Table 5. By COMPOSITION OF CONSUMER UNIT: Average annual expenditures and characteristics of all consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1989 Husband and wife consumer units One Single Total Husband and wife with children Other parent, person Item husband Husband Total Oldest Oldest Oldest husband at least and and wife and wife husband child child child 18 and wife one other consumer only and wife under 6 6 to 17 or over consumer child consumer units with units under 18 units children __________________________________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 52728 20883 28271 6265 13721 8285 3574 5561 37528 Number of sample interviews............... 20808 7926 11408 2664 5601 3143 1474 2137 14001 Income before taxes 1/.................... 40913 37183 43576 37601 43486 48660 42171 17416 20260 Income after taxes 1/..................... 37144 33507 39678 34288 39648 44175 38869 16458 18481 Average number of persons in cons. unit... 3.2 2 3.9 3.5 4.1 3.9 4.9 2.9 1.6 Age of reference person................... 47.4 56.1 40.9 30.7 38.8 51.9 47.9 35.3 48.7 Average number of: Earners.................................. 1.8 1.2 2.1 1.7 1.9 2.7 2.4 1 0.9 Vehicles................................. 2.6 2.3 2.9 2.2 2.7 3.6 2.9 1 1.3 Children under 18........................ 0.9 0 1.5 1.5 2.1 0.6 1.6 1.8 0.2 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.3 0.7 0.1 0 0 0.2 0.5 0 0.3 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 88 88 89 87 89 91 85 13 43 Female................................... 12 12 11 13 11 9 15 87 57 Homeowner with mortgage.................. 53 38 63 58 66 63 56 27 21 Homeowner without mortgage............... 26 43 14 6 11 26 21 7 24 Renter................................... 22 20 23 36 23 11 23 66 56 Black.................................... 6 4 6 5 7 6 18 32 13 White and other.......................... 94 96 94 95 93 94 82 68 87 Elementary (1-8)......................... 10 15 5 2 5 9 12 8 13 High school (9-12)....................... 44 41 45 45 42 48 50 52 41 College.................................. 46 44 49 53 53 42 36 39 46 Never attended and other................. 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 At least one vehicle owned................ 96 96 97 95 97 98 96 67 76 Average annual expenditures............... 34826 30604 37580 33791 37644 40433 37705 19186 19087 Food..................................... 5201 4385 5663 4619 5860 6209 6335 3421 2701 Food at home............................ 3032 2408 3337 2857 3471 3529 4305 2231 1453 Cereals and bakery products............ 458 359 509 412 555 512 639 345 211 Cereals and cereal products........... 168 122 192 157 211 187 244 152 73 Bakery products....................... 291 237 318 255 344 325 395 194 139 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 777 618 854 672 853 1026 1101 579 367 Beef.................................. 262 198 296 227 293 368 366 179 116 Pork.................................. 147 119 160 134 157 193 202 118 70 Other meats........................... 114 83 130 98 136 148 177 84 53 Poultry............................... 123 107 133 107 131 161 145 101 64 Fish and seafood...................... 90 81 91 69 94 106 134 59 43 Eggs.................................. 41 30 44 37 44 51 78 37 21 Dairy products......................... 387 297 431 391 456 422 560 297 182 Fresh milk and cream.................. 186 130 213 196 226 205 307 159 88 Other dairy products.................. 200 167 218 194 230 217 253 139 94 Fruits and vegetables.................. 512 447 534 485 544 562 728 358 260 Fresh fruits.......................... 158 150 156 126 165 165 225 103 80 Fresh vegetables...................... 159 145 159 134 160 182 235 111 83 Processed fruits...................... 111 85 125 134 122 124 144 88 57 Processed vegetables.................. 85 66 94 90 97 92 124 56 40 Other food at home..................... 898 686 1009 897 1063 1007 1276 651 432 Sugar and other sweets................ 109 87 119 92 133 117 154 85 52 Fats and oils......................... 75 62 81 64 86 88 103 55 36 Miscellaneous foods................... 398 275 465 478 474 433 595 308 189 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 269 215 297 234 319 316 368 195 139 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 47 46 47 30 51 53 56 9 17 Food away from home..................... 2169 1977 2326 1762 2389 2680 2030 1190 1248 Alcoholic beverages...................... 294 300 285 318 259 304 323 128 292 Housing.................................. 10459 9345 11230 11619 11462 10548 10862 6864 6246 Shelter................................. 5696 5091 6133 6158 6451 5588 5772 3780 3781 Owned dwellings........................ 3944 3343 4414 4174 4633 4231 3748 1510 1510 Mortgage interest..................... 2487 1712 3045 3254 3350 2383 2602 1098 789 Property taxes........................ 794 807 797 546 739 1084 688 176 327 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 664 824 571 375 545 764 458 236 394 Rented dwellings....................... 1085 1007 1115 1655 1201 563 1299 2104 1994 Other lodging.......................... 667 741 605 329 617 794 725 167 277 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 2198 1963 2313 1921 2301 2628 2661 1619 1357 Natural gas............................ 292 266 300 252 296 341 381 222 188 Electricity............................ 909 794 979 795 986 1105 1031 659 509 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 124 129 121 90 125 140 126 57 74 Telephone.............................. 638 573 663 592 635 764 826 530 473 Water and other public services........ 234 202 250 193 259 278 297 151 113 Household operations.................... 613 372 791 1497 731 355 621 570 228 Personal services...................... 307 39 510 1244 445 62 265 411 67 Other household expenses............... 306 333 281 252 286 293 356 158 161 Housekeeping supplies................... 518 495 532 550 510 559 537 284 224 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 137 106 154 152 154 157 187 109 62 Other household products............... 228 228 232 211 237 244 195 90 80 Postage and stationery................. 152 161 146 187 119 158 154 85 82 Household furnishings and equipment..... 1435 1425 1462 1493 1469 1419 1272 610 657 Household textiles..................... 149 145 153 153 122 209 142 70 47 Furniture.............................. 404 351 431 486 450 357 509 196 200 Floor coverings........................ 100 97 108 82 117 109 52 10 36 Major appliances....................... 194 208 185 183 183 188 191 87 91 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 87 91 85 85 70 111 82 39 38 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 500 533 500 504 526 445 296 208 246 Apparel and services..................... 1933 1644 2144 1941 2233 2154 1945 1513 1079 Men and boys............................ 512 403 600 529 615 632 433 273 248 Men, 16 and over....................... 411 376 447 442 380 573 329 114 225 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 100 27 153 88 234 59 104 159 23 Women and girls......................... 773 734 806 530 920 850 735 766 471 Women, 16 and over..................... 641 699 601 409 601 780 615 593 446 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 132 35 205 121 320 70 120 173 26 Children under 2........................ 103 39 139 397 66 44 188 59 30 Footwear................................ 229 175 267 219 303 243 241 212 126 Other apparel products and services..... 317 292 332 265 329 386 348 204 203 Transportation........................... 6707 5675 7340 6343 6990 8671 7721 3063 3364 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 3043 2446 3405 3107 3265 3863 3666 1408 1365 Cars and trucks, new................... 1651 1376 1789 1332 1797 2120 2177 734 681 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1366 1058 1581 1758 1430 1697 1468 640 669 Other vehicles......................... 25 13 35 16 38 46 21 34 16 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 1270 1060 1406 1103 1364 1705 1415 548 649 Other vehicle expenses.................. 2075 1810 2246 1953 2090 2722 2278 917 1101 Vehicle finance charges................ 400 311 457 433 437 509 474 164 187 Maintenance and repairs................ 697 606 749 664 723 853 810 311 407 Vehicle insurance...................... 733 656 786 633 676 1083 758 301 394 Veh. rental, licenses, oth. charges.... 246 237 254 223 254 278 236 141 114 Public transportation................... 318 359 283 180 272 380 362 191 249 Health care.............................. 1780 2003 1582 1342 1564 1795 2051 663 991 Health insurance........................ 678 825 564 472 526 697 727 226 384 Medical services........................ 696 670 695 624 739 677 855 281 365 Drugs................................... 306 406 224 198 200 283 370 121 164 Medical supplies........................ 100 101 99 48 99 138 99 35 78 Entertainment............................ 1886 1408 2221 1918 2201 2489 2029 894 850 Fees and admissions..................... 485 435 528 305 614 556 435 221 248 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 516 400 594 553 647 538 581 370 314 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 330 271 381 422 410 305 278 203 140 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 554 301 718 637 531 1091 735 99 147 Personal care products and services...... 442 406 466 420 464 508 463 299 265 Reading.................................. 190 195 188 165 190 202 178 91 120 Education................................ 432 188 608 147 572 1021 461 197 299 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 293 245 317 259 315 363 385 184 228 Miscellaneous............................ 735 637 787 579 826 883 892 478 536 Cash contributions....................... 1118 1390 936 539 880 1330 962 225 694 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 3356 2784 3811 3583 3827 3957 3096 1165 1423 Life and other personal insurance....... 490 471 507 444 505 557 476 154 173 Pensions and Social Security............ 2865 2313 3304 3139 3322 3400 2620 1011 1251 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 40913 37183 43576 37601 43486 48660 42171 17416 20260 Wages and salaries....................... 31210 22870 37292 33449 37624 39877 33002 12758 13941 Self-employment income................... 3653 3650 3792 2940 4119 3922 2550 594 1296 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 3986 7764 1093 98 463 3021 4282 666 2968 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1438 2460 687 371 584 1130 1268 374 1130 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 251 247 248 201 286 219 299 113 161 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 136 65 158 183 149 153 395 1633 302 Regular contributions for support........ 138 63 183 286 181 103 229 1188 324 Other income............................. 100 63 123 74 81 237 146 90 138 Personal taxes 1/......................... 3769 3676 3898 3313 3838 4485 3303 958 1780 Federal income taxes..................... 3004 3005 3059 2656 3020 3459 2551 714 1394 State and local income taxes............. 689 593 763 602 731 954 673 211 339 Other taxes.............................. 76 77 76 55 87 72 78 34 47 Income after taxes 1/..................... 37144 33507 39678 34288 39648 44175 38869 16458 18481 Net change in total assets................ 5773 4787 6534 13042 6168 2219 5514 1608 873 Net change in total liabilities........... 5484 3951 6430 10909 6686 2620 6952 1605 742 Other money receipts...................... 546 594 571 554 538 637 75 173 287 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -719 -550 -829 -625 -892 -878 -844 -281 -257 Estimated market value of owned home...... 86293 85111 86083 64350 85550 103399 94866 28639 37195 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 504 480 517 414 504 617 543 186 243 Gifts of goods and services, total........ 1036 1155 948 775 780 1361 1020 391 744 Clothing, males 2 and over............... 76 98 58 50 42 95 85 34 66 Clothing, females 2 and over............. 94 115 80 70 75 99 72 44 86 Clothing, infants less than 2............ 43 39 46 88 29 38 36 22 21 Jewelry and watches...................... 16 19 14 11 11 20 23 11 36 Small appliances and misc. housewares.... 25 24 25 34 17 32 24 7 10 Household textiles....................... 10 15 7 5 5 15 7 1 4 All other gifts.......................... 772 845 718 517 601 1062 773 272 521 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary.