TABLE 6: SIZE OF CONSUMER UNIT AND INCOME BEFORE TAXES, CONSUMER EXPENDITURE SURVEY, SIX OR MORE 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)......... 3153 185 304 429 322 621 531 313 448 Number of sample interviews..................... 2908 151 263 378 284 564 484 312 472 Income before taxes 1/.......................... 29605 -2270 8057 12335 17398 24450 34545 43582 74271 Income after taxes 1/........................... 27854 -1645 8078 12241 17075 23075 32257 40759 68579 Average number of persons in consumer unit...... 6.8 6.9 6.7 6.8 7 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.6 Age of reference person......................... 42.9 44.9 42.2 40.9 40.8 40.6 44 43.8 46.9 Average number of: Earners...................................... 2.6 1.9 1.5 1.8 2 2.6 2.9 3.1 3.6 Vehicles..................................... 2.8 2.4 1.4 1.5 2 3.1 3.7 3.7 3.9 Children under 18............................ 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.9 4.1 3.7 3.6 3.4 2.7 Persons 65 and over.......................... 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 Percent distribution: Male......................................... 78 66 47 71 75 87 87 86 83 Female....................................... 22 34 53 29 25 13 13 14 17 Homeowner with mortgage...................... 55 38 31 26 48 59 67 78 78 Homeowner without mortgage................... 14 25 11 19 7 15 15 11 14 Renter....................................... 30 37 58 55 45 26 19 11 7 Black........................................ 19 32 47 28 19 14 6 21 6 White and other.............................. 81 68 53 72 81 86 94 79 94 Elementary (1-8)............................. 19 22 30 32 23 17 14 6 11 High school (9-12)........................... 45 50 54 49 39 50 38 56 29 College...................................... 35 25 15 12 37 32 48 36 60 Never attended and other..................... 2 3 2 8 2 1 1 0 At least one vehicle owned................... 89 73 60 78 87 97 97 99 98 Average annual expenditures..................... 31173 21863 15451 17970 21886 26934 33944 42294 56023 Food......................................... 5765 2918 4166 4302 4267 5475 5457 7138 8499 Food at home.............................. 3842 2268 3628 3455 3355 3751 3297 4548 4794 Cereals and bakery products............ 570 342 474 490 499 625 496 751 629 Cereals and cereal products......... 237 165 288 219 207 272 184 342 201 Bakery products..................... 332 178 186 271 292 353 312 409 428 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 1075 786 1312 1059 975 972 856 1047 1388 Beef................................ 353 274 405 329 240 338 324 349 458 Pork................................ 224 124 261 213 208 228 151 228 297 Other meats......................... 149 71 134 148 182 120 121 148 206 Poultry............................. 167 157 280 202 177 119 135 127 191 Fish and seafood.................... 117 97 131 89 104 106 76 134 172 Eggs................................ 65 63 100 78 64 62 50 60 63 Dairy products......................... 541 238 435 431 465 569 483 696 666 Fresh milk and cream................ 304 144 306 290 310 311 283 345 322 Other dairy products................ 237 94 129 140 154 258 200 351 345 Fruits and vegetables.................. 603 389 634 631 485 544 514 704 741 Fresh fruits........................ 186 98 167 180 149 162 162 268 227 Fresh vegetables.................... 175 119 192 205 144 167 130 183 218 Processed fruits.................... 135 93 153 131 116 128 101 139 179 Processed vegetables................ 106 79 122 114 76 86 121 115 117 Other food at home..................... 1020 476 762 823 899 1000 907 1304 1338 Sugar and other sweets.............. 143 63 73 116 125 148 126 174 203 Fats and oils....................... 96 65 99 89 83 91 82 135 105 Miscellaneous foods................. 458 186 341 341 371 460 411 616 605 Nonalcoholic beverages.............. 323 163 249 277 320 301 288 378 425 Food pre. by cu on out of town trips... 33 36 11 21 33 41 40 45 33 Food away from home....................... 1923 649 538 848 912 1724 2160 2591 3705 Alcoholic beverages.......................... 245 9 79 147 204 159 274 203 524 Housing...................................... 8837 7625 5331 5834 7235 8285 8955 10918 14489 Shelter................................... 4582 4242 2863 3137 4039 4084 4477 5792 7633 Owned dwellings........................ 3057 3209 1366 927 1908 2555 3282 4661 6320 Mortgage interest................... 2074 1779 907 583 1399 1806 2229 3246 4271 Property taxes...................... 532 1020 261 159 279 422 581 599 1098 Maint., rep., ins., other expenses.. 452 410 197 185 229 327 472 816 951 Rented dwellings....................... 1224 755 1474 2067 2034 1259 928 653 558 Other lodging.......................... 301 278 23 143 97 270 267 478 755 Utilities, fuels, and public services..... 2264 2272 1786 1853 1950 2157 2429 2504 2992 Natural gas............................ 378 366 298 317 269 347 388 403 591 Electricity............................ 945 981 753 759 812 923 986 1122 1191 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 88 134 95 92 92 80 95 73 68 Telephone.............................. 617 612 458 482 573 584 690 673 811 Water and other public services........ 236 178 181 203 205 222 269 234 331 Household operations...................... 349 466 151 147 181 346 363 465 655 Personal services...................... 234 177 66 109 93 261 269 378 413 Other household expenses............... 115 288 85 38 88 85 94 87 241 Housekeeping supplies..................... 481 187 207 299 301 420 407 662 852 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 160 93 114 143 154 165 130 162 222 Other household products............... 220 81 59 128 93 190 184 337 415 Postage and stationery................. 101 13 34 28 55 66 93 162 214 Household furnishings and equipment....... 1162 459 324 398 764 1278 1279 1495 2357 Household textiles..................... 81 17 39 30 55 120 56 96 151 Furniture.............................. 319 157 100 148 156 294 449 412 629 Floor coverings........................ 74 66 27 13 11 224 54 30 79 Major appliances....................... 256 85 45 113 132 224 170 425 697 Small appliances & misc. housewares.... 59 49 15 19 63 59 86 53 91 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 374 85 97 75 346 358 464 479 711 Apparel and services......................... 2136 622 1413 1443 1140 1876 2495 3191 3102 Men and boys.............................. 619 129 163 309 249 511 824 954 1030 Men, 16 and over....................... 373 63 60 127 92 293 475 548 764 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 246 65 103 181 157 219 348 406 266 Women and girls........................... 817 191 701 462 444 574 949 1390 1182 Women, 16 and over..................... 605 50 607 318 311 415 739 876 933 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 212 141 95 143 133 159 210 514 248 Children under 2.......................... 139 67 192 130 128 149 148 134 129 Footwear.................................. 349 102 240 394 163 475 388 376 338 Other apparel products and services....... 212 133 117 148 155 166 185 337 423 Transportation............................... 6038 5600 1826 2478 3724 4370 7425 8941 12511 Vehicle purchases......................... 2680 3222 651 733 1651 1468 3466 4262 6082 Cars and trucks, new (net outlay)...... 1118 1094 385 0 23 164 1135 1718 4366 Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)..... 1512 2128 254 733 1614 1261 2133 2537 1680 Other vehicles......................... 50 0 12 0 14 43 199 7 35 Gasoline and motor oil.................... 1333 1158 579 801 1029 1186 1702 1900 2017 Other vehicle expenses.................... 1776 992 475 753 846 1559 1979 2452 3939 Vehicle finance charges................ 341 128 94 81 136 269 370 619 865 Maintenance and repairs................ 746 309 182 361 405 651 752 785 1749 Vehicle insurance...................... 504 253 147 263 235 506 629 718 972 Vehicle rent., licenses, other charges. 185 301 53 48 71 132 228 331 353 Public transportation..................... 248 229 121 191 198 157 278 326 472 Health care.................................. 1283 602 493 774 1146 1321 1517 1820 1946 Health insurance.......................... 365 214 126 242 315 379 423 472 580 Medical services.......................... 603 202 220 333 593 650 621 917 988 Drugs..................................... 222 157 101 155 187 246 260 304 261 Medical supplies.......................... 92 29 46 44 51 46 213 126 117 Entertainment................................ 1476 1654 544 599 1129 1127 1779 2036 2788 Fees and admissions....................... 347 328 67 100 275 223 438 462 814 Television, radios, sound equipment....... 494 432 319 234 438 497 564 658 735 Pets, toys, and playground equipment...... 302 265 103 174 223 236 420 442 428 Other ent. sup., equip., and services..... 333 629 54 90 192 171 356 473 811 Personal care products and services.......... 444 178 180 368 279 330 527 591 707 Reading...................................... 136 87 47 45 94 107 150 160 339 Education.................................... 491 421 167 258 302 258 325 912 1299 Tobacco products and smoking supplies........ 325 288 278 334 255 336 280 378 413 Miscellaneous................................ 730 321 240 403 423 524 519 1214 1867 Cash contributions........................... 682 981 237 156 236 624 920 889 1342 Personal insurance and pensions.............. 2586 556 450 829 1452 2142 3323 3904 6197 Life and other personal insurance......... 381 287 159 189 274 310 516 602 619 Pensions and Social Security.............. 2205 270 291 640 1178 1832 2807 3303 5578 Money income before taxes....................... 29605 -2270 8057 12335 17398 24450 34545 43582 74271 Wages and salaries........................... 23816 2813 3042 7389 12110 20745 30545 38305 56924 Self-employment income....................... 2080 -6638 378 387 945 1034 906 1935 12225 S. Security, private and gvrnmnt retirement.. 1365 489 1327 998 1332 1250 1532 1694 1861 Int.,divid.,rent. income,other prop. income.. 389 75 115 -44 286 107 430 423 1517 Unemp. and workers' compen., veterans' ben... 394 38 235 289 1042 332 515 342 262 Pub. ass., supp. sec. income, foodstamps..... 1211 887 2713 3137 1323 761 381 486 516 Regular contributions for support............ 245 43 121 103 269 104 162 330 767 Other income................................. 104 24 126 76 92 118 73 68 199 Personal taxes.................................. 1751 -624 -21 94 323 1374 2287 2823 5691 Federal income taxes......................... 1333 -561 -40 39 193 1030 1697 2101 4558 State and local income taxes................. 366 -93 8 39 73 310 508 615 1056 Other taxes.................................. 53 30 11 16 57 34 82 107 78 Income after taxes.............................. 27854 -1645 8078 12241 17075 23075 32257 40759 68579 Net change in total assets................... 3655 756 3994 126 4569 4388 4488 3181 5680 Net change in total liabilities.............. 4515 6890 9617 3650 2344 1784 5108 2876 6693 Other money receipts......................... 227 17 4 236 11 264 495 125 314 Mortgage principal paid on owned property.... -652 -1172 -299 -206 -516 -521 -683 -951 -1136 Estimated market value of owned home......... 55199 59111 23133 18828 28575 45643 66289 78892 112932 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home. 357 395 141 154 177 316 419 491 700 Gifts of: Clothing, males 2 and over................... 43 11 15 39 22 24 52 117 36 Clothing, females 2 and over................. 47 27 16 48 9 16 47 86 90 Clothing, infants less than 2................ 29 11 11 40 7 23 41 40 43 Jewelry and watches.......................... 10 5 0 2 2 7 9 49 11 Small appliances & misc. housewares.......... 10 5 2 1 7 6 24 9 20 Household textiles........................... 4 0 0 4 9 9 0 0 4 All other gifts.............................. 427 157 175 228 426 244 357 617 982 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Components of income and taxes are drived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary.