RESIDENTIAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION SURVEY 1997OVERVIEW: MOST POPULOUS STATES |
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Number of households: 7 million
Portion of all U.S. households: 7% |
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Single-family homes: 75%
Multifamily dwellings: 21% Mobile homes: 4% Owner-occupied homes: 64% |
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Homes built... ... before 1940: 8% ... after 1980: 31%
Homes with a ... |
Total energy consumed: 96 million Btu per household Amount spent on all energy: $1,374 per household
Homes where main space heating energy source was ...
Energy consumed for space heating: 31 million Btu per household
Electricity consumed for air conditioning 2 : 12 million Btu per household |
1 Of single family homes.
2 Of households that used air conditioning. |
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