Table 6. Number of earners in consumer unit: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1999 Single consumers Consumer units of two or more persons All Item consumer units No earner One No earner One Two Three or earner earner earners more Number of consumer units (in thousands)...... 108,465 11,965 19,585 9,810 21,647 35,123 10,336 Income before taxes a/ ...................... $43,951 $16,231 $30,236 $22,281 $40,719 $61,923 $68,409 Income after taxes a/ ....................... 40,652 15,509 27,190 21,645 38,186 56,989 63,215 Age of the reference person.................. 47.9 68.9 40.4 65.4 45.7 42.0 45.8 Average number in consumer unit: Persons..................................... 2.5 1.0 1.0 2.3 3.0 3.1 4.4 Children under 18........................... .7 n.a. n.a. .4 1.1 .9 1.2 Persons 65 and over......................... .3 .7 .1 1.3 .3 .1 .1 Earners..................................... 1.3 n.a. 1.0 n.a. 1.0 2.0 3.3 Vehicles.................................... 1.9 .8 1.1 1.8 1.9 2.4 3.2 Percent distribution: Male........................................ 55 29 51 62 51 64 65 Female...................................... 45 71 49 38 49 36 35 Homeowner................................... 65 63 41 75 65 73 79 With mortgage.............................. 38 9 24 16 38 55 60 Without mortgage........................... 27 54 16 58 27 17 19 Renter...................................... 35 37 59 25 35 27 21 Black....................................... 12 10 12 12 16 11 10 White and other............................. 88 90 88 88 84 89 90 Elementary (1-8)............................ 6 16 2 13 7 3 6 High school (9-12).......................... 39 47 27 49 44 36 41 College..................................... 55 37 71 37 49 61 53 Never attended and other.................... b/ b/ b/ 1 b/ b/ b/ At least one vehicle owned or leased........ 87 66 79 85 89 95 96 Average annual expenditures.................. $36,995 $17,272 $25,497 $27,645 $36,459 $47,785 $54,698 Food........................................ 5,031 2,084 3,056 4,154 5,342 6,307 7,895 Food at home............................. 2,915 1,452 1,447 2,790 3,271 3,566 4,487 Cereals and bakery products............ 448 241 211 439 505 548 677 Cereals and cereal products.......... 160 81 68 153 184 198 247 Bakery products...................... 288 160 142 286 321 350 430 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 749 342 338 734 854 918 1,201 Beef................................. 220 94 90 202 248 280 363 Pork................................. 157 67 67 165 180 191 253 Other meats.......................... 97 51 45 90 116 116 152 Poultry.............................. 136 64 62 127 153 166 229 Fish and seafood..................... 106 48 59 114 118 128 155 Eggs................................. 32 17 16 36 39 37 50 Dairy products......................... 322 163 151 308 368 396 493 Fresh milk and cream................. 122 67 52 114 144 147 195 Other dairy products................. 200 96 99 194 224 249 298 Fruits and vegetables.................. 500 283 252 529 560 589 754 Fresh fruits......................... 152 93 80 166 171 175 229 Fresh vegetables..................... 149 80 74 163 166 175 229 Processed fruits..................... 113 64 57 116 128 136 161 Processed vegetables................. 86 46 40 85 95 104 135 Other food at home..................... 896 424 496 780 985 1,115 1,361 Sugar and other sweets............... 112 58 56 110 129 133 168 Fats and oils........................ 84 41 42 87 95 101 121 Miscellaneous foods.................. 420 205 232 333 458 536 618 Nonalcoholic beverages............... 242 109 140 209 262 297 387 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips................... 39 11 25 40 40 49 67 Food away from home.................... 2,116 632 1,609 1,365 2,071 2,742 3,408 Alcoholic beverages......................... 318 118 389 195 245 401 385 Housing..................................... 12,057 7,024 8,929 9,105 12,484 15,044 15,534 Shelter.................................. 7,016 3,745 5,995 4,676 7,125 8,779 8,737 Owned dwellings........................ 4,525 1,879 2,568 2,854 4,620 6,369 6,413 Mortgage interest and charges........ 2,547 312 1,427 795 2,532 4,040 3,878 Property taxes....................... 1,123 890 634 1,031 1,116 1,390 1,519 Maintenance, repairs, insurance,other expenses............................ 854 677 507 1,028 972 938 1,017 Rented dwellings....................... 2,027 1,655 3,043 1,371 2,043 1,873 1,639 Other lodging.......................... 465 211 383 451 462 537 685 Utilities, fuels, and public services.... 2,377 1,578 1,535 2,295 2,555 2,759 3,310 Natural gas............................ 270 220 162 271 279 308 387 Electricity............................ 899 615 537 938 1,000 1,029 1,226 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 74 64 33 95 77 87 97 Telephone services..................... 849 483 658 687 897 994 1,194 Water and other public services........ 285 197 145 305 302 340 406 Household operations..................... 666 870 224 446 664 922 611 Personal services...................... 323 486 13 113 323 524 235 Other household expenses............... 343 384 211 333 341 398 376 Housekeeping supplies.................... 498 258 225 477 536 639 734 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 121 60 53 123 144 142 201 Other household products............... 250 122 96 233 262 335 376 Postage and stationery................. 127 76 77 120 130 163 157 Household furnishings and equipment...... 1,499 573 950 1,211 1,605 1,944 2,142 Household textiles..................... 114 46 83 86 109 146 180 Furniture.............................. 365 124 243 198 460 488 418 Floor coverings........................ 44 21 20 64 47 56 44 Major appliances....................... 183 89 122 222 160 227 271 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares............................ 102 90 56 84 102 125 136 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 692 203 425 557 727 902 1,093 Apparel and services........................ 1,743 718 1,066 1,136 1,849 2,254 2,784 Men and boys............................. 421 64 244 300 418 565 794 Men, 16 and over....................... 328 57 232 251 288 421 661 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 93 7 12 49 131 143 133 Women and girls.......................... 655 252 390 478 726 854 947 Women, 16 and over..................... 548 244 380 429 550 699 793 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 107 8 10 48 176 155 154 Children under 2......................... 67 c/ 8 12 32 102 100 83 Footwear................................. 303 86 165 178 346 389 547 Other apparel products and services...... 297 308 256 148 257 347 414 Transportation.............................. 7,011 2,170 4,370 4,999 6,427 9,603 11,947 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)........... 3,305 860 1,902 2,351 2,954 4,771 5,457 Cars and trucks, new................... 1,628 600 847 1,480 1,488 2,238 2,657 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1,641 259 1,015 870 1,443 2,469 2,765 Other vehicles......................... 36 c/ 1 c/ 40 d/ 23 64 36 Gasoline and motor oil................... 1,055 355 693 730 1,044 1,358 1,852 Other vehicle expenses................... 2,254 773 1,485 1,541 2,041 2,972 4,109 Vehicle finance charges................ 320 44 167 124 270 489 649 Maintenance and repairs................ 664 271 450 555 627 808 1,218 Vehicle insurance...................... 756 334 487 596 712 924 1,429 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, other charges.............................. 513 123 381 267 431 750 812 Public transportation.................... 397 182 291 377 389 502 529 Health care................................. 1,959 1,928 974 3,160 2,098 1,994 2,312 Health insurance......................... 923 944 412 1,576 974 944 1,066 Medical services......................... 558 415 304 664 612 636 722 Drugs.................................... 370 475 200 753 409 303 356 Medical supplies......................... 109 94 58 167 103 111 168 Entertainment............................... 1,891 701 1,248 1,494 2,030 2,469 2,590 Fees and admissions...................... 459 134 365 390 463 579 657 Television, radios, sound equipment...... 608 316 476 440 619 739 887 Pets, toys, and playground equipment..... 346 131 218 195 370 481 461 Other entertainment supplies, equipment,and services.................. 478 120 190 469 578 671 585 Personal care products and services......... 408 217 277 306 409 504 637 Reading..................................... 159 108 131 150 149 189 200 Education................................... 635 152 586 200 546 789 1,357 Tobacco products and smoking supplies....... 300 147 214 186 317 365 494 Miscellaneous............................... 867 767 600 658 757 1,050 1,290 Cash contributions.......................... 1,181 1,020 1,008 1,544 844 1,370 1,411 Personal insurance and pensions............. 3,436 117 2,649 357 2,960 5,446 5,861 Life and other personal insurance........ 394 109 148 324 449 509 756 Pensions and Social Security............. 3,042 c/ 8 2,501 c/ 33 2,511 4,937 5,105 Sources of income and personal taxes: a/ Money income before taxes.................. 43,951 16,231 30,236 22,273 40,719 61,923 68,409 Wages and salaries....................... 34,456 c/ 19 26,071 c/ 8 29,392 55,049 62,452 Self-employment income................... 2,603 d/ 1,631 d/ 3,820 3,888 3,051 Social Security, private and government retirement................... 4,798 11,378 1,219 19,062 5,149 1,611 1,445 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income................... 1,104 3,895 618 1,720 919 611 449 Unemployment and workers'' compensation, veterans'' benefits..................... 177 202 94 135 218 185 238 Public assistance, supplemental security, income, food stamps..................... 320 382 36 985 588 164 185 Regular contributions for support........ 262 235 204 298 396 227 218 Other income............................. 230 119 363 64 238 187 373 Personal taxes............................. 3,299 721 3,046 637 2,533 4,934 5,195 Federal income taxes..................... 2,513 432 2,369 325 1,872 3,843 3,969 State and local income taxes............. 616 115 586 48 506 919 958 Other taxes.............................. 170 174 91 264 155 171 267 Income after taxes......................... 40,652 15,509 27,190 21,645 38,186 56,989 63,215 Net change in total assets and liabilities... 142 1,107 984 120 -1,537 -123 1,866 Net change in total assets............... 6,478 1,499 5,377 1,743 4,969 10,638 7,846 Net change in total liabilities.......... 6,336 392 4,393 1,624 6,506 10,762 5,979 Other financial information: Other money receipts..................... 651 260 1,463 495 541 525 376 Mortgage principal paid on owned property................................ -1,366 -200 -736 -2,148 -1,186 -1,815 -2,023 Estimated market value of owned home..... 87,582 66,384 44,983 89,739 90,509 108,749 112,737 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home.................................... 592 464 349 606 601 710 766 Gifts of goods and services................. 1,083 594 928 784 1,045 1,346 1,413 Food..................................... 83 29 47 16 101 115 128 Housing.................................. 292 171 219 191 281 387 360 Housekeeping supplies.................. 41 20 28 36 37 54 55 Household textiles..................... 17 12 25 10 9 18 24 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares........................... 32 23 17 29 39 43 25 Major appliances..................... 9 c/ 14 8 4 10 9 5 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares......................... 24 10 9 25 29 34 20 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 66 32 56 54 70 79 85 Other housing.......................... 136 83 94 62 126 194 171 Apparel and services..................... 210 83 201 209 225 224 293 Males, 2 and over...................... 54 15 32 70 45 67 98 Females, 2 and over.................... 71 40 58 68 89 76 80 Children under 2....................... 33 8 12 26 43 44 51 Other apparel products and services.... 52 20 99 45 48 37 64 Jewelry and watches.................. 27 10 79 11 15 16 21 All other apparel products and services............................ 25 c/ 10 20 34 33 21 43 Transportation........................... 63 21 61 38 47 84 102 Health care.............................. 40 112 30 38 37 29 25 Entertainment............................ 98 41 104 74 105 110 125 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles.... 32 16 25 25 34 40 35 Other entertainment.................... 66 25 78 49 71 69 90 Education................................ 166 c/ 22 122 112 117 267 228 All other gifts.......................... 131 115 144 106 131 130 151 a Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. b Value less than 0.5. c Data are likely to have large sampling errors. d No data reported. n.a. Not applicable.