Table 5. By COMPOSITION OF CONSUMER UNIT: Average annual expenditures and characteristics of all consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1991 Husband and wife consumer units One Single Total Husband and wife with children Other parent, person Item husband Husband Total Oldest Oldest Oldest husband at least and and wife and wife husband child child child 18 and wife one other consumer only and wife under 6 6 to 17 or over consumer child consumer units with units under 18 units children __________________________________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 54017 21553 28589 6267 14178 8144 3875 6112 37788 Income before taxes 1/.................... 44460 40579 47303 43046 47983 49638 44627 20302 21255 Income after taxes 1/..................... 40158 36098 43060 39125 43446 45663 40887 18884 19387 Age of reference person................... 47.3 55.1 41.2 31.5 39.2 52.2 48.7 36 49.7 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 3.2 2 3.9 3.5 4.2 3.9 5 2.9 1.5 Children under 18........................ 1 0 1.6 1.5 2.2 0.6 1.6 1.7 0.2 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.3 0.6 0.1 0 0 0.2 0.5 0 0.3 Earners.................................. 1.8 1.2 2 1.7 1.9 2.6 2.4 1 0.9 Vehicles................................. 2.6 2.3 2.7 2.2 2.6 3.3 2.8 1.1 1.2 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 88 89 88 91 86 89 86 9 41 Female................................... 12 11 12 9 14 11 14 91 59 Percent homeowner........................ 79 82 77 63 78 86 74 34 46 With mortgage........................... 53 40 63 56 69 58 52 27 20 Without mortgage........................ 26 42 14 7 10 28 22 8 26 Renter................................... 21 18 23 37 22 14 26 66 54 Black.................................... 7 5 7 6 8 8 16 30 13 White and other.......................... 93 95 93 94 92 92 84 70 87 Elementary (1-8)......................... 8 11 6 3 4 10 15 5 13 High school (9-12)....................... 44 44 44 41 42 48 47 55 40 College.................................. 47 45 50 55 53 42 37 39 46 Never attended and other................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 At least one vehicle owned............... 96 95 97 96 98 98 93 69 75 Average annual expenditures............... 37134 32937 40037 36075 40839 41798 39177 21653 20092 Food..................................... 5376 4447 5978 4610 6241 6631 6172 3641 2762 Food at home............................ 3353 2686 3713 3030 3877 3984 4484 2588 1636 Cereals and bakery products............ 514 389 588 456 636 608 675 399 246 Cereals and cereal products........... 183 133 213 166 235 209 250 157 88 Bakery products....................... 331 257 375 289 400 399 425 242 158 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 887 698 982 740 999 1158 1261 761 440 Beef.................................. 292 222 327 240 343 370 434 232 135 Pork.................................. 177 141 194 148 184 253 263 170 92 Other meats........................... 128 97 146 99 155 169 178 103 64 Poultry............................... 148 115 169 147 173 180 184 133 81 Fish and seafood...................... 104 94 107 73 104 143 135 81 48 Eggs.................................. 37 28 39 32 40 43 69 41 21 Dairy products......................... 372 286 423 380 449 409 480 283 182 Fresh milk and cream.................. 161 114 187 174 204 166 232 144 81 Other dairy products.................. 211 172 236 205 246 244 248 139 101 Fruits and vegetables.................. 546 482 569 478 599 589 753 362 269 Fresh fruits.......................... 174 150 184 150 199 184 236 99 80 Fresh vegetables...................... 159 151 156 123 162 174 235 97 84 Processed fruits...................... 122 103 131 125 138 125 160 88 62 Processed vegetables.................. 91 78 97 81 101 106 122 77 44 Other food at home..................... 1034 831 1152 977 1194 1219 1316 784 499 Sugar and other sweets................ 125 100 139 99 155 144 163 98 66 Fats and oils......................... 91 81 94 70 95 111 135 67 44 Miscellaneous foods................... 475 364 543 515 557 542 602 380 228 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 282 222 318 251 326 359 359 226 140 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 60 65 57 42 61 63 56 13 22 Food away from home..................... 2023 1760 2265 1580 2364 2647 1688 1053 1126 Alcoholic beverages...................... 318 350 283 295 247 342 399 134 292 Housing.................................. 11173 9746 12181 12937 12510 11035 11672 7788 6733 Shelter................................. 6060 5120 6741 7281 7021 5837 6258 4458 4068 Owned dwellings........................ 4510 3667 5139 5237 5426 4565 4553 1824 1759 Mortgage interest and charges......... 2772 1901 3413 3805 3683 2642 2888 1217 847 Property taxes........................ 1047 1040 1051 894 1068 1142 1057 372 488 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 691 726 675 539 675 781 608 234 424 Rented dwellings....................... 1090 937 1167 1822 1132 724 1370 2540 2145 Other lodging.......................... 460 516 434 222 463 549 335 94 165 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 2377 2157 2479 2104 2482 2763 2847 1781 1469 Natural gas............................ 292 267 305 258 309 334 333 238 191 Electricity............................ 991 891 1051 865 1077 1150 1109 699 551 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 128 139 120 85 105 173 126 56 72 Telephone.............................. 686 616 703 657 675 790 951 613 521 Water and other public services........ 280 244 300 239 317 316 328 175 134 Household operations.................... 607 429 765 1475 736 268 427 479 217 Personal services...................... 301 79 479 1226 409 26 220 344 62 Other household expenses............... 306 350 286 250 327 243 208 135 155 Housekeeping supplies................... 546 527 560 458 564 643 550 333 258 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 147 118 162 139 168 169 207 116 71 Other household products............... 253 254 254 184 254 314 237 112 96 Postage and stationery................. 146 155 144 135 141 160 106 105 91 Household furnishings and equipment..... 1583 1512 1635 1618 1708 1524 1590 737 720 Household textiles..................... 137 152 123 97 108 174 167 70 51 Furniture.............................. 398 380 395 397 456 289 517 252 153 Floor coverings........................ 135 142 134 313 87 71 101 19 102 Major appliances....................... 176 166 180 139 192 191 197 86 77 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 109 122 101 98 102 103 95 35 47 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 628 551 702 575 763 696 513 275 291 Apparel and services..................... 2117 1644 2432 2222 2452 2580 2453 1763 1177 Men and boys............................ 542 404 645 559 670 670 558 416 266 Men, 16 and over....................... 441 380 490 477 424 627 425 125 239 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 101 25 155 81 246 43 133 291 27 Women and girls......................... 845 660 978 662 1011 1191 905 689 506 Women, 16 and over..................... 705 634 755 543 665 1111 724 494 484 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 141 26 222 119 346 80 181 195 22 Children under 2........................ 116 43 154 445 83 43 254 86 32 Footwear................................ 285 217 317 248 343 327 439 338 163 Other apparel products and services..... 327 319 338 309 344 350 298 233 211 Transportation........................... 6674 6086 7036 5969 7018 7891 7280 3121 3299 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 2777 2641 2838 2537 2918 2930 3090 1232 1301 Cars and trucks, new................... 1481 1574 1434 1405 1408 1502 1303 697 564 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1276 1039 1386 1130 1482 1415 1782 528 716 Other vehicles......................... 21 27 18 2 28 13 5 8 21 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 1288 1066 1430 1180 1396 1682 1483 646 633 Other vehicle expenses.................. 2251 1955 2459 1997 2370 2975 2356 1037 1124 Vehicle finance charges................ 390 299 453 441 425 512 426 146 149 Maintenance and repairs................ 780 671 853 591 870 1028 845 397 410 Vehicle insurance...................... 784 694 840 704 753 1099 864 372 412 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 297 291 313 261 322 336 221 122 153 Public transportation................... 358 425 309 255 335 305 350 206 242 Health care.............................. 1963 2131 1854 1614 1733 2252 1825 779 1095 Health insurance........................ 816 923 740 702 658 913 779 359 475 Medical services........................ 723 696 751 667 739 838 656 273 360 Drugs................................... 315 407 248 184 220 349 291 95 186 Medical supplies........................ 109 104 114 62 116 151 98 52 74 Entertainment............................ 1899 1766 2048 1807 2236 1908 1532 971 942 Fees and admissions..................... 490 470 521 307 658 445 373 249 239 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 552 446 627 518 677 625 583 393 360 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 358 277 423 422 445 387 339 188 157 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 499 573 478 560 456 450 237 140 186 Personal care products and services...... 496 445 532 450 519 628 506 308 272 Reading.................................. 203 208 203 172 211 214 169 75 121 Education................................ 544 307 732 211 767 1070 484 266 336 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 319 242 348 230 358 423 528 248 221 Miscellaneous............................ 1050 958 1099 1100 1034 1215 1204 634 624 Cash contributions....................... 1146 1210 1068 567 1041 1503 1361 545 736 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 3858 3397 4241 3892 4472 4107 3593 1380 1483 Life and other personal insurance....... 528 511 536 378 563 609 563 152 143 Pensions and Social Security............ 3330 2886 3705 3514 3909 3498 3030 1228 1340 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 44460 40579 47303 43046 47983 49638 44627 20302 21255 Wages and salaries....................... 34237 27357 39294 36986 40535 38952 34421 15211 15015 Self-employment income................... 3971 2711 5049 4719 5096 5240 2854 851 831 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 4067 7692 1271 96 538 3608 4966 385 3428 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1364 2257 776 486 842 900 826 317 1021 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 329 279 354 319 320 445 423 123 145 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 236 103 270 245 315 206 726 2074 329 Regular contributions for support........ 143 77 179 83 244 140 246 1212 330 Other income............................. 112 103 111 111 92 146 165 128 155 Personal taxes 1/......................... 4301 4480 4243 3921 4537 3974 3740 1418 1868 Federal income taxes..................... 3290 3460 3232 2966 3474 3012 2776 1086 1443 State and local income taxes............. 837 833 847 823 889 790 786 289 348 Other taxes.............................. 174 187 164 132 175 172 178 44 77 Income after taxes 1/..................... 40158 36098 43060 39125 43446 45663 40887 18884 19387 Net change in total assets and liabilities 921 760 -666 -3799 137 348 13526 -202 -45 Net change in total assets............... 4361 4518 3814 6144 3724 2178 7524 1904 1244 Net change in total liabilities.......... 3439 3757 4480 9942 3587 1829 -6001 2106 1289 Other money receipts...................... 357 387 350 148 518 214 234 305 262 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -842 -676 -952 -767 -1053 -921 -947 -303 -246 Estimated market value of owned home...... 90997 94384 88856 70400 90104 100888 87946 33316 39492 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 542 545 541 452 549 596 531 223 260 Gifts of goods and services............... 1227 1402 1146 809 1117 1461 846 592 737 Food.................................... 108 103 114 55 129 132 92 33 45 Housing................................. 348 381 343 289 343 386 205 136 184 Housekeeping supplies................. 50 55 49 42 48 59 24 30 29 Household textiles.................... 17 28 9 4 7 19 12 5 8 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 40 53 31 26 26 45 32 11 18 Major appliances.................... 7 9 5 1 5 9 3 1 5 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 33 44 26 25 21 36 29 10 13 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 94 99 95 65 111 92 57 26 50 Other housing......................... 147 147 157 153 152 171 80 63 79 Apparel and services.................... 296 350 257 275 219 314 278 161 220 Males 2 and over...................... 80 98 68 77 53 87 75 37 66 Females 2 and over.................... 120 151 99 68 94 136 100 55 75 Children under 2...................... 47 43 47 82 35 40 60 29 22 Other apparel products and services... 49 59 43 48 37 50 43 39 57 Jewelry and watches................. 23 24 22 29 19 24 15 29 32 All other apparel products and serv. 27 34 21 20 19 27 28 10 24 Transportation.......................... 66 84 58 24 52 95 29 100 34 Health care............................. 22 25 21 9 15 41 12 3 45 Entertainment........................... 83 101 76 75 70 86 43 43 56 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 33 43 27 23 24 35 23 8 23 Other entertainment................... 50 57 49 52 47 51 20 35 33 Education............................... 173 194 171 5 175 292 71 39 46 All other gifts......................... 130 164 106 77 114 116 115 77 108 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary