TABLE 3: SIZE OF CONSUMER UNIT AND INCOME BEFORE TAXES, CONSUMER EXPENDITURE SURVEY, THREE PERSONS, 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)......... 13663 855 1412 1439 1300 2662 2196 1524 2277 Number of sample interviews..................... 11689 643 1170 1160 1093 2259 1934 1352 2078 Income before taxes 1/.......................... 31223 2071 7450 12508 17371 24859 34428 44235 72290 Income after taxes 1/........................... 28516 2036 7276 12093 16480 23144 31309 40094 64721 Average number of persons in consumer unit...... 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Age of reference person......................... 42.6 40 41.5 44.9 42 41.1 42.6 41.7 45.8 Average number of: Earners...................................... 1.8 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.8 2 2 2.2 Vehicles..................................... 2.4 1.3 1.3 1.8 2.2 2.4 2.8 3 3.1 Children under 18............................ 0.8 1.2 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 Persons 65 and over.......................... 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 Percent distribution: Male......................................... 72 41 40 62 73 72 84 83 88 Female....................................... 28 59 60 38 27 28 16 17 12 Homeowner with mortgage...................... 49 27 20 27 35 47 59 71 75 Homeowner without mortgage................... 19 11 18 28 23 20 20 15 14 Renter....................................... 32 61 63 45 43 33 21 15 11 Black........................................ 12 28 26 19 11 11 8 5 4 White and other.............................. 88 72 74 81 89 89 92 95 96 Elementary (1-8)............................. 9 14 19 15 17 8 6 3 1 High school (9-12)........................... 50 60 61 58 53 54 53 43 31 College...................................... 40 25 19 25 30 37 41 54 69 Never attended and other..................... 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 At least one vehicle owned................... 91 63 67 87 95 97 98 99 98 Average annual expenditures..................... 28865 14764 12878 17493 20970 26021 30611 37187 51720 Food......................................... 4200 2994 2538 2916 3362 4011 4237 5050 6544 Food at home.............................. 2482 2075 1876 2078 2262 2417 2422 2827 3290 Cereals and bakery products............ 344 300 265 292 328 335 331 393 441 Cereals and cereal products......... 114 102 105 108 112 115 104 121 135 Bakery products..................... 230 198 159 184 216 221 228 273 306 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 698 563 548 612 635 722 680 703 914 Beef................................ 243 189 159 188 225 255 240 259 334 Pork................................ 150 135 151 144 119 160 136 148 177 Other meats......................... 99 91 71 91 96 106 100 98 121 Poultry............................. 100 74 86 87 94 94 93 96 146 Fish and seafood.................... 69 35 43 65 65 58 81 72 102 Eggs................................ 37 39 37 38 36 48 30 30 34 Dairy products......................... 310 260 249 245 292 302 307 364 391 Fresh milk and cream................ 152 147 143 137 148 153 147 161 168 Other dairy products................ 158 113 105 108 144 149 159 203 223 Fruits and vegetables.................. 378 313 298 327 349 331 376 422 527 Fresh fruits........................ 110 89 76 97 91 89 112 131 166 Fresh vegetables.................... 114 98 88 102 107 98 112 125 165 Processed fruits.................... 87 69 71 73 78 77 88 101 118 Processed vegetables................ 66 56 63 56 72 67 64 64 78 Other food at home..................... 714 618 501 587 630 691 679 886 953 Sugar and other sweets.............. 87 64 59 73 83 84 66 115 130 Fats and oils....................... 60 75 47 51 55 56 56 69 77 Miscellaneous foods................. 324 254 203 245 294 319 321 408 438 Nonalcoholic beverages.............. 243 225 192 218 198 232 236 294 308 Food pre. by cu on out of town trips... 39 22 15 13 28 35 50 59 64 Food away from home....................... 1718 919 662 839 1100 1593 1816 2223 3254 Alcoholic beverages.......................... 280 81 77 97 205 285 320 352 533 Housing...................................... 8529 5391 4740 5772 6813 7508 8548 10527 14619 Shelter................................... 4505 2911 2460 2755 3620 3818 4457 5694 8036 Owned dwellings........................ 2806 1423 850 1174 1399 2192 2842 4308 6051 Mortgage interest................... 1867 927 520 722 836 1456 1911 2965 4069 Property taxes...................... 454 208 178 202 280 361 488 575 974 Maint., rep., ins., other expenses.. 485 287 152 250 283 375 444 768 1008 Rented dwellings....................... 1230 1338 1481 1430 1966 1415 1063 816 711 Other lodging.......................... 469 151 129 151 255 211 553 570 1274 Utilities, fuels, and public services..... 1919 1462 1423 1636 1691 1870 1960 2106 2601 Natural gas............................ 275 147 244 217 229 275 261 306 396 Electricity............................ 800 655 568 675 717 778 866 875 1039 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 113 123 76 126 98 121 114 87 139 Telephone.............................. 558 436 433 479 513 530 549 604 769 Water and other public services........ 173 101 102 139 133 166 170 234 259 Household operations...................... 506 182 184 247 387 455 514 741 955 Personal services...................... 318 102 119 177 288 340 385 536 392 Other household expenses............... 189 80 65 70 99 116 129 205 563 Housekeeping supplies..................... 399 265 234 333 333 353 388 527 602 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 124 107 91 91 116 132 123 159 145 Other household products............... 163 75 86 184 140 128 158 204 257 Postage and stationery................. 111 82 56 57 77 93 107 165 199 Household furnishings and equipment....... 1201 571 439 801 781 1012 1230 1459 2425 Household textiles..................... 124 45 37 82 66 99 102 199 268 Furniture.............................. 356 155 141 186 282 307 388 344 749 Floor coverings........................ 83 5 16 9 34 50 100 67 260 Major appliances....................... 175 77 113 141 165 164 187 210 258 Small appliances & misc. housewares.... 70 45 29 37 49 50 75 91 141 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 393 244 104 346 186 343 377 549 749 Apparel and services......................... 1679 889 782 1038 1130 1515 1796 2017 3066 Men and boys.............................. 434 182 155 243 271 447 446 545 804 Men, 16 and over....................... 359 125 66 142 232 382 371 490 695 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 76 56 89 101 39 65 75 55 109 Women and girls........................... 666 383 318 428 458 546 712 814 1247 Women, 16 and over..................... 576 307 246 336 389 464 623 712 1126 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 90 76 71 91 69 82 89 102 121 Children under 2.......................... 113 71 63 80 84 118 142 146 138 Footwear.................................. 191 84 110 129 151 200 221 195 291 Other apparel products and services....... 274 169 136 158 167 204 274 317 586 Transportation............................... 5902 2307 2019 3555 4328 5763 6727 8162 9894 Vehicle purchases......................... 2861 858 672 1561 2085 2959 3333 4037 4880 Cars and trucks, new (net outlay)...... 1712 239 277 685 984 1657 1881 2927 3308 Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)..... 1129 610 378 870 1087 1276 1413 1089 1556 Other vehicles......................... 21 9 17 6 15 26 39 21 15 Gasoline and motor oil.................... 1084 605 586 862 943 1118 1238 1298 1458 Other vehicle expenses.................... 1713 706 635 1018 1172 1558 1950 2612 2856 Vehicle finance charges................ 364 115 97 187 266 343 458 568 586 Maintenance and repairs................ 604 290 254 389 427 532 618 993 982 Vehicle insurance...................... 551 233 213 339 368 515 667 786 892 Vehicle rent., licenses, other charges. 194 68 72 103 111 167 207 265 395 Public transportation..................... 244 138 126 114 128 127 206 214 701 Health care.................................. 1239 745 648 1021 1038 1290 1268 1392 1849 Health insurance.......................... 395 212 201 396 402 467 418 421 455 Medical services.......................... 554 351 275 351 420 493 561 612 1036 Drugs..................................... 203 131 143 221 156 199 217 233 253 Medical supplies.......................... 87 50 28 52 61 131 71 127 106 Entertainment................................ 1425 546 543 796 917 1157 1614 1921 2780 Fees and admissions....................... 334 140 108 124 156 216 329 434 859 Television, radios, sound equipment....... 471 196 250 307 316 424 534 680 756 Pets, toys, and playground equipment...... 273 112 128 163 272 256 310 353 419 Other ent. sup., equip., and services..... 347 99 58 201 173 260 441 455 746 Personal care products and services.......... 384 272 188 177 283 383 385 515 647 Reading...................................... 150 75 69 90 118 132 158 195 268 Education.................................... 341 254 123 246 96 196 274 363 926 Tobacco products and smoking supplies........ 300 276 265 284 286 307 325 302 316 Miscellaneous................................ 639 246 276 373 426 651 859 842 936 Cash contributions........................... 819 354 135 253 557 488 702 1000 2303 Personal insurance and pensions.............. 2978 334 475 875 1412 2336 3397 4548 7039 Life and other personal insurance......... 360 167 121 199 257 324 480 454 605 Pensions and Social Security.............. 2618 167 353 676 1155 2013 2917 4095 6434 Money income before taxes....................... 31223 2071 7450 12508 17371 24859 34428 44235 72290 Wages and salaries........................... 25726 998 3473 7347 12848 20679 29584 40046 60376 Self-employment income....................... 1971 -921 57 714 686 1187 1716 1362 7345 S. Security, private and gvrnmnt retirement.. 1829 414 1509 3106 2657 1753 1840 1502 1579 Int.,divid.,rent. income,other prop. income.. 692 66 126 179 401 287 772 853 2055 Unemp. and workers' compen., veterans' ben... 247 56 123 198 335 443 254 226 154 Pub. ass., supp. sec. income, foodstamps..... 369 1206 1880 555 120 97 27 27 19 Regular contributions for support............ 293 135 233 306 249 365 153 179 532 Other income................................. 96 117 47 102 74 49 82 40 230 Personal taxes.................................. 2707 35 174 415 891 1716 3119 4141 7569 Federal income taxes......................... 2140 16 95 337 700 1320 2421 3193 6152 State and local income taxes................. 514 10 50 84 196 355 634 843 1297 Other taxes.................................. 52 8 29 -7 -5 41 65 105 120 Income after taxes.............................. 28516 2036 7276 12093 16480 23144 31309 40094 64721 Net change in total assets................... 3825 114 -77 318 327 929 3885 5834 13838 Net change in total liabilities.............. 3272 357 -488 312 618 1899 1443 7968 10312 Other money receipts......................... 380 149 61 1597 88 260 335 325 280 Mortgage principal paid on owned property.... -553 -269 -167 -273 -311 -414 -577 -802 -1188 Estimated market value of owned home......... 55054 29636 23896 31679 32312 42435 55434 69669 116000 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home. 349 166 145 205 203 298 366 474 679 Gifts of: Clothing, males 2 and over................... 59 23 53 33 25 71 60 56 99 Clothing, females 2 and over................. 75 33 15 48 22 69 98 88 147 Clothing, infants less than 2................ 39 21 15 22 25 40 43 47 69 Jewelry and watches.......................... 22 15 9 12 9 9 19 19 66 Small appliances & misc. housewares.......... 21 10 10 6 9 16 25 30 42 Household textiles........................... 15 7 1 4 14 13 17 27 23 All other gifts.............................. 605 278 228 244 307 342 509 715 1682 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Components of income and taxes are drived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary.