Table 59. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2006

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Husband and wife consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

Husband

and wife

only

Husband and wife with children Other

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or over

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ............. 118,843 59,428 25,306 5,763 15,166 8,452 4,741 7,225 52,190 

Percent distribution of consumer units ................... 100.0 50.0 21.3 4.8 12.8 7.1 4.0 6.1 43.9 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ........................................... $60,533 $82,195 $73,032 $81,372 $89,792 $93,999 $86,765 $34,852 $39,422 

Income after taxes .............................................. 58,101 78,787 69,350 77,848 86,807 90,334 84,065 34,632 37,795

Age of reference person ...................................... 48.7 48.8 56.8 32.1 40.2 52.0 48.1 38.3 50.1 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons .............................................................. 2.5 3.2 2.0 3.5 4.1 3.9 5.0 2.9 1.6 

Children under 18 .............................................. .6 .9 n.a. 1.5 2.1 .6 1.5 1.7 .2 

Persons 65 and over .......................................... .3 .3 .6 1 ( ) 1 ( ) .2 .5 1 ( ) .3 

Earners .............................................................. 1.3 1.7 1.2 1.6 1.8 2.5 2.3 1.0 1.0 

Vehicles ............................................................. 1.9 2.6 2.4 2.1 2.6 3.2 2.7 1.2 1.3 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ................................................................... 46 53 55 54 49 51 52 14 43 

Female ............................................................... 54 47 45 46 51 49 48 86 57 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ........................................................ 67 83 87 73 80 87 78 43 53 

With mortgage .................................................. 43 58 46 68 70 62 59 34 28 

Without mortgage ............................................. 24 26 41 5 10 25 19 9 25 

Renter ................................................................ 33 17 13 27 20 13 22 57 47 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ................................. 12 8 6 7 8 10 14 34 14 

White, Asian, and all other races ....................... 88 92 94 93 92 90 86 66 86 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .............................................. 11 12 6 15 16 15 27 14 10 

Not Hispanic or Latino ........................................ 89 88 94 85 84 85 73 86 90 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ................................................ 5 4 4 3 4 6 9 3 6 

High school (9-12) .............................................. 36 34 35 23 31 35 44 42 38 

College ............................................................... 59 62 61 73 66 58 47 55 56 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased .................. 88 97 96 95 98 97 96 78 79 

Annual aggregate expenditures ............................. $5,749,838 64.8 24.8 6.3 18.4 10.2 5.2 4.4 30.8 

Food ..................................................................... 725,145 66.0 24.9 5.2 20.2 10.3 5.5 4.8 29.1 

Food at home ..................................................... 405,396 66.0 23.7 5.3 20.0 10.9 6.1 5.1 28.9 

Cereals and bakery products ........................... 52,969 66.3 23.4 5.1 21.3 10.7 5.7 5.3 28.5 

Cereals and cereal products .......................... 16,930 65.6 21.5 5.2 21.7 11.0 6.2 6.1 28.3 

Bakery products ............................................. 36,038 66.6 24.3 5.0 21.2 10.5 5.5 4.9 28.6 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......................... 94,586 66.0 23.2 4.4 19.4 11.7 7.3 5.2 28.8 

Beef ................................................................ 28,029 67.1 24.0 4.7 18.5 11.8 8.2 5.0 28.0 

Pork ................................................................ 18,655 65.7 22.5 4.1 18.8 11.8 8.5 5.2 29.1 

Other meats ................................................... 12,444 66.1 22.2 4.3 21.3 12.2 6.0 5.6 28.4 

Poultry ............................................................ 16,671 65.3 21.8 4.9 20.7 11.9 6.1 5.6 29.1 

Fish and seafood ........................................... 14,435 66.3 25.1 4.0 19.5 11.6 6.1 5.1 28.7 

Eggs ............................................................... 4,351 62.3 22.9 4.2 18.0 9.8 7.4 4.8 32.9 

Dairy products .................................................. 43,713 66.8 23.7 6.3 20.9 9.9 6.0 4.9 28.3 

Fresh milk and cream .................................... 16,632 65.7 20.4 6.9 22.1 9.5 6.9 5.5 28.8 

Other dairy products ...................................... 27,081 67.5 25.7 5.9 20.2 10.2 5.5 4.5 28.0 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 59. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2006 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Husband and wife consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

Husband

and wife

only

Husband and wife with children Other

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or over

Fruits and vegetables ....................................... $70,293 67.2 24.9 5.6 19.7 10.8 6.3 4.3 28.5 

Fresh fruits ..................................................... 23,187 67.8 25.3 6.0 19.7 10.6 6.2 3.9 28.4 

Fresh vegetables ........................................... 22,929 68.5 25.3 5.0 19.9 11.9 6.3 3.6 27.9 

Processed fruits ............................................. 12,958 64.6 23.2 6.3 19.4 10.0 5.7 5.2 30.2 

Processed vegetables .................................... 11,218 66.6 25.0 5.0 19.8 9.7 7.1 5.6 27.9 

Other food at home .......................................... 143,836 65.2 23.5 5.6 19.8 10.8 5.5 5.4 29.4 

Sugar and other sweets ................................. 14,773 65.8 25.3 4.7 19.4 10.7 5.6 4.5 29.8 

Fats and oils ................................................... 10,183 66.0 25.1 4.6 18.6 11.5 6.3 4.6 29.4 

Miscellaneous foods ...................................... 74,341 65.5 22.5 6.2 20.6 10.8 5.5 5.6 29.0 

Nonalcoholic beverages ................................. 39,441 63.5 23.2 4.9 19.2 10.7 5.4 5.9 30.6 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ........................................... 5,097 70.7 31.6 6.3 17.1 10.5 5.3 3.5 25.8 

Food away from home ....................................... 319,750 66.0 26.4 5.1 20.4 9.5 4.6 4.5 29.5 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................. 58,981 57.6 28.5 4.3 13.7 6.8 4.4 2.7 39.7 

Housing ................................................................ 1,944,683 62.1 23.1 7.3 17.8 8.9 5.0 5.1 32.8 

Shelter ................................................................ 1,149,606 60.1 22.3 7.1 17.8 8.3 4.8 5.1 34.8 

Owned dwellings .............................................. 774,416 69.8 25.6 8.2 20.9 9.8 5.3 3.7 26.5 

Mortgage interest and charges ...................... 445,982 71.0 22.0 9.9 23.4 10.0 5.7 3.9 25.1 

Property taxes ................................................ 195,939 69.1 28.6 6.8 19.1 9.6 4.9 3.4 27.6 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ...................................................... 132,495 66.9 33.3 4.8 15.3 9.2 4.3 3.3 29.8 

Rented dwellings .............................................. 307,773 32.9 10.7 4.6 10.3 3.5 3.6 9.2 57.9 

Other lodging ................................................... 67,417 73.9 36.6 4.5 16.0 12.5 4.3 2.0 24.0 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ..................... 403,712 60.9 23.1 5.3 16.9 10.1 5.6 6.0 33.1 

Natural gas ....................................................... 60,460 60.3 22.7 5.8 16.9 9.7 5.2 5.9 33.9 

Electricity .......................................................... 150,440 61.0 23.6 5.2 16.6 9.9 5.8 6.2 32.8 

Fuel oil and other fuels ..................................... 16,401 63.6 27.7 4.7 17.7 9.2 4.4 2.7 33.7 

Telephone services .......................................... 129,181 59.8 21.5 5.3 16.7 10.6 5.6 6.4 33.8 

Water and other public services ....................... 47,229 63.7 24.6 5.4 17.8 10.0 6.0 5.3 31.0 

Household operations ........................................ 112,625 70.4 18.4 17.8 21.3 7.6 5.2 6.2 23.4 

Personal services ............................................. 46,661 79.6 2.4 34.9 28.3 7.4 6.6 9.9 10.5 

Other household expenses .............................. 65,964 63.9 29.7 5.7 16.4 7.7 4.3 3.6 32.5 

Housekeeping supplies ...................................... 75,881 68.9 28.1 5.3 19.8 10.5 5.1 3.8 27.3 

Laundry and cleaning supplies ........................ 17,941 67.8 25.0 6.0 19.6 11.2 5.9 5.7 26.6 

Other household products ................................ 39,133 70.7 27.5 5.1 21.8 11.1 5.2 3.1 26.2 

Postage and stationery .................................... 18,806 66.1 32.2 4.9 15.9 8.8 4.3 3.5 30.4 

Household furnishings and equipment ............... 202,860 68.2 28.6 7.7 16.9 10.0 5.0 3.7 28.1 

Household textiles ............................................ 18,261 68.1 32.5 5.6 13.1 12.3 4.7 3.8 28.1 

Furniture ........................................................... 55,052 65.4 25.3 10.1 17.3 8.1 4.6 4.0 30.6 

Floor coverings ................................................ 5,645 72.7 32.8 6.9 19.2 9.6 4.2 1.4 25.9 

Major appliances .............................................. 28,664 71.8 28.5 7.3 16.7 12.6 6.7 2.8 25.4 

Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares 12,901 68.5 30.4 4.3 14.9 11.4 7.5 3.7 27.8 

Miscellaneous household equipment ............... 82,336 68.4 29.5 7.2 17.7 9.7 4.3 3.9 27.7 

Apparel and services ........................................... 222,418 64.5 22.4 6.5 20.2 10.2 5.3 5.8 29.7 

Men and boys .................................................... 52,640 67.5 21.2 6.0 23.3 11.5 5.5 4.4 28.1 

Men, 16 and over ............................................. 41,842 66.3 25.0 5.6 17.7 12.9 5.1 1.9 31.9 

Boys, 2 to 15 .................................................... 10,798 72.4 6.5 7.8 45.2 5.9 7.0 13.9 13.7 

Women and girls ................................................ 89,121 66.2 24.3 5.6 20.4 10.9 5.0 6.3 27.5 

Women, 16 and over ........................................ 74,584 64.6 27.3 5.3 15.7 11.5 4.8 4.9 30.5 

Girls, 2 to 15 ..................................................... 14,537 74.5 8.5 7.1 44.8 8.0 6.0 13.4 12.1 

Children under 2 ................................................ 11,364 72.3 12.8 26.4 16.9 5.1 11.1 6.7 21.0 

Footwear ............................................................ 36,058 60.3 18.9 4.8 20.9 10.4 5.3 8.4 31.3 

Other apparel products and services ................. 33,236 57.3 26.2 4.5 15.0 7.8 3.8 3.6 39.2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 59. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2006 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Husband and wife consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

Husband

and wife

only

Husband and wife with children Other

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or over

Transportation ...................................................... $1,011,085 66.9 24.2 6.4 19.2 11.6 5.6 3.9 29.1 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ........................... 406,540 69.4 23.7 7.4 20.8 11.9 5.6 3.4 27.2 

Cars and trucks, new ....................................... 213,693 74.1 28.3 8.3 21.8 10.8 4.8 1.9 24.0 

Cars and trucks, used ...................................... 186,387 63.8 18.2 6.6 19.6 13.0 6.3 5.2 30.9 

Other vehicles .................................................. 6,461 72.5 26.2 31.4 22.0 314.5 38.4 31.3 26.2 

Gasoline and motor oil ....................................... 264,717 65.1 23.1 5.7 18.6 11.7 6.0 4.6 30.2 

Other vehicle expenses ..................................... 279,858 65.6 24.8 6.0 18.1 11.5 5.3 4.2 30.2 

Vehicle finance charges ................................... 35,392 70.3 23.1 8.5 21.2 11.6 5.9 3.9 25.7 

Maintenance and repairs ................................. 81,805 64.2 24.6 4.5 18.5 11.3 5.2 4.1 31.7 

Vehicle insurance ............................................. 105,346 63.8 23.9 5.2 16.4 12.9 5.5 4.6 31.6 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .......................................................... 57,315 67.9 27.7 8.0 18.5 8.9 4.8 3.8 28.3 

Public transportation .......................................... 59,969 65.0 30.3 4.4 15.4 9.9 4.9 3.1 31.9 

Health care ........................................................... 328,727 67.2 34.3 4.8 14.1 9.2 5.0 2.9 29.9 

Health insurance ................................................ 174,102 67.4 35.1 4.8 13.7 8.9 4.9 2.7 29.9 

Medical services ................................................ 79,675 69.0 31.8 6.2 16.5 9.5 5.1 3.5 27.6 

Drugs ................................................................. 61,022 63.9 35.3 3.1 11.3 9.3 4.9 2.4 33.7 

Medical supplies ................................................ 13,927 68.9 33.3 3.4 17.2 10.2 4.8 3.6 27.5 

Entertainment ....................................................... 282,250 66.0 26.6 5.8 20.2 9.1 4.3 4.7 29.3 

Fees and admissions ......................................... 72,032 69.7 26.2 4.6 25.9 9.4 3.7 4.0 26.2 

Audio and visual equipment and services .......... 107,679 60.3 22.9 5.8 17.5 9.3 4.8 5.5 34.2 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 48,984 66.1 27.6 6.8 18.3 9.2 4.2 4.2 29.8 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

services ............................................................ 53,555 72.1 33.5 6.7 19.9 8.2 3.9 4.6 23.3 

Personal care products and services ................... 69,433 64.8 25.7 5.9 17.6 10.8 4.8 4.7 30.5 

Reading ................................................................ 13,904 63.8 31.4 4.3 15.7 8.9 3.4 3.3 32.9 

Education ............................................................. 105,495 69.7 15.6 3.1 23.6 22.6 4.9 5.1 25.2 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ............. 38,841 50.9 20.5 3.2 12.5 7.8 6.8 4.8 44.3 

Miscellaneous ...................................................... 100,519 57.4 23.2 4.4 14.6 8.6 6.6 4.6 38.0 

Cash contributions ............................................... 222,097 61.9 30.6 3.5 14.4 9.6 3.8 2.4 35.7 

Personal insurance and pensions ........................ 626,262 70.1 25.3 7.1 20.2 11.7 5.7 3.3 26.7 

Life and other personal insurance ...................... 38,284 75.7 31.4 5.5 20.7 12.3 5.8 2.8 21.5 

Pensions and Social Security ............................ 587,978 69.7 24.9 7.3 20.2 11.7 5.6 3.3 27.0 

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ................................. 7,193,935 67.9 25.7 6.5 18.9 11.0 5.7 3.5 28.6 

Wages and salaries ........................................... 5,718,640 69.5 22.7 7.6 21.3 12.0 5.9 3.5 27.1 

Self-employment income ................................... 428,714 75.2 29.6 6.7 22.2 9.8 6.8 2.7 22.1 

Social Security, private and government

retirement ......................................................... 729,587 58.5 46.5 3.2 1.8 5.5 4.6 1.3 40.2 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ............................................... 176,633 61.9 37.9 2.0 12.7 7.5 1.7 1.3 36.9 

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits ............................................. 24,596 62.7 25.1 4.0 14.9 13.0 5.7 3.8 33.5 

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps ........................................ 40,434 31.0 7.0 1.9 8.7 5.7 7.8 22.8 46.2 

Regular contributions for support ....................... 48,633 23.8 5.0 1.2 10.9 4.2 2.6 37.4 38.8 

Other income ..................................................... 26,698 45.9 14.6 3.2 9.3 16.5 2.3 10.1 43.9 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 59. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2006 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Husband and wife consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

Husband

and wife

only

Husband and wife with children Other

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or over

Personal taxes ..................................................... $289,063 70.1 32.2 7.0 15.7 10.7 4.4 .6 29.4 

Federal income taxes ......................................... 203,365 70.2 33.5 7.0 15.2 10.5 4.0 -.4 30.2 

State and local income taxes ............................. 61,690 69.8 27.0 8.0 18.1 11.8 5.0 2.5 27.7 

Other taxes ........................................................ 24,008 69.8 35.3 4.7 13.4 10.2 6.1 3.7 26.5 

Income after taxes ............................................... 6,904,872 67.8 25.4 6.5 19.1 11.1 5.8 3.6 28.6 

1 Value less than 0.05. 2 Value less than or equal to 0.5.3 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

n.a. Not applicable.