Table 4.3:  OWNERSHIP OF SELECTED HOUSEHOLD GOODS, CENSUS 2006
Household appliances					Transport and communication
Locality	Total										Sattelite/
	Households	Washing machine	Refrigerators	Air conditioner	Bicycle	Motor cycle	Car/Jeep	Mobile phone	Fixed line	TV	cable TV connection	Computer	News paper	Internet
Republic	46,194	38,716	27,587	2,918	18,939	11,464	1,583	38,300	11,826	39,235	23,239	12,738	3,288	3,670
Male'	14,107	11,729	11,319	2,454	2,358	7,289	1,094	12,551	6,995	12,148	6,815	7,788	2,532	2,874
Atolls	32,087	26,987	16,268	464	16,581	4,175	489	25,749	4,831	27,087	16,424	4,950	756	796
HA	2,425	1,983	939	14	1,237	103	4	1,944	11	1,957	847	206	41	18
HDh	2,988	2,448	1,350	29	2,257	334	44	2,339	780	2,551	1,391	420	87	66
Sh	2,099	1,867	902	9	1,230	197	10	1,761	213	1,847	1,038	276	15	5
N	1,811	1,604	789	9	1,164	62	11	1,440	12	1,494	1,101	200	26	3
R	2,538	2,141	1,180	13	1,378	179	12	2,031	11	2,139	1,528	305	9	7
B	1,552	1,342	808	22	639	78	7	1,216	270	1,316	942	276	23	27
Lh	1,449	1,255	642	17	405	54	3	1,237	15	1,246	1,092	337	41	77
K	1,526	1,306	956	83	640	153	19	1,356	58	1,323	837	271	45	43
AA	774	675	447	14	311	88	4	691	10	654	573	104	4	5
ADh	1,060	919	612	26	364	57	6	929	22	888	610	186	25	18
V	260	225	160	6	67	1	-	241	8	230	100	65	-	3
M	793	646	438	16	330	30	1	652	6	660	274	66	19	3
F	567	505	228	7	237	33	4	418	6	465	67	62	7	2
Dh	768	666	436	16	415	73	7	659	12	673	249	156	15	23
Th	1,454	1,198	680	12	584	49	6	1,193	8	1,198	798	164	32	11
L	1,970	1,632	997	23	1,123	363	77	1,492	26	1,611	949	192	43	11
GA	1,472	1,178	771	20	645	153	12	1,190	6	1,234	913	211	5	5
GDh	2,145	1,598	1,059	29	843	249	30	1,551	399	1,693	903	309	59	48
Gn	1,332	1,191	872	24	883	654	39	1,075	848	1,178	610	316	28	92
S	3,104	2,608	2,002	75	1,829	1,265	193	2,334	2,110	2,730	1,602	828	232	329
Source:Department of National  Planning