TABLE 4: SIZE OF CONSUMER UNIT AND INCOME BEFORE TAXES, CONSUMER EXPENDITURE SURVEY, FOUR PERSONS, 1986-87 TOT COMPL ITEM REPORTERS <5000 5-9.9 10-14.9 15-19.9 20-29.9 30-39.9 40-49.9 50_OVER Number of consumer units (in thousands)......... 12009 552 1068 928 847 2116 2090 1681 2728 Number of sample interviews..................... 10342 405 820 742 785 1832 1880 1511 2367 Income before taxes 1/.......................... 36952 1490 7430 12449 17479 24634 34564 44382 76868 Income after taxes 1/........................... 33592 1077 7306 11957 16668 22925 32003 40227 68475 Average number of persons in consumer unit...... 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Age of reference person......................... 40.2 40 38.9 40.4 38 38.5 38.9 40.3 43.5 Average number of: Earners...................................... 2 1.4 1.2 1.7 1.9 2 2.1 2.2 2.4 Vehicles..................................... 2.8 2 1.4 2.1 2.4 2.7 3 3.2 3.4 Children under 18............................ 1.7 1.9 2.1 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.4 Persons 65 and over.......................... 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0 0 0.1 Percent distribution: Male......................................... 80 61 48 70 76 79 88 91 89 Female....................................... 20 39 52 30 24 21 12 9 11 Homeowner with mortgage...................... 60 46 21 33 35 54 68 76 86 Homeowner without mortgage................... 14 16 16 17 19 15 16 11 9 Renter....................................... 26 38 63 51 46 30 17 14 6 Black........................................ 10 22 29 20 12 10 6 6 4 White and other.............................. 90 78 71 80 88 90 94 94 96 Elementary (1-8)............................. 7 16 18 17 10 6 5 4 2 High school (9-12)........................... 47 57 66 54 64 59 45 39 28 College...................................... 45 27 16 28 26 35 50 56 70 Never attended and other..................... 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 At least one vehicle owned................... 93 77 69 88 93 96 98 99 99 Average annual expenditures..................... 33060 20892 13729 18933 22236 25569 32667 38649 53848 Food......................................... 4974 3234 2974 3483 3959 4184 5160 5730 6877 Food at home.............................. 2998 2143 2385 2417 2502 2691 3118 3387 3643 Cereals and bakery products............ 441 336 335 348 376 399 463 486 539 Cereals and cereal products......... 156 118 153 119 153 151 157 160 175 Bakery products..................... 285 217 182 229 223 247 306 325 364 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 821 597 754 667 682 777 852 910 934 Beef................................ 287 179 237 240 239 271 284 335 341 Pork................................ 163 119 184 127 118 159 167 192 171 Other meats......................... 127 88 95 135 122 113 154 135 127 Poultry............................. 124 95 127 76 111 112 131 132 145 Fish and seafood.................... 82 83 66 49 60 86 73 80 116 Eggs................................ 38 34 45 40 33 36 44 34 35 Dairy products......................... 397 288 311 321 314 356 432 454 467 Fresh milk and cream................ 191 145 186 197 175 183 207 203 188 Other dairy products................ 206 143 125 124 139 173 225 252 280 Fruits and vegetables.................. 453 323 333 342 392 368 459 515 607 Fresh fruits........................ 138 88 84 96 125 106 136 155 206 Fresh vegetables.................... 128 109 101 100 105 108 138 128 171 Processed fruits.................... 109 79 75 69 94 82 105 140 152 Processed vegetables................ 77 47 73 77 68 72 80 91 78 Other food at home..................... 847 569 636 729 721 765 872 974 1023 Sugar and other sweets.............. 114 86 91 93 90 100 124 133 135 Fats and oils....................... 73 54 66 52 56 71 80 80 83 Miscellaneous foods................. 379 228 249 323 307 352 381 450 475 Nonalcoholic beverages.............. 280 201 230 260 268 242 287 311 330 Food pre. by cu on out of town trips... 39 30 16 11 17 25 39 49 73 Food away from home....................... 1977 1091 588 1065 1457 1493 2042 2343 3234 Alcoholic beverages.......................... 289 124 98 250 239 241 269 303 475 Housing...................................... 9914 7169 4833 5783 6519 7677 9444 11254 16160 Shelter................................... 5213 3790 2494 3067 3231 3971 4923 5922 8657 Owned dwellings........................ 3597 2366 801 1262 1300 2226 3717 4506 6859 Mortgage interest................... 2519 1600 487 851 762 1588 2685 3200 4788 Property taxes...................... 539 352 152 218 230 309 535 680 1027 Maint., rep., ins., other expenses.. 539 414 162 194 309 329 497 626 1044 Rented dwellings....................... 1025 990 1581 1613 1755 1426 799 768 407 Other lodging.......................... 591 434 111 191 177 319 407 649 1391 Utilities, fuels, and public services..... 2106 1904 1517 1673 1750 1888 2092 2274 2711 Natural gas............................ 298 291 237 257 253 242 287 334 380 Electricity............................ 908 831 634 716 740 801 934 975 1171 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 116 127 99 88 109 111 134 118 120 Telephone.............................. 573 499 408 449 498 556 531 594 749 Water and other public services........ 211 155 138 164 149 179 206 253 291 Household operations...................... 660 316 139 237 291 470 542 708 1402 Personal services...................... 408 170 90 166 235 376 418 550 647 Other household expenses............... 252 146 49 71 56 94 124 159 755 Housekeeping supplies..................... 490 234 281 305 418 452 554 545 635 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 151 96 135 135 124 144 155 148 188 Other household products............... 200 114 91 114 189 173 224 232 268 Postage and stationery................. 139 24 55 56 105 134 175 164 180 Household furnishings and equipment....... 1445 925 402 501 828 897 1333 1805 2756 Household textiles..................... 134 36 41 46 102 90 107 141 279 Furniture.............................. 467 267 131 148 195 280 337 482 1069 Floor coverings........................ 82 40 7 33 62 19 71 215 111 Major appliances....................... 203 231 67 91 152 157 238 226 300 Small appliances & misc. housewares.... 73 39 22 35 63 59 65 87 126 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 485 312 134 149 255 292 515 654 870 Apparel and services......................... 1984 990 803 1171 1177 1490 2042 2303 3326 Men and boys.............................. 529 218 213 353 290 362 557 626 897 Men, 16 and over....................... 371 139 118 268 203 196 392 409 706 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 158 78 95 85 88 165 165 218 191 Women and girls........................... 777 416 276 412 459 534 866 830 1376 Women, 16 and over..................... 593 311 192 324 337 385 644 594 1124 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 184 105 84 88 122 149 222 236 252 Children under 2.......................... 115 64 73 122 128 132 114 127 109 Footwear.................................. 274 111 126 152 131 208 278 407 415 Other apparel products and services....... 289 181 114 132 169 254 227 313 530 Transportation............................... 6599 5624 2374 4103 4803 5275 6489 7822 10203 Vehicle purchases......................... 3195 3326 1129 2092 2504 2352 3077 3667 5020 Cars and trucks, new (net outlay)...... 1758 2289 302 1094 712 634 1709 2340 3322 Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)..... 1399 954 805 964 1791 1679 1328 1292 1652 Other vehicles......................... 38 83 23 34 0 39 40 34 46 Gasoline and motor oil.................... 1236 897 632 853 1004 1177 1322 1389 1630 Other vehicle expenses.................... 1883 1027 555 1072 1185 1538 1897 2498 2935 Vehicle finance charges................ 427 270 116 174 234 318 450 648 657 Maintenance and repairs................ 661 338 203 523 453 589 651 752 1012 Vehicle insurance...................... 593 332 181 280 371 493 618 794 918 Vehicle rent., licenses, other charges. 202 87 55 96 127 138 178 304 348 Public transportation..................... 285 374 58 86 110 208 193 268 618 Health care.................................. 1250 793 522 947 1191 1157 1236 1404 1734 Health insurance.......................... 396 274 185 348 452 433 430 387 452 Medical services.......................... 581 387 193 387 505 470 542 681 914 Drugs..................................... 197 101 124 182 181 199 178 230 245 Medical supplies.......................... 77 31 19 31 53 55 86 105 124 Entertainment................................ 1732 896 609 688 947 1080 1732 2210 3144 Fees and admissions....................... 474 245 86 166 163 242 422 523 1062 Television, radios, sound equipment....... 498 342 213 219 323 345 484 662 819 Pets, toys, and playground equipment...... 332 156 137 172 234 271 383 392 494 Other ent. sup., equip., and services..... 428 153 172 130 228 221 443 632 769 Personal care products and services.......... 422 185 174 313 308 330 414 482 683 Reading...................................... 173 96 60 80 95 126 171 231 293 Education.................................... 459 163 145 150 205 261 406 454 1019 Tobacco products and smoking supplies........ 303 308 328 311 322 322 303 320 260 Miscellaneous................................ 755 482 174 391 611 612 781 796 1287 Cash contributions........................... 718 134 74 200 349 523 679 771 1526 Personal insurance and pensions.............. 3489 694 562 1064 1510 2292 3539 4571 6862 Life and other personal insurance......... 432 310 221 285 250 333 443 506 667 Pensions and Social Security.............. 3057 385 341 779 1260 1959 3096 4065 6195 Money income before taxes....................... 36952 1490 7430 12449 17479 24634 34564 44382 76868 Wages and salaries........................... 30812 1383 2895 8704 13909 21408 30814 40559 61747 Self-employment income....................... 3524 -1577 326 277 1080 1440 2097 2129 11243 S. Security, private and gvrnmnt retirement.. 951 384 801 1478 1450 710 736 778 1246 Int.,divid.,rent. income,other prop. income.. 638 -14 117 119 102 230 425 338 1983 Unemp. and workers' compen., veterans' ben... 271 142 247 465 404 299 258 187 242 Pub. ass., supp. sec. income, foodstamps..... 428 1034 2790 1053 229 110 46 22 18 Regular contributions for support............ 233 130 214 272 198 291 127 231 297 Other income................................. 94 7 40 81 107 146 61 138 92 Personal taxes.................................. 3360 413 123 492 811 1709 2561 4155 8393 Federal income taxes......................... 2646 201 73 381 601 1299 1886 3245 6811 State and local income taxes................. 630 138 31 93 156 352 588 820 1423 Other taxes.................................. 84 73 19 18 55 58 88 89 159 Income after taxes.............................. 33592 1077 7306 11957 16668 22925 32003 40227 68475 Net change in total assets................... 6034 863 142 1516 1069 3500 5061 2537 17329 Net change in total liabilities.............. 4709 -1005 17 2637 1552 5047 2749 5546 10110 Other money receipts......................... 377 6 124 93 168 137 364 237 994 Mortgage principal paid on owned property.... -708 -500 -165 -334 -314 -559 -667 -865 -1261 Estimated market value of owned home......... 65957 45947 19541 27647 28627 43917 64736 76327 124000 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home. 420 286 133 202 201 284 423 505 750 Gifts of: Clothing, males 2 and over................... 55 5 56 72 14 21 58 51 102 Clothing, females 2 and over................. 83 2 19 29 49 56 115 53 168 Clothing, infants less than 2................ 32 9 12 17 28 29 32 34 52 Jewelry and watches.......................... 12 5 4 4 8 10 8 12 26 Small appliances & misc. housewares.......... 15 5 2 8 10 7 18 14 30 Household textiles........................... 12 5 3 6 15 18 3 16 17 All other gifts.............................. 521 207 163 173 254 316 435 547 1131 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Components of income and taxes are drived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary.