TABLE 15. AGE OF REFERENCE PERSON AND INCOME BEFORE TAXES, CONSUMER EXPENDITURE SURVEY, AGE UNDER 25, 1987-88--COMPLETE INCOME REPORTERS ONLY TOTAL LESS $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 ITEM COMPLETE THAN TO TO TO TO TO AND REPORTING $5,000 $9,999 $14,999 $19,999 $29,999 $39,999 OVER Number of consumer units (in thousands).......... 6668 1807 1484 986 808 944 403 237 Number of sample interviews...................... 5574 1522 1270 814 661 778 326 203 Consumer unit characteristics: Income before taxes 1/.......................... 13676 2576 7261 12222 17083 23892 33917 57883 Income after taxes 1/........................... 12710 2539 6998 11516 15595 22120 30869 52868 Average number of persons in consumer unit.... 1.8 1.2 1.7 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.6 Age of reference person....................... 21.6 20.3 21.6 22 22.4 22.6 22.7 23 Average number in consumer unit Earners.................................... 1.2 0.9 1 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.9 2 Vehicles................................... 1.2 0.5 0.9 1.2 1.6 1.9 2.3 2.2 Children under 18.......................... 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 Persons 65 and over........................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Percent distribution Sex of reference person: Male.................................... 57 47 47 58 67 69 77 77 Female.................................. 43 53 53 42 33 31 23 23 Housing tenure: Homeowner with mortgage................. 8 1 1 5 12 13 29 50 Homeowner without mortgage.............. 3 2 1 3 3 6 3 5 Renter.................................. 89 98 97 92 86 81 68 45 Race of reference person: Black................................... 9 14 10 8 6 9 3 4 White and other......................... 91 86 90 92 94 91 97 96 Education of reference person: Elementary (1-8)........................ 2 1 3 2 6 1 - 1 High school (9-12)...................... 43 36 41 48 52 50 46 24 College................................. 55 62 56 50 43 49 54 75 Never attended and other................ 0 0 0 - - - - 1 At least one vehicle owned................. 71 45 65 80 88 92 95 95 Average annual expenditures...................... 15600 7693 11044 15760 18924 23729 28184 38306 Food.......................................... 2382 1488 1923 2192 2890 3338 3843 4569 Food at home............................... 1108 582 944 1037 1321 1670 1683 2214 Cereals and bakery products............. 159 86 133 151 188 251 223 285 Cereals and cereal products.......... 62 30 61 64 75 94 76 98 Bakery products...................... 96 56 73 88 113 157 147 187 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.......... 254 126 216 232 322 365 412 570 Beef................................. 93 42 66 93 128 126 181 234 Pork................................. 43 21 45 35 58 52 65 101 Other meats.......................... 37 22 28 32 49 60 58 64 Poultry.............................. 40 23 35 34 34 69 51 98 Fish and seafood..................... 25 11 25 20 31 35 41 42 Eggs................................. 16 8 16 17 23 23 16 30 Dairy products.......................... 156 85 128 148 204 229 219 306 Fresh milk and cream................. 83 46 69 85 107 118 115 166 Other dairy products................. 73 40 60 63 97 112 104 140 Fruits and vegetables................... 175 95 139 160 191 284 320 302 Fresh fruits......................... 51 28 40 46 45 88 76 119 Fresh vegetables..................... 49 28 40 44 53 82 88 54 Processed fruits..................... 44 21 39 43 50 66 88 68 Processed vegetables................. 31 17 19 27 42 49 68 60 Other food at home...................... 364 190 328 346 416 539 509 751 Sugar and other sweets............... 35 23 29 31 44 53 41 69 Fats and oils........................ 23 11 21 18 27 34 35 49 Miscellaneous foods.................. 174 79 161 168 206 274 236 331 Nonalcoholic beverages............... 118 72 104 119 126 162 168 245 Food pre. by CU on out-of-town trips. 13 5 13 9 14 16 29 57 Food away from home........................ 1274 905 979 1155 1569 1668 2161 2355 Alcoholic beverages........................... 317 197 298 311 404 379 398 645 Housing....................................... 4529 2165 3294 4472 5765 6624 8184 11782 Shelter.................................... 2827 1405 2144 2857 3507 4047 5034 6903 Owned dwellings......................... 389 31 30 192 335 623 1368 3785 Mortgage interest.................... 286 15 23 94 236 438 1067 3030 Property taxes....................... 34 13 3 28 27 59 80 267 Main., rep., ins., other expenses.... 70 3 5 70 72 126 220 488 Rented dwellings........................ 2278 1190 1976 2577 3077 3257 3433 2646 Other lodging........................... 160 184 138 89 96 168 233 473 Utilities, fuels, and public services...... 854 419 678 891 1083 1200 1476 1901 Natural gas............................. 83 43 69 98 82 110 174 170 Electricity............................. 308 122 227 321 383 484 616 709 Fuel oil and other fuels................ 19 6 10 15 37 34 32 37 Telephone............................... 398 230 337 407 535 505 562 849 Water and other public services......... 46 18 36 49 47 68 91 136 Household operations....................... 135 29 64 129 182 261 302 481 Personal services....................... 95 9 45 88 118 210 209 375 Other household expenses................ 40 20 18 42 64 50 93 106 Housekeeping supplies...................... 162 98 116 155 206 220 248 419 Laundry and cleaning supplies........... 53 34 36 55 63 74 82 130 Other household products................ 56 34 33 64 89 57 83 178 Postage and stationery.................. 53 30 47 35 53 89 83 110 Household furnishings and equipment........ 551 214 291 439 787 897 1124 2078 Household textiles...................... 46 55 10 22 53 48 56 287 Furniture............................... 191 28 122 182 284 336 319 790 Floor coverings......................... 22 2 16 1 49 44 6 130 Major appliances........................ 72 16 26 58 163 138 103 230 Small app., miscellaneous housewares.... 37 18 22 46 57 41 49 139 Miscellaneous household equipment....... 183 95 95 130 182 290 592 501 Apparel and services.......................... 971 663 755 925 1026 1264 1720 2201 Men and boys............................... 194 161 138 213 190 218 323 414 Men, 16 and over........................ 181 148 127 204 173 200 317 408 Boys, 2 to 15........................... 12 14 11 9 17 18 6 6 Women and girls............................ 372 296 329 312 371 399 683 820 Women, 16 and over...................... 354 288 310 290 355 372 666 787 Girls, 2 to 15.......................... 18 8 19 21 15 27 17 33 Children under 2........................... 68 29 47 67 100 124 119 93 Footwear................................... 112 77 91 81 64 184 248 234 Other apparel products and services........ 226 100 150 252 302 340 347 640 Transportation................................ 3703 1068 2264 4243 4673 7017 7020 8414 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)............. 1862 226 1071 2427 2340 4137 3309 3782 Cars and trucks, new.................... 1040 0 542 1277 1239 2622 1643 3101 Cars and trucks, used................... 810 226 516 1120 1102 1499 1626 680 Other vehicles.......................... 12 0 13 30 0 16 40 0 Gasoline and motor oil..................... 643 325 491 659 823 944 1202 1201 Other vehicle expenses..................... 1002 342 558 987 1315 1700 2227 2968 Vehicle finance charges................. 190 26 67 130 258 408 544 759 Maintenance and repairs................. 370 205 248 402 476 457 714 970 Vehicle insurance....................... 345 68 180 358 478 676 747 995 Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges. 97 42 64 97 102 159 221 244 Public transportation...................... 195 175 145 169 195 236 283 463 Health care................................... 425 177 207 484 625 637 981 979 Health insurance........................... 120 36 66 79 123 266 325 341 Medical services........................... 211 93 89 307 393 236 413 420 Drugs...................................... 58 27 28 61 73 88 183 107 Medical supplies........................... 35 22 24 37 36 47 60 111 Entertainment................................. 864 450 649 896 1053 1127 1352 2681 Fees and admissions........................ 245 181 215 190 235 297 422 683 Television, radios, sound equipment........ 336 161 302 373 393 467 481 736 Pets, toys, and playground equipment....... 105 36 66 89 143 199 217 233 Other ent. supplies, equip., and services.. 178 72 67 244 282 164 231 1029 Personal care products and services........... 194 124 140 241 226 211 270 550 Reading....................................... 74 43 55 76 91 98 133 174 Education..................................... 627 982 714 563 238 274 269 1017 Tobacco products and smoking supplies......... 171 85 167 218 210 212 197 304 Miscellaneous................................. 232 82 95 207 300 372 516 1066 Cash contributions............................ 103 22 82 119 109 168 297 188 Personal insurance and pensions............... 1007 148 400 814 1314 2008 3004 3736 Life and other personal insurance.......... 55 8 27 22 65 123 183 190 Pensions and Social Security............... 952 140 373 792 1249 1884 2821 3546 Sources of income and personal taxes: 1/ Money income before taxes........................ 13676 2576 7261 12222 17083 23892 33917 57883 Wages and salaries............................ 11602 1741 4839 10216 15719 22662 30827 44174 Self-employment income........................ 413 59 69 185 335 441 2077 3558 Soc. Sec., private and government retirement.. 63 21 122 106 28 59 1 78 Int., divid., ren. income, other prop. income. 300 -15 45 168 140 144 204 6198 Unemp. and workers' comp., vet. benefits...... 64 6 66 107 81 76 56 210 Pub. ass., sup. security income, foodstamps... 399 247 1040 482 129 98 4 NA Regular contributions for support............. 629 423 791 697 352 212 634 3510 Other income.................................. 205 94 289 260 298 201 114 155 Personal taxes................................... 966 37 263 706 1487 1772 3048 5016 Federal income taxes.......................... 772 24 196 556 1191 1465 2450 3947 State and local income taxes.................. 199 12 65 152 326 345 599 967 Other taxes................................... -5 2 2 -2 -30 -38 -1 102 Income after taxes............................... 12710 2539 6998 11516 15595 22120 30869 52868 Addenda: Other money receipts.......................... 160 207 148 116 50 94 96 816 Mortgage principal paid on owned property..... -55 -4 -11 -57 -94 -90 -183 -231 Estimated market value of owned home.......... 5307 1189 552 2493 5576 7195 17255 49496 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home.. 47 9 6 20 54 71 158 393 Gifts of goods and services: Clothing, males 2 and over................. 23 12 14 33 44 31 19 21 Clothing, females 2 and over............... 48 29 23 33 57 73 67 245 Clothing, infants less than 2.............. 17 11 13 27 18 22 26 15 Jewelry and watches........................ 31 15 19 32 41 51 56 63 Small app. and mis. housewares............. 7 2 4 4 10 12 15 33 Household textiles......................... 2 0 0 0 5 5 6 2 All other gifts............................ 269 213 193 233 399 371 277 445 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary. - Data not available.