TABLE 19. AGE OF REFERENCE PERSON AND INCOME BEFORE TAXES, CONSUMER EXPENDITURE SURVEY, AGE 55 TO 64, 1987-88--COMPLETE INCOME REPORTERS ONLY COMPLETE LESS $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 ITEM REPORTING THAN TO TO TO TO TO AND OF INCOME $5,000 $9,999 $14,999 $19,999 $29,999 $39,999 OVER Number of consumer units (in thousands).......... 10639 879 1469 1180 1144 2067 1329 2570 Number of sample interviews...................... 8712 703 1164 1017 908 1610 1105 2205 Consumer unit characteristics: Income before taxes 1/.......................... 30524 2258 7427 12413 17393 24567 34279 70410 Income after taxes 1/........................... 27743 2352 7203 12024 16483 22950 31404 62368 Average number of persons in consumer unit.... 2.3 1.8 1.8 2 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.8 Age of reference person....................... 59.7 60.1 60.2 60.2 59.9 59.6 59.5 58.9 Average number in consumer unit Earners.................................... 1.4 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.6 2.2 Vehicles................................... 2.3 1.1 1.4 1.6 2.3 2.4 2.5 3.2 Children under 18.......................... 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Persons 65 and over........................ 0.1 0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Percent distribution Sex of reference person: Male.................................... 70 38 52 59 69 73 77 91 Female.................................. 30 62 48 41 31 27 23 9 Housing tenure: Homeowner with mortgage................. 38 29 22 26 30 34 38 62 Homeowner without mortgage.............. 42 30 42 50 46 49 46 33 Renter.................................. 20 41 36 24 24 17 16 4 Race of reference person: Black................................... 10 25 19 13 7 8 5 3 White and other......................... 90 75 81 87 93 92 95 97 Education of reference person: Elementary (1-8)........................ 16 40 28 20 17 11 14 4 High school (9-12)...................... 50 44 49 58 62 62 46 35 College................................. 33 12 20 22 20 26 40 61 Never attended and other................ 1 4 3 0 0 0 - 0 At least one vehicle owned................. 91 62 77 87 97 97 97 98 Average annual expenditures...................... 26202 11413 13239 16768 19328 24113 29370 46291 Food.......................................... 3983 2154 2506 3015 3251 3953 4623 6025 Food at home............................... 2397 1645 1760 2083 2216 2474 2587 3146 Cereals and bakery products............. 332 228 254 290 332 331 362 426 Cereals and cereal products.......... 112 84 97 112 130 109 120 119 Bakery products...................... 221 144 156 178 202 222 242 307 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.......... 679 467 511 616 641 645 733 899 Beef................................. 223 121 137 180 201 221 256 327 Pork................................. 138 100 113 140 150 131 132 169 Other meats.......................... 101 72 94 91 84 93 110 127 Poultry.............................. 99 68 76 93 88 90 107 132 Fish and seafood..................... 86 80 54 78 88 78 95 111 Eggs................................. 33 26 36 34 30 32 32 34 Dairy products.......................... 298 195 217 242 264 319 346 389 Fresh milk and cream................. 136 116 114 132 124 139 139 160 Other dairy products................. 162 79 103 109 140 180 208 229 Fruits and vegetables................... 433 283 306 372 425 462 444 576 Fresh fruits......................... 142 92 86 113 142 149 149 204 Fresh vegetables..................... 134 93 108 119 127 146 139 165 Processed fruits..................... 92 49 63 84 94 103 83 127 Processed vegetables................. 64 49 49 56 62 64 73 80 Other food at home...................... 655 472 473 564 554 716 702 856 Sugar and other sweets............... 86 52 66 66 73 101 90 115 Fats and oils........................ 63 50 54 55 57 67 75 71 Miscellaneous foods.................. 248 175 162 225 208 257 269 339 Nonalcoholic beverages............... 221 182 183 195 193 237 227 273 Food pre. by CU on out-of-town trips. 37 13 8 22 23 54 41 58 Food away from home........................ 1586 509 745 932 1035 1480 2035 2879 Alcoholic beverages........................... 264 111 124 160 195 275 346 437 Housing....................................... 7461 4570 4521 4959 5637 6874 7770 12428 Shelter.................................... 3724 2498 2343 2267 2671 3384 3585 6415 Owned dwellings......................... 2451 1287 1192 1261 1510 2270 2277 4771 Mortgage interest.................... 1082 610 416 428 500 742 900 2552 Property taxes....................... 700 386 311 427 528 733 691 1211 Main., rep., ins., other expenses.... 669 291 465 406 481 795 686 1008 Rented dwellings........................ 706 896 943 805 921 736 820 281 Other lodging........................... 567 315 208 201 241 379 488 1363 Utilities, fuels, and public services...... 1878 1423 1395 1564 1751 1824 1958 2511 Natural gas............................. 277 189 185 257 280 249 311 372 Electricity............................. 766 567 574 619 703 789 819 992 Fuel oil and other fuels................ 128 111 127 103 94 130 104 172 Telephone............................... 518 436 387 429 486 473 537 704 Water and other public services......... 189 121 122 156 187 184 188 270 Household operations....................... 274 64 81 84 118 207 260 673 Personal services....................... 39 0 1 8 7 39 61 92 Other household expenses................ 234 64 80 76 111 168 199 580 Housekeeping supplies...................... 423 222 256 336 428 430 480 607 Laundry and cleaning supplies........... 122 77 80 91 124 120 144 172 Other household products................ 175 90 104 148 153 193 188 255 Postage and stationery.................. 125 55 73 96 151 116 148 180 Household furnishings and equipment........ 1163 362 445 708 669 1028 1487 2223 Household textiles...................... 104 68 47 76 62 82 106 197 Furniture............................... 316 77 82 165 153 298 365 664 Floor coverings......................... 105 30 19 94 14 100 293 113 Major appliances........................ 182 65 94 147 175 138 234 301 Small app., miscellaneous housewares.... 69 20 20 39 44 75 82 131 Miscellaneous household equipment....... 387 103 184 186 221 335 406 817 Apparel and services.......................... 1415 372 609 961 1144 1116 1486 2787 Men and boys............................... 395 64 175 215 292 335 363 843 Men, 16 and over........................ 351 62 167 163 233 291 281 798 Boys, 2 to 15........................... 44 2 8 52 59 44 82 46 Women and girls............................ 594 202 268 454 531 403 703 1104 Women, 16 and over...................... 556 186 258 416 497 367 643 1052 Girls, 2 to 15.......................... 38 16 10 38 34 36 59 52 Children under 2........................... 34 7 12 30 25 32 46 57 Footwear................................... 172 43 72 144 193 153 179 293 Other apparel products and services........ 220 56 82 119 103 192 196 489 Transportation................................ 4744 2011 2198 3083 3163 4753 5711 8070 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)............. 1946 871 811 1070 915 2072 2506 3432 Cars and trucks, new.................... 1245 348 542 433 273 1198 1522 2655 Cars and trucks, used................... 693 523 267 637 638 857 961 774 Other vehicles.......................... 8 0 2 0 4 17 23 3 Gasoline and motor oil..................... 961 437 567 704 895 978 1137 1408 Other vehicle expenses..................... 1532 599 731 1170 1252 1480 1778 2493 Vehicle finance charges................. 243 109 76 139 147 272 307 420 Maintenance and repairs................. 576 210 304 555 527 535 647 860 Vehicle insurance....................... 553 234 271 383 460 550 642 901 Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges. 160 46 81 94 118 124 181 312 Public transportation...................... 305 105 88 139 100 223 290 737 Health care................................... 1390 746 1189 1200 1571 1484 1593 1550 Health insurance........................... 515 284 418 469 613 613 485 562 Medical services........................... 479 233 454 342 495 508 646 524 Drugs...................................... 314 188 276 340 374 303 300 354 Medical supplies........................... 83 41 41 50 89 61 162 110 Entertainment................................. 1178 337 456 907 901 992 1224 2254 Fees and admissions........................ 327 65 94 127 178 238 345 770 Television, radios, sound equipment........ 389 160 201 213 302 400 352 710 Pets, toys, and playground equipment....... 230 65 134 153 222 216 264 373 Other ent. supplies, equip., and services.. 232 46 27 413 199 139 264 402 Personal care products and services........... 371 140 170 267 333 362 417 627 Reading....................................... 161 60 91 100 135 141 189 278 Education..................................... 239 99 89 115 76 94 198 641 Tobacco products and smoking supplies......... 268 197 265 226 306 263 299 282 Miscellaneous................................. 639 211 334 417 672 523 698 1132 Cash contributions............................ 1103 117 193 460 516 731 1405 2660 Personal insurance and pensions............... 2987 288 496 899 1429 2552 3413 7118 Life and other personal insurance.......... 426 171 215 225 306 450 501 724 Pensions and Social Security............... 2561 117 281 675 1123 2103 2911 6394 Sources of income and personal taxes: 1/ Money income before taxes........................ 30524 2258 7427 12413 17393 24567 34279 70410 Wages and salaries............................ 21597 614 2217 5383 9801 16055 24642 55435 Self-employment income........................ 2278 -531 161 608 1035 1275 1784 6831 Soc. Sec., private and government retirement.. 4277 1250 3819 5178 5294 4931 4923 3846 Int., divid., ren. income, other prop. income. 1711 63 218 534 831 1619 2310 3824 Unemp. and workers' comp., vet. benefits...... 271 84 267 314 266 477 259 160 Pub. ass., sup. security income, foodstamps... 216 591 651 190 100 89 150 37 Regular contributions for support............. 89 146 61 190 3 83 156 48 Other income.................................. 86 41 33 16 63 40 54 229 Personal taxes................................... 2780 -94 225 389 910 1618 2875 8042 Federal income taxes.......................... 2245 -125 152 268 748 1170 2261 6682 State and local income taxes.................. 470 -2 16 66 156 362 545 1266 Other taxes................................... 65 33 57 55 6 85 68 94 Income after taxes............................... 27743 2352 7203 12024 16483 22950 31404 62368 Addenda: Other money receipts.......................... 503 43 243 187 70 617 247 1188 Mortgage principal paid on owned property..... -501 -401 -183 -227 -301 -352 -445 -1082 Estimated market value of owned home.......... 72558 40581 35393 54113 55803 69926 66151 126000 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home.. 418 217 228 288 347 407 418 695 Gifts of goods and services: Clothing, males 2 and over................. 134 12 38 56 61 130 105 330 Clothing, females 2 and over............... 124 11 68 79 84 124 179 204 Clothing, infants less than 2.............. 30 6 11 14 23 27 42 55 Jewelry and watches........................ 20 4 5 10 5 17 22 45 Small app. and mis. housewares............. 28 4 6 14 19 45 21 52 Household textiles......................... 18 8 5 13 15 20 17 32 All other gifts............................ 727 179 342 317 398 548 713 1646 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary. - Data not available.