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Release date: February 2017
Revised date: May 2018
Number of housing units (million) | |||||||
Northeast Census Region | Midwest Census Region | ||||||
Total U.S.2 | Total Northeast | New England | Middle Atlantic | Total Midwest | East North Central | West North Central | |
All homes | 118.2 | 21.0 | 5.6 | 15.4 | 26.4 | 18.1 | 8.3 |
Number of televisions used | |||||||
0 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
1 | 30.0 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 4.5 | 2.2 |
2 | 39.2 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 8.9 | 6.4 | 2.4 |
3 | 26.5 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 2.1 |
4 | 12.3 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.7 |
5 or more | 7.0 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
Most-used television: display size | |||||||
Less than 28 inches | 14.1 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.1 |
28 to 39 inches | 32.8 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 7.6 | 5.1 | 2.5 |
40 to 59 inches | 58.1 | 9.4 | 2.4 | 7.0 | 13.1 | 9.2 | 3.9 |
60 inches or more | 9.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
Do not use a television | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Most-used television: display type | |||||||
LCD | 45.3 | 8.2 | 2.4 | 5.8 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 3.5 |
Plasma | 16.8 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 0.9 |
LED | 40.0 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 9.6 | 7.0 | 2.7 |
Projection | 2.1 | 0.6 | Q | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | Q |
Standard tube | 10.7 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
Do not use a television | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Most-used television: hours used per weekday | |||||||
Less than 1 hour | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1 to 3 hours | 29.8 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 2.1 |
4 to 6 hours | 42.8 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 9.2 | 6.2 | 3.0 |
7 to 10 hours | 21.6 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 1.6 |
More than 10 hours | 17.0 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 1.1 |
Do not use a television | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Most-used television: hours used per weekend day | |||||||
Less than 1 hour | 3.1 | 0.8 | Q | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | Q |
1 to 3 hours | 20.5 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.3 |
4 to 6 hours | 38.3 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 8.7 | 6.1 | 2.6 |
7 to 10 hours | 30.1 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 2.0 |
More than 10 hours | 22.9 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 2.0 |
Do not use a television | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Second most-used television: display size | |||||||
Less than 28 inches | 26.8 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 2.0 |
28 to 39 inches | 32.8 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 4.8 | 2.3 |
40 to 59 inches | 23.0 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 1.5 |
60 inches or more | 2.4 | 0.3 | Q | Q | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
Do not use two televisions | 33.2 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 2.4 |
Second most-used television: display type | |||||||
LCD | 34.2 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 7.4 | 4.9 | 2.5 |
Plasma | 9.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
LED | 26.2 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 1.8 |
Projection | 1.2 | Q | Q | Q | 0.4 | 0.2 | Q |
Standard tube | 13.7 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 0.9 |
Do not use two televisions | 33.2 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 2.4 |
Second most-used television: hours used per weekday | |||||||
Less than 1 hour | 14.9 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 1.2 |
1 to 3 hours | 42.0 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 5.0 | 9.7 | 6.7 | 3.1 |
4 to 6 hours | 17.8 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.0 |
7 to 10 hours | 6.4 | 1.1 | Q | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
More than 10 hours | 4.0 | 0.6 | Q | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Do not use two televisions | 33.2 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 2.4 |
Second most-used television: hours used per weekend day | |||||||
Less than 1 hour | 13.4 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
1 to 3 hours | 36.0 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 8.5 | 5.9 | 2.6 |
4 to 6 hours | 20.9 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 1.2 |
7 to 10 hours | 9.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
More than 10 hours | 5.6 | 0.8 | Q | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
Do not use two televisions | 33.2 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 2.4 |
Number of cable or satellite boxes without DVRs used | |||||||
0 | 58.8 | 9.0 | 2.2 | 6.8 | 14.0 | 9.4 | 4.6 |
1 | 30.8 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 1.9 |
2 | 16.7 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.1 |
3 or more | 11.9 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
Number of cable or satellite boxes with DVRs used | |||||||
0 | 64.4 | 11.6 | 3.2 | 8.4 | 14.0 | 9.4 | 4.6 |
1 | 33.6 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 7.5 | 5.3 | 2.2 |
2 | 12.2 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
3 or more | 8.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
Number of separate DVRs used (not part of cable or satellite box) | |||||||
0 | 109.9 | 20.1 | 5.2 | 14.8 | 24.5 | 16.8 | 7.7 |
1 | 6.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
2 | 1.3 | Q | Q | Q | 0.2 | Q | Q |
3 or more | 0.6 | Q | Q | N | 0.3 | Q | Q |
Number of DVD or Blu-ray players used | |||||||
0 | 46.2 | 9.7 | 2.4 | 7.2 | 9.5 | 6.6 | 2.9 |
1 | 49.4 | 7.7 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 11.6 | 8.0 | 3.5 |
2 | 16.9 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 1.3 |
3 or more | 5.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
Number of VCRs used | |||||||
0 | 87.1 | 14.9 | 3.9 | 11.0 | 19.3 | 13.4 | 5.9 |
1 | 26.9 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 2.1 |
2 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
3 or more | 0.8 | Q | Q | Q | 0.2 | Q | Q |
Number of Internet streaming devices used | |||||||
0 | 84.4 | 14.4 | 3.9 | 10.6 | 19.4 | 13.3 | 6.1 |
1 | 24.9 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 |
2 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
3 or more | 3.2 | 0.4 | Q | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Number of home theater or audio systems used | |||||||
0 | 89.1 | 15.6 | 4.5 | 11.1 | 19.9 | 13.8 | 6.0 |
1 | 25.8 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 1.9 |
2 | 2.9 | 0.5 | Q | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
3 or more | 0.4 | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | N |
Number of video game consoles used | |||||||
0 | 74.5 | 13.2 | 3.6 | 9.6 | 15.7 | 11.0 | 4.8 |
1 | 29.6 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 1.9 |
2 | 9.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
3 or more | 4.7 | 0.8 | Q | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
Have Internet access in the home | |||||||
Yes | 100.7 | 18.7 | 4.9 | 13.8 | 22.7 | 15.6 | 7.1 |
Have wireless access | 87.4 | 16.8 | 4.3 | 12.5 | 20.1 | 13.7 | 6.4 |
Do not have wireless access | 13.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 |
No | 17.5 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.1 |
Number of desktop computers used | |||||||
0 | 69.0 | 11.7 | 3.6 | 8.1 | 15.4 | 10.7 | 4.8 |
1 | 41.5 | 7.9 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 9.5 | 6.4 | 3.1 |
2 | 6.5 | 1.0 | Q | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
3 or more | 1.3 | 0.4 | Q | 0.3 | Q | Q | Q |
Number of laptop computers used | |||||||
0 | 43.0 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 9.6 | 6.6 | 2.9 |
1 | 44.6 | 8.3 | 2.2 | 6.0 | 10.1 | 6.9 | 3.3 |
2 | 21.2 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 |
3 or more | 9.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 |
Number of tablets and e-readers used | |||||||
0 | 50.6 | 8.5 | 2.6 | 5.9 | 11.4 | 7.8 | 3.6 |
1 | 38.1 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 8.4 | 5.9 | 2.5 |
2 | 19.0 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 1.4 |
3 or more | 10.5 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
Number of smartphones used | |||||||
0 | 28.4 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 2.2 |
1 | 28.4 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 1.9 |
2 | 37.3 | 6.6 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 8.7 | 6.0 | 2.8 |
3 or more | 24.0 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 1.4 |
Number of other cell phones used | |||||||
0 | 75.6 | 13.6 | 3.7 | 9.9 | 16.8 | 11.4 | 5.4 |
1 | 28.6 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 2.1 |
2 | 10.7 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.7 |
3 or more | 3.3 | 0.3 | Q | Q | 0.5 | 0.4 | Q |
Number of printers, scanners, copiers, or fax machines | |||||||
0 | 46.7 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 5.4 | 10.4 | 7.2 | 3.2 |
1 | 61.1 | 11.1 | 2.8 | 8.3 | 14.0 | 9.6 | 4.5 |
2 | 8.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
3 or more | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | Q |
1Housing characteristics data were collected between August 2015 and April 2016. Q = Data withheld because either the Relative Standard Error (RSE) was greater than 50% or fewer than 10 cases responded. Notes: Because of rounding, data may not sum to totals. See RECS Terminology for definition of terms used in these tables. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Consumption and Efficiency Statistics, Forms EIA-457A and EIA-457C of the 2015 Residential Energy Consumption Survey. |