Table 3. SEX AND INCOME BEFORE TAXES (Single Males): 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 Males 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)... 12531 11005 1554 2305 1538 1167 1904 1141 1397 Income before taxes 1/.................... 20615 20615 2004 7421 12359 17083 24392 33809 59211 Income after taxes 1/..................... 18616 18616 1533 7103 11960 15827 21995 30148 52257 Age of reference person................... 43 42.8 33.7 48.7 46.5 42.5 41.4 42.2 41.9 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...................... 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 Earners.................................. 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 1 Vehicles................................. 1.3 1.3 0.7 0.9 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.8 2 Percent distribution: Sex of reference person: Male................................... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Percent homeowner........................ 36 35 15 33 35 36 34 42 57 With mortgage........................... 18 17 4 5 8 17 19 30 49 Without mortgage........................ 19 18 11 28 27 19 15 12 8 Renter................................... 64 65 85 67 65 64 66 58 43 Black.................................... 12 12 17 16 12 12 11 8 3 White and other.......................... 88 88 83 84 88 88 89 92 97 Elementary (1-8)......................... 10 10 14 22 9 9 3 3 2 High school (9-12)....................... 35 35 30 38 41 45 40 31 14 College.................................. 54 55 56 39 50 46 56 66 84 Never attended and other................. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 At least one vehicle owned............... 78 78 56 66 82 84 89 94 86 Average annual expenditures............... 19118 19578 10578 11148 15465 16344 21857 28076 39939 Food..................................... 2582 2652 1572 2045 2136 2615 2889 3257 4287 Food at home............................ 1210 1244 758 1253 1118 1373 1312 1400 1487 Cereals and bakery products............ 184 186 119 201 169 182 204 222 195 Cereals and cereal products........... 62 62 41 79 50 56 59 82 67 Bakery products....................... 122 124 78 122 118 126 146 140 128 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 306 314 229 307 321 334 333 299 355 Beef.................................. 95 99 68 92 96 115 114 84 117 Pork.................................. 56 56 53 54 53 71 61 34 60 Other meats........................... 45 46 28 41 42 54 54 46 54 Poultry............................... 65 67 40 73 84 62 57 78 71 Fish and seafood...................... 31 32 29 27 32 20 33 42 42 Eggs.................................. 14 14 11 19 15 13 14 14 10 Dairy products......................... 141 147 93 154 153 162 149 141 165 Fresh milk and cream.................. 68 72 49 78 76 86 85 55 66 Other dairy products.................. 72 75 44 77 78 76 64 85 99 Fruits and vegetables.................. 196 203 109 214 156 233 217 252 241 Fresh fruits.......................... 57 59 26 57 47 82 57 79 76 Fresh vegetables...................... 55 57 36 60 43 63 68 57 68 Processed fruits...................... 52 53 32 59 40 56 53 71 60 Processed vegetables.................. 33 34 16 38 25 32 39 46 38 Other food at home..................... 382 395 208 377 319 461 408 487 531 Sugar and other sweets................ 42 44 24 53 37 57 41 34 55 Fats and oils......................... 29 29 11 38 21 28 27 32 40 Miscellaneous foods................... 177 181 93 154 137 207 194 235 265 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 112 119 68 120 108 152 119 142 128 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 23 23 10 12 16 18 27 44 43 Food away from home..................... 1372 1408 814 792 1017 1242 1577 1857 2800 Alcoholic beverages...................... 380 397 240 153 290 252 646 382 795 Housing.................................. 6208 6206 3275 3681 4937 5363 6805 8415 13007 Shelter................................. 4139 4091 2266 2228 3133 3274 4332 5703 9291 Owned dwellings........................ 1604 1554 719 391 848 918 1376 2190 5435 Mortgage interest and charges......... 950 910 550 87 254 416 679 1375 3738 Property taxes........................ 363 348 116 173 284 243 276 501 1029 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 292 296 53 131 310 259 422 314 668 Rented dwellings....................... 2313 2324 1414 1722 2209 2194 2806 3162 3224 Other lodging.......................... 222 213 133 116 76 162 150 351 632 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1133 1108 599 880 1022 1141 1259 1414 1664 Natural gas............................ 127 122 54 95 108 135 154 117 208 Electricity............................ 428 417 214 351 381 446 466 536 604 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 50 50 21 70 32 33 54 76 54 Telephone.............................. 428 422 275 288 393 435 484 566 625 Water and other public services........ 101 97 35 75 107 92 101 118 172 Household operations.................... 146 151 41 68 155 126 193 126 394 Personal services...................... 40 43 0 3 57 40 98 30 82 Other household expenses............... 106 108 41 65 98 86 95 97 312 Housekeeping supplies................... 181 203 64 155 147 386 236 186 276 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 48 55 16 47 56 62 58 61 85 Other household products............... 80 90 25 71 40 278 91 80 90 Postage and stationery................. 53 58 22 38 51 46 87 45 102 Household furnishings and equipment..... 609 652 305 350 480 436 784 986 1382 Household textiles..................... 24 26 1 23 30 15 25 30 57 Furniture.............................. 148 157 46 48 108 178 178 275 374 Floor coverings........................ 21 23 0 3 11 21 22 24 87 Major appliances....................... 87 93 20 45 176 48 54 157 169 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 30 33 12 15 20 26 47 52 67 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 299 319 227 216 134 148 458 447 628 Apparel and services..................... 852 898 440 403 605 732 997 1370 2030 Men and boys............................ 450 482 175 211 321 422 465 735 1206 Men, 16 and over....................... 436 469 165 211 319 420 462 654 1195 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 15 13 10 1 2 2 3 81 11 Women and girls......................... 66 62 56 29 29 52 68 196 47 Women, 16 and over..................... 59 55 55 28 22 49 61 170 40 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 7 7 1 1 7 4 7 26 7 Children under 2........................ 8 9 1 11 2 7 10 10 21 Footwear................................ 112 126 56 64 116 92 202 184 159 Other apparel products and services..... 215 220 152 86 137 158 252 245 597 Transportation........................... 3217 3200 1852 1860 2477 2885 3870 4523 5967 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 1183 1133 843 629 822 725 1387 1605 2237 Cars and trucks, new................... 525 439 345 233 328 265 448 567 1034 Cars and trucks, used.................. 606 635 458 385 463 460 803 917 1117 Other vehicles......................... 52 59 40 10 31 0 136 121 86 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 643 647 425 445 607 704 765 930 828 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1177 1203 446 660 929 1333 1502 1715 2301 Vehicle finance charges................ 127 131 18 44 86 168 195 270 217 Maintenance and repairs................ 468 486 203 332 355 607 582 642 836 Vehicle insurance...................... 387 389 143 214 376 375 512 540 686 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 196 197 82 69 112 183 213 263 562 Public transportation................... 213 218 139 126 120 123 216 272 600 Health care.............................. 770 760 606 716 718 680 854 764 987 Health insurance........................ 320 319 120 325 369 318 378 337 378 Medical services........................ 286 275 395 185 192 179 295 304 410 Drugs................................... 122 121 63 164 125 128 133 69 131 Medical supplies........................ 43 45 27 42 32 55 48 54 69 Entertainment............................ 1040 1085 568 481 616 824 1153 2238 2325 Fees and admissions..................... 269 271 192 131 157 165 264 381 729 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 395 407 223 226 250 362 530 485 868 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 118 126 48 56 57 120 193 130 304 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 259 281 104 67 152 178 166 1243 425 Personal care products and services...... 194 204 153 136 159 185 247 234 340 Reading.................................. 114 117 54 58 97 85 132 172 270 Education................................ 432 437 1083 668 307 171 170 239 225 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 226 224 189 214 254 214 273 240 178 Miscellaneous............................ 636 664 245 215 444 378 703 1589 1541 Cash contributions....................... 853 928 95 232 1694 694 877 1242 2165 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 1614 1805 205 285 733 1266 2240 3412 5821 Life and other personal insurance....... 134 137 36 55 60 121 207 199 337 Pensions and Social Security............ 1479 1668 168 230 672 1145 2032 3212 5484 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 20615 20615 2004 7421 12359 17083 24392 33809 59211 Wages and salaries....................... 15194 15194 1623 2549 6619 11668 18881 28083 47993 Self-employment income................... 1176 1176 -818 92 676 849 1074 1373 5985 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 2484 2484 329 3332 3784 3407 2553 2105 1500 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 893 893 55 155 326 428 1079 1613 3214 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 183 183 114 208 158 273 233 194 90 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 150 150 323 429 64 26 3 20 6 Regular contributions for support........ 294 294 253 402 386 331 281 183 139 Other income............................. 241 241 126 253 346 100 290 239 283 Personal taxes 1/......................... 1999 1999 471 318 399 1256 2397 3661 6954 Federal income taxes..................... 1543 1543 393 217 258 988 1887 2708 5472 State and local income taxes............. 372 372 63 45 76 230 432 770 1292 Other taxes.............................. 83 83 15 57 65 38 78 182 189 Income after taxes 1/..................... 18616 18616 1533 7103 11960 15827 21995 30148 52257 Net change in total assets and liabilities 4 -136 -383 391 302 652 -762 241 -1324 Net change in total assets............... 2036 2052 174 966 1142 920 1082 7637 4641 Net change in total liabilities.......... 2032 2187 557 574 840 268 1844 7396 5965 Other money receipts...................... 239 272 427 91 116 386 288 219 497 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -304 -294 -280 -41 -82 -198 -234 -486 -965 Estimated market value of owned home...... 29779 29044 9799 16578 27537 19841 26031 40403 75205 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 201 194 67 137 166 158 179 241 469 Gifts of goods and services............... 739 740 454 349 414 420 823 1294 1719 Food.................................... 37 41 8 13 23 40 16 107 117 Housing................................. 131 137 85 72 66 95 194 221 257 Housekeeping supplies................. 15 17 4 5 9 19 22 31 39 Household textiles.................... 2 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 2 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 12 12 7 4 8 5 10 32 31 Major appliances.................... 7 7 4 2 6 2 3 17 23 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 5 5 2 2 2 3 7 15 8 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 41 42 24 16 24 9 84 52 82 Other housing......................... 61 64 51 47 26 58 75 106 104 Apparel and services.................... 210 212 138 86 116 148 222 491 410 Males 2 and over...................... 44 44 16 34 6 58 17 153 70 Females 2 and over.................... 63 59 56 29 29 52 68 171 47 Children under 2...................... 8 9 1 11 2 7 10 10 21 Other apparel products and services... 94 100 64 10 80 31 127 157 273 Jewelry and watches................. 72 73 64 10 50 30 80 44 266 All other apparel products and serv. 22 27 0 1 30 1 47 113 8 Transportation.......................... 67 70 8 7 19 20 91 70 310 Health care............................. 53 48 63 76 35 17 22 57 49 Entertainment........................... 65 61 24 21 42 44 80 66 168 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 21 21 7 10 5 20 40 19 52 Other entertainment................... 44 40 17 11 38 24 41 47 116 Education............................... 55 52 41 20 11 8 27 120 177 All other gifts......................... 121 119 87 54 101 47 170 162 231 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary