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Consumer Expenditure Surveys
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Section 17 - Subscriptions, Memberships, Books, and Entertainment

Part B - BOOKS AND ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES

  1. Fees for participating in sports, including -
            bowling     golf     swimming     tennis
  2. Single admissions to spectator sports, including -
           baseball   football   hockey   soccer   racing   track events
  3. Single admission to performances, including -
            concerts     movies     plays     operas
  4. Single admission to other entertainment activities, including -
           museums    amusement parks    zoos    state parks
  5. Books not purchased through book clubs, including -
            hardcover     paperbacks    reference books
    Exclude school books
  6. Single copies of newpapers, magazines, periodicals (non-subscription)
  7. Compact discs, audio tapes, or records
  8. Photographic film
  9. Photo processing
           digital photo processing   video film processing
  10. Video tapes, or DVDs other than through a mail-order club
  11. Rental of video tapes or DVDs

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Last Modified Date: November 21, 2006