Table 9. By OCCUPATION OF REFERENCE PERSON: Average annual expenditures and characteristics of all consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1990 Wage and salary earners All Total Managers Technical, Construc- Operators, other, Self- wage and sales, tion fabrica- including Item employed and profes- and Service workers tors Retired not workers salary sionals clerical workers and and reporting mechanics laborers __________________________________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 6084 65536 20746 18066 7111 6502 13111 16253 9094 Income before taxes 1/.................... 37508 36950 51359 33487 21798 33587 28692 18188 15874 Income after taxes 1/..................... 34683 33272 45452 30216 20159 30687 26516 17161 14718 Age of reference person................... 47.9 40.2 41.1 39.6 40.3 39.4 40 73.2 50.3 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.5 3.1 3 1.7 2.7 Children under 18........................ 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 1 1 0.1 0.9 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.2 0.3 Earners.................................. 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.9 1.8 0.2 0.5 Vehicles................................. 2.5 2.1 2.3 1.9 1.6 2.6 2.3 1.5 1.2 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 84 69 72 53 51 95 83 57 32 Female................................... 16 31 28 47 49 5 17 43 68 Percent homeowner........................ 76 59 69 55 43 65 56 79 48 With mortgage........................... 47 46 60 41 29 49 40 14 19 Without mortgage........................ 29 13 9 13 14 16 16 65 28 Renter................................... 24 41 31 45 57 35 44 21 52 Black.................................... 6 11 6 12 23 6 14 7 25 White and other.......................... 94 89 94 88 77 94 86 93 75 Elementary (1-8)......................... 9 5 1 2 10 8 12 27 21 High school (9-12)....................... 39 41 18 42 52 61 63 47 53 College.................................. 52 53 82 56 38 31 24 25 25 Never attended and other................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 At least one vehicle owned............... 95 91 94 89 81 96 91 79 63 Average annual expenditures............... 35806 31529 41923 29059 21263 28111 25475 18147 18512 Food..................................... 5083 4643 5571 4424 3524 4231 4197 2968 3390 Food at home............................ 2745 2586 2796 2453 2177 2571 2652 2007 2367 Cereals and bakery products............ 414 381 432 347 301 364 394 310 336 Cereals and cereal products........... 145 135 152 119 107 137 141 100 120 Bakery products....................... 269 246 279 228 195 227 254 210 216 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 741 686 669 689 630 725 721 546 711 Beef.................................. 219 226 217 232 201 249 237 176 227 Pork.................................. 153 133 116 132 141 150 153 115 142 Other meats........................... 108 102 94 102 90 104 121 81 102 Poultry............................... 116 110 121 105 97 111 104 87 126 Fish and seafood...................... 115 85 93 91 72 77 70 59 78 Eggs.................................. 30 30 27 27 28 35 36 28 35 Dairy products......................... 333 305 329 282 264 319 314 247 276 Fresh milk and cream.................. 152 143 142 133 127 162 159 122 138 Other dairy products.................. 181 162 187 148 138 157 155 125 138 Fruits and vegetables.................. 446 413 473 384 328 380 414 368 410 Fresh fruits.......................... 143 127 150 113 95 127 124 119 129 Fresh vegetables...................... 132 119 140 110 98 107 116 105 124 Processed fruits...................... 98 95 107 93 77 81 92 86 86 Processed vegetables.................. 73 72 76 69 59 64 82 58 71 Other food at home..................... 810 802 893 751 653 783 809 537 634 Sugar and other sweets................ 104 98 112 88 77 94 100 83 78 Fats and oils......................... 77 69 74 66 57 64 75 62 64 Miscellaneous foods................... 368 368 420 345 287 335 370 216 271 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 217 229 235 213 215 252 234 151 201 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 44 38 51 39 16 37 30 25 21 Food away from home..................... 2338 2057 2775 1972 1347 1660 1546 961 1023 Alcoholic beverages...................... 348 342 433 319 251 329 275 137 138 Housing.................................. 10380 9609 13016 9113 6452 8304 7190 5872 6056 Shelter................................. 5783 5459 7505 5239 3662 4609 3922 2892 3184 Owned dwellings........................ 3765 3369 5263 2991 1449 2943 2143 1823 1438 Mortgage interest and charges......... 2197 2303 3677 2055 938 1935 1391 327 722 Property taxes........................ 894 566 869 489 257 511 389 743 360 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 675 500 717 447 254 497 363 753 357 Rented dwellings....................... 1292 1737 1588 1955 2083 1460 1621 793 1548 Other lodging.......................... 725 354 654 292 130 206 158 275 198 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 2278 1945 2225 1859 1596 1915 1826 1684 1603 Natural gas............................ 235 250 283 237 213 248 238 245 230 Electricity............................ 1006 772 877 734 615 776 740 680 636 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 130 89 100 71 77 98 98 141 90 Telephone.............................. 695 637 733 628 558 584 569 425 498 Water and other public services........ 211 197 232 189 133 209 180 195 151 Household operations.................... 633 483 746 477 212 370 277 351 230 Personal services...................... 216 270 361 279 139 269 185 98 69 Other household expenses............... 418 213 385 198 73 101 92 253 161 Housekeeping supplies................... 444 426 537 401 303 386 351 325 366 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 116 119 129 115 104 115 120 82 117 Other household products............... 187 181 236 167 124 163 145 133 145 Postage and stationery................. 141 125 172 119 76 108 87 109 104 Household furnishings and equipment..... 1243 1295 2002 1137 678 1024 813 621 673 Household textiles..................... 111 108 167 95 60 87 63 60 87 Furniture.............................. 335 365 560 320 208 291 239 159 174 Floor coverings........................ 119 107 164 118 38 103 33 44 32 Major appliances....................... 178 162 215 147 102 140 143 111 86 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 83 84 124 69 48 71 63 49 47 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 416 470 773 389 222 332 273 197 246 Apparel and services..................... 1922 1847 2559 1660 1344 1515 1349 709 1310 Men and boys............................ 520 452 601 384 275 434 409 143 310 Men, 16 and over....................... 446 370 520 304 226 313 322 127 242 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 74 82 81 80 48 121 87 16 68 Women and girls......................... 790 757 1086 698 579 555 465 338 550 Women, 16 and over..................... 696 650 961 595 512 453 358 319 492 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 94 107 125 103 68 102 107 20 58 Children under 2........................ 95 80 83 73 60 96 85 18 70 Footwear................................ 246 250 349 205 204 225 178 120 201 Other apparel products and services..... 271 309 440 299 226 204 212 90 179 Transportation........................... 6088 5811 7161 5175 4049 5941 5436 3144 3007 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 2584 2395 2990 1910 1613 2576 2455 1307 1373 Cars and trucks, new................... 1254 1266 1829 1130 724 1173 902 938 717 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1328 1103 1145 751 876 1361 1518 363 614 Other vehicles......................... 1 26 16 28 13 42 35 6 43 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 1192 1192 1289 1076 878 1466 1233 640 631 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1853 1903 2382 1828 1370 1731 1618 967 807 Vehicle finance charges................ 321 377 447 358 254 402 345 90 108 Maintenance and repairs................ 706 666 808 670 498 535 589 370 330 Vehicle insurance...................... 580 639 791 590 493 629 551 409 284 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 246 221 336 211 125 165 133 99 85 Public transportation................... 460 321 500 360 188 168 129 230 196 Health care.............................. 2192 1301 1685 1276 903 1116 1030 2058 1259 Health insurance........................ 1020 467 567 482 334 412 386 959 438 Medical services........................ 783 546 745 546 357 436 390 587 483 Drugs................................... 311 197 232 172 148 209 196 433 279 Medical supplies........................ 78 91 141 77 64 59 59 78 58 Entertainment............................ 1703 1662 2483 1405 924 1395 1243 718 737 Fees and admissions..................... 489 421 677 391 222 299 225 234 180 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 502 518 678 463 365 477 446 255 305 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 364 317 436 279 167 297 268 142 145 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 348 406 692 273 169 322 304 87 107 Personal care products and services...... 456 393 500 384 308 323 304 245 287 Reading.................................. 184 166 244 158 93 131 112 130 80 Education................................ 543 505 774 479 400 296 273 64 214 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 300 299 239 276 306 364 388 164 280 Miscellaneous............................ 1393 902 1225 829 491 878 728 530 588 Cash contributions....................... 1346 784 1287 618 409 522 549 971 417 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 3867 3265 4747 2942 1809 2766 2402 436 747 Life and other personal insurance....... 566 378 577 303 252 304 273 197 220 Pensions and Social Security............ 3301 2887 4171 2638 1558 2462 2129 239 527 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 37508 36950 51359 33487 21798 33587 28692 18188 15874 Wages and salaries....................... 8256 33183 45553 30378 18371 31602 26213 2081 6985 Self-employment income................... 24274 1327 2866 877 511 309 437 122 857 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 2879 1064 1224 976 1422 832 844 12627 4192 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1673 595 1037 458 333 248 393 2902 704 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 115 203 154 132 113 312 379 142 543 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 87 176 61 148 527 136 223 146 2187 Regular contributions for support........ 158 295 344 420 308 99 132 99 359 Other income............................. 64 107 119 99 213 48 71 68 48 Personal taxes 1/......................... 2825 3677 5907 3271 1639 2900 2176 1027 1157 Federal income taxes..................... 2206 2884 4687 2570 1241 2265 1643 797 965 State and local income taxes............. 473 720 1092 660 349 571 486 150 152 Other taxes.............................. 146 73 127 42 50 63 47 80 39 Income after taxes 1/..................... 34683 33272 45452 30216 20159 30687 26516 17161 14718 Net change in total assets and liabilities 3220 -910 -128 -1973 -1086 -2030 -33 837 -1795 Net change in total assets............... 5411 3751 7985 1784 2429 1391 1651 485 -578 Net change in total liabilities.......... 2191 4661 8112 3756 3515 3421 1684 -352 1218 Other money receipts...................... 737 312 514 327 62 339 92 261 95 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -912 -675 -1008 -523 -308 -779 -506 -194 -296 Estimated market value of owned home...... 102094 64739 101113 59013 30744 50723 40462 69588 45268 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 485 402 570 371 224 365 292 431 257 Gifts of goods and services............... 1526 986 1617 801 533 643 631 592 492 Food.................................... 257 100 194 63 43 51 54 35 53 Housing................................. 376 253 398 230 161 152 144 150 119 Housekeeping supplies................. 34 38 58 35 22 26 23 29 22 Household textiles.................... 15 16 19 23 9 11 7 7 8 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 26 29 47 25 21 21 13 22 18 Major appliances.................... 4 7 11 6 9 6 4 8 2 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 22 22 36 20 12 15 10 14 16 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 36 61 93 53 41 38 38 19 27 Other housing......................... 265 109 181 94 68 56 63 73 45 Apparel and services.................... 284 264 378 197 157 251 231 150 136 Males 2 and over...................... 83 65 88 50 44 60 59 49 43 Females 2 and over.................... 87 110 162 80 46 109 97 59 47 Children under 2...................... 60 34 37 32 28 41 32 15 20 Other apparel products and services... 54 56 91 36 39 41 44 27 27 Jewelry and watches................. 18 32 50 23 24 16 27 10 8 All other apparel products and serv. 36 24 41 13 15 25 17 17 19 Transportation.......................... 89 63 124 61 17 17 18 24 10 Health care............................. 37 39 88 21 10 11 16 64 58 Entertainment........................... 91 72 105 66 34 54 58 53 30 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 36 27 33 26 14 24 25 23 11 Other entertainment................... 56 46 72 40 20 30 33 30 19 Education............................... 267 107 204 84 51 36 48 30 21 All other gifts......................... 125 87 126 79 59 71 61 86 65 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary