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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2001


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American Housing Survey 2001 Using 2000 Controls
Table 6-5. Fuels--Occupied Units With Hispanic Householder
(Numbers in thousands)
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		 9720 4684 5037 409 435 315 709 1094 2312 1920 9720 4465 4455 801 8781 388 940 518 413 1490 739 3596 3895

Main House Heating Fuel

Housing units with heating fuel		 9606 4665 4940 409 435 303 700 1082 2266 1884 9606 4392 4413 801 8666 388 940 518 413 1488 738 3546 3834
Electricity 3471 1552 1919 261 202 64 129 331 1113 660 3471 1377 1833 261 3102 132 369 236 129 123 99 2205 1044
Piped gas 5085 2746 2339 128 139 144 464 601 979 923 5085 2468 2244 373 4774 244 311 183 128 659 604 1201 2620
Bottled gas 191 131 59 8 62 2 23 19 31 27 191 22 111 57 68 3 122 64 54 16 21 72 81
Fuel oil 723 154 570 8 7 85 71 105 124 226 723 499 177 47 671 6 53 12 40 675 7 28 13
Kerosene or other liquid fuel 30 7 22 0 16 0 11 0 5 12 30 6 6 18 11 3 19 4 15 4 0 24 2
Coal or coke 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Wood 92 73 18 3 8 3 3 23 10 28 92 9 39 44 29 0 63 19 44 4 5 16 66
Solar energy 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Other 10 2 8 0 0 5 0 2 5 5 10 8 0 2 8 0 2 0 2 5 0 0 5

Other House Heating Fuels@1

With other heating fuel		 1892 1160 731 71 77 67 191 256 317 326 1892 779 899 214 1628 101 264 152 112 251 124 717 800
Electricity 1061 618 443 27 58 34 119 161 169 193 1061 429 519 113 923 54 138 79 59 133 53 471 405
Piped gas 382 221 160 23 6 17 53 51 52 58 382 200 147 35 351 24 31 20 11 58 41 150 132
Bottled gas 43 36 7 0 7 0 14 4 2 11 43 5 11 27 11 3 32 8 25 2 2 28 12
Fuel oil 102 31 71 2 3 10 29 8 9 46 102 79 17 5 91 0 10 5 5 74 2 11 16
Kerosene or other liquid fuel 19 10 9 0 0 0 0 2 5 4 19 6 6 7 17 7 2 2 0 4 7 7 0
Coal or coke 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 4 0 0 0
Wood 471 355 116 20 11 10 20 55 92 72 471 135 269 68 374 23 97 52 44 23 27 103 318
Solar energy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 34 27 7 3 0 3 3 6 7 4 34 7 23 3 28 1 6 4 2 1 2 12 18

Cooking Fuel

With cooking fuel		 9683 4678 5006 409 435 308 681 1082 2299 1906 9683 4443 4441 800 8750 388 933 513 411 1484 737 3587 3876
Electricity 4095 1930 2165 247 158 85 178 405 1269 634 4095 1597 2119 379 3620 173 476 263 205 346 233 2175 1342
Piped gas 5281 2522 2759 144 177 216 481 626 981 1172 5281 2802 2159 320 4995 212 286 177 108 1099 485 1253 2445
Bottled gas 301 219 81 17 100 7 22 47 48 96 301 43 161 97 133 3 167 73 94 39 20 159 83
Kerosene or other liquid fuel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coal or coke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wood 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 4
Other 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Water Heating Fuel

With hot piped water		 9686 4666 5020 409 425 281 709 1080 2301 1901 9686 4443 4449 794 8759 388 927 512 406 1484 737 3584 3881
Electricity 3123 1434 1689 239 260 41 146 323 1012 577 3123 1134 1621 367 2620 136 502 264 231 168 126 2134 696
Piped gas 5808 3009 2798 162 130 168 486 642 1153 1091 5808 2861 2590 357 5500 245 308 194 112 748 592 1392 3076
Bottled gas 182 131 51 8 35 2 15 30 33 25 182 23 104 55 79 3 103 50 53 14 18 52 98
Fuel oil 557 87 469 0 0 67 62 80 99 201 557 412 129 15 544 5 12 2 10 549 0 5 3
Kerosene or other liquid fuel 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Coal or coke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Solar energy 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 7 3 4 0 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 5
Other 8 0 8 0 0 3 0 0 4 4 8 8 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4

Central Air Conditioning Fuel

With central air conditioning		 4707 2726 1981 341 222 62 151 508 1243 689 4707 1874 2516 317 4248 189 459 322 128 200 325 2666 1516
Electricity 4602 2657 1945 339 222 62 149 499 1225 682 4602 1813 2474 315 4145 187 457 320 128 189 317 2633 1463
Piped gas 103 68 36 2 0 0 2 9 18 7 103 58 42 3 101 3 2 2 0 11 8 34 51
Other 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Other Central Air Fuel

With other central air		 291 220 71 27 4 3 13 36 54 31 291 101 176 15 266 10 25 18 5 14 19 182 76
Electricity 289 220 69 27 4 3 13 36 54 29 289 99 176 15 264 10 25 18 5 14 19 182 74
Gas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Clothes Dryer Fuel

With clothes dryer		 5290 3835 1455 335 263 84 257 622 957 655 5290 2012 2733 545 4577 237 713 396 308 439 436 2242 2173
Electricity 3720 2603 1117 257 236 51 182 431 758 496 3720 1418 1814 487 3134 214 585 303 273 290 211 1968 1250
Piped gas 1517 1185 332 75 16 33 75 180 196 150 1517 589 889 40 1419 23 98 81 16 144 220 255 899
Other 53 48 6 3 11 0 0 12 4 9 53 5 30 18 23 0 30 11 18 5 5 19 24

Units Using Each Fuel@1

Electricity		 9715 4684 5031 409 435 310 709 1094 2312 1917 9715 4465 4449 801 8776 388 940 518 413 1490 739 3593 3893
Piped gas 6870 3350 3520 190 186 270 579 793 1407 1400 6870 3531 2893 446 6483 301 386 238 145 1246 648 1681 3295
Bottled gas 410 303 107 23 124 7 32 61 60 110 410 59 212 138 162 3 248 107 136 49 27 216 118
Fuel oil 1234 337 897 16 33 99 129 158 244 370 1234 751 400 83 1134 17 99 34 66 820 24 178 211
Kerosene or other liquid fuel 51 17 33 0 16 0 11 2 10 16 51 14 12 24 29 9 21 6 15 10 7 31 2
Coal or coke 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 2 2 2 2 0 4 2 2 6 0 0 0
Wood 527 399 128 23 17 13 20 68 99 92 527 139 288 99 390 23 136 61 76 27 30 113 356
Solar energy 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 7 3 4 0 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 5
Other 64 39 25 3 0 7 3 12 17 15 64 28 29 7 54 1 10 4 6 8 2 16 38

All electric units		 2354 993 1361 204 122 24 86 218 812 388 2354 848 1318 188 2084 85 271 165 103 80 65 1724 484
@1Figures may not add to total because more than one category may apply to a unit.
@1Figures may not add to total because more than one category may apply to a unit.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division