Reasons for buying new home appliances in the United States 2017

Reasons for replacing old home appliances with new appliances, in the United States, as of May 2017
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The data displays the results of a survey in which U.S. respondents were asked for which reasons they would replace an old home appliance with a new one. As of May 2017, some 88% of respondents stated that they buy a new appliance when the old device is broken.

Device is broken 88
I want other/more functions 39
Device consumes too much energy 23
I no longer like the design 13
I want a connected device (smart home) 9