TABLE 6. SIZE OF CONSUMER UNIT AND INCOME BEFORE TAXES, CONSUMER EXPENDITURE SURVEY, FIVE OR MORE PERSONS, 1987-88--COMPLETE INCOME REPORTERS ONLY TOTAL LESS $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 ITEM COMPLETE THAN TO TO TO TO TO AND REPORTING $5,000 $9,999 $14,999 $19,999 $29,999 $39,999 OVER Number of consumer units (in thousands).......... 8530 284 721 847 829 1689 1451 2709 Number of sample interviews...................... 7304 229 581 671 692 1424 1290 2417 Consumer unit characteristics: Income before taxes 1/.......................... 33803 -2396 7758 12249 17458 24581 34518 61634 Income after taxes 1/........................... 31636 -2416 7806 12077 17070 23379 32356 56879 Average number of persons in consumer unit.... 5.7 5.9 5.6 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.5 Age of reference person....................... 40.8 43.1 40.3 39.6 39.9 39.2 39.8 42.7 Average number in consumer unit Earners.................................... 2.3 1.7 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.3 2.5 2.9 Vehicles................................... 2.7 1.8 1.3 1.6 2.1 2.7 3.1 3.5 Children under 18.......................... 2.8 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.2 3 2.8 2.4 Persons 65 and over........................ 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Percent distribution Sex of reference person: Male.................................... 77 51 40 60 69 84 87 88 Female.................................. 23 49 60 40 31 16 13 12 Housing tenure: Homeowner with mortgage................. 55 29 21 25 35 49 66 80 Homeowner without mortgage.............. 13 18 18 15 13 15 13 9 Renter.................................. 32 53 62 59 52 36 21 11 Race of reference person: Black................................... 17 36 38 34 22 14 9 8 White and other......................... 83 64 62 66 78 86 91 92 Education of reference person: Elementary (1-8)........................ 13 25 23 25 27 12 7 4 High school (9-12)...................... 47 55 60 57 47 55 48 34 College................................. 39 17 13 15 23 32 46 62 Never attended and other................ 1 3 3 2 2 1 - 0 At least one vehicle owned................. 90 68 62 75 87 96 98 97 Average annual expenditures...................... 32471 17981 14216 18054 20898 25796 33830 49708 Food.......................................... 5738 3701 2921 3894 4266 5027 5854 7808 Food at home............................... 3658 2938 2474 3045 3110 3527 3646 4380 Cereals and bakery products............. 540 418 313 414 470 555 557 638 Cereals and cereal products.......... 215 188 154 179 192 223 227 234 Bakery products...................... 326 230 159 235 278 331 330 403 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.......... 1006 742 772 943 952 908 1012 1163 Beef................................. 338 269 191 320 307 323 376 380 Pork................................. 194 125 171 218 170 183 191 213 Other meats.......................... 158 111 133 114 158 140 160 188 Poultry.............................. 148 120 143 158 151 124 137 167 Fish and seafood..................... 114 66 77 75 104 83 103 161 Eggs................................. 54 51 56 58 61 55 44 54 Dairy products.......................... 492 411 281 430 393 499 490 588 Fresh milk and cream................. 259 236 174 269 244 251 257 287 Other dairy products................. 233 175 107 161 150 248 234 301 Fruits and vegetables................... 567 652 417 484 473 520 548 679 Fresh fruits......................... 173 208 109 144 146 148 175 212 Fresh vegetables..................... 168 205 148 155 143 149 161 193 Processed fruits..................... 133 135 93 108 105 130 125 161 Processed vegetables................. 94 103 67 77 79 92 86 114 Other food at home...................... 1052 716 691 774 822 1046 1039 1313 Sugar and other sweets............... 145 73 101 119 104 145 153 174 Fats and oils........................ 95 89 73 66 77 95 94 112 Miscellaneous foods.................. 459 349 324 361 332 473 437 563 Nonalcoholic beverages............... 309 196 183 213 290 304 305 383 Food pre. by CU on out-of-town trips. 44 8 11 15 18 28 51 81 Food away from home........................ 2080 763 447 849 1156 1500 2208 3428 Alcoholic beverages........................... 276 43 91 97 214 184 256 460 Housing....................................... 9291 5826 5095 5698 6454 8031 9270 13499 Shelter.................................... 4853 2881 2719 3027 3333 4069 4670 7249 Owned dwellings......................... 3127 1351 917 728 1314 2122 3284 5748 Mortgage interest.................... 2164 731 541 410 917 1339 2329 4101 Property taxes....................... 503 440 223 112 209 340 557 868 Main., rep., ins., other expenses.... 461 180 154 206 188 444 399 779 Rented dwellings........................ 1338 1397 1701 2142 1907 1664 1084 743 Other lodging........................... 388 133 101 157 112 283 302 759 Utilities, fuels, and public services...... 2232 2037 1669 1814 1896 2087 2281 2700 Natural gas............................. 323 205 249 302 268 302 310 398 Electricity............................. 929 976 695 773 740 841 965 1127 Fuel oil and other fuels................ 109 100 78 64 84 109 116 136 Telephone............................... 634 596 480 500 629 613 629 739 Water and other public services......... 237 160 168 175 174 222 261 299 Household operations....................... 515 86 97 170 224 366 556 940 Personal services....................... 352 28 51 91 179 257 464 600 Other household expenses................ 163 57 46 80 46 109 92 340 Housekeeping supplies...................... 485 389 246 280 368 443 551 620 Laundry and cleaning supplies........... 167 149 125 100 165 179 182 180 Other household products................ 198 84 80 113 107 151 255 277 Postage and stationery.................. 120 156 40 66 96 113 114 163 Household furnishings and equipment........ 1205 434 364 407 633 1066 1213 1989 Household textiles...................... 95 7 4 58 79 71 106 150 Furniture............................... 358 126 118 112 144 295 386 613 Floor coverings......................... 60 1 23 5 20 106 23 99 Major appliances........................ 204 130 83 102 177 220 210 271 Small app., miscellaneous housewares.... 63 27 24 13 48 42 66 106 Miscellaneous household equipment....... 425 143 112 117 165 331 421 751 Apparel and services.......................... 2179 857 1291 1235 1396 1524 2407 3228 Men and boys............................... 611 191 157 288 326 412 747 962 Men, 16 and over........................ 378 76 68 148 149 247 522 604 Boys, 2 to 15........................... 233 115 89 139 177 164 226 358 Women and girls............................ 865 340 606 403 480 461 958 1368 Women, 16 and over...................... 607 125 502 178 357 250 679 1003 Girls, 2 to 15.......................... 258 215 104 225 123 211 279 365 Children under 2........................... 115 77 120 130 116 144 108 103 Footwear................................... 329 114 291 252 301 329 340 374 Other apparel products and services........ 259 135 118 163 173 179 253 420 Transportation................................ 6148 3512 2308 3567 3344 4403 7097 9676 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)............. 2821 1988 994 1777 1224 1705 3443 4572 Cars and trucks, new.................... 1300 1172 346 201 389 400 1452 2670 Cars and trucks, used................... 1486 815 643 1577 817 1268 1920 1862 Other vehicles.......................... 34 0 5 0 18 37 71 40 Gasoline and motor oil..................... 1277 711 642 774 1020 1176 1472 1698 Other vehicle expenses..................... 1813 692 551 788 937 1362 2002 3020 Vehicle finance charges................. 375 126 107 111 137 231 403 702 Maintenance and repairs................. 663 257 238 359 397 491 787 1019 Vehicle insurance....................... 584 223 164 263 310 507 594 958 Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges. 193 85 41 55 93 133 218 340 Public transportation...................... 238 122 122 228 163 159 180 387 Health care................................... 1271 751 469 715 1021 1170 1368 1792 Health insurance........................... 402 327 126 261 331 411 423 533 Medical services........................... 597 249 231 284 482 523 614 902 Drugs...................................... 192 137 104 133 165 185 205 242 Medical supplies........................... 79 39 8 37 43 52 126 114 Entertainment................................. 1553 593 604 696 946 1082 1675 2577 Fees and admissions........................ 423 93 120 103 227 214 398 842 Television, radios, sound equipment........ 505 252 294 320 336 389 527 756 Pets, toys, and playground equipment....... 317 167 105 173 239 261 388 448 Other ent. supplies, equip., and services.. 308 80 84 100 143 218 362 531 Personal care products and services........... 441 323 201 237 268 329 438 676 Reading....................................... 143 50 49 57 88 106 158 237 Education..................................... 569 325 112 194 304 371 427 1108 Tobacco products and smoking supplies......... 337 274 289 341 338 366 388 310 Miscellaneous................................. 761 667 263 273 509 466 731 1323 Cash contributions............................ 669 564 129 223 341 563 551 1192 Personal insurance and pensions............... 3094 495 393 825 1409 2174 3209 5823 Life and other personal insurance.......... 418 303 144 167 232 341 399 698 Pensions and Social Security............... 2676 192 249 658 1177 1834 2809 5125 Sources of income and personal taxes: 1/ Money income before taxes........................ 33803 -2396 7758 12249 17458 24581 34518 61634 Wages and salaries............................ 28341 2041 2640 7301 13237 20742 31031 52432 Self-employment income........................ 2380 -5343 335 617 557 1209 1286 6159 Soc. Sec., private and government retirement.. 1138 347 1242 1162 1376 1115 984 1211 Int., divid., ren. income, other prop. income. 390 -527 30 65 197 80 298 985 Unemp. and workers' comp., vet. benefits...... 323 69 138 227 528 338 346 346 Pub. ass., sup. security income, foodstamps... 934 910 3123 2551 1169 902 338 115 Regular contributions for support............. 220 102 212 245 237 128 174 304 Other income.................................. 76 4 39 83 156 67 61 81 Personal taxes................................... 2167 20 -48 172 388 1203 2162 4755 Federal income taxes.......................... 1633 -22 -69 100 242 891 1592 3650 State and local income taxes.................. 471 -1 11 61 117 283 494 984 Other taxes................................... 63 43 10 11 28 28 76 122 Income after taxes............................... 31636 -2416 7806 12077 17070 23379 32356 56879 Addenda: Other money receipts.......................... 162 46 262 285 18 73 67 259 Mortgage principal paid on owned property..... -632 -360 -231 -222 -418 -431 -654 -1073 Estimated market value of owned home.......... 60635 33192 22006 22746 23217 44772 61794 106000 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home.. 375 229 133 148 168 277 403 636 Gifts of goods and services: Clothing, males 2 and over................. 45 6 19 70 18 42 46 58 Clothing, females 2 and over............... 77 68 21 64 32 20 147 100 Clothing, infants less than 2.............. 29 6 3 30 16 29 39 37 Jewelry and watches........................ 14 0 3 1 8 7 29 19 Small app. and mis. housewares............. 12 2 4 0 4 5 8 28 Household textiles......................... 7 0 0 35 11 3 5 5 All other gifts............................ 445 112 181 228 329 347 393 725 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary. - Data not available.