Table 4.  LPG Consumption and Expenditures in U.S. Households by End Uses and Census Region, 1997
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                                                  |          |               Census Region               |       
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                                                  |  Total   |          |          |          |          |       
                                                  |   U.S.   | Northeast|  Midwest |   South  |   West   |       
                                                  |__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|  RSE  
                                                  |          |          |          |          |          |  Row  
                  RSE Column Factor:              |    0.6   |    1.4   |    1.0   |    0.9   |    1.4   |Factors
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     Total Households (million)...................    101.5       19.7       24.1       35.9       21.8  |  NF   
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                                                                            CONSUMPTION
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     LPG Consumption - All Uses                                                                          |       
       Households Using LPG (million).............      8.1        1.6        2.3        3.2        1.0  |  16.1 
       Quadrillion Btu............................     0.36       0.03       0.17       0.12       0.04  |  18.5 
       Million Gallons............................    3,937        317      1,869      1,276        475  |  18.5 
       Million Btu per Household..................    44.6       18.7       73.7       36.0       44.8   |  10.0 
       Gallons per Household......................      488        204        807        395        491  |  10.0 
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       Space Heating - Main or Secondary                                                                 |       
         Households Using LPG (million)...........      5.6        0.4        2.0        2.6        0.6  |  18.6 
         Quadrillion Btu..........................     0.26       0.01       0.13       0.08       0.03  |  21.4 
         Million Gallons..........................    2,823        159      1,458        921        285  |  21.4 
         Million Btu per Household................    45.9       38.5       65.7       32.4       42.0   |   8.7 
         Gallons per Household....................      502        422        719        355        460  |   8.7 
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       Water Heating - Main or Secondary                                                                 |       
         Households Using LPG (million)...........      3.3        0.4        1.2        1.2        0.6  |  17.6 
         Quadrillion Btu..........................     0.08       0.01       0.03       0.02       0.01  |  17.9 
         Million Gallons..........................      847        105        330        255        157  |  17.9 
         Million Btu per Household................    23.6       23.8       26.1       20.0       25.5   |   7.6 
         Gallons per Household....................      258        260        286        219        279  |   7.6 
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       Appliances                                                                                        |       
         Households Using LPG (million)...........      4.8        1.2        1.3        1.7        0.7  |  18.1 
         Quadrillion Btu..........................     0.02       (*)        0.01       0.01       (*)   |  19.5 
         Million Gallons..........................      267         52         81        100         34  |  19.5 
         Million Btu per Household................     5.1        4.0        5.9        5.3        4.7   |  10.0 
         Gallons per Household....................       55         44         64         58         52  |  10.0 
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                                                                            EXPENDITURES
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     LPG Expenditures - All Uses                                                                         |       
       Households Using LPG (million).............      8.1        1.6        2.3        3.2        1.0  |  16.1 
       Billion Dollars............................     4.04       0.44       1.68       1.44       0.48  |  18.1 
       Dollars per Household......................      500        281        726        445        497  |   8.4 
       Dollars per Million Btu....................    11.23      15.06       9.85      12.34      11.09  |   3.4 
       Dollars per Gallon.........................     1.03       1.38       0.90       1.13       1.01  |   3.4 
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       Space Heating - Main or Secondary                                                                 |       
         Households Using LPG (million)...........      5.6        0.4        2.0        2.6        0.6  |  18.6 
         Billion Dollars..........................     2.79       0.19       1.30       1.01       0.28  |  21.3 
         Dollars per Household....................      496        506        641        391        455  |   7.6 
         Dollars per Million Btu..................    10.81      13.12       9.75      12.06      10.83  |   3.0 
         Dollars per Gallon.......................     0.71       0.60       0.70       0.79       0.59  |   5.8 
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       Water Heating - Main or Secondary                                                                 |       
         Households Using LPG (million)...........      3.3        0.4        1.2        1.2        0.6  |  17.6 
         Billion Dollars..........................     0.89       0.14       0.30       0.29       0.16  |  18.3 
         Dollars per Household....................      271        350        257        249        286  |   7.2 
         Dollars per Million Btu..................    11.49      14.72       9.85      12.47      11.20  |   4.3 
         Dollars per Gallon.......................     0.23       0.45       0.16       0.23       0.34  |  12.8 
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       Appliances                                                                                        |       
         Households Using LPG (million)...........      4.8        1.2        1.3        1.7        0.7  |  18.1 
         Billion Dollars..........................     0.36       0.10       0.09       0.13       0.04  |  20.3 
         Dollars per Household....................       75         87         69         77         61  |   9.0 
         Dollars per Million Btu..................    14.85      21.68      11.70      14.54      12.76  |   6.2 
         Dollars per Gallon.......................     0.09       0.33       0.05       0.10       0.08  |  16.5 
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       (*) = Value rounds to zero in the units displayed.
       NF = No applicable RSE row factor.
       Notes:  • To obtain the RSE percentage for any table cell, multiply the corresponding column and row
     factors.  • Because of rounding, data may not sum to totals.
       Source:  Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End Use, Forms EIA-457 A-G of the
     1997 Residential Energy Consumption Survey.