Table 2.
Reasons for not owning or not using AC 1, New York City, 2015.
| Own/Use | Reason | Unweighted (N) | Weighted (%) | 95% Confidence Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does not own | Can’t afford it | 44 | 40 | (29.5, 49.6) |
| Don’t need it | 33 | 33 | (22.8, 42.3) | |
| Don’t like AC | 24 | 20 | (12.4, 28.3) | |
| Building wiring not equipped | 6 | 8 | (1.5, 13.6) | |
| Does not use 2 | Electricity bill | 52 | 24 | (17.6, 29.7) |
| Conserve electricity | 47 | 21 | (15.5, 27.3) | |
| Did not feel hot | 38 | 17 | (11.8, 23.0) | |
| Don’t like AC | 27 | 12 | (7.4, 16.6) | |
| Prefer fan | 30 | 13 | (8.0, 17.2) | |
| Go elsewhere | 24 | 10 | (5.8, 13.8) | |
| Health worse (volunteered) | 8 | 3 | (0.6, 5.8) |
1 AC: air conditioning; 2 Reported using AC ‘never’ or ‘less than half the time’ when at home during very hot weather.