Table 4. By SIZE OF CONSUMER UNIT: Average annual expenditures and characteristics of all consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1990 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)... 96968 27263 69705 29508 15999 14107 10091 Income before taxes 1/.................... 31889 18678 37187 32790 37719 43545 40602 Income after taxes 1/..................... 28937 16708 33841 29644 34483 39069 38051 Age of reference person................... 47.2 49.8 46.1 52.2 43.4 40.1 41.1 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 2.6 1 3.2 2 3 4 5.6 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 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 Earners.................................. 1.4 0.6 1.7 1.2 1.8 2 2.3 Vehicles................................. 2 1 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.7 2.6 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 65 43 73 72 69 78 75 Female................................... 35 57 27 28 31 22 25 Percent homeowner........................ 62 43 70 70 67 73 68 With mortgage........................... 38 18 46 35 49 61 55 Without mortgage........................ 24 25 24 35 18 13 13 Renter................................... 38 57 30 30 33 27 32 Black.................................... 11 11 12 10 13 12 14 White and other.......................... 89 89 88 90 87 88 86 Elementary (1-8)......................... 10 12 10 12 8 6 12 High school (9-12)....................... 43 38 45 46 45 45 46 College.................................. 46 50 44 42 46 49 42 Never attended and other................. 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 At least one vehicle owned............... 87 73 92 92 91 94 91 Average annual expenditures............... 28381 17128 32783 28851 33688 37493 36279 Food..................................... 4296 2302 5077 4295 5119 5879 6183 Food at home............................ 2485 1130 3016 2393 2977 3565 4135 Cereals and bakery products............ 368 169 446 339 440 552 622 Cereals and cereal products........... 129 55 157 112 147 196 252 Bakery products....................... 240 114 289 227 292 356 370 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 668 272 823 666 834 910 1144 Beef.................................. 218 79 272 225 268 301 373 Pork.................................. 132 51 164 129 175 177 229 Other meats........................... 99 43 121 95 116 139 177 Poultry............................... 108 49 131 106 132 146 178 Fish and seafood...................... 82 37 100 82 107 107 130 Eggs.................................. 30 14 36 28 35 40 56 Dairy products......................... 295 134 359 267 346 450 520 Fresh milk and cream.................. 140 64 170 118 165 208 277 Other dairy products.................. 155 71 189 149 181 242 243 Fruits and vegetables.................. 408 206 486 423 469 541 625 Fresh fruits.......................... 127 66 151 140 137 160 192 Fresh vegetables...................... 118 60 141 123 138 149 187 Processed fruits...................... 93 48 110 91 111 133 133 Processed vegetables.................. 70 32 85 69 83 99 113 Other food at home..................... 746 348 901 699 889 1111 1224 Sugar and other sweets................ 94 43 114 91 102 140 167 Fats and oils......................... 68 31 83 67 83 90 118 Miscellaneous foods................... 336 152 407 300 412 511 568 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 213 107 254 201 251 325 319 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 35 15 43 40 41 45 52 Food away from home..................... 1811 1172 2061 1902 2142 2314 2048 Alcoholic beverages...................... 293 261 306 340 308 309 199 Housing.................................. 8703 5879 9808 8734 9874 11269 10802 Shelter................................. 4836 3729 5269 4706 5278 6078 5770 Owned dwellings........................ 2953 1599 3483 2906 3414 4363 4050 Mortgage interest and charges......... 1817 838 2199 1545 2275 3019 2846 Property taxes........................ 597 370 686 679 629 772 680 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 540 391 598 683 510 572 524 Rented dwellings....................... 1533 1922 1381 1355 1515 1314 1341 Other lodging.......................... 349 209 404 445 348 401 379 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1890 1198 2161 1925 2175 2366 2544 Natural gas............................ 246 156 282 242 269 310 380 Electricity............................ 758 446 880 785 885 993 994 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 100 57 117 115 113 119 129 Telephone.............................. 592 440 652 582 681 681 769 Water and other public services........ 193 100 230 200 227 264 272 Household operations.................... 446 222 534 368 630 767 543 Personal services...................... 219 44 288 87 410 534 335 Other household expenses............... 227 178 247 281 220 233 207 Housekeeping supplies................... 406 200 486 446 480 559 512 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 113 46 139 112 142 171 169 Other household products............... 171 77 208 187 201 251 220 Postage and stationery................. 122 77 139 147 137 138 124 Household furnishings and equipment..... 1125 530 1358 1290 1311 1498 1434 Household textiles..................... 99 40 122 110 114 155 122 Furniture.............................. 310 175 364 346 328 449 352 Floor coverings........................ 92 36 114 68 139 104 220 Major appliances....................... 147 68 178 173 168 189 198 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 75 39 89 90 89 90 80 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 402 172 492 503 473 512 462 Apparel and services..................... 1618 887 1905 1565 2017 2234 2260 Men and boys............................ 393 215 463 348 496 600 557 Men, 16 and over....................... 324 207 370 317 404 430 383 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 70 8 94 31 91 170 174 Women and girls......................... 673 352 799 706 845 858 911 Women, 16 and over..................... 586 341 682 676 740 644 658 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 87 12 117 30 105 214 254 Children under 2........................ 70 11 93 31 138 124 157 Footwear................................ 225 123 264 231 233 324 331 Other apparel products and services..... 258 185 286 249 306 328 305 Transportation........................... 5120 2659 6082 5131 6634 7118 6542 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 2129 888 2614 2026 3085 3157 2824 Cars and trucks, new................... 1159 439 1440 1266 1627 1616 1404 Cars and trucks, used.................. 948 440 1146 746 1390 1518 1408 Other vehicles......................... 22 9 28 14 69 22 12 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 1047 556 1239 1065 1247 1443 1447 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1642 946 1914 1704 2011 2209 1959 Vehicle finance charges................ 300 138 363 274 423 474 377 Maintenance and repairs................ 589 389 667 619 672 745 691 Vehicle insurance...................... 563 315 660 598 700 721 696 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 190 105 223 214 216 269 196 Public transportation................... 302 268 316 335 290 308 312 Health care.............................. 1480 977 1677 1796 1618 1581 1555 Health insurance........................ 581 389 657 729 627 618 548 Medical services........................ 562 356 642 629 638 648 682 Drugs................................... 252 173 282 336 266 231 226 Medical supplies........................ 85 58 95 103 88 85 99 Entertainment............................ 1422 841 1649 1461 1572 1975 1866 Fees and admissions..................... 371 235 424 382 376 510 507 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 454 290 518 428 527 642 591 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 276 168 319 256 304 399 413 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 321 148 389 395 366 425 354 Personal care products and services...... 364 209 425 376 442 493 447 Reading.................................. 153 109 170 168 165 185 166 Education................................ 406 312 443 263 456 654 658 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 274 156 321 281 350 325 383 Miscellaneous............................ 842 636 922 851 890 1031 1028 Cash contributions....................... 816 609 897 1014 868 696 884 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 2592 1293 3101 2575 3375 3744 3305 Life and other personal insurance....... 345 112 436 365 462 497 517 Pensions and Social Security............ 2248 1180 2665 2210 2914 3247 2788 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 31889 18678 37187 32790 37719 43545 40602 Wages and salaries....................... 24173 12301 28934 22383 30829 37630 33308 Self-employment income................... 2315 1144 2785 2324 2565 3164 3994 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 3427 3428 3427 5854 2326 1025 1307 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1059 1118 1036 1502 818 752 392 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 218 134 252 252 252 218 298 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 344 132 429 221 540 380 936 Regular contributions for support........ 260 313 238 158 306 297 288 Other income............................. 93 107 87 96 83 78 80 Personal taxes 1/......................... 2952 1970 3346 3145 3236 4475 2551 Federal income taxes..................... 2319 1580 2615 2456 2540 3513 1961 State and local income taxes............. 558 352 641 580 626 866 536 Other taxes.............................. 75 39 90 109 71 97 54 Income after taxes 1/..................... 28937 16708 33841 29644 34483 39069 38051 Net change in total assets and liabilities -441 -172 -546 1715 -2423 -619 -4083 Net change in total assets............... 2902 889 3689 4262 2210 5113 2370 Net change in total liabilities.......... 3343 1061 4236 2547 4633 5732 6453 Other money receipts...................... 310 235 339 289 318 535 245 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -574 -247 -702 -511 -813 -909 -797 Estimated market value of owned home...... 66069 37402 77282 75340 73933 84390 78331 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 398 243 459 441 447 495 478 Gifts of goods and services............... 911 706 992 1020 1193 945 654 Food.................................... 95 45 114 110 155 106 72 Housing................................. 232 156 262 251 317 271 191 Housekeeping supplies................. 35 25 39 44 35 37 36 Household textiles.................... 14 13 14 13 12 15 19 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 27 21 29 32 31 30 16 Major appliances.................... 7 7 7 6 7 8 5 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 20 14 22 26 23 22 10 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 50 28 58 54 74 62 38 Other housing......................... 107 69 121 108 165 127 83 Apparel and services.................... 236 182 257 282 282 243 166 Males 2 and over...................... 61 43 69 76 81 60 39 Females 2 and over.................... 95 66 106 127 106 95 63 Children under 2...................... 31 11 39 29 49 52 38 Other apparel products and services... 48 62 43 51 47 36 26 Jewelry and watches................. 25 41 19 21 18 22 9 All other apparel products and serv. 23 21 24 30 29 13 17 Transportation.......................... 53 57 52 59 43 66 27 Health care............................. 45 63 38 48 40 31 16 Entertainment........................... 66 52 72 85 80 56 43 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 25 17 28 35 30 22 17 Other entertainment................... 41 35 44 50 51 34 26 Education............................... 96 70 106 89 185 78 71 All other gifts......................... 88 82 91 97 90 95 67 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary