Table 4. By SIZE OF CONSUMER UNIT: Average annual expenditures and characteristics of all consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1989 All One Two or Two Three Four Five or Item consumer person more persons persons persons more units persons persons ______________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 95818 26562 69255 29371 16175 13650 10059 Number of sample interviews............... 36946 9908 27038 11210 6231 5480 4117 Income before taxes 1/.................... 31308 17945 36612 33480 37184 40312 40095 Income after taxes 1/..................... 28496 16231 33365 30277 33629 36991 37310 Average number of persons in cons. unit... 2.6 1 3.2 2 3 4 5.6 Age of reference person................... 47.2 49.3 46.4 52.7 43.3 40.1 41.1 Average number of: Earners.................................. 1.4 0.6 1.7 1.2 1.8 2 2.3 Vehicles................................. 2 1 2.4 2.1 2.5 2.7 2.7 Children under 18........................ 0.7 0 1 0.1 0.8 1.6 2.8 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 66 45 74 73 72 78 77 Female................................... 34 55 26 27 28 22 23 Homeowner with mortgage.................. 39 17 47 35 51 60 56 Homeowner without mortgage............... 24 24 24 36 20 12 13 Renter................................... 37 59 29 29 29 28 31 Black.................................... 11 11 10 8 11 10 18 White and other.......................... 89 89 90 92 89 90 82 Elementary (1-8)......................... 11 13 10 14 7 6 10 High school (9-12)....................... 43 37 45 42 48 49 45 College.................................. 46 50 44 44 44 45 44 Never attended and other................. 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 At least one vehicle owned................ 87 73 92 92 92 94 91 Average annual expenditures............... 27810 16814 32031 28622 32643 35803 35871 Food..................................... 4152 2257 4881 4116 4897 5567 6152 Food at home............................ 2390 1132 2874 2273 2848 3348 4022 Cereals and bakery products............ 359 174 430 334 406 507 641 Cereals and cereal products........... 131 59 158 116 144 190 264 Bakery products....................... 228 116 271 218 263 317 377 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 611 251 749 589 755 883 1023 Beef.................................. 202 75 251 192 247 314 344 Pork.................................. 116 45 144 114 153 158 196 Other meats........................... 89 37 110 79 107 128 176 Poultry............................... 100 46 120 101 120 142 146 Fish and seafood...................... 71 32 85 75 90 97 94 Eggs.................................. 33 16 40 29 39 44 67 Dairy products......................... 304 148 364 279 347 439 537 Fresh milk and cream.................. 148 70 177 123 171 220 288 Other dairy products.................. 157 78 187 156 177 219 250 Fruits and vegetables.................. 408 219 481 413 472 530 629 Fresh fruits.......................... 126 70 147 135 139 159 179 Fresh vegetables...................... 127 70 149 133 148 157 191 Processed fruits...................... 89 49 105 83 110 118 143 Processed vegetables.................. 66 30 80 63 75 96 115 Other food at home..................... 708 340 849 657 867 989 1193 Sugar and other sweets................ 86 39 104 83 100 116 153 Fats and oils......................... 59 27 71 58 70 82 98 Miscellaneous foods................... 314 146 379 274 395 449 564 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 216 112 256 205 266 300 328 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 33 17 40 38 35 42 50 Food away from home..................... 1762 1125 2007 1843 2049 2220 2130 Alcoholic beverages...................... 284 282 285 296 302 297 207 Housing.................................. 8609 5682 9732 8835 9824 10789 10767 Shelter................................. 4835 3510 5343 4903 5362 5841 5921 Owned dwellings........................ 2850 1270 3455 2960 3608 3994 3926 Mortgage interest..................... 1741 642 2163 1555 2380 2820 2700 Property taxes........................ 575 295 682 674 667 668 750 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 533 333 610 731 561 505 476 Rented dwellings....................... 1500 1963 1323 1331 1270 1282 1436 Other lodging.......................... 485 277 565 611 484 565 559 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1835 1175 2088 1867 2132 2206 2499 Natural gas............................ 247 158 281 254 273 296 352 Electricity............................ 738 436 853 746 894 912 1022 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 101 63 115 119 109 113 120 Telephone.............................. 567 423 622 564 633 650 739 Water and other public services........ 182 95 215 185 223 235 265 Household operations.................... 460 220 552 354 636 804 650 Personal services...................... 219 51 283 73 378 552 382 Other household expenses............... 241 170 268 281 258 252 267 Housekeeping supplies................... 394 195 470 442 461 516 505 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 107 49 129 100 137 159 161 Other household products............... 165 67 202 197 189 218 217 Postage and stationery................. 122 79 139 145 135 138 127 Household furnishings and equipment..... 1086 583 1279 1269 1233 1422 1193 Household textiles..................... 105 43 129 125 159 111 119 Furniture.............................. 312 165 369 328 356 509 318 Floor coverings........................ 70 32 85 79 72 109 87 Major appliances....................... 148 74 176 183 157 163 200 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 65 35 77 79 78 79 67 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 386 233 444 474 410 452 402 Apparel and services..................... 1582 969 1818 1559 1761 2128 2240 Men and boys............................ 397 220 466 380 434 577 613 Men, 16 and over....................... 324 208 368 347 344 422 395 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 74 12 98 34 90 156 218 Women and girls......................... 657 447 738 684 652 839 896 Women, 16 and over..................... 564 433 614 643 551 629 612 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 93 13 124 41 101 210 284 Children under 2........................ 72 12 96 42 140 123 141 Footwear................................ 189 101 223 175 222 285 279 Other apparel products and services..... 266 189 295 276 313 304 311 Transportation........................... 5187 2779 6111 5338 6338 7024 6761 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 2291 1088 2752 2301 2932 3257 3097 Cars and trucks, new................... 1218 600 1455 1260 1746 1487 1511 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1051 478 1271 1030 1146 1735 1543 Other vehicles......................... 22 10 27 11 40 36 42 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 985 539 1156 989 1166 1325 1394 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1627 903 1905 1718 1982 2152 1993 Vehicle finance charges................ 303 146 363 295 369 455 430 Maintenance and repairs................ 561 336 648 591 675 725 666 Vehicle insurance...................... 575 319 673 616 719 734 683 Veh. rental, licenses, oth. charges.... 188 102 221 216 220 239 213 Public transportation................... 284 249 297 330 257 289 278 Health care.............................. 1407 913 1596 1747 1542 1427 1473 Health insurance........................ 537 362 604 700 538 546 506 Medical services........................ 542 347 617 595 632 612 665 Drugs................................... 240 154 274 334 269 195 210 Medical supplies........................ 87 50 102 118 102 74 91 Entertainment............................ 1424 756 1680 1319 1774 2118 1987 Fees and admissions..................... 377 243 429 393 390 506 489 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 429 277 487 402 495 589 584 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 249 102 306 258 326 375 320 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 369 134 459 267 563 648 594 Personal care products and services...... 366 221 422 382 466 421 472 Reading.................................. 157 112 174 179 168 179 160 Education................................ 367 284 398 236 419 528 664 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 261 162 299 262 318 323 345 Miscellaneous............................ 643 448 717 679 733 819 668 Cash contributions....................... 900 737 962 1167 829 793 810 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 2472 1212 2955 2508 3272 3388 3163 Life and other personal insurance....... 346 135 427 395 441 426 503 Pensions and Social Security............ 2125 1076 2528 2114 2831 2962 2660 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 31308 17945 36612 33480 37184 40312 40095 Wages and salaries....................... 23248 11515 27906 21814 30596 33800 33867 Self-employment income................... 2535 1307 3022 2949 2500 3784 3064 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 3387 3067 3514 6116 2350 1019 964 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1253 1367 1209 1941 837 578 465 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 207 117 243 250 165 282 295 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 290 116 358 164 345 382 928 Regular contributions for support........ 273 333 250 149 314 395 251 Other income............................. 115 123 111 98 78 70 260 Personal taxes 1/......................... 2812 1714 3248 3204 3555 3321 2785 Federal income taxes..................... 2228 1334 2583 2611 2800 2578 2158 State and local income taxes............. 521 329 598 527 686 666 576 Other taxes.............................. 62 51 67 66 68 76 52 Income after taxes 1/..................... 28496 16231 33365 30277 33629 36991 37310 Net change in total assets................ 3612 861 4667 3716 5816 5165 4923 Net change in total liabilities........... 3401 447 4535 3318 5142 5977 5154 Other money receipts...................... 423 343 454 463 473 658 120 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -513 -210 -629 -493 -686 -757 -759 Estimated market value of owned home...... 63717 33084 75466 72875 74300 77335 82372 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 383 218 447 421 447 476 481 Gifts of goods and services, total........ 887 765 932 1031 1021 834 641 Clothing, males 2 and over............... 70 62 72 89 67 50 65 Clothing, females 2 and over............. 88 89 88 106 76 80 63 Clothing, infants less than 2............ 33 12 41 40 52 39 32 Jewelry and watches...................... 24 44 16 19 17 12 10 Small appliances and misc. housewares.... 18 11 21 21 17 31 14 Household textiles....................... 8 4 9 12 10 4 6 All other gifts.......................... 646 543 685 744 782 618 451 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary.