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1221. Appliances and Office Equipment Used by Households, by Region and Household Income: 1997
[101.5 represents 101,500,000). Represents appliancespossessed and generally used by the household. Based on Residential Energy Consumption Survey; see source. Composition of
regions: NORTHEAST: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.MIDWEST: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas.SOUTH: Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.WEST: Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah,
Nevada, Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, and Hawaii]
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REGION
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HOUSEHOLD INCOME
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TYPE OF APPLIANCE
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Households
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using
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North-
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Under
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$10,000-
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$25,000-
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$50,000
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appliance
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east
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Midwest
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South
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West
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$10,000
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$24,999
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49,999
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or more
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Total households (mil.)
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101.5
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19.7
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24.1
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35.9
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21.8
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13.3
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29.1
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31.1
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27.9
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PERCENT WITH--
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Air conditioner:
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Central system
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46.8
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22.1
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51.3
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69.4
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26.9
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27.4
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37.3
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50.2
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62.1
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Room
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24.8
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39.6
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26.1
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23.2
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12.8
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33.3
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28.8
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24.0
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17.5
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Clothes washer
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77.4
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76.0
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78.9
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82.0
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69.5
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52.7
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69.0
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81.5
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93.4
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Clothes dryer 1
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71.2
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66.7
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75.8
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74.2
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65.1
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36.2
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61.0
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77.1
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91.8
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Electric
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55.1
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48.3
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50.1
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66.4
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48.2
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31.0
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49.0
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59.9
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67.6
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Natural gas
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15.2
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17.7
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23.9
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7.2
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16.5
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4.8
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11.1
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16.3
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23.3
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Dishwasher
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50.2
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48.5
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46.9
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51.5
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53.1
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15.7
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35.5
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53.6
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78.2
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Ceiling fan
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60.1
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51.2
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63.6
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71.2
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46.0
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39.3
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55.2
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64.4
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70.3
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23.3
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26.0
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26.6
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18.9
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24.4
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21.0
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24.8
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25.4
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20.4
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2
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13.8
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11.9
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15.9
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16.0
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9.6
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7.5
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13.0
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15.1
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16.2
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3 or more
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23.0
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13.3
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21.1
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36.3
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12.0
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10.9
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17.5
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23.9
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33.7
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Freezer
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33.2
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25.7
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41.8
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36.9
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24.2
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25.6
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30.0
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35.1
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37.9
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30.2
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24.2
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38.4
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33.1
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22.1
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23.6
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27.5
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32.2
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34.1
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2 or more
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2.9
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1.5
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3.4
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3.8
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2.2
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2.0
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2.5
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2.9
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3.8
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Most used defrost method:
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Frost free
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10.5
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7.5
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11.0
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13.1
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8.5
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7.3
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8.1
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11.8
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13.2
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Manual
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22.6
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18.3
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30.8
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23.7
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15.7
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18.3
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22.0
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23.3
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24.7
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Microwave oven
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83.0
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78.7
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86.9
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82.4
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83.3
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60.3
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81.2
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86.7
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91.5
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Oven 1
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98.8
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99.4
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99.1
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98.7
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98.1
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96.6
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98.6
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99.4
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99.3
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Electric
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61.4
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49.3
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56.6
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72.1
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60.2
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49.1
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58.7
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63.9
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67.4
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Natural gas
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33.3
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45.0
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38.0
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22.1
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35.7
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42.2
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34.9
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31.6
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29.2
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Self cleaning oven
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44.1
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48.5
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45.1
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41.8
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42.7
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18.1
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31.1
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47.0
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66.6
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Range 1
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99.2
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99.7
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99.4
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99.1
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98.8
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97.0
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99.1
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99.8
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99.6
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Electric
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60.2
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48.3
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55.5
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70.9
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58.4
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49.1
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58.3
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62.8
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64.4
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Natural gas
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34.7
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45.7
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39.3
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23.6
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37.8
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42.4
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35.6
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32.9
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31.9
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Refrigerator
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99.8
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99.9
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99.9
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99.9
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99.7
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99.3
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99.9
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99.9
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100.0
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Frost free
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86.8
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85.2
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85.1
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90.0
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84.7
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73.0
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83.1
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88.5
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95.2
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Water heater 1
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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Electric
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39.1
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25.9
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26.5
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58.3
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33.0
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40.7
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43.3
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39.9
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32.9
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Natural gas
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51.9
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46.3
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67.6
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37.3
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63.5
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46.9
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48.5
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51.5
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58.2
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Stereo equipment
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68.8
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66.7
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67.0
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67.8
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74.4
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45.2
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60.1
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73.7
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83.7
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Color TV
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98.7
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98.9
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99.0
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98.7
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98.2
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96.1
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98.5
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99.2
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99.6
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31.8
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31.8
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32.1
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29.1
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36.0
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55.6
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40.5
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27.3
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16.6
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2
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37.4
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36.1
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36.2
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38.9
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37.3
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30.9
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37.7
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41.6
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35.4
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3
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19.1
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20.8
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20.4
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18.4
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17.3
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7.5
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15.6
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20.4
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26.8
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4
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7.7
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7.5
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7.8
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8.9
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5.5
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1.7
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3.6
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8.2
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14.0
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5 or more
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2.7
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2.6
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2.5
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3.4
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2.2
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(S)
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1.1
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1.7
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6.8
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VCR
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87.6
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86.1
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89.7
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86.0
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89.0
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66.8
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84.0
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91.6
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96.6
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Personal computers
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35.1
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31.9
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38.0
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31.0
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41.3
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9.7
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16.5
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36.9
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64.5
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29.2
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27.2
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32.4
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25.9
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32.9
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8.0
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14.5
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32.8
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50.7
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2 or more
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5.9
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4.7
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5.6
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5.1
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8.5
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(S)
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2.0
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4.1
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13.8
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With modem
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20.4
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17.8
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21.7
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18.2
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24.9
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5.2
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8.6
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19.8
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40.7
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With laser printer
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12.5
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11.4
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12.9
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11.7
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14.2
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2.5
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4.5
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12.8
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25.1
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Used 15 hrs. per week or less
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25.2
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21.5
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27.7
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23.0
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29.3
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6.3
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12.2
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28.2
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44.4
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Used 16 hrs. per week or more
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9.9
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10.4
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10.2
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8.0
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12.1
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3.4
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4.2
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8.7
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20.0
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Personal use only
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4.7
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4.5
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5.2
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4.2
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5.3
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2.3
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2.3
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4.1
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9.1
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Business use only
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2.1
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2.3
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2.5
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1.1
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3.1
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(S)
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(S)
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1.4
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5.0
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Both
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3.1
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3.6
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2.6
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2.7
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3.7
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(S)
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1.2
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3.3
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6.0
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Cordless phone
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61.4
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59.6
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63.8
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61.5
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60.2
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35.3
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51.5
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66.9
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77.9
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Facsimile machine
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6.2
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6.5
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5.3
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5.6
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8.1
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(S)
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2.5
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5.3
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13.3
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Photocopier
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3.7
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3.8
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3.9
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3.5
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3.9
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(S)
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1.5
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3.9
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7.3
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Answering machine
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58.4
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62.2
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61.0
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54.2
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59.1
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30.2
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49.1
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62.3
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77.2
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S Figure does not meet publication standards.
1 Includes other types, not shown separately.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Internet site
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/recs/recs97_hc/97tblhp.html
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/1221_appliances_and_office_equipment_used_by.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
Copyright © 2019 Photius Coutsoukis and Information Technology Associates, all rights reserved.
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