Table 2. SEX AND AGE OF REFERENCE PERSON (Single Females): Average annual expenditures and characteristics of single consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1990-91 All 65 and Item Single Under 25 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 over females ________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 15331 1979 1891 1315 1341 1728 7077 Income before taxes 1/.................... 15169 8354 23160 25409 21133 16566 11526 Income after taxes 1/..................... 13817 7779 20339 21749 18902 15051 10992 Age of reference person................... 56 20.7 29.1 39.5 49.4 60.1 76.4 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Children under 18........................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 1 Earners.................................. 0.5 0.9 1 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.1 Vehicles................................. 0.8 0.6 0.9 1 1.1 1 0.6 Percent distribution: Sex of reference person: Female................................. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Percent homeowner........................ 48 2 20 42 55 63 64 With mortgage........................... 15 1 18 36 38 22 8 Without mortgage........................ 33 1 2 6 17 41 56 Renter................................... 52 98 80 58 45 37 36 Black.................................... 10 5 12 15 15 13 9 White and other.......................... 90 95 88 85 85 87 91 Elementary (1-8)......................... 14 0 0 1 5 11 27 High school (9-12)....................... 40 26 23 28 49 52 47 College.................................. 44 73 76 71 46 37 24 Never attended and other................. 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 At least one vehicle owned............... 66 58 84 79 86 74 56 Average annual expenditures............... 15310 10386 19568 24470 19904 16725 12543 Food..................................... 1990 1614 2350 2444 2252 2197 1784 Food at home............................ 1227 606 1040 1332 1356 1446 1333 Cereals and bakery products............ 190 103 148 200 183 214 216 Cereals and cereal products........... 62 37 46 60 60 68 73 Bakery products....................... 128 66 101 140 123 146 144 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 293 93 214 315 369 357 331 Beef.................................. 90 21 69 106 121 103 100 Pork.................................. 58 16 30 48 78 73 71 Other meats........................... 41 18 29 50 46 53 43 Poultry............................... 54 24 36 53 54 67 63 Fish and seafood...................... 37 9 39 45 55 41 37 Eggs.................................. 14 6 11 13 15 19 17 Dairy products......................... 144 72 139 156 142 159 158 Fresh milk and cream.................. 63 27 55 69 56 68 73 Other dairy products.................. 81 45 84 87 86 90 85 Fruits and vegetables.................. 226 84 189 232 226 247 266 Fresh fruits.......................... 73 28 59 60 80 78 88 Fresh vegetables...................... 69 21 67 74 62 85 78 Processed fruits...................... 50 19 38 63 46 50 60 Processed vegetables.................. 34 15 25 35 39 33 40 Other food at home..................... 374 253 350 429 436 470 362 Sugar and other sweets................ 51 33 36 41 60 64 57 Fats and oils......................... 36 12 23 37 36 46 42 Miscellaneous foods................... 169 127 169 201 183 216 156 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 105 65 105 126 135 131 99 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 14 16 18 23 22 13 8 Food away from home..................... 763 1009 1310 1113 896 751 451 Alcoholic beverages...................... 143 171 312 369 230 82 40 Housing.................................. 5802 3338 7057 8352 7597 6360 5196 Shelter................................. 3450 2228 4864 5527 4387 3556 2825 Owned dwellings........................ 1457 105 1271 2515 2543 1756 1409 Mortgage interest and charges......... 541 56 961 1610 1584 595 155 Property taxes........................ 456 30 145 543 431 612 608 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 460 19 166 362 528 549 646 Rented dwellings....................... 1850 1899 3501 2812 1662 1633 1306 Other lodging.......................... 143 224 92 200 181 166 110 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1270 617 1178 1494 1554 1535 1318 Natural gas............................ 178 40 118 168 212 257 208 Electricity............................ 462 173 395 537 569 616 488 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 68 4 18 41 56 70 107 Telephone.............................. 442 381 589 644 548 432 364 Water and other public services........ 121 20 57 103 169 160 151 Household operations.................... 251 28 120 196 205 205 378 Personal services...................... 54 0 1 33 2 5 109 Other household expenses............... 197 28 119 163 203 200 269 Housekeeping supplies................... 242 127 267 264 255 275 248 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 54 27 59 68 57 61 55 Other household products............... 89 33 95 119 79 118 90 Postage and stationery................. 98 67 113 77 119 96 103 Household furnishings and equipment..... 589 338 629 872 1196 789 427 Household textiles..................... 56 20 60 79 45 77 56 Furniture.............................. 142 108 183 276 172 232 88 Floor coverings........................ 94 3 4 43 648 136 39 Major appliances....................... 62 25 53 86 74 65 67 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 46 27 48 62 51 65 43 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 188 156 280 324 207 213 134 Apparel and services..................... 975 827 1397 2262 1094 970 606 Men and boys............................ 58 29 121 55 124 78 32 Men, 16 and over....................... 49 29 117 46 113 56 23 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 9 0 3 9 11 23 10 Women and girls......................... 613 527 793 1485 677 610 387 Women, 16 and over..................... 601 521 780 1457 664 595 377 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 12 6 14 28 13 15 9 Children under 2........................ 17 10 28 22 16 30 13 Footwear................................ 133 96 201 351 75 113 94 Other apparel products and services..... 153 166 255 350 202 138 81 Transportation........................... 1984 1649 3062 4205 2802 2336 1137 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 626 391 951 1903 812 890 269 Cars and trucks, new................... 359 148 660 1035 517 690 102 Cars and trucks, used.................. 267 242 291 867 294 200 167 Other vehicles......................... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 397 435 582 631 604 439 243 Other vehicle expenses.................. 749 624 1191 1383 1111 783 472 Vehicle finance charges................ 104 112 256 232 169 80 31 Maintenance and repairs................ 260 244 395 411 364 263 180 Vehicle insurance...................... 291 201 368 489 435 347 218 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 95 67 174 251 143 92 44 Public transportation................... 212 198 337 288 276 224 153 Health care.............................. 1149 258 682 1164 842 1210 1562 Health insurance........................ 517 70 223 332 333 578 774 Medical services........................ 353 125 300 601 274 364 397 Drugs................................... 217 32 101 153 166 191 327 Medical supplies........................ 62 31 59 78 69 77 63 Entertainment............................ 630 514 1119 1119 1157 626 339 Fees and admissions..................... 178 201 343 276 250 193 92 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 231 186 352 413 401 215 151 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 158 59 256 302 401 173 80 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 62 68 167 128 105 45 15 Personal care products and services...... 230 164 264 295 272 288 200 Reading.................................. 108 63 125 179 112 118 100 Education................................ 193 879 212 164 169 79 33 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 113 79 171 211 203 175 56 Miscellaneous............................ 518 306 551 1037 732 776 369 Cash contributions....................... 573 35 248 284 516 399 916 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 904 489 2018 2383 1927 1109 204 Life and other personal insurance....... 101 9 90 110 177 162 99 Pensions and Social Security............ 803 480 1929 2273 1751 947 105 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 15169 8354 23160 25409 21133 16566 11526 Wages and salaries....................... 8772 6787 21986 24224 18580 9460 870 Self-employment income................... 180 73 473 173 231 336 88 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 4314 34 108 218 558 3369 8283 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1194 83 159 251 633 2008 1880 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 111 8 94 170 213 356 61 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 177 70 105 63 330 368 177 Regular contributions for support........ 326 1060 108 201 532 532 126 Other income............................. 94 238 126 108 57 138 41 Personal taxes 1/......................... 1352 575 2820 3660 2231 1515 534 Federal income taxes..................... 1062 441 2155 2961 1799 1210 409 State and local income taxes............. 241 131 636 677 363 233 61 Other taxes.............................. 49 3 29 21 69 72 64 Income after taxes 1/..................... 13817 7779 20339 21749 18902 15051 10992 Net change in total assets and liabilities -515 330 -413 -1218 524 -952 -738 Net change in total assets............... 135 598 1158 1473 2639 -328 -877 Net change in total liabilities.......... 650 268 1571 2691 2116 624 -139 Other money receipts...................... 243 233 101 299 300 167 280 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -164 -15 -145 -378 -532 -243 -82 Estimated market value of owned home...... 40798 2408 16434 38009 54380 56145 52239 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 257 9 126 285 316 350 323 Gifts of goods and services............... 642 417 624 1000 823 719 579 Food.................................... 38 27 42 83 51 59 22 Housing................................. 204 143 168 278 224 202 212 Housekeeping supplies................. 35 33 55 37 23 38 32 Household textiles.................... 14 9 12 14 6 15 17 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 23 9 13 32 21 34 26 Major appliances.................... 6 1 1 12 6 9 7 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 17 8 12 20 15 26 19 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 45 37 48 116 63 48 27 Other housing......................... 87 54 40 79 112 66 110 Apparel and services.................... 183 108 233 369 258 235 123 Males 2 and over...................... 56 29 104 55 124 78 32 Females 2 and over.................... 73 37 76 198 80 69 55 Children under 2...................... 17 10 28 22 16 30 13 Other apparel products and services... 37 32 25 95 38 58 24 Jewelry and watches................. 18 22 15 42 21 24 12 All other apparel products and serv. 19 10 10 53 17 34 12 Transportation.......................... 18 5 18 24 29 24 18 Health care............................. 47 4 15 20 28 25 81 Entertainment........................... 46 27 50 73 105 73 28 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 18 10 20 20 28 49 10 Other entertainment................... 28 17 30 53 77 23 18 Education............................... 31 14 4 51 74 44 28 All other gifts......................... 75 91 95 102 55 57 67 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary