Table 5. By COMPOSITION OF CONSUMER UNIT: Average annual expenditures and characteristics of all consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1992 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)... 52903 21550 27306 6160 13972 7173 4047 6650 40466 Income before taxes 1/.................... 45490 39766 50318 44133 51362 53819 43316 17930 21612 Income after taxes 1/..................... 41133 35770 45430 39957 46148 48933 40639 17206 19805 Age of reference person................... 47.7 56.4 40.6 31.1 39.1 51.8 48.7 35.4 49.5 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 3.2 2 3.9 3.5 4.2 3.8 5.1 3 1.5 Children under 18........................ 0.9 0 1.6 1.5 2.2 0.6 1.7 1.8 0.2 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.3 0.7 0.1 0 0 0.2 0.5 0 0.3 Earners.................................. 1.7 1.2 2 1.6 1.8 2.6 2.4 0.9 0.9 Vehicles................................. 2.6 2.4 2.7 2.1 2.5 3.4 2.8 1 1.3 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 87 90 86 87 85 87 82 11 43 Female................................... 13 10 14 13 15 13 18 89 57 Percent homeowner........................ 78 82 75 63 75 87 74 30 45 With mortgage........................... 51 38 62 55 66 59 48 24 19 Without mortgage........................ 27 44 14 7 9 28 25 5 26 Renter................................... 22 18 25 37 25 13 26 70 55 Black.................................... 7 5 7 6 8 6 17 32 14 White and other.......................... 93 95 93 94 92 94 83 68 86 Elementary (1-8)......................... 9 11 6 4 5 10 18 6 13 High school (9-12)....................... 43 44 43 42 42 46 45 56 41 College.................................. 47 44 51 55 53 44 36 38 46 Never attended and other................. 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 At least one vehicle owned............... 96 96 97 95 96 98 96 66 75 Average annual expenditures............... 38173 33361 41918 37175 42895 44198 38371 20826 20380 Food..................................... 5475 4616 6020 4747 6324 6592 6254 3483 2802 Food at home............................ 3412 2694 3850 3196 4016 4137 4190 2353 1668 Cereals and bakery products............ 534 408 619 471 675 648 598 381 253 Cereals and cereal products........... 184 130 220 172 247 214 210 148 84 Bakery products....................... 350 278 399 299 428 434 388 233 169 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 886 693 988 762 1012 1154 1227 632 433 Beef.................................. 273 204 307 221 327 348 421 185 131 Pork.................................. 200 164 216 167 215 265 283 152 98 Other meats........................... 122 89 142 114 150 154 150 81 58 Poultry............................... 156 122 179 137 182 212 169 119 81 Fish and seafood...................... 102 87 107 94 99 136 153 66 45 Eggs.................................. 34 27 38 30 41 39 50 29 19 Dairy products......................... 389 293 448 380 482 446 482 291 188 Fresh milk and cream.................. 172 120 201 184 211 197 248 134 84 Other dairy products.................. 217 173 248 195 271 249 234 157 104 Fruits and vegetables.................. 546 484 576 485 588 637 671 352 284 Fresh fruits.......................... 163 152 168 134 173 188 194 97 85 Fresh vegetables...................... 162 146 167 132 169 194 224 102 83 Processed fruits...................... 127 112 137 128 141 137 137 86 67 Processed vegetables.................. 94 75 105 91 106 117 116 66 50 Other food at home..................... 1058 816 1219 1098 1258 1253 1212 696 510 Sugar and other sweets................ 134 110 148 101 166 156 165 90 62 Fats and oils......................... 93 85 97 71 102 114 109 59 46 Miscellaneous foods................... 503 358 599 622 600 575 597 332 235 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 269 202 315 254 328 346 296 194 141 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 59 60 60 50 63 62 45 21 26 Food away from home..................... 2062 1921 2170 1552 2308 2456 2064 1131 1134 Alcoholic beverages...................... 336 399 295 291 271 348 282 113 282 Housing.................................. 11595 9852 12971 13536 13459 11535 11576 7618 7001 Shelter................................. 6454 5260 7413 7658 7861 6330 6341 4459 4204 Owned dwellings........................ 4715 3723 5590 5431 5990 4947 4098 1621 1752 Mortgage interest and charges......... 2920 1891 3774 3901 4159 2915 2640 1086 868 Property taxes........................ 1072 1059 1110 945 1106 1261 887 306 481 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 723 773 706 586 725 771 571 230 402 Rented dwellings....................... 1245 972 1371 1965 1426 755 1846 2709 2280 Other lodging.......................... 494 565 452 261 445 629 397 129 173 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 2363 2139 2472 2107 2486 2759 2820 1731 1530 Natural gas............................ 297 260 317 264 318 362 363 266 191 Electricity............................ 970 881 1027 834 1043 1162 1056 684 564 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 111 120 105 89 115 99 99 41 77 Telephone.............................. 689 607 714 666 697 790 957 588 541 Water and other public services........ 296 272 308 254 313 346 345 153 156 Household operations.................... 650 387 890 1573 886 309 431 441 281 Personal services...................... 335 65 565 1314 508 31 222 321 108 Other household expenses............... 315 322 325 259 378 278 209 119 173 Housekeeping supplies................... 567 525 585 512 608 606 675 335 270 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 154 124 168 140 171 189 221 113 72 Other household products............... 262 247 269 248 287 252 296 149 114 Postage and stationery................. 151 155 147 123 149 165 157 74 84 Household furnishings and equipment..... 1561 1541 1611 1686 1617 1530 1309 652 717 Household textiles..................... 127 113 134 107 134 162 150 57 52 Furniture.............................. 414 365 463 459 518 357 345 202 207 Floor coverings........................ 109 150 82 186 54 40 72 13 29 Major appliances....................... 176 173 179 166 182 184 178 83 103 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 116 128 112 99 104 138 81 38 49 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 619 611 641 669 624 649 484 258 277 Apparel and services..................... 2142 1789 2392 1965 2573 2423 2290 1377 1191 Men and boys............................ 590 470 689 427 829 649 519 260 293 Men, 16 and over....................... 479 441 518 333 576 573 392 118 262 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 111 28 170 95 253 76 127 142 32 Women and girls......................... 840 767 885 600 955 1010 948 674 468 Women, 16 and over..................... 706 736 673 495 632 923 796 478 443 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 134 31 212 105 323 87 152 196 25 Children under 2........................ 112 48 156 451 77 41 148 69 33 Footwear................................ 284 205 331 221 387 322 385 206 164 Other apparel products and services..... 315 300 331 265 325 400 290 168 231 Transportation........................... 6993 6156 7601 6363 7294 9263 7367 3175 3256 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 3044 2673 3319 2842 3181 3997 3169 1414 1197 Cars and trucks, new................... 1591 1515 1666 1670 1484 2018 1483 751 592 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1417 1149 1588 1156 1651 1837 1686 625 571 Other vehicles......................... 37 10 64 15 45 143 0 38 33 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 1281 1090 1405 1139 1351 1739 1465 614 630 Other vehicle expenses.................. 2322 2004 2568 2095 2479 3149 2370 985 1189 Vehicle finance charges................ 356 252 434 386 431 482 383 159 142 Maintenance and repairs................ 774 705 819 665 828 935 848 349 441 Vehicle insurance...................... 821 721 891 685 814 1218 878 363 422 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 371 326 424 359 406 514 261 113 184 Public transportation................... 345 388 309 286 283 377 363 162 240 Health care.............................. 2124 2376 1944 1570 1876 2400 2010 814 1126 Health insurance........................ 941 1098 830 733 790 991 857 367 503 Medical services........................ 708 662 756 574 759 908 624 285 345 Drugs................................... 348 469 241 191 214 339 428 112 214 Medical supplies........................ 128 148 116 73 113 161 101 49 65 Entertainment............................ 2032 1607 2406 1886 2608 2463 1743 928 897 Fees and admissions..................... 511 457 581 362 698 541 332 184 238 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 598 474 694 576 762 663 592 409 367 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 365 285 430 409 461 393 334 199 167 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 558 392 700 539 687 866 485 137 125 Personal care products and services...... 496 447 522 408 540 589 589 307 256 Reading.................................. 199 206 200 166 208 215 154 81 126 Education................................ 518 262 740 186 795 1110 373 319 324 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 304 253 322 266 311 393 453 245 242 Miscellaneous............................ 893 771 959 833 1040 909 1102 756 600 Cash contributions....................... 1232 1532 1070 947 996 1320 732 310 707 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 3835 3094 4477 4010 4600 4638 3446 1299 1569 Life and other personal insurance....... 533 501 567 381 626 611 469 149 151 Pensions and Social Security............ 3302 2593 3910 3630 3974 4027 2977 1150 1418 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 45490 39766 50318 44133 51362 53819 43316 17930 21612 Wages and salaries....................... 34517 25185 42016 38436 42961 43375 33502 12508 15056 Self-employment income................... 3909 2879 5007 3879 5918 4230 1951 582 992 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 4608 8647 1338 95 497 4104 5207 529 3525 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1477 2457 813 695 796 953 745 119 854 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 439 312 529 473 529 579 514 191 239 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 266 105 272 323 255 257 1091 2547 387 Regular contributions for support........ 154 93 201 117 286 108 163 1288 409 Other income............................. 121 89 143 115 120 213 142 165 150 Personal taxes 1/......................... 4358 3997 4888 4176 5214 4887 2676 724 1807 Federal income taxes..................... 3258 3003 3653 3133 3898 3639 1926 443 1350 State and local income taxes............. 877 728 1033 870 1115 1018 610 223 368 Other taxes.............................. 223 265 202 174 201 230 140 59 89 Income after taxes 1/..................... 41133 35770 45430 39957 46148 48933 40639 17206 19805 Net change in total assets and liabilities -2725 184 -4599 -1254 -5492 -5734 -5570 -3161 303 Net change in total assets............... 4009 3850 5016 6755 6000 1604 -1944 14 2283 Net change in total liabilities.......... 6734 3666 9615 8009 11492 7338 3626 3175 1980 Other money receipts...................... 522 562 548 312 490 862 134 85 292 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -1306 -901 -1667 -879 -2029 -1641 -1022 -311 -328 Estimated market value of owned home...... 91522 93841 91805 69633 96574 101557 77267 24910 40695 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 558 557 568 448 585 637 503 188 267 Gifts of goods and services............... 1213 1365 1104 866 1026 1466 1138 533 717 Food.................................... 115 135 103 30 114 147 82 24 35 Housing................................. 369 402 341 408 298 369 379 155 173 Housekeeping supplies................. 46 49 43 36 41 52 59 22 31 Household textiles.................... 19 21 19 17 21 18 1 9 7 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 41 59 28 24 19 48 35 9 22 Major appliances.................... 8 14 4 6 2 6 9 1 7 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 33 46 24 19 16 42 25 8 15 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 90 81 101 116 97 94 62 48 45 Other housing......................... 173 191 151 215 120 156 222 67 67 Apparel and services.................... 290 342 251 242 210 341 284 160 221 Males 2 and over...................... 88 111 74 58 62 114 64 43 69 Females 2 and over.................... 105 135 85 70 77 116 76 69 68 Children under 2...................... 51 48 51 90 40 35 64 23 20 Other apparel products and services... 47 49 41 23 31 76 80 25 64 Jewelry and watches................. 21 17 20 7 14 42 53 10 42 All other apparel products and serv. 26 31 21 16 17 34 27 15 22 Transportation.......................... 53 61 38 35 22 72 112 34 51 Health care............................. 20 27 16 5 14 28 14 5 32 Entertainment........................... 84 96 77 73 74 87 71 31 65 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 36 42 31 36 27 33 35 6 22 Other entertainment................... 49 54 46 37 47 53 36 25 43 Education............................... 168 172 179 16 202 273 67 31 39 All other gifts......................... 113 128 99 57 92 149 128 93 101 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary