Table 1. Northeast region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1988-89 Complete reporting of income Complete Less $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 Item reporting than to to to to to to and of income $5,000 $9,999 $14,999 $19,999 $29,999 $39,999 $49,999 over __________________________________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 16396 1233 2201 1835 1503 2803 2162 1424 3233 Number of sample interviews............... 12510 1020 1731 1338 1176 2139 1683 1110 2313 Income before taxes 1/.................... 31994 2595 7429 12252 17476 24297 34447 44443 77434 Income after taxes 1/..................... 29214 2630 7310 11881 16326 22681 31637 40681 69089 Average number of persons in cons. unit... 2.5 1.6 1.7 2 2.3 2.5 2.8 3.1 3.1 Age of reference person................... 48.5 41.2 59 56.4 50.2 46.4 43.4 44.8 45.8 Average number of: Earners.................................. 1.3 0.8 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.4 1.7 2 2.2 Vehicles................................. 1.7 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.3 1.7 2.1 2.4 2.7 Children under 18........................ 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 64 43 40 51 57 65 74 78 82 Female................................... 36 57 60 49 43 35 26 22 18 Homeowner with mortgage.................. 35 6 9 13 18 31 44 56 70 Homeowner without mortgage............... 25 14 34 30 31 27 22 21 18 Renter................................... 41 80 57 57 50 42 34 23 12 Black.................................... 9 22 14 9 12 10 7 5 4 White and other.......................... 91 78 86 91 88 90 93 95 96 Elementary (1-8)......................... 10 16 25 21 11 7 4 5 2 High school (9-12)....................... 46 42 52 51 59 53 47 52 28 College.................................. 43 41 23 27 30 40 49 44 70 Never attended and other................. 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 At least one vehicle owned................ 79 35 50 68 80 88 93 96 97 Average annual expenditures............... 28226 10255 11787 16993 18592 25009 31937 36226 54223 Food..................................... 4328 1935 2143 2869 3254 4238 4944 5695 7285 Food at home............................ 2404 1138 1548 1937 2051 2417 2790 3012 3415 Cereals and bakery products............ 384 179 238 305 338 380 444 481 561 Cereals and cereal products........... 127 62 84 126 117 130 140 140 174 Bakery products....................... 257 117 154 179 221 250 304 341 388 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 646 291 455 497 558 682 725 786 907 Beef.................................. 197 96 135 137 194 242 212 236 253 Pork.................................. 109 51 92 86 91 104 130 120 153 Other meats........................... 99 38 71 65 74 93 112 120 166 Poultry............................... 121 55 83 100 98 130 141 158 160 Fish and seafood...................... 88 34 46 81 72 83 97 112 140 Eggs.................................. 31 16 27 30 28 31 32 40 35 Dairy products......................... 300 143 185 247 251 311 357 369 420 Fresh milk and cream.................. 139 74 100 129 127 144 174 155 169 Other dairy products.................. 161 69 85 118 125 167 182 215 252 Fruits and vegetables.................. 420 183 294 363 361 426 496 510 568 Fresh fruits.......................... 129 51 92 119 102 127 162 165 162 Fresh vegetables...................... 132 55 96 126 112 137 147 150 178 Processed fruits...................... 100 44 71 76 88 98 108 129 145 Processed vegetables.................. 61 33 35 42 59 63 79 66 83 Other food at home..................... 653 342 376 526 542 617 769 865 959 Sugar and other sweets................ 81 34 49 65 64 76 94 103 127 Fats and oils......................... 54 28 38 46 45 54 64 63 76 Miscellaneous foods................... 263 162 152 211 203 245 311 371 380 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 222 111 133 188 205 222 263 289 299 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 32 7 4 16 25 21 38 39 77 Food away from home..................... 1923 797 595 932 1202 1821 2154 2683 3871 Alcoholic beverages...................... 306 123 106 151 225 299 411 514 483 Housing.................................. 9011 3788 4619 6370 6600 7924 9720 10498 16460 Shelter................................. 5242 2351 2649 3884 3812 4652 5539 5857 9589 Owned dwellings........................ 2901 552 916 1087 1267 2051 2953 3865 7215 Mortgage interest..................... 1530 184 256 296 371 952 1530 2340 4297 Property taxes........................ 765 239 367 450 511 556 893 839 1596 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 606 129 293 341 385 543 531 686 1322 Rented dwellings....................... 1719 1620 1572 2228 2244 2055 2008 1423 969 Other lodging.......................... 622 180 162 569 301 546 577 569 1405 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1840 875 1232 1472 1643 1751 1999 2188 2741 Natural gas............................ 260 114 215 258 225 242 280 279 356 Electricity............................ 650 258 414 518 563 622 723 782 990 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 252 105 170 183 250 244 253 380 355 Telephone.............................. 536 350 347 424 500 515 581 557 795 Water and other public services........ 143 48 86 90 104 128 161 189 245 Household operations.................... 407 67 176 215 207 287 404 467 977 Personal services...................... 177 19 75 80 105 131 220 285 356 Other household expenses............... 231 48 101 134 102 156 183 182 621 Housekeeping supplies................... 387 159 193 311 317 355 438 560 617 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 110 58 66 100 88 103 127 140 159 Other household products............... 151 55 62 127 102 131 177 242 252 Postage and stationery................. 126 46 65 84 126 120 134 178 205 Household furnishings and equipment..... 1134 335 369 488 622 879 1340 1425 2537 Household textiles..................... 104 81 23 75 81 80 112 104 217 Furniture.............................. 352 58 64 158 193 268 332 355 928 Floor coverings........................ 86 13 6 29 29 66 145 88 205 Major appliances....................... 162 67 52 84 124 123 173 307 297 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 70 21 24 52 46 49 77 106 142 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 360 95 199 89 148 293 501 465 749 Apparel and services..................... 1750 604 640 923 913 1652 2241 2394 3342 Men and boys............................ 437 153 138 213 240 407 475 590 935 Men, 16 and over....................... 355 128 95 145 168 332 388 543 758 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 83 25 43 67 72 76 86 46 177 Women and girls......................... 732 237 249 456 360 679 978 1055 1354 Women, 16 and over..................... 616 213 204 347 306 602 815 862 1155 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 116 24 45 109 55 78 164 193 199 Children under 2........................ 69 34 19 46 45 64 105 103 108 Footwear................................ 225 65 128 106 134 252 378 285 304 Other apparel products and services..... 287 116 105 103 134 249 304 362 640 Transportation........................... 4890 1509 1501 2612 2784 4288 6411 6602 9520 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 2059 644 463 1210 963 1767 2944 2677 4066 Cars and trucks, new................... 1239 332 281 698 579 747 1871 1393 2791 Cars and trucks, used.................. 803 312 182 488 384 1019 1052 1285 1220 Other vehicles......................... 17 0 0 24 0 1 22 0 56 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 833 328 305 468 584 814 1026 1207 1431 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1618 381 539 718 967 1366 1990 2327 3302 Vehicle finance charges................ 250 48 61 87 140 215 339 410 502 Maintenance and repairs................ 518 144 203 249 323 417 645 737 1030 Vehicle insurance...................... 645 152 224 315 402 587 781 904 1267 Veh. rental, licenses, oth. charges.... 204 38 51 68 102 147 225 276 504 Public transportation................... 380 155 195 215 271 341 450 390 720 Health care.............................. 1285 340 920 1422 1314 1229 1117 1538 1859 Health insurance........................ 440 153 436 600 461 422 385 451 500 Medical services........................ 573 90 287 500 624 545 468 772 978 Drugs................................... 194 65 163 259 175 196 192 208 229 Medical supplies........................ 78 32 34 62 55 66 72 107 152 Entertainment............................ 1446 453 491 652 770 1245 1518 1705 3261 Fees and admissions..................... 410 147 123 141 209 307 436 515 980 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 440 201 192 289 314 470 462 575 749 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 262 51 134 130 145 274 329 341 469 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 334 54 42 92 102 194 291 274 1062 Personal care products and services...... 358 173 159 247 243 319 418 482 637 Reading.................................. 188 88 94 128 127 170 210 235 331 Education................................ 390 596 230 135 141 195 256 348 961 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 256 127 166 192 249 287 305 334 313 Miscellaneous............................ 617 217 195 367 324 524 734 764 1276 Cash contributions....................... 637 150 291 383 431 546 577 800 1345 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 2763 153 233 542 1215 2093 3075 4319 7148 Life and other personal insurance....... 322 49 80 132 234 307 321 475 683 Pensions and Social Security............ 2442 105 154 410 981 1786 2754 3844 6465 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 31994 2595 7429 12252 17476 24297 34447 44443 77434 Wages and salaries....................... 24010 1166 1535 4518 10471 17659 28139 38242 61856 Self-employment income................... 2549 -100 105 312 656 803 1380 2091 9869 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 3440 786 4332 5890 5131 3904 3203 2452 1860 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1179 78 188 502 465 957 1045 1264 3233 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 205 17 168 170 202 242 213 155 309 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 265 468 932 409 182 203 17 25 18 Regular contributions for support........ 267 127 103 367 231 432 416 146 203 Other income............................. 79 54 66 85 138 97 34 68 86 Personal taxes 1/......................... 2780 -35 119 371 1150 1616 2810 3762 8345 Federal income taxes..................... 2169 -38 84 260 912 1177 2069 2869 6715 State and local income taxes............. 600 4 21 106 337 419 726 868 1578 Other taxes.............................. 11 -1 14 6 -98 20 15 25 52 Income after taxes 1/..................... 29214 2630 7310 11881 16326 22681 31637 40681 69089 Net change in total assets................ 2626 -331 5 -343 163 1151 4002 4486 7910 Net change in total liabilities........... 2378 -112 -199 1169 100 2084 2767 4921 5705 Other money receipts...................... 871 14 70 59 747 781 1087 878 2190 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -479 -50 -125 -261 -204 -379 -493 -585 -1164 Estimated market value of owned home...... 84485 24881 40313 45631 47161 71505 83023 98667 182680 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 437 108 216 248 290 358 447 539 907 Gifts of goods and services, total........ 940 373 321 496 477 892 906 1223 2009 Clothing, males 2 and over............... 71 12 40 35 53 75 69 74 144 Clothing, females 2 and over............. 114 25 43 115 72 144 129 141 175 Clothing, infants less than 2............ 31 8 8 32 14 26 39 39 62 Jewelry and watches...................... 35 25 9 4 16 42 40 46 71 Small appliances and misc. housewares.... 24 3 4 24 21 14 26 54 39 Household textiles....................... 10 2 2 18 0 7 3 9 26 All other gifts.......................... 655 298 215 268 301 584 600 860 1492 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary.