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Table 14.8 Household equipment, 1998 to 2008
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| Washing machine | 81.2 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 81.2 | 81.9 | 82.2 | 81.3 | 82.2 | 81.5 |
| Clothes dryer | 78.9 | 77.7 | 78.2 | 79.3 | 78.4 | 78.8 | 79.5 | 80.4 | 80.8 | 81.8 | 80.5 |
| Dishwasher | 51.3 | 50.0 | 51.4 | 52.1 | 54.6 | 55.0 | 56.0 | 57.2 | 57.7 | 59.4 | 59.8 |
| Refrigerators | 99.8 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 99.9 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 99.9 | 99.8 |
| Households with 1 refrigerator | 77.1 | 75.5 | 77.2 | 76.8 | 75.8 | 75.5 | 74.0 | 74.3 | 73.5 | 73.1 | 73.8 |
| Households with 2 or more refrigerators | 22.7 | 24.2 | 22.6 | 23.0 | 24.1 | 24.3 | 25.8 | 25.4 | 26.3 | 26.8 | 26.1 |
| Freezer | 59.0 | 57.6 | 57.9 | 56.1 | 56.8 | 56.1 | 55.2 | 56.3 | 53.9 | 53.0 | 54.0 |
| Microwave oven | 88.7 | 89.6 | 90.8 | 91.3 | 92.4 | 93.0 | 93.8 | 94.1 | 93.9 | 93.5 | 94.4 |
| Air conditioning | 33.2 | 34.5 | 34.6 | 35.8 | 37.5 | 39.6 | 41.7 | 44.2 | 48.1 | 48.4 | 49.8 |
| Households with window-type air conditioning units | 12.9 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 12.8 | 13.8 | 14.9 | 14.5 | 15.8 | 18.0 | 18.8 | 18.2 |
| Households with central air conditioning | 20.3 | 21.0 | 22.3 | 22.9 | 23.7 | 24.7 | 27.2 | 28.4 | 30.2 | 29.6 | 31.6 |
| Telephone (land line or cellular) | 98.6 | 98.8 | 98.8 | 98.6 | 98.7 | 98.8 | 98.9 | 98.9 | 99.2 | 99.1 | 99.1 |
| Cellular telephone | 26.5 | 32.5 | 42.0 | 47.6 | 51.7 | 54.0 | 58.9 | 64.2 | 67.7 | 71.4 | 73.2 |
| Compact disc (CD) player | 66.3 | 70.5 | 74.3 | 71.1 | 73.9 | 76.2 | 79.7 | 80.4 | 81.6 | 81.6 | 80.8 |
| Cablevision | 72.9 | 73.0 | 72.4 | 68.1 | 66.1 | 64.8 | 66.3 | 65.4 | 65.2 | 64.9 | 65.3 |
| Satellite dish | .. | .. | .. | 18.4 | 21.4 | 22.8 | 22.0 | 22.6 | 24.1 | 23.8 | 23.7 |
| Digital video disc (DVD) player | .. | .. | .. | 19.8 | 35.7 | 51.7 | 68.3 | 77.1 | 83.0 | 85.3 | 86.4 |
| Compact disc (CD) writer | .. | .. | .. | 19.4 | 27.8 | 32.4 | 38.3 | 43.5 | 47.9 | 51.8 | 52.5 |
| Digital video disc (DVD) writer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16.0 | 24.5 | 31.7 | 39.4 | 42.2 |
| Video cassette recorders | 88.0 | 88.7 | 89.9 | 91.6 | 92.1 | 90.2 | 90.0 | 89.1 | 82.0 | 79.0 | 73.8 |
| Home computer | 45.2 | 50.0 | 55.2 | 59.8 | 64.1 | 66.6 | 68.7 | 72.0 | 75.4 | 78.4 | 79.4 |
| Internet use from home | 25.0 | 33.4 | 42.6 | 49.9 | 54.5 | 56.9 | 59.8 | 64.3 | 68.1 | 72.7 | 74.6 |
| Colour televisions | 98.7 | 98.8 | 98.9 | 99.2 | 99.1 | 99.0 | 99.2 | 99.0 | 99.0 | 98.9 | 98.8 |
| Households with 1 colour television | 42.6 | 42.2 | 41.2 | 40.5 | 38.8 | 38.3 | 36.3 | 35.4 | 33.4 | 32.4 | 33.9 |
| Households with 2 colour televisions | 36.0 | 36.7 | 36.0 | 36.7 | 35.5 | 35.7 | 35.6 | 36.1 | 34.8 | 36.3 | 34.6 |
| Households with 3 or more colour televisions | 20.0 | 20.0 | 21.6 | 22.0 | 24.8 | 25.0 | 27.3 | 27.6 | 30.8 | 30.1 | 30.3 |
| Vehicle (owned or leased) | 82.9 | 83.0 | 83.6 | 83.0 | 84.0 | 83.1 | 83.8 | 83.6 | 82.5 | 83.1 | 82.4 |
| Owned vehicles (automobiles, trucks, vans) | 79.0 | 78.6 | 79.4 | 78.2 | 79.3 | 78.2 | 79.1 | 79.0 | 77.3 | 77.6 | 77.3 |
| Leased vehicles (automobiles, trucks, vans) | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
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Notes: All data are as of December 31 of the reference year. In every second year starting with 2001, statistics for Canada include the territories. For the other years, Canada-level statistics include only the 10 provinces. |
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| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 203-0020. | |||||||||||
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