FCC Releases New Telephone Subscribership Report
TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES
(Data through November 2009)
Alexander Belinfante
Industry Analysis and Technology Division
Wireline Competition Bureau
Federal Communications Commission
Released: February 2010
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Telephone Subscribership in the United States
(Data through November 2009)
Executive Summary
This is the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) report on telephone
subscribership in the United States, presenting subscribership statistics based on the Current
Population Survey (CPS) conducted by the Census Bureau in November 2009.1 Based on the
data gathered in that survey, we estimate that 95.7% of all households in the United States had
telephone service. The report also shows subscribership levels by state, income level, race2, age,
household size, and employment status.
Statistical Findings
In November 2009:
The telephone subscribership penetration rate in the U.S. was 95.7%, an increase of 0.7%
over the rate from November 2008. This is the highest reported rate since the CPS began
collecting this data in November 1983.
The telephone penetration rate for households in income categories below $15,000 was at or
below 94.0%, while the rate for households in income categories over $50,000 was at least
98.2%.
Among the states, the penetration rates ranged from a low of 90.9% to a high of 99.0%.
Penetration rates ranged from 93.1% for households headed by a person under 25 to at least
96.6% for households headed by a person over 55.
Households with one person had a penetration rate of 93.6%, compared to a rate of 96.8% for
households with four or five persons.
The penetration rate for unemployed adults was 94.7%, while the rate for employed adults
was 96.8%.
Background
The number and percentage of households that have telephone service represent the most
fundamental measures of the extent of universal service. Continuing analysis of telephone
penetration statistics allows us to examine the aggregate effects of Commission actions and
industry evolution on households' decisions to maintain, acquire or drop telephone service. This
report presents comprehensive data on telephone penetration statistics collected by the Bureau of
1
The last published report was Industry Analysis and Technology Division, Wireline
Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Telephone Subscribership in
the United States (December 15, 2009).
2
The racial categories reported in the CPS are white, black, and other. The “other”
category (which includes Asians, Native Americans, and anyone else who doesn’t
consider themselves white or black) is not included in the tables and charts in this report
because the sample size is too small. The ethnic category Hispanic, however, is included.
Hispanics can be of any race for purposes of the categories reported in the CPS.
the Census under contract with the FCC. Along with telephone penetration statistics for the
United States and each of the states from November 1983 to November 2009, data are provided
on penetration based on various demographic characteristics.
The most widely used measure of telephone subscribership is the percentage of
households with telephone service, sometimes called a measure of telephone penetration. Prior
to the 1980s, precise measurements of telephone subscribership received little attention.
Traditionally, telephone penetration was measured by dividing the number of residential
telephone lines by the number of households. Measures of penetration based on the number of
residential lines, however, became subject to a large margin of error as more and more
households added second telephone lines and more consumers acquired second homes. By 1980,
the traditional measure of penetration (residential lines divided by the number of households)
reached 96%,3 while the proportion of households reporting that they had telephones in the 1980
census was 92.9%.
Recognizing the need for more precise periodic measurements of subscribership, the
Commission requested that the Census Bureau include questions on telephone availability as part
of its CPS, which monitors demographic trends between the decennial censuses. This survey is a
staggered panel survey in which the people residing at particular addresses are included in the
survey for four consecutive months in one year and the same four months in the following year.
Use of the CPS has several advantages: it is conducted every month by an independent and
expert agency; the sample is large; and the questions are consistent. Thus, changes in the results
can be compared over time with a reasonable degree of confidence.
Unfortunately, the results of the CPS cannot be directly compared with the penetration
estimates based on the responses to the long forms of the 1980, 1990, and 2000 decennial
censuses. This is due to differences in sampling techniques and survey methodologies and
because of differences in the context in which the questions were asked. For example, the 2000
decennial census reported 97.6% of all occupied housing units in the United States had telephone
service available, whereas the CPS data showed a penetration rate of 94.6% of households for
March 2000. This difference is statistically significant and may indicate that the CPS value may
be on the low side and the decennial census value may be on the high side, with the most
probable value lying somewhere in between. However, one reason for this difference is that the
CPS figures are based on households, while the decennial census figures are based on occupied
housing units. The long form of the decennial census is being replaced by the American
Community Survey, which is now available on an annual basis.
The specific questions asked in the CPS are: "Does this house, apartment, or mobile
home have telephone service from which you can both make and receive calls? Please include
cell phones, regular phones, and any other type of telephone."4 And, if the answer to the first
3
See Table 6, Statistics of Communications Common Carriers (Federal Communications
Commission, Year Ended December 31, 1980).
4
The questions are intended to be neutral as to whether the household has wireline or
wireless phones. Through November 2004, this question had been worded: "Is there a
2
question is "no," this is followed up with, "Is there a telephone elsewhere on which people in this
household can be called?" If the answer to the first question is "yes," the household is counted
as having a telephone "in unit." If the answer to either the first or second question is "yes," the
household is counted as having a telephone "available." The “in unit” data are reported in all of
the tables and charts in this report. The “available” data are also reported in Tables 3 through 12
and Charts 1 and 8.
Although the survey is conducted every month, not all questions are asked every month.
The telephone questions are asked once every four months, in the month that a household is first
included in the sample and in the month that the household re-enters the sample a year later.
Since the sample is staggered, the reported information for any given month actually reflects
responses over the preceding four months. Aggregated summaries of the responses are reported
to the Commission, based on the surveys conducted through March, July, and November of each
year.
The CPS data are based on a nationwide sample of about 50 to 60 thousand households in
the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The CPS does not cover outlying areas that are not
states, such as Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern
Mariana Islands.5 Because a sample is used, the estimates are subject to sampling error. For the
nationwide totals, changes in telephone penetration between consecutive reports of less than or
equal to 0.7% may be due to sampling error and cannot be regarded as statistically significant.
As explained below, when comparing the same month in two consecutive years, changes of less
than 0.6% are not statistically significant at the 95% confidence level. When comparing annual
averages, changes of less than or equal to 0.4% are not statistically significant. The annual
averages are the average of the three surveys of the year in question. For individual states or
other subgroups of the U.S. population, the amount of sampling variability is much greater,
because the sample sizes are smaller. This will require larger changes to yield statistical
significance at the same confidence level.
The data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Because there is a fifty percent
overlap in the sample with the sample for the same month in the previous year, there is a high
telephone in this house/apartment?" Because of the increasing number of households
that have wireless only, there was some concern that some of these households may not
think of their mobile phones when asked if they have a telephone. Consequently,
beginning in December 2004, CPS changed its telephone question to the wording given
above. The values since March 2005 reflect the new question. While we note there was
an apparent drop in the penetration rate between November 2004 and March 2005, at
least some of this drop may be attributable to households that responded to the previous
form of the question by reporting phones that were not in service.
5
Annual data for Puerto Rico have been available from the American Community Survey
starting with 2005. The latest available value for Puerto Rico from that survey is 91.9%
for 2008, compared to a national average (for the 50 states and the District of Columbia)
of 98.2%.
3
correlation between values a year apart. However, after accounting for this, there has been no
significant systematic seasonal variation.
Results and Statistical Analysis
Census Bureau figures for November 2009, the most recent data available, show that the
percentage of households subscribing to telephone service was 95.7%. This is the highest
reported penetration rate since the CPS began collecting this data in November 1983. This
increase of 0.7% from the 95.0% of November 2008 is statistically significant.6
This report includes figures showing subscribership percentages by state, by the head of
the household's age and race, by household size, by income, and, for adult individuals, by labor
force status. The November 2009 data show that 96.2% of adult individuals in the civilian non-
institutionalized population (CNP) have a telephone in their household. This increase of 0.5%
from the 95.7% of November 2008 is not statistically significant.
This report contains twelve tables and eight charts presenting penetration statistics for
various geographic and demographic characteristics. The charts and the first two tables present
summaries of the information. Tables 3 through 7 present more detailed information. In these
tables, only the annual averages are included for the years 1984 through 2006. March, July, and
November data for those years are available in previous subscribership reports or Monitoring
Reports in CC Docket Nos. 87-339 or 98-202. Tables 8 through 12 provide information
necessary to determine the statistical significance of changes in the penetration rates over time.
Table 1 summarizes the telephone penetration for the United States, combining
information on the number of households with the penetration rates.
Chart 1 graphically depicts the nationwide penetration rates for households over time.
Table 2 summarizes the telephone penetration rates by state, showing the rates for
November 1983 and November 2009, the change between those two months, and an indication
as to whether the change is statistically significant. The statistical significance of a change is
determined not only by the magnitude of that change, but also by the sizes of the samples used to
estimate the change.
Chart 2 depicts the states with November 2009 penetration rates (as shown in Table 2)
more than 1% below the national average, within 1% of the national average, or more than 1%
above the national average.
Chart 3 depicts changes in household penetration rates by state (as shown in Table 2)
between November 1983 and November 2009. States with statistically significant increases
(there are no significant decreases) are shown, along with other states with increases or
decreases.
6
As noted below (p. 5), changes from year to year for the same month are more reliable
than changes between consecutive reporting periods.
4
Chart 4 depicts the relationship between telephone penetration and household income,
using November 2009 penetration rates for all households and for households headed by white,
black, and Hispanic persons. It is based on data in Table 4.
Chart 5 depicts the relationship between telephone penetration and household size, using
November 2009 penetration rates for all households and for households headed by white, black,
and Hispanic persons. It is based on data in Table 5.
Chart 6 depicts the relationship between telephone penetration and the head of the
household's age, using November 2009 penetration rates for all households and for households
headed by white, black, and Hispanic persons. It is based on data in Table 6.
Chart 7 depicts the relationship between telephone penetration and labor force status for
civilian non-institutionalized adults, using November 2009 penetration rates for all adults and for
white, black, and Hispanic adults. It is based on data in Table 7.
Chart 8 graphically depicts the nationwide penetration rates for civilian non-
institutionalized adults over time. It is also based on data in Table 7.
Table 3 shows the CPS responses for the United States and for each state beginning with
November 1983. Because the CPS began collecting this data only in 1983, comparable values
are not available prior to November 1983. For each of the surveys, the column headed "Unit"
indicates the percentage of households for which there is telephone service in the housing unit.
The column headed "Avail" indicates the percentage of households which have telephone service
available for incoming and outgoing calls, either in the housing unit or elsewhere (such as at
work or at a neighbor’s home).
Table 4 shows the nationwide penetration rates for households by income and the race of
the head of the household. It shows a strong relationship between income and penetration.
Caution should be used in comparing these figures over time, because these income levels are
not adjusted for inflation. Thus, the same nominal income level at two points in time will reflect
different real incomes in terms of purchasing power.7 Also, the income categories have changed
over time due to the changing value of the dollar.
Table 5 shows the nationwide penetration rates for households by the size of the
household and the race of the head of the household. It shows that penetration is higher for
households of 2 to 5 people than it is for single-person households or those with 6 or more
people.
Table 6 shows the nationwide penetration rates for households by the age and race of the
head of the household. It shows that the penetration rate is lowest for young and non-white
households.
7
Our publication Telephone Penetration by Income by State (last published August 6,
2009) makes adjustments for inflation, making comparisons over time more appropriate.
5
Table 7 shows the nationwide penetration rates for all persons that are at least 15 years
old in the civilian non-institutionalized population by their race and employment status. Since
this table is for individual adults rather than households, the total penetration rates are different
from those in the previous tables. It shows that penetration is lowest among the unemployed.
Tables 8 through 12 present the critical values at the 95% confidence level for testing the
statistical significance of changes in penetration rates over time in the earlier tables.8 These
critical values are relevant because changes less than or equal to the values shown are likely to
be due to sampling error and thus cannot be regarded as demonstrating that a change in
telephone penetration has occurred. In some cases, these critical values are very large because
the sample sizes are very small for these subcategories, rendering the changes in estimated
penetration rates unreliable. Because there is an overlap of half of the sample from year to year,
but no overlap in the sample between surveys that are four months apart, annual changes are less
subject to variations in sampling error. Consequently, the critical values should be multiplied by
0.768 when making a comparison for the same month in two consecutive years. When
comparing the annual averages, the critical values should be multiplied by 0.55, since these
averages are based on three surveys and hence have a lower standard error. When comparing
annual averages of two consecutive years, the critical values should be multiplied by .42, taking
into account both of the above factors.
8
At the end of 2007, the Census Bureau revised their variability estimates upward,
probably reflecting the increased variability in the penetration rates in recent years.
6
Table 1
Household Telephone Subscribership in the United States
HouseholdsPercentage
Households
Percentage
with
with
without
without
Date
Households
Telephones
Telephones
Telephones
Telephones
(millions)
(millions)
(millions)
November 1983
85.8
78.4
91.4%
7.4
8.6%
March
1984
86.0
78.9
91.8%
7.1
8.2%
July
1984
86.6
79.3
91.6%
7.3
8.4%
November 1984
87.4
79.9
91.4%
7.5
8.6%
March
1985
87.4
80.2
91.8%
7.2
8.2%
July
1985
88.2
81.0
91.8%
7.2
8.2%
November 1985
88.8
81.6
91.9%
7.2
8.1%
March
1986
89.0
82.1
92.2%
6.9
7.8%
July
1986
89.5
82.5
92.2%
7.0
7.8%
November 1986
89.9
83.1
92.4%
6.8
7.6%
March
1987
90.2
83.4
92.5%
6.8
7.5%
July
1987
90.7
83.7
92.3%
7.0
7.7%
November 1987
91.3
84.3
92.3%
7.0
7.7%
March
1988
91.8
85.3
92.9%
6.5
7.1%
July
1988
92.4
85.7
92.8%
6.7
7.2%
November 1988
92.6
85.7
92.5%
6.9
7.5%
March
1989
93.6
87.0
93.0%
6.6
7.0%
July
1989
93.8
87.5
93.3%
6.3
6.7%
November 1989
93.9
87.3
93.0%
6.6
7.0%
March
1990
94.2
87.9
93.3%
6.3
6.7%
July
1990
94.8
88.4
93.3%
6.4
6.7%
November 1990
94.7
88.4
93.3%
6.3
6.7%
March
1991
95.3
89.2
93.6%
6.1
6.4%
July
1991
95.5
89.1
93.3%
6.4
6.7%
November 1991
95.7
89.4
93.4%
6.3
6.6%
March
1992
96.6
90.7
93.9%
5.9
6.1%
July
1992
96.6
90.6
93.8%
6.0
6.2%
November 1992
97.0
91.0
93.8%
6.0
6.2%
March
1993
97.3
91.6
94.2%
5.7
5.8%
July
1993
97.9
92.2
94.2%
5.7
5.8%
November 1993
98.8
93.0
94.2%
5.8
5.8%
March
1994
98.1
92.1
93.9%
6.0
6.1%
July
1994
98.6
92.4
93.7%
6.2
6.3%
November 1994
99.8
93.7
93.8%
6.2
6.2%
March
1995
99.9
93.8
93.9%
6.1
6.1%
July
1995
100.0
94.0
94.0%
6.0
6.0%
November 1995
100.4
94.2
93.9%
6.2
6.1%
March
1996
100.6
94.4
93.8%
6.2
6.2%
July
1996
101.2
95.0
93.9%
6.1
6.1%
November 1996
101.3
95.1
93.9%
6.2
6.1%
March
1997
102.0
95.8
93.9%
6.2
6.1%
July
1997
102.3
96.1
93.9%
6.2
6.1%
November 1997
102.8
96.5
93.8%
6.3
6.2%
March
1998
103.4
97.4
94.1%
6.1
5.9%
July
1998
103.4
97.3
94.1%
6.1
5.9%
November 1998
104.1
98.0
94.2%
6.1
5.8%
March
1999
104.8
98.5
94.0%
6.3
6.0%
July
1999
105.1
99.2
94.4%
5.9
5.6%
November 1999
105.4
99.1
94.1%
6.3
5.9%
March
2000
105.3
99.6
94.6%
5.7
5.4%
July
2000
105.8
99.8
94.4%
5.9
5.6%
November 2000
106.5
100.2
94.1%
6.3
5.9%
March
2001
107.0
101.1
94.6%
5.8
5.4%
July
2001
106.9
101.7
95.1%
5.2
4.9%
November 2001
107.7
102.2
94.9%
5.5
5.1%
March
2002
108.3
103.4
95.5%
4.8
4.5%
July
2002
108.5
103.2
95.1%
5.3
4.9%
November 2002
109.0
104.0
95.3%
5.1
4.7%
March
2003
112.1
107.1
95.5%
5.0
4.5%
July
2003
112.1
106.8
95.2%
5.3
4.8%
November 2003
113.1
107.1
94.7%
6.0
5.3%
March
2004
112.9
106.4
94.2%
6.5
5.8%
July
2004
113.5
106.5
93.8%
7.1
6.2%
November 2004
113.8
106.4
93.5%
7.4
6.5%
March
2005
114.5
105.8
92.4%
8.7
7.6%
July
2005
114.4
107.5
94.0%
6.8
6.0%
November 2005
115.2
107.0
92.9%
8.2
7.1%
March
2006
115.5
107.2
92.8%
8.4
7.2%
July
2006
116.2
109.9
94.6%
6.3
5.4%
November 2006
116.4
108.8
93.4%
7.6
6.6%
March
2007
117.1
110.8
94.6%
6.4
5.4%
July
2007
117.7
111.7
95.0%
5.9
5.0%
November 2007
118.2
112.2
94.9%
6.0
5.1%
March
2008
117.8
112.2
95.2%
5.6
4.8%
July
2008
118.0
112.6
95.4%
5.5
4.6%
November 2008
118.6
112.7
95.0%
5.9
5.0%
March
2009
118.4
113.2
95.6%
5.2
4.4%
July
2009
118.4
113.3
95.7%
5.1
4.3%
November 2009
119.2
114.0
95.7%
5.1
4.3%
Note: Details may not appear to add to totals due to rounding.
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Chart 1
Telephone Penetration
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lephone
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In Unit
Available
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Table 2
Telephone Penetration by State
(Percentage of Households with Telephone Service)State
November 1983
November 2009
Change
Alabama87.9 %
95.5 %
7.6 % *
Alaska
83.8
97.0
13.3
*
Arizona
88.8
94.7
6.0
Arkansas
88.2
92.8
4.7
California
91.7
96.7
5.0
*
Colorado
94.4
96.8
2.4
Connecticut
95.5
97.0
1.5
Delaware
95.0
95.3
0.3
District of Columbia
94.7
91.1
-3.6
Florida
85.5
93.4
7.9
*
Georgia
88.9
93.6
4.7
Hawaii
94.6
97.2
2.6
Idaho
89.5
97.8
8.3
*
Illinois
95.0
94.7
-0.3
Indiana
90.3
93.7
3.4
Iowa
95.4
97.7
2.3
Kansas
94.9
96.9
2.0
Kentucky
86.9
92.8
5.9
*
Louisiana
88.9
97.2
8.3
Maine
90.7
97.9
7.1
*
Maryland
96.3
95.6
-0.6
Massachusetts
94.3
98.4
4.0
Michigan
93.8
95.8
2.0
Minnesota
96.4
97.0
0.6
Mississippi
82.4
94.3
11.9
*
Missouri
92.1
96.7
4.6
*
Montana
92.8
92.0
-0.8
Nebraska
94.0
95.3
1.3
Nevada
89.4
94.3
4.9
*
New Hampshire
95.0
98.4
3.4
New Jersey
94.1
97.0
2.9
New Mexico
85.3
90.9
5.6
New York
90.8
95.0
4.1
*
North Carolina
89.3
93.9
4.6
North Dakota
95.1
97.6
2.5
Ohio
92.2
97.1
4.9
*
Oklahoma
91.5
96.5
5.0
Oregon
91.2
99.0
7.8
*
Pennsylvania
95.1
98.6
3.5
*
Rhode Island
93.3
96.3
2.9
South Carolina
81.8
92.1
10.3
*
South Dakota
92.7
96.8
4.1
Tennessee
87.6
93.8
6.2
Texas
89.0
94.8
5.8
*
Utah
90.3
96.7
6.4
*
Vermont
92.7
98.9
6.2
*
Virginia
93.1
96.3
3.2
Washington
92.5
98.4
5.9
*
West Virginia
88.1
95.9
7.7
*
Wisconsin
94.8
98.4
3.6
Wyoming
89.7
97.1
7.3
*
Total United States
91.4
95.7
4.3
*
* Increase is statistically significant at the 95% confidence level.
Differences may not appear to equal changes due to rounding.
9
Chart 2
November 2009 Telephone Penetration94.6% or less
94.7% - 96.7%
96.8% or more
10
Chart 3
11/83 - 11/09 Penetration ChangesDecrease
Increase
Significant Increase
11
Chart 4
Telephone Penetration by Income Level
November 2009
10095
90
85
ds
80
ousehol
75
70
ent of H
c
Per
65
60
55
50
UNDER
$5,000 -
$7,500 -
$10,000 -
$12,500 -
$15,000 -
$20,000 -
$25,000 -
$30,000 -
$35,000 -
$40,000 -
$50,000 -
$60,000 -
$75,000 -
$100,000 -
$150,000 +
$5,000
$7,499
$9,999
$12,499
$14,999
$19,999
$24,999
$29,999
$34,999
$39,999
$49,999
$59,999
$74,999
$99,999
$149,999
Income
Total
White
Black
Hispanic
12
Chart 5
Telephone Penetration by Household Size
November 2009
10095
90
85
eholds
80
75
Hous
of
70
ent
r
c
e
P
65
60
55
50
1
2 - 3
4 - 5
6+
Persons in Household
*
Chart 6
Telephone Penetration by Householder's Age
November 2009
10095
90
85
eholds
80
75
Hous
of
70
ent
r
c
e
P
65
60
55
50
15-24
25-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-99
Householder's Age
Chart 7
Telephone Penetration by Labor Force Status
November 2009
10095
90
85
s
80
dult
A
of
75
ent
r
c
70
e
P
65
60
55
50
Total CNP
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
Labor Force Status
Total
White
Black
Hispanic
13
Chart 8
Telephone Penetration
Civilian Noninstitutionalized Adults
100
97
94
lephone
e
ent with T
c
91
Per
88
85
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
N8
M84
J84
N8
M85
J85
N8
M86
J86
N8
M87
J87
N8
M88
J88
N8
M89
J89
N8
M90
J90
N9
M91
J91
N9
M92
J92
N9
M93
J93
N9
M94
J94
N9
M95
J95
N9
M96
J96
N9
M97
J97
N9
M98
J98
N9
M99
J99
N9
M00
J00
N0
M01
J01
N0
M02
J02
N0
M03
J03
N0
M04
J04
N0
M05
J05
N0
M06
J06
N0
M07
J07
N0
M08
J08
N0
M09
J09
N0
Month (March, July, November)
In Unit
Available
14
Table 3
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by State
19831984
1985
1986
ANNUAL
ANNUAL
ANNUAL
NOVEMBER
AVERAGE
AVERAGE
AVERAGE
Unit Avail Unit Avail Unit Avail Unit Avail
UNITED STATES
91.493.7
91.6
93.7
91.8
93.9
92.3
94.1
ALABAMA
87.990.2
88.4
90.5
89.1
91.0
88.7
90.4
ALASKA
83.888.8
86.5
89.0
87.1
89.5
86.4
88.9
ARIZONA
88.890.7
86.9
89.4
87.3
89.6
89.4
90.9
ARKANSAS
88.291.4
86.6
90.6
85.9
89.9
86.4
90.4
CALIFORNIA
91.793.5
92.5
93.8
92.9
94.1
93.0
94.0
COLORADO
94.496.5
93.2
95.4
94.3
96.2
94.1
96.0
CONNECTICUT
95.598.4
95.5
97.0
96.2
97.6
97.0
97.9
DELAWARE
95.096.6
94.3
95.7
94.8
96.2
94.7
96.3
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
94.795.6
94.9
96.3
93.6
95.2
92.2
94.0
FLORIDA
85.589.9
88.7
91.3
89.6
91.7
90.0
92.5
GEORGIA
88.992.1
86.2
89.1
87.6
89.7
88.4
91.0
HAWAII
94.696.4
93.5
94.9
93.0
95.0
92.2
94.4
IDAHO
89.592.2
90.7
91.7
91.8
93.1
91.5
93.1
ILLINOIS
95.095.9
94.2
95.8
93.7
95.3
93.6
95.2
INDIANA
90.393.5
91.6
93.6
92.3
94.7
92.2
94.3
IOWA
95.497.2
96.2
97.4
95.1
96.4
95.7
96.5
KANSAS
94.996.7
94.3
95.8
94.4
96.4
94.6
96.1
KENTUCKY
86.990.9
88.1
91.0
87.4
91.1
86.2
90.6
LOUISIANA
88.993.3
89.7
92.7
90.3
93.6
88.7
91.9
MAINE
90.793.1
93.4
95.3
94.0
95.6
93.4
95.4
MARYLAND
96.396.7
95.7
96.5
95.5
96.7
95.7
96.7
MASSACHUSETTS
94.395.9
95.9
96.9
95.2
96.3
96.4
97.1
MICHIGAN
93.894.9
92.8
94.5
92.9
94.2
93.4
94.5
MINNESOTA
96.497.5
95.8
97.1
96.4
97.4
96.2
97.2
MISSISSIPPI
82.489.1
82.4
87.5
80.9
87.6
80.1
87.3
MISSOURI
92.194.1
91.5
93.7
92.5
94.8
93.4
94.9
MONTANA
92.894.5
91.0
94.0
91.4
93.9
90.9
93.7
NEBRASKA
94.095.3
95.7
96.8
95.3
96.6
95.6
96.8
NEVADA
89.491.9
90.4
92.8
91.8
93.8
92.4
93.7
NEW HAMPSHIRE
95.096.9
94.3
95.8
93.2
94.6
94.0
95.0
NEW JERSEY
94.195.1
94.8
96.1
94.9
96.2
94.9
96.1
NEW MEXICO
85.390.9
82.0
87.0
84.1
88.2
85.1
89.1
NEW YORK
90.892.2
91.8
93.6
92.1
93.6
93.2
94.3
NORTH CAROLINA
89.392.9
88.3
91.9
89.4
92.4
90.2
92.5
NORTH DAKOTA
95.197.3
94.6
96.8
95.3
96.7
96.1
97.0
OHIO
92.293.9
92.4
94.4
92.2
94.5
93.1
94.4
OKLAHOMA
91.593.7
90.3
92.5
88.8
91.7
90.4
93.0
OREGON
91.293.5
90.6
92.3
90.3
92.1
92.7
94.3
PENNSYLVANIA
95.197.1
94.9
96.5
95.3
96.6
96.3
97.4
RHODE ISLAND
93.394.6
93.6
94.6
94.0
95.1
95.9
96.8
SOUTH CAROLINA
81.884.9
83.7
87.7
86.8
90.5
86.3
90.6
SOUTH DAKOTA
92.795.0
93.2
94.9
92.6
94.5
92.6
94.2
TENNESSEE
87.692.6
88.5
92.0
89.3
92.6
89.6
93.6
TEXAS
89.092.6
88.4
91.6
88.1
91.6
88.9
91.9
UTAH
90.392.2
92.5
94.2
93.9
95.1
93.0
93.9
VERMONT
92.794.3
92.3
94.0
92.9
94.1
93.8
95.6
VIRGINIA
93.194.7
93.1
95.1
91.7
93.8
92.1
94.1
WASHINGTON
92.593.7
93.0
94.4
94.7
96.2
94.6
96.3
WEST VIRGINIA
88.191.1
87.7
91.8
87.6
91.7
88.2
91.9
WISCONSIN
94.896.1
95.2
96.6
94.1
95.4
95.1
95.9
WYOMING
89.793.3
89.9
92.8
93.4
94.9
92.1
95.1
15
Table 3
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by State
19871988
1989
1990
ANNUAL
ANNUAL
ANNUAL
ANNUAL
AVERAGE
AVERAGE
AVERAGE
AVERAGE
Unit Avail Unit Avail Unit Avail Unit Avail
UNITED STATES
92.494.2
92.7
94.5
93.1
94.9
93.3
95.0
ALABAMA
87.589.6
87.3
89.6
89.0
91.3
89.5
91.1
ALASKA
87.890.2
87.6
89.9
86.8
89.9
89.3
92.6
ARIZONA
88.690.7
90.6
92.3
91.6
93.2
93.0
95.1
ARKANSAS
86.390.7
86.1
90.2
87.5
91.0
88.7
91.9
CALIFORNIA
93.895.0
94.4
95.5
94.9
96.0
94.6
95.5
COLORADO
92.995.5
93.8
95.4
94.6
96.0
94.7
96.3
CONNECTICUT
97.098.0
96.3
98.9
98.1
98.5
97.1
97.7
DELAWARE
96.597.3
97.0
97.9
96.6
97.5
96.0
97.1
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
92.494.2
94.6
95.9
92.7
94.8
91.4
93.2
FLORIDA
91.793.8
92.7
94.5
92.9
94.5
93.0
94.9
GEORGIA
88.791.3
90.1
92.4
90.2
92.9
90.9
93.4
HAWAII
94.296.6
94.5
96.3
95.1
96.9
95.3
96.8
IDAHO
91.192.5
92.2
93.3
92.5
93.6
92.8
94.1
ILLINOIS
93.795.2
94.2
95.6
93.9
95.4
94.3
95.7
INDIANA
91.293.2
92.3
94.9
93.2
95.9
92.8
95.9
IOWA
95.196.3
95.4
96.9
96.3
97.5
96.1
96.9
KANSAS
95.296.6
94.4
95.7
94.4
95.8
95.4
96.5
KENTUCKY
86.590.6
87.5
90.9
88.9
92.7
89.1
93.3
LOUISIANA
87.590.8
87.3
91.1
88.6
91.3
89.4
92.0
MAINE
93.595.2
94.2
95.9
95.3
96.4
95.7
97.6
MARYLAND
95.496.6
95.9
97.2
95.0
96.6
95.4
96.7
MASSACHUSETTS
96.497.0
96.9
97.3
97.1
97.8
96.6
97.4
MICHIGAN
93.794.8
93.9
95.0
93.7
94.9
94.1
95.5
MINNESOTA
96.097.4
97.2
98.4
96.8
97.8
96.9
98.1
MISSISSIPPI
81.586.3
83.3
88.6
85.5
90.3
87.0
90.9
MISSOURI
93.095.3
93.5
95.6
91.0
93.4
92.0
95.3
MONTANA
90.993.9
91.7
94.2
91.7
94.3
92.0
94.2
NEBRASKA
94.696.1
95.4
96.1
95.2
96.3
96.2
97.1
NEVADA
92.493.7
92.4
93.4
92.7
93.3
92.6
93.6
NEW HAMPSHIRE
94.196.2
95.2
96.1
95.4
97.1
95.0
96.5
NEW JERSEY
95.096.3
94.4
95.9
94.8
96.1
94.7
95.9
NEW MEXICO
86.089.3
85.7
89.1
85.8
89.6
85.8
89.5
NEW YORK
92.794.2
92.4
94.0
92.3
94.0
91.1
92.8
NORTH CAROLINA
89.291.7
90.4
92.8
91.9
94.1
91.9
94.2
NORTH DAKOTA
96.897.4
96.8
97.5
97.0
98.0
97.0
97.9
OHIO
93.494.7
94.4
95.2
94.6
95.5
95.2
96.3
OKLAHOMA
88.791.8
88.9
91.6
88.2
91.2
89.5
92.7
OREGON
93.394.8
92.0
93.5
92.3
93.9
94.5
95.9
PENNSYLVANIA
96.497.3
96.2
97.1
97.0
97.5
96.9
97.6
RHODE ISLAND
95.296.3
95.4
96.5
95.4
96.3
95.6
96.5
SOUTH CAROLINA
87.790.6
88.5
91.4
87.8
90.8
90.2
93.2
SOUTH DAKOTA
92.895.0
92.9
95.4
93.3
95.0
93.4
95.3
TENNESSEE
89.292.6
90.3
93.5
91.9
95.1
91.6
94.1
TEXAS
89.592.2
88.5
91.3
88.8
91.6
89.4
92.0
UTAH
92.394.6
92.5
94.5
95.9
96.5
95.6
96.3
VERMONT
95.396.9
95.6
96.8
93.9
95.7
94.9
96.9
VIRGINIA
92.594.6
92.9
95.5
93.2
95.7
93.0
94.9
WASHINGTON
94.396.4
94.3
95.7
96.4
97.3
97.1
97.7
WEST VIRGINIA
87.891.5
87.3
91.4
86.8
90.3
87.6
91.7
WISCONSIN
96.497.1
97.0
98.0
97.3
98.4
96.9
97.7
WYOMING
92.394.1
93.0
94.4
93.6
95.5
94.1
95.9
16
Table 3
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by State
19911992
1993
1994
ANNUAL
ANNUAL
ANNUAL
ANNUAL
AVERAGE
AVERAGE
AVERAGE
AVERAGE
Unit Avail Unit Avail Unit Avail Unit Avail
UNITED STATES
93.495.1
93.8
95.3
94.2
95.6
93.8
95.4
ALABAMA
91.493.3
90.8
93.2
91.9
94.3
91.3
94.3
ALASKA
90.893.5
91.7
94.4
89.9
93.8
91.8
94.6
ARIZONA
93.494.9
93.3
94.7
93.3
94.4
93.9
95.3
ARKANSAS
87.691.4
87.3
91.0
87.8
91.0
90.2
93.5
CALIFORNIA
95.095.9
95.6
96.5
95.8
96.7
94.8
95.7
COLORADO
95.497.0
95.5
96.3
96.1
96.5
96.7
97.7
CONNECTICUT
96.297.3
96.6
97.3
96.7
97.5
96.5
97.5
DELAWARE
96.497.5
96.5
97.8
96.5
96.8
95.5
97.1
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
90.992.6
88.7
90.5
90.2
91.7
90.0
91.2
FLORIDA
93.395.0
93.5
95.1
93.8
95.1
93.5
94.9
GEORGIA
89.991.7
90.2
91.9
93.2
94.2
91.1
93.2
HAWAII
95.196.4
95.3
96.8
94.4
96.3
94.3
96.1
IDAHO
92.093.6
93.0
94.7
94.4
95.7
94.7
96.2
ILLINOIS
93.895.6
93.8
95.5
93.6
95.3
93.6
95.2
INDIANA
92.294.6
91.9
93.2
93.7
95.1
93.6
94.8
IOWA
95.697.4
95.4
97.4
96.4
97.4
96.8
98.0
KANSAS
94.595.7
95.2
96.6
95.6
96.3
94.7
96.2
KENTUCKY
88.192.9
89.6
92.6
89.8
93.1
91.2
93.8
LOUISIANA
91.193.9
91.7
93.9
90.4
92.2
91.4
93.9
MAINE
94.496.6
93.2
95.3
96.0
98.1
96.0
97.8
MARYLAND
96.397.2
96.0
97.4
96.7
97.9
95.6
96.6
MASSACHUSETTS
96.497.4
96.8
97.5
96.9
97.9
96.5
97.1
MICHIGAN
94.195.5
94.4
95.5
95.6
96.5
95.0
96.6
MINNESOTA
97.197.9
96.7
98.1
96.1
97.3
95.6
97.2
MISSISSIPPI
86.090.9
86.3
90.4
87.2
90.6
88.6
92.5
MISSOURI
93.695.2
94.0
96.0
93.1
95.3
93.8
96.0
MONTANA
92.594.4
93.2
95.7
94.6
96.3
93.9
95.5
NEBRASKA
95.996.4
96.4
97.1
96.6
97.2
96.7
98.0
NEVADA
93.394.5
93.7
94.6
95.4
95.9
93.0
93.5
NEW HAMPSHIRE
96.297.5
95.4
96.4
96.0
96.9
96.4
97.3
NEW JERSEY
93.695.2
94.4
95.3
94.3
95.1
92.9
94.1
NEW MEXICO
87.189.9
88.4
90.9
90.2
93.3
88.3
91.2
NEW YORK
91.993.4
93.4
94.5
93.5
94.8
93.1
94.4
NORTH CAROLINA
91.894.2
92.5
94.5
92.7
94.6
92.6
95.2
NORTH DAKOTA
96.397.6
95.8
97.1
97.1
98.0
96.5
97.7
OHIO
94.595.8
94.6
95.6
94.9
96.0
94.8
96.0
OKLAHOMA
89.391.9
90.9
93.1
92.1
94.0
91.8
93.6
OREGON
94.795.4
93.9
94.7
94.8
95.7
96.1
97.0
PENNSYLVANIA
96.897.8
96.9
97.7
97.3
98.0
97.0
98.0
RHODE ISLAND
94.796.3
94.8
96.0
95.5
96.7
95.9
97.3
SOUTH CAROLINA
90.093.3
89.2
92.9
89.8
91.9
89.4
92.3
SOUTH DAKOTA
93.795.7
94.1
95.6
93.7
95.4
94.7
96.1
TENNESSEE
92.294.6
93.1
95.2
92.0
93.9
93.1
95.6
TEXAS
91.193.6
91.5
94.2
91.6
94.3
90.8
93.2
UTAH
96.297.0
95.9
96.5
96.0
96.8
95.7
97.1
VERMONT
94.496.5
94.2
95.6
94.6
95.9
94.6
96.3
VIRGINIA
92.694.7
94.8
96.4
94.3
95.9
94.8
96.7
WASHINGTON
96.897.3
96.0
96.9
96.8
98.0
96.0
97.2
WEST VIRGINIA
89.093.0
89.3
92.6
90.6
93.6
90.8
94.2
WISCONSIN
96.597.5
97.0
97.7
96.9
97.6
96.1
97.6
WYOMING
94.696.3
92.7
94.9
93.9
95.7
93.5
95.5
17
Table 3
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by State
19951996
1997
1998
ANNUAL
ANNUAL
ANNUAL
ANNUAL
AVERAGE
AVERAGE
AVERAGE
AVERAGE
Unit Avail Unit Avail Unit Avail Unit Avail
UNITED STATES
93.995.2
93.9
95.0
93.9
95.0
94.1
95.2
ALABAMA
92.294.0
92.2
93.9
92.3
93.6
93.3
94.4
ALASKA
93.695.6
94.4
95.4
94.5
96.4
94.0
96.0
ARIZONA
93.895.1
93.1
94.1
91.6
93.2
91.9
93.0
ARKANSAS
89.492.5
86.9
89.7
89.8
91.8
88.0
89.8
CALIFORNIA
94.595.3
95.0
95.6
94.3
94.9
95.2
95.9
COLORADO
96.697.2
95.5
96.4
95.9
97.3
95.0
96.0
CONNECTICUT
96.998.0
97.5
98.2
94.2
94.8
95.5
96.2
DELAWARE
96.296.8
96.1
97.1
95.7
96.7
96.7
97.0
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
90.992.3
93.0
94.2
90.8
92.3
91.0
92.3
FLORIDA
93.994.8
93.1
94.2
92.8
94.0
92.6
93.5
GEORGIA
90.091.8
89.7
91.1
92.0
93.0
91.4
92.5
HAWAII
94.796.0
94.8
95.9
94.5
95.6
95.4
96.3
IDAHO
95.196.1
92.9
94.3
94.0
94.7
93.3
94.2
ILLINOIS
93.695.0
93.0
94.2
92.2
93.7
92.8
93.9
INDIANA
94.495.9
93.7
95.1
93.8
95.1
94.4
95.7
IOWA
96.497.6
96.6
96.9
96.7
97.5
96.7
97.5
KANSAS
93.995.0
93.9
95.2
94.0
95.2
94.3
95.3
KENTUCKY
92.194.2
92.3
93.3
93.2
94.3
93.3
95.1
LOUISIANA
92.695.3
91.1
93.3
91.0
93.5
92.3
93.3
MAINE
95.796.9
96.5
97.8
96.1
97.3
96.9
97.9
MARYLAND
96.496.8
96.7
97.2
95.7
96.3
96.5
97.0
MASSACHUSETTS
95.996.7
95.7
96.7
95.4
96.3
94.5
95.4
MICHIGAN
95.296.0
95.0
95.6
94.3
95.2
95.0
96.0
MINNESOTA
97.398.1
97.1
98.0
96.9
98.0
97.8
98.3
MISSISSIPPI
86.591.1
87.5
91.6
89.2
93.2
89.5
92.0
MISSOURI
94.495.7
95.3
96.7
95.0
96.2
94.6
95.9
MONTANA
94.295.3
94.3
95.5
93.7
94.8
94.1
95.0
NEBRASKA
97.197.8
96.0
96.9
97.1
97.8
96.2
97.0
NEVADA
92.693.6
93.5
94.1
94.1
94.4
92.3
93.3
NEW HAMPSHIRE
96.297.2
96.1
96.9
96.5
97.4
95.5
96.6
NEW JERSEY
92.393.2
93.6
94.8
94.9
96.0
94.5
95.3
NEW MEXICO
86.488.8
86.2
88.6
88.1
90.8
88.2
91.3
NEW YORK
92.993.9
93.4
94.3
94.2
95.1
94.8
95.7
NORTH CAROLINA
93.495.1
93.5
95.1
93.1
94.2
93.1
94.0
NORTH DAKOTA
97.297.9
96.3
96.7
95.8
97.0
96.8
97.5
OHIO
94.095.0
94.5
95.6
94.6
95.3
95.6
96.3
OKLAHOMA
91.592.9
91.3
92.6
91.4
93.1
90.6
91.7
OREGON
96.496.9
96.0
96.8
95.6
96.3
96.0
97.2
PENNSYLVANIA
96.897.5
96.9
97.5
97.1
97.6
96.8
97.4
RHODE ISLAND
96.097.4
95.7
96.3
94.5
95.6
95.6
96.5
SOUTH CAROLINA
90.592.3
91.3
93.6
92.5
93.8
92.9
94.1
SOUTH DAKOTA
94.395.9
93.3
94.5
93.9
95.0
90.6
91.7
TENNESSEE
93.095.5
94.0
96.2
94.5
96.4
94.6
96.3
TEXAS
91.393.3
91.0
92.6
91.3
93.0
92.2
93.7
UTAH
97.697.9
96.7
97.0
96.9
97.7
97.1
97.7
VERMONT
96.598.0
95.9
97.7
95.1
96.7
95.2
96.1
VIRGINIA
95.997.3
94.9
96.1
94.5
95.7
93.9
94.6
WASHINGTON
95.796.6
94.5
95.5
95.9
96.9
95.2
95.9
WEST VIRGINIA
92.794.9
92.9
95.0
93.2
94.9
93.8
95.5
WISCONSIN
97.397.7
97.0
97.7
96.3
97.2
95.9
96.8
WYOMING
94.195.5
95.0
95.7
93.4
95.0
93.7
94.6
18
Table 3
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by State
19992000
2001
2002
ANNUAL
ANNUAL
ANNUAL
ANNUAL
AVERAGE
AVERAGE
AVERAGE
AVERAGE
Unit Avail Unit Avail Unit Avail Unit Avail
UNITED STATES
94.295.0
94.4
95.2
94.9
95.7
95.3
96.2
ALABAMA
91.593.0
91.9
93.3
92.8
94.0
92.2
93.2
ALASKA
94.696.5
94.3
96.9
96.0
97.1
96.4
97.9
ARIZONA
93.293.8
93.9
94.8
94.5
95.1
94.8
96.0
ARKANSAS
88.990.5
88.6
89.9
91.3
92.9
92.1
93.4
CALIFORNIA
95.796.2
95.8
96.4
96.6
97.0
97.0
97.4
COLORADO
96.797.2
96.3
96.7
96.7
97.3
97.2
97.7
CONNECTICUT
96.596.8
96.4
96.8
96.1
96.8
97.4
97.9
DELAWARE
95.796.9
96.3
97.1
96.2
96.9
96.8
97.3
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
92.493.5
93.2
94.1
94.5
95.5
94.0
95.6
FLORIDA
92.693.6
92.1
92.9
93.2
94.0
94.3
95.2
GEORGIA
92.193.2
91.1
92.5
92.4
93.4
94.0
94.8
HAWAII
96.397.1
94.7
95.3
95.7
96.6
96.8
97.7
IDAHO
93.894.6
93.9
94.8
94.5
95.6
95.0
96.1
ILLINOIS
91.893.0
91.5
92.3
92.5
93.4
92.8
93.7
INDIANA
93.895.2
94.5
95.3
93.9
95.0
93.4
94.5
IOWA
95.896.5
96.2
97.1
97.1
97.8
96.9
97.8
KANSAS
93.894.8
94.8
95.7
94.2
95.9
95.5
96.6
KENTUCKY
92.894.1
93.3
94.3
93.5
94.5
95.0
96.0
LOUISIANA
91.593.1
92.6
93.8
93.6
94.6
92.4
93.6
MAINE
97.297.9
97.9
98.3
97.8
98.5
97.9
98.7
MARYLAND
95.395.8
95.0
96.0
96.0
96.3
96.4
97.0
MASSACHUSETTS
95.496.0
94.6
95.5
95.6
96.1
96.9
97.5
MICHIGAN
94.294.9
95.0
95.6
94.7
95.6
94.3
94.9
MINNESOTA
96.997.3
97.4
97.8
97.5
97.8
97.7
98.3
MISSISSIPPI
88.091.2
89.2
92.0
89.9
92.6
91.4
93.3
MISSOURI
95.696.6
95.8
96.9
96.1
96.8
96.2
97.0
MONTANA
95.396.2
94.6
95.1
95.0
95.7
94.8
96.0
NEBRASKA
95.996.6
97.3
98.0
96.6
97.4
95.8
96.7
NEVADA
93.193.5
94.0
94.5
95.1
95.8
95.5
96.1
NEW HAMPSHIRE
97.097.6
97.7
98.3
98.3
98.6
97.2
97.7
NEW JERSEY
93.994.3
94.6
95.0
95.8
96.4
95.9
96.9
NEW MEXICO
89.891.4
91.2
92.7
92.2
93.6
91.8
93.9
NEW YORK
95.396.1
95.1
95.7
95.1
95.9
95.8
96.3
NORTH CAROLINA
93.994.8
93.9
95.0
93.6
94.7
94.3
95.2
NORTH DAKOTA
97.397.9
95.8
96.4
94.4
95.3
94.9
95.0
OHIO
94.795.6
94.8
95.8
96.0
96.7
95.9
96.9
OKLAHOMA
91.292.5
91.2
92.3
93.2
94.3
93.1
94.6
OREGON
95.296.1
94.8
95.6
95.6
96.5
97.2
97.7
PENNSYLVANIA
97.197.4
96.6
97.1
97.0
97.5
98.0
98.2
RHODE ISLAND
94.394.7
94.9
95.9
96.3
96.7
96.1
96.7
SOUTH CAROLINA
92.994.0
93.2
94.2
94.5
95.6
94.3
95.1
SOUTH DAKOTA
92.793.4
94.3
95.0
95.1
95.8
95.1
95.6
TENNESSEE
94.596.0
95.5
96.6
93.2
94.7
93.6
94.9
TEXAS
92.493.5
93.5
94.4
93.8
94.9
94.2
95.5
UTAH
95.696.5
95.9
96.5
96.6
96.9
96.7
97.6
VERMONT
95.396.7
95.6
96.2
97.2
97.8
97.6
98.1
VIRGINIA
93.294.1
95.4
96.0
94.7
95.3
96.2
96.8
WASHINGTON
95.996.4
94.9
96.0
96.0
96.9
96.4
97.2
WEST VIRGINIA
92.794.6
94.0
95.3
93.5
95.3
94.5
95.7
WISCONSIN
95.796.6
94.8
96.0
95.8
96.8
96.1
97.0
WYOMING
95.095.6
94.7
96.0
93.8
94.8
94.0
94.8
19
Table 3
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by State
20032004
2005
2006
ANNUAL
ANNUAL
ANNUAL
ANNUAL
AVERAGE
AVERAGE
AVERAGE
AVERAGE
Unit Avail Unit Avail Unit Avail Unit Avail
UNITED STATES
95.196.0
93.8
94.8
93.1
94.3
93.6
94.7
ALABAMA
91.793.0
92.2
93.4
91.6
92.8
90.4
92.4
ALASKA
96.898.2
95.6
96.8
95.2
96.4
95.7
97.2
ARIZONA
95.296.1
91.8
92.7
92.9
93.9
92.5
93.6
ARKANSAS
91.092.3
88.6
90.8
87.9
90.5
90.0
91.7
CALIFORNIA
97.197.5
96.0
96.5
95.4
96.2
95.6
96.3
COLORADO
96.897.4
95.8
96.4
95.1
96.0
94.7
95.5
CONNECTICUT
96.897.9
95.5
96.3
93.9
95.0
95.2
96.1
DELAWARE
96.697.2
96.0
97.0
91.5
92.8
93.5
94.4
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
95.396.3
91.9
93.0
92.2
94.0
91.2
93.0
FLORIDA
94.695.3
93.4
94.6
91.8
93.4
92.7
94.2
GEORGIA
93.794.4
91.2
92.0
89.8
91.1
90.5
91.5
HAWAII
97.398.2
95.4
96.4
94.8
95.7
95.5
96.5
IDAHO
94.595.9
94.8
95.7
94.8
95.8
95.5
96.1
ILLINOIS
91.792.6
90.1
91.0
89.6
90.5
90.8
91.5
INDIANA
93.594.5
91.8
93.1
90.8
92.3
89.3
90.5
IOWA
96.897.5
95.4
96.6
95.4
96.1
96.1
96.8
KANSAS
95.997.0
94.8
96.0
94.3
95.6
94.3
95.3
KENTUCKY
94.695.5
91.4
92.9
91.3
93.0
91.3
92.7
LOUISIANA
93.294.3
90.9
92.3
91.8
93.5
93.9
95.2
MAINE
97.898.3
96.6
97.8
95.7
96.8
96.3
97.5
MARYLAND
97.798.1
93.4
94.2
94.0
94.7
95.4
96.6
MASSACHUSETTS
97.698.2
96.4
96.9
94.5
95.6
95.3
96.2
MICHIGAN
94.395.5
93.7
94.6
92.6
94.0
94.2
94.8
MINNESOTA
96.997.5
97.1
97.9
96.2
97.3
97.6
98.5
MISSISSIPPI
91.793.5
89.6
90.9
89.5
92.0
90.5
92.8
MISSOURI
95.996.5
93.7
94.8
94.2
95.6
94.9
96.3
MONTANA
93.294.3
93.5
94.4
93.0
94.9
93.3
94.8
NEBRASKA
96.096.5
95.7
96.8
94.3
96.3
93.5
95.6
NEVADA
94.595.1
92.2
92.9
91.2
92.1
93.0
93.7
NEW HAMPSHIRE
97.697.9
96.4
96.9
95.8
96.8
96.4
97.2
NEW JERSEY
96.397.2
95.1
95.9
93.8
95.0
94.9
95.6
NEW MEXICO
91.793.7
91.4
93.5
91.2
92.9
88.5
90.2
NEW YORK
95.295.8
94.5
95.2
92.1
93.6
91.6
93.0
NORTH CAROLINA
94.195.2
93.3
94.4
92.8
94.1
93.3
95.0
NORTH DAKOTA
94.194.9
95.0
95.7
96.3
97.0
96.5
97.2
OHIO
96.396.9
94.9
96.0
94.1
94.9
94.7
95.8
OKLAHOMA
91.692.7
91.0
93.1
89.2
91.2
92.2
94.0
OREGON
96.597.0
95.5
96.2
95.7
96.7
96.7
97.3
PENNSYLVANIA
97.097.5
95.6
96.1
95.6
96.4
96.3
96.9
RHODE ISLAND
96.997.4
95.3
95.8
95.3
96.0
94.4
95.3
SOUTH CAROLINA
93.294.9
93.4
95.5
93.1
94.7
92.5
93.7
SOUTH DAKOTA
94.195.0
93.6
94.4
95.9
96.6
96.4
97.1
TENNESSEE
94.295.4
92.8
94.0
92.3
93.3
92.5
93.6
TEXAS
93.694.8
91.8
93.4
91.1
92.5
91.5
93.1
UTAH
97.197.8
96.3
97.1
96.9
97.6
96.6
97.3
VERMONT
97.097.9
95.9
96.6
95.6
96.5
96.0
96.7
VIRGINIA
95.596.3
94.0
94.9
93.2
94.4
94.1
95.4
WASHINGTON
96.697.4
95.5
96.4
96.9
97.4
96.9
97.7
WEST VIRGINIA
94.395.8
93.2
94.5
92.6
94.1
93.0
94.1
WISCONSIN
96.196.8
95.5
96.3
94.8
95.4
95.6
96.1
WYOMING
93.895.0
94.6
95.3
94.8
95.8
96.1
96.6
20
Table 3
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by State
2007ANNUAL
MARCH
JULY
NOVEMBER
AVERAGE
Unit Avail Unit Avail Unit Avail Unit Avail
UNITED STATES
94.695.3
95.0
95.8
94.9
95.8
94.8
95.6
ALABAMA
90.792.3
92.6
94.1
92.1
93.0
91.8
93.1
ALASKA
96.096.8
96.7
98.0
96.9
97.8
96.5
97.6
ARIZONA
94.295.3
93.1
94.5
91.6
93.0
92.9
94.3
ARKANSAS
91.091.5
93.0
93.9
91.9
93.6
92.0
93.0
CALIFORNIA
96.296.6
96.7
97.2
96.7
97.2
96.5
97.0
COLORADO
96.197.0
97.4
97.6
97.0
97.3
96.8
97.3
CONNECTICUT
95.496.2
96.7
97.6
97.6
97.8
96.6
97.2
DELAWARE
93.794.0
95.0
95.4
95.9
96.7
94.9
95.4
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
92.593.7
90.5
91.4
92.0
93.9
91.6
93.0
FLORIDA
93.294.3
93.3
94.4
94.2
95.6
93.6
94.8
GEORGIA
92.793.3
92.2
93.9
92.8
94.0
92.6
93.7
HAWAII
96.096.4
96.9
97.3
95.1
96.5
96.0
96.7
IDAHO
96.597.4
96.8
97.1
96.0
96.3
96.4
97.0
ILLINOIS
93.494.0
94.1
94.6
94.7
95.5
94.1
94.7
INDIANA
91.692.1
91.0
92.3
88.6
89.7
90.4
91.3
IOWA
96.597.1
97.7
98.2
96.9
97.9
97.0
97.8
KANSAS
95.095.6
97.0
97.6
96.4
96.7
96.2
96.6
KENTUCKY
94.494.5
94.4
95.2
94.3
94.7
94.4
94.8
LOUISIANA
94.694.8
93.9
95.8
96.1
96.7
94.9
95.8
MAINE
97.197.7
97.0
98.2
95.8
96.4
96.6
97.4
MARYLAND
95.596.4
96.3
97.5
94.9
95.4
95.5
96.4
MASSACHUSETTS
96.197.0
95.9
97.4
97.0
97.8
96.3
97.4
MICHIGAN
94.194.8
95.6
96.5
95.2
95.6
95.0
95.6
MINNESOTA
98.198.6
97.8
98.5
97.8
99.0
97.9
98.7
MISSISSIPPI
91.091.9
89.8
91.3
90.6
92.9
90.5
92.0
MISSOURI
95.796.6
96.1
96.7
96.5
97.5
96.1
96.9
MONTANA
96.097.0
94.7
95.1
95.4
96.3
95.4
96.1
NEBRASKA
94.094.6
92.8
93.6
94.3
94.9
93.7
94.3
NEVADA
93.895.1
95.5
96.0
96.4
97.1
95.2
96.1
NEW HAMPSHIRE
96.596.9
96.6
98.3
97.5
98.4
96.8
97.9
NEW JERSEY
95.896.3
94.9
95.2
96.3
96.6
95.7
96.0
NEW MEXICO
92.593.5
91.1
92.7
91.3
92.9
91.6
93.0
NEW YORK
93.094.0
93.0
94.1
94.2
95.3
93.4
94.5
NORTH CAROLINA
93.794.7
94.8
95.6
95.1
96.5
94.5
95.6
NORTH DAKOTA
98.198.6
97.6
98.1
98.5
98.8
98.0
98.5
OHIO
94.995.8
96.6
97.6
96.2
97.1
95.9
96.8
OKLAHOMA
92.894.4
95.3
96.0
96.5
97.0
94.9
95.8
OREGON
96.897.6
97.7
98.3
95.8
96.6
96.7
97.5
PENNSYLVANIA
96.196.7
97.3
97.8
97.6
97.8
97.0
97.5
RHODE ISLAND
95.796.2
95.4
96.1
94.8
95.8
95.3
96.0
SOUTH CAROLINA
91.292.6
91.6
93.5
88.9
90.7
90.6
92.2
SOUTH DAKOTA
97.597.9
96.4
97.2
97.7
98.5
97.2
97.9
TENNESSEE
94.494.9
93.2
94.3
92.1
93.4
93.2
94.2
TEXAS
93.894.8
94.1
94.9
92.5
93.7
93.5
94.4
UTAH
97.798.1
96.6
97.6
96.1
96.9
96.8
97.5
VERMONT
97.798.2
98.0
98.2
96.4
97.7
97.4
98.0
VIRGINIA
94.595.3
95.6
96.3
95.9
96.4
95.3
96.0
WASHINGTON
98.398.5
95.8
96.4
96.3
97.3
96.8
97.4
WEST VIRGINIA
93.995.0
94.3
95.3
95.4
96.1
94.5
95.5
WISCONSIN
96.296.6
97.7
97.9
96.6
96.8
96.8
97.1
WYOMING
96.496.9
95.3
96.2
96.6
97.8
96.1
97.0
21
Table 3
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by State
2008ANNUAL
MARCH
JULY
NOVEMBER
AVERAGE
Unit Avail Unit Avail Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
UNITED STATES
95.295.9
95.4
96.1
95.0
95.7
95.2
95.9
ALABAMA
91.893.5
95.4
96.8
94.9
95.2
94.0
95.2
ALASKA
95.997.9
96.1
98.1
97.2
98.9
96.4
98.3
ARIZONA
93.794.1
94.6
95.5
95.4
96.6
94.6
95.4
ARKANSAS
92.592.9
93.6
93.9
92.4
93.1
92.9
93.3
CALIFORNIA
96.697.1
96.4
97.0
96.3
96.8
96.5
97.0
COLORADO
98.498.9
98.0
98.5
97.6
98.0
98.0
98.4
CONNECTICUT
97.497.6
96.9
97.1
97.1
97.5
97.1
97.4
DELAWARE
95.295.5
92.3
92.7
96.7
96.8
94.7
95.0
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
93.995.5
91.8
92.8
90.3
91.7
92.0
93.3
FLORIDA
93.894.3
93.1
94.1
92.1
92.9
93.0
93.8
GEORGIA
95.095.5
92.9
94.0
90.8
92.2
92.9
93.9
HAWAII
96.197.3
97.1
97.5
96.2
96.4
96.5
97.0
IDAHO
98.198.1
95.2
95.9
94.8
95.2
96.0
96.4
ILLINOIS
94.194.9
94.2
95.0
93.9
94.6
94.1
94.9
INDIANA
92.292.5
92.6
93.1
91.5
92.2
92.1
92.6
IOWA
97.197.4
98.1
98.3
97.1
97.5
97.4
97.7
KANSAS
96.596.7
96.7
97.3
95.9
96.6
96.4
96.9
KENTUCKY
92.493.2
94.7
95.6
95.1
95.9
94.1
94.9
LOUISIANA
96.797.5
95.9
96.6
94.5
95.6
95.7
96.6
MAINE
97.898.3
97.6
97.9
98.1
98.7
97.8
98.3
MARYLAND
94.795.5
93.3
93.8
96.0
96.7
94.7
95.3
MASSACHUSETTS
96.497.7
96.7
97.0
96.1
96.7
96.4
97.1
MICHIGAN
96.196.5
96.0
96.1
95.8
96.0
96.0
96.2
MINNESOTA
98.098.4
98.3
99.1
98.2
98.7
98.2
98.7
MISSISSIPPI
92.794.0
93.0
94.2
92.3
93.9
92.7
94.0
MISSOURI
96.597.0
97.0
97.4
97.0
97.8
96.8
97.4
MONTANA
95.195.3
94.9
96.1
93.4
94.0
94.5
95.1
NEBRASKA
95.396.6
95.6
97.2
93.3
95.8
94.7
96.5
NEVADA
93.894.4
95.8
97.0
92.5
92.8
94.0
94.7
NEW HAMPSHIRE
96.798.2
98.2
98.9
98.1
98.5
97.7
98.5
NEW JERSEY
94.394.6
94.6
94.8
95.4
95.8
94.8
95.1
NEW MEXICO
94.094.0
92.4
94.6
91.4
92.5
92.6
93.7
NEW YORK
94.295.1
94.3
95.3
94.7
95.5
94.4
95.3
NORTH CAROLINA
92.293.4
94.5
95.1
93.9
94.9
93.5
94.5
NORTH DAKOTA
97.797.9
98.8
99.3
98.5
99.0
98.3
98.7
OHIO
97.497.6
97.0
97.6
96.4
96.7
96.9
97.3
OKLAHOMA
95.196.0
95.1
95.9
95.6
96.2
95.3
96.0
OREGON
97.397.9
97.5
97.7
98.1
98.8
97.6
98.1
PENNSYLVANIA
97.798.1
97.6
98.5
98.3
98.7
97.9
98.4
RHODE ISLAND
95.996.4
97.3
98.0
96.0
96.5
96.4
97.0
SOUTH CAROLINA
91.092.3
90.1
91.0
91.4
93.0
90.8
92.1
SOUTH DAKOTA
96.197.4
97.8
98.1
96.4
96.8
96.8
97.5
TENNESSEE
93.093.2
93.1
93.7
92.9
94.2
93.0
93.7
TEXAS
93.695.2
95.4
96.1
93.9
94.7
94.3
95.3
UTAH
97.297.7
97.1
97.4
96.3
96.6
96.9
97.2
VERMONT
97.397.7
96.4
96.8
97.4
98.0
97.0
97.5
VIRGINIA
96.696.8
95.5
96.4
95.0
95.5
95.7
96.2
WASHINGTON
98.398.5
97.9
98.3
98.0
98.3
98.1
98.4
WEST VIRGINIA
93.894.4
94.2
95.3
95.4
96.2
94.5
95.3
WISCONSIN
97.097.3
97.7
98.1
96.8
97.5
97.2
97.6
WYOMING
95.697.3
95.4
96.7
96.4
96.7
95.8
96.9
22
Table 3
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by State
2009ANNUAL
MARCH
JULY
NOVEMBER
AVERAGE
Unit Avail Unit Avail Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
UNITED STATES
95.696.3
95.7
96.3
95.7
96.3
95.7
96.3
ALABAMA
94.795.2
95.3
96.0
95.5
96.6
95.2
96.0
ALASKA
95.897.0
95.9
97.5
97.0
97.3
96.2
97.3
ARIZONA
93.093.9
93.5
94.4
94.7
95.2
93.7
94.5
ARKANSAS
93.594.1
92.8
93.6
92.8
93.4
93.0
93.7
CALIFORNIA
96.897.3
96.6
96.9
96.7
97.1
96.7
97.1
COLORADO
98.398.8
97.0
97.7
96.8
97.6
97.4
98.0
CONNECTICUT
97.697.8
98.5
98.9
97.0
97.7
97.7
98.1
DELAWARE
95.896.1
96.5
96.9
95.3
95.6
95.9
96.2
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
94.194.9
91.3
92.0
91.1
92.5
92.2
93.1
FLORIDA
92.693.1
92.9
93.7
93.4
93.9
93.0
93.6
GEORGIA
95.095.5
93.8
94.5
93.6
94.1
94.1
94.7
HAWAII
97.297.7
98.7
98.7
97.2
97.3
97.7
97.9
IDAHO
96.897.1
96.3
96.8
97.8
97.9
97.0
97.3
ILLINOIS
94.695.6
95.9
96.5
94.7
95.6
95.1
95.9
INDIANA
93.394.2
92.3
92.3
93.7
93.9
93.1
93.5
IOWA
98.498.8
98.3
98.6
97.7
98.7
98.1
98.7
KANSAS
96.597.5
97.1
97.5
96.9
97.1
96.8
97.3
KENTUCKY
93.494.0
94.8
95.0
92.8
93.9
93.7
94.3
LOUISIANA
95.596.1
94.9
95.7
97.2
98.2
95.9
96.7
MAINE
97.998.5
97.1
97.9
97.9
98.2
97.6
98.2
MARYLAND
95.596.1
95.0
95.5
95.6
96.3
95.4
96.0
MASSACHUSETTS
97.998.4
98.2
98.6
98.4
98.8
98.2
98.6
MICHIGAN
97.197.5
97.1
97.3
95.8
96.5
96.7
97.1
MINNESOTA
98.498.7
98.1
99.0
97.0
97.6
97.8
98.4
MISSISSIPPI
93.595.1
94.1
96.4
94.3
95.0
94.0
95.5
MISSOURI
97.298.1
95.1
96.4
96.7
97.4
96.3
97.3
MONTANA
95.796.1
92.3
92.7
92.0
92.4
93.3
93.7
NEBRASKA
95.997.8
95.9
97.2
95.3
97.0
95.7
97.3
NEVADA
94.195.2
94.4
94.8
94.3
94.6
94.3
94.8
NEW HAMPSHIRE
98.599.1
98.0
98.5
98.4
98.7
98.3
98.8
NEW JERSEY
94.895.3
95.1
95.6
97.0
97.6
95.6
96.1
NEW MEXICO
92.393.4
95.3
96.2
90.9
91.7
92.8
93.8
NEW YORK
94.795.6
95.4
96.0
95.0
96.0
95.0
95.9
NORTH CAROLINA
95.396.4
95.5
97.1
93.9
95.4
94.9
96.3
NORTH DAKOTA
98.599.1
98.3
98.6
97.6
98.0
98.1
98.5
OHIO
97.598.2
96.6
97.0
97.1
97.5
97.1
97.6
OKLAHOMA
96.096.5
97.3
97.9
96.5
97.4
96.6
97.3
OREGON
98.298.3
97.3
98.1
99.0
99.2
98.2
98.5
PENNSYLVANIA
97.698.0
97.9
98.3
98.6
99.0
98.0
98.4
RHODE ISLAND
96.096.6
97.4
97.7
96.3
97.1
96.6
97.1
SOUTH CAROLINA
94.695.4
95.0
95.7
92.1
92.7
93.9
94.6
SOUTH DAKOTA
96.997.9
97.6
98.0
96.8
97.4
97.1
97.7
TENNESSEE
92.693.2
93.1
93.5
93.8
94.9
93.2
93.9
TEXAS
94.795.5
95.2
95.8
94.8
95.4
94.9
95.6
UTAH
96.296.6
96.7
96.9
96.7
96.7
96.5
96.7
VERMONT
97.198.0
98.2
98.7
98.9
99.4
98.1
98.7
VIRGINIA
95.495.9
96.4
96.7
96.3
96.3
96.0
96.3
WASHINGTON
98.799.1
97.6
98.4
98.4
98.6
98.2
98.7
WEST VIRGINIA
94.995.5
95.2
95.9
95.9
96.3
95.3
95.9
WISCONSIN
96.697.3
97.0
97.4
98.4
98.4
97.3
97.7
WYOMING
98.498.7
96.3
97.2
97.1
97.6
97.2
97.8
23
Table 4
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by Income
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
NOVEMBER 1983
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.7
93.1
95.0
78.8
83.9
80.7
84.6
UNDER $5,000
71.778.4
75.7
81.9
62.7
70.4
58.3
64.6
$5,000 - $7,499
82.7
87.2
84.5
88.5
74.7
82.0
71.1
76.5
$7,500 - $9,999
88.2
90.9
89.6
92.2
80.5
83.9
72.6
77.9
$10,000 - $12,499
89.7
92.7
91.2
93.9
82.0
86.2
76.8
82.1
$12,500 - $14,999
92.1
94.6
93.4
95.2
82.5
90.7
89.8
91.7
$15,000 - $17,499
94.6
96.2
94.9
96.4
91.7
95.1
86.9
90.8
$17,500 - $19,999
95.7
97.4
96.1
97.7
91.4
95.0
88.4
91.5
$20,000 - $24,999
96.9
97.8
97.4
98.2
91.2
93.2
93.1
94.3
$25,000 - $29,999
98.0
98.9
98.2
99.0
96.1
97.2
98.3
99.0
$30,000 - $34,999
98.8
99.1
99.0
99.2
95.1
97.7
97.7
98.9
$35,000 - $39,999
99.0
99.5
99.1
99.5
98.4
98.4
92.1
98.2
$40,000 - $49,999
99.2
99.5
99.4
99.7
97.3
97.3
100.0
100.0
$50,000 - $74,999
99.4
99.7
99.5
99.7
98.5
100.0
99.6
100.0
$75,000 +
99.4
99.6
99.4
99.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
1984 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
91.6
93.7
93.2
94.9
79.8
84.5
80.9
84.3
UNDER $5,000
71.277.5
74.5
80.4
63.2
70.5
55.1
62.3
$5,000 - $7,499
83.3
86.9
85.5
88.7
74.8
80.2
69.8
73.6
$7,500 - $9,999
86.5
89.6
88.3
91.0
77.2
82.7
75.0
79.7
$10,000 - $12,499
89.7
92.6
91.1
93.6
81.1
86.3
79.7
84.6
$12,500 - $14,999
92.1
94.4
93.0
95.0
85.4
89.5
87.3
90.5
$15,000 - $17,499
93.7
95.7
94.2
96.0
88.5
92.2
88.4
90.0
$17,500 - $19,999
95.1
96.4
95.6
96.7
91.7
94.4
91.0
92.8
$20,000 - $24,999
96.8
97.8
97.1
98.0
93.3
95.8
92.5
94.5
$25,000 - $29,999
98.1
98.8
98.4
98.9
95.1
97.2
96.4
97.2
$30,000 - $34,999
98.7
99.1
98.8
99.3
96.8
97.2
98.8
99.1
$35,000 - $39,999
99.2
99.5
99.3
99.6
97.7
98.3
98.2
98.5
$40,000 - $49,999
99.3
99.6
99.4
99.7
96.6
96.9
98.9
99.3
$50,000 - $74,999
99.4
99.8
99.5
99.8
98.0
98.4
100.0
100.0
$75,000 +
98.9
99.6
98.9
99.6
96.5
100.0
98.0
100.0
1985 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
91.8
93.9
93.3
95.0
81.1
85.2
81.3
84.4
UNDER $5,000
71.978.1
75.3
81.3
63.9
70.6
61.6
67.0
$5,000 - $7,499
82.7
86.5
84.8
88.1
74.0
79.8
66.6
71.3
$7,500 - $9,999
86.8
90.0
88.1
90.9
80.3
85.0
75.0
79.4
$10,000 - $12,499
89.6
92.2
90.8
93.2
82.3
86.0
80.4
82.8
$12,500 - $14,999
91.0
93.7
92.2
94.5
82.7
87.8
82.8
85.8
$15,000 - $17,499
93.4
95.6
94.2
96.2
88.2
91.8
85.7
88.6
$17,500 - $19,999
94.7
96.2
95.1
96.6
91.5
93.4
90.4
92.8
$20,000 - $24,999
96.3
97.5
96.5
97.6
94.4
96.3
91.3
93.7
$25,000 - $29,999
97.6
98.5
97.8
98.6
95.8
97.3
93.0
95.9
$30,000 - $34,999
98.6
99.0
98.7
99.1
97.3
98.4
97.3
97.3
$35,000 - $39,999
98.8
99.2
98.9
99.4
96.9
97.8
98.2
99.4
$40,000 - $49,999
99.1
99.4
99.1
99.4
97.8
98.2
97.5
98.2
$50,000 - $74,999
99.3
99.7
99.4
99.7
97.9
98.8
99.5
99.5
$75,000 +
99.2
99.5
99.2
99.5
97.6
97.6
98.5
98.5
24
Table 4
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by Income
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
1986 ANNUAL AVERAGETOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
92.3
94.1
93.7
95.2
81.6
85.9
81.4
84.1
UNDER $5,000
71.677.4
74.9
80.1
63.9
71.0
57.5
62.9
$5,000 - $7,499
83.1
86.5
85.2
88.2
74.3
79.6
68.1
72.1
$7,500 - $9,999
86.9
90.2
88.4
91.1
78.6
85.2
72.9
75.8
$10,000 - $12,499
89.6
92.1
90.7
93.0
82.6
86.4
80.3
82.6
$12,500 - $14,999
91.2
93.8
91.9
94.4
86.4
90.3
83.9
87.8
$15,000 - $17,499
93.1
95.1
94.3
95.7
85.3
91.6
86.3
88.9
$17,500 - $19,999
94.9
96.3
95.3
96.7
92.2
94.2
87.2
90.1
$20,000 - $24,999
96.5
97.5
96.9
97.9
92.8
94.6
93.0
94.1
$25,000 - $29,999
97.7
98.4
98.0
98.7
94.5
95.9
93.9
95.2
$30,000 - $34,999
98.4
98.9
98.6
99.0
96.7
97.5
97.5
98.4
$35,000 - $39,999
98.9
99.3
99.0
99.4
97.6
97.9
98.1
99.3
$40,000 - $49,999
99.1
99.4
99.1
99.4
98.2
98.2
98.5
98.8
$50,000 - $74,999
99.5
99.8
99.6
99.8
99.4
99.4
99.4
99.7
$75,000 +
99.4
99.6
99.4
99.6
98.0
99.5
97.5
100.0
1987 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
92.4
94.2
93.8
95.4
81.8
85.9
83.0
85.4
UNDER $5,000
71.577.4
75.0
80.3
63.7
71.0
60.7
65.7
$5,000 - $7,499
83.4
86.7
85.5
88.4
74.8
80.2
69.9
72.4
$7,500 - $9,999
86.7
89.6
88.1
90.6
79.3
84.0
75.8
78.9
$10,000 - $12,499
89.5
92.3
90.4
93.1
83.2
87.5
81.0
84.1
$12,500 - $14,999
90.8
93.2
91.9
94.1
83.8
87.7
85.2
86.9
$15,000 - $17,499
92.6
94.9
93.5
95.5
86.9
90.8
85.6
88.7
$17,500 - $19,999
94.4
96.0
95.1
96.4
89.0
92.7
89.3
90.6
$20,000 - $24,999
96.4
97.6
96.8
97.9
93.5
95.1
93.1
94.9
$25,000 - $29,999
97.5
98.4
98.0
98.7
93.4
95.3
96.4
97.1
$30,000 - $34,999
98.1
98.9
98.3
99.0
96.1
97.2
96.9
97.7
$35,000 - $39,999
98.8
99.2
98.9
99.3
96.5
98.6
97.4
97.7
$40,000 - $49,999
99.4
99.7
99.5
99.7
98.7
98.7
99.7
99.8
$50,000 - $74,999
99.5
99.8
99.5
99.8
99.1
99.4
98.7
99.6
$75,000 +
99.5
99.8
99.5
99.8
98.5
99.6
98.6
100.0
1988 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
92.7
94.5
94.1
95.6
83.0
86.8
82.1
85.1
UNDER $5,000
72.078.4
74.9
80.8
65.8
73.2
58.5
64.5
$5,000 - $7,499
83.3
87.1
85.1
88.4
76.9
82.3
66.4
71.7
$7,500 - $9,999
85.6
88.7
87.2
90.3
77.7
81.4
67.3
72.8
$10,000 - $12,499
88.8
91.5
90.1
92.4
81.7
86.5
77.5
80.9
$12,500 - $14,999
91.3
93.7
92.2
94.4
85.1
88.8
81.5
84.5
$15,000 - $19,999
93.6
95.3
94.3
95.9
88.5
91.1
88.6
90.6
$20,000 - $24,999
96.2
97.4
96.5
97.6
93.5
95.7
91.1
93.1
$25,000 - $29,999
97.6
98.4
97.9
98.5
94.4
96.7
95.0
96.4
$30,000 - $34,999
98.4
99.0
98.7
99.2
95.4
96.7
98.6
99.0
$35,000 - $39,999
98.8
99.2
98.9
99.3
97.8
98.4
97.2
97.7
$40,000 - $49,999
99.3
99.6
99.4
99.7
97.3
98.5
98.7
99.7
$50,000 - $74,999
99.5
99.8
99.6
99.8
99.2
99.3
99.4
99.8
$75,000 +
99.5
99.9
99.4
99.9
100.0
100.0
97.8
100.0
25
Table 4
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by Income
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
1989 ANNUAL AVERAGETOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.1
94.9
94.5
95.9
83.2
87.1
83.0
86.0
UNDER $5,000
74.480.4
78.1
83.2
65.6
73.5
62.1
67.3
$5,000 - $7,499
83.7
87.4
85.7
89.1
77.4
82.0
68.8
73.8
$7,500 - $9,999
86.6
89.8
88.5
91.3
78.4
83.6
75.9
80.2
$10,000 - $12,499
88.4
91.3
90.0
92.6
79.3
84.9
73.2
76.8
$12,500 - $14,999
91.3
93.7
92.4
94.5
84.5
88.8
79.2
83.7
$15,000 - $19,999
93.2
95.0
94.2
95.8
85.9
89.2
86.3
88.8
$20,000 - $24,999
95.9
97.2
96.4
97.5
91.6
94.3
92.0
94.4
$25,000 - $29,999
97.5
98.4
97.9
98.6
94.0
96.0
93.3
96.3
$30,000 - $34,999
98.3
98.8
98.5
98.9
96.1
97.0
95.6
96.2
$35,000 - $39,999
98.7
99.3
98.9
99.4
96.7
98.0
95.8
97.5
$40,000 - $49,999
99.1
99.5
99.2
99.6
97.2
97.7
97.0
98.2
$50,000 - $59,999
99.5
99.7
99.5
99.8
98.7
99.0
98.7
99.2
$60,000 - $74,999
99.5
99.7
99.5
99.7
99.3
99.3
95.7
96.8
$75,000 +
99.5
99.8
99.5
99.8
99.5
99.5
99.7
99.7
1990 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.3
95.0
94.6
96.1
83.5
87.0
82.7
85.3
UNDER $5,000
75.481.0
79.1
84.2
66.1
72.8
61.1
66.1
$5,000 - $7,499
82.6
86.8
84.9
88.8
74.9
80.1
66.7
70.6
$7,500 - $9,999
86.9
89.9
89.0
91.6
77.3
82.4
74.8
77.8
$10,000 - $12,499
88.9
91.7
90.2
92.8
81.9
85.5
74.1
77.1
$12,500 - $14,999
91.7
93.9
92.7
94.7
85.9
88.7
82.0
84.3
$15,000 - $19,999
93.3
95.3
94.2
96.0
87.7
91.0
85.1
88.6
$20,000 - $24,999
95.6
97.0
96.1
97.4
91.9
93.7
89.4
91.3
$25,000 - $29,999
97.0
98.0
97.7
98.5
90.9
93.2
94.2
95.5
$30,000 - $34,999
97.9
98.6
98.4
98.9
93.3
95.4
96.0
97.0
$35,000 - $39,999
98.7
99.3
98.8
99.4
97.0
98.0
94.1
96.3
$40,000 - $49,999
99.1
99.4
99.2
99.5
98.5
98.8
97.8
97.8
$50,000 - $59,999
99.4
99.6
99.5
99.7
98.7
98.7
97.5
98.2
$60,000 - $74,999
99.5
99.7
99.6
99.8
98.3
98.8
98.8
99.1
$75,000 +
99.5
99.8
99.5
99.8
98.6
98.6
97.7
99.6
1991 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.4
95.1
94.8
96.2
83.5
87.2
84.1
86.7
UNDER $5,000
73.980.1
78.3
83.7
63.3
71.2
65.2
71.3
$5,000 - $7,499
82.9
86.8
85.2
88.8
75.0
80.3
69.6
74.7
$7,500 - $9,999
86.5
89.7
88.1
91.0
79.1
83.7
73.1
76.9
$10,000 - $12,499
88.9
91.6
90.0
92.5
82.4
86.2
76.0
79.2
$12,500 - $14,999
91.1
93.4
92.1
94.3
85.5
88.4
82.4
84.6
$15,000 - $19,999
93.4
95.2
94.3
95.9
87.1
90.7
87.0
89.8
$20,000 - $24,999
95.5
97.0
96.0
97.5
91.2
93.3
91.6
93.5
$25,000 - $29,999
96.8
97.9
97.3
98.2
93.6
96.0
90.9
92.4
$30,000 - $34,999
98.3
98.9
98.6
99.2
95.4
97.1
95.8
97.1
$35,000 - $39,999
98.7
99.1
98.8
99.3
97.0
97.7
96.2
97.3
$40,000 - $49,999
99.1
99.5
99.2
99.6
98.1
98.6
98.2
98.8
$50,000 - $59,999
99.5
99.7
99.5
99.7
98.6
99.0
97.9
98.6
$60,000 - $74,999
99.7
99.9
99.7
99.9
99.3
99.5
98.8
99.2
$75,000 +
99.7
99.9
99.7
99.9
99.6
100.0
98.5
99.6
26
Table 4
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by Income
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
1992 ANNUAL AVERAGETOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.8
95.3
95.2
96.4
84.2
87.9
85.8
88.2
UNDER $5,000
72.078.1
75.5
81.1
64.1
71.3
65.0
70.7
$5,000 - $7,499
83.2
86.8
85.4
88.3
76.3
82.3
72.0
75.5
$7,500 - $9,999
87.5
90.2
89.2
91.4
79.9
84.9
76.2
79.9
$10,000 - $12,499
90.5
92.9
91.6
93.9
84.6
87.9
82.1
85.3
$12,500 - $14,999
91.5
93.7
92.7
94.7
85.1
88.4
85.7
88.8
$15,000 - $19,999
93.3
95.0
94.3
95.7
86.6
90.6
86.7
89.5
$20,000 - $24,999
95.9
97.1
96.5
97.5
91.2
93.7
93.2
94.5
$25,000 - $29,999
97.1
98.0
97.6
98.5
92.6
94.6
94.8
95.6
$30,000 - $34,999
98.2
98.9
98.4
99.0
96.3
97.4
96.1
97.1
$35,000 - $39,999
98.6
99.0
98.9
99.3
96.4
97.4
96.6
97.5
$40,000 - $49,999
99.2
99.5
99.4
99.6
97.6
98.5
98.2
98.7
$50,000 - $59,999
99.4
99.7
99.4
99.7
98.9
99.6
98.3
98.5
$60,000 - $74,999
99.5
99.8
99.5
99.8
99.3
99.6
98.9
99.7
$75,000 +
99.4
99.7
99.5
99.8
97.7
97.9
99.1
99.1
1993 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
94.2
95.6
95.5
96.6
85.2
88.3
86.7
88.8
UNDER $5,000
72.978.9
76.4
82.0
65.5
72.7
66.3
70.7
$5,000 - $7,499
84.0
87.2
85.7
88.8
78.7
82.4
75.7
78.6
$7,500 - $9,999
87.4
90.1
89.1
91.4
80.1
84.6
79.7
82.8
$10,000 - $12,499
90.6
92.7
91.9
93.8
82.9
86.7
85.7
88.3
$12,500 - $14,999
92.0
94.1
93.2
95.1
84.8
88.7
84.0
86.2
$15,000 - $19,999
93.6
95.2
94.5
96.0
88.0
90.4
85.3
88.3
$20,000 - $24,999
96.3
97.5
96.8
97.8
92.6
94.6
91.9
94.6
$25,000 - $29,999
97.7
98.5
98.1
98.8
94.5
96.1
95.5
96.9
$30,000 - $34,999
98.3
98.9
98.6
99.1
96.3
96.9
96.2
97.3
$35,000 - $39,999
98.6
99.0
98.8
99.2
96.3
97.1
95.7
96.3
$40,000 - $49,999
99.2
99.5
99.3
99.5
98.2
98.6
96.9
97.4
$50,000 - $59,999
99.5
99.7
99.5
99.7
99.0
99.3
98.4
99.1
$60,000 - $74,999
99.6
99.8
99.6
99.8
99.3
99.3
100.0
100.0
$75,000 +
99.5
99.8
99.5
99.8
99.4
100.0
100.0
100.0
1994 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.8
95.4
95.1
96.4
85.7
89.4
86.0
88.3
UNDER $5,000
76.182.1
79.8
84.6
68.7
77.4
66.3
71.8
$5,000 - $7,499
82.7
87.0
84.9
88.9
77.2
82.4
73.1
77.3
$7,500 - $9,999
87.3
90.5
89.1
92.1
81.4
84.9
81.1
83.8
$10,000 - $12,499
89.6
92.2
90.9
93.1
81.5
88.6
83.3
86.2
$12,500 - $14,999
91.5
94.0
92.9
95.0
85.5
89.2
84.6
87.8
$15,000 - $19,999
93.6
95.3
94.4
95.8
86.6
92.2
87.6
89.7
$20,000 - $24,999
95.2
96.7
95.8
97.2
90.3
93.5
91.4
93.5
$25,000 - $29,999
96.6
97.6
97.0
97.9
93.9
95.8
92.1
93.3
$30,000 - $34,999
97.3
98.2
97.7
98.5
93.8
95.7
91.7
93.9
$35,000 - $39,999
97.8
98.5
98.1
98.6
94.4
97.3
95.2
96.0
$40,000 - $49,999
98.6
99.1
98.8
99.3
97.2
97.8
96.4
96.6
$50,000 - $59,999
99.0
99.3
99.2
99.4
96.3
98.1
99.5
99.7
$60,000 - $74,999
99.4
99.5
99.4
99.5
99.5
99.7
98.3
98.5
$75,000 +
99.1
99.4
99.2
99.4
98.6
99.3
98.7
98.7
27
Table 4
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by Income
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
1995 ANNUAL AVERAGETOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.9
95.2
95.2
96.2
86.2
89.2
85.9
87.8
UNDER $5,000
75.380.5
79.1
83.0
67.4
75.1
68.8
72.2
$5,000 - $7,499
82.8
86.3
84.8
87.7
77.9
83.0
72.6
75.5
$7,500 - $9,999
87.3
89.6
89.5
91.5
79.0
83.3
78.0
80.4
$10,000 - $12,499
89.8
92.1
91.2
93.2
83.5
87.6
84.2
86.4
$12,500 - $14,999
91.7
93.5
92.8
94.4
86.4
89.3
84.9
86.8
$15,000 - $19,999
93.1
95.0
94.1
95.6
88.5
92.4
84.9
87.6
$20,000 - $24,999
95.4
96.4
96.0
96.9
92.4
94.1
90.2
92.1
$25,000 - $29,999
96.6
97.6
97.0
97.9
93.7
95.6
92.2
94.3
$30,000 - $34,999
97.6
98.0
97.9
98.3
94.3
95.2
94.2
95.1
$35,000 - $39,999
98.3
98.7
98.5
98.8
96.9
97.5
97.3
98.4
$40,000 - $49,999
98.6
98.9
98.8
99.0
97.1
97.8
96.6
96.6
$50,000 - $59,999
98.8
99.1
99.0
99.3
97.7
98.2
95.7
97.0
$60,000 - $74,999
99.2
99.3
99.2
99.4
98.8
99.0
98.6
99.4
$75,000 +
99.0
99.2
99.0
99.2
99.1
99.5
99.0
99.0
1996 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.9
95.0
94.9
95.8
87.3
89.8
86.4
88.0
UNDER $5,000
75.680.3
78.0
81.7
70.1
76.9
68.0
71.4
$5,000 - $7,499
83.1
85.8
84.5
86.6
79.9
84.3
76.9
78.8
$7,500 - $9,999
87.2
89.8
88.6
90.7
81.9
86.7
79.7
82.3
$10,000 - $12,499
88.8
91.4
90.2
92.3
83.5
88.1
82.0
84.3
$12,500 - $14,999
91.7
93.5
92.8
94.4
86.1
89.5
85.1
87.0
$15,000 - $19,999
93.0
94.6
93.7
95.1
88.7
91.3
86.5
88.7
$20,000 - $24,999
94.5
95.6
95.1
96.0
91.3
92.6
86.5
88.6
$25,000 - $29,999
96.2
97.1
96.5
97.3
93.3
95.0
94.5
95.4
$30,000 - $34,999
97.5
98.1
97.7
98.3
96.4
97.4
95.7
96.3
$35,000 - $39,999
97.9
98.3
97.8
98.2
97.5
98.0
95.2
95.7
$40,000 - $49,999
98.5
98.9
98.7
99.0
96.7
97.0
96.1
97.5
$50,000 - $59,999
98.8
99.0
99.0
99.1
97.3
97.6
97.5
98.2
$60,000 - $74,999
98.8
99.1
99.0
99.3
97.3
97.3
97.9
99.4
$75,000 +
98.9
99.2
99.0
99.2
98.7
99.2
98.4
98.7
1997 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.9
95.0
95.0
95.9
86.9
89.5
86.7
88.6
UNDER $5,000
75.780.8
79.1
83.5
68.4
75.1
68.5
73.5
$5,000 - $7,499
82.8
85.9
84.5
87.1
78.1
82.4
74.6
77.0
$7,500 - $9,999
86.7
89.5
89.0
91.2
78.6
83.3
79.3
81.4
$10,000 - $12,499
89.9
91.9
90.9
92.7
85.3
88.1
82.4
86.0
$12,500 - $14,999
91.0
93.1
92.4
94.0
83.9
88.1
84.5
86.4
$15,000 - $19,999
93.1
94.6
94.1
95.3
88.8
91.8
86.7
88.4
$20,000 - $24,999
95.0
95.9
95.4
96.2
92.1
93.9
89.6
90.9
$25,000 - $29,999
95.8
96.8
96.2
97.1
92.6
94.7
91.8
93.7
$30,000 - $34,999
97.2
97.9
97.5
98.1
95.1
95.9
93.6
94.9
$35,000 - $39,999
97.4
97.9
97.9
98.1
94.8
96.2
94.9
96.4
$40,000 - $49,999
98.2
98.6
98.4
98.7
97.0
97.8
96.6
97.4
$50,000 - $59,999
98.4
98.8
98.5
98.9
96.9
97.3
97.7
98.6
$60,000 - $74,999
99.0
99.2
99.0
99.2
99.5
99.8
98.4
98.4
$75,000 +
99.0
99.2
99.1
99.3
98.5
98.8
98.1
98.3
28
Table 4
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by Income
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
1998 ANNUAL AVERAGETOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
94.1
95.2
95.1
96.0
87.9
89.7
88.4
90.0
UNDER $5,000
77.281.3
80.1
83.8
70.3
75.2
72.0
75.3
$5,000 - $7,499
83.0
85.9
84.9
87.6
77.6
81.0
77.0
80.6
$7,500 - $9,999
87.4
89.3
88.8
90.6
83.3
85.0
79.7
81.6
$10,000 - $12,499
89.8
91.7
90.7
92.5
85.7
88.5
84.6
86.2
$12,500 - $14,999
91.0
92.8
92.0
93.7
85.8
88.2
85.3
86.4
$15,000 - $19,999
93.0
94.2
94.0
95.2
88.3
89.6
89.6
91.0
$20,000 - $24,999
93.9
95.2
94.6
95.8
90.2
92.2
88.4
90.2
$25,000 - $29,999
95.6
96.6
95.8
96.7
94.0
95.9
91.3
93.5
$30,000 - $34,999
97.1
97.8
97.5
98.2
94.3
95.6
95.3
96.7
$35,000 - $39,999
97.5
98.0
97.8
98.3
95.4
96.4
95.9
96.8
$40,000 - $49,999
98.1
98.5
98.3
98.7
96.2
96.7
96.9
97.4
$50,000 - $59,999
98.1
98.5
98.2
98.6
96.8
97.5
95.7
96.7
$60,000 - $74,999
98.6
98.8
98.8
99.0
96.9
97.4
97.5
97.5
$75,000 +
99.0
99.2
99.0
99.2
99.1
99.1
98.6
98.8
1999 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
94.2
95.0
95.2
95.9
87.7
89.6
89.9
90.9
UNDER $5,000
76.079.8
79.0
82.6
69.5
74.2
72.8
75.6
$5,000 - $7,499
82.9
85.3
84.6
87.0
78.3
81.2
79.8
83.3
$7,500 - $9,999
88.3
90.3
89.9
91.5
81.8
85.5
85.0
85.8
$10,000 - $12,499
88.9
90.5
90.4
91.8
82.1
84.9
85.2
86.5
$12,500 - $14,999
90.3
92.0
91.0
92.4
87.1
89.8
84.8
85.9
$15,000 - $19,999
92.5
94.0
93.5
94.7
87.0
90.2
88.3
89.5
$20,000 - $24,999
94.1
95.1
94.8
95.7
90.5
92.1
91.5
92.8
$25,000 - $29,999
95.3
96.2
95.9
96.6
91.8
93.5
95.2
95.7
$30,000 - $34,999
96.7
97.4
97.2
97.7
93.9
95.5
94.7
95.2
$35,000 - $39,999
97.3
97.8
97.8
98.2
94.3
95.1
96.1
96.6
$40,000 - $49,999
98.2
98.5
98.3
98.6
97.2
97.6
95.8
96.5
$50,000 - $59,999
98.2
98.5
98.3
98.7
97.2
97.4
98.1
98.5
$60,000 - $74,999
98.6
98.8
98.6
98.9
97.6
98.4
98.2
98.4
$75,000 +
98.8
99.0
98.9
99.1
97.8
98.2
97.7
98.2
2000 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
94.4
95.2
95.2
95.9
89.3
90.7
90.5
91.6
UNDER $5,000
80.083.1
83.1
86.2
73.0
76.3
79.0
82.0
$5,000 - $7,499
84.2
86.3
85.0
87.0
81.7
84.6
82.4
84.7
$7,500 - $9,999
87.0
89.3
88.4
90.3
82.2
85.7
85.8
87.0
$10,000 - $12,499
90.0
91.5
90.9
92.5
85.9
87.5
84.0
86.0
$12,500 - $14,999
91.5
92.9
92.7
94.0
86.5
87.9
88.0
89.9
$15,000 - $19,999
91.7
93.2
92.6
94.1
86.9
89.1
87.2
88.5
$20,000 - $24,999
93.7
94.7
94.3
95.2
90.5
92.2
90.8
91.3
$25,000 - $29,999
95.5
96.3
96.0
96.8
92.5
93.8
93.0
94.3
$30,000 - $34,999
96.4
97.0
96.6
97.2
95.4
96.1
93.7
94.3
$35,000 - $39,999
97.2
97.7
97.5
98.0
95.1
95.7
95.4
95.8
$40,000 - $49,999
97.7
98.2
97.9
98.4
96.0
96.4
96.7
97.8
$50,000 - $59,999
98.0
98.3
98.1
98.4
97.0
97.5
97.6
97.8
$60,000 - $74,999
98.4
98.7
98.5
98.8
97.0
97.5
95.9
96.5
$75,000 +
98.4
98.7
98.5
98.7
97.5
97.7
96.9
97.4
29
Table 4
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by Income
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
2001 ANNUAL AVERAGETOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
94.9
95.7
95.6
96.4
90.0
91.4
91.3
92.4
UNDER $5,000
79.983.3
83.1
85.7
72.7
78.0
78.8
82.3
$5,000 - $7,499
84.0
86.3
85.4
87.5
80.6
83.8
84.4
85.7
$7,500 - $9,999
88.8
90.6
90.0
91.6
84.6
87.3
86.5
88.6
$10,000 - $12,499
90.2
92.0
91.1
92.8
86.0
88.4
85.8
87.5
$12,500 - $14,999
91.4
92.6
92.2
93.3
86.5
88.3
88.4
88.8
$15,000 - $19,999
92.9
94.4
93.5
94.9
90.0
92.0
88.8
90.6
$20,000 - $24,999
94.3
95.4
94.9
96.0
90.5
92.1
91.3
93.1
$25,000 - $29,999
96.0
96.9
96.2
97.0
94.9
96.0
92.6
93.5
$30,000 - $34,999
96.7
97.3
97.0
97.5
95.3
96.0
94.9
95.2
$35,000 - $39,999
97.2
97.8
97.3
97.9
96.1
96.8
96.0
96.7
$40,000 - $49,999
97.8
98.3
97.9
98.4
97.0
97.3
96.0
96.1
$50,000 - $59,999
98.4
98.8
98.5
98.9
97.3
97.5
97.3
98.4
$60,000 - $74,999
98.6
98.9
98.7
99.0
97.9
98.3
96.5
97.5
$75,000 +
98.8
99.1
98.8
99.1
98.3
98.6
98.2
98.7
2002 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
95.3
96.2
96.2
96.9
90.1
91.6
91.7
92.9
UNDER $5,000
79.983.1
82.5
85.2
73.8
78.1
77.8
80.7
$5,000 - $7,499
83.3
86.1
85.9
88.6
76.4
79.7
84.5
85.7
$7,500 - $9,999
89.7
91.6
91.1
92.7
85.3
87.7
88.4
90.6
$10,000 - $12,499
90.6
92.3
91.9
93.3
85.3
87.9
88.1
89.7
$12,500 - $14,999
92.7
93.9
93.4
94.6
89.9
91.0
88.6
90.2
$15,000 - $19,999
93.2
94.5
93.8
94.8
91.1
93.5
87.7
89.1
$20,000 - $24,999
94.3
95.4
95.1
96.2
90.6
92.1
92.3
93.7
$25,000 - $29,999
95.6
96.6
96.0
97.0
93.3
94.4
93.4
95.3
$30,000 - $34,999
96.9
97.5
97.4
97.9
94.7
95.5
95.2
96.0
$35,000 - $39,999
97.9
98.4
98.0
98.6
97.1
97.5
97.4
97.9
$40,000 - $49,999
98.2
98.6
98.4
98.8
96.6
97.1
96.7
97.5
$50,000 - $59,999
98.7
99.2
98.9
99.2
98.0
98.2
97.9
98.3
$60,000 - $74,999
99.1
99.4
99.2
99.5
98.3
98.8
98.3
98.9
$75,000 +
99.3
99.5
99.3
99.6
98.6
98.7
99.2
99.2
2003 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
95.1
96.0
95.9
96.6
90.4
91.6
91.4
92.5
UNDER $5,000
80.183.8
82.3
85.9
74.8
79.0
75.0
78.9
$5,000 - $7,499
85.3
87.2
85.9
87.6
82.6
85.0
80.2
82.1
$7,500 - $9,999
89.6
91.4
90.5
91.9
86.2
89.2
86.7
88.0
$10,000 - $12,499
90.3
91.9
91.0
92.7
86.6
88.4
86.3
87.6
$12,500 - $14,999
91.7
93.0
92.5
93.8
87.4
88.9
88.1
89.6
$15,000 - $19,999
92.9
94.3
93.7
95.0
88.8
90.3
89.5
91.1
$20,000 - $24,999
94.1
94.9
94.6
95.4
90.9
91.9
91.8
93.4
$25,000 - $29,999
95.6
96.6
95.9
96.8
94.4
95.4
93.5
94.0
$30,000 - $34,999
96.5
97.2
96.7
97.6
93.9
94.4
95.0
95.6
$35,000 - $39,999
97.7
98.4
97.8
98.5
97.2
97.5
97.1
97.6
$40,000 - $49,999
97.9
98.4
98.1
98.6
96.6
97.4
96.2
97.1
$50,000 - $59,999
98.5
99.0
98.6
99.1
97.8
98.2
96.8
97.9
$60,000 - $74,999
98.7
99.1
98.8
99.2
97.9
98.2
98.3
98.9
$75,000 +
99.0
99.3
99.1
99.5
97.6
97.8
99.2
99.5
30
Table 4
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by Income
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
2004 ANNUAL AVERAGETOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.8
94.8
94.6
95.5
88.6
90.0
90.3
91.6
UNDER $5,000
79.182.6
82.1
85.4
72.0
75.7
76.9
79.7
$5,000 - $7,499
84.3
86.3
84.4
86.3
84.0
86.3
80.8
82.3
$7,500 - $9,999
87.8
89.7
88.5
90.4
84.1
86.4
84.5
86.9
$10,000 - $12,499
89.7
91.2
90.8
92.1
85.6
87.2
85.7
87.4
$12,500 - $14,999
91.5
93.3
92.1
93.8
89.6
91.6
87.2
89.9
$15,000 - $19,999
91.5
93.1
92.7
94.1
86.9
89.1
88.5
90.1
$20,000 - $24,999
93.7
94.9
94.2
95.3
90.6
92.0
90.0
91.6
$25,000 - $29,999
94.5
95.9
95.0
96.1
91.9
94.2
94.1
95.6
$30,000 - $34,999
95.1
96.1
95.8
96.6
92.2
93.5
92.4
93.3
$35,000 - $39,999
95.8
96.6
96.2
96.9
93.4
94.6
95.3
96.2
$40,000 - $49,999
96.7
97.5
96.9
97.7
95.3
96.2
94.2
95.3
$50,000 - $59,999
97.3
97.8
97.5
98.0
96.7
96.9
95.7
96.2
$60,000 - $74,999
97.6
98.2
97.8
98.3
96.6
97.3
97.3
98.2
$75,000 +
98.1
98.6
98.2
98.7
98.1
98.1
97.9
98.5
2005 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.1
94.3
93.9
95.0
88.0
89.8
88.8
90.4
UNDER $5,000
79.983.8
82.1
85.9
75.6
79.8
73.5
77.1
$5,000 - $7,499
82.8
85.8
83.9
86.7
79.8
83.1
82.2
84.2
$7,500 - $9,999
86.7
89.1
87.9
90.0
83.4
86.3
83.4
84.9
$10,000 - $12,499
89.2
90.8
90.4
91.8
85.1
86.9
84.7
85.8
$12,500 - $14,999
90.4
92.0
91.4
92.9
86.9
89.3
85.8
87.6
$15,000 - $19,999
91.3
93.0
92.1
93.8
87.8
89.1
85.6
87.8
$20,000 - $24,999
92.8
94.0
93.4
94.5
90.9
92.7
89.1
90.6
$25,000 - $29,999
93.8
95.3
94.2
95.5
91.8
94.1
91.2
92.6
$30,000 - $34,999
94.5
95.7
95.1
96.2
90.7
92.9
91.1
92.4
$35,000 - $39,999
95.1
96.2
95.2
96.3
95.1
96.0
93.0
94.8
$40,000 - $49,999
96.0
96.8
96.3
97.2
93.5
94.5
93.3
95.0
$50,000 - $59,999
96.8
97.4
97.0
97.6
95.9
96.5
93.2
94.1
$60,000 - $74,999
97.5
98.1
97.7
98.3
96.7
97.7
96.7
97.8
$75,000 - $99,999
97.6
98.2
97.7
98.3
96.3
96.5
96.7
98.0
$100,000 - $149,999
98.0
98.5
98.1
98.7
97.7
98.1
97.3
68.0
$150,000 +
97.9
98.5
98.1
98.7
95.9
95.9
97.6
66.7
2006 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.6
94.7
94.4
95.4
88.7
90.3
89.1
90.7
UNDER $5,000
81.284.8
83.8
87.2
76.9
80.7
80.0
82.5
$5,000 - $7,499
83.5
86.3
85.6
88.1
79.4
82.8
78.5
81.1
$7,500 - $9,999
88.4
90.3
89.1
90.9
86.0
87.9
86.0
87.8
$10,000 - $12,499
89.4
91.3
90.9
92.6
84.6
87.3
82.5
85.5
$12,500 - $14,999
90.5
92.1
91.8
93.2
84.4
86.7
85.7
87.2
$15,000 - $19,999
91.4
93.0
92.5
93.9
87.9
89.3
85.9
88.4
$20,000 - $24,999
93.4
94.6
94.0
95.1
90.4
92.1
89.3
91.0
$25,000 - $29,999
93.6
95.2
94.0
95.5
91.9
93.5
89.6
91.5
$30,000 - $34,999
95.0
95.9
95.4
96.2
93.0
94.2
91.6
92.4
$35,000 - $39,999
95.4
96.4
95.9
96.9
93.2
94.0
91.3
93.2
$40,000 - $49,999
96.0
97.0
96.2
97.1
94.8
95.6
94.3
95.7
$50,000 - $59,999
96.8
97.7
96.9
97.9
96.3
97.2
94.4
95.5
$60,000 - $74,999
97.6
98.4
97.8
98.5
96.8
97.7
96.7
98.1
$75,000 - $99,999
97.6
98.2
97.7
98.3
96.0
97.0
96.1
96.7
$100,000 - $149,999
98.2
98.8
98.2
98.8
98.0
98.5
98.8
99.7
$150,000 +
98.0
98.6
98.0
98.6
96.3
96.4
96.9
97.0
31
Table 4
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by Income
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
MARCH 2007
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
95.3
95.4
96.0
89.2
90.6
91.0
92.3
UNDER $5,000
84.487.1
87.1
89.5
76.6
80.6
79.4
82.7
$5,000 - $7,499
85.6
87.9
86.4
87.7
82.8
86.5
77.1
79.5
$7,500 - $9,999
90.2
91.0
91.8
92.3
85.9
87.0
87.8
89.0
$10,000 - $12,499
88.6
89.8
89.9
91.4
84.8
85.8
82.9
86.4
$12,500 - $14,999
91.0
91.9
91.8
92.5
87.9
90.0
89.3
89.5
$15,000 - $19,999
92.3
93.3
92.6
93.6
91.2
92.3
87.0
89.1
$20,000 - $24,999
93.5
94.3
94.2
95.0
88.9
89.4
88.2
90.3
$25,000 - $29,999
95.2
96.0
95.6
96.4
93.3
94.1
93.4
93.7
$30,000 - $34,999
95.8
96.8
95.8
96.7
95.6
97.0
93.1
93.8
$35,000 - $39,999
95.8
96.5
96.2
96.7
92.9
94.7
92.3
93.4
$40,000 - $49,999
97.0
97.5
97.4
97.7
94.1
95.7
94.3
95.4
$50,000 - $59,999
97.5
98.2
97.8
98.5
94.3
95.9
96.6
97.7
$60,000 - $74,999
97.9
98.2
98.0
98.4
95.9
96.3
97.9
98.7
$75,000 - $99,999
98.6
99.1
98.6
99.1
98.3
98.6
98.0
99.2
$100,000 - $149,999
98.6
99.0
98.8
99.1
95.7
97.3
97.5
97.5
$150,000 +
98.9
99.2
99.1
99.3
98.4
98.4
100.0
100.0
JULY 2007
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
95.8
95.7
96.5
90.5
91.7
91.0
92.5
UNDER $5,000
82.285.2
86.5
89.2
73.1
77.2
84.7
86.2
$5,000 - $7,499
85.7
87.4
86.6
89.0
83.5
84.1
79.2
80.7
$7,500 - $9,999
87.9
89.8
89.0
90.3
84.6
88.8
87.0
90.5
$10,000 - $12,499
90.9
92.3
91.7
92.6
87.9
90.5
83.9
86.0
$12,500 - $14,999
93.1
93.9
93.7
94.6
90.7
91.3
91.8
93.0
$15,000 - $19,999
93.2
94.2
93.1
94.0
94.1
95.3
85.4
87.4
$20,000 - $24,999
95.3
96.2
95.6
96.7
94.1
94.1
92.2
94.0
$25,000 - $29,999
95.6
96.3
95.9
96.7
94.0
94.9
92.4
93.3
$30,000 - $34,999
95.6
96.9
95.9
97.3
94.9
95.6
90.3
93.0
$35,000 - $39,999
95.9
96.7
96.3
97.0
92.9
94.0
91.6
93.2
$40,000 - $49,999
97.1
97.9
97.5
98.1
95.9
97.1
95.9
97.1
$50,000 - $59,999
97.8
98.4
97.9
98.5
96.8
98.4
96.7
97.6
$60,000 - $74,999
98.0
98.5
98.0
98.6
96.9
96.9
96.4
98.1
$75,000 - $99,999
98.6
99.0
98.8
99.1
96.6
97.0
98.1
98.2
$100,000 - $149,999
99.0
99.2
99.2
99.4
97.6
97.6
97.8
97.8
$150,000 +
99.0
99.2
99.1
99.4
96.5
96.5
100.0
100.0
NOVEMBER 2007
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
95.8
95.7
96.5
89.9
91.3
90.6
91.8
UNDER $5,000
84.487.5
85.9
89.1
80.8
84.5
76.3
80.8
$5,000 - $7,499
85.4
86.8
86.3
88.1
81.2
81.9
78.3
80.9
$7,500 - $9,999
88.9
90.5
90.6
92.1
83.8
85.9
82.2
84.8
$10,000 - $12,499
89.1
91.1
90.6
92.2
84.6
87.4
82.3
83.3
$12,500 - $14,999
92.2
93.1
92.6
93.6
88.5
89.5
84.3
86.0
$15,000 - $19,999
92.1
93.4
93.0
94.1
90.4
91.8
82.7
86.0
$20,000 - $24,999
93.7
94.8
94.1
95.1
90.3
92.2
89.4
91.1
$25,000 - $29,999
94.6
95.4
94.4
95.1
94.7
95.9
90.9
91.3
$30,000 - $34,999
96.3
97.2
96.9
97.5
92.4
95.2
95.4
95.7
$35,000 - $39,999
96.5
97.0
96.9
97.4
92.5
93.5
95.2
95.7
$40,000 - $49,999
97.5
98.3
97.8
98.5
95.4
96.7
94.5
95.3
$50,000 - $59,999
97.6
98.5
97.7
98.6
96.6
98.0
97.2
97.6
$60,000 - $74,999
98.6
98.9
98.7
99.0
97.5
97.8
95.5
96.6
$75,000 - $99,999
98.8
99.2
99.0
99.4
98.0
99.4
98.3
98.7
$100,000 - $149,999
98.7
99.3
99.0
99.5
96.7
97.4
98.3
98.3
$150,000 +
99.0
99.3
99.0
99.3
98.3
98.3
99.3
99.3
32
Table 4
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by Income
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
2007 ANNUAL AVERAGETOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
94.8
95.6
95.6
96.3
89.9
91.2
90.9
92.2
UNDER $5,000
83.686.6
86.5
89.2
76.8
80.8
80.1
83.2
$5,000 - $7,499
85.5
87.4
86.4
88.3
82.5
84.1
78.2
80.4
$7,500 - $9,999
89.0
90.5
90.5
91.6
84.8
87.2
85.6
88.1
$10,000 - $12,499
89.5
91.1
90.7
92.0
85.8
87.9
83.0
85.2
$12,500 - $14,999
92.1
92.9
92.7
93.6
89.0
90.3
88.5
89.5
$15,000 - $19,999
92.5
93.6
92.9
93.9
91.9
93.1
85.0
87.5
$20,000 - $24,999
94.1
95.1
94.6
95.6
91.1
91.9
89.9
91.8
$25,000 - $29,999
95.1
95.9
95.3
96.1
94.0
95.0
92.2
92.8
$30,000 - $34,999
95.9
97.0
96.2
97.1
94.3
95.9
92.9
94.2
$35,000 - $39,999
96.0
96.7
96.5
97.0
92.7
94.1
93.0
94.1
$40,000 - $49,999
97.2
97.9
97.6
98.1
95.1
96.5
94.9
95.9
$50,000 - $59,999
97.6
98.4
97.8
98.5
95.9
97.4
96.8
97.6
$60,000 - $74,999
98.1
98.6
98.3
98.7
96.7
97.0
96.6
97.8
$75,000 - $99,999
98.7
99.1
98.8
99.2
97.7
98.3
98.1
98.7
$100,000 - $149,999
98.8
99.2
99.0
99.3
96.6
97.5
97.9
97.9
$150,000 +
99.0
99.2
99.0
99.3
97.7
97.7
99.8
99.8
MARCH 2008
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
95.9
95.8
96.4
91.3
92.3
91.6
92.5
UNDER $5,000
83.085.5
84.9
87.5
80.7
82.3
74.7
78.9
$5,000 - $7,499
86.6
88.5
87.6
89.3
83.5
86.2
83.8
86.6
$7,500 - $9,999
89.0
90.1
89.6
90.6
86.9
87.9
86.3
88.1
$10,000 - $12,499
90.8
91.9
90.7
91.8
89.0
90.8
85.7
87.8
$12,500 - $14,999
93.5
94.3
93.6
94.6
93.5
93.5
88.8
90.7
$15,000 - $19,999
94.2
94.5
94.9
95.1
91.7
92.1
91.3
91.3
$20,000 - $24,999
94.6
95.3
95.1
95.7
92.5
93.5
92.7
92.7
$25,000 - $29,999
95.0
96.2
95.4
96.4
93.1
95.5
92.4
93.2
$30,000 - $34,999
96.6
97.1
96.8
97.3
95.0
95.0
94.2
95.1
$35,000 - $39,999
96.1
97.0
96.3
97.0
93.4
96.4
91.9
93.0
$40,000 - $49,999
96.9
97.5
97.2
97.7
94.4
95.3
95.0
95.9
$50,000 - $59,999
97.7
98.3
97.9
98.4
96.5
97.2
96.1
97.3
$60,000 - $74,999
98.3
98.8
98.6
99.0
94.8
95.9
97.9
98.4
$75,000 - $99,999
98.8
99.0
99.0
99.3
97.2
97.2
97.5
98.1
$100,000 - $149,999
98.8
99.3
98.8
99.3
98.4
98.4
99.4
99.7
$150,000 +
98.9
99.4
98.8
99.3
99.9
100.0
99.9
99.9
JULY 2008
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
96.1
96.1
96.7
91.0
92.0
92.0
93.1
UNDER $5,000
84.186.8
85.4
88.0
78.8
82.4
76.4
80.6
$5,000 - $7,499
88.0
90.2
88.4
91.0
87.1
88.3
86.5
89.6
$7,500 - $9,999
90.3
92.4
90.6
91.9
91.0
93.1
89.6
91.1
$10,000 - $12,499
92.3
93.5
93.1
94.1
90.1
91.1
86.9
89.0
$12,500 - $14,999
91.8
93.2
92.4
93.5
89.4
90.6
82.5
85.9
$15,000 - $19,999
93.9
94.4
95.0
95.5
88.3
89.0
92.3
92.7
$20,000 - $24,999
95.9
96.4
96.4
97.1
92.8
92.8
94.0
94.7
$25,000 - $29,999
94.8
95.8
94.8
96.0
94.8
95.4
89.4
91.2
$30,000 - $34,999
95.2
96.2
95.9
96.7
91.2
92.3
93.5
95.0
$35,000 - $39,999
97.4
97.8
97.6
98.1
95.7
96.1
96.9
96.9
$40,000 - $49,999
97.4
98.0
97.5
98.0
97.2
97.9
95.6
96.4
$50,000 - $59,999
98.5
98.9
98.7
99.1
96.4
96.9
95.1
96.5
$60,000 - $74,999
98.2
98.5
98.5
98.8
94.3
94.7
98.0
98.0
$75,000 - $99,999
98.9
99.1
99.2
99.4
97.3
98.2
99.7
99.7
$100,000 - $149,999
98.8
99.3
98.9
99.4
96.0
97.2
98.6
99.2
$150,000 +
98.8
99.1
98.9
99.2
98.5
98.5
97.8
99.1
33
Table 4
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by Income
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
NOVEMBER 2008
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
95.7
95.8
96.4
90.6
91.6
91.4
92.4
UNDER $5,000
82.885.6
87.0
89.5
76.4
79.6
79.1
83.3
$5,000 - $7,499
86.8
88.0
88.7
90.3
82.4
83.1
83.5
86.6
$7,500 - $9,999
88.9
89.9
89.7
90.7
85.0
86.1
82.1
83.0
$10,000 - $12,499
90.8
92.2
91.4
92.9
88.6
89.3
83.8
86.4
$12,500 - $14,999
92.7
93.6
93.4
94.1
90.7
92.5
90.7
90.7
$15,000 - $19,999
92.9
94.0
93.5
94.7
89.6
90.9
90.7
91.8
$20,000 - $24,999
93.9
94.5
94.5
94.8
89.5
91.9
89.5
90.1
$25,000 - $29,999
95.1
95.9
95.5
96.4
92.0
92.5
90.4
91.7
$30,000 - $34,999
95.5
96.0
95.9
96.5
93.3
93.7
94.1
94.4
$35,000 - $39,999
96.8
97.5
97.2
97.9
94.2
94.7
95.0
95.6
$40,000 - $49,999
97.3
98.1
97.5
98.3
97.1
98.1
97.3
97.8
$50,000 - $59,999
97.6
98.3
97.9
98.6
95.9
96.8
94.4
95.9
$60,000 - $74,999
98.3
98.7
98.4
98.8
98.4
98.4
96.7
97.9
$75,000 - $99,999
98.2
98.6
98.5
98.9
95.5
96.0
98.1
99.0
$100,000 - $149,999
99.0
99.3
99.0
99.2
99.6
100.0
98.9
99.5
$150,000 +
99.0
99.3
99.0
99.3
97.6
97.6
98.9
99.0
2008 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
95.2
95.9
95.9
96.5
91.0
91.9
91.7
92.7
UNDER $5,000
83.386.0
85.7
88.3
78.6
81.5
76.7
80.9
$5,000 - $7,499
87.1
88.9
88.2
90.2
84.4
85.9
84.6
87.6
$7,500 - $9,999
89.4
90.8
90.0
91.1
87.6
89.0
86.0
87.4
$10,000 - $12,499
91.3
92.5
91.7
92.9
89.2
90.4
85.5
87.8
$12,500 - $14,999
92.7
93.7
93.1
94.1
91.2
92.2
87.3
89.1
$15,000 - $19,999
93.6
94.3
94.5
95.1
89.8
90.7
91.4
91.9
$20,000 - $24,999
94.8
95.4
95.3
95.9
91.6
92.7
92.1
92.5
$25,000 - $29,999
95.0
96.0
95.3
96.2
93.3
94.4
90.7
92.0
$30,000 - $34,999
95.8
96.4
96.2
96.8
93.2
93.7
93.9
94.8
$35,000 - $39,999
96.7
97.5
97.1
97.7
94.4
95.7
94.6
95.1
$40,000 - $49,999
97.2
97.9
97.4
98.0
96.2
97.1
96.0
96.7
$50,000 - $59,999
97.9
98.5
98.2
98.7
96.3
97.0
95.2
96.6
$60,000 - $74,999
98.2
98.6
98.5
98.9
95.9
96.4
97.6
98.1
$75,000 - $99,999
98.6
98.9
98.9
99.2
96.7
97.1
98.4
98.9
$100,000 - $149,999
98.8
99.3
98.9
99.3
98.0
98.5
99.0
99.5
$150,000 +
98.9
99.3
98.9
99.3
98.6
98.7
98.9
99.3
MARCH 2009
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
96.3
96.2
96.8
92.4
93.5
92.3
93.2
UNDER $5,000
86.188.4
87.9
89.6
81.0
84.5
81.9
83.2
$5,000 - $7,499
90.4
91.5
90.1
91.0
90.3
91.8
88.3
88.3
$7,500 - $9,999
91.1
92.4
92.4
93.9
87.6
88.2
89.6
91.5
$10,000 - $12,499
91.2
92.7
91.8
92.9
91.2
92.0
89.3
91.6
$12,500 - $14,999
92.7
93.9
93.4
94.5
87.9
90.2
88.5
90.1
$15,000 - $19,999
94.9
95.8
95.4
96.3
93.2
93.8
92.0
93.6
$20,000 - $24,999
95.0
95.7
95.2
95.7
94.4
95.7
89.5
89.9
$25,000 - $29,999
95.9
96.4
96.4
97.0
94.0
94.9
94.5
95.2
$30,000 - $34,999
96.3
97.2
96.6
97.2
96.1
97.2
92.4
93.4
$35,000 - $39,999
97.1
97.4
96.9
97.2
97.9
98.2
94.8
95.4
$40,000 - $49,999
98.1
98.6
98.3
98.6
96.7
98.8
97.5
97.6
$50,000 - $59,999
97.9
98.4
98.1
98.6
96.3
97.0
96.2
97.0
$60,000 - $74,999
98.3
98.6
98.4
98.7
98.3
98.3
97.7
98.1
$75,000 - $99,999
98.4
99.1
98.5
99.1
98.0
99.2
98.7
99.6
$100,000 - $149,999
99.0
99.4
99.1
99.4
97.8
98.1
99.4
100.0
$150,000 +
99.6
99.7
99.6
99.8
97.3
98.3
98.7
98.7
34
Table 4
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by Income
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
JULY 2009
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
96.3
96.4
96.9
92.2
93.2
92.6
93.4
UNDER $5,000
86.288.0
87.8
89.3
83.9
86.5
82.6
84.1
$5,000 - $7,499
85.9
87.8
87.3
88.7
84.9
87.0
82.9
84.0
$7,500 - $9,999
90.6
92.3
90.3
92.3
92.3
93.2
86.6
87.8
$10,000 - $12,499
91.8
92.6
92.3
93.0
90.7
91.5
89.1
90.0
$12,500 - $14,999
93.3
94.5
94.5
95.2
87.8
90.3
92.8
94.0
$15,000 - $19,999
94.7
95.3
96.1
96.6
88.1
89.1
92.7
94.7
$20,000 - $24,999
96.0
96.6
96.0
96.6
96.2
97.4
92.0
93.1
$25,000 - $29,999
96.3
96.7
96.3
96.7
96.0
96.4
91.9
92.6
$30,000 - $34,999
96.5
97.0
96.7
97.0
95.9
96.8
93.5
94.2
$35,000 - $39,999
97.4
98.1
97.7
98.4
95.3
96.0
96.5
97.4
$40,000 - $49,999
97.4
98.0
97.3
98.0
96.8
97.2
94.7
96.2
$50,000 - $59,999
98.5
98.8
98.9
99.1
96.7
97.8
97.5
97.7
$60,000 - $74,999
98.6
98.8
98.7
98.8
97.6
98.0
98.3
98.3
$75,000 - $99,999
98.6
99.1
98.8
99.2
99.5
99.5
97.2
97.7
$100,000 - $149,999
99.1
99.4
99.3
99.5
97.5
98.1
99.1
99.1
$150,000 +
99.2
99.4
99.2
99.4
99.2
100.0
96.0
96.1
NOVEMBER 2009
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
96.3
96.3
96.9
91.8
92.9
93.0
93.8
UNDER $5,000
85.587.5
89.2
91.0
79.0
81.4
85.4
87.3
$5,000 - $7,499
90.4
92.0
90.6
92.5
89.8
91.0
86.7
88.8
$7,500 - $9,999
90.2
92.2
92.8
94.2
82.2
85.6
92.7
94.2
$10,000 - $12,499
93.2
94.0
93.9
94.5
89.9
91.2
90.5
91.4
$12,500 - $14,999
94.0
95.3
94.7
95.7
90.1
92.7
91.5
92.5
$15,000 - $19,999
94.7
95.6
94.8
95.8
94.3
95.5
93.0
94.1
$20,000 - $24,999
95.4
95.9
95.9
96.4
92.5
92.8
92.0
93.2
$25,000 - $29,999
96.0
96.8
96.4
97.2
93.9
94.7
90.5
91.9
$30,000 - $34,999
96.9
97.6
97.4
97.9
94.6
95.9
94.7
96.1
$35,000 - $39,999
97.5
97.8
97.7
98.0
95.9
96.8
96.4
96.4
$40,000 - $49,999
97.8
98.1
97.9
98.1
96.2
97.6
96.1
96.4
$50,000 - $59,999
98.2
98.6
98.4
98.8
96.7
96.7
97.1
98.1
$60,000 - $74,999
98.7
99.1
98.7
99.1
98.1
98.4
98.5
99.2
$75,000 - $99,999
98.6
98.9
98.7
99.0
97.6
97.6
97.6
97.6
$100,000 - $149,999
98.8
99.1
99.0
99.3
95.3
96.7
97.0
97.5
$150,000 +
98.7
99.2
98.7
99.1
99.8
99.8
100.0
100.0
2009 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
95.7
96.3
96.3
96.8
92.1
93.2
92.6
93.5
UNDER $5,000
85.988.0
88.3
90.0
81.3
84.1
83.3
84.9
$5,000 - $7,499
88.9
90.4
89.3
90.7
88.3
90.0
86.0
87.0
$7,500 - $9,999
90.7
92.3
91.8
93.5
87.4
89.0
89.7
91.2
$10,000 - $12,499
92.1
93.1
92.6
93.5
90.6
91.6
89.6
91.0
$12,500 - $14,999
93.3
94.5
94.2
95.2
88.6
91.0
90.9
92.2
$15,000 - $19,999
94.8
95.5
95.4
96.2
91.9
92.8
92.6
94.1
$20,000 - $24,999
95.5
96.1
95.7
96.3
94.4
95.3
91.2
92.1
$25,000 - $29,999
96.1
96.7
96.4
96.9
94.6
95.3
92.3
93.2
$30,000 - $34,999
96.6
97.2
96.9
97.4
95.5
96.6
93.5
94.6
$35,000 - $39,999
97.3
97.8
97.4
97.9
96.4
97.0
95.9
96.4
$40,000 - $49,999
97.7
98.2
97.9
98.3
96.6
97.9
96.1
96.7
$50,000 - $59,999
98.2
98.6
98.5
98.8
96.6
97.2
96.9
97.6
$60,000 - $74,999
98.5
98.8
98.6
98.9
98.0
98.2
98.2
98.5
$75,000 - $99,999
98.6
99.0
98.7
99.1
98.4
98.7
97.8
98.3
$100,000 - $149,999
99.0
99.3
99.1
99.4
96.9
97.6
98.5
98.9
$150,000 +
99.2
99.4
99.2
99.4
98.8
99.4
98.2
98.2
35
Table 5
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by Household Size
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
NOVEMBER 1983
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.7
93.1
95.0
78.8
83.9
80.7
84.6
1 PERSON
87.5
91.3
90.2
93.7
71.2
77.1
73.8
82.0
2 - 3
93.3
95.0
94.5
95.9
82.5
87.8
80.7
84.3
4 - 5
92.4
94.2
93.6
95.0
83.1
87.3
83.4
86.2
6 +
86.6
88.9
90.5
92.2
74.5
78.5
81.0
84.0
1984 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
91.6
93.7
93.2
94.9
79.8
84.5
80.9
84.3
1 PERSON
88.3
91.8
90.3
93.4
74.9
80.7
72.9
79.4
2 - 3
93.2
94.9
94.5
95.9
82.3
86.8
82.0
85.2
4 - 5
92.5
94.0
93.9
95.1
81.8
85.7
83.9
86.2
6 +
86.9
88.8
89.8
91.1
76.3
80.1
79.2
81.8
1985 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
91.8
93.9
93.3
95.0
81.1
85.2
81.3
84.4
1 PERSON
87.6
91.2
89.9
93.1
73.6
79.8
71.9
78.5
2 - 3
93.5
95.0
94.5
95.8
84.9
87.9
83.6
86.0
4 - 5
94.2
95.3
95.2
96.1
87.6
90.4
85.6
87.0
6 +
90.3
91.8
92.8
93.6
81.3
84.9
85.6
86.1
1986 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
92.3
94.1
93.7
95.2
81.6
85.9
81.4
84.1
1 PERSON
88.1
91.4
90.4
93.2
75.4
81.0
73.9
79.3
2 - 3
94.0
95.3
95.0
96.1
85.3
88.9
83.1
85.4
4 - 5
94.4
95.3
95.4
96.1
87.9
90.4
85.5
86.7
6 +
90.1
91.5
92.9
93.5
77.8
82.8
83.3
84.1
1987 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
92.4
94.2
93.8
95.4
81.8
85.9
83.0
85.4
1 PERSON
89.5
92.7
91.3
94.1
77.8
83.1
79.5
83.5
2 - 3
93.9
95.3
95.1
96.3
83.9
87.3
83.8
86.3
4 - 5
93.0
94.5
94.3
95.4
83.6
87.4
84.4
86.4
6 +
87.4
89.1
89.8
91.0
77.4
81.5
80.6
81.6
1988 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
92.7
94.5
94.1
95.6
83.0
86.8
82.1
85.1
1 PERSON
88.4
91.7
90.6
93.5
76.4
82.0
74.4
79.5
2 - 3
94.5
95.7
95.4
96.4
86.8
89.7
84.2
86.9
4 - 5
94.9
95.8
95.8
96.5
89.0
90.7
84.4
85.6
6 +
92.8
94.3
93.7
94.9
87.2
90.6
86.1
88.0
1989 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHO
93.1
94.9
94.5
95.9
83.2
87.1
83.0
86.0
1 PERSON
90.0
93.0
91.9
94.6
79.1
83.8
75.5
81.3
2 - 3
94.5
95.8
95.6
96.7
85.8
89.3
84.3
87.3
4 - 5
94.5
95.5
95.7
96.4
85.7
88.8
86.9
88.5
6 +
90.5
92.0
92.7
93.8
82.4
85.8
84.9
86.5
36
Table 5
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by Household Size
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
1990 ANNUAL AVERAGETOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.3
95.0
94.6
96.1
83.5
87.0
82.7
85.3
1 PERSON
90.9
93.7
92.5
95.1
80.2
84.8
76.2
80.5
2 - 3
94.7
96.0
95.8
96.9
86.0
89.0
84.2
86.7
4 - 5
93.6
95.0
95.0
96.1
84.0
87.1
84.6
86.8
6 +
87.8
89.6
90.2
91.5
78.5
81.8
80.6
81.8
1991 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.4
95.1
94.8
96.2
83.5
87.2
84.1
87.7
1 PERSON
91.1
93.9
92.8
95.3
79.8
84.9
77.7
83.3
2 - 3
94.9
96.2
96.0
97.1
85.8
88.9
86.2
88.4
4 - 5
93.7
95.0
95.1
96.1
84.3
87.4
85.1
87.5
6 +
88.8
90.4
90.5
91.8
81.0
83.9
82.0
83.3
1992 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.8
95.3
95.2
96.4
84.2
87.9
85.8
88.2
1 PERSON
91.8
94.1
93.4
95.4
81.4
86.1
81.3
85.4
2 - 3
95.1
96.3
96.2
97.2
86.1
89.2
86.3
88.9
4 - 5
93.9
95.2
95.3
96.2
84.4
88.0
87.4
89.2
6 +
89.9
91.4
91.7
92.7
82.8
85.4
85.7
86.6
1993 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
94.2
95.6
95.5
96.6
85.2
88.3
86.7
88.8
1 PERSON
92.3
94.6
93.9
95.8
82.5
86.8
81.9
86.4
2 - 3
95.3
96.4
96.3
97.2
87.1
89.6
87.3
89.1
4 - 5
94.5
95.6
95.9
96.7
85.7
88.3
88.4
90.2
6 +
89.9
91.5
92.0
93.0
81.2
84.9
85.7
87.1
1994 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.8
95.4
95.1
96.4
85.7
89.4
86.0
88.3
1 PERSON
91.8
94.2
93.4
95.4
82.2
86.7
82.1
85.9
2 - 3
95.0
96.2
96.0
97.0
87.9
91.1
86.6
88.9
4 - 5
94.2
95.6
95.5
96.6
86.6
89.9
88.1
89.5
6 +
89.4
91.7
91.3
93.1
82.3
86.9
83.4
85.9
1995 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.9
95.2
95.2
96.2
86.2
89.2
85.9
87.8
1 PERSON
91.6
93.4
93.2
94.6
82.1
85.9
80.6
82.7
2 - 3
95.2
96.1
96.2
96.9
88.2
90.7
86.4
88.2
4 - 5
94.5
95.6
95.6
96.5
87.9
90.5
88.0
89.8
6 +
90.4
92.3
92.0
93.6
84.4
87.8
85.2
87.1
1996 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.9
95.0
94.9
95.8
87.3
89.8
86.4
88.0
1 PERSON
91.5
93.1
92.7
94.2
83.8
86.5
80.5
83.4
2 - 3
95.2
96.1
96.1
96.7
88.9
91.5
87.5
88.9
4 - 5
94.5
95.5
95.3
96.1
88.9
91.3
87.8
89.5
6 +
89.8
91.1
91.1
92.1
84.6
87.5
85.4
86.5
37
Table 5
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by Household Size
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
1997 ANNUAL AVERAGETOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.9
95.0
95.0
95.9
86.9
89.5
86.7
88.6
1 PERSON
91.4
93.1
92.8
94.3
83.3
86.3
80.1
83.7
2 - 3
95.0
96.0
95.9
96.6
89.2
91.4
87.6
89.4
4 - 5
94.8
95.8
95.9
96.6
87.9
90.5
89.1
90.3
6 +
90.3
91.7
91.9
92.9
83.0
86.2
85.7
87.6
1998 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
94.1
95.2
95.1
96.0
87.9
89.7
88.4
90.0
1 PERSON
91.4
92.9
92.9
94.3
82.8
85.2
81.9
84.5
2 - 3
95.4
96.2
96.1
96.8
90.5
92.1
89.5
91.0
4 - 5
94.9
95.7
95.7
96.4
89.5
90.9
89.9
91.3
6 +
91.8
92.9
92.7
93.6
87.9
89.9
88.4
89.4
1999 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
94.2
95.0
95.2
95.9
87.7
89.6
89.9
90.9
1 PERSON
90.9
92.4
92.6
93.8
82.1
84.9
82.7
84.4
2 - 3
95.4
96.1
96.1
96.7
90.3
91.8
90.1
91.3
4 - 5
95.6
96.2
96.4
96.9
90.6
92.0
92.5
93.4
6 +
92.2
93.4
93.4
94.4
85.9
88.5
90.3
90.8
2000 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
94.4
95.2
95.2
95.9
89.3
90.7
90.5
91.6
1 PERSON
91.5
92.8
92.8
94.0
84.4
86.5
84.0
86.2
2 - 3
95.4
96.1
96.0
96.6
91.0
92.1
90.5
91.6
4 - 5
95.6
96.2
96.2
96.7
91.7
92.9
92.6
93.4
6 +
93.4
94.4
93.8
94.7
91.5
92.7
92.1
93.0
2001 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
94.9
95.7
95.6
96.4
90.0
91.4
91.3
92.4
1 PERSON
92.0
93.4
93.1
94.4
85.8
87.8
84.9
87.1
2 - 3
95.8
96.4
96.4
96.9
91.7
93.0
91.2
92.2
4 - 5
96.3
96.9
96.8
97.5
92.2
93.2
93.8
94.7
6 +
94.2
95.0
94.8
95.4
91.3
92.6
92.2
92.7
2002 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
95.3
96.2
96.2
96.9
90.1
91.6
91.7
92.9
1 PERSON
92.7
94.0
94.0
95.2
85.7
87.5
86.7
88.2
2 - 3
96.2
96.9
96.9
97.5
91.8
93.1
91.5
92.7
4 - 5
96.6
97.3
97.1
97.7
92.8
94.1
93.8
94.8
6 +
94.9
95.7
95.4
96.1
92.1
93.4
93.1
94.1
2003 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
95.1
96.0
95.9
96.6
90.4
91.6
91.4
92.5
1 PERSON
92.1
93.4
93.3
94.6
85.3
86.8
83.6
85.8
2 - 3
96.2
96.9
96.8
97.4
92.2
93.3
92.0
93.1
4 - 5
96.7
97.2
97.1
97.6
93.8
94.7
94.0
94.6
6 +
94.4
95.1
95.0
95.6
91.5
92.8
92.5
93.4
38
Table 5
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by Household Size
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
2004 ANNUAL AVERAGETOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.8
94.8
94.6
95.5
88.6
90.0
90.3
91.6
1 PERSON
90.2
91.8
91.6
93.1
83.1
84.8
83.0
85.4
2 - 3
95.0
95.8
95.7
96.4
90.4
91.8
90.7
92.0
4 - 5
95.7
96.3
96.2
96.7
92.0
93.4
92.9
93.7
6 +
94.3
95.0
94.5
95.2
93.1
93.8
92.4
93.2
2005 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.1
94.3
93.9
95.0
88.0
89.8
88.8
90.4
1 PERSON
89.9
91.6
91.3
92.8
83.3
85.5
83.0
85.2
2 - 3
94.2
95.2
94.8
95.8
89.9
91.4
88.7
90.3
4 - 5
94.6
95.5
95.2
96.0
91.1
92.3
91.1
92.4
6 +
93.5
94.7
94.1
95.1
90.3
92.8
91.3
92.4
2006 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.6
94.7
94.4
95.4
88.7
90.3
89.1
90.7
1 PERSON
90.4
92.0
91.6
93.1
84.3
86.3
81.9
84.7
2 - 3
94.7
95.7
95.4
96.3
90.0
91.5
89.4
91.0
4 - 5
95.2
96.0
95.6
96.4
92.5
93.6
91.4
92.5
6 +
94.2
94.9
94.6
95.3
91.9
92.4
93.0
93.9
MARCH 2007
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
95.3
95.4
96.0
89.2
90.6
91.0
92.3
1 PERSON
92.0
93.0
93.1
94.1
85.8
87.2
86.2
88.1
2 - 3
95.4
96.0
96.1
96.6
90.0
91.4
90.8
92.3
4 - 5
96.1
96.8
96.6
97.2
92.8
93.8
93.0
93.9
6 +
94.8
95.8
95.5
96.4
92.0
93.3
93.2
94.6
JULY 2007
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
95.8
95.7
96.5
90.5
91.7
91.0
92.5
1 PERSON
92.2
93.6
93.4
94.8
86.2
87.9
85.9
88.0
2 - 3
95.8
96.4
96.4
97.0
92.0
93.1
90.6
91.8
4 - 5
96.7
97.2
97.2
97.7
93.3
94.2
93.8
95.5
6 +
94.9
95.5
94.9
95.6
92.6
93.6
92.5
93.6
NOVEMBER 2007
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
95.8
95.7
96.5
89.9
91.3
90.6
91.8
1 PERSON
91.8
93.2
93.2
94.4
84.8
86.3
82.7
84.8
2 - 3
95.9
96.6
96.5
97.1
92.3
93.7
90.9
91.9
4 - 5
96.7
97.3
97.2
97.7
93.0
94.4
93.6
94.6
6 +
95.0
95.5
95.4
95.9
91.1
92.0
93.9
94.5
2007 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
94.8
95.6
95.6
96.3
89.9
91.2
90.9
92.2
1 PERSON
92.0
93.3
93.2
94.4
85.6
87.1
84.9
87.0
2 - 3
95.7
96.3
96.4
96.9
91.4
92.7
90.8
92.0
4 - 5
96.5
97.1
97.0
97.5
93.0
94.1
93.5
94.7
6 +
94.9
95.6
95.3
96.0
91.9
92.9
93.2
94.2
39
Table 5
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by Household Size
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
MARCH 2008
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
95.9
95.8
96.4
91.3
92.3
91.6
92.5
1 PERSON
92.7
93.7
93.5
94.5
88.1
89.1
86.7
88.0
2 - 3
96.1
96.6
96.6
97.1
93.0
93.8
91.4
92.1
4 - 5
96.5
97.1
97.1
97.6
92.7
94.0
94.1
95.0
6 +
95.4
95.9
96.0
96.5
92.6
93.1
93.2
94.2
JULY 2008
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
96.1
96.1
96.7
91.0
92.0
92.0
93.1
1 PERSON
93.0
94.1
94.2
95.2
87.0
88.2
87.4
89.3
2 - 3
96.1
96.7
96.6
97.1
92.7
93.5
91.8
93.0
4 - 5
96.8
97.3
97.2
97.6
93.7
94.6
94.0
95.0
6 +
95.4
95.9
96.3
96.6
91.3
93.0
94.0
94.5
NOVEMBER 2008
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
95.7
95.8
96.4
90.6
91.6
91.4
92.4
1 PERSON
92.7
93.7
93.7
94.7
87.3
88.4
85.1
86.4
2 - 3
95.8
96.4
96.4
97.0
91.9
92.7
91.6
92.9
4 - 5
96.5
97.0
97.1
97.5
93.2
94.0
94.0
94.4
6+
94.8
95.4
95.0
95.6
93.1
93.6
92.8
94.1
2008 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
95.2
95.9
95.9
96.5
91.0
91.9
91.7
92.7
1 PERSON
92.8
93.8
93.8
94.8
87.5
88.6
86.4
87.9
2 - 3
96.0
96.6
96.6
97.1
92.6
93.3
91.6
92.7
4 - 5
96.6
97.1
97.1
97.5
93.2
94.2
94.0
94.8
6+
95.2
95.7
95.8
96.2
92.3
93.3
93.4
94.3
MARCH 2009
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
96.3
96.2
96.8
92.4
93.5
92.3
93.2
1 PERSON
93.4
94.3
94.3
95.1
89.2
90.0
86.0
87.0
2 - 3
96.3
96.9
96.7
97.2
93.2
94.7
92.6
93.6
4 - 5
97.0
97.5
97.5
97.8
95.2
95.8
94.7
95.3
6 +
96.0
96.7
96.5
96.9
94.6
96.6
94.8
95.9
JULY 2009
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
96.3
96.4
96.9
92.2
93.2
92.6
93.4
1 PERSON
93.5
94.5
94.4
95.3
89.1
90.4
86.9
88.0
2 - 3
96.5
97.0
97.1
97.4
93.1
94.0
93.0
93.9
4 - 5
96.8
97.1
97.2
97.5
94.6
95.6
94.8
95.4
6 +
95.7
96.0
95.9
96.1
95.5
96.1
93.2
93.9
NOVEMBER 2009
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
96.3
96.3
96.9
91.8
92.9
93.0
93.8
1 PERSON
93.6
94.5
94.6
95.4
89.3
90.5
88.3
90.0
2 - 3
96.4
96.9
96.9
97.4
93.1
94.1
92.9
93.8
4 - 5
96.8
97.2
97.5
97.7
92.3
93.6
94.9
95.4
6+
96.5
96.9
96.5
96.8
95.9
96.5
95.2
95.4
40
Table 5
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by Household Size
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
2009 ANNUAL AVERAGETOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
95.7
96.3
96.3
96.8
92.1
93.2
92.6
93.5
1 PERSON
93.5
94.4
94.4
95.3
89.2
90.3
87.0
88.4
2 - 3
96.4
96.9
96.9
97.3
93.2
94.3
92.9
93.7
4 - 5
96.9
97.3
97.4
97.7
94.0
95.0
94.8
95.4
6+
96.1
96.5
96.3
96.6
95.3
96.4
94.4
95.1
41
Table 6
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by Householder's Age
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
NOVEMBER 1983
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.7
93.1
95.0
78.8
83.9
80.7
84.6
16-24 YRS OLD
76.6
84.1
80.2
86.2
49.9
68.2
64.9
71.9
25-54 YRS OLD
91.5
93.7
93.4
95.2
78.7
83.3
81.8
85.6
55-59 YRS OLD
95.0
96.1
96.1
97.0
86.3
88.5
89.3
89.3
60-64 YRS OLD
95.5
96.4
96.4
97.2
89.5
90.7
87.3
90.2
65-69 YRS OLD
95.5
96.2
96.5
97.0
87.2
89.0
90.7
90.7
70-99 YRS OLD
95.4
96.5
96.0
97.0
90.1
92.3
85.5
89.1
1984 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
91.6
93.7
93.2
94.9
79.8
84.5
80.9
84.3
16-24 YRS OLD
77.0
83.6
79.6
85.4
58.2
70.8
60.9
69.2
25-54 YRS OLD
91.7
93.7
93.4
95.1
79.6
84.1
83.1
85.7
55-59 YRS OLD
94.9
96.1
96.1
97.1
86.6
89.2
87.1
90.1
60-64 YRS OLD
94.9
96.0
96.0
97.0
86.6
88.8
87.1
89.1
65-69 YRS OLD
96.2
96.8
97.1
97.6
87.9
89.9
90.2
91.5
70-99 YRS OLD
95.3
96.5
96.0
97.1
88.2
90.9
84.4
87.6
1985 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
91.8
93.9
93.3
95.0
81.1
85.2
81.3
84.4
16-24 YRS OLD
77.9
83.8
80.3
85.8
60.0
69.4
64.8
70.8
25-54 YRS OLD
91.9
93.9
93.5
95.2
80.7
85.0
82.5
85.2
55-59 YRS OLD
94.9
96.0
95.8
96.8
87.8
90.0
87.4
89.2
60-64 YRS OLD
94.9
95.9
95.8
96.5
88.4
90.2
89.7
91.3
65-69 YRS OLD
95.9
96.8
96.8
97.5
88.2
90.9
89.1
91.7
70-99 YRS OLD
95.5
96.6
96.2
97.3
89.1
90.7
87.6
90.9
1986 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
92.3
94.1
93.7
95.2
81.6
85.9
81.4
84.1
16-24 YRS OLD
79.0
84.4
81.5
85.9
59.8
72.2
63.4
67.4
25-54 YRS OLD
92.2
94.0
93.8
95.3
81.1
85.2
82.9
85.5
55-59 YRS OLD
95.2
96.3
96.1
97.0
88.0
91.3
87.6
90.4
60-64 YRS OLD
95.4
96.2
96.2
97.0
88.9
90.4
89.1
90.3
65-69 YRS OLD
95.8
96.7
96.7
97.4
88.4
90.6
90.4
91.9
70-99 YRS OLD
96.0
97.0
96.5
97.4
91.3
92.9
87.5
89.8
1987 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
92.4
94.2
93.8
95.4
81.8
85.9
83.0
85.4
16-24 YRS OLD
78.9
84.4
81.4
86.1
61.8
72.3
65.2
70.8
25-54 YRS OLD
92.3
94.2
93.9
95.4
81.4
85.5
84.4
86.5
55-59 YRS OLD
95.2
96.2
96.4
97.2
87.0
89.6
89.1
90.7
60-64 YRS OLD
95.7
96.4
96.6
97.3
88.0
90.2
90.9
92.0
65-69 YRS OLD
95.9
96.7
97.0
97.5
87.1
89.3
88.8
88.8
70-99 YRS OLD
96.0
97.0
96.5
97.5
91.9
93.0
91.6
93.1
1988 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
92.7
94.5
94.1
95.6
83.0
86.8
82.1
85.1
16-24 YRS OLD
80.2
85.1
82.3
86.8
65.6
73.5
64.0
70.9
25-54 YRS OLD
92.6
94.4
94.1
95.6
82.2
86.3
83.5
86.1
55-59 YRS OLD
95.1
96.4
96.1
97.2
88.3
91.0
88.5
89.9
60-64 YRS OLD
95.3
96.2
96.3
97.0
87.6
89.9
87.3
90.0
65-69 YRS OLD
96.4
97.1
97.2
97.7
89.6
92.0
89.6
91.2
70-99 YRS OLD
96.2
97.5
96.7
97.9
92.3
93.9
92.2
94.3
42
Table 6
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by Householder's Age
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
1989 ANNUAL AVERAGETOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.1
94.9
94.5
95.9
83.2
87.1
83.0
86.0
16-24 YRS OLD
80.5
85.9
82.9
87.7
65.3
75.2
64.8
72.3
25-54 YRS OLD
92.7
94.6
94.3
95.8
82.2
86.4
83.6
86.5
55-59 YRS OLD
95.4
96.5
96.4
97.4
88.7
90.7
90.1
91.2
60-64 YRS OLD
95.7
96.7
96.6
97.3
89.2
91.6
89.8
90.0
65-69 YRS OLD
96.3
97.0
97.1
97.7
90.3
91.9
88.8
91.0
70-99 YRS OLD
96.4
97.4
97.1
97.9
91.1
92.6
89.8
92.0
1990 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.3
95.0
94.6
96.1
83.5
87.0
82.7
85.3
16-24 YRS OLD
81.2
86.5
83.6
88.2
66.4
75.3
67.8
73.5
25-54 YRS OLD
92.6
94.5
94.1
95.7
82.4
86.1
82.0
84.6
55-59 YRS OLD
95.4
96.4
96.5
97.4
87.3
89.6
89.9
90.7
60-64 YRS OLD
96.2
96.9
97.1
97.6
89.7
91.6
90.6
91.1
65-69 YRS OLD
96.3
97.1
97.0
97.8
90.7
91.7
90.7
92.5
70-99 YRS OLD
96.9
97.8
97.4
98.3
91.9
93.3
93.2
94.1
1991 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.4
95.1
94.8
96.2
83.5
87.2
84.1
86.7
16-24 YRS OLD
81.0
86.1
83.4
88.0
65.7
74.5
68.5
73.9
25-54 YRS OLD
92.7
94.6
94.3
95.8
82.3
86.3
84.1
86.7
55-59 YRS OLD
95.5
96.7
96.5
97.5
88.0
90.9
89.8
90.5
60-64 YRS OLD
95.9
96.9
96.9
97.6
88.5
90.8
88.3
90.4
65-69 YRS OLD
96.7
97.5
97.5
98.2
89.8
91.8
92.9
94.0
70-99 YRS OLD
97.3
98.1
97.8
98.6
92.8
93.5
92.1
94.0
1992 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.8
95.3
95.2
96.4
84.2
87.9
85.8
88.2
15-24 YRS OLD
82.0
87.4
85.0
89.6
64.2
74.1
72.8
80.4
25-54 YRS OLD
93.1
94.8
94.6
95.9
82.9
87.0
85.5
87.7
55-59 YRS OLD
96.0
96.8
97.0
97.5
89.6
91.9
91.5
92.3
60-64 YRS OLD
96.3
97.1
97.0
97.7
91.2
92.6
89.3
91.2
65-69 YRS OLD
96.6
97.3
97.5
98.0
89.8
92.0
92.0
92.4
70-99 YRS OLD
97.5
98.0
98.0
98.5
93.1
94.0
94.2
95.0
1993 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
94.2
95.6
95.5
96.6
85.2
88.3
86.7
88.8
15-24 YRS OLD
83.3
87.3
85.7
89.2
70.1
77.3
71.8
76.3
25-54 YRS OLD
93.5
95.1
95.0
96.3
83.5
87.0
86.4
88.7
55-59 YRS OLD
95.9
96.8
96.7
97.5
90.0
92.2
91.3
92.1
60-64 YRS OLD
97.0
97.6
97.7
98.3
91.9
93.3
92.5
93.7
65-69 YRS OLD
97.0
97.6
97.5
98.1
92.8
93.5
92.9
93.9
70-99 YRS OLD
97.6
98.2
98.0
98.6
93.2
94.1
94.7
95.4
1994 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.8
95.4
95.1
96.4
85.7
89.4
86.0
88.3
15-24 YRS OLD
84.3
89.2
86.1
90.4
74.0
83.0
71.8
77.1
25-54 YRS OLD
93.3
95.0
94.7
96.0
84.8
88.7
86.1
88.4
55-59 YRS OLD
95.6
96.6
96.3
97.2
90.7
92.9
89.4
91.1
60-64 YRS OLD
96.3
97.2
97.1
97.9
90.1
91.9
91.8
92.4
65-69 YRS OLD
96.7
97.3
97.3
97.8
91.8
93.2
93.3
93.5
70-99 YRS OLD
96.7
97.6
97.2
98.1
91.7
93.1
92.3
93.7
43
Table 6
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by Householder's Age
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
1995 ANNUAL AVERAGETOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.9
95.2
95.2
96.2
86.2
89.2
85.9
87.8
15-24 YRS OLD
84.6
88.5
87.0
90.2
73.2
80.6
74.8
78.0
25-54 YRS OLD
93.6
94.9
95.0
96.0
85.4
88.5
86.1
88.0
55-59 YRS OLD
95.7
96.4
96.2
96.8
92.5
93.9
88.6
90.0
60-64 YRS OLD
95.8
96.5
96.3
96.9
91.7
93.4
90.0
90.9
65-69 YRS OLD
96.4
96.8
96.9
97.4
92.2
93.1
91.2
92.6
70-99 YRS OLD
96.4
97.1
97.0
97.5
91.4
92.8
90.4
92.1
1996 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.9
95.0
94.9
95.8
87.3
89.8
86.4
88.0
15-24 YRS OLD
84.9
88.4
86.8
89.6
74.5
81.2
72.9
76.4
25-54 YRS OLD
93.5
94.8
94.6
95.6
86.6
89.4
87.1
88.8
55-59 YRS OLD
95.7
96.3
96.3
96.8
91.0
92.5
90.3
90.7
60-64 YRS OLD
95.7
96.2
96.3
96.8
92.0
93.0
88.2
88.8
65-69 YRS OLD
95.8
96.3
96.4
96.8
92.5
93.3
89.5
90.4
70-99 YRS OLD
96.5
97.0
96.8
97.3
93.5
94.3
90.9
92.3
1997 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.9
95.0
95.0
95.9
86.9
89.5
86.7
88.6
15-24 YRS OLD
84.9
88.8
86.7
90.1
74.9
81.6
75.0
79.4
25-54 YRS OLD
93.6
94.8
94.7
95.7
86.3
89.0
87.1
88.9
55-59 YRS OLD
95.4
96.1
96.4
96.9
89.2
90.8
90.1
92.2
60-64 YRS OLD
96.0
96.5
96.6
97.0
92.1
92.7
90.6
91.2
65-69 YRS OLD
96.2
96.7
96.7
97.1
92.6
93.8
90.9
92.4
70-99 YRS OLD
96.2
96.7
96.6
97.1
93.0
93.7
90.3
91.3
1998 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
94.1
95.2
95.1
96.0
87.9
89.7
88.4
90.0
15-24 YRS OLD
87.0
89.8
88.4
91.0
79.9
83.8
80.0
83.5
25-54 YRS OLD
93.8
94.9
94.8
95.8
87.2
89.2
88.5
89.9
55-59 YRS OLD
95.6
96.2
96.2
96.8
91.5
92.5
91.4
92.8
60-64 YRS OLD
95.8
96.3
96.5
97.0
91.8
92.8
91.2
92.6
65-69 YRS OLD
95.7
96.3
96.5
97.0
90.2
90.7
95.1
95.8
70-99 YRS OLD
96.3
96.8
96.7
97.1
93.1
93.8
91.0
91.9
1999 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
94.2
95.0
95.2
95.9
87.7
89.6
89.9
90.9
15-24 YRS OLD
86.4
88.9
88.2
90.2
77.5
82.3
81.0
83.1
25-54 YRS OLD
94.0
94.9
95.1
95.9
87.5
89.5
90.2
91.3
55-59 YRS OLD
95.7
96.3
96.4
96.9
90.5
91.5
93.1
94.3
60-64 YRS OLD
95.7
96.2
96.4
96.8
90.9
92.0
92.2
92.8
65-69 YRS OLD
95.9
96.3
96.6
97.0
90.0
91.1
94.1
94.8
70-99 YRS OLD
95.8
96.3
96.2
96.7
92.2
92.8
92.4
93.1
2000 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
94.4
95.2
95.2
95.9
89.3
90.7
90.5
91.6
15-24 YRS OLD
87.8
90.1
89.0
91.3
81.2
84.1
81.9
84.4
25-54 YRS OLD
94.2
95.1
95.1
95.9
89.2
90.7
91.1
92.1
55-59 YRS OLD
95.8
96.3
96.2
96.7
91.8
92.5
91.1
92.0
60-64 YRS OLD
95.8
96.2
96.5
96.7
91.2
92.0
92.3
93.2
65-69 YRS OLD
95.8
96.1
96.3
96.5
92.8
93.2
94.5
94.7
70-99 YRS OLD
95.7
96.1
96.1
96.5
91.6
92.4
92.1
92.7
44
Table 6
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by Householder's Age
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
2001 ANNUAL AVERAGETOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
94.9
95.7
95.6
96.4
90.0
91.4
91.3
92.4
15-24 YRS OLD
88.8
91.0
89.4
91.5
85.6
88.1
83.5
85.6
25-54 YRS OLD
94.7
95.6
95.5
96.3
89.4
91.0
91.8
92.9
55-59 YRS OLD
96.4
96.9
96.8
97.2
93.1
94.3
93.3
94.3
60-64 YRS OLD
96.2
96.6
96.7
97.0
93.0
94.1
94.4
95.0
65-69 YRS OLD
96.4
96.8
97.1
97.4
92.0
92.7
94.1
94.3
70-99 YRS OLD
96.3
96.8
96.7
97.2
93.2
93.7
91.9
92.6
2002 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
95.3
96.2
96.2
96.9
90.1
91.6
91.7
92.9
15-24 YRS OLD
88.5
91.0
89.5
91.9
83.4
86.7
84.2
86.7
25-54 YRS OLD
95.0
95.9
95.9
96.7
89.6
91.1
92.0
93.2
55-59 YRS OLD
96.8
97.4
97.4
97.9
92.2
93.2
93.9
94.6
60-64 YRS OLD
96.9
97.4
97.2
97.7
94.8
95.4
93.0
93.5
65-69 YRS OLD
97.5
97.8
98.0
98.1
94.3
95.3
95.1
95.1
70-99 YRS OLD
97.2
97.6
97.7
98.0
93.7
94.4
94.9
95.3
2003 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
95.1
96.0
95.9
96.6
90.4
91.6
91.4
92.5
15-24 YRS OLD
87.9
90.4
88.9
91.0
83.6
87.0
85.0
87.3
25-54 YRS OLD
94.8
95.7
95.6
96.4
90.0
91.2
91.8
92.8
55-59 YRS OLD
96.8
97.3
97.3
97.8
93.8
94.3
92.6
93.8
60-64 YRS OLD
96.8
97.3
97.5
97.9
92.1
93.0
94.6
94.9
65-69 YRS OLD
97.0
97.4
97.6
97.9
93.2
93.3
94.3
94.6
70-99 YRS OLD
97.1
97.5
97.5
97.9
93.4
94.1
91.9
93.0
2004 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.8
94.8
94.6
95.5
88.6
90.0
90.3
91.6
15-24 YRS OLD
86.4
89.4
87.4
90.0
81.7
85.4
83.3
85.9
25-54 YRS OLD
93.5
94.6
94.4
95.4
88.3
89.8
90.8
92.0
55-59 YRS OLD
95.2
95.7
95.9
96.5
90.0
90.5
91.9
92.6
60-64 YRS OLD
95.3
95.7
96.0
96.4
89.3
89.7
93.0
93.8
65-69 YRS OLD
96.1
96.5
96.4
96.7
94.3
94.4
93.7
94.3
70-99 YRS OLD
95.9
96.3
96.3
96.7
91.8
92.7
91.8
92.2
2005 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.1
94.3
93.9
95.0
88.0
89.8
88.8
90.4
16-24 YRS OLD
86.4
89.0
87.6
89.9
80.9
85.0
80.8
82.7
25-54 YRS OLD
92.8
94.1
93.7
94.9
88.0
89.7
89.5
91.2
55-59 YRS OLD
94.4
95.2
95.0
95.7
89.8
91.2
89.4
90.9
60-64 YRS OLD
94.6
95.4
95.4
96.1
89.2
90.4
92.5
93.6
65-69 YRS OLD
95.1
95.9
95.9
96.5
90.6
91.5
90.9
91.5
70-99 YRS OLD
94.7
95.4
95.1
95.9
90.6
91.6
89.8
90.6
2006 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
93.6
94.7
94.4
95.4
88.7
90.3
89.1
90.7
16-24 YRS OLD
87.8
90.6
88.9
91.6
82.9
86.4
83.3
86.9
25-54 YRS OLD
93.3
94.5
94.1
95.2
88.4
90.1
89.4
90.8
55-59 YRS OLD
95.0
95.7
95.5
96.3
91.2
91.7
90.0
91.6
60-64 YRS OLD
95.5
96.3
96.1
96.9
91.7
92.8
92.0
92.8
65-69 YRS OLD
95.1
95.8
95.5
96.2
91.7
92.4
89.7
91.5
70-99 YRS OLD
95.0
95.6
95.6
96.2
90.5
91.2
91.3
92.3
45
Table 6
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by Householder's Age
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
MARCH 2007
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
95.3
95.4
96.0
89.2
90.6
91.0
92.3
15 - 24 YRS OLD
89.3
91.3
89.5
91.4
87.3
88.9
84.3
87.1
25 - 54 YRS OLD
94.2
95.1
95.1
95.8
88.9
90.5
91.1
92.3
55 - 59 YRS OLD
96.1
96.5
96.8
97.1
91.1
92.4
93.7
94.6
60 - 64 YRS OLD
96.3
96.7
97.2
97.6
89.1
89.4
94.5
95.5
65 - 69 YRS OLD
95.5
95.9
96.5
96.8
86.5
87.5
93.5
94.4
70 - 99 YRS OLD
95.9
96.3
96.3
96.7
92.4
92.8
92.2
93.4
JULY 2007
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
95.8
95.7
96.5
90.5
91.7
91.0
92.5
15-24 YRS OLD
90.6
92.4
91.7
93.6
84.7
86.4
86.2
88.1
25-54 YRS OLD
94.5
95.4
95.2
96.1
90.2
91.5
91.0
92.5
55-59 YRS OLD
96.0
96.6
96.9
97.4
90.5
91.7
93.9
95.1
60-64 YRS OLD
96.8
97.3
97.3
97.7
93.4
94.5
92.9
94.1
65-69 YRS OLD
96.1
96.5
96.6
96.9
92.2
93.7
92.2
93.4
70-99 YRS OLD
96.6
97.2
97.1
97.7
93.8
94.1
92.8
93.7
NOVEMBER 2007
TOTAL HOUSEHOLD
95.8
95.7
96.5
89.9
91.3
90.6
91.8
15 - 24 YRS OLD
89.5
91.3
90.1
91.6
85.5
89.2
83.1
84.8
25 - 54 YRS OLD
94.4
95.5
95.3
96.2
89.6
91.1
91.0
92.1
55 - 59 YRS OLD
96.0
96.7
96.9
97.4
90.8
92.1
90.5
92.2
60 - 64 YRS OLD
96.7
97.2
97.2
97.6
92.9
94.1
95.4
96.1
65 - 69 YRS OLD
96.5
96.8
97.4
97.5
90.5
90.9
94.0
94.0
70 - 99 YRS OLD
96.7
97.2
97.2
97.7
92.7
93.0
92.0
93.1
2007 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLD
94.8
95.6
95.6
96.3
89.9
91.2
90.9
92.2
15 - 24 YRS OLD
89.8
91.6
90.4
92.2
85.8
88.2
84.5
86.7
25 - 54 YRS OLD
94.4
95.3
95.2
96.0
89.6
91.0
91.0
92.3
55 - 59 YRS OLD
96.0
96.6
96.8
97.3
90.8
92.1
92.7
94.0
60 - 64 YRS OLD
96.6
97.1
97.2
97.6
91.8
92.7
94.3
95.3
65 - 69 YRS OLD
96.1
96.4
96.8
97.1
89.7
90.7
93.2
93.9
70 - 99 YRS OLD
96.4
96.9
96.8
97.4
93.0
93.3
92.3
93.4
MARCH 2008
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
95.9
95.8
96.4
91.3
92.3
91.6
92.5
15 - 24 YRS OLD
90.2
92.1
91.4
93.0
85.4
89.0
85.9
87.4
25 - 54 YRS OLD
94.9
95.5
95.4
96.0
91.2
92.1
91.5
92.5
55 - 59 YRS OLD
96.0
96.6
96.6
97.1
91.9
93.0
93.1
93.8
60 - 64 YRS OLD
96.7
97.2
97.0
97.6
93.7
94.4
93.9
94.7
65 - 69 YRS OLD
96.9
97.2
97.5
97.8
92.1
92.4
96.4
96.4
70 - 99 YRS OLD
96.7
97.1
97.1
97.4
94.1
94.1
94.6
94.9
JULY 2008
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
96.1
96.1
96.7
91.0
92.0
92.0
93.1
15-24 YRS OLD
91.7
92.7
92.3
93.2
89.3
90.3
88.4
89.4
25-54 YRS OLD
95.0
95.8
95.6
96.4
90.8
92.0
92.0
93.3
55-59 YRS OLD
96.3
96.7
96.8
97.3
92.6
92.6
93.4
93.8
60-64 YRS OLD
96.4
96.9
97.0
97.6
91.4
92.0
94.0
95.5
65-69 YRS OLD
96.3
96.7
97.0
97.4
92.7
93.0
91.6
93.1
70-99 YRS OLD
96.8
97.2
97.5
97.8
91.5
92.0
93.6
94.0
46
Table 6
Percentage of Households with a Telephone by Householder's Age
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
NOVEMBER 2008
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
95.7
95.8
96.4
90.6
91.6
91.4
92.4
15 - 24 YRS OLD
90.7
92.6
91.7
93.7
84.3
86.3
88.0
90.4
25 - 54 YRS OLD
94.7
95.4
95.4
96.1
90.6
91.7
91.1
92.1
55 - 59 YRS OLD
95.8
96.2
96.5
96.9
90.2
90.8
93.7
94.3
60 - 64 YRS OLD
96.5
96.9
97.1
97.4
93.2
93.5
94.8
94.8
65 - 69 YRS OLD
96.2
96.6
96.9
97.3
93.1
93.1
91.8
92.2
70 - 99 YRS OLD
96.4
97.0
96.8
97.4
93.1
93.3
94.5
94.8
2008 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
95.2
95.9
95.9
96.5
91.0
91.9
91.7
92.7
15 - 24 YRS OLD
90.8
92.5
91.8
93.3
86.4
88.5
87.5
89.1
25 - 54 YRS OLD
94.8
95.6
95.5
96.2
90.9
91.9
91.5
92.6
55 - 59 YRS OLD
96.0
96.5
96.7
97.1
91.6
92.1
93.4
94.0
60 - 64 YRS OLD
96.5
97.0
97.1
97.5
92.8
93.3
94.2
95.0
65 - 69 YRS OLD
96.5
96.9
97.1
97.5
92.6
92.8
93.3
93.9
70 - 99 YRS OLD
96.6
97.1
97.1
97.5
92.9
93.2
94.2
94.6
MARCH 2009
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
96.3
96.2
96.8
92.4
93.5
92.3
93.2
15 - 24 YRS OLD
91.5
93.0
92.1
93.4
87.9
89.8
86.6
88.3
25 - 54 YRS OLD
95.2
96.0
95.8
96.4
92.1
93.3
92.4
93.3
55 - 59 YRS OLD
96.5
97.0
97.2
97.5
91.6
92.9
95.2
95.2
60 - 64 YRS OLD
96.5
97.1
97.4
97.8
92.7
94.2
90.5
90.5
65 - 69 YRS OLD
97.5
97.9
97.9
98.2
95.2
95.9
94.9
95.7
70 - 99 YRS OLD
97.0
97.3
97.2
97.6
95.7
95.9
96.2
96.6
JULY 2009
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
96.3
96.4
96.9
92.2
93.2
92.6
93.4
15-24 YRS OLD
91.5
92.9
92.1
93.2
89.3
91.3
85.5
87.0
25-54 YRS OLD
95.2
95.9
95.8
96.4
91.8
92.8
92.7
93.6
55-59 YRS OLD
96.4
97.0
97.1
97.5
93.2
94.6
95.8
95.8
60-64 YRS OLD
97.4
97.7
97.8
98.1
94.7
94.7
95.2
95.7
65-69 YRS OLD
97.3
97.5
97.7
98.0
93.7
93.7
95.3
95.3
70-99 YRS OLD
97.2
97.7
97.7
98.1
93.5
94.7
93.9
94.6
NOVEMBER 2009
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
96.3
96.3
96.9
91.8
92.9
93.0
93.8
15 - 24 YRS OLD
93.1
93.9
93.6
94.4
90.9
91.6
90.4
91.4
25 - 54 YRS OLD
95.2
95.9
95.9
96.5
91.2
92.5
92.9
93.7
55 - 59 YRS OLD
96.8
97.2
97.3
97.6
94.2
94.9
95.0
95.2
60 - 64 YRS OLD
97.0
97.5
97.6
98.0
92.7
93.8
95.1
96.3
65 - 69 YRS OLD
96.8
97.3
97.5
97.9
92.8
93.7
93.5
95.3
70 - 99 YRS OLD
96.6
97.0
97.0
97.5
93.0
93.4
93.6
94.1
2009 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
95.7
96.3
96.3
96.8
92.1
93.2
92.6
93.5
15 - 24 YRS OLD
92.0
93.3
92.6
93.7
89.4
90.9
87.5
88.9
25 - 54 YRS OLD
95.2
95.9
95.8
96.4
91.7
92.9
92.6
93.5
55 - 59 YRS OLD
96.6
97.0
97.2
97.5
93.0
94.1
95.3
95.4
60 - 64 YRS OLD
97.0
97.5
97.6
98.0
93.4
94.2
93.6
94.2
65 - 69 YRS OLD
97.2
97.6
97.7
98.0
93.9
94.4
94.6
95.4
70 - 99 YRS OLD
96.9
97.3
97.3
97.7
94.1
94.6
94.6
95.1
47
Table 7
Percentage of Adults with a Telephone by Labor Force Status
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
NOVEMBER 1983
TOTAL CNP
94.5
94.1
95.6
82.7
86.6
83.4
86.5
EMPLOYED
94.195.9
95.0
96.6
85.7
89.8
86.3
89.6
UNEMPLOYED
82.586.5
84.8
88.1
74.6
81.2
76.6
79.9
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
92.193.4
93.8
94.9
80.8
83.7
80.4
83.0
1984 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL CNP
92.8
94.5
94.1
95.5
82.9
86.7
83.0
85.6
EMPLOYED
94.095.7
95.0
96.4
85.9
89.8
85.7
88.3
UNEMPLOYED
81.785.3
84.0
87.0
74.7
80.2
74.0
77.4
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
92.193.5
93.8
95.0
80.7
83.9
80.3
82.8
1985 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL CNP
93.0
94.6
94.2
95.6
84.1
87.4
83.5
85.8
EMPLOYED
94.295.8
95.0
96.5
87.3
90.4
85.1
87.5
UNEMPLOYED
82.385.8
84.2
87.3
76.3
81.1
73.8
76.9
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
92.293.6
93.8
94.9
81.5
84.5
82.6
84.6
1986 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL CNP
93.4
94.8
94.6
95.8
84.6
88.1
83.3
85.4
EMPLOYED
94.796.1
95.5
96.6
87.7
91.1
85.3
87.4
UNEMPLOYED
82.386.0
84.5
87.6
74.8
80.7
75.3
78.2
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
92.693.9
94.1
95.1
82.3
85.4
81.4
83.4
1987 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL CNP
93.5
94.9
94.7
95.9
84.7
88.1
84.5
86.4
EMPLOYED
94.696.1
95.4
96.7
87.9
91.0
86.3
88.3
UNEMPLOYED
82.786.1
85.3
88.2
74.0
79.3
77.0
79.6
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
92.793.9
94.2
95.2
82.2
85.5
82.5
84.1
1988 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL CNP
93.8
95.2
94.9
96.1
85.6
88.7
83.6
86.1
EMPLOYED
94.996.2
95.6
96.8
88.5
91.5
85.4
87.7
UNEMPLOYED
83.386.8
85.9
88.9
75.4
80.5
76.7
80.3
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
92.894.2
94.3
95.5
83.1
86.0
81.5
84.0
1989 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL CNP
94.1
95.5
95.3
96.4
85.8
89.0
84.7
87.0
EMPLOYED
95.296.5
96.0
97.1
88.8
91.7
86.6
89.0
UNEMPLOYED
83.987.1
86.2
88.8
77.0
82.5
75.1
78.6
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
93.194.4
94.7
95.7
82.8
85.9
82.6
84.6
1990 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL CNP
94.2
95.5
95.3
96.5
86.1
88.8
84.5
86.6
EMPLOYED
95.396.6
96.0
97.2
89.4
91.8
86.3
88.4
UNEMPLOYED
85.088.0
87.9
90.4
75.3
80.0
77.0
80.4
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
93.094.3
94.6
95.6
83.2
85.8
82.4
84.1
48
Table 7
Percentage of Adults with a Telephone by Labor Force Status
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
1991 ANNUAL AVERAGETOTAL CNP
94.3
95.7
95.5
96.6
86.3
89.1
85.5
87.7
EMPLOYED
95.696.8
96.3
97.3
89.8
92.4
87.5
89.6
UNEMPLOYED
86.489.5
88.3
91.0
78.9
84.1
78.2
81.6
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
93.194.4
94.7
95.8
82.6
85.3
83.5
85.4
1992 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL CNP
94.7
95.9
95.8
96.8
86.9
89.8
87.8
89.7
EMPLOYED
95.897.0
96.5
97.5
90.1
92.8
89.5
91.6
UNEMPLOYED
88.190.3
90.0
91.8
81.2
85.0
83.4
85.8
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
93.694.8
95.2
96.1
83.6
86.5
85.8
87.4
1993 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL CNP
95.0
96.1
96.0
97.0
87.5
90.0
88.2
89.9
EMPLOYED
96.197.1
96.8
97.6
90.6
92.8
89.7
91.5
UNEMPLOYED
88.690.6
90.7
92.3
80.9
84.7
85.0
87.1
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
93.894.9
95.3
96.2
84.5
87.0
86.1
87.6
1994 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL CNP
94.5
95.9
95.6
96.7
87.9
91.0
87.3
89.2
EMPLOYED
95.696.8
96.3
97.3
90.4
93.2
88.5
90.4
UNEMPLOYED
87.890.8
89.8
92.2
81.1
86.7
84.1
86.5
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
93.494.8
94.8
95.9
85.4
88.5
85.7
87.6
1995 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL CNP
95.0
96.1
95.9
96.8
89.1
91.4
88.0
89.6
EMPLOYED
95.896.7
96.5
97.2
91.2
93.2
88.9
90.4
UNEMPLOYED
88.891.7
90.8
93.1
82.3
87.4
84.4
87.2
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
93.494.4
94.8
95.7
84.9
87.3
86.0
87.7
1996 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL CNP
94.9
95.8
95.6
96.4
89.7
91.8
88.4
89.7
EMPLOYED
95.696.4
96.2
96.9
91.4
93.0
89.6
90.8
UNEMPLOYED
88.891.1
90.1
91.9
85.0
89.5
84.6
86.5
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
93.494.4
94.5
95.3
86.4
88.8
85.6
87.0
1997 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL CNP
94.9
95.8
95.7
96.5
89.3
91.5
88.6
90.2
EMPLOYED
95.696.5
96.2
96.9
91.1
92.9
89.5
91.1
UNEMPLOYED
87.890.4
89.7
91.4
81.5
87.1
82.4
84.3
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
93.594.4
94.8
95.5
86.4
88.4
86.9
88.4
1998 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL CNP
95.1
95.9
95.7
96.5
90.4
91.9
89.9
91.3
EMPLOYED
95.696.4
96.1
96.8
91.9
93.3
90.4
91.8
UNEMPLOYED
89.391.4
91.5
93.2
82.9
85.6
85.4
88.6
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
93.994.7
94.9
95.6
87.8
89.1
89.0
90.2
49
Table 7
Percentage of Adults with a Telephone by Labor Force Status
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
1999 ANNUAL AVERAGETOTAL CNP
95.2
95.9
95.9
96.5
90.3
91.8
91.2
92.1
EMPLOYED
95.896.4
96.3
96.9
91.8
93.2
91.5
92.4
UNEMPLOYED
89.691.2
91.6
93.0
83.2
85.4
89.1
90.2
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
94.194.7
95.1
95.7
87.7
89.1
90.7
91.6
2000 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL CNP
95.1
95.8
95.7
96.3
91.0
92.1
91.7
92.6
EMPLOYED
95.796.4
96.1
96.8
92.6
93.6
91.9
92.8
UNEMPLOYED
90.592.2
92.2
93.5
85.6
88.3
89.3
90.8
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
94.394.9
95.1
95.6
89.1
90.0
91.6
92.4
2001 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL CNP
95.6
96.2
96.2
96.8
91.6
92.7
92.4
93.3
EMPLOYED
96.196.8
96.5
97.2
93.1
94.0
92.5
93.3
UNEMPLOYED
92.193.4
93.1
94.2
88.5
90.9
91.8
92.5
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
94.995.5
95.7
96.3
89.4
90.6
92.3
93.2
2002 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL CNP
96.0
96.8
96.7
97.3
92.0
93.2
92.9
93.8
EMPLOYED
96.797.3
97.1
97.7
93.8
94.8
93.2
94.1
UNEMPLOYED
92.193.5
93.0
94.3
88.3
90.5
89.8
91.0
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
95.496.1
96.3
96.9
89.7
91.0
92.8
93.6
2003 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL CNP
95.9
96.6
96.5
97.1
92.1
93.1
92.6
93.5
EMPLOYED
96.497.1
96.8
97.5
93.6
94.5
93.3
94.1
UNEMPLOYED
92.794.0
93.6
94.7
88.8
90.6
89.4
91.0
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
95.495.9
96.2
96.7
90.4
91.4
92.0
92.9
2004 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL CNP
94.7
95.5
95.3
96.1
90.6
91.8
91.8
92.8
EMPLOYED
95.296.1
95.7
96.5
92.1
93.3
92.2
93.2
UNEMPLOYED
91.593.1
93.3
94.5
86.0
88.5
90.9
92.3
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
94.194.7
94.8
95.4
89.0
90.0
91.2
91.9
2005 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL CNP
93.8
94.9
94.5
95.5
89.8
91.3
90.0
91.5
EMPLOYED
94.495.5
94.9
95.9
91.0
92.5
90.1
91.5
UNEMPLOYED
90.992.5
92.5
93.9
86.5
88.6
88.8
90.3
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
93.294.1
93.9
94.8
88.4
89.7
90.1
91.4
2006 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL CNP
94.4
95.3
95.0
95.9
90.5
91.7
90.3
91.7
EMPLOYED
95.095.9
95.3
96.3
92.1
93.4
90.6
92.0
UNEMPLOYED
91.092.7
92.6
94.0
86.3
88.5
88.5
90.1
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
93.694.4
94.5
95.2
88.4
89.5
90.0
91.1
50
Table 7
Percentage of Adults with a Telephone by Labor Force Status
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
MARCH 2007
TOTAL CNP
96.0
95.9
96.5
90.8
92.0
92.0
93.2
EMPLOYED
95.996.6
96.3
97.0
92.6
93.7
92.2
93.4
UNEMPLOYED
92.093.2
93.6
94.5
85.6
87.9
89.5
90.7
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
94.495.1
95.3
95.9
88.8
90.0
91.8
92.9
JULY 2007
TOTAL CNP
96.4
96.2
96.9
91.9
92.9
92.3
93.5
EMPLOYED
96.196.8
96.5
97.1
93.5
94.3
92.2
93.5
UNEMPLOYED
92.894.0
93.6
94.6
89.5
91.5
90.3
91.6
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
95.195.8
96.0
96.6
89.7
90.7
92.9
93.9
NOVEMBER 2007
TOTAL CNP
96.4
96.2
96.9
91.6
92.8
92.1
93.0
EMPLOYED
96.196.9
96.5
97.2
92.9
94.3
92.1
93.1
UNEMPLOYED
93.294.4
93.9
94.9
90.2
91.3
90.8
92.1
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
95.195.7
96.0
96.5
89.8
90.8
92.2
93.0
2007 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL CNP
95.5
96.2
96.1
96.8
91.5
92.6
92.1
93.2
EMPLOYED
96.096.7
96.4
97.1
93.0
94.1
92.2
93.3
UNEMPLOYED
92.793.9
93.7
94.7
88.4
90.2
90.2
91.5
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
94.995.5
95.8
96.3
89.5
90.5
92.3
93.3
MARCH 2008
TOTAL CNP
96.4
96.4
96.9
92.3
93.1
92.8
93.6
EMPLOYED
96.597.1
96.8
97.4
93.7
94.6
93.1
93.9
UNEMPLOYED
93.294.0
93.7
94.5
90.1
90.9
89.8
91.6
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
95.195.6
95.8
96.3
90.4
91.1
92.6
93.2
JULY 2008
TOTAL CNP
96.6
96.5
97.0
92.4
93.3
92.8
93.7
EMPLOYED
96.497.0
96.9
97.4
93.3
94.3
93.1
94.0
UNEMPLOYED
94.395.0
94.8
95.5
92.3
93.2
92.8
93.5
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
95.395.9
96.0
96.5
90.9
91.8
92.1
93.1
NOVEMBER 2008
TOTAL CNP
96.3
96.3
96.9
92.0
92.9
92.6
93.6
EMPLOYED
96.396.9
96.7
97.3
93.6
94.4
93.5
94.3
UNEMPLOYED
93.794.5
95.3
95.9
88.2
89.9
90.9
91.5
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
94.895.4
95.6
96.2
90.4
91.2
91.4
92.4
2008 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL CNP
95.8
96.4
96.4
96.9
92.3
93.1
92.7
93.6
EMPLOYED
96.497.0
96.8
97.3
93.5
94.4
93.2
94.1
UNEMPLOYED
93.794.5
94.6
95.3
90.2
91.3
91.2
92.2
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
95.195.6
95.8
96.3
90.6
91.4
92.0
92.9
51
Table 7
Percentage of Adults with a Telephone by Labor Force Status
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
Unit
Avail
MARCH 2009
TOTAL CNP
96.7
96.6
97.1
93.4
94.5
93.6
94.4
EMPLOYED
96.697.1
96.9
97.4
94.3
95.3
93.4
94.2
UNEMPLOYED
94.995.6
95.3
95.9
93.0
94.1
94.1
94.8
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
95.796.3
96.4
96.8
92.3
93.5
93.9
94.7
JULY 2009
TOTAL CNP
96.7
96.7
97.1
93.4
94.3
93.6
94.3
EMPLOYED
96.797.2
97.0
97.4
94.4
95.3
93.5
94.2
UNEMPLOYED
94.695.5
95.5
96.1
91.9
93.6
93.7
94.5
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
95.796.2
96.3
96.8
92.2
93.1
93.7
94.5
NOVEMBER 2009
TOTAL CNP
96.8
96.7
97.2
92.9
94.0
94.0
94.6
EMPLOYED
96.897.3
97.1
97.5
94.4
95.4
94.0
94.6
UNEMPLOYED
94.795.4
95.5
95.9
90.7
92.4
93.9
94.3
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
95.596.1
96.2
96.8
91.5
92.4
94.1
94.6
2009 ANNUAL AVERAGE
TOTAL CNP
96.2
96.7
96.7
97.1
93.2
94.2
93.7
94.4
EMPLOYED
96.797.2
97.0
97.5
94.4
95.4
93.7
94.3
UNEMPLOYED
94.695.5
95.5
96.0
91.5
93.2
93.8
94.4
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
95.696.2
96.3
96.8
92.0
92.9
93.8
94.5
52
Table 8
Critical Values for Determining Significant Differences by State
In Unit
Available
UNITED STATES
0.7%0.7%
ALABAMA
6.4%7.7%
ALASKA
6.0%7.5%
ARIZONA
6.7%6.1%
ARKANSAS
5.5%4.7%
CALIFORNIA
2.4%2.4%
COLORADO
4.4%5.0%
CONNECTICUT
4.2%4.0%
DELAWARE
5.2%5.7%
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
6.3%6.3%
FLORIDA
2.8%2.9%
GEORGIA
5.7%5.0%
HAWAII
6.2%6.2%
IDAHO
4.9%4.6%
ILLINOIS
4.5%5.1%
INDIANA
5.9%5.9%
IOWA
4.3%4.5%
KANSAS
4.9%5.5%
KENTUCKY
5.5%6.7%
LOUISIANA
8.5%7.6%
MAINE
4.4%4.4%
MARYLAND
4.3%4.7%
MASSACHUSETTS
5.1%5.3%
MICHIGAN
4.1%4.3%
MINNESOTA
4.4%4.6%
MISSISSIPPI
6.2%6.5%
MISSOURI
4.4%4.6%
MONTANA
5.7%5.9%
NEBRASKA
6.0%7.2%
NEVADA
4.8%5.3%
NEW HAMPSHIRE
4.1%4.0%
NEW JERSEY
4.5%4.7%
NEW MEXICO
8.5%9.9%
NEW YORK
3.3%3.6%
NORTH CAROLINA
4.6%4.9%
NORTH DAKOTA
5.6%5.1%
OHIO
3.9%3.8%
OKLAHOMA
5.5%5.3%
OREGON
5.1%4.9%
PENNSYLVANIA
3.4%3.6%
RHODE ISLAND
5.0%4.9%
SOUTH CAROLINA
5.1%6.1%
SOUTH DAKOTA
4.9%4.9%
TENNESSEE
6.3%5.4%
TEXAS
3.1%3.3%
UTAH
5.4%5.7%
VERMONT
4.8%5.0%
VIRGINIA
4.4%4.4%
WASHINGTON
5.6%7.9%
WEST VIRGINIA
4.9%5.5%
WISCONSIN
4.7%4.4%
WYOMING
4.6%4.4%
53
Table 9
Critical Values for Determining Significant Differences by Income
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
In Unit Available
In Unit Available
In Unit Available
In Unit Available
TOTAL
0.7%0.7%
0.8%
0.8%
2.2%
2.0%
2.3%
2.4%
UNDER $5,000
8.8%7.9%
10.5%
9.8%
14.9%
15.2%
21.9%
21.7%
$5,000 - $7,499
8.1%
7.0%
10.1%
9.0%
16.3%
16.2%
19.3%
17.7%
$7,500 - $9,999
8.8%
8.5%
10.2%
10.0%
18.5%
17.6%
23.0%
23.9%
$10,000 - $12,499
7.7%
7.8%
8.4%
8.6%
17.3%
16.0%
19.2%
21.3%
$12,500 - $14,999
7.7%
7.9%
8.9%
9.0%
19.3%
17.4%
18.0%
18.7%
$15,000 - $19,999
6.1%
5.9%
6.7%
6.5%
16.0%
14.1%
15.3%
14.6%
$20,000 - $24,999
5.9%
5.5%
6.4%
6.2%
15.2%
15.2%
15.1%
15.8%
$25,000 - $29,999
6.0%
6.3%
6.5%
6.6%
17.3%
16.5%
13.8%
13.5%
$30,000 - $34,999
5.8%
5.6%
6.3%
6.4%
16.5%
16.7%
14.5%
13.7%
$35,000 - $39,999
5.9%
6.2%
6.4%
6.5%
18.0%
18.2%
16.5%
16.4%
$40,000 - $49,999
4.7%
4.6%
4.9%
4.7%
15.4%
14.6%
14.1%
13.2%
$50,000 - $59,999
5.2%
5.8%
5.6%
6.1%
17.2%
18.6%
17.5%
18.3%
$60,000 - $74,999
4.5%
4.7%
4.9%
5.1%
17.3%
17.2%
16.0%
16.3%
$75,000 - $99,999
4.5%
4.7%
4.7%
4.9%
18.2%
18.3%
18.2%
17.6%
$100,000 - $149,999
5.0%
5.0%
5.2%
5.1%
23.7%
27.5%
22.7%
21.9%
$150,000 +
6.5%
6.6%
6.8%
7.1%
35.5%
34.7%
28.3%
31.3%
Table 10
Critical Values for Determining Significant Differences by Household Size
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
In Unit Available
In Unit Available
In Unit Available
In Unit Available
TOTAL
0.7%0.7%
0.8%
0.8%
2.2%
2.0%
2.3%
2.4%
1 PERSON
2.6%
2.5%
3.0%
2.8%
7.0%
6.6%
9.4%
10.0%
2 - 3
1.4%
1.4%
1.5%
1.4%
4.8%
4.5%
5.3%
5.5%
4 - 5
2.4%
2.4%
2.6%
2.7%
8.2%
7.9%
5.6%
5.4%
6 +
6.7%
6.3%
7.8%
7.8%
18.9%
15.5%
12.7%
11.5%
Table 11
Critical Values for Determining Significant Differences by Householder's Age
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
In Unit Available
In Unit Available
In Unit Available
In Unit Available
TOTAL
0.7%0.7%
0.8%
0.8%
2.2%
2.0%
2.3%
2.4%
15-24 YRS OLD
4.9%
5.1%
5.7%
5.8%
11.7%
11.6%
10.8%
10.2%
25-54 YRS OLD
1.0%
1.0%
1.1%
1.1%
3.0%
2.7%
3.1%
2.9%
55-59 YRS OLD
2.9%
2.8%
3.1%
3.2%
10.7%
11.4%
14.5%
14.8%
60-64 YRS OLD
3.3%
3.4%
3.4%
3.6%
13.8%
14.6%
15.8%
18.0%
65-69 YRS OLD
3.6%
3.6%
3.8%
4.0%
14.8%
16.1%
20.0%
21.7%
70-99 YRS OLD
2.0%
1.9%
2.0%
2.1%
8.7%
8.0%
12.4%
11.9%
Table 12
Critical Values for Determining Significant Differences by Labor Force Status
RACE
HISPANIC
TOTAL
WHITE
BLACK
ORIGIN
In Unit Available
In Unit Available
In Unit Available
In Unit Available
TOTAL CNP
0.4%0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
1.3%
1.2%
1.6%
1.3%
EMPLOYED
0.8%0.8%
0.8%
0.9%
2.8%
2.9%
3.2%
3.3%
UNEMPLOYED
5.2%4.8%
6.2%
5.8%
12.0%
12.0%
20.3%
20.9%
NOT IN LABOR FORCE
1.3%1.3%
1.4%
1.5%
4.0%
4.3%
5.1%
5.2%
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