TABLE 6. NUMBER OF EARNERS IN CONSUMER UNIT, CONSUMER EXPENDITURE SURVEY, 1988 ALL SINGLE SINGLE CU OF >=2 CU OF >=2 CU OF >=2 CU OF >=2 ITEM CONSUMER CONSUMERS CONSUMERS PERSONS PERSONS PERSONS PERSONS UNITS NO EARNER ONE EARNER NO EARNER ONE EARNER TWO EARNERS THREE OR > Number of consumer units (in thousands).......... 94862 9297 17274 9443 17872 30868 10108 Number of sample interviews...................... 37073 3519 6706 3501 6732 12397 4218 Consumer unit characteristics: Income before taxes 1/.......................... 28540 8825 19757 15876 26511 38742 46963 Income after taxes 1/........................... 26149 8630 17595 15302 24601 35198 43095 Average number of persons in consumer unit.... 2.6 1 1 2.5 3 3.1 4.4 Age of reference person....................... 47 68.9 37.8 62.8 47.7 40.6 46.2 Average number in consumer unit Earners.................................... 1.4 NA 1 NA 1 2 3.4 Vehicles................................... 2 0.7 1.2 1.5 1.9 2.6 3.5 Children under 18.......................... 0.7 0 0 0.6 1 1 1.2 Persons 65 and over........................ 0.3 0.8 0.1 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 Percent distribution Sex of reference person: Male.................................... 67 27 54 66 68 81 79 Female.................................. 33 73 46 34 32 19 21 Housing tenure: Homeowner with mortgage................. 38 9 20 14 39 54 64 Homeowner without mortgage.............. 24 48 11 53 27 16 17 Renter.................................. 38 43 69 33 34 30 19 Race of reference person: Black................................... 11 14 9 18 12 8 9 White and other......................... 89 86 91 82 88 92 91 Education of reference person: Elementary (1-8)........................ 11 28 4 24 12 6 7 High school (9-12)...................... 45 47 34 54 47 45 46 College................................. 44 24 62 21 39 49 46 Never attended and other................ 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 At least one vehicle owned................. 86 55 81 77 88 96 97 Average annual expenditures...................... 25892 10327 18520 16943 24904 33013 40476 Food.......................................... 3748 1637 2318 2811 3861 4534 6077 Food at home............................... 2136 1080 943 2049 2468 2521 3374 Cereals and bakery products............. 312 160 134 311 355 364 510 Cereals and cereal products.......... 109 54 43 107 135 126 179 Bakery products...................... 203 106 91 204 221 238 332 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.......... 551 264 217 570 660 638 896 Beef................................. 182 79 61 184 220 215 311 Pork................................. 110 51 36 146 135 124 173 Other meats.......................... 82 38 38 78 99 95 130 Poultry.............................. 84 46 33 84 93 100 139 Fish and seafood..................... 65 33 37 51 80 73 101 Eggs................................. 28 17 13 27 34 31 42 Dairy products.......................... 274 140 121 249 320 327 428 Fresh milk and cream................. 134 70 58 128 163 153 212 Other dairy products................. 141 70 63 121 157 173 216 Fruits and vegetables................... 373 231 168 389 428 430 559 Fresh fruits......................... 121 78 56 128 134 139 181 Fresh vegetables..................... 110 71 47 121 131 126 160 Processed fruits..................... 85 54 41 85 95 98 128 Processed vegetables................. 57 29 25 56 68 67 90 Other food at home...................... 625 284 302 529 705 762 980 Sugar and other sweets............... 78 38 32 72 89 96 123 Fats and oils........................ 55 32 21 56 69 62 84 Miscellaneous foods.................. 264 112 123 213 301 330 403 Nonalcoholic beverages............... 199 96 107 162 220 237 314 Food pre. by CU on out-of-town trips. 30 6 19 27 27 38 57 Food away from home........................ 1612 558 1375 762 1393 2014 2703 Alcoholic beverages........................... 269 105 365 121 205 317 312 Housing....................................... 8079 4034 6033 5658 8236 10231 10629 Shelter.................................... 4493 2174 4003 2796 4413 5680 5562 Owned dwellings......................... 2569 874 1304 1265 2592 3755 3844 Mortgage interest.................... 1569 191 798 226 1471 2605 2419 Property taxes....................... 504 297 243 513 558 601 736 Main., rep., ins., other expenses.... 496 386 263 526 563 549 688 Rented dwellings........................ 1468 1195 2336 1024 1416 1391 977 Other lodging........................... 456 105 363 508 405 535 742 Utilities, fuels, and public services...... 1747 1116 1067 1612 1907 2015 2519 Natural gas............................. 234 171 128 256 256 257 342 Electricity............................. 709 417 383 648 804 843 1012 Fuel oil and other fuels................ 98 95 36 130 101 106 143 Telephone............................... 537 324 455 414 553 604 756 Water and other public services......... 170 110 65 163 193 205 266 Household operations....................... 394 270 127 229 401 616 427 Personal services....................... 171 74 14 25 165 352 125 Other household expenses................ 223 197 114 204 235 265 302 Housekeeping supplies...................... 361 196 194 335 401 430 522 Laundry and cleaning supplies........... 101 39 42 91 114 125 163 Other household products................ 147 90 75 126 169 171 223 Postage and stationery.................. 113 67 78 119 118 133 136 Household furnishings and equipment........ 1083 277 641 686 1114 1490 1599 Household textiles...................... 94 35 50 89 98 114 155 Furniture............................... 326 51 224 156 366 461 432 Floor coverings......................... 65 11 24 38 56 98 121 Major appliances........................ 169 73 85 143 192 222 220 Small app., miscellaneous housewares.... 60 18 33 50 60 75 111 Miscellaneous household equipment....... 369 89 226 210 343 521 560 Apparel and services.......................... 1489 563 1065 760 1345 1901 2571 Men and boys............................... 388 80 274 174 322 516 724 Men, 16 and over........................ 311 75 261 138 209 415 579 Boys, 2 to 15........................... 77 5 13 36 113 101 145 Women and girls............................ 587 305 365 307 562 718 1051 Women, 16 and over...................... 492 299 351 266 411 578 927 Girls, 2 to 15.......................... 95 6 14 41 151 140 123 Children under 2........................... 62 7 13 36 91 99 58 Footwear................................... 196 92 160 137 158 229 343 Other apparel products and services........ 257 79 252 106 213 340 394 Transportation................................ 5093 1384 3467 2576 4631 6803 9215 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)............. 2361 517 1412 972 2095 3356 4404 Cars and trucks, new.................... 1355 357 966 608 1246 1967 1961 Cars and trucks, used................... 982 160 425 364 835 1367 2352 Other vehicles.......................... 23 0 21 0 14 22 91 Gasoline and motor oil..................... 932 288 642 559 889 1185 1672 Other vehicle expenses..................... 1521 437 1130 854 1357 1973 2712 Vehicle finance charges................. 284 22 183 77 232 417 574 Maintenance and repairs................. 553 199 425 376 506 690 912 Vehicle insurance....................... 508 171 359 319 467 625 963 Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges. 177 46 164 82 152 240 263 Public transportation...................... 279 142 284 191 291 289 427 Health care................................... 1298 1231 621 1964 1344 1403 1493 Health insurance........................... 474 537 210 795 539 464 487 Medical services........................... 529 424 285 661 450 651 688 Drugs...................................... 223 221 90 407 286 208 221 Medical supplies........................... 71 50 37 101 69 80 96 Entertainment................................. 1329 334 1070 737 1230 1788 1990 Fees and admissions........................ 353 95 329 175 321 437 599 Television, radios, sound equipment........ 416 141 357 246 390 524 634 Pets, toys, and playground equipment....... 230 70 122 128 259 331 289 Other ent. supplies, equip., and services.. 330 27 262 187 261 496 467 Personal care products and services........... 334 148 228 250 315 405 549 Reading....................................... 150 82 128 122 144 179 198 Education..................................... 342 107 323 94 208 365 988 Tobacco products and smoking supplies......... 242 98 162 188 242 303 376 Miscellaneous................................. 578 198 451 459 496 736 911 Cash contributions............................ 693 296 566 855 749 667 1107 Personal insurance and pensions............... 2249 110 1723 350 1898 3379 4061 Life and other personal insurance.......... 314 80 126 329 311 414 537 Pensions and Social Security............... 1935 31 1596 20 1587 2965 3524 Sources of income and personal taxes: 1/ Money income before taxes........................ 28540 8825 19757 15876 26511 38742 46963 Wages and salaries............................ 21779 - 16653 - 18631 33606 41262 Self-employment income........................ 1790 - 1208 - 1691 2808 3260 Soc. Sec., private and government retirement.. 3063 6752 628 11252 3912 1003 1008 Int., divid., ren. income, other prop. income. 1016 1319 738 2471 1248 622 642 Unemp. and workers' comp., vet. benefits...... 241 127 74 330 301 323 200 Pub. ass., sup. security income, foodstamps... 308 349 36 1529 353 99 141 Regular contributions for support............. 258 248 269 268 305 191 364 Other income.................................. 85 31 151 26 70 90 86 Personal taxes................................... 2391 195 2161 574 1910 3544 3868 Federal income taxes.......................... 1891 151 1766 426 1492 2799 3035 State and local income taxes.................. 445 16 371 90 360 673 759 Other taxes................................... 55 27 24 58 58 73 74 Income after taxes............................... 26149 8630 17595 15302 24601 35198 43095 Addenda: Net change in total assets.................... 4102 255 2952 -400 4353 7136 4105 Net change in total liabilities............... 3510 242 2068 58 2481 6942 3541 Other money receipts.......................... 398 341 324 1045 328 327 319 Mortgage principal paid on owned property..... -480 -63 -228 -223 -455 -712 -867 Estimated market value of owned home.......... 57935 37320 26488 55304 63890 69048 88628 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home.. 356 234 169 342 378 433 526 Gifts of goods and services: Clothing, males 2 and over................. 70 27 50 45 56 99 87 Clothing, females 2 and over............... 80 43 73 28 88 87 125 Clothing, infants less than 2.............. 27 7 13 17 34 37 34 Jewelry and watches........................ 26 12 64 5 12 22 27 Small app. and mis. housewares............. 17 6 10 7 18 24 21 Household textiles......................... 10 3 3 8 11 14 12 All other gifts............................ 611 358 549 424 456 762 918 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary. - Data not available NA Not applicable