Table 4. SEX AND INCOME BEFORE TAXES (Single Females): Average annual expenditures and characteristics of single consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1991-92 All Complete reporting of income Single Complete Less $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 Item Females 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)... 15583 13553 1808 4313 2299 1329 2045 922 837 Income before taxes 1/.................... 16432 16432 2856 7386 12403 17199 24127 33722 64380 Income after taxes 1/..................... 14938 14938 2818 7216 11869 16334 21942 29380 54105 Age of reference person................... 56.6 56.5 47.2 66.9 61.5 54.8 48.8 43.9 44.7 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Children under 18........................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 Earners.................................. 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.9 Vehicles................................. 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.1 Percent distribution: Sex of reference person: Female................................. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Percent homeowner........................ 48 47 25 47 55 47 47 53 68 With mortgage........................... 15 16 5 5 10 19 23 39 56 Without mortgage........................ 32 32 21 42 45 28 24 14 12 Renter................................... 52 53 75 53 45 53 53 47 32 Black.................................... 10 10 17 11 7 7 8 12 4 White and other.......................... 90 90 83 89 93 93 92 88 96 Elementary (1-8)......................... 14 14 23 26 10 7 3 1 2 High school (9-12)....................... 39 39 38 48 49 42 28 22 12 College.................................. 46 46 37 24 41 51 69 77 86 Never attended and other................. 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 At least one vehicle owned............... 65 66 44 51 70 79 87 86 86 Average annual expenditures............... 16440 16815 9148 10673 14653 18102 22223 28449 43086 Food..................................... 2074 2123 1380 1674 2114 2407 2588 2910 3622 Food at home............................ 1309 1341 892 1303 1430 1449 1482 1432 1609 Cereals and bakery products............ 205 210 140 211 220 248 214 221 243 Cereals and cereal products........... 66 67 46 69 79 77 65 56 68 Bakery products....................... 139 143 94 142 140 171 149 164 175 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 309 316 233 322 353 321 320 335 318 Beef.................................. 89 95 58 103 98 113 82 110 97 Pork.................................. 68 69 49 71 85 69 80 59 36 Other meats........................... 42 41 34 40 46 42 42 49 40 Poultry............................... 58 59 51 59 66 49 57 57 81 Fish and seafood...................... 36 35 31 32 34 33 38 44 53 Eggs.................................. 16 17 10 16 24 14 20 16 10 Dairy products......................... 152 153 101 149 161 184 167 152 180 Fresh milk and cream.................. 63 63 50 70 68 69 59 52 57 Other dairy products.................. 89 90 51 79 93 115 108 100 123 Fruits and vegetables.................. 244 248 146 247 268 246 265 260 366 Fresh fruits.......................... 78 78 42 78 85 72 83 75 129 Fresh vegetables...................... 72 72 47 72 73 70 78 69 115 Processed fruits...................... 56 58 29 55 60 69 70 78 64 Processed vegetables.................. 38 40 28 42 49 35 34 38 58 Other food at home..................... 399 413 273 374 429 449 516 464 502 Sugar and other sweets................ 55 58 31 60 67 67 68 53 40 Fats and oils......................... 37 38 24 40 44 44 40 30 37 Miscellaneous foods................... 182 187 112 159 193 207 251 212 259 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 107 111 93 106 110 112 128 125 125 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 18 19 14 9 14 20 29 44 42 Food away from home..................... 765 782 488 371 684 958 1106 1478 2013 Alcoholic beverages...................... 141 157 88 41 139 155 239 557 351 Housing.................................. 6337 6372 3412 4536 5691 7077 7546 10002 16118 Shelter................................. 3766 3763 1883 2567 3087 4416 4673 6544 9522 Owned dwellings........................ 1590 1591 512 870 1235 1480 1767 3283 6501 Mortgage interest and charges......... 643 669 162 112 258 583 780 1898 4276 Property taxes........................ 511 503 229 387 509 476 578 748 1268 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 436 419 121 371 468 421 410 637 957 Rented dwellings....................... 2059 2053 1279 1662 1794 2801 2738 3000 2542 Other lodging.......................... 117 119 92 35 58 135 168 261 479 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1356 1346 911 1247 1410 1350 1438 1587 2121 Natural gas............................ 186 183 114 194 198 143 200 193 254 Electricity............................ 491 484 317 455 511 511 506 567 733 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 79 80 37 98 116 88 45 65 63 Telephone.............................. 452 453 359 356 443 466 525 602 812 Water and other public services........ 147 146 85 142 142 142 161 160 259 Household operations.................... 306 282 115 251 378 275 221 271 715 Personal services...................... 82 75 50 97 129 79 10 79 9 Other household expenses............... 224 208 65 154 248 196 212 192 706 Housekeeping supplies................... 269 286 182 195 282 352 373 362 589 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 62 62 32 56 73 57 67 64 120 Other household products............... 98 109 56 73 104 127 137 124 301 Postage and stationery................. 109 115 94 66 105 169 169 174 169 Household furnishings and equipment..... 639 695 320 277 535 684 841 1239 3171 Household textiles..................... 55 62 27 40 52 93 24 146 235 Furniture.............................. 149 154 57 62 93 104 218 421 631 Floor coverings........................ 88 107 60 10 35 29 26 65 1260 Major appliances....................... 65 66 47 41 74 59 88 101 140 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 52 53 19 23 49 98 74 89 116 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 231 254 111 101 232 301 410 417 789 Apparel and services..................... 1030 1067 690 568 827 1122 1652 2182 2492 Men and boys............................ 72 74 26 32 58 96 98 310 102 Men, 16 and over....................... 60 62 20 26 47 73 78 294 87 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 11 12 6 6 11 23 20 15 15 Women and girls......................... 638 660 466 399 447 657 1051 1251 1499 Women, 16 and over..................... 628 649 464 392 442 628 1038 1233 1474 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 10 11 1 6 5 29 13 18 25 Children under 2........................ 18 19 18 12 10 14 37 47 26 Footwear................................ 136 146 93 67 173 175 211 190 347 Other apparel products and services..... 166 168 87 59 139 180 255 384 518 Transportation........................... 2081 2087 851 943 1670 2396 3579 4041 5517 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 682 667 168 189 450 722 1381 1373 2190 Cars and trucks, new................... 393 358 26 75 81 447 723 1085 1466 Cars and trucks, used.................. 290 308 141 115 369 276 658 288 724 Other vehicles......................... 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 381 378 242 236 348 462 568 604 646 Other vehicle expenses.................. 789 811 296 406 729 999 1296 1664 1806 Vehicle finance charges................ 92 93 19 22 74 149 163 247 245 Maintenance and repairs................ 264 272 130 166 244 312 433 453 540 Vehicle insurance...................... 309 315 107 180 323 397 470 605 604 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 124 131 40 38 88 142 230 360 417 Public transportation................... 229 231 145 111 142 213 333 400 874 Health care.............................. 1238 1262 796 1309 1511 1350 1045 1139 1864 Health insurance........................ 587 586 299 710 705 666 504 402 513 Medical services........................ 342 353 280 228 368 402 302 472 1025 Drugs................................... 242 250 169 324 312 223 163 174 214 Medical supplies........................ 67 74 48 47 126 59 76 91 112 Entertainment............................ 649 661 324 306 519 748 928 1377 2025 Fees and admissions..................... 178 181 102 52 98 216 265 406 742 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 255 257 121 152 253 266 351 439 646 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 149 156 64 84 132 207 216 293 408 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 67 67 37 18 35 58 96 240 229 Personal care products and services...... 235 249 152 173 208 257 363 428 492 Reading.................................. 120 123 55 73 137 143 167 177 284 Education................................ 218 224 504 106 227 130 217 342 255 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 116 113 80 88 113 132 140 116 216 Miscellaneous............................ 505 522 402 303 455 579 661 932 1210 Cash contributions....................... 700 731 273 389 581 673 1179 611 3024 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 996 1124 141 163 458 932 1920 3635 5614 Life and other personal insurance....... 105 105 55 76 84 95 146 141 301 Pensions and Social Security............ 891 1018 86 87 374 837 1773 3494 5313 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 16432 16432 2856 7386 12403 17199 24127 33722 64380 Wages and salaries....................... 9568 9568 992 933 4004 8944 17187 29864 47898 Self-employment income................... 516 516 -173 89 122 145 432 881 5680 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 4409 4409 1418 5423 6607 5835 4155 1051 1652 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1046 1046 48 174 818 1531 1707 1268 5694 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 124 124 57 64 227 195 206 71 36 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 202 202 237 471 65 33 14 41 24 Regular contributions for support........ 463 463 219 137 440 296 318 467 3346 Other income............................. 104 104 59 94 119 220 108 80 52 Personal taxes 1/......................... 1494 1494 38 170 534 866 2185 4342 10275 Federal income taxes..................... 1127 1127 0 105 325 671 1592 3412 8108 State and local income taxes............. 282 282 6 19 83 128 459 779 2048 Other taxes.............................. 85 85 32 46 125 67 134 151 118 Income after taxes 1/..................... 14938 14938 2818 7216 11869 16334 21942 29380 54105 Net change in total assets and liabilities -228 -175 -180 358 -58 5 90 -737 -3546 Net change in total assets............... 1068 1278 -339 78 -211 628 706 5839 12457 Net change in total liabilities.......... 1296 1453 -160 -280 -154 624 616 6576 16003 Other money receipts...................... 315 354 149 56 278 512 648 1025 835 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -185 -191 -25 -61 -149 -207 -256 -439 -875 Estimated market value of owned home...... 42803 40555 15994 31256 41976 40210 45500 62714 101680 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 275 267 105 216 289 268 289 373 648 Gifts of goods and services............... 689 701 562 356 554 887 907 1379 1643 Food.................................... 38 41 13 17 29 73 58 62 147 Housing................................. 219 208 188 124 154 318 207 309 546 Housekeeping supplies................. 40 40 52 12 30 62 54 52 95 Household textiles.................... 10 10 5 5 12 24 6 18 11 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 27 25 4 5 22 65 36 55 49 Major appliances.................... 7 6 1 1 3 6 10 20 18 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 21 19 3 4 18 59 27 35 30 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 52 55 11 21 44 94 49 90 263 Other housing......................... 90 79 115 80 46 74 61 94 128 Apparel and services.................... 198 212 84 114 200 306 286 579 312 Males 2 and over...................... 68 71 26 32 58 73 98 306 102 Females 2 and over.................... 73 80 26 59 48 169 101 151 112 Children under 2...................... 18 19 18 12 10 14 37 47 26 Other apparel products and services... 39 42 13 11 84 50 50 74 73 Jewelry and watches................. 18 20 8 6 17 28 30 42 65 All other apparel products and serv. 20 22 6 5 67 23 20 32 8 Transportation.......................... 25 24 13 18 13 8 40 45 76 Health care............................. 36 38 165 9 24 10 13 39 52 Entertainment........................... 59 60 20 27 69 53 76 130 186 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 20 20 7 13 15 23 31 51 41 Other entertainment................... 39 40 13 14 54 30 46 79 144 Education............................... 34 35 7 10 9 21 103 82 100 All other gifts......................... 78 82 73 37 56 100 123 133 224 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary