Table 3800. Consumer units with reference person under age 25 by region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1998-1999 Total Item under Northeast Midwest South West 25 Number of consumer units (in thousands)...... 8,209 1,424 1,917 2,774 2,094 Income before taxes a/ ...................... $17,547 $14,769 $19,229 $18,856 $16,163 Income after taxes a/ ....................... 16,691 14,179 18,109 18,156 15,200 Age of the reference person.................. 21.4 21.2 21.5 21.5 21.2 Average number in consumer unit: Persons..................................... 1.8 1.5 1.9 2.0 1.7 Children under 18........................... .4 .2 .4 .5 .3 Persons 65 and over......................... b/ b/ b/ b/ b/ Earners..................................... 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.2 Vehicles.................................... 1.1 .7 1.3 1.3 .9 Percent distribution: Male........................................ 49 53 48 47 50 Female...................................... 51 47 52 53 50 Homeowner................................... 11 6 12 16 8 With mortgage.............................. 7 4 7 9 5 Without mortgage........................... 4 2 5 7 3 Renter...................................... 89 94 88 84 92 Black....................................... 12 11 9 22 4 White and other............................. 88 89 91 78 96 Elementary (1-8)............................ 2 1 1 3 2 High school (9-12).......................... 34 30 38 36 31 College..................................... 64 69 62 62 67 Never attended and other.................... c/ c/ d/ d/ d/ At least one vehicle owned or leased........ 69 49 76 78 63 Average annual expenditures.................. $20,567 $17,477 $21,565 $21,242 $20,850 Food........................................ 3,221 3,037 2,923 3,282 3,522 Food at home............................. 1,678 1,565 1,428 1,736 1,905 Cereals and bakery products............ 249 234 209 262 277 Cereals and cereal products.......... 93 89 81 94 106 Bakery products...................... 156 145 128 168 171 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 414 392 331 438 472 Beef................................. 137 117 107 137 178 Pork................................. 80 80 65 91 79 Other meats.......................... 53 51 48 54 58 Poultry.............................. 74 78 60 78 77 Fish and seafood..................... 50 41 37 57 56 Eggs................................. 21 24 14 21 24 Dairy products......................... 185 181 162 181 213 Fresh milk and cream................. 74 76 72 72 78 Other dairy products................. 110 105 90 109 135 Fruits and vegetables.................. 265 245 198 277 323 Fresh fruits......................... 76 62 62 73 101 Fresh vegetables..................... 74 70 48 73 105 Processed fruits..................... 70 66 52 82 73 Processed vegetables................. 45 46 37 49 44 Other food at home..................... 566 514 527 577 620 Sugar and other sweets............... 64 50 60 67 71 Fats and oils........................ 48 40 41 50 58 Miscellaneous foods.................. 274 244 266 276 300 Nonalcoholic beverages............... 157 158 143 163 158 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips................... 23 22 18 20 32 Food away from home.................... 1,542 1,472 1,495 1,546 1,617 Alcoholic beverages......................... 341 383 353 280 390 Housing..................................... 6,361 5,370 6,792 6,646 6,264 Shelter.................................. 3,967 3,508 4,279 3,873 4,117 Owned dwellings........................ 505 251 676 621 366 Mortgage interest and charges........ 283 128 365 348 228 Property taxes....................... 121 96 132 160 77 Maintenance, repairs, insurance,other expenses............................ 101 27 180 114 61 Rented dwellings....................... 3,220 2,990 3,317 3,107 3,436 Other lodging.......................... 243 267 286 145 315 Utilities, fuels, and public services.... 1,156 880 1,252 1,445 873 Natural gas............................ 94 112 158 53 75 Electricity............................ 421 256 415 619 277 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 14 e/ 18 e/ 15 18 e/ 3 Telephone services..................... 561 466 594 649 479 Water and other public services........ 67 27 69 106 39 Household operations..................... 188 150 229 203 156 Personal services...................... 128 107 175 138 88 Other household expenses............... 60 43 54 66 69 Housekeeping supplies.................... 205 169 191 204 245 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 57 29 50 66 67 Other household products............... 87 89 90 65 116 Postage and stationery................. 61 51 51 72 62 Household furnishings and equipment...... 845 663 841 921 873 Household textiles..................... 41 32 39 34 57 Furniture.............................. 220 136 228 308 152 Floor coverings........................ 15 e/ 8 22 21 4 Major appliances....................... 96 35 117 130 70 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares............................ 49 58 35 49 54 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 425 394 398 379 535 Apparel and services........................ 1,163 1,000 1,097 1,276 1,170 Men and boys............................. 241 246 284 218 231 Men, 16 and over....................... 215 229 250 185 216 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 26 17 35 33 15 Women and girls.......................... 417 350 333 498 424 Women, 16 and over..................... 379 311 302 449 397 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 38 39 31 49 27 Children under 2......................... 98 e/ 69 106 130 62 Footwear................................. 220 141 160 261 271 Other apparel products and services...... 187 194 213 169 183 Transportation.............................. 4,591 2,895 5,095 5,265 4,389 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)........... 2,469 1,158 2,904 3,024 2,229 Cars and trucks, new................... 668 e/ 281 710 979 478 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1,731 876 2,054 1,959 1,715 Other vehicles......................... 71 d/ e/ 140 e/ 86 e/ 36 Gasoline and motor oil................... 681 453 724 796 643 Other vehicle expenses................... 1,214 853 1,291 1,294 1,284 Vehicle finance charges................ 210 89 197 280 211 Maintenance and repairs................ 379 241 446 366 432 Vehicle insurance...................... 396 286 424 404 433 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, other charges.............................. 229 237 224 244 209 Public transportation.................... 226 431 176 151 232 Health care................................. 498 416 535 561 437 Health insurance......................... 220 188 281 222 183 Medical services......................... 160 126 153 202 135 Drugs.................................... 88 64 64 115 91 Medical supplies......................... 30 39 37 22 28 Entertainment............................... 1,062 882 1,194 1,025 1,122 Fees and admissions...................... 264 282 276 220 301 Television, radios, sound equipment...... 444 379 454 477 435 Pets, toys, and playground equipment..... 160 73 279 153 123 Other entertainment supplies, equipment,and services.................. 195 148 185 176 263 Personal care products and services......... 258 197 226 267 317 Reading..................................... 67 65 77 52 79 Education................................... 1,207 1,911 1,161 766 1,353 Tobacco products and smoking supplies....... 203 195 286 195 144 Miscellaneous............................... 327 228 350 364 324 Cash contributions.......................... 194 57 206 184 289 Personal insurance and pensions............. 1,075 842 1,269 1,079 1,050 Life and other personal insurance........ 63 39 81 64 60 Pensions and Social Security............. 1,012 802 1,188 1,015 990 Sources of income and personal taxes: a/ Money income before taxes.................. 17,547 14,769 19,229 18,856 16,163 Wages and salaries....................... 15,369 12,910 16,870 16,613 14,033 Self-employment income................... 336 e/ 223 599 245 278 Social Security, private and government retirement................... 89 e/ 93 e/ 144 e/ 73 e/ 58 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income................... 181 126 18 328 181 Unemployment and workers'' compensation, veterans'' benefits..................... 84 e/ 93 58 149 e/ 23 Public assistance, supplemental security, income, food stamps..................... 329 301 409 246 372 Regular contributions for support........ 641 398 516 770 740 Other income............................. 519 624 615 432 478 Personal taxes............................. 856 590 1,120 699 964 Federal income taxes..................... 652 421 814 562 751 State and local income taxes............. 197 162 299 123 214 Other taxes.............................. 7 e/ 7 8 14 e/ -2 Income after taxes......................... 16,691 14,179 18,109 18,156 15,200 Net change in total assets and liabilities... 816 -943 -30 1,368 2,054 Net change in total assets............... 3,237 975 2,859 3,875 4,277 Net change in total liabilities.......... 2,422 1,918 2,889 2,507 2,223 Other financial information: Other money receipts..................... 252 587 93 119 346 Mortgage principal paid on owned property................................ -152 -61 -391 -102 -62 Estimated market value of owned home..... 9,254 4,922 10,756 11,804 7,444 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home.................................... 77 52 85 96 62 Gifts of goods and services................. 510 460 442 437 703 Food..................................... 17 e/ 10 23 9 29 Housing.................................. 151 153 143 142 169 Housekeeping supplies.................. 18 e/ 26 10 15 24 Household textiles..................... e/ 3 e/ 2 e/ 1 e/ 5 e/ 1 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares........................... 7 e/ 8 e/ 9 e/ 6 e/ 9 Major appliances..................... 4 e/ 7 e/ 4 e/ 3 e/ 2 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares......................... 4 c/ e/ 5 e/ 2 e/ 7 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 39 28 39 47 36 Other housing.......................... 84 89 84 69 99 Apparel and services..................... 135 97 112 151 160 Males, 2 and over...................... 26 e/ 5 25 33 30 Females, 2 and over.................... 36 e/ 9 32 44 46 Children under 2....................... 33 e/ 43 e/ 22 42 21 Other apparel products and services.... 41 e/ 41 32 32 62 Jewelry and watches.................. 24 e/ 16 25 20 35 All other apparel products and services............................ 17 e/ 25 e/ 7 e/ 12 e/ 27 Transportation........................... 50 43 15 12 136 Health care.............................. e/ 4 e/ 1 e/ 3 e/ 2 e/ 8 Entertainment............................ 49 30 34 27 108 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles.... 11 e/ 9 11 14 9 Other entertainment.................... 38 21 22 13 99 Education................................ 50 e/ 73 e/ 62 e/ 39 e/ 37 All other gifts.......................... 54 52 50 54 56 a Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. b Value less than 0.05. c Value less than 0.5. d No data reported. e Data are likely to have large sampling errors. n.a. Not applicable.