Table 8. By REGION OF RESIDENCE: Average annual expenditures and characteristics of all consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1991 All Item consumer Northeast Midwest South West units __________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 97918 20400 24813 32741 19964 Income before taxes 1/.................... 33901 36953 31535 31706 37167 Income after taxes 1/..................... 30729 33186 29124 28889 33123 Age of reference person................... 47.5 48.7 47.1 47.6 46.7 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.7 Children under 18........................ 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Earners.................................. 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 Vehicles................................. 2 1.6 2.1 1.9 2.2 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 65 63 67 65 66 Female................................... 35 37 33 35 34 Percent homeowner........................ 63 61 65 64 61 With mortgage........................... 39 36 37 38 44 Without mortgage........................ 25 26 28 27 17 Renter................................... 37 39 35 36 39 Black.................................... 11 10 10 16 5 White and other.......................... 89 90 90 84 95 Elementary (1-8)......................... 10 9 9 13 8 High school (9-12)....................... 43 47 46 42 37 College.................................. 46 44 44 44 55 Never attended and other................. 1 1 0 1 0 At least one vehicle owned............... 86 79 88 88 90 Average annual expenditures............... 29614 31026 27675 28062 33131 Food..................................... 4271 4506 3977 4091 4695 Food at home............................ 2651 2673 2456 2589 2974 Cereals and bakery products............ 404 435 392 376 436 Cereals and cereal products........... 145 141 143 141 160 Bakery products....................... 259 295 249 235 276 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 709 764 601 743 730 Beef.................................. 228 234 199 243 235 Pork.................................. 144 133 130 166 137 Other meats........................... 102 117 96 100 98 Poultry............................... 122 152 97 118 129 Fish and seafood...................... 81 97 54 84 93 Eggs.................................. 31 31 25 31 38 Dairy products......................... 294 302 281 274 335 Fresh milk and cream.................. 129 130 126 122 144 Other dairy products.................. 165 171 155 151 192 Fruits and vegetables.................. 429 446 380 408 509 Fresh fruits.......................... 133 139 118 116 176 Fresh vegetables...................... 127 136 105 124 150 Processed fruits...................... 97 105 90 89 110 Processed vegetables.................. 72 66 68 79 73 Other food at home..................... 815 726 801 789 964 Sugar and other sweets................ 101 91 97 98 122 Fats and oils......................... 72 68 67 70 83 Miscellaneous foods................... 375 316 380 361 453 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 224 209 214 224 253 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 42 42 42 37 52 Food away from home..................... 1620 1833 1522 1502 1721 Alcoholic beverages...................... 297 355 261 250 358 Housing.................................. 9252 10341 8289 8303 10895 Shelter................................. 5191 6262 4307 4339 6592 Owned dwellings........................ 3280 3918 2772 2766 4104 Mortgage interest and charges......... 1932 2119 1534 1629 2734 Property taxes........................ 789 1199 727 568 809 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 559 599 512 569 562 Rented dwellings....................... 1588 1852 1265 1308 2178 Other lodging.......................... 323 492 269 266 310 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1990 2105 1950 2031 1853 Natural gas............................ 250 290 359 152 233 Electricity............................ 803 735 731 970 689 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 102 267 79 55 38 Telephone.............................. 618 621 595 616 647 Water and other public services........ 217 192 186 238 245 Household operations.................... 448 443 341 430 616 Personal services...................... 211 189 165 195 318 Other household expenses............... 237 254 176 235 298 Housekeeping supplies................... 424 396 428 392 499 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 116 106 122 113 125 Other household products............... 185 172 190 175 207 Postage and stationery................. 123 119 116 104 167 Household furnishings and equipment..... 1200 1133 1264 1110 1335 Household textiles..................... 100 101 86 96 123 Furniture.............................. 294 289 311 270 318 Floor coverings........................ 115 67 217 93 74 Major appliances....................... 132 127 131 118 164 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 81 75 73 77 101 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 477 474 445 457 556 Apparel and services..................... 1735 1877 1641 1683 1792 Men and boys............................ 429 411 398 431 480 Men, 16 and over....................... 345 346 310 339 397 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 84 66 88 93 83 Women and girls......................... 706 812 700 662 677 Women, 16 and over..................... 607 701 596 574 580 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 99 111 104 88 97 Children under 2........................ 82 81 74 77 103 Footwear................................ 242 280 220 237 237 Other apparel products and services..... 277 293 250 275 296 Transportation........................... 5151 4856 5070 5239 5408 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 2111 1812 2162 2333 1990 Cars and trucks, new................... 1078 1101 1045 1194 906 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1013 699 1079 1127 1065 Other vehicles......................... 20 11 38 12 20 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 995 884 988 1035 1053 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1741 1704 1652 1662 2017 Vehicle finance charges................ 282 222 304 306 276 Maintenance and repairs................ 614 543 585 603 741 Vehicle insurance...................... 614 703 544 580 668 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 231 237 220 173 332 Public transportation................... 304 455 268 209 347 Health care.............................. 1554 1504 1482 1669 1506 Health insurance........................ 656 669 631 697 607 Medical services........................ 555 528 521 581 580 Drugs................................... 252 223 243 295 221 Medical supplies........................ 92 84 87 96 98 Entertainment............................ 1472 1470 1449 1286 1809 Fees and admissions..................... 378 417 348 328 456 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 468 458 474 444 510 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 271 267 272 243 317 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 356 328 355 270 527 Personal care products and services...... 399 425 352 397 431 Reading.................................. 163 188 162 138 179 Education................................ 447 605 415 385 426 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 276 290 304 278 226 Miscellaneous............................ 860 920 737 831 1000 Cash contributions....................... 950 807 952 892 1190 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 2787 2883 2582 2621 3215 Life and other personal insurance....... 356 397 367 366 283 Pensions and Social Security............ 2431 2486 2214 2255 2932 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 33901 36953 31535 31706 37167 Wages and salaries....................... 25553 28616 24145 23897 26874 Self-employment income................... 2552 2623 1848 2305 3680 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 3584 3602 3495 3458 3866 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1164 1015 1050 1108 1522 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 245 355 216 191 257 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 389 385 395 365 423 Regular contributions for support........ 284 203 263 287 378 Other income............................. 130 155 124 94 168 Personal taxes 1/......................... 3172 3767 2411 2817 4044 Federal income taxes..................... 2431 2775 1717 2311 3125 State and local income taxes............. 612 835 558 397 797 Other taxes.............................. 128 157 137 109 122 Income after taxes 1/..................... 30729 33186 29124 28889 33123 Net change in total assets and liabilities 478 912 1404 609 -1329 Net change in total assets............... 3005 2320 2596 2837 4487 Net change in total liabilities.......... 2526 1408 1192 2228 5816 Other money receipts...................... 317 295 246 319 422 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -578 -609 -483 -546 -718 Estimated market value of owned home...... 67519 85587 50927 51451 96029 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 413 482 354 345 527 Gifts of goods and services............... 1000 1238 948 960 886 Food.................................... 79 106 56 81 78 Housing................................. 272 349 239 267 244 Housekeeping supplies................. 41 40 44 34 50 Household textiles.................... 13 12 11 15 12 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 30 25 25 32 36 Major appliances.................... 6 4 4 7 7 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 24 21 20 25 29 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 73 97 61 65 77 Other housing......................... 116 175 98 121 68 Apparel and services.................... 259 309 279 209 264 Males 2 and over...................... 72 85 78 55 79 Females 2 and over.................... 99 122 105 80 97 Children under 2...................... 36 44 35 31 38 Other apparel products and services... 52 57 60 43 49 Jewelry and watches................. 27 30 30 22 27 All other apparel products and serv. 25 27 30 21 22 Transportation.......................... 56 36 55 82 36 Health care............................. 29 16 50 29 17 Entertainment........................... 70 74 75 64 71 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 28 26 33 24 28 Other entertainment................... 43 48 41 40 43 Education............................... 116 199 82 120 66 All other gifts......................... 118 149 114 107 109 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary