TABLE 4: SIZE OF CONSUMER UNIT, CONSUMER EXPENDITURE SURVEY, 1984 ALL ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX OR ITEM CONSUMER PERSON PERSONS PERSONS PERSONS PERSONS MORE UNITS PERSONS Number of consumer units (in thousands)......... 90223 24563 27066 14843 13162 6523 4066 Number of sample interviews..................... 37709 10646 10886 6242 5477 2755 1703 Income before taxes 1/.......................... 23464 13986 23810 27614 29976 31062 28972 Income after taxes 1/........................... 21237 12379 21585 24906 27153 28754 26852 Average number of persons in consumer unit...... 2.6 1 2 3 4 5 6.8 Age of reference person......................... 46.7 47.7 52.7 43.3 40 41.6 43.3 Average number of: Earners...................................... 1.4 0.6 1.2 1.8 1.9 2.2 2.7 Vehicles..................................... 1.9 0.9 1.9 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.7 Children under 18............................ 0.7 0 0.1 0.7 1.6 2.4 3.5 Persons 65 and over.......................... 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 Percent distribution: Male......................................... 69 44 75 76 82 84 82 Female....................................... 31 56 25 24 18 16 18 Homeowner with mortgage...................... 38 12 33 50 63 59 59 Homeowner without mortgage................... 25 24 37 21 14 15 12 Renter....................................... 38 64 29 29 23 26 29 Black........................................ 10 10 9 10 10 13 22 White and other.............................. 90 90 91 90 90 87 78 Elementary (1-8)............................. 13 15 14 9 7 11 18 High school (9-12)........................... 43 36 45 46 46 48 49 College...................................... 43 49 40 44 46 40 29 Never attended and other..................... 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 At least one vehicle owned................... 85 66 90 93 94 93 88 Average annual expenditures..................... 21975 12994 21515 26653 28403 29599 28777 Food......................................... 3290 1774 2964 3929 4481 5031 5404 Food at home.............................. 1970 856 1718 2395 2870 3180 3777 Cereals and bakery products............ 262 117 223 310 390 435 513 Cereals and cereal products......... 84 33 67 94 129 162 189 Bakery products..................... 178 85 156 215 261 273 324 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 586 226 505 707 864 953 1302 Beef................................ 199 74 178 238 323 316 349 Pork................................ 119 39 103 145 177 206 263 Other meats......................... 81 30 67 101 122 138 174 Poultry............................. 85 37 73 103 119 145 172 Fish and seafood.................... 67 32 53 80 72 89 262 Eggs................................ 35 15 31 40 51 59 81 Dairy products......................... 253 112 212 310 371 440 464 Fresh milk and cream................ 128 55 99 150 191 240 284 Other dairy products................ 125 58 113 160 181 201 179 Fruits and vegetables.................. 313 153 297 366 426 467 554 Fresh fruits........................ 93 47 95 108 118 131 163 Fresh vegetables.................... 92 45 89 106 120 130 175 Processed fruits.................... 72 36 64 86 102 118 112 Processed vegetables................ 56 25 49 66 86 88 104 Other food at home..................... 526 235 449 668 772 849 908 Sugar and other sweets.............. 74 34 62 89 117 117 126 Fats and oils....................... 56 23 50 70 77 93 98 Miscellaneous foods................. 218 93 176 284 332 361 393 Nonalcoholic beverages.............. 178 84 162 225 245 278 291 Food pre. by cu on out of town trips... 30 13 32 34 46 35 37 Food away from home....................... 1320 918 1246 1534 1611 1851 1627 Alcoholic beverages.......................... 275 240 289 275 261 245 484 Housing...................................... 6674 4224 6723 7905 8558 8483 7620 Shelter................................... 3489 2522 3477 3930 4421 4334 3419 Owned dwellings........................ 2062 854 2093 2581 3168 2982 2198 Mortgage interest................... 1251 384 1120 1657 2264 1984 1415 Property taxes...................... 421 236 486 483 478 554 487 Maint., rep., ins., other expenses.. 390 234 488 441 426 444 296 Rented dwellings....................... 1070 1445 983 940 833 907 886 Other lodging.......................... 357 223 401 409 419 445 335 Utilities, fuels, and public services..... 1638 967 1632 1890 2063 2276 2409 Natural gas............................ 297 179 292 339 366 415 465 Electricity............................ 629 323 626 733 851 936 913 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 140 90 160 158 145 154 193 Telephone.............................. 435 311 420 494 515 563 606 Water and other public services........ 138 65 134 166 185 209 232 Household operations...................... 315 137 293 424 492 450 348 Personal services...................... 128 6 59 241 310 226 176 Other household expenses............... 187 132 234 184 182 224 172 Housekeeping supplies..................... 307 146 311 388 394 435 436 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 87 35 76 107 129 153 144 Other household products............... 134 53 137 185 175 181 193 Postage and stationery................. 86 58 98 96 89 101 100 Household furnishings and equiptment...... 926 451 1009 1272 1189 988 1009 Household textiles..................... 86 54 95 98 114 94 64 Furniture.............................. 270 141 321 325 341 263 284 Floor coverings........................ 78 17 74 213 62 73 38 Major appliances....................... 143 66 160 189 190 150 172 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 67 34 78 77 86 80 67 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 282 139 280 370 397 328 384 Apparel and services......................... 1319 731 1229 1493 1741 2185 2015 Men and boys.............................. 350 175 292 397 505 667 577 Men, 16 and over....................... 280 165 277 316 340 423 422 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 70 11 16 81 165 245 155 Women and girls........................... 524 294 522 554 678 883 700 Women, 16 and over..................... 444 285 490 479 501 629 468 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 79 9 32 74 177 253 232 Children under 2.......................... 50 7 24 101 98 83 91 Footwear.................................. 185 90 174 197 238 307 398 Other apparel products and services....... 211 165 215 244 223 245 249 Transportation............................... 4304 2302 4243 5559 5496 5756 6032 Vehicle purchases......................... 1813 876 1733 2530 2389 2391 2602 Cars and trucks, new (net outlay)...... 1030 541 1073 1505 1285 1207 858 Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)..... 756 315 633 985 1084 1147 1720 Other vehicles......................... 27 19 27 40 21 36 24 Gasoline and motor oil.................... 1058 557 1014 1293 1383 1557 1667 Other vehicle expenses.................... 1178 631 1210 1478 1487 1585 1507 Vehicle finance charges................ 213 83 198 293 325 300 305 Maintenance and repairs................ 481 281 519 581 565 601 608 Vehicle insurance...................... 349 184 357 455 448 431 449 Vehicle rent., licenses, other charges. 134 82 136 149 149 253 145 Public transportation..................... 255 238 286 258 237 222 256 Health care.................................. 1049 624 1276 1108 1207 1153 1200 Health insurance.......................... 370 214 491 366 386 415 393 Medical services.......................... 454 248 489 527 607 527 596 Drugs..................................... 167 115 220 162 164 162 158 Medical supplies.......................... 58 47 76 53 50 49 53 Entertainment................................ 1055 649 955 1233 1477 1443 1536 Fees and admissions....................... 313 227 299 333 415 421 360 Television, radios, sound equipment....... 322 225 280 347 432 394 613 Pets, toys, and playground equipment...... 190 92 172 232 294 262 293 Other ent. sup., equip., and services..... 230 103 205 322 336 366 270 Personal care products and services.......... 289 171 290 348 373 417 287 Reading...................................... 132 101 140 147 150 146 129 Education.................................... 303 259 193 363 413 510 399 Tobacco products and smoking supplies........ 228 124 228 285 283 319 332 Miscellaneous................................ 451 370 381 579 614 397 502 Cash contributions........................... 706 474 753 960 709 908 527 Personal insurance and pensions.............. 1897 950 1851 2469 2639 2606 2310 Life and other personal insurance......... 300 132 294 404 403 474 349 Pensions and Social Security.............. 1598 817 1556 2065 2236 2132 1961 Money income before taxes....................... 23464 13986 23810 27614 29976 31062 28972 Wages and salaries........................... 18178 9431 16286 23321 26575 26115 23674 Self-employment income....................... 1123 629 1145 977 1115 2623 2006 S. Security, private and gvrnmnt retirement.. 2420 2332 4323 1614 824 968 1011 Int.,divid.,rent. income,other prop. income.. 938 1068 1356 713 532 364 506 Unemp. and workers' compen., veterans' ben... 282 116 275 366 377 408 489 Pub. ass., supp. sec. income, foodstamps..... 252 136 161 286 274 393 1102 Regular contributions for support............ 191 187 182 227 216 138 133 Other income................................. 81 87 81 109 64 52 50 Personal taxes.................................. 2227 1606 2225 2708 2823 2308 2120 Federal income taxes......................... 1733 1270 1736 2112 2186 1735 1612 State and local income taxes................. 431 292 419 525 557 503 457 Other taxes.................................. 63 43 70 70 80 70 51 Income after taxes.............................. 21237 12379 21585 24906 27153 28754 26852 Net change in total assets................... 2391 1280 2310 3460 2772 3916 2063 Net change in total liabilities.............. 1201 334 1336 1673 2178 991 992 Other money receipts......................... 247 215 186 276 332 427 163 Mortgage principal paid on owned property.... -365 -110 -310 -493 -593 -653 -596 Estimated market value of owned home......... 47269 22463 54613 54222 60383 62561 55876 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home. 292 144 322 347 385 378 346 Gifts of: Clothing, males 2 and over................... 54 45 74 51 49 40 33 Clothing, females 2 and over................. 67 58 87 56 61 66 43 Clothing, infants less than 2................ 20 7 22 31 25 19 22 Jewelry and watches.......................... 22 42 17 16 9 8 16 Small appliances, misc. housewares........... 20 9 26 25 27 15 11 Household textiles........................... 10 9 11 11 9 12 9 All other gifts.............................. 503 372 537 677 543 438 411 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary.