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RECS 2005 STATUS REPORT

The 2005 RECS Consumption & Expenditures Summary Statistics data tables are now available.  Tabulations include:

  • Total U.S. energy consumption and expenditures
  • Energy intensities
  • Average consumption and expenditures by fuels used
  • Average consumption and expenditures by end-use
  • Unit prices

Each table contains statistics according to various household characteristics.

Detailed consumption and expenditures tables for space heating, air conditioning, water heating, and home appliances and lighting are being reviewed and will be available shortly.

The public 2005 RECS micro-dataset and documentation are also being finalized and will be released in December.

The Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) provides information on the use of energy in residential housing units in the United States. This information includes:

  • the physical characteristics of the housing units,
  • the appliances utilized including space heating and cooling equipment,
  • demographic characteristics of the household,
  • the types of fuels used, and
  • other information that relates to energy use.

The RECS also provides energy consumption and expenditures data for:

  • natural gas,
  • electricity,
  • fuel oil,
  • liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and
  • kerosene

The RECS is a national area-probability sample survey that collects energy-related data for occupied primary housing units.  First conducted in 1978, the twelfth RECS was conducted in 2005. The 2005 survey collected data from 4,382 households in housing units statistically selected to represent the 111.1 million housing units in the United States. RECS data are tabulated for the four Census regions, the nine Census divisions, and for the four most populous States--California, Florida, New York, and Texas.

RECS data come from three sources:

  • 45-minute in-person interviews with householders of sampled housing units.
  • Mail questionnaires from or in-person or telephone interviews with rental agents for sampled rental units where some or all energy costs were included in the rent.
  • Mail questionnaires from energy suppliers who provide actual energy consumption and expenditure data for the sampled housing unit.
Contact:
Chip Berry
Survey Manager
Phone: (202) 586-5543
FAX: (202) 586-0018
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Data Tables
Housing Characteristics 2005 2001 1997 1993
Consumption & Expenditures 2005 2001 1997 1993
Residential Fuel Use 2001 1997
Most Populated State Estimates 1997
End Use Electricity 2001
Median Values and Percentiles 1997
Historical Tables 1980-2001

Public Use Microdata 2001 1997 1993 Other

Data Query
Housing Characteristics 2001 1997
Consumption and Expenditures 2001 1997

Methodology
Survey Methods 2001 1997
Data Quality 2001 1997 1993
Survey Forms 2001 1997
Glossary 2001 1997 1993

Census Map
US Climate Zones

Special Topics
Trend Analysis
Housing Unit Size
Household Members and Buildings
Origin of Householder

Fax/Copier
Lighting
Appliances
Cooking Trends

Heating Oil
Natural Gas
Fuel Oil Trends

Thermostat Settings
Air Conditioning Trends
Air Conditioning Facts
Ceiling Fans
Insulation

Regional Profiles
Household Electricity Reports 2001
Data Abstracts
Energy Maps
Appliance Reports
Renewable Maps

Archived Publications
Historical Publications
Residential Energy Consumption 1997
Housing Characteristics 1993
Consumption and Expenditures 1993
Lighting 1996
Buildings in the '80's 1995
Heating and Cooling 1994