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Table 1. Appliances in U.S. Households, Selected
Years, 1980-2001 |
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Survey Category |
Survey Year |
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1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1984 |
1987 |
1990 |
1993 |
1997 |
2001 |
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Number of Households (millions) |
82 |
83 |
84 |
86 |
91 |
94 |
97 |
101 |
107 |
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Air-Conditioners 1, 2 |
(percent of households) |
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Central |
27 |
27 |
28 |
30 |
34 |
39 |
44 |
47 |
55 |
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Individual Room Units |
30 |
31 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
29 |
25 |
25 |
23 |
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None |
43 |
42 |
42 |
40 |
36 |
32 |
32 |
28 |
23 |
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Electric Appliances |
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Clothes Dryer |
47 |
45 |
45 |
46 |
51 |
53 |
57 |
55 |
57 |
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Clothes Washer |
74 |
73 |
71 |
73 |
75 |
76 |
77 |
77 |
79 |
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Computer, Personal |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
16 |
23 |
35 |
56 |
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Dehumidifier |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
9 |
NA |
11 |
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Dishwasher |
37 |
37 |
36 |
38 |
43 |
45 |
45 |
50 |
53 |
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Evaporative Cooler |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
NA |
3 |
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Fan, Ceiling |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
54 |
61 |
65 |
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Fan, Whole House |
NA |
NA |
8 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
4 |
NA |
NA |
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Fan, Window or Ceiling |
NA |
NA |
28 |
35 |
46 |
51 |
60 |
NA |
NA |
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Freezer, Separate |
38 |
38 |
37 |
37 |
34 |
34 |
35 |
33 |
32 |
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Oven, Microwave |
14 |
17 |
21 |
34 |
61 |
79 |
84 |
83 |
86 |
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Pump for Swimming Pool 3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
NA |
NA |
5 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
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Pump for Well Water |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
15 |
13 |
14 |
13 |
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Range (stove-top burner) |
54 |
54 |
53 |
54 |
57 |
58 |
61 |
60 |
60 |
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Refrigerator (one) 4 |
86 |
87 |
86 |
88 |
86 |
84 |
85 |
85 |
83 |
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Refrigerator (two or more) |
14 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
17 |
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Television Set (any type) |
98 |
98 |
98 |
98 |
98 |
99 |
99 |
NA |
NA |
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Television Set (b/w) |
51 |
48 |
46 |
43 |
36 |
31 |
20 |
NA |
NA |
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Television Set (color) |
82 |
83 |
85 |
88 |
93 |
96 |
98 |
99 |
99 |
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Waterbed Heaters |
NA |
NA |
NA |
10 |
14 |
15 |
12 |
8 |
5 |
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Gas 5 Appliances |
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Clothes Dryer |
14 |
16 |
15 |
16 |
15 |
16 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
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Heater for Swimming Pool 6 |
(s) |
(s) |
(s) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Outdoor Gas Grill |
9 |
9 |
11 |
13 |
20 |
26 |
29 |
NA |
NA |
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Outdoor Gas Light |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
(s) |
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Range (stove-top burner) |
46 |
46 |
47 |
45 |
43 |
42 |
38 |
39 |
39 |
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Kerosene Appliance |
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Portable Heater |
(s) |
1 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
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1 Air-conditioning units may
be powered by electricity or natural gas. |
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2 Households with both
central air-conditioning and individual room units are counted only under
"Central." |
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3 In all survey years except
1993, all reported swimming pools were assumed to have electric pumps for
filtering and |
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circulating water.
In 1993, the survey explicitly asked about filtering systems. |
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4 Less than 0.5 percent of
households lacked a refrigerator. |
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5 "Gas" means natural gas or liquefied petroleum gases. |
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6 For the years 1984 and
1987, the heater-for-swimming-pool category includes heaters for Jacuzzis and
hot tubs. |
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NA = Not Available. |
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(s) =
Less than 0.5 percent of households. |
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Note: Data are available only
for the 9 years shown above (years for which surveys were conducted). |
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Sources: Energy Information
Administration, Form EIA-457, "Residential Energy Consumption
Survey" for each year shown. |
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