TABLE 4: SIZE OF CONSUMER UNIT, CONSUMER EXPENDITURE SURVEY, 1986 ITEM ALL_CUS ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX_MORE Number of consumer units (in thousands)......... 94044 26904 27799 15538 13704 6362 3737 Number of sample interviews..................... 40188 11315 11591 6718 5981 2863 1720 Income before taxes 1/.......................... 25460 14291 26659 29511 35744 31865 29734 Income after taxes 1/........................... 23172 12823 23962 26990 32749 29714 27997 Average number of persons in consumer unit...... 2.6 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.8 Age of reference person......................... 46.7 48.7 52 42.9 40.6 40.2 42.8 Average number of: Earners...................................... 1.4 0.6 1.2 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.6 Vehicles..................................... 2.0 0.9 2.0 2.3 2.8 2.7 3.0 Children under 18............................ 0.7 0 0.1 0.8 1.6 2.4 3.6 Persons 65 and over.......................... 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 Percent distribution: Male......................................... 66 43 74 72 81 79 79 Female....................................... 34 57 26 28 19 21 21 Homeowner with mortgage...................... 37 13 36 47 61 59 57 Homeowner without mortgage................... 25 26 35 20 14 14 15 Renter....................................... 38 61 29 33 25 27 29 Black........................................ 11 10 9 13 11 12 18 White and other.............................. 89 90 91 87 89 88 82 Elementary (1-8)............................. 12 15 13 9 7 7 18 High school (9-12)........................... 45 38 46 50 48 52 44 College...................................... 43 47 40 41 45 41 36 Never attended and other..................... 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 At least one vehicle owned................... 85 68 90 90 94 92 90 Average annual expenditures..................... 23866 13733 24675 28050 32232 30732 31286 Food......................................... 3448 1834 3402 3947 4740 5202 5759 Food at home.............................. 1993 874 1898 2373 2848 3344 3854 Cereals and bakery products............ 275 125 249 318 405 482 567 Cereals and cereal products......... 93 41 74 104 139 184 240 Bakery products..................... 183 84 175 214 265 298 327 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 562 222 542 687 798 988 1080 Beef................................ 189 67 183 237 275 331 373 Pork................................ 116 42 113 144 159 214 231 Other meats......................... 79 32 74 95 115 149 137 Poultry............................. 85 37 81 100 123 139 169 Fish and seafood.................... 64 29 65 73 89 106 103 Eggs................................ 30 15 26 38 38 50 67 Dairy products......................... 251 112 230 286 370 431 532 Fresh milk and cream................ 122 51 107 139 179 229 305 Other dairy products................ 128 61 123 147 190 202 227 Fruits and vegetables.................. 320 161 326 361 424 491 589 Fresh fruits........................ 102 54 110 109 131 146 185 Fresh vegetables.................... 92 47 98 105 114 144 160 Processed fruits.................... 72 37 68 81 104 111 136 Processed vegetables................ 54 24 50 65 75 90 108 Other food at home..................... 554 241 515 685 814 906 1047 Sugar and other sweets.............. 74 31 68 86 114 123 151 Fats and oils....................... 51 22 51 59 72 90 94 Miscellaneous foods................. 236 96 208 306 358 400 443 Nonalcoholic beverages.............. 193 91 188 234 270 294 358 Food pre. by cu on out of town trips... 31 13 37 36 38 46 38 Food away from home....................... 1455 960 1504 1574 1892 1858 1905 Alcoholic beverages.......................... 271 264 302 268 251 232 243 Housing...................................... 7292 4632 7403 8356 9829 8858 9250 Shelter................................... 3979 2808 3987 4384 5289 4625 4768 Owned dwellings........................ 2305 936 2372 2716 3724 3132 3345 Mortgage interest................... 1431 470 1301 1780 2601 2223 2236 Property taxes...................... 418 203 519 438 545 466 588 Maint., rep., ins., other expenses.. 456 263 552 498 579 443 521 Rented dwellings....................... 1262 1664 1120 1238 972 949 1125 Other lodging.......................... 412 207 496 431 593 544 298 Utilities, fuels, and public services..... 1645 1008 1683 1908 2129 2115 2278 Natural gas............................ 248 147 257 292 311 308 400 Electricity............................ 674 370 690 788 915 916 964 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 107 73 117 123 131 131 85 Telephone.............................. 471 347 470 539 563 551 599 Water and other public services........ 145 70 149 166 210 210 230 Household operations...................... 354 167 292 485 614 481 446 Personal services...................... 168 40 69 305 366 312 293 Other household expenses............... 186 128 223 181 248 169 153 Housekeeping supplies..................... 316 164 328 375 438 426 454 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 92 39 82 121 139 160 142 Other household products............... 126 59 134 152 167 161 234 Postage and stationery................. 98 66 111 102 132 105 79 Household furnishings and equipment....... 998 485 1113 1204 1359 1212 1304 Household textiles..................... 105 41 128 125 131 146 150 Furniture.............................. 304 137 343 369 449 334 354 Floor coverings........................ 55 18 64 79 60 100 68 Major appliances....................... 156 73 178 174 207 208 241 Small appliances & misc. housewares.... 56 33 63 74 65 59 57 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 322 183 337 384 447 365 434 Apparel and services......................... 1346 731 1264 1647 1945 1873 2095 Men and boys.............................. 343 171 301 427 541 518 554 Men, 16 and over....................... 278 164 275 363 364 335 358 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 66 7 25 64 177 183 196 Women and girls........................... 544 295 540 652 747 752 842 Women, 16 and over..................... 472 286 513 561 575 542 647 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 72 9 26 91 172 210 195 Children under 2.......................... 56 10 27 104 110 101 140 Footwear.................................. 167 78 152 185 264 246 353 Other apparel products and services....... 236 178 245 279 283 257 205 Transportation............................... 4842 2394 5036 6082 6721 6319 6469 Vehicle purchases......................... 2338 1002 2450 3104 3348 3045 3030 Cars and trucks, new (net outlay)...... 1415 609 1635 1903 1884 1764 1243 Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)..... 893 371 787 1184 1419 1231 1733 Other vehicles......................... 29 22 27 17 45 50 53 Gasoline and motor oil.................... 915 471 922 1099 1250 1301 1403 Other vehicle expenses.................... 1342 728 1375 1645 1819 1767 1789 Vehicle finance charges................ 269 119 254 356 429 360 368 Maintenance and repairs................ 492 281 514 564 629 666 748 Vehicle insurance...................... 420 229 427 541 576 529 470 Vehicle rent., licenses, other charges. 161 99 180 184 184 212 203 Public transportation..................... 248 194 289 234 305 206 247 Health care.................................. 1135 764 1328 1213 1284 1284 1257 Health insurance.......................... 371 238 479 374 397 398 378 Medical services.......................... 502 351 520 557 620 630 574 Drugs..................................... 192 126 251 193 196 185 229 Medical supplies.......................... 69 48 77 89 71 70 76 Entertainment................................ 1149 611 1150 1416 1628 1603 1379 Fees and admissions....................... 308 202 311 308 464 398 317 Television, radios, sound equipment....... 371 223 364 458 471 524 507 Pets, toys, and playground equipment...... 202 77 204 250 303 346 269 Other ent. sup., equip., and services..... 268 108 272 399 390 334 286 Personal care products and services.......... 303 175 320 361 381 396 424 Reading...................................... 140 102 157 145 166 160 136 Education.................................... 314 226 226 340 463 602 470 Tobacco products and smoking supplies........ 230 123 228 290 305 331 324 Miscellaneous................................ 522 336 541 570 761 603 507 Cash contributions........................... 746 551 1047 761 621 556 644 Personal insurance and pensions.............. 2127 991 2272 2654 3136 2714 2331 Life and other personal insurance......... 292 101 348 346 423 407 360 Pensions and Social Security.............. 1834 890 1923 2308 2713 2307 1971 Money income before taxes....................... 25460 14291 26659 29511 35744 31865 29734 Wages and salaries........................... 19524 9780 18408 24531 29627 27804 24109 Self-employment income....................... 1618 480 1643 1630 3448 1848 2239 S. Security, private and gvrnmnt retirement.. 2555 2497 4465 1765 984 788 1152 Int.,divid.,rent. income,other prop. income.. 973 936 1634 673 587 273 274 Unemp. and workers' compen., veterans' ben... 208 116 172 218 333 295 469 Pub. ass., supp. sec. income, foodstamps..... 273 116 144 352 436 448 1097 Regular contributions for support............ 223 252 141 257 238 291 314 Other income................................. 86 112 52 84 90 118 81 Personal taxes.................................. 2288 1467 2697 2521 2996 2151 1736 Federal income taxes......................... 1812 1164 2168 1975 2355 1658 1354 State and local income taxes................. 412 272 447 485 544 429 329 Other taxes.................................. 64 31 81 62 97 64 53 Income after taxes.............................. 23172 12823 23962 26990 32749 29714 27997 Net change in total assets................... 3241 1660 3583 3394 5282 3766 3059 Net change in total liabilities.............. 2046 399 2012 2428 3689 2939 5009 Other money receipts......................... 271 191 278 224 361 519 226 Mortgage principal paid on owned property.... -410 -124 -377 -516 -719 -621 -785 Estimated market value of owned home......... 49642 24634 58672 54381 66896 61906 58655 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home. 309 152 349 337 425 440 369 Gifts of: Clothing, males 2 and over................... 55 42 70 52 48 66 44 Clothing, females 2 and over................. 67 43 79 86 69 65 57 Clothing, infants less than 2................ 23 10 25 35 28 25 24 Jewelry and watches.......................... 27 45 27 19 10 13 10 Small appliances & misc. housewares.......... 15 10 18 24 13 14 10 Household textiles........................... 11 4 18 15 6 13 4 All other gifts.............................. 515 403 609 578 522 482 399 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Components of income and taxes are drived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary.