Table 8. By REGION OF RESIDENCE: Average annual expenditures and characteristics of all consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1989 All Item consumer Northeast Midwest South West units __________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 95818 20101 24351 31935 19430 Number of sample interviews............... 36946 7960 9885 11026 8075 Income before taxes 1/.................... 31308 34122 29452 29669 33372 Income after taxes 1/..................... 28496 30984 26774 27107 30325 Average number of persons in cons. unit... 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 Age of reference person................... 47.2 48.6 46.9 47.4 45.8 Average number of: Earners.................................. 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 Vehicles................................. 2 1.6 2.2 2 2.2 Children under 18........................ 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 66 64 68 65 69 Female................................... 34 36 32 35 31 Homeowner with mortgage.................. 39 34 39 39 42 Homeowner without mortgage............... 24 25 26 26 16 Renter................................... 37 40 35 35 42 Black.................................... 11 9 9 16 5 White and other.......................... 89 91 91 84 95 Elementary (1-8)......................... 11 10 10 14 8 High school (9-12)....................... 43 46 47 42 36 College.................................. 46 43 43 43 55 Never attended and other................. 1 0 0 1 1 At least one vehicle owned................ 87 79 89 88 90 Average annual expenditures............... 27810 28241 26062 26232 32144 Food..................................... 4152 4420 3930 3865 4622 Food at home............................ 2390 2450 2240 2245 2753 Cereals and bakery products............ 359 393 340 328 397 Cereals and cereal products........... 131 135 124 119 155 Bakery products....................... 228 259 217 209 242 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 611 656 552 588 674 Beef.................................. 202 206 185 193 234 Pork.................................. 116 113 121 119 109 Other meats........................... 89 92 90 86 91 Poultry............................... 100 126 78 91 113 Fish and seafood...................... 71 87 51 66 86 Eggs.................................. 33 33 27 33 41 Dairy products......................... 304 316 292 276 352 Fresh milk and cream.................. 148 151 143 139 165 Other dairy products.................. 157 165 150 138 187 Fruits and vegetables.................. 408 430 372 378 480 Fresh fruits.......................... 126 132 114 112 154 Fresh vegetables...................... 127 139 106 120 153 Processed fruits...................... 89 98 85 76 107 Processed vegetables.................. 66 61 66 70 66 Other food at home..................... 708 654 683 674 850 Sugar and other sweets................ 86 80 88 81 96 Fats and oils......................... 59 51 55 59 71 Miscellaneous foods................... 314 269 304 296 403 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 216 226 204 211 227 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 33 28 31 27 53 Food away from home..................... 1762 1971 1690 1619 1869 Alcoholic beverages...................... 284 304 275 232 360 Housing.................................. 8609 9233 7755 7871 10247 Shelter................................. 4835 5437 4121 4079 6347 Owned dwellings........................ 2850 3104 2591 2360 3715 Mortgage interest..................... 1741 1633 1439 1558 2534 Property taxes........................ 575 810 667 352 584 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 533 661 485 451 596 Rented dwellings....................... 1500 1772 1120 1270 2072 Other lodging.......................... 485 561 410 448 560 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1835 1914 1827 1896 1661 Natural gas............................ 247 270 379 153 212 Electricity............................ 738 666 678 907 609 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 101 260 78 58 35 Telephone.............................. 567 570 532 572 601 Water and other public services........ 182 148 160 206 205 Household operations.................... 460 444 381 462 570 Personal services...................... 219 198 202 221 258 Other household expenses............... 241 246 179 241 312 Housekeeping supplies................... 394 391 378 394 415 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 107 110 102 107 111 Other household products............... 165 154 153 177 170 Postage and stationery................. 122 128 123 110 135 Household furnishings and equipment..... 1086 1046 1047 1040 1253 Household textiles..................... 105 86 109 87 151 Furniture.............................. 312 340 284 301 339 Floor coverings........................ 70 87 73 67 53 Major appliances....................... 148 149 146 143 156 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 65 66 66 63 68 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 386 317 369 381 486 Apparel and services..................... 1582 1684 1491 1419 1858 Men and boys............................ 397 398 365 374 476 Men, 16 and over....................... 324 327 304 299 384 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 74 71 61 74 92 Women and girls......................... 657 718 651 547 782 Women, 16 and over..................... 564 618 571 457 675 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 93 100 80 90 107 Children under 2........................ 72 73 61 64 99 Footwear................................ 189 220 173 176 198 Other apparel products and services..... 266 274 241 257 303 Transportation........................... 5187 4731 4969 4963 6299 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 2291 1880 2172 2177 3052 Cars and trucks, new................... 1218 1050 1091 1191 1596 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1051 814 1056 968 1424 Other vehicles......................... 22 16 24 18 33 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 985 843 993 1066 989 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1627 1623 1586 1511 1875 Vehicle finance charges................ 303 254 315 336 286 Maintenance and repairs................ 561 489 556 520 710 Vehicle insurance...................... 575 685 514 507 648 Veh. rental, licenses, oth. charges.... 188 195 201 147 231 Public transportation................... 284 384 219 210 382 Health care.............................. 1407 1303 1336 1503 1445 Health insurance........................ 537 481 527 588 521 Medical services........................ 542 550 483 527 633 Drugs................................... 240 187 244 287 215 Medical supplies........................ 87 85 81 100 76 Entertainment............................ 1424 1569 1245 1312 1682 Fees and admissions..................... 377 426 347 319 459 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 429 440 404 400 495 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 249 255 225 243 285 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 369 449 268 350 443 Personal care products and services...... 366 364 334 361 418 Reading.................................. 157 183 160 129 170 Education................................ 367 440 378 312 367 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 261 254 292 266 221 Miscellaneous............................ 643 566 617 635 767 Cash contributions....................... 900 718 835 1040 939 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 2472 2473 2443 2325 2749 Life and other personal insurance....... 346 337 341 390 291 Pensions and Social Security............ 2125 2137 2102 1934 2457 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 31308 34122 29452 29669 33372 Wages and salaries....................... 23248 25300 22448 22286 23741 Self-employment income................... 2535 2895 2119 1799 3812 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 3387 3593 3150 3535 3250 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1253 1468 994 1207 1432 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 207 247 190 180 232 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 290 271 264 274 361 Regular contributions for support........ 273 264 199 315 306 Other income............................. 115 83 87 74 240 Personal taxes 1/......................... 2812 3138 2678 2561 3047 Federal income taxes..................... 2228 2465 2003 2150 2393 State and local income taxes............. 521 666 570 355 581 Other taxes.............................. 62 7 105 55 74 Income after taxes 1/..................... 28496 30984 26774 27107 30325 Net change in total assets................ 3612 2748 2253 3992 5586 Net change in total liabilities........... 3401 1855 1830 3407 6962 Other money receipts...................... 423 737 255 380 380 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -513 -480 -472 -518 -589 Estimated market value of owned home...... 63717 88800 46708 49723 82085 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 383 468 323 323 471 Gifts of goods and services, total........ 887 889 878 857 942 Clothing, males 2 and over............... 70 60 68 72 78 Clothing, females 2 and over............. 88 84 92 83 96 Clothing, infants less than 2............ 33 32 27 31 46 Jewelry and watches...................... 24 26 23 25 22 Small appliances and misc. housewares.... 18 24 19 15 16 Household textiles....................... 8 5 8 4 15 All other gifts.......................... 646 658 641 627 669 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary.