Table 4. SEX AND INCOME BEFORE TAXES (Single Females): Average annual expenditures and characteristics of single consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1990-91 All Complete reporting of income Single Complete Less $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 Item Females 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)... 15331 13381 2134 4190 2321 1288 1925 872 650 Income before taxes 1/.................... 15169 15169 2837 7325 12364 17290 24228 33863 60113 Income after taxes 1/..................... 13817 13817 2765 7147 11879 15841 22014 29379 50857 Age of reference person................... 56 56 47.4 66.8 60.4 51.4 48 44.4 47.3 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Children under 18........................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 Earners.................................. 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 Vehicles................................. 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.9 1 1.1 1 1.2 Percent distribution: Sex of reference person: Female................................. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Percent homeowner........................ 48 47 30 51 55 43 46 47 72 With mortgage........................... 15 15 8 7 13 16 21 29 57 Without mortgage........................ 33 33 22 44 42 27 25 18 15 Renter................................... 52 53 70 49 45 57 54 53 28 Black.................................... 10 10 16 11 7 8 7 6 6 White and other.......................... 90 90 84 89 93 92 93 94 94 Elementary (1-8)......................... 14 14 22 25 12 4 2 2 2 High school (9-12)....................... 40 41 39 49 48 50 26 22 14 College.................................. 44 44 38 24 39 45 71 76 84 Never attended and other................. 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 At least one vehicle owned............... 66 67 45 53 72 86 90 86 90 Average annual expenditures............... 15310 15708 9098 10730 14185 16680 21550 27520 39809 Food..................................... 1990 2040 1454 1698 2076 2277 2501 2723 3218 Food at home............................ 1227 1269 925 1291 1338 1350 1363 1407 1315 Cereals and bakery products............ 190 198 139 207 216 226 191 207 202 Cereals and cereal products........... 62 65 46 74 71 71 59 54 64 Bakery products....................... 128 133 93 133 145 155 133 153 139 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 293 304 250 327 313 291 313 337 254 Beef.................................. 90 95 69 112 88 101 91 110 75 Pork.................................. 58 60 51 63 66 60 71 52 28 Other meats........................... 41 41 33 47 44 27 38 43 43 Poultry............................... 54 57 49 61 63 56 52 49 51 Fish and seafood...................... 37 37 34 27 37 35 47 68 43 Eggs.................................. 14 15 13 16 16 11 14 14 14 Dairy products......................... 144 148 100 157 152 161 151 161 168 Fresh milk and cream.................. 63 65 52 76 65 66 59 53 64 Other dairy products.................. 81 83 48 81 87 94 92 107 104 Fruits and vegetables.................. 226 233 158 239 250 247 241 254 271 Fresh fruits.......................... 73 73 42 73 86 79 78 71 100 Fresh vegetables...................... 69 72 50 76 74 78 74 75 85 Processed fruits...................... 50 51 27 53 53 60 59 69 44 Processed vegetables.................. 34 36 40 37 38 30 30 38 42 Other food at home..................... 374 386 278 361 407 426 465 448 420 Sugar and other sweets................ 51 53 28 56 60 67 60 45 42 Fats and oils......................... 36 38 24 43 42 36 37 30 39 Miscellaneous foods................... 169 172 125 149 182 185 217 223 207 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 105 110 89 109 108 116 133 113 112 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 14 14 12 5 13 22 18 37 20 Food away from home..................... 763 771 529 407 738 927 1139 1316 1903 Alcoholic beverages...................... 143 154 91 44 129 178 219 594 366 Housing.................................. 5802 5840 3300 4413 5710 6213 7152 8992 14843 Shelter................................. 3450 3434 1899 2419 3334 3831 4519 5848 8142 Owned dwellings........................ 1457 1454 580 989 1342 1288 1741 2497 5803 Mortgage interest and charges......... 541 554 219 153 275 473 720 1259 3954 Property taxes........................ 456 456 191 422 411 474 518 766 1084 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 460 444 170 414 657 342 504 471 765 Rented dwellings....................... 1850 1832 1141 1377 1854 2414 2579 3116 1866 Other lodging.......................... 143 148 177 53 137 129 199 235 473 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1270 1266 857 1223 1366 1314 1385 1379 1943 Natural gas............................ 178 172 92 192 192 159 185 163 232 Electricity............................ 462 462 297 445 507 496 499 487 729 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 68 69 35 82 94 64 45 74 83 Telephone.............................. 442 445 364 384 444 466 520 538 719 Water and other public services........ 121 119 68 120 129 129 135 117 181 Household operations.................... 251 243 109 214 275 164 227 201 1016 Personal services...................... 54 50 29 62 28 9 16 16 343 Other household expenses............... 197 193 80 152 247 155 211 186 673 Housekeeping supplies................... 242 263 190 214 259 300 349 336 403 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 54 59 41 55 66 57 65 91 68 Other household products............... 89 97 54 81 103 86 147 104 184 Postage and stationery................. 98 106 96 77 91 157 137 141 150 Household furnishings and equipment..... 589 634 246 344 477 605 672 1227 3338 Household textiles..................... 56 64 23 42 52 96 41 211 176 Furniture.............................. 142 137 49 76 93 154 155 411 530 Floor coverings........................ 94 111 3 29 7 35 32 72 1687 Major appliances....................... 62 66 33 65 51 74 74 82 180 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 46 46 18 28 50 53 64 94 112 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 188 208 120 104 223 193 306 357 653 Apparel and services..................... 975 1025 528 542 851 1047 1443 2899 2721 Men and boys............................ 58 64 26 25 82 76 92 176 114 Men, 16 and over....................... 49 52 21 16 70 71 72 161 97 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 9 11 6 9 12 5 20 15 17 Women and girls......................... 613 644 314 355 441 622 967 1913 1787 Women, 16 and over..................... 601 631 313 346 434 605 956 1877 1731 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 12 12 1 8 7 18 11 35 56 Children under 2........................ 17 18 10 12 14 14 30 44 33 Footwear................................ 133 143 79 79 171 140 130 454 292 Other apparel products and services..... 153 158 99 70 143 194 223 313 494 Transportation........................... 1984 1996 971 965 1670 2374 3497 3469 5995 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 626 621 231 165 416 663 1276 965 3079 Cars and trucks, new................... 359 340 22 29 164 411 745 731 2157 Cars and trucks, used.................. 267 280 209 136 252 252 531 235 923 Other vehicles......................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 397 400 288 263 376 506 597 646 616 Other vehicle expenses.................. 749 760 296 420 715 989 1263 1499 1699 Vehicle finance charges................ 104 103 24 20 95 204 196 280 215 Maintenance and repairs................ 260 261 138 181 256 276 407 404 548 Vehicle insurance...................... 291 296 100 182 288 397 496 550 565 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 95 99 34 36 76 111 163 264 370 Public transportation................... 212 215 156 117 163 216 360 359 602 Health care.............................. 1149 1168 880 1299 1249 1104 1074 1157 1392 Health insurance........................ 517 525 304 648 603 560 469 384 464 Medical services........................ 353 355 378 283 320 329 374 462 721 Drugs................................... 217 222 147 305 261 160 163 204 121 Medical supplies........................ 62 66 52 63 65 55 68 106 87 Entertainment............................ 630 657 330 357 467 746 1075 1194 2204 Fees and admissions..................... 178 184 109 62 109 196 316 451 711 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 231 240 129 154 231 257 324 362 735 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 158 170 54 122 98 242 343 254 351 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 62 63 38 19 29 50 91 127 407 Personal care products and services...... 230 246 139 176 212 255 345 547 479 Reading.................................. 108 111 55 69 115 119 166 204 247 Education................................ 193 201 464 145 136 93 156 211 271 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 113 113 76 89 137 122 134 120 214 Miscellaneous............................ 518 539 462 324 377 537 778 852 1642 Cash contributions....................... 573 610 201 405 576 576 1064 1079 1484 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 904 1007 147 204 480 1039 1946 3480 4732 Life and other personal insurance....... 101 100 56 96 88 105 123 139 176 Pensions and Social Security............ 803 908 91 108 392 934 1823 3341 4556 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 15169 15169 2837 7325 12364 17290 24228 33863 60113 Wages and salaries....................... 8772 8772 957 1100 4522 10185 17673 27436 44859 Self-employment income................... 180 180 -179 92 68 -8 199 818 1786 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 4314 4314 1444 5250 6160 4892 3845 2392 3935 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1194 1194 73 205 976 1529 1896 2348 7743 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 111 111 72 65 127 202 161 193 42 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 177 177 229 376 24 43 74 49 15 Regular contributions for support........ 326 326 185 137 372 302 280 586 1684 Other income............................. 94 94 57 100 116 146 100 40 49 Personal taxes 1/......................... 1352 1352 73 178 485 1449 2215 4484 9256 Federal income taxes..................... 1062 1062 44 117 363 1113 1628 3593 7808 State and local income taxes............. 241 241 17 25 81 247 486 768 1483 Other taxes.............................. 49 49 12 35 41 89 101 123 -36 Income after taxes 1/..................... 13817 13817 2765 7147 11879 15841 22014 29379 50857 Net change in total assets and liabilities -515 -458 -498 -163 -859 124 -1324 4320 -5787 Net change in total assets............... 135 218 -286 -173 -1148 -29 241 7669 -301 Net change in total liabilities.......... 650 676 212 -9 -289 -153 1565 3349 5486 Other money receipts...................... 243 269 100 197 262 254 487 558 302 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -164 -169 -63 -67 -159 -137 -253 -259 -910 Estimated market value of owned home...... 40798 39924 18403 36822 38846 37595 44143 59250 100611 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 257 254 114 231 275 249 280 340 595 Gifts of goods and services............... 642 673 583 403 589 638 803 1310 1879 Food.................................... 38 41 20 18 22 66 47 100 178 Housing................................. 204 206 139 131 198 192 229 328 728 Housekeeping supplies................. 35 39 50 15 31 41 71 45 92 Household textiles.................... 14 15 5 11 8 25 12 69 20 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 23 22 5 15 22 22 40 42 43 Major appliances.................... 6 6 1 3 8 2 13 13 19 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 17 16 4 12 15 20 27 29 24 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 45 51 11 20 53 42 58 112 273 Other housing......................... 87 78 68 70 83 62 47 59 299 Apparel and services.................... 183 196 86 96 212 202 317 500 395 Males 2 and over...................... 56 61 26 25 82 52 92 176 114 Females 2 and over.................... 73 78 29 43 41 97 163 209 160 Children under 2...................... 17 18 10 12 14 14 30 44 33 Other apparel products and services... 37 39 21 16 76 39 32 71 87 Jewelry and watches................. 18 19 10 9 19 24 24 30 74 All other apparel products and serv. 19 20 10 7 57 15 8 41 13 Transportation.......................... 18 20 10 18 9 28 15 30 81 Health care............................. 47 53 242 8 20 13 10 37 52 Entertainment........................... 46 47 16 30 36 45 70 100 163 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 18 18 6 13 14 19 32 41 32 Other entertainment................... 28 29 10 17 23 26 39 59 131 Education............................... 31 34 8 42 29 9 21 32 162 All other gifts......................... 75 78 61 59 62 83 92 182 121 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary