Table 3. SEX AND INCOME BEFORE TAXES (Single Males): Average annual expenditures and characteristics of single consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1992-93 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)... 12475 11065 1480 2161 1605 1330 1995 1007 1487 Income before taxes 1/.................... 20933 20933 2074 7239 12417 17151 24198 33608 59217 Income after taxes 1/..................... 18980 18980 1823 7083 11886 16088 22148 30021 51870 Age of reference person................... 43.5 43.5 33.5 48.6 49.5 44.7 41.4 40.6 43.4 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 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 Earners.................................. 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.9 1 Vehicles................................. 1.3 1.3 0.7 0.8 1.1 1.6 1.5 1.7 2 Percent distribution: Sex of reference person: Male................................... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Percent homeowner........................ 36 36 15 31 35 37 38 47 54 With mortgage........................... 17 17 4 4 6 17 20 33 45 Without mortgage........................ 20 19 11 27 29 20 18 15 10 Renter................................... 64 64 85 69 65 63 62 53 46 Black.................................... 12 12 18 16 13 11 11 9 3 White and other.......................... 88 88 82 84 87 89 89 91 97 Elementary (1-8)......................... 9 9 12 21 12 7 3 1 2 High school (9-12)....................... 35 35 32 37 44 46 38 30 15 College.................................. 55 56 57 41 44 47 58 69 83 Never attended and other................. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 At least one vehicle owned............... 78 78 53 66 81 87 89 92 88 Average annual expenditures............... 18977 19451 10066 10574 14667 17370 22049 27482 39183 Food..................................... 2556 2631 1685 1897 2053 2624 3074 3332 3961 Food at home............................ 1176 1202 675 1095 1033 1293 1373 1341 1580 Cereals and bakery products............ 178 182 106 179 165 163 226 196 214 Cereals and cereal products........... 58 58 43 56 56 58 67 62 63 Bakery products....................... 121 123 63 122 110 105 159 135 150 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 294 295 182 276 253 309 334 319 384 Beef.................................. 92 92 65 75 81 103 121 89 110 Pork.................................. 54 55 34 56 54 68 54 43 68 Other meats........................... 44 46 24 52 31 50 50 46 64 Poultry............................... 54 52 27 51 37 42 52 81 75 Fish and seafood...................... 36 37 23 25 36 35 42 39 56 Eggs.................................. 13 14 8 16 13 10 14 22 12 Dairy products......................... 136 143 71 136 146 156 148 150 186 Fresh milk and cream.................. 62 67 33 67 68 68 83 53 84 Other dairy products.................. 74 76 38 69 79 88 65 97 102 Fruits and vegetables.................. 194 199 96 173 158 224 233 249 265 Fresh fruits.......................... 58 61 21 51 47 75 66 83 88 Fresh vegetables...................... 54 55 34 45 43 60 68 65 69 Processed fruits...................... 51 52 22 45 44 57 58 71 67 Processed vegetables.................. 31 32 19 32 24 32 41 30 41 Other food at home..................... 374 383 220 331 311 442 432 426 531 Sugar and other sweets................ 41 43 24 45 27 46 54 43 59 Fats and oils......................... 29 28 11 30 18 28 34 35 41 Miscellaneous foods................... 174 176 113 137 162 204 195 195 234 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 104 111 61 110 89 138 120 116 140 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 25 25 12 9 16 27 30 38 58 Food away from home..................... 1380 1429 1009 801 1019 1331 1701 1992 2381 Alcoholic beverages...................... 434 452 297 211 401 409 608 531 744 Housing.................................. 6251 6308 3259 3698 5107 5422 6809 8347 13093 Shelter................................. 4136 4132 2296 2391 3244 3363 4373 5432 8935 Owned dwellings........................ 1521 1525 567 509 798 899 1481 2252 4869 Mortgage interest and charges......... 814 816 385 153 138 383 674 1318 3177 Property taxes........................ 373 367 114 198 258 278 318 535 1017 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 335 342 67 157 402 238 489 399 674 Rented dwellings....................... 2340 2337 1550 1730 2196 2328 2696 2869 3323 Other lodging.......................... 274 270 180 152 250 136 196 311 743 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1173 1160 641 889 1074 1128 1287 1550 1755 Natural gas............................ 144 141 63 101 135 135 164 161 243 Electricity............................ 429 421 204 347 399 446 481 545 585 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 49 49 18 69 42 30 44 72 69 Telephone.............................. 441 442 313 292 387 424 493 643 656 Water and other public services........ 110 106 42 80 111 93 104 129 202 Household operations.................... 149 152 39 56 128 134 148 124 466 Personal services...................... 34 37 0 6 67 42 54 10 81 Other household expenses............... 114 114 39 50 61 92 94 114 385 Housekeeping supplies................... 164 185 47 116 122 343 219 208 279 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 43 49 14 33 55 42 58 41 93 Other household products............... 80 92 21 45 39 271 92 121 116 Postage and stationery................. 41 43 12 38 28 31 69 46 70 Household furnishings and equipment..... 630 680 235 246 538 454 782 1032 1658 Household textiles..................... 27 30 3 36 32 27 21 29 55 Furniture.............................. 160 171 28 42 65 160 216 287 485 Floor coverings........................ 20 22 0 1 21 21 10 36 71 Major appliances....................... 84 88 19 33 200 50 56 130 157 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 32 34 10 17 23 31 49 75 47 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 306 335 175 117 196 165 428 477 844 Apparel and services..................... 823 867 378 383 777 754 1035 1239 1684 Men and boys............................ 449 466 171 195 365 367 597 816 852 Men, 16 and over....................... 444 461 171 190 361 363 589 808 848 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 5 5 1 5 3 4 8 9 4 Women and girls......................... 45 52 10 12 83 79 52 96 58 Women, 16 and over..................... 36 43 8 10 78 45 48 73 48 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 9 10 2 2 5 34 5 23 10 Children under 2........................ 16 18 1 7 75 5 15 7 9 Footwear................................ 90 96 56 72 104 132 132 69 107 Other apparel products and services..... 223 234 140 97 151 172 239 250 658 Transportation........................... 3159 3090 1500 1828 2057 3172 3974 4876 5136 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 1092 1008 515 699 541 920 1401 1976 1351 Cars and trucks, new................... 494 414 179 351 138 395 373 940 752 Cars and trucks, used.................. 529 533 293 346 401 524 792 901 595 Other vehicles......................... 69 62 42 2 3 0 236 135 4 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 647 645 398 419 571 747 784 877 862 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1195 1214 447 609 852 1355 1522 1749 2327 Vehicle finance charges................ 128 131 21 39 74 149 211 271 223 Maintenance and repairs................ 463 469 168 285 362 676 536 595 778 Vehicle insurance...................... 396 401 172 185 311 396 543 598 721 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 208 212 86 101 105 133 232 284 605 Public transportation................... 225 223 140 101 93 151 267 275 596 Health care.............................. 783 804 513 632 928 811 862 819 1109 Health insurance........................ 355 361 129 314 515 369 387 375 439 Medical services........................ 258 268 297 147 208 230 288 314 455 Drugs................................... 128 130 63 125 167 160 148 79 146 Medical supplies........................ 42 45 23 46 38 52 38 51 70 Entertainment............................ 1021 1048 556 423 687 1123 1086 1426 2430 Fees and admissions..................... 295 294 175 125 161 199 292 451 780 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 396 408 214 205 310 410 533 608 682 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 119 126 64 42 80 119 137 122 341 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 212 221 103 51 136 394 124 245 626 Personal care products and services...... 187 198 127 131 153 157 224 236 370 Reading.................................. 118 122 62 56 100 90 152 166 259 Education................................ 389 387 1015 475 484 219 150 156 152 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 245 249 197 241 240 231 320 302 203 Miscellaneous............................ 581 612 208 211 327 322 587 1357 1624 Cash contributions....................... 808 879 64 111 692 871 1044 1237 2549 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 1620 1804 205 277 660 1165 2123 3458 5870 Life and other personal insurance....... 144 146 41 57 53 104 212 218 383 Pensions and Social Security............ 1476 1657 165 220 607 1061 1911 3240 5487 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 20933 20933 2074 7239 12417 17151 24198 33608 59217 Wages and salaries....................... 14923 14923 1545 2535 6162 10553 18379 26798 46932 Self-employment income................... 1223 1223 -653 125 519 865 1181 2679 4840 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 2933 2933 297 3210 4431 4218 2848 2382 2876 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 937 937 42 93 365 471 988 1074 3929 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 242 242 133 174 319 388 334 127 191 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 157 157 320 535 23 20 5 23 4 Regular contributions for support........ 318 318 245 442 304 488 280 215 194 Other income............................. 199 199 144 125 294 148 183 309 251 Personal taxes 1/......................... 1952 1952 251 156 531 1063 2051 3587 7347 Federal income taxes..................... 1492 1492 206 95 358 778 1593 2712 5707 State and local income taxes............. 378 378 31 25 100 215 373 764 1430 Other taxes.............................. 82 82 14 36 73 70 85 111 210 Income after taxes 1/..................... 18980 18980 1823 7083 11886 16088 22148 30021 51870 Net change in total assets and liabilities -90 -187 1432 223 -724 188 -581 186 -1871 Net change in total assets............... 2686 2826 97 1038 124 87 2411 7126 11151 Net change in total liabilities.......... 2775 3012 -1334 816 848 -101 2992 6940 13022 Other money receipts...................... 219 246 214 102 202 557 245 205 284 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -295 -288 -165 -51 -94 -178 -264 -440 -989 Estimated market value of owned home...... 31186 31065 11734 15531 28478 23321 28087 45322 76948 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 206 206 74 123 178 170 199 277 481 Gifts of goods and services............... 695 736 413 207 631 345 839 873 1960 Food.................................... 33 36 6 11 28 23 20 46 135 Housing................................. 163 175 121 57 102 60 133 211 566 Housekeeping supplies................. 14 16 3 5 13 8 27 30 24 Household textiles.................... 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 3 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 14 14 5 6 12 6 9 25 45 Major appliances.................... 7 7 5 0 1 1 3 16 34 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 6 7 0 5 11 5 6 9 11 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 68 77 21 9 34 2 59 76 329 Other housing......................... 65 66 92 37 42 43 38 71 165 Apparel and services.................... 180 200 64 51 248 121 201 243 513 Males 2 and over...................... 27 29 1 20 7 10 22 75 78 Females 2 and over.................... 45 52 10 12 83 79 52 96 58 Children under 2...................... 16 18 1 7 75 5 15 7 9 Other apparel products and services... 92 101 52 13 83 28 112 65 368 Jewelry and watches................. 79 86 52 13 51 28 80 48 346 All other apparel products and serv. 13 15 0 0 31 0 31 18 21 Transportation.......................... 54 55 13 9 11 42 101 53 157 Health care............................. 57 62 81 38 110 5 47 76 89 Entertainment........................... 70 71 22 25 48 44 101 101 171 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 22 23 9 12 12 18 32 22 58 Other entertainment................... 47 49 13 13 37 27 69 79 114 Education............................... 31 30 57 1 33 2 29 17 73 All other gifts......................... 107 107 49 15 51 47 208 127 256 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. Note that all values have been rounded, and therefore some rounded values equal zero. This is particularly evident in the characteristics section. When data are not reported or are not applicable (i.e., missing values), values are set to zero. Note also that some data are likely to have large sampling errors.