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The use of heating oil—for main heating or any use—was nearly the same for all household income categories (Figure 1). The amount of heating oil consumed per household and the amount spent per household were greatest for households whose income was $50,000 or greater, and least for those whose income was less than $10,000 (Figures 2 and 3). The price of heating oil varied by income category; lower income households paid a lower price and higher income households paid a higher price (Figure 4).

Figure 1. Percent of households that use heating oil by household income, 1997
Figure 1. Percent of households that use heating oil by household income, 1997
Notes:
1. Poverty line: Low-income classification defined by U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Office of Management and Budget.
2. Eligible for Federal assistance: Below 150 percent of U.S. poverty line or equal to, or below, 60 percent of median State income.
Source: Residential Energy Consumption Survey 1997.

Figure 2. Heating Oil Consumption per Household by Household Income, 1997
Figure 2. Heating oil consumption per household by household income, 1997
Notes:
1. Poverty line: Low-income classification defined by U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Office of Management and Budget.
2. Eligible for Federal assistance: Below 150 percent of U.S. poverty line or equal to, or below, 60 percent of median State income.
Source: Residential Energy Consumption Survey 1997.

Figure 3. Heating Oil Expenditures per Household in 1997 by Household Income
(Based on 1997 and 2001 Prices)
Figure 3. Heating oil expenditures per household by household income, 1997 prices and projected 2001 prices
Notes:
1. Poverty line: Low-income classification defined by U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Office of Management and Budget.
2. Eligible for Federal assistance: Below 150 percent of U.S. poverty line or equal to, or below, 60 percent of median State income.
Source: Residential Energy Consumption Survey 1997 and EIA, Short-Term Energy Outlook February 2001.

Figure 4. Heating Oil Prices by Household Income, 1997
Figure 4. Heating oil prices by household income, 1997
Notes:
1. Poverty line: Low-income classification defined by U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Office of Management and Budget.
2. Eligible for Federal assistance: Below 150 percent of U.S. poverty line or equal to, or below, 60 percent of median State income.
Source: Residential Energy Consumption Survey 1997.

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