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Table 1. Total site electricity consumption, relative standard errors, and 95% confidence ranges by survey year

Year Quadrillion
Btu
Relative
Standard
Error (%)
95% Confidence Range
(quadrillion Btu)
1979* 2.239 8.6 1.862 to 2.616
1983* 2.415 8.1 2.032 to 2.798
1986 2.390 6.1 2.104 to 2.676
1989 2.773 5.9 2.452 to 3.094
1992 2.609 5.0 2.353 to 2.865
1995 2.608 4.4 2.383 to 2.833
1999 3.098 5.5 2.764 to 3.432
 
1989** 2.539 5.1 2.285 to 2.793
1992** 2.467 5.2 2.216 to 2.718
*   estimates adjusted to account for 1979 and 1983 undercount
** estimates adjusted to match the 1995 CBECS definition of target population
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Table 2. Total primary electricity consumption, relative standard errors, and 95 % confidence ranges by survey year

Year Quadrillion
Btu
Relative
Standard
Error (%)
95 % Confidence Range
(quadrillion Btu)
1979* 6.793 9.0 5.595 to 7.991
1983* 7.445 8.1 6.263 to 8.627
1986 7.319 6.1 6.444 to 8.194
1989 8.386 5.9 7.416 to 9.356
1992 7.876 5.0 7.104 to 8.648
1995 7.873 4.4 7.194 to 8.552
1999 9.352 5.5 8.344 to 10.360
 
1989** 7.678 5.1 6.911 to 8.446
1992** 7.449 5.2 6.690 to 8.208
*   estimates adjusted to account for 1979 and 1983 undercount
** estimates adjusted to match the 1995 CBECS definition of target population
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Table 3. Total natural gas consumption, relative standard errors, and 95% percent confidence ranges by survey year

Year Quadrillion
Btu
Relative
Standard
Error (%)
95% Confidence Range
(quadrillion Btu)
1979* 2.550 10.0 2.050 to 3.049
1983* 2.372 8.5 1.977 to 2.767
1986 1.723 5.8 1.527 to 1.919
1989 2.073 7.4 1.772 to 2.374
1992 2.174 6.6 1.893 to 2.455
1995 1.946 4.2 1.786 to 2.106
1999 2.023 8.1 1.702 to 2.344
 
1989** 1.962 6.4 1.716 to 2.208
1992** 2.069 6.7 1.797 to 2.341
*   estimates adjusted to account for 1979 and 1983 undercount
** estimates adjusted to match the 1995 CBECS definition of target population
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Table 4. Total fuel oil consumption, relative standard errors, and 95% confidence ranges by survey year

Year Quadrillion
Btu
Relative
Standard
Error (%)
95% Confidence Range
(quadrillion Btu)
1979* 0.799 9.5 0.650 to 0.948
1983* 0.356 13.1 0.265 to 0.447
1986 0.442 11.6 0.342 to 0.542
1989 0.357 13.8 0.260 to 0.454
1992 0.272 11.8 0.209 to 0.335
1995 0.235 11.6 0.182 to 0.288
1999 0.179 14.3 0.129 to 0.229
 
1989** 0.323 9.3 0.264 to 0.382
1992** 0.258 11.9 0.198 to 0.318
*   estimates adjusted to account for 1979 and 1983 undercount
** estimates adjusted to match the 1995 CBECS definition of target population
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Table 5. Total district heat consumption, relative standard errors, and 95% confidence ranges by survey year

Year Quadrillion
Btu
Relative
Standard
Error (%)
95% Confidence Range
(quadrillion Btu)
1979* 0.236 15.9 0.162 to 0.310
1983* 0.328 19.2 0.205 to 0.451
1986 0.422 21.3 0.246 to 0.598
1989 0.585 23.0 0.321 to 0.849
1992 0.435 10.6 0.345 to 0.525
1995 0.533 13.4 0.393 to 0.673
1999 0.433 16.7 0.291 to 0.575
 
1989** 0.509 14.1 0.368 to 0.650
1992** 0.361 12.1 0.275 to 0.447
*   estimates adjusted to account for 1979 and 1983 undercount
** estimates adjusted to match the 1995 CBECS definition of target population
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