Table 6. By NUMBER OF EARNERS IN CONSUMER UNIT: Average annual expenditures and characteristics of all consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1994 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)... 102,210 11,432 17,665 10,612 19,886 33,584 9,031 Income before taxes 1/.................... $36,181 $11,386 $27,372 $20,177 $33,226 $50,618 $57,052 Income after taxes 1/..................... 33,098 11,011 24,308 19,531 31,112 45,702 52,383 Age of reference person................... 47.6 69.9 39.4 61.3 46.4 41.3 46.2 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 2.5 1 1 2.5 3 3.1 4.3 Children under 18........................ 0.7 0 0 0.6 1.1 1 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 1.6 1.8 2.5 3.4 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 62 30 54 65 59 76 77 Female................................... 38 70 46 35 41 24 23 Percent homeowner........................ 63 59 36 68 62 73 82 With mortgage........................... 37 8 24 13 35 55 62 Without mortgage........................ 26 52 12 56 27 17 20 Renter................................... 37 41 64 32 38 27 18 Black.................................... 11 11 10 17 14 9 9 White and other.......................... 89 89 90 83 86 91 91 Elementary (1-8)......................... 8 24 3 18 9 4 6 High school (9-12)....................... 43 49 31 53 48 41 45 College.................................. 48 26 66 28 43 55 49 Never attended and other................. 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 At least one vehicle owned............... 86 57 81 79 90 96 97 Average annual expenditures............... $31,731 $14,219 $22,640 $22,887 $31,508 $40,573 $49,010 Food..................................... 4,411 2,138 2,670 3,882 4,621 5,398 6,864 Food at home............................ 2,712 1,528 1,297 2,690 3,202 3,165 4,131 Cereals and bakery products............ 429 236 210 443 504 501 634 Cereals and cereal products........... 162 82 75 162 200 188 247 Bakery products....................... 267 154 135 281 304 313 386 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 732 399 317 709 917 840 1,164 Beef.................................. 227 108 93 202 293 263 379 Pork.................................. 156 92 63 168 203 177 221 Other meats........................... 94 50 37 94 118 108 152 Poultry............................... 137 82 65 127 154 157 230 Fish and seafood...................... 89 47 43 86 114 102 137 Eggs.................................. 30 19 15 33 35 33 47 Dairy products......................... 289 183 131 285 338 338 436 Fresh milk and cream.................. 127 84 54 128 152 145 196 Other dairy products.................. 162 99 77 157 185 192 240 Fruits and vegetables.................. 437 304 219 441 517 489 640 Fresh fruits.......................... 133 92 69 129 160 148 197 Fresh vegetables...................... 135 88 69 126 164 151 207 Processed fruits...................... 93 72 47 98 106 103 135 Processed vegetables.................. 76 51 35 88 87 87 101 Other food at home..................... 825 407 420 813 926 997 1,257 Sugar and other sweets................ 105 57 49 117 118 124 159 Fats and oils......................... 79 54 33 85 94 89 123 Miscellaneous foods................... 362 158 180 345 413 449 535 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 233 122 127 222 255 279 358 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 46 16 32 43 46 56 82 Food away from home..................... 1,698 611 1,373 1,191 1,419 2,233 2,732 Alcoholic beverages...................... 278 96 354 197 231 331 332 Housing.................................. 10,106 5,455 7,423 7,655 10,572 12,665 13,467 Shelter................................. 5,686 2,961 4,819 3,695 5,973 7,094 7,305 Owned dwellings........................ 3,492 1,342 1,917 2,004 3,559 4,952 5,462 Mortgage interest and charges......... 1,919 218 1,053 419 1,851 3,094 3,306 Property taxes........................ 922 557 450 893 1,037 1,117 1,358 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 651 568 414 692 671 741 799 Rented dwellings....................... 1,799 1,446 2,653 1,302 1,981 1,659 1,283 Other lodging.......................... 395 173 248 389 433 483 559 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 2,189 1,427 1,389 2,125 2,405 2,512 3,112 Natural gas............................ 283 223 157 312 316 314 380 Electricity............................ 861 524 479 866 961 1,012 1,251 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 98 109 59 127 102 93 135 Telephone.............................. 690 390 574 555 740 791 969 Water and other public services........ 257 181 120 264 286 302 376 Household operations.................... 490 306 173 359 583 724 421 Personal services...................... 230 59 11 47 302 437 159 Other household expenses............... 260 247 162 312 281 287 262 Housekeeping supplies................... 393 236 193 461 427 468 538 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 109 50 51 119 127 130 164 Other household products............... 174 100 79 183 194 213 244 Postage and stationery................. 110 86 63 158 106 124 129 Household furnishings and equipment..... 1,348 525 849 1,016 1,185 1,867 2,092 Household textiles..................... 100 75 42 77 101 129 148 Furniture.............................. 318 115 232 186 273 474 423 Floor coverings........................ 120 43 52 99 68 154 325 Major appliances....................... 149 81 76 112 174 176 263 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 81 34 56 78 79 102 114 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 581 177 391 464 490 832 818 Apparel and services..................... 1,644 460 1,139 1,036 1,834 2,061 2,763 Men and boys............................ 395 81 231 262 450 502 713 Men, 16 and over....................... 305 71 220 197 327 385 522 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 90 10 11 65 124 118 191 Women and girls......................... 652 193 494 397 708 777 1,181 Women, 16 and over..................... 552 181 479 327 572 636 1,010 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 100 13 15 70 137 141 171 Children under 2........................ 80 7 16 53 115 123 97 Footwear................................ 254 95 173 163 298 306 411 Other apparel products and services..... 264 84 225 162 263 353 361 Transportation........................... 6,044 1,889 4,333 3,470 5,600 8,034 11,220 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 2,725 766 1,899 1,188 2,484 3,732 5,410 Cars and trucks, new................... 1,391 554 962 770 1,319 1,857 2,440 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1,290 202 850 417 1,160 1,819 2,875 Other vehicles......................... 44 10 87 1 5 56 95 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 986 294 677 686 957 1,285 1,771 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1,953 618 1,441 1,199 1,757 2,599 3,518 Vehicle finance charges................ 235 23 147 48 193 376 468 Maintenance and repairs................ 680 236 563 451 595 868 1,198 Vehicle insurance...................... 690 279 476 489 627 883 1,279 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 347 79 255 211 342 472 573 Public transportation................... 381 211 316 397 401 418 520 Health care.............................. 1,755 1,713 832 2,478 1,850 1,861 2,154 Health insurance........................ 815 884 327 1,332 847 824 973 Medical services........................ 571 435 316 505 634 689 740 Drugs................................... 286 348 146 552 291 243 313 Medical supplies........................ 83 45 44 89 78 105 127 Entertainment............................ 1,567 513 1,224 1,005 1,486 2,103 2,397 Fees and admissions..................... 439 143 357 295 428 582 638 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 533 232 428 371 504 694 772 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 289 99 179 178 317 397 399 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 306 39 261 161 237 430 589 Personal care products and services...... 397 179 264 346 379 495 627 Reading.................................. 165 101 143 143 151 200 214 Education................................ 460 100 403 230 367 569 1,091 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 259 119 185 184 282 314 410 Miscellaneous............................ 749 417 649 493 733 942 976 Cash contributions....................... 960 888 639 1,307 939 954 1,342 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 2,938 150 2,381 462 2,464 4,646 5,153 Life and other personal insurance....... 398 131 176 372 392 541 677 Pensions and Social Security............ 2,540 19 2,205 89 2,072 4,106 4,475 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 36,181 11,386 27,372 20,177 33,226 50,618 57,052 Wages and salaries....................... 27,795 0 22,556 0 23,919 45,026 50,649 Self-employment income................... 1,870 0 2,027 10 2,347 2,325 3,401 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 4,200 9,181 1,019 14,890 4,338 1,572 1,288 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1,087 1,188 1,054 2,643 825 862 588 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 316 231 210 355 392 312 446 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 483 457 31 1,913 797 182 194 Regular contributions for support........ 287 260 264 310 483 196 252 Other income............................. 142 70 211 57 124 143 234 Personal taxes 1/......................... 3,083 376 3,065 646 2,114 4,917 4,669 Federal income taxes..................... 2,288 197 2,358 405 1,536 3,684 3,426 State and local income taxes............. 629 87 615 39 436 1,024 975 Other taxes.............................. 166 92 91 203 142 208 267 Income after taxes 1/..................... 33,098 11,011 24,308 19,531 31,112 45,702 52,383 Net change in total assets and liabilities (562) (664) 496 (148) (1,249) (645) (1,161) Net change in total assets............... 3,960 (527) 3,595 (345) 4,140 6,529 5,468 Net change in total liabilities.......... 4,522 137 3,099 (197) 5,389 7,174 6,629 Other money receipts...................... 567 286 305 983 534 663 661 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... (1,107) (119) (406) (382) (865) (1,773) (2,639) Estimated market value of owned home...... 68,759 47,522 34,368 74,093 69,427 82,401 104,439 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 473 346 248 462 471 584 672 Gifts of goods and services............... 1,008 650 800 882 938 1,200 1,416 Food.................................... 84 44 58 71 71 104 153 Housing................................. 262 187 193 219 243 330 327 Housekeeping supplies................. 38 25 30 39 36 46 40 Household textiles.................... 16 36 5 11 17 13 23 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 26 15 21 19 24 34 36 Major appliances.................... 5 7 5 2 4 7 7 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 21 8 16 17 20 28 29 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 65 43 47 52 52 87 89 Other housing......................... 117 68 91 98 115 149 139 Apparel and services.................... 246 111 192 222 240 294 369 Males 2 and over...................... 64 30 44 67 65 76 91 Females 2 and over.................... 94 32 68 80 93 112 161 Children under 2...................... 35 7 15 27 40 49 56 Other apparel products and services... 53 42 65 47 43 56 61 Jewelry and watches................. 26 12 44 25 21 25 23 All other apparel products and serv. 27 30 21 23 22 31 38 Transportation.......................... 56 20 73 45 39 62 97 Health care............................. 35 83 27 9 31 29 50 Entertainment........................... 84 43 92 72 84 93 94 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 32 14 25 27 42 37 39 Other entertainment................... 51 29 66 44 42 56 56 Education............................... 114 17 54 79 113 162 221 All other gifts......................... 127 146 110 166 117 127 107 __________________________________________ 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.