Table 3800. Consumer units with reference person under age 25 by region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2002-2003 Total Item under Northeast Midwest South West 25 Number of consumer units (in thousands)...... 8,660 1,412 1,887 3,162 2,200 Income before taxes a/ ...................... $20,726 $17,489 $20,855 $22,497 $20,164 Income after taxes a/ ....................... 20,233 17,089 20,402 22,004 19,577 Age of the reference person.................. 21.3 21.1 21.5 21.4 21.1 Average number in consumer unit: Persons..................................... 1.9 1.5 1.8 2.0 1.9 Children under 18........................... .4 .2 .4 .4 .4 Persons 65 and over......................... b/ b/ b/ b/ b/ Earners..................................... 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.2 Vehicles.................................... 1.1 .7 1.2 1.2 1.1 Percent distribution: Male........................................ 48 47 49 45 51 Female...................................... 52 53 51 55 49 Homeowner................................... 15 10 16 19 11 With mortgage.............................. 8 5 9 10 7 Without mortgage........................... 7 5 7 9 4 Renter...................................... 85 90 84 81 89 Black or African American................... 11 8 11 18 4 White, Asian, and All Other Races........... 89 92 89 82 96 Elementary (1-8)............................ 2 2 1 3 3 High school (9-12).......................... 30 29 38 31 24 College..................................... 68 70 61 66 73 Never attended and other.................... c/ d/ c/ c/ c/ At least one vehicle owned or leased........ 71 54 74 73 76 Average annual expenditures.................. $23,317 $20,667 $22,493 $23,387 $25,732 Food........................................ 3,511 3,363 3,028 3,709 3,826 Food at home............................. 1,845 1,668 1,376 1,998 2,222 Cereals and bakery products............ 271 269 205 283 325 Cereals and cereal products.......... 104 104 74 107 132 Bakery products...................... 167 165 132 175 193 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 449 342 291 535 557 Beef................................. 131 92 86 150 175 Pork................................. 92 62 69 114 103 Other meats.......................... 53 52 43 58 56 Poultry.............................. 91 72 56 104 119 Fish and seafood..................... 59 47 24 83 70 Eggs................................. 24 18 12 27 34 Dairy products......................... 196 178 155 202 242 Fresh milk and cream................. 81 70 73 81 97 Other dairy products................. 115 108 82 121 144 Fruits and vegetables.................. 305 295 199 310 413 Fresh fruits......................... 90 90 66 87 118 Fresh vegetables..................... 93 84 59 93 135 Processed fruits..................... 73 80 45 75 95 Processed vegetables................. 48 42 28 54 65 Other food at home..................... 624 583 526 669 685 Sugar and other sweets............... 63 60 46 65 78 Fats and oils........................ 46 41 34 51 54 Miscellaneous foods.................. 338 304 292 369 362 Nonalcoholic beverages............... 159 166 141 164 167 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips................... 18 13 13 19 25 Food away from home.................... 1,666 1,695 1,652 1,711 1,604 Alcoholic beverages......................... 452 407 543 452 388 Housing..................................... 7,266 6,960 6,583 7,427 7,841 Shelter.................................. 4,714 4,729 4,074 4,636 5,366 Owned dwellings........................ 798 642 748 924 761 Mortgage interest and charges........ 446 202 431 521 507 Property taxes....................... 255 371 251 282 146 Maintenance, repairs, insurance,other expenses............................ 97 69 66 120 108 Rented dwellings....................... 3,619 3,788 3,023 3,547 4,124 Other lodging.......................... 297 299 303 165 481 Utilities, fuels, and public services.... 1,339 1,108 1,319 1,555 1,193 Natural gas............................ 113 168 176 68 89 Electricity............................ 470 313 424 626 386 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 22 58 e/ 22 17 e/ 8 Telephone services..................... 628 520 614 692 619 Water and other public services........ 105 49 84 151 92 Household operations..................... 214 162 231 244 189 Personal services...................... 117 64 141 146 88 Other household expenses............... 97 98 90 98 102 Housekeeping supplies.................... 225 242 188 228 250 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 75 59 53 95 79 Other household products............... 98 105 87 96 106 Postage and stationery................. 53 78 49 36 65 Household furnishings and equipment...... 774 719 772 764 842 Household textiles..................... 67 44 31 61 128 Furniture.............................. 186 138 227 181 190 Floor coverings........................ 8 15 13 4 5 Major appliances....................... 78 38 92 72 99 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares............................ 62 70 49 54 81 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 373 414 360 393 338 Apparel and services........................ 1,240 1,524 1,197 1,201 1,164 Men and boys............................. 263 313 251 224 298 Men, 16 and over....................... 231 276 230 180 278 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 31 37 21 44 21 Women and girls.......................... 480 698 488 456 370 Women, 16 and over..................... 442 665 465 403 335 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 38 33 23 53 34 Children under 2......................... 109 123 104 128 78 Footwear................................. 226 220 213 260 195 Other apparel products and services...... 163 169 140 133 223 Transportation.............................. 4,890 2,958 5,300 5,336 5,140 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)........... 2,440 945 2,689 2,813 2,648 Cars and trucks, new................... 826 e/ 202 1,117 993 737 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1,577 679 1,573 1,781 1,863 Other vehicles......................... 37 e/ 64 d/ e/ 38 e/ 49 Gasoline and motor oil................... 925 587 984 1,043 922 Other vehicle expenses................... 1,319 1,019 1,464 1,337 1,367 Vehicle finance charges................ 220 96 248 270 205 Maintenance and repairs................ 374 289 353 376 444 Vehicle insurance...................... 491 411 531 494 506 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, other charges.............................. 234 223 332 197 211 Public transportation.................... 206 407 164 144 204 Health care................................. 594 427 583 690 571 Health insurance......................... 283 234 313 289 280 Medical services......................... 162 84 127 233 142 Drugs.................................... 115 71 114 136 112 Medical supplies......................... 33 38 29 32 37 Entertainment............................... 1,082 1,062 1,125 993 1,189 Fees and admissions...................... 273 268 294 212 348 Television, radios, sound equipment...... 460 484 455 455 457 Pets, toys, and playground equipment..... 166 178 187 171 131 Other entertainment supplies, equipment,and services.................. 182 132 189 155 253 Personal care products and services......... 328 356 300 292 388 Reading..................................... 55 64 55 43 65 Education................................... 1,577 1,779 1,376 750 2,809 Tobacco products and smoking supplies....... 258 235 352 272 171 Miscellaneous............................... 337 262 368 319 374 Cash contributions.......................... 345 96 209 409 530 Personal insurance and pensions............. 1,382 1,173 1,475 1,495 1,274 Life and other personal insurance........ 46 40 44 60 30 Pensions and Social Security............. 1,336 1,133 1,431 1,435 1,245 Sources of income and personal taxes: a/ Money income before taxes.................. 20,726 17,489 20,855 22,497 20,164 Wages and salaries....................... 18,284 15,724 19,195 19,791 16,989 Self-employment income................... 448 e/ 219 93 815 386 Social Security, private and government retirement................... 189 e/ 219 e/ 207 216 115 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income................... 109 168 64 83 147 Unemployment and workers'' compensation, veterans'' benefits..................... 77 e/ 44 145 44 86 Public assistance, supplemental security, income, food stamps..................... 265 211 280 295 242 Regular contributions for support........ 800 364 307 922 1,332 Other income............................. 554 540 564 332 866 Personal taxes............................. 493 400 453 493 587 Federal income taxes..................... 331 255 275 328 431 State and local income taxes............. 146 117 168 145 149 Other taxes.............................. 16 28 10 20 7 Income after taxes......................... 20,233 17,089 20,402 22,004 19,577 Net change in total assets and liabilities... 24 1,626 1,081 -468 -1,204 Net change in total assets............... 4,430 4,179 8,300 3,190 3,054 Net change in total liabilities.......... 4,406 2,554 7,219 3,658 4,258 Other financial information: Other money receipts..................... 127 168 111 83 177 Mortgage principal paid on owned property................................ -151 -94 -154 -171 -158 Estimated market value of owned home..... 15,568 14,230 16,413 15,494 15,807 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home.................................... 131 114 123 152 119 Gifts of goods and services................. 379 473 387 275 467 Food..................................... 23 e/ 51 17 8 33 Alcoholic beverages...................... 12 e/ 15 e/ 10 17 6 Housing.................................. 90 113 75 85 96 Housekeeping supplies.................. 21 29 14 10 37 Household textiles..................... 2 e/ 2 e/ 2 c/ e/ 2 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares........................... 11 e/ 29 e/ 7 e/ 9 e/ 6 Major appliances..................... e/ 1 c/ d/ e/ 1 c/ Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares......................... 10 e/ 28 e/ 7 e/ 8 e/ 6 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 21 20 18 18 31 Other housing.......................... 35 34 33 48 20 Apparel and services..................... 143 174 139 110 173 Males, 2 and over...................... 43 80 34 32 42 Females, 2 and over.................... 28 e/ 25 35 13 43 Children under 2....................... 31 41 30 29 29 Other apparel products and services.... 42 27 39 37 59 Jewelry and watches.................. 20 18 11 12 39 All other apparel products and services............................ 22 e/ 9 e/ 28 e/ 24 e/ 20 Transportation........................... 11 e/ 2 15 2 27 Health care.............................. e/ 2 e/ 1 e/ 3 e/ 1 e/ 3 Entertainment............................ 34 31 39 19 55 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles.... 9 6 15 6 10 Other entertainment.................... 25 24 24 13 44 Personal care products and services...... 10 e/ 14 e/ 7 6 18 Reading.................................. c/ c/ c/ c/ 1 Education................................ 33 37 67 e/ 14 30 All other gifts.......................... 20 36 16 11 27 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 No data reported. e Data are likely to have large sampling errors. n.a. Not applicable.