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Buildings and Size Data by Basic Characteristics for Food Sales Buildings
Number of Buildings (thousand)
Percent of Buildings
Floorspace (million square feet)
Percent of Floorspace
Square Feet per Building (thousand)
 
All Food Sales Buildings
174
100
994
100
5.7
 
Building Floorspace (Square Feet)
1,001 to 5,000
138
79
302
30
2.2
5,001 to 10,000
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
10,001 to 25,000
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
25,001 to 50,000
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
50,001 to 100,000
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
100,001 to 200,000
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
200,001 to 500,000
N
N
N
N
N
Over 500,000
N
N
N
N
N
 
Year Constructed
1945 or Before
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
1946 to 1969
45
26
216
22
4.8
1970 to 1989
63
36
335
34
5.3
1990 to 1999
50
29
355
36
7.1
 
Floors
One
148
85
602
61
4.1
Two
16
9
277
28
17.7
Three
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Four to Nine
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Ten or More
N
N
N
N
N
Census Region
Northeast
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Midwest
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
South
76
43
392
39
5.2
West
29
16
208
21
7.2
Ownership and Occupancy
Nongovernment Owned
174
100
990
100
5.7
—Owner Occupied
132
76
705
71
5.3
—Nonowner Occupied
42
24
284
29
6.9
Government Owned
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
—Federal
N
N
N
N
N
—State
N
N
N
N
N
—Local
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Number of Establishments
One
161
92
808
81
5.0
2 to 5
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
6 to 10
N
N
N
N
N
11 to 20
N
N
N
N
N
More than 20
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Currently Unoccupied
N
N
N
N
N
 
Multibuilding Facility
Not on a Multibuilding Facility
161
92
865
87
5.4
College or University
N
N
N
N
N
Primary or Secondary School
N
N
N
N
N
Office Complex
N
N
N
N
N
Retail Complex
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Religious Campus or Complex
N
N
N
N
N
Health Care Complex
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Government Complex
N
N
N
N
N
Other
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q=Data withheld because the Relative Standard Error (RSE) was greater than 50 percent, or fewer than 20 buildings were sampled; N=No cases in responding sample.
Source: Energy Information Administration, 1999 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey.

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Establishment, Employment and Age Data by Basic Characteristics for Food Sales Buildings
Establishments per Building
Total Employees (thousand)
Employees per Building
Square Feet per Employee
Median Age of Building (years)
 
All Food Sales Buildings
1.1
980
6
1,014
19.5
 
Building Floorspace (Square Feet)
1,001 to 5,000
1.1
378
3
800
16.5
5,001 to 10,000
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
10,001 to 25,000
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
25,001 to 50,000
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
50,001 to 100,000
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
100,001 to 200,000
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
200,001 to 500,000
N
N
N
N
N
Over 500,000
N
N
N
N
N
 
Year Constructed
1945 or Before
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
1946 to 1969
1.1
234
5
923
39.5
1970 to 1989
1.1
293
5
1,144
16.5
1990 to 1999
1.1
399
8
891
8.5
 
Floors
One
1.1
718
5
838
16.5
Two
1.5
199
13
1,394
23.5
Three
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Four to Nine
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Ten or More
N
N
N
N
N
 
Census Region
Northeast
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Midwest
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
South
1.1
434
6
901
16.5
West
1.3
214
7
972
8.5
Ownership and Occupancy
Nongovernment Owned
1.1
975
6
1,015
19.5
—Owner Occupied
1.1
685
5
1,029
19.5
—Nonowner Occupied
1.2
290
7
981
21.5
Government Owned
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
—Federal
N
N
N
N
N
—State
N
N
N
N
N
—Local
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Number of Establishments
One
1.0
793
5
1,019
16.5
2 to 5
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
6 to 10
N
N
N
N
N
11 to 20
N
N
N
N
N
More than 20
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Currently Unoccupied
N
N
N
N
N
 
Multibuilding Facility
Not on a Multibuilding Facility
1.1
848
5
1,020
16.5
College or University
N
N
N
N
N
Primary or Secondary School
N
N
N
N
N
Office Complex
N
N
N
N
N
Retail Complex
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Religious Campus or Complex
N
N
N
N
N
Health Care Complex
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Government Complex
N
N
N
N
N
Other
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q=Data withheld because the Relative Standard Error (RSE) was greater than 50 percent, or fewer than 20 buildings were sampled; N=No cases in responding sample.
Source: Energy Information Administration, 1999 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey.

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