Table 6. Consumer units with reference person age 65 and over by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1988-89 Complete reporting of income Complete Less $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 Item reporting than to to to to to and of income $5,000 $9,999 $14,999 $19,999 $29,999 $39,999 over ________________________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 17621 1692 5209 3383 2187 2438 1143 1571 Number of sample interviews............... 12680 1158 3675 2476 1644 1792 862 1073 Income before taxes 1/.................... 18746 3313 7370 12299 17300 24334 34515 68850 Income after taxes 1/..................... 17717 3271 7257 12010 16631 23462 33179 61607 Average number of persons in cons. unit... 1.8 1.3 1.4 1.7 2 2.2 2.3 2.3 Age of reference person................... 73.8 75.4 75.8 74.5 72.5 71.8 70.7 71.3 Average number of: Earners.................................. 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.2 Vehicles................................. 1.4 0.7 0.8 1.4 1.8 2 2.3 2.5 Children under 18........................ 0.1 0 0.1 0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Persons 65 and over...................... 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 56 28 35 61 69 77 73 83 Female................................... 44 72 65 39 31 23 27 17 Homeowner with mortgage.................. 16 10 10 10 20 22 25 32 Homeowner without mortgage............... 61 45 59 63 64 67 63 61 Renter................................... 24 44 31 27 16 12 12 7 Black.................................... 10 27 13 7 7 7 3 3 White and other.......................... 90 73 87 93 93 93 97 97 Elementary (1-8)......................... 29 47 40 31 23 19 10 7 High school (9-12)....................... 44 38 44 47 53 46 41 31 College.................................. 25 11 14 19 23 34 49 61 Never attended and other................. 1 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 At least one vehicle owned................ 78 53 60 83 91 96 98 97 Average annual expenditures............... 18372 9066 10258 16175 18656 23109 29953 45460 Food..................................... 2805 1506 1824 2672 3132 3489 4790 5504 Food at home............................ 1868 1227 1413 1840 2124 2274 2781 2839 Cereals and bakery products............ 288 189 229 280 341 346 398 414 Cereals and cereal products........... 99 80 79 99 110 120 132 125 Bakery products....................... 189 109 150 181 231 226 267 289 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 494 322 360 478 579 610 746 779 Beef.................................. 152 78 108 143 212 198 231 204 Pork.................................. 108 77 85 115 107 130 132 181 Other meats........................... 66 47 50 70 75 84 90 86 Poultry............................... 82 64 60 75 92 89 135 147 Fish and seafood...................... 59 37 34 46 65 81 127 123 Eggs.................................. 27 19 23 28 28 28 31 38 Dairy products......................... 227 161 183 232 253 267 310 315 Fresh milk and cream.................. 115 94 96 121 123 132 145 136 Other dairy products.................. 113 67 87 111 130 135 165 179 Fruits and vegetables.................. 378 247 288 389 408 444 637 541 Fresh fruits.......................... 131 78 95 130 127 167 275 195 Fresh vegetables...................... 114 77 88 118 132 127 185 155 Processed fruits...................... 81 51 64 87 92 91 112 110 Processed vegetables.................. 52 40 41 53 56 59 65 81 Other food at home..................... 481 308 353 461 544 607 690 791 Sugar and other sweets................ 66 49 48 59 69 86 117 105 Fats and oils......................... 54 41 42 53 61 63 72 74 Miscellaneous foods................... 191 110 140 186 221 251 261 316 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 149 102 117 148 172 178 196 216 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 21 6 5 14 21 29 45 79 Food away from home..................... 937 280 411 832 1009 1215 2009 2665 Alcoholic beverages...................... 139 40 46 134 166 173 268 471 Housing.................................. 5846 3612 3990 5468 5603 6689 8239 12733 Shelter................................. 2815 1873 1904 2642 2546 2959 3905 6576 Owned dwellings........................ 1637 684 949 1330 1522 1983 2466 4625 Mortgage interest..................... 333 191 156 205 349 303 673 1125 Property taxes........................ 615 225 338 567 590 793 917 1602 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 688 267 456 558 583 886 876 1898 Rented dwellings....................... 859 1125 853 1087 733 608 759 739 Other lodging.......................... 319 64 102 225 292 368 681 1212 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1628 1165 1243 1564 1762 1954 2022 2555 Natural gas............................ 257 139 206 266 277 315 279 396 Electricity............................ 650 471 485 637 713 773 816 1023 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 133 134 105 127 149 151 141 183 Telephone.............................. 414 315 323 383 430 489 563 644 Water and other public services........ 173 107 124 151 194 226 224 308 Household operations.................... 369 133 250 300 257 388 440 1236 Personal services...................... 71 9 97 81 24 41 98 125 Other household expenses............... 297 124 154 218 233 347 342 1111 Housekeeping supplies................... 361 182 241 451 362 453 599 526 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 81 68 56 76 90 119 126 105 Other household products............... 151 64 69 268 134 174 232 225 Postage and stationery................. 129 50 116 107 138 160 240 197 Household furnishings and equipment..... 674 258 350 511 676 935 1272 1839 Household textiles..................... 86 16 32 64 95 174 157 214 Furniture.............................. 150 82 63 132 133 184 221 472 Floor coverings........................ 34 5 9 33 57 49 87 66 Major appliances....................... 121 83 65 100 140 174 175 241 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 45 15 21 47 38 54 102 112 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 238 58 159 135 213 300 530 734 Apparel and services..................... 825 298 428 694 777 1187 1772 2106 Men and boys............................ 187 35 73 172 239 266 334 519 Men, 16 and over....................... 163 30 57 139 221 211 317 499 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 24 5 16 32 18 55 17 21 Women and girls......................... 380 149 225 289 335 584 893 898 Women, 16 and over..................... 359 144 216 274 313 549 839 845 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 21 4 10 15 22 35 54 53 Children under 2........................ 18 2 7 15 20 17 36 62 Footwear................................ 117 50 73 131 96 141 251 250 Other apparel products and services..... 123 62 50 88 86 179 257 376 Transportation........................... 3137 1278 1141 2510 3345 4711 6481 7976 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 1369 562 307 1038 1488 2132 3299 3717 Cars and trucks, new................... 819 244 163 574 804 1180 2112 2668 Cars and trucks, used.................. 549 318 144 464 684 952 1179 1049 Other vehicles......................... 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 586 321 299 527 673 841 953 1171 Other vehicle expenses.................. 949 304 449 797 1034 1398 1762 2262 Vehicle finance charges................ 103 26 38 80 98 155 240 275 Maintenance and repairs................ 374 123 194 315 385 582 734 804 Vehicle insurance...................... 380 130 186 329 452 532 588 917 Veh. rental, licenses, oth. charges.... 92 26 31 73 99 129 201 266 Public transportation................... 232 91 85 149 150 339 466 826 Health care.............................. 2124 1175 1453 2396 2506 2566 2395 3471 Health insurance........................ 923 505 723 1042 1021 1199 1004 1155 Medical services........................ 673 333 346 820 915 762 826 1217 Drugs................................... 412 287 324 445 439 509 434 575 Medical supplies........................ 117 50 60 89 131 96 131 524 Entertainment............................ 679 178 283 469 632 946 1390 2153 Fees and admissions..................... 217 43 53 115 177 263 483 958 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 235 85 136 207 274 318 383 510 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 141 40 68 97 114 266 306 331 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 86 11 26 49 67 99 218 354 Personal care products and services...... 256 139 128 240 323 353 500 491 Reading.................................. 136 57 76 112 153 183 227 311 Education................................ 65 7 9 67 43 133 91 222 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 145 83 122 141 146 199 170 196 Miscellaneous............................ 428 420 273 312 420 538 630 914 Cash contributions....................... 1002 154 338 612 744 1092 1361 4917 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 785 119 148 348 665 852 1641 3995 Life and other personal insurance....... 289 108 115 245 412 297 299 969 Pensions and Social Security............ 496 11 33 102 254 555 1342 3026 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 18746 3313 7370 12299 17300 24334 34515 68850 Wages and salaries....................... 3698 99 170 735 2115 5204 9029 21642 Self-employment income................... 868 -383 16 113 202 328 1451 8011 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 10925 3113 6514 10474 13027 15441 17193 20436 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 2845 130 302 775 1443 2943 6216 18008 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 148 20 103 80 113 137 451 426 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 178 298 228 63 302 129 63 114 Regular contributions for support........ 58 6 22 22 74 134 75 159 Other income............................. 26 31 14 35 24 17 38 55 Personal taxes 1/......................... 1029 42 113 289 668 872 1337 7243 Federal income taxes..................... 796 27 81 219 467 690 1011 5700 State and local income taxes............. 169 2 7 26 131 134 192 1282 Other taxes.............................. 64 13 24 43 70 48 134 261 Income after taxes 1/..................... 17717 3271 7257 12010 16631 23462 33179 61607 Net change in total assets................ 681 633 153 -1069 -787 1443 777 7040 Net change in total liabilities........... 327 53 194 51 827 21 1132 852 Other money receipts...................... 684 569 143 156 758 304 424 4418 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -180 -62 -114 -111 -203 -229 -377 -424 Estimated market value of owned home...... 64747 34496 40264 52404 65397 77042 96574 161975 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 382 197 270 326 426 451 548 784 Gifts of goods and services, total........ 786 495 370 634 764 1261 942 2139 Clothing, males 2 and over............... 63 9 34 54 86 110 65 149 Clothing, females 2 and over............. 69 11 51 43 67 107 100 211 Clothing, infants less than 2............ 16 2 7 15 18 16 30 55 Jewelry and watches...................... 11 1 2 7 9 29 38 16 Small appliances and misc. housewares.... 14 3 6 20 8 12 13 60 Household textiles....................... 11 2 6 11 10 17 27 20 All other gifts.......................... 602 467 264 484 566 970 669 1628 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary.