Table 9. By OCCUPATION OF REFERENCE PERSON: Average annual expenditures and characteristics of all consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1992 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 earners workers mechanics laborers __________________________________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 7002 64450 20648 17500 6973 6042 13288 17826 10740 Income before taxes 1/.................... 41895 39775 54680 36465 24375 35775 30558 19371 17169 Income after taxes 1/..................... 37745 35895 48202 33296 22853 32636 28254 18288 16387 Age of reference person................... 49.5 40.3 41.1 39.9 40.4 39.1 40.1 73.6 47 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.6 3.1 2.9 1.8 2.7 Children under 18........................ 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 1 0.9 0.1 1 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0 0.1 1.2 0.2 Earners.................................. 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.9 1.8 0.2 0.5 Vehicles................................. 2.4 2.1 2.2 1.9 1.6 2.7 2.3 1.5 1.1 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 82 69 69 56 51 93 84 57 37 Female................................... 18 31 31 44 49 7 16 43 63 Percent homeowner........................ 79 58 68 55 40 62 56 78 43 With mortgage........................... 48 45 57 42 27 47 39 13 17 Without mortgage........................ 31 13 11 13 13 15 17 65 25 Renter................................... 21 42 32 45 60 38 44 22 57 Black.................................... 5 11 6 12 22 7 12 9 25 White and other.......................... 95 89 94 88 78 93 88 91 75 Elementary (1-8)......................... 7 5 1 2 11 5 11 25 21 High school (9-12)....................... 36 41 19 38 51 64 63 48 53 College.................................. 56 54 80 60 38 31 26 26 25 Never attended and other................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 At least one vehicle owned............... 94 91 93 90 80 96 92 79 60 Average annual expenditures............... 37764 33578 43248 32262 23396 30395 27108 19907 18237 Food..................................... 5093 4651 5337 4464 3710 4638 4351 3156 3042 Food at home............................ 3040 2757 2944 2592 2392 2974 2789 2251 2252 Cereals and bakery products............ 472 429 458 408 373 471 425 352 341 Cereals and cereal products........... 151 149 156 144 135 160 149 112 128 Bakery products....................... 321 280 302 264 238 311 276 240 213 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 761 712 708 650 640 851 779 587 641 Beef.................................. 247 221 214 201 206 268 247 167 189 Pork.................................. 164 157 138 142 154 188 197 140 168 Other meats........................... 111 97 91 87 84 135 113 78 82 Poultry............................... 124 128 137 123 111 142 122 107 118 Fish and seafood...................... 87 81 102 73 58 85 69 67 57 Eggs.................................. 29 28 27 25 26 32 31 28 27 Dairy products......................... 356 314 336 291 273 352 315 259 253 Fresh milk and cream.................. 168 135 133 124 123 162 149 123 118 Other dairy products.................. 188 178 203 167 150 190 166 136 135 Fruits and vegetables.................. 494 434 493 412 372 435 404 413 366 Fresh fruits.......................... 151 128 150 120 105 131 115 129 104 Fresh vegetables...................... 155 129 146 121 115 129 122 116 107 Processed fruits...................... 110 100 119 97 83 97 87 101 87 Processed vegetables.................. 77 77 78 75 69 78 81 68 68 Other food at home..................... 956 868 950 832 734 864 865 639 651 Sugar and other sweets................ 124 104 108 103 91 109 105 92 90 Fats and oils......................... 83 71 74 65 67 80 75 73 70 Miscellaneous foods................... 450 418 467 404 339 407 410 276 288 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 252 225 232 212 203 233 238 166 186 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 48 49 68 47 34 35 37 32 18 Food away from home..................... 2053 1894 2393 1872 1318 1664 1562 906 791 Alcoholic beverages...................... 355 352 429 341 286 323 295 144 190 Housing.................................. 11243 10523 13780 10157 7599 9188 8088 6606 6743 Shelter................................. 6390 6202 8402 5934 4511 5280 4445 3171 3743 Owned dwellings........................ 4773 3824 5842 3414 1950 3365 2420 1929 1569 Mortgage interest and charges......... 2990 2485 3880 2180 1242 2153 1524 451 715 Property taxes........................ 1105 803 1185 784 410 664 505 801 415 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 678 535 777 450 298 548 391 677 440 Rented dwellings....................... 1169 1990 1882 2178 2435 1678 1819 1002 2032 Other lodging.......................... 449 389 679 342 126 236 207 240 141 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 2271 2040 2300 1994 1677 2052 1878 1825 1726 Natural gas............................ 242 251 275 246 232 269 223 263 249 Electricity............................ 959 801 904 774 635 812 759 724 692 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 133 79 84 74 60 78 89 132 77 Telephone.............................. 670 675 760 671 584 646 610 467 534 Water and other public services........ 267 233 278 229 166 247 197 239 175 Household operations.................... 626 525 815 488 247 422 317 403 305 Personal services...................... 182 291 398 285 141 316 201 137 165 Other household expenses............... 443 234 418 204 106 106 116 266 140 Housekeeping supplies................... 503 452 540 457 310 396 410 401 296 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 121 129 133 132 96 140 129 94 86 Other household products............... 230 202 236 208 126 173 196 188 129 Postage and stationery................. 152 121 170 117 88 83 84 119 81 Household furnishings and equipment..... 1453 1304 1723 1284 854 1037 1038 807 673 Household textiles..................... 144 100 151 81 97 70 60 65 50 Furniture.............................. 367 383 528 363 278 288 280 141 175 Floor coverings........................ 55 61 47 59 25 46 112 132 34 Major appliances....................... 208 146 162 154 104 142 135 114 109 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 83 99 130 89 62 85 89 52 43 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 597 515 704 537 287 406 361 303 262 Apparel and services..................... 2061 1979 2595 1967 1400 1516 1553 863 1175 Men and boys............................ 587 523 679 509 339 387 459 166 372 Men, 16 and over....................... 496 425 577 405 303 296 339 148 310 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 91 98 102 104 37 91 120 18 63 Women and girls......................... 855 766 1020 818 549 569 507 426 407 Women, 16 and over..................... 728 652 876 716 475 456 400 406 340 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 127 114 144 102 74 113 107 20 67 Children under 2........................ 94 90 92 85 73 100 99 28 75 Footwear................................ 244 260 299 261 221 186 250 138 188 Other apparel products and services..... 281 340 504 294 218 274 238 105 133 Transportation........................... 6164 6146 7338 6080 4049 6173 5468 3198 2478 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 2742 2637 3092 2715 1521 2711 2377 1164 839 Cars and trucks, new................... 1377 1364 1838 1437 762 1309 869 669 342 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1331 1223 1174 1241 714 1368 1478 492 494 Other vehicles......................... 35 50 79 37 45 34 30 4 3 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 1096 1118 1177 1030 856 1311 1195 638 579 Other vehicle expenses.................. 2015 2072 2589 2014 1430 1919 1753 1139 895 Vehicle finance charges................ 240 334 411 300 218 324 325 88 78 Maintenance and repairs................ 735 693 831 685 518 681 591 431 340 Vehicle insurance...................... 697 712 841 708 509 692 634 478 335 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 342 332 506 321 185 223 204 141 142 Public transportation................... 311 319 481 321 242 232 143 256 165 Health care.............................. 2423 1425 1802 1380 1073 1191 1190 2407 1092 Health insurance........................ 1181 585 694 584 473 504 511 1232 431 Medical services........................ 790 540 738 511 369 412 420 528 330 Drugs................................... 342 210 256 199 174 176 190 502 273 Medical supplies........................ 110 89 113 86 58 99 70 145 58 Entertainment............................ 1949 1749 2327 1585 1041 1980 1332 809 851 Fees and admissions..................... 519 440 686 428 236 320 237 233 164 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 666 556 675 539 447 481 487 288 337 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 339 316 396 290 199 289 300 143 187 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 426 436 570 329 159 890 308 146 163 Personal care products and services...... 447 423 531 439 317 348 327 299 250 Reading.................................. 182 177 255 165 112 126 129 150 76 Education................................ 476 540 821 526 330 364 314 93 256 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 270 307 216 287 320 415 419 154 286 Miscellaneous............................ 1315 835 1080 819 593 696 663 502 405 Cash contributions....................... 1678 923 1556 800 555 486 491 1046 558 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 4107 3550 5180 3253 2011 2949 2487 478 834 Life and other personal insurance....... 545 394 576 350 257 294 288 234 175 Pensions and Social Security............ 3562 3155 4605 2902 1754 2655 2199 244 659 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 41895 39775 54680 36465 24375 35775 30558 19371 17169 Wages and salaries....................... 9485 35679 48829 32993 20680 32867 27669 2277 7042 Self-employment income................... 24143 1276 2685 890 214 932 279 113 1727 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 4556 1126 1182 1059 1633 659 1063 13673 3767 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 2491 629 1112 533 457 332 213 2821 534 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 261 338 199 292 261 503 592 185 673 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 272 215 56 167 574 177 359 158 2754 Regular contributions for support........ 578 345 399 419 331 183 235 98 555 Other income............................. 108 167 217 112 225 121 148 46 115 Personal taxes 1/......................... 4150 3881 6477 3169 1522 3139 2304 1083 782 Federal income taxes..................... 3153 2918 4970 2389 1070 2282 1640 703 568 State and local income taxes............. 639 829 1318 666 383 731 555 162 131 Other taxes.............................. 358 134 190 114 69 126 109 218 82 Income after taxes 1/..................... 37745 35895 48202 33296 22853 32636 28254 18288 16387 Net change in total assets and liabilities 1329 -2431 -1542 -4046 -3208 -1979 -1483 -1102 1316 Net change in total assets............... 4049 4120 7210 3478 1559 3558 1763 -351 1575 Net change in total liabilities.......... 2721 6551 8753 7523 4767 5536 3246 751 260 Other money receipts...................... 594 399 835 211 105 227 204 446 199 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -1163 -1030 -1817 -761 -417 -812 -584 -316 -396 Estimated market value of owned home...... 112178 64252 97008 58538 35329 51804 41717 72872 39907 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 571 418 591 387 256 376 296 452 242 Gifts of goods and services............... 1331 1058 1531 971 706 758 757 747 532 Food.................................... 102 87 146 80 39 68 38 49 37 Housing................................. 356 306 429 285 191 224 239 211 142 Housekeeping supplies................. 59 41 59 42 26 27 27 33 19 Household textiles.................... 29 14 23 13 14 4 6 10 5 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 39 34 45 35 19 25 27 31 9 Major appliances.................... 15 7 6 5 7 13 8 9 2 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 24 27 38 30 12 13 19 22 6 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 106 74 94 84 74 38 45 59 33 Other housing......................... 123 143 208 112 58 130 134 79 77 Apparel and services.................... 355 279 327 266 253 219 261 174 166 Males 2 and over...................... 143 83 90 83 54 56 97 51 47 Females 2 and over.................... 100 93 115 99 111 62 57 80 48 Children under 2...................... 49 41 42 42 33 52 39 19 28 Other apparel products and services... 63 61 80 42 56 49 67 24 42 Jewelry and watches................. 31 38 60 24 16 31 37 9 7 All other apparel products and serv. 33 23 20 18 40 18 30 15 35 Transportation.......................... 89 52 80 63 35 20 17 48 27 Health care............................. 38 21 35 21 15 7 9 39 11 Entertainment........................... 96 81 113 68 60 75 64 47 54 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 32 32 40 29 20 26 34 21 15 Other entertainment................... 64 49 73 39 40 49 30 26 39 Education............................... 109 130 269 88 23 50 63 57 44 All other gifts......................... 187 102 134 99 88 93 66 122 51 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary