Abstract
Information on portable electric appliance use has been based on estimates and small nonrandom samples from the Association of Home Appliance Manufac turers (AHAM) or the Edison Electric Institute (EEI). Reported here is an analysis of use by a random sample of 275 families selected from customers of four electric utility companies serving rural and urban areas within 100 miles of Columbus, Ohio. Findings are compared with the AHAM and EEI estimates. Family charac teristics with a positive significant relationship to use of small electric appliances were number of people in the household, level of education of the home man ager, and number of appliances owned (analysis of covariance). Variables not related to usage were urban or rural location, employment of the participant, and “yes” or “no” response to the necessity to consider energy consumption when shopping for an appliance. Mean number of small appliances owned was 26 (S.D., 9; range, 6 to 81). Six use‐group profiles were identified for 56 appliances in a cluster analysis. Usage reported by the sample was generally less than re ported by AHAM and EEI.
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