Table 3. Southern region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1988-89 Complete reporting of income Complete Less $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 Item reporting than to to to to to to and of income $5,000 $9,999 $14,999 $19,999 $29,999 $39,999 $49,999 over __________________________________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 27185 2446 4200 3401 2707 4684 3408 2321 4018 Number of sample interviews............... 18391 1531 2675 2206 1847 3133 2330 1623 3046 Income before taxes 1/.................... 28499 2625 7432 12241 17268 24544 34190 44493 78150 Income after taxes 1/..................... 26062 2633 7311 11784 16383 23025 31376 40383 69294 Average number of persons in cons. unit... 2.5 1.8 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.8 3.1 3.1 Age of reference person................... 47.3 49.9 55.5 50.2 47 44.8 42.2 42.5 44.9 Average number of: Earners.................................. 1.3 0.7 0.6 1 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.1 Vehicles................................. 2 1 1 1.5 1.8 2.1 2.5 2.8 3 Children under 18........................ 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 1 0.8 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 65 42 44 59 60 69 75 79 88 Female................................... 35 58 56 41 40 31 25 21 12 Homeowner with mortgage.................. 38 16 15 20 29 36 48 66 77 Homeowner without mortgage............... 26 27 38 34 32 25 21 15 12 Renter................................... 36 57 47 46 40 38 31 20 11 Black.................................... 16 31 26 20 17 16 8 8 6 White and other.......................... 84 69 74 80 83 84 92 92 94 Elementary (1-8)......................... 14 28 31 20 14 10 6 2 2 High school (9-12)....................... 42 45 47 50 53 46 41 37 22 College.................................. 43 25 19 30 33 44 53 61 76 Never attended and other................. 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 At least one vehicle owned................ 87 62 66 86 94 96 97 98 97 Average annual expenditures............... 25974 11230 11612 17314 19628 24662 31077 36608 52637 Food..................................... 3747 2014 2157 2945 3242 3659 4383 5083 6273 Food at home............................ 2160 1378 1547 1956 1971 2136 2443 2756 3024 Cereals and bakery products............ 307 195 234 276 266 296 364 370 432 Cereals and cereal products........... 110 89 90 102 95 109 123 136 138 Bakery products....................... 196 106 144 174 170 187 241 234 295 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 574 365 413 560 584 544 646 673 797 Beef.................................. 189 105 127 187 208 175 233 221 256 Pork.................................. 122 89 101 123 110 124 128 130 162 Other meats........................... 81 53 53 101 64 78 99 103 103 Poultry............................... 87 54 63 71 88 84 90 107 134 Fish and seafood...................... 64 40 41 44 80 54 65 77 113 Eggs.................................. 30 23 28 34 32 30 31 36 29 Dairy products......................... 270 172 208 231 235 277 315 339 363 Fresh milk and cream.................. 135 101 115 134 129 141 147 149 161 Other dairy products.................. 134 71 94 97 106 137 168 190 202 Fruits and vegetables.................. 364 252 267 326 337 361 392 475 496 Fresh fruits.......................... 108 78 78 86 98 112 119 133 152 Fresh vegetables...................... 113 82 89 104 113 110 119 133 152 Processed fruits...................... 78 51 56 72 72 74 80 109 112 Processed vegetables.................. 65 42 44 64 55 66 74 99 81 Other food at home..................... 645 393 425 562 549 657 726 899 935 Sugar and other sweets................ 79 50 60 69 64 72 98 118 103 Fats and oils......................... 58 43 45 56 50 61 65 73 68 Miscellaneous foods................... 281 171 181 238 240 279 314 404 420 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 204 121 134 186 184 224 218 264 288 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 24 8 6 13 11 21 30 40 57 Food away from home..................... 1587 636 610 989 1271 1523 1939 2326 3249 Alcoholic beverages...................... 239 116 109 164 209 264 295 286 433 Housing.................................. 7648 4007 4023 5211 5802 7112 8341 10376 15423 Shelter................................. 3994 2092 1922 2451 2894 3511 4418 5581 8652 Owned dwellings........................ 2316 717 732 894 1240 1697 2363 3906 6634 Mortgage interest..................... 1546 402 290 402 610 956 1725 2981 4864 Property taxes........................ 305 108 128 185 204 266 255 379 824 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 464 207 314 308 427 475 383 546 946 Rented dwellings....................... 1267 1207 1087 1359 1447 1571 1544 1112 792 Other lodging.......................... 412 168 103 198 207 243 510 563 1226 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1833 1226 1352 1524 1688 1808 1975 2250 2733 Natural gas............................ 153 92 137 144 151 135 144 160 242 Electricity............................ 877 543 624 725 787 863 948 1128 1342 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 57 76 62 49 53 56 50 59 53 Telephone.............................. 547 388 378 446 535 564 632 633 771 Water and other public services........ 200 128 151 160 163 189 201 270 325 Household operations.................... 409 102 167 289 236 347 427 613 1008 Personal services...................... 199 20 62 156 115 206 276 363 375 Other household expenses............... 211 82 106 133 122 141 151 250 633 Housekeeping supplies................... 379 180 183 384 291 414 408 414 683 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 105 66 67 82 108 112 129 110 158 Other household products............... 172 69 71 207 114 177 153 182 359 Postage and stationery................. 102 46 46 96 69 126 127 122 165 Household furnishings and equipment..... 1033 407 399 563 693 1032 1114 1518 2347 Household textiles..................... 82 28 24 54 81 120 76 70 167 Furniture.............................. 303 114 104 167 211 229 386 447 735 Floor coverings........................ 62 34 11 10 36 63 51 101 179 Major appliances....................... 163 68 72 112 129 164 174 250 321 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 57 19 24 33 41 40 57 74 156 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 365 144 165 186 195 415 370 576 790 Apparel and services..................... 1443 446 619 909 1073 1393 1911 2102 2895 Men and boys............................ 368 99 111 203 270 377 411 570 840 Men, 16 and over....................... 282 80 91 147 229 286 290 407 665 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 86 19 20 56 40 92 121 163 175 Women and girls......................... 562 170 269 361 412 550 829 813 1027 Women, 16 and over..................... 473 122 238 303 370 464 739 639 839 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 89 48 31 57 42 86 90 174 188 Children under 2........................ 62 18 30 38 43 58 87 113 105 Footwear................................ 187 75 97 156 190 195 257 254 266 Other apparel products and services..... 264 84 111 151 159 212 326 352 656 Transportation........................... 5137 1894 1880 3276 4044 5504 6995 7718 9334 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 2391 714 735 1451 1822 2705 3433 3740 4296 Cars and trucks, new................... 1358 437 304 414 795 1445 2140 2366 2853 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1014 275 409 1018 1024 1240 1280 1339 1408 Other vehicles......................... 20 2 22 18 4 20 13 35 34 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 1048 566 537 761 938 1083 1332 1529 1633 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1504 539 534 950 1165 1595 2001 2240 2857 Vehicle finance charges................ 330 74 78 137 230 335 500 557 697 Maintenance and repairs................ 530 229 220 400 428 542 671 718 980 Vehicle insurance...................... 488 182 196 327 418 576 615 707 828 Veh. rental, licenses, oth. charges.... 156 54 40 85 89 142 214 257 351 Public transportation................... 193 75 75 114 119 120 230 209 548 Health care.............................. 1414 872 1022 1501 1370 1360 1504 1958 1780 Health insurance........................ 558 290 456 619 573 575 574 672 667 Medical services........................ 482 330 255 518 419 437 563 737 661 Drugs................................... 284 206 269 298 315 290 290 270 310 Medical supplies........................ 91 46 43 66 63 58 77 280 141 Entertainment............................ 1276 509 424 811 793 1071 1445 1672 3224 Fees and admissions..................... 301 109 80 119 186 208 348 474 846 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 398 196 201 298 307 368 485 530 757 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 239 79 76 130 171 263 344 337 475 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 339 125 67 264 128 232 268 331 1146 Personal care products and services...... 348 142 173 299 310 330 420 505 597 Reading.................................. 127 48 56 68 116 114 137 197 270 Education................................ 295 214 73 164 152 176 328 296 892 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 263 184 217 276 273 304 305 247 269 Miscellaneous............................ 609 379 274 400 459 642 796 630 1168 Cash contributions....................... 918 118 191 429 465 666 1135 1057 2913 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 2510 289 394 859 1321 2065 3083 4482 7167 Life and other personal insurance....... 374 160 185 270 252 306 429 634 752 Pensions and Social Security............ 2136 128 209 589 1069 1759 2653 3848 6414 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 28499 2625 7432 12241 17268 24544 34190 44493 78150 Wages and salaries....................... 21787 920 2287 6507 10787 18760 28215 37885 63995 Self-employment income................... 1658 -398 114 388 914 854 1257 2166 7087 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 3236 1247 3563 4122 4151 3445 2883 2236 3371 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1005 74 159 309 624 831 1149 1289 3221 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 184 68 175 156 151 244 258 177 182 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 276 462 817 273 342 89 63 128 41 Regular contributions for support........ 277 174 252 395 196 271 309 551 146 Other income............................. 75 78 65 91 102 49 56 61 107 Personal taxes 1/......................... 2437 -8 121 456 885 1518 2814 4110 8856 Federal income taxes..................... 2050 -19 75 351 696 1243 2340 3439 7616 State and local income taxes............. 332 -6 18 74 139 248 422 613 1075 Other taxes.............................. 55 17 27 31 50 28 52 58 165 Income after taxes 1/..................... 26062 2633 7311 11784 16383 23025 31376 40383 69294 Net change in total assets................ 3364 1438 -180 554 200 1419 6493 4779 11550 Net change in total liabilities........... 3367 945 988 1203 2843 1986 5480 5055 8357 Other money receipts...................... 360 72 186 185 358 191 510 632 779 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -508 -209 -200 -211 -273 -367 -525 -852 -1371 Estimated market value of owned home...... 46235 21895 24140 27924 31839 36613 46853 63914 109829 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 311 151 172 193 235 254 332 455 671 Gifts of goods and services, total........ 766 440 342 485 464 738 807 1012 1706 Clothing, males 2 and over............... 63 23 34 42 62 100 55 60 102 Clothing, females 2 and over............. 77 20 41 37 55 100 112 125 115 Clothing, infants less than 2............ 27 11 8 18 22 25 45 39 51 Jewelry and watches...................... 26 6 20 16 17 23 43 36 39 Small appliances and misc. housewares.... 16 2 6 9 9 10 14 30 47 Household textiles....................... 6 0 2 9 7 8 7 9 8 All other gifts.......................... 551 378 231 354 292 472 531 713 1344 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary.