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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2001


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Table 6-6. Failures in Equipment--Occupied Units With Hispanic Householder
[Numbers in thousands.  Consistent with the 1990 Census.  ... means not applicable or sample too small.  - means zero or rounds to zero.]
Housing unit characteristics
Tenure
Physical problems
Household characteristics
In MSAs
Urban
Rural
Regions
Total
occupied
units		 Owner Renter New con-
struction
4 years		 Manu-
factured/
mobile
homes		 Severe Moderate Elderly
(65 years
and over)		 Moved in
past year		 Below
poverty
level		 Total
occupied
units		 Central
cities		 Suburbs Outside
MSAs		 Total Outside
MSAs		 Total Suburbs Outside
MSAs		 Northeast Midwest South West

Total		 9814 4731 5083 408 438 319 715 1104 2333 1938 9814 4508 4498 808 8868 392 946 521 416 1488 749 3604 3973

Water Supply Stoppage

With hot and cold piped water		 9779 4713 5066 408 429 284 715 1090 2322 1918 9779 4486 4492 801 8846 392 934 516 409 1482 747 3592 3958
No stoppage in last 3 months 9281 4535 4746 388 395 237 676 1046 2200 1798 9281 4216 4293 773 8413 386 868 474 386 1372 713 3410 3786
With stoppage in last 3 months 448 147 301 20 34 47 37 42 108 101 448 248 173 27 390 6 57 36 21 104 30 167 147
No stoppage lasting 6 hours or more 172 44 127 7 11 10 20 10 44 37 172 93 67 12 155 0 17 5 12 26 11 74 61
1 time lasting 6 hours or more 160 56 104 9 16 18 6 19 45 30 160 86 60 13 135 6 25 17 7 36 15 52 56
2 times 54 29 25 0 4 4 4 10 9 11 54 30 24 0 42 0 12 12 0 12 2 22 18
3 times 20 7 13 0 0 6 2 0 3 6 20 11 7 2 18 0 2 0 2 10 2 8 0
4 times or more 36 8 27 4 0 9 5 3 6 13 36 25 10 0 36 0 0 0 0 17 0 8 10
Number of times not reported 7 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 7 2 4 0 5 0 2 2 0 2 0 3 2
Stoppage not reported 50 32 19 0 0 0 2 2 14 20 50 22 27 2 42 0 9 5 2 6 4 15 25

Flush Toilet Breakdowns

With one or more flush toilets		 9779 4718 5061 408 429 283 715 1093 2322 1920 9779 4483 4492 803 8843 392 936 516 411 1472 747 3595 3965
With at least one working toilet at all
times in last 3 months		 9227 4523 4704 392 400 240 644 1059 2133 1762 9227 4230 4265 732 8356 347 872 479 385 1405 720 3399 3702
None working some time in last 3 months 473 150 323 16 27 38 67 27 174 124 473 212 197 65 425 45 49 29 20 55 21 166 231
No breakdowns lasting 6 hours or more 213 67 146 13 22 13 17 10 82 64 213 68 103 42 189 33 24 14 10 18 12 80 104
1 time lasting 6 hours or more 158 55 103 3 5 7 10 12 66 32 158 78 63 17 141 12 17 12 5 20 4 60 74
2 times 55 21 35 0 0 5 8 5 18 7 55 32 21 2 51 0 5 2 2 8 2 8 38
3 times 19 5 14 0 0 5 14 0 2 5 19 15 4 0 19 0 0 0 0 4 3 8 4
4 times or more 25 2 23 0 0 8 17 0 6 14 25 17 5 3 22 0 3 0 3 6 0 11 9
Number of times not reported 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Breakdowns not reported 78 45 33 0 2 5 5 7 14 34 78 41 31 6 63 0 15 8 6 12 6 29 31

Sewage Disposal Breakdowns

With public sewer		 9107 4190 4917 353 267 305 689 1008 2239 1783 9107 4468 4085 554 8625 384 482 305 171 1413 697 3292 3705
No breakdowns in last 3 months 8891 4081 4811 348 265 293 661 989 2188 1744 8891 4360 3998 533 8422 368 470 300 165 1389 681 3192 3629
With breakdowns in last 3 months 215 109 106 4 2 12 28 19 52 39 215 107 87 21 203 15 12 5 6 24 15 100 76
No breakdowns lasting 6 hours or more 76 37 38 0 2 2 9 8 26 15 76 34 36 6 71 6 4 2 0 7 7 34 28
1 time lasting 6 hours or more 79 48 31 0 0 3 7 8 15 11 79 36 33 10 73 7 6 2 4 7 6 46 19
2 times 28 8 19 4 0 2 4 0 9 5 28 17 8 2 25 0 2 0 2 6 2 11 8
3 times 16 8 8 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 16 16 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 11
4 times or more 17 7 10 0 0 2 5 3 2 6 17 4 10 3 17 3 0 0 0 1 0 6 9

With septic tank or cesspool		 702 536 166 56 166 8 27 90 94 150 702 40 407 254 242 8 459 211 246 75 52 307 268
No breakdowns in last 3 months 684 521 163 56 164 8 27 88 89 148 684 39 400 246 238 8 446 206 238 73 50 305 257
With breakdowns in last 3 months 17 15 3 0 2 0 0 1 5 2 17 2 8 8 4 0 13 5 8 2 2 2 11
No breakdowns lasting 6 hours or more 7 5 3 0 2 0 0 1 5 0 7 2 0 6 2 0 6 0 6 0 2 0 6
1 time lasting 6 hours or more 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 5 2 0 0 8 5 2 2 0 0 5
2 times 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
3 times 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 times or more 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Heating Problems

With heating equipment and
occupied last winter		 8091 4334 3757 283 353 268 598 1058 693 1570 8091 3694 3788 609 7287 260 803 445 349 1321 619 2868 3283
Not uncomfortably cold for 24 hours or
more last winter		 7099 3951 3148 275 303 113 467 966 589 1285 7099 3161 3427 511 6410 228 689 399 283 1052 540 2641 2866
Uncomfortably cold for 24 hours or more
last winter@5		 916 347 569 7 45 155 130 87 83 254 916 493 327 96 808 32 108 43 64 255 72 210 380
Equipment breakdowns 313 103 210 3 13 130 24 38 22 99 313 190 96 28 289 8 24 4 19 106 20 57 129
No breakdowns lasting 6 hours
or more		 25 15 9 0 0 0 3 2 2 7 25 16 5 4 21 0 4 0 4 9 0 6 10
1 time lasting 6 hours or more 107 44 63 3 3 6 13 14 14 23 107 64 28 15 92 5 15 4 11 30 11 27 39
2 times 59 20 39 0 0 2 7 10 2 14 59 27 27 5 56 2 3 0 3 18 3 21 17
3 times 22 5 17 0 0 22 0 3 0 7 22 17 5 0 22 0 0 0 0 17 2 0 3
4 times or more 100 19 81 0 10 100 0 9 3 47 100 65 31 3 98 1 2 0 2 32 4 3 61
Number of times not reported 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other causes 640 250 390 4 34 55 111 60 69 168 640 331 238 71 554 24 87 39 48 170 49 158 263
Utility interruption 68 36 33 0 4 0 7 5 0 14 68 45 17 7 53 0 15 8 7 20 6 18 25
Inadequate heating capacity 229 96 132 2 11 25 58 23 18 47 229 117 93 19 201 6 28 16 13 58 13 60 98
Inadequate insulation 168 49 119 0 15 11 38 14 38 30 168 72 68 28 144 14 24 9 15 34 18 46 71
Cost of heating 126 62 64 2 9 4 26 11 19 18 126 67 51 8 113 0 13 5 8 24 6 32 64
Other 166 58 108 0 5 31 28 20 12 78 166 97 50 19 151 10 15 6 9 65 10 36 54
Not reported 22 7 15 0 1 1 0 2 0 7 22 6 12 4 18 0 4 0 4 4 0 2 16
Reason for discomfort not reported 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 9 9 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 2
Discomfort not reported 76 36 39 1 5 0 0 4 21 31 76 40 34 2 69 0 6 3 2 14 7 17 38

Electric Fuses and Circuit Breakers

With electrical wiring		 9814 4731 5083 408 438 319 715 1104 2333 1938 9814 4508 4498 808 8868 392 946 521 416 1488 749 3604 3973
No fuses or breakers blown in last
3 months		 8705 4183 4522 369 394 266 586 1027 2057 1721 8705 3973 4040 693 7873 335 832 467 358 1231 658 3228 3588
With fuses or breakers blown in last
3 months		 914 478 436 38 40 49 111 63 230 162 914 434 377 103 812 48 102 47 55 221 75 310 308
1 time 499 247 252 29 22 16 49 38 146 95 499 222 220 57 452 33 48 24 23 103 37 159 201
2 times 197 122 75 4 11 9 21 10 36 22 197 97 74 26 171 7 26 7 19 50 21 81 45
3 times 72 39 33 2 2 4 13 6 17 10 72 29 29 15 55 6 17 8 9 21 6 23 23
4 times or more 137 63 73 3 5 21 29 8 28 32 137 81 50 6 126 3 10 7 3 45 12 42 39
Number of times not reported 8 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 8 5 3 0 8 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 0
Problem not reported or don't know 195 70 125 2 5 3 18 13 46 56 195 101 82 13 182 9 13 7 4 36 16 66 77
@5Other causes and equipment breakdowns may not add to total as both may be reported.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: February 18, 2005