Table 42. Consumer units of single females by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1997-98 All Under 65 and Item single 25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 over females ___________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)...... 17,584 2,259 1,844 1,765 2,144 2,009 7,563 Income before taxes a/ ...................... $18,997 $9,354 $28,132 $31,193 $28,142 $19,538 $13,944 Income after taxes a/ ....................... 17,469 8,941 25,119 27,641 25,394 17,904 13,304 Age of the reference person.................. 55.6 20.8 29.0 39.9 49.6 59.5 76.8 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 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 .7 Percent distribution: Sex of reference person: Female..................................... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Homeowner................................... 50 3 21 42 58 58 68 With mortgage.............................. 18 1 19 34 41 26 10 Without mortgage........................... 32 1 2 9 17 33 59 Renter...................................... 50 97 79 58 42 42 32 Black....................................... 13 8 12 16 21 16 10 White and other............................. 87 92 88 84 79 84 90 Elementary (1-8)............................ 10 1 1 2 4 9 20 High school (9-12).......................... 37 15 17 28 29 47 50 College..................................... 52 84 82 70 67 43 30 Never attended and other.................... b/ c/ 1 1 c/ b/ 1 At least one vehicle owned or leased........ 70 55 81 82 83 76 64 Average annual expenditures.................. $19,546 $12,117 $24,428 $27,514 $26,176 $20,977 $16,454 Food........................................ 2,288 1,825 2,527 2,939 2,678 2,610 2,015 Food at home............................. 1,407 770 1,166 1,533 1,687 1,748 1,438 Cereals and bakery products............ 219 132 192 209 242 255 234 Cereals and cereal products.......... 69 44 66 72 79 72 73 Bakery products...................... 149 88 126 137 163 182 162 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 311 121 191 354 383 414 332 Beef................................. 81 24 48 84 111 109 87 Pork................................. 62 16 22 77 73 99 66 Other meats.......................... 38 20 26 37 35 51 43 Poultry.............................. 64 30 53 76 77 79 64 Fish and seafood..................... 50 23 32 65 67 56 52 Eggs................................. 17 8 11 16 19 20 19 Dairy products......................... 158 104 138 163 178 184 164 Fresh milk and cream................. 59 33 48 56 66 67 66 Other dairy products................. 99 71 90 107 112 118 98 Fruits and vegetables.................. 278 154 245 268 327 326 294 Fresh fruits......................... 95 49 80 88 117 109 102 Fresh vegetables..................... 85 44 70 96 106 97 88 Processed fruits..................... 61 43 63 55 58 71 64 Processed vegetables................. 37 18 32 29 46 49 40 Other food at home..................... 442 258 400 539 558 568 413 Sugar and other sweets............... 63 32 57 67 91 69 64 Fats and oils........................ 42 16 26 40 51 60 46 Miscellaneous foods.................. 191 117 171 238 244 247 174 Nonalcoholic beverages............... 119 73 108 158 142 152 110 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips................... 27 19 39 35 31 40 20 Food away from home...................... 881 1,056 1,360 1,406 991 862 577 Alcoholic beverages......................... 162 191 284 338 212 154 74 Housing..................................... 7,626 4,034 9,203 10,410 10,134 8,053 6,832 Shelter.................................. 4,521 2,700 6,156 6,964 6,162 4,509 3,634 Owned dwellings........................ 2,048 109 1,484 3,078 3,480 2,458 2,009 Mortgage interest and charges........ 877 d/ 65 1,049 1,995 2,189 1,120 379 Property taxes....................... 580 32 226 603 665 689 773 Maintenance, repairs, insurance,other expenses............................ 591 d/ 12 209 480 626 649 857 Rented dwellings....................... 2,273 2,355 4,478 3,613 2,444 1,822 1,468 Other lodging.......................... 201 236 194 273 237 229 157 Utilities, fuels, and public services.... 1,604 721 1,627 1,780 1,912 1,785 1,685 Natural gas............................ 203 51 164 205 213 191 257 Electricity............................ 581 193 497 601 711 699 645 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 65 d/ 4 d/ 36 44 43 83 98 Telephone services..................... 585 449 854 771 737 620 465 Water and other public services........ 169 24 76 159 208 192 220 Household operations..................... 321 35 121 270 321 269 479 Personal services...................... 71 b/ d/ 5 d/ 20 d/ 55 d/ 11 142 Other household expenses............... 249 35 116 251 266 258 337 Housekeeping supplies.................... 282 127 232 280 384 406 276 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 58 19 51 62 66 86 59 Other household products............... 121 43 87 124 159 184 122 Postage and stationery................. 103 65 94 94 159 136 95 Household furnishings and equipment...... 898 451 1,067 1,116 1,355 1,085 757 Household textiles..................... 79 25 58 86 66 127 87 Furniture.............................. 228 123 439 312 297 210 173 Floor coverings........................ 72 d/ 17 d/ 10 d/ 40 d/ 16 d/ 67 125 Major appliances....................... 100 34 70 88 257 119 84 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares............................ 61 42 79 99 87 68 46 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 358 209 411 490 633 494 243 Apparel and services....................... 1,025 1,019 1,377 1,738 1,197 1,149 701 Men and boys............................. 57 27 81 54 90 63 50 Men, 16 and over....................... 40 d/ 25 d/ 35 d/ 34 d/ 63 d/ 44 40 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 17 d/ 2 46 20 26 20 10 Women and girls.......................... 629 635 839 1,135 756 674 417 Women, 16 and over..................... 611 629 829 1,107 694 650 409 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 18 d/ 6 d/ 10 28 62 24 9 Children under 2......................... 13 d/ 9 d/ 11 d/ 9 d/ 27 d/ 35 d/ 7 Footwear................................. 168 210 181 246 109 229 133 Other apparel products and services...... 158 138 265 294 215 148 92 Transportation............................. 2,780 1,764 4,646 4,590 4,606 2,758 1,697 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)........... 1,048 635 2,083 2,023 1,911 d/ 748 525 Cars and trucks, new................... 576 d/ 297 d/ 832 1,382 1,109 d/ 384 308 Cars and trucks, used.................. 466 338 1,197 642 803 d/ 364 217 Other vehicles......................... d/ 6 c/ d/ 54 c/ c/ c/ c/ Gasoline and motor oil................... 441 400 608 650 604 528 295 Other vehicle expenses................... 1,018 526 1,555 1,520 1,761 1,115 681 Vehicle finance charges................ 84 67 215 149 151 81 24 Maintenance and repairs................ 343 202 340 478 611 413 260 Vehicle insurance...................... 381 155 579 597 548 426 290 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, other charges......................... 210 103 421 295 451 195 107 Public transportation.................... 274 204 401 397 329 368 196 Health care................................ 1,434 267 815 1,173 1,319 1,507 2,006 Health insurance......................... 658 80 264 367 515 570 1,058 Medical services......................... 385 93 397 544 444 526 379 Drugs.................................... 315 61 97 199 263 340 476 Medical supplies......................... 76 32 57 63 98 71 92 Entertainment.............................. 788 659 1,078 1,152 1,071 799 589 Fees and admissions...................... 229 231 333 322 274 255 163 Television, radios, sound equipment...... 309 251 416 441 346 258 270 Pets, toys, and playground equipment..... 165 83 213 243 239 234 122 Other entertainment supplies, equipment,and services.................. 85 95 116 146 211 52 34 Personal care products and services........ 343 230 423 530 427 411 272 Reading.................................... 128 61 132 155 178 135 125 Education.................................. 339 1,191 711 282 238 138 90 Tobacco products and smoking supplies...... 113 80 98 188 200 181 66 Miscellaneous.............................. 569 194 465 746 731 1,005 502 Cash contributions......................... 716 111 287 484 401 462 1,214 Personal insurance and pensions............ 1,234 488 2,382 2,788 2,784 1,615 274 Life and other personal insurance........ 148 12 74 164 245 200 162 Pensions and Social Security............. 1,086 477 2,308 2,625 2,539 1,415 111 Sources of income and personal taxes: a/ Money income before taxes................. 18,997 9,354 28,132 31,193 28,142 19,538 13,944 Wages and salaries....................... 11,615 7,509 25,916 28,061 25,628 13,701 993 Self-employment income................... 384 d/ 90 399 1,464 600 396 155 Social Security, private and government retirement................... 5,390 d/ 53 238 499 642 3,861 11,007 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income................... 819 82 228 330 323 578 1,486 Unemployment and workers'' compensation, veterans'' benefits..................... 83 d/ 18 d/ 77 d/ 173 109 279 23 Public assistance, supplemental security, income, food stamps..................... 231 d/ 43 201 301 373 474 172 Regular contributions for support........ 288 865 780 284 272 d/ 170 40 Other income............................. 187 694 291 80 196 80 69 Personal taxes............................. 1,528 413 3,013 3,552 2,748 1,634 640 Federal income taxes..................... 1,139 310 2,282 2,696 2,108 1,267 427 State and local income taxes............. 302 102 712 796 537 271 85 Other taxes.............................. 88 d/ 1 19 61 103 96 129 Income after taxes.......................... 17,469 8,941 25,119 27,641 25,394 17,904 13,304 Net change in total assets and liabilities.. -960 -128 -3,315 -6 -1,928 -32 -829 Net change in total assets............... 1,703 735 1,087 7,867 3,909 2,747 -199 Net change in total liabilities.......... 2,663 863 4,402 7,873 5,837 2,779 630 Other financial information: Other money receipts..................... 304 227 90 235 570 282 325 Mortgage principal paid on owned property................................ -414 d/ -17 -285 -560 -1,017 -876 -237 Estimated market value of owned home..... 49,597 3,021 20,118 41,443 55,144 60,021 68,262 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home.............................. 361 22 180 358 434 435 468 Gifts of goods and services................. 767 521 625 786 1,064 1,005 724 Food..................................... 39 33 30 106 65 47 18 Housing.................................. 220 187 187 231 318 284 192 Housekeeping supplies.................. 33 24 33 54 48 53 22 Household textiles..................... 13 d/ 4 d/ 2 d/ 10 d/ 12 29 13 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares............................ 28 d/ 23 40 40 39 50 14 Major appliances..................... 6 d/ 7 d/ 1 d/ 8 d/ 1 d/ 18 d/ 5 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares.......................... 21 d/ 17 39 d/ 32 39 32 9 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 51 33 54 79 88 70 33 Other housing.......................... 96 103 58 49 129 82 109 Apparel and services..................... 177 92 193 175 289 274 142 Males, 2 and over...................... 56 27 81 54 90 63 49 Females, 2 and over.................... 63 d/ 17 72 79 126 96 46 Children under 2....................... 13 d/ 9 d/ 11 d/ 9 d/ 27 d/ 35 d/ 7 Other apparel products and services.... 44 39 29 33 46 80 40 Jewelry and watches.................. 25 25 23 18 23 15 29 All other apparel products and services............................ 19 d/ 14 d/ 6 d/ 15 d/ 23 66 11 Transportation........................... 39 55 25 24 27 70 36 Health care.............................. 48 d/ 1 d/ 7 d/ 16 d/ 30 d/ 36 88 Entertainment............................ 70 29 73 75 81 73 77 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles.... 29 11 25 34 30 45 29 Other entertainment.................... 42 18 48 41 51 28 48 Education................................ 86 99 d/ 16 d/ 65 171 d/ 79 82 All other gifts.......................... 87 25 93 93 83 141 89 _____________________________________________ a/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. b/ Value less than 0.5. c/ No data reported. d/ Data are likely to have large sampling errors. n.a Not applicable.