Figure 1. Annual Electricity Consumption Percentiles, 1997
(thousand kilowatthours per household)

Notes: The data in this graph are for households that used electricity.
The percentiles describe the distribution of household electricity consumption data; for example, 25% of households consumed less than 5,056 kWh and 75% consumed more than that amount.
Source: 1997 Residential Energy Consumption Survey.

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