TABLE 3: AGE OF REFERENCE PERSON, CONSUMER EXPENDITURE SURVEY, 1987 ITEM ALL_CUS UNDER_25 25_TO_34 35_TO_44 45_TO_54 55_TO_64 65_TO_74 OVER_75 Number of consumer units (in thousands)......... 94150 7811 21345 18747 13395 13080 11578 8194 Number of sample interviews..................... 41925 3558 9551 8595 6021 5847 4898 3455 Income before taxes 1/.......................... 27326 12621 27835 36240 36941 31038 18598 12912 Income after taxes 1/........................... 24871 11693 25322 32666 33064 28137 17637 12280 Average number of persons in consumer unit...... 2.6 1.8 2.8 3.4 2.9 2.3 1.9 1.5 Age of reference person......................... 47 21.6 29.6 39.1 49.2 59.6 69.1 80.2 Average number of: Earners...................................... 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.8 2 1.4 0.6 0.2 Vehicles..................................... 2 1.2 1.9 2.4 2.7 2.3 1.6 0.9 Children under 18............................ 0.7 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.6 0.2 0.1 0 Persons 65 and over.......................... 0.3 0 0 0 0 0.1 1.3 1.3 Percent distribution: Male......................................... 67 55 69 72 75 72 61 43 Female....................................... 33 45 31 28 25 28 39 57 Homeowner with mortgage...................... 38 8 40 59 58 38 18 6 Homeowner without mortgage................... 25 2 5 9 18 44 59 63 Renter....................................... 38 90 55 32 24 18 23 31 Black........................................ 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 8 White and other.............................. 89 89 89 89 89 89 90 92 Elementary (1-8)............................. 12 2 3 5 9 17 24 39 High school (9-12)........................... 45 44 42 41 47 50 51 39 College...................................... 43 54 54 54 43 32 24 21 Never attended and other..................... 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 At least one vehicle owned................... 86 70 88 92 92 91 83 63 Average annual expenditures..................... 24414 14368 24177 31473 31708 25707 18888 12230 Food......................................... 3664 2204 3567 4638 4625 3887 2971 2104 Food at home.............................. 2099 1046 1989 2538 2627 2310 1897 1496 Cereals and bakery products............ 299 141 283 370 362 312 281 232 Cereals and cereal products......... 104 55 107 133 119 104 89 80 Bakery products..................... 194 86 176 237 243 209 192 152 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 572 245 522 684 764 668 509 393 Beef................................ 191 88 178 234 273 216 155 110 Pork................................ 116 44 98 138 148 140 107 102 Other meats......................... 83 32 80 100 113 97 73 48 Poultry............................. 87 41 83 104 107 96 85 63 Fish and seafood.................... 66 25 57 75 90 86 62 46 Eggs................................ 28 16 26 33 33 33 27 24 Dairy products......................... 274 150 271 334 337 291 237 192 Fresh milk and cream................ 132 80 131 163 155 134 116 97 Other dairy products................ 142 70 140 171 182 158 121 95 Fruits and vegetables.................. 356 170 310 413 437 404 362 311 Fresh fruits........................ 113 48 93 129 136 129 120 119 Fresh vegetables.................... 110 52 94 131 137 129 115 85 Processed fruits.................... 78 40 72 90 92 84 78 67 Processed vegetables................ 55 30 51 63 73 60 49 41 Other food at home..................... 567 330 578 697 683 596 479 353 Sugar and other sweets.............. 74 31 73 89 94 82 69 51 Fats and oils....................... 51 20 46 58 62 59 54 41 Miscellaneous foods................. 248 164 273 315 281 236 199 139 Nonalcoholic beverages.............. 194 115 187 236 246 218 158 122 Food pre. by cu on out of town trips... 31 11 25 39 43 39 29 15 Food away from home....................... 1565 1158 1578 2100 1999 1577 1074 609 Alcoholic beverages.......................... 289 310 353 359 336 257 164 74 Housing...................................... 7569 4307 8099 9835 8985 7290 5965 4521 Shelter................................... 4154 2700 4803 5517 4827 3573 2918 2306 Owned dwellings........................ 2375 334 2450 3625 3124 2321 1684 1104 Mortgage interest................... 1461 257 1902 2628 1980 1028 420 109 Property taxes...................... 464 18 277 507 587 694 625 489 Maint., rep., ins., other expenses.. 449 59 272 490 557 599 639 506 Rented dwellings....................... 1345 2216 2083 1333 1024 634 829 1014 Other lodging.......................... 434 150 270 559 679 618 405 188 Utilities, fuels, and public services..... 1671 813 1500 1975 2068 1901 1597 1323 Natural gas............................ 232 77 186 264 283 291 250 224 Electricity............................ 692 290 619 853 873 780 652 519 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 94 21 62 84 110 124 138 131 Telephone.............................. 499 381 504 586 607 521 401 328 Water and other public services........ 153 43 128 188 196 185 155 121 Household operations...................... 371 126 467 543 291 280 314 321 Personal services...................... 170 81 356 298 48 34 56 61 Other household expenses............... 201 45 111 245 243 246 258 261 Housekeeping supplies..................... 341 149 312 391 440 394 352 235 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 97 43 93 113 123 113 93 61 Other household products............... 139 52 127 163 170 164 145 106 Postage and stationery................. 105 54 93 115 147 117 114 68 Household furnishings and equipment....... 1032 519 1017 1409 1359 1142 785 336 Household textiles..................... 91 39 91 107 125 98 80 50 Furniture.............................. 315 174 332 464 398 336 201 60 Floor coverings........................ 69 18 62 99 98 93 44 14 Major appliances....................... 160 91 156 206 198 174 126 95 Small appliances & misc. housewares.... 57 35 51 66 82 70 49 23 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 340 163 325 467 459 371 286 94 Apparel and services......................... 1446 887 1442 2006 1943 1392 1035 545 Men and boys.............................. 361 180 361 540 517 338 212 111 Men, 16 and over....................... 295 165 299 374 454 300 192 105 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 66 15 62 166 62 39 20 7 Women and girls........................... 591 327 518 802 829 649 462 255 Women, 16 and over..................... 510 315 431 605 740 611 443 248 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 81 12 87 197 89 39 19 6 Children under 2.......................... 58 87 110 56 44 34 16 8 Footwear.................................. 184 72 183 277 234 149 145 112 Other apparel products and services....... 251 221 270 331 320 221 199 59 Transportation............................... 4600 3409 4543 5942 6222 4999 3274 1394 Vehicle purchases......................... 2022 1688 2019 2698 2760 2168 1269 422 Cars and trucks, new (net outlay)...... 1143 913 1138 1431 1499 1435 765 206 Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)..... 860 764 859 1233 1233 723 502 216 Other vehicles......................... 18 12 23 34 27 10 1 0 Gasoline and motor oil.................... 888 609 894 1108 1180 976 667 332 Other vehicle expenses.................... 1417 923 1402 1814 1969 1515 1040 490 Vehicle finance charges................ 280 181 327 391 400 278 125 30 Maintenance and repairs................ 514 331 477 652 699 547 446 210 Vehicle insurance...................... 462 323 416 556 641 545 371 205 Vehicle rent., licenses, other charges. 160 87 181 215 230 144 99 46 Public transportation..................... 273 189 228 323 312 339 298 149 Health care.................................. 1135 338 766 1085 1255 1383 1688 1596 Health insurance.......................... 392 99 247 323 383 478 668 687 Medical services.......................... 467 155 357 541 563 533 585 448 Drugs..................................... 203 52 116 147 213 282 352 357 Medical supplies.......................... 73 32 46 74 96 89 84 104 Entertainment................................ 1193 745 1301 1681 1469 1137 873 308 Fees and admissions....................... 323 225 287 479 422 321 257 89 Television, radios, sound equipment....... 379 299 418 490 458 402 250 111 Pets, toys, and playground equipment...... 218 89 261 317 241 225 133 78 Other ent. sup., equip., and services..... 273 131 336 395 348 188 234 29 Personal care products and services.......... 330 169 307 399 411 389 286 220 Reading...................................... 142 68 131 171 171 156 151 93 Education.................................... 337 616 229 463 679 248 83 8 Tobacco products and smoking supplies........ 232 164 228 276 335 253 180 84 Miscellaneous................................ 562 243 564 711 755 593 510 231 Cash contributions........................... 741 72 386 786 1205 1063 834 795 Personal insurance and pensions.............. 2175 835 2261 3122 3316 2661 873 256 Life and other personal insurance......... 294 60 225 412 404 405 262 117 Pensions and Social Security.............. 1881 775 2037 2710 2913 2256 610 139 Money income before taxes....................... 27326 12621 27835 36240 36941 31038 18598 12912 Wages and salaries........................... 20613 10864 25055 30887 31142 21839 4451 1213 Self-employment income....................... 1821 260 1198 3185 3039 2521 990 224 S. Security, private and gvrnmnt retirement.. 2941 86 162 430 1000 4235 10451 8690 Int.,divid.,rent. income,other prop. income.. 1115 150 478 663 718 1857 2300 2472 Unemp. and workers' compen., veterans' ben... 209 72 203 275 371 199 134 91 Pub. ass., supp. sec. income, foodstamps..... 294 418 428 296 324 203 146 126 Regular contributions for support............ 232 555 208 430 208 82 62 48 Other income................................. 102 214 103 74 139 103 64 48 Personal taxes.................................. 2455 928 2513 3574 3877 2901 961 632 Federal income taxes......................... 1951 738 1981 2816 3106 2372 743 490 State and local income taxes................. 454 194 499 701 706 463 139 95 Other taxes.................................. 50 -4 32 58 65 66 79 47 Income after taxes.............................. 24871 11693 25322 32666 33064 28137 17637 12280 Net change in total assets................... 4608 963 5185 8347 2908 7687 1378 453 Net change in total liabilities.............. 1486 288 3065 3664 904 -705 245 -268 Other money receipts......................... 316 208 171 491 372 355 357 181 Mortgage principal paid on owned property.... -434 -58 -384 -687 -752 -495 -209 -45 Estimated market value of owned home......... 52599 4243 32947 63999 71650 72040 63461 46284 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home. 333 39 244 409 440 418 380 299 Gifts of: Clothing, males 2 and over................... 58 29 38 54 102 76 61 41 Clothing, females 2 and over................. 75 34 45 66 117 138 79 42 Clothing, infants less than 2................ 25 16 29 25 39 29 16 7 Jewelry and watches.......................... 23 29 28 21 36 19 15 3 Small appliances & misc. housewares.......... 16 6 12 13 26 29 17 7 Household textiles........................... 12 3 11 13 17 15 12 4 All other gifts.............................. 540 253 338 537 1023 729 540 256 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Components of income and taxes are drived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary.