Table 2. SEX AND AGE OF REFERENCE PERSON (Single Females): Average annual expenditures and characteristics of single consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1989-90 All 65 and Item consumer Under 25 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 over units ______________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 15096 1928 1970 1371 1370 1685 6772 Income before taxes 1/.................... 14569 7829 21776 24150 19961 15004 11196 Income after taxes 1/..................... 13334 7321 19364 21085 17491 13824 10714 Average number of persons in cons. unit... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Age of reference person................... 55.5 20.8 29 39.1 49.7 60.2 76.4 Average number of: Earners.................................. 0.5 0.9 1 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.1 Vehicles................................. 0.8 0.6 0.9 1 1.2 1 0.6 Children under 18........................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 1 Percent distribution: Female................................... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Percent homeowner........................ 48 1 21 37 58 64 65 Homeowner with mortgage................. 16 1 20 33 40 22 9 Homeowner without mortgage.............. 32 1 1 4 18 42 57 Renter................................... 52 99 79 63 42 36 35 Black.................................... 11 7 11 17 16 11 9 White and other.......................... 89 93 89 83 84 89 91 Elementary (1-8)......................... 14 0 0 2 6 7 29 High school (9-12)....................... 40 29 21 28 49 58 45 College.................................. 45 71 78 70 45 35 25 Never attended and other................. 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 At least one vehicle owned............... 67 54 84 82 83 78 56 Average annual expenditures............... 14876 10888 18845 23310 19082 16175 12046 Food..................................... 1970 1733 2176 2481 2364 2323 1717 Food at home............................ 1175 655 1033 1227 1315 1486 1229 Cereals and bakery products............ 182 104 144 168 191 210 206 Cereals and cereal products........... 61 37 46 48 63 65 72 Bakery products....................... 121 67 98 119 128 145 134 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 267 117 216 259 313 382 280 Beef.................................. 77 27 56 80 89 102 85 Pork.................................. 51 20 32 43 65 89 53 Other meats........................... 36 15 29 34 49 55 35 Poultry............................... 53 22 51 54 45 73 57 Fish and seafood...................... 35 27 37 35 47 41 33 Eggs.................................. 15 6 11 12 19 21 17 Dairy products......................... 146 84 138 146 175 174 153 Fresh milk and cream.................. 67 35 52 61 77 73 77 Other dairy products.................. 80 48 86 85 98 101 76 Fruits and vegetables.................. 234 107 201 223 235 258 271 Fresh fruits.......................... 76 40 68 69 74 82 88 Fresh vegetables...................... 74 29 73 69 77 93 82 Processed fruits...................... 49 25 37 51 48 46 60 Processed vegetables.................. 34 13 22 34 35 38 41 Other food at home..................... 347 245 334 431 400 462 319 Sugar and other sweets................ 44 28 32 52 57 52 46 Fats and oils......................... 33 15 20 32 28 45 38 Miscellaneous foods................... 152 129 161 186 158 207 132 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 106 64 104 145 138 135 96 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 12 8 18 17 19 22 8 Food away from home..................... 795 1078 1143 1254 1049 837 487 Alcoholic beverages...................... 130 284 277 249 157 88 36 Housing.................................. 5540 3233 6555 8186 6847 6002 4990 Shelter................................. 3293 2094 4581 5457 4109 3397 2631 Owned dwellings........................ 1309 50 1282 2034 2160 1581 1289 Mortgage interest..................... 519 34 989 1498 1289 436 187 Property taxes........................ 364 10 131 340 326 567 496 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 425 6 162 196 545 577 606 Rented dwellings....................... 1736 1841 3149 2873 1577 1441 1169 Other lodging.......................... 249 203 150 549 372 375 174 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1236 575 1102 1391 1531 1507 1304 Natural gas............................ 173 38 119 155 201 267 202 Electricity............................ 454 165 350 482 569 598 503 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 65 5 27 36 53 58 104 Telephone.............................. 433 351 552 631 545 433 359 Water and other public services........ 110 16 54 86 164 151 136 Household operations.................... 264 19 113 187 181 206 425 Personal services...................... 66 0 2 27 1 6 140 Other household expenses............... 198 19 111 160 180 200 285 Housekeeping supplies................... 230 122 262 289 267 243 230 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 54 27 55 91 58 55 54 Other household products............... 86 29 106 107 101 105 84 Postage and stationery................. 90 66 101 91 108 83 93 Household furnishings and equipment..... 517 423 497 863 759 649 399 Household textiles..................... 54 30 45 77 85 85 45 Furniture.............................. 161 207 154 313 264 224 83 Floor coverings........................ 37 2 3 47 72 48 44 Major appliances....................... 72 39 86 89 98 61 71 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 37 30 34 41 44 57 33 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 155 116 174 297 195 174 122 Apparel and services..................... 1023 992 1447 2507 1284 1136 559 Men and boys............................ 70 32 106 49 118 115 54 Men, 16 and over....................... 56 32 91 41 106 85 39 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 14 0 15 7 12 29 15 Women and girls......................... 660 710 861 1824 846 673 340 Women, 16 and over..................... 645 704 844 1780 832 659 326 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 16 6 16 44 14 14 14 Children under 2........................ 14 9 23 21 20 23 8 Footwear................................ 127 84 198 302 91 161 85 Other apparel products and services..... 152 157 259 312 209 165 73 Transportation........................... 1995 1845 3263 3861 2767 2243 1076 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 661 684 1148 1720 781 778 245 Cars and trucks, new................... 391 346 715 1153 406 473 132 Cars and trucks, used.................. 270 337 433 568 376 306 113 Other vehicles......................... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 405 433 573 623 607 513 236 Other vehicle expenses.................. 719 564 1209 1246 1135 744 425 Vehicle finance charges................ 106 101 245 242 175 90 29 Maintenance and repairs................ 255 226 394 398 403 272 162 Vehicle insurance...................... 273 180 386 435 395 312 200 Veh. rental, licenses, oth. charges.... 85 57 184 171 162 69 35 Public transportation................... 211 164 332 273 243 208 170 Health care.............................. 1108 279 751 905 874 1090 1539 Health insurance........................ 453 46 202 249 302 493 703 Medical services........................ 390 158 381 456 355 355 461 Drugs................................... 204 37 94 132 164 168 314 Medical supplies........................ 62 38 75 69 53 74 62 Entertainment............................ 593 503 1099 980 957 625 321 Fees and admissions..................... 173 165 339 279 229 193 90 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 217 172 340 319 308 245 150 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 137 59 235 264 361 153 65 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 65 108 185 118 59 35 16 Personal care products and services...... 228 195 262 345 309 283 177 Reading.................................. 106 55 120 177 140 109 94 Education................................ 203 871 220 144 275 60 41 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 118 97 146 226 247 170 54 Miscellaneous............................ 394 264 463 632 596 456 307 Cash contributions....................... 571 47 212 321 361 529 929 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 897 489 1854 2296 1904 1059 206 Life and other personal insurance....... 110 13 95 138 169 166 111 Pensions and Social Security............ 786 476 1759 2158 1735 893 95 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 14569 7829 21776 24150 19961 15004 11196 Wages and salaries....................... 8463 6702 20791 22045 17002 8768 752 Self-employment income................... 271 43 328 1020 676 267 83 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 4046 28 85 178 447 3627 7959 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1157 76 145 341 481 1241 2044 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 111 22 82 130 211 295 78 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 147 15 63 140 269 300 150 Regular contributions for support........ 306 753 185 242 795 431 102 Other income............................. 70 189 97 54 80 75 28 Personal taxes 1/......................... 1235 509 2412 3065 2470 1180 482 Federal income taxes..................... 981 410 1865 2437 1938 981 389 State and local income taxes............. 229 111 520 616 482 200 52 Other taxes.............................. 26 -12 26 12 49 -1 40 Income after taxes 1/..................... 13334 7321 19364 21085 17491 13824 10714 Net change in total assets and liabilities -318 266 -181 550 640 -917 -744 Net change in total assets............... 38 1204 430 1500 679 150 -861 Net change in total liabilities.......... 356 938 611 950 39 1067 -116 Other money receipts...................... 276 140 82 909 296 174 265 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -186 -7 -149 -369 -617 -258 -105 Estimated market value of owned home...... 38630 940 18094 31382 53916 58087 48871 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 250 6 130 237 330 349 316 Gifts of goods and services, total........ 667 405 628 851 1163 862 575 Clothing, males 2 and over............... 68 32 100 49 101 115 54 Clothing, females 2 and over............. 105 51 87 207 279 105 74 Clothing, infants less than 2............ 14 9 23 21 20 23 8 Jewelry and watches...................... 21 28 19 35 26 58 6 Small appliances and misc. housewares.... 13 8 12 14 18 18 13 Household textiles....................... 11 8 9 25 3 3 14 All other gifts.......................... 436 269 378 501 715 539 407 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary. - {PAGE|2} - Table 2. SEX AND AGE OF REFERENCE PERSON (Single Females): Average annual expenditures and characteristics of single consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1989-90 All 65 and Item consumer Under 25 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 over units ______________________________________________________________________