Table 5. By COMPOSITION OF CONSUMER UNIT: Average annual expenditures and characteristics of all consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1994 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)... 53,578 22,017 27,572 5,529 14,965 7,079 3,989 7,065 41,567 Income before taxes 1/.................... $47,776 $43,458 $51,115 $44,946 $50,671 $57,430 $48,139 $19,017 $24,262 Income after taxes 1/..................... 43,735 39,598 46,892 41,125 46,403 52,963 44,370 18,069 22,043 Age of reference person................... 47.5 56 40.7 31.2 39.2 51.2 47.5 35.7 49.9 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 3.2 2 4 3.5 4.2 3.8 5 2.9 1.6 Children under 18........................ 1 0 1.6 1.5 2.2 0.5 1.7 1.8 0.2 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.3 0.7 0 0 0 0.2 0.5 0 0.3 Earners.................................. 1.7 1.2 2 1.6 1.9 2.7 2.3 0.9 0.9 Vehicles................................. 2.6 2.3 2.7 2.2 2.5 3.4 2.9 1 1.3 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 85 86 83 83 84 82 84 10 43 Female................................... 15 14 17 17 16 18 16 90 57 Percent homeowner........................ 79 82 77 62 77 88 78 31 48 With mortgage........................... 52 38 62 55 66 58 56 23 20 Without mortgage........................ 28 44 15 8 11 30 22 9 28 Renter................................... 21 18 23 38 23 12 22 69 52 Black.................................... 7 5 8 5 9 6 16 28 13 White and other.......................... 93 95 92 95 91 94 84 72 87 Elementary (1-8)......................... 7 9 5 3 4 9 12 4 11 High school (9-12)....................... 44 45 42 41 40 46 52 54 41 College.................................. 49 46 53 57 55 45 35 41 48 Never attended and other................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 At least one vehicle owned............... 96 96 96 95 96 96 94 70 77 Average annual expenditures............... $40,698 $36,161 $44,053 $38,548 $44,097 $48,466 $42,384 $21,668 $21,856 Food..................................... 5,614 4,650 6,276 4,880 6,558 6,921 6,229 3,599 2,986 Food at home............................ 3,432 2,689 3,895 3,282 4,015 4,205 4,311 2,626 1,800 Cereals and bakery products............ 550 422 636 534 665 672 646 409 276 Cereals and cereal products........... 205 145 243 219 256 242 260 180 104 Bakery products....................... 345 277 393 315 409 430 386 229 172 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 909 700 1,026 808 1,072 1,131 1,262 802 496 Beef.................................. 284 214 321 255 332 356 430 267 147 Pork.................................. 188 159 202 157 219 210 250 185 111 Other meats........................... 120 93 139 101 151 151 136 91 60 Poultry............................... 169 117 203 168 199 239 218 145 94 Fish and seafood...................... 112 88 123 95 131 132 168 83 62 Eggs.................................. 36 29 39 32 39 43 61 31 22 Dairy products......................... 367 280 423 346 446 448 454 268 192 Fresh milk and cream.................. 160 110 190 162 199 197 228 123 86 Other dairy products.................. 207 170 233 184 247 251 226 145 106 Fruits and vegetables.................. 548 458 603 511 616 662 666 374 302 Fresh fruits.......................... 170 143 188 152 193 209 198 114 88 Fresh vegetables...................... 168 137 186 146 186 221 211 111 96 Processed fruits...................... 116 94 129 123 130 133 140 80 66 Processed vegetables.................. 95 84 101 90 107 98 117 68 52 Other food at home..................... 1,058 829 1,206 1,084 1,216 1,293 1,284 772 535 Sugar and other sweets................ 134 107 150 130 163 141 182 98 69 Fats and oils......................... 99 80 109 83 111 129 134 71 55 Miscellaneous foods................... 468 345 551 559 552 542 558 372 223 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 292 227 334 265 332 399 352 209 160 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 65 69 62 47 58 81 58 23 27 Food away from home..................... 2,182 1,961 2,382 1,597 2,543 2,716 1,918 973 1,186 Alcoholic beverages...................... 307 343 288 267 264 354 229 89 269 Housing.................................. 12,551 11,087 13,658 13,114 14,231 12,902 12,984 8,178 7,274 Shelter................................. 6,877 6,048 7,531 7,315 7,951 6,815 6,935 4,675 4,323 Owned dwellings........................ 4,999 4,250 5,605 4,818 6,047 5,283 4,948 1,763 1,843 Mortgage interest and charges......... 2,856 1,882 3,592 3,323 3,991 2,958 3,152 1,153 841 Property taxes........................ 1,290 1,386 1,256 921 1,279 1,469 993 396 536 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 853 982 757 573 777 856 803 214 466 Rented dwellings....................... 1,312 1,091 1,453 2,300 1,444 810 1,556 2,810 2,256 Other lodging.......................... 567 707 474 198 459 722 431 102 224 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 2,632 2,391 2,773 2,364 2,750 3,143 2,983 1,942 1,659 Natural gas............................ 332 310 343 287 335 403 380 280 220 Electricity............................ 1,074 967 1,146 926 1,169 1,268 1,176 766 603 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 120 124 119 90 111 160 110 45 78 Telephone.............................. 774 691 817 783 784 914 941 678 583 Water and other public services........ 331 300 349 278 351 399 377 174 175 Household operations.................... 653 414 863 1,504 885 317 521 628 257 Personal services...................... 321 17 571 1,309 543 53 264 510 65 Other household expenses............... 333 397 292 195 341 264 257 118 191 Housekeeping supplies................... 522 487 542 478 550 584 576 244 250 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 143 112 161 127 164 186 190 91 69 Other household products............... 237 215 251 235 257 255 254 103 104 Postage and stationery................. 142 160 130 116 129 143 132 49 77 Household furnishings and equipment..... 1,866 1,746 1,948 1,453 2,096 2,044 1,969 689 786 Household textiles..................... 134 124 140 104 153 142 158 48 63 Furniture.............................. 430 411 438 384 490 372 478 206 194 Floor coverings........................ 191 144 227 106 221 345 190 27 43 Major appliances....................... 199 178 203 157 217 212 291 112 90 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 110 107 110 122 94 129 133 32 50 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 802 784 829 581 922 844 719 263 346 Apparel and services..................... 2,117 1,639 2,427 2,071 2,485 2,597 2,576 1,624 1,042 Men and boys............................ 530 409 611 418 670 662 643 401 220 Men, 16 and over....................... 402 380 429 316 407 566 324 200 196 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 128 29 182 102 263 95 319 202 25 Women and girls......................... 828 647 964 669 980 1,168 864 654 423 Women, 16 and over..................... 689 617 745 557 648 1,090 675 438 393 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 139 30 219 111 332 78 189 216 30 Children under 2........................ 119 44 161 475 82 46 242 80 30 Footwear................................ 308 208 366 251 390 422 452 320 175 Other apparel products and services..... 332 331 326 258 364 299 375 169 193 Transportation........................... 7,993 6,929 8,770 8,382 7,765 11,188 8,475 3,246 4,005 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 3,662 2,975 4,166 4,634 3,464 5,284 3,972 1,395 1,742 Cars and trucks, new................... 1,919 1,719 2,051 2,671 1,579 2,565 2,104 518 858 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1,698 1,221 2,057 1,953 1,835 2,608 1,856 871 835 Other vehicles......................... 45 35 58 10 51 111 12 5 50 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 1,292 1,105 1,419 1,176 1,342 1,773 1,437 619 654 Other vehicle expenses.................. 2,562 2,264 2,779 2,313 2,555 3,605 2,695 1,048 1,318 Vehicle finance charges................ 327 257 377 346 366 424 364 146 133 Maintenance and repairs................ 867 773 939 798 833 1,263 874 406 484 Vehicle insurance...................... 885 795 940 742 823 1,343 999 392 489 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 484 439 523 426 533 575 459 104 213 Public transportation................... 477 584 406 260 404 526 370 184 291 Health care.............................. 2,274 2,555 2,049 1,775 2,008 2,347 2,281 884 1,233 Health insurance........................ 1,060 1,247 895 772 870 1,044 1,166 391 571 Medical services........................ 747 740 773 762 783 758 608 351 382 Drugs................................... 354 451 275 180 249 401 371 97 229 Medical supplies........................ 113 117 107 61 106 144 136 45 51 Entertainment............................ 2,039 1,786 2,272 1,657 2,475 2,338 1,816 1,057 1,045 Fees and admissions..................... 591 539 658 385 785 603 416 226 279 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 646 525 743 581 787 780 636 434 405 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 381 308 447 398 494 392 323 245 177 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 421 413 425 293 409 563 441 151 184 Personal care products and services...... 504 451 530 428 540 595 627 316 272 Reading.................................. 203 212 200 158 207 216 169 84 130 Education................................ 600 392 787 203 715 1,407 448 299 307 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 290 232 316 266 287 415 424 219 225 Miscellaneous............................ 869 785 916 689 951 1,014 1,018 535 629 Cash contributions....................... 1,262 1,577 993 608 960 1,364 1,376 216 698 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 4,078 3,524 4,571 4,050 4,651 4,809 3,733 1,323 1,742 Life and other personal insurance....... 590 599 584 440 582 702 587 189 185 Pensions and Social Security............ 3,488 2,925 3,987 3,610 4,069 4,107 3,146 1,134 1,557 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 47,776 43,458 51,115 44,946 50,671 57,430 48,139 19,017 24,262 Wages and salaries....................... 38,150 29,389 44,975 40,694 45,522 47,447 38,524 13,313 17,009 Self-employment income................... 2,525 1,877 3,117 2,808 2,559 4,629 1,949 538 1,259 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 4,833 9,307 1,273 178 587 3,749 5,156 713 3,979 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1,333 2,309 691 248 890 628 469 162 929 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 402 310 451 314 481 500 563 197 226 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 251 113 269 248 287 249 879 2,568 428 Regular contributions for support........ 145 66 193 249 203 123 246 1,432 274 Other income............................. 137 86 146 206 142 105 351 95 157 Personal taxes 1/......................... 4,041 3,860 4,222 3,821 4,267 4,468 3,769 948 2,219 Federal income taxes..................... 2,987 2,885 3,109 2,824 3,166 3,227 2,705 657 1,669 State and local income taxes............. 814 702 889 837 900 909 899 241 457 Other taxes.............................. 240 273 225 160 201 332 164 49 92 Income after taxes 1/..................... 43,735 39,598 46,892 41,125 46,403 52,963 44,370 18,069 22,043 Net change in total assets and liabilities (719) 422 (1,432) (4,507) (546) (904) (2,084) (1,891) (133) Net change in total assets............... 5,415 5,047 5,941 7,173 5,936 4,989 3,806 2,957 2,257 Net change in total liabilities.......... 6,133 4,625 7,373 11,681 6,482 5,893 5,890 4,847 2,390 Other money receipts...................... 729 853 683 1,062 503 770 355 757 326 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... (1,782) (960) (2,411) (862) (3,259) (1,827) (1,973) (365) (364) Estimated market value of owned home...... 94,523 95,459 95,334 65,692 94,155 120,977 83,754 28,070 42,465 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 631 632 635 509 633 739 599 223 311 Gifts of goods and services............... 1,256 1,511 1,097 704 964 1,676 944 581 756 Food.................................... 114 126 105 40 116 134 110 33 53 Housing................................. 332 383 304 279 258 415 247 194 182 Housekeeping supplies................. 47 52 46 40 46 52 23 26 27 Household textiles.................... 18 21 16 12 9 32 12 6 15 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 37 41 32 34 24 45 51 7 16 Major appliances.................... 6 8 5 2 5 6 8 2 5 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 31 33 27 32 19 39 44 4 11 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 83 108 70 52 60 104 39 36 47 Other housing......................... 147 162 139 141 118 182 122 119 78 Apparel and services.................... 298 328 278 258 236 375 270 161 192 Males 2 and over...................... 75 96 60 31 52 99 67 48 52 Females 2 and over.................... 125 118 135 131 110 185 79 44 62 Children under 2...................... 49 44 49 75 39 43 74 26 19 Other apparel products and services... 50 69 35 22 34 48 49 43 60 Jewelry and watches................. 23 36 14 8 16 16 16 9 32 All other apparel products and serv. 27 33 21 13 19 32 34 34 27 Transportation.......................... 69 71 73 12 43 183 38 29 44 Health care............................. 24 30 20 4 10 53 20 9 53 Entertainment........................... 96 117 86 53 90 102 54 58 72 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 41 52 36 30 32 47 25 23 23 Other entertainment................... 55 65 50 24 58 55 29 34 49 Education............................... 183 240 152 13 136 296 80 18 41 All other gifts......................... 139 215 80 45 75 118 125 80 119 __________________________________________ 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.