Table 6. By NUMBER OF EARNERS IN CONSUMER UNIT: Average annual expenditures and characteristics of all consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1991 All Single consumers Consumer units of two or more persons Item consumer No One No One Two Three or units earner earner earner earner earners more ______________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 97918 10364 16802 8928 19146 32766 9912 Income before taxes 1/.................... 33901 10327 22746 18556 31661 46013 56122 Income after taxes 1/..................... 30729 9947 20183 17157 29053 41376 51135 Age of reference person................... 47.5 70.1 38.2 62.7 47.7 41.2 46.6 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 2.6 1 1 2.5 3 3.1 4.4 Children under 18........................ 0.7 0 0 0.5 1.1 0.9 1.2 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.3 0.8 0.1 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 Earners.................................. 1.4 0 1 0 1 2 3.3 Vehicles................................. 2 0.7 1.2 1.5 2 2.4 3.4 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 65 27 55 66 65 79 80 Female................................... 35 73 45 34 35 21 20 Percent homeowner........................ 63 57 33 71 67 71 81 With mortgage........................... 39 7 21 14 40 56 64 Without mortgage........................ 25 50 12 57 27 16 16 Renter................................... 37 43 67 29 33 29 19 Black.................................... 11 11 10 15 14 8 11 White and other.......................... 89 89 90 85 86 92 89 Elementary (1-8)......................... 10 27 4 20 11 5 7 High school (9-12)....................... 43 45 32 56 48 42 44 College.................................. 46 26 64 23 41 53 48 Never attended and other................. 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 At least one vehicle owned............... 86 57 80 77 89 96 97 Average annual expenditures............... 29614 12744 20499 19529 29407 37581 45513 Food..................................... 4271 1880 2517 3546 4397 5235 6799 Food at home............................ 2651 1383 1202 2718 2959 3134 4130 Cereals and bakery products............ 404 224 182 412 453 477 624 Cereals and cereal products........... 145 77 62 151 163 173 224 Bakery products....................... 259 147 120 261 291 304 400 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 709 355 285 774 805 823 1164 Beef.................................. 228 101 92 237 256 269 393 Pork.................................. 144 72 51 189 166 163 234 Other meats........................... 102 53 40 111 113 119 174 Poultry............................... 122 75 55 114 141 144 180 Fish and seafood...................... 81 35 33 83 92 97 134 Eggs.................................. 31 18 14 39 38 32 50 Dairy products......................... 294 169 131 282 332 348 454 Fresh milk and cream.................. 129 79 58 134 154 145 199 Other dairy products.................. 165 90 74 148 177 203 255 Fruits and vegetables.................. 429 250 198 477 490 500 612 Fresh fruits.......................... 133 81 60 143 161 153 187 Fresh vegetables...................... 127 71 60 146 141 146 190 Processed fruits...................... 97 60 48 108 108 114 126 Processed vegetables.................. 72 38 30 80 80 86 109 Other food at home..................... 815 385 405 774 879 987 1276 Sugar and other sweets................ 101 59 50 105 118 114 151 Fats and oils......................... 72 39 30 79 80 83 113 Miscellaneous foods................... 375 167 189 343 395 464 588 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 224 109 112 212 239 272 351 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 42 10 23 35 47 53 74 Food away from home..................... 1620 497 1315 827 1438 2101 2668 Alcoholic beverages...................... 297 80 367 180 249 353 389 Housing.................................. 9252 4936 6881 6476 9598 11430 12385 Shelter................................. 5191 2784 4502 3062 5156 6434 6750 Owned dwellings........................ 3280 1261 1751 1750 3361 4523 5101 Mortgage interest and charges......... 1932 187 1097 334 1933 2965 3196 Property taxes........................ 789 565 379 733 828 933 1218 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 559 509 276 683 600 625 687 Rented dwellings....................... 1588 1441 2546 1042 1503 1500 1062 Other lodging.......................... 323 82 205 270 292 412 588 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1990 1279 1225 1872 2196 2256 2855 Natural gas............................ 250 186 139 272 281 276 335 Electricity............................ 803 485 444 788 886 937 1156 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 102 104 41 123 119 103 150 Telephone.............................. 618 356 507 473 667 688 885 Water and other public services........ 217 148 94 216 243 252 330 Household operations.................... 448 283 139 415 472 668 404 Personal services...................... 211 67 19 165 210 394 129 Other household expenses............... 237 216 119 250 262 274 275 Housekeeping supplies................... 424 216 221 406 459 515 616 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 116 53 52 120 135 136 187 Other household products............... 185 82 76 166 200 235 292 Postage and stationery................. 123 81 94 120 124 145 137 Household furnishings and equipment..... 1200 375 793 721 1316 1556 1760 Household textiles..................... 100 52 40 63 143 115 157 Furniture.............................. 294 76 162 180 326 413 394 Floor coverings........................ 115 17 132 64 144 131 126 Major appliances....................... 132 57 60 127 133 168 217 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 81 38 48 53 87 107 102 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 477 135 351 233 483 621 764 Apparel and services..................... 1735 561 1226 1094 1788 2142 2903 Men and boys............................ 429 67 314 251 447 530 774 Men, 16 and over....................... 345 63 291 194 292 433 646 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 84 4 22 57 154 97 127 Women and girls......................... 706 310 503 435 696 854 1202 Women, 16 and over..................... 607 304 495 391 545 715 1039 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 99 6 9 45 152 138 164 Children under 2........................ 82 13 18 66 122 115 93 Footwear................................ 242 89 160 201 288 257 433 Other apparel products and services..... 277 83 231 140 234 386 401 Transportation........................... 5151 1322 3424 3086 5180 6797 8427 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 2111 409 1318 1191 2344 2866 3117 Cars and trucks, new................... 1078 143 688 848 1221 1427 1495 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1013 266 603 343 1111 1404 1608 Other vehicles......................... 20 0 27 0 11 35 14 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 995 281 633 606 1008 1279 1742 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1741 502 1192 1017 1544 2294 3152 Vehicle finance charges................ 282 20 164 73 232 426 561 Maintenance and repairs................ 614 200 421 384 562 783 1111 Vehicle insurance...................... 614 224 416 420 555 774 1120 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 231 57 191 140 195 311 361 Public transportation................... 304 130 281 273 283 357 416 Health care.............................. 1554 1457 741 2096 1668 1670 1945 Health insurance........................ 656 706 297 1033 721 663 724 Medical services........................ 555 416 280 483 561 679 806 Drugs................................... 252 286 108 460 281 233 274 Medical supplies........................ 92 50 56 120 104 95 141 Entertainment............................ 1472 382 1162 846 1331 2023 2134 Fees and admissions..................... 378 99 306 242 352 489 596 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 468 149 413 292 433 591 710 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 271 80 162 168 256 388 377 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 356 55 282 145 290 555 451 Personal care products and services...... 399 184 260 312 422 479 615 Reading.................................. 163 90 128 140 159 194 224 Education................................ 447 114 444 100 358 475 1186 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 276 101 183 223 309 324 446 Miscellaneous............................ 860 437 657 515 829 1063 1336 Cash contributions....................... 950 1093 581 605 721 1078 1759 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 2787 107 1927 310 2398 4319 4963 Life and other personal insurance....... 356 91 130 224 366 501 637 Pensions and Social Security............ 2431 16 1798 86 2033 3817 4327 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 33901 10327 22746 18556 31661 46013 56122 Wages and salaries....................... 25553 0 19552 0 21170 39635 47654 Self-employment income................... 2552 0 1036 0 3172 3646 5383 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 3584 7792 754 13155 4533 1284 1251 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1164 1683 677 3187 1313 731 789 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 245 116 102 252 354 275 316 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 389 412 28 1676 646 128 210 Regular contributions for support........ 284 207 394 218 397 182 360 Other income............................. 130 118 204 67 76 133 160 Personal taxes 1/......................... 3172 380 2563 1398 2609 4637 4988 Federal income taxes..................... 2431 249 2026 1099 1988 3556 3754 State and local income taxes............. 612 47 464 195 478 940 1010 Other taxes.............................. 128 84 74 104 143 141 224 Income after taxes 1/..................... 30729 9947 20183 17157 29053 41376 51135 Net change in total assets and liabilities 478 -406 -440 498 344 -365 5987 Net change in total assets............... 3005 -304 1664 863 3805 4671 3611 Net change in total liabilities.......... 2526 102 2104 365 3460 5036 -2376 Other money receipts...................... 317 306 249 264 326 297 536 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -578 -99 -267 -190 -573 -844 -1089 Estimated market value of owned home...... 67519 44523 30587 66752 72376 81318 99864 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 413 280 201 410 439 495 592 Gifts of goods and services............... 1000 579 850 659 951 1141 1606 Food.................................... 79 22 53 72 69 98 144 Housing................................. 272 202 190 138 248 341 422 Housekeeping supplies................. 41 17 34 38 37 51 48 Household textiles.................... 13 10 5 6 17 15 19 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 30 19 18 21 31 39 35 Major appliances.................... 6 6 6 4 6 6 7 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 24 14 12 18 25 33 28 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 73 32 62 24 84 95 85 Other housing......................... 116 123 70 49 79 140 235 Apparel and services.................... 259 103 272 181 257 302 318 Males 2 and over...................... 72 27 79 52 71 84 87 Females 2 and over.................... 99 40 95 66 92 122 126 Children under 2...................... 36 13 18 36 46 45 43 Other apparel products and services... 52 23 80 27 48 52 63 Jewelry and watches................. 27 15 47 7 19 29 27 All other apparel products and serv. 25 8 33 20 28 22 35 Transportation.......................... 56 14 59 31 79 48 102 Health care............................. 29 119 17 7 19 18 37 Entertainment........................... 70 23 73 52 62 90 79 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 28 7 27 21 29 34 31 Other entertainment................... 43 15 46 31 33 56 48 Education............................... 116 20 69 12 115 127 354 All other gifts......................... 118 78 117 165 103 117 150 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary