Table 6. By NUMBER OF EARNERS IN CONSUMER UNIT: Average annual expenditures and characteristics of all consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1993 All Single consumers Consumer units of two or more persons Item consumer No One No One Two Three or units earner earner earner earner earners more ______________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 100049 11371 17355 10468 19217 32335 9304 Income before taxes 1/.................... 34868 11132 23745 18579 31259 49651 59424 Income after taxes 1/..................... 31890 10822 21227 18084 29015 44990 53929 Age of reference person................... 47.8 70.1 38.7 61.6 46.8 41.4 46.5 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 2.5 1 1 2.5 3 3.1 4.3 Children under 18........................ 0.7 0 0 0.6 1.1 0.9 1.1 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.3 0.8 0.1 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 Earners.................................. 1.3 0 1 0 1 2 3.3 Vehicles................................. 1.9 0.8 1.1 1.5 1.9 2.5 3.4 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 63 28 51 68 61 77 80 Female................................... 37 72 49 32 39 23 20 Percent homeowner........................ 63 61 35 66 63 72 82 With mortgage........................... 37 8 23 12 38 54 64 Without mortgage........................ 26 54 12 55 26 18 18 Renter................................... 37 39 65 34 37 28 18 Black.................................... 12 13 11 18 14 9 8 White and other.......................... 88 87 89 82 86 91 92 Elementary (1-8)......................... 10 25 4 21 11 4 7 High school (9-12)....................... 43 49 30 53 45 42 46 College.................................. 47 26 66 25 44 54 47 Never attended and other................. 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 At least one vehicle owned............... 86 60 81 78 90 96 98 Average annual expenditures............... 30692 14131 20430 20970 31471 39406 48299 Food..................................... 4399 2038 2504 3841 4822 5291 7115 Food at home............................ 2735 1495 1217 2942 3304 3101 4395 Cereals and bakery products............ 434 240 190 457 518 493 721 Cereals and cereal products........... 160 82 64 169 194 187 265 Bakery products....................... 274 158 126 288 324 306 456 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 734 346 294 899 895 816 1247 Beef.................................. 234 90 91 308 280 273 370 Pork.................................. 154 80 52 201 184 166 283 Other meats........................... 98 54 39 105 121 105 179 Poultry............................... 131 64 56 134 164 149 218 Fish and seafood...................... 87 40 43 115 108 90 149 Eggs.................................. 30 18 13 36 38 32 48 Dairy products......................... 295 165 129 299 353 340 479 Fresh milk and cream.................. 128 70 53 132 158 144 216 Other dairy products.................. 167 96 76 168 196 196 263 Fruits and vegetables.................. 444 291 205 509 536 492 659 Fresh fruits.......................... 137 93 64 154 164 150 211 Fresh vegetables...................... 132 86 60 159 160 146 192 Processed fruits...................... 96 65 47 105 117 105 142 Processed vegetables.................. 79 47 34 90 95 91 114 Other food at home..................... 827 453 399 777 1002 960 1289 Sugar and other sweets................ 113 71 52 110 157 121 161 Fats and oils......................... 78 45 32 89 99 87 124 Miscellaneous foods................... 365 198 183 328 437 432 553 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 225 122 104 216 262 260 377 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 46 17 28 34 47 61 74 Food away from home..................... 1664 542 1286 899 1518 2189 2720 Alcoholic beverages...................... 268 128 303 153 192 331 375 Housing.................................. 9636 5325 6928 6791 10392 12108 12917 Shelter................................. 5415 2860 4597 3360 5554 6800 7278 Owned dwellings........................ 3331 1291 1825 1814 3332 4736 5461 Mortgage interest and charges......... 1878 182 1025 391 1784 3019 3444 Property taxes........................ 825 542 418 764 864 1016 1258 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 628 567 382 659 684 700 759 Rented dwellings....................... 1714 1433 2506 1283 1867 1575 1228 Other lodging.......................... 370 136 266 263 356 490 588 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 2112 1456 1289 1947 2357 2439 2995 Natural gas............................ 279 241 158 298 309 301 391 Electricity............................ 836 537 460 802 964 978 1184 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 99 110 37 94 110 113 135 Telephone.............................. 658 391 526 512 716 765 901 Water and other public services........ 241 176 108 240 259 283 384 Household operations.................... 469 378 161 262 578 694 374 Personal services...................... 228 114 13 28 318 423 127 Other household expenses............... 241 264 148 234 261 272 247 Housekeeping supplies................... 410 229 208 429 473 481 601 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 103 44 49 113 115 126 162 Other household products............... 194 92 87 204 219 235 301 Postage and stationery................. 113 93 72 112 139 119 139 Household furnishings and equipment..... 1230 401 673 793 1429 1694 1669 Household textiles..................... 102 44 43 90 145 129 116 Furniture.............................. 317 89 184 205 308 466 472 Floor coverings........................ 87 24 18 48 130 128 99 Major appliances....................... 143 64 59 134 153 201 182 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 87 32 56 74 109 109 107 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 493 148 314 242 585 661 694 Apparel and services..................... 1676 520 1115 971 1954 2136 2534 Men and boys............................ 426 71 311 227 482 550 657 Men, 16 and over....................... 335 64 296 158 313 441 533 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 90 7 14 69 169 109 125 Women and girls......................... 658 281 397 415 824 798 967 Women, 16 and over..................... 566 270 380 369 686 665 826 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 93 11 17 46 138 134 142 Children under 2........................ 79 6 23 51 125 115 80 Footwear................................ 249 97 129 166 283 305 440 Other apparel products and services..... 264 64 255 112 239 368 389 Transportation........................... 5453 1543 3501 3145 5135 7314 10640 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 2319 437 1357 1192 2159 3199 4957 Cars and trucks, new................... 1216 110 812 667 1235 1579 2636 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1079 311 506 526 922 1584 2280 Other vehicles......................... 24 16 40 0 3 36 41 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 977 323 625 619 979 1286 1756 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1843 607 1244 1099 1735 2442 3431 Vehicle finance charges................ 244 25 163 62 196 376 510 Maintenance and repairs................ 620 231 407 406 626 804 1066 Vehicle insurance...................... 678 276 463 481 616 837 1361 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 301 74 211 150 296 424 494 Public transportation................... 314 176 275 234 262 388 496 Health care.............................. 1776 1829 802 2552 1921 1873 2065 Health insurance........................ 800 802 321 1282 855 845 882 Medical services........................ 574 553 305 513 649 647 770 Drugs................................... 301 381 131 530 329 277 288 Medical supplies........................ 101 93 44 228 88 105 126 Entertainment............................ 1626 562 1040 965 1561 2354 2291 Fees and admissions..................... 414 131 322 236 403 561 645 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 590 223 394 320 530 879 790 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 293 78 164 174 345 412 389 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 328 129 160 235 283 502 467 Personal care products and services...... 385 182 225 371 389 473 612 Reading.................................. 166 97 140 133 162 206 210 Education................................ 455 165 375 107 372 514 1313 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 268 124 208 169 293 321 431 Miscellaneous............................ 715 379 557 436 734 894 1058 Cash contributions....................... 961 1026 591 1067 1002 949 1404 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 2908 215 2140 271 2542 4641 5334 Life and other personal insurance....... 399 187 159 208 416 592 615 Pensions and Social Security............ 2509 27 1981 63 2126 4049 4719 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 34868 11132 23745 18579 31259 49651 59424 Wages and salaries....................... 26494 0 20076 0 21707 43142 52327 Self-employment income................... 2119 0 1296 7 2280 3492 3520 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 4034 8912 1003 13673 4452 1490 1441 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1029 1257 668 2290 1083 735 988 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 309 162 200 363 432 286 478 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 468 437 30 1932 732 182 203 Regular contributions for support........ 282 321 281 223 458 194 252 Other income............................. 133 41 192 92 115 130 216 Personal taxes 1/......................... 2978 310 2518 495 2244 4661 5495 Federal income taxes..................... 2217 173 1932 281 1634 3529 4008 State and local income taxes............. 601 25 509 46 458 930 1242 Other taxes.............................. 160 112 78 168 152 202 245 Income after taxes 1/..................... 31890 10822 21227 18084 29015 44990 53929 Net change in total assets and liabilities -2185 100 -1913 -30 -1511 -3001 -6467 Net change in total assets............... 4381 1347 1637 1066 5796 7382 3589 Net change in total liabilities.......... 6567 1248 3550 1096 7307 10383 10056 Other money receipts...................... 435 143 226 344 519 584 598 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -898 -115 -368 -287 -931 -1402 -1709 Estimated market value of owned home...... 66719 46575 33220 62947 70318 81044 100849 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 435 324 228 409 446 529 637 Gifts of goods and services............... 993 662 771 533 1055 1180 1472 Food.................................... 77 33 41 27 67 113 145 Housing................................. 267 165 215 136 271 339 350 Housekeeping supplies................. 36 28 27 28 37 44 44 Household textiles.................... 12 4 5 12 15 18 9 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 28 12 23 16 31 36 31 Major appliances.................... 7 2 6 3 7 9 10 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 21 9 17 12 24 27 22 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 77 37 88 37 67 92 100 Other housing......................... 113 85 72 43 122 149 165 Apparel and services.................... 251 91 242 166 326 277 279 Males 2 and over...................... 80 27 55 52 123 91 81 Females 2 and over.................... 90 41 83 68 118 96 94 Children under 2...................... 36 6 23 20 37 50 52 Other apparel products and services... 46 17 81 25 47 40 53 Jewelry and watches................. 24 9 64 12 12 18 31 All other apparel products and serv. 21 8 16 13 35 22 21 Transportation.......................... 53 44 36 42 77 58 46 Health care............................. 42 147 24 26 18 28 65 Entertainment........................... 80 41 80 43 85 92 114 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 31 16 27 16 37 38 30 Other entertainment................... 50 25 53 27 48 54 84 Education............................... 116 27 33 12 114 166 324 All other gifts......................... 107 114 100 81 98 107 150 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary Note that all values have been rounded, and therefore some rounded values equal zero. This is particularly evident in the characteristics section. When data are not reported or are not applicable (i.e., missing values), values are set to zero. Note also that some data are likely to have large sampling errors.