Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS)
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Table HC5.4 Lighting in U.S. homes by number of household members, 20151
Release date: February 2017
Revised date: May 2018
| Number of housing units (million) | ||||||
| Number of household members | ||||||
| Total U.S.2 | 1 member | 2 members | 3 members | 4 members | 5 or more members | |
| All homes | 118.2 | 28.7 | 42.7 | 19.4 | 15.5 | 11.8 |
| Indoor light bulbs installed | ||||||
| Fewer than 20 | 46.9 | 16.3 | 15.0 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 3.8 |
| 20 to 39 | 41.4 | 8.4 | 15.5 | 7.8 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
| 40 to 59 | 18.1 | 2.8 | 7.7 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 1.7 |
| 60 to 79 | 7.6 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
| 80 or more | 4.3 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Indoor light bulbs used at least 4 hours a day | ||||||
| 0 to 2 | 31.4 | 12.0 | 10.6 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 3 to 5 | 33.2 | 8.9 | 12.8 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 2.4 |
| 6 to 9 | 19.9 | 3.9 | 8.2 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| 10 to 19 | 23.7 | 3.2 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 2.6 |
| 20 or more | 10.0 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Incandescent bulbs installed indoors | ||||||
| Yes, at least one incandescent bulb | 96.8 | 23.5 | 35.8 | 15.5 | 12.4 | 9.6 |
| All bulbs are incandescent | 13.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Most bulbs are incandescent | 23.4 | 5.9 | 9.3 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| About half of bulbs are incandescent | 20.9 | 4.7 | 8.0 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.0 |
| Some bulbs are incandescent | 39.4 | 8.5 | 14.0 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 4.2 |
| No incandescent bulbs | 21.4 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.2 |
| CFL bulbs installed indoors | ||||||
| Yes, at least one CFL bulb | 96.0 | 21.4 | 35.0 | 16.5 | 13.3 | 9.8 |
| All bulbs are CFL | 11.6 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| Most bulbs are CFL | 25.9 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| About half of bulbs are CFL | 20.9 | 4.4 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Some bulbs are CFL | 37.6 | 8.7 | 14.6 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 3.5 |
| No CFL bulbs | 22.2 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| LED bulbs installed indoors | ||||||
| Yes, at least one LED bulb | 33.8 | 6.5 | 13.0 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 3.3 |
| All bulbs are LED | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Q |
| Most bulbs are LED | 4.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| About half of bulbs are LED | 4.3 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Some bulbs are LED | 24.3 | 4.8 | 9.9 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.2 |
| No LED bulbs | 84.4 | 22.3 | 29.7 | 13.2 | 10.6 | 8.5 |
| Timers or dimmers for indoor lighting | ||||||
| Yes | 35.1 | 6.8 | 14.4 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 2.8 |
| No | 83.1 | 22.0 | 28.3 | 13.6 | 10.2 | 9.0 |
| Outdoor light bulbs installed | ||||||
| None | 3.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| 1 to 4 | 51.6 | 11.0 | 18.5 | 9.3 | 7.2 | 5.6 |
| 5 to 9 | 24.0 | 3.7 | 9.8 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.7 |
| 10 or more | 8.6 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
| Not asked (apartments) | 30.5 | 12.4 | 9.6 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 1.8 |
| Use motion detectors or light sensors for outdoor lighting | ||||||
| Yes | 38.0 | 6.8 | 15.0 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 4.1 |
| No | 46.3 | 8.8 | 17.0 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 5.3 |
| No outdoor light bulbs | 3.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Not asked (apartments) | 30.5 | 12.4 | 9.6 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 1.8 |
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 households 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. |
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