Table 3850. Consumer units with reference person age 65 and over by region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1989-90 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | Total | | | | Item | 65 and | Northeast | Midwest | South | West | over | | | | | | | | | ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Number of consumer units (in thousands).........| 20,201 | 4,644 | 4,976 | 6,938 | 3,642 | | | | | Consumer unit characteristics: | | | | | | | | | | Income before taxes 1/........................| $19,269 | $21,261 | $16,867 | $17,148 | $24,021 Income after taxes 1/.........................| 18,143 | 19,890 | 15,994 | 16,338 | 22,265 Average number of persons in consumer unit....| 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 Age of reference person.......................| 74.1 | 73.8 | 74.3 | 74.3 | 73.6 | | | | | Average number in consumer unit: | | | | | Earners.....................................| .4 | .5 | .4 | .4 | .5 Vehicles....................................| 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 Children under 18...........................| .1 | (2) | (2) | .1 | .1 Persons 65 and over.........................| 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | | | | | Percent distribution: | | | | | | | | | | Sex of reference person: | | | | | Male......................................| 55 | 51 | 56 | 55 | 57 Female....................................| 45 | 49 | 44 | 45 | 43 | | | | | Housing tenure: | | | | | Percent homeowner.........................| 77 | 68 | 77 | 82 | 78 Homeowner with mortgage.................| 15 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 25 Homeowner without mortgage..............| 62 | 59 | 66 | 65 | 53 Renter....................................| 23 | 32 | 23 | 18 | 22 | | | | | Race of reference person: | | | | | Black.....................................| 9 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 3 White and other...........................| 91 | 93 | 94 | 85 | 97 | | | | | Education of reference person: | | | | | Elementary (1-8)..........................| 28 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 17 High school (9-12)........................| 45 | 50 | 49 | 40 | 41 College...................................| 26 | 23 | 19 | 25 | 42 Never attended and other..................| 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | At least one vehicle owned..................| 78 | 70 | 79 | 79 | 86 | | | | | Average annual expenditures.....................| $18,758 | $19,405 | $16,410 | $17,343 | $23,904 | | | | | Food..........................................| 2,919 | 3,250 | 2,718 | 2,634 | 3,295 Food at home................................| 1,912 | 2,033 | 1,734 | 1,871 | 2,108 Cereals and bakery products...............| 301 | 335 | 269 | 287 | 334 Cereals and cereal products.............| 102 | 103 | 91 | 106 | 113 Bakery products.........................| 199 | 231 | 179 | 181 | 221 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............| 499 | 552 | 460 | 488 | 511 Beef....................................| 160 | 156 | 167 | 157 | 163 Pork....................................| 98 | 91 | 93 | 112 | 89 Other meats.............................| 68 | 73 | 67 | 62 | 71 Poultry.................................| 86 | 110 | 69 | 78 | 94 Fish and seafood........................| 61 | 92 | 41 | 52 | 67 Eggs....................................| 26 | 29 | 22 | 28 | 27 | | | | | Dairy products............................| 231 | 241 | 213 | 228 | 256 Fresh milk and cream....................| 115 | 115 | 107 | 123 | 114 Other dairy products....................| 116 | 126 | 106 | 105 | 142 Fruits and vegetables.....................| 381 | 407 | 358 | 363 | 413 Fresh fruits............................| 129 | 138 | 132 | 116 | 134 Fresh vegetables........................| 110 | 124 | 92 | 106 | 128 Processed fruits........................| 86 | 95 | 85 | 76 | 93 Processed vegetables....................| 56 | 51 | 49 | 65 | 57 | | | | | Other food at home........................| 499 | 498 | 434 | 506 | 596 Sugar and other sweets..................| 72 | 65 | 67 | 78 | 77 Fats and oils...........................| 55 | 47 | 53 | 58 | 64 Miscellaneous foods.....................| 206 | 201 | 168 | 209 | 269 Nonalcoholic beverages..................| 145 | 168 | 126 | 149 | 139 Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | on out-of-town trips...................| 22 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 46 Food away from home.........................| 1,007 | 1,218 | 984 | 763 | 1,187 | | | | | Alcoholic beverages...........................| 131 | 148 | 134 | 77 | 203 | | | | | Housing.......................................| 6,149 | 6,914 | 5,332 | 5,451 | 7,640 Shelter.....................................| 3,058 | 3,836 | 2,533 | 2,298 | 4,229 Owned dwellings...........................| 1,803 | 2,115 | 1,525 | 1,360 | 2,628 Mortgage interest.......................| 364 | 256 | 213 | 304 | 823 Property taxes..........................| 710 | 1,055 | 790 | 389 | 769 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, | | | | | other expenses.........................| 729 | 804 | 522 | 667 | 1,035 Rented dwellings..........................| 876 | 1,243 | 734 | 645 | 1,044 Other lodging.............................| 378 | 478 | 274 | 292 | 557 | | | | | Utilities, fuels, and public services.......| 1,696 | 1,768 | 1,655 | 1,717 | 1,619 Natural gas...............................| 259 | 291 | 379 | 175 | 212 Electricity...............................| 681 | 609 | 604 | 804 | 643 Fuel oil and other fuels..................| 136 | 299 | 113 | 88 | 54 Telephone.................................| 433 | 421 | 414 | 442 | 458 Water and other public services...........| 187 | 148 | 145 | 209 | 252 Household operations........................| 403 | 383 | 269 | 418 | 583 Personal services.........................| 94 | 3/86 | 73 | 121 | 82 Other household expenses..................| 309 | 297 | 195 | 297 | 500 | | | | | Housekeeping supplies.......................| 342 | 330 | 298 | 362 | 391 Laundry and cleaning supplies.............| 81 | 86 | 68 | 82 | 92 Other household products..................| 144 | 130 | 114 | 178 | 152 Postage and stationery....................| 117 | 114 | 117 | 102 | 147 Household furnishings and equipment.........| 651 | 596 | 578 | 656 | 818 Household textiles........................| 78 | 84 | 73 | 61 | 106 Furniture.................................| 146 | 141 | 137 | 140 | 175 Floor coverings...........................| 47 | 57 | 51 | 40 | 38 Major appliances..........................| 107 | 96 | 92 | 105 | 143 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares| 46 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 59 Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 229 | 177 | 182 | 265 | 299 | | | | | Apparel and services..........................| 836 | 1,007 | 610 | 778 | 1,068 Men and boys................................| 168 | 151 | 121 | 150 | 297 Men, 16 and over..........................| 148 | 129 | 112 | 129 | 270 Boys, 2 to 15.............................| 19 | 23 | 9 | 21 | 28 Women and girls.............................| 415 | 548 | 273 | 385 | 513 Women, 16 and over........................| 394 | 524 | 256 | 365 | 486 Girls, 2 to 15............................| 21 | 25 | 17 | 20 | 27 Children under 2............................| 18 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 23 Footwear....................................| 122 | 164 | 88 | 128 | 105 Other apparel products and services.........| 113 | 120 | 109 | 103 | 130 | | | | | Transportation................................| 2,989 | 2,705 | 2,623 | 2,679 | 4,446 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)..............| 1,166 | 982 | 1,056 | 943 | 1,978 Cars and trucks, new......................| 677 | 631 | 637 | 517 | 1,093 Cars and trucks, used.....................| 489 | 351 | 419 | 426 | 881 Other vehicles............................| 3/1 | 3/0 | (4) | (4) | 3/4 Gasoline and motor oil......................| 608 | 493 | 563 | 659 | 716 Other vehicle expenses......................| 974 | 947 | 812 | 941 | 1,300 Vehicle finance charges...................| 99 | 71 | 77 | 128 | 107 Maintenance and repairs...................| 376 | 341 | 314 | 393 | 483 Vehicle insurance.........................| 398 | 437 | 325 | 354 | 532 | | | | | Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges...| 101 | 98 | 95 | 67 | 179 Public transportation.......................| 241 | 282 | 193 | 137 | 452 | | | | | Health care...................................| 2,172 | 1,953 | 2,061 | 2,155 | 2,653 Health insurance............................| 967 | 913 | 1,008 | 965 | 981 Medical services............................| 648 | 602 | 543 | 523 | 1,086 Drugs.......................................| 452 | 360 | 430 | 519 | 477 Medical supplies............................| 106 | 79 | 79 | 149 | 108 | | | | | Entertainment.................................| 710 | 706 | 553 | 633 | 1,081 Fees and admissions.........................| 250 | 267 | 178 | 186 | 446 Television, radios, sound equipment.........| 244 | 256 | 190 | 240 | 309 Pets, toys, and playground equipment........| 132 | 130 | 107 | 137 | 168 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, | | | | | and services...............................| 84 | 53 | 79 | 71 | 159 | | | | | Personal care products and services...........| 272 | 268 | 237 | 262 | 355 | | | | | Reading.......................................| 138 | 154 | 136 | 107 | 177 | | | | | Education.....................................| 62 | 98 | 37 | 45 | 85 | | | | | Tobacco products and smoking supplies.........| 152 | 147 | 156 | 147 | 161 | | | | | Miscellaneous.................................| 441 | 328 | 420 | 497 | 506 | | | | | Cash contributions............................| 1,059 | 962 | 780 | 1,205 | 1,285 | | | | | Personal insurance and pensions...............| 729 | 764 | 614 | 672 | 950 Life and other personal insurance...........| 268 | 229 | 217 | 319 | 292 Pensions and Social Security................| 461 | 535 | 397 | 353 | 658 | | | | | Sources of income and personal taxes: 1/ | | | | | | | | | | Money income before taxes.....................| 19,269 | 21,261 | 16,867 | 17,148 | 24,021 Wages and salaries..........................| 3,619 | 4,618 | 2,898 | 2,957 | 4,621 Self-employment income......................| 819 | 1,156 | 453 | 547 | 1,408 Social Security, private and government | | | | | retirement.................................| 11,462 | 11,554 | 11,182 | 10,559 | 13,394 Interest, dividends, rental income, other | | | | | property income............................| 2,908 | 3,620 | 2,040 | 2,538 | 3,900 Unemployment and workers' compensation, | | | | | veterans' benefits.........................| 167 | 115 | 110 | 161 | 316 | | | | | Public assistance, supplemental security | | | | | income, food stamps........................| 172 | 111 | 101 | 262 | 173 Regular contributions for support...........| 78 | 3/61 | 3/36 | 93 | 127 Other income................................| 43 | 25 | 47 | 31 | 81 | | | | | Personal taxes................................| 1,126 | 1,372 | 873 | 810 | 1,756 Federal income taxes........................| 868 | 1,049 | 627 | 650 | 1,378 State and local income taxes................| 179 | 279 | 149 | 77 | 291 Other taxes.................................| 79 | 44 | 97 | 83 | 88 | | | | | Income after taxes............................| 18,143 | 19,890 | 15,994 | 16,338 | 22,265 | | | | | Addenda: | | | | | | | | | | Net change in total assets and liabilities....| 279 | -429 | 787 | 1,443 | -1,730 Net change in total assets..................| 786 | 973 | 912 | 1,313 | -627 Net change in total liabilities.............| 507 | 1,403 | 125 | -131 | 1,103 | | | | | Other financial information: | | | | | | | | | | Other money receipts........................| 418 | 868 | 110 | 321 | 447 Mortgage principal paid on owned property...| -206 | -124 | -119 | -249 | -345 Estimated market value of owned home........| 73,510 | 97,290 | 47,024 | 51,833 | 120,670 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home| 414 | 489 | 320 | 337 | 595 | | | | | Gifts of goods and services, total............| 713 | 741 | 639 | 597 | 1,002 Clothing, males 2 and over..................| 58 | 48 | 38 | 55 | 108 Clothing, females 2 and over................| 82 | 115 | 62 | 65 | 99 Clothing, children under 2..................| 15 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 19 Jewelry and watches.........................| 11 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 15 Small appliances and miscellaneous | | | | | housewares.................................| 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 Household textiles..........................| 11 | 3/12 | 3/10 | 3/9 | 3/14 All other gifts.............................| 522 | 517 | 486 | 439 | 734 | | | | | ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. 2/ Value less than 0.05. 3/ Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 4/ No data reported.