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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2001


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American Housing Survey 2001 Using 2000 Controls
Table 7-6. Failures in Equipment--Occupied Units With Elderly 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 Black Hispanic 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		 21655 17385 4270 595 1454 413 764 2067 1094 952 4573 21655 6017 10338 5300 15565 1881 6090 2623 3418 4785 5098 7786 3987

Water Supply Stoppage

With hot and cold piped water		 21571 17335 4236 595 1444 329 764 2041 1080 948 4528 21571 5989 10324 5259 15532 1879 6039 2611 3379 4767 5084 7742 3978
No stoppage in last 3 months 20745 16719 4026 572 1321 311 728 1973 1036 906 4339 20745 5760 9944 5042 14993 1812 5752 2485 3231 4616 4920 7405 3806
With stoppage in last 3 months 596 429 167 20 106 18 21 47 42 30 153 596 160 285 152 378 45 218 99 106 95 116 251 134
No stoppage lasting 6 hours or more 303 215 88 10 37 0 7 17 10 11 59 303 69 168 66 221 28 82 45 37 34 63 135 72
1 time lasting 6 hours or more 192 145 47 5 39 9 9 25 19 14 51 192 57 70 64 102 13 90 26 52 33 37 72 50
2 times 55 42 13 5 15 3 0 3 10 3 28 55 18 29 8 27 0 27 19 8 14 7 26 7
3 times 17 10 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 17 0 10 7 10 2 7 2 5 7 7 3 0
4 times or more 29 17 13 0 9 6 5 2 3 0 8 29 16 7 7 18 2 12 7 5 6 2 17 5
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 0
Stoppage not reported 230 187 42 2 17 0 15 21 2 12 35 230 69 96 65 161 23 69 27 42 56 49 86 39

Flush Toilet Breakdowns

With one or more flush toilets		 21587 17349 4239 595 1446 345 764 2048 1083 950 4541 21587 5989 10324 5274 15534 1881 6053 2611 3393 4765 5092 7753 3978
With at least one working toilet at all
times in last 3 months		 20991 16937 4054 585 1412 310 712 1949 1049 908 4390 20991 5790 10085 5116 15105 1831 5886 2553 3284 4616 4972 7527 3876
None working some time in last 3 months 306 177 129 7 14 12 36 63 27 30 99 306 109 128 69 230 21 76 28 48 80 55 110 62
No breakdowns lasting 6 hours or more 143 71 72 5 5 2 15 34 10 21 44 143 51 65 27 110 11 33 16 16 38 20 55 30
1 time lasting 6 hours or more 140 95 45 0 7 4 11 25 12 3 44 140 50 57 34 106 8 35 9 25 37 34 43 26
2 times 12 0 12 2 0 3 0 0 5 6 6 12 7 2 4 10 2 2 0 2 3 0 6 4
3 times 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
4 times or more 7 7 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 5 7 0 2 5 0 0 7 2 5 0 0 5 2
Number of times not reported 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Breakdowns not reported 290 234 55 2 20 23 16 36 7 12 53 290 90 110 90 199 29 90 30 61 69 65 115 40

Sewage Disposal Breakdowns

With public sewer		 16654 12697 3957 413 770 314 561 1772 999 830 3481 16654 5860 7855 2939 14642 1803 2012 871 1136 3852 4111 5369 3322
No breakdowns in last 3 months 16464 12542 3922 413 758 312 548 1738 980 819 3454 16464 5787 7773 2904 14476 1782 1989 861 1122 3821 4074 5277 3292
With breakdowns in last 3 months 190 154 36 0 12 2 13 34 19 10 27 190 73 82 35 166 21 24 10 14 32 37 92 29
No breakdowns lasting 6 hours or more 87 68 18 0 7 0 9 17 8 6 11 87 38 26 23 77 13 10 0 10 14 13 47 12
1 time lasting 6 hours or more 83 67 16 0 5 2 2 17 8 4 12 83 26 46 10 71 6 12 7 4 18 17 33 15
2 times 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 2 5 2 7 2 2 2 0 0 5 4 0
3 times 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
4 times or more 9 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 9 4 5 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0

With septic tank or cesspool		 4967 4662 305 181 679 68 203 285 89 123 1074 4967 157 2471 2339 923 78 4044 1740 2260 930 987 2388 662
No breakdowns in last 3 months 4916 4611 305 177 679 66 198 280 88 120 1067 4916 152 2455 2309 916 78 4001 1727 2230 918 978 2368 653
With breakdowns in last 3 months 51 51 0 5 0 2 5 4 1 3 7 51 5 16 30 7 0 44 14 30 12 9 21 9
No breakdowns lasting 6 hours or more 23 23 0 2 0 2 2 4 1 0 5 23 0 11 11 0 0 23 11 11 5 2 9 6
1 time lasting 6 hours or more 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 21 2 5 14 5 0 16 2 14 7 4 9 0
2 times 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 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 0
4 times or more 5 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 5 0 2 0 2

Heating Problems

With heating equipment and
occupied last winter		 20985 17074 3911 461 1409 394 732 1976 1048 371 4401 20985 5787 10050 5148 15040 1821 5945 2570 3327 4683 4975 7521 3806
Not uncomfortably cold for 24 hours or
more last winter		 19843 16228 3615 452 1315 292 632 1789 957 334 4066 19843 5402 9576 4865 14229 1735 5614 2435 3130 4413 4724 7075 3632
Uncomfortably cold for 24 hours or more
last winter@5		 891 650 242 9 76 93 85 157 87 28 284 891 294 370 227 622 66 269 108 161 207 194 352 139
Equipment breakdowns 284 199 85 0 16 72 10 56 38 13 100 284 103 118 63 214 20 70 27 43 80 77 85 43
No breakdowns lasting 6 hours
or more		 33 27 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 33 12 16 5 26 0 7 2 5 12 9 9 2
1 time lasting 6 hours or more 147 108 39 0 7 10 6 37 14 11 41 147 45 62 39 104 12 43 15 28 29 43 55 20
2 times 42 31 11 0 6 2 4 5 10 0 22 42 17 16 9 29 2 13 6 7 11 8 15 9
3 times 21 10 11 0 0 21 0 5 3 0 12 21 8 8 5 19 3 2 0 2 13 5 3 0
4 times or more 39 21 18 0 0 39 0 9 9 0 15 39 21 16 2 36 2 3 3 0 13 13 2 11
Number of times not reported 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0
Other causes 632 464 168 9 61 34 77 100 60 18 197 632 203 258 172 423 47 209 84 125 132 123 276 100
Utility interruption 225 186 39 4 36 9 14 33 5 0 67 225 55 107 63 126 19 99 55 44 30 34 141 20
Inadequate heating capacity 116 78 38 2 10 8 38 19 23 5 34 116 43 45 29 85 5 32 9 23 28 22 42 25
Inadequate insulation 78 57 21 3 9 5 22 17 14 8 25 78 35 21 23 54 2 24 4 20 16 19 25 18
Cost of heating 101 78 23 0 16 7 18 5 11 2 31 101 31 43 27 71 6 30 8 21 28 22 21 29
Other 174 116 58 0 6 12 21 28 20 3 63 174 69 59 45 122 18 51 23 28 55 33 59 26
Not reported 11 6 5 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 5 11 5 6 0 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 8 2
Reason for discomfort not reported 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
Discomfort not reported 251 197 54 0 17 8 15 29 4 10 50 251 91 104 55 189 20 62 27 36 64 57 94 36

Electric Fuses and Circuit Breakers

With electrical wiring		 21647 17377 4270 595 1454 407 764 2067 1094 952 4573 21647 6017 10336 5293 15565 1881 6082 2621 3412 4784 5098 7786 3979
No fuses or breakers blown in last
3 months		 19756 15822 3933 550 1307 362 681 1829 1017 876 4235 19756 5457 9478 4821 14206 1725 5549 2405 3095 4307 4628 7144 3676
With fuses or breakers blown in last
3 months		 1394 1162 232 35 111 36 55 174 63 45 232 1394 416 626 352 983 106 411 165 246 332 370 471 220
1 time 921 794 127 19 76 21 27 95 38 31 149 921 259 419 243 624 56 297 110 187 229 247 307 138
2 times 272 212 60 12 17 5 18 40 10 12 41 272 82 133 58 203 27 69 39 31 58 74 94 46
3 times 104 89 15 3 9 2 2 20 6 3 22 104 36 34 33 72 9 32 8 24 17 26 44 17
4 times or more 93 64 29 2 8 9 7 17 8 0 19 93 38 38 17 79 13 13 9 4 28 22 24 19
Number of times not reported 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Problem not reported or don't know 497 392 105 10 36 9 28 63 13 31 105 497 145 232 120 376 50 121 50 70 145 99 170 82
@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