Table 4. SEX AND INCOME BEFORE TAXES (Single Females): Average annual expenditures and characteristics of single consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1989-90 All Complete reporting of income Single Complete Less $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 Item Females 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)... 15096 13259 2250 3973 2499 1372 1726 881 558 Income before taxes 1/.................... 14569 14569 2964 7212 12220 17184 24059 33981 57856 Income after taxes 1/..................... 13334 13334 2938 7081 11650 15569 21792 29770 49726 Average number of persons in cons. unit... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Age of reference person................... 55.5 55.4 47.8 67.3 58.6 49.6 46.1 44.4 48.7 Average number of: Earners.................................. 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 Vehicles................................. 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.9 1 1.1 1.1 1.2 Children under 18........................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 Percent distribution: Female................................... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Percent homeowner........................ 48 48 30 54 51 44 45 48 76 Homeowner with mortgage................. 16 15 7 9 11 18 25 30 57 Homeowner without mortgage.............. 32 32 23 45 40 27 20 18 20 Renter................................... 52 52 70 46 49 56 55 52 24 Black.................................... 11 11 18 11 9 8 9 8 5 White and other.......................... 89 89 82 89 91 92 91 92 95 Elementary (1-8)......................... 14 14 18 26 14 5 1 1 0 High school (9-12)....................... 40 40 43 48 45 49 25 20 16 College.................................. 45 44 38 25 40 46 74 79 84 Never attended and other................. 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 At least one vehicle owned............... 67 68 44 55 73 87 89 88 90 Average annual expenditures............... 14876 15237 8561 10511 13892 16271 22404 27569 38171 Food..................................... 1970 2006 1440 1642 2047 2143 2616 2864 3266 Food at home............................ 1175 1210 895 1177 1285 1311 1387 1377 1318 Cereals and bakery products............ 182 187 138 192 194 212 186 196 228 Cereals and cereal products........... 61 63 51 68 64 72 57 57 56 Bakery products....................... 121 125 87 124 130 140 129 139 171 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 267 277 230 277 277 291 323 315 244 Beef.................................. 77 80 69 84 75 83 87 87 57 Pork.................................. 51 55 50 56 55 52 70 52 30 Other meats........................... 36 36 28 40 37 27 38 33 43 Poultry............................... 53 56 42 55 58 76 56 54 62 Fish and seafood...................... 35 36 25 23 38 39 61 75 37 Eggs.................................. 15 15 15 18 15 13 12 14 15 Dairy products......................... 146 150 109 152 149 163 172 170 162 Fresh milk and cream.................. 67 68 57 75 72 71 63 59 52 Other dairy products.................. 80 82 52 78 77 92 108 112 110 Fruits and vegetables.................. 234 237 158 242 256 272 251 256 259 Fresh fruits.......................... 76 76 45 75 87 92 92 65 95 Fresh vegetables...................... 74 76 48 76 81 89 83 79 99 Processed fruits...................... 49 50 29 57 49 56 45 73 34 Processed vegetables.................. 34 35 36 34 39 36 31 39 31 Other food at home..................... 347 358 260 314 409 373 455 440 425 Sugar and other sweets................ 44 46 34 44 44 52 52 45 76 Fats and oils......................... 33 34 25 35 45 30 32 33 37 Miscellaneous foods................... 152 156 108 127 193 165 201 215 185 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 106 110 82 104 112 110 156 111 115 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 12 13 12 6 15 16 14 35 13 Food away from home..................... 795 796 545 464 762 832 1229 1488 1948 Alcoholic beverages...................... 130 135 57 51 98 142 378 252 320 Housing.................................. 5540 5608 3150 4248 5550 6125 7391 9112 13207 Shelter................................. 3293 3305 1855 2263 3198 3724 4627 5935 7781 Owned dwellings........................ 1309 1305 476 903 1169 1337 1734 2143 5385 Mortgage interest..................... 519 524 185 199 237 467 806 1215 3662 Property taxes........................ 364 354 112 320 369 442 400 508 907 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 425 427 179 384 564 428 528 421 817 Rented dwellings....................... 1736 1739 1140 1234 1817 2130 2567 3167 1637 Other lodging.......................... 249 261 240 126 213 257 326 625 759 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1236 1238 798 1189 1327 1327 1447 1465 1730 Natural gas............................ 173 169 88 179 193 190 184 183 196 Electricity............................ 454 452 275 443 513 482 513 476 657 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 65 68 41 78 75 63 63 83 83 Telephone.............................. 433 437 333 378 422 477 550 618 617 Water and other public services........ 110 111 61 111 124 114 137 105 176 Household operations.................... 264 280 90 218 332 227 300 181 1475 Personal services...................... 66 75 8 63 121 41 17 16 580 Other household expenses............... 198 205 81 156 212 185 283 165 895 Housekeeping supplies................... 230 246 156 208 269 234 351 340 376 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 54 59 55 51 60 52 73 100 48 Other household products............... 86 91 47 72 113 66 156 107 153 Postage and stationery................. 90 97 54 85 96 116 122 132 174 Household furnishings and equipment..... 517 539 252 370 424 612 666 1190 1845 Household textiles..................... 54 57 16 32 75 61 65 194 109 Furniture.............................. 161 162 79 91 100 225 199 403 630 Floor coverings........................ 37 41 2 35 17 60 17 66 327 Major appliances....................... 72 76 26 69 66 101 69 146 205 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 37 40 23 31 36 46 50 76 88 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 155 163 106 112 131 118 267 306 486 Apparel and services..................... 1023 1044 325 524 753 919 2138 2999 3042 Men and boys............................ 70 75 29 40 85 49 112 193 243 Men, 16 and over....................... 56 60 23 27 73 37 81 169 223 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 14 15 6 14 12 13 31 24 20 Women and girls......................... 660 669 169 322 425 574 1524 1960 1954 Women, 16 and over..................... 645 653 167 308 413 560 1513 1912 1876 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 16 16 2 14 12 13 11 49 78 Children under 2........................ 14 15 6 8 18 13 28 25 38 Footwear................................ 127 128 36 68 112 120 228 475 230 Other apparel products and services..... 152 158 86 87 114 163 245 346 577 Transportation........................... 1995 2019 1233 994 2009 2476 3301 3778 4673 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 661 661 503 232 687 746 1113 1056 1993 Cars and trucks, new................... 391 376 302 74 268 502 878 272 1609 Cars and trucks, used.................. 270 285 201 159 419 244 235 784 383 Other vehicles......................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 405 413 316 266 425 515 561 702 645 Other vehicle expenses.................. 719 735 296 386 712 1026 1238 1544 1540 Vehicle finance charges................ 106 108 38 24 112 234 187 247 204 Maintenance and repairs................ 255 254 121 157 251 337 372 495 539 Vehicle insurance...................... 273 283 103 173 283 371 497 528 536 Veh. rental, licenses, oth. charges.... 85 89 34 32 67 85 182 274 261 Public transportation................... 211 211 118 110 184 189 389 476 496 Health care.............................. 1108 1096 770 1234 1190 1062 1044 1065 1288 Health insurance........................ 453 457 270 579 516 459 409 357 386 Medical services........................ 390 368 312 324 354 397 425 421 649 Drugs................................... 204 206 141 273 247 156 146 196 152 Medical supplies........................ 62 64 47 59 74 50 64 91 102 Entertainment............................ 593 624 322 381 458 617 1077 1132 2060 Fees and admissions..................... 173 180 96 72 124 161 322 437 747 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 217 228 144 146 208 246 322 387 635 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 137 148 46 121 97 146 330 205 287 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 65 68 35 41 29 63 104 103 391 Personal care products and services...... 228 235 117 152 202 288 393 493 471 Reading.................................. 106 109 56 68 110 113 154 229 261 Education................................ 203 209 454 150 102 138 221 237 217 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 118 122 77 100 133 127 199 121 166 Miscellaneous............................ 394 408 316 290 359 417 510 682 1087 Cash contributions....................... 571 625 101 458 341 491 873 1435 3482 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 897 997 143 221 538 1212 2108 3169 4630 Life and other personal insurance....... 110 112 46 95 94 108 131 207 385 Pensions and Social Security............ 786 885 97 125 444 1104 1977 2962 4245 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 14569 14569 2964 7212 12220 17184 24059 33981 57856 Wages and salaries....................... 8463 8463 973 1170 5220 11440 18208 26403 39335 Self-employment income................... 271 271 -4 55 99 -83 361 895 3297 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 4046 4046 1370 5119 5455 3905 3159 3520 4795 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1157 1157 74 289 911 1324 1602 2573 8779 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 111 111 109 74 132 146 132 171 39 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 147 147 229 303 24 32 68 7 0 Regular contributions for support........ 306 306 158 138 284 333 479 389 1465 Other income............................. 70 70 56 64 95 88 51 23 145 Personal taxes 1/......................... 1235 1235 26 131 570 1615 2267 4212 8129 Federal income taxes..................... 981 981 -1 89 451 1265 1722 3363 6907 State and local income taxes............. 229 229 10 19 97 297 497 801 1294 Other taxes.............................. 26 26 17 23 21 52 48 47 -72 Income after taxes 1/..................... 13334 13334 2938 7081 11650 15569 21792 29770 49726 Net change in total assets and liabilities -318 -352 619 -413 -1357 -2125 179 -1085 4551 Net change in total assets............... 38 39 790 -194 -1272 -1076 -29 437 6877 Net change in total liabilities.......... 356 391 171 219 86 1049 -208 1522 2326 Other money receipts...................... 276 307 91 190 276 944 384 291 384 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -186 -189 -75 -111 -141 -202 -332 -314 -758 Estimated market value of owned home...... 38630 38506 20618 38854 35691 36777 42551 44431 103168 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 250 246 115 238 241 258 287 295 633 Gifts of goods and services, total........ 667 687 434 438 622 555 981 1529 1926 Clothing, males 2 and over............... 68 72 29 40 85 49 105 169 242 Clothing, females 2 and over............. 105 104 28 55 70 62 248 269 315 Clothing, infants less than 2............ 14 15 6 8 18 13 28 25 38 Jewelry and watches...................... 21 22 9 24 15 20 33 22 63 Small appliances and misc. housewares.... 13 15 4 12 12 17 24 26 26 Household textiles....................... 11 13 3 9 11 18 5 55 30 All other gifts.......................... 436 448 356 290 412 375 539 963 1212 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary. - {PAGE|2} - Table 4. SEX AND INCOME BEFORE TAXES (Single Females): Average annual expenditures and characteristics of single consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1989-90 All Complete reporting of income Single Complete Less $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 Item Females reporting than to to to to to and of income $5,000 $9,999 $14,999 $19,999 $29,999 $39,999 over _________________________________________________________________________________________