Table 1. SEX AND AGE OF REFERENCE PERSON (Single Males): Average annual expenditures and characteristics of single consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1994-95 All 65 and Item consumer Under 25 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 over units ________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 13,054 2,082 3,048 2,578 1,778 1,220 2,348 Income before taxes 1/.................... $25,289 $11,344 $26,412 $35,218 $32,482 $22,887 $21,004 Income after taxes 1/..................... 22,722 10,659 23,415 30,843 29,039 20,758 19,742 Age of reference person................... 43.7 21.1 29.4 39.3 49.1 59.3 74.8 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Children under 18........................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Earners.................................. 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.1 Vehicles................................. 1.2 0.8 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.4 1.1 Percent distribution: Sex of reference person: Male................................... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Percent homeowner........................ 38 3 26 42 47 56 64 With mortgage........................... 20 2 19 32 31 26 11 Without mortgage........................ 18 1 6 10 16 30 52 Renter................................... 62 97 74 58 53 44 36 Black.................................... 11 7 9 14 12 16 9 White and other.......................... 89 93 91 86 88 84 91 Elementary (1-8)......................... 8 2 1 2 6 16 27 High school (9-12)....................... 35 25 31 37 37 38 46 College.................................. 56 73 68 60 56 45 27 Never attended and other................. 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 At least one vehicle owned............... 77 67 80 77 85 77 73 Average annual expenditures............... $21,462 $14,018 $22,982 $27,852 $24,497 $19,845 $17,747 Food..................................... 2,811 2,371 2,766 3,334 3,018 2,913 2,561 Food at home............................ 1,303 874 1,133 1,580 1,395 1,510 1,494 Cereals and bakery products............ 199 137 180 234 201 211 238 Cereals and cereal products........... 73 59 67 84 75 80 77 Bakery products....................... 126 78 113 150 127 131 162 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 332 193 263 433 374 400 393 Beef.................................. 98 53 79 138 103 134 107 Pork.................................. 67 38 48 86 81 100 77 Other meats........................... 47 24 39 57 49 50 65 Poultry............................... 56 44 51 72 51 54 61 Fish and seafood...................... 49 25 35 61 74 44 61 Eggs.................................. 15 9 12 18 16 18 22 Dairy products......................... 131 88 111 168 127 149 154 Fresh milk and cream.................. 59 43 50 70 58 67 71 Other dairy products.................. 72 44 61 98 69 82 83 Fruits and vegetables.................. 219 123 187 247 221 266 301 Fresh fruits.......................... 68 34 55 87 72 72 95 Fresh vegetables...................... 58 27 49 72 60 101 65 Processed fruits...................... 53 44 48 48 54 43 77 Processed vegetables.................. 40 17 36 41 36 50 63 Other food at home..................... 422 333 392 498 472 484 407 Sugar and other sweets................ 46 35 34 58 42 57 59 Fats and oils......................... 34 23 23 41 33 43 47 Miscellaneous foods................... 178 138 175 210 210 195 156 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 134 119 127 152 141 161 125 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 30 19 33 36 46 29 21 Food away from home..................... 1,508 1,498 1,634 1,754 1,623 1,403 1,067 Alcoholic beverages...................... 432 474 518 470 417 390 266 Housing.................................. 6,966 3,904 7,384 9,624 7,819 6,445 5,925 Shelter................................. 4,554 2,610 5,057 6,305 5,133 4,042 3,529 Owned dwellings........................ 1,771 100 1,653 2,950 2,229 1,987 1,653 Mortgage interest and charges......... 937 46 1,078 1,834 1,263 906 326 Property taxes........................ 411 20 290 541 467 457 705 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 423 34 285 575 498 623 622 Rented dwellings....................... 2,497 2,224 3,212 3,025 2,563 1,768 1,561 Other lodging.......................... 286 285 191 331 341 287 315 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1,295 680 1,315 1,415 1,526 1,382 1,464 Natural gas............................ 146 44 130 149 176 203 201 Electricity............................ 466 219 456 522 562 542 523 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 63 4 35 50 85 72 145 Telephone.............................. 497 389 604 553 549 418 393 Water and other public services........ 124 23 90 142 153 146 202 Household operations.................... 158 17 103 139 264 133 306 Personal services...................... 14 1 17 15 22 4 22 Other household expenses............... 143 16 86 124 241 129 284 Housekeeping supplies................... 171 120 142 227 159 193 204 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 45 27 41 60 53 59 42 Other household products............... 66 43 60 81 59 81 81 Postage and stationery................. 60 51 41 85 47 52 81 Household furnishings and equipment..... 788 477 768 1,538 738 695 422 Household textiles..................... 32 7 23 80 18 40 24 Furniture.............................. 182 101 228 386 123 125 48 Floor coverings........................ 96 5 65 375 55 20 8 Major appliances....................... 76 35 62 131 63 66 85 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 35 36 31 33 66 30 16 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 368 294 359 532 414 416 239 Apparel and services..................... 829 748 1,078 1,071 837 538 440 Men and boys............................ 398 378 486 549 388 305 193 Men, 16 and over....................... 385 362 474 545 342 303 191 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 13 16 12 4 46 2 2 Women and girls......................... 61 27 56 107 123 55 8 Women, 16 and over..................... 50 12 49 80 116 51 4 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 11 15 7 27 7 4 3 Children under 2........................ 7 8 9 13 5 4 3 Footwear................................ 161 186 223 148 151 38 124 Other apparel products and services..... 201 148 304 255 170 136 113 Transportation........................... 4,070 2,897 4,866 4,973 4,117 3,970 3,080 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 1,769 1,058 2,279 2,259 1,522 1,829 1,358 Cars and trucks, new................... 874 390 1,063 1,288 492 898 880 Cars and trucks, used.................. 805 641 1,101 831 835 874 478 Other vehicles......................... 90 27 114 140 194 56 0 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 669 560 736 801 789 636 461 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1,363 1,107 1,606 1,557 1,491 1,350 948 Vehicle finance charges................ 125 86 186 141 172 91 44 Maintenance and repairs................ 521 508 651 516 529 456 380 Vehicle insurance...................... 462 358 511 482 530 465 415 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 254 154 258 418 260 339 110 Public transportation................... 269 172 246 356 315 155 312 Health care.............................. 885 265 518 768 831 867 2,091 Health insurance........................ 412 87 228 317 409 373 1,063 Medical services........................ 317 94 204 332 269 329 677 Drugs................................... 117 45 58 80 122 131 288 Medical supplies........................ 39 40 28 39 30 34 63 Entertainment............................ 1,206 1,014 1,342 1,383 1,823 834 737 Fees and admissions..................... 341 296 382 466 299 247 273 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 412 397 567 481 375 283 250 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 139 67 106 220 240 95 111 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 313 255 287 216 909 209 104 Personal care products and services...... 207 192 231 251 206 152 170 Reading.................................. 122 56 126 147 153 130 121 Education................................ 366 1,007 490 188 176 144 91 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 222 169 213 228 306 287 178 Miscellaneous............................ 674 212 587 1,150 785 762 551 Cash contributions....................... 719 70 457 1,266 912 599 954 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 1,952 639 2,407 2,999 3,096 1,815 583 Life and other personal insurance....... 157 16 90 223 231 201 216 Pensions and Social Security............ 1,795 623 2,317 2,776 2,865 1,614 367 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 25,289 11,344 26,412 35,218 32,482 22,887 21,004 Wages and salaries....................... 18,676 8,857 24,267 30,883 26,516 14,852 3,002 Self-employment income................... 1,928 347 910 2,797 2,824 2,009 2,973 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 2,761 23 131 209 1,114 4,106 11,648 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 843 152 313 280 922 617 2,749 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 363 96 295 375 632 566 366 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 173 22 56 197 324 500 155 Regular contributions for support........ 315 1,252 266 261 22 25 18 Other income............................. 229 595 173 217 128 212 94 Personal taxes 1/......................... 2,566 685 2,997 4,374 3,442 2,129 1,263 Federal income taxes..................... 1,919 534 2,298 3,360 2,634 1,528 750 State and local income taxes............. 549 141 653 857 741 479 323 Other taxes.............................. 98 10 46 158 67 122 190 Income after taxes 1/..................... 22,722 10,659 23,415 30,843 29,039 20,758 19,742 Net change in total assets and liabilities (853) (282) (447) (1,788) (997) 214 (1,307) Net change in total assets............... 1,203 843 1,966 1,815 647 3,037 (670) Net change in total liabilities.......... 2,057 1,124 2,413 3,603 1,644 2,823 637 Other money receipts...................... 273 89 475 380 134 295 152 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... (396) (17) (303) (767) (726) (383) (200) Estimated market value of owned home...... 34,360 1,877 22,176 47,279 40,364 39,810 57,411 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 247 12 181 314 301 334 379 Gifts of goods and services............... 829 418 751 1,002 1,054 775 968 Food.................................... 57 42 21 19 59 61 153 Housing................................. 159 151 133 196 210 149 137 Housekeeping supplies................. 15 11 14 23 8 40 9 Household textiles.................... 2 0 1 7 1 6 0 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 11 12 8 15 8 5 12 Major appliances.................... 4 0 1 6 4 0 10 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 7 12 7 9 4 5 2 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 61 33 41 101 104 42 47 Other housing......................... 70 94 67 51 89 55 69 Apparel and services.................... 192 100 261 321 245 114 48 Males 2 and over...................... 48 21 50 99 74 17 9 Females 2 and over.................... 57 27 54 107 99 55 8 Children under 2...................... 7 8 9 13 4 4 3 Other apparel products and services... 80 45 148 103 68 38 28 Jewelry and watches................. 60 45 115 71 37 31 22 All other apparel products and serv. 20 0 34 32 31 7 7 Transportation.......................... 64 19 103 47 75 104 45 Health care............................. 62 0 17 44 41 36 226 Entertainment........................... 68 30 63 111 90 78 43 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 20 12 25 35 22 11 5 Other entertainment................... 49 18 37 76 68 66 37 Education............................... 75 35 37 85 135 125 79 All other gifts......................... 150 41 117 179 198 109 238 __________________________________________ 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. 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.