Chart A-A: Percent of U.S. Households with a Telephone
By Race/Origin
By Rural, Urban, and Central City

1994-1998 (Selected Years)

Race/Origin

Rural

Urban

Central City

1994

1997

1998

1994

1997

1998

1994

1997

1998

White Non Hispanic

95.4

95.5

95.1

96.2

96.0

95.9

95.3

95.7

95.4

Black Non Hispanic

80.7

83.2

85.4

86.1

86.3

88.1

86.3

85.9

87.5

Other Non Hispanic

84.5

82.8

80.6

94.6

94.0

94.7

94.0

94.9

94.8

Hispanic

79.5

85.5

84.6

86.4

86.6

89.8

85.2

85.2

89.7