to

1959

1949

or

Before

0.5 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.0

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

Households Using

Office Equipment .......................... 79.3 87.5 85.7 80.3 80.6 75.4 73.1 1.6

Personal Computers ..................... 35.1 50.4 42.3 37.0 33.0 27.6 28.3 4.9

 Number of PCs

 1 .................................................. 29.2 40.9 34.3 30.7 28.7 23.3 23.8 5.5

 2 or more .................................... 5.9 9.5 7.9 6.3 4.3 4.3 4.5 13.9

 Modem Connecting PC

 to Telephone Line ....................... 20.4 31.4 28.0 20.8 19.8 15.3 14.2 6.8

 PC Uses a Laser Printer ............. 12.5 23.6 18.5 11.3 9.7 7.9 9.0 8.8

 Hours PCs Turned

 On Each Week 

 Less than 2 hours ....................... 8.1 9.1 6.8 9.0 8.7 6.0 8.4 11.1

 2 to 15 hours ............................... 17.1 26.7 22.7 18.3 14.6 14.6 12.0 7.3

 16 to 40 hours ............................. 6.6 9.6 7.9 6.2 6.5 4.4 5.9 12.1

 On All the time ............................ 3.3 4.9 4.9 3.5 3.2 2.6 1.9 17.9

 How PC is Used

 15 hours a Week or Less ............ 25.2 35.8 29.4 27.3 23.3 20.6 20.4 6.0

 16 hours a Week or More ........... 9.9 14.6 12.8 9.7 9.7 7.0 7.9 10.1

 Personal Use Only .................... 4.7 6.5 5.5 5.1 4.9 3.5 3.8 14.5

 Business Use Only ................... 2.1 5.0 2.3 1.3 2.2 1.6 1.6 23.5

 Both Personal and Business ..... 3.1 3.0 5.0 3.3 2.6 1.9 2.5 19.4

 Business Use of PC

 Other Business Use .................... 3.1 5.1 4.3 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.5 19.9

 Used for Telecommuting ............. 2.1 2.9 3.0 2.0 2.3 Q 1.6 21.8

 1 to 4 Days per Week ............... 1.1 Q 1.3 1.1 Q Q 0.9 28.7

 5 to 7 Days per Week ............... 1.0 Q 1.7 Q Q Q 0.7 29.9

Other Office Equipment

 Cordless Telephone ...................... 61.4 70.7 68.8 60.6 59.2 58.9 56.3 2.4

 Facsimile Machine ........................ 6.2 14.6 8.5 6.0 4.8 4.0 3.9 15.0

 Photocopier ................................... 3.7 7.7 4.6 3.3 3.3 2.5 3.0 16.0

 Telephone Answering Machine .... 58.4 66.6 65.4 61.6 59.4 52.8 51.0 2.8

1 New construction for 1997 includes only those housing units built and occupied between January and the April-August period when the household interviews were

conducted.

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. 

• 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, Forms EIA-457 A, B, C of the 1997 Residential Energy Consumption Survey.

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Table HC7-3b. Home Office Equipment by Household Income, 

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1997

Home Office Equipment

RSE Column Factor:

Total

1997 Household Income

Below Poverty

Line

Eligible

for

Federal

Assistance1

RSE

Row

Factors

Less

than

$10,000

$10,000

to

$24,999

$25,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

or

More

0.4 2.3 1.2 0.7 0.5 1.9 1.2

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

Households Using

Office Equipment .......................... 79.3 48.6 71.3 85.6 95.4 53.2 61.7 1.5

Personal Computers ..................... 35.1 9.7 16.5 36.9 64.5 13.1 15.8 4.9

 Number of PCs

 1 .................................................. 29.2 8.0 14.5 32.8 50.7 10.5 13.9 5.6

 2 or more .................................... 5.9 Q 2.0 4.1 13.8 2.6 2.0 16.3

 Modem Connecting PC

 to Telephone Line ....................... 20.4 5.2 8.6 19.8 40.7 5.9 7.7 8.2

 PC Uses a Laser Printer ............. 12.5 2.5 4.5 12.8 25.1 3.7 4.5 9.9

 Hours PCs Turned

 On Each Week 

 Less than 2 hours ....................... 8.1 2.8 4.2 9.8 12.5 3.7 4.0 10.5

 2 to 15 hours ............................... 17.1 3.4 8.0 18.3 31.9 5.3 6.9 8.1

 16 to 40 hours ............................. 6.6 3.2 3.1 5.8 12.6 3.1 4.1 12.5

 On All the time ............................ 3.3 Q 1.1 3.0 7.4 1.0 0.9 19.7

 How PC is Used

 15 hours a Week or Less ............ 25.2 6.3 12.2 28.2 44.4 9.0 10.8 6.2

 16 hours a Week or More ........... 9.9 3.4 4.2 8.7 20.0 4.1 5.0 11.0

 Personal Use Only .................... 4.7 2.3 2.3 4.1 9.1 2.9 2.9 14.9

 Business Use Only ................... 2.1 Q Q 1.4 5.0 Q 0.7 26.3

 Both Personal and Business ..... 3.1 Q 1.2 3.3 6.0 Q 1.3 20.9

 Business Use of PC

 Other Business Use .................... 3.1 Q 1.1 2.7 6.5 Q 1.4 22.9

 Used for Telecommuting ............. 2.1 Q 0.8 2.0 4.4 Q 0.7 24.2

 1 to 4 Days per Week ............... 1.1 Q Q 0.7 2.8 Q Q 30.4

 5 to 7 Days per Week ............... 1.0 Q Q 1.3 1.6 Q Q 37.0

Other Office Equipment

 Cordless Telephone ...................... 61.4 35.3 51.5 66.9 77.9 39.5 45.6 2.4

 Facsimile Machine ........................ 6.2 Q 2.5 5.3 13.3 Q 2.1 16.6

 Photocopier ................................... 3.7 Q 1.5 3.9 7.3 Q 1.4 18.7

 Telephone Answering Machine .... 58.4 30.2 49.1 62.3 77.2 32.3 39.0 2.7

1 Below 150 percent of poverty line or 60 percent of median State income.

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. 

• 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, Forms EIA-457 A, B, C of the 1997 Residential Energy Consumption Survey.

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Table HC7-4b. Home Office Equipment by Type of Housing Unit, 

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1997

Home Office Equipment

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Type of Housing Unit

RSE

Row

Factors

Single-Family 

Multifamily

Two to Four Units Five or More Units Mobile Home

0.4 0.5 2.0 1.2 2.1

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

Households Using

Office Equipment .......................... 79.3 83.1 67.9 69.5 70.5 1.9

Personal Computers ..................... 35.1 39.6 21.5 26.4 15.5 5.6

 Number of PCs

 1 .................................................. 29.2 32.6 17.5 23.1 14.7 6.3

 2 or more .................................... 5.9 7.0 4.0 3.3 Q 16.2

 Modem Connecting PC

 to Telephone Line ....................... 20.4 22.5 12.3 18.2 8.2 7.8

 PC Uses a Laser Printer ............. 12.5 14.6 8.0 7.3 4.8 11.3

 Hours PCs Turned

 On Each Week 

 Less than 2 hours ....................... 8.1 9.5 3.6 4.8 3.8 13.7

 2 to 15 hours ............................... 17.1 19.5 11.1 12.2 7.3 8.3

 16 to 40 hours ............................. 6.6 7.2 5.4 5.5 2.9 13.7

 On All the time ............................ 3.3 3.5 Q 3.9 Q 19.2

 How PC is Used

 15 hours a Week or Less ............ 25.2 29.0 14.7 17.0 11.1 6.7

 16 hours a Week or More ........... 9.9 10.7 6.8 9.4 4.4 12.0

 Personal Use Only .................... 4.7 5.0 5.2 3.7 3.3 15.5

 Business Use Only ................... 2.1 2.3 Q 2.1 Q 25.0

 Both Personal and Business ..... 3.1 3.3 Q 3.7 Q 21.5

 Business Use of PC

 Other Business Use .................... 3.1 3.5 Q 2.7 Q 23.7

 Used for Telecommuting ............. 2.1 2.1 Q 3.1 Q 22.4

 1 to 4 Days per Week ............... 1.1 1.1 Q 1.4 Q 31.1

 5 to 7 Days per Week ............... 1.0 1.0 Q 1.6 Q 34.3

Other Office Equipment

 Cordless Telephone ...................... 61.4 65.9 51.9 47.4 51.5 2.8

 Facsimile Machine ........................ 6.2 7.1 Q 5.1 2.5 17.3

 Photocopier ................................... 3.7 4.6 Q 1.0 2.4 19.9

 Telephone Answering Machine .... 58.4 62.1 49.1 50.2 44.6 3.2

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 1997 Residential Energy Consumption Survey.

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Table HC7-5b. Home Office Equipment by Type of Owner-Occupied Housing Unit, 

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1997

Home Office Equipment

RSE Column Factor:

Total

OwnerOccupied

Units

Type of Owner-Occupied Housing Unit

RSE

Row

Factors

Single-Family 

Multifamily

Two to Four Units Five or More Units Mobile Home

0.3 0.3 2.7 2.9 1.5

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

Households Using

Office Equipment .......................... 83.5 84.9 76.5 63.2 71.8 2.9

Personal Computers ..................... 38.8 41.5 Q 20.5 15.9 8.4

 Number of PCs

 1 .................................................. 32.0 33.9 Q 20.5 14.9 9.4

 2 or more .................................... 6.8 7.5 Q Q Q 24.8

 Modem Connecting PC

 to Telephone Line ....................... 22.1 23.8 Q Q 7.8 12.0

 PC Uses a Laser Printer ............. 14.8 15.8 Q Q 4.9 17.5

 Hours PCs Turned

 On Each Week 

 Less than 2 hours ....................... 9.4 10.1 Q Q 4.2 20.4

 2 to 15 hours ............................... 18.9 20.2 Q Q 6.7 13.5

 16 to 40 hours ............................. 7.1 7.6 Q Q 3.3 20.4

 On All the time ............................ 3.4 3.6 Q Q Q 33.7

 How PC is Used

 15 hours a Week or Less ............ 28.3 30.3 Q Q 10.8 10.8

 16 hours a Week or More ........... 10.6 11.2 Q Q 5.1 18.2

 Personal Use Only .................... 5.0 5.2 Q Q 3.9 24.8

 Business Use Only ................... 2.4 2.6 Q Q Q 40.4

 Both Personal and Business ..... 3.1 3.4 Q Q Q 31.9

 Business Use of PC

 Other Business Use .................... 3.5 3.8 Q Q Q 32.9

 Used for Telecommuting ............. 2.0 2.2 Q Q Q 38.4

 1 to 4 Days per Week ............... 1.1 1.2 Q Q Q 51.1

 5 to 7 Days per Week ............... 0.9 1.0 Q Q Q 66.4

Other Office Equipment

 Cordless Telephone ...................... 66.8 68.9 65.1 29.2 51.6 4.5

 Facsimile Machine ........................ 7.1 7.6 Q Q Q 28.9

 Photocopier ................................... 4.9 5.1 Q Q 2.8 27.4

 Telephone Answering Machine .... 62.0 64.0 43.4 52.6 44.7 4.7

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 1997 Residential Energy Consumption Survey.

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Table HC7-6b. Home Office Equipment by Type of Rented Housing Unit, 

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1997

Home Office Equipment

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Rented

Units

Type of Rented Housing Unit

RSE

Row

Factors

Single-Family 

Multifamily

Two to Four Units Five or More Units Mobile Home

0.5 0.7 1.3 0.8 2.9

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

Households Using

Office Equipment .......................... 70.8 74.1 66.2 69.9 64.1 3.6

Personal Computers ..................... 27.2 30.6 22.3 26.9 13.3 9.4

 Number of PCs

 1 .................................................. 23.3 26.3 17.4 23.3 13.3 10.4

 2 or more .................................... 3.9 4.3 4.8 3.5 Q 26.2

 Modem Connecting PC

 to Telephone Line ....................... 16.8 16.5 13.0 18.8 Q 13.4

 PC Uses a Laser Printer ............. 7.5 8.4 6.5 7.2 Q 18.9

 Hours PCs Turned

 On Each Week 

 Less than 2 hours ....................... 5.2 6.1 4.2 5.0 Q 23.6

 2 to 15 hours ............................... 13.6 16.4 10.8 12.3 Q 13.9

 16 to 40 hours ............................. 5.4 5.3 6.2 5.5 Q 24.3

 On All the time ............................ 3.1 2.9 Q 4.1 Q 31.3

 How PC is Used

 15 hours a Week or Less ............ 18.8 22.4 15.0 17.3 12.5 11.1

 16 hours a Week or More ........... 8.4 8.2 7.2 9.6 Q 19.2

 Personal Use Only .................... 4.0 4.1 5.9 3.6 Q 28.2

 Business Use Only ................... 1.5 Q Q 2.3 Q 37.0

 Both Personal and Business ..... 2.9 3.0 Q 3.7 Q 36.0

 Business Use of PC

 Other Business Use .................... 2.2 2.2 Q 2.8 Q 40.8

 Used for Telecommuting ............. 2.2 1.9 Q 3.2 Q 35.7

 1 to 4 Days per Week ............... 1.0 Q Q 1.5 Q 48.8

 5 to 7 Days per Week ............... 1.2 Q Q 1.6 Q 51.4

Other Office Equipment

 Cordless Telephone ...................... 50.1 51.7 49.2 48.9 51.3 4.9

 Facsimile Machine ........................ 4.5 4.7 Q 5.0 Q 24.2

 Photocopier ................................... 1.3 2.1 Q Q Q 43.6

 Telephone Answering Machine .... 50.9 52.8 50.2 50.0 44.0 5.6

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 1997 Residential Energy Consumption Survey.

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Table HC7-7b. Home Office Equipment by Four Most Populated States, 

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1997

Home Office Equipment

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Four Most Populated States

RSE

Row

Factors

New York California Texas Florida

0.4 1.1 1.1 1.5 1.3

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

Households Using

Office Equipment ......................................... 79.3 79.4 77.6 75.1 79.4 1.9

Personal Computers ................................... 35.1 31.6 39.9 36.7 33.2 5.9

 Number of PCs

 1 ................................................................ 29.2 27.1 31.0 30.9 26.2 7.9

 2 or more ................................................... 5.9 4.5 8.9 5.8 7.0 16.6

 Modem Connecting PC

 to Telephone Line ...................................... 20.4 17.8 25.3 20.6 22.9 7.9

 PC Uses a Laser Printer ............................ 12.5 12.9 12.7 16.0 10.1 11.8

 Hours PCs Turned

 On Each Week 

 Less than 2 hours ...................................... 8.1 6.6 6.8 6.6 5.2 17.3

 2 to 15 hours ............................................. 17.1 15.5 19.9 18.8 17.4 10.8

 16 to 40 hours ........................................... 6.6 7.2 9.1 6.3 6.0 14.3

 On All the time ........................................... 3.3 2.3 4.1 5.0 4.6 17.5

 How PC is Used

 15 hours a Week or Less .......................... 25.2 22.1 26.8 25.5 22.6 8.1

 16 hours a Week or More .......................... 9.9 9.5 13.1 11.2 10.5 14.2

 Personal Use Only .................................. 4.7 3.6 5.3 6.8 4.9 16.2

 Business Use Only .................................. 2.1 2.0 3.6 1.0 Q 27.1

 Both Personal and Business ................... 3.1 3.9 4.2 3.4 5.7 24.8

 Business Use of PC

 Other Business Use .................................. 3.1 3.6 3.5 Q 4.8 28.2

 Used for Telecommuting ........................... 2.1 2.4 4.3 2.2 Q 22.3

 1 to 4 Days per Week .............................. 1.1 1.7 2.5 Q Q 27.4

 5 to 7 Days per Week .............................. 1.0 Q 1.9 Q Q 28.7

Other Office Equipment

 Cordless Telephone .................................... 61.4 60.6 58.8 59.8 63.7 2.9

 Facsimile Machine ....................................... 6.2 7.5 10.1 4.8 5.7 13.6

 Photocopier ................................................. 3.7 3.7 4.1 4.0 3.9 17.0

 Telephone Answering Machine ................... 58.4 60.0 59.6 54.4 58.7 4.2

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 1997 Residential Energy Consumption Survey.

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Table HC7-8b. Home Office Equipment by Urban/Rural Location, 

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1997

Home Office Equipment

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Urban/Rural Location1

RSE

Row

Factors

City Town Suburbs Rural

0.8 1.5 1.1 1.4 0.6

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

Households Using

Office Equipment ......................................... 79.3 75.8 76.8 89.5 81.1 1.4

Personal Computers ................................... 35.1 32.9 30.9 48.0 31.3 4.1

 Number of PCs

 1 ................................................................ 29.2 27.2 25.6 40.3 26.5 4.7

 2 or more ................................................... 5.9 5.7 5.3 7.8 4.8 11.3

 Modem Connecting PC

 to Telephone Line ...................................... 20.4 19.8 16.3 29.7 16.1 6.1

 PC Uses a Laser Printer ............................ 12.5 10.6 11.6 17.7 12.9 8.2

 Hours PCs Turned

 On Each Week 

 Less than 2 hours ...................................... 8.1 7.5 7.8 9.0 8.8 9.3

 2 to 15 hours ............................................. 17.1 16.0 14.9 25.5 13.4 6.2

 16 to 40 hours ........................................... 6.6 6.3 5.6 8.5 6.2 10.0

 On All the time ........................................... 3.3 3.0 2.6 5.0 3.0 14.9

 How PC is Used

 15 hours a Week or Less .......................... 25.2 23.6 22.7 34.5 22.1 5.0

 16 hours a Week or More .......................... 9.9 9.3 8.2 13.5 9.2 8.5

 Personal Use Only .................................. 4.7 4.7 3.8 6.2 4.2 12.3

 Business Use Only .................................. 2.1 1.7 2.1 3.3 1.9 19.0

 Both Personal and Business ................... 3.1 3.0 2.3 4.0 3.1 16.2

 Business Use of PC

 Other Business Use .................................. 3.1 2.5 3.2 4.4 3.3 15.3

 Used for Telecommuting ........................... 2.1 2.2 1.2 2.9 1.7 19.9

 1 to 4 Days per Week .............................. 1.1 1.1 0.4 1.5 1.3 25.3

 5 to 7 Days per Week .............................. 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.4 Q 29.7

Other Office Equipment

 Cordless Telephone .................................... 61.4 58.0 57.7 71.5 63.9 2.2

 Facsimile Machine ....................................... 6.2 5.3 5.5 9.3 6.3 12.2

 Photocopier ................................................. 3.7 2.9 4.1 4.7 4.6 13.0

 Telephone Answering Machine ................... 58.4 55.6 57.5 66.8 58.2 2.3

1 Based on the household respondent’s description rather than the Federal Government definition.

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 1997 Residential Energy Consumption Survey.

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Table HC7-9b. Home Office Equipment by Northeast Census Region, 

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1997

Home Office Equipment

RSE Column Factor:

Total

U.S.

Northeast Census Region

RSE

Row

Factors

Total

Census Division

Middle Atlantic New England

0.5 1.1 1.4 1.3

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

Households Using

Office Equipment ......................................... 79.3 79.1 78.7 80.0 1.4

Personal Computers ................................... 35.1 31.9 30.8 35.0 5.2

 Number of PCs

 1 ................................................................ 29.2 27.2 26.5 29.2 5.6

 2 or more ................................................... 5.9 4.7 4.3 5.9 11.6

 Modem Connecting PC

 to Telephone Line ...................................... 20.4 17.8 16.5 21.2 8.2

 PC Uses a Laser Printer ............................ 12.5 11.4 11.9 10.0 8.8

 Hours PCs Turned

 On Each Week 

 Less than 2 hours ...................................... 8.1 7.6 7.1 8.9 11.5

 2 to 15 hours ............................................. 17.1 14.0 13.4 15.5 5.4

 16 to 40 hours ........................................... 6.6 7.9 8.0 7.7 12.3

 On All the time ........................................... 3.3 2.5 2.2 3.0 19.7

 How PC is Used

 15 hours a Week or Less .......................... 25.2 21.5 20.5 24.3 6.3

 16 hours a Week or More .......................... 9.9 10.4 10.3 10.7 11.2

 Personal Use Only .................................. 4.7 4.5 4.3 5.0 16.0

 Business Use Only .................................. 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.4 20.6

 Both Personal and Business ................... 3.1 3.6 3.7 3.3 14.4

 Business Use of PC

 Other Business Use .................................. 3.1 3.6 3.8 2.9 14.6

 Used for Telecommuting ........................... 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.8 19.2

 1 to 4 Days per Week .............................. 1.1 1.2 Q Q 25.0

 5 to 7 Days per Week .............................. 1.0 1.2 Q Q 31.2

Other Office Equipment

 Cordless Telephone .................................... 61.4 59.6 59.5 59.8 2.0

 Facsimile Machine ....................................... 6.2 6.5 7.2 4.8 15.5

 Photocopier ................................................. 3.7 3.8 4.1 3.2 19.0

 Telephone Answering Machine ................... 58.4 62.2 61.5 64.1 2.7

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 1997 Residential Energy Consumption Survey.

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Table HC7-10b. Home Office Equipment by Midwest Census Region, 

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1997

Home Office Equipment

RSE Column Factor:

Total

U.S.

Midwest Census Region

RSE

Row

Factors

Total

Census Division

East North Central West North Central

0.5 1.0 1.1 1.8

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

Households Using

Office Equipment ......................................... 79.3 82.5 82.7 81.9 1.4

Personal Computers ................................... 35.1 38.0 38.0 37.9 4.0

 Number of PCs

 1 ................................................................ 29.2 32.4 32.2 33.0 4.4

 2 or more ................................................... 5.9 5.6 5.9 4.9 12.4

 Modem Connecting PC

 to Telephone Line ...................................... 20.4 21.7 21.6 22.0 6.9

 PC Uses a Laser Printer ............................ 12.5 12.9 13.0 12.6 10.0

 Hours PCs Turned

 On Each Week 

 Less than 2 hours ...................................... 8.1 9.7 10.1 8.6 9.3

 2 to 15 hours ............................................. 17.1 18.1 16.5 21.8 7.1

 16 to 40 hours ........................................... 6.6 7.4 8.7 4.2 10.1

 On All the time ........................................... 3.3 2.9 2.7 3.4 16.4

 How PC is Used

 15 hours a Week or Less .......................... 25.2 27.7 26.6 30.4 4.8

 16 hours a Week or More .......................... 9.9 10.2 11.4 7.5 9.3

 Personal Use Only .................................. 4.7 5.2 5.7 4.0 13.1

 Business Use Only .................................. 2.1 2.5 3.0 Q 22.0

 Both Personal and Business ................... 3.1 2.6 2.7 2.3 21.9

 Business Use of PC

 Other Business Use .................................. 3.1 3.3 3.7 2.5 22.6

 Used for Telecommuting ........................... 2.1 1.7 2.0 Q 22.1

 1 to 4 Days per Week .............................. 1.1 Q Q Q 25.5

 5 to 7 Days per Week .............................. 1.0 0.9 Q Q 33.8

Other Office Equipment

 Cordless Telephone .................................... 61.4 63.8 64.1 63.1 2.2

 Facsimile Machine ....................................... 6.2 5.3 5.3 5.2 19.3

 Photocopier ................................................. 3.7 3.9 4.2 3.1 18.1

 Telephone Answering Machine ................... 58.4 61.0 61.9 58.9 2.5

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 1997 Residential Energy Consumption Survey.

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Table HC7-11b. Home Office Equipment by South Census Region, 

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1997

Home Office Equipment

RSE Column Factor:

Total

U.S.

South Census Region

RSE

Row

Factors

Total

Census Division

South Atlantic East South Central West south Central

0.4 0.8 1.0 1.6 1.6

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

Households Using

Office Equipment ......................................... 79.3 76.7 78.4 75.7 74.4 1.9

Personal Computers ................................... 35.1 31.0 32.3 25.2 32.1 5.5

 Number of PCs

 1 ................................................................ 29.2 25.9 26.6 23.0 26.5 6.8

 2 or more ................................................... 5.9 5.1 5.7 2.2 5.6 13.7

 Modem Connecting PC

 to Telephone Line ...................................... 20.4 18.2 19.9 14.7 17.4 7.3

 PC Uses a Laser Printer ............................ 12.5 11.7 11.4 8.6 14.1 10.9

 Hours PCs Turned

 On Each Week 

 Less than 2 hours ...................................... 8.1 7.1 7.3 6.3 7.4 10.6

 2 to 15 hours ............................................. 17.1 15.9 16.0 14.6 16.5 7.4

 16 to 40 hours ........................................... 6.6 4.4 5.1 2.3 4.4 12.1

 On All the time ........................................... 3.3 3.6 3.9 2.0 4.0 18.8

 How PC is Used

 15 hours a Week or Less .......................... 25.2 23.0 23.3 21.0 23.8 5.8

 16 hours a Week or More .......................... 9.9 8.0 9.0 4.3 8.3 12.1

 Personal Use Only .................................. 4.7 4.2 4.4 2.2 5.0 15.7

 Business Use Only .................................. 2.1 1.1 1.4 Q Q 25.4

 Both Personal and Business ................... 3.1 2.7 3.2 Q 2.4 22.0

 Business Use of PC

 Other Business Use .................................. 3.1 2.6 3.5 Q Q 21.9

 Used for Telecommuting ........................... 2.1 1.2 1.1 Q Q 26.2

 1 to 4 Days per Week .............................. 1.1 0.5 Q Q Q 30.7

 5 to 7 Days per Week .............................. 1.0 0.6 Q Q Q 41.1

Other Office Equipment

 Cordless Telephone .................................... 61.4 61.5 63.4 61.8 57.9 2.6

 Facsimile Machine ....................................... 6.2 5.6 7.3 2.9 4.3 13.1

 Photocopier ................................................. 3.7 3.5 3.6 2.8 3.7 14.0

 Telephone Answering Machine ................... 58.4 54.2 55.8 52.9 52.2 3.4

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 1997 Residential Energy Consumption Survey.

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Table HC7-12b. Home Office Equipment by West Census Region, 

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1997

Home Office Equipment

RSE Column Factor:

Total

U.S.

West Census Region

RSE

Row

Factors

Total

Census Division

Mountain Pacific

0.5 1.0 1.8 1.1

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

Households Using

Office Equipment ......................................... 79.3 80.4 82.0 79.8 1.6

Personal Computers ................................... 35.1 41.3 39.8 42.0 5.4

 Number of PCs

 1 ................................................................ 29.2 32.9 32.4 33.0 6.2

 2 or more ................................................... 5.9 8.5 7.4 8.9 13.4

 Modem Connecting PC

 to Telephone Line ...................................... 20.4 24.9 21.6 26.2 8.4

 PC Uses a Laser Printer ............................ 12.5 14.2 13.1 14.6 7.9

 Hours PCs Turned

 On Each Week 

 Less than 2 hours ...................................... 8.1 8.2 7.9 8.3 7.1

 2 to 15 hours ............................................. 17.1 21.0 22.8 20.3 7.0

 16 to 40 hours ........................................... 6.6 8.0 6.7 8.5 12.0

 On All the time ........................................... 3.3 4.1 2.3 4.8 15.5

 How PC is Used

 15 hours a Week or Less .......................... 25.2 29.3 30.8 28.7 5.4

 16 hours a Week or More .......................... 9.9 12.1 9.0 13.3 10.5

 Personal Use Only .................................. 4.7 5.3 4.5 5.6 13.6

 Business Use Only .................................. 2.1 3.1 2.5 3.3 21.7

 Both Personal and Business ................... 3.1 3.7 Q 4.4 17.0

 Business Use of PC

 Other Business Use .................................. 3.1 3.2 2.4 3.5 19.2

 Used for Telecommuting ........................... 2.1 3.6 Q 4.2 14.8

 1 to 4 Days per Week .............................. 1.1 2.1 Q 2.3 19.6

 5 to 7 Days per Week .............................. 1.0 1.6 Q 2.0 23.3

Other Office Equipment

 Cordless Telephone .................................... 61.4 60.2 62.2 59.4 2.6

 Facsimile Machine ....................................... 6.2 8.1 4.4 9.5 13.4

 Photocopier ................................................. 3.7 3.9 4.1 3.8 16.8

 Telephone Answering Machine ................... 58.4 59.1 57.0 59.9 3.6

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 1997 Residential Energy Consumption Survey.

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Table HC7-13b. Home Office Equipment by Census Region, 

 Percent of U.S. Households, 1997

Home Office Equipment

RSE Column Factor:

Total

Census Region 

RSE

Row

Factors

Northeast Midwest South West

0.6 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1

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

Households Using

Office Equipment .......................... 79.3 79.1 82.5 76.7 80.4 1.3

Personal Computers ..................... 35.1 31.9 38.0 31.0 41.3 4.1

 Number of PCs

 1 .................................................. 29.2 27.2 32.4 25.9 32.9 4.9

 2 or more .................................... 5.9 4.7 5.6 5.1 8.5 10.7

 Modem Connecting PC

 to Telephone Line ....................... 20.4 17.8 21.7 18.2 24.9 6.3

 PC Uses a Laser Printer ............. 12.5 11.4 12.9 11.7 14.2 7.9

 Hours PCs Turned

 On Each Week 

 Less than 2 hours ....................... 8.1 7.6 9.7 7.1 8.2 8.0

 2 to 15 hours ............................... 17.1 14.0 18.1 15.9 21.0 5.9

 16 to 40 hours ............................. 6.6 7.9 7.4 4.4 8.0 9.2

 On All the time ............................ 3.3 2.5 2.9 3.6 4.1 14.3

 How PC is Used

 15 hours a Week or Less ............ 25.2 21.5 27.7 23.0 29.3 4.8

 16 hours a Week or More ........... 9.9 10.4 10.2 8.0 12.1 8.7

 Personal Use Only .................... 4.7 4.5 5.2 4.2 5.3 12.2

 Business Use Only ................... 2.1 2.3 2.5 1.1 3.1 19.1

 Both Personal and Business ..... 3.1 3.6 2.6 2.7 3.7 15.7

 Business Use of PC

 Other Business Use .................... 3.1 3.6 3.3 2.6 3.2 16.8

 Used for Telecommuting ............. 2.1 2.3 1.7 1.2 3.6 17.4

 1 to 4 Days per Week ............... 1.1 1.2 Q 0.5 2.1 21.1

 5 to 7 Days per Week ............... 1.0 1.2 0.9 0.6 1.6 27.7

Other Office Equipment

 Cordless Telephone ...................... 61.4 59.6 63.8 61.5 60.2 2.0

 Facsimile Machine ........................ 6.2 6.5 5.3 5.6 8.1 13.4

 Photocopier ................................... 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.5 3.9 13.6

 Telephone Answering Machine .... 58.4 62.2 61.0 54.2 59.1 2.5

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 1997 Residential Energy

Consumption Survey.

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