TABLE 17. AGE OF REFERENCE PERSON AND INCOME BEFORE TAXES, CONSUMER EXPENDITURE SURVEY, AGE 35 TO 44, 1987-88--COMPLETE INCOME REPORTERS ONLY TOTAL LESS $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 ITEM COMPLETE THAN TO TO TO TO TO AND REPORTING $5,000 $9,999 $14,999 $19,999 $29,999 $39,999 OVER Number of consumer units (in thousands).......... 16588 800 1132 1324 1317 2878 3223 5912 Number of sample interviews...................... 13744 532 897 983 1075 2398 2699 5160 Consumer unit characteristics: Income before taxes 1/.......................... 36337 420 7628 12368 17399 24814 34742 62762 Income after taxes 1/........................... 32955 387 7433 11884 16471 22676 31639 56363 Average number of persons in consumer unit.... 3.4 2.6 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.6 Age of reference person....................... 39.2 39.2 38.8 38.9 38.5 38.9 39.2 39.5 Average number in consumer unit Earners.................................... 1.8 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.6 1.7 2 2.1 Vehicles................................... 2.4 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.9 2.4 2.8 2.9 Children under 18.......................... 1.4 1.1 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.4 Persons 65 and over........................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Percent distribution Sex of reference person: Male.................................... 71 48 44 48 57 68 79 86 Female.................................. 29 52 56 52 43 32 21 14 Housing tenure: Homeowner with mortgage................. 58 26 18 23 35 51 66 82 Homeowner without mortgage.............. 8 14 10 9 10 12 10 4 Renter.................................. 34 60 72 68 55 37 23 14 Race of reference person: Black................................... 11 24 26 21 19 12 7 5 White and other......................... 89 76 74 79 81 88 93 95 Education of reference person: Elementary (1-8)........................ 5 13 14 11 8 4 2 1 High school (9-12)...................... 39 50 52 53 53 44 41 26 College................................. 56 37 33 35 38 51 57 72 Never attended and other................ 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 0 At least one vehicle owned................. 92 66 70 82 93 95 97 97 Average annual expenditures...................... 32851 14477 13915 18255 20484 25838 32247 48307 Food.......................................... 4721 2257 2740 3100 3326 3999 4846 6195 Food at home............................... 2598 1467 1913 2105 2092 2253 2728 3115 Cereals and bakery products............. 383 215 269 301 295 341 407 460 Cereals and cereal products.......... 135 85 107 122 119 122 149 150 Bakery products...................... 248 130 161 179 176 219 257 310 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.......... 679 401 555 613 593 584 693 794 Beef................................. 236 171 179 232 227 204 225 276 Pork................................. 132 75 118 122 94 116 145 152 Other meats.......................... 103 68 69 93 102 78 104 125 Poultry.............................. 101 48 101 76 85 91 113 112 Fish and seafood..................... 76 13 50 58 56 64 76 100 Eggs................................. 31 26 38 31 30 32 30 29 Dairy products.......................... 336 185 239 282 270 301 356 398 Fresh milk and cream................. 161 107 135 167 147 145 175 173 Other dairy products................. 175 77 104 114 122 156 181 225 Fruits and vegetables................... 420 304 312 349 340 361 437 498 Fresh fruits......................... 133 83 81 99 110 111 148 160 Fresh vegetables..................... 127 100 113 116 103 115 125 147 Processed fruits..................... 94 74 62 79 74 77 92 118 Processed vegetables................. 65 47 56 55 52 58 72 73 Other food at home...................... 780 362 538 561 595 666 835 967 Sugar and other sweets............... 95 34 75 70 68 83 101 117 Fats and oils........................ 63 38 53 51 40 56 74 71 Miscellaneous foods.................. 331 148 214 241 252 277 352 415 Nonalcoholic beverages............... 248 124 183 184 220 227 256 293 Food pre. by CU on out-of-town trips. 44 17 13 15 15 23 53 71 Food away from home........................ 2123 789 827 995 1234 1746 2117 3080 Alcoholic beverages........................... 343 155 173 119 277 304 308 483 Housing....................................... 10069 5323 5155 6619 6204 7814 9056 14880 Shelter.................................... 5783 3105 2846 4263 3564 4478 5090 8555 Owned dwellings......................... 3720 1410 778 984 1199 2266 3403 6652 Mortgage interest.................... 2701 994 469 664 787 1538 2500 4917 Property taxes....................... 506 234 188 122 170 349 490 850 Main., rep., ins., other expenses.... 514 183 121 199 242 379 413 885 Rented dwellings........................ 1442 1542 1973 2403 2212 1822 1205 884 Other lodging........................... 621 153 95 876 153 391 482 1019 Utilities, fuels, and public services...... 1964 1465 1426 1535 1587 1822 1931 2403 Natural gas............................. 259 198 210 211 191 227 255 321 Electricity............................. 831 637 594 663 650 772 822 1014 Fuel oil and other fuels................ 83 56 41 44 56 74 82 115 Telephone............................... 589 452 461 500 571 575 566 676 Water and other public services......... 202 121 121 117 118 174 207 276 Household operations....................... 522 112 101 163 161 313 393 990 Personal services....................... 282 20 47 64 113 196 263 500 Other household expenses................ 240 92 55 99 48 116 130 490 Housekeeping supplies...................... 430 192 224 246 240 368 441 585 Laundry and cleaning supplies........... 123 99 92 81 85 118 124 148 Other household products................ 183 55 78 110 96 140 199 257 Postage and stationery.................. 124 38 54 55 58 110 119 180 Household furnishings and equipment........ 1370 448 558 413 653 832 1201 2347 Household textiles...................... 107 40 59 34 27 78 105 170 Furniture............................... 443 151 167 123 195 195 364 828 Floor coverings......................... 71 0 36 15 43 40 57 127 Major appliances........................ 205 109 135 87 111 173 209 293 Small app., miscellaneous housewares.... 78 19 43 27 40 49 73 129 Miscellaneous household equipment....... 464 129 119 127 236 298 393 800 Apparel and services.......................... 2049 688 819 1037 1055 1603 2067 3030 Men and boys............................... 558 198 187 240 242 386 553 877 Men, 16 and over........................ 390 133 90 138 164 259 408 622 Boys, 2 to 15........................... 168 65 97 102 78 127 145 256 Women and girls............................ 834 238 334 375 421 690 863 1210 Women, 16 and over...................... 622 162 232 236 317 510 658 905 Girls, 2 to 15.......................... 212 75 102 138 105 179 205 305 Children under 2........................... 64 21 40 48 51 47 73 83 Footwear................................... 269 67 125 195 167 236 286 355 Other apparel products and services........ 324 165 133 180 173 244 292 504 Transportation................................ 6182 2669 2280 3333 4197 4860 6617 8878 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)............. 2812 1135 986 1495 2028 1940 3122 4114 Cars and trucks, new.................... 1469 542 437 502 1137 632 1417 2519 Cars and trucks, used................... 1314 592 549 949 880 1280 1667 1561 Other vehicles.......................... 29 1 0 44 11 28 38 33 Gasoline and motor oil..................... 1138 700 578 726 896 1050 1241 1438 Other vehicle expenses..................... 1934 719 578 939 1108 1674 1982 2851 Vehicle finance charges................. 380 153 100 141 170 282 418 592 Maintenance and repairs................. 723 314 234 411 451 709 657 1033 Vehicle insurance....................... 584 185 193 289 359 520 674 812 Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges. 246 67 51 99 129 163 233 413 Public transportation...................... 298 115 138 172 165 197 272 475 Health care................................... 1167 749 448 808 957 1036 1228 1514 Health insurance........................... 357 205 121 223 283 390 377 443 Medical services........................... 568 416 209 413 497 441 565 770 Drugs...................................... 164 84 86 121 129 151 199 190 Medical supplies........................... 78 44 32 51 47 53 86 111 Entertainment................................. 1842 595 564 786 1002 1380 1770 2931 Fees and admissions........................ 500 154 106 174 219 322 487 851 Television, radios, sound equipment........ 539 191 260 338 352 484 536 751 Pets, toys, and playground equipment....... 331 94 133 177 204 267 367 468 Other ent. supplies, equip., and services.. 473 157 66 97 228 306 380 862 Personal care products and services........... 435 188 235 224 233 369 445 605 Reading....................................... 181 69 63 93 110 150 182 269 Education..................................... 439 223 169 219 180 318 325 745 Tobacco products and smoking supplies......... 277 264 281 284 235 294 310 259 Miscellaneous................................. 791 431 347 404 552 653 814 1114 Cash contributions............................ 837 496 136 243 528 646 625 1427 Personal insurance and pensions............... 3519 369 503 987 1628 2412 3655 5976 Life and other personal insurance.......... 395 147 107 175 179 306 423 610 Pensions and Social Security............... 3123 222 396 812 1449 2106 3231 5365 Sources of income and personal taxes: 1/ Money income before taxes........................ 36337 420 7628 12368 17399 24814 34742 62762 Wages and salaries............................ 31249 1569 3907 9057 14559 21831 31993 53370 Self-employment income........................ 3006 -2658 283 658 943 1201 1607 6922 Soc. Sec., private and government retirement.. 426 204 747 491 573 369 239 478 Int., divid., ren. income, other prop. income. 569 88 107 56 142 193 273 1276 Unemp. and workers' comp., vet. benefits...... 257 57 238 252 428 409 184 218 Pub. ass., sup. security income, foodstamps... 354 920 1938 942 282 275 129 19 Regular contributions for support............. 402 156 303 721 347 479 261 434 Other income.................................. 74 83 106 192 127 56 56 46 Personal taxes................................... 3382 33 195 484 928 2137 3103 6399 Federal income taxes.......................... 2663 -58 127 352 750 1685 2384 5088 State and local income taxes.................. 652 30 56 111 223 422 666 1170 Other taxes................................... 67 61 11 21 -45 30 52 141 Income after taxes............................... 32955 387 7433 11884 16471 22676 31639 56363 Addenda: Other money receipts.......................... 560 96 75 2105 108 620 306 578 Mortgage principal paid on owned property..... -707 -269 -186 -460 -317 -496 -629 -1154 Estimated market value of owned home.......... 64367 34092 16668 19283 23502 43497 59493 110000 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home.. 405 217 113 125 167 282 412 657 Gifts of goods and services: Clothing, males 2 and over................. 59 1 37 22 21 37 50 98 Clothing, females 2 and over............... 74 17 16 54 43 59 77 106 Clothing, infants less than 2.............. 30 17 4 20 9 24 47 38 Jewelry and watches........................ 23 20 5 23 12 19 28 27 Small app. and mis. housewares............. 14 4 4 9 7 7 14 24 Household textiles......................... 10 4 3 0 0 11 10 15 All other gifts............................ 627 194 170 280 264 412 590 1041 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary. - Data not available.