Table 42. Consumer units of single females by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2000-2001 All Under 65 and Item single 25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 over females Number of consumer units (in thousands)...... 18,368 2,229 1,608 1,618 2,638 2,386 7,889 Income before taxes a/ ...................... $22,200 $12,029 $31,640 $35,424 $31,991 $27,382 $15,507 Income after taxes a/ ....................... 20,715 11,557 29,387 31,463 29,554 25,137 14,952 Age of the reference person.................. 56.6 20.8 29.3 39.6 49.9 59.3 77.3 Average number in consumer unit: Persons..................................... 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 Children under 18........................... n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. Persons 65 and over......................... .4 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.0 Earners..................................... .5 .9 .9 .9 .8 .7 .1 Vehicles.................................... .9 .6 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 .8 Percent distribution: Sex of reference person: Female.................................... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Homeowner................................... 56 4 28 49 62 72 71 With mortgage.............................. 20 1 23 38 39 34 11 Without mortgage........................... 36 3 5 11 23 38 60 Renter...................................... 44 96 72 51 38 28 29 Black....................................... 12 9 14 21 14 14 9 White and other............................. 88 91 86 79 86 86 91 Elementary (1-8)............................ 8 b/ 2 2 2 6 15 High school (9-12).......................... 39 17 17 30 36 42 52 College..................................... 53 82 81 68 61 53 32 Never attended and other.................... b/ c/ c/ c/ b/ c/ b/ At least one vehicle owned or leased........ 72 60 80 81 80 84 66 Average annual expenditures.................. $21,565 $15,313 $28,267 $26,979 $26,882 $24,502 $18,093 Food........................................ 2,542 1,983 2,987 2,993 3,156 2,706 2,217 Food at home............................. 1,568 820 1,278 1,738 1,930 1,718 1,620 Cereals and bakery products............ 231 122 170 243 261 251 255 Cereals and cereal products.......... 74 47 60 83 80 81 79 Bakery products...................... 157 74 110 160 181 170 176 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 364 135 267 438 469 409 379 Beef................................. 99 40 70 110 139 102 105 Pork................................. 75 26 57 88 85 88 80 Other meats.......................... 44 18 36 57 55 41 48 Poultry.............................. 71 26 41 83 87 97 73 Fish and seafood..................... 56 16 50 82 81 60 52 Eggs................................. 19 10 13 20 22 22 22 Dairy products......................... 174 99 146 197 199 199 179 Fresh milk and cream................. 68 34 51 70 69 72 78 Other dairy products................. 107 66 95 127 129 127 101 Fruits and vegetables.................. 312 146 237 306 364 347 344 Fresh fruits......................... 105 47 78 98 118 115 121 Fresh vegetables..................... 97 38 67 102 118 110 107 Processed fruits..................... 64 36 52 63 68 73 70 Processed vegetables................. 45 24 38 44 60 48 46 Other food at home..................... 486 318 458 554 637 513 462 Sugar and other sweets............... 62 35 47 76 67 68 65 Fats and oils........................ 45 22 27 52 48 53 50 Miscellaneous foods.................. 235 163 238 245 331 220 223 Nonalcoholic beverages............... 124 75 114 156 167 139 111 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips................... 21 23 31 24 25 31 13 Food away from home.................... 974 1,163 1,709 1,256 1,227 988 597 Alcoholic beverages......................... 168 226 392 207 205 113 96 Housing..................................... 8,253 5,238 10,069 10,580 10,239 9,313 7,263 Shelter.................................. 4,938 3,687 7,014 6,838 6,419 5,491 3,817 Owned dwellings........................ 2,459 313 1,946 3,634 3,888 3,575 2,113 Mortgage interest and charges........ 1,003 d/ 104 1,306 2,341 2,106 1,479 409 Property taxes....................... 801 193 367 662 979 1,102 939 Maintenance, repairs, insurance,other expenses............................ 655 d/ 16 273 631 804 993 765 Rented dwellings....................... 2,241 2,936 4,781 3,028 2,267 1,686 1,525 Other lodging.......................... 239 437 287 177 263 230 180 Utilities, fuels, and public services.... 1,804 816 1,754 1,903 2,071 2,182 1,870 Natural gas............................ 266 50 186 251 302 302 324 Electricity............................ 635 260 530 646 698 785 694 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 72 d/ 2 d/ 28 47 91 85 95 Telephone services..................... 629 469 882 785 753 731 519 Water and other public services........ 202 34 128 175 227 280 238 Household operations..................... 445 50 180 285 333 380 700 Personal services...................... 133 d/ 3 d/ 3 d/ 31 d/ 27 d/ 5 292 Other household expenses............... 312 47 177 254 306 375 408 Housekeeping supplies.................... 281 134 226 263 410 309 285 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 62 26 65 50 83 78 60 Other household products............... 136 49 97 146 229 125 137 Postage and stationery................. 84 58 64 67 97 106 87 Household furnishings and equipment...... 784 551 895 1,290 1,006 951 592 Household textiles..................... 76 38 81 96 85 104 69 Furniture.............................. 199 178 251 460 268 221 110 Floor coverings........................ 25 5 22 39 42 32 20 Major appliances....................... 103 31 81 155 80 161 105 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares............................ 50 33 55 56 82 60 37 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 332 266 405 484 449 372 249 Apparel and services........................ 1,046 1,071 1,566 1,443 1,417 1,107 691 Men and boys............................. 60 52 78 89 72 58 48 Men, 16 and over....................... 48 51 71 82 53 38 36 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 12 d/ 1 7 7 20 21 11 Women and girls.......................... 652 708 1,065 867 915 622 416 Women, 16 and over..................... 634 699 1,053 851 881 600 399 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 19 d/ 10 12 16 34 22 16 Children under 2......................... 20 7 18 33 32 38 11 Footwear................................. 167 178 188 185 220 224 119 Other apparel products and services...... 147 125 216 268 178 165 98 Transportation.............................. 3,064 2,741 5,645 3,833 3,809 3,990 1,938 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)........... 1,117 1,228 2,594 1,179 1,287 1,622 562 Cars and trucks, new................... 603 d/ 564 1,527 d/ 615 701 915 296 Cars and trucks, used.................. 514 664 1,067 564 586 707 266 Other vehicles......................... c/ c/ c/ c/ c/ c/ c/ Gasoline and motor oil................... 542 565 761 728 716 702 346 Other vehicle expenses................... 1,096 728 1,781 1,601 1,441 1,346 764 Vehicle finance charges................ 109 102 238 225 117 163 42 Maintenance and repairs................ 339 246 440 428 485 456 241 Vehicle insurance...................... 402 219 571 497 506 473 344 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, other charges.............................. 246 161 534 451 333 253 137 Public transportation.................... 309 221 509 325 365 319 266 Health care................................. 1,696 305 879 1,183 1,369 1,662 2,477 Health insurance......................... 792 98 404 577 508 659 1,246 Medical services......................... 371 101 232 302 447 466 437 Drugs.................................... 455 74 185 255 330 439 704 Medical supplies......................... 77 32 58 49 84 98 90 Entertainment............................... 914 697 1,203 1,321 1,282 1,170 627 Fees and admissions...................... 239 242 393 345 277 275 162 Television, radios, sound equipment...... 378 278 470 529 449 458 308 Pets, toys, and playground equipment..... 198 86 202 301 351 313 117 Other entertainment supplies, equipment,and services.................. 98 91 138 146 204 124 40 Personal care products and services......... 393 316 494 455 517 436 324 Reading..................................... 118 56 127 131 156 143 111 Education................................... 328 1,506 666 151 250 126 50 Tobacco products and smoking supplies....... 152 126 179 249 255 193 86 Miscellaneous............................... 463 266 762 592 508 665 350 Cash contributions.......................... 968 122 609 554 719 724 1,522 Personal insurance and pensions............. 1,462 660 2,692 3,287 3,003 2,154 340 Life and other personal insurance........ 157 31 55 165 197 187 190 Pensions and Social Security............. 1,305 629 2,636 3,122 2,806 1,967 150 Sources of income and personal taxes: a/ Money income before taxes.................. 22,200 12,029 31,640 35,424 31,991 27,382 15,507 Wages and salaries....................... 13,830 8,848 29,141 31,333 28,469 20,339 1,450 Self-employment income................... 672 d/ 225 875 2,256 775 1,200 244 Social Security, private and government retirement................... 5,828 d/ 103 656 998 1,118 3,985 11,740 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income................... 1,103 1,101 379 369 702 801 1,636 Unemployment and workers'' compensation, veterans'' benefits..................... 73 d/ 24 d/ 78 d/ 67 95 d/ 73 81 Public assistance, supplemental security, income, food stamps..................... 229 d/ 14 d/ 128 220 395 410 203 Regular contributions for support........ 289 904 78 d/ 123 352 493 108 Other income............................. 174 810 304 57 85 80 46 Personal taxes............................. 1,485 473 2,253 3,962 2,437 2,245 555 Federal income taxes..................... 1,088 383 1,749 3,068 1,839 1,612 332 State and local income taxes............. 276 88 477 812 472 441 61 Other taxes.............................. 122 d/ 1 27 81 126 193 162 Income after taxes......................... 20,715 11,557 29,387 31,463 29,554 25,137 14,952 Net change in total assets and liabilities... 358 1,733 -888 4,843 1,524 -3,494 79 Net change in total assets............... 2,465 1,695 4,021 9,639 4,484 9 961 Net change in total liabilities.......... 2,107 -38 4,908 4,796 2,960 3,503 882 Other financial information: Other money receipts..................... 392 219 306 414 458 846 295 Mortgage principal paid on owned property................................ -521 d/ -21 -470 -931 -1,079 -899 -288 Estimated market value of owned home..... 64,457 5,006 31,357 65,877 75,935 83,165 78,221 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home.................................... 475 43 247 464 569 615 572 Gifts of goods and services................. 721 359 586 869 974 852 686 Food..................................... 42 15 14 43 48 122 27 Alcoholic beverages...................... 10 d/ 2 23 16 16 d/ 5 8 Housing.................................. 200 115 124 207 278 218 206 Housekeeping supplies.................. 29 29 22 37 38 34 24 Household textiles..................... 15 d/ 3 d/ 1 d/ 11 19 21 19 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares........................... 19 d/ 6 17 d/ 18 26 24 20 Major appliances..................... 7 b/ b/ d/ 1 d/ 9 d/ 8 9 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares......................... 13 d/ 6 16 d/ 16 17 16 11 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 63 20 33 79 115 64 60 Other housing.......................... 74 57 52 63 79 75 84 Apparel and services..................... 186 122 169 375 225 247 130 Males, 2 and over...................... 59 45 78 89 72 58 47 Females, 2 and over.................... 69 48 52 187 95 71 43 Children under 2....................... 20 7 18 33 32 38 11 Other apparel products and services.... 38 22 21 66 26 80 29 Jewelry and watches.................. 17 16 16 26 13 27 15 All other apparel products and services............................ 20 d/ 6 d/ 5 d/ 41 d/ 13 d/ 53 14 Transportation........................... 45 10 87 36 58 31 49 Health care.............................. 34 d/ 3 d/ 27 d/ 6 30 d/ 10 59 Entertainment............................ 60 31 74 72 88 76 49 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles.... 24 7 25 27 28 44 21 Other entertainment.................... 36 24 48 45 59 32 28 Personal care products and services...... 17 8 13 38 36 25 5 Reading.................................. 2 1 2 1 3 3 3 Education................................ 44 39 d/ 13 27 119 31 33 All other gifts.......................... 81 15 40 47 73 85 117 a Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. b Value less than 0.5. c No data reported. d Data are likely to have large sampling errors. n.a. Not applicable.