Table 8. Region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2001 All Item consumer Northeast Midwest South West units Number of consumer units (in thousands)...... 110,339 20,940 25,842 39,177 24,380 Income before taxes a/ ...................... $47,507 $50,568 $47,665 $44,218 $49,960 Income after taxes a/ ....................... 44,587 48,040 44,215 41,986 46,164 Age of the reference person.................. 48.1 49.5 48.7 48.0 46.6 Average number in consumer unit: Persons..................................... 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.6 Children under 18........................... .7 .6 .6 .7 .7 Persons 65 and over......................... .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 Earners..................................... 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 Vehicles.................................... 1.9 1.7 2.1 1.9 2.0 Percent distribution: Male........................................ 51 52 53 49 53 Female...................................... 49 48 47 51 47 Homeowner................................... 66 64 71 68 61 With mortgage.............................. 40 37 43 39 42 Without mortgage........................... 26 27 28 29 19 Renter...................................... 34 36 29 32 39 Black....................................... 12 10 10 19 5 White and other............................. 88 90 90 81 95 Elementary (1-8)............................ 6 6 5 7 6 High school (9-12).......................... 38 41 41 41 30 College..................................... 56 53 55 53 63 Never attended and other.................... b/ b/ b/ b/ 1 At least one vehicle owned or leased........ 88 80 90 89 90 Average annual expenditures.................. $39,518 $41,169 $39,548 $36,285 $43,261 Food........................................ 5,321 5,697 5,052 5,153 5,549 Food at home............................. 3,086 3,399 2,892 2,983 3,183 Cereals and bakery products............ 452 511 435 431 454 Cereals and cereal products.......... 156 179 148 146 162 Bakery products...................... 296 332 287 285 292 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 828 939 720 846 816 Beef................................. 248 252 232 257 247 Pork................................. 177 181 159 198 161 Other meats.......................... 102 127 95 99 94 Poultry.............................. 152 189 124 152 149 Fish and seafood..................... 114 154 83 106 123 Eggs................................. 35 37 28 35 41 Dairy products......................... 332 375 328 301 348 Fresh milk and cream................. 136 140 135 125 150 Other dairy products................. 196 235 193 175 198 Fruits and vegetables.................. 522 608 459 482 577 Fresh fruits......................... 160 191 147 140 181 Fresh vegetables..................... 162 183 134 149 192 Processed fruits..................... 116 139 102 108 125 Processed vegetables................. 84 94 77 85 79 Other food at home..................... 952 966 951 923 988 Sugar and other sweets............... 116 118 114 111 124 Fats and oils........................ 87 92 78 90 86 Miscellaneous foods.................. 455 455 460 448 460 Nonalcoholic beverages............... 256 262 261 246 263 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips................... 38 39 37 29 55 Food away from home.................... 2,235 2,299 2,160 2,170 2,366 Alcoholic beverages......................... 349 386 346 298 400 Housing..................................... 13,011 14,439 12,458 11,375 15,000 Shelter.................................. 7,602 8,943 7,056 6,101 9,440 Owned dwellings........................ 4,979 5,789 4,973 3,993 5,872 Mortgage interest and charges........ 2,862 2,750 2,742 2,363 3,886 Property taxes....................... 1,233 2,065 1,290 851 1,072 Maintenance, repairs, insurance,other expenses............................ 884 974 941 778 914 Rented dwellings....................... 2,134 2,536 1,549 1,754 3,019 Other lodging.......................... 489 618 534 353 548 Utilities, fuels, and public services.... 2,767 2,836 2,823 2,843 2,524 Natural gas............................ 411 498 586 272 373 Electricity............................ 1,009 885 924 1,258 804 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 112 319 90 58 46 Telephone services..................... 914 897 914 924 914 Water and other public services........ 321 237 309 331 388 Household operations..................... 676 778 614 619 745 Personal services...................... 291 305 302 259 319 Other household expenses............... 385 474 312 360 426 Housekeeping supplies.................... 509 518 492 494 544 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 131 126 131 138 125 Other household products............... 255 267 227 250 282 Postage and stationery................. 122 124 134 106 136 Household furnishings and equipment...... 1,458 1,365 1,473 1,318 1,748 Household textiles..................... 114 134 113 100 120 Furniture.............................. 372 324 349 371 440 Floor coverings........................ 40 45 31 30 64 Major appliances....................... 178 149 182 161 225 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares............................ 87 79 89 74 111 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 667 634 709 582 787 Apparel and services........................ 1,743 2,072 1,695 1,602 1,736 Men and boys............................. 423 539 429 378 389 Men, 16 and over....................... 335 438 341 292 309 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 88 101 88 86 80 Women and girls.......................... 677 803 703 628 620 Women, 16 and over..................... 562 673 579 521 516 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 115 130 124 107 104 Children under 2......................... 81 95 91 72 74 Footwear................................. 302 347 261 291 325 Other apparel products and services...... 259 288 211 233 327 Transportation.............................. 7,633 7,194 7,681 7,448 8,258 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)........... 3,579 3,131 3,496 3,813 3,676 Cars and trucks, new................... 1,685 1,719 1,476 1,785 1,717 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1,848 1,396 1,971 1,975 1,902 Other vehicles......................... 46 c/ 17 49 52 57 Gasoline and motor oil................... 1,279 1,086 1,367 1,245 1,408 Other vehicle expenses................... 2,375 2,402 2,464 2,110 2,684 Vehicle finance charges................ 359 262 373 395 371 Maintenance and repairs................ 662 664 626 566 854 Vehicle insurance...................... 819 845 803 787 866 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, other charges.............................. 534 631 663 361 593 Public transportation.................... 400 574 353 281 491 Health care................................. 2,182 2,084 2,292 2,194 2,129 Health insurance......................... 1,061 1,045 1,126 1,086 964 Medical services......................... 573 551 570 529 664 Drugs.................................... 449 389 480 497 388 Medical supplies......................... 100 99 116 81 113 Entertainment............................... 1,953 1,854 2,220 1,652 2,241 Fees and admissions...................... 526 561 587 410 620 Television, radios, sound equipment...... 660 681 680 614 693 Pets, toys, and playground equipment..... 337 325 368 304 368 Other entertainment supplies, equipment,and services.................. 430 286 585 324 560 Personal care products and services......... 485 479 482 467 521 Reading..................................... 141 169 162 101 159 Education................................... 648 729 689 483 798 Tobacco products and smoking supplies....... 308 304 374 316 230 Miscellaneous............................... 750 985 701 605 833 Cash contributions.......................... 1,258 1,007 1,541 1,206 1,258 Personal insurance and pensions............. 3,737 3,770 3,853 3,385 4,149 Life and other personal insurance........ 410 405 474 418 335 Pensions and Social Security............. 3,326 3,366 3,379 2,967 3,815 Sources of income and personal taxes: a/ Money income before taxes.................. 47,507 50,568 47,665 44,218 49,960 Wages and salaries....................... 38,334 42,168 38,513 35,387 39,571 Self-employment income................... 2,231 1,569 2,223 1,881 3,352 Social Security, private and government retirement................... 4,963 5,235 5,037 5,101 4,438 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income................... 951 633 960 956 1,202 Unemployment and workers'' compensation, veterans'' benefits..................... 171 175 155 124 259 Public assistance, supplemental security, income, food stamps..................... 384 409 319 347 487 Regular contributions for support........ 315 239 302 297 422 Other income............................. 158 140 157 124 228 Personal taxes............................. 2,920 2,527 3,449 2,232 3,795 Federal income taxes..................... 2,237 1,829 2,485 1,857 2,926 State and local income taxes............. 555 548 815 280 726 Other taxes.............................. 129 150 150 95 144 Income after taxes......................... 44,587 48,040 44,215 41,986 46,164 Net change in total assets and liabilities... -2,059 1,851 -3,373 -1,331 -5,195 Net change in total assets............... 5,678 7,852 4,821 3,906 7,567 Net change in total liabilities.......... 7,737 6,002 8,194 5,237 12,762 Other financial information: Other money receipts..................... 372 332 441 288 467 Mortgage principal paid on owned property................................ -1,397 -1,359 -1,466 -1,085 -1,859 Estimated market value of owned home..... 103,975 128,243 92,326 78,858 135,841 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home.................................... 690 798 640 590 809 Gifts of goods and services................. 1,012 1,158 1,098 859 1,040 Food..................................... 69 79 79 56 71 Alcoholic beverages...................... 14 19 11 9 20 Housing.................................. 258 267 303 220 265 Housekeeping supplies.................. 41 47 50 32 40 Household textiles..................... 14 21 18 8 13 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares........................... 25 23 26 27 24 Major appliances..................... 6 5 9 6 6 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares......................... 19 18 17 21 19 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 59 63 74 52 52 Other housing.......................... 119 113 135 101 135 Apparel and services..................... 237 306 252 207 207 Males, 2 and over...................... 61 91 56 53 53 Females, 2 and over.................... 89 117 103 68 85 Children under 2....................... 42 52 52 35 31 Other apparel products and services.... 45 46 40 52 38 Jewelry and watches.................. 17 15 17 20 13 All other apparel products and services............................ 28 32 24 31 25 Transportation........................... 70 51 46 64 121 Health care.............................. 35 50 24 38 28 Entertainment............................ 74 71 85 68 75 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles.... 30 35 38 24 26 Other entertainment.................... 44 36 47 44 49 Personal care products and services...... 21 17 33 17 16 Reading.................................. 1 1 2 1 1 Education................................ 160 204 205 125 131 All other gifts.......................... 73 91 59 54 104 a Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. b Value less than 0.5. c Data are likely to have large sampling errors.