TABLE 5. SIZE OF CONSUMER UNIT AND INCOME BEFORE TAXES, CONSUMER EXPENDITURE SURVEY, FOUR 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).......... 11697 391 825 791 838 2070 2163 4619 Number of sample interviews...................... 9595 280 626 646 702 1638 1779 3924 Consumer unit characteristics: Income before taxes 1/.......................... 38620 1924 7660 12555 17503 24747 34775 63574 Income after taxes 1/........................... 35213 1857 7637 12144 16662 23268 32219 57038 Average number of persons in consumer unit.... 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Age of reference person....................... 39.7 39.8 39 37.5 36 38.4 38.5 41.9 Average number in consumer unit Earners.................................... 2 1.3 1 1.6 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.3 Vehicles................................... 2.7 1.4 1.3 1.7 2.2 2.6 3 3.2 Children under 18.......................... 1.7 2 2.1 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.5 Persons 65 and over........................ 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0 0.1 Percent distribution Sex of reference person: Male.................................... 80 34 48 68 76 77 90 89 Female.................................. 20 66 52 32 24 23 10 11 Housing tenure: Homeowner with mortgage................. 61 30 20 26 36 49 70 83 Homeowner without mortgage.............. 12 21 12 13 14 16 13 8 Renter.................................. 27 48 68 62 50 35 17 9 Race of reference person: Black................................... 10 31 32 18 13 11 5 5 White and other......................... 90 69 68 82 87 89 95 95 Education of reference person: Elementary (1-8)........................ 7 18 20 19 10 8 5 2 High school (9-12)...................... 45 65 65 52 58 54 44 32 College................................. 48 16 15 28 33 38 51 65 Never attended and other................ 0 1 0 1 NA 0 0 0 At least one vehicle owned................. 93 59 65 84 92 95 99 99 Average annual expenditures...................... 34368 16712 13454 18767 21282 26189 32855 49143 Food.......................................... 5211 3221 2980 3725 3753 4456 5296 6655 Food at home............................... 3106 2273 2340 2679 2437 2797 3163 3647 Cereals and bakery products............. 473 349 349 380 365 442 482 556 Cereals and cereal products.......... 171 126 140 166 165 165 173 183 Bakery products...................... 302 224 208 213 200 277 309 374 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.......... 808 573 655 712 648 759 825 921 Beef................................. 282 224 226 253 235 267 285 317 Pork................................. 157 97 136 139 123 148 166 177 Other meats.......................... 128 92 96 133 90 108 142 145 Poultry.............................. 121 89 94 82 110 110 117 146 Fish and seafood..................... 82 36 61 60 56 89 76 100 Eggs................................. 38 36 41 44 34 37 39 37 Dairy products.......................... 412 309 300 388 334 355 430 479 Fresh milk and cream................. 199 176 168 236 182 179 217 202 Other dairy products................. 214 133 133 152 152 176 213 277 Fruits and vegetables................... 497 394 360 449 395 429 478 600 Fresh fruits......................... 152 97 96 135 133 123 146 191 Fresh vegetables..................... 147 130 120 151 109 130 145 170 Processed fruits..................... 115 95 74 90 89 95 103 150 Processed vegetables................. 82 72 70 73 63 81 84 90 Other food at home...................... 916 647 676 749 696 812 948 1090 Sugar and other sweets............... 115 87 92 99 81 114 115 133 Fats and oils........................ 73 47 65 73 50 66 81 81 Miscellaneous foods.................. 397 276 290 326 317 360 406 468 Nonalcoholic beverages............... 290 211 216 238 230 250 299 345 Food pre. by CU on out-of-town trips. 41 26 12 14 16 22 45 62 Food away from home........................ 2105 948 639 1046 1317 1659 2133 3008 Alcoholic beverages........................... 301 131 84 196 248 267 258 420 Housing....................................... 10273 6132 4640 6037 6555 7912 9544 14449 Shelter.................................... 5425 3638 2350 3251 3264 4132 4981 7679 Owned dwellings......................... 3728 1662 646 1065 1199 2205 3682 6072 Mortgage interest.................... 2588 1139 313 686 764 1475 2630 4254 Property taxes....................... 609 226 194 206 223 355 632 959 Main., rep., ins., other expenses.... 530 296 139 173 212 375 421 859 Rented dwellings........................ 1144 1652 1678 1953 1950 1704 876 594 Other lodging........................... 554 324 26 232 116 223 422 1013 Utilities, fuels, and public services...... 2150 1625 1423 1658 1757 1927 2092 2606 Natural gas............................. 286 255 232 255 247 223 279 343 Electricity............................. 925 710 583 694 761 817 913 1129 Fuel oil and other fuels................ 108 97 85 59 58 126 108 121 Telephone............................... 605 437 402 488 536 584 567 716 Water and other public services......... 225 126 121 161 155 177 225 297 Household operations....................... 735 243 141 321 348 459 635 1194 Personal services....................... 463 38 109 227 298 372 488 662 Other household expenses................ 272 205 32 94 50 86 148 532 Housekeeping supplies...................... 511 209 239 289 346 452 560 667 Laundry and cleaning supplies........... 161 82 97 143 116 165 168 187 Other household products................ 216 102 87 98 168 167 251 286 Postage and stationery.................. 134 25 54 48 63 120 141 194 Household furnishings and equipment........ 1451 417 487 518 840 942 1276 2303 Household textiles...................... 117 20 60 32 90 93 121 165 Furniture............................... 451 120 127 109 258 234 365 768 Floor coverings......................... 93 0 21 16 42 33 70 176 Major appliances........................ 226 72 109 162 162 186 208 308 Small app., miscellaneous housewares.... 78 42 42 51 46 57 70 110 Miscellaneous household equipment....... 487 162 129 148 241 339 443 777 Apparel and services.......................... 2049 800 907 1137 1108 1608 1887 2990 Men and boys............................... 554 150 247 359 332 410 510 807 Men, 16 and over........................ 388 49 158 216 240 252 341 599 Boys, 2 to 15........................... 166 101 89 143 92 158 168 208 Women and girls............................ 820 336 375 341 377 615 782 1234 Women, 16 and over...................... 606 256 266 251 257 440 569 929 Girls, 2 to 15.......................... 215 80 109 90 119 176 213 305 Children under 2........................... 120 70 46 115 153 126 140 118 Footwear................................... 260 98 146 180 126 205 234 376 Other apparel products and services........ 294 146 92 143 121 252 220 454 Transportation................................ 6631 3372 2241 3633 4140 4930 6536 9465 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)............. 3130 1637 931 1839 1967 2125 3099 4547 Cars and trucks, new.................... 1588 919 167 930 562 528 1371 2776 Cars and trucks, used................... 1493 718 733 865 1391 1579 1695 1688 Other vehicles.......................... 48 0 30 44 14 17 32 83 Gasoline and motor oil..................... 1251 771 597 814 903 1135 1338 1559 Other vehicle expenses..................... 1990 815 648 895 1147 1525 1937 2904 Vehicle finance charges................. 416 185 94 116 177 277 423 648 Maintenance and repairs................. 706 277 265 406 528 602 619 993 Vehicle insurance....................... 645 286 245 283 314 506 709 902 Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges. 222 67 45 90 128 139 186 362 Public transportation...................... 259 149 65 85 124 146 162 454 Health care................................... 1328 451 533 1018 1074 1239 1319 1687 Health insurance........................... 426 141 139 260 452 474 465 486 Medical services........................... 613 186 240 577 415 498 563 832 Drugs...................................... 202 97 131 140 162 209 207 235 Medical supplies........................... 87 28 23 41 45 58 84 133 Entertainment................................. 1950 854 685 757 1187 1193 1758 3041 Fees and admissions........................ 481 181 92 167 145 241 471 802 Television, radios, sound equipment........ 559 235 288 277 397 427 530 787 Pets, toys, and playground equipment....... 384 169 166 208 350 289 397 512 Other ent. supplies, equip., and services.. 527 268 139 105 295 237 359 940 Personal care products and services........... 452 160 136 308 312 321 483 632 Reading....................................... 183 85 54 67 90 135 175 277 Education..................................... 509 240 201 143 93 313 339 895 Tobacco products and smoking supplies......... 304 305 348 270 289 358 290 288 Miscellaneous................................. 771 487 120 263 494 630 786 1105 Cash contributions............................ 764 49 64 251 386 516 635 1277 Personal insurance and pensions............... 3643 425 460 961 1553 2311 3550 5963 Life and other personal insurance.......... 445 225 141 179 247 365 464 626 Pensions and Social Security............... 3198 200 319 782 1306 1946 3086 5338 Sources of income and personal taxes: 1/ Money income before taxes........................ 38620 1924 7660 12555 17503 24747 34775 63574 Wages and salaries............................ 32939 1541 2848 9327 14467 21339 31441 54270 Self-employment income........................ 3180 -1285 261 61 1061 1124 1874 6532 Soc. Sec., private and government retirement.. 920 407 979 1065 1179 1102 473 1009 Int., divid., ren. income, other prop. income. 566 16 34 86 78 240 267 1163 Unemp. and workers' comp., vet. benefits...... 278 15 269 402 214 483 406 140 Pub. ass., sup. security income, foodstamps... 393 1143 3046 1260 199 130 64 14 Regular contributions for support............. 262 79 174 257 188 210 183 368 Other income.................................. 83 8 50 97 117 119 66 77 Personal taxes................................... 3407 67 23 411 841 1480 2556 6536 Federal income taxes.......................... 2664 -50 -11 304 534 1113 1871 5229 State and local income taxes.................. 659 37 26 91 211 332 625 1165 Other taxes................................... 84 80 8 15 96 35 60 141 Income after taxes............................... 35213 1857 7637 12144 16662 23268 32219 57038 Addenda: Other money receipts.......................... 393 6 3 159 195 181 373 675 Mortgage principal paid on owned property..... -747 -388 -178 -286 -267 -477 -667 -1204 Estimated market value of owned home.......... 69166 37931 14090 22321 26049 41914 65320 112000 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home.. 434 260 111 151 184 269 432 675 Gifts of goods and services: Clothing, males 2 and over................. 58 1 42 31 22 49 44 89 Clothing, females 2 and over............... 75 1 11 20 38 61 91 109 Clothing, infants less than 2.............. 38 5 8 34 41 25 40 49 Jewelry and watches........................ 15 3 1 7 4 15 13 23 Small app. and mis. housewares............. 17 2 3 6 5 5 16 30 Household textiles......................... 15 6 4 5 17 15 4 24 All other gifts............................ 629 138 312 165 159 366 609 1026 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary.