Table 3. SEX AND INCOME BEFORE TAXES (Single Males): 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 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)... 11884 10398 1338 2115 1353 1186 1772 1235 1400 Income before taxes 1/.................... 22487 22487 2505 7638 12260 17206 24658 33878 65570 Income after taxes 1/..................... 19984 19984 2187 7219 11739 15782 21599 29843 57057 Age of reference person................... 42.5 42.3 34.6 50.3 43.4 41.1 40.2 40.6 41.7 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...................... 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 Earners.................................. 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 1 Vehicles................................. 1.3 1.4 0.7 1 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.7 Percent distribution: Sex of reference person: Male................................... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Percent homeowner........................ 36 36 15 34 32 32 33 43 63 With mortgage........................... 20 20 3 8 12 13 21 32 54 Without mortgage........................ 17 16 12 26 20 19 13 11 9 Renter................................... 64 64 85 66 68 68 67 57 37 Black.................................... 12 12 17 15 9 11 11 10 6 White and other.......................... 88 88 83 85 91 89 89 90 94 Elementary (1-8)......................... 10 10 14 24 10 8 2 2 2 High school (9-12)....................... 33 33 25 36 41 41 40 30 13 College.................................. 56 57 59 39 49 51 57 69 86 Never attended and other................. 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 At least one vehicle owned............... 79 80 61 69 80 86 89 93 89 Average annual expenditures............... 20013 20622 10267 12827 15320 17343 21098 27274 43419 Food..................................... 2731 2802 1605 2191 2141 2664 2752 3333 5031 Food at home............................ 1155 1195 799 1194 1104 1133 1136 1435 1560 Cereals and bakery products............ 174 178 122 191 155 179 161 211 226 Cereals and cereal products........... 60 61 42 68 50 52 55 72 82 Bakery products....................... 114 117 80 124 105 127 106 138 144 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 289 298 223 275 292 265 294 374 367 Beef.................................. 84 87 62 68 81 82 88 109 121 Pork.................................. 50 50 48 49 43 48 52 58 56 Other meats........................... 49 50 39 44 45 44 57 56 64 Poultry............................... 59 62 41 64 85 49 50 84 62 Fish and seafood...................... 33 34 23 31 21 26 36 52 54 Eggs.................................. 14 14 11 19 17 16 11 17 10 Dairy products......................... 133 139 108 149 140 140 130 132 167 Fresh milk and cream.................. 67 71 65 80 72 78 68 61 67 Other dairy products.................. 67 68 43 69 69 62 62 71 99 Fruits and vegetables.................. 190 194 134 198 168 161 183 245 268 Fresh fruits.......................... 58 60 37 56 59 46 56 77 90 Fresh vegetables...................... 51 51 30 56 41 52 47 51 76 Processed fruits...................... 51 53 43 55 43 37 52 76 64 Processed vegetables.................. 30 30 24 31 25 27 29 40 38 Other food at home..................... 369 386 212 381 349 389 367 473 533 Sugar and other sweets................ 44 46 24 68 39 48 34 39 61 Fats and oils......................... 27 27 17 32 24 24 22 26 39 Miscellaneous foods................... 164 171 85 170 134 177 170 216 242 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 115 121 76 101 130 128 112 156 154 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 20 21 9 9 20 11 28 36 38 Food away from home..................... 1577 1607 806 996 1036 1532 1616 1898 3470 Alcoholic beverages...................... 437 464 227 269 256 482 604 516 890 Housing.................................. 6265 6240 2912 3877 4925 5191 6345 8072 13388 Shelter................................. 4224 4161 1972 2354 3195 3415 4121 5516 9400 Owned dwellings........................ 1743 1687 410 501 736 957 1193 2349 6274 Mortgage interest and charges......... 1121 1070 293 107 306 446 688 1596 4556 Property taxes........................ 350 335 74 216 228 254 225 460 963 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 272 281 43 178 202 256 280 293 755 Rented dwellings....................... 2246 2238 1348 1754 2367 2269 2736 2885 2464 Other lodging.......................... 235 236 214 99 92 189 192 282 661 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1159 1143 548 901 1050 1108 1278 1432 1776 Natural gas............................ 128 125 50 108 104 124 157 158 176 Electricity............................ 441 434 205 356 387 408 469 531 712 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 51 51 31 54 41 56 58 54 62 Telephone.............................. 448 443 227 307 420 449 498 563 698 Water and other public services........ 90 89 35 75 99 71 95 125 127 Household operations.................... 153 160 36 94 131 90 153 120 511 Personal services...................... 24 25 0 15 23 6 54 29 44 Other household expenses............... 129 135 36 80 108 84 99 91 468 Housekeeping supplies................... 162 177 89 165 147 139 196 194 292 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 41 45 18 44 33 46 52 51 65 Other household products............... 60 65 31 77 56 38 57 83 103 Postage and stationery................. 61 68 40 44 58 56 87 60 124 Household furnishings and equipment..... 568 599 267 362 402 439 597 810 1410 Household textiles..................... 23 25 0 17 32 8 15 36 66 Furniture.............................. 164 169 51 70 144 158 137 244 439 Floor coverings........................ 17 18 1 9 6 17 20 18 56 Major appliances....................... 65 67 26 42 48 78 56 101 140 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 35 38 13 13 25 44 43 70 69 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 263 282 176 210 147 134 326 340 641 Apparel and services..................... 863 903 428 535 492 814 790 1481 1993 Men and boys............................ 449 484 186 296 243 379 347 829 1224 Men, 16 and over....................... 433 470 176 295 236 377 343 754 1208 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 16 14 10 1 6 1 3 75 15 Women and girls......................... 70 65 53 49 29 57 48 193 61 Women, 16 and over..................... 64 59 52 46 24 52 42 180 51 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 6 6 1 2 5 5 6 14 10 Children under 2........................ 8 9 1 7 2 10 10 10 23 Footwear................................ 121 125 70 93 89 165 128 170 172 Other apparel products and services..... 214 220 118 90 130 203 258 278 513 Transportation........................... 3494 3603 1962 2259 2670 3442 4026 4333 7064 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 1321 1353 940 856 919 1335 1619 1191 2739 Cars and trucks, new................... 589 594 549 264 284 877 667 465 1215 Cars and trucks, used.................. 703 727 375 562 601 449 937 714 1416 Other vehicles......................... 29 32 16 30 35 9 15 11 108 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 697 715 451 514 648 775 836 919 951 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1188 1238 435 776 963 1209 1380 1892 2246 Vehicle finance charges................ 149 157 20 56 74 206 218 261 309 Maintenance and repairs................ 503 527 224 403 393 441 574 843 872 Vehicle insurance...................... 378 389 129 236 385 378 446 533 681 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 158 166 62 81 111 184 142 256 383 Public transportation................... 289 296 136 112 140 122 191 331 1128 Health care.............................. 797 781 446 950 770 753 759 763 917 Health insurance........................ 297 293 124 331 286 314 320 289 355 Medical services........................ 333 319 252 415 331 207 286 312 371 Drugs................................... 118 119 45 180 123 151 97 95 110 Medical supplies........................ 48 50 25 24 30 81 57 67 80 Entertainment............................ 1141 1211 572 743 636 826 1201 2207 2527 Fees and admissions..................... 299 307 195 132 178 184 342 405 775 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 393 410 249 226 251 333 462 464 933 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 134 149 42 72 72 128 200 100 434 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 314 345 85 314 135 181 197 1238 385 Personal care products and services...... 197 204 141 133 146 189 232 255 350 Reading.................................. 116 119 48 61 90 94 126 167 272 Education................................ 473 490 1091 753 208 326 376 207 324 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 207 206 159 199 232 254 242 183 174 Miscellaneous............................ 720 731 344 305 540 437 680 1141 1881 Cash contributions....................... 847 930 130 248 1438 547 737 1200 2561 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 1726 1939 203 304 778 1322 2229 3418 6046 Life and other personal insurance....... 129 135 45 48 70 112 168 187 344 Pensions and Social Security............ 1596 1805 157 256 707 1209 2060 3230 5701 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 22487 22487 2505 7638 12260 17206 24658 33878 65570 Wages and salaries....................... 16692 16692 1592 2601 7331 12125 18772 28940 51883 Self-employment income................... 1817 1817 -284 180 698 875 1624 1310 8865 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 2269 2269 477 3469 2950 3043 2136 1878 1371 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 951 951 68 179 339 490 1345 1285 3147 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 133 133 35 260 101 186 82 177 48 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 121 121 271 324 81 40 16 12 4 Regular contributions for support........ 307 307 244 295 461 345 468 197 100 Other income............................. 197 197 102 331 300 100 216 79 151 Personal taxes 1/......................... 2503 2503 318 419 522 1424 3059 4035 8513 Federal income taxes..................... 1990 1990 256 294 376 1127 2432 3100 6963 State and local income taxes............. 443 443 49 72 107 265 561 812 1380 Other taxes.............................. 70 70 13 53 39 32 65 124 171 Income after taxes 1/..................... 19984 19984 2187 7219 11739 15782 21599 29843 57057 Net change in total assets and liabilities -21 -72 -1122 -309 903 182 -1074 1361 134 Net change in total assets............... 1889 2054 284 -7 1666 1101 808 4898 7110 Net change in total liabilities.......... 1910 2126 1406 302 763 919 1882 3537 6976 Other money receipts...................... 267 305 324 65 55 390 137 665 713 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -303 -300 -165 -98 -94 -129 -186 -412 -1121 Estimated market value of owned home...... 31309 30377 6171 16045 19422 20959 24182 41103 92094 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 211 206 66 144 139 144 179 266 529 Gifts of goods and services............... 835 866 422 561 386 582 881 1304 2039 Food.................................... 50 53 5 15 19 53 41 119 143 Housing................................. 133 147 73 65 91 134 192 167 320 Housekeeping supplies................. 14 16 7 6 14 20 10 26 34 Household textiles.................... 4 4 0 1 0 5 3 3 20 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 14 16 5 3 21 20 17 25 28 Major appliances.................... 7 8 1 2 17 6 8 11 15 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 7 8 4 2 3 14 8 14 13 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 31 36 15 17 22 11 69 34 78 Other housing......................... 70 74 47 38 35 78 94 79 160 Apparel and services.................... 211 205 103 97 61 223 208 472 355 Males 2 and over...................... 45 46 17 23 10 57 41 144 57 Females 2 and over.................... 68 62 53 49 29 57 48 169 61 Children under 2...................... 8 9 1 7 2 10 10 10 23 Other apparel products and services... 91 87 32 18 21 99 108 148 213 Jewelry and watches................. 63 64 31 15 17 63 75 58 203 All other apparel products and serv. 28 23 0 3 4 36 33 90 10 Transportation.......................... 89 98 4 21 19 28 41 79 531 Health care............................. 76 76 22 220 64 22 19 32 79 Entertainment........................... 62 62 19 14 27 39 82 57 202 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 18 19 2 6 10 17 41 15 44 Other entertainment................... 44 42 17 8 18 22 41 42 157 Education............................... 98 105 91 38 4 16 189 149 245 All other gifts......................... 115 122 104 92 101 67 111 230 164 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary