How MH is currently used
| |
1990
|
1993
|
1996
|
1999
|
2002
|
|
Owner Occupied Primary Residence
|
81%
|
79%
|
80%
|
79%
|
80%
|
|
Rent Primary Residence From Owners
|
5%
|
6%
|
6%
|
7%
|
8%
|
|
Summer/Winter Home
|
8%
|
4%
|
4%
|
3%
|
3%
|
|
Weekend Getaways/ Vacations
|
~
|
5%
|
3%
|
4%
|
3%
|
|
Rent Out To Others
|
5%
|
5%
|
4%
|
3%
|
3%
|
|
Relative Lives In It
|
~
|
~
|
2%
|
2%
|
2%
|
|
Storage/Vacant/Extra Bedroom
|
1%
|
2%
|
1%
|
1%
|
1%
|
|
Total Percentage
|
100%
|
101%
|
100%
|
99%
|
100%
|
|
Number Responding
|
18,418
|
17,243
|
23,119
|
22,723
|
21,866
|
Residence type
| |
1990
|
1993
|
1996
|
1999
|
2002
|
| Live In Owned MH |
82%
|
80%
|
82%
|
81%
|
81%
|
| Live In Rented MH |
5%
|
6%
|
6%
|
8%
|
8%
|
| Live In Owned House |
11%
|
12%
|
11%
|
10%
|
10%
|
| Live In Rented House |
0%
|
0%
|
0%
|
0%
|
0%
|
| Apartment/Condominium/ Other |
1%
|
1%
|
1%
|
1%
|
1%
|
|
Total Percentage
|
99%
|
99%
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
|
Number Responding
|
18,327
|
17,065
|
22,770
|
22,578
|
21,729
|
When someone asks you what
type of residence it is, what do you call it?
| |
1999
|
2002
|
|
Mobile Home
|
63%
|
62%
|
|
Trailer
|
19%
|
17%
|
|
Manufactured Home
|
10%
|
12%
|
|
House
|
4%
|
4%
|
|
Modular Home
|
2%
|
3%
|
|
Travel Trailer
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
Other
|
1%
|
1%
|
|
Total Percentage
|
100%
|
99%
|
|
Number Responding
|
22,139
|
21,391
|
Satisfaction with
MH living
| |
1990
|
1993
|
1996
|
1999
|
2002
|
|
Very Satisfied
|
52%
|
51%
|
52%
|
52%
|
53%
|
|
Somewhat Satisfied
|
35%
|
37%
|
36%
|
36%
|
35%
|
|
Somewhat Dissatisfied
|
9%
|
9%
|
8%
|
8%
|
8%
|
|
Very Dissatisfied
|
4%
|
4%
|
3%
|
3%
|
3%
|
|
Total Percentage
|
100%
|
101%
|
99%
|
99%
|
99%
|
|
Number Responding
|
17,816
|
16,939
|
22,437
|
22,149
|
21,314
|
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How many MORE years
planning to own current MH
| |
1990
|
1993
|
1996
|
1999
|
2002
|
|
1 Year Or Less
|
9%
|
11%
|
11%
|
11%
|
10%
|
|
2-3 Years
|
13%
|
13%
|
11%
|
11%
|
9%
|
|
4-5 Years
|
11%
|
11%
|
11%
|
10%
|
10%
|
|
Over 5 Years
|
11%
|
16%
|
13%
|
14%
|
14%
|
|
Always
|
57%
|
49%
|
55%
|
53%
|
57%
|
|
Total Percentage
|
101%
|
100%
|
101%
|
99%
|
100%
|
|
Number Responding
|
17,049
|
15,997
|
21,005
|
20,302
|
19,596
|
Total years ever OWNED any
MH
| |
2002
|
| Never Owned A MH |
7%
|
|
Less Than 5 Years
|
17%
|
|
5 - 9 Years
|
22%
|
|
10 - 19 Years
|
31%
|
|
20 Years Or More
|
23%
|
|
Total Percentage
|
100%
|
|
Number Responding
|
21,462
|
|
Median Years
|
10
|
Total years ever LIVED IN any
MH
| |
2002
|
| Never Lived In A MH |
5%
|
|
Less Than 5 Years
|
15%
|
|
5 - 9 Years
|
22%
|
|
10 - 19 Years
|
33%
|
|
20 Years Or More
|
26%
|
|
Total Percentage
|
101%
|
|
Number Responding
|
21,599
|
|
Median Years
|
12
|
Moved MH from one location to another within the last three years
| |
1990
|
1993
|
1996
|
1999
|
2002
|
|
Percentage
|
8%
|
7%
|
6%
|
6%
|
6%
|
|
Number Responding
|
18,195
|
17,203
|
23,061
|
22,530
|
21,704
|
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Activities household members
regularly attend
| |
1996
|
1999
|
2002
|
|
County Fairs
|
~
|
35%
|
34%
|
|
State Fairs
|
~
|
17%
|
17%
|
|
Fishing/Hunting Shows
|
~
|
12%
|
12%
|
|
Stock Car Races
|
10%
|
11%
|
12%
|
|
Rodeos
|
10%
|
10%
|
10%
|
|
Home Improvement Expos
|
9%
|
9%
|
10%
|
| Garden Shows |
6%
|
7%
|
9%
|
|
Truck/Monster Truck Shows
|
6%
|
8%
|
8%
|
|
Major League Baseball Games
|
6%
|
8%
|
8%
|
|
Horse Races/Shows
|
6%
|
6%
|
6%
|
|
Professional Football Games
|
5%
|
6%
|
4%
|
|
Wrestling Matches
|
3%
|
6%
|
4%
|
|
Bowling Tournaments
|
4%
|
4%
|
4%
|
|
Ice Hockey Games
|
3%
|
4%
|
3%
|
| Golf Tournaments |
~
|
3%
|
3%
|
|
None Of These Attended Regularly
|
~
|
43%
|
45%
|
|
Number Responding
|
22,694
|
22,310
|
21,470
|
Types of radio stations
to which
household members regularly listen
| |
1999
|
2002
|
|
Country
|
64%
|
63%
|
|
Oldies
|
46%
|
46%
|
|
Classic Rock
|
29%
|
31%
|
|
Light Rock
|
31%
|
29%
|
|
Easy Listening
|
27%
|
27%
|
|
Religious
|
19%
|
20%
|
|
Talk Radio
|
19%
|
19%
|
|
Hard Rock
|
15%
|
16%
|
|
Classical
|
13%
|
13%
|
|
Public Radio
|
11%
|
11%
|
|
Big Band
|
12%
|
11%
|
|
Jazz
|
8%
|
8%
|
|
Beautiful Music
|
8%
|
7%
|
|
Sports
|
8%
|
6%
|
|
Urban Contemporary
|
3%
|
4%
|
|
Album-Oriented Rock
|
2%
|
3%
|
|
Spanish
|
1%
|
1%
|
|
None Of These
|
4%
|
4%
|
|
Number Responding
|
22,611
|
21,730
|
Magazines regularly read
by household members
| |
1996
|
1999
|
2002
|
|
Reader’s Digest
|
43%
|
38%
|
33%
|
|
Family Circle
|
28%
|
28%
|
26%
|
|
Woman’s Day
|
20%
|
24%
|
23%
|
|
Parade (Newspaper Insert)
|
26%
|
23%
|
22%
|
|
Modern Maturity
|
25%
|
21%
|
20%
|
|
TV Guide
|
~
|
25%
|
19%
|
|
Good Housekeeping
|
21%
|
17%
|
17%
|
|
Ladies’ Home Journal
|
17%
|
14%
|
13%
|
|
People
|
11%
|
12%
|
12%
|
|
McCall’s
|
14%
|
16%
|
10%
|
|
Southern Living
|
8%
|
9%
|
9%
|
|
Time
|
~
|
8%
|
8%
|
|
Parenting
|
~
|
8%
|
8%
|
|
Cooking Light
|
~
|
5%
|
7%
|
|
Family Handyman
|
5%
|
6%
|
6%
|
|
Sports Illustrated
|
6%
|
7%
|
5%
|
|
Popular Mechanics
|
6%
|
6%
|
5%
|
|
Car And Driver
|
4%
|
3%
|
4%
|
|
Entertainment Weekly
|
4%
|
3%
|
4%
|
|
Mature Outlook
|
3%
|
4%
|
3%
|
|
Life
|
~
|
5%
|
2%
|
|
Sunset
|
~
|
2%
|
2%
|
|
Money
|
~
|
3%
|
2%
|
|
Fortune
|
~
|
1%
|
1%
|
|
None Of These Magazines
|
~
|
19%
|
24%
|
|
Number Responding
|
22,940
|
22,394
|
21,506
|
|
