Table 8. By REGION OF RESIDENCE: Average annual expenditures and characteristics of all consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1994 All Item consumer Northeast Midwest South West units ______________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 102,210 20,473 25,983 34,374 21,380 Income before taxes 1/.................... $36,181 $39,096 $33,490 $33,747 $40,161 Income after taxes 1/..................... 33,098 36,255 30,756 31,035 35,946 Age of reference person................... 47.6 49.4 47.5 47.5 46.4 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.7 Children under 18........................ 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 Earners.................................. 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 Vehicles................................. 1.9 1.5 2.1 1.8 2.2 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 62 57 64 62 67 Female................................... 38 43 36 38 33 Percent homeowner........................ 63 60 65 66 59 With mortgage........................... 37 33 38 37 40 Without mortgage........................ 26 27 28 29 20 Renter................................... 37 40 35 34 41 Black.................................... 11 9 10 17 4 White and other.......................... 89 91 90 83 96 Elementary (1-8)......................... 8 8 8 10 7 High school (9-12)....................... 43 47 46 44 35 College.................................. 48 44 46 45 58 Never attended and other................. 0 0 0 0 0 At least one vehicle owned............... 86 78 88 87 90 Average annual expenditures............... $31,731 $32,549 $30,331 $30,072 $35,318 Food..................................... 4,411 4,706 4,201 4,251 4,639 Food at home............................ 2,712 2,934 2,537 2,618 2,862 Cereals and bakery products............ 429 481 412 402 441 Cereals and cereal products........... 162 171 155 152 177 Bakery products....................... 267 310 257 250 264 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 732 840 647 750 705 Beef.................................. 227 238 204 240 222 Pork.................................. 156 161 146 170 139 Other meats........................... 94 111 95 87 87 Poultry............................... 137 178 114 136 126 Fish and seafood...................... 89 123 62 86 96 Eggs.................................. 30 29 25 31 36 Dairy products......................... 289 319 269 271 313 Fresh milk and cream.................. 127 132 122 122 137 Other dairy products.................. 162 187 147 149 176 Fruits and vegetables.................. 437 509 401 404 463 Fresh fruits.......................... 133 158 120 118 150 Fresh vegetables...................... 135 168 113 124 147 Processed fruits...................... 93 107 95 82 95 Processed vegetables.................. 76 77 72 80 71 Other food at home..................... 825 785 809 791 940 Sugar and other sweets................ 105 103 105 101 114 Fats and oils......................... 79 82 67 83 86 Miscellaneous foods................... 362 333 357 344 424 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 233 223 234 227 251 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 46 45 46 36 65 Food away from home..................... 1,698 1,772 1,664 1,633 1,777 Alcoholic beverages...................... 278 313 246 262 309 Housing.................................. 10,106 11,327 9,147 9,059 11,786 Shelter................................. 5,686 6,724 4,922 4,723 7,171 Owned dwellings........................ 3,492 4,088 3,153 2,919 4,252 Mortgage interest and charges......... 1,919 2,019 1,640 1,605 2,667 Property taxes........................ 922 1,440 913 687 812 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 651 629 600 628 774 Rented dwellings....................... 1,799 2,119 1,389 1,498 2,475 Other lodging.......................... 395 517 380 305 443 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 2,189 2,336 2,104 2,269 2,022 Natural gas............................ 283 356 419 168 232 Electricity............................ 861 806 724 1,080 729 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 98 254 86 56 31 Telephone.............................. 690 700 663 690 713 Water and other public services........ 257 220 212 274 317 Household operations.................... 490 496 405 480 605 Personal services...................... 230 247 210 214 262 Other household expenses............... 260 249 195 265 343 Housekeeping supplies................... 393 409 386 372 422 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 109 105 113 103 120 Other household products............... 174 188 161 172 180 Postage and stationery................. 110 116 112 97 122 Household furnishings and equipment..... 1,348 1,362 1,330 1,217 1,567 Household textiles..................... 100 112 99 101 86 Furniture.............................. 318 326 345 270 357 Floor coverings........................ 120 151 119 74 165 Major appliances....................... 149 130 142 151 172 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 81 72 79 74 101 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 581 571 545 547 687 Apparel and services..................... 1,644 1,913 1,622 1,459 1,710 Men and boys............................ 395 439 417 331 427 Men, 16 and over....................... 305 329 317 271 319 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 90 110 100 60 108 Women and girls......................... 652 786 649 579 642 Women, 16 and over..................... 552 682 535 489 550 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 100 105 115 91 92 Children under 2........................ 80 85 83 65 95 Footwear................................ 254 316 241 225 255 Other apparel products and services..... 264 287 232 258 292 Transportation........................... 6,044 5,111 6,201 6,141 6,592 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 2,725 1,864 3,089 2,937 2,764 Cars and trucks, new................... 1,391 941 1,452 1,670 1,297 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1,290 910 1,576 1,231 1,400 Other vehicles......................... 44 13 62 36 67 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 986 832 977 1,035 1,064 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1,953 1,866 1,815 1,889 2,306 Vehicle finance charges................ 235 148 265 269 229 Maintenance and repairs................ 680 641 611 636 875 Vehicle insurance...................... 690 707 627 693 744 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 347 369 313 291 458 Public transportation................... 381 550 320 280 457 Health care.............................. 1,755 1,679 1,698 1,854 1,737 Health insurance........................ 815 816 806 868 740 Medical services........................ 571 548 507 578 661 Drugs................................... 286 248 301 321 247 Medical supplies........................ 83 67 85 87 89 Entertainment............................ 1,567 1,517 1,551 1,417 1,875 Fees and admissions..................... 439 500 404 383 514 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 533 528 531 510 578 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 289 292 275 275 324 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 306 198 340 250 459 Personal care products and services...... 397 394 384 386 430 Reading.................................. 165 191 161 136 191 Education................................ 460 504 451 404 517 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 259 255 291 271 202 Miscellaneous............................ 749 669 767 681 910 Cash contributions....................... 960 1,034 897 1,004 896 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 2,938 2,934 2,712 2,746 3,523 Life and other personal insurance....... 398 412 395 432 332 Pensions and Social Security............ 2,540 2,522 2,317 2,314 3,191 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 36,181 39,096 33,490 33,747 40,161 Wages and salaries....................... 27,795 29,879 25,930 26,252 30,287 Self-employment income................... 1,870 1,809 1,615 1,500 2,744 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 4,200 4,938 4,125 3,843 4,172 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1,087 1,065 748 1,112 1,437 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 316 432 281 257 341 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 483 574 377 420 611 Regular contributions for support........ 287 257 271 253 378 Other income............................. 142 142 143 110 191 Personal taxes 1/......................... 3,083 2,841 2,734 2,712 4,215 Federal income taxes..................... 2,288 1,957 1,860 2,137 3,259 State and local income taxes............. 629 685 658 445 819 Other taxes.............................. 166 199 216 131 137 Income after taxes 1/..................... 33,098 36,255 30,756 31,035 35,946 Net change in total assets and liabilities (562) 741 (724) (895) (1,076) Net change in total assets............... 3,960 4,137 3,321 2,538 6,856 Net change in total liabilities.......... 4,522 3,396 4,044 3,433 7,932 Other money receipts...................... 567 408 609 272 1,144 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... (1,107) (1,621) (982) (770) (1,310) Estimated market value of owned home...... 68,759 86,594 54,949 53,975 92,232 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 473 542 422 408 571 Gifts of goods and services............... 1,008 1,169 1,065 837 1,056 Food.................................... 84 122 84 63 83 Housing................................. 262 278 295 243 239 Housekeeping supplies................. 38 44 39 30 43 Household textiles.................... 16 14 24 12 14 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 26 23 25 25 32 Major appliances.................... 5 4 4 6 8 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 21 20 21 19 24 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 65 66 78 64 52 Other housing......................... 117 131 129 111 98 Apparel and services.................... 246 321 248 195 255 Males 2 and over...................... 64 79 67 55 61 Females 2 and over.................... 94 134 101 68 89 Children under 2...................... 35 41 34 27 44 Other apparel products and services... 53 68 45 45 62 Jewelry and watches................. 26 41 24 18 28 All other apparel products and serv. 27 27 22 28 34 Transportation.......................... 56 38 68 33 96 Health care............................. 35 46 42 30 22 Entertainment........................... 84 91 93 65 95 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 32 41 37 24 31 Other entertainment................... 51 49 56 40 64 Education............................... 114 141 97 107 120 All other gifts......................... 127 133 138 103 144 __________________________________________ 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.