table with column headers in rows 5 through 6 and row headers in column A,,,,, "Table 2 B. Consumer Durables by Economic Characteristics: Households with Food Freezer, Television, Stove, and Microwave: 1998",,,,, (Numbers in thousands),,,,, (leading dot indicates sub-part),,,,, Characteristics, Total Households , Food freezer , Television , Stove , Microwave ,, Percent , Percent , Percent , Percent All households,,,,, .Total," 102,652 ", 34.9 , 98.4 , 98.7 , 90.7 Household income quintile,,,,, .Lowest quintile," 20,520 ", 24.1 , 96.0 , 97.0 , 79.0 .2nd quintile," 20,527 ", 31.1 , 98.4 , 98.3 , 88.7 .3rd quintile," 20,538 ", 35.6 , 99.1 , 99.0 , 93.5 .4th quintile," 20,530 ", 39.9 , 99.1 , 99.5 , 95.4 .Highest quintile," 20,533 ", 44.0 , 99.5 , 99.6 , 96.9 Household poverty,,,,, .Income below poverty," 12,648 ", 22.0 , 95.2 , 96.7 , 77.3 .Income above poverty," 90,003 ", 36.8 , 98.9 , 99.0 , 92.6 Education of householder,,,,, .Not high school graduate," 17,744 ", 31.9 , 96.7 , 97.7 , 81.2 .High school graduate," 31,111 ", 38.2 , 98.7 , 98.6 , 91.5 .Some college," 29,009 ", 35.4 , 98.8 , 98.9 , 93.1 .Bachelors or higher," 24,788 ", 32.5 , 98.6 , 99.3 , 93.7 Occupation of householder,,,,, .Executive," 10,912 ", 34.9 , 99.3 , 99.4 , 95.6 .Professional," 11,394 ", 32.2 , 98.3 , 99.5 , 93.5 .Technical," 2,321 ", 32.8 , 98.6 , 98.8 , 93.8 .Sales," 7,956 ", 34.6 , 98.9 , 99.0 , 93.8 .Administrative support," 9,301 ", 30.2 , 98.8 , 99.0 , 93.3 .Service," 8,352 ", 27.9 , 98.2 , 98.4 , 89.0 .Farm," 1,899 ", 52.5 , 97.1 , 97.6 , 87.7 .Craft," 8,663 ", 40.6 , 98.9 , 98.5 , 93.1 .Labor," 10,261 ", 34.5 , 98.8 , 98.8 , 91.1 Region,,,,, .Northeast," 19,808 ", 28.5 , 98.1 , 98.1 , 86.9 .Midwest," 25,144 ", 41.4 , 98.8 , 99.1 , 94.2 .South," 36,086 ", 37.3 , 98.5 , 98.7 , 90.2 .West," 21,614 ", 29.4 , 98.1 , 98.6 , 91.0 Metropolitan status,,,,, .Central City," 13,104 ", 17.6 , 98.0 , 98.1 , 85.9 ".Metropolitan, outside central city"," 72,974 ", 32.7 , 98.5 , 98.7 , 91.4 .Non-metropolitan," 16,573 ", 58.4 , 98.1 , 99.1 , 91.6 "Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Survey of Income and Program Participation, 1996 Panel, Wave 8",,,,, "Internet Release date: May 15, 2003",,,,,