TABLE 6: NUMBER OF EARNERS IN CONSUMER UNIT, CONSUMER EXPENDITURE SURVEY, 1985 ITEM ALL_CUS SNGLNONE SNGLONE >=2NONE >=2ONE >=2TWO >=2THRE+ Number of consumer units (in thousands)......... 91564 8598 16847 8882 18274 29218 9744 Number of sample interviews..................... 37686 3718 7253 3452 7375 11886 4002 Income before taxes 1/.......................... 25127 7980 17657 13248 23198 32763 42658 Income after taxes 1/........................... 22887 7622 15544 12593 21425 29736 38820 Average number of persons in consumer unit...... 2.6 1.0 1.0 2.4 3.0 3.1 4.4 Age of reference person......................... 46.8 68.8 36.4 63.7 47.7 40.2 47.9 Average number of: Earners...................................... 1.4 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.4 Vehicles..................................... 1.9 0.6 1.1 1.4 1.9 2.5 3.5 Children under 18............................ 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.2 Persons 65 and over.......................... 0.3 0.7 0.1 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 Percent distribution: Male......................................... 68 28 55 73 69 81 84 Female....................................... 32 72 45 27 31 19 16 Homeowner with mortgage...................... 38 6 17 14 39 55 68 Homeowner without mortgage................... 24 43 10 55 29 16 18 Renter....................................... 38 51 72 31 31 29 14 Black........................................ 11 13 9 14 12 9 10 White and other.............................. 89 87 91 86 88 91 90 Elementary (1-8)............................. 12 32 5 26 14 6 10 High school (9-12)........................... 43 42 33 49 48 43 47 College...................................... 44 25 62 23 38 51 43 Never attended and other..................... 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 At least one vehicle owned................... 85 52 74 76 88 96 97 Average annual expenditures..................... 23490 9941 16063 15118 23724 29525 37550 Food......................................... 3477 1536 2064 2862 3631 4177 5888 Food at home.............................. 2037 1017 770 2114 2372 2398 3347 Cereals and bakery products............ 283 152 100 300 334 328 469 Cereals and cereal products......... 89 46 28 101 105 103 147 Bakery products..................... 194 106 72 199 229 225 322 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 579 250 190 597 661 699 1018 Beef................................ 194 67 60 182 211 249 350 Pork................................ 122 51 38 137 148 142 208 Other meats......................... 86 39 29 84 100 100 156 Poultry............................. 83 45 26 90 100 97 136 Fish and seafood.................... 65 31 25 67 67 76 121 Eggs................................ 30 16 11 37 35 34 49 Dairy products......................... 266 140 104 276 311 311 434 Fresh milk and cream................ 131 74 46 146 155 147 222 Other dairy products................ 135 66 57 130 155 164 212 Fruits and vegetables.................. 322 194 135 372 369 366 490 Fresh fruits........................ 96 68 45 108 112 106 139 Fresh vegetables.................... 94 53 37 114 108 107 143 Processed fruits.................... 78 50 34 94 86 87 120 Processed vegetables................ 54 24 18 56 62 66 88 Other food at home..................... 557 275 227 530 666 658 889 Sugar and other sweets.............. 77 46 29 77 91 88 125 Fats and oils....................... 58 30 19 68 74 64 97 Miscellaneous foods................. 234 104 98 201 275 292 367 Nonalcoholic beverages.............. 187 94 82 183 226 215 300 Food pre. by cu on out of town trips... 29 6 14 39 31 36 46 Food away from home....................... 1441 519 1295 748 1259 1779 2542 Alcoholic beverages.......................... 306 90 430 134 225 376 418 Housing...................................... 7087 3797 4956 4777 7516 8848 9702 Shelter................................... 3833 1960 3145 2171 3929 4827 5031 Owned dwellings........................ 2261 780 990 1126 2441 3230 3558 Mortgage interest................... 1382 95 671 299 1426 2216 2152 Property taxes...................... 438 339 145 414 528 493 727 Maint., rep., ins., other expenses.. 441 346 175 413 488 521 679 Rented dwellings....................... 1180 1056 1912 777 1085 1129 724 Other lodging.......................... 392 124 243 269 403 468 749 Utilities, fuels, and public services..... 1648 1046 936 1494 1847 1886 2462 Natural gas............................ 275 220 144 274 312 303 398 Electricity............................ 647 348 324 574 725 774 1006 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 128 128 52 168 152 132 160 Telephone.............................. 455 266 362 349 487 507 667 Water and other public services........ 143 83 54 129 171 170 231 Household operations...................... 346 276 115 230 413 497 334 Personal services...................... 153 54 9 40 193 287 114 Other household expenses............... 193 222 106 190 221 210 220 Housekeeping supplies..................... 325 161 158 316 346 402 493 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 93 43 37 85 107 114 148 Other household products............... 132 57 52 149 140 169 193 Postage and stationery................. 100 60 69 83 99 120 152 Household furnishings and equipment....... 936 355 602 565 980 1236 1383 Household textiles..................... 96 86 56 74 94 120 124 Furniture.............................. 285 60 222 159 272 398 393 Floor coverings........................ 70 23 14 33 102 84 134 Major appliances....................... 133 49 68 105 131 185 196 Small appliances & misc. housewares.... 60 26 44 40 54 78 92 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 292 112 198 154 327 371 443 Apparel and services......................... 1420 554 1057 855 1332 1759 2514 Men and boys.............................. 364 104 274 205 339 454 691 Men, 16 and over....................... 303 99 269 183 237 364 612 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 61 5 5 22 102 90 79 Women and girls........................... 580 299 378 380 547 718 1024 Women, 16 and over..................... 499 293 369 334 433 596 903 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 81 6 9 46 114 122 121 Children under 2.......................... 56 6 10 29 85 84 64 Footwear.................................. 184 81 134 106 163 216 388 Other apparel products and services....... 235 63 261 135 198 287 348 Transportation............................... 4587 1315 3066 2423 4246 6117 8130 Vehicle purchases......................... 2043 521 1314 940 1821 2859 3618 Cars and trucks, new (net outlay)...... 1197 421 687 596 1138 1714 1867 Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)..... 806 100 539 342 673 1094 1699 Other vehicles......................... 40 0 87 2 10 50 52 Gasoline and motor oil.................... 1035 281 668 619 1019 1335 1846 Other vehicle expenses.................... 1241 376 807 678 1131 1636 2293 Vehicle finance charges................ 252 31 145 58 208 387 483 Maintenance and repairs................ 473 185 335 283 456 589 824 Vehicle insurance...................... 373 124 228 268 335 477 703 Vehicle rent., licenses, other charges. 143 36 99 69 133 183 283 Public transportation..................... 268 137 278 185 274 287 373 Health care.................................. 1108 985 511 1645 1279 1120 1403 Health insurance.......................... 375 384 150 630 426 382 407 Medical services.......................... 496 373 264 546 591 521 704 Drugs..................................... 178 198 68 327 208 163 198 Medical supplies.......................... 60 31 30 142 54 53 94 Entertainment................................ 1170 281 852 635 1253 1492 1879 Fees and admissions....................... 320 94 265 186 324 372 577 Television, radios, sound equipment....... 371 85 335 176 353 467 612 Pets, toys, and playground equipment...... 213 77 117 158 240 280 299 Other ent. sup., equip., and services..... 266 24 134 117 337 372 392 Personal care products and services.......... 303 146 205 250 303 363 482 Reading...................................... 141 77 116 114 147 161 192 Education.................................... 321 71 303 33 262 351 860 Tobacco products and smoking supplies........ 219 100 130 164 221 273 362 Miscellaneous................................ 529 179 394 373 541 671 764 Cash contributions........................... 805 686 566 675 927 799 1232 Personal insurance and pensions.............. 2016 123 1414 178 1840 3019 3721 Life and other personal insurance......... 278 68 107 160 323 381 472 Pensions and Social Security.............. 1738 54 1307 18 1517 2638 3250 Money income before taxes....................... 25127 7980 17657 13248 23198 32763 42658 Wages and salaries........................... 19378 NA 14968 NA 15861 28725 37764 Self-employment income....................... 1331 NA 1058 NA 1529 1925 1896 S. Security, private and gvrnmnt retirement.. 2604 5908 528 9387 3424 911 1146 Int.,divid.,rent. income,other prop. income.. 1126 1356 652 2512 1533 685 1142 Unemp. and workers' compen., veterans' ben... 180 164 112 232 157 205 231 Pub. ass., supp. sec. income, foodstamps..... 235 295 29 991 369 81 100 Regular contributions for support............ 197 242 197 93 237 163 282 Other income................................. 75 15 113 29 89 69 96 Personal taxes.................................. 2240 357 2113 655 1774 3027 3838 Federal income taxes......................... 1737 278 1705 504 1336 2331 2986 State and local income taxes................. 437 34 384 66 360 626 753 Other taxes.................................. 66 46 24 85 78 71 100 Income after taxes.............................. 22887 7622 15544 12593 21425 29736 38820 Net change in total assets................... 3653 -1211 1395 -117 1538 5199 14614 Net change in total liabilities.............. 1159 -317 750 -196 698 2830 258 Other money receipts......................... 290 133 223 286 346 258 537 Mortgage principal paid on owned property.... -409 -51 -153 -129 -440 -606 -774 Estimated market value of owned home......... 49426 28123 20913 46741 55912 58942 79267 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home. 313 187 142 282 341 382 489 Gifts of: Clothing, males 2 and over................... 61 35 41 44 58 75 93 Clothing, females 2 and over................. 80 57 61 62 68 98 121 Clothing, infants less than 2................ 23 6 10 9 29 31 35 Jewelry and watches.......................... 31 8 95 4 17 19 31 Small appliances & misc. housewares.......... 16 8 16 15 15 17 27 Household textiles........................... 11 14 10 7 9 14 7 All other gifts.............................. 552 281 389 303 506 621 1188 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Components of income and taxes are drived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary.