Table 1. SEX AND AGE OF REFERENCE PERSON (Single Males): Average annual expenditures and characteristics of single consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1991-92 All 65 and Item consumer Under 25 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 over units ________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 12531 2346 3076 2385 1264 1104 2356 Income before taxes 1/.................... 20615 9613 24719 27540 30015 21070 14771 Income after taxes 1/..................... 18616 9065 22016 24613 26639 19327 13693 Age of reference person................... 43 21.1 29.5 39.4 49.2 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 1.8 1.3 1 1.4 Percent distribution: Sex of reference person: Male................................... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Percent homeowner........................ 36 5 24 39 52 42 70 With mortgage........................... 18 3 21 29 34 20 7 Without mortgage........................ 19 2 3 10 18 22 63 Renter................................... 64 95 76 61 48 58 30 Black.................................... 12 8 11 12 19 25 9 White and other.......................... 88 92 89 88 81 75 91 Elementary (1-8)......................... 10 1 2 5 11 23 30 High school (9-12)....................... 35 27 28 33 42 45 46 College.................................. 54 72 70 62 47 32 24 Never attended and other................. 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 At least one vehicle owned............... 78 68 85 82 77 74 77 Average annual expenditures............... 19118 13407 21858 23411 22529 18044 15251 Food..................................... 2582 1905 2926 2967 2788 2236 2301 Food at home............................ 1210 672 1233 1284 1416 1354 1385 Cereals and bakery products............ 184 110 182 164 221 194 244 Cereals and cereal products........... 62 42 68 51 68 77 73 Bakery products....................... 122 68 115 113 154 117 172 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 306 138 327 322 402 362 329 Beef.................................. 95 38 107 107 127 109 91 Pork.................................. 56 25 50 59 67 80 70 Other meats........................... 45 18 48 44 44 71 54 Poultry............................... 65 32 71 64 113 56 68 Fish and seafood...................... 31 17 40 34 31 26 30 Eggs.................................. 14 8 11 15 20 21 15 Dairy products......................... 141 71 138 157 145 173 169 Fresh milk and cream.................. 68 37 69 57 84 89 87 Other dairy products.................. 72 34 69 100 61 85 83 Fruits and vegetables.................. 196 108 192 203 203 221 255 Fresh fruits.......................... 57 29 50 65 59 65 79 Fresh vegetables...................... 55 24 60 55 65 63 63 Processed fruits...................... 52 35 50 51 48 56 70 Processed vegetables.................. 33 21 31 33 31 37 43 Other food at home..................... 382 245 394 438 444 403 387 Sugar and other sweets................ 42 18 41 40 61 78 40 Fats and oils......................... 29 15 25 30 37 28 40 Miscellaneous foods................... 177 117 191 206 176 167 183 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 112 76 109 135 147 111 108 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 23 20 28 28 24 19 17 Food away from home..................... 1372 1234 1693 1683 1371 882 917 Alcoholic beverages...................... 380 447 520 491 292 166 143 Housing.................................. 6208 3393 7477 8088 7272 5897 4970 Shelter................................. 4139 2263 5210 5639 5077 3932 2683 Owned dwellings........................ 1604 150 1763 2538 2677 1306 1462 Mortgage interest and charges......... 950 99 1171 1742 1769 668 398 Property taxes........................ 363 27 315 473 589 374 520 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 292 23 277 323 320 263 544 Rented dwellings....................... 2313 1900 3277 2722 2081 2416 1126 Other lodging.......................... 222 213 170 379 318 210 94 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1133 560 1186 1343 1325 1163 1304 Natural gas............................ 127 39 125 143 138 163 181 Electricity............................ 428 185 423 500 539 462 528 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 50 4 29 52 48 34 127 Telephone.............................. 428 308 520 522 484 394 315 Water and other public services........ 101 24 89 127 117 111 152 Household operations.................... 146 46 121 116 180 113 307 Personal services...................... 40 1 46 14 4 31 122 Other household expenses............... 106 45 74 102 176 82 185 Housekeeping supplies................... 181 71 162 216 178 197 257 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 48 28 50 46 67 64 46 Other household products............... 80 19 61 90 68 78 152 Postage and stationery................. 53 24 51 79 42 54 59 Household furnishings and equipment..... 609 453 798 774 512 492 419 Household textiles..................... 24 8 42 32 15 16 12 Furniture.............................. 148 141 206 220 123 96 46 Floor coverings........................ 21 0 18 27 0 4 54 Major appliances....................... 87 33 73 75 103 95 155 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 30 18 39 44 24 35 17 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 299 253 420 376 248 245 134 Apparel and services..................... 852 628 985 1371 1096 440 415 Men and boys............................ 450 309 540 664 633 234 238 Men, 16 and over....................... 436 301 539 604 618 234 236 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 15 8 1 60 15 0 2 Women and girls......................... 66 62 54 158 42 22 25 Women, 16 and over..................... 59 61 49 148 26 15 19 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 7 1 5 10 16 7 6 Children under 2........................ 8 3 15 8 13 5 4 Footwear................................ 112 69 100 211 183 59 56 Other apparel products and services..... 215 186 275 328 225 120 92 Transportation........................... 3217 3056 3905 3695 3160 2512 2343 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 1183 1468 1446 1285 872 708 844 Cars and trucks, new................... 525 662 654 581 197 382 406 Cars and trucks, used.................. 606 742 704 664 577 326 431 Other vehicles......................... 52 64 87 40 98 0 7 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 643 554 803 728 645 525 492 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1177 880 1405 1402 1374 1098 868 Vehicle finance charges................ 127 98 198 169 113 108 35 Maintenance and repairs................ 468 376 522 548 530 422 388 Vehicle insurance...................... 387 283 476 396 444 383 335 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 196 123 210 289 287 185 110 Public transportation................... 213 153 251 280 269 181 139 Health care.............................. 770 229 451 684 748 1373 1538 Health insurance........................ 320 60 210 260 351 417 719 Medical services........................ 286 112 153 278 245 706 465 Drugs................................... 122 25 53 98 111 209 294 Medical supplies........................ 43 30 36 48 41 42 60 Entertainment............................ 1040 924 1168 1127 1166 1701 535 Fees and admissions..................... 269 305 374 260 273 189 139 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 395 383 453 473 517 370 210 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 118 58 145 174 181 76 69 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 259 179 196 221 195 1066 117 Personal care products and services...... 194 171 220 256 173 147 148 Reading.................................. 114 69 137 132 156 108 92 Education................................ 432 1472 410 72 335 26 36 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 226 119 203 332 388 257 156 Miscellaneous............................ 636 286 744 725 952 762 492 Cash contributions....................... 853 79 549 1033 1279 667 1698 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 1614 630 2162 2437 2724 1752 383 Life and other personal insurance....... 134 20 124 203 224 197 115 Pensions and Social Security............ 1479 610 2038 2233 2499 1555 268 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 20615 9613 24719 27540 30015 21070 14771 Wages and salaries....................... 15194 7998 21944 23476 24966 13440 1547 Self-employment income................... 1176 98 1304 2231 2355 955 584 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 2484 13 154 441 703 4163 10149 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 893 124 469 602 1171 1439 2118 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 183 70 205 347 218 312 31 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 150 17 94 128 297 571 112 Regular contributions for support........ 294 988 228 149 38 3 78 Other income............................. 241 305 323 167 268 188 152 Personal taxes 1/......................... 1999 548 2703 2927 3375 1743 1078 Federal income taxes..................... 1543 430 2154 2197 2705 1357 745 State and local income taxes............. 372 115 522 599 593 263 156 Other taxes.............................. 83 3 27 131 77 123 177 Income after taxes 1/..................... 18616 9065 22016 24613 26639 19327 13693 Net change in total assets and liabilities 4 -296 -65 -922 431 -552 1361 Net change in total assets............... 2036 826 2590 3417 2822 287 1519 Net change in total liabilities.......... 2032 1122 2655 4340 2391 839 157 Other money receipts...................... 239 176 209 307 61 30 467 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -304 -38 -276 -690 -488 -335 -101 Estimated market value of owned home...... 29779 1721 20921 36492 48376 31537 51675 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 201 18 151 237 329 209 340 Gifts of goods and services............... 739 451 726 1030 988 539 700 Food.................................... 37 6 21 50 101 75 22 Housing................................. 131 120 155 124 139 153 97 Housekeeping supplies................. 15 6 22 17 20 11 10 Household textiles.................... 2 0 6 0 3 1 0 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 12 7 15 12 22 14 6 Major appliances.................... 7 4 7 6 19 9 4 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 5 4 8 6 3 6 2 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 41 44 55 48 21 29 25 Other housing......................... 61 62 57 47 73 98 57 Apparel and services.................... 210 164 209 452 170 65 100 Males 2 and over...................... 44 24 44 80 36 19 39 Females 2 and over.................... 63 62 47 158 42 20 25 Children under 2...................... 8 3 15 8 13 5 4 Other apparel products and services... 94 75 103 205 79 22 31 Jewelry and watches................. 72 74 86 135 55 15 25 All other apparel products and serv. 22 1 17 70 24 7 6 Transportation.......................... 67 19 107 64 47 64 76 Health care............................. 53 0 9 32 23 39 205 Entertainment........................... 65 46 81 98 82 51 29 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 21 8 33 39 16 9 9 Other entertainment................... 44 38 48 59 66 42 20 Education............................... 55 48 7 36 298 22 32 All other gifts......................... 121 47 136 175 128 71 140 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary