Table 53. Occupation of reference person: Shares of average annual expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2003 Wage and salary earners Self- All other, Item employed Total Managers Technical Construction Operators Retired including workers wage and sales and Service workers fabricators not and professionals clerical workers and and reporting salary workers mechanics laborers earners Number of consumer units (in thousands)...... 4,987 76,802 28,105 21,533 11,621 4,780 10,764 19,592 13,976 Income before taxes a/ ...................... $58,302 $58,773 $83,126 $50,321 $35,496 $50,805 $41,020 $27,695 $37,616 Income after taxes a/ ....................... 55,982 55,691 77,733 48,018 34,529 48,388 39,811 26,157 36,823 Age of the reference person.................. 52.0 42.2 43.5 41.2 41.8 39.5 42.0 73.8 45.6 Average number in consumer unit: Persons..................................... 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.9 2.8 1.7 2.8 Children under 18........................... .5 .7 .7 .7 .8 .9 .9 .1 .9 Persons 65 and over......................... .4 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 1.2 .2 Earners..................................... 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.7 .2 .7 Vehicles.................................... 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.0 1.7 2.4 2.1 1.6 1.6 Percent distribution: Male........................................ 64 54 53 44 45 93 72 45 29 Female...................................... 36 46 47 56 55 7 28 55 71 Homeowner................................... 81 65 75 62 49 65 59 81 56 With mortgage.............................. 44 48 59 46 34 51 39 19 30 Without mortgage........................... 37 16 16 16 15 14 19 62 26 Renter...................................... 19 35 25 38 51 35 41 19 44 Black or African American................... 6 12 9 12 19 6 16 10 17 White, Asian, and All Other Races........... 94 88 91 88 81 94 84 90 83 Elementary (1-8)............................ 6 3 b/ 1 7 7 10 14 10 High school (9-12).......................... 34 32 13 31 47 53 57 46 47 College..................................... 60 64 86 67 46 39 32 39 42 Never attended and other.................... b/ b/ b/ b/ b/ b/ 1 b/ 1 At least one vehicle owned or leased........ 92 91 95 90 83 92 89 82 76 Average annual expenditures.................. $51,006 $44,934 $58,236 $40,564 $32,066 $40,620 $34,603 $28,418 $32,042 Food....................................... 12.9 12.8 11.6 13.1 14.1 14.6 14.8 13.9 14.7 Food at home............................. 7.1 7.2 6.0 7.3 8.6 8.8 9.4 9.1 9.9 Cereals and bakery products............ 1.0 1.0 .8 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 Cereals and cereal products.......... .3 .3 .3 .4 .4 .5 .5 .4 .5 Bakery products...................... .7 .7 .6 .7 .8 .8 .9 .9 .9 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 2.1 1.9 1.5 1.9 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.8 Beef................................. .8 .6 .4 .5 .7 1.0 .8 .6 .8 Pork................................. .4 .4 .3 .4 .5 .5 .6 .5 .6 Other meats.......................... .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 Poultry.............................. .3 .3 .3 .3 .4 .4 .5 .4 .5 Fish and seafood..................... .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .4 .4 .4 Eggs................................. .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 Dairy products......................... .7 .8 .7 .8 .9 .9 1.0 1.0 1.1 Fresh milk and cream................. .3 .3 .2 .3 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 Other dairy products................. .4 .5 .4 .5 .5 .5 .6 .6 .6 Fruits and vegetables.................. 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.6 Fresh fruits......................... .4 .4 .4 .4 .5 .4 .5 .5 .5 Fresh vegetables..................... .4 .4 .3 .4 .5 .4 .5 .6 .5 Processed fruits..................... .2 .2 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 Processed vegetables................. .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .3 .3 Other food at home..................... 2.1 2.4 2.0 2.4 2.7 2.8 3.0 2.7 3.0 Sugar and other sweets............... .3 .3 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .4 .4 Fats and oils........................ .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 Miscellaneous foods.................. 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.5 Nonalcoholic beverages............... .6 .6 .5 .7 .8 .8 .8 .7 .8 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips................... .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 Food away from home...................... 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.8 5.5 5.7 5.4 4.7 4.8 Alcoholic beverages......................... 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 .9 .9 .7 .8 Housing..................................... 29.4 32.6 32.5 33.4 34.0 30.8 30.7 34.5 35.1 Shelter.................................. 17.0 19.6 19.5 20.2 20.8 18.1 17.8 18.3 20.1 Owned dwellings........................ 12.6 13.1 14.3 13.0 10.9 12.3 10.8 12.5 11.8 Mortgage interest and charges........ 6.8 8.0 8.7 7.9 6.7 7.8 6.6 3.2 6.6 Property taxes....................... 3.3 3.0 3.4 2.8 2.5 2.6 2.5 5.0 3.2 Maintenance, repairs, insurance,other expenses............................ 2.5 2.1 2.2 2.3 1.6 1.8 1.7 4.2 2.0 Rented dwellings....................... 2.9 5.4 3.9 6.3 9.2 5.2 6.5 4.5 7.3 Other lodging.......................... 1.5 1.0 1.4 .9 .7 .6 .5 1.4 1.0 Utilities, fuels, and public services.... 6.1 6.5 5.7 6.8 7.8 6.9 7.6 8.8 8.1 Natural gas............................ .7 .9 .8 .9 1.1 .8 1.0 1.4 1.1 Electricity............................ 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.5 2.8 2.6 2.8 3.3 3.2 Fuel oil and other fuels............... .4 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .3 .5 .3 Telephone services..................... 2.0 2.3 2.0 2.5 2.8 2.5 2.7 2.4 2.6 Water and other public services........ .7 .7 .7 .7 .8 .8 .8 1.2 .9 Household operations..................... 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.6 1.2 1.5 1.1 2.2 1.5 Personal services...................... .4 .8 .9 .8 .6 .9 .5 .8 .4 Other household expenses............... 1.3 .9 1.1 .8 .7 .6 .5 1.4 1.1 Housekeeping supplies.................... 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.7 1.5 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... .3 .3 .3 .3 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 Other household products............... .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .5 .5 .9 .7 Postage and stationery................. .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 .5 .3 Household furnishings and equipment...... 3.5 3.7 4.1 3.6 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.9 Household textiles..................... .4 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .3 .3 Furniture.............................. .8 1.0 1.2 1.0 .8 .8 .8 .7 1.0 Floor coverings........................ .1 .1 .2 .1 .1 .1 .1 .2 .1 Major appliances....................... .4 .5 .4 .5 .4 .5 .5 .6 .5 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares............................ .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.8 Apparel and services....................... 3.3 4.1 4.0 4.4 4.2 3.5 4.2 3.2 4.7 Men and boys............................. .7 1.0 .9 1.0 .9 .8 1.1 .6 1.1 Men, 16 and over....................... .5 .7 .7 .7 .6 .6 .8 .5 .7 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .3 .1 .3 Women and girls.......................... 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Women, 16 and over..................... .9 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.3 Girls, 2 to 15......................... .3 .3 .2 .3 .3 .2 .4 .1 .4 Children under 2......................... .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .3 .1 .3 Footwear................................. .6 .7 .6 .9 .9 .8 .9 .6 .8 Other apparel products and services...... .6 .6 .7 .7 .5 .3 .5 .4 .9 Transportation............................. 18.3 19.5 18.0 19.5 20.7 23.6 22.9 16.9 18.8 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)........... 8.8 9.4 8.5 9.1 9.9 12.7 11.9 7.6 9.4 Cars and trucks, new................... 5.0 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.4 7.8 5.5 5.2 3.9 Cars and trucks, used.................. 3.6 4.0 3.2 4.0 5.3 4.5 6.3 2.4 5.4 Other vehicles......................... c/ .2 .2 .2 .2 c/ .2 .5 c/ .1 d/ c/ .1 Gasoline and motor oil................... 3.0 3.3 2.8 3.5 4.0 4.2 4.2 2.9 3.4 Other vehicle expenses................... 5.2 5.9 5.6 6.1 6.0 6.2 6.3 5.3 5.3 Vehicle finance charges................ .7 1.0 .9 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.2 .5 .8 Maintenance and repairs................ 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.3 Vehicle insurance...................... 2.0 2.2 2.0 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.2 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, other charges......................... 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 .9 .9 .9 .9 1.0 Public transportation.................... 1.3 .9 1.1 .8 .8 .4 .6 1.1 .8 Health care................................ 7.4 4.7 4.7 4.9 4.8 4.2 4.4 12.8 6.2 Health insurance......................... 3.6 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.2 2.3 7.0 2.9 Medical services......................... 2.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 2.3 1.6 Drugs.................................... 1.5 .8 .7 .9 .9 .6 .8 2.9 1.4 Medical supplies......................... .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .5 .3 Entertainment.............................. 5.6 5.0 5.3 4.9 4.3 4.4 4.5 5.5 4.7 Fees and admissions...................... 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.1 .8 .8 .8 1.2 1.1 Television, radios, sound equipment...... 1.4 1.8 1.7 1.9 2.0 1.6 1.9 1.8 2.0 Pets, toys, and playground equipment..... 1.5 .9 .9 .9 .8 1.1 .9 .8 .9 Other entertainment supplies, equipment,and services.................. 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.0 .7 .9 1.0 1.6 .8 Personal care products and services........ 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.5 1.3 Reading.................................... .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .5 .3 Education.................................. 1.6 2.1 2.7 1.9 1.9 1.3 1.1 .6 2.0 Tobacco products and smoking supplies...... .6 .7 .4 .7 1.1 1.5 1.3 .6 1.1 Miscellaneous.............................. 2.2 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.2 1.3 1.7 1.8 1.1 Cash contributions......................... 5.2 3.1 3.8 2.5 2.2 2.6 2.3 4.8 2.7 Personal insurance and pensions............ 10.9 11.5 13.1 10.7 8.7 10.1 9.8 2.8 6.4 Life and other personal insurance........ 1.2 .9 1.0 .9 .8 .8 .8 1.2 .9 Pensions and Social Security............. 9.7 10.5 12.0 9.8 8.0 9.3 8.9 1.6 5.6 Sources of income and personal taxes: a/ Money income before taxes................. $58,302 $58,773 $83,126 $50,321 $35,496 $50,805 $41,020 $27,695 $37,616 Wages and salaries....................... 30.3 92.0 92.4 91.6 88.5 94.0 92.8 15.2 73.5 Self-employment income................... 50.3 1.9 2.2 1.8 1.7 1.1 .7 1.5 3.0 Social Security, private and government retirement................... 14.0 3.1 2.4 3.5 6.0 2.4 3.6 73.4 14.4 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income................... 4.1 1.4 1.9 1.2 .5 1.0 .5 7.9 1.6 Unemployment and workers'' compensation, veterans'' benefits..................... .4 .5 .3 .6 .5 .8 1.0 .4 1.3 Public assistance, supplemental security, income, food stamps..................... .2 .3 .1 .3 1.0 .3 .6 .8 4.0 Regular contributions for support........ .6 .6 .5 .8 1.3 .3 .6 .5 1.5 Other income............................. .1 .3 .2 .3 .6 .1 .3 .4 .6 Personal taxes............................. 4.0 5.2 6.5 4.6 2.7 4.8 2.9 5.6 2.1 Federal income taxes..................... 2.9 3.8 4.9 3.2 1.5 3.4 1.8 4.5 1.3 State and local income taxes............. .5 1.2 1.3 1.1 .8 1.0 .9 .2 .5 Other taxes.............................. .6 .3 .3 .3 .5 .3 .3 .8 .3 Income after taxes.......................... 96.0 94.8 93.5 95.4 97.3 95.2 97.1 94.4 97.9 a Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. b Value less than 0.5. c Data are likely to have large sampling errors. d Value less than 0.05.