Table 6. By NUMBER OF EARNERS IN CONSUMER UNIT: Average annual expenditures and characteristics of all consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1990 All Single consumers Consumer units of two or more persons Item consumer No One No One Two Three or units earner earner earner earner earners more ______________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 96968 9908 17355 9183 18442 31918 10162 Income before taxes 1/.................... 31889 11193 22838 17180 27891 43405 52010 Income after taxes 1/..................... 28937 10464 20178 16486 25706 39048 47410 Age of reference person................... 47.2 71.2 37.6 63.5 46.5 40.6 47 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 2.6 1 1 2.5 3 3.1 4.4 Children under 18........................ 0.7 0 0 0.6 1.1 0.9 1.1 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.3 0.8 0.1 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 Earners.................................. 1.4 0 1 0 1 2 3.3 Vehicles................................. 2 0.8 1.2 1.6 1.9 2.5 3.5 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 65 26 52 69 62 79 79 Female................................... 35 74 48 31 38 21 21 Percent homeowner........................ 62 60 34 73 65 68 82 With mortgage........................... 38 9 23 14 39 54 64 Without mortgage........................ 24 51 11 59 26 14 18 Renter................................... 38 40 66 27 35 32 18 Black.................................... 11 11 11 15 15 9 10 White and other.......................... 89 89 89 85 85 91 90 Elementary (1-8)......................... 10 27 3 24 11 5 9 High school (9-12)....................... 43 45 33 52 50 42 43 College.................................. 46 26 63 24 38 53 48 Never attended and other................. 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 At least one vehicle owned............... 87 59 81 79 89 96 97 Average annual expenditures............... 28381 11817 20128 18960 28010 35898 43443 Food..................................... 4296 1774 2592 3494 4562 5177 6810 Food at home............................ 2485 1233 1074 2493 2902 2896 3986 Cereals and bakery products............ 368 198 154 366 437 417 614 Cereals and cereal products........... 129 65 50 122 158 149 209 Bakery products....................... 240 133 104 244 279 268 406 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 668 313 251 725 795 765 1137 Beef.................................. 218 96 70 231 253 259 377 Pork.................................. 132 64 44 153 152 149 242 Other meats........................... 99 43 43 107 119 110 171 Poultry............................... 108 56 45 118 134 120 170 Fish and seafood...................... 82 37 37 79 101 94 133 Eggs.................................. 30 17 12 38 36 33 45 Dairy products......................... 295 146 128 311 342 345 466 Fresh milk and cream.................. 140 72 59 157 170 156 223 Other dairy products.................. 155 75 68 154 172 189 243 Fruits and vegetables.................. 408 240 188 449 492 457 600 Fresh fruits.......................... 127 73 61 148 161 138 177 Fresh vegetables...................... 118 70 55 127 142 134 173 Processed fruits...................... 93 57 44 106 112 103 135 Processed vegetables.................. 70 40 28 68 77 83 116 Other food at home..................... 746 336 354 641 836 912 1169 Sugar and other sweets................ 94 53 37 100 109 111 146 Fats and oils......................... 68 37 27 76 82 78 105 Miscellaneous foods................... 336 140 159 250 368 424 533 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 213 97 113 189 236 255 330 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 35 8 18 26 41 45 54 Food away from home..................... 1811 540 1518 1001 1660 2282 2824 Alcoholic beverages...................... 293 66 367 151 238 366 334 Housing.................................. 8703 4873 6453 5848 8883 11015 11160 Shelter................................. 4836 2719 4306 2796 4641 6100 6032 Owned dwellings........................ 2953 1315 1761 1662 2842 4053 4503 Mortgage interest and charges......... 1817 241 1180 324 1670 2812 2927 Property taxes........................ 597 499 296 641 615 665 925 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 540 576 285 697 558 576 651 Rented dwellings....................... 1533 1263 2298 798 1446 1633 1000 Other lodging.......................... 349 141 248 336 352 414 530 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1890 1237 1175 1762 2036 2164 2739 Natural gas............................ 246 181 141 245 288 265 357 Electricity............................ 758 480 426 753 824 880 1099 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 100 96 34 116 114 110 145 Telephone.............................. 592 355 488 446 596 682 845 Water and other public services........ 193 125 86 202 214 226 294 Household operations.................... 446 337 156 309 468 706 320 Personal services...................... 219 101 11 88 221 445 97 Other household expenses............... 227 236 145 221 247 261 224 Housekeeping supplies................... 406 217 191 354 472 500 559 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 113 48 45 97 137 139 170 Other household products............... 171 88 71 138 206 215 239 Postage and stationery................. 122 81 75 119 129 146 149 Household furnishings and equipment..... 1125 363 624 628 1266 1545 1509 Household textiles..................... 99 33 44 61 113 124 174 Furniture.............................. 310 99 218 159 365 424 357 Floor coverings........................ 92 30 39 43 160 111 97 Major appliances....................... 147 62 71 115 178 190 198 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 75 35 42 50 60 105 116 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 402 104 210 199 391 591 567 Apparel and services..................... 1618 449 1129 820 1742 2052 2563 Men and boys............................ 393 76 292 171 449 477 673 Men, 16 and over....................... 324 69 283 142 316 384 592 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 70 7 9 28 133 92 80 Women and girls......................... 673 232 418 365 691 870 1077 Women, 16 and over..................... 586 222 405 333 561 743 944 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 87 10 12 32 130 126 133 Children under 2........................ 70 7 13 36 97 107 82 Footwear................................ 225 60 157 145 289 268 298 Other apparel products and services..... 258 74 249 103 216 332 433 Transportation........................... 5120 1293 3436 3530 4764 6592 9163 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 2129 317 1215 1668 2013 2806 3953 Cars and trucks, new................... 1159 126 618 1252 1145 1509 1926 Cars and trucks, used.................. 948 189 583 397 863 1264 1966 Other vehicles......................... 22 1 14 18 5 33 61 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 1047 330 685 667 1027 1345 1807 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1642 504 1197 932 1483 2113 2939 Vehicle finance charges................ 300 33 197 79 236 440 609 Maintenance and repairs................ 589 211 488 353 558 717 976 Vehicle insurance...................... 563 215 373 393 507 701 1054 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 190 44 139 106 182 255 300 Public transportation................... 302 143 339 263 241 327 464 Health care.............................. 1480 1395 738 2169 1518 1535 1963 Health insurance........................ 581 605 266 965 586 592 710 Medical services........................ 562 452 302 653 563 626 829 Drugs................................... 252 282 111 484 290 218 293 Medical supplies........................ 85 56 60 68 79 99 131 Entertainment............................ 1422 363 1111 848 1406 1871 2094 Fees and admissions..................... 371 102 311 301 324 474 564 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 454 160 363 282 437 580 675 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 276 74 220 164 284 367 357 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 321 26 217 102 361 450 497 Personal care products and services...... 364 163 235 269 380 443 566 Reading.................................. 153 85 123 122 148 187 203 Education................................ 406 68 451 62 277 453 1054 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 274 103 187 211 285 335 439 Miscellaneous............................ 842 454 738 445 838 1031 1160 Cash contributions....................... 816 626 599 779 790 899 1192 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 2592 106 1970 212 2179 3942 4743 Life and other personal insurance....... 345 100 119 197 356 466 700 Pensions and Social Security............ 2248 6 1851 15 1823 3476 4043 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 31889 11193 22838 17180 27891 43405 52010 Wages and salaries....................... 24173 0 19138 11 19450 37351 45250 Self-employment income................... 2315 0 1780 0 2293 3530 3827 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 3427 8287 727 12636 3779 1214 1422 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1059 2112 566 2492 1098 682 719 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 218 208 94 239 259 239 292 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 344 319 28 1553 574 115 141 Regular contributions for support........ 260 223 363 178 370 181 246 Other income............................. 93 44 142 72 68 94 113 Personal taxes 1/......................... 2952 729 2660 695 2185 4356 4600 Federal income taxes..................... 2319 580 2135 519 1662 3434 3604 State and local income taxes............. 558 92 496 90 441 828 906 Other taxes.............................. 75 57 29 86 81 95 90 Income after taxes 1/..................... 28937 10464 20178 16486 25706 39048 47410 Net change in total assets and liabilities -441 -912 251 389 877 -320 -4687 Net change in total assets............... 2902 -924 1924 34 4180 4811 2577 Net change in total liabilities.......... 3343 -12 1673 -355 3303 5131 7265 Other money receipts...................... 310 186 264 197 423 324 360 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -574 -90 -336 -217 -543 -841 -991 Estimated market value of owned home...... 66069 47830 31449 64514 69295 77747 101852 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 398 298 212 397 411 466 581 Gifts of goods and services............... 911 512 813 438 890 1042 1464 Food.................................... 95 17 61 36 124 111 172 Housing................................. 232 125 172 124 238 289 323 Housekeeping supplies................. 35 20 28 27 37 42 42 Household textiles.................... 14 8 15 3 11 15 24 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 27 18 22 18 23 32 37 Major appliances.................... 7 5 8 4 7 6 9 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 20 13 14 14 16 26 27 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 50 9 38 17 51 67 72 Other housing......................... 107 69 69 60 116 134 149 Apparel and services.................... 236 88 234 122 240 286 298 Males 2 and over...................... 61 24 53 36 66 73 84 Females 2 and over.................... 95 37 82 53 84 128 112 Children under 2...................... 31 7 13 16 43 41 46 Other apparel products and services... 48 20 85 17 48 44 56 Jewelry and watches................. 25 10 58 6 12 21 36 All other apparel products and serv. 23 10 27 11 35 23 20 Transportation.......................... 53 13 82 15 35 52 115 Health care............................. 45 127 27 18 42 26 85 Entertainment........................... 66 36 61 46 64 79 87 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 25 10 20 23 26 29 37 Other entertainment................... 41 25 41 23 38 50 51 Education............................... 96 37 89 10 66 105 270 All other gifts......................... 88 70 88 66 81 95 112 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary