Table 2301. Higher income before taxes: annual means, standard errors and coefficient of variation, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2008

Item

All

consumer

units

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

more

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ......... 120,770 81,783 7,354 10,017 21,615 7,136 5,777 8,702

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes

 Mean .............................................. $63,563 $32,401 $74,486 $88,839 $166,035 $108,630 $132,531 $235,348

 SE .................................................. 795.57 302.63 518.34 411.49 2208.00 664.19 694.28 3808.80

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.25 .93 .70 .46 1.33 .61 .52 1.62

Income after taxes

 Mean .............................................. 61,774 32,465 73,072 86,462 157,379 105,048 127,295 220,261

 SE .................................................. 725.62 287.92 575.25 491.01 2012.20 851.50 812.48 3627.70

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.17 .89 .79 .57 1.28 .81 .64 1.65

Age of reference person ................................... 49.1 50.0 46.1 46.9 47.5 46.8 47.2 48.3

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons .......................................................... 2.5 2.2 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.2

Children under 18 ........................................... .6 .5 .8 .8 .8 .8 .9 .8

Persons 65 and older ..................................... .3 .4 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .2

Earners ........................................................... 1.3 1.0 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1

Vehicles .......................................................... 2.0 1.6 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ............................................................... 47 43 53 52 55 53 56 57

Female ........................................................... 53 57 47 48 45 47 44 43

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................... 66 56 82 84 92 89 93 93

With mortgage .............................................. 42 29 62 65 75 74 76 74

Without mortgage ......................................... 24 27 20 18 17 15 16 19

Renter ............................................................ 34 44 18 16 8 11 7 7

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American .............................. 12 15 966775

White, Asian, and all other races ................... 88 85 91 94 94 93 93 95

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .......................................... 12 14 9 10 6765

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................... 88 86 91 90 94 93 94 95

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ............................................ 5621111 1 ( )

High school (9-12) .......................................... 35 42 28 24 15 19 17 10

College ........................................................... 60 51 70 74 85 81 82 90

Never attended and other .............................. 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 2 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............... 89 84 97 98 98 98 98 97

Average annual expenditures

 Mean .............................................. $50,485.67 $34,686.91 $58,742.08 $67,179.65 100065.29 $77,585.62 $91,589.87 124677.52

 SE .................................................. 648.62 440.04 962.94 993.24 1,192.90 1,171.80 1,479.70 1,905.70

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.28 1.27 1.64 1.48 1.19 1.51 1.62 1.53

Food

 Mean .............................................. 6,442.52 4,817.81 7,503.02 8,760.12 11,301.77 9,772.55 10,969.26 13,011.04

 SE .................................................. 80.67 74.48 176.69 240.68 151.80 267.77 290.07 293.33

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.25 1.55 2.35 2.75 1.34 2.74 2.64 2.25

Food at home

 Mean .............................................. 3,744.50 3,033.41 4,311.99 5,062.33 5,690.46 5,390.04 5,754.98 5,939.98

 SE .................................................. 55.39 48.67 147.88 171.64 116.56 157.54 188.50 223.28

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.48 1.60 3.43 3.39 2.05 2.92 3.28 3.76

Cereals and bakery products

 Mean .............................................. 506.95 406.64 592.95 718.09 766.46 743.17 782.44 778.03

 SE .................................................. 9.28 8.42 26.78 28.75 17.38 27.68 41.11 31.58

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.83 2.07 4.52 4.00 2.27 3.72 5.25 4.06

Cereals and cereal products

 Mean .............................................. 169.60 139.68 203.96 227.30 246.62 248.65 247.67 243.71

 SE .................................................. 3.73 3.78 13.28 13.26 8.46 15.59 15.91 14.82

 CV(%) ............................................. 2.20 2.70 6.51 5.83 3.43 6.27 6.42 6.08

Bakery products

 Mean .............................................. 337.35 266.95 388.99 490.79 519.84 494.52 534.77 534.32

 SE .................................................. 6.37 5.67 17.68 18.78 12.40 18.19 32.10 22.29

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.89 2.12 4.55 3.83 2.39 3.68 6.00 4.17

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 Mean .............................................. 846.32 711.15 951.63 1,091.87 1,220.22 1,183.27 1,194.13 1,278.72

 SE .................................................. 14.78 15.49 44.13 43.89 35.19 49.05 58.95 59.98

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.75 2.18 4.64 4.02 2.88 4.15 4.94 4.69

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2301. Higher income before taxes: annual means, standard errors and coefficient of variation, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2008 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

more

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

Beef

 Mean .............................................. 238.87 196.66 261.72 301.26 366.74 354.77 359.31 384.88

 SE .................................................. 5.40 6.39 20.44 22.02 14.90 21.60 25.52 25.69

 CV(%) ............................................. 2.26 3.25 7.81 7.31 4.06 6.09 7.10 6.68

Pork

 Mean .............................................. 162.98 143.03 181.30 213.39 209.74 214.70 202.50 210.29

 SE .................................................. 3.99 4.15 11.52 12.20 10.49 15.28 18.79 16.40

 CV(%) ............................................. 2.45 2.90 6.35 5.72 5.00 7.12 9.28 7.80

Other meats

 Mean .............................................. 106.48 89.36 114.03 138.96 155.19 143.57 159.03 164.18

 SE .................................................. 2.68 2.85 6.74 7.24 5.60 8.64 10.93 9.99

 CV(%) ............................................. 2.52 3.19 5.91 5.21 3.61 6.02 6.87 6.09

Poultry

 Mean .............................................. 159.05 135.48 171.82 208.85 222.60 214.48 226.10 228.25

 SE .................................................. 3.52 4.15 12.48 10.89 7.15 12.30 14.77 10.74

 CV(%) ............................................. 2.21 3.06 7.27 5.22 3.21 5.73 6.53 4.70

Fish and seafood

 Mean .............................................. 127.88 100.73 170.48 169.24 199.40 186.79 179.38 228.06

 SE .................................................. 4.15 4.58 13.05 13.96 11.11 14.00 12.50 24.19

 CV(%) ............................................. 3.25 4.54 7.65 8.25 5.57 7.50 6.97 10.61

Eggs

 Mean .............................................. 51.06 45.89 52.29 60.17 66.55 68.96 67.81 63.06

 SE .................................................. .81 1.03 2.84 3.27 2.83 4.51 3.66 4.20

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.59 2.23 5.42 5.43 4.25 6.54 5.40 6.66

Dairy products

 Mean .............................................. 429.54 343.60 484.03 600.91 663.79 626.74 679.63 689.68

 SE .................................................. 7.12 6.36 18.36 29.07 14.37 19.55 22.18 30.96

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.66 1.85 3.79 4.84 2.16 3.12 3.26 4.49

Fresh milk and cream

 Mean .............................................. 168.12 140.97 180.75 231.95 238.72 231.39 246.17 240.48

 SE .................................................. 2.71 2.90 8.87 10.47 5.95 10.62 12.65 10.83

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.61 2.06 4.90 4.51 2.49 4.59 5.14 4.50

Other dairy products

 Mean .............................................. 261.42 202.64 303.28 368.96 425.07 395.34 433.46 449.20

 SE .................................................. 5.18 4.37 13.65 20.63 12.05 16.66 16.81 23.22

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.98 2.16 4.50 5.59 2.83 4.21 3.88 5.17

Fruits and vegetables

 Mean .............................................. 656.88 528.84 735.28 878.30 1,024.60 945.52 991.45 1,132.12

 SE .................................................. 10.42 8.65 36.63 38.43 29.97 41.52 44.68 53.91

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.59 1.64 4.98 4.38 2.92 4.39 4.51 4.76

Fresh fruits

 Mean .............................................. 221.93 176.35 248.95 284.94 361.40 332.41 330.87 415.17

 SE .................................................. 4.63 3.99 13.33 16.44 14.56 23.54 14.41 27.97

 CV(%) ............................................. 2.08 2.26 5.35 5.77 4.03 7.08 4.36 6.74

Fresh vegetables

 Mean .............................................. 211.86 168.82 223.38 293.23 337.20 290.73 325.64 394.19

 SE .................................................. 3.72 3.59 14.67 13.39 11.63 16.90 19.30 19.62

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.76 2.13 6.57 4.56 3.45 5.81 5.93 4.98

Processed fruits

 Mean .............................................. 116.39 93.74 128.87 160.20 179.53 171.13 184.49 184.32

 SE .................................................. 2.42 2.04 9.83 8.44 6.84 8.29 14.58 10.28

 CV(%) ............................................. 2.08 2.18 7.63 5.27 3.81 4.84 7.90 5.58

Processed vegetables

 Mean .............................................. 106.70 89.93 134.10 139.93 146.48 151.26 150.44 138.45

 SE .................................................. 2.54 2.35 9.60 9.98 6.05 8.07 9.65 10.21

 CV(%) ............................................. 2.38 2.62 7.16 7.13 4.13 5.34 6.42 7.37

Other food at home

 Mean .............................................. 1,304.81 1,043.19 1,548.11 1,773.16 2,015.39 1,891.34 2,107.32 2,061.42

 SE .................................................. 20.62 18.90 60.61 69.86 47.55 74.82 70.69 85.03

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.58 1.81 3.92 3.94 2.36 3.96 3.35 4.12

Sugar and other sweets

 Mean .............................................. 129.23 104.58 139.30 170.37 202.62 198.12 214.03 198.35

 SE .................................................. 3.02 3.20 8.99 13.12 8.66 17.56 17.97 11.28

 CV(%) ............................................. 2.34 3.06 6.46 7.70 4.27 8.86 8.40 5.69

Fats and oils

 Mean .............................................. 104.47 89.74 116.45 137.71 141.66 143.25 137.79 143.03

 SE .................................................. 2.51 2.72 7.15 8.53 6.23 9.14 8.77 11.76

 CV(%) ............................................. 2.41 3.03 6.14 6.19 4.40 6.38 6.37 8.22

Miscellaneous foods

 Mean .............................................. 679.84 537.47 835.86 937.28 1,057.97 998.86 1,129.29 1,063.30

 SE .................................................. 12.10 10.79 38.30 41.88 32.31 43.31 45.00 56.68

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.78 2.01 4.58 4.47 3.05 4.34 3.99 5.33

Nonalcoholic beverages

 Mean .............................................. 342.47 281.98 401.28 453.34 505.04 486.09 527.47 507.09

 SE .................................................. 5.93 6.04 23.06 21.66 14.51 28.28 22.72 26.95

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.73 2.14 5.75 4.78 2.87 5.82 4.31 5.31

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2301. Higher income before taxes: annual means, standard errors and coefficient of variation, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2008 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

more

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips

 Mean .............................................. 48.80 29.41 55.22 74.46 108.10 65.02 98.73 149.65

 SE .................................................. 2.34 2.07 7.67 5.67 5.08 6.39 10.46 9.55

 CV(%) ............................................. 4.80 7.02 13.89 7.62 4.70 9.83 10.59 6.38

Food away from home

 Mean .............................................. 2,698.03 1,784.40 3,191.03 3,697.79 5,611.30 4,382.52 5,214.28 7,071.06

 SE .................................................. 45.61 41.24 109.63 143.32 134.18 198.16 187.85 246.78

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.69 2.31 3.44 3.88 2.39 4.52 3.60 3.49

Alcoholic beverages

 Mean .............................................. 444.17 300.34 507.14 584.37 919.14 761.11 903.92 1,083.22

 SE .................................................. 16.52 16.61 49.10 42.94 44.27 45.78 102.58 75.45

 CV(%) ............................................. 3.72 5.53 9.68 7.35 4.82 6.01 11.35 6.97

Housing

 Mean .............................................. 17,108.53 12,498.68 19,616.68 21,359.64 31,784.09 25,002.45 28,057.92 39,909.49

 SE .................................................. 192.64 148.94 415.37 323.16 428.24 599.17 646.19 814.65

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.13 1.19 2.12 1.51 1.35 2.40 2.30 2.04

Shelter

 Mean .............................................. 10,183.12 7,328.40 11,633.49 12,396.47 19,465.04 15,095.13 16,754.17 24,847.98

 SE .................................................. 139.43 115.63 320.68 227.90 340.64 520.45 572.70 702.07

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.37 1.58 2.76 1.84 1.75 3.45 3.42 2.83

Owned dwellings

 Mean .............................................. 6,760.40 3,887.05 8,823.96 9,566.54 15,629.44 12,178.59 13,792.45 19,678.63

 SE .................................................. 112.47 79.46 336.50 267.50 318.96 418.02 501.50 664.32

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.66 2.04 3.81 2.80 2.04 3.43 3.64 3.38

Mortgage interest and charges

 Mean .............................................. 3,826.44 2,012.66 5,381.86 5,707.57 9,288.04 7,657.98 8,503.27 11,145.68

 SE .................................................. 83.39 50.36 261.56 200.25 240.78 372.05 338.76 385.32

 CV(%) ............................................. 2.18 2.50 4.86 3.51 2.59 4.86 3.98 3.46

Property taxes

 Mean .............................................. 1,758.28 1,079.90 2,085.76 2,398.58 3,916.81 2,771.81 3,323.71 5,249.46

 SE .................................................. 29.18 18.39 86.63 71.90 102.64 80.92 123.87 164.57

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.66 1.70 4.15 3.00 2.62 2.92 3.73 3.14

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses

 Mean .............................................. 1,175.69 794.49 1,356.34 1,460.39 2,424.58 1,748.80 1,965.47 3,283.49

 SE .................................................. 53.33 34.29 104.08 113.21 209.47 134.34 192.76 459.55

 CV(%) ............................................. 4.54 4.32 7.67 7.75 8.64 7.68 9.81 14.00

Rented dwellings

 Mean .............................................. 2,724.45 3,137.37 2,194.13 2,087.44 1,637.78 1,586.87 1,399.70 1,837.56

 SE .................................................. 42.42 58.21 168.23 167.01 86.09 152.71 129.01 162.08

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.56 1.86 7.67 8.00 5.26 9.62 9.22 8.82

Other lodging

 Mean .............................................. 698.27 303.97 615.40 742.48 2,197.83 1,329.67 1,562.02 3,331.79

 SE .................................................. 31.03 18.61 67.67 69.32 102.10 203.69 187.75 237.03

 CV(%) ............................................. 4.44 6.12 11.00 9.34 4.65 15.32 12.02 7.11

Utilities, fuels, and public services

 Mean .............................................. 3,649.24 3,065.09 4,257.02 4,535.50 5,241.89 4,631.74 5,082.78 5,847.85

 SE .................................................. 33.95 32.66 68.51 58.10 63.96 81.63 86.25 90.48

 CV(%) ............................................. .93 1.07 1.61 1.28 1.22 1.76 1.70 1.55

Natural gas

 Mean .............................................. 531.24 430.80 596.73 666.22 826.43 681.45 775.79 978.93

 SE .................................................. 17.52 16.67 35.60 28.19 27.35 34.16 35.08 37.61

 CV(%) ............................................. 3.30 3.87 5.97 4.23 3.31 5.01 4.52 3.84

Electricity

 Mean .............................................. 1,353.35 1,173.45 1,542.56 1,566.01 1,871.08 1,636.63 1,817.85 2,098.66

 SE .................................................. 24.07 26.60 39.35 32.16 34.13 43.69 46.20 45.39

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.78 2.27 2.55 2.05 1.82 2.67 2.54 2.16

Fuel oil and other fuels

 Mean .............................................. 191.80 148.64 268.91 298.29 279.48 305.20 223.86 295.32

 SE .................................................. 13.09 14.02 28.85 27.59 21.26 42.68 32.71 34.31

 CV(%) ............................................. 6.83 9.43 10.73 9.25 7.61 13.99 14.61 11.62

Telephone services

 Mean .............................................. 1,126.84 949.28 1,329.08 1,434.18 1,587.43 1,418.38 1,598.29 1,718.84

 SE .................................................. 11.24 10.98 28.30 26.17 23.92 35.00 37.68 35.62

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.00 1.16 2.13 1.82 1.51 2.47 2.36 2.07

Water and other public services

 Mean .............................................. 446.01 362.93 519.74 570.80 677.47 590.07 666.99 756.09

 SE .................................................. 10.03 8.83 17.69 15.46 18.26 20.33 22.32 24.25

 CV(%) ............................................. 2.25 2.43 3.40 2.71 2.70 3.45 3.35 3.21

Household operations

 Mean .............................................. 997.50 577.74 1,096.76 1,367.04 2,381.00 1,486.77 2,032.79 3,345.01

 SE .................................................. 28.79 19.84 62.82 72.92 96.41 71.72 146.65 172.17

 CV(%) ............................................. 2.89 3.43 5.73 5.33 4.05 4.82 7.21 5.15

Personal services

 Mean .............................................. 383.20 198.71 445.48 577.99 969.81 612.14 794.41 1,379.54

 SE .................................................. 19.27 15.91 56.38 61.20 68.33 60.43 101.32 144.68

 CV(%) ............................................. 5.03 8.00 12.66 10.59 7.05 9.87 12.75 10.49

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2301. Higher income before taxes: annual means, standard errors and coefficient of variation, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2008 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

more

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

Other household expenses

 Mean .............................................. 614.30 379.03 651.29 789.05 1,411.19 874.63 1,238.37 1,965.47

 SE .................................................. 15.27 10.65 42.63 38.87 50.00 41.24 81.40 74.57

 CV(%) ............................................. 2.49 2.81 6.55 4.93 3.54 4.71 6.57 3.79

Housekeeping supplies

 Mean .............................................. 654.27 488.00 727.65 897.78 1,165.13 1,146.55 1,096.91 1,237.57

 SE .................................................. 16.77 14.57 55.52 56.56 73.84 173.20 114.17 99.56

 CV(%) ............................................. 2.56 2.99 7.63 6.30 6.34 15.11 10.41 8.04

Laundry and cleaning supplies

 Mean .............................................. 147.82 123.19 178.94 191.23 212.34 198.73 236.18 207.78

 SE .................................................. 4.57 4.85 17.38 15.00 9.79 15.69 19.11 16.40

 CV(%) ............................................. 3.09 3.94 9.71 7.84 4.61 7.89 8.09 7.89

Other household products

 Mean .............................................. 350.23 243.00 367.37 485.37 702.07 735.05 600.43 747.39

 SE .................................................. 13.72 8.66 32.57 33.01 65.97 156.80 106.26 84.53

 CV(%) ............................................. 3.92 3.56 8.87 6.80 9.40 21.33 17.70 11.31

Postage and stationery

 Mean .............................................. 156.22 121.81 181.34 221.19 250.71 212.77 260.30 282.39

 SE .................................................. 5.66 7.02 31.94 35.43 15.61 21.64 28.91 30.78

 CV(%) ............................................. 3.62 5.76 17.61 16.02 6.23 10.17 11.11 10.90

Household furnishings and equipment

 Mean .............................................. 1,624.39 1,039.46 1,901.76 2,162.85 3,531.04 2,642.26 3,091.28 4,631.07

 SE .................................................. 43.17 30.47 157.16 107.95 144.96 189.21 282.85 247.92

 CV(%) ............................................. 2.66 2.93 8.26 4.99 4.11 7.16 9.15 5.35

Household textiles

 Mean .............................................. 126.30 80.10 132.40 130.97 303.21 205.88 238.56 443.48

 SE .................................................. 8.74 6.32 23.11 21.89 33.90 39.63 45.79 72.95

 CV(%) ............................................. 6.92 7.89 17.46 16.71 11.18 19.25 19.19 16.45

Furniture

 Mean .............................................. 387.66 232.10 596.62 481.03 862.91 572.92 726.55 1,190.53

 SE .................................................. 19.56 13.26 110.08 44.89 77.67 75.56 144.62 162.07

 CV(%) ............................................. 5.04 5.71 18.45 9.33 9.00 13.19 19.91 13.61

Floor coverings

 Mean .............................................. 44.58 28.04 59.53 40.37 104.00 92.95 82.20 127.52

 SE .................................................. 5.26 4.96 21.56 10.22 18.95 33.95 26.22 30.60

 CV(%) ............................................. 11.81 17.68 36.22 25.32 18.22 36.53 31.90 23.99

Major appliances

 Mean .............................................. 204.12 139.25 246.99 291.67 394.46 273.76 362.10 514.97

 SE .................................................. 8.39 7.96 31.17 30.73 26.76 29.53 46.02 58.57

 CV(%) ............................................. 4.11 5.71 12.62 10.54 6.78 10.79 12.71 11.37

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares

 Mean .............................................. 112.89 77.30 90.10 169.82 232.39 156.25 207.91 325.27

 SE .................................................. 6.11 6.23 14.34 35.69 17.79 19.15 45.52 36.79

 CV(%) ............................................. 5.41 8.06 15.92 21.01 7.66 12.26 21.89 11.31

Miscellaneous household equipment

 Mean .............................................. 748.85 482.68 776.11 1,048.98 1,634.07 1,340.51 1,473.96 2,029.31

 SE .................................................. 28.35 26.07 80.32 65.24 103.07 186.32 150.02 146.14

 CV(%) ............................................. 3.79 5.40 10.35 6.22 6.31 13.90 10.18 7.20

Apparel and services

 Mean .............................................. 1,800.70 1,259.74 1,813.36 2,351.14 3,642.67 2,734.37 3,122.21 4,886.05

 SE .................................................. 59.15 44.54 136.75 218.54 200.67 227.77 279.23 357.14

 CV(%) ............................................. 3.28 3.54 7.54 9.29 5.51 8.33 8.94 7.31

Men and boys

 Mean .............................................. 426.88 279.54 446.23 568.96 928.74 650.21 706.81 1,369.91

 SE .................................................. 20.90 15.88 55.92 46.58 85.51 72.71 73.33 205.61

 CV(%) ............................................. 4.90 5.68 12.53 8.19 9.21 11.18 10.38 15.01

Men, 16 and over

 Mean .............................................. 344.17 217.97 344.81 463.81 781.90 515.41 581.88 1,197.02

 SE .................................................. 20.31 14.21 51.26 43.42 86.26 67.94 74.19 206.00

 CV(%) ............................................. 5.90 6.52 14.87 9.36 11.03 13.18 12.75 17.21

Boys, 2 to 15

 Mean .............................................. 82.71 61.57 101.41 105.14 146.84 134.80 124.93 172.89

 SE .................................................. 3.73 4.41 17.80 11.07 14.75 22.02 14.34 28.38

 CV(%) ............................................. 4.50 7.16 17.55 10.53 10.04 16.33 11.48 16.41

Women and girls

 Mean .............................................. 718.16 492.79 734.90 1,032.31 1,444.72 1,189.74 1,321.73 1,794.25

 SE .................................................. 30.32 20.86 80.87 154.35 93.65 180.20 144.82 165.36

 CV(%) ............................................. 4.22 4.23 11.00 14.95 6.48 15.15 10.96 9.22

Women, 16 and over

 Mean .............................................. 596.83 409.97 595.34 850.80 1,208.61 990.67 1,035.40 1,560.46

 SE .................................................. 28.24 19.35 68.88 150.46 83.94 168.35 131.02 160.86

 CV(%) ............................................. 4.73 4.72 11.57 17.69 6.95 16.99 12.65 10.31

Girls, 2 to 15

 Mean .............................................. 121.33 82.82 139.56 181.51 236.12 199.07 286.32 233.79

 SE .................................................. 6.07 5.24 22.80 26.84 28.23 32.84 73.10 32.80

 CV(%) ............................................. 5.01 6.32 16.33 14.79 11.96 16.50 25.53 14.03

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2301. Higher income before taxes: annual means, standard errors and coefficient of variation, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2008 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

more

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

Children under 2

 Mean .............................................. 92.72 74.28 108.36 111.35 150.01 135.62 192.20 131.56

 SE .................................................. 4.19 4.74 15.84 11.84 13.39 14.59 30.68 16.56

 CV(%) ............................................. 4.52 6.38 14.61 10.64 8.92 10.76 15.96 12.58

Footwear

 Mean .............................................. 314.44 252.18 301.16 383.39 532.07 444.51 450.11 686.46

 SE .................................................. 16.11 16.24 40.22 59.91 43.79 45.69 94.59 80.05

 CV(%) ............................................. 5.12 6.44 13.35 15.63 8.23 10.28 21.01 11.66

Other apparel products and services

 Mean .............................................. 248.49 160.95 222.71 255.14 587.12 314.30 451.37 903.89

 SE .................................................. 9.73 7.75 36.53 26.60 38.51 27.61 47.74 85.34

 CV(%) ............................................. 3.91 4.81 16.40 10.42 6.56 8.78 10.58 9.44

Transportation

 Mean .............................................. 8,603.63 6,127.30 10,449.48 12,227.06 15,673.86 13,424.27 15,720.17 17,485.83

 SE .................................................. 174.80 139.73 520.66 442.48 430.06 524.47 645.68 741.22

 CV(%) ............................................. 2.03 2.28 4.98 3.62 2.74 3.91 4.11 4.24

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)

 Mean .............................................. 2,754.80 1,867.92 3,113.52 3,916.05 5,450.15 4,545.76 5,763.90 5,983.51

 SE .................................................. 104.30 86.50 386.88 307.29 380.16 470.27 654.35 605.70

 CV(%) ............................................. 3.79 4.63 12.43 7.85 6.98 10.35 11.35 10.12

Cars and trucks, new

 Mean .............................................. 1,304.96 703.12 1,229.97 2,150.95 3,215.54 2,467.52 3,187.24 3,847.73

 SE .................................................. 71.36 53.11 253.81 253.94 319.58 325.81 493.62 533.39

 CV(%) ............................................. 5.47 7.55 20.64 11.81 9.94 13.20 15.49 13.86

Cars and trucks, used

 Mean .............................................. 1,315.49 1,067.35 1,740.65 1,656.17 1,951.80 1,896.50 2,052.80 1,930.11

 SE .................................................. 60.73 61.67 302.24 179.79 197.80 299.46 355.96 316.41

 CV(%) ............................................. 4.62 5.78 17.36 10.86 10.13 15.79 17.34 16.39

Other vehicles

 Mean .............................................. 134.35 97.46 142.90 108.93 282.81 181.75 523.86 205.67

 SE .................................................. 22.25 21.44 72.81 44.19 71.30 95.75 193.72 84.84

 CV(%) ............................................. 16.56 22.00 50.95 40.56 25.21 52.69 36.98 41.25

Gasoline and motor oil

 Mean .............................................. 2,714.84 2,117.92 3,527.69 3,770.35 4,207.63 3,953.87 4,237.30 4,396.04

 SE .................................................. 27.86 28.76 82.91 73.39 52.78 77.91 89.73 99.14

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.03 1.36 2.35 1.95 1.25 1.97 2.12 2.26

Other vehicle expenses

 Mean .............................................. 2,620.90 1,875.19 3,296.01 3,932.31 4,611.91 4,106.34 4,568.24 5,048.15

 SE .................................................. 68.67 68.52 203.58 291.16 155.53 289.87 238.38 255.77

 CV(%) ............................................. 2.62 3.65 6.18 7.40 3.37 7.06 5.22 5.07

Vehicle finance charges

 Mean .............................................. 312.30 220.36 444.51 514.12 521.67 456.20 612.32 515.18

 SE .................................................. 8.53 6.08 20.85 27.81 23.43 28.60 36.87 41.13

 CV(%) ............................................. 2.73 2.76 4.69 5.41 4.49 6.27 6.02 7.98

Maintenance and repairs

 Mean .............................................. 730.53 517.53 890.72 973.18 1,372.61 1,159.30 1,318.32 1,594.45

 SE .................................................. 17.83 14.46 57.81 49.26 43.47 78.23 61.44 82.39

 CV(%) ............................................. 2.44 2.79 6.49 5.06 3.17 6.75 4.66 5.17

Vehicle insurance

 Mean .............................................. 1,113.37 872.46 1,356.66 1,833.88 1,611.57 1,614.03 1,773.50 1,482.59

 SE .................................................. 49.88 53.38 155.16 272.34 128.67 264.35 219.49 229.32

 CV(%) ............................................. 4.48 6.12 11.44 14.85 7.98 16.38 12.38 15.47

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges

 Mean .............................................. 464.71 264.84 604.12 611.13 1,106.06 876.81 864.11 1,455.93

 SE .................................................. 20.19 13.94 72.28 47.96 78.72 74.53 67.40 127.95

 CV(%) ............................................. 4.35 5.26 11.96 7.85 7.12 8.50 7.80 8.79

Public transportation

 Mean .............................................. 513.08 266.26 512.26 608.35 1,404.17 818.31 1,150.73 2,058.14

 SE .................................................. 25.84 15.87 75.46 46.68 85.23 96.55 102.05 142.45

 CV(%) ............................................. 5.04 5.96 14.73 7.67 6.07 11.80 8.87 6.92

Healthcare

 Mean .............................................. 2,975.88 2,446.32 3,503.34 3,694.66 4,471.04 4,037.08 4,315.88 4,931.35

 SE .................................................. 55.97 48.07 185.07 130.90 96.75 123.87 176.12 148.64

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.88 1.96 5.28 3.54 2.16 3.07 4.08 3.01

Health insurance

 Mean .............................................. 1,653.37 1,409.60 1,858.63 2,051.69 2,321.29 2,099.86 2,228.85 2,564.22

 SE .................................................. 30.52 27.76 75.17 92.70 46.90 65.33 110.93 83.68

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.85 1.97 4.04 4.52 2.02 3.11 4.98 3.26

Medical services

 Mean .............................................. 726.64 523.51 996.13 949.34 1,301.00 1,151.13 1,275.99 1,437.03

 SE .................................................. 26.39 24.62 139.78 75.23 59.97 111.96 91.89 89.88

 CV(%) ............................................. 3.63 4.70 14.03 7.92 4.61 9.73 7.20 6.25

Drugs

 Mean .............................................. 482.10 427.71 518.39 540.67 650.91 614.91 644.32 685.62

 SE .................................................. 14.16 18.24 32.07 27.88 23.49 35.50 50.52 39.09

 CV(%) ............................................. 2.94 4.27 6.19 5.16 3.61 5.77 7.84 5.70

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2301. Higher income before taxes: annual means, standard errors and coefficient of variation, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2008 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

more

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

Medical supplies

 Mean .............................................. 113.78 85.50 130.20 152.96 197.85 171.17 166.72 244.48

 SE .................................................. 4.82 4.60 17.15 16.96 13.52 18.44 17.37 26.49

 CV(%) ............................................. 4.24 5.38 13.17 11.09 6.84 10.77 10.42 10.83

Entertainment

 Mean .............................................. 2,834.81 1,866.08 3,260.69 3,982.38 5,868.58 4,305.53 6,363.30 6,835.11

 SE .................................................. 67.33 48.52 222.10 240.09 278.98 198.85 1,097.40 259.65

 CV(%) ............................................. 2.38 2.60 6.81 6.03 4.75 4.62 17.25 3.80

Fees and admissions

 Mean .............................................. 615.68 281.83 665.36 845.87 1,760.61 1,112.23 1,380.65 2,562.64

 SE .................................................. 24.13 16.10 42.78 58.46 65.35 62.35 85.34 121.66

 CV(%) ............................................. 3.92 5.71 6.43 6.91 3.71 5.61 6.18 4.75

Audio and visual equipment and services

 Mean .............................................. 1,036.12 790.13 1,182.91 1,395.93 1,755.67 1,524.65 1,868.23 1,870.06

 SE .................................................. 16.10 13.04 47.72 69.13 63.66 78.21 185.23 79.35

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.55 1.65 4.03 4.95 3.63 5.13 9.91 4.24

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment

 Mean .............................................. 703.61 464.59 793.01 888.50 1,523.02 1,043.55 2,220.53 1,454.54

 SE .................................................. 58.77 31.36 133.86 79.63 323.23 104.91 1,141.20 97.94

 CV(%) ............................................. 8.35 6.75 16.88 8.96 21.22 10.05 51.39 6.73

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services

 Mean .............................................. 479.40 329.53 619.42 852.09 829.28 625.10 893.89 947.87

 SE .................................................. 36.89 36.05 139.58 172.06 105.16 99.80 206.96 168.93

 CV(%) ............................................. 7.69 10.94 22.53 20.19 12.68 15.97 23.15 17.82

Personal care products and services

 Mean .............................................. 615.77 436.30 699.62 788.39 1,198.09 946.83 1,138.34 1,471.96

 SE .................................................. 10.85 8.82 35.24 40.65 36.63 40.74 52.96 64.99

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.76 2.02 5.04 5.16 3.06 4.30 4.65 4.42

Reading

 Mean .............................................. 116.17 80.79 127.95 144.52 232.86 196.62 209.72 277.84

 SE .................................................. 3.08 2.44 7.44 6.23 7.39 11.88 10.74 12.00

 CV(%) ............................................. 2.65 3.02 5.82 4.31 3.17 6.04 5.12 4.32

Education

 Mean .............................................. 1,045.66 509.34 807.95 1,178.72 3,095.71 1,662.31 1,934.09 5,044.19

 SE .................................................. 61.14 46.80 101.28 99.93 243.51 190.66 215.38 545.73

 CV(%) ............................................. 5.85 9.19 12.54 8.48 7.87 11.47 11.14 10.82

Tobacco products and smoking supplies

 Mean .............................................. 316.67 321.48 385.16 353.92 258.09 321.66 243.74 216.75

 SE .................................................. 10.56 11.65 27.37 26.57 17.63 24.28 28.05 26.49

 CV(%) ............................................. 3.33 3.62 7.11 7.51 6.83 7.55 11.51 12.22

Miscellaneous

 Mean .............................................. 839.59 565.85 928.76 1,011.96 1,767.42 1,278.22 1,612.31 2,277.06

 SE .................................................. 37.57 30.55 110.21 76.82 125.80 185.24 189.76 257.90

 CV(%) ............................................. 4.48 5.40 11.87 7.59 7.12 14.49 11.77 11.33

Cash contributions

 Mean .............................................. 1,736.53 1,009.17 2,200.23 2,317.93 4,061.37 2,357.25 3,054.34 6,127.28

 SE .................................................. 96.76 48.06 252.94 161.35 340.51 211.49 226.81 669.59

 CV(%) ............................................. 5.57 4.76 11.50 6.96 8.38 8.97 7.43 10.93

Personal insurance and pensions

 Mean .............................................. 5,605.05 2,447.71 6,938.69 8,424.84 15,790.59 10,785.35 13,944.67 21,120.35

 SE .................................................. 104.13 48.20 154.11 153.78 348.44 193.20 330.03 585.65

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.86 1.97 2.22 1.83 2.21 1.79 2.37 2.77

Life and other personal insurance

 Mean .............................................. 316.83 170.03 365.85 401.52 816.36 503.28 686.16 1,159.53

 SE .................................................. 15.06 8.46 32.82 30.94 59.43 38.39 55.66 130.04

 CV(%) ............................................. 4.75 4.98 8.97 7.70 7.28 7.63 8.11 11.21

Pensions and Social Security

 Mean .............................................. 5,288.21 2,277.68 6,572.84 8,023.32 14,974.23 10,282.07 13,258.52 19,960.82

 SE .................................................. 97.56 46.10 144.96 147.08 324.09 190.33 344.79 514.13

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.84 2.02 2.21 1.83 2.16 1.85 2.60 2.58

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes 

 Mean .............................................. 63,562.51 32,400.88 74,485.95 88,839.37 166,034.79 108,630.17 132,530.64 235,348.48

 SE .................................................. 795.57 302.63 518.34 411.49 2,208.00 664.19 694.28 3,808.80

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.25 .93 .70 .46 1.33 .61 .52 1.62

Wages and salaries

 Mean .............................................. 51,007.41 23,023.15 63,383.36 76,179.94 141,011.89 94,816.79 115,736.49 195,671.16

 SE .................................................. 666.84 280.97 652.36 708.23 2,118.90 1,135.40 1,202.50 4,106.50

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.31 1.22 1.03 .93 1.50 1.20 1.04 2.10

Self-employment income

 Mean .............................................. 3,219.15 629.23 2,872.29 3,909.86 12,816.32 5,084.68 7,444.39 22,722.41

 SE .................................................. 194.62 113.32 420.27 463.09 924.36 656.70 782.30 2,264.90

 CV(%) ............................................. 6.05 18.01 14.63 11.84 7.21 12.92 10.51 9.97

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2301. Higher income before taxes: annual means, standard errors and coefficient of variation, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2008 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

more

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

Social Security, private and government

retirement

 Mean .............................................. 6,576.95 6,846.28 5,698.93 6,057.14 6,097.54 5,595.17 5,687.98 6,781.36

 SE .................................................. 124.17 135.68 417.39 421.71 403.22 595.69 693.10 700.69

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.89 1.98 7.32 6.96 6.61 10.65 12.19 10.33

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income

 Mean .............................................. 1,509.14 614.46 1,540.84 1,704.39 4,792.97 2,243.43 2,764.37 8,230.27

 SE .................................................. 105.24 55.98 267.86 218.82 494.66 353.49 495.62 1,121.90

 CV(%) ............................................. 6.97 9.11 17.38 12.84 10.32 15.76 17.93 13.63

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits

 Mean .............................................. 225.21 201.75 217.33 269.69 296.02 185.45 171.43 469.39

 SE .................................................. 34.33 20.56 35.13 54.90 158.63 66.50 46.02 385.75

 CV(%) ............................................. 15.24 10.19 16.16 20.36 53.59 35.86 26.84 82.18

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps

 Mean .............................................. 370.95 499.94 112.11 161.45 68.09 71.68 88.55 51.55

 SE .................................................. 22.05 30.69 31.87 51.03 15.71 26.42 35.38 23.09

 CV(%) ............................................. 5.94 6.14 28.43 31.61 23.07 36.86 39.95 44.78

Regular contributions for support

 Mean .............................................. 446.00 371.90 453.44 417.19 737.21 426.64 416.84 1,204.55

 SE .................................................. 43.13 30.50 113.90 130.47 192.41 90.44 121.48 431.91

 CV(%) ............................................. 9.67 8.20 25.12 31.27 26.10 21.20 29.14 35.86

Other income

 Mean .............................................. 207.70 214.16 207.66 139.70 214.75 206.33 220.59 217.78

 SE .................................................. 13.28 16.85 63.68 37.63 47.44 65.31 108.58 68.29

 CV(%) ............................................. 6.40 7.87 30.66 26.94 22.09 31.65 49.22 31.36

Personal taxes

 Mean .............................................. 1,788.99 -64.27 1,413.67 2,376.93 8,656.24 3,581.99 5,235.83 15,087.76

 SE .................................................. 152.02 70.84 236.28 305.36 602.04 474.59 498.01 1,138.90

 CV(%) ............................................. 8.50 -110.20 16.71 12.85 6.95 13.25 9.51 7.55

Federal income taxes

 Mean .............................................. 1,817.03 314.89 1,711.15 2,548.99 7,197.31 3,422.65 4,696.72 11,952.55

 SE .................................................. 108.18 49.69 171.78 237.10 442.12 358.07 390.91 826.61

 CV(%) ............................................. 5.95 15.78 10.04 9.30 6.14 10.46 8.32 6.92

2008 Tax stimulus (new UCC Q20082)

 Mean .............................................. -783.67 -669.17 -1,039.38 -1,153.40 -958.55 -1,234.43 -1,070.23 -658.18

 SE .................................................. 10.46 12.49 47.94 39.47 30.58 55.56 53.04 38.08

 CV(%) ............................................. -1.33 -1.87 -4.61 -3.42 -3.19 -4.50 -4.96 -5.79

State and local income taxes

 Mean .............................................. 542.23 164.22 526.18 684.62 1,911.93 1,050.65 1,248.00 3,058.92

 SE .................................................. 39.60 16.46 66.26 64.42 152.00 113.19 144.26 320.87

 CV(%) ............................................. 7.30 10.02 12.59 9.41 7.95 10.77 11.56 10.49

Other taxes

 Mean .............................................. 213.41 125.79 215.72 296.72 505.55 343.12 361.34 734.48

 SE .................................................. 22.92 12.93 39.22 43.41 63.73 66.35 60.57 127.32

 CV(%) ............................................. 10.74 10.28 18.18 14.63 12.61 19.34 16.76 17.34

Income after taxes

 Mean .............................................. 61,773.51 32,465.15 73,072.28 86,462.44 157,378.55 105,048.18 127,294.81 220,260.72

 SE .................................................. 725.62 287.92 575.25 491.01 2,012.20 851.50 812.48 3,627.70

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.17 .89 .79 .57 1.28 .81 .64 1.65

Addenda: 

Net change in total assets and liabilities

 Mean .............................................. -4,071.74 -1,610.42 -6,196.58 -7,442.76 -11,099.17 -11,832.29 -6,409.09 -13,611.33

 SE .................................................. 955.94 867.15 3,283.30 4,295.40 4,651.70 5,824.80 8,953.40 7,561.90

 CV(%) ............................................. -23.48 -53.85 -52.99 -57.71 -41.91 -49.23 -139.70 -55.56

Net change in total assets

 Mean .............................................. 7,349.38 3,621.59 10,548.97 12,315.80 18,063.58 13,817.93 15,254.13 23,410.07

 SE .................................................. 1,118.30 658.60 3,558.20 3,416.20 4,499.30 4,106.80 6,566.80 9,670.60

 CV(%) ............................................. 15.22 18.19 33.73 27.74 24.91 29.72 43.05 41.31

Net change in total liabilities

 Mean .............................................. 11,421.12 5,232.01 16,745.55 19,758.55 29,162.76 25,650.23 21,663.23 37,021.40

 SE .................................................. 1,056.30 509.57 3,409.50 3,250.10 4,820.90 4,909.20 6,731.50 8,053.60

 CV(%) ............................................. 9.25 9.74 20.36 16.45 16.53 19.14 31.07 21.75

Other financial information: 

Other money receipts

 Mean .............................................. 519.14 324.05 800.87 446.47 1,195.10 739.02 1,046.82 1,667.52

 SE .................................................. 87.13 84.81 397.10 230.81 223.31 351.04 429.91 445.70

 CV(%) ............................................. 16.78 26.17 49.58 51.70 18.69 47.50 41.07 26.73

Mortgage principal paid on owned property

 Mean .............................................. -2,294.63 -1,083.70 -2,481.73 -3,320.09 -6,337.41 -4,602.19 -5,355.79 -8,411.96

 SE .................................................. 56.96 39.47 133.92 151.83 214.13 319.12 265.17 495.15

 CV(%) ............................................. -2.48 -3.64 -5.40 -4.57 -3.38 -6.93 -4.95 -5.89

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2301. Higher income before taxes: annual means, standard errors and coefficient of variation, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2008 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

more

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

Estimated market value of owned home

 Mean .............................................. 169,794.24 108,004.73 194,264.12 223,350.67 370,435.20 281,461.36 306,527.65 485,818.60

 SE .................................................. 3,347.40 2,794.00 6,070.10 6,379.60 8,357.30 10,966.00 6,757.60 16,781.00

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.97 2.59 3.12 2.86 2.26 3.90 2.20 3.45

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home

 Mean .............................................. 877.18 598.16 1,043.07 1,162.74 1,744.10 1,389.62 1,551.78 2,162.46

 SE .................................................. 11.87 8.62 28.60 25.04 22.04 34.77 31.98 36.48

 CV(%) ............................................. 1.35 1.44 2.74 2.15 1.26 2.50 2.06 1.69

Gifts of goods and services, total

 Mean .............................................. 1,209.34 691.08 1,105.41 1,374.24 3,151.12 1,835.19 2,144.69 4,931.43

 SE .................................................. 51.99 30.68 124.52 153.19 218.61 175.30 204.56 451.82

 CV(%) ............................................. 4.30 4.44 11.26 11.15 6.94 9.55 9.54 9.16

Food

 Mean .............................................. 97.38 50.32 80.53 96.55 284.51 211.62 214.77 390.75

 SE .................................................. 6.34 4.08 18.93 22.49 29.45 38.58 29.96 66.97

 CV(%) ............................................. 6.51 8.12 23.51 23.30 10.35 18.23 13.95 17.14

Alcoholic beverages

 Mean .............................................. 14.36 7.81 20.94 20.13 35.00 20.30 41.81 44.63

 SE .................................................. 1.76 1.72 7.81 11.96 7.52 5.99 18.80 13.64

 CV(%) ............................................. 12.28 21.96 37.31 59.42 21.48 29.52 44.96 30.57

Housing

 Mean .............................................. 228.81 136.62 255.37 241.09 570.50 368.90 366.63 885.02

 SE .................................................. 9.85 8.86 52.29 33.61 39.98 45.35 61.24 88.35

 CV(%) ............................................. 4.31 6.49 20.48 13.94 7.01 12.29 16.70 9.98

Housekeeping supplies

 Mean .............................................. 31.47 22.15 37.34 33.71 65.47 74.33 66.77 55.32

 SE .................................................. 2.14 2.20 3.44 6.58 8.59 17.97 18.42 10.22

 CV(%) ............................................. 6.78 9.94 9.20 19.52 13.12 24.17 27.58 18.47

Household textiles

 Mean .............................................. 13.16 5.73 29.89 6.05 40.49 34.29 14.97 66.58

 SE .................................................. 2.91 1.23 14.11 2.49 14.09 20.45 7.69 33.43

 CV(%) ............................................. 22.11 21.39 47.22 41.21 34.79 59.62 51.37 50.22

Appliances and miscellaneous housewares

 Mean .............................................. 20.76 10.90 17.77 20.51 60.52 42.28 30.09 98.55

 SE .................................................. 2.58 1.51 5.45 5.35 13.23 11.71 10.51 31.32

 CV(%) ............................................. 12.44 13.89 30.66 26.11 21.87 27.69 34.92 31.78

Major appliances

 Mean .............................................. 6.42 3.39 6.80 3.85 18.93 5.61 5.03 39.17

 SE .................................................. 1.52 .92 5.18 1.50 6.69 2.64 2.29 16.10

 CV(%) ............................................. 23.65 27.03 76.10 38.93 35.36 47.07 45.58 41.09

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares

 Mean .............................................. 14.34 7.51 10.96 16.66 41.59 36.67 25.06 59.38

 SE .................................................. 1.68 1.12 4.67 5.30 8.76 11.48 11.15 18.72

 CV(%) ............................................. 11.69 14.92 42.62 31.81 21.05 31.30 44.48 31.53

Miscellaneous household equipment

 Mean .............................................. 57.50 33.19 62.25 82.97 138.91 75.88 138.29 199.97

 SE .................................................. 5.05 3.79 17.64 20.21 15.38 18.62 35.74 33.19

 CV(%) ............................................. 8.79 11.42 28.34 24.36 11.07 24.53 25.84 16.60

Other housing

 Mean .............................................. 105.93 64.64 108.13 97.86 265.11 142.11 116.51 464.61

 SE .................................................. 6.00 5.69 38.03 21.08 26.09 29.66 29.70 48.70

 CV(%) ............................................. 5.66 8.80 35.17 21.54 9.84 20.87 25.49 10.48

Apparel and services

 Mean .............................................. 222.76 174.26 221.87 239.12 406.41 333.15 393.84 485.79

 SE .................................................. 11.13 10.25 32.05 25.01 49.75 61.36 58.05 88.02

 CV(%) ............................................. 5.00 5.88 14.45 10.46 12.24 18.42 14.74 18.12

Males, 2 and over

 Mean .............................................. 47.22 34.35 50.29 52.53 94.15 51.40 97.82 133.01

 SE .................................................. 5.01 4.87 17.49 10.20 18.14 11.50 27.61 41.86

 CV(%) ............................................. 10.62 14.19 34.77 19.41 19.27 22.38 28.23 31.47

Females, 2 and over

 Mean .............................................. 78.52 58.77 70.67 79.80 159.61 159.70 123.60 187.57

 SE .................................................. 7.25 6.32 15.94 15.38 30.73 57.00 32.05 53.39

 CV(%) ............................................. 9.24 10.75 22.55 19.28 19.25 35.69 25.93 28.46

Children under 2

 Mean .............................................. 49.87 37.01 62.13 63.41 88.86 79.29 107.53 83.18

 SE .................................................. 3.46 4.26 9.91 8.58 11.40 11.37 26.50 13.47

 CV(%) ............................................. 6.94 11.52 15.95 13.52 12.83 14.34 24.64 16.20

Other apparel products and services

 Mean .............................................. 47.15 44.13 38.77 43.38 63.79 42.76 64.89 82.03

 SE .................................................. 5.64 7.13 11.14 13.84 11.54 11.01 15.96 22.84

 CV(%) ............................................. 11.96 16.16 28.74 31.91 18.09 25.76 24.60 27.84

Jewelry and watches

 Mean .............................................. 18.32 18.02 14.19 12.63 23.63 10.35 17.08 39.68

 SE .................................................. 4.23 5.93 4.84 5.02 5.28 3.22 5.17 12.66

 CV(%) ............................................. 23.09 32.90 34.10 39.77 22.36 31.11 30.28 31.92

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2301. Higher income before taxes: annual means, standard errors and coefficient of variation, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2008 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

more

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

All other apparel products and services

 Mean .............................................. 28.82 26.11 24.59 30.74 40.16 32.41 47.81 42.35

 SE .................................................. 2.93 3.62 9.76 10.02 9.16 10.98 15.95 15.70

 CV(%) ............................................. 10.16 13.85 39.71 32.61 22.82 33.87 33.37 37.06

Transportation

 Mean .............................................. 99.18 63.06 115.48 94.36 232.68 210.01 154.82 302.78

 SE .................................................. 13.14 11.33 35.39 30.06 55.21 78.46 49.27 89.61

 CV(%) ............................................. 13.25 17.97 30.65 31.85 23.73 37.36 31.83 29.60

Healthcare

 Mean .............................................. 22.26 17.08 8.72 19.48 47.85 26.20 52.87 62.03

 SE .................................................. 4.89 6.44 3.92 6.07 9.34 8.76 17.87 19.51

 CV(%) ............................................. 21.97 37.70 44.98 31.16 19.52 33.45 33.80 31.46

Entertainment

 Mean .............................................. 88.54 60.57 70.59 113.30 191.24 142.97 187.10 235.33

 SE .................................................. 7.32 7.12 10.30 21.45 24.52 21.60 46.76 46.43

 CV(%) ............................................. 8.26 11.75 14.59 18.93 12.82 15.11 24.99 19.73

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles

 Mean .............................................. 29.14 23.49 23.49 45.19 45.34 55.87 44.23 35.34

 SE .................................................. 2.94 3.62 4.36 8.86 7.60 12.89 12.59 9.68

 CV(%) ............................................. 10.09 15.40 18.56 19.61 16.77 23.08 28.46 27.40

Other entertainment

 Mean .............................................. 59.40 37.08 47.10 68.11 145.90 87.10 142.88 199.99

 SE .................................................. 5.83 5.37 8.44 17.56 20.24 14.31 41.19 43.30

 CV(%) ............................................. 9.82 14.48 17.91 25.78 13.87 16.43 28.83 21.65

Personal care products and services

 Mean .............................................. 12.12 8.55 6.75 21.88 23.26 9.22 26.57 35.16

 SE .................................................. 1.45 1.46 4.18 8.55 7.07 2.72 7.97 18.51

 CV(%) ............................................. 11.96 17.09 61.87 39.06 30.40 29.50 29.98 52.65

Reading

 Mean .............................................. .91 .60 .42 1.52 1.97 1.95 1.92 2.02

 SE .................................................. .15 .11 .12 .63 .39 .65 1.02 .58

 CV(%) ............................................. 16.76 18.86 29.15 41.31 19.97 33.62 53.28 28.50

Education

 Mean .............................................. 323.68 106.15 268.22 427.07 1,118.00 377.14 491.98 2,142.60

 SE .................................................. 30.29 16.98 63.73 98.81 145.98 63.15 108.99 311.06

 CV(%) ............................................. 9.36 16.00 23.76 23.14 13.06 16.74 22.15 14.52

All other gifts

 Mean .............................................. 99.33 66.05 56.53 99.73 239.70 133.74 212.36 345.30

 SE .................................................. 10.56 13.14 10.57 22.84 36.73 41.50 50.71 65.82

 CV(%) ............................................. 10.63 19.89 18.70 22.91 15.32 31.03 23.88 19.06

1 Value is too small to display. 2 Value is zero or very close to zero.