Table 3860. Consumer units with reference person age 65 to 74 by region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1993-94 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Item | Total | Northeast | Midwest | South | West | 65-74 | | | | | | | | | ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Number of consumer units (in thousands).........| 11,986 | 2,766 | 3,251 | 3,884 | 2,085 | | | | | Consumer unit characteristics: | | | | | | | | | | Income before taxes 1/........................| $24,585 | $24,934 | $24,408 | $21,277 | $30,098 Income after taxes 1/.........................| 23,045 | 23,416 | 22,511 | 20,054 | 28,485 Age of reference person.......................| 69.4 | 69.8 | 69.5 | 69.2 | 69.4 | | | | | Average number in consumer unit: | | | | | Persons.....................................| 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 Children under 18...........................| .1 | .1 | .1 | .1 | .1 Persons 65 and over.........................| 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 Earners.....................................| .6 | .5 | .7 | .6 | .6 Vehicles....................................| 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 | | | | | Percent distribution: | | | | | | | | | | Sex of reference person: | | | | | Male......................................| 60 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 63 Female....................................| 40 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 37 | | | | | Housing tenure: | | | | | Homeowner.................................| 81 | 77 | 81 | 85 | 78 With mortgage...........................| 20 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 26 Without mortgage........................| 61 | 59 | 65 | 62 | 52 Renter....................................| 19 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 22 | | | | | Race of reference person: | | | | | Black.....................................| 9 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 3 White and other...........................| 91 | 92 | 92 | 85 | 97 | | | | | Education of reference person: | | | | | Elementary (1-8)..........................| 18 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 11 High school (9-12)........................| 50 | 60 | 52 | 43 | 43 College...................................| 32 | 25 | 33 | 29 | 45 Never attended and other..................| (2) | (3) | (3) | 1 | 1 | | | | | At least one vehicle owned..................| 86 | 77 | 88 | 89 | 89 | | | | | Average annual expenditures.....................| $24,379 | $25,840 | $23,058 | $23,221 | $26,657 | | | | | Food..........................................| 3,587 | 3,816 | 3,537 | 3,316 | 3,897 Food at home................................| 2,453 | 2,653 | 2,291 | 2,391 | 2,555 Cereals and bakery products...............| 392 | 425 | 393 | 368 | 397 Cereals and cereal products.............| 131 | 130 | 125 | 135 | 135 Bakery products.........................| 261 | 296 | 269 | 234 | 261 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............| 652 | 726 | 608 | 656 | 616 Beef....................................| 191 | 195 | 198 | 189 | 182 Pork....................................| 148 | 143 | 152 | 165 | 115 Other meats.............................| 86 | 120 | 72 | 71 | 90 Poultry.................................| 113 | 119 | 96 | 115 | 124 Fish and seafood........................| 84 | 120 | 60 | 83 | 73 Eggs....................................| 31 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 31 | | | | | Dairy products............................| 264 | 300 | 233 | 257 | 275 Fresh milk and cream....................| 112 | 118 | 96 | 121 | 111 Other dairy products....................| 152 | 182 | 137 | 137 | 164 Fruits and vegetables.....................| 444 | 504 | 393 | 422 | 484 Fresh fruits............................| 147 | 187 | 131 | 122 | 169 Fresh vegetables........................| 132 | 144 | 106 | 138 | 144 Processed fruits........................| 94 | 102 | 96 | 85 | 97 Processed vegetables....................| 71 | 71 | 60 | 78 | 74 | | | | | Other food at home........................| 701 | 698 | 664 | 687 | 784 Sugar and other sweets..................| 102 | 105 | 100 | 97 | 114 Fats and oils...........................| 74 | 76 | 64 | 80 | 75 Miscellaneous foods.....................| 291 | 281 | 257 | 295 | 346 Nonalcoholic beverages..................| 189 | 192 | 194 | 187 | 185 Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | on out-of-town trips...................| 44 | 44 | 49 | 28 | 63 Food away from home.........................| 1,134 | 1,164 | 1,246 | 926 | 1,342 | | | | | Alcoholic beverages...........................| 207 | 223 | 181 | 197 | 242 | | | | | Housing.......................................| 7,664 | 8,900 | 7,058 | 6,925 | 8,323 Shelter.....................................| 3,803 | 4,906 | 3,356 | 3,056 | 4,428 Owned dwellings...........................| 2,556 | 3,261 | 2,221 | 2,265 | 2,684 Mortgage interest and charges...........| 606 | 661 | 395 | 505 | 1,049 Property taxes..........................| 1,087 | 1,621 | 1,031 | 859 | 892 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, | | | | | other expenses.........................| 863 | 980 | 795 | 901 | 743 Rented dwellings..........................| 821 | 1,033 | 747 | 516 | 1,222 Other lodging.............................| 427 | 612 | 388 | 275 | 523 Utilities, fuels, and public services.......| 2,093 | 2,220 | 1,998 | 2,166 | 1,936 Natural gas...............................| 308 | 335 | 444 | 207 | 248 Electricity...............................| 839 | 778 | 722 | 1,036 | 738 Fuel oil and other fuels..................| 135 | 316 | 91 | 93 | 43 Telephone services........................| 536 | 536 | 525 | 534 | 557 Water and other public services...........| 274 | 255 | 215 | 296 | 350 Household operations........................| 347 | 379 | 287 | 328 | 430 Personal services.........................| 36 | 4/44 | 4/41 | 4/35 | 4/22 Other household expenses..................| 310 | 335 | 246 | 294 | 408 | | | | | Housekeeping supplies.......................| 437 | 476 | 422 | 412 | 457 Laundry and cleaning supplies.............| 97 | 100 | 96 | 87 | 114 Other household products..................| 199 | 233 | 188 | 183 | 202 Postage and stationery....................| 141 | 144 | 139 | 143 | 141 Household furnishings and equipment.........| 985 | 919 | 996 | 962 | 1,072 Household textiles........................| 93 | 111 | 78 | 93 | 84 Furniture.................................| 211 | 174 | 255 | 167 | 275 Floor coverings...........................| 59 | 49 | 90 | 4/40 | 4/55 Major appliances..........................| 148 | 98 | 186 | 133 | 183 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares| 79 | 98 | 50 | 73 | 110 Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 395 | 388 | 336 | 456 | 365 | | | | | Apparel and services..........................| 1,107 | 1,133 | 1,076 | 1,019 | 1,292 Men and boys................................| 255 | 277 | 284 | 212 | 263 Men, 16 and over..........................| 223 | 251 | 245 | 185 | 227 Boys, 2 to 15.............................| 32 | 26 | 39 | 27 | 35 Women and girls.............................| 502 | 457 | 485 | 482 | 624 Women, 16 and over........................| 464 | 416 | 447 | 446 | 583 Girls, 2 to 15............................| 38 | 41 | 37 | 36 | 40 Children under 2............................| 25 | 32 | 27 | 19 | 24 Footwear....................................| 159 | 153 | 155 | 147 | 195 Other apparel products and services.........| 167 | 213 | 125 | 158 | 187 | | | | | Transportation................................| 3,974 | 3,611 | 4,099 | 3,962 | 4,287 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)..............| 1,485 | 1,093 | 1,811 | 1,664 | 1,166 Cars and trucks, new......................| 790 | 690 | 930 | 876 | 4/543 Cars and trucks, used.....................| 695 | 403 | 880 | 788 | 623 Other vehicles............................| 4/0 | (3) | 4/1 | (3) | (3) Gasoline and motor oil......................| 745 | 638 | 694 | 781 | 900 Other vehicle expenses......................| 1,401 | 1,452 | 1,322 | 1,282 | 1,683 Vehicle finance charges...................| 100 | 75 | 108 | 106 | 108 Maintenance and repairs...................| 493 | 498 | 470 | 449 | 608 Vehicle insurance.........................| 567 | 629 | 515 | 531 | 631 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, | | | | | other charges............................| 241 | 249 | 228 | 195 | 337 Public transportation.......................| 343 | 428 | 273 | 235 | 537 | | | | | Health care...................................| 2,601 | 2,470 | 2,570 | 2,755 | 2,530 Health insurance............................| 1,428 | 1,386 | 1,426 | 1,523 | 1,311 Medical services............................| 547 | 561 | 507 | 507 | 665 Drugs.......................................| 527 | 447 | 536 | 614 | 454 Medical supplies............................| 98 | 76 | 101 | 110 | 100 | | | | | Entertainment.................................| 1,126 | 1,121 | 964 | 987 | 1,639 Fees and admissions.........................| 335 | 372 | 270 | 276 | 495 Television, radios, sound equipment.........| 374 | 397 | 286 | 363 | 499 Pets, toys, and playground equipment........| 202 | 263 | 161 | 182 | 226 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, | | | | | and services...............................| 214 | 90 | 246 | 166 | 419 | | | | | Personal care products and services...........| 330 | 328 | 292 | 327 | 392 | | | | | Reading.......................................| 167 | 188 | 176 | 129 | 195 | | | | | Education.....................................| 167 | 294 | 61 | 191 | 117 | | | | | Tobacco products and smoking supplies.........| 170 | 139 | 162 | 194 | 180 | | | | | Miscellaneous.................................| 611 | 506 | 621 | 673 | 618 | | | | | Cash contributions............................| 1,416 | 1,740 | 1,077 | 1,449 | 1,456 | | | | | Personal insurance and pensions...............| 1,252 | 1,370 | 1,185 | 1,097 | 1,490 Life and other personal insurance...........| 436 | 548 | 490 | 437 | 201 Pensions and Social Security................| 816 | 823 | 695 | 660 | 1,289 | | | | | Sources of income and personal taxes: 1/ | | | | | | | | | | Money income before taxes.....................| 24,585 | 24,934 | 24,408 | 21,277 | 30,098 Wages and salaries..........................| 6,134 | 6,006 | 5,548 | 5,418 | 8,344 Self-employment income......................| 1,621 | 788 | 2,490 | 1,106 | 2,297 Social Security, private and government | | | | | retirement.................................| 13,851 | 15,088 | 13,863 | 12,275 | 15,044 Interest, dividends, rental income, other | | | | | property income............................| 2,363 | 2,381 | 2,262 | 1,752 | 3,535 Unemployment and workers' compensation, | | | | | veterans' benefits.........................| 235 | 196 | 45 | 332 | 382 Public assistance, supplemental security | | | | | income, food stamps........................| 238 | 352 | 126 | 311 | 132 Regular contributions for support...........| 71 | 4/26 | 4/33 | 4/71 | 4/179 Other income................................| 72 | 4/97 | 40 | 4/14 | 185 | | | | | Personal taxes................................| 1,541 | 1,518 | 1,897 | 1,223 | 1,613 Federal income taxes........................| 1,069 | 904 | 1,323 | 861 | 1,270 State and local income taxes................| 230 | 212 | 284 | 177 | 268 Other taxes.................................| 242 | 402 | 290 | 185 | 75 | | | | | Income after taxes............................| 23,045 | 23,416 | 22,511 | 20,054 | 28,485 | | | | | Addenda: | | | | | | | | | | Net change in total assets and liabilities....| -17 | 2,105 | 786 | -1,000 | -2,257 Net change in total assets..................| 1,262 | 2,776 | 866 | 1,147 | 83 Net change in total liabilities.............| 1,279 | 671 | 79 | 2,147 | 2,340 | | | | | Other financial information: | | | | | | | | | | Other money receipts........................| 354 | 186 | 295 | 113 | 1,117 Mortgage principal paid on owned property...| -428 | -536 | -297 | -356 | -622 Estimated market value of owned home........| 86,569 | 100,180 | 63,517 | 65,734 | 143,267 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home| 527 | 572 | 463 | 453 | 705 | | | | | Gifts of goods and services...................| 1,021 | 1,188 | 952 | 911 | 1,118 Food........................................| 47 | 52 | 45 | 43 | 51 Housing.....................................| 223 | 272 | 212 | 204 | 211 Housekeeping supplies.....................| 40 | 53 | 49 | 28 | 32 Household textiles........................| 14 | 4/31 | 4/6 | 4/11 | 4/5 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares...| 36 | 50 | 21 | 28 | 54 Major appliances........................| 9 | 7 | 9 | 4/6 | 4/15 Small appliances and miscellaneous | | | | | housewares.............................| 27 | 43 | 12 | 22 | 40 Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 64 | 64 | 73 | 72 | 35 Other housing.............................| 69 | 74 | 62 | 64 | 84 Apparel and services........................| 276 | 311 | 268 | 250 | 290 Males, 2 and over.........................| 83 | 85 | 80 | 83 | 85 Females, 2 and over.......................| 110 | 100 | 126 | 105 | 108 Children under 2..........................| 23 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 22 Other apparel products and services.......| 60 | 94 | 39 | 45 | 75 Jewelry and watches.....................| 24 | 49 | 13 | 18 | 20 All other apparel products and services.| 36 | 45 | 26 | 27 | 55 Transportation..............................| 58 | 26 | 33 | 85 | 88 Health care.................................| 41 | 4/31 | 96 | 4/22 | 4/7 Entertainment...............................| 92 | 122 | 65 | 77 | 124 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles.......| 37 | 52 | 32 | 34 | 30 Other entertainment.......................| 55 | 69 | 33 | 42 | 94 Education...................................| 103 | 4/212 | 4/29 | 4/124 | 4/33 All other gifts.............................| 181 | 161 | 204 | 106 | 314 | | | | | ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. 2/ Value less than 0.5. 3/ No data reported. 4/ Data are likely to have large sampling errors.