Table 6. By NUMBER OF EARNERS IN CONSUMER UNIT: Average annual expenditures and characteristics of all consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1989 All Single consumers Consumer units of two or more persons Item consumer No One No One Two Three or units earner earner earner earner earners more ______________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 95818 9373 17189 9095 18077 31897 10186 Number of sample interviews............... 36946 3416 6492 3341 6705 12781 4211 Income before taxes 1/.................... 31308 10987 21501 17484 28581 42027 50971 Income after taxes 1/..................... 28496 10704 19056 16829 26399 37851 46455 Average number of persons in cons. unit... 2.6 1 1 2.4 3 3 4.4 Age of reference person................... 47.2 70.5 37.8 64.1 47 40.9 46.5 Average number of: Earners.................................. 1.4 0 1 0 1 2 3.4 Vehicles................................. 2 0.7 1.2 1.5 1.9 2.5 3.6 Children under 18........................ 0.7 0 0 0.5 1.1 0.9 1.2 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.3 0.8 0.1 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 66 26 55 68 66 79 81 Female................................... 34 74 45 32 34 21 19 Homeowner with mortgage.................. 39 9 21 13 40 54 66 Homeowner without mortgage............... 24 48 11 57 25 16 16 Renter................................... 37 42 68 30 35 29 18 Black.................................... 11 12 10 15 13 8 8 White and other.......................... 89 88 90 85 87 92 92 Elementary (1-8)......................... 11 28 4 28 12 5 7 High school (9-12)....................... 43 45 32 49 47 43 47 College.................................. 46 26 63 22 40 51 46 Never attended and other................. 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 At least one vehicle owned................ 87 58 81 79 89 96 98 Average annual expenditures............... 27810 12135 19380 19052 26954 35252 42017 Food..................................... 4152 1903 2455 3574 4229 5009 6517 Food at home............................ 2390 1274 1053 2537 2710 2776 3683 Cereals and bakery products............ 359 204 157 379 411 410 557 Cereals and cereal products........... 131 69 52 144 155 148 209 Bakery products....................... 228 135 105 236 256 262 348 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 611 286 231 707 717 702 976 Beef.................................. 202 82 71 228 234 235 342 Pork.................................. 116 52 42 145 149 127 185 Other meats........................... 89 41 34 90 97 108 147 Poultry............................... 100 55 41 118 114 114 151 Fish and seafood...................... 71 36 29 86 84 82 97 Eggs.................................. 33 19 13 39 38 36 55 Dairy products......................... 304 168 137 304 347 356 459 Fresh milk and cream.................. 148 85 63 148 178 167 229 Other dairy products.................. 157 84 75 155 169 189 230 Fruits and vegetables.................. 408 274 188 493 455 459 583 Fresh fruits.......................... 126 92 58 168 138 138 174 Fresh vegetables...................... 127 86 61 153 144 142 177 Processed fruits...................... 89 61 42 106 98 101 127 Processed vegetables.................. 66 35 27 66 75 78 104 Other food at home..................... 708 341 339 655 779 848 1108 Sugar and other sweets................ 86 40 38 93 96 102 128 Fats and oils......................... 59 34 23 69 66 68 90 Miscellaneous foods................... 314 142 148 263 343 387 495 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 216 110 113 202 238 250 340 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 33 15 18 28 36 41 54 Food away from home..................... 1762 629 1402 1036 1519 2233 2834 Alcoholic beverages...................... 284 107 380 157 217 345 300 Housing.................................. 8609 4589 6279 6113 8679 10890 11150 Shelter................................. 4835 2451 4087 2929 4748 6119 6123 Owned dwellings........................ 2850 1060 1385 1543 2848 4029 4447 Mortgage interest..................... 1741 195 886 301 1694 2743 2842 Property taxes........................ 575 403 237 638 611 656 930 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 533 462 262 604 543 629 675 Rented dwellings....................... 1500 1220 2368 1018 1436 1455 976 Other lodging.......................... 485 171 335 368 465 635 700 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1835 1255 1131 1716 1977 2085 2625 Natural gas............................ 247 192 139 281 261 272 348 Electricity............................ 738 496 404 700 815 852 1064 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 101 94 45 129 104 108 147 Telephone.............................. 567 351 463 427 590 637 810 Water and other public services........ 182 122 80 179 207 217 257 Household operations.................... 460 346 152 324 458 702 448 Personal services...................... 219 106 20 54 213 427 162 Other household expenses............... 241 240 131 270 245 275 285 Housekeeping supplies................... 394 203 190 405 442 485 516 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 107 57 45 113 121 127 162 Other household products............... 165 63 69 147 178 223 216 Postage and stationery................. 122 83 76 145 143 135 139 Household furnishings and equipment..... 1086 334 719 740 1054 1498 1438 Household textiles..................... 105 31 50 106 105 140 156 Furniture.............................. 312 72 216 181 306 438 431 Floor coverings........................ 70 20 39 58 73 91 112 Major appliances....................... 148 45 90 125 138 200 211 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 65 25 40 51 70 82 98 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 386 141 284 218 363 549 430 Apparel and services..................... 1582 608 1169 1066 1539 2004 2300 Men and boys............................ 397 83 297 278 332 529 632 Men, 16 and over....................... 324 69 286 236 218 425 536 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 74 14 11 42 114 104 97 Women and girls......................... 657 366 492 484 680 777 907 Women, 16 and over..................... 564 355 478 428 558 637 776 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 93 12 14 56 122 140 131 Children under 2........................ 72 8 14 44 98 115 73 Footwear................................ 189 71 118 136 201 242 262 Other apparel products and services..... 266 80 248 124 228 341 425 Transportation........................... 5187 1560 3444 2868 4841 6651 9555 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 2291 649 1327 1127 2161 2962 4597 Cars and trucks, new................... 1218 417 701 696 1023 1570 2540 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1051 233 611 408 1125 1363 2008 Other vehicles......................... 22 0 15 23 13 29 50 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 985 302 669 614 940 1253 1720 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1627 431 1161 910 1486 2132 2817 Vehicle finance charges................ 303 27 211 82 245 442 578 Maintenance and repairs................ 561 188 417 364 549 694 924 Vehicle insurance...................... 575 180 395 367 515 738 1023 Veh. rental, licenses, oth. charges.... 188 36 138 98 177 258 292 Public transportation................... 284 177 288 218 254 304 421 Health care.............................. 1407 1388 654 2190 1531 1458 1625 Health insurance........................ 537 585 241 902 594 531 581 Medical services........................ 542 484 272 620 587 613 682 Drugs................................... 240 260 96 469 286 223 240 Medical supplies........................ 87 59 45 199 64 92 122 Entertainment............................ 1424 344 981 926 1257 1953 2235 Fees and admissions..................... 377 109 315 257 345 469 606 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 429 150 347 264 392 565 611 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 249 54 128 168 276 350 336 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 369 30 191 238 244 570 683 Personal care products and services...... 366 157 257 314 359 438 562 Reading.................................. 157 85 127 126 156 189 199 Education................................ 367 115 376 85 260 405 898 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 261 97 198 192 267 318 390 Miscellaneous............................ 643 313 521 370 609 815 912 Cash contributions....................... 900 759 725 749 855 1028 1138 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 2472 109 1813 321 2156 3750 4238 Life and other personal insurance....... 346 107 151 316 345 474 525 Pensions and Social Security............ 2125 2 1662 5 1810 3275 3713 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 31308 10987 21501 17484 28581 42027 50971 Wages and salaries....................... 23248 0 17400 40 19067 35599 44284 Self-employment income................... 2535 0 1976 0 2769 3794 3727 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 3387 7531 785 12404 4357 1238 1279 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1253 2527 774 3258 1296 728 742 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 207 145 103 334 208 229 267 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 290 295 25 1270 458 104 172 Regular contributions for support........ 273 457 269 137 348 224 261 Other income............................. 115 32 170 41 78 110 239 Personal taxes 1/......................... 2812 283 2445 655 2182 4175 4517 Federal income taxes..................... 2228 216 1905 517 1737 3350 3499 State and local income taxes............. 521 30 482 76 393 750 949 Other taxes.............................. 62 37 58 61 52 76 68 Income after taxes 1/..................... 28496 10704 19056 16829 26399 37851 46455 Net change in total assets................ 3612 -218 1450 1381 5126 5610 3838 Net change in total liabilities........... 3401 -149 772 2090 4016 5402 4920 Other money receipts...................... 423 505 254 676 375 442 432 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -513 -132 -252 -156 -524 -732 -913 Estimated market value of owned home...... 63717 41935 28257 65458 67164 76866 94752 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 383 274 187 375 387 458 581 Gifts of goods and services, total........ 887 606 854 675 685 1025 1291 Clothing, males 2 and over............... 70 43 73 84 47 77 91 Clothing, females 2 and over............. 88 68 100 74 71 98 91 Clothing, infants less than 2............ 33 8 14 22 36 52 35 Jewelry and watches...................... 24 10 63 6 12 18 27 Small appliances and misc. housewares.... 18 7 13 14 22 20 29 Household textiles....................... 8 7 2 10 8 10 6 All other gifts.......................... 646 463 589 465 489 750 1012 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary.