Specific information such as how many homes have PCs, modems and FAX machines or how home appliance usage has changed over time (1978-1997) can now be obtained in this recently-released Residential Housing Characteristics Survey by the US Energy Information Administration. Nearly two decades of Regional Energy Consumption Surveys (RECS) on US households and their energy is contained on site in addition to supplementary maps, a glossary of terms, and documentation of EIA survey methods and data quality. To further facilitate research, the EIA provides a Data Table Home Page where users may choose variables and access data tables directly on site.