Table 43. Consumer units of single males by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1998-1999 Complete reporting of income All Item single males Total Less $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 complete than to to to to to and reporting $5,000 $9,999 $14,999 $19,999 $29,999 $39,999 over Number of consumer units (in thousands)...... 13,258 10,530 1,101 1,593 1,429 975 1,606 1,360 2,466 Income before taxes a/ ...................... $28,509 $28,509 $1,297 $7,568 $12,122 $17,284 $24,496 $33,857 $67,782 Income after taxes a/ ....................... 25,739 25,739 752 7,422 11,797 16,401 22,766 31,022 59,520 Age of the reference person.................. 43.9 43.9 32.9 48.5 50.3 45.3 42.9 41.5 43.5 Average number in consumer unit: Persons..................................... 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 Children under 18........................... n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. Persons 65 and over......................... .2 .2 .1 .3 .4 .3 .2 .1 .1 Earners..................................... .7 .8 .8 .5 .6 .7 .8 .9 .9 Vehicles.................................... 1.2 1.3 .8 .8 1.2 1.1 1.6 1.6 1.6 Percent distribution: Male........................................ 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Homeowner................................... 40 40 15 27 39 33 42 48 58 With mortgage.............................. 20 20 3 5 7 7 21 35 42 Without mortgage........................... 20 20 12 21 32 26 21 14 15 Renter...................................... 60 60 85 73 61 67 58 52 42 Black....................................... 10 9 12 12 7 11 12 9 7 White and other............................. 90 91 88 88 93 89 88 91 93 Elementary (1-8)............................ 6 6 3 19 9 6 2 2 1 High school (9-12).......................... 32 32 33 35 39 39 39 30 18 College..................................... 62 62 65 44 52 55 59 68 81 Never attended and other.................... b/ b/ b/ 2 b/ c/ c/ c/ c/ At least one vehicle owned or leased........ 76 78 54 56 77 80 86 92 89 Average annual expenditures.................. $23,739 $25,254 $12,943 $11,847 $17,434 $17,891 $22,804 $28,421 $46,219 Food........................................ 3,019 3,201 2,143 1,940 2,370 2,678 3,249 3,558 4,692 Food at home............................. 1,348 1,433 880 1,126 1,295 1,397 1,621 1,398 1,770 Cereals and bakery products............ 198 207 119 178 211 212 241 192 233 Cereals and cereal products.......... 72 74 45 57 74 79 83 71 86 Bakery products...................... 126 133 74 121 137 134 158 121 147 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 341 360 189 283 318 383 396 327 465 Beef................................. 95 97 41 57 84 88 130 77 139 Pork................................. 66 69 39 68 62 87 88 54 71 Other meats.......................... 52 55 23 62 50 67 56 48 65 Poultry.............................. 59 65 34 47 62 67 56 66 89 Fish and seafood..................... 52 56 40 30 39 58 46 68 81 Eggs................................. 18 18 12 19 20 17 20 14 20 Dairy products......................... 140 151 105 130 147 162 171 128 173 Fresh milk and cream................. 54 57 44 61 54 53 63 50 61 Other dairy products................. 87 94 62 69 93 109 108 78 111 Fruits and vegetables.................. 221 236 121 181 218 202 283 228 306 Fresh fruits......................... 70 75 38 47 70 60 104 66 95 Fresh vegetables..................... 62 66 27 58 58 50 70 63 96 Processed fruits..................... 53 57 32 47 55 45 59 57 75 Processed vegetables................. 36 39 24 29 34 47 50 42 39 Other food at home..................... 448 478 345 353 401 438 531 523 593 Sugar and other sweets............... 49 50 26 35 43 51 58 49 66 Fats and oils........................ 34 36 23 30 31 39 34 41 42 Miscellaneous foods.................. 210 227 164 175 195 199 260 238 278 Nonalcoholic beverages............... 126 134 95 96 113 132 146 150 162 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips................... 28 32 39 17 19 17 33 44 45 Food away from home.................... 1,672 1,768 1,263 814 1,076 1,281 1,628 2,160 2,923 Alcoholic beverages......................... 475 521 332 201 317 436 572 485 890 Housing..................................... 7,962 8,136 4,499 4,465 5,990 6,271 7,679 8,967 13,887 Shelter.................................. 5,277 5,297 2,913 2,933 3,799 3,983 4,996 5,973 9,098 Owned dwellings........................ 2,124 2,121 410 659 1,183 944 1,845 2,607 4,750 Mortgage interest and charges........ 1,136 1,151 d/ 124 207 223 263 1,010 1,685 2,907 Property taxes....................... 580 549 200 200 488 342 448 550 1,112 Maintenance, repairs, insurance,other expenses............................ 407 421 86 252 472 340 387 372 731 Rented dwellings....................... 2,792 2,777 2,113 2,148 2,417 2,950 2,946 3,143 3,309 Other lodging.......................... 362 398 390 126 199 89 204 223 1,039 Utilities, fuels, and public services.... 1,443 1,475 839 1,006 1,258 1,379 1,525 1,706 2,065 Natural gas............................ 159 159 84 109 137 166 175 188 209 Electricity............................ 534 542 297 415 517 489 570 599 719 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 44 45 d/ 12 39 40 73 47 46 53 Telephone services..................... 575 596 376 364 456 530 599 734 875 Water and other public services........ 131 132 70 79 107 122 134 139 209 Household operations..................... 240 267 98 55 328 156 199 209 564 Personal services...................... 66 77 d/ 1 d/ 7 d/ 161 d/ 52 d/ 62 d/ 56 d/ 140 Other household expenses............... 173 189 97 48 167 103 137 153 423 Housekeeping supplies.................... 197 224 101 112 196 169 227 231 356 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 44 50 d/ 14 25 49 40 67 62 63 Other household products............... 99 116 74 43 112 80 100 91 206 Postage and stationery................. 53 58 d/ 14 44 35 50 59 78 86 Household furnishings and equipment...... 806 874 548 359 409 584 733 848 1,805 Household textiles..................... 32 35 d/ 32 d/ 19 25 d/ 11 32 d/ 48 56 Furniture.............................. 187 194 149 50 90 128 144 319 356 Floor coverings........................ 24 21 d/ 11 d/ 9 d/ 1 d/ 40 d/ 2 d/ 26 46 Major appliances....................... 94 100 59 28 40 92 78 92 220 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares............................ 50 62 17 19 23 19 33 37 176 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 418 462 280 234 229 294 443 325 951 Apparel and services........................ 806 874 304 402 370 399 924 1,276 1,619 Men and boys............................. 381 415 156 214 164 153 410 693 739 Men, 16 and over....................... 374 407 151 213 163 147 405 679 725 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 7 7 d/ 5 d/ 1 d/ 1 d/ 6 d/ 5 13 14 Women and girls.......................... 44 48 d/ 4 d/ 6 d/ 17 d/ 31 42 64 109 Women, 16 and over..................... 35 40 d/ 4 d/ 5 d/ 15 d/ 11 d/ 28 d/ 58 94 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 9 9 b/ d/ 1 d/ 2 d/ 20 d/ 13 d/ 6 15 Children under 2......................... d/ 7 d/ 9 b/ b/ d/ 2 b/ d/ 8 d/ 38 d/ 9 Footwear................................. 138 156 d/ 23 d/ 72 d/ 67 d/ 36 169 238 303 Other apparel products and services...... 236 246 120 109 120 179 296 244 460 Transportation.............................. 4,040 4,221 2,514 1,615 3,281 3,244 3,968 5,364 7,129 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)........... 1,683 1,753 d/ 1,035 516 1,511 1,306 1,461 2,377 3,034 Cars and trucks, new................... 639 624 d/ 184 d/ 247 d/ 743 d/ 286 d/ 324 1,012 1,111 Cars and trucks, used.................. 954 1,023 849 258 726 1,018 1,026 1,171 1,684 Other vehicles......................... 90 106 d/ 2 d/ 11 d/ 42 d/ 1 d/ 111 d/ 193 d/ 240 Gasoline and motor oil................... 700 723 503 393 621 632 770 968 965 Other vehicle expenses................... 1,373 1,457 728 549 990 1,139 1,518 1,716 2,582 Vehicle finance charges................ 144 152 61 31 74 104 199 222 265 Maintenance and repairs................ 462 497 328 204 399 395 541 513 820 Vehicle insurance...................... 453 480 229 203 370 412 515 622 761 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, other charges.............................. 314 328 109 111 148 228 262 359 736 Public transportation.................... 285 287 248 156 160 169 219 303 548 Health care................................. 960 1,024 337 748 1,237 851 1,025 1,020 1,446 Health insurance......................... 448 469 157 377 548 451 458 508 614 Medical services......................... 291 318 109 169 321 215 335 336 526 Drugs.................................... 173 184 53 176 290 156 178 144 214 Medical supplies......................... 48 53 d/ 17 26 78 d/ 28 54 32 91 Entertainment............................... 1,302 1,324 681 628 935 804 1,108 1,504 2,499 Fees and admissions...................... 332 349 194 152 193 184 268 387 730 Television, radios, sound equipment...... 485 503 304 317 391 412 473 576 791 Pets, toys, and playground equipment..... 169 196 96 89 101 104 201 179 400 Other entertainment supplies, equipment,and services.................. 316 276 87 70 250 104 166 362 579 Personal care products and services......... 140 152 82 65 109 85 173 193 242 Reading..................................... 112 121 65 58 101 85 118 123 213 Education................................... 493 506 1,093 760 380 529 501 111 368 Tobacco products and smoking supplies....... 270 279 206 261 282 311 300 371 246 Miscellaneous............................... 711 750 311 185 585 531 652 1,022 1,399 Cash contributions.......................... 1,229 1,408 133 189 872 575 487 1,112 4,167 Personal insurance and pensions............. 2,219 2,737 242 332 605 1,092 2,049 3,312 7,421 Life and other personal insurance........ 152 159 35 75 80 120 151 149 342 Pensions and Social Security............. 2,066 2,577 207 257 524 971 1,898 3,164 7,079 Sources of income and personal taxes: a/ Money income before taxes.................. 28,509 28,509 1,297 7,568 12,122 17,284 24,496 33,857 67,782 Wages and salaries....................... 21,321 21,321 1,876 2,513 5,234 10,813 16,967 28,849 54,310 Self-employment income................... 1,852 1,852 -1,424 205 423 590 1,936 1,483 5,856 Social Security, private and government retirement................... 3,562 3,562 305 3,496 5,269 4,560 4,010 2,183 4,144 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income................... 915 915 62 95 199 374 627 681 2,771 Unemployment and workers'' compensation, veterans'' benefits..................... 200 200 d/ 68 d/ 88 122 221 361 480 108 Public assistance, supplemental security, income, food stamps..................... 161 161 149 707 134 d/ 81 d/ 2 d/ 13 d/ 47 Regular contributions for support........ 198 198 107 191 458 318 d/ 251 d/ 64 d/ 85 Other income............................. 300 300 154 273 285 327 342 103 460 Personal taxes............................. 2,770 2,770 545 146 325 883 1,731 2,835 8,262 Federal income taxes..................... 2,139 2,139 470 89 209 663 1,259 2,176 6,462 State and local income taxes............. 524 524 26 24 52 140 326 559 1,603 Other taxes.............................. 108 108 d/ 49 33 64 80 146 100 197 Income after taxes......................... 25,739 25,739 752 7,422 11,797 16,401 22,766 31,022 59,520 Net change in total assets and liabilities... 2,190 2,114 375 842 297 -1,207 3,129 -1,736 7,539 Net change in total assets............... 6,097 5,808 560 266 2,126 1,037 4,335 3,751 17,843 Net change in total liabilities.......... 3,907 3,694 185 -575 1,828 2,244 1,205 5,487 10,305 Other financial information: Other money receipts..................... 1,086 1,360 319 486 116 155 227 593 4,747 Mortgage principal paid on owned property................................ -636 -656 d/ -53 -95 -93 -109 -429 -1,746 -1,380 Estimated market value of owned home..... 41,406 41,558 14,565 15,908 30,533 22,848 37,066 44,492 85,267 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home.................................... 327 330 103 139 253 209 295 351 659 Gifts of goods and services................. 878 932 643 356 527 518 707 1,080 1,867 Food..................................... 46 41 d/ 26 d/ 4 d/ 10 57 d/ 17 d/ 29 99 Housing.................................. 195 196 238 135 122 106 204 180 298 Housekeeping supplies.................. 13 16 d/ 7 d/ 21 d/ 11 d/ 8 26 19 16 Household textiles..................... d/ 5 d/ 3 d/ 1 d/ 1 b/ c/ c/ d/ 16 d/ 3 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares........................... 8 9 d/ 6 d/ 1 d/ 5 d/ 4 d/ 16 d/ 12 11 Major appliances..................... 4 4 d/ 5 d/ 1 d/ 1 d/ 2 d/ 10 d/ 2 d/ 3 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares......................... 4 5 d/ 1 d/ 1 d/ 4 d/ 2 d/ 6 d/ 11 8 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 55 54 61 40 24 27 46 35 101 Other housing.......................... 113 114 163 71 82 67 116 97 167 Apparel and services..................... 176 186 61 41 41 88 256 226 376 Males, 2 and over...................... 26 29 d/ 15 d/ 3 d/ 8 d/ 6 19 64 61 Females, 2 and over.................... 41 44 d/ 4 d/ 6 d/ 13 d/ 31 41 47 103 Children under 2....................... d/ 7 d/ 9 b/ b/ d/ 2 b/ d/ 8 d/ 38 d/ 9 Other apparel products and services.... 102 103 d/ 42 d/ 33 d/ 17 d/ 51 189 77 202 Jewelry and watches.................. 86 87 d/ 33 d/ 32 d/ 11 d/ 41 168 69 167 All other apparel products and services............................ 16 16 d/ 9 b/ d/ 6 d/ 10 d/ 20 d/ 8 d/ 35 Transportation........................... 39 41 57 14 33 38 20 37 72 Health care.............................. 75 87 d/ 26 d/ 31 d/ 173 d/ 42 d/ 12 156 128 Entertainment............................ 80 88 41 25 31 37 55 135 195 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles.... 20 21 d/ 4 d/ 3 8 d/ 12 24 33 40 Other entertainment.................... 61 67 37 22 23 25 31 102 154 Education................................ 90 102 d/ 132 d/ 64 d/ 50 d/ 66 d/ 52 d/ 26 233 All other gifts.......................... 178 191 61 42 67 83 92 292 467 a Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. b Value less than 0.5. c No data reported. d Data are likely to have large sampling errors. n.a. Not applicable.