File layout for File 6 (Records are comma-delimited. First line contains a list of variables on the file. The remaining lines contain the values of the variables with fixed column positions.) Variables on all files DOEID '4-digit identification number' Columns 1-4 NWEIGHT 'The Final Weight' Columns 6-11 MQRESULT 'Mail Questionnaire Codes' Columns 13 REGIONC 'Census Region' Columns 15 DIVISION 'Census Division' Columns 17 LRGSTATE 'Four Largest States' Columns 19 CDD65 'Cooling Degree-Days to base 65, 1-97 TO 12-97' Columns 21-24 HDD65 'Heating Degree-Days to base 65, 1-97 TO 12-97' Columns 26-30 TYPEHUQ 'Type of Home: as report by Respondent' Columns 32 Variables in File 6 only. ELFOOD 'Uses Electric For Cooking' Columns 34 ELOTHER 'Uses Electric For Other' Columns 36 ELWARM 'Uses Electric For Heating Home' Columns 38 ELWATER 'Uses Electric For HOT Water' Columns 40 ELCOOL 'Uses Electric For A/C' Columns 42 FOWARM 'Uses Fuel Oil To Heat Home' Columns 44 FOWATER 'Uses Fuel Oil TO Heat Water' Columns 46 KROTHER 'Uses Kerosene For Other PURPOSE' Columns 48 KRWARM 'Uses Kerosene TO Heat Home' Columns 50 KRWATER 'Uses Kerosene TO Heat Water' Columns 52 LPCOOK 'Uses LPG To Cook Inside' Columns 54 LPOTHER 'Uses LPG For Other Purpose' Columns 56 LPWARM 'Uses LPG TO Heat Home' Columns 58 LPWATER 'Uses LPG TO Heat Water' Columns 60 OTHCOOK 'Other Fuel Used To Cook' Columns 62 SOLOTHER 'Uses Solar For Other Purpose' Columns 64 SOLPOOL 'Uses Solar To Heat Pool Heater' Columns 66 SOLWARM 'Uses Solar To Heat Home' Columns 68 SOLWATER 'Uses Solar TO Heat Water' Columns 70 UGCOOK 'Uses Natural Gas For Cooking' Columns 72 UGOTH 'Uses Natural Gas For Other Appliances' Columns 74 UGWARM 'Uses Natural Gas For Heating Home' Columns 76 UGWATER 'Uses Natural Gas For Hot Water' Columns 78 USEEL 'HOUSEHOLD Uses Electricity' Columns 80 USEFO 'Household Uses Fuel Oil' Columns 82 USEKERO 'Household Uses Kerosene' Columns 84 USELP 'Household Uses LPG' Columns 86 USENG 'Household Uses Utility gas' Columns 88 USEOTH 'Other Fuel Used By Household' Columns 90 USESOLAR 'Household Uses Solar' Columns 92 USEWOOD 'Household Uses Wood' Columns 94 WDOTHER 'Uses Wood For Other Purpose' Columns 96 WDWARM 'Uses Wood TO Heat Home' Columns 98 WDWATER 'Uses Wood TO Heat Water' Columns 100 PELHEAT 'Who Pays Electric For Home Heat' Columns 102 PELAC 'Who Pays Electric For A/C' Columns 104 PELHOTWA 'Who Pays Electric For Hot Water' Columns 106 PELCOOK 'Who Pays Electric For Cooking' Columns 108 PELLIGHT 'Who Pays Electric For Lights/Appliances' Columns 110 PGASHEAT 'Who Pays Natural Gas For Home Heat' Columns 112 PGASHTWA 'Who Pays Natural Gas For Hot Water' Columns 114 PUGCOOK 'Who Pays Natural Gas To Cook' Columns 116 PUGOTH 'Who Pays Natural Gas For Appliances' Columns 118 PAYFO 'Who Pays For Fuel Oil' Columns 120 PAYLPG 'Who Pays For Bottled Gas' Columns 122 DEREG 'Able To Select Fuel Supplier' Columns 124 ZDEREG 'Imputation Flag for DEREG' Columns 126 WCHFUEL 'Fuel Household Can Shop For' Columns 128-129 ZWCHFUEL 'Imputation Flag for WCHFUEL' Columns 131 LPGDELV 'LPG Delivered To Your Home' Columns 133 NDIFLPCO 'Number Companies Deliver LPG' Columns 135-136 NLPDELNC 'Number LPG Deliveries Past Year' Columns 138-139 QUANTFO 'Fuel Oil Used Past Year' Columns 141 FODEL 'Fuel Oil Delivered' Columns 143 NDIFFOCO 'Number Of Different Fuel Oil Companies' Columns 145 NFODELNC 'Number Fuel Oil Deliveries Past Year' Columns 147-148 KERODEL 'Kerosene Delivered To Home' Columns 150 KEROCASH 'Cash And Carry Kerosene' Columns 152 NOKRCASH 'Number Times Cash/Carry Kerosene' Columns 154-155 NKRGALNC 'Quantity Bought Each Time' Columns 157-158 PRICEKER 'Cash/Carry Kerosene Price/Gallon' Columns 160-162 TOTPAYKR 'Total Cash And Carry Price' Columns 164-167 NDIFKRCO 'Number Kerosene Companies Deliver' Columns 169 NOKRDEL 'Times Kerosene Delivered Past Year' Columns 171-172 WOODLOGS 'Wood Logs Burned' Columns 174 WDSCRAP 'Wood Scraps Burned' Columns 176 WDPELLET 'Wood Pellets Burned' Columns 178 WOODAMT 'Amount Of Wood Burned Past Year' Columns 180 ZWOODAMT 'Imputation Flag for WOODAMT' Columns 182 CORDPLU1 'Number Cords Burned Past Year' Columns 184 ZCORDPL1 'Imputation Flag for CORDPLU1' Columns 186 CORDPLU2 'Number Cords Over 2 « Burned' Columns 188-189 ZCORDPL2 'Imputation Flag for CORDPLU2' Columns 191 CORDS 'Number Cords Burned' Columns 193-196 KNWLDGE 'Certainty Of Energy Answers' Columns 198 HOWPAID 'How Utilities Are Paid' Columns 200 HOWPAYEL 'How Electricity Is Paid' Columns 202 HOWPAYNG 'How Natural Gas Is Paid' Columns 204 HOWPAYLP 'How LPG IS Paid' Columns 206 HOWPAYFO 'How Fuel Oil Is Paid' Columns 208 HOWPAYKR 'How Kerosene Is Paid' Columns 210 Codebook for File 6 Variables DOEID, NWEIGHT, MQRESULT, REGIONC, DIVISION, LRGSTATE CDD65, HDD65, and TYPEHUQ are on all files. DOEID '4-digit identification number' Columns 1-4 Included in all files Numerical Variable Variable length: 4 The variable DOEID will be on all files. Each respondent is assigned an unique value of DOEID. It can be used to merge data from one file with data from another file. Minimum Value: 1,001 Maximum Value: 6,903 NWEIGHT 'The Final Weight' Columns 6-11 Included in all files Numerical Variable Variable length: 6 Minimum Value: 3,841 Maximum Value: 79,878 The sample design for RECS is not a simple random sample. Consequently, to estimate the number or percent of households/housing units with a certain characteristic, the sampling weight should be used. The variable NWEIGHT is the sampling weight for the observation. It is approximately the inverse of the probability of selection. It gives the number of households that the response represents in the sample. For most categorical variables, the codebooks contain both the unweighted frequency and the weighted frequency. The unweighted frequency gives the number of observations, the weighted frequency gives survey estimate of the number of households/housing units for each possible value of the variable. The weighted frequencies are rounded to the nearest 100,000 households. This is the limit of the accuracy for RECS. When the unweighted frequency is less than 10 or the weighted frequency is less than 150,000; then weighted frequency is suppressed. A 'Q' is placed in the frequency to denote that the number is suppressed. This indicates that there are too few observation upon which to determine an accurate estimate. MQRESULT 'Mail Questionnaire Codes' Columns 13 Included in all files Categorical Variable Variable length 1 Mail Questionnaire (MQ) Authorization Form (AF) Personal Interview (PI) 1 = MQ Completed, AF Signed 2 = MQ Completed, AF not required 7 = MQ returned after a PI was completed 8 = PI was completed after MQ was returned 9 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 173 3,400,000 2 8 Q 7 1 Q 8 12 200,000 9 5,706 97,600,000 Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. When MQRESULT equals 1 or 2, the household and housing unit data was not obtained via a personal interview. The data were obtained using a shortened mail questionnaire. A hot-deck imputation procedure was used to match each mail respondent to a personal interview respondent. The critical matching variables were FUELHEAT, FUELH2O, TYPECOOL, TYPEHUQ, and REGIONC. Additional variables used in a scoring function to determine the best match were MONEYPY, NHSLDMEM, VEHICLES, HHAGE, and TOTROOMS. The remaining household/housing unit characteristics for the mail respondents were determined by the values of the matched personal interview respondent. The energy consumption and expenditures data for the mail respondents was based upon data obtained from their energy suppliers. It was not imputed using a hot deck procedure. Questionnaire data from personal interview respondents sometime is missing and needs to be imputed. 'Z' variables are used to indicate the presence of imputed data. For example, if ZURBRUR = 0 then URBRUR was not imputed. If ZURBRUR = 1 then URBRUR was imputed. Census Division/Region: A geographic area consisting of several States defined by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. The States are grouped into nine divisions and four regions. Region Division States Northeast New England Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Rhode Island Middle Atlantic New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania Midwest East North Central Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin West North Central Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota South South Atlantic Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia East South Central Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee West South Central Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas West Mountain Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming Pacific Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington REGIONC 'Census Region' Columns 15 Included in all files Categorical Variable Variable length 1 1 = Northeast Census Region 2 = Midwest Census Region 3 = South Census Region 4 = West Census Region Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 1,332 19,700,000 2 1,234 24,100,000 3 1,979 35,900,000 4 1,355 21,800,000 DIVISION 'Census Division' Columns 17 Included in all files Categorical Variable Variable length 1 1 = New England Census Division 2 = Middle Atlantic Census Division 3 = East North Central Census Division 4 = West North Central Census Division 5 = South Atlantic Census Division 6 = East South Central Census Division 7 = West South Central Census Division 8 = Mountain Census Division 9 = Pacific Census Division Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 490 5,300,000 2 842 14,400,000 3 783 16,900,000 4 451 7,200,000 5 871 18,700,000 6 527 6,300,000 7 581 10,800,000 8 466 6,200,000 9 889 15,600,000 LRGSTATE 'Four Largest States' Columns 19 Included in all files Categorical Variable Variable length 1 0 = Other 1 = New York State 2 = California 3 = Texas 4 = Florida Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 4,258 70,300,000 1 399 6,800,000 2 609 11,500,000 3 369 7,000,000 4 265 5,900,000 CDD65 and HDD65 are weather data. The values of CDD65 and HDD65 were based upon data obtained from the NOAA. A random error was added to both HDD65 and CDD65 to mask the location of the weather station from which the data was obtained. CDD65 'Cooling Degree-Days to base 65, 1-97 TO 12-97' Columns 21-24 Included in all files Numerical Variable Variable length 4 Minimum Value: 0 Maximum Value: 5,954 HDD65 'Heating Degree-Days to base 65, 1-97 TO 12-97' Columns 26-30 Included in all files Numerical Variable Variable length 5 Minimum Value: 0 Maximum Value: 11,672 Cooling degree days are the number of degrees the average daily temperature (ADT) is above the base temperature. Heating degree days are the number of degrees the ADT is below the base temperature. To calculate daily degree days (base 65 degrees): ADT = (daily high + daily low)/2 CDD(daily) = 0 if ADT <= 65 = ADT - 65 if ADT > 65 HDD(daily) = 0 if ADT >= 65 = 65 - ADT if ADT < 65. Annual degrees days are calculated by summing the daily degree days. The .5 is carried over in the summation. The total is rounded up after the summation. TYPEHUQ 'Type of Home: as report by Respondent' Columns 32 Included in all files Categorical Variable Variable length: 1 Question (A-2B) different than RECS93 Variable was constructed form responses to questions A-2A, A-2B, A-5, and A-9 Imputed for Nonresponse There is a fine line between the definitions of various types of housing units. The distinction between a single-family attached unit and a unit in an apartment building is particularly complex. The collection and editing of the data on housing type changed from the paper-and-pencil questionnaire for the 1993 RECS to the CAPI questionnaire for the 1997 RECS. The change in the data collection and editing procedures may have contributed to changes in the survey results. For example, the estimated number of occupied single-family attached units increased from 7.3 million for the 1993 RECS to 10.0 million for the 1997 RECS. Conversely, the number of occupied housing units in buildings with two to four units decreased from 8.0 million for the 1993 RECS to 5.6 million for the 1997 RECS. 1 = Mobile Home 2 = Single-Family detached 3 = Single-Family Attached 4 = Apartment in Building containing 2-4 units 5 = Apartment in Building Containing 5 or more units Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 402 6,300,000 2 3,661 63,800,000 3 552 9,900,000 4 351 5,600,000 5 934 15,800,000 The remaining variables a present only in File 6. ELFOOD 'Uses Electric For Cooking' Columns 34 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question same as RECS93 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 571 9,000,000 1 5,329 92,500,000 ELOTHER 'Uses Electric For Other' Columns 36 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question same as RECS93 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 2 Q 1 5,898 101,400,000 Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. ELWARM 'Uses Electric For Heating Home' Columns 38 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question same as RECS93 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 3,506 59,500,000 1 2,394 42,000,000 ELWATER 'Uses Electric For HOT Water' Columns 40 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question same as RECS93 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 3,511 61,300,000 1 2,389 40,200,000 ELCOOL 'Uses Electric For A/C' Columns 42 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question same as RECS93 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 1,838 28,100,000 1 4,062 73,400,000 FOWARM 'Uses Fuel Oil To Heat Home' Columns 44 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question same as RECS93 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,199 91,700,000 1 701 9,800,000 FOWATER 'Uses Fuel Oil TO Heat Water' Columns 46 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question same as RECS93 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,516 96,300,000 1 384 5,200,000 KROTHER 'Uses Kerosene For Other PURPOSE' Columns 48 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question first Used in 1997 RECS 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,900 101,500,000 KRWARM 'Uses Kerosene TO Heat Home' Columns 50 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question first Used in 1997 RECS 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,672 98,000,000 1 228 3,500,000 KRWATER 'Uses Kerosene TO Heat Water' Columns 52 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question first Used in 1997 RECS 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,898 101,500,000 1 2 Q Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. LPCOOK 'Uses LPG To Cook Inside' Columns 54 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question first Used in 1997 RECS 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,605 97,100,000 1 295 4,400,000 LPOTHER 'Uses LPG For Other Purpose' Columns 56 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question first Used in 1997 RECS 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,828 100,400,000 1 72 1,000,000 LPWARM 'Uses LPG TO Heat Home' Columns 58 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question first Used in 1997 RECS 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,531 95,900,000 1 369 5,600,000 LPWATER 'Uses LPG TO Heat Water' Columns 60 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question first Used in 1997 RECS 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,687 98,200,000 1 213 3,300,000 OTHCOOK 'Other Fuel Used To Cook' Columns 62 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question first Used in 1997 RECS 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,897 101,400,000 1 3 Q Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. SOLOTHER 'Uses Solar For Other Purpose' Columns 64 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question first Used in 1997 RECS 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,900 101,500,000 SOLPOOL 'Uses Solar To Heat Pool Heater' Columns 66 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question first Used in 1997 RECS 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,894 101,300,000 1 6 Q Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. SOLWARM 'Uses Solar To Heat Home' Columns 68 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question first Used in 1997 RECS 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,895 101,400,000 1 5 Q Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. SOLWATER 'Uses Solar TO Heat Water' Columns 70 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question first Used in 1997 RECS 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,874 101,000,000 1 26 500,000 UGCOOK 'Uses Natural Gas For Cooking' Columns 72 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question same as RECS93 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 3,882 66,300,000 1 2,018 35,200,000 UGOTH 'Uses Natural Gas For Other Appliances' Columns 74 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question same as RECS93 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,052 84,500,000 1 848 17,000,000 UGWARM 'Uses Natural Gas For Heating Home' Columns 76 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question same as RECS93 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 2,891 47,000,000 1 3,009 54,500,000 UGWATER 'Uses Natural Gas For Hot Water' Columns 78 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question same as RECS93 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 2,988 48,700,000 1 2,912 52,800,000 USEEL 'HOUSEHOLD Uses Electricity' Columns 80 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question same as RECS93 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 2 Q 1 5,898 101,400,000 Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. USEFO 'Household Uses Fuel Oil' Columns 82 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question same as RECS93 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,190 91,500,000 1 710 10,000,000 USEKERO 'Household Uses Kerosene' Columns 84 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question same as RECS93 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,671 98,000,000 1 229 3,500,000 USELP 'Household Uses LPG' Columns 86 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question same as RECS93 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,361 93,400,000 1 539 8,100,000 USENG 'Household Uses Utility gas' Columns 88 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question same as RECS93 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 2,429 39,600,000 1 3,471 61,900,000 USEOTH 'Other Fuel Used By Household' Columns 90 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question first Used in 1997 RECS 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,841 100,600,000 1 59 900,000 USESOLAR 'Household Uses Solar' Columns 92 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question same as RECS93 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,864 100,800,000 1 36 700,000 USEWOOD 'Household Uses Wood' Columns 94 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question same as RECS93 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,028 86,400,000 1 872 15,000,000 WDOTHER 'Uses Wood For Other Purpose' Columns 96 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question first Used in 1997 RECS 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,900 101,500,000 WDWARM 'Uses Wood TO Heat Home' Columns 98 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question first Used in 1997 RECS 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,029 86,500,000 1 871 15,000,000 WDWATER 'Uses Wood TO Heat Water' Columns 100 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question first Used in 1997 RECS 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,886 101,300,000 1 14 200,000 PELHEAT 'Who Pays Electric For Home Heat' Columns 102 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question H-2A Question same as RECS93 1 = Household pays 2 = Rent or condo Fee 3 = Third Party Billing 4 = Household in Billing pool 9 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 2,258 39,800,000 2 125 2,000,000 3 8 Q 4 3 Q 9 3,506 59,500,000 Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. PELAC 'Who Pays Electric For A/C' Columns 104 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question H-2B Question same as RECS93 1 = Household pays 2 = Rent or condo Fee 3 = Third Party Billing 4 = Household in Billing pool 9 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 3,896 70,600,000 2 153 2,600,000 3 10 200,000 4 4 Q 9 1,837 28,000,000 Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. PELHOTWA 'Who Pays Electric For Hot Water' Columns 106 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question H-2C Question same as RECS93 1 = Household pays 2 = Rent or condo Fee 3 = Third Party Billing 9 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 2,288 38,700,000 2 96 1,400,000 3 5 Q 9 3,511 61,300,000 Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. PELCOOK 'Who Pays Electric For Cooking' Columns 108 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question H-2D Question same as RECS93 1 = Household pays 2 = Rent or condo Fee 3 = Third Party Billing 4 = Household in Billing pool 9 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 5,057 88,300,000 2 248 3,900,000 3 18 200,000 4 6 Q 9 571 9,000,000 Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. PELLIGHT 'Who Pays Electric For Lights/Appliances' Columns 110 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question H-2E Question same as RECS93 1 = Household pays 2 = Rent or condo Fee 3 = Third Party Billed 4 = Household in Billing pool 9 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 5,564 96,300,000 2 307 4,700,000 3 21 300,000 4 6 Q 9 2 Q Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. PGASHEAT 'Who Pays Natural Gas For Home Heat' Columns 112 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question H-2F Question same as RECS93 1 = Household pays 2 = Rent or condo Fee 3 = Third Party Billed 4 = Household in Billing pool 7 = Free Gas Well 9 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 2,667 48,700,000 2 329 5,600,000 3 5 Q 4 5 Q 7 3 Q 9 2,891 47,000,000 Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. PGASHTWA 'Who Pays Natural Gas For Hot Water' Columns 114 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question H-2G Question same as RECS93 1 = Household pays 2 = Rent or condo Fee 3 = Third Party Billed 4 = Household in Billing pool 7 = Free Gas Well 9 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 2,505 45,800,000 2 396 6,800,000 3 5 Q 4 5 Q 7 1 Q 9 2,988 48,700,000 Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. PUGCOOK 'Who Pays Natural Gas To Cook' Columns 116 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question H-2H Question same as RECS93 1 = Household pays 2 = Rent or condo Fee 3 = Third Party Billed 7 = Free Gas Well 9 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 1,728 30,400,000 2 258 4,300,000 3 31 600,000 7 1 Q 9 3,882 66,300,000 Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. PUGOTH 'Who Pays Natural Gas For Appliances' Columns 118 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question H-2I Question same as RECS93 1 = Household pays 2 = Rent or condo Fee 3 = Third Party Billed 7 = Free Gas Well 9 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 813 16,300,000 2 24 500,000 3 10 200,000 7 1 Q 9 5,052 84,500,000 Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. PAYFO 'Who Pays For Fuel Oil' Columns 120 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question H-2J Question same as RECS93 1 = Household pays 2 = Rent or condo Fee 9 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 547 7,600,000 2 163 2,300,000 9 5,190 91,500,000 PAYLPG 'Who Pays For Bottled Gas' Columns 122 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question H-2K Question same as RECS93 1 = Household pays 2 = Rent or condo Fee 7 = Free Gas 9 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 524 7,900,000 2 14 200,000 7 1 Q 9 5,361 93,400,000 Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. DEREG 'Able To Select Fuel Supplier' Columns 124 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question H-3A Question first Used in 1997 RECS Imputed For Nonresponse 0 = No 1 = Yes 9 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 3,751 66,100,000 1 129 2,400,000 9 2,020 33,000,000 ZDEREG 'Imputation Flag for DEREG' Columns 126 Categorical Variable Variable length 1 0 = DEREG not imputed 1 = DEREG imputed Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,877 101,100,000 1 23 400,000 WCHFUEL 'Fuel Household Can Shop For' Columns 128-129 Categorical Variable Variable Length 2 Question H-3B Question first Used in 1997 RECS Imputed For Nonresponse 1 = Natural Gas 3 = Both 5 = Electricity 9 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 23 500,000 3 34 600,000 5 72 1,300,000 9 5,771 99,100,000 ZWCHFUEL 'Imputation Flag for WCHFUEL' Columns 131 Categorical Variable Variable length 1 0 = WCHFUEL not imputed 1 = WCHFUEL imputed Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,896 101,400,000 1 4 Q Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. LPGDELV 'LPG Delivered To Your Home' Columns 133 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question H-4A Question same as RECS93 0 = No 1 = Yes 8 = No Answer 9 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 62 1,100,000 1 431 6,500,000 8 6 Q 9 5,401 93,800,000 Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. NDIFLPCO 'Number Companies Deliver LPG' Columns 135-136 Categorical Variable Variable Length 2 Question H-4B Question different than RECS97 0 = None 1 = One 2 = Two 3 = Three 7 = Refused 8 = No Answer 9 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 33 500,000 1 417 6,300,000 2 8 Q 3 1 Q 7 1 Q 8 3 Q 9 5,437 94,500,000 Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. NLPDELNC 'Number LPG Deliveries Past Year' Columns 138-139 Numerical Variable Variable Length 2 Question H-4C Question same as RECS93 96 = Don't Know 97 = Refused 98 = No Answer 99 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 33 500,000 1 55 800,000 2 87 1,300,000 3 80 1,200,000 4 63 1,000,000 5 33 500,000 6 41 600,000 7 13 200,000 8 17 300,000 9 to 18 25 300,000 96 3 Q 98 13 200,000 99 5,437 94,500,000 Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. QUANTFO 'Fuel Oil Used Past Year' Columns 141 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question H-5 Question different than RECS97 1 = Less Than 100 Gallons 2 = 100 TO 499 Gallons 3 = 500 TO 1,000 Gallons 4 = More Than 1,000 Gallons 6 = Don't Know 7 = Refused 8 = No Answer 9 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 14 200,000 2 119 1,800,000 3 223 3,000,000 4 72 1,000,000 6 46 600,000 7 1 Q 8 71 900,000 9 5,354 93,900,000 Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. FODEL 'Fuel Oil Delivered' Columns 143 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question H-5A1 Question same as RECS93 0 = No 1 = Yes 8 = No Answer 9 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 2 Q 1 476 6,800,000 8 70 900,000 9 5,352 93,800,000 Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. NDIFFOCO 'Number Of Different Fuel Oil Companies' Columns 145 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question H-5A2 Question different than RECS93 1 = One 2 = Two 3 = Three 4 = Four 8 = No Answer 9 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 454 6,500,000 2 18 200,000 3 1 Q 4 2 Q 8 1 Q 9 5,424 94,700,000 Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. NFODELNC 'Number Fuel Oil Deliveries Past Year' Columns 147-148 Numerical Variable Variable Length 2 Question H-5A3 Question different than RECS97 98 = No Answer 99 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 41 700,000 2 41 600,000 3 72 1,100,000 4 72 1,000,000 5 62 900,000 6 68 900,000 7 24 300,000 8 31 400,000 9 to 25 62 800,000 98 3 Q 99 5,424 94,700,000 Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. KERODEL 'Kerosene Delivered To Home' Columns 150 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question H-6A Question same as RECS93 0 = No 1 = Yes 8 = No Answer 9 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 164 2,500,000 1 38 500,000 8 31 500,000 9 5,667 98,000,000 KEROCASH 'Cash And Carry Kerosene' Columns 152 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question H-6A1 Question same as RECS93 0 = No 1 = Yes 6 = Don't Know 9 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 43 600,000 1 153 2,300,000 6 1 Q 9 5,703 98,500,000 Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. NOKRCASH 'Number Times Cash/Carry Kerosene' Columns 154-155 Numerical Variable Variable Length 2 Question H-6A2 Question same as RECS93 96 = Don't Know 99 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 25 300,000 2 15 200,000 3 21 400,000 4 12 200,000 5 12 200,000 6 to 10 24 400,000 11 to 85 43 600,000 96 1 Q 99 5,747 99,200,000 Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. NKRGALNC 'Quantity Bought Each Time' Columns 157-158 Categorical Variable Variable Length 2 Question H-6A3 Question different than RECS93 1 = 1 Gallon 2 = 3 Gallons 3 = 5 Gallons 4 = 10 Gallons 5 = 55 Gallons 98 = No Answer 99 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 12 200,000 2 19 300,000 3 96 1,400,000 4 22 300,000 5 3 Q 98 3 Q 99 5,745 99,100,000 Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. PRICEKER 'Cash/Carry Kerosene Price/Gallon' Columns 160-162 Numerical Variable Variable Length 3 Question H-6A4 Question same as RECS93 Two Implied Decimal Places 996 = Don't Know 999 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 50 to 100 15 300,000 101 to 120 56 700,000 121 to 130 24 400,000 131 to 280 40 600,000 996 17 300,000 999 5,748 99,200,000 TOTPAYKR 'Total Cash And Carry Price' Columns 164-167 Numerical Variable Variable Length 4 Question H-6A5 Question same as RECS93 Two Implied Decimal Places 9996 = Don't Know 9998 = No Answer 9999 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 119 to 400 19 300,000 401 to 500 20 300,000 501 to 600 24 300,000 601 to 1000 30 500,000 1001 to 5900 23 300,000 9996 10 200,000 9998 26 400,000 9999 5,748 99,200,000 NDIFKRCO 'Number Kerosene Companies Deliver' Columns 169 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question H-6B Question same as RECS93 1 = One 2 = Two 9 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 34 500,000 2 4 Q 9 5,862 101,000,000 Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. NOKRDEL 'Times Kerosene Delivered Past Year' Columns 171-172 Numerical Variable Variable Length 2 Question H-6C Question same as RECS93 97 = Refused 99 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 4 Q 2 10 100,000 3 7 Q 4 7 Q 5 3 Q 6 2 Q 97 1 Q 99 5,866 101,000,000 Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. WOODLOGS 'Wood Logs Burned' Columns 174 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question H-7A Question same as RECS93 RECS 93 Asked About Activity In Past 12 Months 0 = No 1 = Yes 9 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 147 2,500,000 1 778 13,500,000 9 4,975 85,500,000 WDSCRAP 'Wood Scraps Burned' Columns 176 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question H-7B Question same as RECS93 RECS 93 Asked About Activity In Past 12 Months 0 = No 1 = Yes 9 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 809 14,100,000 1 116 1,900,000 9 4,975 85,500,000 WDPELLET 'Wood Pellets Burned' Columns 178 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question H-7C Question same as RECS93 RECS 93 Asked About Activity In Past 12 Months 0 = No 1 = Yes 9 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 925 16,000,000 9 4,975 85,500,000 WOODAMT 'Amount Of Wood Burned Past Year' Columns 180 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question H-7D Question Different Than RECS93 Imputed For Nonresponse 1 = Less Than Half A Cord 2 = More Than Half But Less Than A Whole Cord 3 = At Least One Full Cord 4 = More Than One Full Cord 9 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 413 7,700,000 2 132 2,400,000 3 114 1,700,000 4 253 3,900,000 9 4,988 85,700,000 ZWOODAMT 'Imputation Flag for WOODAMT' Columns 182 Categorical Variable Variable length 1 0 = WOODAMT not imputed 1 = WOODAMT imputed Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,802 99,800,000 1 98 1,600,000 Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. CORDPLU1 'Number Cords Burned Past Year' Columns 184 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question H-7E Question same as RECS93 Imputed For Nonresponse 1 = 1 2 = 1 And One-Half 3 = 2 4 = 2 And One-Half 5 = 3 Or More 9 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 10 200,000 2 42 700,000 3 45 700,000 4 18 300,000 5 138 2,100,000 9 5,647 97,600,000 ZCORDPL1 'Imputation Flag for CORDPLU1' Columns 186 Categorical Variable Variable length 1 0 = CORDPLU1 not imputed 1 = CORDPLU1 imputed Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,877 101,200,000 1 23 300,000 CORDPLU2 'Number Cords Over 2 « Burned' Columns 188-189 Numerical Variable Variable Length 2 Question H-7F Question first Used in 1997 RECS Imputed For Nonresponse 99 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 4 61 900,000 5 30 400,000 6 15 200,000 7 to 30 32 500,000 99 5,762 99,400,000 ZCORDPL2 'Imputation Flag for CORDPLU2' Columns 191 Categorical Variable Variable length 1 0 = CORDPLU2 not imputed 1 = CORDPLU2 imputed Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,889 101,300,000 1 11 200,000 CORDS 'Number Cords Burned' Columns 193-196 Numerical Variable Variable Length 4 Two Implied Decimal Places Calculated from WOODAMT, CORDPLU1, CORDPLU2 Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 4,988 85,700,000 25 413 7,700,000 75 132 2,400,000 100 124 1,900,000 150 42 700,000 200 45 700,000 250 18 300,000 400 61 900,000 500 30 400,000 600 15 200,000 700 TO 3000 32 500,000 KNWLDGE 'Certainty Of Energy Answers' Columns 198 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question H-8 Question same as RECS93 1 = Very Sure 2 = Somewhat Sure 3 = Not Too Sure 6 = Don't Know 7 = Refused 8 = No Answer Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 4,409 77,500,000 2 1,409 22,700,000 3 76 1,100,000 6 2 Q 7 1 Q 8 3 Q Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. HOWPAID 'How Utilities Are Paid' Columns 200 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Utilities Include Electricity, Utility gas, Fuel Oil, Kerosene, And LPG. Wood Is Excluded. All - All Uses Of Each Fuel Paid AS Indicated Some- At Least One Use Of One Fuel Paid Other - One Or More Payments By Third Party Or Group Billing 1 = All Paid By Household 2 = All Included In Rent 3 = Some Paid, Some Rent 4 = Other 9 = No Utilities Fuel Used Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 5,163 89,700,000 2 287 4,400,000 3 389 6,400,000 4 60 900,000 9 1 Q Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. HOWPAYEL 'How Electricity Is Paid' Columns 202 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 All - All Uses Of Each Fuel Paid AS Indicated Some- At Least One Use Of One Fuel Paid Other - One Or More Payments By Third Party Or Group Billing 1 = All Paid By Household 2 = All Included In Rent 3 = Some Paid, Some Rent 4 = Other 9 = No Electricity Used Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 5,556 96,200,000 2 307 4,700,000 3 8 Q 4 27 400,000 9 2 Q Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. HOWPAYNG 'How Natural Gas Is Paid' Columns 204 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 All - All Uses Of Each Fuel Paid AS Indicated Some- At Least One Use Of One Fuel Paid Other - One Or More Payments By Third Party Or Group Billing Natural Gas Wells Are Considered Paid By Household 1 = All Paid By Household 2 = All Included In Rent 3 = Some Paid, Some Rent 4 = Other 9 = No Natural Gas Used Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 2,962 53,300,000 2 399 6,600,000 3 67 1,200,000 4 43 800,000 9 2,429 39,600,000 HOWPAYLP 'How LPG IS Paid' Columns 206 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 All - All Uses Of Each Fuel Paid AS Indicated Some- At Least One Use Of One Fuel Paid Other - One Or More Payments By Third Party Or Group Billing LPG Gas Wells Are Considered AS Other 1 = All Paid By Household 2 = All Included In Rent 4 = Other 9 = No LPG Used Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 524 7,900,000 2 14 200,000 4 1 Q 9 5,361 93,400,000 Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. HOWPAYFO 'How Fuel Oil Is Paid' Columns 208 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 All - All Uses Of Each Fuel Paid AS Indicated Some- At Least One Use Of One Fuel Paid Other - One Or More Payments By Third Party Or Group Billing 1 = All Paid By Household 2 = All Included In Rent 9 = No Fuel Oil Used Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 547 7,600,000 2 163 2,300,000 9 5,190 91,500,000 HOWPAYKR 'How Kerosene Is Paid' Columns 210 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 1 = All Paid By Household 9 = No Kerosene Used Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 229 3,500,000 9 5,671 98,000,000