Table 42. Consumer units of single females by age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1998-1999 All Under 65 and Item single 25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 over females Number of consumer units (in thousands)...... 17,859 2,216 1,827 1,763 2,249 2,261 7,543 Income before taxes a/ ...................... $20,779 $10,163 $28,489 $34,174 $28,628 $21,799 $16,241 Income after taxes a/ ....................... 19,132 9,624 25,831 30,580 26,053 19,788 15,350 Age of the reference person.................. 55.8 20.8 29.0 39.8 49.8 59.4 76.9 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 .9 .9 .9 .8 .6 .1 Vehicles.................................... .8 .6 .9 1.0 1.1 1.0 .8 Percent distribution: Sex of reference person: Female.................................... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Homeowner................................... 52 4 23 48 55 65 70 With mortgage.............................. 18 2 19 37 37 29 9 Without mortgage........................... 35 2 4 11 19 36 61 Renter...................................... 48 96 77 52 45 35 30 Black....................................... 12 9 13 19 19 13 9 White and other............................. 88 91 87 81 81 87 91 Elementary (1-8)............................ 9 b/ 1 2 3 7 18 High school (9-12).......................... 37 18 13 27 32 42 50 College..................................... 54 82 86 70 64 50 32 Never attended and other.................... b/ c/ 1 1 b/ b/ b/ At least one vehicle owned or leased........ 71 57 77 79 81 80 65 Average annual expenditures.................. $20,575 $13,182 $25,608 $26,808 $26,065 $23,088 $17,658 Food........................................ 2,398 2,028 2,837 2,875 2,965 2,542 2,066 Food at home............................. 1,488 875 1,476 1,530 1,812 1,654 1,498 Cereals and bakery products............ 233 143 228 211 258 253 250 Cereals and cereal products.......... 73 49 68 74 79 72 78 Bakery products...................... 160 94 160 137 179 181 172 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 333 164 296 360 423 384 337 Beef................................. 86 40 73 86 126 98 87 Pork................................. 65 32 51 69 77 89 65 Other meats.......................... 42 26 36 45 43 43 46 Poultry.............................. 65 33 70 76 74 83 63 Fish and seafood..................... 57 26 53 67 82 53 58 Eggs................................. 17 7 14 18 20 19 19 Dairy products......................... 163 113 159 156 183 185 167 Fresh milk and cream................. 61 36 57 58 62 62 69 Other dairy products................. 102 76 103 99 121 123 98 Fruits and vegetables.................. 291 166 263 265 357 314 310 Fresh fruits......................... 97 49 83 83 121 106 107 Fresh vegetables..................... 88 46 84 93 116 88 91 Processed fruits..................... 64 49 61 55 67 73 68 Processed vegetables................. 41 22 35 34 52 47 43 Other food at home..................... 469 289 529 536 591 518 434 Sugar and other sweets............... 67 45 81 71 74 69 66 Fats and oils........................ 45 26 36 43 60 53 46 Miscellaneous foods.................. 213 129 248 232 279 227 198 Nonalcoholic beverages............... 121 68 135 160 149 136 109 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips................... 23 20 29 31 29 33 16 Food away from home.................... 910 1,154 1,361 1,345 1,153 888 568 Alcoholic beverages......................... 156 231 266 247 237 129 74 Housing..................................... 8,025 4,291 9,744 10,299 10,151 8,462 7,401 Shelter.................................. 4,762 2,889 6,493 6,788 6,330 4,966 3,890 Owned dwellings........................ 2,242 162 1,630 3,281 3,550 3,017 2,136 Mortgage interest and charges........ 903 d/ 77 1,109 2,115 2,003 1,370 345 Property taxes....................... 697 66 327 721 812 849 886 Maintenance, repairs, insurance,other expenses............................ 642 d/ 19 194 445 734 798 906 Rented dwellings....................... 2,274 2,499 4,660 3,152 2,555 1,640 1,531 Other lodging.......................... 246 229 203 355 226 309 223 Utilities, fuels, and public services.... 1,619 717 1,641 1,794 1,820 1,836 1,712 Natural gas............................ 200 53 159 199 215 221 242 Electricity............................ 594 204 513 624 633 709 675 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 53 d/ 10 d/ 21 31 45 62 79 Telephone services..................... 595 416 861 769 739 636 487 Water and other public services........ 176 35 87 170 188 209 228 Household operations..................... 470 43 130 294 251 285 838 Personal services...................... 171 c/ d/ 4 d/ 54 d/ 14 d/ 6 384 Other household expenses............... 299 43 126 239 237 278 454 Housekeeping supplies.................... 293 126 248 301 396 388 288 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 63 26 66 72 70 80 63 Other household products............... 123 44 90 115 177 184 120 Postage and stationery................. 107 56 92 114 150 124 105 Household furnishings and equipment...... 882 516 1,232 1,122 1,354 987 674 Household textiles..................... 94 19 156 84 74 134 95 Furniture.............................. 210 138 285 299 291 221 166 Floor coverings........................ 33 6 18 57 35 78 25 Major appliances....................... 118 46 217 101 207 91 100 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares............................ 62 34 94 76 95 67 48 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 365 272 461 505 652 396 239 Apparel and services........................ 1,051 1,016 1,572 1,461 1,135 1,011 829 Men and boys............................. 46 28 79 38 71 51 37 Men, 16 and over....................... 30 d/ 26 d/ 27 d/ 18 54 d/ 34 27 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 16 d/ 2 52 20 17 17 10 Women and girls.......................... 603 649 961 939 744 585 391 Women, 16 and over..................... 590 649 947 927 710 565 381 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 14 b/ d/ 15 12 34 21 10 Children under 2......................... 14 d/ 8 d/ 19 d/ 7 d/ 31 d/ 30 d/ 7 Footwear................................. 153 200 258 233 90 150 117 Other apparel products and services...... 233 131 255 244 200 196 277 Transportation.............................. 2,985 2,110 4,535 4,609 4,397 3,432 1,933 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)........... 1,252 899 2,119 2,109 1,967 1,397 688 Cars and trucks, new................... 698 d/ 372 1,083 1,258 864 955 442 Cars and trucks, used.................. 554 527 1,036 851 1,103 442 246 Other vehicles......................... c/ c/ c/ c/ c/ c/ c/ Gasoline and motor oil................... 433 396 547 624 584 550 292 Other vehicle expenses................... 1,036 630 1,467 1,516 1,580 1,160 740 Vehicle finance charges................ 98 78 213 168 174 108 34 Maintenance and repairs................ 332 230 324 455 486 378 275 Vehicle insurance...................... 381 187 543 549 478 454 308 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, other charges.............................. 226 136 387 345 442 219 123 Public transportation.................... 264 185 403 360 266 325 212 Health care................................. 1,515 295 760 1,089 1,371 1,474 2,209 Health insurance......................... 692 110 318 394 481 574 1,122 Medical services......................... 391 91 264 414 484 474 452 Drugs.................................... 350 59 122 213 303 341 536 Medical supplies......................... 83 34 56 69 104 86 99 Entertainment............................... 840 641 1,090 1,199 1,013 1,126 614 Fees and admissions...................... 227 246 372 317 248 279 144 Television, radios, sound equipment...... 333 222 409 444 370 351 305 Pets, toys, and playground equipment..... 173 67 177 298 220 269 129 Other entertainment supplies, equipment,and services.................. 106 106 132 141 175 227 36 Personal care products and services......... 335 216 423 416 450 326 294 Reading..................................... 128 63 135 139 176 145 124 Education................................... 349 1,287 841 260 281 206 39 Tobacco products and smoking supplies....... 117 75 92 182 216 189 69 Miscellaneous............................... 639 221 513 561 744 896 701 Cash contributions.......................... 775 130 354 472 381 1,452 1,052 Personal insurance and pensions............. 1,261 578 2,442 2,999 2,547 1,698 254 Life and other personal insurance........ 136 18 73 148 160 220 150 Pensions and Social Security............. 1,125 560 2,369 2,851 2,388 1,478 104 Sources of income and personal taxes: a/ Money income before taxes.................. 20,779 10,163 28,489 34,174 28,628 21,799 16,241 Wages and salaries....................... 12,478 8,458 26,373 31,260 25,617 15,197 1,236 Self-employment income................... 466 d/ 164 643 1,312 834 782 117 Social Security, private and government retirement................... 5,521 d/ 77 335 788 960 3,970 11,241 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income................... 1,585 60 138 155 422 871 3,258 Unemployment and workers'' compensation, veterans'' benefits..................... 75 d/ 10 d/ 95 d/ 99 88 d/ 195 d/ 45 Public assistance, supplemental security, income, food stamps..................... 194 59 156 214 357 403 127 Regular contributions for support........ 265 724 479 251 142 327 103 Other income............................. 194 610 271 95 207 54 115 Personal taxes............................. 1,647 539 2,658 3,594 2,575 2,011 891 Federal income taxes..................... 1,220 417 1,993 2,768 2,005 1,535 584 State and local income taxes............. 323 120 644 779 478 360 141 Other taxes.............................. 104 d/ 2 21 47 92 116 166 Income after taxes......................... 19,132 9,624 25,831 30,580 26,053 19,788 15,350 Net change in total assets and liabilities... -275 -1,574 -3,685 877 -936 1,590 302 Net change in total assets............... 2,208 347 293 9,336 4,230 3,444 580 Net change in total liabilities.......... 2,483 1,922 3,978 8,458 5,166 1,854 278 Other financial information: Other money receipts..................... 379 185 430 315 876 899 134 Mortgage principal paid on owned property................................ -425 d/ -20 -320 -641 -791 -984 -241 Estimated market value of owned home..... 55,775 4,511 20,659 48,690 55,181 65,229 78,340 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home.................................... 395 39 184 398 427 492 511 Gifts of goods and services................. 749 416 656 772 893 1,122 707 Food..................................... 42 25 45 47 56 56 36 Housing.................................. 228 175 191 271 240 292 219 Housekeeping supplies.................. 35 17 32 62 48 54 24 Household textiles..................... 23 b/ d/ 22 d/ 6 20 54 25 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares........................... 26 d/ 9 28 d/ 37 18 43 25 Major appliances..................... 10 d/ 5 d/ 3 d/ 8 d/ 1 d/ 23 12 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares......................... 16 d/ 4 25 d/ 29 17 21 13 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 52 56 64 80 70 50 37 Other housing.......................... 92 92 45 86 84 92 108 Apparel and services..................... 166 99 203 160 226 229 140 Males, 2 and over...................... 46 28 79 38 69 52 37 Females, 2 and over.................... 61 d/ 16 83 43 98 86 53 Children under 2....................... 14 d/ 8 d/ 19 d/ 7 31 30 7 Other apparel products and services.... 44 47 22 71 29 62 42 Jewelry and watches.................. 23 19 16 37 16 18 26 All other apparel products and services............................ 22 d/ 28 d/ 6 d/ 34 d/ 13 d/ 43 17 Transportation........................... 38 10 27 19 18 147 26 Health care.............................. 59 d/ 1 d/ 15 d/ 20 d/ 24 d/ 11 120 Entertainment............................ 64 26 65 63 60 123 58 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles.... 25 9 19 25 28 43 24 Other entertainment.................... 39 17 47 38 32 80 34 Education................................ 66 44 d/ 28 d/ 80 161 d/ 141 26 All other gifts.......................... 87 34 81 113 106 123 82 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.