Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1994 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Single consumers | Consumer units of two or more persons | | | _______________________ _______________________________________________ Item | Aggregate | | | | | | | | No earner |One earner | No earner |One earner |Two earners| Three or | | | | | | | more | | | | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | Number of consumer units (in thousands).........| 102,210 | 11,432 | 17,665 | 10,612 | 19,886 | 33,584 | 9,031 Percent distribution of consumer units..........| 100.0 | 11.2 | 17.3 | 10.4 | 19.5 | 32.9 | 8.8 | | | | | | | Consumer unit characteristics (mean values): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Income before taxes 1/........................| $36,838 | $11,403 | $27,485 | $20,239 | $33,505 | $52,191 | $57,726 Income after taxes 1/.........................| 33,755 | 11,027 | 24,420 | 19,592 | 31,391 | 47,274 | 53,057 Age of reference person.......................| 47.6 | 69.9 | 39.4 | 61.3 | 46.4 | 41.3 | 46.2 | | | | | | | Average number in consumer unit: | | | | | | | Persons.....................................| 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.3 Children under 18...........................| .7 | n.a. | n.a. | .6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 Persons 65 and over.........................| .3 | .8 | .1 | 1.1 | .3 | .1 | .1 Earners.....................................| 1.3 | n.a. | 1.0 | n.a. | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.3 Vehicles....................................| 1.9 | .7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.4 | | | | | | | Percent distribution: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sex of reference person: | | | | | | | Male......................................| 62 | 30 | 54 | 65 | 59 | 76 | 77 Female....................................| 38 | 70 | 46 | 35 | 41 | 24 | 23 | | | | | | | Housing tenure: | | | | | | | Homeowner.................................| 63 | 59 | 36 | 68 | 62 | 73 | 82 With mortgage...........................| 37 | 8 | 24 | 13 | 35 | 55 | 62 Without mortgage........................| 26 | 52 | 12 | 56 | 27 | 17 | 20 Renter....................................| 37 | 41 | 64 | 32 | 38 | 27 | 18 | | | | | | | Race of reference person: | | | | | | | Black.....................................| 11 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 9 White and other...........................| 89 | 89 | 90 | 83 | 86 | 91 | 91 | | | | | | | Education of reference person: | | | | | | | Elementary (1-8)..........................| 8 | 24 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 6 High school (9-12)........................| 43 | 49 | 31 | 53 | 48 | 41 | 45 College...................................| 48 | 26 | 66 | 28 | 43 | 55 | 49 Never attended and other..................| (2) | 1 | (2) | 1 | (2) | (2) | (2) | | | | | | | At least one vehicle owned..................| 86 | 57 | 81 | 79 | 90 | 96 | 97 | | | | | | | Annual aggregate expenditures...................|$3,243,017 | 5.0 | 12.4 | 7.5 | 18.8 | 42.3 | 14.1 | | | | | | | Food..........................................| 449,565 | 5.3 | 10.6 | 9.2 | 18.4 | 41.2 | 15.3 Food at home................................| 276,371 | 6.1 | 8.4 | 10.3 | 20.6 | 39.4 | 15.2 Cereals and bakery products...............| 43,682 | 6.0 | 8.6 | 10.7 | 20.5 | 39.4 | 14.8 Cereals and cereal products.............| 16,482 | 5.5 | 8.1 | 10.4 | 21.5 | 39.2 | 15.3 Bakery products.........................| 27,200 | 6.3 | 8.9 | 10.9 | 19.8 | 39.6 | 14.5 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............| 74,637 | 5.9 | 7.6 | 10.1 | 21.8 | 38.7 | 15.9 Beef....................................| 23,106 | 5.2 | 7.2 | 9.3 | 22.5 | 39.1 | 16.7 Pork....................................| 15,870 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 11.2 | 22.7 | 38.4 | 14.2 Other meats.............................| 9,573 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 10.4 | 21.8 | 38.8 | 16.2 Poultry.................................| 13,918 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 9.7 | 19.6 | 38.9 | 16.8 Fish and seafood........................| 9,113 | 5.7 | 8.4 | 10.0 | 22.2 | 38.4 | 15.3 Eggs....................................| 3,057 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 11.4 | 20.4 | 36.8 | 15.7 | | | | | | | Dairy products............................| 29,441 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 10.2 | 20.3 | 39.4 | 15.1 Fresh milk and cream....................| 12,955 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 10.5 | 20.9 | 38.5 | 15.4 Other dairy products....................| 16,486 | 6.7 | 8.3 | 10.1 | 19.9 | 40.1 | 14.8 Fruits and vegetables.....................| 44,486 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 10.5 | 20.6 | 37.8 | 14.7 Fresh fruits............................| 13,555 | 7.6 | 9.0 | 10.1 | 20.9 | 37.6 | 14.8 Fresh vegetables........................| 13,746 | 7.1 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 21.2 | 37.7 | 15.4 Processed fruits........................| 9,485 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 11.0 | 19.8 | 37.3 | 14.6 Processed vegetables....................| 7,701 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 12.2 | 20.1 | 38.9 | 13.4 | | | | | | | Other food at home........................| 84,125 | 5.4 | 8.9 | 10.2 | 19.7 | 40.7 | 15.1 Sugar and other sweets..................| 10,725 | 5.9 | 8.1 | 11.6 | 19.6 | 39.7 | 15.1 Fats and oils...........................| 8,076 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 11.2 | 20.6 | 38.0 | 15.5 Miscellaneous foods.....................| 36,849 | 4.8 | 8.7 | 9.9 | 19.9 | 41.9 | 14.8 Nonalcoholic beverages..................| 23,732 | 5.7 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 19.1 | 40.4 | 15.4 Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | | | on out-of-town trips...................| 4,744 | 3.9 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 19.3 | 39.6 | 15.6 Food away from home.........................| 173,194 | 3.9 | 14.1 | 7.3 | 15.0 | 44.1 | 15.6 | | | | | | | Alcoholic beverages...........................| 28,341 | 3.8 | 22.3 | 7.4 | 14.6 | 40.1 | 11.8 | | | | | | | Housing.......................................| 1,032,674 | 6.0 | 12.7 | 7.9 | 20.2 | 41.3 | 11.9 Shelter.....................................| 581,190 | 5.8 | 14.6 | 6.7 | 20.4 | 41.0 | 11.4 Owned dwellings...........................| 356,887 | 4.3 | 9.5 | 6.0 | 19.8 | 46.6 | 13.8 Mortgage interest and charges...........| 196,111 | 1.3 | 9.5 | 2.3 | 18.8 | 53.0 | 15.2 Property taxes..........................| 94,197 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 10.1 | 21.9 | 39.8 | 13.0 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, | | | | | | | other expenses.........................| 66,579 | 9.8 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 20.0 | 37.4 | 10.8 Rented dwellings..........................| 183,915 | 9.0 | 25.5 | 7.5 | 21.4 | 30.3 | 6.3 Other lodging.............................| 40,389 | 4.9 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 21.3 | 40.2 | 12.5 | | | | | | | Utilities, fuels, and public services.......| 223,691 | 7.3 | 11.0 | 10.1 | 21.4 | 37.7 | 12.6 Natural gas...............................| 28,898 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 11.5 | 21.8 | 36.5 | 11.9 Electricity...............................| 88,053 | 6.8 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 21.7 | 38.6 | 12.8 Fuel oil and other fuels..................| 10,014 | 12.4 | 10.5 | 13.5 | 20.3 | 31.2 | 12.2 Telephone services........................| 70,506 | 6.3 | 14.4 | 8.4 | 20.9 | 37.7 | 12.4 Water and other public services...........| 26,220 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 10.7 | 21.7 | 38.7 | 13.0 Household operations........................| 50,096 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 23.1 | 48.6 | 7.6 Personal services.........................| 23,487 | 2.9 | 3/.8 | 2.1 | 25.6 | 62.5 | 6.1 Other household expenses..................| 26,609 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 12.5 | 20.9 | 36.3 | 8.9 | | | | | | | Housekeeping supplies.......................| 40,079 | 6.5 | 8.6 | 12.2 | 18.9 | 40.1 | 13.7 Laundry and cleaning supplies.............| 11,144 | 5.0 | 8.2 | 11.3 | 20.3 | 40.2 | 15.0 Other household products..................| 17,721 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 11.0 | 19.4 | 41.4 | 14.1 Postage and stationery....................| 11,214 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 14.9 | 16.7 | 38.0 | 11.7 Household furnishings and equipment.........| 137,617 | 4.3 | 10.9 | 7.8 | 16.5 | 46.0 | 14.5 Household textiles........................| 10,147 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 18.5 | 43.4 | 14.6 Furniture.................................| 32,547 | 4.0 | 12.6 | 6.1 | 16.7 | 48.9 | 11.7 Floor coverings...........................| 12,215 | 3/4.0 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 10.6 | 43.0 | 26.3 Major appliances..........................| 15,224 | 6.1 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 22.7 | 38.9 | 15.6 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares| 8,242 | 4.6 | 12.2 | 10.1 | 18.0 | 41.9 | 13.2 Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 59,242 | 3.4 | 11.7 | 8.3 | 15.4 | 47.8 | 13.4 | | | | | | | Apparel and services..........................| 167,683 | 3.1 | 12.1 | 6.5 | 20.1 | 41.9 | 16.3 Men and boys................................| 40,244 | 2.3 | 10.2 | 6.9 | 20.3 | 42.7 | 17.7 Men, 16 and over..........................| 31,054 | 2.6 | 12.6 | 6.7 | 19.1 | 42.3 | 16.7 Boys, 2 to 15.............................| 9,190 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 7.5 | 24.3 | 43.9 | 20.9 Women and girls.............................| 66,459 | 3.2 | 13.3 | 6.3 | 19.4 | 40.0 | 17.8 Women, 16 and over........................| 56,269 | 3.6 | 15.2 | 6.2 | 18.2 | 38.7 | 18.1 Girls, 2 to 15............................| 10,189 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 7.3 | 25.7 | 47.1 | 16.1 Children under 2............................| 8,147 | .9 | 3.4 | 6.8 | 26.1 | 51.4 | 11.4 Footwear....................................| 25,847 | 4.1 | 11.9 | 6.7 | 20.4 | 40.7 | 16.2 Other apparel products and services.........| 26,987 | 3.5 | 14.7 | 6.4 | 19.4 | 43.9 | 12.1 | | | | | | | Transportation................................| 617,721 | 3.5 | 12.4 | 6.0 | 18.0 | 43.7 | 16.5 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)..............| 278,486 | 3.1 | 12.0 | 4.5 | 17.7 | 45.0 | 17.5 Cars and trucks, new......................| 142,124 | 4.5 | 12.0 | 5.7 | 18.5 | 43.9 | 15.5 Cars and trucks, used.....................| 131,847 | 1.8 | 11.4 | 3.4 | 17.5 | 46.3 | 19.7 Other vehicles............................| 4,515 | 3/2.6 | 34.0 | 3/.2 | 3/2.4 | 41.7 | 19.0 Gasoline and motor oil......................| 100,770 | 3.3 | 11.9 | 7.2 | 18.9 | 42.8 | 15.9 Other vehicle expenses......................| 199,518 | 3.5 | 12.8 | 6.4 | 17.4 | 43.8 | 16.1 Vehicle finance charges...................| 24,050 | 1.1 | 10.8 | 2.1 | 16.0 | 52.5 | 17.6 Maintenance and repairs...................| 69,483 | 3.9 | 14.3 | 6.9 | 16.7 | 42.2 | 16.0 Vehicle insurance.........................| 70,488 | 4.5 | 11.9 | 7.4 | 17.7 | 42.1 | 16.4 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, | | | | | | | other charges............................| 35,498 | 2.5 | 12.7 | 6.3 | 19.1 | 44.7 | 14.6 Public transportation.......................| 38,947 | 6.2 | 14.3 | 10.8 | 20.5 | 36.1 | 12.1 | | | | | | | Health care...................................| 179,321 | 10.9 | 8.2 | 14.7 | 20.4 | 34.9 | 10.9 Health insurance............................| 83,296 | 12.1 | 6.9 | 17.0 | 20.2 | 33.2 | 10.6 Medical services............................| 58,365 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 21.6 | 39.7 | 11.5 Drugs.......................................| 29,186 | 13.6 | 8.9 | 20.1 | 19.2 | 28.2 | 10.1 Medical supplies............................| 8,474 | 6.0 | 9.2 | 11.1 | 17.8 | 41.9 | 14.0 | | | | | | | Entertainment.................................| 160,110 | 3.7 | 13.5 | 6.7 | 18.3 | 44.2 | 13.7 Fees and admissions.........................| 44,881 | 3.6 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 19.0 | 43.6 | 12.8 Television, radios, sound equipment.........| 54,487 | 4.9 | 13.9 | 7.2 | 18.4 | 42.8 | 12.8 Pets, toys, and playground equipment........| 29,480 | 3.8 | 10.8 | 6.4 | 20.7 | 45.6 | 12.7 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, | | | | | | | and services...............................| 31,262 | 1.4 | 14.8 | 5.5 | 14.9 | 46.2 | 17.2 | | | | | | | Personal care products and services...........| 40,449 | 5.0 | 11.6 | 9.1 | 17.1 | 41.9 | 15.4 | | | | | | | Reading.......................................| 16,844 | 6.9 | 15.0 | 9.0 | 17.8 | 39.8 | 11.4 | | | | | | | Education.....................................| 46,992 | 2.4 | 15.1 | 5.2 | 15.3 | 40.8 | 21.1 | | | | | | | Tobacco products and smoking supplies.........| 26,426 | 5.2 | 12.4 | 7.4 | 21.2 | 39.9 | 14.0 | | | | | | | Miscellaneous.................................| 76,484 | 6.2 | 15.0 | 6.8 | 18.9 | 41.4 | 11.7 | | | | | | | Cash contributions............................| 98,153 | 10.3 | 11.5 | 14.1 | 19.0 | 32.6 | 12.3 | | | | | | | Personal insurance and pensions...............| 302,253 | .6 | 13.9 | 1.6 | 16.3 | 52.1 | 15.5 Life and other personal insurance...........| 40,648 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 19.2 | 44.7 | 15.1 Pensions and Social Security................| 261,605 | 3/.1 | 14.9 | .4 | 15.8 | 53.2 | 15.6 | | | | | | | Sources of income and personal taxes: 1/ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Money income before taxes.....................| 3,167,858 | 3.4 | 13.4 | 5.7 | 17.3 | 46.6 | 13.6 Wages and salaries..........................| 2,390,220 | (4) | 14.6 | (4) | 16.3 | 53.3 | 15.8 Self-employment income......................| 210,864 | (4) | 15.3 | (5) | 19.7 | 51.0 | 14.0 Social Security, private and government | | | | | | | retirement.................................| 361,451 | 24.2 | 4.4 | 36.8 | 19.7 | 12.3 | 2.7 Interest, dividends, rental income, other | | | | | | | property income............................| 99,733 | 11.5 | 17.2 | 24.2 | 14.7 | 27.1 | 5.2 Unemployment and workers' compensation, | | | | | | | veterans' benefits.........................| 27,189 | 8.1 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 23.6 | 32.5 | 12.2 Public assistance, supplemental security | | | | | | | income, food stamps........................| 41,520 | 10.5 | 1.2 | 41.1 | 31.3 | 12.4 | 3.5 Regular contributions for support...........| 24,640 | 10.0 | 16.6 | 11.2 | 32.0 | 22.5 | 7.6 Other income................................| 12,241 | 5.5 | 26.6 | 4.2 | 16.5 | 33.0 | 14.2 | | | | | | | Personal taxes................................| 265,111 | 1.4 | 17.9 | 2.2 | 13.0 | 52.5 | 13.1 Federal income taxes........................| 196,757 | 1.0 | 18.5 | 1.8 | 12.7 | 53.0 | 13.0 State and local income taxes................| 54,057 | 1.5 | 17.6 | .6 | 13.2 | 53.6 | 13.4 Other taxes.................................| 14,297 | 6.1 | 9.9 | 12.7 | 16.2 | 41.2 | 13.9 | | | | | | | Income after taxes............................| 2,902,747 | 3.6 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 17.7 | 46.1 | 13.6 | | | | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. 2/ Value less than 0.5. 3/ Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 4/ No data reported. 5/ Value less than 0.05. n.a. Not applicable.