Table 3810. Consumer units with reference person age 25 to 34 by region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1988-89 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Item | Total | Northeast | Midwest | South | West | 25-34 | | | | | | | | | ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Number of consumer units (in thousands).........| 21,420 | 4,045 | 5,669 | 7,157 | 4,549 | | | | | Consumer unit characteristics: | | | | | | | | | | Income before taxes 1/........................| $29,460 | $32,147 | $28,160 | $29,051 | $29,472 Income after taxes 1/.........................| 26,916 | 29,582 | 25,838 | 26,478 | 26,724 Average number of persons in consumer unit....| 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 Age of reference person.......................| 29.7 | 29.8 | 29.5 | 29.8 | 29.6 | | | | | Average number in consumer unit: | | | | | Earners.....................................| 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 Vehicles....................................| 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.0 Children under 18...........................| 1.1 | .9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 Persons 65 and over.........................| (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | | | | | Percent distribution: | | | | | | | | | | Sex of reference person: | | | | | Male......................................| 68 | 66 | 68 | 67 | 73 Female....................................| 32 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 27 | | | | | Housing tenure: | | | | | Percent homeowner.........................| 44 | 43 | 49 | 44 | 37 Homeowner with mortgage.................| 38 | 38 | 44 | 37 | 33 Homeowner without mortgage..............| 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 Renter....................................| 56 | 57 | 51 | 56 | 63 | | | | | Race of reference person: | | | | | Black.....................................| 11 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 5 White and other...........................| 89 | 89 | 91 | 83 | 95 | | | | | Education of reference person: | | | | | Elementary (1-8)..........................| 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 High school (9-12)........................| 42 | 43 | 46 | 45 | 32 College...................................| 55 | 56 | 52 | 52 | 61 Never attended and other..................| (3) | (3) | (3) | (3) | 1 | | | | | At least one vehicle owned..................| 88 | 81 | 89 | 88 | 92 | | | | | Average annual expenditures.....................| $26,217 | $26,496 | $24,847 | $25,727 | $28,430 | | | | | Food..........................................| 3,786 | 3,935 | 3,686 | 3,599 | 4,068 Food at home................................| 2,100 | 2,095 | 2,090 | 1,946 | 2,353 Cereals and bakery products...............| 306 | 319 | 309 | 279 | 332 Cereals and cereal products.............| 116 | 109 | 118 | 105 | 138 Bakery products.........................| 190 | 209 | 191 | 175 | 194 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............| 515 | 547 | 481 | 507 | 542 Beef....................................| 173 | 180 | 153 | 178 | 185 Pork....................................| 99 | 97 | 109 | 101 | 85 Other meats.............................| 77 | 78 | 81 | 70 | 80 Poultry.................................| 82 | 104 | 65 | 78 | 89 Fish and seafood........................| 58 | 62 | 50 | 54 | 69 Eggs....................................| 27 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 34 | | | | | Dairy products............................| 283 | 279 | 292 | 253 | 321 Fresh milk and cream....................| 141 | 138 | 139 | 131 | 160 Other dairy products....................| 142 | 142 | 153 | 122 | 161 Fruits and vegetables.....................| 337 | 357 | 319 | 299 | 399 Fresh fruits............................| 97 | 100 | 90 | 82 | 124 Fresh vegetables........................| 100 | 106 | 88 | 91 | 125 Processed fruits........................| 80 | 94 | 75 | 66 | 93 Processed vegetables....................| 60 | 56 | 66 | 59 | 57 | | | | | Other food at home........................| 660 | 593 | 688 | 608 | 758 Sugar and other sweets..................| 76 | 71 | 86 | 66 | 86 Fats and oils...........................| 50 | 44 | 49 | 46 | 62 Miscellaneous foods.....................| 312 | 259 | 335 | 287 | 365 Nonalcoholic beverages..................| 196 | 194 | 194 | 190 | 211 Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | on out-of-town trips...................| 25 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 35 Food away from home.........................| 1,686 | 1,841 | 1,596 | 1,653 | 1,714 | | | | | Alcoholic beverages...........................| 364 | 428 | 344 | 328 | 389 | | | | | Housing.......................................| 8,690 | 9,551 | 7,910 | 8,098 | 9,823 Shelter.....................................| 5,084 | 5,993 | 4,367 | 4,435 | 6,187 Owned dwellings...........................| 2,483 | 2,906 | 2,313 | 2,155 | 2,835 Mortgage interest.......................| 1,917 | 2,188 | 1,642 | 1,780 | 2,235 Property taxes..........................| 293 | 378 | 376 | 142 | 352 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, | | | | | other expenses.........................| 273 | 340 | 295 | 233 | 249 Rented dwellings..........................| 2,296 | 2,723 | 1,748 | 2,020 | 3,034 Other lodging.............................| 304 | 364 | 305 | 260 | 318 | | | | | Utilities, fuels, and public services.......| 1,589 | 1,590 | 1,600 | 1,702 | 1,396 Natural gas...............................| 195 | 201 | 309 | 126 | 155 Electricity...............................| 639 | 583 | 603 | 805 | 474 Fuel oil and other fuels..................| 59 | 153 | 63 | 32 | 14 Telephone.................................| 558 | 564 | 500 | 566 | 613 Water and other public services...........| 137 | 89 | 126 | 171 | 140 Household operations........................| 541 | 516 | 504 | 533 | 621 Personal services.........................| 413 | 394 | 401 | 417 | 439 Other household expenses..................| 128 | 122 | 103 | 115 | 182 | | | | | Housekeeping supplies.......................| 347 | 339 | 363 | 328 | 362 Laundry and cleaning supplies.............| 104 | 99 | 107 | 101 | 106 Other household products..................| 139 | 141 | 140 | 133 | 147 Postage and stationery....................| 104 | 99 | 116 | 93 | 109 Household furnishings and equipment.........| 1,130 | 1,113 | 1,077 | 1,101 | 1,258 Household textiles........................| 91 | 92 | 73 | 76 | 136 Furniture.................................| 370 | 370 | 301 | 390 | 424 Floor coverings...........................| 51 | 67 | 78 | 30 | 38 Major appliances..........................| 157 | 145 | 159 | 163 | 159 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares| 55 | 67 | 45 | 57 | 55 Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 405 | 372 | 420 | 384 | 446 | | | | | Apparel and services..........................| 1,528 | 1,658 | 1,454 | 1,473 | 1,591 Men and boys................................| 401 | 423 | 401 | 348 | 461 Men, 16 and over..........................| 316 | 342 | 317 | 260 | 375 Boys, 2 to 15.............................| 85 | 81 | 85 | 88 | 86 Women and girls.............................| 528 | 607 | 503 | 524 | 497 Women, 16 and over........................| 426 | 489 | 398 | 427 | 408 Girls, 2 to 15............................| 101 | 118 | 105 | 97 | 89 Children under 2............................| 130 | 151 | 128 | 111 | 146 Footwear....................................| 187 | 167 | 183 | 194 | 197 Other apparel products and services.........| 282 | 309 | 239 | 297 | 290 | | | | | Transportation................................| 5,277 | 4,622 | 5,057 | 5,591 | 5,638 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)..............| 2,521 | 1,892 | 2,383 | 2,898 | 2,658 Cars and trucks, new......................| 1,389 | 1,165 | 1,294 | 1,538 | 1,471 Cars and trucks, used.....................| 1,096 | 708 | 1,065 | 1,326 | 1,118 Other vehicles............................| 36 | 4/19 | 4/24 | 35 | 68 Gasoline and motor oil......................| 939 | 815 | 930 | 1,028 | 921 Other vehicle expenses......................| 1,583 | 1,525 | 1,577 | 1,503 | 1,764 Vehicle finance charges...................| 367 | 295 | 395 | 392 | 356 Maintenance and repairs...................| 526 | 411 | 568 | 487 | 636 Vehicle insurance.........................| 488 | 592 | 418 | 458 | 530 Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges...| 202 | 228 | 197 | 166 | 243 | | | | | Public transportation.......................| 234 | 390 | 167 | 161 | 294 | | | | | Health care...................................| 843 | 726 | 847 | 906 | 844 Health insurance............................| 299 | 204 | 330 | 333 | 292 Medical services............................| 372 | 367 | 338 | 387 | 398 Drugs.......................................| 123 | 106 | 125 | 140 | 109 Medical supplies............................| 49 | 49 | 54 | 46 | 45 | | | | | Entertainment.................................| 1,390 | 1,346 | 1,277 | 1,369 | 1,597 Fees and admissions.........................| 316 | 344 | 306 | 287 | 348 Television, radios, sound equipment.........| 455 | 432 | 430 | 450 | 511 Pets, toys, and playground equipment........| 276 | 279 | 254 | 276 | 300 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, | | | | | and services...............................| 343 | 291 | 286 | 357 | 438 | | | | | Personal care products and services...........| 330 | 318 | 299 | 336 | 368 | | | | | Reading.......................................| 134 | 158 | 133 | 115 | 143 | | | | | Education.....................................| 239 | 209 | 230 | 238 | 276 | | | | | Tobacco products and smoking supplies.........| 248 | 236 | 292 | 269 | 173 | | | | | Miscellaneous.................................| 546 | 492 | 528 | 541 | 622 | | | | | Cash contributions............................| 436 | 324 | 422 | 493 | 463 | | | | | Personal insurance and pensions...............| 2,407 | 2,493 | 2,370 | 2,370 | 2,434 Life and other personal insurance...........| 243 | 244 | 259 | 283 | 160 Pensions and Social Security................| 2,164 | 2,250 | 2,110 | 2,087 | 2,274 | | | | | Sources of income and personal taxes: 1/ | | | | | | | | | | Money income before taxes.....................| 29,460 | 32,147 | 28,160 | 29,051 | 29,472 Wages and salaries..........................| 26,451 | 28,573 | 25,760 | 26,136 | 26,045 Self-employment income......................| 1,575 | 2,098 | 811 | 1,592 | 2,048 Social Security, private and government | | | | | retirement.................................| 160 | 152 | 153 | 218 | 89 Interest, dividends, rental income, other | | | | | property income............................| 297 | 251 | 223 | 252 | 487 Unemployment and workers' compensation, | | | | | veterans' benefits.........................| 214 | 179 | 304 | 181 | 183 Public assistance, supplemental security | | | | | income, food stamps........................| 414 | 483 | 571 | 339 | 280 Regular contributions for support...........| 231 | 273 | 198 | 249 | 209 | | | | | Other income................................| 119 | 137 | 140 | 84 | 131 | | | | | Personal taxes................................| 2,543 | 2,565 | 2,322 | 2,573 | 2,748 Federal income taxes........................| 2,005 | 1,990 | 1,676 | 2,171 | 2,168 State and local income taxes................| 505 | 564 | 591 | 367 | 559 Other taxes.................................| 33 | 11 | 55 | 36 | 21 | | | | | Income after taxes............................| 26,916 | 29,582 | 25,838 | 26,478 | 26,724 | | | | | Addenda: | | | | | | | | | | Net change in total assets and liabilities....| 503 | 1,605 | 393 | 369 | -127 Net change in total assets..................| 6,467 | 5,451 | 4,990 | 5,483 | 10,760 Net change in total liabilities.............| 5,964 | 3,847 | 4,597 | 5,114 | 10,887 | | | | | Other financial information: | | | | | | | | | | Other money receipts........................| 214 | 165 | 251 | 171 | 278 Mortgage principal paid on owned property...| -403 | -432 | -456 | -401 | -313 Estimated market value of owned home........| 37,085 | 54,413 | 28,862 | 30,076 | 42,953 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home| 253 | 314 | 228 | 216 | 290 | | | | | Gifts of goods and services, total............| 580 | 666 | 508 | 606 | 557 Clothing, males 2 and over..................| 53 | 60 | 46 | 59 | 48 Clothing, females 2 and over................| 64 | 94 | 42 | 68 | 58 Clothing, children under 2..................| 33 | 35 | 31 | 34 | 34 Jewelry and watches.........................| 30 | 46 | 30 | 31 | 16 Small appliances and miscellaneous | | | | | housewares.................................| 18 | 29 | 15 | 20 | 10 Household textiles..........................| 6 | 4/10 | 4/9 | 4/3 | 4/5 All other gifts.............................| 375 | 392 | 335 | 391 | 386 | | | | | ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. 2/ Value less than 0.05. 3/ Value less than 0.5. 4/ Data are likely to have large sampling errors.