Table 9. Occupation of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1997 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | Wage and salary earners | | | |___________________________________________________________| | | | | | | | | | | All | Self- | Total | | Tech- | |Construc-|Opera- | | other, Item | employed| wage |Managers | nical, | | tion | tors, | Retired |including | workers | and | and | sales | Service | workers |fabrica- | | not | | salary |profes- | and | workers | and | tors | |reporting | | earners |sionals | clerical| |mechanics| and | | | | | | workers | | |laborers | | ___________________________________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________ | | | | | | | | | Number of consumer units (in | | | | | | | | | thousands)......................| 5,538 | 69,358 | 23,474 | 19,645 | 8,422 | 5,626 | 12,191 | 19,145 | 11,535 Income before taxes(1).............| $44,962 | $47,304 | $66,698 | $39,292 | $31,137 | $44,396 | $35,211 | $21,717 | $21,699 Income after taxes(1)..............| 42,346 | 43,090 | 59,921 | 35,949 | 29,276 | 40,319 | 32,870 | 20,645 | 20,660 Age of reference person............| 48.6 | 40.9 | 42.4 | 39.3 | 39.8 | 41.1 | 41.1 | 73.1 | 46.2 Average number in consumer unit: | | | | | | | | | Persons...........................| 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.7 Children under 18.................| .8 | .8 | .8 | .7 | .9 | .9 | 1.0 | .1 | .9 Persons 65 and over...............| .2 | .1 | .1 | .1 | .1 | (2)| .1 | 1.2 | .2 Earners...........................| 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | .2 | .6 Vehicles..........................| 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 Percent distribution: | | | | | | | | | Male..............................| 79 | 63 | 64 | 50 | 55 | 94 | 76 | 52 | 34 Female............................| 21 | 37 | 36 | 50 | 45 | 6 | 24 | 48 | 66 Percent homeowner.................| 77 | 61 | 71 | 54 | 47 | 68 | 58 | 79 | 48 With mortgage....................| 47 | 46 | 57 | 41 | 33 | 49 | 39 | 15 | 25 Without mortgage.................| 30 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 64 | 23 Renter............................| 23 | 39 | 29 | 46 | 53 | 32 | 42 | 21 | 52 Black.............................| 6 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 22 White and other...................| 94 | 88 | 92 | 87 | 83 | 94 | 84 | 91 | 78 Elementary (1-8)..................| 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 15 High school (9-12)................| 38 | 36 | 15 | 33 | 49 | 55 | 60 | 48 | 49 College...........................| 58 | 61 | 84 | 65 | 44 | 39 | 31 | 33 | 36 Never attended and other..........| (3)| (4)| (2)| (4)| (4)| (3)| (4)| 1 | 1 At least one vehicle owned or | | | | | | | | | leased.........................| 95 | 91 | 95 | 88 | 83 | 95 | 89 | 82 | 70 Average annual expenditures........| 45,331 | 38,491 | 50,330 | 33,761 | 29,361 | 35,336 | 31,141 | 24,019 | 24,891 Food..............................| 6,904 | 5,055 | 6,041 | 4,547 | 4,104 | 4,718 | 4,827 | 3,539 | 3,992 Food at home.....................| 3,443 | 2,949 | 3,229 | 2,669 | 2,624 | 2,937 | 3,119 | 2,424 | 2,826 Cereals and bakery products.....| 543 | 465 | 516 | 434 | 400 | 456 | 473 | 377 | 439 Cereals and cereal products....| 187 | 168 | 184 | 157 | 147 | 174 | 166 | 128 | 159 Bakery products................| 356 | 298 | 332 | 277 | 253 | 282 | 307 | 249 | 281 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs..| 855 | 754 | 738 | 698 | 741 | 762 | 889 | 634 | 781 Beef...........................| 279 | 228 | 213 | 215 | 240 | 239 | 265 | 181 | 231 Pork...........................| 162 | 159 | 144 | 141 | 155 | 168 | 218 | 139 | 173 Other meats....................| 97 | 98 | 98 | 87 | 95 | 104 | 118 | 84 | 101 Poultry........................| 171 | 149 | 156 | 141 | 145 | 151 | 152 | 121 | 139 Fish and seafood...............| 111 | 87 | 97 | 83 | 73 | 64 | 97 | 77 | 102 Eggs...........................| 35 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 40 | 32 | 36 Dairy products..................| 396 | 324 | 367 | 284 | 284 | 328 | 338 | 253 | 292 Fresh milk and cream...........| 133 | 134 | 137 | 115 | 126 | 152 | 156 | 106 | 123 Other dairy products...........| 263 | 191 | 230 | 169 | 158 | 177 | 181 | 147 | 169 Fruits and vegetables...........| 564 | 475 | 558 | 413 | 418 | 424 | 480 | 444 | 485 Fresh fruits...................| 194 | 150 | 183 | 124 | 126 | 127 | 154 | 149 | 136 Fresh vegetables...............| 168 | 140 | 162 | 122 | 126 | 130 | 146 | 133 | 161 Processed fruits...............| 118 | 103 | 127 | 94 | 91 | 80 | 88 | 94 | 102 Processed vegetables...........| 84 | 82 | 85 | 73 | 75 | 87 | 92 | 68 | 87 Other food at home..............| 1,085 | 931 | 1,051 | 841 | 781 | 967 | 940 | 717 | 829 Sugar and other sweets.........| 156 | 114 | 130 | 99 | 97 | 126 | 117 | 101 | 113 Fats and oils..................| 95 | 79 | 82 | 71 | 78 | 80 | 90 | 80 | 87 Miscellaneous foods............| 467 | 429 | 495 | 393 | 349 | 437 | 412 | 298 | 357 Nonalcoholic beverages.........| 291 | 253 | 264 | 232 | 220 | 274 | 280 | 196 | 240 Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | | | | | on out-of-town tr...........| 77 | 56 | 80 | 45 | 37 | 49 | 41 | 42 | 32 Food away from home..............| 3,461 | 2,106 | 2,812 | 1,878 | 1,480 | 1,781 | 1,708 | 1,115 | 1,165 Alcoholic beverages...............| 426 | 341 | 471 | 317 | 250 | 262 | 228 | 223 | 172 Housing...........................| 13,795 | 12,406 | 16,364 | 11,213 | 9,439 | 10,914 | 9,459 | 8,009 | 8,612 Shelter..........................| 7,822 | 7,179 | 9,670 | 6,413 | 5,638 | 6,084 | 5,189 | 3,858 | 4,738 Owned dwellings.................| 5,526 | 4,486 | 6,712 | 3,642 | 2,748 | 4,114 | 2,933 | 2,513 | 2,216 Mortgage interest and charges..| 3,155 | 2,790 | 4,224 | 2,239 | 1,749 | 2,500 | 1,772 | 561 | 1,143 Property taxes.................| 1,297 | 997 | 1,494 | 822 | 606 | 903 | 638 | 1,016 | 583 Maintenance, repairs, | | | | | | | | | insurance, other expenses...| 1,075 | 698 | 994 | 581 | 393 | 711 | 523 | 936 | 491 Rented dwellings................| 1,628 | 2,219 | 2,074 | 2,443 | 2,672 | 1,696 | 2,066 | 1,047 | 2,288 Other lodging...................| 668 | 474 | 884 | 328 | 217 | 274 | 190 | 297 | 233 Utilities, fuels, and public | | | | | | | | | services......................| 2,936 | 2,475 | 2,856 | 2,288 | 2,146 | 2,426 | 2,296 | 2,163 | 2,196 Natural gas.....................| 330 | 293 | 347 | 268 | 240 | 283 | 271 | 340 | 268 Electricity.....................| 1,141 | 920 | 1,019 | 866 | 787 | 955 | 893 | 839 | 844 Fuel oil and other fuels........| 191 | 100 | 117 | 70 | 95 | 119 | 109 | 120 | 96 Telephone services..............| 918 | 878 | 1,022 | 835 | 787 | 800 | 771 | 560 | 754 Water and other public services.| 355 | 284 | 351 | 249 | 237 | 270 | 251 | 303 | 235 Household operations.............| 697 | 615 | 995 | 521 | 303 | 421 | 343 | 415 | 294 Personal services...............| 268 | 330 | 455 | 318 | 189 | 283 | 228 | 102 | 125 Other household expenses........| 428 | 285 | 539 | 203 | 114 | 138 | 116 | 313 | 170 Housekeeping supplies............| 560 | 468 | 625 | 397 | 346 | 413 | 392 | 415 | 372 Laundry and cleaning supplies...| 117 | 122 | 126 | 114 | 108 | 134 | 131 | 96 | 105 Other household products........| 255 | 219 | 301 | 174 | 178 | 191 | 176 | 179 | 173 Postage and stationery..........| 188 | 127 | 198 | 109 | 60 | 88 | 85 | 140 | 93 Household furnishings and | | | | | | | | | equipment.....................| 1,781 | 1,668 | 2,220 | 1,595 | 1,008 | 1,571 | 1,239 | 1,158 | 1,012 Household textiles..............| 113 | 87 | 125 | 78 | 59 | 75 | 54 | 56 | 52 Furniture.......................| 451 | 445 | 613 | 398 | 325 | 473 | 269 | 232 | 267 Floor coverings.................| 65 | 77 | 107 | 88 | 24 | 74 | 38 | 115 | 37 Major appliances................| 222 | 174 | 202 | 159 | 133 | 209 | 159 | 156 | 135 Small appliances, miscellaneous | | | | | | | | | housewares...................| 175 | 93 | 115 | 95 | 68 | 78 | 70 | 78 | 64 Miscellaneous household | | | | | | | | | equipment....................| 755 | 792 | 1,058 | 777 | 398 | 663 | 648 | 522 | 456 Apparel and services..............| 2,227 | 1,914 | 2,473 | 1,711 | 1,551 | 1,257 | 1,728 | 1,057 | 1,305 Men and boys.....................| 565 | 461 | 608 | 380 | 368 | 372 | 413 | 187 | 326 Men, 16 and over................| 456 | 363 | 498 | 296 | 271 | 269 | 319 | 164 | 247 Boys, 2 to 15...................| 110 | 98 | 111 | 84 | 98 | 104 | 94 | 24 | 78 Women and girls..................| 994 | 729 | 999 | 700 | 499 | 411 | 565 | 488 | 499 Women, 16 and over..............| 829 | 608 | 845 | 606 | 401 | 272 | 456 | 447 | 409 Girls, 2 to 15..................| 164 | 121 | 154 | 94 | 98 | 138 | 108 | 41 | 90 Children under 2.................| 71 | 92 | 102 | 98 | 69 | 64 | 93 | 26 | 61 Footwear.........................| 361 | 348 | 392 | 306 | 349 | 301 | 354 | 211 | 222 Other apparel products and | | | | | | | | | services......................| 236 | 284 | 372 | 227 | 265 | 108 | 304 | 145 | 198 Transportation....................| 7,071 | 7,404 | 9,049 | 6,402 | 6,064 | 7,744 | 6,623 | 3,976 | 4,573 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)...| 2,492 | 3,169 | 3,651 | 2,651 | 2,707 | 3,675 | 3,163 | 1,590 | 2,146 Cars and trucks, new............| 1,119 | 1,423 | 2,013 | 1,055 | 774 | 1,343 | 1,367 | 814 | 802 Cars and trucks, used...........| 1,219 | 1,699 | 1,591 | 1,562 | 1,902 | 2,219 | 1,744 | 776 | 1,308 Other vehicles..................| (5)153 | 48 | 47 | 34 | (5)32 | (5)113 | 52 | (3)| (5)37 Gasoline and motor oil...........| 1,299 | 1,245 | 1,365 | 1,120 | 1,055 | 1,489 | 1,233 | 692 | 788 Other vehicle expenses...........| 2,701 | 2,554 | 3,303 | 2,284 | 2,015 | 2,337 | 2,018 | 1,429 | 1,380 Vehicle finance charges.........| 330 | 361 | 377 | 335 | 346 | 398 | 361 | 116 | 161 Maintenance and repairs.........| 877 | 755 | 1,002 | 647 | 573 | 711 | 600 | 505 | 432 Vehicle insurance...............| 797 | 837 | 1,011 | 773 | 664 | 810 | 739 | 587 | 520 Vehicle rental, leases, | | | | | | | | | licenses, other charges......| 697 | 601 | 913 | 529 | 431 | 418 | 318 | 221 | 267 Public transportation............| 579 | 436 | 729 | 347 | 287 | 243 | 210 | 264 | 258 Health care.......................| 2,688 | 1,581 | 2,036 | 1,434 | 1,137 | 1,486 | 1,292 | 2,742 | 1,510 Health insurance.................| 1,329 | 740 | 947 | 677 | 539 | 681 | 610 | 1,421 | 619 Medical services.................| 819 | 506 | 664 | 454 | 336 | 523 | 394 | 582 | 460 Drugs............................| 406 | 231 | 282 | 212 | 183 | 185 | 221 | 605 | 349 Medical supplies.................| 134 | 103 | 142 | 91 | 79 | 98 | 68 | 133 | 82 Entertainment.....................| 2,159 | 2,067 | 2,880 | 1,811 | 1,465 | 1,841 | 1,437 | 1,157 | 1,152 Fees and admissions..............| 641 | 546 | 881 | 453 | 299 | 399 | 288 | 286 | 245 Television, radios, sound | | | | | | | | | equipment.....................| 621 | 643 | 768 | 608 | 512 | 625 | 555 | 386 | 477 Pets, toys, and playground | | | | | | | | | equipment.....................| 411 | 367 | 463 | 362 | 266 | 332 | 276 | 202 | 214 Other entertainment supplies, | | | | | | | | | equipment and serv............| 486 | 512 | 768 | 388 | 387 | 484 | 319 | 283 | 215 Personal care products and | | | | | | | | | services.......................| 583 | 571 | 716 | 520 | 493 | 493 | 462 | 434 | 371 Reading...........................| 211 | 170 | 263 | 146 | 94 | 141 | 98 | 166 | 95 Education.........................| 813 | 660 | 998 | 531 | 553 | 442 | 394 | 177 | 562 Tobacco products and smoking | | | | | | | | | supplies.......................| 330 | 280 | 204 | 243 | 340 | 425 | 375 | 171 | 290 Miscellaneous.....................| 1,187 | 925 | 1,099 | 869 | 804 | 1,026 | 719 | 571 | 671 Cash contributions................| 1,631 | 982 | 1,638 | 650 | 582 | 772 | 627 | 1,170 | 531 Personal insurance and pensions...| 5,305 | 4,134 | 6,098 | 3,367 | 2,485 | 3,812 | 2,874 | 628 | 1,055 Life and other personal insurance| 735 | 398 | 552 | 341 | 244 | 357 | 319 | 298 | 223 Pensions and Social Security.....| 4,571 | 3,736 | 5,546 | 3,026 | 2,241 | 3,455 | 2,555 | 329 | 832 Money income before taxes.........| 44,962 | 47,304 | 66,698 | 39,292 | 31,137 | 44,396 | 35,211 | 21,717 | 21,699 Wages and salaries...............| 12,419 | 43,615 | 61,714 | 36,215 | 27,882 | 41,587 | 32,333 | 3,077 | 12,158 Self-employment income(1)........| 26,907 | 819 | 1,190 | 673 | 692 | 658 | 498 | 294 | 666 Social Security, private and | | | | | | | | | government retireme...........| 3,588 | 1,362 | 1,827 | 1,127 | 1,120 | 1,109 | 1,126 | 16,124 | 4,812 Interest, dividends, rental | | | | | | | | | income, other proper..........| 1,419 | 570 | 1,164 | 340 | 138 | 271 | 232 | 1,731 | 543 Unemployment and workers.........| 94 | 198 | 137 | 154 | 211 | 378 | 297 | 156 | 404 Public assistance, supplemental | | | | | | | | | security income,..............| 131 | 175 | 57 | 169 | 441 | 98 | 267 | 220 | 2,187 Regular contributions for support| 295 | 292 | 321 | 343 | 241 | 139 | 260 | 45 | 758 Other income.....................| 109 | 272 | 289 | 270 | 412 | 156 | 199 | 70 | 170 Personal taxes....................| 2,616 | 4,214 | 6,778 | 3,343 | 1,861 | 4,077 | 2,341 | 1,072 | 1,039 Federal income taxes.............| 1,968 | 3,230 | 5,269 | 2,568 | 1,354 | 3,065 | 1,720 | 760 | 762 State and local income taxes(1)..| 410 | 862 | 1,314 | 677 | 443 | 903 | 552 | 159 | 205 Other taxes......................| 238 | 123 | 195 | 98 | 65 | 109 | 68 | 153 | 72 Income after taxes................| 42,346 | 43,090 | 59,921 | 35,949 | 29,276 | 40,319 | 32,870 | 20,645 | 20,660 Net change in total assets and | | | | | | | | | liabilities....................| 4,191 | 1,294 | 2,181 | 1,827 | -132 | 1,754 | -498 | 185 | 9 Net change in total assets(1)....| 7,197 | 7,639 | 11,218 | 7,990 | 4,511 | 5,616 | 3,274 | 978 | 2,864 Net change in total liabilities..| 3,006 | 6,344 | 9,037 | 6,163 | 4,644 | 3,862 | 3,772 | 793 | 2,855 Other money receipts..............| 515 | 502 | 689 | 394 | 55 | 267 | 731 | 326 | 388 Mortgage principal paid on owned | | | | | | | | | property.......................| -1,824 | -1,247 | -1,942 | -926 | -688 | -1,139 | -863 | -427 | -536 Estimated market value of owned | | | | | | | | | home...........................| 114,581 | 76,515 | 116,210 | 61,452 | 43,670 | 70,206 | 49,956 | 82,629 | 47,775 Estimated monthly rental value of | | | | | | | | | owned home.....................| 689 | 545 | 783 | 461 | 347 | 500 | 382 | 583 | 344 Gifts of goods and services.......| 1,438 | 1,112 | 1,717 | 800 | 713 | 855 | 844 | 897 | 795 Food.............................| 98 | 72 | 119 | 49 | 36 | 45 | 54 | 53 | 52 Housing..........................| 370 | 295 | 445 | 237 | 191 | 211 | 210 | 201 | 211 Housekeeping supplies...........| 51 | 38 | 65 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 36 | 24 Household textiles..............| 15 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 Appliances and miscellaneous | | | | | | | | | housewares...................| 28 | 30 | 39 | 26 | 20 | 32 | 23 | 24 | 17 Major appliances...............| (5)7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | (5)9 | 7 | 8 | 3 Small appliances and | | | | | | | | | miscellaneous housewares....| 21 | 23 | 33 | 22 | 10 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 14 Miscellaneous household | | | | | | | | | equipment....................| 69 | 72 | 106 | 72 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 52 | 51 Other housing...................| 207 | 147 | 220 | 105 | 112 | 108 | 114 | 82 | 115 Apparel and services.............| 335 | 265 | 371 | 194 | 207 | 175 | 257 | 196 | 212 Males, 2 and over...............| 82 | 64 | 90 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 48 Females, 2 and over.............| 129 | 83 | 121 | 58 | 60 | 52 | 81 | 71 | 61 Children under 2................| 40 | 35 | 42 | 38 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 23 | 24 Other apparel products and | | | | | | | | | services.....................| (5)83 | 83 | 118 | 48 | (5)80 | (5)53 | 88 | 50 | 80 Jewelry and watches............| (5)58 | 50 | 80 | 33 | (5)39 | (5)6 | (5)49 | (5)29 | (5)64 All other apparel products and | | | | | | | | | services....................| (5)25 | 33 | 38 | 14 | (5)41 | (5)47 | 39 | 21 | 16 Transportation...................| 98 | 50 | 97 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 33 | 78 | 46 Health care......................| 53 | 26 | 39 | 18 | (5)6 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 12 Entertainment....................| 105 | 105 | 152 | 99 | 44 | 115 | 64 | 85 | 78 Toys, games, hobbies, and | | | | | | | | | tricycles....................| 59 | 41 | 54 | 40 | (5)11 | 53 | 32 | 45 | 28 Other entertainment.............| 47 | 65 | 98 | 59 | 33 | 62 | 32 | 40 | 50 Education........................| 254 | 165 | 308 | 81 | 94 | 107 | 100 | 122 | 106 All other gifts..................| 126 | 136 | 186 | 97 | 118 | 151 | 102 | 110 | 79 ___________________________________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________ 1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. 2 Value less than 0.05. 3 No data reported. 4 Value less than 0.5. 5 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.