Table 2. SEX AND AGE OF REFERENCE PERSON (Single Females): Average annual expenditures and characteristics of single consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1991-92 All 65 and Item consumer Under 25 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 over units ________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 15583 1771 1917 1417 1481 1758 7239 Income before taxes 1/.................... 16432 8898 24721 28037 23619 18918 11723 Income after taxes 1/..................... 14938 8388 21319 24033 21345 17294 11186 Age of reference person................... 56.6 21 29.1 39.8 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 0.9 0.6 0.1 Vehicles................................. 0.8 0.7 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 17 44 54 62 62 With mortgage........................... 15 1 15 37 39 23 8 Without mortgage........................ 32 1 2 7 16 39 55 Renter................................... 52 98 83 56 46 38 38 Black.................................... 10 5 11 13 12 15 9 White and other.......................... 90 95 89 87 88 85 91 Elementary (1-8)......................... 14 0 1 2 6 13 26 High school (9-12)....................... 39 23 22 22 47 49 48 College.................................. 46 77 77 76 48 38 25 Never attended and other................. 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 At least one vehicle owned............... 65 62 81 78 83 70 55 Average annual expenditures............... 16440 10921 21312 24774 21608 19151 13057 Food..................................... 2074 1540 2507 2484 2529 2169 1864 Food at home............................ 1309 670 1107 1401 1523 1502 1403 Cereals and bakery products............ 205 116 154 212 233 228 227 Cereals and cereal products........... 66 40 53 63 75 76 71 Bakery products....................... 139 76 101 149 158 151 156 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 309 109 237 317 391 355 346 Beef.................................. 89 21 70 109 130 97 96 Pork.................................. 68 21 45 48 90 70 84 Other meats........................... 42 19 38 46 41 47 48 Poultry............................... 58 31 35 61 70 76 62 Fish and seafood...................... 36 11 36 42 41 44 37 Eggs.................................. 16 5 12 12 20 21 20 Dairy products......................... 152 86 151 149 176 171 159 Fresh milk and cream.................. 63 31 60 62 64 70 71 Other dairy products.................. 89 55 91 87 112 102 88 Fruits and vegetables.................. 244 101 193 259 244 281 281 Fresh fruits.......................... 78 31 56 78 73 79 96 Fresh vegetables...................... 72 28 63 86 68 86 79 Processed fruits...................... 56 21 45 58 62 66 64 Processed vegetables.................. 38 20 30 36 41 49 42 Other food at home..................... 399 258 372 463 479 467 391 Sugar and other sweets................ 55 36 39 44 60 72 61 Fats and oils......................... 37 14 24 34 46 43 44 Miscellaneous foods................... 182 116 185 218 214 214 173 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 107 69 104 128 132 125 101 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 18 22 18 38 27 13 12 Food away from home..................... 765 870 1400 1083 1006 667 461 Alcoholic beverages...................... 141 160 290 344 187 86 51 Housing.................................. 6337 3508 7762 9155 8641 7106 5418 Shelter................................. 3766 2391 5412 6063 5083 4035 2882 Owned dwellings........................ 1590 98 1442 3022 2923 2236 1285 Mortgage interest and charges......... 643 44 1044 1871 1874 823 148 Property taxes........................ 511 32 232 596 654 777 592 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 436 22 166 555 395 637 545 Rented dwellings....................... 2059 2136 3858 2852 2010 1666 1515 Other lodging.......................... 117 157 111 189 151 133 83 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1356 657 1199 1542 1704 1721 1373 Natural gas............................ 186 36 108 164 198 306 217 Electricity............................ 491 192 408 540 657 634 509 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 79 7 17 59 69 109 112 Telephone.............................. 452 398 605 631 564 472 363 Water and other public services........ 147 24 61 148 216 200 173 Household operations.................... 306 37 81 166 317 316 454 Personal services...................... 82 0 6 6 3 35 164 Other household expenses............... 224 37 75 160 315 281 290 Housekeeping supplies................... 269 130 241 298 363 294 276 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 62 38 65 54 76 77 62 Other household products............... 98 27 76 133 103 118 108 Postage and stationery................. 109 65 100 111 185 99 107 Household furnishings and equipment..... 639 293 829 1087 1173 740 432 Household textiles..................... 55 25 45 83 49 70 56 Furniture.............................. 149 80 226 449 161 170 80 Floor coverings........................ 88 2 7 32 477 127 41 Major appliances....................... 65 19 59 76 102 99 58 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 52 27 71 64 94 62 38 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 231 140 420 383 290 211 159 Apparel and services..................... 1030 1219 1613 1482 1395 947 666 Men and boys............................ 72 54 114 55 178 40 52 Men, 16 and over....................... 60 53 111 48 151 27 39 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 11 1 3 7 27 13 13 Women and girls......................... 638 811 927 904 812 581 430 Women, 16 and over..................... 628 809 918 890 793 566 422 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 10 2 10 15 19 15 8 Children under 2........................ 18 14 19 20 24 31 15 Footwear................................ 136 145 250 173 168 124 89 Other apparel products and services..... 166 195 302 329 213 171 81 Transportation........................... 2081 1586 3338 4194 2756 2594 1191 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 682 377 1154 1809 681 1096 312 Cars and trucks, new................... 393 101 676 1085 531 804 126 Cars and trucks, used.................. 290 274 478 724 151 292 186 Other vehicles......................... 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 381 412 564 589 583 403 237 Other vehicle expenses.................. 789 621 1243 1396 1219 817 495 Vehicle finance charges................ 92 94 231 185 183 75 22 Maintenance and repairs................ 264 215 339 457 390 280 188 Vehicle insurance...................... 309 235 411 463 461 333 234 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 124 78 263 291 186 128 51 Public transportation................... 229 175 377 399 272 278 148 Health care.............................. 1238 242 655 1372 947 1318 1652 Health insurance........................ 587 84 237 387 352 584 891 Medical services........................ 342 81 269 734 321 439 329 Drugs................................... 242 37 96 168 191 233 359 Medical supplies........................ 67 40 53 83 82 61 74 Entertainment............................ 649 558 1026 1163 1065 755 353 Fees and admissions..................... 178 214 329 285 232 218 86 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 255 212 376 426 457 237 160 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 149 64 211 266 242 230 88 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 67 68 109 187 133 69 18 Personal care products and services...... 235 183 295 283 277 248 207 Reading.................................. 120 69 147 172 178 129 101 Education................................ 218 988 327 215 176 67 46 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 116 75 181 171 185 204 62 Miscellaneous............................ 505 248 715 703 781 798 345 Cash contributions....................... 700 49 182 435 549 1549 873 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 996 495 2274 2601 1942 1181 228 Life and other personal insurance....... 105 6 106 165 182 127 97 Pensions and Social Security............ 891 490 2168 2436 1760 1054 130 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 16432 8898 24721 28037 23619 18918 11723 Wages and salaries....................... 9568 6783 23092 25775 20138 11001 970 Self-employment income................... 516 76 655 767 715 962 393 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 4409 41 135 222 575 3402 8422 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1046 133 242 400 776 2452 1343 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 124 37 106 249 303 307 48 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 202 153 111 176 323 398 176 Regular contributions for support........ 463 1433 236 308 716 255 320 Other income............................. 104 242 144 141 74 140 51 Personal taxes 1/......................... 1494 510 3401 4005 2274 1623 536 Federal income taxes..................... 1127 385 2611 3157 1690 1204 376 State and local income taxes............. 282 122 757 776 472 265 61 Other taxes.............................. 85 2 33 71 112 155 100 Income after taxes 1/..................... 14938 8388 21319 24033 21345 17294 11186 Net change in total assets and liabilities -228 340 -1046 -67 -2651 416 158 Net change in total assets............... 1068 -319 2344 6479 2058 -185 113 Net change in total liabilities.......... 1296 -659 3389 6546 4708 -601 -45 Other money receipts...................... 315 278 145 644 226 349 314 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -185 -14 -150 -339 -543 -396 -82 Estimated market value of owned home...... 42803 2590 17660 41033 54760 61694 52614 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 275 11 139 317 324 382 331 Gifts of goods and services............... 689 454 598 826 1290 691 605 Food.................................... 38 34 39 61 60 53 25 Housing................................. 219 153 161 242 367 193 216 Housekeeping supplies................. 40 30 46 52 76 25 33 Household textiles.................... 10 1 2 5 12 16 13 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 27 10 22 20 91 29 20 Major appliances.................... 7 1 3 3 29 7 5 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 21 9 19 16 62 21 15 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 52 26 52 95 97 58 36 Other housing......................... 90 86 40 70 91 66 114 Apparel and services.................... 198 158 204 227 412 209 149 Males 2 and over...................... 68 54 96 55 178 40 50 Females 2 and over.................... 73 60 56 74 125 86 65 Children under 2...................... 18 14 19 20 24 31 15 Other apparel products and services... 39 30 33 77 85 52 20 Jewelry and watches................. 18 15 27 27 20 35 11 All other apparel products and serv. 20 15 6 50 66 17 9 Transportation.......................... 25 13 25 38 40 11 26 Health care............................. 36 3 12 31 24 20 58 Entertainment........................... 59 26 60 84 180 84 30 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 20 8 21 22 43 54 9 Other entertainment................... 39 19 39 62 138 30 21 Education............................... 34 20 8 39 75 37 35 All other gifts......................... 78 47 90 103 130 83 65 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary