Table 1902. Occupation of reference person: Shares of average annual expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1997 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | Wage and salary earners | | | | | | ___________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | |All other, | Self- | Total | Mana- |Techni- | |Construc-| Opera- | |including Item |employed| wage | gers | cal, | | tion |tors, fab-| Retired | not |workers | and | and | sales | Service | workers | ricators | |reporting | | salary | profes- | and | workers | and me- | and | | | | earners | sionals |clerical| | chanics | laborers | | | | | |workers | | | | | | | | | | | | | | __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | Number of consumer units (in thousands).| 5,538 | 69,358 | 23,474 | 19,645 | 8,422 | 5,626 | 12,191 | 19,145 | 11,535 | | | | | | | | | Consumer unit characteristics: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Income before taxes 1/................|$44,962 | $47,304 | $66,698 |$39,292 | $31,137 | $44,396 | $35,211 | $21,717 | $21,699 Income after taxes 1/.................| 42,346 | 43,090 | 59,921 | 35,949 | 29,276 | 40,319 | 32,870 | 20,645 | 20,660 Age of reference person...............| 48.6 | 40.9 | 42.4 | 39.3 | 39.8 | 41.1 | 41.1 | 73.1 | 46.2 | | | | | | | | | Average number in consumer unit: | | | | | | | | | Persons.............................| 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.7 Children under 18...................| .8 | .8 | .8 | .7 | .9 | .9 | 1.0 | .1 | .9 Persons 65 and over.................| .2 | .1 | .1 | .1 | .1 | (2) | .1 | 1.2 | .2 Earners.............................| 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | .2 | .6 Vehicles............................| 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | | | | | | | | | Percent distribution: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sex of reference person: | | | | | | | | | Male..............................| 79 | 63 | 64 | 50 | 55 | 94 | 76 | 52 | 34 Female............................| 21 | 37 | 36 | 50 | 45 | 6 | 24 | 48 | 66 | | | | | | | | | Housing tenure: | | | | | | | | | Homeowner.........................| 77 | 61 | 71 | 54 | 47 | 68 | 58 | 79 | 48 With mortgage...................| 47 | 46 | 57 | 41 | 33 | 49 | 39 | 15 | 25 Without mortgage................| 30 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 64 | 23 Renter............................| 23 | 39 | 29 | 46 | 53 | 32 | 42 | 21 | 52 | | | | | | | | | Race of reference person: | | | | | | | | | Black.............................| 6 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 22 White and other...................| 94 | 88 | 92 | 87 | 83 | 94 | 84 | 91 | 78 | | | | | | | | | Education of reference person: | | | | | | | | | Elementary (1-8)..................| 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 15 High school (9-12)................| 38 | 36 | 15 | 33 | 49 | 55 | 60 | 48 | 49 College...........................| 58 | 61 | 84 | 65 | 44 | 39 | 31 | 33 | 36 Never attended and other..........| (3) | (4) | (2) | (4) | (4) | (3) | (4) | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | At least one vehicle owned or | | | | | | | | | leased.............................| 95 | 91 | 95 | 88 | 83 | 95 | 89 | 82 | 70 | | | | | | | | | Average annual expenditures.............|$45,331 | $38,491 | $50,330 |$33,761 | $29,361 | $35,336 | $31,141 | $24,019 | $24,891 | | | | | | | | | Food..................................| 15.2 | 13.1 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 13.4 | 15.5 | 14.7 | 16.0 Food at home........................| 7.6 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 11.4 Cereals and bakery products.......| 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 Cereals and cereal products.....| .4 | .4 | .4 | .5 | .5 | .5 | .5 | .5 | .6 Bakery products.................| .8 | .8 | .7 | .8 | .9 | .8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs....| 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 Beef............................| .6 | .6 | .4 | .6 | .8 | .7 | .9 | .8 | .9 Pork............................| .4 | .4 | .3 | .4 | .5 | .5 | .7 | .6 | .7 Other meats.....................| .2 | .3 | .2 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .4 | .4 | .4 Poultry.........................| .4 | .4 | .3 | .4 | .5 | .4 | .5 | .5 | .6 Fish and seafood................| .2 | .2 | .2 | .2 | .2 | .2 | .3 | .3 | .4 Eggs............................| .1 | .1 | .1 | .1 | .1 | .1 | .1 | .1 | .1 | | | | | | | | | Dairy products....................| .9 | .8 | .7 | .8 | 1.0 | .9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 Fresh milk and cream............| .3 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .4 | .4 | .5 | .4 | .5 Other dairy products............| .6 | .5 | .5 | .5 | .5 | .5 | .6 | .6 | .7 Fruits and vegetables.............| 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 Fresh fruits....................| .4 | .4 | .4 | .4 | .4 | .4 | .5 | .6 | .5 Fresh vegetables................| .4 | .4 | .3 | .4 | .4 | .4 | .5 | .6 | .6 Processed fruits................| .3 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .2 | .3 | .4 | .4 Processed vegetables............| .2 | .2 | .2 | .2 | .3 | .2 | .3 | .3 | .3 | | | | | | | | | Other food at home................| 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 Sugar and other sweets..........| .3 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .4 | .4 | .4 | .5 Fats and oils...................| .2 | .2 | .2 | .2 | .3 | .2 | .3 | .3 | .3 Miscellaneous foods.............| 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 Nonalcoholic beverages..........| .6 | .7 | .5 | .7 | .7 | .8 | .9 | .8 | 1.0 Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | | | | | on out-of-town trips...........| .2 | .1 | .2 | .1 | .1 | .1 | .1 | .2 | .1 Food away from home.................| 7.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | | | | | | | | | Alcoholic beverages...................| .9 | .9 | .9 | .9 | .9 | .7 | .7 | .9 | .7 | | | | | | | | | Housing...............................| 30.4 | 32.2 | 32.5 | 33.2 | 32.1 | 30.9 | 30.4 | 33.3 | 34.6 Shelter.............................| 17.3 | 18.7 | 19.2 | 19.0 | 19.2 | 17.2 | 16.7 | 16.1 | 19.0 Owned dwellings...................| 12.2 | 11.7 | 13.3 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 11.6 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 8.9 | | | | | | | | | Mortgage interest and charges...| 7.0 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 4.6 Property taxes..................| 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 2.3 Maintenance, repairs, | | | | | | | | | insurance, other expenses......| 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 2.0 Rented dwellings..................| 3.6 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 7.2 | 9.1 | 4.8 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 9.2 Other lodging.....................| 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .7 | .8 | .6 | 1.2 | .9 Utilities, fuels, and public | | | | | | | | | services...........................| 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 9.0 | 8.8 Natural gas.......................| .7 | .8 | .7 | .8 | .8 | .8 | .9 | 1.4 | 1.1 Electricity.......................| 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 Fuel oil and other fuels..........| .4 | .3 | .2 | .2 | .3 | .3 | .4 | .5 | .4 Telephone services................| 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 3.0 Water and other public services...| .8 | .7 | .7 | .7 | .8 | .8 | .8 | 1.3 | .9 Household operations................| 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.2 Personal services.................| .6 | .9 | .9 | .9 | .6 | .8 | .7 | .4 | .5 Other household expenses..........| .9 | .7 | 1.1 | .6 | .4 | .4 | .4 | 1.3 | .7 | | | | | | | | | Housekeeping supplies...............| 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 Laundry and cleaning supplies.....| .3 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .4 | .4 | .4 | .4 | .4 Other household products..........| .6 | .6 | .6 | .5 | .6 | .5 | .6 | .7 | .7 Postage and stationery............| .4 | .3 | .4 | .3 | .2 | .2 | .3 | .6 | .4 Household furnishings and equipment.| 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.1 Household textiles................| .3 | .2 | .2 | .2 | .2 | .2 | .2 | .2 | .2 Furniture.........................| 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | .9 | 1.0 | 1.1 Floor coverings...................| .1 | .2 | .2 | .3 | .1 | .2 | .1 | .5 | .1 Major appliances..................| .5 | .5 | .4 | .5 | .5 | .6 | .5 | .6 | .5 Small appliances, miscellaneous | | | | | | | | | housewares.......................| .4 | .2 | .2 | .3 | .2 | .2 | .2 | .3 | .3 Miscellaneous household equipment.| 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.8 | | | | | | | | | Apparel and services..................| 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 5.2 Men and boys........................| 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | .8 | 1.3 Men, 16 and over..................| 1.0 | .9 | 1.0 | .9 | .9 | .8 | 1.0 | .7 | 1.0 Boys, 2 to 15.....................| .2 | .3 | .2 | .2 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .1 | .3 Women and girls.....................| 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 Women, 16 and over................| 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 | .8 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 Girls, 2 to 15....................| .4 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .4 | .3 | .2 | .4 Children under 2....................| .2 | .2 | .2 | .3 | .2 | .2 | .3 | .1 | .2 | | | | | | | | | Footwear............................| 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 Other apparel products and services.| .5 | .7 | .7 | .7 | .9 | .3 | 1.0 | .6 | .8 | | | | | | | | | Transportation........................| 15.6 | 19.2 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 20.7 | 21.9 | 21.3 | 16.6 | 18.4 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)......| 5.5 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 9.2 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 6.6 | 8.6 Cars and trucks, new..............| 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 Cars and trucks, used.............| 2.7 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 5.3 Other vehicles....................| 5/.3 | .1 | .1 | .1 | 5/.1 | 5/.3 | .2 | (3) | 5/.1 Gasoline and motor oil..............| 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 Other vehicle expenses..............| 6.0 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 Vehicle finance charges...........| .7 | .9 | .7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | .5 | .6 Maintenance and repairs...........| 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 Vehicle insurance.................| 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, | | | | | | | | | other charges....................| 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .9 | 1.1 Public transportation...............| 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .7 | .7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | | | | | | | | | Health care...........................| 5.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 11.4 | 6.1 Health insurance....................| 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 5.9 | 2.5 Medical services....................| 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 1.8 Drugs...............................| .9 | .6 | .6 | .6 | .6 | .5 | .7 | 2.5 | 1.4 Medical supplies....................| .3 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .2 | .6 | .3 | | | | | | | | | Entertainment.........................| 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 Fees and admissions.................| 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | .9 | 1.2 | 1.0 Television, radios, sound equipment.| 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.9 Pets, toys, and playground | | | | | | | | | equipment..........................| .9 | 1.0 | .9 | 1.1 | .9 | .9 | .9 | .8 | .9 Other entertainment supplies, | | | | | | | | | equipment, and services............| 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .9 | | | | | | | | | Personal care products and services...| 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | | | | | | | | | Reading...............................| .5 | .4 | .5 | .4 | .3 | .4 | .3 | .7 | .4 | | | | | | | | | Education.............................| 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | .7 | 2.3 | | | | | | | | | Tobacco products and smoking supplies.| .7 | .7 | .4 | .7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .7 | 1.2 | | | | | | | | | Miscellaneous.........................| 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | | | | | | | | | Cash contributions....................| 3.6 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 2.1 | | | | | | | | | Personal insurance and pensions.......| 11.7 | 10.7 | 12.1 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 2.6 | 4.2 Life and other personal insurance...| 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | .8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .9 Pensions and Social Security........| 10.1 | 9.7 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 9.8 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 3.3 | | | | | | | | | Sources of income and personal taxes: 1/| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Money income before taxes.............|$44,962 | $47,304 | $66,698 |$39,292 | $31,137 | $44,396 | $35,211 | $21,717 | $21,699 Wages and salaries..................| 27.6 | 92.2 | 92.5 | 92.2 | 89.5 | 93.7 | 91.8 | 14.2 | 56.0 Self-employment income..............| 59.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 3.1 Social Security, private and | | | | | | | | | government retirement..............| 8.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 74.2 | 22.2 Interest, dividends, rental income, | | | | | | | | | other property income..............| 3.2 | 1.2 | 1.7 | .9 | .4 | .6 | .7 | 8.0 | 2.5 Unemployment and workers' | | | | | | | | | compensation, veterans' benefits...| .2 | .4 | .2 | .4 | .7 | .9 | .8 | .7 | 1.9 Public assistance, supplemental | | | | | | | | | security income, food stamps.......| .3 | .4 | .1 | .4 | 1.4 | .2 | .8 | 1.0 | 10.1 Regular contributions for support...| .7 | .6 | .5 | .9 | .8 | .3 | .7 | .2 | 3.5 Other income........................| .2 | .6 | .4 | .7 | 1.3 | .4 | .6 | .3 | .8 | | | | | | | | | Personal taxes........................| 5.8 | 8.9 | 10.2 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 9.2 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 Federal income taxes................| 4.4 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 State and local income taxes........| .9 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.6 | .7 | .9 Other taxes.........................| .5 | .3 | .3 | .2 | .2 | .2 | .2 | .7 | .3 | | | | | | | | | Income after taxes....................| 94.2 | 91.1 | 89.8 | 91.5 | 94.0 | 90.8 | 93.4 | 95.1 | 95.2 | | | | | | | | | __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. 2/ Value less than 0.05. 3/ No data reported. 4/ Value less than 0.5. 5/ Data are likely to have large sampling errors.