Table 5. By COMPOSITION OF CONSUMER UNIT: Average annual expenditures and characteristics of all consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1993 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)... 52516 21179 27330 5720 14070 7540 4008 7022 40511 Income before taxes 1/.................... 46614 41473 50615 43665 49800 57937 46369 19458 22748 Income after taxes 1/..................... 42511 37802 46115 40393 45243 52544 42704 18372 20861 Age of reference person................... 48 57 41 31.3 39.3 51.7 48.3 34.9 49.8 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 3.2 2 3.9 3.5 4.2 3.8 4.9 2.9 1.5 Children under 18........................ 0.9 0 1.6 1.5 2.2 0.5 1.5 1.8 0.2 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.3 0.7 0.1 0 0 0.2 0.5 0 0.3 Earners.................................. 1.7 1.2 2 1.7 1.8 2.7 2.3 0.9 0.9 Vehicles................................. 2.6 2.3 2.7 2.2 2.6 3.5 2.9 1 1.2 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 87 89 86 85 86 86 85 11 41 Female................................... 13 11 14 15 14 14 15 89 59 Percent homeowner........................ 79 82 77 65 76 88 74 31 48 With mortgage........................... 51 37 62 57 67 59 47 25 20 Without mortgage........................ 28 45 15 8 10 29 27 6 28 Renter................................... 21 18 23 35 24 12 26 69 52 Black.................................... 7 5 7 6 9 6 17 30 14 White and other.......................... 93 95 93 94 91 94 83 70 86 Elementary (1-8)......................... 8 11 5 3 5 8 18 4 12 High school (9-12)....................... 43 43 42 40 40 48 46 54 40 College.................................. 48 46 52 56 55 43 34 42 47 Never attended and other................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 At least one vehicle owned............... 96 95 96 95 95 98 96 69 77 Average annual expenditures............... 39771 34566 43644 38569 43691 47418 40827 20937 20573 Food..................................... 5641 4632 6258 5001 6614 6593 6727 4043 2838 Food at home............................ 3515 2780 3896 3317 4081 4021 4758 2926 1689 Cereals and bakery products............ 564 442 635 500 688 644 719 464 261 Cereals and cereal products........... 209 156 239 190 265 227 280 195 92 Bakery products....................... 356 287 396 310 423 417 439 268 168 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 940 747 1012 809 1034 1145 1460 817 453 Beef.................................. 308 256 326 274 346 330 455 251 135 Pork.................................. 195 155 205 146 207 252 332 177 97 Other meats........................... 124 93 138 104 136 173 193 115 60 Poultry............................... 167 129 186 159 187 208 234 141 84 Fish and seafood...................... 109 85 117 97 116 135 183 102 57 Eggs.................................. 38 29 41 30 42 47 63 31 20 Dairy products......................... 387 295 438 383 469 423 517 276 179 Fresh milk and cream.................. 165 115 193 176 204 186 236 141 77 Other dairy products.................. 222 180 245 208 265 237 280 135 101 Fruits and vegetables.................. 571 480 607 519 632 633 793 417 282 Fresh fruits.......................... 178 154 185 150 193 200 250 120 87 Fresh vegetables...................... 168 152 172 137 180 186 225 123 86 Processed fruits...................... 123 92 141 138 144 137 160 90 61 Processed vegetables.................. 102 82 109 93 114 110 158 84 48 Other food at home..................... 1053 815 1204 1105 1258 1175 1269 952 515 Sugar and other sweets................ 135 110 152 121 170 139 156 206 69 Fats and oils......................... 99 82 107 80 110 125 137 94 48 Miscellaneous foods................... 468 341 554 603 565 487 544 398 227 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 287 215 330 253 350 355 375 226 143 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 63 67 61 48 63 68 57 28 27 Food away from home..................... 2126 1852 2362 1685 2533 2572 1969 1117 1149 Alcoholic beverages...................... 288 288 297 301 266 358 224 124 265 Housing.................................. 11952 10181 13292 13350 13898 12099 12164 7656 6967 Shelter................................. 6509 5467 7346 7449 7733 6545 6316 4344 4183 Owned dwellings........................ 4747 3879 5466 5319 5752 5044 4429 1628 1792 Mortgage interest and charges......... 2812 1780 3615 3842 3898 2916 2789 1000 819 Property taxes........................ 1135 1150 1140 888 1151 1312 1020 372 503 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 800 949 710 589 704 815 621 255 470 Rented dwellings....................... 1240 1028 1366 1886 1468 780 1508 2622 2170 Other lodging.......................... 522 560 514 244 513 721 378 95 221 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 2543 2292 2678 2278 2669 2998 2948 1855 1599 Natural gas............................ 325 295 343 297 338 388 354 262 223 Electricity............................ 1036 947 1094 884 1115 1213 1109 751 592 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 124 127 119 88 122 136 150 49 75 Telephone.............................. 742 647 780 728 753 868 992 639 551 Water and other public services........ 315 275 343 281 340 394 343 154 159 Household operations.................... 608 357 807 1374 837 321 584 543 274 Personal services...................... 310 27 527 1190 517 44 319 422 88 Other household expenses............... 299 329 280 185 320 277 265 122 187 Housekeeping supplies................... 546 482 594 533 598 641 559 267 254 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 136 110 146 125 151 156 194 103 62 Other household products............... 267 244 291 245 281 353 225 115 110 Postage and stationery................. 144 127 157 163 167 132 141 49 82 Household furnishings and equipment..... 1744 1584 1867 1716 2061 1593 1757 647 657 Household textiles..................... 147 129 158 126 191 117 162 58 51 Furniture.............................. 437 385 482 457 530 411 401 226 178 Floor coverings........................ 145 142 150 185 154 110 124 22 24 Major appliances....................... 196 194 189 186 187 197 254 95 82 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 118 117 125 128 116 137 83 47 53 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 702 617 763 635 883 622 733 198 269 Apparel and services..................... 2150 1767 2424 2134 2522 2471 2297 1434 1098 Men and boys............................ 552 451 638 483 705 631 497 296 282 Men, 16 and over....................... 420 387 456 370 436 570 349 151 255 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 132 64 182 113 269 61 148 145 28 Women and girls......................... 851 744 932 650 1010 1023 865 637 409 Women, 16 and over..................... 718 714 720 513 705 935 728 458 383 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 133 31 212 137 306 88 137 179 26 Children under 2........................ 116 46 158 455 87 47 199 102 28 Footwear................................ 313 212 376 303 403 384 413 214 170 Other apparel products and services..... 318 313 320 243 316 386 324 185 209 Transportation........................... 7453 6363 8169 6690 7249 11013 8329 2728 3332 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 3341 2831 3621 3095 2988 5200 4135 863 1247 Cars and trucks, new................... 1809 1723 1870 1493 1562 2730 1849 184 625 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1505 1092 1712 1574 1389 2420 2268 675 598 Other vehicles......................... 28 16 39 28 37 50 18 3 24 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 1277 1049 1433 1128 1380 1764 1417 681 639 Other vehicle expenses.................. 2456 2078 2759 2151 2570 3581 2387 1008 1191 Vehicle finance charges................ 339 252 399 362 374 474 391 138 139 Maintenance and repairs................ 819 686 932 733 894 1161 756 388 401 Vehicle insurance...................... 882 749 977 758 834 1409 932 361 468 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 416 391 451 298 468 536 308 122 182 Public transportation................... 378 405 355 316 311 469 390 176 255 Health care.............................. 2323 2648 2102 1710 2098 2408 2116 885 1219 Health insurance........................ 1061 1287 898 790 845 1081 969 369 537 Medical services........................ 742 683 806 650 871 804 618 358 394 Drugs................................... 380 515 275 191 254 380 392 117 228 Medical supplies........................ 140 164 122 79 128 143 137 41 60 Entertainment............................ 2178 1805 2526 2877 2595 2083 1777 1038 1009 Fees and admissions..................... 557 488 631 364 739 632 416 218 263 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 762 486 984 1672 810 731 706 412 396 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 391 338 435 427 487 348 380 220 178 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 468 493 477 415 559 372 275 187 172 Personal care products and services...... 505 460 533 433 558 568 555 275 245 Reading.................................. 204 213 202 156 210 223 166 90 131 Education................................ 588 321 815 166 769 1393 451 259 317 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 299 236 329 258 300 438 417 230 236 Miscellaneous............................ 865 768 916 856 917 967 1032 513 554 Cash contributions....................... 1265 1542 1107 759 992 1585 886 260 687 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 4061 3342 4673 3877 4704 5220 3686 1404 1674 Life and other personal insurance....... 581 508 650 416 582 953 491 211 196 Pensions and Social Security............ 3481 2834 4024 3461 4122 4268 3195 1193 1478 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 46614 41473 50615 43665 49800 57937 46369 19458 22748 Wages and salaries....................... 36432 26456 43934 39278 43644 48328 37790 14073 16136 Self-employment income................... 3258 3081 3608 2947 3701 3961 1759 661 936 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 4709 9230 1246 70 593 3516 4540 632 3767 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1311 2120 767 450 643 1275 752 279 804 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 381 317 418 335 420 482 465 141 249 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 273 105 345 380 427 153 674 2323 396 Regular contributions for support........ 111 65 138 68 210 53 166 1280 326 Other income............................. 140 100 159 137 162 170 223 69 134 Personal taxes 1/......................... 4104 3671 4500 3272 4556 5393 3664 1086 1887 Federal income taxes..................... 3069 2747 3376 2456 3443 3995 2656 711 1404 State and local income taxes............. 811 656 930 668 940 1122 819 301 388 Other taxes.............................. 224 268 195 148 173 276 189 74 95 Income after taxes 1/..................... 42511 37802 46115 40393 45243 52544 42704 18372 20861 Net change in total assets and liabilities -3086 -3143 -2758 -2662 -2426 -3452 -5021 -2855 -901 Net change in total assets............... 6048 3260 8297 9595 10844 2561 5450 1581 2706 Net change in total liabilities.......... 9135 6403 11056 12257 13270 6013 10471 4436 3607 Other money receipts...................... 637 528 793 1313 248 1416 152 308 196 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -1412 -964 -1808 -915 -2098 -1944 -1079 -359 -325 Estimated market value of owned home...... 91254 93039 91125 69629 91337 107037 82700 24866 42168 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 581 581 587 494 583 666 542 192 288 Gifts of goods and services............... 1272 1393 1185 779 1192 1472 1224 397 731 Food.................................... 112 106 104 39 106 148 198 37 39 Housing................................. 346 324 370 322 385 377 302 126 187 Housekeeping supplies................. 46 40 52 78 47 38 43 19 26 Household textiles.................... 18 20 15 7 20 13 18 4 7 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 37 50 28 17 26 41 27 9 19 Major appliances.................... 10 14 6 0 7 9 10 3 4 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 27 36 22 17 19 31 17 6 15 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 93 94 87 94 80 93 127 40 62 Other housing......................... 153 119 189 126 212 193 86 54 73 Apparel and services.................... 308 382 245 241 231 271 348 118 197 Males 2 and over...................... 101 152 67 49 63 90 68 35 58 Females 2 and over.................... 112 129 93 84 101 82 157 46 67 Children under 2...................... 51 46 50 89 37 42 77 20 18 Other apparel products and services... 44 55 34 19 29 57 46 16 53 Jewelry and watches................. 18 19 17 6 11 36 15 8 36 All other apparel products and serv. 26 36 18 13 18 21 31 8 17 Transportation.......................... 73 105 54 27 62 59 39 9 35 Health care............................. 34 31 36 7 27 73 33 4 60 Entertainment........................... 94 106 83 50 89 99 112 35 70 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 38 50 28 24 29 29 41 9 25 Other entertainment................... 56 55 55 26 60 70 71 26 45 Education............................... 189 194 202 7 218 320 72 31 35 All other gifts......................... 115 145 91 87 74 126 120 36 107 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary Note that all values have been rounded, and therefore some rounded values equal zero. This is particularly evident in the characteristics section. When data are not reported or are not applicable (i.e., missing values), values are set to zero. Note also that some data are likely to have large sampling errors.