TABLE 5: SIZE OF CONSUMER UNIT AND INCOME BEFORE TAXES, CONSUMER EXPENDITURE SURVEY, FIVE PERSONS, 1986-87 TOT COMPL ITEM REPORTING <5000 5-9.9 10-14.9 15-19.9 20-29.9 30-39.9 40-49.9 50_OVER Number of consumer units (in thousands)......... 5730 293 489 485 507 1077 1004 786 1087 Number of sample interviews..................... 5027 216 410 410 471 939 933 682 966 Income before taxes 1/.......................... 33489 706 7565 12199 17430 24762 34405 44235 71012 Income after taxes 1/........................... 31154 763 7570 12002 16820 23398 32052 40715 65128 Average number of persons in consumer unit...... 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Age of reference person......................... 39.9 38.1 40.3 38.3 38.8 38.8 38.7 40.5 43.5 Average number of: Earners...................................... 2.2 1.6 1.4 1.7 1.9 2 2.3 2.5 2.8 Vehicles..................................... 2.8 1.8 1.5 2 2.3 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.5 Children under 18............................ 2.5 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.4 2 Persons 65 and over.......................... 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0 0.1 Percent distribution: Male......................................... 81 55 48 74 77 87 88 89 90 Female....................................... 19 45 52 26 23 13 12 11 10 Homeowner with mortgage...................... 58 38 19 32 34 56 67 82 82 Homeowner without mortgage................... 14 16 17 22 15 15 14 7 11 Renter....................................... 28 46 64 45 51 30 19 11 7 Black........................................ 13 27 29 22 15 9 12 8 5 White and other.............................. 87 73 71 78 85 91 88 92 95 Elementary (1-8)............................. 7 12 14 13 16 8 5 3 1 High school (9-12)........................... 50 64 64 66 56 58 50 41 29 College...................................... 42 23 18 21 28 34 46 56 69 Never attended and other..................... 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 At least one vehicle owned................... 93 71 67 85 97 97 98 98 98 Average annual expenditures..................... 31495 20231 14938 17738 21136 25413 32581 37141 54713 Food......................................... 5440 4633 2923 3547 3690 5090 5656 5712 8921 Food at home.............................. 3356 3292 2340 2824 2659 3368 3686 3389 4238 Cereals and bakery products............ 486 443 325 381 409 503 533 547 574 Cereals and cereal products......... 186 228 156 158 146 206 200 197 191 Bakery products..................... 300 215 170 223 263 298 334 349 383 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 965 1026 764 887 774 913 1056 869 1251 Beef................................ 334 500 219 315 263 334 380 294 395 Pork................................ 188 158 157 222 148 161 221 158 232 Other meats......................... 148 137 138 118 120 141 168 146 177 Poultry............................. 141 109 149 125 120 120 140 121 202 Fish and seafood.................... 105 79 57 66 71 103 95 107 190 Eggs................................ 49 44 43 42 52 54 52 43 54 Dairy products......................... 444 428 300 374 346 472 467 467 554 Fresh milk and cream................ 230 269 198 220 207 241 234 214 254 Other dairy products................ 214 158 102 154 139 231 233 253 300 Fruits and vegetables.................. 512 581 335 381 412 509 542 536 678 Fresh fruits........................ 153 170 81 118 131 148 151 169 215 Fresh vegetables.................... 154 182 125 110 133 146 172 148 193 Processed fruits.................... 115 99 63 90 76 130 119 122 162 Processed vegetables................ 90 130 67 64 72 86 100 97 108 Other food at home..................... 901 795 571 780 706 946 1024 891 1113 Sugar and other sweets.............. 124 91 77 99 89 133 152 118 155 Fats and oils....................... 84 97 54 67 64 96 105 74 91 Miscellaneous foods................. 406 344 231 367 300 425 453 426 514 Nonalcoholic beverages.............. 287 263 208 247 253 292 315 273 353 Food pre. by cu on out of town trips... 47 20 45 19 11 24 64 79 68 Food away from home....................... 2084 1341 583 723 1031 1722 1971 2322 4683 Alcoholic beverages.......................... 293 81 121 155 207 200 196 171 846 Housing...................................... 9056 6559 4886 5421 6241 7326 9187 11001 14790 Shelter................................... 4754 3392 2715 2732 3400 3658 4488 5729 8198 Owned dwellings........................ 3212 2067 801 1073 1466 2241 3270 4465 6378 Mortgage interest................... 2221 1085 439 599 934 1476 2269 3214 4627 Property taxes...................... 530 647 202 207 232 336 567 706 957 Maint., rep., ins., other expenses.. 462 336 159 267 301 429 434 546 793 Rented dwellings....................... 1056 1126 1652 1571 1846 1214 929 619 449 Other lodging.......................... 485 198 262 88 87 204 289 645 1372 Utilities, fuels, and public services..... 2141 2082 1466 1682 1712 1962 2233 2386 2781 Natural gas............................ 299 185 269 213 219 242 313 385 403 Electricity............................ 935 1027 643 788 759 879 937 987 1206 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 122 160 60 97 77 135 134 123 149 Telephone.............................. 566 535 384 447 519 501 602 607 732 Water and other public services........ 218 176 110 137 139 204 247 283 291 Household operations...................... 554 253 173 250 159 361 617 793 1087 Personal services...................... 384 97 99 201 112 270 507 606 641 Other household expenses............... 170 156 74 49 47 92 111 188 445 Housekeeping supplies..................... 431 397 244 282 324 392 546 487 563 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 148 156 105 102 140 148 181 154 161 Other household products............... 166 87 83 114 83 133 263 184 225 Postage and stationery................. 117 154 55 66 102 112 102 149 176 Household furnishings and equipment....... 1175 434 289 476 646 952 1304 1606 2162 Household textiles..................... 106 16 24 91 53 53 156 103 209 Furniture.............................. 356 142 126 148 208 248 348 446 728 Floor coverings........................ 77 6 9 7 7 118 67 186 88 Major appliances....................... 211 133 31 124 219 207 239 300 259 Small appliances & misc. housewares.... 66 25 19 21 37 38 82 90 134 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 359 112 81 85 122 288 412 480 743 Apparel and services......................... 1862 1089 1458 1207 1056 1343 2101 2008 3211 Men and boys.............................. 509 266 328 307 328 340 621 481 930 Men, 16 and over....................... 332 145 214 133 189 219 382 254 734 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 176 121 114 174 140 122 239 227 196 Women and girls........................... 739 394 641 433 305 470 866 811 1384 Women, 16 and over..................... 528 272 532 214 173 282 633 571 1082 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 211 122 109 219 132 188 234 240 302 Children under 2.......................... 92 175 73 108 72 93 103 101 65 Footwear.................................. 260 113 242 232 163 272 260 282 350 Other apparel products and services....... 262 140 174 126 188 169 251 333 482 Transportation............................... 6060 3748 2621 3774 4297 4863 6625 7149 9971 Vehicle purchases......................... 2773 1758 1212 1819 2023 2048 3108 3216 4613 Cars and trucks, new (net outlay)...... 1387 480 600 188 1064 873 1364 1905 2829 Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)..... 1334 1278 612 1623 881 1128 1707 1206 1709 Other vehicles......................... 51 0 0 7 78 46 37 105 75 Gasoline and motor oil.................... 1284 775 646 915 1088 1245 1506 1502 1642 Other vehicle expenses.................... 1799 1123 636 931 1126 1442 1841 2252 3212 Vehicle finance charges................ 378 95 78 175 148 247 449 447 802 Maintenance and repairs................ 664 607 349 348 567 556 691 839 978 Vehicle insurance...................... 543 306 155 324 309 494 510 683 969 Vehicle rent., licenses, other charges. 214 116 54 84 102 146 192 284 463 Public transportation..................... 204 92 127 110 59 127 170 179 503 Health care.................................. 1306 990 552 725 1477 1146 1343 1384 1991 Health insurance.......................... 411 457 171 276 401 448 427 394 532 Medical services.......................... 621 392 234 300 836 437 662 727 970 Drugs..................................... 197 113 113 118 171 205 173 189 335 Medical supplies.......................... 76 28 33 31 69 56 82 74 154 Entertainment................................ 1596 686 584 789 861 1196 1732 2188 2858 Fees and admissions....................... 414 145 139 89 137 226 326 573 1036 Television, radios, sound equipment....... 515 231 248 410 325 389 553 807 724 Pets, toys, and playground equipment...... 341 124 138 178 269 373 346 453 490 Other ent. sup., equip., and services..... 326 186 59 113 130 207 507 355 608 Personal care products and services.......... 406 305 182 194 193 346 420 479 778 Reading...................................... 156 77 65 66 102 145 147 191 278 Education.................................... 613 345 285 119 454 428 340 596 1573 Tobacco products and smoking supplies........ 334 281 297 364 325 352 401 310 295 Miscellaneous................................ 686 253 282 189 577 452 826 820 1245 Cash contributions........................... 616 694 83 269 253 331 410 657 1601 Personal insurance and pensions.............. 3071 489 599 919 1405 2196 3197 4475 6353 Life and other personal insurance......... 427 318 244 197 240 359 413 629 666 Pensions and Social Security.............. 2644 170 356 722 1166 1837 2785 3846 5687 Money income before taxes....................... 33489 706 7565 12199 17430 24762 34405 44235 71012 Wages and salaries........................... 29077 947 3235 8549 13860 21534 31418 41239 61062 Self-employment income....................... 2093 -1847 374 677 897 1257 1486 1552 6898 S. Security, private and gvrnmnt retirement.. 833 203 873 888 1297 835 584 365 1312 Int.,divid.,rent. income,other prop. income.. 298 24 37 44 67 157 162 121 1106 Unemp. and workers' compen., veterans' ben... 307 115 210 286 441 444 371 274 176 Pub. ass., supp. sec. income, foodstamps..... 486 991 2566 1294 451 127 100 84 73 Regular contributions for support............ 295 168 254 407 124 276 248 479 309 Other income................................. 99 104 15 54 294 130 36 122 76 Personal taxes.................................. 2336 -57 -5 197 609 1364 2353 3521 5884 Federal income taxes......................... 1778 -129 -13 120 438 1048 1777 2581 4604 State and local income taxes................. 490 1 -1 55 147 279 510 781 1177 Other taxes.................................. 68 72 9 22 25 37 65 158 103 Income after taxes.............................. 31154 763 7570 12002 16820 23398 32052 40715 65128 Net change in total assets................... 3365 -927 921 1153 784 1841 4004 5672 7063 Net change in total liabilities.............. 2516 -34 -140 1029 -483 3208 2182 4117 4926 Other money receipts......................... 340 189 531 142 15 81 111 292 1037 Mortgage principal paid on owned property.... -616 -623 -319 -301 -230 -437 -606 -840 -1093 Estimated market value of owned home......... 60378 58208 27119 29077 22764 44615 57398 77952 113000 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home. 383 228 127 178 168 282 407 512 718 Gifts of: Clothing, males 2 and over................... 57 41 113 15 24 56 35 37 113 Clothing, females 2 and over................. 65 1 118 6 28 26 114 45 111 Clothing, infants less than 2................ 23 10 11 10 18 12 30 38 33 Jewelry and watches.......................... 12 3 3 1 20 5 19 15 18 Small appliances & misc. housewares.......... 15 5 3 1 2 7 20 13 39 Household textiles........................... 12 0 0 9 19 8 10 20 19 All other gifts.............................. 486 190 220 243 298 308 318 550 1197 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Components of income and taxes are drived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary.