TABLE 4. SIZE OF CONSUMER UNIT, CONSUMER EXPENDITURE SURVEY, 1988 ALL ONE TWO OR TWO THREE FOUR FIVE OR ITEM CONSUMER PERSON MORE PERSONS PERSONS PERSONS MORE UNITS PERSONS PERSONS Number of consumer units (in thousands).......... 94862 26571 68291 28750 15612 13998 9931 Number of sample interviews...................... 37073 10225 26848 11065 6283 5432 4068 Consumer unit characteristics: Income before taxes 1/.......................... 28540 16090 33540 30444 33862 38944 34417 Income after taxes 1/........................... 26149 14588 30793 27635 31083 35875 32350 Average number of persons in consumer unit.... 2.6 1 3.2 2 3 4 5.7 Age of reference person....................... 47 48.7 46.3 53.2 43.1 39.7 40.9 Average number in consumer unit Earners.................................... 1.4 0.7 1.7 1.2 1.8 2 2.3 Vehicles................................... 2 1 2.4 2.1 2.5 2.7 2.6 Children under 18.......................... 0.7 0 1 0.1 0.8 1.7 2.8 Persons 65 and over........................ 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 Percent distribution Sex of reference person: Male.................................... 67 45 75 74 73 81 74 Female.................................. 33 55 25 26 27 19 26 Housing tenure: Homeowner with mortgage................. 38 16 46 33 50 62 55 Homeowner without mortgage.............. 24 24 24 37 19 11 13 Renter.................................. 38 60 30 29 32 27 33 Race of reference person: Black................................... 11 11 11 8 12 10 18 White and other......................... 89 89 89 92 88 90 82 Education of reference person: Elementary (1-8)........................ 11 12 10 12 8 7 13 High school (9-12)...................... 45 38 47 45 52 45 48 College................................. 44 49 42 42 40 49 38 Never attended and other................ 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 At least one vehicle owned................. 86 72 91 91 91 93 90 Average annual expenditures...................... 25892 15671 29875 26350 30446 34455 32706 Food.......................................... 3748 2087 4398 3600 4402 5207 5550 Food at home............................... 2136 989 2585 2022 2522 3071 3621 Cereals and bakery products............. 312 143 378 282 368 466 550 Cereals and cereal products.......... 109 47 134 94 126 166 217 Bakery products...................... 203 96 245 189 242 300 333 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.......... 551 233 676 534 650 792 960 Beef................................. 182 67 227 174 226 283 306 Pork................................. 110 41 137 114 126 155 195 Other meats.......................... 82 38 100 75 93 117 154 Poultry.............................. 84 37 103 82 103 116 142 Fish and seafood..................... 65 36 76 66 69 84 109 Eggs................................. 28 14 33 23 32 38 54 Dairy products.......................... 274 128 332 252 321 402 480 Fresh milk and cream................. 134 62 162 114 155 198 259 Other dairy products................. 141 66 170 138 165 204 221 Fruits and vegetables................... 373 190 445 384 433 506 554 Fresh fruits......................... 121 63 143 128 140 156 173 Fresh vegetables..................... 110 55 132 119 126 148 157 Processed fruits..................... 85 45 100 81 99 118 134 Processed vegetables................. 57 26 70 56 68 84 90 Other food at home...................... 625 296 754 570 750 906 1078 Sugar and other sweets............... 78 34 95 69 93 115 147 Fats and oils........................ 55 25 66 55 62 72 98 Miscellaneous foods.................. 264 119 320 233 324 391 466 Nonalcoholic beverages............... 199 103 236 179 239 288 319 Food pre. by CU on out-of-town trips. 30 15 36 34 32 39 48 Food away from home........................ 1612 1099 1813 1578 1880 2137 1928 Alcoholic beverages........................... 269 278 265 278 268 261 229 Housing....................................... 8079 5335 9147 8148 9503 10462 9627 Shelter.................................... 4493 3363 4932 4420 5105 5632 5157 Owned dwellings......................... 2569 1154 3119 2624 3218 3894 3304 Mortgage interest.................... 1569 586 1952 1362 2156 2686 2303 Property taxes....................... 504 262 598 629 543 654 514 Main., rep., ins., other expenses.... 496 306 570 633 520 555 487 Rented dwellings........................ 1468 1937 1285 1245 1375 1195 1389 Other lodging........................... 456 273 528 551 512 543 464 Utilities, fuels, and public services...... 1747 1084 2005 1794 2013 2213 2315 Natural gas............................. 234 143 269 238 269 288 334 Electricity............................. 709 395 831 734 839 946 937 Fuel oil and other fuels................ 98 57 114 117 100 121 116 Telephone............................... 537 409 587 527 601 626 681 Water and other public services......... 170 81 205 178 204 231 247 Household operations....................... 394 178 478 320 511 739 517 Personal services....................... 171 35 224 46 283 451 327 Other household expenses................ 223 143 254 274 228 288 190 Housekeeping supplies...................... 361 195 426 378 456 462 466 Laundry and cleaning supplies........... 101 41 124 95 126 155 162 Other household products................ 147 80 174 156 185 187 186 Postage and stationery.................. 113 74 128 127 144 120 118 Household furnishings and equipment........ 1083 515 1305 1235 1418 1416 1172 Household textiles...................... 94 45 113 110 136 102 102 Furniture............................... 326 163 389 351 430 447 356 Floor coverings......................... 65 19 83 80 115 76 53 Major appliances........................ 169 81 203 190 211 245 168 Small app., miscellaneous housewares.... 60 28 73 70 89 72 60 Miscellaneous household equipment....... 369 179 443 434 438 475 433 Apparel and services.......................... 1489 893 1722 1325 1859 2010 2246 Men and boys............................... 388 208 458 350 461 564 614 Men, 16 and over........................ 311 198 355 322 361 395 382 Boys, 2 to 15........................... 77 10 103 28 99 169 232 Women and girls............................ 587 345 681 508 757 790 907 Women, 16 and over...................... 492 333 554 473 636 578 624 Girls, 2 to 15.......................... 95 11 127 35 121 212 283 Children under 2........................... 62 11 82 32 113 120 128 Footwear................................... 196 137 219 163 237 239 321 Other apparel products and services........ 257 191 282 272 291 297 276 Transportation................................ 5093 2739 6009 5403 6061 6818 6540 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)............. 2361 1099 2852 2581 2851 3241 3088 Cars and trucks, new.................... 1355 753 1589 1734 1454 1528 1470 Cars and trucks, used................... 982 332 1235 831 1375 1653 1597 Other vehicles.......................... 23 14 27 16 23 60 21 Gasoline and motor oil..................... 932 518 1093 916 1112 1279 1313 Other vehicle expenses..................... 1521 888 1768 1573 1822 2027 1883 Vehicle finance charges................. 284 126 345 273 387 410 394 Maintenance and repairs................. 553 347 633 593 612 708 675 Vehicle insurance....................... 508 293 591 527 602 684 630 Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges. 177 122 199 180 220 225 184 Public transportation...................... 279 234 296 333 276 272 257 Health care................................... 1298 834 1478 1607 1409 1425 1287 Health insurance........................... 474 324 533 636 462 471 432 Medical services........................... 529 333 606 551 652 670 602 Drugs...................................... 223 135 257 328 227 199 184 Medical supplies........................... 71 41 82 93 68 86 68 Entertainment................................. 1329 813 1530 1254 1575 2062 1505 Fees and admissions........................ 353 247 394 345 384 478 435 Television, radios, sound equipment........ 416 282 468 366 515 590 512 Pets, toys, and playground equipment....... 230 104 280 219 285 392 287 Other ent. supplies, equip., and services.. 330 180 388 323 390 602 270 Personal care products and services........... 334 201 385 331 407 436 438 Reading....................................... 150 112 165 165 162 182 144 Education..................................... 342 247 379 202 389 542 645 Tobacco products and smoking supplies......... 242 140 282 238 302 309 338 Miscellaneous................................. 578 363 662 614 602 819 674 Cash contributions............................ 693 472 780 888 746 669 675 Personal insurance and pensions............... 2249 1158 2673 2298 2759 3252 2809 Life and other personal insurance.......... 314 110 394 371 385 443 404 Pensions and Social Security............... 1935 1048 2280 1927 2375 2809 2406 Sources of income and personal taxes: 1/ Money income before taxes........................ 28540 16090 33540 30444 33862 38944 34417 Wages and salaries............................ 21779 11068 26082 20381 28162 33724 28667 Self-employment income........................ 1790 803 2186 1902 1934 2772 2574 Soc. Sec., private and government retirement.. 3063 2682 3216 5677 2006 926 1149 Int., divid., ren. income, other prop. income. 1016 933 1050 1779 660 442 388 Unemp. and workers' comp., vet. benefits...... 241 92 301 277 280 350 332 Pub. ass., sup. security income, foodstamps... 308 141 375 152 352 369 1068 Regular contributions for support............. 258 262 256 202 372 294 185 Other income.................................. 85 111 75 75 97 67 55 Personal taxes................................... 2391 1502 2748 2809 2779 3069 2067 Federal income taxes.......................... 1891 1224 2159 2240 2190 2375 1568 State and local income taxes.................. 445 252 522 506 538 597 438 Other taxes................................... 55 25 67 63 51 97 61 Income after taxes............................... 26149 14588 30793 27635 31083 35875 32350 Addenda: Net change in total assets.................... 4102 2008 4917 4104 4955 7102 4132 Net change in total liabilities............... 3510 1429 4319 3819 3480 6133 4530 Other money receipts.......................... 398 330 425 652 215 384 159 Mortgage principal paid on owned property..... -480 -170 -600 -447 -617 -804 -728 Estimated market value of owned home.......... 57935 30278 68696 68068 65900 73513 68119 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home.. 356 192 420 413 413 452 403 Gifts of goods and services: Clothing, males 2 and over................. 70 43 80 104 79 55 49 Clothing, females 2 and over............... 80 63 86 85 122 55 79 Clothing, infants less than 2.............. 27 11 33 29 38 39 30 Jewelry and watches........................ 26 46 18 20 18 15 16 Small app. and mis. housewares............. 17 9 20 21 27 15 12 Household textiles......................... 10 3 12 14 14 10 6 All other gifts............................ 611 483 661 674 760 691 425 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary.