Overhead Appendix 1: Table 2

Table 2

 

Consumer durables

Available to %  of non-poor people in U.S. population

Available to  % of poor people in U.S. population

Refrigerator

99.5

97.9

Stove

99.5

97.7

Color television

98.5

92.5

Telephone

97.2

76.7

Washing machine

92.7

71.7

Clothes dryer

87.3

50.2

Microwave

89.8

60.0

Dishwasher

58.3

19.6

Freezer

46.0

28.6

VCR

86.2

59.7

Air conditioner

71.9

49.6

Personal computer

28.3

7.4

http://www.census.gov/hhes/poverty/beyond/     1992 data