TABLE 2: INCOME BEFORE TAXES, CONSUMER EXPENDITURE SURVEY, 1985 ITEM TOTAL LESS5000 5-9.9 10-14.9 15-19.9 20-29.9 30-39.9 40-49.9 50_OVER Number of consumer units (in thousands)......... 81221 9747 12748 10607 8397 14161 10029 6455 9077 Number of sample interviews..................... 32104 3833 5102 4093 3223 5692 4061 2456 3644 Income before taxes 1/.......................... 25127 1844 7389 12320 17331 24595 34320 44253 74287 Income after taxes 1/........................... 22887 1710 7197 11710 16292 22724 31023 39700 66133 Average number of persons in consumer unit...... 2.6 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.9 3.3 3.2 Age of reference person......................... 46.6 45.0 54.9 48.9 46.7 43.0 43.2 42.8 46.0 Average number of: Earners...................................... 1.4 0.9 0.7 1.1 1.3 1.6 1.8 2.1 2.2 Vehicles..................................... 1.9 1.1 1.1 1.5 1.8 2.1 2.5 2.9 3.1 Children under 18............................ 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.8 Persons 65 and over.......................... 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 Percent distribution: Male......................................... 69 49 49 62 70 75 82 86 87 Female....................................... 31 51 51 38 30 25 18 14 13 Homeowner with mortgage...................... 38 17 14 22 27 41 59 70 75 Homeowner without mortgage................... 24 23 36 31 26 22 16 14 15 Renter....................................... 38 60 51 47 47 37 25 15 11 Black........................................ 11 19 15 10 10 9 7 7 5 White and other.............................. 89 81 85 90 90 91 93 93 95 Elementary (1-8)............................. 12 21 26 17 11 7 4 3 2 High school (9-12)........................... 43 43 46 51 50 46 42 35 25 College...................................... 44 35 26 32 39 46 53 62 73 Never attended and other..................... 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 At least one vehicle owned................... 85 56 69 87 91 94 95 99 96 Average annual expenditures..................... 23976 11579 12181 16390 18897 23829 29613 38003 51560 Food......................................... 3516 1804 2136 2750 3002 3534 4257 5315 6559 Food at home.............................. 2067 1106 1519 1779 1811 2153 2451 2864 3278 Cereals and bakery products............ 288 157 216 257 255 301 330 402 443 Cereals and cereal products......... 92 58 71 91 81 93 101 124 132 Bakery products..................... 196 99 145 165 174 209 229 278 310 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 579 306 439 500 495 596 683 809 918 Beef................................ 194 76 131 168 155 211 242 259 338 Pork................................ 123 77 100 101 109 132 151 154 168 Other meats......................... 85 55 73 69 80 89 94 114 121 Poultry............................. 81 50 72 70 69 73 91 121 127 Fish and seafood.................... 66 28 35 61 52 60 73 125 130 Eggs................................ 31 20 28 32 31 31 34 37 33 Dairy products......................... 272 142 197 239 242 278 342 350 430 Fresh milk and cream................ 133 76 108 129 125 135 165 162 172 Other dairy products................ 139 66 89 110 117 143 178 188 258 Fruits and vegetables.................. 325 177 248 289 287 320 372 417 555 Fresh fruits........................ 97 48 73 87 86 101 107 124 164 Fresh vegetables.................... 94 51 77 87 79 88 105 122 158 Processed fruits.................... 80 46 58 68 73 76 87 105 146 Processed vegetables................ 55 32 40 46 49 55 72 66 88 Other food at home..................... 573 311 408 471 509 622 686 830 872 Sugar and other sweets.............. 79 47 58 64 72 87 96 114 109 Fats and oils....................... 60 34 47 60 52 65 67 78 81 Miscellaneous foods................. 244 125 163 180 213 267 303 373 391 Nonalcoholic beverages.............. 191 104 140 167 171 203 221 265 291 Food pre. by cu on out of town trips... 30 14 12 23 23 35 37 55 59 Food away from home....................... 1449 698 617 971 1191 1382 1806 2451 3282 Alcoholic beverages.......................... 313 176 138 230 286 304 376 442 704 Housing...................................... 7133 3924 4108 5057 5655 6960 8723 10711 14602 Shelter................................... 3847 2178 2095 2622 3061 3726 4700 5795 8119 Owned dwellings........................ 2266 1010 801 1036 1230 1955 3209 4269 6090 Mortgage interest................... 1388 572 293 421 588 1203 2133 2973 4011 Property taxes...................... 433 258 241 338 308 398 504 567 995 Maint., rep., ins., other expenses.. 446 180 267 277 334 354 571 729 1084 Rented dwellings....................... 1188 928 1176 1443 1603 1486 1079 810 729 Other lodging.......................... 392 241 118 142 227 285 412 715 1300 Utilities, fuels, and public services..... 1638 1086 1239 1344 1475 1686 1906 2119 2573 Natural gas............................ 270 163 220 223 249 272 301 342 440 Electricity............................ 645 421 464 526 555 663 757 841 1070 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 127 98 125 121 107 136 148 153 130 Telephone.............................. 451 315 332 366 439 473 519 573 678 Water and other public services........ 145 89 98 107 125 141 181 210 254 Household operations...................... 341 149 187 218 199 321 371 521 911 Personal services...................... 156 50 66 90 82 186 226 304 312 Other household expenses............... 185 100 121 128 118 135 145 216 599 Housekeeping supplies..................... 344 132 191 300 286 335 426 522 688 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 97 41 70 96 81 103 115 139 148 Other household products............... 141 46 59 123 114 134 173 235 322 Postage and stationery................. 106 45 61 81 91 99 139 148 218 Household furnishings and equipment....... 963 377 396 573 634 892 1320 1755 2312 Household textiles..................... 103 45 62 82 70 81 128 194 217 Furniture.............................. 281 108 104 174 173 270 340 607 656 Floor coverings........................ 73 12 18 19 39 81 135 70 230 Major appliances....................... 136 73 64 85 100 139 207 221 255 Small appliances & misc. housewares.... 63 27 37 36 45 58 78 115 141 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 307 111 110 177 208 264 430 549 813 Apparel and services......................... 1444 700 666 1093 1099 1443 1663 2218 3332 Men and boys.............................. 366 136 160 198 244 363 438 561 1010 Men, 16 and over....................... 300 111 121 164 197 292 363 483 828 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 67 25 39 34 47 72 74 78 181 Women and girls........................... 593 299 248 528 484 596 673 909 1287 Women, 16 and over..................... 510 260 205 488 428 520 561 756 1091 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 83 39 42 39 56 76 111 154 195 Children under 2.......................... 59 23 34 42 50 63 86 95 97 Footwear.................................. 191 115 99 199 127 195 199 314 363 Other apparel products and services....... 235 127 125 126 194 224 267 339 576 Transportation............................... 4649 2104 2103 3059 4021 5048 5995 7902 8973 Vehicle purchases......................... 2063 856 805 1191 1783 2245 2694 3851 4153 Cars and trucks, new (net outlay)...... 1200 417 313 621 888 1190 1659 2401 2905 Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)..... 822 429 474 552 880 1018 978 1394 1106 Other vehicles......................... 42 10 17 18 15 37 57 56 142 Gasoline and motor oil.................... 1046 567 588 826 958 1200 1350 1563 1595 Other vehicle expenses.................... 1276 533 574 855 1079 1365 1731 2096 2504 Vehicle finance charges................ 258 86 69 134 206 281 411 469 548 Maintenance and repairs................ 486 228 263 355 419 517 608 778 904 Vehicle insurance...................... 381 161 181 286 349 412 505 622 683 Vehicle rent., licenses, other charges. 150 58 61 80 106 156 207 226 369 Public transportation..................... 265 149 135 187 202 238 219 392 722 Health care.................................. 1122 674 996 1105 999 1086 1210 1333 1718 Health insurance.......................... 381 225 354 449 393 404 366 399 464 Medical services.......................... 497 303 427 411 368 439 588 654 903 Drugs..................................... 187 116 188 200 197 177 196 206 225 Medical supplies.......................... 57 30 26 46 40 67 60 75 127 Entertainment................................ 1193 544 419 791 843 1225 1446 2223 2713 Fees and admissions....................... 322 178 95 164 213 276 394 541 919 Television, radios, sound equipment....... 379 155 149 341 328 422 456 550 760 Pets, toys, and playground equipment...... 222 123 99 160 175 240 302 383 391 Other ent. sup., equip., and services..... 270 87 77 125 127 287 294 748 643 Personal care products and services.......... 314 143 171 259 239 323 380 451 646 Reading...................................... 143 74 71 100 123 145 177 225 288 Education.................................... 312 317 157 144 127 251 341 537 791 Tobacco products and smoking supplies........ 226 153 182 205 242 248 263 260 278 Miscellaneous................................ 548 253 272 370 534 551 593 754 1273 Cash contributions........................... 845 303 327 381 506 583 895 1062 3210 Personal insurance and pensions.............. 2219 411 434 846 1223 2127 3296 4571 6473 Life and other personal insurance......... 285 177 138 162 179 274 385 445 638 Pensions and Social Security.............. 1934 233 296 684 1044 1853 2911 4125 5835 Money income before taxes....................... 25127 1844 7389 12320 17331 24595 34320 44253 74287 Wages and salaries........................... 19378 1303 2425 6989 11547 19505 29207 38640 59560 Self-employment income....................... 1331 -1397 157 414 571 1087 1536 2133 7270 S. Security, private and gvrnmnt retirement.. 2604 973 3428 3660 3698 2487 2103 1427 2526 Int.,divid.,rent. income,other prop. income.. 1126 254 287 470 937 854 975 1586 4452 Unemp. and workers' compen., veterans' ben... 180 80 166 213 229 272 164 146 124 Pub. ass., supp. sec. income, foodstamps..... 235 441 716 290 115 46 22 79 26 Regular contributions for support............ 197 144 142 188 151 261 239 192 241 Other income................................. 75 46 70 97 82 84 74 50 88 Personal taxes.................................. 2240 134 193 610 1039 1871 3297 4553 8154 Federal income taxes......................... 1737 90 130 449 790 1429 2549 3525 6451 State and local income taxes................. 437 16 37 114 213 382 667 926 1523 Other taxes.................................. 66 29 26 46 35 60 81 103 180 Income after taxes.............................. 22887 1710 7197 11710 16292 22724 31023 39700 66133 Net change in total assets................... 3945 334 -714 474 -681 2431 2561 7003 24415 Net change in total liabilities.............. 1166 -260 417 -681 342 1080 1324 3131 5234 Other money receipts......................... 324 184 170 179 309 284 333 631 707 Mortgage principal paid on owned property.... -410 -191 -203 -185 -218 -368 -521 -635 -1158 Estimated market value of owned home......... 48251 28096 29138 31649 33780 40195 57059 76131 112528 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home. 308 160 176 208 220 280 385 493 678 Gifts of: Clothing, males 2 and over................... 60 18 35 44 46 65 55 67 159 Clothing, females 2 and over................. 82 12 33 66 104 73 84 159 193 Clothing, infants less than 2................ 23 8 9 17 14 21 39 40 47 Jewelry and watches.......................... 28 16 17 11 35 37 26 36 51 Small appliances & misc. housewares.......... 17 5 9 10 18 15 22 20 41 Household textiles........................... 12 15 11 5 21 9 8 23 16 All other gifts.............................. 548 280 219 321 350 421 670 768 1667 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Components of income and taxes are drived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary.