Half of US homes own Apple products

WASHINGTON, USA: Half of all US households own at least one Apple product, a survey has shown.

According to CNBC's All-America Economic survey released on Wednesday, the Apple-buying household on average has a total of three Apple products.

Overall, the average household has 1.6 Apple devices with almost one quarter planning to buy at least one more in the next year, Xinhua reported.

The survey, collecting answers from 836 Americans, found that Apple buyers tend to be male, college-educated and younger.

Ownership is strongly related with household income. Only 28 per cent of those making less than $30,000 a year own at least one Apple product, compared with 77 per cent of those making more than $75,000.

Households on the higher end of the income own an average of about three Apple devices, while the average number of Apple products for lower-income homes is only 0.6.

Meanwhile, the age gap in purchasing Apple products is not as wide as people usually think.

Some 63 per cent of people between 18 and 49 said that they own an Apple product and 50 per cent of people between 50 and 64 owned one. Among those at the age of 65 or older, Apple owners still reach 26 per cent.

Families with children are also more likely to own an Apple device. Around 61 per cent of households with children own Apple devices, compared with 48 per cent of homes without kids.

"It's a fantastic business model -- the more of our products you own, the more likely you are to buy more," said Jay Campbell, a vice president of Hart Research Associates, which conducts the CNBC survey.

"Planned obsolescence has always been a part of the technology industries sales model, but Apple has taken it to a whole new level," Campbell added.