Table 1800. Region of residence: Share of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1991 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Item | Aggregate | Northeast | Midwest | South | West | | | | | ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Number of consumer units (in thousands).........| 97,918 | 20,400 | 24,813 | 32,741 | 19,964 Percent distribution of consumer units..........| 100.0 | 20.8 | 25.3 | 33.4 | 20.4 | | | | | Consumer unit characteristics (mean values): | | | | | | | | | | Income before taxes 1/........................| $33,901 | $36,953 | $31,535 | $31,706 | $37,167 Income after taxes 1/.........................| 30,729 | 33,186 | 29,124 | 28,889 | 33,123 Age of reference person.......................| 47.5 | 48.7 | 47.1 | 47.6 | 46.7 | | | | | Average number in consumer unit: | | | | | Persons.....................................| 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 Children under 18...........................| .7 | .6 | .7 | .7 | .8 Persons 65 and over.........................| .3 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .3 Earners.....................................| 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 Vehicles....................................| 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.2 | | | | | Percent distribution: | | | | | | | | | | Sex of reference person: | | | | | Male......................................| 65 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 66 Female....................................| 35 | 37 | 33 | 35 | 34 | | | | | Housing tenure: | | | | | Percent homeowner.........................| 63 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 61 With mortgage...........................| 39 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 44 Without mortgage........................| 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 17 Renter....................................| 37 | 39 | 35 | 36 | 39 | | | | | Race of reference person: | | | | | Black.....................................| 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 5 White and other...........................| 89 | 90 | 90 | 84 | 95 | | | | | Education of reference person: | | | | | Elementary (1-8)..........................| 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 8 High school (9-12)........................| 43 | 47 | 46 | 42 | 37 College...................................| 46 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 55 Never attended and other..................| 1 | 1 | (2) | 1 | (2) | | | | | At least one vehicle owned..................| 86 | 79 | 88 | 88 | 90 | | | | | Annual aggregate expenditures...................| $2,897,455 | 21.8 | 23.7 | 31.7 | 22.8 | | | | | Food..........................................| 416,981 | 22.0 | 23.6 | 32.1 | 22.3 Food at home................................| 258,723 | 21.0 | 23.4 | 32.8 | 22.8 Cereals and bakery products...............| 39,476 | 22.4 | 24.5 | 31.2 | 21.8 Cereals and cereal products.............| 14,173 | 20.2 | 24.9 | 32.6 | 22.3 Bakery products.........................| 25,303 | 23.7 | 24.3 | 30.4 | 21.6 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............| 69,162 | 22.5 | 21.5 | 35.1 | 20.9 Beef....................................| 22,287 | 21.4 | 22.0 | 35.8 | 20.9 Pork....................................| 14,076 | 19.2 | 22.9 | 38.6 | 19.3 Other meats.............................| 9,979 | 23.8 | 23.9 | 32.9 | 19.4 Poultry.................................| 11,884 | 26.0 | 20.1 | 32.4 | 21.5 Fish and seafood........................| 7,914 | 25.0 | 16.9 | 34.8 | 23.3 Eggs....................................| 3,022 | 21.0 | 20.5 | 33.8 | 24.7 | | | | | Dairy products............................| 28,687 | 21.4 | 24.2 | 31.2 | 23.1 Fresh milk and cream....................| 12,620 | 21.0 | 24.7 | 31.7 | 22.5 Other dairy products....................| 16,067 | 21.7 | 23.8 | 30.8 | 23.6 Fruits and vegetables.....................| 41,891 | 21.7 | 22.4 | 31.9 | 24.1 Fresh fruits............................| 13,021 | 21.7 | 22.4 | 29.3 | 26.7 Fresh vegetables........................| 12,370 | 22.3 | 20.9 | 32.8 | 24.0 Processed fruits........................| 9,438 | 22.7 | 23.4 | 30.7 | 23.1 Processed vegetables....................| 7,062 | 19.1 | 23.9 | 36.6 | 20.5 | | | | | Other food at home........................| 79,507 | 18.6 | 24.9 | 32.5 | 24.0 Sugar and other sweets..................| 9,861 | 18.7 | 24.4 | 32.4 | 24.4 Fats and oils...........................| 7,003 | 19.8 | 23.7 | 32.9 | 23.6 Miscellaneous foods.....................| 36,600 | 17.6 | 25.6 | 32.3 | 24.5 Nonalcoholic beverages..................| 21,889 | 19.5 | 24.1 | 33.5 | 22.9 Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | on out-of-town trips...................| 4,154 | 20.5 | 25.4 | 29.0 | 25.1 Food away from home.........................| 158,259 | 23.6 | 23.8 | 31.1 | 21.6 | | | | | Alcoholic beverages...........................| 28,970 | 24.9 | 22.3 | 28.3 | 24.5 | | | | | Housing.......................................| 905,668 | 23.3 | 22.7 | 30.0 | 24.0 Shelter.....................................| 508,299 | 25.1 | 21.0 | 28.0 | 25.9 Owned dwellings...........................| 321,216 | 24.9 | 21.4 | 28.2 | 25.5 Mortgage interest and charges...........| 189,186 | 22.9 | 20.1 | 28.2 | 28.8 Property taxes..........................| 77,259 | 31.7 | 23.3 | 24.1 | 20.9 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, | | | | | other expenses.........................| 54,771 | 22.3 | 23.2 | 34.0 | 20.5 Rented dwellings..........................| 155,452 | 24.3 | 20.2 | 27.5 | 28.0 Other lodging.............................| 31,630 | 31.8 | 21.1 | 27.5 | 19.6 Utilities, fuels, and public services.......| 194,820 | 22.0 | 24.8 | 34.1 | 19.0 Natural gas...............................| 24,440 | 24.2 | 36.4 | 20.3 | 19.0 Electricity...............................| 78,641 | 19.1 | 23.1 | 40.4 | 17.5 Fuel oil and other fuels..................| 9,996 | 54.5 | 19.7 | 18.2 | 7.7 Telephone services........................| 60,507 | 20.9 | 24.4 | 33.3 | 21.4 Water and other public services...........| 21,235 | 18.5 | 21.8 | 36.7 | 23.1 Household operations........................| 43,886 | 20.6 | 19.3 | 32.1 | 28.0 Personal services.........................| 20,686 | 18.7 | 19.8 | 30.9 | 30.6 Other household expenses..................| 23,201 | 22.4 | 18.8 | 33.1 | 25.7 | | | | | Housekeeping supplies.......................| 41,345 | 19.5 | 25.6 | 31.0 | 23.9 Laundry and cleaning supplies.............| 11,346 | 19.0 | 26.6 | 32.6 | 21.8 Other household products..................| 18,027 | 19.4 | 26.1 | 31.8 | 22.7 Postage and stationery....................| 11,972 | 20.2 | 23.8 | 28.3 | 27.6 Household furnishings and equipment.........| 117,317 | 19.7 | 26.7 | 31.0 | 22.6 Household textiles........................| 9,773 | 21.1 | 21.8 | 32.0 | 25.0 Furniture.................................| 28,800 | 20.5 | 26.8 | 30.6 | 22.0 Floor coverings...........................| 11,265 | 12.2 | 47.7 | 27.1 | 13.0 Major appliances..........................| 12,953 | 20.0 | 25.0 | 29.8 | 25.2 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares| 7,873 | 19.3 | 23.0 | 32.2 | 25.5 Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 46,652 | 20.7 | 23.6 | 32.1 | 23.7 | | | | | Apparel and services..........................| 169,494 | 22.6 | 24.0 | 32.5 | 21.0 Men and boys................................| 41,852 | 20.0 | 23.5 | 33.7 | 22.7 Men, 16 and over..........................| 33,651 | 20.9 | 22.8 | 32.9 | 23.4 Boys, 2 to 15.............................| 8,201 | 16.3 | 26.5 | 37.0 | 20.1 Women and girls.............................| 68,932 | 24.0 | 25.1 | 31.5 | 19.5 Women, 16 and over........................| 59,300 | 24.1 | 24.8 | 31.7 | 19.4 Girls, 2 to 15............................| 9,632 | 23.4 | 26.6 | 29.9 | 20.0 Children under 2............................| 8,026 | 20.5 | 22.7 | 31.4 | 25.4 Footwear....................................| 23,592 | 24.2 | 23.0 | 32.9 | 19.9 Other apparel products and services.........| 27,092 | 22.1 | 22.9 | 33.3 | 21.8 | | | | | Transportation................................| 504,293 | 19.6 | 24.9 | 34.0 | 21.4 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)..............| 206,709 | 17.9 | 26.0 | 36.9 | 19.2 Cars and trucks, new......................| 105,557 | 21.3 | 24.6 | 37.0 | 17.1 Cars and trucks, used.....................| 99,180 | 14.4 | 27.0 | 37.2 | 21.4 Other vehicles............................| 1,973 | 3/11.9 | 48.2 | 19.8 | 20.2 Gasoline and motor oil......................| 97,457 | 18.5 | 25.1 | 34.8 | 21.6 Other vehicle expenses......................| 170,397 | 20.4 | 24.0 | 31.9 | 23.6 Vehicle finance charges...................| 27,586 | 16.4 | 27.3 | 36.3 | 20.0 Maintenance and repairs...................| 60,075 | 18.4 | 24.1 | 32.9 | 24.6 Vehicle insurance.........................| 60,161 | 23.8 | 22.4 | 31.6 | 22.2 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, | | | | | other charges............................| 22,575 | 21.4 | 24.2 | 25.1 | 29.3 Public transportation.......................| 29,729 | 31.3 | 22.4 | 23.0 | 23.3 | | | | | Health care...................................| 152,143 | 20.2 | 24.2 | 35.9 | 19.8 Health insurance............................| 64,229 | 21.2 | 24.4 | 35.5 | 18.9 Medical services............................| 54,316 | 19.8 | 23.8 | 35.0 | 21.3 Drugs.......................................| 24,611 | 18.5 | 24.4 | 39.2 | 17.8 Medical supplies............................| 8,986 | 19.0 | 24.0 | 35.1 | 21.8 | | | | | Entertainment.................................| 144,099 | 20.8 | 24.9 | 29.2 | 25.0 Fees and admissions.........................| 36,997 | 23.0 | 23.4 | 29.1 | 24.6 Television, radios, sound equipment.........| 45,804 | 20.4 | 25.7 | 31.7 | 22.2 Pets, toys, and playground equipment........| 26,455 | 20.6 | 25.5 | 30.1 | 23.8 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, | | | | | and services...............................| 34,843 | 19.2 | 25.3 | 25.4 | 30.2 | | | | | Personal care products and services...........| 38,923 | 22.3 | 22.4 | 33.4 | 22.0 | | | | | Reading.......................................| 15,964 | 24.0 | 25.2 | 28.3 | 22.4 | | | | | Education.....................................| 43,727 | 28.2 | 23.6 | 28.8 | 19.4 | | | | | Tobacco products and smoking supplies.........| 27,067 | 21.9 | 27.9 | 33.6 | 16.7 | | | | | Miscellaneous.................................| 84,196 | 22.3 | 21.7 | 32.3 | 23.7 | | | | | Cash contributions............................| 93,052 | 17.7 | 25.4 | 31.4 | 25.5 | | | | | Personal insurance and pensions...............| 272,880 | 21.6 | 23.5 | 31.4 | 23.5 Life and other personal insurance...........| 34,847 | 23.2 | 26.1 | 34.4 | 16.2 Pensions and Social Security................| 238,032 | 21.3 | 23.1 | 31.0 | 24.6 | | | | | Sources of income and personal taxes: 1/ | | | | | | | | | | Money income before taxes.....................| 2,848,372 | 21.9 | 23.3 | 31.0 | 23.7 Wages and salaries..........................| 2,146,984 | 22.5 | 23.7 | 31.0 | 22.8 Self-employment income......................| 214,399 | 20.7 | 18.2 | 29.9 | 31.2 Social Security, private and government | | | | | retirement.................................| 301,169 | 20.2 | 24.5 | 32.0 | 23.3 Interest, dividends, rental income, other | | | | | property income............................| 97,816 | 17.5 | 22.6 | 31.5 | 28.3 Unemployment and workers' compensation, | | | | | veterans' benefits.........................| 20,566 | 29.2 | 22.2 | 25.9 | 22.7 Public assistance, supplemental security | | | | | income, food stamps........................| 32,678 | 19.9 | 25.5 | 31.1 | 23.5 Regular contributions for support...........| 23,863 | 14.4 | 23.3 | 33.5 | 28.8 Other income................................| 10,896 | 24.1 | 23.9 | 24.1 | 28.0 | | | | | Personal taxes................................| 266,499 | 23.9 | 19.1 | 29.4 | 27.6 Federal income taxes........................| 204,296 | 23.0 | 17.7 | 31.5 | 27.8 State and local income taxes................| 51,422 | 27.4 | 22.9 | 21.5 | 28.2 Other taxes.................................| 10,781 | 24.6 | 26.7 | 28.1 | 20.5 | | | | | Income after taxes............................| 2,581,873 | 21.7 | 23.8 | 31.2 | 23.3 | | | | | ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. 2/ Value less than 0.5. 3/ Data are likely to have large sampling errors.