Table 3860. Consumer units with reference person age 65 to 74 by region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1990-91 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Item | Total | Northeast | Midwest | South | West | 65-74 | | | | | | | | | ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Number of consumer units (in thousands).........| 11,627 | 2,743 | 2,820 | 3,757 | 2,307 | | | | | Consumer unit characteristics: | | | | | | | | | | Income before taxes 1/........................| $22,126 | $24,241 | $20,179 | $19,927 | $25,637 Income after taxes 1/.........................| 20,745 | 23,138 | 19,020 | 18,869 | 23,153 Age of reference person.......................| 69.3 | 69.1 | 69.6 | 69.2 | 69.2 | | | | | Average number in consumer unit: | | | | | Persons.....................................| 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 Children under 18...........................| .1 | .1 | .1 | .1 | .1 Persons 65 and over.........................| 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 Earners.....................................| .6 | .6 | .6 | .6 | .7 Vehicles....................................| 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.2 | | | | | Percent distribution: | | | | | | | | | | Sex of reference person: | | | | | Male......................................| 60 | 58 | 61 | 60 | 63 Female....................................| 40 | 42 | 39 | 40 | 37 | | | | | Housing tenure: | | | | | Percent homeowner.........................| 81 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 79 With mortgage...........................| 21 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 32 Without mortgage........................| 60 | 58 | 67 | 63 | 47 Renter....................................| 19 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 21 | | | | | Race of reference person: | | | | | Black.....................................| 9 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3 White and other...........................| 91 | 93 | 92 | 85 | 97 | | | | | Education of reference person: | | | | | Elementary (1-8)..........................| 20 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 12 High school (9-12)........................| 51 | 56 | 58 | 45 | 46 College...................................| 28 | 27 | 20 | 27 | 41 Never attended and other..................| 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | At least one vehicle owned..................| 85 | 79 | 87 | 87 | 88 | | | | | Average annual expenditures.....................| $21,757 | $21,886 | $19,664 | $21,327 | $24,917 | | | | | Food..........................................| 3,388 | 3,522 | 3,177 | 3,250 | 3,752 Food at home................................| 2,239 | 2,294 | 2,037 | 2,261 | 2,426 Cereals and bakery products...............| 347 | 387 | 307 | 342 | 364 Cereals and cereal products.............| 113 | 108 | 100 | 129 | 108 Bakery products.........................| 235 | 279 | 207 | 213 | 256 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............| 605 | 644 | 576 | 609 | 591 Beef....................................| 200 | 167 | 246 | 191 | 190 Pork....................................| 126 | 121 | 106 | 151 | 117 Other meats.............................| 85 | 98 | 69 | 83 | 94 Poultry.................................| 100 | 131 | 85 | 95 | 88 Fish and seafood........................| 66 | 95 | 48 | 61 | 65 Eggs....................................| 29 | 32 | 22 | 27 | 37 | | | | | Dairy products............................| 249 | 257 | 239 | 247 | 259 Fresh milk and cream....................| 116 | 113 | 109 | 119 | 121 Other dairy products....................| 134 | 144 | 129 | 128 | 138 Fruits and vegetables.....................| 416 | 425 | 370 | 425 | 457 Fresh fruits............................| 135 | 145 | 125 | 136 | 136 Fresh vegetables........................| 121 | 122 | 105 | 125 | 138 Processed fruits........................| 93 | 96 | 83 | 92 | 105 Processed vegetables....................| 67 | 62 | 57 | 72 | 78 | | | | | Other food at home........................| 621 | 582 | 545 | 637 | 755 Sugar and other sweets..................| 90 | 83 | 83 | 94 | 102 Fats and oils...........................| 68 | 57 | 62 | 74 | 78 Miscellaneous foods.....................| 264 | 241 | 230 | 268 | 336 Nonalcoholic beverages..................| 166 | 169 | 141 | 175 | 182 Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | on out-of-town trips...................| 34 | 32 | 29 | 24 | 57 Food away from home.........................| 1,149 | 1,227 | 1,141 | 989 | 1,327 | | | | | Alcoholic beverages...........................| 192 | 232 | 180 | 137 | 252 | | | | | Housing.......................................| 6,655 | 7,473 | 5,824 | 5,954 | 7,845 Shelter.....................................| 3,260 | 4,109 | 2,610 | 2,520 | 4,251 Owned dwellings...........................| 2,144 | 2,530 | 1,687 | 1,877 | 2,680 Mortgage interest and charges...........| 579 | 589 | 244 | 564 | 1,003 Property taxes..........................| 837 | 1,186 | 801 | 617 | 825 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, | | | | | other expenses.........................| 727 | 754 | 642 | 695 | 852 Rented dwellings..........................| 761 | 1,109 | 633 | 400 | 1,093 Other lodging.............................| 355 | 470 | 289 | 243 | 479 | | | | | Utilities, fuels, and public services.......| 1,880 | 1,948 | 1,783 | 1,983 | 1,753 Natural gas...............................| 281 | 330 | 400 | 178 | 245 Electricity...............................| 760 | 670 | 649 | 939 | 712 Fuel oil and other fuels..................| 136 | 294 | 101 | 98 | 52 Telephone services........................| 482 | 461 | 456 | 517 | 479 Water and other public services...........| 221 | 192 | 177 | 250 | 264 Household operations........................| 311 | 285 | 197 | 336 | 439 Personal services.........................| 24 | 2/22 | 2/35 | 2/22 | 2/15 Other household expenses..................| 287 | 263 | 161 | 315 | 424 | | | | | Housekeeping supplies.......................| 397 | 348 | 429 | 352 | 490 Laundry and cleaning supplies.............| 92 | 94 | 92 | 93 | 89 Other household products..................| 172 | 139 | 200 | 150 | 210 Postage and stationery....................| 133 | 115 | 137 | 109 | 191 Household furnishings and equipment.........| 807 | 782 | 805 | 763 | 912 Household textiles........................| 94 | 127 | 84 | 81 | 92 Furniture.................................| 144 | 127 | 156 | 159 | 127 Floor coverings...........................| 60 | 2/63 | 60 | 29 | 116 Major appliances..........................| 125 | 127 | 106 | 120 | 151 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares| 70 | 42 | 67 | 87 | 78 Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 314 | 297 | 334 | 288 | 348 | | | | | Apparel and services..........................| 1,126 | 1,204 | 1,102 | 1,146 | 1,025 Men and boys................................| 219 | 157 | 179 | 246 | 313 Men, 16 and over..........................| 190 | 128 | 153 | 222 | 268 Boys, 2 to 15.............................| 30 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 45 Women and girls.............................| 584 | 700 | 601 | 581 | 416 Women, 16 and over........................| 555 | 656 | 580 | 560 | 380 Girls, 2 to 15............................| 29 | 44 | 21 | 21 | 35 Children under 2............................| 26 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 25 Footwear....................................| 152 | 155 | 144 | 183 | 105 Other apparel products and services.........| 144 | 162 | 151 | 112 | 166 | | | | | Transportation................................| 3,691 | 3,141 | 3,347 | 4,184 | 3,963 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)..............| 1,354 | 1,033 | 1,254 | 1,841 | 1,067 Cars and trucks, new......................| 907 | 690 | 635 | 1,482 | 560 Cars and trucks, used.....................| 445 | 343 | 613 | 359 | 504 Other vehicles............................| 2/2 | (3) | 2/6 | (3) | 2/2 Gasoline and motor oil......................| 774 | 615 | 719 | 842 | 921 Other vehicle expenses......................| 1,281 | 1,163 | 1,129 | 1,294 | 1,588 Vehicle finance charges...................| 135 | 101 | 112 | 172 | 143 Maintenance and repairs...................| 497 | 411 | 442 | 553 | 575 Vehicle insurance.........................| 485 | 503 | 420 | 469 | 568 | | | | | Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, | | | | | other charges............................| 164 | 148 | 155 | 100 | 301 Public transportation.......................| 281 | 329 | 245 | 207 | 387 | | | | | Health care...................................| 2,250 | 2,058 | 2,206 | 2,487 | 2,154 Health insurance............................| 1,048 | 1,023 | 1,117 | 1,065 | 966 Medical services............................| 664 | 578 | 568 | 791 | 675 Drugs.......................................| 437 | 376 | 438 | 492 | 423 Medical supplies............................| 101 | 81 | 83 | 139 | 90 | | | | | Entertainment.................................| 876 | 800 | 732 | 827 | 1,227 Fees and admissions.........................| 292 | 264 | 227 | 250 | 473 Television, radios, sound equipment.........| 301 | 285 | 268 | 320 | 329 Pets, toys, and playground equipment........| 159 | 179 | 143 | 130 | 203 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, | | | | | and services...............................| 124 | 71 | 94 | 127 | 222 | | | | | Personal care products and services...........| 326 | 294 | 297 | 357 | 355 | | | | | Reading.......................................| 161 | 179 | 155 | 133 | 191 | | | | | Education.....................................| 57 | 59 | 53 | 45 | 81 | | | | | Tobacco products and smoking supplies.........| 203 | 213 | 230 | 181 | 196 | | | | | Miscellaneous.................................| 682 | 548 | 595 | 772 | 798 | | | | | Cash contributions............................| 1,097 | 1,026 | 872 | 898 | 1,777 | | | | | Personal insurance and pensions...............| 1,052 | 1,138 | 893 | 955 | 1,299 Life and other personal insurance...........| 326 | 321 | 261 | 352 | 368 Pensions and Social Security................| 726 | 817 | 632 | 603 | 931 | | | | | Sources of income and personal taxes: 1/ | | | | | | | | | | Money income before taxes.....................| 22,126 | 24,241 | 20,179 | 19,927 | 25,637 Wages and salaries..........................| 5,755 | 7,616 | 4,275 | 4,560 | 7,362 Self-employment income......................| 1,033 | 1,342 | 1,049 | 772 | 1,086 Social Security, private and government | | | | | retirement.................................| 12,373 | 11,986 | 12,567 | 11,857 | 13,417 Interest, dividends, rental income, other | | | | | property income............................| 2,478 | 2,986 | 1,912 | 2,188 | 3,053 Unemployment and workers' compensation, | | | | | veterans' benefits.........................| 139 | 86 | 109 | 97 | 300 | | | | | Public assistance, supplemental security | | | | | income, food stamps........................| 169 | 100 | 140 | 260 | 136 Regular contributions for support...........| 107 | 2/62 | 2/44 | 2/164 | 144 Other income................................| 72 | 62 | 2/83 | 2/30 | 139 | | | | | Personal taxes................................| 1,381 | 1,102 | 1,160 | 1,058 | 2,484 Federal income taxes........................| 1,052 | 822 | 825 | 849 | 1,911 State and local income taxes................| 215 | 201 | 206 | 82 | 460 Other taxes.................................| 114 | 80 | 129 | 127 | 114 | | | | | Income after taxes............................| 20,745 | 23,138 | 19,020 | 18,869 | 23,153 | | | | | Addenda: | | | | | | | | | | Net change in total assets and liabilities....| -271 | -3,266 | 1,677 | 968 | -1,109 Net change in total assets..................| 329 | -750 | 1,557 | 287 | 179 Net change in total liabilities.............| 600 | 2,516 | -120 | -681 | 1,288 | | | | | Other financial information: | | | | | | | | | | Other money receipts........................| 293 | 189 | 157 | 298 | 574 Mortgage principal paid on owned property...| -313 | -250 | -176 | -340 | -512 Estimated market value of owned home........| 81,342 | 94,286 | 51,637 | 59,877 | 137,203 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home| 476 | 547 | 371 | 399 | 646 | | | | | Gifts of goods and services...................| 841 | 865 | 862 | 782 | 878 Food........................................| 65 | 62 | 37 | 67 | 103 Housing.....................................| 219 | 202 | 227 | 197 | 265 Housekeeping supplies.....................| 41 | 28 | 55 | 31 | 54 Household textiles........................| 18 | 2/16 | 13 | 21 | 2/22 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares...| 34 | 22 | 36 | 42 | 32 Major appliances........................| 7 | 2/7 | 6 | 9 | 7 Small appliances and miscellaneous | | | | | housewares.............................| 27 | 15 | 29 | 33 | 26 Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 58 | 49 | 71 | 31 | 96 Other housing.............................| 68 | 87 | 52 | 71 | 61 Apparel and services........................| 255 | 300 | 263 | 235 | 218 Males 2 and over..........................| 64 | 46 | 68 | 70 | 70 Females 2 and over........................| 126 | 172 | 123 | 110 | 98 Children under 2..........................| 23 | 30 | 25 | 18 | 22 Other apparel products and services.......| 42 | 51 | 47 | 37 | 29 Jewelry and watches.....................| 21 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 24 All other apparel products and services.| 21 | 29 | 18 | 26 | 5 Transportation..............................| 34 | 39 | 50 | 17 | 32 Health care.................................| 63 | 2/20 | 119 | 82 | 2/16 Entertainment...............................| 58 | 67 | 51 | 42 | 82 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles.......| 25 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 32 Other entertainment.......................| 33 | 35 | 27 | 26 | 50 Education...................................| 17 | 2/15 | 2/10 | 2/14 | 2/32 All other gifts.............................| 130 | 160 | 104 | 129 | 131 | | | | | ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. 2/ Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 3/ No data reported.