Table 41. Consumer units of single males 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 males Number of consumer units (in thousands)...... 13,258 2,321 2,846 2,452 2,012 1,275 2,352 Income before taxes a/ ...................... $28,509 $11,763 $34,522 $34,633 $40,803 $29,853 $19,765 Income after taxes a/ ....................... 25,739 11,050 30,866 31,424 35,693 27,059 18,544 Age of the reference person.................. 43.9 21.1 29.5 39.6 49.1 59.2 75.6 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......................... .2 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.0 Earners..................................... .7 .9 .9 .9 .8 .7 .2 Vehicles.................................... 1.2 .7 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.3 Percent distribution: Male........................................ 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Homeowner................................... 40 5 27 43 53 54 69 With mortgage.............................. 20 2 22 31 33 23 10 Without mortgage........................... 20 4 4 12 21 31 59 Renter...................................... 60 95 73 57 47 46 31 Black....................................... 10 7 10 11 14 11 8 White and other............................. 90 93 90 89 86 89 92 Elementary (1-8)............................ 6 b/ 1 3 3 9 20 High school (9-12).......................... 32 21 25 38 31 46 41 College..................................... 62 79 74 59 66 44 39 Never attended and other.................... b/ c/ c/ b/ b/ 1 1 At least one vehicle owned or leased........ 76 59 81 82 78 80 79 Average annual expenditures.................. $23,739 $15,427 $27,097 $27,038 $29,092 $23,578 $19,813 Food........................................ 3,019 2,415 3,435 3,167 3,346 3,102 2,524 Food at home............................. 1,348 856 1,271 1,356 1,609 1,496 1,499 Cereals and bakery products............ 198 119 188 199 221 210 240 Cereals and cereal products.......... 72 38 85 72 75 75 77 Bakery products...................... 126 81 103 127 146 136 162 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 341 181 310 325 445 424 381 Beef................................. 95 46 87 91 124 127 103 Pork................................. 66 29 50 65 81 78 90 Other meats.......................... 52 33 48 45 62 57 65 Poultry.............................. 59 34 62 62 86 58 51 Fish and seafood..................... 52 27 46 45 75 79 52 Eggs................................. 18 12 17 16 17 24 20 Dairy products......................... 140 90 130 143 153 151 171 Fresh milk and cream................. 54 35 47 50 60 60 70 Other dairy products................. 87 55 83 92 93 91 101 Fruits and vegetables.................. 221 129 187 203 288 248 277 Fresh fruits......................... 70 35 60 60 91 82 93 Fresh vegetables..................... 62 42 48 58 85 72 72 Processed fruits..................... 53 36 50 48 64 53 65 Processed vegetables................. 36 16 29 37 48 42 46 Other food at home..................... 448 338 457 486 501 464 431 Sugar and other sweets............... 49 37 42 51 45 74 52 Fats and oils........................ 34 22 29 33 39 35 44 Miscellaneous foods.................. 210 149 210 225 250 201 215 Nonalcoholic beverages............... 126 101 143 141 141 122 103 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips................... 28 27 34 34 26 32 16 Food away from home.................... 1,672 1,559 2,164 1,812 1,738 1,606 1,025 Alcoholic beverages......................... 475 565 674 530 380 444 226 Housing..................................... 7,962 4,288 9,317 8,925 10,193 7,933 6,997 Shelter.................................. 5,277 3,034 6,451 6,228 6,886 5,130 3,783 Owned dwellings........................ 2,124 190 1,956 2,967 3,506 2,551 1,941 Mortgage interest and charges........ 1,136 79 1,333 1,879 1,976 1,201 413 Property taxes....................... 580 90 358 676 946 808 798 Maintenance, repairs, insurance,other expenses............................ 407 21 266 411 585 541 730 Rented dwellings....................... 2,792 2,477 4,226 3,040 2,556 2,256 1,599 Other lodging.......................... 362 367 269 221 823 324 243 Utilities, fuels, and public services.... 1,443 687 1,533 1,562 1,717 1,569 1,653 Natural gas............................ 159 44 155 145 189 200 242 Electricity............................ 534 222 513 584 629 644 672 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 44 d/ 6 25 54 40 44 96 Telephone services..................... 575 383 733 648 682 518 440 Water and other public services........ 131 33 107 131 177 162 202 Household operations..................... 240 45 184 171 314 226 514 Personal services...................... 66 d/ 8 d/ 30 d/ 20 d/ 76 d/ 4 d/ 241 Other household expenses............... 173 36 153 151 239 222 273 Housekeeping supplies.................... 197 97 155 179 236 184 309 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 44 14 49 53 47 39 54 Other household products............... 99 62 67 65 135 72 183 Postage and stationery................. 53 21 40 60 54 73 72 Household furnishings and equipment...... 806 425 994 785 1,039 824 739 Household textiles..................... 32 25 32 36 52 25 23 Furniture.............................. 187 72 275 195 253 179 136 Floor coverings........................ 24 d/ 2 39 d/ 12 d/ 32 d/ 6 43 Major appliances....................... 94 30 93 157 105 102 80 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares............................ 50 17 30 39 28 38 131 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 418 279 525 347 570 474 326 Apparel and services........................ 806 579 1,336 833 851 688 410 Men and boys............................. 381 285 645 410 348 331 196 Men, 16 and over....................... 374 284 636 400 339 322 194 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 7 d/ 1 9 10 9 d/ 9 d/ 2 Women and girls.......................... 44 d/ 33 35 32 96 51 34 Women, 16 and over..................... 35 d/ 33 d/ 21 d/ 19 86 d/ 43 d/ 25 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 9 d/ 1 14 13 10 d/ 7 d/ 9 Children under 2......................... d/ 7 d/ 7 d/ 22 d/ 2 b/ d/ 5 b/ Footwear................................. 138 d/ 105 186 155 194 d/ 134 d/ 54 Other apparel products and services...... 236 149 447 235 213 168 125 Transportation.............................. 4,040 3,211 4,497 4,935 4,334 4,191 3,040 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)........... 1,683 1,584 1,573 2,218 1,565 1,838 1,371 Cars and trucks, new................... 639 d/ 435 d/ 583 803 d/ 657 d/ 765 656 Cars and trucks, used.................. 954 1,075 872 1,402 906 1,010 475 Other vehicles......................... 90 d/ 75 d/ 118 d/ 13 d/ 2 d/ 63 d/ 240 Gasoline and motor oil................... 700 549 811 841 773 657 527 Other vehicle expenses................... 1,373 809 1,719 1,622 1,670 1,438 957 Vehicle finance charges................ 144 94 222 183 142 127 69 Maintenance and repairs................ 462 322 516 564 502 553 342 Vehicle insurance...................... 453 243 511 514 556 480 421 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, other charges.............................. 314 149 470 360 469 278 125 Public transportation.................... 285 269 393 254 326 258 185 Health care................................. 960 233 599 694 1,125 1,059 2,185 Health insurance......................... 448 87 328 376 436 479 1,018 Medical services......................... 291 79 158 167 438 296 660 Drugs.................................... 173 49 76 117 206 225 405 Medical supplies......................... 48 19 36 33 46 59 102 Entertainment............................... 1,302 984 1,609 1,692 1,368 1,363 748 Fees and admissions...................... 332 317 482 332 402 270 144 Television, radios, sound equipment...... 485 449 558 575 525 470 318 Pets, toys, and playground equipment..... 169 72 166 217 259 189 120 Other entertainment supplies, equipment,and services.................. 316 146 403 568 183 433 167 Personal care products and services......... 140 85 151 159 155 160 127 Reading..................................... 112 66 125 117 139 109 114 Education................................... 493 1,818 351 134 299 215 51 Tobacco products and smoking supplies....... 270 156 223 365 394 378 175 Miscellaneous............................... 711 210 768 875 876 1,007 651 Cash contributions.......................... 1,229 114 1,043 1,419 1,850 738 2,095 Personal insurance and pensions............. 2,219 701 2,971 3,192 3,782 2,191 470 Life and other personal insurance........ 152 46 140 171 211 214 169 Pensions and Social Security............. 2,066 655 2,832 3,020 3,571 1,976 301 Sources of income and personal taxes: a/ Money income before taxes.................. 28,509 11,763 34,522 34,633 40,803 29,853 19,765 Wages and salaries....................... 21,321 9,837 31,261 29,542 33,160 20,168 2,219 Self-employment income................... 1,852 d/ 23 1,564 3,953 3,301 2,003 496 Social Security, private and government retirement................... 3,562 d/ 50 364 432 2,146 5,252 14,398 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income................... 915 458 625 208 1,349 902 2,088 Unemployment and workers'' compensation, veterans'' benefits..................... 200 d/ 21 227 164 478 d/ 279 100 Public assistance, supplemental security, income, food stamps..................... 161 d/ 25 43 176 214 554 173 Regular contributions for support........ 198 732 244 d/ 13 d/ 10 d/ 5 d/ 82 Other income............................. 300 616 195 145 146 d/ 691 209 Personal taxes............................. 2,770 713 3,656 3,209 5,109 2,794 1,221 Federal income taxes..................... 2,139 568 2,903 2,449 4,024 2,073 835 State and local income taxes............. 524 143 726 671 925 526 147 Other taxes.............................. 108 2 27 88 160 195 238 Income after taxes......................... 25,739 11,050 30,866 31,424 35,693 27,059 18,544 Net change in total assets and liabilities... 2,190 2,158 4,646 1,401 -1,829 2,052 3,585 Net change in total assets............... 6,097 3,388 10,653 6,500 4,636 5,159 4,594 Net change in total liabilities.......... 3,907 1,229 6,007 5,099 6,465 3,106 1,010 Other financial information: Other money receipts..................... 1,086 273 2,108 157 1,503 2,804 333 Mortgage principal paid on owned property................................ -636 -32 -892 -1,086 -921 -617 -221 Estimated market value of owned home..... 41,406 4,987 27,951 47,083 60,270 56,437 63,425 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home.................................... 327 39 212 361 457 554 480 Gifts of goods and services................. 878 515 896 842 1,215 789 1,001 Food..................................... 46 22 21 32 142 d/ 43 28 Housing.................................. 195 162 175 129 289 126 278 Housekeeping supplies.................. 13 d/ 13 10 19 17 d/ 5 14 Household textiles..................... d/ 5 b/ b/ d/ 8 d/ 18 d/ 1 d/ 2 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares........................... 8 d/ 6 d/ 8 d/ 10 d/ 3 d/ 15 d/ 9 Major appliances..................... 4 d/ 3 d/ 2 d/ 7 d/ 1 d/ 7 d/ 5 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares......................... 4 d/ 3 d/ 5 d/ 2 d/ 2 d/ 9 d/ 4 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 55 35 49 32 96 43 79 Other housing.......................... 113 108 108 60 155 61 174 Apparel and services..................... 176 91 316 138 239 133 100 Males, 2 and over...................... 26 d/ 5 31 21 60 18 21 Females, 2 and over.................... 41 d/ 22 35 32 96 38 34 Children under 2....................... d/ 7 d/ 7 d/ 22 d/ 2 b/ d/ 5 b/ Other apparel products and services.... 102 57 228 83 84 72 44 Jewelry and watches.................. 86 48 212 72 60 38 36 All other apparel products and services............................ 16 d/ 9 d/ 17 d/ 11 d/ 23 d/ 34 d/ 8 Transportation........................... 39 38 51 39 33 25 37 Health care.............................. 75 d/ 3 13 39 d/ 47 d/ 27 309 Entertainment............................ 80 29 93 124 71 72 74 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles.... 20 5 27 25 18 36 12 Other entertainment.................... 61 25 67 99 53 36 62 Education................................ 90 112 d/ 35 d/ 42 230 d/ 166 d/ 23 All other gifts.......................... 178 58 191 301 164 198 152 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.