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Table HC4.9 Electronics in U.S. homes by home size, 2015¹

Release date: October 2017
Revised date: May 2018

	Number of housing units (million)
		Size of home in square feet³
	Total U.S.²	Fewer than 1,000	1,000 to 1,499	1,500 to 1,999	2,000 to 2,499	2,500 to 2,999	3,000 or greater
All homes	118.2	26.6	26.1	17.5	14.1	10.8	23.1
Number of televisions used
0	3.3	1.9	0.6	0.3	0.2	Q	Q
1	30.0	10.6	7.5	3.7	2.7	1.9	3.6
2	39.2	9.5	8.8	6.3	4.7	3.2	6.7
3	26.5	3.8	6.1	4.0	3.6	3.0	6.0
4	12.3	0.6	2.4	2.3	2.0	1.4	3.6
5 or more	7.0	Q	0.7	0.9	1.0	1.2	3.1
Most-used television: display size
Less than 28 inches	14.1	4.7	3.6	1.6	1.3	1.3	1.6
28 to 39 inches	32.8	8.8	7.9	5.0	3.6	2.2	5.4
40 to 59 inches	58.1	10.0	12.5	8.9	7.5	6.0	13.2
60 inches or more	9.9	1.3	1.5	1.8	1.5	1.2	2.8
Do not use a television	3.3	1.9	0.6	0.3	0.2	Q	Q
Most-used television: display type
LCD	45.3	8.5	9.9	7.2	5.6	4.3	9.9
Plasma	16.8	4.4	3.6	2.2	1.9	1.1	3.6
LED	40.0	8.1	8.4	6.4	5.0	4.3	7.8
Projection	2.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.2	Q	0.5
Standard tube	10.7	3.3	3.1	1.2	1.2	0.8	1.2
Do not use a television	3.3	1.9	0.6	0.3	0.2	Q	Q
Most-used television: hours used per weekday
Less than 1 hour	3.7	1.2	0.9	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.5
1 to 3 hours	29.8	6.4	6.2	4.3	3.6	2.7	6.6
4 to 6 hours	42.8	8.4	8.5	6.9	5.6	4.2	9.3
7 to 10 hours	21.6	4.5	5.5	3.1	2.3	2.2	4.0
More than 10 hours	17.0	4.2	4.5	2.6	2.0	1.2	2.6
Do not use a television	3.3	1.9	0.6	0.3	0.2	Q	Q
Most-used television: hours used per weekend day
Less than 1 hour	3.1	1.1	0.8	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
1 to 3 hours	20.5	5.0	4.0	3.1	2.5	1.8	4.0
4 to 6 hours	38.3	7.4	7.6	5.6	4.6	4.1	9.0
7 to 10 hours	30.1	5.5	7.0	5.1	3.9	2.7	5.9
More than 10 hours	22.9	5.5	6.1	3.2	2.5	1.8	3.7
Do not use a television	3.3	1.9	0.6	0.3	0.2	Q	Q
Second most-used television: display size
Less than 28 inches	26.8	6.0	6.1	4.2	3.3	2.6	4.7
28 to 39 inches	32.8	4.8	8.0	5.5	4.1	3.4	7.0
40 to 59 inches	23.0	3.0	3.7	3.6	3.5	2.4	6.8
60 inches or more	2.4	0.3	Q	0.2	0.4	0.4	1.0
Do not use two televisions	33.2	12.5	8.1	4.0	2.9	2.1	3.7
Second most-used television: display type
LCD	34.2	4.8	7.0	5.9	4.4	3.4	8.7
Plasma	9.7	2.4	2.2	1.1	1.5	0.8	1.8
LED	26.2	3.6	4.8	4.6	3.8	3.1	6.3
Projection	1.2	0.2	Q	Q	Q	Q	0.4
Standard tube	13.7	3.1	3.9	1.8	1.5	1.3	2.1
Do not use two televisions	33.2	12.5	8.1	4.0	2.9	2.1	3.7
Second most-used television: hours used per weekday
Less than 1 hour	14.9	2.6	2.9	2.3	2.1	1.7	3.3
1 to 3 hours	42.0	6.0	8.0	7.0	5.3	4.5	11.3
4 to 6 hours	17.8	3.1	4.5	2.6	2.7	1.7	3.2
7 to 10 hours	6.4	1.5	1.4	1.1	0.7	0.6	1.2
More than 10 hours	4.0	0.9	1.3	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.5
Do not use two televisions	33.2	12.5	8.1	4.0	2.9	2.1	3.7
Second most-used television: hours used per weekend day
Less than 1 hour	13.4	2.5	3.0	2.0	1.9	1.2	2.8
1 to 3 hours	36.0	5.0	6.8	5.9	4.4	4.3	9.6
4 to 6 hours	20.9	3.7	4.2	3.4	3.2	2.1	4.3
7 to 10 hours	9.1	1.7	2.4	1.4	1.2	0.6	1.8
More than 10 hours	5.6	1.2	1.7	0.8	0.6	0.4	0.9
Do not use two televisions	33.2	12.5	8.1	4.0	2.9	2.1	3.7
Number of cable or satellite boxes without DVRs used
0	58.8	15.5	13.0	8.5	6.6	5.0	10.2
1	30.8	7.9	7.3	4.3	3.2	2.6	5.5
2	16.7	2.5	3.8	2.3	2.6	1.9	3.7
3 or more	11.9	0.7	2.1	2.4	1.7	1.4	3.7
Number of cable or satellite boxes with DVRs used
0	64.4	18.4	15.7	9.0	6.7	5.4	9.1
1	33.6	6.0	6.9	5.5	4.4	3.1	7.7
2	12.2	1.7	2.2	1.9	1.9	1.3	3.2
3 or more	8.0	0.5	1.2	1.1	1.2	0.9	3.1
Number of separate DVRs used (not part of cable or satellite box)
0	109.9	25.2	24.6	16.0	13.3	10.1	20.7
1	6.4	1.2	1.3	1.1	0.6	0.6	1.6
2	1.3	Q	Q	0.3	Q	Q	0.5
3 or more	0.6	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	0.2
Number of DVD or Blu-ray players used
0	46.2	13.9	11.9	6.1	4.7	3.5	6.1
1	49.4	10.0	10.3	7.9	6.0	4.9	10.2
2	16.9	2.3	3.1	2.7	2.7	1.7	4.5
3 or more	5.7	0.4	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	2.2
Number of VCRs used
0	87.1	21.6	20.0	12.2	9.9	7.8	15.6
1	26.9	4.6	5.1	4.6	3.7	2.5	6.2
2	3.4	0.3	0.9	0.5	0.4	0.4	1.0
3 or more	0.8	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	0.3
Number of Internet streaming devices used
0	84.4	21.0	19.0	12.8	9.9	7.3	14.5
1	24.9	4.5	5.4	3.3	3.2	2.5	6.0
2	5.7	0.9	1.2	0.7	0.7	0.7	1.5
3 or more	3.2	0.2	0.5	0.7	0.3	0.4	1.1
Number of home theater or audio systems used
0	89.1	22.7	21.1	12.8	10.2	7.8	14.5
1	25.8	3.7	4.6	4.2	3.5	2.7	7.2
2	2.9	Q	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.3	1.3
3 or more	0.4	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q	Q
Number of video game consoles used
0	74.5	18.6	17.1	10.9	8.3	6.4	13.2
1	29.6	5.9	6.1	4.6	3.6	3.0	6.3
2	9.5	1.3	2.0	1.5	1.5	0.9	2.2
3 or more	4.7	0.7	0.9	0.5	0.7	0.5	1.4
Have Internet access in the home
Yes	100.7	20.0	21.3	15.0	12.8	9.8	21.9
Have wireless access	87.4	15.7	18.0	12.7	11.6	8.8	20.6
Do not have wireless access	13.4	4.3	3.3	2.3	1.2	1.0	1.3
No	17.5	6.6	4.8	2.5	1.3	1.0	1.2
Number of desktop computers used
0	69.0	19.9	17.0	9.9	7.4	5.1	9.7
1	41.5	6.2	7.9	6.4	5.5	4.6	10.8
2	6.5	0.5	1.1	1.1	0.9	0.8	2.1
3 or more	1.3	Q	Q	Q	Q	0.2	0.5
Number of laptop computers used
0	43.0	12.8	10.6	6.3	4.1	3.4	5.9
1	44.6	9.2	9.9	6.9	5.7	4.4	8.4
2	21.2	3.7	4.3	3.1	2.9	2.0	5.2
3 or more	9.4	0.9	1.4	1.1	1.4	0.9	3.7
Number of tablets and e-readers used
0	50.6	15.0	12.3	7.3	5.5	3.9	6.6
1	38.1	8.5	8.7	6.0	4.8	3.4	6.8
2	19.0	2.5	3.4	2.9	2.4	2.3	5.4
3 or more	10.5	0.5	1.8	1.3	1.4	1.2	4.3
Number of smartphones used
0	28.4	8.4	6.9	4.0	3.0	2.8	3.4
1	28.4	8.3	6.2	4.3	3.1	2.0	4.4
2	37.3	7.0	8.2	5.5	4.8	3.6	8.3
3 or more	24.0	2.8	4.9	3.7	3.2	2.4	7.0
Number of other cell phones used
0	75.6	17.2	16.4	11.1	9.0	6.6	15.3
1	28.6	6.7	6.2	4.6	3.1	2.9	5.1
2	10.7	2.0	2.7	1.4	1.6	1.1	2.0
3 or more	3.3	0.7	0.8	0.4	0.5	0.2	0.8
Number of printers, scanners, copiers, or fax machines
0	46.7	17.0	12.5	6.3	3.9	2.9	4.1
1	61.1	8.7	12.3	9.8	8.7	6.6	15.1
2	8.4	0.8	1.0	1.1	1.4	1.0	3.0
3 or more	2.0	Q	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.9
¹Housing characteristics data were collected between August 2015 and April 2016. ²Total U.S. includes all primary occupied housing units in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Vacant housing units, seasonal units, second homes, military houses, and group quarters are excluded. ³Total square footage includes all basements, finished or conditioned (heated or cooled) areas of attics, and conditioned garage space that is attached to the home. Unconditioned and unfinished areas in attics and attached garages are excluded. The square footage for some housing units was calculated based on measurements taken by the interviewer. For households responding without the presence of an interviewer, square footage was imputed based on characteristics of the housing unit. See 2015 RECS Square Footage Methodology for full details about data collection and processing. Q = Data withheld because either the Relative Standard Error (RSE) was greater than 50% or fewer than 10 cases responded. N = No 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.