Table 3. SEX AND INCOME BEFORE TAXES (Single Males): Average annual expenditures and characteristics of single consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1994-95 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)... 13,054 11,116 1,296 1,913 1,492 1,322 1,985 1,235 1,873 Income before taxes 1/.................... $25,289 $25,289 $2,223 $7,354 $12,402 $17,273 $24,573 $34,378 $70,249 Income after taxes 1/..................... 22,722 22,722 2,067 7,160 11,831 16,281 22,374 30,880 61,117 Age of reference person................... 43.7 43.8 37.8 48.5 48.8 44 41.6 40.2 43.9 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 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 Earners.................................. 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 Vehicles................................. 1.2 1.3 0.7 0.8 1.2 1.3 1.6 1.7 1.5 Percent distribution: Sex of reference person: Male................................... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Percent homeowner........................ 38 38 22 24 37 38 38 43 58 With mortgage........................... 20 21 9 5 9 17 23 33 46 Without mortgage........................ 18 17 13 19 28 21 15 11 12 Renter................................... 62 62 78 76 63 62 62 57 42 Black.................................... 11 10 15 12 12 11 8 13 5 White and other.......................... 89 90 85 88 88 89 92 87 95 Elementary (1-8)......................... 8 8 9 25 11 4 4 1 1 High school (9-12)....................... 35 35 35 32 39 50 43 31 17 College.................................. 56 56 56 41 49 46 53 68 82 Never attended and other................. 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 At least one vehicle owned............... 77 77 55 62 77 81 90 91 84 Average annual expenditures............... $21,462 $22,259 $11,427 $11,312 $15,704 $18,223 $24,139 $28,291 $42,235 Food..................................... 2,811 2,913 1,768 1,996 2,452 2,558 3,129 3,238 4,420 Food at home............................ 1,303 1,353 851 1,100 1,386 1,394 1,616 1,338 1,559 Cereals and bakery products............ 199 206 121 176 228 210 243 222 215 Cereals and cereal products........... 73 75 49 57 81 76 85 80 87 Bakery products....................... 126 131 73 119 147 134 158 141 128 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 332 336 251 286 398 349 405 307 330 Beef.................................. 98 98 69 93 100 105 100 113 99 Pork.................................. 67 66 53 63 88 70 81 51 56 Other meats........................... 47 49 41 39 66 48 62 45 41 Poultry............................... 56 57 39 43 69 62 75 44 57 Fish and seafood...................... 49 50 34 30 55 47 69 44 61 Eggs.................................. 15 16 15 18 19 16 17 11 16 Dairy products......................... 131 138 81 115 150 151 154 144 151 Fresh milk and cream.................. 59 63 39 65 67 68 69 61 61 Other dairy products.................. 72 75 42 51 83 82 85 83 90 Fruits and vegetables.................. 219 227 128 179 247 231 252 209 292 Fresh fruits.......................... 68 71 37 64 76 72 79 70 85 Fresh vegetables...................... 58 59 33 43 65 68 63 55 71 Processed fruits...................... 53 55 35 36 57 55 62 52 77 Processed vegetables.................. 40 42 23 35 49 35 48 31 59 Other food at home..................... 422 447 270 344 363 454 562 456 571 Sugar and other sweets................ 46 47 28 39 36 48 61 42 62 Fats and oils......................... 34 34 26 24 34 35 47 35 35 Miscellaneous foods................... 178 190 98 150 157 185 242 210 236 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 134 143 99 115 117 167 186 138 152 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 30 32 18 15 20 18 27 31 85 Food away from home..................... 1,508 1,560 917 896 1,066 1,164 1,512 1,900 2,861 Alcoholic beverages...................... 432 475 275 204 397 488 531 662 698 Housing.................................. 6,966 7,053 4,157 4,224 5,303 6,043 7,024 8,877 12,740 Shelter................................. 4,554 4,555 2,697 2,413 3,339 4,170 4,636 5,630 8,471 Owned dwellings........................ 1,771 1,780 708 440 884 1,607 1,556 2,163 4,711 Mortgage interest and charges......... 937 962 390 106 244 475 833 1,299 3,064 Property taxes........................ 411 400 233 162 328 315 317 459 923 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 423 418 85 172 312 817 405 405 724 Rented dwellings....................... 2,497 2,492 1,781 1,796 2,209 2,421 2,923 3,186 3,058 Other lodging.......................... 286 282 208 177 246 142 157 282 702 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1,295 1,285 837 858 1,224 1,226 1,378 1,616 1,805 Natural gas............................ 146 145 104 92 136 161 146 182 200 Electricity............................ 466 458 305 341 421 454 505 555 601 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 63 64 47 65 75 47 54 56 95 Telephone.............................. 497 496 313 294 453 457 553 671 713 Water and other public services........ 124 122 69 65 138 108 120 152 197 Household operations.................... 158 162 60 43 137 103 103 154 481 Personal services...................... 14 15 2 0 23 23 8 22 30 Other household expenses............... 143 147 59 43 114 80 95 132 451 Housekeeping supplies................... 171 193 98 121 135 166 218 212 320 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 45 50 39 32 31 39 65 73 65 Other household products............... 66 72 30 49 69 77 109 54 87 Postage and stationery................. 60 71 28 40 34 51 44 85 167 Household furnishings and equipment..... 788 858 464 789 468 378 689 1,266 1,663 Household textiles..................... 32 33 104 1 7 16 34 49 49 Furniture.............................. 182 198 167 70 61 61 207 316 468 Floor coverings........................ 96 119 1 486 0 13 14 26 150 Major appliances....................... 76 82 24 38 67 97 97 164 97 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 35 34 23 28 20 16 31 61 53 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 368 392 145 167 313 175 305 650 846 Apparel and services..................... 829 872 353 325 553 757 1,072 1,306 1,499 Men and boys............................ 398 411 165 163 243 317 519 648 699 Men, 16 and over....................... 385 395 163 146 243 307 512 630 655 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 13 16 2 18 0 10 7 18 43 Women and girls......................... 61 66 2 16 9 23 99 34 193 Women, 16 and over..................... 50 59 1 14 7 21 88 26 174 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 11 7 1 2 3 2 11 8 19 Children under 2........................ 7 8 9 3 2 12 11 7 9 Footwear................................ 161 180 67 49 148 235 226 276 236 Other apparel products and services..... 201 207 109 93 151 170 217 342 362 Transportation........................... 4,070 4,130 1,447 1,586 2,656 3,694 5,582 4,873 8,004 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 1,769 1,790 312 469 967 1,495 2,807 1,958 3,833 Cars and trucks, new................... 874 879 0 175 524 537 1,090 978 2,442 Cars and trucks, used.................. 805 807 264 295 435 890 1,664 879 986 Other vehicles......................... 90 104 48 0 8 69 53 102 406 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 669 683 418 459 524 717 840 886 897 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1,363 1,378 589 567 935 1,299 1,705 1,767 2,528 Vehicle finance charges................ 125 132 51 36 66 110 206 249 202 Maintenance and repairs................ 521 517 240 230 339 489 687 651 870 Vehicle insurance...................... 462 466 210 229 402 499 605 597 680 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 254 263 88 72 128 201 207 270 777 Public transportation................... 269 279 128 91 230 182 231 262 745 Health care.............................. 885 912 597 675 1,050 962 785 835 1,410 Health insurance........................ 412 415 201 359 484 470 349 374 624 Medical services........................ 317 336 306 162 371 349 258 305 603 Drugs................................... 117 118 64 108 161 114 132 104 127 Medical supplies........................ 39 43 26 46 34 28 47 53 56 Entertainment............................ 1,206 1,270 644 649 787 950 1,475 1,972 2,248 Fees and admissions..................... 341 345 217 147 228 215 301 411 821 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 412 426 303 246 315 427 431 612 645 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 139 153 35 77 71 151 193 277 243 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 313 347 89 179 173 157 550 673 538 Personal care products and services...... 207 216 135 131 187 185 252 231 335 Reading.................................. 122 128 54 55 112 108 125 175 250 Education................................ 366 387 744 536 458 283 187 141 371 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 222 220 205 213 190 240 257 258 184 Miscellaneous............................ 674 690 773 241 422 440 834 812 1,247 Cash contributions....................... 719 752 83 178 473 344 749 1,391 1,894 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 1,952 2,243 193 299 665 1,170 2,135 3,518 6,935 Life and other personal insurance....... 157 155 87 67 89 85 141 180 392 Pensions and Social Security............ 1,795 2,088 106 231 576 1,085 1,994 3,338 6,542 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 25,289 25,289 2,223 7,354 12,402 17,273 24,573 34,378 70,249 Wages and salaries....................... 18,676 18,676 1,166 2,531 5,690 11,899 19,542 29,269 54,500 Self-employment income................... 1,928 1,928 (116) 53 612 263 834 1,549 8,886 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 2,761 2,761 515 3,095 4,547 3,577 2,547 2,220 2,560 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 843 843 22 119 324 334 562 647 3,353 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 363 363 78 167 218 520 613 414 469 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 173 173 208 699 185 0 20 0 1 Regular contributions for support........ 315 315 216 472 453 460 164 93 319 Other income............................. 229 229 135 217 372 221 291 186 161 Personal taxes 1/......................... 2,566 2,566 157 194 571 992 2,199 3,498 9,132 Federal income taxes..................... 1,919 1,919 89 122 374 743 1,689 2,643 6,848 State and local income taxes............. 549 549 40 26 101 195 420 742 2,049 Other taxes.............................. 98 98 27 45 95 54 91 113 235 Income after taxes 1/..................... 22,722 22,722 2,067 7,160 11,831 16,281 22,374 30,880 61,117 Net change in total assets and liabilities (853) (817) (476) (2,121) 229 17 (227) (1,567) (1,270) Net change in total assets............... 1,203 1,259 553 (297) (250) 1,258 1,647 1,210 4,162 Net change in total liabilities.......... 2,057 2,076 1,029 1,824 (479) 1,241 1,874 2,778 5,432 Other money receipts...................... 273 309 210 46 97 208 719 356 421 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... (396) (403) (145) (66) (111) (222) (376) (550) (1,216) Estimated market value of owned home...... 34,360 34,488 19,265 11,750 23,224 24,349 30,440 37,962 86,366 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 247 244 113 102 196 211 214 283 547 Gifts of goods and services............... 829 900 513 345 549 499 958 913 2,103 Food.................................... 57 58 57 44 20 14 22 85 143 Housing................................. 159 173 160 100 83 80 157 157 384 Housekeeping supplies................. 15 18 12 8 10 20 13 18 38 Household textiles.................... 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 18 1 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 11 12 3 15 1 4 23 15 16 Major appliances.................... 4 4 0 0 1 1 13 0 11 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 7 7 3 15 1 3 10 15 5 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 61 67 25 21 33 6 39 41 228 Other housing......................... 70 73 120 57 39 51 80 65 101 Apparel and services.................... 192 210 44 55 56 82 355 345 416 Males 2 and over...................... 48 55 15 25 9 15 141 75 72 Females 2 and over.................... 57 61 2 16 9 23 99 28 172 Children under 2...................... 7 7 9 3 2 12 11 7 8 Other apparel products and services... 80 86 17 11 37 32 104 235 164 Jewelry and watches................. 60 64 16 9 30 21 67 188 124 All other apparel products and serv. 20 22 1 2 7 11 36 47 40 Transportation.......................... 64 71 15 12 20 35 166 44 151 Health care............................. 62 71 150 19 114 102 34 30 80 Entertainment........................... 68 73 41 21 37 64 64 83 184 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 20 20 6 7 9 28 27 31 31 Other entertainment................... 49 53 35 14 29 36 37 52 153 Education............................... 75 85 22 37 52 41 51 32 306 All other gifts......................... 150 158 26 58 168 81 108 138 439 __________________________________________ 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. 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.