Table 1. SEX AND AGE OF REFERENCE PERSON (Single Males): Average annual expenditures and characteristics single consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1990-91 All 65 and Item Single Under 25 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 over Males _______________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 11884 2165 3095 2259 1216 1074 2075 Income before taxes 1/.................... 22487 9467 26183 33308 30548 21613 14936 Income after taxes 1/..................... 19984 8814 23181 28883 27272 19510 13522 Age of reference person................... 42.5 21.1 29.4 39.5 49 59.5 74.8 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Children under 18........................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Earners.................................. 0.8 0.9 1 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.2 Vehicles................................. 1.3 1 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.4 Percent distribution: Sex of reference person: Male................................... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Percent homeowner........................ 36 4 24 44 50 49 65 With mortgage........................... 20 3 21 33 36 26 8 Without mortgage........................ 17 2 4 11 14 23 57 Renter................................... 64 96 76 56 50 51 35 Black.................................... 12 8 11 12 15 20 10 White and other.......................... 88 92 89 88 85 80 90 Elementary (1-8)......................... 10 1 1 3 8 21 35 High school (9-12)....................... 33 24 28 32 41 48 40 College.................................. 56 75 71 64 51 30 24 Never attended and other................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 At least one vehicle owned............... 79 70 86 83 80 75 77 Average annual expenditures............... 20013 13423 22565 24466 25105 20349 14908 Food..................................... 2731 2092 3032 3258 3086 2690 2084 Food at home............................ 1155 678 1104 1304 1409 1495 1177 Cereals and bakery products............ 174 108 159 195 201 207 202 Cereals and cereal products........... 60 44 57 65 64 74 63 Bakery products....................... 114 63 102 130 137 133 138 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 289 132 285 316 402 434 257 Beef.................................. 84 40 89 100 103 137 58 Pork.................................. 50 19 38 62 65 96 52 Other meats........................... 49 22 47 48 61 75 53 Poultry............................... 59 23 61 54 117 70 48 Fish and seafood...................... 33 17 39 37 39 34 30 Eggs.................................. 14 10 11 15 17 22 17 Dairy products......................... 133 83 121 149 141 186 148 Fresh milk and cream.................. 67 47 62 66 75 87 77 Other dairy products.................. 67 36 60 84 66 99 70 Fruits and vegetables.................. 190 98 174 218 228 235 226 Fresh fruits.......................... 58 25 51 62 68 77 78 Fresh vegetables...................... 51 21 53 58 68 62 53 Processed fruits...................... 51 36 44 61 58 55 59 Processed vegetables.................. 30 16 26 37 34 41 36 Other food at home..................... 369 258 363 426 436 433 345 Sugar and other sweets................ 44 23 33 44 52 73 59 Fats and oils......................... 27 15 24 32 29 39 27 Miscellaneous foods................... 164 115 167 196 186 169 154 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 115 87 115 131 145 140 91 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 20 18 23 23 24 13 14 Food away from home..................... 1577 1413 1929 1954 1677 1196 907 Alcoholic beverages...................... 437 401 612 534 503 239 151 Housing.................................. 6265 3398 7468 8322 7221 6162 4700 Shelter................................. 4224 2361 5172 5774 4974 4073 2704 Owned dwellings........................ 1743 167 1962 2972 2531 1658 1304 Mortgage interest and charges......... 1121 108 1437 2254 1705 835 278 Property taxes........................ 350 25 265 447 512 384 598 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 272 34 260 271 314 439 428 Rented dwellings....................... 2246 1971 3017 2486 2111 2205 1219 Other lodging.......................... 235 222 193 317 332 211 181 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1159 550 1200 1363 1392 1283 1308 Natural gas............................ 128 38 119 150 137 164 188 Electricity............................ 441 169 432 506 589 526 538 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 51 6 34 51 51 54 123 Telephone.............................. 448 314 547 540 522 415 315 Water and other public services........ 90 22 68 117 93 123 144 Household operations.................... 153 26 102 204 190 165 277 Personal services...................... 24 0 19 29 1 32 57 Other household expenses............... 129 26 83 175 189 133 220 Housekeeping supplies................... 162 71 163 211 162 227 159 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 41 21 44 51 42 63 31 Other household products............... 60 16 59 67 58 82 82 Postage and stationery................. 61 34 60 93 61 82 46 Household furnishings and equipment..... 568 390 831 769 503 414 251 Household textiles..................... 23 21 23 47 15 15 12 Furniture.............................. 164 121 271 217 149 56 59 Floor coverings........................ 17 2 18 45 18 8 8 Major appliances....................... 65 29 79 85 61 99 46 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 35 20 45 46 32 37 21 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 263 197 395 329 228 198 106 Apparel and services..................... 863 808 1015 1243 1024 503 397 Men and boys............................ 449 468 500 621 567 229 223 Men, 16 and over....................... 433 460 499 553 557 221 221 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 16 8 1 68 10 8 2 Women and girls......................... 70 64 77 159 38 21 22 Women, 16 and over..................... 64 62 74 146 33 14 14 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 6 2 4 12 5 7 8 Children under 2........................ 8 5 11 13 10 7 2 Footwear................................ 121 99 124 203 206 58 37 Other apparel products and services..... 214 172 302 248 202 188 112 Transportation........................... 3494 2906 4273 3709 4109 3465 2338 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 1321 1290 1691 1353 1065 1513 817 Cars and trucks, new................... 589 525 634 798 483 670 379 Cars and trucks, used.................. 703 737 1006 500 582 842 436 Other vehicles......................... 29 28 51 55 0 0 2 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 697 618 834 750 754 589 537 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1188 825 1487 1293 1450 1124 855 Vehicle finance charges................ 149 107 230 209 149 93 37 Maintenance and repairs................ 503 330 600 497 698 536 383 Vehicle insurance...................... 378 290 467 387 415 348 322 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 158 99 190 200 188 147 113 Public transportation................... 289 173 261 312 841 239 128 Health care.............................. 797 248 515 723 853 1299 1572 Health insurance........................ 297 67 226 251 335 378 632 Medical services........................ 333 120 152 336 360 686 623 Drugs................................... 118 31 84 80 116 193 263 Medical supplies........................ 48 31 54 56 43 42 54 Entertainment............................ 1141 904 1239 1067 1810 1834 555 Fees and admissions..................... 299 309 405 290 318 237 162 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 393 359 465 436 575 341 185 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 134 57 143 141 342 150 64 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 314 179 226 201 576 1105 144 Personal care products and services...... 197 173 227 240 218 148 140 Reading.................................. 116 70 124 155 163 106 86 Education................................ 473 1448 421 140 328 353 45 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 207 110 199 280 341 238 145 Miscellaneous............................ 720 181 661 1039 974 942 756 Cash contributions....................... 847 74 479 1058 1751 683 1527 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 1726 610 2299 2697 2722 1686 412 Life and other personal insurance....... 129 22 110 210 164 213 119 Pensions and Social Security............ 1596 588 2189 2488 2559 1474 293 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 22487 9467 26183 33308 30548 21613 14936 Wages and salaries....................... 16692 7679 23158 27814 24583 14966 1039 Self-employment income................... 1817 96 1857 4256 2746 728 961 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 2269 15 181 287 842 4027 9804 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 951 182 420 387 1846 916 2623 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 133 59 101 206 241 153 109 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 121 8 43 95 207 557 125 Regular contributions for support........ 307 1075 198 90 12 53 187 Other income............................. 197 352 224 174 71 213 88 Personal taxes 1/......................... 2503 653 3002 4425 3276 2103 1414 Federal income taxes..................... 1990 517 2408 3498 2679 1748 1037 State and local income taxes............. 443 129 581 822 509 296 198 Other taxes.............................. 70 6 13 104 89 58 179 Income after taxes 1/..................... 19984 8814 23181 28883 27272 19510 13522 Net change in total assets and liabilities -21 76 43 59 -399 -2362 1131 Net change in total assets............... 1889 926 3176 4546 505 -1890 848 Net change in total liabilities.......... 1910 850 3133 4487 904 472 -283 Other money receipts...................... 267 155 269 657 58 87 172 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -303 -25 -310 -672 -492 -276 -87 Estimated market value of owned home...... 31309 1980 24338 46398 44524 35962 45737 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 211 21 168 283 308 266 310 Gifts of goods and services............... 835 481 768 973 1294 976 814 Food.................................... 50 9 24 71 99 111 44 Housing................................. 133 90 154 135 142 144 130 Housekeeping supplies................. 14 9 22 17 11 6 7 Household textiles.................... 4 1 2 14 2 0 0 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 14 10 22 13 17 15 7 Major appliances.................... 7 4 9 9 15 2 4 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 7 6 13 4 2 13 3 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 31 24 53 30 25 19 12 Other housing......................... 70 46 55 61 86 104 102 Apparel and services.................... 211 153 257 402 140 101 110 Males 2 and over...................... 45 23 40 100 33 19 37 Females 2 and over.................... 68 64 70 159 38 19 22 Children under 2...................... 8 5 11 13 10 7 2 Other apparel products and services... 91 61 137 131 58 56 48 Jewelry and watches................. 63 53 103 59 32 47 47 All other apparel products and serv. 28 8 34 71 27 10 1 Transportation.......................... 89 29 108 51 350 98 7 Health care............................. 76 5 9 43 49 28 328 Entertainment........................... 62 34 69 77 102 99 23 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 18 8 28 26 23 16 3 Other entertainment................... 44 26 40 51 79 83 20 Education............................... 98 73 20 64 297 336 36 All other gifts......................... 115 88 127 130 114 59 136 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary