Table 2. SEX AND AGE OF REFERENCE PERSON (Single Females): Average annual expenditures and characteristics of single consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1993-94 All 65 and Item consumer Under 25 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 over units ________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 16,456 1,661 2,018 1,657 1,604 1,949 7,567 Income before taxes 1/.................... $17,508 $9,333 $25,500 $29,673 $26,815 $18,015 $12,490 Income after taxes 1/..................... 16,002 8,884 22,224 26,346 23,596 16,707 11,919 Age of reference person................... 57 21.1 29.5 39.4 49.7 59.9 76.8 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 Children under 18........................ 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 Earners.................................. 0.5 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.1 Vehicles................................. 0.8 0.6 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.6 Percent distribution: Sex of reference person: Female................................. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Percent homeowner........................ 52 2 20 49 58 60 69 With mortgage........................... 16 1 17 42 36 24 8 Without mortgage........................ 36 1 3 8 22 36 61 Renter................................... 48 98 80 51 42 40 31 Black.................................... 11 9 14 12 15 13 9 White and other.......................... 89 91 86 88 85 87 91 Elementary (1-8)......................... 14 0 2 2 7 11 26 High school (9-12)....................... 40 20 16 26 40 53 50 College.................................. 46 79 83 72 52 35 24 Never attended and other................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 At least one vehicle owned............... 67 60 83 79 80 74 58 Average annual expenditures............... $17,415 $11,804 $22,919 $24,483 $22,011 $18,621 $14,325 Food..................................... 2,203 1,537 2,711 2,393 2,768 2,408 1,999 Food at home............................ 1,449 716 1,475 1,338 1,674 1,611 1,552 Cereals and bakery products............ 232 135 235 210 263 256 247 Cereals and cereal products........... 79 55 89 69 94 74 83 Bakery products....................... 153 80 145 141 170 182 163 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 345 128 314 271 439 443 375 Beef.................................. 93 41 93 79 128 107 97 Pork.................................. 75 16 61 45 84 104 90 Other meats........................... 42 14 32 31 68 40 49 Poultry............................... 74 29 77 64 79 102 77 Fish and seafood...................... 45 22 37 40 58 71 44 Eggs.................................. 16 7 14 12 23 19 18 Dairy products......................... 160 98 147 157 164 146 184 Fresh milk and cream.................. 65 32 51 55 68 64 80 Other dairy products.................. 95 66 96 101 97 82 104 Fruits and vegetables.................. 271 101 273 241 300 274 312 Fresh fruits.......................... 88 28 80 70 101 88 106 Fresh vegetables...................... 86 34 101 71 88 92 95 Processed fruits...................... 55 24 52 48 55 50 66 Processed vegetables.................. 42 15 40 52 56 45 44 Other food at home..................... 441 254 506 460 507 492 435 Sugar and other sweets................ 64 30 78 57 68 73 68 Fats and oils......................... 45 16 41 37 46 41 55 Miscellaneous foods................... 189 111 235 205 218 206 181 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 121 77 123 135 148 146 116 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 21 20 29 27 28 27 15 Food away from home..................... 754 821 1,236 1,054 1,094 797 447 Alcoholic beverages...................... 129 172 256 222 137 133 58 Housing.................................. 6,483 3,451 7,913 8,920 8,279 7,129 5,686 Shelter................................. 3,798 2,289 5,350 6,012 5,083 3,964 2,915 Owned dwellings........................ 1,738 62 1,287 3,422 2,917 2,027 1,532 Mortgage interest and charges......... 638 18 837 2,126 1,487 726 193 Property taxes........................ 547 18 277 672 681 741 630 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 552 26 172 624 749 560 709 Rented dwellings....................... 1,905 2,122 3,938 2,396 1,966 1,640 1,263 Other lodging.......................... 155 105 126 195 201 297 119 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1,480 718 1,384 1,589 1,693 1,654 1,560 Natural gas............................ 215 35 140 189 212 255 270 Electricity............................ 529 195 438 566 670 624 565 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 84 1 29 40 70 78 130 Telephone.............................. 495 469 704 652 554 517 393 Water and other public services........ 157 18 72 142 186 182 202 Household operations.................... 305 43 96 217 256 244 464 Personal services...................... 58 0 7 10 3 2 121 Other household expenses............... 247 43 89 207 252 242 342 Housekeeping supplies................... 258 105 245 240 298 298 282 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 56 18 65 62 78 65 54 Other household products............... 105 30 87 85 115 121 126 Postage and stationery................. 97 57 93 94 105 112 103 Household furnishings and equipment..... 642 295 838 861 949 969 465 Household textiles..................... 69 15 74 73 68 67 80 Furniture.............................. 171 99 275 262 185 327 96 Floor coverings........................ 38 0 18 23 100 90 26 Major appliances....................... 75 20 75 86 78 111 74 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 56 32 93 70 93 65 39 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 234 129 304 348 425 309 151 Apparel and services..................... 959 867 1,811 1,536 1,264 994 537 Men and boys............................ 50 43 70 92 57 47 36 Men, 16 and over....................... 38 42 66 47 51 28 28 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 12 1 4 45 6 19 9 Women and girls......................... 598 498 1,224 962 787 613 317 Women, 16 and over..................... 581 485 1,215 952 757 589 299 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 18 13 9 10 30 24 18 Children under 2........................ 14 8 26 17 20 23 8 Footwear................................ 144 118 204 223 145 140 117 Other apparel products and services..... 152 200 287 241 256 171 59 Transportation........................... 2,448 2,439 4,541 4,100 2,983 2,372 1,436 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 934 1,201 2,357 1,746 848 579 427 Cars and trucks, new................... 623 755 1,750 1,134 661 400 232 Cars and trucks, used.................. 310 446 607 612 187 180 195 Other vehicles......................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 400 421 613 623 543 450 247 Other vehicle expenses.................. 876 635 1,241 1,473 1,304 1,037 568 Vehicle finance charges................ 83 67 207 205 142 84 14 Maintenance and repairs................ 288 237 352 464 454 323 199 Vehicle insurance...................... 364 222 467 517 516 440 283 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 140 108 215 288 192 190 71 Public transportation................... 238 183 330 258 288 306 194 Health care.............................. 1,419 226 670 1,233 989 1,261 2,055 Health insurance........................ 622 75 209 329 349 528 998 Medical services........................ 434 85 254 551 364 455 543 Drugs................................... 302 46 152 292 202 220 443 Medical supplies........................ 61 20 55 60 75 58 72 Entertainment............................ 715 701 1,065 1,092 868 1,031 426 Fees and admissions..................... 206 258 324 246 252 329 113 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 283 298 383 416 324 344 199 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 152 68 209 327 221 200 89 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 74 77 150 103 72 158 25 Personal care products and services...... 236 169 303 326 273 211 213 Reading.................................. 124 67 153 168 165 141 107 Education................................ 221 1,320 314 124 169 55 28 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 125 68 140 262 209 212 62 Miscellaneous............................ 494 215 546 876 838 599 359 Cash contributions....................... 680 50 236 326 628 778 1,001 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 1,178 524 2,259 2,906 2,440 1,294 357 Life and other personal insurance....... 173 18 66 170 246 166 222 Pensions and Social Security............ 1,005 506 2,193 2,736 2,194 1,128 136 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 17,508 9,333 25,500 29,673 26,815 18,015 12,490 Wages and salaries....................... 10,282 7,454 24,048 26,200 23,454 10,630 1,083 Self-employment income................... 551 86 561 1,996 1,200 356 255 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 4,976 26 93 389 617 4,548 9,256 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1,003 103 204 299 532 1,441 1,541 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 125 108 101 409 206 186 44 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 209 30 47 245 422 380 198 Regular contributions for support........ 244 956 290 67 279 361 88 Other income............................. 117 570 157 69 106 113 25 Personal taxes 1/......................... 1,506 449 3,276 3,327 3,219 1,308 572 Federal income taxes..................... 1,109 351 2,477 2,482 2,482 941 377 State and local income taxes............. 299 96 777 656 643 216 89 Other taxes.............................. 97 1 22 189 94 152 105 Income after taxes 1/..................... 16,002 8,884 22,224 26,346 23,596 16,707 11,919 Net change in total assets and liabilities (136) (402) (655) (5,177) 351 1,371 673 Net change in total assets............... 1,745 35 3,573 2,647 2,013 3,161 1,015 Net change in total liabilities.......... 1,882 437 4,228 7,824 1,662 1,790 342 Other money receipts...................... 235 33 89 338 674 58 247 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... (267) (18) (251) (711) (641) (449) (103) Estimated market value of owned home...... 44,254 1,240 16,989 45,170 49,806 52,577 57,450 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 319 10 154 359 376 372 397 Gifts of goods and services............... 720 625 651 694 996 1,026 622 Food.................................... 47 17 63 61 89 89 28 Housing................................. 216 172 209 130 300 303 206 Housekeeping supplies................. 37 31 44 37 45 50 31 Household textiles.................... 18 1 8 6 20 18 27 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 23 10 32 20 54 30 15 Major appliances.................... 4 0 4 1 12 6 4 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 18 10 28 19 42 24 10 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 54 37 55 38 59 93 49 Other housing......................... 85 93 69 29 121 112 84 Apparel and services.................... 170 203 159 249 243 217 119 Males 2 and over...................... 50 43 64 92 57 47 36 Females 2 and over.................... 67 57 42 91 121 118 43 Children under 2...................... 14 8 25 17 20 23 8 Other apparel products and services... 40 94 28 50 45 29 32 Jewelry and watches................. 19 64 22 25 13 19 7 All other apparel products and serv. 21 30 6 25 31 10 24 Transportation.......................... 35 12 13 20 79 60 34 Health care............................. 44 1 13 25 25 19 75 Entertainment........................... 69 134 79 75 78 98 40 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 23 8 31 26 31 37 17 Other entertainment................... 47 126 48 49 46 62 22 Education............................... 27 62 10 25 55 18 20 All other gifts......................... 112 24 105 109 127 222 101 __________________________________________ 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.