Table 4. By SIZE OF CONSUMER UNIT: Average annual expenditures and characteristics of all consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1993 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)... 100049 28725 71324 30876 16049 14656 9743 Income before taxes 1/.................... 34868 18955 41485 37472 41944 48034 43576 Income after taxes 1/..................... 31890 17276 37967 34211 38563 43698 40250 Age of reference person................... 47.8 51.1 46.5 53.1 42.9 40.1 41 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 2.5 1 3.1 2 3 4 5.6 Children under 18........................ 0.7 0 1 0.1 0.8 1.7 2.9 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 Earners.................................. 1.3 0.6 1.6 1.2 1.7 2 2.1 Vehicles................................. 1.9 1 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.6 2.5 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 63 42 72 72 67 76 74 Female................................... 37 58 28 28 33 24 26 Percent homeowner........................ 63 45 70 73 66 72 66 With mortgage........................... 37 17 45 34 47 59 53 Without mortgage........................ 26 29 25 38 19 13 13 Renter................................... 37 55 30 27 34 28 34 Black.................................... 12 12 11 9 14 12 15 White and other.......................... 88 88 89 91 86 88 85 Elementary (1-8)......................... 10 12 9 11 7 5 12 High school (9-12)....................... 43 38 45 43 48 46 44 College.................................. 47 50 46 46 45 49 43 Never attended and other................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 At least one vehicle owned............... 86 73 92 93 90 93 90 Average annual expenditures............... 30692 17999 35818 31603 35416 42397 39981 Food..................................... 4399 2341 5236 4361 5199 6274 6533 Food at home............................ 2735 1308 3316 2634 3247 3986 4604 Cereals and bakery products............ 434 207 527 412 500 650 754 Cereals and cereal products........... 160 70 197 146 183 244 314 Bakery products....................... 274 137 330 266 317 406 440 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 734 311 907 707 922 1070 1274 Beef.................................. 234 90 293 233 296 349 393 Pork.................................. 154 61 192 147 189 217 300 Other meats........................... 98 44 120 90 124 145 168 Poultry............................... 131 59 161 123 166 200 216 Fish and seafood...................... 87 42 106 86 114 120 137 Eggs.................................. 30 15 36 28 35 40 60 Dairy products......................... 295 141 358 275 341 444 524 Fresh milk and cream.................. 128 58 156 109 150 194 262 Other dairy products.................. 167 83 202 166 191 250 262 Fruits and vegetables.................. 444 233 529 446 509 606 713 Fresh fruits.......................... 137 74 163 140 151 184 224 Fresh vegetables...................... 132 69 158 143 147 174 201 Processed fruits...................... 96 53 113 87 120 138 152 Processed vegetables.................. 79 38 95 77 91 110 137 Other food at home..................... 827 416 995 793 975 1216 1338 Sugar and other sweets................ 113 58 135 123 122 146 180 Fats and oils......................... 78 36 95 78 94 111 130 Miscellaneous foods................... 365 188 438 328 442 566 588 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 225 110 272 209 274 333 372 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 46 24 55 56 41 60 68 Food away from home..................... 1664 1033 1920 1727 1952 2287 1928 Alcoholic beverages...................... 268 244 278 289 280 291 222 Housing.................................. 9636 6300 10982 9554 10955 13107 12359 Shelter................................. 5415 3909 6022 5210 6045 7167 6832 Owned dwellings........................ 3331 1614 4023 3344 3959 5195 4518 Mortgage interest and charges......... 1878 691 2356 1562 2468 3430 3071 Property taxes........................ 825 467 970 984 872 1069 935 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 628 456 698 798 619 696 511 Rented dwellings....................... 1714 2081 1565 1409 1660 1549 1931 Other lodging.......................... 370 214 433 458 425 423 383 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 2112 1355 2417 2194 2389 2675 2784 Natural gas............................ 279 191 314 284 307 333 397 Electricity............................ 836 490 975 893 965 1085 1088 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 99 66 112 115 102 124 102 Telephone.............................. 658 472 732 656 740 803 854 Water and other public services........ 241 135 283 245 276 331 343 Household operations.................... 469 247 558 362 604 798 743 Personal services...................... 228 53 298 82 387 536 478 Other household expenses............... 241 194 260 280 217 262 266 Housekeeping supplies................... 410 215 489 433 484 593 520 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 103 47 126 102 128 151 163 Other household products............... 194 89 236 218 238 269 244 Postage and stationery................. 113 79 127 113 118 173 113 Household furnishings and equipment..... 1230 573 1495 1354 1432 1873 1480 Household textiles..................... 102 43 126 112 119 182 103 Furniture.............................. 317 147 386 339 370 482 415 Floor coverings........................ 87 21 114 106 137 120 93 Major appliances....................... 143 61 176 169 178 171 200 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 87 47 104 104 107 116 78 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 493 254 589 525 521 802 590 Apparel and services..................... 1676 901 1991 1676 1967 2432 2370 Men and boys............................ 426 228 506 419 495 628 617 Men, 16 and over....................... 335 216 384 359 402 416 381 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 90 12 122 60 93 212 236 Women and girls......................... 658 357 781 695 747 957 844 Women, 16 and over..................... 566 342 656 658 644 716 582 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 93 15 124 37 103 241 262 Children under 2........................ 79 18 104 43 125 159 183 Footwear................................ 249 119 301 215 318 378 435 Other apparel products and services..... 264 179 299 304 282 309 292 Transportation........................... 5453 2727 6552 5720 6696 7671 7265 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 2319 993 2854 2432 2990 3325 3258 Cars and trucks, new................... 1216 534 1490 1433 1477 1716 1354 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1079 429 1341 987 1494 1566 1875 Other vehicles......................... 24 30 22 12 19 43 29 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 977 505 1167 1003 1173 1397 1329 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1843 993 2186 1927 2227 2587 2334 Vehicle finance charges................ 244 109 299 236 324 382 331 Maintenance and repairs................ 620 338 734 636 773 849 808 Vehicle insurance...................... 678 389 794 711 818 919 826 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 301 157 359 343 311 436 370 Public transportation................... 314 236 346 358 307 362 345 Health care.............................. 1776 1204 2006 2192 1804 1932 1863 Health insurance........................ 800 511 916 1063 816 817 767 Medical services........................ 574 403 643 580 596 749 761 Drugs................................... 301 229 330 419 283 257 233 Medical supplies........................ 101 61 118 130 110 109 102 Entertainment............................ 1626 854 1937 1645 1620 2818 2062 Fees and admissions..................... 414 246 482 428 417 613 563 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 590 327 696 501 598 1219 694 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 293 132 358 319 333 432 411 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 328 149 401 397 272 553 394 Personal care products and services...... 385 209 456 408 455 526 505 Reading.................................. 166 123 184 195 169 191 161 Education................................ 455 292 521 326 593 739 692 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 268 176 306 260 337 348 335 Miscellaneous............................ 715 488 806 752 805 887 861 Cash contributions....................... 961 763 1040 1210 985 870 846 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 2908 1378 3524 3016 3549 4312 3909 Life and other personal insurance....... 399 170 491 434 444 557 650 Pensions and Social Security............ 2509 1208 3033 2582 3105 3755 3258 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 34868 18955 41485 37472 41944 48034 43576 Wages and salaries....................... 26494 12453 32333 25274 34793 41313 37102 Self-employment income................... 2119 804 2665 2501 2444 3391 2462 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 4034 4006 4045 7183 2349 1108 1338 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1029 892 1087 1622 773 703 490 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 309 186 361 327 363 438 347 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 468 185 586 237 716 670 1345 Regular contributions for support........ 282 296 276 227 354 268 315 Other income............................. 133 134 132 102 152 142 177 Personal taxes 1/......................... 2978 1679 3518 3261 3381 4336 3326 Federal income taxes..................... 2217 1264 2613 2432 2516 3233 2415 State and local income taxes............. 601 325 716 607 705 906 791 Other taxes.............................. 160 91 189 223 160 196 120 Income after taxes 1/..................... 31890 17276 37967 34211 38563 43698 40250 Net change in total assets and liabilities -2185 -1116 -2616 -2286 -896 -5181 -2635 Net change in total assets............... 4381 1522 5533 4051 5037 8183 7059 Net change in total liabilities.......... 6567 2638 8149 6337 5933 13364 9694 Other money receipts...................... 435 193 533 442 860 592 192 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -898 -268 -1152 -801 -1096 -1708 -1518 Estimated market value of owned home...... 66719 38506 78081 78229 73118 85280 74960 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 435 266 503 502 471 546 497 Gifts of goods and services............... 993 739 1095 1180 1282 824 925 Food.................................... 77 38 93 89 160 48 65 Housing................................. 267 199 294 272 326 281 333 Housekeeping supplies................. 36 27 40 35 42 55 31 Household textiles.................... 12 5 15 18 11 23 4 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 28 19 31 41 29 20 21 Major appliances.................... 7 5 8 10 6 5 6 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 21 14 23 31 22 14 15 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 77 71 79 78 91 87 52 Other housing......................... 113 77 128 100 154 96 226 Apparel and services.................... 251 188 276 337 237 244 195 Males 2 and over...................... 80 46 93 133 71 70 39 Females 2 and over.................... 90 69 98 112 83 100 77 Children under 2...................... 36 17 43 37 54 41 45 Other apparel products and services... 46 56 42 54 30 33 34 Jewelry and watches................. 24 43 17 21 15 12 17 All other apparel products and serv. 21 14 24 34 14 22 16 Transportation.......................... 53 40 59 80 68 28 25 Health care............................. 42 73 30 24 45 19 39 Entertainment........................... 80 65 86 100 84 69 71 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 31 23 34 43 29 24 27 Other entertainment................... 50 42 52 57 56 45 44 Education............................... 116 30 150 149 255 70 100 All other gifts......................... 107 106 107 130 107 64 97 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary Note that all values have been rounded, and therefore some rounded values equal zero. This is particularly evident in the characteristics section. When data are not reported or are not applicable (i.e., missing values), values are set to zero. Note also that some data are likely to have large sampling errors.