TABLE 2: SIZE OF CONSUMER UNIT AND INCOME BEFORE TAXES, CONSUMER EXPENDITURE SURVEY, TWO PERSONS, 1986-87 TOT COMPL ITEM REPORTERS <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)......... 24441 1818 3174 3617 3097 4481 3097 1904 3252 Number of sample interviews..................... 20161 1325 2528 2907 2461 3747 2625 1727 2841 Income before taxes 1/.......................... 27810 2139 7640 12433 17411 24783 34473 44474 76921 Income after taxes 1/........................... 25129 1961 7488 12047 16389 22910 31324 40054 66592 Average number of persons in consumer unit...... 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Age of reference person......................... 52.2 49.3 59 58.5 54.5 50.2 47.8 46.2 48.6 Average number of: Earners...................................... 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.7 Vehicles..................................... 2.1 1.2 1.4 1.7 2.1 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.7 Children under 18............................ 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0 0 Persons 65 and over.......................... 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 Percent distribution: Male......................................... 74 49 62 70 76 76 82 87 88 Female....................................... 26 51 38 30 24 24 18 13 12 Homeowner with mortgage...................... 35 21 17 16 26 37 45 56 70 Homeowner without mortgage................... 35 29 44 51 43 34 29 22 19 Renter....................................... 30 50 39 33 32 29 26 22 11 Black........................................ 9 24 16 11 8 6 5 3 3 White and other.............................. 91 76 84 89 92 94 95 97 97 Elementary (1-8)............................. 13 24 31 22 14 8 4 3 1 High school (9-12)........................... 46 50 49 56 54 53 47 35 20 College...................................... 40 23 18 22 31 39 49 61 79 Never attended and other..................... 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 At least one vehicle owned................... 91 68 78 90 95 96 97 96 98 Average annual expenditures..................... 25356 13666 13695 16306 19273 24466 28342 36661 50092 Food......................................... 3614 2334 2395 2817 3081 3694 3803 4929 5485 Food at home.............................. 2026 1616 1748 1929 1981 2037 2052 2338 2343 Cereals and bakery products............ 274 218 245 285 287 263 267 297 305 Cereals and cereal products......... 86 79 82 100 95 81 78 88 78 Bakery products..................... 189 139 163 185 192 182 189 209 227 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 569 465 502 559 507 572 586 727 611 Beef................................ 189 162 140 176 169 187 220 272 198 Pork................................ 121 93 123 132 109 126 114 145 114 Other meats......................... 76 70 68 68 73 84 79 81 82 Poultry............................. 84 54 85 88 70 79 79 104 104 Fish and seafood.................... 70 57 59 63 55 68 71 97 92 Eggs................................ 27 29 28 31 30 27 23 27 22 Dairy products......................... 247 194 237 239 246 248 245 255 279 Fresh milk and cream................ 113 109 140 121 118 107 103 108 98 Other dairy products................ 134 85 96 118 127 141 142 147 181 Fruits and vegetables.................. 352 294 288 334 355 362 336 401 415 Fresh fruits........................ 117 90 96 118 120 118 107 139 136 Fresh vegetables.................... 107 85 92 97 104 108 107 120 133 Processed fruits.................... 73 67 56 69 75 80 68 75 89 Processed vegetables................ 54 52 44 50 56 56 53 67 57 Other food at home..................... 549 432 467 485 558 555 579 602 655 Sugar and other sweets.............. 73 52 57 74 77 72 84 81 76 Fats and oils....................... 54 45 52 53 57 56 53 57 55 Miscellaneous foods................. 220 170 161 179 233 218 228 242 303 Nonalcoholic beverages.............. 202 165 197 179 190 209 215 222 221 Food pre. by cu on out of town trips... 36 13 9 26 27 37 39 56 76 Food away from home....................... 1588 717 647 888 1100 1657 1751 2591 3142 Alcoholic beverages.......................... 325 138 124 168 198 371 374 477 666 Housing...................................... 7495 5035 4529 5165 5937 6805 7878 9898 14925 Shelter................................... 4028 2730 2206 2626 2987 3511 4254 5725 8585 Owned dwellings........................ 2374 1250 1036 1205 1467 1881 2458 3673 6311 Mortgage interest................... 1293 653 251 282 529 891 1448 2412 4274 Property taxes...................... 532 314 341 450 457 491 491 660 1025 Maint., rep., ins., other expenses.. 548 283 443 474 481 500 518 601 1012 Rented dwellings....................... 1160 1163 1023 1163 1241 1292 1380 1296 741 Other lodging.......................... 494 316 147 258 279 338 415 756 1533 Utilities, fuels, and public services..... 1672 1435 1441 1448 1561 1630 1759 1845 2257 Natural gas............................ 242 217 230 220 220 220 254 259 320 Electricity............................ 692 590 584 610 657 680 726 736 934 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 108 119 124 114 88 114 90 105 110 Telephone.............................. 477 390 385 374 463 471 528 560 652 Water and other public services........ 154 119 118 130 133 144 161 186 240 Household operations...................... 279 148 149 208 241 234 257 249 694 Personal services...................... 56 48 42 68 87 65 55 44 23 Other household expenses............... 223 99 108 139 154 169 202 206 671 Housekeeping supplies..................... 375 219 266 315 368 390 375 449 533 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 97 76 77 95 98 99 98 97 117 Other household products............... 157 77 114 123 168 139 159 214 237 Postage and stationery................. 121 66 75 97 102 152 117 139 180 Household furnishings and equipment....... 1142 503 467 568 781 1041 1233 1630 2857 Household textiles..................... 124 133 55 58 125 96 107 132 313 Furniture.............................. 349 108 115 146 182 317 437 468 988 Floor coverings........................ 58 29 13 29 42 46 44 97 168 Major appliances....................... 176 78 102 115 180 188 192 198 319 Small appliances & misc. housewares.... 68 28 31 32 49 76 69 98 150 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 368 127 150 188 203 318 385 637 919 Apparel and services......................... 1376 687 673 833 862 1226 1621 2031 2967 Men and boys.............................. 328 140 167 226 188 277 370 559 689 Men, 16 and over....................... 300 95 145 205 161 251 338 519 661 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 28 45 22 21 27 26 32 40 28 Women and girls........................... 591 306 280 359 410 531 654 844 1272 Women, 16 and over..................... 565 282 260 336 384 499 627 826 1238 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 26 24 20 24 26 32 27 18 34 Children under 2.......................... 27 24 18 11 21 25 36 29 51 Footwear.................................. 161 95 113 122 88 138 189 276 270 Other apparel products and services....... 268 121 95 116 155 254 372 323 684 Transportation............................... 4871 2332 2298 3055 3815 5121 5620 8226 8765 Vehicle purchases......................... 2202 1010 881 1179 1495 2496 2391 4170 4229 Cars and trucks, new (net outlay)...... 1425 427 596 627 723 1531 1614 2564 3357 Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)..... 757 572 284 525 756 948 748 1593 833 Other vehicles......................... 20 12 1 27 16 17 29 14 38 Gasoline and motor oil.................... 911 564 610 751 879 939 1080 1232 1224 Other vehicle expenses.................... 1466 624 705 995 1234 1423 1876 2398 2511 Vehicle finance charges................ 264 113 88 124 187 281 340 500 516 Maintenance and repairs................ 551 242 294 444 513 502 752 853 795 Vehicle insurance...................... 467 211 255 344 383 481 583 690 770 Vehicle rent., licenses, other charges. 185 59 69 83 151 160 200 355 430 Public transportation..................... 291 134 102 130 206 263 273 426 801 Health care.................................. 1375 943 1380 1490 1563 1353 1263 1218 1529 Health insurance.......................... 499 327 486 609 588 541 452 372 457 Medical services.......................... 511 366 515 422 572 483 500 519 676 Drugs..................................... 280 204 321 350 319 251 231 234 278 Medical supplies.......................... 85 46 58 109 84 77 80 92 117 Entertainment................................ 1162 604 458 592 946 1089 1535 1728 2395 Fees and admissions....................... 310 115 96 128 211 277 350 509 812 Television, radios, sound equipment....... 356 223 191 246 258 345 448 503 643 Pets, toys, and playground equipment...... 217 98 111 107 212 226 285 286 378 Other ent. sup., equip., and services..... 280 168 60 112 265 240 452 430 562 Personal care products and services.......... 355 172 198 268 297 348 401 438 635 Reading...................................... 159 73 82 110 129 153 194 209 312 Education.................................... 218 149 84 139 147 206 268 183 538 Tobacco products and smoking supplies........ 236 220 234 228 233 253 254 261 205 Miscellaneous................................ 601 291 328 326 435 576 844 904 1117 Cash contributions........................... 1068 271 502 416 471 1093 965 1357 3256 Personal insurance and pensions.............. 2500 417 409 700 1158 2179 3322 4802 7296 Life and other personal insurance......... 348 198 182 192 245 401 396 426 706 Pensions and Social Security.............. 2151 218 227 508 913 1778 2926 4377 6591 Money income before taxes....................... 27810 2139 7640 12433 17411 24783 34473 44474 76921 Wages and salaries........................... 18940 1175 2027 4618 8818 16324 26437 36759 56982 Self-employment income....................... 1744 -788 45 304 541 998 1307 2088 8810 S. Security, private and gvrnmnt retirement.. 4838 1009 4440 6539 6653 5437 4306 3176 4404 Int.,divid.,rent. income,other prop. income.. 1703 -189 208 494 902 1447 1925 2094 6242 Unemp. and workers' compen., veterans' ben... 212 88 171 189 192 335 211 182 216 Pub. ass., supp. sec. income, foodstamps..... 158 671 621 95 26 27 34 9 3 Regular contributions for support............ 143 131 85 143 201 167 200 119 76 Other income................................. 71 43 44 52 80 48 52 47 188 Personal taxes.................................. 2681 178 152 386 1022 1873 3149 4420 10329 Federal income taxes......................... 2156 109 78 256 805 1433 2437 3565 8629 State and local income taxes................. 453 44 23 82 162 372 625 767 1557 Other taxes.................................. 72 26 51 48 55 68 87 88 143 Income after taxes.............................. 25129 1961 7488 12047 16389 22910 31324 40054 66592 Net change in total assets................... 4846 1218 657 249 966 2969 4135 8269 21028 Net change in total liabilities.............. 2594 -950 -584 -592 1434 701 5076 8024 9392 Other money receipts......................... 377 107 55 166 161 535 415 559 920 Mortgage principal paid on owned property.... -384 -385 -122 -163 -229 -315 -420 -583 -976 Estimated market value of owned home......... 58687 37495 38070 40599 47466 48528 57880 79096 124000 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home. 358 192 224 251 288 313 383 475 737 Gifts of: Clothing, males 2 and over................... 74 26 31 57 33 71 81 131 148 Clothing, females 2 and over................. 84 59 37 46 44 92 97 113 174 Clothing, infants less than 2................ 25 16 14 11 17 25 36 29 50 Jewelry and watches.......................... 21 13 5 11 17 24 18 33 50 Small appliances & misc. housewares.......... 20 6 8 10 15 24 19 24 44 Household textiles........................... 17 16 8 5 29 12 13 21 36 All other gifts.............................. 648 227 262 240 357 525 788 718 1951 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Components of income and taxes are drived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary.