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Stuff We Need
STUFF WE NEED
Percent of Pew survey respondents who rated item as a necessity. First figure is for 2006, second is for suveys in 1996.
Car:91, 93
Clothes washer:90, 86
Clothes dryer:83, 62
Home A/C:70, 51
Microwave:68, 32
TV set:64, 59
Car A/C:59, 41
Home computer:51, 26
Cellphone:49, (not asked in '96)
Dishwasher:35, 13
Cable or satellite TV:33, 17
High-speed Internet:29, (not asked in '96)
iPod:3, (not asked in '96)
Sources: 2006 survey of 2,000 people by the Pew Research Center; 1996 survey by The Washington Post, Harvard University and Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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