TABLE 4: SIZE OF CONSUMER UNIT, CONSUMER EXPENDITURE SURVEY, 1985 ITEM ALL_CUS ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX_MORE Number of consumer units (in thousands)......... 91564 25445 27816 14746 13671 6077 3809 Number of sample interviews..................... 37686 10971 10735 6178 5631 2611 1560 Income before taxes 1/.......................... 25127 14516 25108 30912 34414 32008 27510 Income after taxes 1/........................... 22887 12973 22831 28224 31310 29842 25721 Average number of persons in consumer unit...... 2.6 1 2 3 4 5 6.7 Age of reference person......................... 46.8 47.3 52.8 43.4 40.5 41.2 43.8 Average number of: Earners...................................... 1.4 0.7 1.2 1.8 2 2.2 2.5 Vehicles..................................... 1.9 0.9 1.9 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.5 Children under 18............................ 0.7 0 0.1 0.7 1.6 2.3 3.4 Persons 65 and over.......................... 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 Percent distribution: Male......................................... 68 46 74 76 84 83 78 Female....................................... 32 54 26 24 16 17 22 Homeowner with mortgage...................... 38 13 34 52 66 56 51 Homeowner without mortgage................... 24 22 37 20 13 17 15 Renter....................................... 38 65 30 29 21 28 35 Black........................................ 11 10 9 12 9 16 18 White and other.............................. 89 90 91 88 91 84 82 Elementary (1-8)............................. 12 14 14 8 7 9 22 High school (9-12)........................... 43 36 44 48 44 52 48 College...................................... 44 50 41 43 48 39 27 Never attended and other..................... 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 At least one vehicle owned................... 85 67 90 92 95 92 88 Average annual expenditures..................... 23490 13954 23442 28317 31408 30782 28801 Food......................................... 3477 1870 3371 4090 4706 5022 5768 Food at home.............................. 2037 864 1967 2393 2900 3193 4079 Cereals and bakery products............ 283 120 265 324 410 455 623 Cereals and cereal products......... 89 34 77 97 134 157 237 Bakery products..................... 194 85 188 227 275 298 387 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 579 212 558 696 832 961 1219 Beef................................ 194 63 187 233 290 351 364 Pork................................ 122 43 121 150 176 205 219 Other meats......................... 86 33 78 102 125 140 205 Poultry............................. 83 33 77 102 115 124 208 Fish and seafood.................... 65 27 67 73 83 91 158 Eggs................................ 30 13 28 35 43 49 64 Dairy products......................... 266 117 249 303 404 408 534 Fresh milk and cream................ 131 57 114 146 202 220 308 Other dairy products................ 135 61 136 157 202 188 226 Fruits and vegetables.................. 322 157 330 369 425 457 601 Fresh fruits........................ 96 54 100 106 120 133 173 Fresh vegetables.................... 94 43 102 107 122 126 168 Processed fruits.................... 78 40 76 88 105 116 148 Processed vegetables................ 54 20 52 68 77 82 112 Other food at home..................... 557 246 528 674 786 873 1067 Sugar and other sweets.............. 77 35 73 89 103 123 169 Fats and oils....................... 58 23 58 73 76 94 118 Miscellaneous foods................. 234 100 211 287 350 368 473 Nonalcoholic beverages.............. 187 87 186 226 256 287 307 Food pre. by cu on out of town trips... 29 11 37 27 44 40 34 Food away from home....................... 1441 1006 Alcoholic beverages.......................... 306 302 333 310 288 262 257 Housing...................................... 7087 4564 7140 8227 9265 9072 8167 Shelter................................... 3833 2744 3867 4348 4805 4646 4076 Owned dwellings........................ 2261 919 2361 2767 3578 3186 2331 Mortgage interest................... 1382 476 1260 1750 2506 2099 1715 Property taxes...................... 438 210 559 461 540 597 375 Maint., rep., ins., other expenses.. 441 233 542 556 532 490 241 Rented dwellings....................... 1180 1623 1068 1035 758 1015 1385 Other lodging.......................... 392 202 438 546 469 445 360 Utilities, fuels, and public services..... 1648 973 1658 1926 2194 2228 2117 Natural gas............................ 275 170 279 320 358 365 333 Electricity............................ 647 332 639 772 936 940 812 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 128 78 142 158 149 139 143 Telephone.............................. 455 330 458 501 548 562 595 Water and other public services........ 143 64 140 176 203 221 235 Household operations...................... 346 170 289 475 601 450 362 Personal services...................... 153 24 60 292 366 253 230 Other household expenses............... 193 145 230 183 235 196 131 Housekeeping supplies..................... 325 159 338 369 457 452 481 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 93 39 87 113 131 156 172 Other household products............... 132 54 139 146 212 168 201 Postage and stationery................. 100 66 112 110 114 128 108 Household furnishings and equipment....... 936 518 987 1109 1208 1296 1131 Household textiles..................... 96 67 104 117 104 123 77 Furniture.............................. 285 168 296 308 396 367 381 Floor coverings........................ 70 17 83 103 68 141 79 Major appliances....................... 133 61 148 159 182 183 150 Small appliances & misc. housewares.... 60 38 63 72 64 98 61 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 292 167 294 348 396 383 383 Apparel and services......................... 1420 878 1333 1756 1871 1835 2086 Men and boys.............................. 364 213 342 463 495 438 575 Men, 16 and over....................... 303 208 309 382 362 301 385 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 61 5 33 82 133 137 189 Women and girls........................... 580 348 564 705 775 748 785 Women, 16 and over..................... 499 341 534 617 566 503 586 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 81 8 31 88 209 245 199 Children under 2.......................... 56 9 26 107 111 101 120 Footwear.................................. 184 114 149 226 237 298 369 Other apparel products and services....... 235 194 250 254 253 249 238 Transportation............................... 4587 2475 4388 6015 6472 6148 5369 Vehicle purchases......................... 2043 1046 1833 2910 3101 2675 2074 Cars and trucks, new (net outlay)...... 1197 597 1126 1764 1810 1479 875 Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)..... 806 391 675 1110 1255 1169 1174 Other vehicles......................... 40 58 33 36 35 27 24 Gasoline and motor oil.................... 1035 537 991 1279 1434 1526 1530 Other vehicle expenses.................... 1241 661 1267 1544 1661 1675 1556 Vehicle finance charges................ 252 106 228 355 400 348 311 Maintenance and repairs................ 473 285 496 544 583 631 640 Vehicle insurance...................... 373 193 397 471 490 484 437 Vehicle rent., licenses, other charges. 143 78 147 173 188 212 167 Public transportation..................... 268 230 297 282 276 274 209 Health care.................................. 1108 672 1373 1148 1296 1206 1104 Health insurance.......................... 375 229 490 408 382 396 325 Medical services.......................... 496 301 559 505 675 575 529 Drugs..................................... 178 112 240 173 182 169 181 Medical supplies.......................... 60 30 Entertainment................................ 1170 656 1083 1453 1679 1809 1298 Fees and admissions....................... 320 207 309 367 451 434 332 Television, radios, sound equipment....... 371 249 316 474 535 467 440 Pets, toys, and playground equipment...... 213 103 199 258 333 308 295 Other ent. sup., equip., and services..... 266 97 259 354 359 601 232 Personal care products and services.......... 303 184 310 347 406 390 365 Reading...................................... 141 103 154 159 168 152 114 Education.................................... 321 225 185 446 469 520 636 Tobacco products and smoking supplies........ 219 120 215 274 277 332 311 Miscellaneous................................ 529 321 567 624 643 672 625 Cash contributions........................... 805 606 1028 797 801 753 635 Personal insurance and pensions.............. 2016 978 1963 2672 3069 2608 2066 Life and other personal insurance......... 278 94 289 344 455 418 316 Pensions and Social Security.............. 1738 884 1675 2328 2615 2190 1750 Money income before taxes....................... 25127 14516 25108 30912 34414 32008 27510 Wages and salaries........................... 19378 10110 16738 26005 30246 26365 22906 Self-employment income....................... 1331 715 1179 1323 1935 3246 1206 S. Security, private and gvrnmnt retirement.. 2604 2274 4774 1872 823 785 1203 Int.,divid.,rent. income,other prop. income.. 1126 881 1871 974 643 595 514 Unemp. and workers' compen., veterans' ben... 180 129 175 196 222 225 268 Pub. ass., supp. sec. income, foodstamps..... 235 115 152 244 274 406 1164 Regular contributions for support............ 197 212 143 222 203 318 173 Other income................................. 75 81 74 77 67 68 77 Personal taxes.................................. 2240 1543 2277 2688 3105 2165 1788 Federal income taxes......................... 1737 1242 1750 2097 2387 1607 1343 State and local income taxes................. 437 271 450 507 625 488 408 Other taxes.................................. 66 31 77 85 92 71 37 Income after taxes.............................. 22887 12973 22831 28224 31310 29842 25721 Net change in total assets................... 3653 514 3338 10228 3665 3009 2446 Net change in total liabilities.............. 1159 390 1228 1381 1895 1511 1735 Other money receipts......................... 290 193 236 540 287 419 167 Mortgage principal paid on owned property.... -409 -118 -395 -568 -729 -520 -516 Estimated market value of owned home......... 49426 23349 56303 58619 69696 60090 48049 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home. 313 157 343 378 439 386 308 Gifts of: Clothing, males 2 and over................... 61 39 79 62 68 40 76 Clothing, females 2 and over................. 80 60 98 85 75 83 78 Clothing, infants less than 2................ 23 9 24 36 29 27 28 Jewelry and watches.......................... 31 66 20 20 16 12 14 Small appliances & misc. housewares.......... 16 13 19 20 15 10 14 Household textiles........................... 11 11 14 8 9 7 8 All other gifts.............................. 552 351 606 776 577 433 743 --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- 1/ Components of income and taxes are drived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary.