TABLE 4. SIZE OF CONSUMER UNIT AND INCOME BEFORE TAXES, CONSUMER EXPENDITURE SURVEY, THREE PERSONS, 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).......... 13112 593 1279 1218 1167 2594 2197 4064 Number of sample interviews...................... 10956 461 1076 996 979 2115 1806 3523 Consumer unit characteristics: Income before taxes 1/.......................... 33456 1679 7329 12290 17308 24865 34589 62165 Income after taxes 1/........................... 30613 1810 7250 11855 16634 23431 31915 55683 Average number of persons in consumer unit.... 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Age of reference person....................... 42.6 41.5 39.7 43.3 43.3 41.9 42.2 44.1 Average number in consumer unit Earners.................................... 1.8 1.1 1 1.4 1.7 1.8 2 2.2 Vehicles................................... 2.5 1.4 1.2 1.7 2.3 2.5 2.8 3.2 Children under 18.......................... 0.8 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 Persons 65 and over........................ 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 Percent distribution Sex of reference person: Male.................................... 72 38 37 60 70 71 83 86 Female.................................. 28 62 63 40 30 29 17 14 Housing tenure: Homeowner with mortgage................. 50 34 15 24 37 46 59 71 Homeowner without mortgage.............. 19 9 18 25 23 22 16 16 Renter.................................. 32 57 67 50 40 32 25 13 Race of reference person: Black................................... 11 26 26 21 11 11 7 5 White and other......................... 89 74 74 79 89 89 93 95 Education of reference person: Elementary (1-8)........................ 9 16 19 16 16 7 6 3 High school (9-12)...................... 51 66 62 60 60 55 53 38 College................................. 40 18 17 24 24 38 42 59 Never attended and other................ 0 0 2 0 1 0 - 0 At least one vehicle owned................. 91 67 66 85 93 96 97 98 Average annual expenditures...................... 29915 16609 12625 17612 22447 26648 30995 44723 Food.......................................... 4354 3107 2691 2819 3778 4098 4402 5870 Food at home............................... 2525 2231 1923 2012 2484 2354 2506 3056 Cereals and bakery products............. 358 322 282 282 346 356 355 419 Cereals and cereal products.......... 122 132 123 103 120 124 114 128 Bakery products...................... 236 190 159 180 226 232 241 291 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.......... 681 584 532 583 700 631 663 810 Beef................................. 236 202 164 201 233 226 225 289 Pork................................. 142 133 146 133 138 128 125 163 Other meats.......................... 100 82 61 87 108 96 96 121 Poultry.............................. 101 95 78 69 94 94 98 127 Fish and seafood..................... 69 40 44 56 90 55 86 80 Eggs................................. 33 32 40 38 37 32 32 30 Dairy products.......................... 323 262 251 248 324 332 314 380 Fresh milk and cream................. 158 135 144 145 160 170 153 164 Other dairy products................. 166 127 107 103 164 162 161 216 Fruits and vegetables................... 408 358 332 330 391 358 417 496 Fresh fruits......................... 126 103 95 93 111 104 129 164 Fresh vegetables..................... 123 124 109 111 114 105 120 145 Processed fruits..................... 95 77 74 78 98 83 95 115 Processed vegetables................. 65 54 53 48 68 65 74 71 Other food at home...................... 755 705 526 569 723 678 758 951 Sugar and other sweets............... 89 65 65 71 91 83 78 116 Fats and oils........................ 61 69 52 53 57 57 58 70 Miscellaneous foods.................. 327 314 222 242 299 291 339 413 Nonalcoholic beverages............... 241 233 173 191 246 214 238 298 Food pre. by CU on out-of-town trips. 37 24 13 12 29 33 44 55 Food away from home........................ 1829 876 768 806 1294 1744 1895 2814 Alcoholic beverages........................... 282 219 160 96 209 325 285 383 Housing....................................... 8986 5983 4754 5745 6746 7770 8920 13186 Shelter.................................... 4763 3310 2471 2859 3527 3915 4795 7148 Owned dwellings......................... 2971 1628 730 1051 1469 2170 3087 5327 Mortgage interest.................... 1994 1138 358 584 774 1405 2082 3736 Property taxes....................... 494 230 181 247 287 364 552 817 Main., rep., ins., other expenses.... 483 260 191 221 408 401 453 775 Rented dwellings........................ 1294 1417 1639 1705 1710 1485 1262 820 Other lodging........................... 498 265 103 103 348 259 446 1000 Utilities, fuels, and public services...... 1959 1628 1393 1613 1726 1927 1956 2378 Natural gas............................. 265 164 221 203 233 246 243 345 Electricity............................. 824 710 561 682 730 830 860 971 Fuel oil and other fuels................ 97 109 71 93 82 96 95 111 Telephone............................... 581 506 422 496 540 575 569 690 Water and other public services......... 192 140 119 139 141 179 191 261 Household operations....................... 493 185 120 253 345 468 480 793 Personal services....................... 302 50 69 173 255 346 362 402 Other household expenses................ 192 136 52 80 90 121 118 391 Housekeeping supplies...................... 440 293 400 332 360 358 383 611 Laundry and cleaning supplies........... 126 139 106 91 118 124 115 152 Other household products................ 179 58 91 179 155 139 163 266 Postage and stationery.................. 135 96 204 62 87 95 104 193 Household furnishings and equipment........ 1330 566 369 688 788 1104 1307 2256 Household textiles...................... 137 36 46 75 133 97 93 251 Furniture............................... 396 160 101 157 270 292 368 712 Floor coverings......................... 99 0 21 20 37 60 212 146 Major appliances........................ 190 85 76 161 123 193 191 268 Small app., miscellaneous housewares.... 72 27 19 39 37 41 54 145 Miscellaneous household equipment....... 435 257 106 237 188 421 388 734 Apparel and services.......................... 1759 867 803 1080 1449 1461 1878 2630 Men and boys............................... 450 185 160 214 316 419 458 713 Men, 16 and over........................ 361 125 76 123 247 333 355 617 Boys, 2 to 15........................... 89 60 84 91 69 85 103 96 Women and girls............................ 684 305 316 422 559 558 788 1003 Women, 16 and over...................... 575 208 238 275 488 449 696 875 Girls, 2 to 15.......................... 109 97 78 147 72 109 93 128 Children under 2........................... 118 60 76 96 76 113 144 149 Footwear................................... 223 122 124 160 306 163 234 298 Other apparel products and services........ 284 194 127 187 192 208 254 466 Transportation................................ 5895 2627 1621 3749 4557 5980 6604 8305 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)............. 2751 1019 534 1834 2296 3127 3133 3660 Cars and trucks, new.................... 1515 309 199 507 1370 1448 1695 2395 Cars and trucks, used................... 1213 710 326 1324 913 1632 1419 1239 Other vehicles.......................... 23 0 9 2 13 47 19 27 Gasoline and motor oil..................... 1086 662 475 821 933 1054 1215 1415 Other vehicle expenses..................... 1809 855 507 1005 1194 1649 2031 2757 Vehicle finance charges................. 378 127 85 154 266 373 455 567 Maintenance and repairs................. 626 307 197 400 393 550 646 981 Vehicle insurance....................... 589 325 173 345 430 563 653 860 Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges. 216 96 54 105 107 163 276 350 Public transportation...................... 249 92 105 91 134 150 225 472 Health care................................... 1293 895 694 985 1372 1264 1371 1586 Health insurance........................... 436 315 226 382 431 515 449 481 Medical services........................... 562 388 281 319 619 471 622 759 Drugs...................................... 220 150 164 232 256 216 227 231 Medical supplies........................... 75 40 24 53 65 62 74 115 Entertainment................................. 1514 739 504 624 1040 1356 1549 2436 Fees and admissions........................ 365 198 104 119 165 245 346 689 Television, radios, sound equipment........ 498 267 220 275 355 502 557 694 Pets, toys, and playground equipment....... 288 156 140 150 213 294 320 398 Other ent. supplies, equip., and services.. 364 118 40 81 307 315 327 656 Personal care products and services........... 412 230 188 229 340 379 390 622 Reading....................................... 159 102 71 85 118 133 162 243 Education..................................... 365 246 74 364 125 191 314 680 Tobacco products and smoking supplies......... 305 253 275 302 323 314 315 309 Miscellaneous................................. 656 387 242 434 454 591 811 908 Cash contributions............................ 796 603 128 267 555 490 622 1552 Personal insurance and pensions............... 3139 353 420 834 1380 2295 3370 6012 Life and other personal insurance.......... 384 239 129 205 252 353 399 588 Pensions and Social Security............... 2755 115 291 629 1127 1942 2970 5424 Sources of income and personal taxes: 1/ Money income before taxes........................ 33456 1679 7329 12290 17308 24865 34589 62165 Wages and salaries............................ 27579 1086 2880 7019 12212 20244 29873 53235 Self-employment income........................ 2137 -1326 143 680 1045 1187 1607 4912 Soc. Sec., private and government retirement.. 1952 415 1444 3162 3051 2112 1833 1619 Int., divid., ren. income, other prop. income. 686 38 55 131 201 236 617 1607 Unemp. and workers' comp., vet. benefits...... 279 74 182 177 411 576 199 186 Pub. ass., sup. security income, foodstamps... 370 1193 2369 560 132 58 28 16 Regular contributions for support............. 351 115 212 433 174 383 318 453 Other income.................................. 102 84 44 127 81 69 114 138 Personal taxes................................... 2843 -131 78 435 674 1433 2675 6482 Federal income taxes.......................... 2254 -162 31 357 514 1086 2060 5225 State and local income taxes.................. 542 15 35 90 171 309 564 1157 Other taxes................................... 47 15 13 -12 -12 38 50 99 Income after taxes............................... 30613 1810 7250 11855 16634 23431 31915 55683 Addenda: Other money receipts.......................... 386 36 46 1954 87 184 281 345 Mortgage principal paid on owned property..... -584 -441 -129 -230 -357 -424 -547 -1042 Estimated market value of owned home.......... 58934 35050 20041 28451 33786 44369 57195 101000 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home.. 381 208 119 197 234 311 400 620 Gifts of goods and services: Clothing, males 2 and over................. 74 38 46 50 82 90 48 100 Clothing, females 2 and over............... 87 30 23 148 35 94 69 118 Clothing, infants less than 2.............. 41 21 21 38 19 30 49 59 Jewelry and watches........................ 22 15 4 25 15 12 12 43 Small app. and mis. housewares............. 21 3 6 9 9 11 12 45 Household textiles......................... 14 1 2 1 4 22 16 20 All other gifts............................ 652 463 261 273 274 492 469 1230 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary. - Data not available.