TABLE27: REGION OF RESIDENCE AND INCOME BEFORE TAXES, NORTHEAST: CONSUMER EXPENDITURE SURVEY, 1986-87 TOT COMPL ITEM REPORTERS <5000 5-9.9 10-14.9 15-19.9 20-29.9 30-39.9 40-49.9 50_OVER Number of consumer units (in thousands)......... 16412 1723 2783 1973 1512 2670 2058 1292 2401 Number of sample interviews..................... 13362 1448 2205 1571 1268 2140 1722 1126 1882 Income before taxes 1/.......................... 27020 2518 7218 12420 17398 24733 34360 44272 72593 Income after taxes 1/........................... 24913 2458 7162 12107 16550 22991 31609 40399 65462 Average number of persons in consumer unit...... 2.5 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.3 2.6 3 3.1 3.1 Age of reference person......................... 48.5 44.4 58.5 52.9 47.6 44.2 44.9 44.4 47 Average number of: Earners...................................... 1.3 0.8 0.5 0.8 1.2 1.5 1.8 2 2.2 Vehicles..................................... 1.6 0.7 0.7 1.2 1.4 1.8 2.2 2.3 2.6 Children under 18............................ 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.7 Persons 65 and over.......................... 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 Percent distribution: Male......................................... 62 41 36 56 62 68 78 79 84 Female....................................... 38 59 64 44 38 32 22 21 16 Homeowner with mortgage...................... 35 13 9 16 22 36 52 61 73 Homeowner without mortgage................... 25 17 33 36 26 24 24 17 18 Renter....................................... 40 70 58 47 52 40 24 22 9 Black........................................ 8 16 12 10 10 9 4 4 3 White and other.............................. 92 84 88 90 90 91 96 96 97 Elementary (1-8)............................. 12 18 26 18 9 6 4 6 2 High school (9-12)........................... 48 43 52 57 56 52 50 37 32 College...................................... 40 38 21 24 34 42 46 56 66 Never attended and other..................... 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 At least one vehicle owned................... 77 42 50 77 80 87 94 91 97 Average annual expenditures..................... 25749 12144 11780 15553 19380 25315 30401 37019 53529 Food......................................... 3998 2079 2165 2695 3243 4094 4478 5599 7077 Food at home.............................. 2299 1231 1549 1885 2042 2262 2669 3028 3446 Cereals and bakery products............ 336 184 220 289 313 337 377 462 475 Cereals and cereal products......... 107 56 77 101 106 108 113 148 137 Bakery products..................... 229 129 144 188 207 229 264 313 338 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 670 369 445 560 533 664 780 911 1014 Beef................................ 210 118 114 181 170 208 245 319 315 Pork................................ 121 48 90 108 87 122 144 186 167 Other meats......................... 95 48 61 80 80 100 122 122 133 Poultry............................. 118 69 91 97 91 107 141 137 189 Fish and seafood.................... 91 61 60 64 71 84 98 107 171 Eggs................................ 34 25 27 29 35 44 30 39 38 Dairy products......................... 300 166 231 228 275 286 354 390 429 Fresh milk and cream................ 142 92 143 116 140 133 152 169 172 Other dairy products................ 158 74 88 112 135 153 202 220 257 Fruits and vegetables.................. 388 228 263 349 363 380 432 480 570 Fresh fruits........................ 122 74 82 112 111 115 125 163 188 Fresh vegetables.................... 115 78 77 106 101 106 133 126 181 Processed fruits.................... 95 52 67 81 93 98 107 120 130 Processed vegetables................ 56 24 38 49 57 61 66 71 71 Other food at home..................... 576 273 381 442 533 565 693 740 894 Sugar and other sweets.............. 80 39 45 55 68 84 89 108 141 Fats and oils....................... 48 27 31 42 45 46 59 65 70 Miscellaneous foods................. 237 93 148 176 216 234 285 306 389 Nonalcoholic beverages.............. 211 114 158 169 204 200 261 261 294 Food pre. by cu on out of town trips... 29 11 9 17 24 29 32 45 64 Food away from home....................... 1699 848 615 810 1201 1832 1809 2572 3631 Alcoholic beverages.......................... 361 221 119 183 323 411 416 432 720 Housing...................................... 7919 4607 4482 5594 6395 7533 8863 10575 15269 Shelter................................... 4426 2806 2535 3133 3682 4224 4665 6300 8324 Owned dwellings........................ 2465 936 895 1172 1214 2024 2986 4243 6316 Mortgage interest................... 1328 353 198 321 428 1130 1691 2592 3964 Property taxes...................... 616 330 337 429 401 544 722 870 1288 Maint., rep., ins., other expenses.. 520 253 360 422 385 350 573 782 1065 Rented dwellings....................... 1471 1519 1499 1702 2244 1906 1216 1293 561 Other lodging.......................... 490 352 141 259 224 294 463 763 1447 Utilities, fuels, and public services..... 1725 1110 1222 1434 1528 1715 1976 2086 2711 Natural gas............................ 280 216 209 247 251 270 299 304 437 Electricity............................ 605 335 397 508 496 600 736 770 997 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 245 112 211 215 216 247 296 298 348 Telephone.............................. 477 387 341 368 467 492 499 551 721 Water and other public services........ 117 60 65 96 98 107 147 164 209 Household operations...................... 319 127 155 169 255 279 368 372 784 Personal services...................... 148 42 40 58 166 158 222 201 306 Other household expenses............... 171 85 115 111 89 121 146 171 478 Housekeeping supplies..................... 368 178 226 277 283 392 429 442 633 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 103 59 72 84 85 117 108 108 162 Other household products............... 142 50 73 93 106 162 171 168 268 Postage and stationery................. 124 69 81 99 92 113 150 166 203 Household furnishings and equipment....... 1081 385 344 581 648 923 1425 1376 2816 Household textiles..................... 106 56 42 70 59 85 151 123 243 Furniture.............................. 317 70 103 169 175 316 451 438 774 Floor coverings........................ 48 33 16 9 29 45 64 34 131 Major appliances....................... 161 64 69 81 138 148 220 189 367 Small appliances & misc. housewares.... 68 33 21 27 59 69 87 81 159 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 382 129 92 225 188 259 452 510 1141 Apparel and services......................... 1652 908 776 972 1002 1582 1885 2219 3616 Men and boys.............................. 414 177 155 232 257 344 466 595 1022 Men, 16 and over....................... 329 168 122 184 189 282 352 474 822 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 84 9 33 48 68 62 114 121 200 Women and girls........................... 704 390 359 395 441 683 839 895 1501 Women, 16 and over..................... 616 357 322 350 388 601 712 709 1354 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 88 33 36 46 53 82 127 185 147 Children under 2.......................... 63 31 29 44 40 73 100 96 89 Footwear.................................. 219 143 116 168 99 244 245 281 409 Other apparel products and services....... 252 167 118 132 165 238 235 353 595 Transportation............................... 4706 1718 1637 2575 2825 5070 6058 7716 10123 Vehicle purchases......................... 2139 648 607 953 911 2454 2875 3668 4928 Cars and trucks, new (net outlay)...... 1397 324 368 284 335 1438 1987 2482 3806 Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)..... 729 292 236 668 549 999 868 1179 1116 Other vehicles......................... 13 32 2 1 27 16 21 6 6 Gasoline and motor oil.................... 800 370 338 546 699 881 1064 1182 1395 Other vehicle expenses.................... 1396 434 511 884 990 1390 1771 2316 2936 Vehicle finance charges................ 244 75 51 117 155 263 342 429 546 Maintenance and repairs................ 493 144 207 369 370 418 624 820 1013 Vehicle insurance...................... 471 159 186 326 324 505 617 735 936 Vehicle rent., licenses, other charges. 187 56 67 74 140 204 189 331 442 Public transportation..................... 372 265 181 192 225 345 347 551 863 Health care.................................. 1109 578 847 955 1216 1155 1157 1310 1640 Health insurance.......................... 323 205 321 392 349 329 324 291 344 Medical services.......................... 523 221 315 238 641 596 516 750 946 Drugs..................................... 187 114 168 204 168 178 210 184 247 Medical supplies.......................... 75 38 42 121 59 51 107 85 104 Entertainment................................ 1231 588 414 657 1171 1109 1520 1881 2650 Fees and admissions....................... 354 164 110 136 232 288 410 556 945 Television, radios, sound equipment....... 387 223 178 238 302 369 501 638 704 Pets, toys, and playground equipment...... 224 92 87 121 310 216 319 315 361 Other ent. sup., equip., and services..... 266 109 38 162 327 236 291 373 640 Personal care products and services.......... 338 161 146 255 284 336 404 437 641 Reading...................................... 172 92 96 126 149 164 223 227 303 Education.................................... 442 398 197 152 313 309 408 361 1297 Tobacco products and smoking supplies........ 239 166 155 217 250 271 288 302 287 Miscellaneous................................ 536 303 229 292 435 519 686 901 986 Cash contributions........................... 620 80 233 221 483 576 597 666 1911 Personal insurance and pensions.............. 2427 246 284 659 1290 2185 3419 4391 7009 Life and other personal insurance......... 256 84 88 126 199 253 334 456 543 Pensions and Social Security.............. 2172 162 196 532 1091 1932 3085 3935 6466 Money income before taxes....................... 27020 2518 7218 12420 17398 24733 34360 44272 72593 Wages and salaries........................... 20560 871 1613 5634 10954 19221 29157 37199 60141 Self-employment income....................... 1713 -53 70 197 768 1015 1412 3246 6940 S. Security, private and gvrnmnt retirement.. 2981 960 4151 5057 4114 2905 2351 1546 2050 Int.,divid.,rent. income,other prop. income.. 967 -4 199 528 645 902 1002 1623 2804 Unemp. and workers' compen., veterans' ben... 236 42 218 177 321 298 212 259 331 Pub. ass., supp. sec. income, foodstamps..... 290 564 786 497 159 74 71 12 6 Regular contributions for support............ 171 75 98 203 217 247 116 282 169 Other income................................. 103 62 83 126 221 70 39 105 152 Personal taxes.................................. 2108 60 56 313 848 1741 2751 3873 7130 Federal income taxes......................... 1639 13 7 206 595 1310 2066 3039 5781 State and local income taxes................. 409 35 23 85 226 370 584 768 1205 Other taxes.................................. 60 12 26 21 27 62 100 66 144 Income after taxes.............................. 24913 2458 7162 12107 16550 22991 31609 40399 65462 Net change in total assets................... 3758 595 301 651 918 2201 3254 5341 15689 Net change in total liabilities.............. 2294 405 -477 -603 120 2224 2491 5410 8846 Other money receipts......................... 216 59 29 50 66 123 285 473 682 Mortgage principal paid on owned property.... -342 -112 -80 -185 -184 -297 -488 -635 -809 Estimated market value of owned home......... 63893 32334 38546 37466 40793 55916 72405 87374 141000 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home. 363 151 218 239 233 308 435 509 789 Gifts of: Clothing, males 2 and over................... 71 62 47 60 37 55 88 81 132 Clothing, females 2 and over................. 96 36 44 65 32 107 152 62 216 Clothing, infants less than 2................ 30 14 11 19 20 30 43 55 48 Jewelry and watches.......................... 29 16 12 28 15 24 31 32 69 Small appliances & misc. housewares.......... 22 6 6 6 9 25 23 29 64 Household textiles........................... 14 4 2 11 14 9 5 29 39 All other gifts.............................. 640 221 186 257 534 591 716 664 1794 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Components of income and taxes are drived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary.