Table 3. SEX AND INCOME BEFORE TAXES (Single Males): Average annual expenditures and characteristics of single consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1988-89 All Complete reporting of income Single Complete Less $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 Item Males 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)... 11917 10574 1619 2070 1603 1138 1796 1059 553 737 Number of sample interviews............... 8756 7558 1108 1489 1101 836 1330 774 416 504 Income before taxes 1/.................... 20941 20941 2690 7216 12218 17130 24232 33539 43881 81156 Income after taxes 1/..................... 18755 18755 2672 6956 11588 15647 21925 29438 37521 70488 Average number of persons in cons. unit... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Age of reference person................... 41.5 41.4 36 48.5 43.6 37.7 39.8 38.3 39.1 44.3 Average number of: Earners.................................. 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.9 1 1 0.9 Vehicles................................. 1.3 1.3 0.8 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.8 1.7 2 Children under 18........................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0 0 0.1 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Homeowner with mortgage.................. 18 18 4 8 10 11 22 37 38 50 Homeowner without mortgage............... 15 15 14 21 16 13 14 6 8 16 Renter................................... 67 68 82 71 74 75 63 58 53 34 Black.................................... 10 10 14 15 9 8 9 7 7 3 White and other.......................... 90 90 86 85 91 92 91 93 93 97 Elementary (1-8)......................... 9 9 11 23 11 5 3 3 0 2 High school (9-12)....................... 35 35 34 33 45 46 40 26 16 15 College.................................. 55 56 55 44 42 48 56 72 83 84 Never attended and other................. 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 At least one vehicle owned................ 81 82 60 72 84 90 91 91 94 92 Average annual expenditures............... 18668 19175 9042 11285 14184 17629 21882 26499 33247 49360 Food..................................... 2501 2526 1589 1780 2310 2457 3062 2966 3459 4703 Food at home............................ 966 995 664 892 1037 1054 1101 1030 1276 1193 Cereals and bakery products............ 142 148 105 152 145 153 156 139 202 165 Cereals and cereal products........... 46 46 33 50 46 45 52 49 30 51 Bakery products....................... 96 103 72 102 99 108 104 91 172 114 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 225 229 143 201 241 231 259 228 320 301 Beef.................................. 72 74 33 64 70 71 92 98 99 96 Pork.................................. 36 37 30 46 47 30 36 33 37 19 Other meats........................... 39 41 35 33 41 44 51 32 65 29 Poultry............................... 32 31 19 27 26 44 34 30 36 47 Fish and seafood...................... 33 32 15 19 40 29 31 23 64 100 Eggs.................................. 14 14 10 12 18 13 14 12 20 10 Dairy products......................... 130 133 106 125 139 146 151 126 123 153 Fresh milk and cream.................. 65 65 50 69 75 62 72 62 46 63 Other dairy products.................. 65 69 55 56 64 84 79 64 78 91 Fruits and vegetables.................. 165 165 111 160 162 155 191 171 227 179 Fresh fruits.......................... 51 50 24 44 56 38 65 42 77 72 Fresh vegetables...................... 50 51 37 54 51 48 56 55 49 59 Processed fruits...................... 41 41 35 41 34 44 44 42 58 33 Processed vegetables.................. 23 23 15 20 21 24 26 31 42 14 Other food at home..................... 304 320 199 255 350 370 344 365 404 395 Sugar and other sweets................ 29 30 20 25 33 32 38 30 33 24 Fats and oils......................... 20 21 16 16 22 26 22 28 29 16 Miscellaneous foods................... 129 135 83 111 159 174 146 161 163 98 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 106 112 72 96 120 124 119 114 159 146 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 21 22 9 7 15 13 20 32 19 111 Food away from home..................... 1535 1530 925 888 1273 1403 1962 1936 2183 3510 Alcoholic beverages...................... 461 472 210 325 412 499 607 569 604 1017 Housing.................................. 5818 5814 2877 3453 4185 5106 6468 8358 10478 14800 Shelter................................. 3878 3858 1852 2115 2774 3384 4204 5517 7345 10415 Owned dwellings........................ 1280 1293 256 389 531 695 1342 2207 3227 5813 Mortgage interest..................... 776 789 111 146 199 308 697 1697 2446 3787 Property taxes........................ 236 236 89 86 147 241 264 279 366 938 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 268 268 56 156 184 147 380 231 415 1088 Rented dwellings....................... 2238 2210 1438 1633 2106 2563 2538 2840 3259 2711 Other lodging.......................... 360 355 158 92 137 126 325 470 859 1892 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1059 1062 654 861 855 995 1198 1456 1463 1882 Natural gas............................ 127 129 60 127 117 138 132 187 180 165 Electricity............................ 392 391 225 321 324 366 450 515 518 719 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 48 49 38 66 32 41 54 35 31 91 Telephone.............................. 418 419 283 282 326 396 480 611 622 758 Water and other public services........ 73 75 48 64 55 53 81 107 112 150 Household operations.................... 154 151 40 86 86 109 112 198 203 773 Personal services...................... 27 26 2 20 10 34 9 90 68 37 Other household expenses............... 127 125 38 65 76 75 103 108 135 736 Housekeeping supplies................... 149 161 90 77 164 158 214 189 369 196 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 39 40 32 25 42 38 46 56 60 55 Other household products............... 51 54 32 28 53 62 68 65 110 74 Postage and stationery................. 59 66 26 24 68 58 100 68 199 67 Household furnishings and equipment..... 579 581 240 315 306 460 740 999 1098 1535 Household textiles..................... 35 37 67 13 16 42 24 64 24 101 Furniture.............................. 166 165 41 61 100 136 161 416 417 378 Floor coverings........................ 27 30 1 8 9 18 46 16 24 234 Major appliances....................... 75 75 39 26 57 72 79 114 164 214 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 28 29 17 16 19 23 27 64 42 83 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 247 245 76 190 105 170 404 324 428 525 Apparel and services..................... 797 809 406 529 520 730 937 1081 1539 1959 Men and boys............................ 396 400 213 236 252 344 450 576 864 959 Men, 16 and over....................... 389 392 213 232 248 324 445 554 843 954 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 7 8 0 4 4 20 5 23 20 5 Women and girls......................... 40 41 19 47 26 39 59 38 46 48 Women, 16 and over..................... 29 29 16 43 17 37 45 25 9 4 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 11 12 3 5 9 2 15 13 37 44 Children under 2........................ 7 7 6 4 10 4 4 15 3 14 Footwear................................ 113 112 62 103 97 142 122 86 169 186 Other apparel products and services..... 240 250 106 139 135 201 301 366 458 752 Transportation........................... 3714 3874 1570 2319 2841 4175 5079 5227 5912 8728 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 1573 1666 439 995 1264 1947 2380 2267 2487 3474 Cars and trucks, new................... 968 1036 89 476 608 1334 1573 1293 2145 2650 Cars and trucks, used.................. 579 605 345 516 580 608 753 950 341 824 Other vehicles......................... 26 25 5 2 77 4 54 24 0 0 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 706 720 517 532 632 797 893 830 1005 979 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1182 1228 469 658 829 1321 1583 1867 1930 2964 Vehicle finance charges................ 197 205 34 55 109 234 288 471 363 455 Maintenance and repairs................ 475 501 244 360 363 513 626 624 668 1192 Vehicle insurance...................... 362 369 143 175 271 451 525 570 636 627 Veh. rental, licenses, oth. charges.... 147 153 49 69 86 122 144 201 262 690 Public transportation................... 254 259 145 133 116 111 223 263 491 1311 Health care.............................. 689 712 327 689 789 922 593 726 671 1419 Health insurance........................ 267 273 128 307 289 202 261 347 285 479 Medical services........................ 291 306 137 229 368 560 198 269 275 710 Drugs................................... 96 96 45 123 103 87 91 65 73 192 Medical supplies........................ 35 37 17 30 30 72 42 45 37 37 Entertainment............................ 1023 1057 675 567 767 764 1053 1282 2460 2988 Fees and admissions..................... 317 322 182 155 168 231 361 385 673 1132 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 365 381 239 268 364 336 405 489 663 670 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 101 109 42 78 86 63 138 191 151 256 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 240 245 212 66 149 134 149 217 974 930 Personal care products and services...... 193 198 136 133 188 218 220 252 263 339 Reading.................................. 118 120 61 68 94 96 142 168 219 289 Education................................ 332 309 605 403 216 119 163 115 246 580 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 196 200 122 232 235 204 210 250 105 181 Miscellaneous............................ 487 489 166 270 377 438 464 893 804 1405 Cash contributions....................... 755 829 104 171 509 508 682 1381 1759 4331 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 1585 1766 197 345 741 1392 2202 3232 4728 6620 Life and other personal insurance....... 146 150 65 71 66 124 170 238 225 548 Pensions and Social Security............ 1439 1616 131 273 675 1268 2032 2994 4503 6073 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 20941 20941 2690 7216 12218 17130 24232 33539 43881 81156 Wages and salaries....................... 14986 14986 1394 2768 7381 13323 19117 29462 39279 49207 Self-employment income................... 1949 1949 -166 297 646 964 1752 1791 1772 16434 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 1975 1975 709 2883 2773 1829 1905 1450 872 2448 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1286 1286 11 248 408 466 1001 678 1258 11778 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 142 142 55 219 303 161 64 71 41 105 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 100 100 282 226 33 0 7 3 20 75 Regular contributions for support........ 333 333 234 396 580 293 193 64 617 416 Other income............................. 170 170 170 180 95 93 194 20 22 694 Personal taxes 1/......................... 2187 2187 18 260 630 1483 2307 4100 6360 10667 Federal income taxes..................... 1735 1735 2 185 485 1186 1870 3284 5018 8451 State and local income taxes............. 389 389 4 39 131 274 406 772 1178 1775 Other taxes.............................. 62 62 12 35 14 23 30 44 165 441 Income after taxes 1/..................... 18755 18755 2672 6956 11588 15647 21925 29438 37521 70488 Net change in total assets................ 1979 2029 -84 -290 2414 863 467 7163 -957 12828 Net change in total liabilities........... 1460 1749 184 879 917 1093 387 7535 4627 3301 Other money receipts...................... 317 345 588 436 441 38 180 172 283 520 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -224 -226 -41 -103 -103 -91 -254 -364 -416 -1052 Estimated market value of owned home...... 27574 27260 9783 14810 15470 15419 28271 34199 50658 114608 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 177 173 72 95 109 103 176 259 313 630 Gifts of goods and services, total........ 753 795 378 344 525 921 602 830 1511 3227 Clothing, males 2 and over............... 34 31 6 34 12 67 15 36 64 54 Clothing, females 2 and over............. 39 40 19 47 26 39 56 34 46 48 Clothing, infants less than 2............ 7 7 6 4 10 4 4 15 3 14 Jewelry and watches...................... 73 78 33 12 37 42 99 117 148 347 Small appliances and misc. housewares.... 8 9 6 2 6 3 6 33 9 36 Household textiles....................... 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 All other gifts.......................... 590 628 307 243 433 766 422 596 1242 2704 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary.