Table 2. SEX AND AGE OF REFERENCE PERSON (Single Females): Average annual expenditures and characteristics of single consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1994-95 All 65 and Item consumer Under 25 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 over units ________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 16,085 1,535 1,911 1,508 1,645 1,987 7,500 Income before taxes 1/.................... $18,074 $9,648 $24,904 $28,074 $28,612 $19,661 $13,351 Income after taxes 1/..................... 16,492 9,126 21,752 24,941 25,425 17,584 12,736 Age of reference person................... 57.3 21.3 29.4 39 49.6 59.8 76.5 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 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.1 Vehicles................................. 0.8 0.7 0.9 1 0.9 1 0.7 Percent distribution: Sex of reference person: Female................................. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Percent homeowner........................ 51 1 18 43 57 63 67 With mortgage........................... 16 0 16 37 36 30 7 Without mortgage........................ 35 1 2 7 22 33 60 Renter................................... 49 99 82 57 43 37 33 Black.................................... 10 9 11 12 11 11 9 White and other.......................... 90 91 89 88 89 89 91 Elementary (1-8)......................... 12 1 1 2 4 10 23 High school (9-12)....................... 41 17 19 26 40 54 51 College.................................. 46 83 81 72 56 35 25 Never attended and other................. 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 At least one vehicle owned............... 67 59 80 80 78 76 57 Average annual expenditures............... $17,677 $11,933 $23,385 $24,654 $24,105 $19,834 $13,999 Food..................................... 2,237 1,684 2,742 2,388 2,836 2,463 2,012 Food at home............................ 1,459 743 1,477 1,309 1,686 1,597 1,577 Cereals and bakery products............ 236 147 231 205 267 252 255 Cereals and cereal products........... 80 60 91 75 87 70 84 Bakery products....................... 156 88 139 130 179 182 171 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 356 129 326 290 460 451 385 Beef.................................. 98 35 86 80 128 141 102 Pork.................................. 74 14 62 53 96 106 82 Other meats........................... 45 18 34 43 58 40 54 Poultry............................... 77 36 78 62 95 92 82 Fish and seafood...................... 46 19 54 40 60 53 47 Eggs.................................. 16 6 12 13 24 19 18 Dairy products......................... 163 107 143 155 155 157 189 Fresh milk and cream.................. 65 37 49 52 62 63 81 Other dairy products.................. 98 70 95 103 93 93 107 Fruits and vegetables.................. 274 118 289 208 285 292 316 Fresh fruits.......................... 90 39 99 60 85 88 109 Fresh vegetables...................... 90 33 110 76 81 105 99 Processed fruits...................... 54 25 42 44 60 57 64 Processed vegetables.................. 41 22 37 28 58 43 45 Other food at home..................... 430 242 488 451 519 445 432 Sugar and other sweets................ 61 32 78 47 74 65 62 Fats and oils......................... 47 17 38 40 48 47 59 Miscellaneous foods................... 183 105 208 213 213 178 183 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 120 72 133 124 158 129 116 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 20 15 31 27 27 27 12 Food away from home..................... 777 941 1,265 1,079 1,149 866 435 Alcoholic beverages...................... 119 161 229 249 122 132 46 Housing.................................. 6,735 3,807 8,368 9,103 8,781 7,999 5,664 Shelter................................. 3,954 2,593 5,463 6,097 5,457 4,270 3,005 Owned dwellings........................ 1,765 54 1,018 3,167 2,990 2,518 1,554 Mortgage interest and charges......... 638 12 693 2,006 1,496 1,063 175 Property taxes........................ 560 19 183 612 741 764 663 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 567 23 143 548 753 691 716 Rented dwellings....................... 2,019 2,357 4,287 2,752 2,190 1,484 1,328 Other lodging.......................... 171 182 157 178 277 268 123 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1,508 724 1,410 1,625 1,723 1,759 1,557 Natural gas............................ 201 39 124 179 194 214 257 Electricity............................ 554 212 428 608 656 688 587 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 78 2 14 45 71 91 116 Telephone.............................. 510 448 759 645 611 561 396 Water and other public services........ 165 24 85 148 192 206 201 Household operations.................... 304 34 200 230 286 415 374 Personal services...................... 71 6 100 1 58 148 74 Other household expenses............... 232 28 100 229 229 267 300 Housekeeping supplies................... 259 88 279 229 284 289 289 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 56 15 65 59 68 75 55 Other household products............... 112 29 104 81 99 116 143 Postage and stationery................. 91 44 110 88 116 98 91 Household furnishings and equipment..... 709 368 1,015 922 1,031 1,265 439 Household textiles..................... 74 13 69 121 126 72 69 Furniture.............................. 169 121 328 224 219 283 87 Floor coverings........................ 55 4 30 83 88 134 38 Major appliances....................... 80 37 49 70 95 143 80 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 67 34 113 117 74 124 34 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 263 159 426 306 429 510 131 Apparel and services..................... 1,008 959 1,900 1,677 1,260 1,183 535 Men and boys............................ 58 73 71 53 105 79 36 Men, 16 and over....................... 46 72 70 47 90 43 25 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 12 1 1 6 15 35 12 Women and girls......................... 626 596 1,249 1,077 784 649 326 Women, 16 and over..................... 608 595 1,239 1,068 768 622 304 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 17 1 11 9 16 27 22 Children under 2........................ 19 14 26 12 39 30 13 Footwear................................ 158 144 279 302 98 195 101 Other apparel products and services..... 147 133 274 232 233 230 59 Transportation........................... 2,397 1,931 4,377 4,161 3,215 2,426 1,447 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 824 645 2,104 1,701 910 482 431 Cars and trucks, new................... 523 208 1,494 1,270 464 269 270 Cars and trucks, used.................. 301 437 610 431 447 213 160 Other vehicles.........................v0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 414 442 610 641 598 463 259 Other vehicle expenses.................. 912 616 1,322 1,531 1,397 1,193 563 Vehicle finance charges................ 71 57 213 130 128 61 15 Maintenance and repairs................ 326 248 365 591 515 417 214 Vehicle insurance...................... 359 228 496 497 517 430 270 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 156 83 247 313 237 285 64 Public transportation................... 247 228 341 288 309 288 195 Health care.............................. 1,353 230 643 1,153 1,118 1,377 1,850 Health insurance........................ 667 77 234 341 374 554 1,059 Medical services........................ 350 73 240 488 473 498 342 Drugs................................... 283 51 116 274 193 258 403 Medical supplies........................ 51 29 52 51 79 67 46 Entertainment............................ 775 796 1,171 1,236 1,000 1,021 455 Fees and admissions..................... 210 226 317 293 270 311 123 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 315 374 435 526 342 329 214 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 174 96 286 312 308 208 95 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 76 100 133 105 79 174 23 Personal care products and services...... 249 200 397 262 335 242 202 Reading.................................. 124 64 140 171 158 154 108 Education................................ 226 1,216 401 166 242 57 30 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 120 87 124 215 235 201 60 Miscellaneous............................ 552 236 437 887 1,399 601 379 Cash contributions....................... 645 55 229 432 807 566 901 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 1,137 508 2,228 2,553 2,598 1,411 310 Life and other personal insurance....... 142 18 69 139 202 161 170 Pensions and Social Security............ 995 490 2,159 2,414 2,396 1,251 140 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 18,074 9,648 24,904 28,074 28,612 19,661 13,351 Wages and salaries....................... 10,460 7,450 23,438 25,363 25,164 13,054 1,078 Self-employment income................... 438 92 665 1,113 1,373 158 191 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 5,349 28 40 411 647 4,296 9,910 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1,111 78 264 404 411 1,153 1,792 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 126 169 98 260 264 107 75 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 214 24 123 267 311 368 201 Regular contributions for support........ 253 1,163 161 113 357 411 71 Other income............................. 123 645 115 143 86 114 33 Personal taxes 1/......................... 1,582 522 3,151 3,134 3,186 2,077 616 Federal income taxes..................... 1,166 399 2,440 2,368 2,307 1,525 421 State and local income taxes............. 310 120 688 660 656 346 99 Other taxes.............................. 106 3 24 105 223 207 96 Income after taxes 1/..................... 16,492 9,126 21,752 24,941 25,425 17,584 12,736 Net change in total assets and liabilities (266) (1,526) (1,391) (1,565) 21 1,895 (97) Net change in total assets............... 1,510 115 2,983 3,913 3,510 3,699 (81) Net change in total liabilities.......... 1,776 1,640 4,374 5,478 3,488 1,804 16 Other money receipts...................... 518 28 108 197 1,051 555 661 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... (308) (19) (311) (684) (769) (620) (106) Estimated market value of owned home...... 46,333 926 15,416 42,347 57,651 55,491 59,392 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 331 9 128 355 407 411 406 Gifts of goods and services............... 692 645 747 687 1,101 1,074 492 Food.................................... 56 21 69 39 104 139 30 Housing................................. 200 187 218 156 282 309 161 Housekeeping supplies................. 33 27 48 40 39 43 26 Household textiles.................... 20 0 11 3 35 20 27 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 25 10 28 24 36 70 13 Major appliances.................... 5 0 1 0 11 15 4 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 20 10 27 24 25 55 9 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 48 44 59 57 40 59 42 Other housing......................... 74 107 71 32 132 116 53 Apparel and services.................... 187 147 251 181 298 287 128 Males 2 and over...................... 58 73 71 53 105 75 36 Females 2 and over.................... 70 33 96 80 107 130 45 Children under 2...................... 19 14 26 12 39 30 13 Other apparel products and services... 40 28 59 35 47 53 34 Jewelry and watches................. 13 9 20 24 11 24 7 All other apparel products and serv. 27 19 40 11 35 29 28 Transportation.......................... 33 12 15 61 77 59 20 Health care............................. 12 1 8 17 26 9 12 Entertainment........................... 78 165 76 78 99 107 43 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 23 10 27 29 33 44 16 Other entertainment................... 55 155 49 49 65 63 28 Education............................... 32 73 15 33 69 18 24 All other gifts......................... 94 38 94 123 147 144 73 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary Note that all values have been rounded, and therefore some rounded values equal zero. When data are not reported or are not applicable (i.e., missing values), values are set to zero. Note also that some data are likely to have large sampling errors.