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Median Values and Percentiles for Household Energy Data

The 1997 RECS detailed tables contain estimates of mean annual energy consumption for households. The amount of energy consumed by households varies widely—a useful way to describe the variation is with tables and graphs of percentiles of consumption. For each of the household characteristics categories below are tables and graphs of percentiles of consumption (5th, 10th, 25th, median, 75th, 90th, and 95th percentiles), and tables and graphs of mean values of consumption, standard errors, and 95% confidence ranges.
Electricity Consumption per Household

All Households
Census Division
Year Constructed
Type of Housing Unit
Household Income
 

Natural Gas Consumption per Household

All Households
Census Division
Year Constructed
Type of Housing Unit
Household Income

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RECS Survey Manager
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File last modified April 2, 2004

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