Table 42. Consumer units of single females by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1996-97 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | All | Under | | | | | 65 and | single | 25 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | over | females | | | | | | ___________________________________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________ | | | | | | | Number of consumer units (in | | | | | | | thousands)......................| 17,171 | 2,251 | 1,761 | 1,628 | 2,129 | 1,939 | 7,463 Income before taxes(1).............| $18,280 | $9,327 | $27,255 | $28,769 | $28,503 | $18,449 | $13,579 Income after taxes(1)..............| 16,815 | 8,926 | 24,062 | 25,634 | 25,599 | 16,816 | 13,015 Age of reference person............| 55.7 | 20.7 | 29.2 | 39.7 | 49.5 | 59.4 | 76.7 Average number in consumer unit: | | | | | | | Persons...........................| 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 Children under 18.................| n.a.| n.a.| n.a.| n.a.| n.a.| n.a.| n.a. Persons 65 and over...............| .4 | n.a.| n.a.| n.a.| n.a.| n.a.| 1.0 Earners...........................| .5 | .8 | .9 | .9 | .8 | .6 | .1 Vehicles..........................| .8 | .6 | .9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | .9 | .7 Percent distribution: | | | | | | | Sex of reference person: | | | | | | | Female..........................| 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 Percent homeowner.................| 50 | 3 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 57 | 69 With mortgage....................| 17 | 2 | 17 | 29 | 42 | 26 | 10 Without mortgage.................| 33 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 59 Renter............................| 50 | 97 | 77 | 63 | 40 | 43 | 31 Black.............................| 11 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 9 White and other...................| 89 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 82 | 85 | 91 Elementary (1-8)..................| 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 20 High school (9-12)................| 38 | 17 | 19 | 28 | 33 | 49 | 50 College...........................| 51 | 82 | 81 | 71 | 63 | 40 | 29 Never attended and other..........| (2)| (2)| (3)| (4)| (3)| (2)| 1 At least one vehicle owned........| 69 | 54 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 74 | 63 Average annual expenditures........| $19,069 | $12,647 | $24,513 | $25,122 | $25,664 | $20,646 | $16,165 Food..............................| 2,390 | 1,903 | 2,583 | 2,879 | 2,803 | 3,323 | 2,029 Food at home.....................| 1,485 | 898 | 1,223 | 1,530 | 1,601 | 2,027 | 1,525 Cereals and bakery products.....| 232 | 149 | 215 | 222 | 219 | 285 | 250 Cereals and cereal products....| 78 | 59 | 92 | 70 | 69 | 97 | 80 Bakery products................| 154 | 90 | 123 | 152 | 150 | 189 | 170 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs..| 333 | 140 | 193 | 314 | 372 | 512 | 366 Beef...........................| 87 | 20 | 55 | 78 | 112 | 126 | 99 Pork...........................| 76 | 24 | 28 | 70 | 77 | 155 | 82 Other meats....................| 41 | 22 | 24 | 36 | 41 | 60 | 45 Poultry........................| 68 | 42 | 44 | 67 | 73 | 87 | 74 Fish and seafood...............| 43 | 22 | 30 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 45 Eggs...........................| 18 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 22 Dairy products..................| 168 | 120 | 138 | 162 | 180 | 214 | 174 Fresh milk and cream...........| 64 | 43 | 47 | 53 | 65 | 84 | 70 Other dairy products...........| 104 | 77 | 91 | 109 | 115 | 131 | 105 Fruits and vegetables...........| 287 | 171 | 287 | 269 | 300 | 357 | 301 Fresh fruits...................| 95 | 58 | 96 | 99 | 101 | 111 | 99 Fresh vegetables...............| 88 | 55 | 80 | 76 | 98 | 112 | 93 Processed fruits...............| 62 | 38 | 79 | 56 | 53 | 74 | 65 Processed vegetables...........| 42 | 19 | 33 | 39 | 48 | 59 | 45 Other food at home..............| 465 | 319 | 391 | 563 | 530 | 659 | 434 Sugar and other sweets.........| 62 | 36 | 37 | 68 | 84 | 77 | 64 Fats and oils..................| 46 | 22 | 31 | 41 | 40 | 72 | 52 Miscellaneous foods............| 201 | 148 | 172 | 243 | 220 | 290 | 185 Nonalcoholic beverages.........| 131 | 91 | 110 | 180 | 153 | 196 | 115 Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | | | on out-of-town tr...........| 25 | 22 | 41 | 31 | 34 | 23 | 19 Food away from home..............| 905 | 1,004 | 1,360 | 1,350 | 1,202 | 1,297 | 504 Alcoholic beverages...............| 150 | 206 | 273 | 279 | 201 | 167 | 64 Housing...........................| 7,211 | 4,053 | 8,910 | 9,900 | 9,787 | 7,305 | 6,422 Shelter..........................| 4,297 | 2,593 | 5,782 | 6,769 | 6,186 | 4,084 | 3,438 Owned dwellings.................| 1,925 | 107 | 1,428 | 2,902 | 3,531 | 2,008 | 1,898 Mortgage interest and charges..| 774 | (5)58 | 954 | 1,683 | 2,119 | 849 | 347 Property taxes.................| 567 | 37 | 243 | 666 | 711 | 622 | 725 Maintenance, repairs, | | | | | | | insurance, other expenses...| 584 | (5)11 | 230 | 553 | 702 | 536 | 826 Rented dwellings................| 2,194 | 2,226 | 4,182 | 3,697 | 2,364 | 1,954 | 1,401 Other lodging...................| 178 | 261 | 173 | 169 | 291 | 122 | 138 Utilities, fuels, and public | | | | | | | services......................| 1,584 | 716 | 1,597 | 1,739 | 1,943 | 1,728 | 1,670 Natural gas.....................| 205 | 40 | 140 | 211 | 219 | 200 | 267 Electricity.....................| 574 | 192 | 518 | 566 | 754 | 669 | 629 Fuel oil and other fuels........| 73 | (5)5 | 43 | 57 | 57 | 63 | 112 Telephone services..............| 565 | 454 | 816 | 752 | 704 | 616 | 445 Water and other public services.| 167 | 25 | 80 | 152 | 209 | 180 | 218 Household operations.............| 320 | 31 | 159 | 252 | 351 | 271 | 465 Personal services...............| 87 | (5)0 | (5)50 | (5)31 | (5)50 | (5)40 | 156 Other household expenses........| 233 | 30 | 109 | 221 | 301 | 231 | 309 Housekeeping supplies............| 269 | 173 | 214 | 297 | 321 | 339 | 270 Laundry and cleaning supplies...| 60 | 29 | 44 | 63 | 76 | 80 | 62 Other household products........| 112 | 53 | 79 | 155 | 126 | 145 | 114 Postage and stationery..........| 97 | 90 | 91 | 79 | 119 | 113 | 94 Household furnishings and | | | | | | | equipment.....................| 741 | 540 | 1,157 | 843 | 986 | 884 | 578 Household textiles..............| 56 | 42 | 67 | 57 | 81 | 46 | 52 Furniture.......................| 204 | 146 | 510 | 257 | 223 | 203 | 133 Floor coverings.................| 22 | (5)11 | (5)23 | (5)27 | (5)23 | (5)25 | 23 Major appliances................| 86 | 23 | 94 | 98 | 99 | 119 | 88 Small appliances, miscellaneous | | | | | | | housewares...................| 62 | 45 | 76 | 68 | 117 | 67 | 49 Miscellaneous household | | | | | | | equipment....................| 311 | 272 | 388 | 336 | 444 | 423 | 234 Apparel and services..............| 1,032 | 1,233 | 1,398 | 1,372 | 1,271 | 1,281 | 704 Men and boys.....................| 53 | 33 | 52 | 46 | 86 | 76 | 48 Men, 16 and over................| 41 | (5)31 | 47 | 38 | (5)51 | 50 | 38 Boys, 2 to 15...................| 13 | (5)2 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 26 | 10 Women and girls..................| 651 | 848 | 983 | 864 | 830 | 700 | 422 Women, 16 and over..............| 631 | 840 | 970 | 836 | 781 | 656 | 414 Girls, 2 to 15..................| 19 | (5)7 | 13 | 28 | 49 | 45 | 9 Children under 2.................| 17 | (5)10 | (5)8 | (5)9 | 13 | 50 | 14 Footwear.........................| 171 | 234 | 218 | 179 | 147 | 214 | 137 Other apparel products and | | | | | | | services......................| 140 | 109 | 139 | 275 | 194 | 240 | 83 Transportation....................| 2,639 | 1,701 | 5,157 | 3,548 | 4,423 | 2,721 | 1,599 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)...| 916 | 553 | 2,493 | 1,115 | 1,735 | (5)806 | 404 Cars and trucks, new............| 514 | (5)220 | 1,519 | (5)616 | 1,056 | (5)206 | 269 Cars and trucks, used...........| 396 | 333 | 917 | 500 | 678 | 600 | 136 Other vehicles..................| (5)6 | (3)| (5)56 | (3)| (3)| (3)| (3) Gasoline and motor oil...........| 457 | 451 | 679 | 633 | 638 | 527 | 297 Other vehicle expenses...........| 980 | 530 | 1,602 | 1,404 | 1,680 | 1,122 | 641 Vehicle finance charges.........| 79 | 65 | 208 | 151 | 141 | 94 | 15 Maintenance and repairs.........| 323 | 181 | 381 | 434 | 539 | 393 | 249 Vehicle insurance...............| 371 | 181 | 546 | 534 | 563 | 399 | 290 Vehicle rental, leases, | | | | | | | licenses, other charges......| 207 | 103 | 467 | 285 | 437 | 235 | 87 Public transportation............| 286 | 166 | 383 | 395 | 370 | 266 | 257 Health care.......................| 1,375 | 253 | 809 | 1,236 | 1,186 | 1,416 | 1,919 Health insurance.................| 638 | 72 | 287 | 326 | 502 | 560 | 1,018 Medical services.................| 364 | 84 | 364 | 642 | 383 | 448 | 361 Drugs............................| 298 | 60 | 100 | 207 | 236 | 339 | 441 Medical supplies.................| 75 | 37 | 59 | 60 | 65 | 68 | 99 Entertainment.....................| 813 | 698 | 1,205 | 1,150 | 1,095 | 867 | 593 Fees and admissions..............| 217 | 207 | 309 | 321 | 278 | 191 | 164 Television, radios, sound | | | | | | | equipment.....................| 327 | 287 | 483 | 411 | 385 | 302 | 275 Pets, toys, and playground | | | | | | | equipment.....................| 187 | 121 | 282 | 297 | 317 | 222 | 119 Other entertainment supplies, | | | | | | | equipment and serv............| 82 | 84 | 132 | 122 | 115 | 152 | 35 Personal care products and | | | | | | | services.......................| 370 | 297 | 441 | 475 | 488 | 373 | 324 Reading...........................| 125 | 60 | 118 | 157 | 169 | 141 | 122 Education.........................| 341 | 1,351 | 617 | 296 | 231 | 53 | 88 Tobacco products and smoking | | | | | | | supplies.......................| 118 | 88 | 89 | 193 | 215 | 183 | 74 Miscellaneous.....................| 572 | 228 | 487 | 707 | 699 | 898 | 546 Cash contributions................| 744 | 72 | 186 | 394 | 405 | 438 | 1,331 Personal insurance and pensions...| 1,189 | 503 | 2,239 | 2,537 | 2,691 | 1,480 | 350 Life and other personal insurance| 137 | 17 | 109 | 162 | 234 | 200 | 131 Pensions and Social Security.....| 1,052 | 487 | 2,130 | 2,375 | 2,457 | 1,280 | 219 Money income before taxes.........| 18,280 | 9,327 | 27,255 | 28,769 | 28,503 | 18,449 | 13,579 Wages and salaries...............| 10,954 | 7,392 | 25,654 | 25,155 | 25,845 | 13,455 | 803 Self-employment income(1)........| 424 | (5)158 | 197 | 1,781 | 681 | 239 | 234 Social Security, private and | | | | | | | government retireme...........| 5,337 | (5)81 | (5)117 | 562 | 827 | 3,365 | 10,732 Interest, dividends, rental | | | | | | | income, other proper..........| 823 | 56 | 270 | 411 | 307 | 493 | 1,471 Unemployment and workers.........| 102 | (5)63 | 98 | (5)252 | 110 | 269 | 42 Public assistance, supplemental | | | | | | | security income,..............| 210 | 39 | 197 | 356 | 264 | 383 | 174 Regular contributions for support| 252 | 800 | 514 | 186 | 366 | 160 | 42 Other income.....................| 178 | 737 | 208 | 65 | 103 | 84 | 82 Personal taxes....................| 1,465 | 401 | 3,193 | 3,135 | 2,904 | 1,633 | 565 Federal income taxes.............| 1,107 | 305 | 2,440 | 2,440 | 2,216 | 1,268 | 389 State and local income taxes(1)..| 287 | 94 | 736 | 645 | 585 | 289 | 77 Other taxes......................| 71 | (5)1 | 16 | 50 | 103 | 76 | 99 Income after taxes................| 16,815 | 8,926 | 24,062 | 25,634 | 25,599 | 16,816 | 13,015 Net change in total assets and | | | | | | | liabilities....................| -1,281 | -148 | -4,530 | -694 | -1,974 | 2,769 | -1,839 Net change in total assets(1)....| 857 | 691 | 1,438 | 4,427 | 1,988 | 4,458 | -1,267 Net change in total liabilities..| 2,138 | 839 | 5,969 | 5,121 | 3,962 | 1,689 | 572 Other money receipts..............| 342 | 266 | 125 | 112 | 327 | 196 | 509 Mortgage principal paid on owned | | | | | | | property.......................| -364 | (5)-19 | -224 | -579 | -1,178 | -474 | -194 Estimated market value of owned | | | | | | | home...........................| 46,216 | 3,135 | 20,637 | 36,006 | 56,368 | 58,604 | 61,357 Estimated monthly rental value of | | | | | | | owned home.....................| 343 | 20 | 176 | 307 | 428 | 404 | 447 Gifts of goods and services.......| 808 | 660 | 719 | 884 | 1,212 | 1,037 | 693 Food.............................| 35 | 31 | 35 | 82 | 85 | 31 | 13 Housing..........................| 214 | 206 | 237 | 191 | 329 | 261 | 176 Housekeeping supplies...........| 38 | 33 | 47 | 50 | 52 | 48 | 28 Household textiles..............| 10 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 11 Appliances and miscellaneous | | | | | | | housewares...................| 31 | (5)17 | 48 | (5)14 | 47 | 54 | 26 Major appliances...............| 6 | (5)0 | (5)1 | (5)2 | (5)4 | (5)18 | 7 Small appliances and | | | | | | | miscellaneous housewares....| 25 | (5)17 | 47 | (5)12 | 44 | 36 | 18 Miscellaneous household | | | | | | | equipment....................| 57 | 40 | 79 | 75 | 95 | 92 | 36 Other housing...................| 78 | 111 | 54 | 42 | 116 | 59 | 75 Apparel and services.............| 201 | 172 | 135 | 241 | 294 | 430 | 135 Males, 2 and over...............| 53 | 33 | 50 | 46 | 86 | 76 | 46 Females, 2 and over.............| 83 | 90 | 50 | 98 | 148 | 167 | 51 Children under 2................| 17 | (5)10 | 7 | (5)9 | 13 | 50 | 14 Other apparel products and | | | | | | | services.....................| 48 | (5)40 | (5)28 | (5)88 | (5)46 | 137 | 24 Jewelry and watches............| 29 | (5)29 | (5)18 | (5)64 | (5)21 | (5)96 | (5)9 All other apparel products and | | | | | | | services....................| 19 | (5)10 | (5)10 | (5)24 | (5)25 | (5)42 | 15 Transportation...................| 51 | 56 | 33 | 75 | 28 | 34 | 59 Health care......................| 41 | (5)1 | (5)6 | (5)7 | (5)20 | (5)93 | 62 Entertainment....................| 81 | 33 | 140 | 96 | 136 | 56 | 70 Toys, games, hobbies, and | | | | | | | tricycles....................| 32 | (5)9 | (5)56 | (5)50 | (5)83 | (5)29 | 18 Other entertainment.............| 49 | 23 | 84 | 47 | 52 | 27 | 52 Education........................| 82 | 119 | (5)20 | (5)85 | 163 | (5)16 | 80 All other gifts..................| 103 | 42 | 114 | 107 | 157 | 117 | 99 ___________________________________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________ 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 Value less than 0.05. 5 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. n.a. Not applicable