Table 6. By NUMBER OF EARNERS IN CONSUMER UNIT: Average annual expenditures and characteristics of all consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1992 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)... 100019 11190 17872 10130 19333 32202 9291 Income before taxes 1/.................... 33854 10662 23324 18654 32090 47452 55915 Income after taxes 1/..................... 30786 10376 20760 17566 29603 42769 50724 Age of reference person................... 47.6 69.3 38.9 62.1 46.8 41.2 46.5 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 2.5 1 1 2.5 3 3.1 4.4 Children under 18........................ 0.7 0 0 0.6 1.1 0.9 1.2 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.3 0.8 0.1 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 Earners.................................. 1.3 0 1 0 1 2 3.3 Vehicles................................. 1.9 0.7 1.2 1.5 1.9 2.4 3.4 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 64 30 54 68 63 77 79 Female................................... 36 70 46 32 37 23 21 Percent homeowner........................ 61 56 35 68 64 69 81 With mortgage........................... 36 7 23 12 36 54 65 Without mortgage........................ 25 49 12 56 28 16 16 Renter................................... 39 44 65 32 36 31 19 Black.................................... 11 12 11 18 14 9 8 White and other.......................... 89 88 89 82 86 91 92 Elementary (1-8)......................... 10 24 4 23 12 5 7 High school (9-12)....................... 43 47 32 52 47 42 43 College.................................. 46 27 64 23 41 53 49 Never attended and other................. 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 At least one vehicle owned............... 86 56 81 77 89 96 97 Average annual expenditures............... 29846 12320 21193 19802 30333 38408 46702 Food..................................... 4273 1882 2512 3356 4471 5372 6733 Food at home............................ 2643 1357 1224 2528 3023 3191 4110 Cereals and bakery products............ 411 221 181 390 469 495 653 Cereals and cereal products........... 141 68 57 136 172 169 222 Bakery products....................... 270 152 125 254 296 326 430 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 687 328 292 694 816 831 1054 Beef.................................. 210 85 89 193 248 259 344 Pork.................................. 156 79 60 174 189 188 224 Other meats........................... 94 48 38 85 109 114 152 Poultry............................... 123 63 57 133 145 145 184 Fish and seafood...................... 77 34 34 77 88 96 110 Eggs.................................. 28 19 13 34 36 29 40 Dairy products......................... 302 156 146 295 349 357 466 Fresh milk and cream.................. 134 73 60 150 157 152 213 Other dairy products.................. 168 84 86 144 192 205 254 Fruits and vegetables.................. 428 266 213 453 509 488 622 Fresh fruits.......................... 127 84 64 139 149 145 180 Fresh vegetables...................... 127 69 65 130 156 145 182 Processed fruits...................... 100 65 51 115 119 111 141 Processed vegetables.................. 74 47 33 69 85 87 119 Other food at home..................... 814 386 391 696 880 1021 1316 Sugar and other sweets................ 102 53 43 103 116 125 157 Fats and oils......................... 72 43 29 88 83 84 110 Miscellaneous foods................... 384 175 181 290 410 490 642 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 213 103 109 183 227 263 344 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 43 12 29 31 44 58 63 Food away from home..................... 1631 525 1288 828 1448 2181 2622 Alcoholic beverages...................... 301 105 372 167 275 362 338 Housing.................................. 9477 5058 7338 6752 9897 11858 12645 Shelter................................. 5411 2689 4841 3220 5561 6774 7139 Owned dwellings........................ 3310 1029 2000 1799 3538 4614 5234 Mortgage interest and charges......... 1968 156 1217 465 2026 3058 3331 Property taxes........................ 782 443 439 749 828 951 1206 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 560 430 345 585 683 604 696 Rented dwellings....................... 1761 1582 2614 1183 1725 1673 1344 Other lodging.......................... 340 78 226 238 298 487 561 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1984 1311 1298 1912 2180 2250 2862 Natural gas............................ 252 196 142 264 292 277 349 Electricity............................ 787 488 453 786 871 914 1172 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 92 106 42 105 103 102 102 Telephone.............................. 623 368 533 521 662 692 888 Water and other public services........ 230 153 127 236 253 264 350 Household operations.................... 487 406 189 265 541 739 408 Personal services...................... 242 194 20 64 276 454 118 Other household expenses............... 245 212 169 201 265 286 289 Housekeeping supplies................... 433 286 225 377 444 538 631 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 118 60 61 100 134 139 200 Other household products............... 195 138 82 166 197 256 272 Postage and stationery................. 119 88 82 110 113 142 159 Household furnishings and equipment..... 1162 367 784 978 1171 1556 1606 Household textiles..................... 92 33 44 67 79 130 161 Furniture.............................. 316 57 236 144 380 435 425 Floor coverings........................ 71 43 27 201 66 82 42 Major appliances....................... 141 50 111 153 134 176 181 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 84 26 52 58 86 114 126 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 458 157 314 355 425 620 671 Apparel and services..................... 1710 499 1219 897 1702 2304 2681 Men and boys............................ 450 78 321 212 478 602 730 Men, 16 and over....................... 369 67 313 181 355 482 614 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 80 11 9 31 123 120 116 Women and girls......................... 680 276 448 336 652 909 1106 Women, 16 and over..................... 586 267 438 291 532 764 938 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 94 9 10 45 120 145 168 Children under 2........................ 78 7 18 54 119 119 72 Footwear................................ 231 65 151 180 239 298 351 Other apparel products and services..... 272 73 281 116 214 376 421 Transportation........................... 5228 1228 3376 3006 5170 7034 9875 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 2189 291 1191 1093 2206 3093 4417 Cars and trucks, new................... 1131 98 630 587 1156 1656 2060 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1022 193 513 503 1031 1398 2244 Other vehicles......................... 36 0 48 3 20 38 113 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 973 285 629 632 1004 1262 1774 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1776 514 1284 1030 1685 2342 3261 Vehicle finance charges................ 256 24 156 57 224 403 504 Maintenance and repairs................ 612 213 462 404 612 763 1070 Vehicle insurance...................... 629 221 422 424 623 797 1174 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 279 56 244 145 226 380 514 Public transportation................... 290 139 271 251 274 338 423 Health care.............................. 1634 1459 793 2304 1768 1732 2128 Health insurance........................ 725 746 316 1125 788 743 861 Medical services........................ 533 298 309 496 584 638 818 Drugs................................... 278 341 116 514 313 249 287 Medical supplies........................ 97 73 52 168 82 102 164 Entertainment............................ 1500 419 1036 859 1673 1913 2551 Fees and admissions..................... 379 102 302 255 344 503 640 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 492 204 394 298 473 642 743 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 274 91 173 143 299 385 372 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 355 23 168 163 558 383 796 Personal care products and services...... 387 164 247 329 385 485 610 Reading.................................. 162 88 141 135 149 203 200 Education................................ 426 133 420 83 346 474 1155 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 275 124 211 199 299 330 420 Miscellaneous............................ 765 307 698 494 769 983 953 Cash contributions....................... 958 750 768 964 1101 950 1303 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 2750 103 2062 256 2329 4407 5110 Life and other personal insurance....... 353 88 143 216 373 514 624 Pensions and Social Security............ 2397 15 1918 40 1956 3893 4486 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 33854 10662 23324 18654 32090 47452 55915 Wages and salaries....................... 25064 0 19312 0 20971 40686 48602 Self-employment income................... 2490 0 1554 0 3674 3611 3792 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 3887 8247 893 13118 4528 1397 1655 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1130 1403 601 3010 1241 784 733 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 341 196 187 329 404 425 409 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 471 427 38 1940 728 183 223 Regular contributions for support........ 336 321 523 213 400 236 332 Other income............................. 136 69 215 44 143 129 170 Personal taxes 1/......................... 3068 285 2564 1088 2487 4683 5192 Federal income taxes..................... 2286 144 1963 725 1821 3527 3881 State and local income taxes............. 624 23 528 151 486 982 1106 Other taxes.............................. 157 119 73 212 180 174 205 Income after taxes 1/..................... 30786 10376 20760 17566 29603 42769 50724 Net change in total assets and liabilities -1529 825 -271 689 -2547 -2140 -4964 Net change in total assets............... 3045 800 2829 843 1648 5405 3291 Net change in total liabilities.......... 4574 -25 3100 154 4194 7545 8254 Other money receipts...................... 400 373 239 119 575 384 737 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -844 -129 -349 -288 -681 -1443 -1527 Estimated market value of owned home...... 66530 41916 35581 67954 71080 80326 96866 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 416 282 233 410 437 499 604 Gifts of goods and services............... 968 532 797 699 853 1207 1473 Food.................................... 76 22 43 46 61 113 136 Housing................................. 276 154 182 201 234 373 417 Housekeeping supplies................. 39 25 36 31 30 47 53 Household textiles.................... 13 9 5 7 10 19 25 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 31 9 32 32 24 37 46 Major appliances.................... 7 3 11 12 4 7 10 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 24 7 21 20 20 30 36 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 70 40 47 70 56 92 91 Other housing......................... 123 69 62 61 113 179 202 Apparel and services.................... 254 129 247 174 258 303 311 Males 2 and over...................... 78 37 69 57 88 90 95 Females 2 and over.................... 87 62 64 63 81 114 98 Children under 2...................... 37 7 18 28 44 53 44 Other apparel products and services... 53 22 97 26 45 45 74 Jewelry and watches................. 29 7 76 7 13 21 51 All other apparel products and serv. 24 15 21 19 32 25 23 Transportation.......................... 51 24 60 65 37 55 66 Health care............................. 24 46 24 15 17 22 33 Entertainment........................... 73 44 86 49 61 89 79 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 28 9 29 19 26 39 30 Other entertainment................... 45 35 57 30 36 50 49 Education............................... 107 49 31 45 84 142 309 All other gifts......................... 106 65 124 104 102 110 121 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary