Table 1. SEX AND AGE OF REFERENCE PERSON (Single Males): Average annual expenditures and characteristics of single consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1993-94 All 65 and Item consumer Under 25 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 over units ________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 12,455 2,147 3,047 2,159 1,634 1,099 2,368 Income before taxes 1/.................... $23,443 $11,014 $25,815 $30,140 $32,858 $22,184 $19,542 Income after taxes 1/..................... 21,132 10,426 22,933 26,306 28,673 20,310 18,867 Age of reference person................... 43.7 21.2 29.3 39.3 49.1 59.3 75.5 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 Children under 18........................ 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 Earners.................................. 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.2 Vehicles................................. 1.3 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.3 1.2 Percent distribution: Sex of reference person: Male................................... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Percent homeowner........................ 36 3 23 38 50 53 66 With mortgage........................... 18 2 18 29 34 22 10 Without mortgage........................ 18 1 5 9 16 30 56 Renter................................... 64 97 77 62 50 47 34 Black.................................... 11 9 10 14 11 14 10 White and other.......................... 89 91 90 86 89 86 90 Elementary (1-8)......................... 8 1 2 1 4 13 27 High school (9-12)....................... 35 24 30 36 41 39 46 College.................................. 56 74 68 63 54 47 26 Never attended and other................. 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 At least one vehicle owned............... 79 70 80 82 86 76 77 Average annual expenditures............... $20,340 $13,764 $22,376 $24,549 $24,535 $19,142 $17,453 Food..................................... 2,670 2,350 2,751 2,991 2,990 2,648 2,356 Food at home............................ 1,210 789 1,078 1,468 1,425 1,306 1,402 Cereals and bakery products............ 188 117 173 216 209 197 235 Cereals and cereal products........... 66 47 61 77 69 59 84 Bakery products....................... 122 70 112 139 140 138 151 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 309 179 275 374 433 351 329 Beef.................................. 97 58 85 125 135 119 92 Pork.................................. 58 33 47 69 82 72 69 Other meats........................... 45 24 40 46 56 53 59 Poultry............................... 54 34 52 61 74 51 56 Fish and seafood...................... 41 22 36 56 68 42 35 Eggs.................................. 15 9 15 16 17 15 19 Dairy products......................... 127 87 104 170 129 149 149 Fresh milk and cream.................. 58 42 45 74 63 73 66 Other dairy products.................. 69 45 58 97 66 76 82 Fruits and vegetables.................. 204 118 169 232 224 210 306 Fresh fruits.......................... 60 31 47 69 69 63 92 Fresh vegetables...................... 55 28 45 74 54 73 70 Processed fruits...................... 55 40 48 48 63 46 84 Processed vegetables.................. 36 19 29 41 38 28 59 Other food at home..................... 382 288 357 476 431 399 383 Sugar and other sweets................ 43 31 33 49 42 64 54 Fats and oils......................... 30 24 20 41 36 40 34 Miscellaneous foods................... 167 124 160 213 180 149 176 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 112 87 115 133 130 119 98 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 29 22 29 39 43 27 20 Food away from home..................... 1,461 1,562 1,672 1,523 1,565 1,342 954 Alcoholic beverages...................... 411 416 496 459 397 447 217 Housing.................................. 6,464 3,785 7,104 8,080 7,504 6,743 5,785 Shelter................................. 4,265 2,615 4,956 5,339 4,956 4,246 3,424 Owned dwellings........................ 1,540 109 1,449 2,221 2,321 1,972 1,592 Mortgage interest and charges......... 800 61 986 1,471 1,368 858 202 Property taxes........................ 390 21 254 436 454 572 729 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 349 26 209 314 499 542 660 Rented dwellings....................... 2,428 2,111 3,282 2,855 2,285 2,050 1,501 Other lodging.......................... 297 396 225 262 350 223 331 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1,248 644 1,250 1,331 1,476 1,427 1,478 Natural gas............................ 150 58 131 136 163 254 215 Electricity............................ 447 201 439 483 559 536 527 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 58 2 26 43 96 71 130 Telephone.............................. 476 360 573 533 519 423 400 Water and other public services........ 117 23 80 135 139 144 206 Household operations.................... 144 24 98 143 120 107 350 Personal services...................... 18 1 19 17 22 0 41 Other household expenses............... 126 23 79 126 99 107 308 Housekeeping supplies................... 151 106 121 204 162 193 165 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 40 23 39 53 50 51 31 Other household products............... 66 44 45 103 65 100 67 Postage and stationery................. 46 39 37 48 46 42 67 Household furnishings and equipment..... 655 396 679 1,064 789 769 368 Household textiles..................... 22 4 15 20 40 65 20 Furniture.............................. 161 109 199 332 90 162 50 Floor coverings........................ 31 5 58 8 60 20 21 Major appliances....................... 63 28 49 88 59 98 76 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 36 21 43 45 52 35 20 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 343 228 317 571 488 391 181 Apparel and services..................... 793 734 1,105 778 1,052 459 392 Men and boys............................ 402 412 534 410 529 200 198 Men, 16 and over....................... 391 396 520 404 511 195 195 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 11 16 14 6 18 5 3 Women and girls......................... 59 38 77 44 123 70 15 Women, 16 and over..................... 48 13 69 33 114 65 13 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 10 26 7 11 9 5 2 Children under 2........................ 16 7 38 14 6 3 1 Footwear................................ 113 115 166 54 179 45 70 Other apparel products and services..... 204 161 290 256 214 140 108 Transportation........................... 3,851 2,934 4,750 4,640 4,081 3,528 2,779 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 1,609 1,199 2,165 2,091 1,282 1,536 1,084 Cars and trucks, new................... 728 539 1,056 1,102 222 514 584 Cars and trucks, used.................. 780 638 938 856 852 960 500 Other vehicles......................... 101 21 171 134 208 62 0 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 669 533 734 782 816 686 497 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1,295 1,050 1,549 1,436 1,637 1,105 896 Vehicle finance charges................ 130 88 197 140 163 113 60 Maintenance and repairs................ 519 556 607 540 585 369 357 Vehicle insurance...................... 433 316 469 490 571 375 372 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 213 91 275 266 318 248 108 Public transportation................... 278 153 302 330 346 202 301 Health care.............................. 890 218 509 685 1,033 883 2,085 Health insurance........................ 405 74 212 319 480 395 988 Medical services........................ 315 80 217 236 367 334 683 Drugs................................... 128 36 48 90 144 133 343 Medical supplies........................ 41 28 32 40 42 22 72 Entertainment............................ 1,144 943 1,230 1,360 1,571 891 852 Fees and admissions..................... 330 300 385 406 286 289 267 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 413 438 517 456 425 309 263 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 124 55 108 193 176 98 125 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 277 150 220 305 683 196 198 Personal care products and services...... 198 178 214 220 221 170 169 Reading.................................. 125 62 141 147 172 141 103 Education................................ 377 1,070 508 162 156 137 39 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 224 167 218 270 305 272 164 Miscellaneous............................ 561 168 564 852 893 550 413 Cash contributions....................... 842 58 466 1,192 1,205 695 1,534 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 1,789 680 2,319 2,715 2,955 1,577 565 Life and other personal insurance....... 153 21 107 203 235 159 228 Pensions and Social Security............ 1,636 659 2,212 2,512 2,720 1,417 337 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 23,443 11,014 25,815 30,140 32,858 22,184 19,542 Wages and salaries....................... 16,945 8,790 23,160 26,739 27,473 12,815 2,207 Self-employment income................... 1,635 331 1,320 1,836 1,943 2,032 2,614 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 2,905 38 165 335 1,403 4,674 11,388 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 987 113 330 358 1,045 1,486 2,879 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 300 30 298 283 604 558 233 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 164 33 96 165 286 454 154 Regular contributions for support........ 324 1,346 199 243 5 48 10 Other income............................. 183 333 247 181 100 117 56 Personal taxes 1/......................... 2,311 589 2,882 3,834 4,185 1,874 675 Federal income taxes..................... 1,769 465 2,225 3,049 3,173 1,369 429 State and local income taxes............. 459 107 609 701 919 397 78 Other taxes.............................. 83 17 48 83 93 109 168 Income after taxes 1/..................... 21,132 10,426 22,933 26,306 28,673 20,310 18,867 Net change in total assets and liabilities (1,061) (462) (1,555) (4,009) 3,187 (1,141) (1,173) Net change in total assets............... 1,757 (137) 2,311 234 7,225 4,117 (720) Net change in total liabilities.......... 2,818 325 3,866 4,243 4,039 5,258 453 Other money receipts...................... 260 162 441 215 72 659 104 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... (298) (16) (294) (436) (714) (353) (122) Estimated market value of owned home...... 32,115 1,684 18,900 35,050 46,333 48,002 56,850 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 221 11 144 270 298 322 367 Gifts of goods and services............... 766 393 742 841 1,036 865 822 Food.................................... 43 37 19 20 50 72 89 Housing................................. 166 116 122 307 153 294 92 Housekeeping supplies................. 15 6 14 16 14 36 13 Household textiles.................... 2 0 1 1 1 15 0 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 13 6 12 21 6 27 12 Major appliances.................... 6 1 1 13 1 18 10 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 7 5 11 8 6 9 2 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 64 18 37 214 50 55 20 Other housing......................... 73 86 58 55 82 161 48 Apparel and services.................... 179 110 282 165 300 135 47 Males 2 and over...................... 32 20 40 24 78 18 15 Females 2 and over.................... 55 38 75 44 94 70 15 Children under 2...................... 15 7 38 14 4 3 1 Other apparel products and services... 77 44 129 83 123 44 16 Jewelry and watches................. 61 43 98 79 80 38 12 All other apparel products and serv. 16 1 32 4 43 6 4 Transportation.......................... 60 22 106 47 116 30 25 Health care............................. 84 1 6 49 55 40 332 Entertainment........................... 68 28 69 118 109 39 43 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 21 9 27 41 29 7 3 Other entertainment................... 48 19 41 77 80 31 40 Education............................... 45 45 12 15 113 131 29 All other gifts......................... 120 35 126 120 141 124 165 __________________________________________ 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.