Table 7. By HOUSING TENURE, RACE OF REFERENCE PERSON, AND TYPE OF AREA: Average annual expenditures and characteristics of all consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1989 All Housing tenure Race of Type of area Item consumer reference person units Homeowner Renter White and Black Urban Rural other ______________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 95818 59919 35898 85678 10139 82281 13537 Number of sample interviews............... 36946 23213 13733 33209 3737 32947 3999 Income before taxes 1/.................... 31308 38119 20188 32476 21072 32478 23841 Income after taxes 1/..................... 28496 34531 18644 29485 19831 29503 22071 Average number of persons in cons. unit... 2.6 2.8 2.2 2.5 2.8 2.5 2.7 Age of reference person................... 47.2 51.8 39.5 47.3 46 46.7 50 Average number of: Earners.................................. 1.4 1.5 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.4 Vehicles................................. 2 2.5 1.3 2.1 1.2 1.9 2.5 Children under 18........................ 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 1.1 0.7 0.7 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 66 72 56 69 45 64 77 Female................................... 34 28 44 31 55 36 23 Homeowner with mortgage.................. 39 62 0 40 27 39 35 Homeowner without mortgage............... 24 38 0 25 15 21 42 Renter................................... 37 0 100 35 59 40 23 Black.................................... 11 7 17 0 100 12 4 White and other.......................... 89 93 83 100 0 88 96 Elementary (1-8)......................... 11 11 11 10 17 10 18 High school (9-12)....................... 43 43 43 42 51 42 50 College.................................. 46 46 45 47 31 48 31 Never attended and other................. 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 At least one vehicle owned................ 87 94 74 89 66 86 92 Average annual expenditures............... 27810 32433 20007 28944 18343 28584 23106 Food..................................... 4152 4716 3166 4304 2919 4191 3916 Food at home............................ 2390 2705 1833 2450 1907 2364 2548 Cereals and bakery products............ 359 410 269 370 265 354 387 Cereals and cereal products........... 131 144 108 134 108 127 152 Bakery products....................... 228 266 161 237 157 227 235 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 611 684 482 606 651 609 622 Beef.................................. 202 227 158 204 185 201 207 Pork.................................. 116 132 88 111 161 114 129 Other meats........................... 89 101 69 90 84 89 94 Poultry............................... 100 110 82 99 107 102 85 Fish and seafood...................... 71 78 57 69 82 71 68 Eggs.................................. 33 36 28 33 32 32 38 Dairy products......................... 304 344 234 318 194 297 348 Fresh milk and cream.................. 148 162 123 153 102 142 181 Other dairy products.................. 157 182 112 165 92 155 167 Fruits and vegetables.................. 408 462 313 419 322 407 417 Fresh fruits.......................... 126 144 93 130 87 126 126 Fresh vegetables...................... 127 142 101 130 103 127 128 Processed fruits...................... 89 101 69 91 76 89 89 Processed vegetables.................. 66 75 51 68 55 65 74 Other food at home..................... 708 806 536 737 476 697 774 Sugar and other sweets................ 86 99 63 87 72 84 99 Fats and oils......................... 59 67 44 60 49 57 70 Miscellaneous foods................... 314 354 244 329 198 310 338 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 216 244 166 224 148 212 237 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 33 42 18 36 9 34 30 Food away from home..................... 1762 2010 1333 1854 1012 1827 1368 Alcoholic beverages...................... 284 292 271 300 157 299 192 Housing.................................. 8609 9844 6531 8882 6326 8993 6277 Shelter................................. 4835 5217 4197 4994 3486 5166 2821 Owned dwellings........................ 2850 4536 36 3025 1370 3019 1818 Mortgage interest..................... 1741 2768 28 1838 924 1877 920 Property taxes........................ 575 918 3 619 205 594 461 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 533 850 5 568 241 549 437 Rented dwellings....................... 1500 41 3935 1444 1969 1642 638 Other lodging.......................... 485 640 226 525 147 505 365 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1835 2216 1198 1840 1794 1834 1837 Natural gas............................ 247 311 139 239 312 271 101 Electricity............................ 738 909 453 746 666 716 872 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 101 140 35 106 61 83 209 Telephone.............................. 567 603 507 563 603 577 505 Water and other public services........ 182 252 64 185 151 187 151 Household operations.................... 460 585 250 487 232 486 300 Personal services...................... 219 255 158 225 165 230 152 Other household expenses............... 241 330 92 261 67 256 148 Housekeeping supplies................... 394 476 248 414 234 401 352 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 107 121 83 109 92 107 108 Other household products............... 165 210 84 175 81 169 138 Postage and stationery................. 122 146 81 130 61 125 106 Household furnishings and equipment..... 1086 1350 638 1147 581 1106 967 Household textiles..................... 105 137 51 111 57 109 81 Furniture.............................. 312 368 220 323 226 327 223 Floor coverings........................ 70 101 17 77 8 64 107 Major appliances....................... 148 180 94 151 118 145 165 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 65 74 51 69 30 68 49 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 386 491 205 416 141 393 342 Apparel and services..................... 1582 1805 1194 1621 1269 1661 1103 Men and boys............................ 397 472 268 416 246 410 320 Men, 16 and over....................... 324 381 224 340 193 336 250 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 74 91 45 77 52 75 69 Women and girls......................... 657 769 462 670 557 693 442 Women, 16 and over..................... 564 657 400 577 458 599 354 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 93 111 62 93 99 94 89 Children under 2........................ 72 71 75 73 68 77 43 Footwear................................ 189 210 152 191 174 193 167 Other apparel products and services..... 266 283 237 271 223 288 131 Transportation........................... 5187 6054 3738 5427 3165 5197 5126 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 2291 2657 1680 2418 1215 2268 2429 Cars and trucks, new................... 1218 1457 819 1305 485 1229 1150 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1051 1171 849 1089 730 1017 1259 Other vehicles......................... 22 28 12 25 0 22 20 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 985 1152 706 1026 641 955 1168 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1627 1924 1130 1692 1085 1665 1402 Vehicle finance charges................ 303 354 218 312 231 305 295 Maintenance and repairs................ 561 665 386 587 351 567 525 Vehicle insurance...................... 575 691 381 600 366 592 470 Veh. rental, licenses, oth. charges.... 188 214 145 194 137 201 112 Public transportation................... 284 321 222 291 224 309 128 Health care.............................. 1407 1759 819 1489 719 1388 1521 Health insurance........................ 537 678 301 562 322 517 653 Medical services........................ 542 686 302 580 227 553 475 Drugs................................... 240 300 140 253 139 230 306 Medical supplies........................ 87 95 76 94 31 88 87 Entertainment............................ 1424 1741 892 1524 585 1469 1149 Fees and admissions..................... 377 471 220 409 110 403 222 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 429 477 348 440 332 445 329 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 249 304 156 269 87 247 266 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 369 489 168 406 54 375 332 Personal care products and services...... 366 403 302 372 321 382 269 Reading.................................. 157 190 101 166 76 163 119 Education................................ 367 414 287 382 239 396 188 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 261 259 265 265 228 259 272 Miscellaneous............................ 643 761 444 667 443 671 472 Cash contributions....................... 900 1131 514 964 361 946 622 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 2472 3064 1483 2583 1535 2569 1880 Life and other personal insurance....... 346 453 168 352 298 341 380 Pensions and Social Security............ 2125 2611 1315 2231 1238 2228 1500 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 31308 38119 20188 32476 21072 32478 23841 Wages and salaries....................... 23248 27602 16140 23998 16680 24330 16341 Self-employment income................... 2535 3539 895 2784 352 2619 1997 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 3387 4519 1538 3500 2396 3311 3871 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1253 1811 343 1389 70 1294 994 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 207 216 193 209 191 205 219 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 290 108 587 200 1076 312 148 Regular contributions for support........ 273 232 340 280 212 298 116 Other income............................. 115 91 153 117 95 108 156 Personal taxes 1/......................... 2812 3588 1545 2991 1241 2975 1771 Federal income taxes..................... 2228 2834 1240 2376 932 2380 1257 State and local income taxes............. 521 659 297 548 292 532 452 Other taxes.............................. 62 95 8 67 18 62 62 Income after taxes 1/..................... 28496 34531 18644 29485 19831 29503 22071 Net change in total assets................ 3612 6155 -632 3936 881 3820 2347 Net change in total liabilities........... 3401 5057 639 3582 1873 3484 2900 Other money receipts...................... 423 564 188 469 33 439 325 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -513 -797 -38 -545 -242 -516 -495 Estimated market value of owned home...... 63717 101320 953 67951 27942 66846 44699 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 383 613 0 404 204 401 272 Gifts of goods and services, total........ 887 1065 585 948 377 935 584 Clothing, males 2 and over............... 70 80 52 74 36 73 47 Clothing, females 2 and over............. 88 97 72 94 40 93 57 Clothing, infants less than 2............ 33 36 28 33 32 35 21 Jewelry and watches...................... 24 23 25 26 8 26 13 Small appliances and misc. housewares.... 18 21 14 20 3 19 13 Household textiles....................... 8 10 4 8 6 7 9 All other gifts.......................... 646 798 390 693 252 682 424 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary.