Table 59. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2002 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) Husband and wife consumer units One Single Total Husband and wife with children Other parent, person Item Aggregate husband Husband husband at least and other and wife and wife and wife one child consumer consumer only Oldest Oldest Oldest consumer under 18 units units child child child 18 units under 6 6 to 17 or over Number of consumer units (in thousands)...... 112,108 56,265 23,118 5,547 15,206 8,036 4,357 6,730 49,112 Percent distribution of consumer units....... 100.0 50.2 20.6 4.9 13.6 7.2 3.9 6.0 43.8 Income before taxes a/ ...................... $49,430 $67,155 $58,967 $67,587 $72,720 $81,042 $65,866 $26,966 $32,469 Income after taxes a/ ....................... 46,934 63,697 55,609 63,849 69,009 77,369 63,487 26,483 30,782 Age of the reference person.................. 48.1 48.4 56.9 32.2 39.8 51.3 48.1 37.2 49.2 Average number in consumer unit: Persons..................................... 2.5 3.2 2.0 3.5 4.1 3.9 5.0 2.9 1.6 Children under 18........................... .7 .9 n.a. 1.5 2.1 .6 1.5 1.8 .2 Persons 65 and over......................... .3 .3 .6 b/ b/ .2 .5 b/ .3 Earners..................................... 1.4 1.7 1.2 1.7 1.9 2.6 2.4 1.0 1.0 Vehicles.................................... 2.0 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.6 3.3 2.7 1.2 1.3 Percent distribution: Male........................................ 51 63 67 63 59 62 61 13 42 Female...................................... 49 37 33 37 41 38 39 87 58 Homeowner................................... 66 82 86 69 81 87 76 40 52 With mortgage.............................. 41 56 43 62 69 63 52 31 25 Without mortgage........................... 26 27 42 7 12 25 24 9 27 Renter...................................... 34 18 14 31 19 13 24 60 48 Black....................................... 12 8 5 7 8 9 14 33 14 White and other............................. 88 92 95 93 92 91 86 67 86 Elementary (1-8)............................ 6 5 5 3 3 6 13 3 7 High school (9-12).......................... 38 36 38 26 33 39 43 45 38 College..................................... 56 59 57 71 64 55 43 52 54 Never attended and other.................... c/ c/ c/ c/ c/ c/ 1 c/ c/ At least one vehicle owned or leased........ 88 96 96 96 97 97 94 82 79 Annual aggregate expenditures................ $4,556,099 64.9 23.4 6.4 19.4 10.6 5.1 4.5 30.6 Food....................................... 600,221 65.5 22.9 5.9 20.4 10.6 5.7 5.5 29.0 Food at home............................. 345,917 65.9 22.2 6.4 20.5 10.3 6.5 6.2 27.9 Cereals and bakery products............ 50,249 66.0 21.4 6.2 21.4 10.6 6.4 6.4 27.6 Cereals and cereal products.......... 17,200 65.4 19.8 6.7 21.9 10.1 6.8 7.3 27.3 Bakery products...................... 33,050 66.3 22.2 6.0 21.1 10.8 6.2 6.0 27.8 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 89,131 65.8 22.2 5.9 19.8 10.8 7.1 6.5 27.6 Beef................................. 25,806 67.3 21.4 6.0 20.9 11.7 7.3 6.1 26.6 Pork................................. 18,680 65.8 23.7 5.8 19.5 9.5 7.2 7.3 26.9 Other meats.......................... 11,284 66.2 21.1 5.5 20.9 11.8 6.8 6.9 26.9 Poultry.............................. 16,089 65.1 20.5 6.3 20.2 11.0 7.1 6.4 28.5 Fish and seafood..................... 13,504 64.6 24.2 5.9 17.5 9.8 7.1 6.1 29.4 Eggs................................. 3,767 62.6 22.5 5.8 17.4 10.0 6.9 7.0 30.4 Dairy products......................... 36,654 66.5 21.8 6.9 21.4 10.1 6.2 6.1 27.4 Fresh milk and cream................. 14,194 65.5 20.1 7.2 21.2 10.3 6.6 6.7 27.9 Other dairy products................. 22,460 67.2 22.9 6.8 21.6 10.0 6.0 5.7 27.1 Fruits and vegetables.................. 61,623 66.3 23.7 6.5 19.4 10.0 6.7 5.7 28.0 Fresh fruits......................... 19,893 67.0 24.7 5.9 19.8 10.3 6.3 5.3 27.7 Fresh vegetables..................... 19,522 67.0 24.7 6.2 18.9 9.9 7.4 5.2 27.7 Processed fruits..................... 12,894 65.3 21.7 7.5 20.2 9.8 6.1 6.3 28.5 Processed vegetables................. 9,314 65.0 22.7 6.7 18.9 9.6 7.0 6.3 28.7 Other food at home..................... $108,260 65.6 21.8 6.6 20.9 10.1 6.2 6.1 28.3 Sugar and other sweets............... 13,105 66.7 23.4 5.6 22.0 9.5 6.1 5.7 27.7 Fats and oils........................ 9,507 65.8 23.6 5.4 19.0 11.2 6.6 6.4 27.8 Miscellaneous foods.................. 52,682 65.3 20.6 7.8 21.0 9.9 6.1 6.6 28.1 Nonalcoholic beverages............... 28,348 64.3 21.6 5.5 20.4 10.5 6.3 6.0 29.6 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips................... 4,618 72.3 28.5 5.4 22.8 9.5 6.0 2.7 25.0 Food away from home...................... 254,304 64.9 23.8 5.3 20.2 11.0 4.6 4.6 30.5 Alcoholic beverages......................... 41,984 60.0 27.6 4.5 15.8 8.9 3.2 2.4 37.5 Housing..................................... 1,488,623 63.0 22.5 7.1 19.0 9.5 4.8 5.0 32.0 Shelter.................................. 877,736 61.4 21.4 7.1 18.9 9.4 4.6 5.0 33.6 Owned dwellings........................ 579,031 72.0 24.4 8.1 22.9 11.4 5.2 3.6 24.4 Mortgage interest and charges........ 332,081 74.1 21.3 9.9 26.3 11.2 5.4 3.8 22.1 Property taxes....................... 139,278 69.6 27.7 6.2 19.9 10.9 4.9 3.0 27.4 Maintenance, repairs, insurance,other expenses............................ 107,671 68.6 29.9 5.2 16.5 12.5 4.6 3.8 27.6 Rented dwellings....................... 242,140 33.7 11.0 5.5 10.1 3.6 3.5 9.1 57.2 Other lodging.......................... 56,565 71.1 34.3 3.7 15.7 13.5 3.9 1.6 27.3 Utilities, fuels, and public services.... 300,933 61.2 22.4 5.5 17.6 10.1 5.5 5.5 33.3 Natural gas............................ 36,967 60.7 22.1 5.3 18.2 9.8 5.4 5.6 33.7 Electricity............................ 109,987 61.4 22.9 5.2 17.8 10.0 5.5 5.9 32.8 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 9,912 63.1 26.6 4.4 16.2 10.6 5.3 3.4 33.5 Telephone services..................... 107,258 59.6 20.9 5.8 17.1 10.2 5.5 5.7 34.7 Water and other public services........ 36,808 65.1 24.4 5.7 18.8 10.5 5.6 4.4 30.6 Household operations..................... 79,115 67.1 16.2 16.3 23.5 6.2 4.9 6.9 26.0 Personal services...................... 37,109 70.1 4.3 28.6 28.9 2.7 5.7 10.4 19.5 Other household expenses............... 42,006 64.3 26.7 5.4 18.7 9.4 4.2 3.9 31.8 Housekeeping supplies.................... 60,872 70.9 32.6 5.1 18.1 10.1 5.1 3.9 25.2 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 14,576 66.5 23.3 6.0 20.3 11.1 5.8 5.8 27.7 Other household products............... 31,623 74.9 38.1 4.5 18.1 9.4 4.8 3.3 21.9 Postage and stationery................. 14,673 66.7 30.1 5.5 15.7 10.3 5.1 3.3 29.9 Household furnishings and equipment...... 169,967 70.0 28.0 6.6 20.3 10.4 4.7 3.6 26.4 Household textiles..................... 15,143 66.6 29.8 5.4 16.4 10.7 4.2 3.3 30.0 Furniture.............................. 44,986 71.8 30.3 6.7 21.0 9.4 4.5 3.5 24.8 Floor coverings........................ 4,539 79.2 39.8 5.0 22.5 9.6 2.4 2.2 18.6 Major appliances....................... 21,116 67.4 28.5 6.0 17.9 10.3 4.7 4.5 28.1 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares............................ 11,226 67.9 28.6 7.9 17.4 10.5 3.5 3.5 28.6 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 72,957 70.2 25.3 6.9 21.7 10.9 5.3 3.5 26.3 Apparel and services....................... 195,503 64.6 20.0 7.5 20.9 10.1 6.0 6.7 28.7 Men and boys............................. 45,769 70.5 19.6 7.1 25.5 11.9 6.4 5.9 23.6 Men, 16 and over....................... 35,699 70.6 23.7 7.1 20.0 13.7 6.1 3.5 25.9 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 10,070 70.1 5.0 7.0 45.3 5.4 7.4 14.5 15.3 Women and girls.......................... 78,654 61.6 21.6 5.4 19.7 9.4 5.5 7.8 30.7 Women, 16 and over..................... 65,543 60.2 25.0 5.1 14.5 10.1 5.4 6.0 33.8 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 13,112 68.7 4.6 6.9 45.5 5.7 6.0 16.4 15.0 Children under 2......................... 9,235 72.2 11.7 32.4 16.4 4.9 6.8 5.3 22.5 Footwear................................. 34,960 64.1 15.8 7.5 22.1 11.0 7.6 7.8 28.1 Other apparel products and services...... 26,885 61.5 24.4 5.9 16.5 10.0 4.6 3.8 34.6 Transportation............................. 869,829 66.0 22.8 6.7 19.6 11.5 5.3 4.3 29.7 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)........... 410,866 65.7 21.9 7.3 20.4 11.0 5.1 4.6 29.7 Cars and trucks, new................... 196,520 68.7 26.1 7.5 19.8 11.4 3.8 4.1 27.3 Cars and trucks, used.................. 206,534 62.6 18.1 6.8 20.8 10.4 6.5 5.2 32.3 Other vehicles......................... 7,812 72.8 17.9 d/ 13.6 24.4 d/ 15.2 d/ 1.7 d/ 4.7 22.6 Gasoline and motor oil................... 138,459 65.9 22.5 6.0 19.3 12.3 5.8 4.4 29.7 Other vehicle expenses................... $276,931 66.8 23.6 6.4 19.2 12.4 5.4 4.0 29.2 Vehicle finance charges................ 44,511 71.3 22.8 7.7 21.9 12.4 6.5 3.8 24.9 Maintenance and repairs................ 78,142 64.9 23.9 5.9 19.0 11.7 4.5 3.9 31.2 Vehicle insurance...................... 100,168 65.0 23.4 5.5 17.3 13.0 5.7 4.3 30.7 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, other charges......................... 54,110 69.4 24.0 7.5 20.7 12.2 5.0 3.8 26.9 Public transportation.................... 43,573 64.0 28.3 5.2 15.3 9.6 5.7 2.5 33.5 Health care................................ 263,421 66.5 31.8 4.7 15.4 9.5 5.0 3.2 30.3 Health insurance......................... 130,909 66.7 31.8 5.3 15.6 9.0 5.0 3.0 30.4 Medical services......................... 66,128 68.7 29.0 5.3 18.7 11.1 4.7 4.2 27.1 Drugs.................................... 54,591 63.6 35.2 2.8 11.1 8.8 5.7 2.3 34.1 Medical supplies......................... 11,793 65.1 32.7 3.4 15.2 9.4 4.4 4.4 30.4 Entertainment.............................. 232,933 66.9 22.6 5.8 23.5 10.4 4.6 4.0 29.2 Fees and admissions...................... 60,726 69.8 23.4 5.1 27.2 10.0 4.0 3.4 26.9 Television, radios, sound equipment...... 77,559 60.2 21.0 5.6 18.9 9.8 4.9 5.3 34.5 Pets, toys, and playground equipment..... 41,307 67.9 25.5 6.5 22.3 9.1 4.5 4.3 27.7 Other entertainment supplies, equipment,and services.................. 53,341 72.4 21.9 6.2 26.7 12.7 4.9 2.3 25.3 Personal care products and services........ 58,816 63.9 24.5 5.2 19.6 9.8 4.8 5.0 31.1 Reading.................................... 15,535 63.1 28.6 4.7 16.5 9.5 3.7 3.1 33.8 Education.................................. 84,276 63.6 13.5 2.2 22.5 21.9 3.5 3.6 32.7 Tobacco products and smoking supplies...... 35,929 52.6 18.4 4.2 13.5 9.8 6.6 4.9 42.5 Miscellaneous.............................. 88,791 58.5 22.7 5.7 14.2 10.9 5.1 4.3 37.2 Cash contributions......................... 143,172 64.7 30.8 4.0 14.9 10.9 4.1 1.8 33.6 Personal insurance and pensions............ 437,065 69.3 23.9 7.6 21.3 11.6 4.9 3.2 27.5 Life and other personal insurance........ 45,528 74.8 32.2 5.2 20.3 11.9 5.2 2.7 22.5 Pensions and Social Security............. 391,536 68.7 23.0 7.8 21.4 11.6 4.9 3.2 28.1 Sources of income and personal taxes: a/ Money income before taxes................. 4,566,788 67.8 24.4 7.1 19.8 11.2 5.3 3.3 28.9 Wages and salaries....................... 3,682,981 69.9 21.7 8.3 22.4 12.1 5.4 3.4 26.7 Self-employment income................... 206,679 74.2 26.4 5.3 24.5 12.8 5.1 2.8 23.0 Social Security, private and government retirement................... 483,576 57.8 44.6 .2 1.8 5.9 5.2 1.0 41.2 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income................... 85,406 61.0 37.7 2.8 11.3 7.0 2.2 1.0 38.0 Unemployment and workers'' compensation, veterans'' benefits..................... 21,520 58.8 22.2 6.2 15.0 9.7 5.7 5.2 36.0 Public assistance, supplemental security, income, food stamps..................... 32,559 31.5 11.6 2.0 5.8 6.7 5.5 19.0 49.5 Regular contributions for support........ 38,106 14.4 2.6 1.1 6.8 2.2 1.6 22.6 63.1 Other income............................. 15,961 32.0 15.9 1.9 5.2 5.4 3.6 5.5 62.5 Personal taxes............................. 230,625 69.1 27.5 7.7 20.0 10.1 3.8 1.2 29.7 Federal income taxes..................... 170,231 68.8 27.3 7.8 20.0 10.2 3.5 .6 30.5 State and local income taxes............. 46,790 69.2 26.0 8.5 20.8 9.6 4.2 2.9 27.9 Other taxes.............................. 13,603 72.0 34.6 4.7 17.0 10.0 5.7 1.9 26.1 Income after taxes.......................... 4,336,164 67.7 24.2 7.0 19.8 11.3 5.4 3.4 28.9 a Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. b Value less than 0.05. c Value less than 0.5. d Data are likely to have large sampling errors. n.a. Not applicable.