Table 1. SEX AND AGE OF REFERENCE PERSON (Single Males): Average annual expenditures and characteristics of single consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1989-90 All 65 and Item consumer Under 25 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 over units ______________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 11816 2258 3195 2020 1182 1088 2073 Income before taxes 1/.................... 23057 10631 24852 34596 33821 22356 17125 Income after taxes 1/..................... 20445 9878 21975 29723 30151 20067 15475 Average number of persons in cons. unit... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Age of reference person................... 42 21.2 29.1 39.1 49 59.2 74.3 Average number of: Earners.................................. 0.8 0.9 1 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.2 Vehicles................................. 1.3 1 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.2 Children under 18........................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Percent homeowner........................ 35 3 26 45 47 53 58 Homeowner with mortgage................. 20 2 21 35 34 25 13 Homeowner without mortgage.............. 15 1 4 9 13 29 45 Renter................................... 65 97 74 55 53 47 42 Black.................................... 11 7 9 15 15 13 13 White and other.......................... 89 93 91 85 85 87 87 Elementary (1-8)......................... 9 1 0 2 6 16 38 High school (9-12)....................... 33 26 29 34 38 47 38 College.................................. 57 73 71 64 54 36 22 Never attended and other................. 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 At least one vehicle owned............... 81 74 88 83 82 81 76 Average annual expenditures............... 19665 12650 21898 24387 26857 19894 14750 Food..................................... 2702 1899 2998 3071 3292 3149 2035 Food at home............................ 1070 630 975 1169 1361 1572 1149 Cereals and bakery products............ 158 103 133 168 212 217 185 Cereals and cereal products........... 51 39 50 57 48 67 57 Bakery products....................... 107 64 83 111 164 150 128 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 255 112 234 276 348 451 255 Beef.................................. 78 33 77 98 87 134 70 Pork.................................. 44 15 33 49 67 90 48 Other meats........................... 46 24 38 44 80 75 48 Poultry............................... 40 17 39 37 60 65 45 Fish and seafood...................... 34 15 36 36 39 61 27 Eggs.................................. 14 8 11 14 14 27 18 Dairy products......................... 134 89 121 135 151 187 166 Fresh milk and cream.................. 67 49 58 70 71 79 94 Other dairy products.................. 67 40 63 65 79 109 72 Fruits and vegetables.................. 183 90 166 215 218 254 221 Fresh fruits.......................... 57 22 51 59 66 83 80 Fresh vegetables...................... 52 20 50 67 63 73 57 Processed fruits...................... 47 35 41 53 54 58 56 Processed vegetables.................. 27 12 24 35 35 40 28 Other food at home..................... 340 235 321 375 433 462 322 Sugar and other sweets................ 36 18 26 38 50 56 53 Fats and oils......................... 24 14 21 27 27 43 23 Miscellaneous foods................... 145 110 132 159 175 196 144 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 115 81 122 126 150 155 83 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 20 13 19 25 31 12 20 Food away from home..................... 1632 1269 2023 1902 1931 1577 886 Alcoholic beverages...................... 466 426 658 589 456 308 136 Housing.................................. 6241 3383 7172 8068 8053 6172 5123 Shelter................................. 4196 2380 4958 5469 5519 4031 3092 Owned dwellings........................ 1600 94 1897 2588 2396 1635 1346 Mortgage interest..................... 1026 60 1486 1975 1608 728 268 Property taxes........................ 293 5 204 324 424 424 568 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 281 29 207 288 364 483 510 Rented dwellings....................... 2206 2105 2743 2430 2395 1768 1390 Other lodging.......................... 391 182 318 451 728 628 355 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1124 562 1161 1325 1339 1333 1251 Natural gas............................ 136 39 121 167 171 173 194 Electricity............................ 424 187 419 493 539 528 503 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 52 10 33 61 49 57 118 Telephone.............................. 430 309 521 500 483 455 311 Water and other public services........ 82 17 68 104 97 118 125 Household operations.................... 166 29 115 270 217 219 236 Personal services...................... 22 2 34 37 19 4 24 Other household expenses............... 144 28 81 234 198 215 212 Housekeeping supplies................... 153 74 147 178 174 236 162 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 39 18 42 45 38 59 38 Other household products............... 53 18 51 58 74 80 61 Postage and stationery................. 61 38 54 76 62 97 63 Household furnishings and equipment..... 602 337 791 827 804 354 382 Household textiles..................... 24 18 36 35 10 9 20 Furniture.............................. 181 130 287 253 160 86 67 Floor coverings........................ 29 14 50 47 34 7 4 Major appliances....................... 70 31 86 114 89 63 41 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 33 23 40 49 27 27 22 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 264 121 292 329 485 162 228 Apparel and services..................... 788 668 1030 992 1000 494 342 Men and boys............................ 417 405 525 494 542 238 186 Men, 16 and over....................... 412 405 518 484 539 225 186 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 5 0 7 9 3 13 0 Women and girls......................... 40 13 71 75 21 8 11 Women, 16 and over..................... 32 11 64 52 18 4 5 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 8 2 7 23 3 4 6 Children under 2........................ 8 4 11 13 7 5 3 Footwear................................ 92 68 116 113 153 50 36 Other apparel products and services..... 232 178 308 298 275 192 106 Transportation........................... 3647 2780 4283 3874 4260 4149 2757 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 1403 1168 1719 1320 1044 1705 1298 Cars and trucks, new................... 682 456 810 781 467 599 803 Cars and trucks, used.................. 699 697 853 523 577 1105 493 Other vehicles......................... 21 15 55 16 0 0 2 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 731 669 803 774 878 824 513 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1194 763 1515 1431 1423 1233 766 Vehicle finance charges................ 188 134 290 235 258 108 47 Maintenance and repairs................ 506 296 601 579 597 665 359 Vehicle insurance...................... 373 257 464 453 395 348 280 Veh. rental, licenses, oth. charges.... 127 76 161 163 174 112 78 Public transportation................... 319 180 245 349 914 387 181 Health care.............................. 737 214 507 714 726 925 1592 Health insurance........................ 278 52 232 230 336 340 576 Medical services........................ 303 107 151 338 274 355 707 Drugs................................... 112 29 75 98 87 195 239 Medical supplies........................ 45 27 49 48 29 35 70 Entertainment............................ 1061 901 1217 1221 1765 969 478 Fees and admissions..................... 323 294 403 374 354 270 191 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 368 390 459 448 410 252 166 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 131 46 123 175 343 156 56 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 238 172 233 224 658 292 66 Personal care products and services...... 192 170 210 231 220 185 132 Reading.................................. 117 76 118 168 158 119 86 Education................................ 415 1107 395 157 269 352 62 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 212 136 199 280 332 290 139 Miscellaneous............................ 578 206 543 937 809 612 536 Cash contributions....................... 801 49 432 1268 2398 738 855 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 1708 636 2136 2816 3121 1432 475 Life and other personal insurance....... 141 26 112 235 171 200 170 Pensions and Social Security............ 1567 609 2024 2581 2949 1232 306 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 23057 10631 24852 34596 33821 22356 17125 Wages and salaries....................... 16278 8697 22164 28381 25530 11925 954 Self-employment income................... 2434 132 1767 4863 5571 3025 1573 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 2239 24 135 400 770 4454 9350 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1349 207 231 510 1390 1909 4796 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 145 40 111 197 265 246 145 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 96 11 53 95 81 352 136 Regular contributions for support........ 344 1236 218 50 46 106 130 Other income............................. 172 283 173 100 168 340 39 Personal taxes 1/......................... 2613 752 2877 4873 3670 2289 1650 Federal income taxes..................... 2061 610 2267 4002 2917 1758 1150 State and local income taxes............. 482 134 596 815 622 303 378 Other taxes.............................. 70 8 14 56 131 228 121 Income after taxes 1/..................... 20445 9878 21975 29723 30151 20067 15475 Net change in total assets and liabilities 666 354 1516 -357 3830 1368 -1480 Net change in total assets............... 1937 406 4054 3171 4880 157 -1605 Net change in total liabilities.......... 1271 52 2538 3528 1050 -1211 -126 Other money receipts...................... 304 69 342 579 17 147 479 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -283 -24 -293 -545 -521 -316 -140 Estimated market value of owned home...... 30981 1498 26298 44914 45595 41135 43066 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 206 15 177 281 297 279 297 Gifts of goods and services, total........ 811 418 597 955 1446 913 995 Clothing, males 2 and over............... 32 24 22 33 77 21 31 Clothing, females 2 and over............. 40 13 71 73 21 8 11 Clothing, infants less than 2............ 8 4 11 13 7 5 3 Jewelry and watches...................... 70 60 114 68 67 47 29 Small appliances and misc. housewares.... 11 6 21 5 2 13 7 Household textiles....................... 3 1 0 14 1 0 1 All other gifts.......................... 648 310 359 749 1270 818 912 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary. - {PAGE|2} - Table 1. SEX AND AGE OF REFERENCE PERSON (Single Males): Average annual expenditures and characteristics of single consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1989-90 All 65 and Item consumer Under 25 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 over units ______________________________________________________________________