Table 8. By REGION OF RESIDENCE: Average annual expenditures and characteristics of all consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1993 All Item consumer Northeast Midwest South West units ______________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 100049 20457 25012 34028 20553 Income before taxes 1/.................... 34868 37480 33647 32364 37592 Income after taxes 1/..................... 31890 34265 30865 29825 33958 Age of reference person................... 47.8 49 47.9 47.7 46.7 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.7 Children under 18........................ 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.3 0.4 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..................................... 63 58 65 64 66 Female................................... 37 42 35 36 34 Percent homeowner........................ 63 58 67 66 58 With mortgage........................... 37 33 37 37 40 Without mortgage........................ 26 26 30 29 19 Renter................................... 37 42 33 34 42 Black.................................... 12 10 10 18 5 White and other.......................... 88 90 90 82 95 Elementary (1-8)......................... 10 8 9 12 8 High school (9-12)....................... 43 47 46 42 35 College.................................. 47 44 45 45 57 Never attended and other................. 0 0 0 0 0 At least one vehicle owned............... 86 78 87 88 91 Average annual expenditures............... 30692 31634 28884 29247 34348 Food..................................... 4399 4712 4178 4200 4686 Food at home............................ 2735 2984 2559 2564 2985 Cereals and bakery products............ 434 489 410 398 470 Cereals and cereal products........... 160 168 148 156 175 Bakery products....................... 274 321 262 242 295 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 734 853 675 718 716 Beef.................................. 234 253 222 235 228 Pork.................................. 154 153 156 164 135 Other meats........................... 98 118 96 85 100 Poultry............................... 131 179 112 118 129 Fish and seafood...................... 87 119 63 84 91 Eggs.................................. 30 31 25 31 34 Dairy products......................... 295 331 283 265 325 Fresh milk and cream.................. 128 128 129 121 138 Other dairy products.................. 167 203 154 144 187 Fruits and vegetables.................. 444 502 395 407 506 Fresh fruits.......................... 137 154 125 120 164 Fresh vegetables...................... 132 151 110 122 156 Processed fruits...................... 96 113 88 83 109 Processed vegetables.................. 79 84 72 82 77 Other food at home..................... 827 809 796 776 969 Sugar and other sweets................ 113 104 107 103 145 Fats and oils......................... 78 80 73 78 82 Miscellaneous foods................... 365 354 349 336 446 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 225 223 227 219 233 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 46 48 41 39 62 Food away from home..................... 1664 1728 1619 1636 1700 Alcoholic beverages...................... 268 314 250 215 334 Housing.................................. 9636 10759 8686 8762 11123 Shelter................................. 5415 6367 4563 4532 6967 Owned dwellings........................ 3331 3815 2936 2843 4141 Mortgage interest and charges......... 1878 1842 1498 1648 2756 Property taxes........................ 825 1315 852 570 728 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 628 657 585 624 657 Rented dwellings....................... 1714 2140 1270 1366 2405 Other lodging.......................... 370 413 357 323 422 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 2112 2207 2073 2215 1896 Natural gas............................ 279 329 437 172 215 Electricity............................ 836 774 719 1041 702 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 99 236 90 58 41 Telephone.............................. 658 677 616 673 664 Water and other public services........ 241 191 212 272 274 Household operations.................... 469 505 370 485 526 Personal services...................... 228 265 200 221 234 Other household expenses............... 241 241 169 263 292 Housekeeping supplies................... 410 398 406 398 447 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 103 91 101 112 104 Other household products............... 194 202 196 186 197 Postage and stationery................. 113 106 109 100 145 Household furnishings and equipment..... 1230 1282 1274 1132 1287 Household textiles..................... 102 103 94 99 117 Furniture.............................. 317 302 333 326 298 Floor coverings........................ 87 88 149 48 79 Major appliances....................... 143 134 152 139 147 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 87 82 73 86 112 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 493 573 473 434 535 Apparel and services..................... 1676 1834 1662 1558 1732 Men and boys............................ 426 486 438 369 445 Men, 16 and over....................... 335 388 321 294 369 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 90 98 117 75 76 Women and girls......................... 658 712 692 601 658 Women, 16 and over..................... 566 620 596 511 565 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 93 91 96 91 93 Children under 2........................ 79 79 73 76 93 Footwear................................ 249 279 239 240 243 Other apparel products and services..... 264 278 220 272 293 Transportation........................... 5453 4991 5430 5384 6057 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 2319 1832 2504 2407 2435 Cars and trucks, new................... 1216 1132 1261 1258 1173 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1079 693 1206 1128 1229 Other vehicles......................... 24 6 37 21 33 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 977 843 950 1023 1067 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1843 1868 1718 1733 2152 Vehicle finance charges................ 244 175 271 265 247 Maintenance and repairs................ 620 595 560 597 758 Vehicle insurance...................... 678 763 594 635 765 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 301 335 294 236 382 Public transportation................... 314 449 257 221 404 Health care.............................. 1776 1732 1642 1928 1732 Health insurance........................ 800 757 783 857 769 Medical services........................ 574 602 481 613 595 Drugs................................... 301 252 293 358 262 Medical supplies........................ 101 121 84 99 106 Entertainment............................ 1626 1569 1408 1655 1897 Fees and admissions..................... 414 439 365 372 519 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 590 542 484 700 585 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 293 288 266 309 305 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 328 300 293 274 488 Personal care products and services...... 385 379 372 367 435 Reading.................................. 166 193 164 143 181 Education................................ 455 533 446 412 460 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 268 267 299 278 217 Miscellaneous............................ 715 645 637 718 874 Cash contributions....................... 961 861 1011 906 1088 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 2908 2845 2697 2723 3533 Life and other personal insurance....... 399 356 323 468 420 Pensions and Social Security............ 2509 2489 2374 2256 3113 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 34868 37480 33647 32364 37592 Wages and salaries....................... 26494 28512 25729 24898 27899 Self-employment income................... 2119 1995 1872 1790 2992 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 4034 4453 4133 3738 3985 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1029 1185 889 898 1239 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 309 438 252 223 386 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 468 574 434 378 545 Regular contributions for support........ 282 187 222 341 346 Other income............................. 133 136 115 99 199 Personal taxes 1/......................... 2978 3215 2781 2539 3634 Federal income taxes..................... 2217 2218 1956 2047 2758 State and local income taxes............. 601 750 648 367 762 Other taxes.............................. 160 247 177 125 115 Income after taxes 1/..................... 31890 34265 30865 29825 33958 Net change in total assets and liabilities -2185 -968 -2446 -1101 -4874 Net change in total assets............... 4381 5782 3940 3643 4746 Net change in total liabilities.......... 6567 6750 6386 4745 9620 Other money receipts...................... 435 202 350 343 925 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -898 -1110 -797 -730 -1088 Estimated market value of owned home...... 66719 81619 53649 51969 92213 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 435 483 386 383 534 Gifts of goods and services............... 993 1162 1044 856 988 Food.................................... 77 82 78 80 68 Housing................................. 267 279 335 227 238 Housekeeping supplies................. 36 32 40 30 46 Household textiles.................... 12 14 14 10 13 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 28 32 29 25 26 Major appliances.................... 7 7 8 7 5 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 21 25 20 18 21 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 77 78 101 63 69 Other housing......................... 113 122 152 98 84 Apparel and services.................... 251 315 247 192 289 Males 2 and over...................... 80 112 89 54 77 Females 2 and over.................... 90 95 86 74 115 Children under 2...................... 36 38 31 31 47 Other apparel products and services... 46 70 41 33 50 Jewelry and watches................. 24 42 22 17 22 All other apparel products and serv. 21 28 19 15 28 Transportation.......................... 53 37 54 57 63 Health care............................. 42 84 36 20 45 Entertainment........................... 80 92 79 75 79 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 31 38 30 30 25 Other entertainment................... 50 54 48 45 54 Education............................... 116 155 122 100 94 All other gifts......................... 107 118 95 105 112 __________________________________________ 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.