Table 4. By SIZE OF CONSUMER UNIT: Average annual expenditures and characteristics of all consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1991 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)... 97918 27166 70752 30219 16233 14036 10264 Income before taxes 1/.................... 33901 18057 40119 36955 40124 46196 40985 Income after taxes 1/..................... 30729 16318 36385 33106 36696 41745 38077 Age of reference person................... 47.5 50.4 46.4 52.4 44.1 40.1 41.2 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 2.6 1 3.2 2 3 4 5.7 Children under 18........................ 0.7 0 1 0.1 0.7 1.7 2.9 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 Earners.................................. 1.4 0.6 1.7 1.2 1.8 2 2.2 Vehicles................................. 2 1 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.6 2.7 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 65 45 73 73 70 78 75 Female................................... 35 55 27 27 30 22 25 Percent homeowner........................ 63 42 71 72 69 75 67 With mortgage........................... 39 16 47 37 49 63 54 Without mortgage........................ 25 26 24 35 20 12 14 Renter................................... 37 58 29 28 31 25 33 Black.................................... 11 11 11 8 13 11 17 White and other.......................... 89 89 89 92 87 89 83 Elementary (1-8)......................... 10 13 9 10 9 5 11 High school (9-12)....................... 43 37 46 45 47 44 49 College.................................. 46 49 45 45 44 51 39 Never attended and other................. 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 At least one vehicle owned............... 86 71 92 92 92 94 91 Average annual expenditures............... 29614 17569 34234 30648 34389 38806 38269 Food..................................... 4271 2283 5032 4184 4897 5869 6583 Food at home............................ 2651 1267 3180 2541 2999 3754 4552 Cereals and bakery products............ 404 197 484 369 465 563 739 Cereals and cereal products........... 145 68 175 126 163 215 280 Bakery products....................... 259 130 309 243 301 348 459 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 709 311 861 673 835 1038 1209 Beef.................................. 228 96 279 209 255 367 400 Pork.................................. 144 59 177 140 183 203 241 Other meats........................... 102 45 124 95 122 149 179 Poultry............................... 122 62 144 115 146 158 209 Fish and seafood...................... 81 34 99 85 93 120 120 Eggs.................................. 31 15 37 28 36 41 60 Dairy products......................... 294 145 351 273 323 419 530 Fresh milk and cream.................. 129 65 154 111 145 182 255 Other dairy products.................. 165 80 197 162 179 237 275 Fruits and vegetables.................. 429 217 510 442 458 581 698 Fresh fruits.......................... 133 68 159 135 140 189 217 Fresh vegetables...................... 127 64 151 139 129 164 202 Processed fruits...................... 97 53 114 96 106 125 161 Processed vegetables.................. 72 33 87 72 83 103 118 Other food at home..................... 815 397 974 784 918 1153 1376 Sugar and other sweets................ 101 53 119 97 107 143 170 Fats and oils......................... 72 34 86 74 77 97 121 Miscellaneous foods................... 375 181 449 347 416 554 656 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 224 111 268 212 270 308 372 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 42 18 52 53 47 50 58 Food away from home..................... 1620 1015 1852 1643 1898 2115 2031 Alcoholic beverages...................... 297 262 310 349 273 302 264 Housing.................................. 9252 6143 10446 9253 10600 12176 11343 Shelter................................. 5191 3847 5707 4989 5890 6701 6173 Owned dwellings........................ 3280 1564 3939 3253 3977 5052 4378 Mortgage interest and charges......... 1932 750 2386 1692 2479 3400 2899 Property taxes........................ 789 450 919 900 881 1018 902 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 559 365 634 661 618 635 577 Rented dwellings....................... 1588 2125 1381 1319 1511 1246 1544 Other lodging.......................... 323 158 386 416 403 403 250 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1990 1246 2275 2044 2279 2502 2640 Natural gas............................ 250 157 285 254 294 309 331 Electricity............................ 803 460 935 832 932 1051 1087 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 102 65 116 124 108 119 103 Telephone.............................. 618 449 683 617 693 722 808 Water and other public services........ 217 115 256 218 253 301 311 Household operations.................... 448 194 546 392 627 791 537 Personal services...................... 211 38 278 94 383 532 306 Other household expenses............... 237 156 268 298 244 259 231 Housekeeping supplies................... 424 219 502 477 465 556 557 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 116 52 141 115 126 169 201 Other household products............... 185 78 225 219 197 260 240 Postage and stationery................. 123 89 135 143 142 127 115 Household furnishings and equipment..... 1200 637 1415 1352 1339 1625 1435 Household textiles..................... 100 45 121 132 126 97 115 Furniture.............................. 294 129 358 347 327 405 373 Floor coverings........................ 115 90 125 138 82 188 67 Major appliances....................... 132 59 160 147 146 179 196 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 81 44 95 101 85 98 87 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 477 271 557 486 572 658 598 Apparel and services..................... 1735 980 2024 1596 2150 2356 2624 Men and boys............................ 429 223 507 380 551 613 665 Men, 16 and over....................... 345 207 397 348 449 441 398 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 84 16 110 32 102 172 267 Women and girls......................... 706 433 811 657 836 946 1035 Women, 16 and over..................... 607 425 677 626 716 703 730 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 99 8 133 31 120 243 305 Children under 2........................ 82 16 107 45 139 139 199 Footwear................................ 242 134 283 215 299 306 424 Other apparel products and services..... 277 174 316 300 324 351 302 Transportation........................... 5151 2623 6121 5702 6032 6700 6703 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 2111 971 2549 2491 2432 2572 2871 Cars and trucks, new................... 1078 480 1308 1396 1395 1000 1328 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1013 474 1220 1064 1022 1555 1532 Other vehicles......................... 20 17 21 31 14 17 11 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 995 499 1186 1002 1208 1393 1409 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1741 929 2052 1829 2106 2450 2076 Vehicle finance charges................ 282 109 348 278 392 431 371 Maintenance and repairs................ 614 337 720 640 702 920 710 Vehicle insurance...................... 614 343 719 651 757 799 749 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 231 140 265 261 256 300 246 Public transportation................... 304 223 335 379 286 285 347 Health care.............................. 1554 1014 1761 1862 1759 1705 1546 Health insurance........................ 656 453 734 801 763 666 583 Medical services........................ 555 332 640 595 657 712 648 Drugs................................... 252 176 281 349 245 226 210 Medical supplies........................ 92 54 106 117 94 101 104 Entertainment............................ 1472 866 1705 1576 1623 1952 1874 Fees and admissions..................... 378 227 436 409 376 525 487 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 468 313 527 449 556 616 593 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 271 131 324 256 334 396 411 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 356 196 417 462 357 415 384 Personal care products and services...... 399 232 462 416 478 501 521 Reading.................................. 163 114 182 185 176 189 173 Education................................ 447 319 496 302 613 576 770 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 276 152 324 266 375 346 385 Miscellaneous............................ 860 573 970 880 1054 1098 927 Cash contributions....................... 950 776 1017 1057 972 879 1159 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 2787 1233 3383 3018 3385 4157 3397 Life and other personal insurance....... 356 115 448 421 454 503 447 Pensions and Social Security............ 2431 1118 2935 2597 2931 3654 2951 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 33901 18057 40119 36955 40124 46196 40985 Wages and salaries....................... 25553 12169 30806 25738 31899 38774 32894 Self-employment income................... 2552 645 3300 2302 3408 4729 4070 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 3584 3412 3652 6270 2571 960 1442 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1164 1057 1206 1886 891 635 512 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 245 107 299 247 379 269 365 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 389 173 474 230 499 399 1243 Regular contributions for support........ 284 323 269 174 352 339 317 Other income............................. 130 171 113 109 124 90 142 Personal taxes 1/......................... 3172 1739 3734 3848 3428 4451 2908 Federal income taxes..................... 2431 1355 2854 2979 2643 3339 2160 State and local income taxes............. 612 306 732 716 655 947 607 Other taxes.............................. 128 78 148 153 130 164 141 Income after taxes 1/..................... 30729 16318 36385 33106 36696 41745 38077 Net change in total assets and liabilities 478 -427 826 950 793 -1960 4321 Net change in total assets............... 3005 913 3807 4151 3768 3183 3713 Net change in total liabilities.......... 2526 1340 2982 3201 2975 5144 -609 Other money receipts...................... 317 271 334 400 237 380 233 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -578 -203 -722 -573 -746 -933 -836 Estimated market value of owned home...... 67519 35904 79658 80248 75046 85906 76674 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 413 231 483 476 469 528 464 Gifts of goods and services............... 1000 750 1095 1222 1191 989 716 Food.................................... 79 41 93 92 114 103 53 Housing................................. 272 195 302 319 336 299 201 Housekeeping supplies................. 41 28 46 50 43 51 31 Household textiles.................... 13 7 15 23 8 11 8 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 30 18 34 43 32 27 20 Major appliances.................... 6 6 6 8 5 4 4 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 24 12 28 35 27 24 17 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 73 51 82 87 78 80 77 Other housing......................... 116 90 125 116 176 131 64 Apparel and services.................... 259 210 277 317 271 246 216 Males 2 and over...................... 72 60 77 90 87 57 51 Females 2 and over.................... 99 75 108 129 96 97 80 Children under 2...................... 36 16 44 41 44 42 54 Other apparel products and services... 52 59 49 57 44 50 31 Jewelry and watches................. 27 35 23 27 20 29 13 All other apparel products and serv. 25 24 25 31 24 21 18 Transportation.......................... 56 42 62 82 58 47 29 Health care............................. 29 56 19 22 24 15 9 Entertainment........................... 70 54 76 87 90 53 56 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 28 20 31 40 24 22 24 Other entertainment................... 43 35 46 47 65 30 32 Education............................... 116 50 141 155 192 93 85 All other gifts......................... 118 103 124 148 106 134 67 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary