2009Sept19: Every American household has about 25 consumer electronic products in 2009, compared with three consumer electronic products in every American household in 1980 (New York Times, 2009).
Reference: New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/business/energy-environment/20efficiency.html
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