Table 3. SEX AND INCOME BEFORE TAXES (Single Males): Average annual expenditures and characteristics of single consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1989-90 All Complete reporting of income Single Complete Less $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 Item Males reporting than to to to to to and of income $5,000 $9,999 $14,999 $19,999 $29,999 $39,999 over _________________________________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 11816 10466 1382 2035 1430 1187 1803 1182 1448 Income before taxes 1/.................... 23057 23057 2734 7433 12129 17234 24393 33909 69458 Income after taxes 1/..................... 20445 20445 2702 7185 11411 15753 21559 29597 59924 Average number of persons in cons. unit... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Age of reference person................... 42 41.9 36.1 49.6 43.3 38.7 39.9 38.3 43.2 Average number of: Earners.................................. 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 Vehicles................................. 1.3 1.4 0.8 1.1 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.8 1.8 Children under 18........................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Percent homeowner........................ 35 35 16 31 24 27 37 47 62 Homeowner with mortgage................. 20 21 3 10 12 11 24 38 50 Homeowner without mortgage.............. 15 14 12 21 13 16 13 10 12 Renter................................... 65 65 84 69 76 73 63 53 38 Black.................................... 11 11 15 13 11 11 10 9 7 White and other.......................... 89 89 85 87 89 89 90 91 93 Elementary (1-8)......................... 9 10 12 25 13 5 3 2 1 High school (9-12)....................... 33 33 29 33 44 45 38 27 15 College.................................. 57 57 58 41 43 51 59 71 84 Never attended and other................. 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 At least one vehicle owned............... 81 82 64 73 78 89 89 93 92 Average annual expenditures............... 19665 20192 9046 12207 13736 18611 21023 26792 43445 Food..................................... 2702 2737 1554 2011 2171 2640 3079 3289 4695 Food at home............................ 1070 1107 751 990 1099 1068 1167 1263 1463 Cereals and bakery products............ 158 166 123 163 154 165 160 163 234 Cereals and cereal products........... 51 53 41 52 53 48 58 53 66 Bakery products....................... 107 112 83 111 101 117 103 110 167 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 255 265 180 229 250 242 286 356 337 Beef.................................. 78 80 47 64 72 77 87 127 98 Pork.................................. 44 47 39 53 51 33 46 64 43 Other meats........................... 46 48 43 43 37 40 60 49 66 Poultry............................... 40 41 24 32 34 43 41 69 54 Fish and seafood...................... 34 35 18 24 37 35 40 32 61 Eggs.................................. 14 14 8 13 19 15 12 15 15 Dairy products......................... 134 139 102 136 146 128 152 135 165 Fresh milk and cream.................. 67 70 58 76 77 65 76 67 62 Other dairy products.................. 67 69 44 59 70 63 76 68 103 Fruits and vegetables.................. 183 183 132 164 180 165 193 205 250 Fresh fruits.......................... 57 58 35 51 64 46 65 62 86 Fresh vegetables...................... 52 52 38 50 48 57 50 56 66 Processed fruits...................... 47 47 37 42 44 39 49 55 62 Processed vegetables.................. 27 27 23 21 24 24 29 31 35 Other food at home..................... 340 355 214 298 369 369 376 404 478 Sugar and other sweets................ 36 38 20 49 31 35 39 32 54 Fats and oils......................... 24 25 20 21 25 30 20 27 35 Miscellaneous foods................... 145 150 89 130 163 162 167 172 172 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 115 121 77 95 131 126 123 143 168 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 20 21 7 4 19 17 28 30 49 Food away from home..................... 1632 1630 803 1021 1072 1571 1911 2025 3231 Alcoholic beverages...................... 466 478 195 327 321 553 556 594 871 Housing.................................. 6241 6233 2595 3741 4453 5424 6359 8142 13918 Shelter................................. 4196 4165 1712 2338 2935 3588 4075 5510 9774 Owned dwellings........................ 1600 1588 207 505 429 849 1273 2467 5857 Mortgage interest..................... 1026 1016 78 140 186 399 698 1821 4203 Property taxes........................ 293 287 68 164 94 284 220 367 876 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 281 286 61 200 150 166 355 279 777 Rented dwellings....................... 2206 2176 1278 1731 2331 2541 2527 2579 2435 Other lodging.......................... 391 401 226 103 174 198 275 464 1482 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1124 1122 581 884 917 1056 1262 1476 1768 Natural gas............................ 136 136 51 125 111 138 164 187 177 Electricity............................ 424 422 200 332 354 392 466 518 718 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 52 52 39 52 42 51 55 46 74 Telephone.............................. 430 431 250 306 352 417 487 596 662 Water and other public services........ 82 83 41 70 58 59 89 129 137 Household operations.................... 166 169 45 82 72 88 109 170 644 Personal services...................... 22 24 0 17 10 7 13 72 57 Other household expenses............... 144 145 44 65 62 81 96 98 587 Housekeeping supplies................... 153 164 84 114 145 155 173 186 310 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 39 40 20 37 30 38 46 47 61 Other household products............... 53 57 28 37 52 58 60 77 101 Postage and stationery................. 61 67 37 41 64 60 66 63 148 Household furnishings and equipment..... 602 613 172 322 384 536 741 799 1422 Household textiles..................... 24 26 3 10 40 45 17 19 52 Furniture.............................. 181 181 44 70 122 176 154 251 505 Floor coverings........................ 29 32 2 8 8 28 23 18 146 Major appliances....................... 70 69 30 32 50 89 77 73 145 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 33 34 14 14 24 37 31 79 59 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 264 272 79 189 140 161 439 359 515 Apparel and services..................... 788 797 308 537 516 764 783 1266 1616 Men and boys............................ 417 425 138 285 276 361 382 760 913 Men, 16 and over....................... 412 419 138 284 266 359 381 747 897 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 5 5 0 1 10 2 1 13 16 Women and girls......................... 40 42 4 33 38 49 54 83 46 Women, 16 and over..................... 32 34 3 31 28 46 43 69 26 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 8 8 1 2 9 3 11 13 19 Children under 2........................ 8 7 2 3 8 7 9 10 14 Footwear................................ 92 83 50 99 55 110 58 84 132 Other apparel products and services..... 232 240 114 118 139 237 281 330 511 Transportation........................... 3647 3776 1637 2300 2687 4105 4337 4974 7055 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 1403 1462 569 911 1090 1892 1840 1768 2382 Cars and trucks, new................... 682 719 222 119 329 1494 913 735 1533 Cars and trucks, used.................. 699 720 329 767 728 385 902 1011 827 Other vehicles......................... 21 23 18 25 34 13 25 22 21 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 731 748 490 535 649 866 913 860 995 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1194 1240 442 729 832 1228 1373 2036 2350 Vehicle finance charges................ 188 196 22 63 92 243 239 361 423 Maintenance and repairs................ 506 527 214 424 384 420 537 889 921 Vehicle insurance...................... 373 383 157 182 276 425 475 598 666 Veh. rental, licenses, oth. charges.... 127 134 49 60 81 140 122 188 340 Public transportation................... 319 327 137 126 115 119 211 310 1329 Health care.............................. 737 757 295 877 702 1011 614 783 1028 Health insurance........................ 278 285 115 292 310 287 268 340 384 Medical services........................ 303 312 121 397 260 476 201 292 447 Drugs................................... 112 114 42 162 107 139 97 87 138 Medical supplies........................ 45 46 17 25 25 108 48 64 58 Entertainment............................ 1061 1103 764 707 670 894 1087 1327 2413 Fees and admissions..................... 323 324 191 114 163 225 367 385 881 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 368 385 287 204 340 374 401 485 683 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 131 143 41 71 91 116 155 124 416 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 238 251 246 319 76 180 164 334 432 Personal care products and services...... 192 193 114 123 153 208 210 265 318 Reading.................................. 117 120 58 64 82 101 130 171 257 Education................................ 415 415 765 592 197 373 353 165 364 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 212 215 137 226 229 289 235 200 187 Miscellaneous............................ 578 584 247 290 379 428 473 984 1474 Cash contributions....................... 801 875 179 107 436 451 666 1399 3231 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 1708 1908 198 304 739 1370 2142 3233 6018 Life and other personal insurance....... 141 149 62 52 74 116 152 181 437 Pensions and Social Security............ 1567 1760 136 252 665 1254 1990 3053 5582 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 23057 23057 2734 7433 12129 17234 24393 33909 69458 Wages and salaries....................... 16278 16278 1494 2562 7227 12769 18238 29257 48441 Self-employment income................... 2434 2434 -87 325 664 962 1927 1365 12266 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 2239 2239 706 3148 2795 2278 2173 2144 2000 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1349 1349 46 244 453 585 1387 782 6075 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 145 145 63 292 234 174 78 84 42 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 96 96 208 241 48 38 15 16 47 Regular contributions for support........ 344 344 186 383 549 312 417 219 274 Other income............................. 172 172 117 239 160 115 159 43 313 Personal taxes 1/......................... 2613 2613 32 248 718 1481 2834 4312 9534 Federal income taxes..................... 2061 2061 16 163 561 1164 2259 3389 7569 State and local income taxes............. 482 482 9 52 137 281 545 882 1635 Other taxes.............................. 70 70 7 33 20 36 30 41 330 Income after taxes 1/..................... 20445 20445 2702 7185 11411 15753 21559 29597 59924 Net change in total assets and liabilities 666 791 901 -28 825 -281 616 1427 2381 Net change in total assets............... 1937 2310 522 56 430 1294 1986 4692 8336 Net change in total liabilities.......... 1271 1519 -380 84 -395 1575 1370 3265 5955 Other money receipts...................... 304 342 398 261 324 258 169 583 509 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -283 -288 -29 -151 -114 -92 -216 -377 -1077 Estimated market value of owned home...... 30981 30531 7700 15239 10793 19916 24519 40884 101048 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 206 204 76 112 102 126 190 297 565 Gifts of goods and services, total........ 811 859 315 478 376 824 831 895 2431 Clothing, males 2 and over............... 32 28 5 23 19 43 32 36 43 Clothing, females 2 and over............. 40 42 4 33 38 49 54 79 46 Clothing, infants less than 2............ 8 7 2 3 8 7 9 10 14 Jewelry and watches...................... 70 74 33 20 26 74 87 90 206 Small appliances and misc. housewares.... 11 12 7 1 7 14 8 28 24 Household textiles....................... 3 4 1 2 0 2 0 3 19 All other gifts.......................... 648 693 262 397 278 634 642 649 2078 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary. - {PAGE|2} - Table 3. SEX AND INCOME BEFORE TAXES (Single Males): Average annual expenditures and characteristics of single consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1989-90 All Complete reporting of income Single Complete Less $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 Item Males reporting than to to to to to and of income $5,000 $9,999 $14,999 $19,999 $29,999 $39,999 over _________________________________________________________________________________________