Table 4.1
Households with consumer durables, central heating and cars 1983 to 2007-08
All Households												Percentages
Consumer durables	1983	1992-93	1997-98	1998-99	1999-00	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08
Home computer	82	17	21	22	28	35	41	43	51	52	53	57	61
Internet Access3	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	13	22	29	34	40	43	43	47	53
Video	15	63	77	80	81	84	84	84	86	85	81	78	72
Hi-fi/music centre	37	58	67	68	68	68	70	69	72	71	69	69	66
Compact disc player	N\A	19	48	49	52	56	60	61	68	69	69	72	72
Smoke detector	N\A	55	73	78	85	86	86	88	89	90	89	90	90
Refrigerator	89	98	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	99	100	98	98
Deep freezer	33	71	84	85	85	87	89	89	70	92	92	N/A	N/A
Fridge-freezer1	16	54	66	65	66	68	69	69	100	70	71	N/A	N/A
Washing machine	73	87	91	92	92	94	94	95	95	96	96	95	95
Tumble drier	22	33	40	42	43	47	48	51	53	56	57	60	60
Dishwasher	6	14	23	25	26	30	32	33	38	40	41	44	46
Telephone	66	82	92	93	94	94	94	94	94	93	91	90	90
Microwave oven	2	52	74	79	82	84	87	87	91	90	91	91	91
Television	95	97	98	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	98
Colour	79	94	96	96	96	97	97	98	98	98	97	98	98
Black and white only	16	3	2	1	1	1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1
Satellite or Cable	N\A	N\A	22	27	32	27	30	33	43	45	45	50	51
Central heating	55	86	94	94	95	95	97	97	98	97	97	98	98
Full	43	77	89	89	91	92	94	93	95	95	95	97	97
Partial	12	9	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1
Car or van	58	66	70	70	70	70	73	73	74	75	76	76	76
1 only	47	47	47	48	46	45	46	45	43	43	43	45	41
> 1	11	19	23	22	25	26	27	28	31	33	32	31	34
Base=100% (All Households)	2,940	3,096	3,019	2,809	3,039	2,800	2,805	2,782	2,716	2,768	2,593	2,652	2,560
						Source: Continuous Household Survey
Notes
1 Fridge-freezers in Northern Ireland attributed to both the refrigerator and deep freezer categories.
2 Figure for 1985
<1 is equivalent to less than 1
3 Internet access via home computer