Percent of Households Owning Selected Appliances
Updated September 9, 2022 |
Infoplease Staff
Percent of Households Owning Selected Appliances
By Country, 1990–91
| Appliance | Belgium | Denmark | France | Germany1 | Italy | Nether- lands | Spain | Sweden | Switzer- land | U.K. | U.S.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassette recorder | 75% | 82% | 76% | 74% | 64% | 81% | 67% | 88% | 82% | 82% | n.a. |
| Clothes dryer | 39 | 302 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 32 | 72% |
| Clothes washer | 88 | 742 | 88 | 88 | 96 | 89 | 87 | 72 | 78 | 883 | 77 |
| Dishwasher | 26 | 362 | 32 | 34 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 32 | 11 | 45 |
| Food processor | 91 | 83 | 83 | 92 | 48 | 84 | 50 | 77 | 91 | 80 | n.a. |
| Microwave oven | 21 | 312 | 19 | 36 | 6 | 22 | 9 | 37 | 15 | 48 | 84 |
| Radio | 90 | 98 | 98 | 84 | 92 | 99 | 95 | 93 | 99 | 90 | n.a. |
| Television | 97 | 98 | 95 | 97 | 98 | 95 | 98 | 97 | 93 | 983 | 98 |
| Vacuum cleaner | 92 | 96 | 89 | 96 | 56 | 98 | 29 | 97 | 93 | 98 | n.a. |
| Video recorder | 42 | 63 | 35 | 42 | 25 | 50 | 40 | 48 | 41 | 69 | n.a. |
NOTE: n.a. = not available.
1. Former West Germany.
2. 1993 data.
3. 1992 data.
Source: Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1996.
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