Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Share of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1990 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Single consumers | Consumer units of two or more persons | | | _______________________ _______________________________________________ Item | Aggregate | | | | | | | | No earner |One earner | No earner |One earner |Two earners| Three or | | | | | | | more | | | | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | Number of consumer units (in thousands).........| 96,968 | 9,908 | 17,355 | 9,183 | 18,442 | 31,918 | 10,162 Percent distribution of consumer units..........| 100.0 | 10.2 | 17.9 | 9.5 | 19.0 | 32.9 | 10.5 | | | | | | | Consumer unit characteristics (mean values): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Income before taxes 1/........................| $31,889 | $11,193 | $22,838 | $17,180 | $27,891 | $43,405 | $52,010 Income after taxes 1/.........................| 28,937 | 10,464 | 20,178 | 16,486 | 25,706 | 39,048 | 47,410 Average number of persons in consumer unit....| 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.4 Age of reference person.......................| 47.2 | 71.2 | 37.6 | 63.5 | 46.5 | 40.6 | 47.0 | | | | | | | Average number in consumer unit: | | | | | | | Earners.....................................| 1.4 | n.a. | 1.0 | n.a. | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.3 Vehicles....................................| 2.0 | .8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.5 Children under 18...........................| .7 | n.a. | n.a. | .6 | 1.1 | .9 | 1.1 Persons 65 and over.........................| .3 | .8 | .1 | 1.2 | .3 | .1 | .1 | | | | | | | Percent distribution: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sex of reference person: | | | | | | | Male......................................| 65 | 26 | 52 | 69 | 62 | 79 | 79 Female....................................| 35 | 74 | 48 | 31 | 38 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | Housing tenure: | | | | | | | Percent homeowner.........................| 62 | 60 | 34 | 73 | 65 | 68 | 82 Homeowner with mortgage.................| 38 | 9 | 23 | 14 | 39 | 54 | 64 Homeowner without mortgage..............| 24 | 51 | 11 | 59 | 26 | 14 | 18 Renter....................................| 38 | 40 | 66 | 27 | 35 | 32 | 18 | | | | | | | Race of reference person: | | | | | | | Black.....................................| 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 10 White and other...........................| 89 | 89 | 89 | 85 | 85 | 91 | 90 | | | | | | | Education of reference person: | | | | | | | Elementary (1-8)..........................| 10 | 27 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 9 High school (9-12)........................| 43 | 45 | 33 | 52 | 50 | 42 | 43 College...................................| 46 | 26 | 63 | 24 | 38 | 53 | 48 Never attended and other..................| (2) | 2 | (2) | 1 | 1 | (2) | (2) | | | | | | | At least one vehicle owned..................| 87 | 59 | 81 | 79 | 89 | 96 | 97 | | | | | | | Annual aggregate expenditures...................|$2,748,382 | 4.2 | 12.7 | 6.0 | 18.5 | 42.4 | 16.1 | | | | | | | Food..........................................| 415,173 | 4.1 | 11.0 | 6.3 | 19.2 | 42.5 | 16.8 Food at home................................| 240,057 | 4.9 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 21.1 | 41.4 | 17.1 Cereals and bakery products...............| 35,568 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 21.4 | 40.3 | 17.8 Cereals and cereal products.............| 12,423 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 22.2 | 41.2 | 17.3 Bakery products.........................| 23,145 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 21.0 | 39.8 | 18.0 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............| 64,546 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 21.4 | 40.7 | 18.1 Beef....................................| 21,023 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 8.1 | 20.9 | 42.3 | 18.4 Pork....................................| 12,773 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 8.8 | 20.8 | 40.1 | 19.5 Other meats.............................| 9,545 | 4.3 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 21.7 | 39.5 | 18.4 Poultry.................................| 10,407 | 5.1 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 22.4 | 39.7 | 16.8 Fish and seafood........................| 7,924 | 4.4 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 22.2 | 40.6 | 17.2 Eggs....................................| 2,874 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 9.7 | 21.9 | 39.4 | 16.1 | | | | | | | Dairy products............................| 28,537 | 4.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 20.9 | 41.5 | 16.8 Fresh milk and cream....................| 13,518 | 5.1 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 22.0 | 39.8 | 17.0 Other dairy products....................| 15,019 | 4.7 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 19.9 | 43.1 | 16.6 Fruits and vegetables.....................| 39,365 | 5.8 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 21.8 | 39.9 | 15.7 Fresh fruits............................| 12,242 | 5.7 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 22.9 | 38.8 | 14.8 Fresh vegetables........................| 11,422 | 5.9 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 21.7 | 40.2 | 15.6 Processed fruits........................| 8,965 | 6.0 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 21.7 | 39.4 | 15.5 Processed vegetables....................| 6,736 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 19.9 | 42.1 | 17.7 | | | | | | | Other food at home........................| 72,042 | 4.5 | 8.7 | 6.6 | 20.3 | 43.3 | 16.7 Sugar and other sweets..................| 9,100 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 20.8 | 41.8 | 16.5 Fats and oils...........................| 6,569 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 21.7 | 40.7 | 16.5 Miscellaneous foods.....................| 32,417 | 4.1 | 8.6 | 5.7 | 19.7 | 44.9 | 16.9 Nonalcoholic beverages..................| 20,572 | 4.5 | 9.7 | 6.8 | 20.0 | 42.5 | 16.5 Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | | | on out-of-town trips...................| 3,384 | 2.5 | 9.3 | 7.1 | 22.5 | 42.4 | 16.2 Food away from home.........................| 175,115 | 3.0 | 15.2 | 4.5 | 16.7 | 44.0 | 16.5 | | | | | | | Alcoholic beverages...........................| 28,342 | 2.2 | 22.8 | 4.0 | 14.7 | 44.2 | 12.1 | | | | | | | Housing.......................................| 861,359 | 5.7 | 13.3 | 6.2 | 19.4 | 42.0 | 13.4 Shelter.....................................| 487,943 | 5.7 | 15.9 | 5.5 | 18.4 | 41.5 | 13.0 Owned dwellings...........................| 286,391 | 4.6 | 10.7 | 5.3 | 18.3 | 45.2 | 16.0 Mortgage interest.......................| 176,143 | 1.4 | 11.6 | 1.7 | 17.5 | 51.0 | 16.9 Property taxes..........................| 57,913 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 10.2 | 19.6 | 36.6 | 16.2 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, | | | | | | | other expenses.........................| 52,335 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 12.2 | 19.6 | 35.1 | 12.6 Rented dwellings..........................| 148,673 | 8.4 | 26.8 | 4.9 | 17.9 | 35.1 | 6.8 Other lodging.............................| 52,879 | 4.2 | 13.6 | 7.7 | 20.2 | 40.1 | 14.1 | | | | | | | Utilities, fuels, and public services.......| 183,298 | 6.7 | 11.1 | 8.8 | 20.5 | 37.7 | 15.2 Natural gas...............................| 23,901 | 7.5 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 22.2 | 35.4 | 15.2 Electricity...............................| 73,521 | 6.5 | 10.1 | 9.4 | 20.7 | 38.2 | 15.2 Fuel oil and other fuels..................| 9,715 | 9.8 | 6.1 | 11.0 | 21.6 | 36.3 | 15.2 Telephone.................................| 57,431 | 6.1 | 14.8 | 7.1 | 19.2 | 37.9 | 14.9 Water and other public services...........| 18,729 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 9.9 | 21.1 | 38.6 | 15.9 Household operations........................| 43,292 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 19.9 | 52.0 | 7.5 Personal services.........................| 21,242 | 4.7 | 3/.9 | 3.8 | 19.2 | 66.8 | 4.6 Other household expenses..................| 22,050 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 9.2 | 20.6 | 37.8 | 10.3 | | | | | | | Housekeeping supplies.......................| 39,200 | 5.3 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 21.0 | 43.8 | 14.7 Laundry and cleaning supplies.............| 10,895 | 4.2 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 22.0 | 43.9 | 16.1 Other household products..................| 16,526 | 5.1 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 21.7 | 44.6 | 14.9 Postage and stationery....................| 11,779 | 6.6 | 11.2 | 7.4 | 19.1 | 42.6 | 13.0 Household furnishings and equipment.........| 107,626 | 3.3 | 10.0 | 5.1 | 21.1 | 46.4 | 14.1 Household textiles........................| 9,547 | 3.4 | 8.1 | 5.1 | 21.0 | 43.7 | 18.7 Furniture.................................| 30,107 | 3.3 | 12.6 | 4.9 | 22.3 | 45.0 | 12.0 Floor coverings...........................| 8,869 | 3/3.3 | 7.6 | 4.5 | 32.0 | 41.6 | 11.1 Major appliances..........................| 14,293 | 4.3 | 8.7 | 7.4 | 22.9 | 42.6 | 14.1 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares| 5,921 | 5.6 | 10.8 | 7.0 | 14.9 | 45.4 | 16.3 Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 38,888 | 2.6 | 9.4 | 4.3 | 17.9 | 50.9 | 14.9 | | | | | | | Apparel and services..........................| 156,401 | 2.8 | 12.6 | 4.1 | 19.7 | 44.0 | 16.8 Men and boys................................| 38,047 | 1.9 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 20.8 | 42.2 | 18.1 Men, 16 and over..........................| 31,318 | 2.1 | 15.8 | 3.5 | 17.8 | 41.3 | 19.4 Boys, 2 to 15.............................| 6,729 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 34.6 | 46.5 | 12.3 Women and girls.............................| 64,941 | 3.4 | 11.3 | 4.3 | 18.7 | 45.4 | 17.0 Women, 16 and over........................| 56,482 | 3.8 | 12.6 | 4.4 | 17.3 | 44.8 | 17.1 Girls, 2 to 15............................| 8,459 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 27.8 | 49.1 | 16.1 Children under 2............................| 6,729 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 25.7 | 52.9 | 12.5 Footwear....................................| 21,703 | 2.6 | 12.8 | 4.9 | 23.2 | 42.4 | 14.1 Other apparel products and services.........| 24,981 | 2.9 | 17.3 | 3.8 | 16.0 | 42.4 | 17.6 | | | | | | | Transportation................................| 496,646 | 2.6 | 12.0 | 6.5 | 17.7 | 42.4 | 18.8 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)..............| 206,399 | 1.5 | 10.2 | 7.4 | 18.0 | 43.4 | 19.5 Cars and trucks, new......................| 112,339 | 3/1.1 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 18.8 | 42.9 | 17.4 Cars and trucks, used.....................| 91,879 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 17.3 | 43.9 | 21.7 Other vehicles............................| 2,180 | 3/.5 | 10.8 | 3/7.7 | 3/4.3 | 48.4 | 3/28.3 Gasoline and motor oil......................| 101,515 | 3.2 | 11.7 | 6.0 | 18.7 | 42.3 | 18.1 Other vehicle expenses......................| 159,403 | 3.1 | 13.1 | 5.3 | 17.1 | 42.6 | 18.8 Vehicle finance charges...................| 29,078 | 1.1 | 11.8 | 2.5 | 15.0 | 48.3 | 21.3 Maintenance and repairs...................| 57,300 | 3.7 | 14.9 | 5.6 | 17.8 | 40.7 | 17.4 Vehicle insurance.........................| 54,635 | 3.9 | 11.8 | 6.6 | 17.1 | 40.9 | 19.6 Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges...| 18,390 | 2.4 | 13.1 | 5.3 | 18.2 | 44.5 | 16.6 Public transportation.......................| 29,329 | 4.8 | 20.1 | 8.2 | 15.2 | 35.6 | 16.1 | | | | | | | Health care...................................| 143,476 | 9.6 | 8.9 | 13.8 | 19.4 | 34.3 | 13.9 Health insurance............................| 56,384 | 10.6 | 8.2 | 15.7 | 19.2 | 33.5 | 12.8 Medical services............................| 54,490 | 8.2 | 9.6 | 11.0 | 19.0 | 36.7 | 15.5 Drugs.......................................| 24,376 | 11.4 | 7.9 | 17.6 | 21.7 | 29.2 | 12.3 Medical supplies............................| 8,226 | 6.7 | 12.7 | 7.3 | 17.5 | 39.6 | 16.3 | | | | | | | Entertainment.................................| 137,829 | 2.6 | 14.0 | 5.5 | 18.7 | 43.7 | 15.5 Fees and admissions.........................| 36,001 | 2.8 | 15.0 | 7.7 | 16.6 | 42.0 | 15.9 Television, radios, sound equipment.........| 43,978 | 3.6 | 14.3 | 5.9 | 18.3 | 42.3 | 15.6 Pets, toys, and playground equipment........| 26,737 | 2.7 | 14.4 | 5.1 | 19.2 | 45.0 | 13.6 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, | | | | | | | and services...............................| 31,113 | .8 | 12.1 | 3.0 | 21.3 | 46.5 | 16.2 | | | | | | | Personal care products and services...........| 35,212 | 4.4 | 11.7 | 6.0 | 19.0 | 42.4 | 16.5 | | | | | | | Reading.......................................| 14,851 | 5.7 | 14.3 | 7.5 | 18.4 | 40.1 | 13.9 | | | | | | | Education.....................................| 39,401 | 1.7 | 19.9 | 1.4 | 12.9 | 37.0 | 27.2 | | | | | | | Tobacco products and smoking supplies.........| 26,611 | 3.8 | 12.2 | 7.3 | 19.8 | 40.2 | 16.8 | | | | | | | Miscellaneous.................................| 62,566 | 5.9 | 15.9 | 4.9 | 17.9 | 40.0 | 15.5 | | | | | | | Cash contributions............................| 79,130 | 7.8 | 13.1 | 9.0 | 18.4 | 36.3 | 15.3 | | | | | | | Personal insurance and pensions...............| 251,383 | .4 | 13.6 | .8 | 16.0 | 50.0 | 19.2 Life and other personal insurance...........| 33,432 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 19.7 | 44.5 | 21.3 Pensions and Social Security................| 217,951 | (4) | 14.7 | 3/.1 | 15.4 | 50.9 | 18.8 | | | | | | | Sources of income and personal taxes: 1/ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Money income before taxes.....................| 2,660,355 | 3.6 | 13.2 | 5.1 | 16.0 | 45.0 | 17.1 Wages and salaries..........................| 2,016,626 | (5) | 14.6 | (4) | 14.7 | 51.1 | 19.6 Self-employment income......................| 193,151 | (5) | 14.1 | (5) | 18.1 | 50.4 | 17.3 Social Security, private and government | | | | | | | retirement.................................| 285,895 | 24.7 | 3.9 | 35.1 | 20.2 | 11.7 | 4.3 Interest, dividends, rental income, other | | | | | | | property income............................| 88,387 | 20.4 | 9.8 | 22.4 | 19.0 | 21.3 | 7.1 Unemployment and workers' compensation, | | | | | | | veterans' benefits.........................| 18,207 | 9.8 | 7.9 | 10.4 | 21.7 | 36.2 | 14.0 Public assistance, supplemental security | | | | | | | income, food stamps........................| 28,674 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 43.0 | 30.6 | 11.1 | 4.3 Regular contributions for support...........| 21,665 | 8.8 | 25.7 | 6.5 | 26.1 | 23.0 | 9.9 Other income................................| 7,750 | 4.8 | 28.2 | 7.4 | 13.4 | 33.4 | 12.7 | | | | | | | Personal taxes................................| 246,310 | 2.5 | 16.6 | 2.2 | 13.6 | 48.8 | 16.3 Federal income taxes........................| 193,443 | 2.6 | 16.9 | 2.1 | 13.1 | 49.0 | 16.3 State and local income taxes................| 46,591 | 1.7 | 16.3 | 1.5 | 14.5 | 49.0 | 17.0 Other taxes.................................| 6,275 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 10.9 | 19.8 | 41.9 | 12.5 | | | | | | | Income after taxes............................| 2,414,045 | 3.7 | 12.8 | 5.4 | 16.3 | 44.6 | 17.2 | | | | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. 2/ Value less than 0.5. 3/ Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 4/ Value less than 0.05. 5/ No data reported. n.a. Not applicable.