Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1993 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Single consumers | Consumer units of two or more persons | | | _______________________ _______________________________________________ Item | Aggregate | | | | | | | | No earner |One earner | No earner |One earner |Two earners| Three or | | | | | | | more | | | | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | Number of consumer units (in thousands).........| 100,049 | 11,371 | 17,355 | 10,468 | 19,217 | 32,335 | 9,304 Percent distribution of consumer units..........| 100.0 | 11.4 | 17.3 | 10.5 | 19.2 | 32.3 | 9.3 | | | | | | | Consumer unit characteristics (mean values): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Income before taxes 1/........................| $34,868 | $11,132 | $23,745 | $18,579 | $31,259 | $49,651 | $59,424 Income after taxes 1/.........................| 31,890 | 10,822 | 21,227 | 18,084 | 29,015 | 44,990 | 53,929 Age of reference person.......................| 47.8 | 70.1 | 38.7 | 61.6 | 46.8 | 41.4 | 46.5 | | | | | | | Average number in consumer unit: | | | | | | | Persons.....................................| 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.3 Children under 18...........................| .7 | n.a. | n.a. | .6 | 1.1 | .9 | 1.1 Persons 65 and over.........................| .3 | .8 | .1 | 1.1 | .3 | .1 | .1 Earners.....................................| 1.3 | n.a. | 1.0 | n.a. | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.3 Vehicles....................................| 1.9 | .8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | | | | | | | Percent distribution: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sex of reference person: | | | | | | | Male......................................| 63 | 28 | 51 | 68 | 61 | 77 | 80 Female....................................| 37 | 72 | 49 | 32 | 39 | 23 | 20 | | | | | | | Housing tenure: | | | | | | | Homeowner.................................| 63 | 61 | 35 | 66 | 63 | 72 | 82 With mortgage...........................| 37 | 8 | 23 | 12 | 38 | 54 | 64 Without mortgage........................| 26 | 54 | 12 | 55 | 26 | 18 | 18 Renter....................................| 37 | 39 | 65 | 34 | 37 | 28 | 18 | | | | | | | Race of reference person: | | | | | | | Black.....................................| 12 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 8 White and other...........................| 88 | 87 | 89 | 82 | 86 | 91 | 92 | | | | | | | Education of reference person: | | | | | | | Elementary (1-8)..........................| 10 | 25 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 7 High school (9-12)........................| 43 | 49 | 30 | 53 | 45 | 42 | 46 College...................................| 47 | 26 | 66 | 25 | 44 | 54 | 47 Never attended and other..................| (2) | 1 | (2) | 1 | (2) | (2) | (2) | | | | | | | At least one vehicle owned..................| 86 | 60 | 81 | 78 | 90 | 96 | 98 | | | | | | | Annual aggregate expenditures...................|$3,068,895 | 5.0 | 11.8 | 6.7 | 19.6 | 41.9 | 14.9 | | | | | | | Food..........................................| 439,097 | 4.5 | 10.9 | 7.5 | 20.7 | 40.5 | 15.9 Food at home................................| 272,965 | 5.2 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 22.8 | 38.3 | 15.9 Cereals and bakery products...............| 43,351 | 5.3 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 22.5 | 38.4 | 16.4 Cereals and cereal products.............| 16,010 | 4.9 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 22.8 | 39.4 | 16.3 Bakery products.........................| 27,341 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 22.4 | 37.8 | 16.5 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............| 73,292 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 10.3 | 23.0 | 37.6 | 16.8 Beef....................................| 23,364 | 3.7 | 7.5 | 11.1 | 22.6 | 39.5 | 15.7 Pork....................................| 15,353 | 5.0 | 6.6 | 11.0 | 22.7 | 36.6 | 18.3 Other meats.............................| 9,741 | 5.2 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 23.5 | 36.3 | 18.2 Poultry.................................| 13,102 | 4.6 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 23.6 | 38.5 | 16.4 Fish and seafood........................| 8,728 | 4.4 | 9.4 | 11.1 | 23.3 | 34.9 | 16.9 Eggs....................................| 3,004 | 5.9 | 8.6 | 10.1 | 23.7 | 36.0 | 15.8 | | | | | | | Dairy products............................| 29,465 | 5.4 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 22.6 | 39.0 | 16.1 Fresh milk and cream....................| 12,758 | 5.2 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 23.3 | 38.1 | 16.7 Other dairy products....................| 16,707 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 22.1 | 39.6 | 15.6 Fruits and vegetables.....................| 44,272 | 6.3 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 22.8 | 37.6 | 14.7 Fresh fruits............................| 13,683 | 6.5 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 22.7 | 37.0 | 15.2 Fresh vegetables........................| 13,174 | 6.3 | 8.8 | 10.2 | 22.9 | 37.5 | 14.4 Processed fruits........................| 9,564 | 6.4 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 23.0 | 37.2 | 14.7 Processed vegetables....................| 7,851 | 5.7 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 22.9 | 39.0 | 14.4 | | | | | | | Other food at home........................| 82,585 | 5.3 | 9.3 | 8.0 | 22.9 | 39.2 | 15.4 Sugar and other sweets..................| 11,264 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 26.3 | 36.4 | 14.1 Fats and oils...........................| 7,807 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 9.6 | 24.0 | 37.4 | 15.8 Miscellaneous foods.....................| 36,474 | 5.2 | 9.7 | 7.6 | 22.6 | 40.0 | 15.0 Nonalcoholic beverages..................| 22,437 | 5.2 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 22.0 | 39.1 | 16.6 Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | | | on out-of-town trips...................| 4,603 | 4.3 | 10.5 | 7.7 | 19.7 | 42.8 | 14.9 Food away from home.........................| 166,132 | 3.2 | 14.7 | 4.8 | 17.3 | 44.1 | 15.9 | | | | | | | Alcoholic beverages...........................| 26,790 | 4.6 | 21.7 | 4.9 | 13.5 | 41.5 | 13.7 | | | | | | | Housing.......................................| 963,863 | 6.2 | 12.6 | 7.2 | 20.7 | 40.8 | 12.5 Shelter.....................................| 541,794 | 6.0 | 14.7 | 6.5 | 19.7 | 40.6 | 12.5 Owned dwellings...........................| 333,309 | 4.4 | 9.5 | 5.7 | 19.2 | 45.9 | 15.2 Mortgage interest and charges...........| 187,895 | 1.1 | 9.5 | 2.2 | 18.2 | 52.0 | 17.1 Property taxes..........................| 82,579 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 20.1 | 39.8 | 14.2 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, | | | | | | | other expenses.........................| 62,835 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 20.9 | 36.0 | 11.2 Rented dwellings..........................| 171,441 | 9.5 | 25.4 | 7.8 | 20.9 | 29.7 | 6.7 Other lodging.............................| 37,044 | 4.2 | 12.4 | 7.4 | 18.5 | 42.7 | 14.8 | | | | | | | Utilities, fuels, and public services.......| 211,343 | 7.8 | 10.6 | 9.6 | 21.4 | 37.3 | 13.2 Natural gas...............................| 27,922 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 11.2 | 21.2 | 34.9 | 13.0 Electricity...............................| 83,646 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 22.1 | 37.8 | 13.2 Fuel oil and other fuels..................| 9,897 | 12.6 | 6.6 | 10.0 | 21.3 | 36.8 | 12.7 Telephone services........................| 65,793 | 6.8 | 13.9 | 8.1 | 20.9 | 37.6 | 12.7 Water and other public services...........| 24,085 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 10.4 | 20.7 | 38.0 | 14.8 Household operations........................| 46,893 | 9.2 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 23.7 | 47.9 | 7.4 Personal services.........................| 22,772 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 26.8 | 60.1 | 5.2 Other household expenses..................| 24,121 | 12.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 20.8 | 36.5 | 9.5 | | | | | | | Housekeeping supplies.......................| 40,916 | 5.3 | 9.8 | 8.8 | 21.8 | 39.7 | 14.5 Laundry and cleaning supplies.............| 10,324 | 4.1 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 21.0 | 41.1 | 15.5 Other household products..................| 19,337 | 4.5 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 21.4 | 41.1 | 15.4 Postage and stationery....................| 11,254 | 7.8 | 12.4 | 8.4 | 23.4 | 35.8 | 12.2 Household furnishings and equipment.........| 122,918 | 3.5 | 9.9 | 6.3 | 22.2 | 45.3 | 12.9 Household textiles........................| 10,221 | 4.2 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 26.9 | 42.3 | 11.0 Furniture.................................| 31,737 | 3.2 | 10.1 | 6.7 | 18.6 | 47.5 | 13.8 Floor coverings...........................| 8,734 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 28.2 | 48.8 | 10.9 Major appliances..........................| 14,276 | 5.1 | 7.2 | 9.8 | 20.6 | 45.5 | 11.9 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares| 8,725 | 3.9 | 11.7 | 8.0 | 23.6 | 41.1 | 11.7 Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 49,225 | 3.1 | 11.8 | 4.5 | 22.5 | 44.5 | 13.6 | | | | | | | Apparel and services..........................| 167,392 | 3.1 | 12.4 | 5.2 | 22.1 | 42.5 | 14.7 Men and boys................................| 42,501 | 1.7 | 13.8 | 4.7 | 21.5 | 43.3 | 15.1 Men, 16 and over..........................| 33,491 | 1.9 | 16.7 | 4.2 | 17.7 | 44.0 | 15.5 Boys, 2 to 15.............................| 9,010 | .8 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 35.5 | 40.5 | 13.6 Women and girls.............................| 65,712 | 4.2 | 11.5 | 5.5 | 23.7 | 40.7 | 14.4 Women, 16 and over........................| 56,451 | 4.6 | 12.9 | 5.6 | 23.0 | 39.6 | 14.4 Girls, 2 to 15............................| 9,261 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 28.4 | 47.5 | 14.6 Children under 2............................| 7,925 | .9 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 30.0 | 48.0 | 9.6 Footwear....................................| 24,812 | 3.7 | 10.1 | 5.6 | 21.5 | 41.5 | 17.5 Other apparel products and services.........| 26,442 | 2.8 | 16.7 | 4.4 | 17.4 | 45.0 | 13.7 | | | | | | | Transportation................................| 545,566 | 3.2 | 11.2 | 6.0 | 18.1 | 43.4 | 18.2 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)..............| 232,057 | 2.1 | 10.1 | 5.4 | 17.9 | 44.6 | 19.9 Cars and trucks, new......................| 121,634 | 3/1.0 | 11.6 | 5.7 | 19.5 | 42.0 | 20.2 Cars and trucks, used.....................| 107,974 | 3.3 | 8.1 | 5.1 | 16.4 | 47.4 | 19.7 Other vehicles............................| 2,450 | 3/7.4 | 3/28.0 | (4) | 3/2.1 | 47.1 | 15.4 Gasoline and motor oil......................| 97,734 | 3.8 | 11.1 | 6.6 | 19.2 | 42.6 | 16.7 Other vehicle expenses......................| 184,366 | 3.7 | 11.8 | 6.2 | 18.1 | 42.9 | 17.4 Vehicle finance charges...................| 24,435 | 1.2 | 11.6 | 2.7 | 15.4 | 49.8 | 19.4 Maintenance and repairs...................| 62,052 | 4.1 | 11.6 | 6.6 | 19.3 | 42.2 | 16.2 Vehicle insurance.........................| 67,790 | 4.6 | 11.8 | 7.4 | 17.5 | 39.9 | 18.7 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, | | | | | | | other charges............................| 30,089 | 2.8 | 12.2 | 5.2 | 18.9 | 45.6 | 15.3 Public transportation.......................| 31,409 | 6.4 | 15.2 | 7.8 | 16.0 | 39.9 | 14.7 | | | | | | | Health care...................................| 177,645 | 11.6 | 7.9 | 14.7 | 20.8 | 34.2 | 10.9 Health insurance............................| 80,036 | 11.4 | 7.0 | 16.8 | 20.5 | 34.1 | 10.3 Medical services............................| 57,451 | 10.9 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 21.7 | 36.4 | 12.5 Drugs.......................................| 30,046 | 14.0 | 7.9 | 17.8 | 20.9 | 30.3 | 9.1 Medical supplies............................| 10,112 | 9.5 | 7.8 | 20.3 | 16.7 | 34.0 | 11.8 | | | | | | | Entertainment.................................| 162,576 | 3.9 | 11.2 | 6.1 | 18.4 | 47.2 | 13.2 Fees and admissions.........................| 41,438 | 3.6 | 13.5 | 6.0 | 18.7 | 43.8 | 14.5 Television, radios, sound equipment.........| 59,019 | 4.3 | 11.7 | 5.7 | 17.2 | 48.7 | 12.5 Pets, toys, and playground equipment........| 29,292 | 2.8 | 10.2 | 5.6 | 22.5 | 46.2 | 12.7 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, | | | | | | | and services...............................| 32,827 | 4.5 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 16.6 | 49.6 | 13.4 | | | | | | | Personal care products and services...........| 38,429 | 4.6 | 11.0 | 8.5 | 19.2 | 41.2 | 15.5 | | | | | | | Reading.......................................| 16,636 | 6.6 | 14.6 | 8.4 | 18.7 | 40.0 | 11.7 | | | | | | | Education.....................................| 45,526 | 4.1 | 14.4 | 2.4 | 15.7 | 36.6 | 26.9 | | | | | | | Tobacco products and smoking supplies.........| 26,842 | 5.3 | 13.6 | 6.6 | 21.0 | 38.7 | 15.0 | | | | | | | Miscellaneous.................................| 71,488 | 5.9 | 13.7 | 6.2 | 19.7 | 40.6 | 13.9 | | | | | | | Cash contributions............................| 96,100 | 12.1 | 10.7 | 11.6 | 20.0 | 31.9 | 13.6 | | | | | | | Personal insurance and pensions...............| 290,945 | .8 | 12.8 | 1.0 | 16.8 | 51.6 | 17.1 Life and other personal insurance...........| 39,905 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 20.0 | 48.0 | 14.3 Pensions and Social Security................| 251,039 | 3/.1 | 13.7 | 3/.3 | 16.3 | 52.1 | 17.5 Sources of income and personal taxes: 1/ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Money income before taxes.....................| 2,991,242 | 3.6 | 12.4 | 5.5 | 16.9 | 46.1 | 15.5 Wages and salaries..........................| 2,272,891 | (4) | 13.8 | (4) | 15.4 | 52.8 | 18.0 Self-employment income......................| 181,748 | (4) | 11.1 | (5) | 20.3 | 53.4 | 15.1 Social Security, private and government | | | | | | | retirement.................................| 346,034 | 24.6 | 4.5 | 34.8 | 20.8 | 12.0 | 3.3 Interest, dividends, rental income, other | | | | | | | property income............................| 88,307 | 13.6 | 11.8 | 22.8 | 19.8 | 23.1 | 8.7 Unemployment and workers' compensation, | | | | | | | veterans' benefits.........................| 26,534 | 5.9 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 26.4 | 29.9 | 14.1 Public assistance, supplemental security | | | | | | | income, food stamps........................| 40,166 | 10.4 | 1.2 | 42.4 | 29.5 | 12.6 | 3.9 Regular contributions for support...........| 24,195 | 12.7 | 18.1 | 8.1 | 30.6 | 22.3 | 8.1 Other income................................| 11,368 | 3.4 | 26.3 | 7.1 | 16.4 | 31.9 | 14.8 | | | | | | | Personal taxes................................| 255,461 | 1.2 | 15.4 | 1.7 | 14.2 | 50.7 | 16.8 Federal income taxes........................| 190,165 | .9 | 15.9 | 1.3 | 13.9 | 51.6 | 16.5 State and local income taxes................| 51,553 | .5 | 15.4 | .8 | 14.4 | 50.2 | 18.8 Other taxes.................................| 13,743 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 10.7 | 17.9 | 40.8 | 13.9 | | | | | | | Income after taxes............................| 2,735,781 | 3.8 | 12.1 | 5.8 | 17.2 | 45.7 | 15.4 | | | | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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. 4/ No data reported. 5/ Value less than 0.05. n.a. Not applicable.