Table 2. SEX AND AGE OF REFERENCE PERSON (Single Females): Average annual expenditures and characteristics of single consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1988-89 All 65 and 75 and Item consumer Under 25 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 over 65 - 74 over units __________________________________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 14650 1764 2167 1319 1228 1776 6396 2772 3624 Number of sample interviews............... 11377 1432 1630 1054 920 1437 4904 2347 2557 Income before taxes 1/.................... 13803 8141 19270 23841 19804 15243 9989 11663 8688 Income after taxes 1/..................... 12669 7609 17041 20905 17453 14111 9650 11205 8441 Average number of persons in cons. unit... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Age of reference person................... 55.1 21.1 28.9 38.9 49.6 60.4 76.3 69.8 81.3 Average number of: Earners.................................. 0.5 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.1 0.2 0 Vehicles................................. 0.8 0.6 0.9 1 1.1 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.5 Children under 18........................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Percent distribution: Female................................... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Homeowner with mortgage.................. 15 0 17 32 39 25 8 14 4 Homeowner without mortgage............... 32 0 2 4 15 39 57 52 61 Renter................................... 53 99 81 64 46 36 35 34 35 Black.................................... 11 9 10 14 15 13 10 9 11 White and other.......................... 89 91 90 86 85 87 90 91 89 Elementary (1-8)......................... 15 1 1 3 4 9 31 22 37 High school (9-12)....................... 40 29 19 28 46 59 45 52 39 College.................................. 44 70 79 68 50 31 23 25 22 Never attended and other................. 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 At least one vehicle owned................ 66 57 80 84 78 77 55 70 43 Average annual expenditures............... 14275 11485 17416 21777 19851 15802 11058 12921 9555 Food..................................... 1915 1773 2059 2457 2470 2194 1637 1789 1499 Food at home............................ 1133 696 923 1281 1332 1389 1165 1218 1116 Cereals and bakery products............ 171 110 125 166 216 188 187 185 189 Cereals and cereal products........... 58 36 40 52 71 60 66 65 68 Bakery products....................... 113 74 85 114 144 129 121 120 121 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 255 138 191 257 322 356 261 285 238 Beef.................................. 70 37 47 68 87 94 74 82 67 Pork.................................. 49 23 34 52 61 78 49 58 41 Other meats........................... 36 18 27 34 62 49 36 38 34 Poultry............................... 49 22 42 54 50 69 52 55 49 Fish and seafood...................... 35 31 31 38 37 46 32 36 30 Eggs.................................. 16 7 11 11 24 20 17 16 18 Dairy products......................... 144 93 125 150 179 174 146 146 146 Fresh milk and cream.................. 67 43 47 61 84 74 74 72 77 Other dairy products.................. 77 50 77 89 96 100 72 75 69 Fruits and vegetables.................. 234 116 173 242 244 264 269 269 268 Fresh fruits.......................... 79 42 56 96 70 85 92 89 94 Fresh vegetables...................... 72 34 54 60 78 90 82 87 77 Processed fruits...................... 51 26 41 51 60 52 58 52 64 Processed vegetables.................. 32 13 21 36 36 36 37 41 33 Other food at home..................... 329 238 309 466 372 408 302 332 275 Sugar and other sweets................ 42 26 30 62 51 51 42 45 38 Fats and oils......................... 30 18 17 29 33 38 35 37 32 Miscellaneous foods................... 136 120 136 183 131 162 124 132 117 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 109 67 113 180 136 133 95 104 87 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 12 8 13 14 19 24 7 13 1 Food away from home..................... 782 1078 1136 1176 1138 805 472 572 383 Alcoholic beverages...................... 139 322 255 299 148 102 42 56 29 Housing.................................. 5255 3336 6002 7979 7105 5663 4508 5025 4105 Shelter................................. 3077 2225 4086 5274 4089 3163 2299 2654 2028 Owned dwellings........................ 1157 24 1006 2059 1975 1602 1053 1346 829 Mortgage interest..................... 482 19 761 1515 1150 503 168 256 101 Property taxes........................ 313 3 139 277 401 525 389 460 335 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 362 3 106 267 424 573 496 630 394 Rented dwellings....................... 1715 2027 2919 2825 1743 1245 1117 1122 1114 Other lodging.......................... 205 174 160 390 371 316 129 186 85 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1187 582 996 1356 1492 1488 1242 1329 1176 Natural gas............................ 169 35 106 167 223 262 192 192 192 Electricity............................ 435 167 343 433 540 536 492 538 457 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 69 9 20 47 56 109 98 87 107 Telephone.............................. 415 359 486 615 533 440 335 387 294 Water and other public services........ 100 13 41 94 140 142 125 125 125 Household operations.................... 236 26 70 138 203 214 382 301 443 Personal services...................... 56 0 2 1 2 6 125 26 200 Other household expenses............... 180 26 68 137 200 209 257 275 243 Housekeeping supplies................... 230 118 222 327 334 211 230 253 208 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 50 27 50 70 60 47 52 58 46 Other household products............... 90 34 86 135 156 86 87 88 87 Postage and stationery................. 90 57 87 123 117 78 91 108 75 Household furnishings and equipment..... 524 384 628 884 988 587 355 487 250 Household textiles..................... 50 36 32 47 93 82 43 51 37 Furniture.............................. 163 194 218 353 345 135 70 97 49 Floor coverings........................ 25 5 7 27 85 19 26 44 12 Major appliances....................... 80 27 70 115 110 100 79 97 66 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 34 26 40 47 47 56 22 32 15 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 173 97 261 296 308 196 115 167 71 Apparel and services..................... 1032 1198 1462 1828 1677 1127 573 809 357 Men and boys............................ 71 34 92 93 147 95 50 73 28 Men, 16 and over....................... 56 29 67 91 122 72 37 57 19 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 15 5 26 2 25 24 12 16 9 Women and girls......................... 672 832 920 1288 1138 685 365 524 218 Women, 16 and over..................... 658 824 907 1258 1120 671 353 503 213 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 14 8 13 30 18 14 12 21 4 Children under 2........................ 15 12 16 24 38 18 8 13 4 Footwear................................ 124 139 173 132 145 187 86 116 56 Other apparel products and services..... 149 180 261 292 209 141 65 83 51 Transportation........................... 1983 1986 3113 3320 2624 2552 1046 1667 569 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 703 848 1212 1306 563 1134 274 518 88 Cars and trucks, new................... 440 406 797 833 387 791 159 305 48 Cars and trucks, used.................. 264 442 415 473 176 343 115 213 40 Other vehicles......................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 384 425 528 561 593 466 225 344 134 Other vehicle expenses.................. 664 518 1060 1108 1115 716 382 575 233 Vehicle finance charges................ 87 91 178 199 170 76 19 38 5 Maintenance and repairs................ 233 167 306 428 405 251 152 238 85 Vehicle insurance...................... 260 203 384 355 348 332 177 250 122 Veh. rental, licenses, oth. charges.... 84 57 192 125 193 57 34 49 22 Public transportation................... 231 195 313 345 353 237 165 231 114 Health care.............................. 1024 268 613 782 777 982 1480 1521 1450 Health insurance........................ 405 50 144 185 243 450 656 655 656 Medical services........................ 380 131 317 401 353 324 486 539 446 Drugs................................... 184 43 90 119 133 171 281 275 286 Medical supplies........................ 54 44 61 76 48 37 57 51 61 Entertainment............................ 591 526 966 1178 954 566 301 413 213 Fees and admissions..................... 186 192 292 326 377 164 90 127 61 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 211 159 306 349 309 239 137 179 104 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 104 55 125 269 174 133 58 78 41 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 90 120 242 234 93 30 16 29 7 Personal care products and services...... 223 207 295 354 309 236 166 193 142 Reading.................................. 107 65 119 171 154 116 90 104 79 Education................................ 212 937 262 142 310 105 21 40 6 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 115 111 126 249 231 161 49 72 32 Miscellaneous............................ 339 128 415 507 783 416 232 265 203 Cash contributions....................... 482 99 210 358 571 456 696 547 809 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 860 529 1520 2153 1737 1125 218 420 64 Life and other personal insurance....... 104 13 88 130 145 156 106 173 56 Pensions and Social Security............ 756 516 1432 2023 1592 970 112 247 8 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 13803 8141 19270 23841 19804 15243 9989 11663 8688 Wages and salaries....................... 8257 7105 18273 20968 16453 9725 716 1533 81 Self-employment income................... 323 39 203 1691 871 206 90 176 22 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 3615 36 69 81 438 3197 7220 7902 6689 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1039 99 160 435 577 1554 1664 1711 1627 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 74 25 92 71 235 104 45 58 34 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 152 12 95 208 211 254 160 128 185 Regular contributions for support........ 268 639 301 215 945 166 67 118 27 Other income............................. 73 186 77 174 73 38 29 37 23 Personal taxes 1/......................... 1133 532 2230 2937 2351 1132 339 458 246 Federal income taxes..................... 905 468 1807 2321 1792 869 279 367 211 State and local income taxes............. 210 109 408 595 511 222 34 59 15 Other taxes.............................. 19 -45 14 20 48 42 26 32 21 Income after taxes 1/..................... 12669 7609 17041 20905 17453 14111 9650 11205 8441 Net change in total assets................ 992 415 1581 4186 2067 1209 27 -8 53 Net change in total liabilities........... 514 504 1168 1368 -398 902 186 406 18 Other money receipts...................... 352 74 69 1009 716 496 279 141 384 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -162 -3 -134 -281 -600 -257 -81 -146 -31 Estimated market value of owned home...... 35022 738 14527 32509 51333 57490 42570 44740 40910 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 227 4 117 225 313 324 283 299 271 Gifts of goods and services, total........ 673 392 502 797 1525 933 554 816 334 Clothing, males 2 and over............... 67 34 84 93 112 95 49 73 28 Clothing, females 2 and over............. 104 63 66 156 379 104 66 109 26 Clothing, infants less than 2............ 15 12 16 24 38 18 8 13 4 Jewelry and watches...................... 22 25 32 23 40 56 5 8 2 Small appliances and misc. housewares.... 11 5 13 11 24 24 7 11 3 Household textiles....................... 5 0 0 9 4 9 6 7 5 All other gifts.......................... 449 252 290 482 929 626 414 595 266 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary.