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Table 1. Consumption and Expenditures in U.S. Households that Use LPG, 1980
 
                       
        Average LPG
                       
    Residential Buildings Consumption Expenditures
          per            
      Total per   Square   per   per   per
   Total Total   Floorspace Building Foot per   Household per   Square per Household
  Households Number (billion (million   (thousand   Household Member Building Foot Household Member
Characteristics (million) (million) sq. ft.) Btu)    Btu) (million Btu)   (million Btu)   (dollars) (dollars) (dollars) (dollars)
Total U.S. Households 7.7 7.4 12.1 47 29 45.6 16 379 0.23 365 125
Census Region and Division
Northeast 1.3 1.2 2.7 24 10 21.6 7 240 0.1 220 73
New England 0.5 0.5 1.1 22 11 20.5 7 229 0.11 214 72
Middle Atlantic 0.7 0.7 1.7 25 10 22.4 7 249 0.1 224 73
Midwest 2.1 2.1 4.1 71 36 69.9 23 525 0.27 518 170
East North Central 1.2 1.2 2.2 72 38 71.2 23 557 0.29 547 178
West North Central 0.9 0.9 1.8 68 33 68.1 23 482 0.23 480 159
South 3.5 3.4 4.5 41 31 39.1 14 333 0.25 321 115
South Atlantic 2.4 2.2 3.0 36 26 34.0 12 308 0.23 291 105
East South Central 0.5 0.5 0.8 47 33 46.9 17 362 0.26 362 133
West South Central 0.6 0.6 0.7 52 47 52.1 18 401 0.36 401 137
West 0.8 0.8 0.9 51 43 49.5 17 401 0.35 393 132
Mountain 0.4 0.4 0.4 73 59 70.2 24 528 0.43 510 177
Pacific 0.4 0.4 0.5 32 29 32.0 11 297 0.27 294 97
Metropolitan Statistical Area  
Urban 1.3 1.2 1.7 31 22 28.0 12 270 0.19 244 101
Central City 0.4 0.3 0.4 33 26 29.3 13 288 0.23 254 113
Suburban 0.9 0.9 1.3 30 21 27.6 11 263 0.18 241 96
Rural 6.3 6.2 10.5 50 30 49.3 16 400 0.24 390 129
Climate Zone (1)
Fewer than 2,000 CDD and--
More than 7,000 HDD 1.3 1.3 2.5 55 28 52.7 17 429 0.22 415 134
5,500 to 7,000 HDD 1.4 1.4 2.8 52 25 49.4 15 414 0.2 393 123
4,000 to 5,499 HDD 1.6 1.6 3.0 48 25 46.9 17 381 0.2 369 134
Fewer than 4,000 HDD 1.8 1.8 2.1 41 34 40.9 15 331 0.27 328 121
2,000 CDD or More and--
Fewer than 4,000 HDD 1.5 1.4 1.7 43 35 40.1 14 358 0.3 335 115
Type and Ownership of
Housining Unit		    
Single-Family Detached 5.1 5.1 10.0 48 25 48.2 16 383 0.2 383 123
Owned 4.2 4.2 8.6 51 25 51.0 16 401 0.2 401 129
Rented 0.9 0.9 1.4 35 24 35.5 11 304 0.21 304 97
Single-Family Attached Q Q Q 57 38 57.5 15 456 0.3 456 116
Owned Q Q Q 92 43 91.7 22 741 0.35 741 179
Rented Q Q Q 30 30 29.5 8 223 0.23 223 60
Multifamily
2 to 4 Units 0.3 0.1 0.3 103 31 37.2 17 951 0.28 343 158
Owned 0.1 (*) 0.2 97 25 35.5 20 1,018 0.26 371 210
Rented 0.1 0.1 0.1 109 39 38.8 15 888 0.32 317 125
5 or More Units Q Q Q 407 54 48.0 18 3,506 0.47 413 152
Owned Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Rented Q Q Q 407 54 48.0 18 3,506 0.47 413 152
Mobile Homes 2.0 2.0 1.6 40 50 39.6 16 315 0.4 315 126
Owned 1.6 1.6 1.3 39 49 39.1 15 310 0.39 310 122
Rented 0.4 0.4 0.3 41 56 41.4 18 335 0.46 335 142
Heated Floorspace 
(square feet)
Fewer than 600 1.0 0.9 0.7 38 51 35.3 16 321 0.43 299 135
600 to 999 2.4 2.3 2.2 42 43 39.7 15 342 0.35 326 126
1,000 to 1,599 2.0 1.9 3.0 52 33 50.3 16 408 0.26 394 127
1,600 to 1,999 0.8 0.8 1.6 42 20 42.4 13 333 0.16 333 105
2,000 to 2,399 0.6 0.6 1.5 52 20 50.2 16 419 0.16 402 129
2,400 to 2,999 0.5 0.5 1.6 60 20 59.3 18 471 0.16 464 138
3,000 or More 0.4 0.4 1.5 66 16 66.1 15 499 0.12 499 114
Number of Rooms
1 Q Q Q 69 66 31.4 17 616 0.59 280 152
2 0.3 0.3 0.1 35 66 33.1 18 279 0.53 268 144
3 0.7 0.7 0.7 39 35 35.6 17 332 0.3 303 146
4 1.8 1.7 1.8 45 43 42.1 17 362 0.34 337 140
5 2.0 1.9 3.1 47 30 46.0 16 373 0.24 366 128
6 1.4 1.4 2.7 49 25 48.3 14 387 0.2 384 115
7 0.8 0.8 1.8 49 22 48.7 13 406 0.18 402 110
8 or More 0.6 0.6 1.9 64 20 63.9 15 484 0.15 484 113
Ownership of Unit
Owned 6.0 5.9 10.2 48 28 47.8 16 384 0.22 378 129
Rented 1.7 1.5 2.0 43 32 37.9 13 360 0.27 318 111
Year of Construction
1939 or Before 2.3 2.2 4.6 48 24 46.4 15 384 0.19 370 122
1940 to 1949 0.6 0.6 1.1 35 19 31.7 11 276 0.15 253 91
1950 to 1959 1.0 1.0 1.5 43 27 40.4 16 354 0.23 336 132
1960 to 1969 1.4 1.4 1.6 42 37 41.9 16 345 0.3 341 133
1970 to 1974 1.2 1.1 1.6 62 43 58.6 18 488 0.33 459 139
1975 to 1979 0.9 0.9 1.6 50 30 50.4 15 396 0.23 396 122
1980 (2) Q Q Q 34 32 32.4 12 269 0.25 257 99
1980 Family Income
Less than $5,000 1.2 1.2 1.4 34 29 33.6 14 282 0.24 275 118
$5,000 to $9,999 1.6 1.5 2.0 44 33 42.1 17 359 0.27 340 139
$10,000 to $14,999 1.6 1.6 2.5 49 31 47.5 16 400 0.25 388 133
$15,000 to $19,999 1.0 1.0 1.7 41 23 38.5 13 340 0.19 319 105
$20,000 to $24,999 0.5 0.5 0.9 74 42 72.1 22 569 0.32 556 166
$25,000 to $34,999 1.0 1.0 2.0 52 26 50.2 13 407 0.2 394 106
$35,000 or More 0.6 0.6 1.5 56 22 55.2 16 420 0.16 415 120
Age of Householder
Under 25 Years 2.2 2.1 2.8 51 39 48.0 16 409 0.31 382 131
25 to 34 Years 1.3 1.3 2.3 45 25 44.3 11 366 0.21 361 86
35 to 44 Years 1.8 1.7 3.6 51 25 50.0 16 407 0.2 398 127
45 to 59 Years 2.3 2.2 3.4 42 27 40.8 20 336 0.22 326 162
Education of Householder
12 Years or Fewer 6.0 5.8 8.8 45 30 43.6 15 365 0.24 352 121
13 to 16 Years 1.3 1.3 2.7 55 27 52.9 18 433 0.21 413 138
17 Years or More 0.3 0.3 0.7 56 25 53.5 19 425 0.19 410 143
Race of Householder
White 6.9 6.7 11.2 48 29 46.1 16 381 0.23 366 129
Black 0.5 0.5 0.7 42 33 42.0 13 347 0.27 343 108
Other 0.2 0.2 0.3 40.0 28 40.1 8 386.0 0.27 386 77
Householder of Hispanic
Descent		  
Yes 0.2 0.2 0.3 44 29 44.2 12 380 0.25 380 103
No 7.5 7.2 11.9 47 29 45.7 16 379 0.23 365 126
Household Size
1 Person 1.2 1.1 1.3 44 36 41.0 41 359 0.29 337 337
2 Persons 2.5 2.4 3.9 44 27 42.8 21 349 0.22 339 170
3 Persons 3.5 3.4 5.8 49 28 47.0 13 390 0.23 375 102
4 or More Persons 0.2 0.2 0.4 58 27 57.7 7 499 0.23 499 65
                       
(1)  Climate zones are based on annual degree-days that are averaged over 30 years from 1951 to 1980.
(2)  Does not include all new construction for 1980.
(*) = Value rounds to zero in the units displayed.
Q = Data withheld either because the Relative Standard Error (RSE) was greater than 50 percent or fewer than 10 households
were sampled.
Notes:  • Because of  rounding, data may not sum to totals.
Source:  Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End Use, Forms EIA-457 A-G of the 1980 Residential
Energy Consumption Survey.

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