Table 1. SEX AND AGE OF REFERENCE PERSON (Single Males): Average annual expenditures and characteristics of single consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1992-93 All 65 and Item consumer Under 25 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 over units ________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 12475 2277 3123 2171 1350 1050 2504 Income before taxes 1/.................... 20933 10472 23579 27920 32217 21547 15365 Income after taxes 1/..................... 18980 9945 21023 24833 28294 20053 14620 Age of reference person................... 43.5 21.2 29.4 39.3 49.2 59.5 75.3 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.................................. 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.2 Vehicles................................. 1.3 0.9 1.3 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.3 Percent distribution: Sex of reference person: Male................................... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Percent homeowner........................ 36 4 23 38 50 47 70 With mortgage........................... 17 2 18 27 32 18 10 Without mortgage........................ 20 2 4 10 17 29 60 Renter................................... 64 96 77 62 50 53 30 Black.................................... 12 10 11 13 15 21 11 White and other.......................... 88 90 89 87 85 79 89 Elementary (1-8)......................... 9 1 3 4 6 16 29 High school (9-12)....................... 35 26 30 32 42 43 46 College.................................. 55 73 67 64 52 41 24 Never attended and other................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 At least one vehicle owned............... 78 68 82 83 80 78 77 Average annual expenditures............... 18977 13627 21118 23082 23520 17733 15470 Food..................................... 2556 2072 2791 2750 3040 2346 2288 Food at home............................ 1176 734 1148 1295 1421 1283 1355 Cereals and bakery products............ 178 116 173 170 210 185 236 Cereals and cereal products........... 58 41 63 50 56 55 76 Bakery products....................... 121 74 110 120 154 130 161 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 294 162 307 300 421 327 314 Beef.................................. 92 49 100 96 143 107 83 Pork.................................. 54 28 50 49 82 64 71 Other meats........................... 44 21 44 47 47 65 54 Poultry............................... 54 34 60 53 79 34 64 Fish and seafood...................... 36 24 39 43 53 41 26 Eggs.................................. 13 7 14 12 16 17 15 Dairy products......................... 136 81 122 158 164 159 163 Fresh milk and cream.................. 62 40 56 62 81 77 78 Other dairy products.................. 74 41 66 96 83 82 85 Fruits and vegetables.................. 194 111 177 212 207 223 264 Fresh fruits.......................... 58 28 47 72 59 69 84 Fresh vegetables...................... 54 26 52 62 58 61 69 Processed fruits...................... 51 34 50 45 54 59 69 Processed vegetables.................. 31 22 28 33 36 34 41 Other food at home..................... 374 265 368 455 418 388 378 Sugar and other sweets................ 41 24 35 42 49 77 46 Fats and oils......................... 29 16 22 31 42 37 39 Miscellaneous foods................... 174 133 173 211 173 166 182 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 104 71 108 135 123 88 98 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 25 21 30 36 31 21 14 Food away from home..................... 1380 1337 1643 1455 1619 1063 933 Alcoholic beverages...................... 434 529 504 524 372 380 200 Housing.................................. 6251 3594 7077 8161 7323 6334 5373 Shelter................................. 4136 2458 4934 5475 5089 4129 2993 Owned dwellings........................ 1521 114 1460 2299 2561 1594 1612 Mortgage interest and charges......... 814 78 967 1468 1682 682 312 Property taxes........................ 373 18 277 472 502 496 608 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 335 17 217 359 377 415 692 Rented dwellings....................... 2340 2018 3281 2796 2137 2279 1199 Other lodging.......................... 274 326 193 380 391 257 181 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1173 595 1189 1338 1315 1354 1381 Natural gas............................ 144 52 128 141 162 223 207 Electricity............................ 429 198 424 495 508 507 513 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 49 3 24 43 53 48 124 Telephone.............................. 441 320 525 524 462 442 364 Water and other public services........ 110 22 88 135 130 134 173 Household operations.................... 149 52 117 127 159 85 317 Personal services...................... 34 1 42 10 12 0 102 Other household expenses............... 114 51 75 117 147 85 215 Housekeeping supplies................... 164 71 138 207 192 153 244 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 43 23 45 42 73 45 42 Other household products............... 80 23 53 120 82 81 139 Postage and stationery................. 41 25 40 44 37 27 63 Household furnishings and equipment..... 630 418 698 1015 568 613 439 Household textiles..................... 27 8 39 20 44 46 19 Furniture.............................. 160 141 204 296 92 157 45 Floor coverings........................ 20 0 14 19 4 9 63 Major appliances....................... 84 36 62 89 82 100 157 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 32 19 40 45 41 35 17 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 306 215 339 545 305 267 137 Apparel and services..................... 823 743 1084 1016 1102 430 354 Men and boys............................ 449 398 609 493 627 243 199 Men, 16 and over....................... 444 397 604 489 615 239 196 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 5 1 5 5 12 4 3 Women and girls......................... 45 29 62 68 33 37 20 Women, 16 and over..................... 36 14 54 58 16 31 19 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 9 15 9 9 16 6 1 Children under 2........................ 16 3 43 7 11 1 3 Footwear................................ 90 117 97 87 160 27 47 Other apparel products and services..... 223 196 272 361 271 122 84 Transportation........................... 3159 2819 3776 3726 3328 2804 2262 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 1092 1329 1328 1254 748 800 748 Cars and trucks, new................... 494 739 761 457 45 201 334 Cars and trucks, used.................. 529 539 406 754 606 599 407 Other vehicles......................... 69 51 161 43 96 0 7 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 647 502 744 766 737 682 494 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1195 859 1418 1465 1542 1107 833 Vehicle finance charges................ 128 82 196 151 130 140 59 Maintenance and repairs................ 463 398 495 564 561 430 354 Vehicle insurance...................... 396 273 466 449 497 376 328 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 208 106 261 302 354 161 93 Public transportation................... 225 128 286 240 302 215 188 Health care.............................. 783 219 473 673 843 1031 1651 Health insurance........................ 355 56 213 280 418 410 814 Medical services........................ 258 121 183 235 268 377 439 Drugs................................... 128 23 43 111 113 217 320 Medical supplies........................ 42 19 34 47 43 27 78 Entertainment............................ 1021 930 1104 1298 1313 894 658 Fees and admissions..................... 295 296 383 302 308 254 190 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 396 421 445 521 402 345 226 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 119 54 122 205 176 92 76 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 212 159 155 270 427 203 166 Personal care products and services...... 187 169 204 223 181 171 158 Reading.................................. 118 74 145 117 169 133 90 Education................................ 389 1257 428 135 166 33 37 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 245 162 218 343 369 310 175 Miscellaneous............................ 581 302 730 665 946 579 346 Cash contributions....................... 808 67 490 988 1338 761 1459 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 1620 691 2095 2463 3028 1527 419 Life and other personal insurance....... 144 19 140 179 282 146 154 Pensions and Social Security............ 1476 672 1955 2284 2746 1381 265 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 20933 10472 23579 27920 32217 21547 15365 Wages and salaries....................... 14923 8819 20648 23727 26324 10891 1916 Self-employment income................... 1223 178 1379 2005 2480 1578 544 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 2933 25 189 584 1234 5653 10692 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 937 101 301 746 1262 2419 1865 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 242 52 341 345 329 428 87 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 157 24 126 124 317 455 137 Regular contributions for support........ 318 1102 253 243 30 22 13 Other income............................. 199 171 342 146 241 99 111 Personal taxes 1/......................... 1952 528 2555 3087 3923 1494 745 Federal income taxes..................... 1492 404 2008 2385 3014 1055 507 State and local income taxes............. 378 111 513 619 805 244 93 Other taxes.............................. 82 12 34 83 104 195 145 Income after taxes 1/..................... 18980 9945 21023 24833 28294 20053 14620 Net change in total assets and liabilities -90 -427 254 -3538 4569 -517 445 Net change in total assets............... 2686 326 3742 1309 9455 3311 796 Net change in total liabilities.......... 2775 752 3488 4847 4886 3828 351 Other money receipts...................... 219 173 208 141 34 417 357 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -295 -37 -269 -589 -601 -374 -110 Estimated market value of owned home...... 31186 1410 18524 34344 55088 41334 54174 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 206 13 134 248 334 239 351 Gifts of goods and services............... 695 347 629 1012 1051 640 617 Food.................................... 33 6 18 35 95 37 40 Housing................................. 163 104 126 283 160 275 104 Housekeeping supplies................. 14 6 15 14 22 13 14 Household textiles.................... 2 0 3 1 4 11 0 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 14 6 12 20 18 38 5 Major appliances.................... 7 1 2 14 12 26 4 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 6 5 10 6 6 12 1 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 68 34 41 210 29 48 33 Other housing......................... 65 59 55 37 87 165 52 Apparel and services.................... 180 114 238 289 248 65 69 Males 2 and over...................... 27 9 28 25 70 10 28 Females 2 and over.................... 45 29 62 68 33 37 20 Children under 2...................... 16 3 43 7 11 1 3 Other apparel products and services... 92 73 104 190 134 18 17 Jewelry and watches................. 79 72 85 166 112 16 12 All other apparel products and serv. 13 1 19 24 22 2 6 Transportation.......................... 54 20 31 66 102 44 80 Health care............................. 57 1 6 47 38 50 195 Entertainment........................... 70 38 72 138 122 22 27 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 22 5 26 54 31 5 8 Other entertainment................... 47 33 45 84 91 17 19 Education............................... 31 25 2 17 130 32 33 All other gifts......................... 107 39 137 137 158 115 70 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. Note that all values have been rounded, and therefore some rounded values equal zero. This is particularly evident in the characteristics section. When data are not reported or are not applicable (i.e., missing values), values are set to zero. Note also that some data are likely to have large sampling errors.