Table 1. SEX AND AGE OF REFERENCE PERSON (Single Males): Average annual expenditures and characteristics of single consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1988-89 All 65 and 75 and Item consumer Under 25 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 over 65 - 74 over units __________________________________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 11917 2398 3226 1978 1221 1102 1992 1094 898 Number of sample interviews............... 8756 1765 2496 1459 879 731 1426 789 637 Income before taxes 1/.................... 20941 11473 22931 28801 31368 21344 15383 15289 15505 Income after taxes 1/..................... 18755 10574 20361 25260 27967 18982 14370 14434 14287 Average number of persons in cons. unit... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Age of reference person................... 41.5 21.3 29 38.9 49.3 59 74 69.2 79.8 Average number of: Earners.................................. 0.8 0.9 1 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.2 Vehicles................................. 1.3 1 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.1 Children under 18........................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Homeowner with mortgage.................. 18 3 20 29 30 21 11 15 6 Homeowner without mortgage............... 15 1 5 7 18 25 49 39 62 Renter................................... 67 96 75 63 53 54 40 46 32 Black.................................... 10 5 7 12 17 14 14 18 9 White and other.......................... 90 95 93 88 83 86 86 82 91 Elementary (1-8)......................... 9 1 1 1 10 15 38 29 47 High school (9-12)....................... 35 29 30 36 43 45 40 42 38 College.................................. 55 70 69 63 46 40 21 26 15 Never attended and other................. 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 At least one vehicle owned................ 81 73 86 85 80 79 78 78 78 Average annual expenditures............... 18668 12661 20878 23684 23671 19227 13977 14137 13833 Food..................................... 2501 1717 2795 2828 2890 3176 2077 2211 1936 Food at home............................ 966 520 969 1107 1054 1358 1153 1271 1022 Cereals and bakery products............ 142 84 137 148 179 177 180 184 176 Cereals and cereal products........... 46 29 49 51 42 54 55 54 56 Bakery products....................... 96 56 88 96 137 123 125 130 121 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 225 83 223 257 249 411 274 349 191 Beef.................................. 72 22 75 95 72 133 82 105 57 Pork.................................. 36 11 31 36 42 71 55 75 32 Other meats........................... 39 20 35 34 61 56 50 56 45 Poultry............................... 32 13 31 33 33 62 41 56 24 Fish and seafood...................... 33 10 37 44 30 61 30 39 19 Eggs.................................. 14 7 14 14 11 28 17 19 14 Dairy products......................... 130 77 135 133 134 158 174 177 170 Fresh milk and cream.................. 65 40 65 67 67 75 90 88 93 Other dairy products.................. 65 37 70 66 67 84 83 89 77 Fruits and vegetables.................. 165 75 166 202 167 221 218 234 201 Fresh fruits.......................... 51 19 48 61 50 71 77 83 70 Fresh vegetables...................... 50 21 50 65 51 73 66 70 61 Processed fruits...................... 41 27 43 47 39 48 51 54 47 Processed vegetables.................. 23 9 25 29 28 29 25 27 23 Other food at home..................... 304 201 309 369 325 392 307 326 285 Sugar and other sweets................ 29 13 28 37 44 37 31 33 29 Fats and oils......................... 20 11 19 19 23 35 25 25 24 Miscellaneous foods................... 129 96 130 158 111 151 140 137 144 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 106 68 116 114 123 154 91 102 80 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 21 13 15 41 24 14 20 30 8 Food away from home..................... 1535 1197 1826 1721 1836 1818 924 940 914 Alcoholic beverages...................... 461 419 651 537 422 273 217 264 166 Housing.................................. 5818 3444 6674 7310 7710 5748 4693 4922 4431 Shelter................................. 3878 2395 4601 4990 5058 3784 2718 2940 2448 Owned dwellings........................ 1280 171 1478 1784 2136 1362 1221 1313 1109 Mortgage interest..................... 776 115 1137 1300 1246 568 292 398 162 Property taxes........................ 236 20 182 194 439 356 437 372 517 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 268 36 159 290 450 438 493 544 430 Rented dwellings....................... 2238 2048 2826 2672 2357 1826 1242 1374 1081 Other lodging.......................... 360 176 297 534 566 596 255 252 258 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1059 581 1114 1242 1258 1158 1184 1172 1200 Natural gas............................ 127 47 112 159 160 154 183 183 182 Electricity............................ 392 200 401 463 476 432 464 485 438 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 48 8 27 61 41 47 122 85 167 Telephone.............................. 418 307 508 469 484 439 305 315 294 Water and other public services........ 73 19 67 91 96 85 110 103 118 Household operations.................... 154 33 115 191 253 183 248 156 359 Personal services...................... 27 5 39 35 47 5 23 3 48 Other household expenses............... 127 28 76 156 206 178 224 153 311 Housekeeping supplies................... 149 77 160 168 162 222 158 172 143 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 39 17 43 37 43 66 43 49 37 Other household products............... 51 31 51 56 72 75 49 56 42 Postage and stationery................. 59 28 67 75 47 81 66 67 64 Household furnishings and equipment..... 579 358 683 719 979 401 385 482 282 Household textiles..................... 35 51 36 46 7 33 23 32 13 Furniture.............................. 166 113 221 223 254 130 49 55 41 Floor coverings........................ 27 18 48 44 18 0 7 6 7 Major appliances....................... 75 26 96 91 136 59 57 72 39 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 28 22 36 41 21 19 19 20 17 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 247 129 248 273 543 159 231 297 164 Apparel and services..................... 797 627 1002 996 932 634 474 620 306 Men and boys............................ 396 329 489 521 492 292 200 290 99 Men, 16 and over....................... 389 328 473 516 487 286 196 289 92 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 7 0 16 5 4 6 4 1 7 Women and girls......................... 40 25 42 71 26 21 42 30 55 Women, 16 and over..................... 29 23 35 34 19 20 35 23 49 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 11 3 8 37 7 2 6 7 6 Children under 2........................ 7 4 11 9 5 4 6 3 10 Footwear................................ 113 92 136 96 83 168 105 137 69 Other apparel products and services..... 240 177 324 298 326 149 121 161 73 Transportation........................... 3714 3181 4537 3922 3772 3795 2738 2601 2898 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 1573 1536 2008 1330 1356 1460 1347 1328 1371 Cars and trucks, new................... 968 935 1180 787 931 825 946 723 1218 Cars and trucks, used.................. 579 572 754 541 426 635 401 605 153 Other vehicles......................... 26 28 73 2 0 0 0 0 0 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 706 642 780 774 782 792 501 511 489 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1182 814 1493 1509 1319 1170 717 652 791 Vehicle finance charges................ 197 145 315 235 252 104 49 72 22 Maintenance and repairs................ 475 316 567 610 461 559 346 272 431 Vehicle insurance...................... 362 263 433 458 401 333 263 256 272 Veh. rental, licenses, oth. charges.... 147 89 178 206 205 174 59 52 67 Public transportation................... 254 189 256 309 314 373 172 111 247 Health care.............................. 689 149 427 764 633 859 1637 1119 2268 Health insurance........................ 267 58 190 249 302 337 603 531 692 Medical services........................ 291 44 157 381 213 319 748 321 1269 Drugs................................... 96 24 48 102 91 176 217 230 201 Medical supplies........................ 35 23 32 32 26 27 68 38 106 Entertainment............................ 1023 964 1137 1585 972 890 451 459 439 Fees and admissions..................... 317 312 397 392 319 253 153 105 213 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 365 429 425 452 364 239 169 211 117 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 101 47 100 194 93 93 87 79 94 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 240 176 215 547 198 305 42 64 15 Personal care products and services...... 193 175 221 225 178 198 140 168 110 Reading.................................. 118 78 118 168 159 126 89 108 66 Education................................ 332 841 346 196 246 38 47 86 0 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 196 138 173 258 312 292 113 147 72 Miscellaneous............................ 487 190 501 801 734 589 304 378 213 Cash contributions....................... 755 50 459 1453 1964 777 635 631 639 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 1585 687 1837 2640 2746 1832 362 423 288 Life and other personal insurance....... 146 27 115 219 209 282 152 106 208 Pensions and Social Security............ 1439 660 1722 2421 2537 1550 210 317 80 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 20941 11473 22931 28801 31368 21344 15383 15289 15505 Wages and salaries....................... 14986 8870 20588 24507 23131 12189 1027 1470 457 Self-employment income................... 1949 491 1297 2702 5997 3163 1054 1603 348 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 1975 12 112 437 950 3204 8744 8773 8706 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1286 711 402 590 632 1760 4188 3043 5662 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 142 26 116 198 171 357 132 208 34 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 100 11 71 128 86 214 172 117 243 Regular contributions for support........ 333 1072 200 168 99 176 30 41 16 Other income............................. 170 279 147 72 302 283 36 34 40 Personal taxes 1/......................... 2187 899 2571 3542 3401 2362 1013 854 1217 Federal income taxes..................... 1735 731 2062 2939 2726 1825 632 494 809 State and local income taxes............. 389 155 484 530 583 351 293 310 272 Other taxes.............................. 62 13 24 72 92 186 88 50 136 Income after taxes 1/..................... 18755 10574 20361 25260 27967 18982 14370 14434 14287 Net change in total assets................ 1979 467 3518 1244 6388 4559 -2094 -1911 -2317 Net change in total liabilities........... 1460 793 2567 1096 2864 912 273 519 -26 Other money receipts...................... 317 75 204 446 52 383 790 699 900 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -224 -21 -249 -362 -447 -254 -138 -201 -60 Estimated market value of owned home...... 27574 2277 22676 28848 44989 43542 45177 37741 54241 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 177 20 154 211 267 238 282 226 350 Gifts of goods and services, total........ 753 390 619 1046 1067 520 1048 808 1343 Clothing, males 2 and over............... 34 28 32 29 67 21 38 45 30 Clothing, females 2 and over............. 39 25 41 69 26 21 42 30 55 Clothing, infants less than 2............ 7 4 11 9 5 4 6 3 10 Jewelry and watches...................... 73 59 125 70 92 16 29 53 0 Small appliances and misc. housewares.... 8 4 16 5 3 6 5 2 8 Household textiles....................... 1 0 0 0 0 13 1 3 0 All other gifts.......................... 590 270 394 863 875 438 927 672 1240 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary.