Table 8. By REGION OF RESIDENCE: Average annual expenditures and characteristics of all consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1992 All Item consumer Northeast Midwest South West units __________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 100019 20980 25034 33614 20391 Income before taxes 1/.................... 33854 36897 32182 31020 37212 Income after taxes 1/..................... 30786 33372 29670 28463 33162 Age of reference person................... 47.6 48.3 47.7 47.8 46.5 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.7 Children under 18........................ 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Earners.................................. 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 Vehicles................................. 1.9 1.6 2.1 1.9 2.2 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 64 59 65 65 66 Female................................... 36 41 35 35 34 Percent homeowner........................ 61 59 66 62 57 With mortgage........................... 36 34 39 34 39 Without mortgage........................ 25 24 27 28 19 Renter................................... 39 41 34 38 43 Black.................................... 11 10 10 17 5 White and other.......................... 89 90 90 83 95 Elementary (1-8)......................... 10 9 9 14 9 High school (9-12)....................... 43 47 46 43 35 College.................................. 46 44 45 42 56 Never attended and other................. 0 0 0 1 0 At least one vehicle owned............... 86 78 88 87 89 Average annual expenditures............... 29846 31177 28445 27750 33647 Food..................................... 4273 4524 4165 4028 4549 Food at home............................ 2643 2838 2555 2478 2819 Cereals and bakery products............ 411 452 405 382 423 Cereals and cereal products........... 141 149 139 133 147 Bakery products....................... 270 302 266 249 276 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 687 785 640 670 674 Beef.................................. 210 221 202 209 212 Pork.................................. 156 154 160 162 142 Other meats........................... 94 103 96 87 92 Poultry............................... 123 170 104 115 112 Fish and seafood...................... 77 107 56 68 84 Eggs.................................. 28 28 22 30 31 Dairy products......................... 302 332 302 270 321 Fresh milk and cream.................. 134 141 135 125 140 Other dairy products.................. 168 191 167 145 182 Fruits and vegetables.................. 428 489 386 394 475 Fresh fruits.......................... 127 144 115 112 151 Fresh vegetables...................... 127 153 105 115 145 Processed fruits...................... 100 115 96 91 105 Processed vegetables.................. 74 77 70 76 73 Other food at home..................... 814 781 821 763 926 Sugar and other sweets................ 102 97 107 96 112 Fats and oils......................... 72 76 66 72 77 Miscellaneous foods................... 384 356 395 354 451 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 213 208 219 205 223 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 43 45 35 36 62 Food away from home..................... 1631 1686 1610 1550 1730 Alcoholic beverages...................... 301 343 290 250 355 Housing.................................. 9477 10701 8504 8422 11150 Shelter................................. 5411 6588 4488 4423 6961 Owned dwellings........................ 3310 4007 2957 2654 4110 Mortgage interest and charges......... 1968 2172 1581 1621 2804 Property taxes........................ 782 1274 802 494 728 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 560 562 574 539 578 Rented dwellings....................... 1761 2135 1249 1500 2435 Other lodging.......................... 340 446 282 270 416 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1984 2094 1951 2032 1832 Natural gas............................ 252 295 382 156 209 Electricity............................ 787 745 695 954 667 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 92 230 77 51 37 Telephone.............................. 623 636 589 624 646 Water and other public services........ 230 187 208 248 273 Household operations.................... 487 420 443 475 629 Personal services...................... 242 203 244 238 288 Other household expenses............... 245 217 200 237 341 Housekeeping supplies................... 433 443 428 438 421 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 118 122 124 119 107 Other household products............... 195 197 178 217 179 Postage and stationery................. 119 124 126 102 134 Household furnishings and equipment..... 1162 1157 1193 1054 1307 Household textiles..................... 92 96 99 82 97 Furniture.............................. 316 319 328 277 364 Floor coverings........................ 71 44 64 96 65 Major appliances....................... 141 135 139 129 169 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 84 94 78 77 94 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 458 470 485 393 519 Apparel and services..................... 1710 2077 1637 1540 1702 Men and boys............................ 450 586 461 395 385 Men, 16 and over....................... 369 486 391 312 317 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 80 100 70 83 68 Women and girls......................... 680 808 676 595 693 Women, 16 and over..................... 586 696 580 514 598 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 94 112 96 81 95 Children under 2........................ 78 90 69 69 91 Footwear................................ 231 304 207 214 213 Other apparel products and services..... 272 290 223 267 320 Transportation........................... 5228 4514 5352 5087 6044 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 2189 1534 2466 2193 2515 Cars and trucks, new................... 1131 876 1227 1099 1327 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1022 626 1217 1064 1120 Other vehicles......................... 36 32 22 29 67 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 973 842 961 1021 1044 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1776 1740 1673 1693 2077 Vehicle finance charges................ 256 177 280 288 257 Maintenance and repairs................ 612 590 567 595 718 Vehicle insurance...................... 629 684 545 612 705 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 279 288 282 198 397 Public transportation................... 290 399 252 180 408 Health care.............................. 1634 1653 1535 1711 1610 Health insurance........................ 725 741 721 755 665 Medical services........................ 533 540 463 543 596 Drugs................................... 278 247 263 331 243 Medical supplies........................ 97 125 88 82 106 Entertainment............................ 1500 1516 1376 1285 1990 Fees and admissions..................... 379 429 356 328 439 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 492 528 475 449 546 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 274 278 251 271 304 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 355 281 293 236 702 Personal care products and services...... 387 379 366 396 409 Reading.................................. 162 185 171 134 171 Education................................ 426 509 432 369 427 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 275 268 298 295 220 Miscellaneous............................ 765 715 672 724 997 Cash contributions....................... 958 924 1081 945 864 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 2750 2869 2566 2564 3158 Life and other personal insurance....... 353 367 333 395 293 Pensions and Social Security............ 2397 2502 2233 2169 2865 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 33854 36897 32182 31020 37212 Wages and salaries....................... 25064 27852 23954 23075 26734 Self-employment income................... 2490 2517 2059 2120 3519 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 3887 3976 3837 3803 3990 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1130 1111 1105 896 1532 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 341 556 323 198 374 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 471 506 457 413 543 Regular contributions for support........ 336 285 306 410 305 Other income............................. 136 94 140 106 216 Personal taxes 1/......................... 3068 3525 2512 2557 4049 Federal income taxes..................... 2286 2426 1747 2075 3092 State and local income taxes............. 624 837 615 369 824 Other taxes.............................. 157 262 150 113 134 Income after taxes 1/..................... 30786 33372 29670 28463 33162 Net change in total assets and liabilities -1529 81 -2182 -729 -3701 Net change in total assets............... 3045 3618 1444 3313 3978 Net change in total liabilities.......... 4574 3537 3627 4042 7680 Other money receipts...................... 400 313 385 207 824 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -844 -793 -717 -628 -1409 Estimated market value of owned home...... 66530 82981 52589 50056 93874 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 416 477 378 337 531 Gifts of goods and services............... 968 1084 912 861 1096 Food.................................... 76 104 81 53 81 Housing................................. 276 297 288 240 301 Housekeeping supplies................. 39 37 51 30 40 Household textiles.................... 13 10 19 14 9 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 31 37 32 21 41 Major appliances.................... 7 10 7 6 8 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 24 28 24 15 33 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 70 84 70 54 80 Other housing......................... 123 129 116 121 131 Apparel and services.................... 254 292 229 248 258 Males 2 and over...................... 78 88 77 79 66 Females 2 and over.................... 87 99 75 93 82 Children under 2...................... 37 45 31 29 46 Other apparel products and services... 53 60 46 46 64 Jewelry and watches................. 29 28 28 21 44 All other apparel products and serv. 24 31 18 25 20 Transportation.......................... 51 47 27 57 75 Health care............................. 24 26 25 25 20 Entertainment........................... 73 84 77 62 76 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 28 34 32 24 25 Other entertainment................... 45 50 45 38 51 Education............................... 107 122 89 86 148 All other gifts......................... 106 112 97 91 137 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary