Table 2. SEX AND AGE OF REFERENCE PERSON (Single Females): Average annual expenditures and characteristics of single consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1992-93 All 65 and Item consumer Under 25 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 over units ________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 16419 1791 2007 1651 1654 1928 7388 Income before taxes 1/.................... 17049 9313 25661 30024 24282 17946 11824 Income after taxes 1/..................... 15560 8867 22228 26200 21638 16705 11336 Age of reference person................... 56.5 21.1 29.3 39.7 49.8 60 76.7 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Children under 18........................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 1 Earners.................................. 0.5 0.9 1 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.1 Vehicles................................. 0.8 0.7 0.9 1 1.1 0.9 0.6 Percent distribution: Sex of reference person: Female................................. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Percent homeowner........................ 50 2 21 48 56 62 66 With mortgage........................... 17 1 18 41 38 23 9 Without mortgage........................ 33 1 3 7 19 40 57 Renter................................... 50 98 79 52 44 38 34 Black.................................... 11 8 12 14 13 16 9 White and other.......................... 89 92 88 86 87 84 91 Elementary (1-8)......................... 14 0 2 3 7 12 25 High school (9-12)....................... 40 21 18 22 48 50 49 College.................................. 46 79 80 75 45 37 25 Never attended and other................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 At least one vehicle owned............... 67 61 81 77 84 72 57 Average annual expenditures............... 17102 11927 22439 24389 21248 18807 13855 Food..................................... 2133 1512 2575 2573 2609 2187 1920 Food at home............................ 1372 619 1288 1420 1619 1538 1457 Cereals and bakery products............ 218 103 195 211 258 239 237 Cereals and cereal products........... 71 35 71 63 89 81 74 Bakery products....................... 147 67 124 148 169 158 163 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 318 107 265 306 417 384 342 Beef.................................. 87 28 69 97 130 93 91 Pork.................................. 71 20 57 45 86 85 86 Other meats........................... 42 14 42 36 55 44 46 Poultry............................... 62 28 47 73 74 83 62 Fish and seafood...................... 39 13 34 43 52 58 37 Eggs.................................. 17 4 15 12 20 21 19 Dairy products......................... 152 80 159 152 181 159 159 Fresh milk and cream.................. 61 27 56 53 71 65 69 Other dairy products.................. 91 52 103 99 110 94 89 Fruits and vegetables.................. 261 99 211 281 284 275 299 Fresh fruits.......................... 83 29 60 90 87 81 100 Fresh vegetables...................... 77 33 67 86 86 82 85 Processed fruits...................... 57 21 52 47 62 58 68 Processed vegetables.................. 43 16 32 57 49 54 45 Other food at home..................... 423 231 457 470 478 481 420 Sugar and other sweets................ 61 30 55 56 60 72 68 Fats and oils......................... 39 14 34 37 47 41 45 Miscellaneous foods................... 190 93 232 206 225 210 185 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 111 72 112 133 125 135 105 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 22 23 25 38 21 23 16 Food away from home..................... 761 893 1287 1153 990 649 463 Alcoholic beverages...................... 134 182 296 206 134 104 69 Housing.................................. 6477 3543 8035 9051 8280 6919 5660 Shelter................................. 3830 2352 5640 6006 5076 3922 2908 Owned dwellings........................ 1695 59 1734 3319 2874 2110 1346 Mortgage interest and charges......... 702 25 1200 2133 1695 692 191 Property taxes........................ 515 12 340 645 659 741 565 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 478 23 194 541 521 678 591 Rented dwellings....................... 2005 2203 3777 2496 2046 1597 1462 Other lodging.......................... 131 90 130 191 155 215 100 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1448 713 1287 1544 1754 1768 1496 Natural gas............................ 202 33 132 165 194 312 245 Electricity............................ 516 193 412 525 706 646 544 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 80 4 30 49 59 81 123 Telephone.............................. 494 463 638 660 573 531 397 Water and other public services........ 156 20 75 145 222 198 188 Household operations.................... 344 43 69 183 307 313 545 Personal services...................... 97 0 5 11 3 30 204 Other household expenses............... 247 43 64 172 305 283 341 Housekeeping supplies................... 279 120 245 296 374 296 294 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 62 36 68 59 89 79 55 Other household products............... 107 20 81 103 121 118 130 Postage and stationery................. 111 64 96 135 164 99 110 Household furnishings and equipment..... 575 315 794 1021 768 619 417 Household textiles..................... 52 29 67 63 47 39 56 Furniture.............................. 155 112 232 428 131 199 77 Floor coverings........................ 32 0 7 28 73 25 40 Major appliances....................... 68 21 73 74 80 112 61 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 54 36 84 62 108 48 36 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 215 117 331 366 329 196 148 Apparel and services..................... 995 1255 1711 1400 1335 845 600 Men and boys............................ 71 75 82 101 131 40 53 Men, 16 and over....................... 56 75 76 59 107 24 41 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 15 1 6 42 24 16 12 Women and girls......................... 604 794 1073 799 740 495 379 Women, 16 and over..................... 589 780 1064 787 708 476 368 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 14 14 9 12 32 19 11 Children under 2........................ 16 12 22 19 25 25 9 Footwear................................ 140 142 219 201 199 118 93 Other apparel products and services..... 165 232 315 280 240 167 65 Transportation........................... 2253 2340 3838 3804 2865 2462 1263 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 786 1138 1669 1439 861 811 292 Cars and trucks, new................... 468 670 1100 856 654 483 115 Cars and trucks, used.................. 318 466 569 584 207 327 177 Other vehicles......................... 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 390 392 573 597 547 440 246 Other vehicle expenses.................. 837 640 1233 1388 1228 909 546 Vehicle finance charges................ 91 68 225 209 170 90 16 Maintenance and repairs................ 270 221 307 434 401 307 194 Vehicle insurance...................... 344 238 436 502 476 383 270 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 132 112 265 242 181 130 65 Public transportation................... 240 170 363 380 229 302 178 Health care.............................. 1389 244 681 1254 1033 1257 2005 Health insurance........................ 607 77 220 354 376 538 967 Medical services........................ 427 98 277 637 364 428 514 Drugs................................... 282 39 121 193 217 226 433 Medical supplies........................ 73 30 63 70 76 65 91 Entertainment............................ 680 590 1051 1131 865 914 393 Fees and admissions..................... 192 258 332 269 202 286 93 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 269 206 370 422 374 309 187 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 150 62 222 266 201 243 88 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 69 63 127 174 88 76 25 Personal care products and services...... 228 172 266 325 283 204 200 Reading.................................. 125 70 159 171 195 123 103 Education................................ 234 1117 381 195 152 35 59 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 125 77 158 206 209 215 66 Miscellaneous............................ 472 257 734 737 652 625 315 Cash contributions....................... 727 49 194 379 548 1682 904 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 1131 519 2361 2957 2089 1234 297 Life and other personal insurance....... 147 7 88 193 241 140 169 Pensions and Social Security............ 984 512 2273 2765 1849 1094 128 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 17049 9313 25661 30024 24282 17946 11824 Wages and salaries....................... 10144 7316 24022 26746 20939 10173 960 Self-employment income................... 624 61 504 1773 798 1002 401 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 4541 44 135 265 609 3955 8750 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 867 144 278 313 685 1702 1153 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 146 64 109 395 243 324 54 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 206 102 57 250 390 395 178 Regular contributions for support........ 414 1247 387 202 506 284 287 Other income............................. 107 336 167 79 112 110 41 Personal taxes 1/......................... 1488 446 3433 3824 2644 1241 488 Federal income taxes..................... 1097 342 2581 2874 1997 904 322 State and local income taxes............. 295 103 818 777 570 209 49 Other taxes.............................. 97 2 34 173 77 127 117 Income after taxes 1/..................... 15560 8867 22228 26200 21638 16705 11336 Net change in total assets and liabilities -775 -342 -488 -5010 -1956 -2280 646 Net change in total assets............... 1103 -136 3167 2865 1554 -1201 950 Net change in total liabilities.......... 1878 205 3655 7876 3509 1079 304 Other money receipts...................... 260 160 94 556 331 247 250 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -244 -11 -244 -538 -564 -471 -103 Estimated market value of owned home...... 43638 1141 21123 43111 51040 59001 54510 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 299 10 180 348 329 391 361 Gifts of goods and services............... 732 534 680 726 1213 780 660 Food.................................... 39 23 52 64 50 43 30 Housing................................. 201 143 201 151 359 189 190 Housekeeping supplies................. 41 24 46 54 79 29 34 Household textiles.................... 8 1 9 7 11 7 10 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 27 14 36 17 90 21 15 Major appliances.................... 5 0 6 1 23 5 3 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 21 14 31 16 68 16 12 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 50 21 59 37 94 71 40 Other housing......................... 75 83 50 34 84 62 91 Apparel and services.................... 204 249 193 242 399 211 135 Males 2 and over...................... 69 75 72 101 131 40 51 Females 2 and over.................... 81 85 58 70 159 110 60 Children under 2...................... 16 12 21 19 25 25 9 Other apparel products and services... 39 77 41 51 83 36 15 Jewelry and watches................. 20 62 28 23 18 24 7 All other apparel products and serv. 18 15 13 28 66 12 8 Transportation.......................... 35 19 21 33 35 36 42 Health care............................. 49 3 18 30 20 18 88 Entertainment........................... 65 34 82 84 153 101 34 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 22 8 30 23 43 35 14 Other entertainment................... 44 26 53 62 110 66 19 Education............................... 36 31 9 32 68 9 46 All other gifts......................... 102 33 104 91 130 173 95 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. Note that all values have been rounded, and therefore some rounded values equal zero. This is particularly evident in the characteristics section. When data are not reported or are not applicable (i.e., missing values), values are set to zero. Note also that some data are likely to have large sampling errors.