Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................................ 130,001 7,590 21,282 21,101 23,580 24,713 31,734 18,535 13,199 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ................................ $73,573 $31,750 $69,062 $86,782 $100,213 $85,037 $49,097 $58,040 $36,537 

 SE ................................................................ 1,098.20 1,509.42 1,419.66 1,627.39 2,921.36 2,366.45 1,730.87 2,500.19 1,334.45 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.49 4.75 2.06 1.88 2.92 2.78 3.53 4.31 3.65 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................ 63,606 29,960 61,145 75,609 83,939 71,520 44,051 50,721 34,684 

 SE ................................................................ 767.93 1,371.12 1,068.32 1,322.68 2,122.91 1,748.57 928.13 1,370.41 1,135.12 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.21 4.58 1.75 1.75 2.53 2.44 2.11 2.70 3.27 

 Age of reference person ................................................................ 50.9 21.4 29.8 39.3 49.7 59.4 74.2 69.0 81.5 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................ 2.5 1.9 2.8 3.4 2.8 2.2 1.8 1.9 1.6 

 Children under 18 ................................................................6 .3 1.0 1.4 .7 .2 .1 .1 ( 1 ) 

 Adults 65 and older ................................................................4 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) .1 .1 1.4 1.4 1.4 

 Earners ................................................................ 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.4 .5 .7 .2 

 Vehicles................................................................ 1.9 1.1 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.2 1.8 2.0 1.4 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................ 47 41 48 47 49 50 46 48 42 

 Women ................................................................ 53 59 52 53 51 50 54 52 58 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................ 63 13 41 54 69 78 80 80 79 

 With mortgage ................................................................ 36 8 33 45 51 43 23 30 14 

 Without mortgage ................................................................ 27 5 8 9 18 34 57 50 65 

 Renter ................................................................ 37 87 59 46 31 22 20 20 21 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................ 13 14 16 15 14 13 10 11 9 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................ 87 86 84 85 86 87 90 89 91 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference 

 person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 14 19 18 20 16 9 6 7 5 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 86 81 82 80 84 91 94 93 95 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8) ................................................................3 1 2 3 3 3 5 4 6 

 High school (9-12)................................................................ 30 33 23 26 28 32 35 30 42 

 College ................................................................ 67 66 75 71 69 64 60 66 52 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................88 66 89 91 92 90 88 90 84 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ................................ $60,060 $33,629 $55,325 $69,034 $73,905 $64,972 $49,542 $54,997 $41,849 

 SE ................................................................ 681.34 1,360.86 885.12 1,056.74 1,545.01 1,266.22 961.69 1,256.81 1,392.93 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.13 4.05 1.60 1.53 2.09 1.95 1.94 2.29 3.33 

 Food 

 Mean ................................ 7,729 4,759 7,390 9,376 9,270 7,894 6,326 6,818 5,621 

 Share ................................ 12.9 14.2 13.4 13.6 12.5 12.2 12.8 12.4 13.4 

 SE ................................................................ 89.36 288.66 205.42 214.44 248.20 176.31 153.97 187.70 240.88 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.16 6.07 2.78 2.29 2.68 2.23 2.43 2.75 4.29 

 Food at home 

 Mean ................................ 4,363 2,397 3,974 5,127 5,113 4,665 3,815 4,049 3,478 

 Share ................................ 7.3 7.1 7.2 7.4 6.9 7.2 7.7 7.4 8.3 

 SE ................................................................ 50.10 166.13 138.88 158.13 142.52 136.03 93.46 115.23 125.10 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.15 6.93 3.49 3.08 2.79 2.92 2.45 2.85 3.60 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ................................ 564 326 515 679 628 599 506 519 488 

 Share ................................ .9 1.0 .9 1.0 .8 .9 1.0 .9 1.2 

 SE ................................................................ 9.42 26.46 23.93 26.35 20.86 40.13 14.46 16.57 24.61 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.67 8.12 4.65 3.88 3.32 6.70 2.86 3.19 5.05 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ................................ 176 120 189 227 201 168 138 144 129 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Share ................................ .3 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 

 SE ................................................................ 3.52 10.90 9.72 10.95 8.95 8.46 6.21 7.17 9.47 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.00 9.12 5.16 4.83 4.46 5.03 4.52 4.98 7.37 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ................................ 388 206 327 453 427 431 369 375 359 

 Share ................................ .6 .6 .6 .7 .6 .7 .7 .7 .9 

 SE ................................................................ 7.68 19.16 17.67 18.71 15.49 35.98 11.37 12.21 19.80 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.98 9.28 5.41 4.13 3.63 8.35 3.08 3.26 5.51 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ................................ 944 532 797 1,102 1,134 1,071 800 854 720 

 Share ................................ 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 

 SE ................................................................ 12.89 57.50 34.24 40.82 41.68 44.82 31.52 35.25 44.57 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.37 10.80 4.29 3.71 3.68 4.18 3.94 4.13 6.19 

 Beef 

 Mean ................................ 253 155 207 304 291 287 221 243 190 

 Share ................................ .4 .5 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .5 

 SE ................................................................ 4.86 30.30 14.66 20.08 16.52 16.36 12.75 17.80 16.06 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.92 19.56 7.08 6.61 5.68 5.69 5.76 7.32 8.45 

 Pork 

 Mean ................................ 181 87 138 206 221 214 163 164 160 

 Share ................................ .3 .3 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .4 

 SE ................................................................ 4.59 11.87 9.40 17.36 12.84 14.24 8.84 10.92 15.09 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.53 13.68 6.83 8.43 5.82 6.65 5.44 6.64 9.45 

 Other meats 

 Mean ................................ 128 57 107 146 149 157 111 118 100 

 Share ................................ .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 

 SE ................................................................ 5.32 9.50 8.74 9.31 11.37 15.62 6.57 8.41 7.73 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.15 16.74 8.21 6.40 7.64 9.94 5.92 7.10 7.70 

 Poultry 

 Mean ................................ 186 127 186 219 239 194 132 142 118 

 Share ................................ .3 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 

 SE ................................................................ 4.85 14.81 12.35 11.72 14.05 10.11 8.79 9.98 15.56 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.61 11.71 6.62 5.34 5.88 5.20 6.64 7.02 13.15 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ................................ 140 68 106 161 166 164 128 139 112 

 Share ................................ .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 

 SE ................................................................ 5.05 13.01 9.37 9.50 12.65 12.22 8.72 8.98 14.83 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.61 19.18 8.83 5.90 7.62 7.44 6.80 6.46 13.19 

 Eggs 

 Mean ................................ 55 40 54 66 68 54 44 47 39 

 Share ................................ .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 

 SE ................................................................ 1.16 4.56 2.76 4.02 3.44 2.56 1.67 2.05 3.16 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.10 11.52 5.15 6.09 5.06 4.74 3.81 4.36 8.03 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ................................ 450 245 399 542 526 463 409 422 390 

 Share ................................ .7 .7 .7 .8 .7 .7 .8 .8 .9 

 SE ................................................................ 8.05 19.00 18.58 20.60 20.13 15.74 12.85 17.05 16.51 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.79 7.75 4.66 3.80 3.83 3.40 3.14 4.04 4.23 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ................................ 147 95 135 183 175 143 126 131 119 

 Share ................................ .2 .3 .2 .3 .2 .2 .3 .2 .3 

 SE ................................................................ 3.06 8.79 6.72 7.75 7.64 6.20 5.12 6.19 7.22 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.09 9.27 4.97 4.24 4.36 4.34 4.07 4.72 6.09 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ................................ 303 151 263 360 351 320 283 291 272 

 Share ................................ .5 .4 .5 .5 .5 .5 .6 .5 .6 

 SE ................................................................ 6.00 13.29 14.06 14.77 14.48 10.94 9.91 13.74 14.00 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.98 8.83 5.34 4.10 4.13 3.42 3.50 4.73 5.15 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ................................ 837 457 811 983 955 846 756 800 691 

 Share ................................ 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.7 

 SE ................................................................ 14.30 40.80 34.78 40.52 29.73 31.92 22.27 25.04 36.79 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.71 8.92 4.29 4.12 3.11 3.77 2.95 3.13 5.32 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ................................ 314 176 296 359 378 309 287 307 257 

 Share ................................ .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .6 .6 .6 

 SE ................................................................ 6.23 20.03 15.42 18.71 15.29 14.59 11.51 10.47 20.97 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.98 11.38 5.20 5.21 4.04 4.72 4.02 3.41 8.15 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ................................ 274 138 267 329 308 277 250 270 221 

 Share ................................ .5 .4 .5 .5 .4 .4 .5 .5 .5 

 SE ................................................................ 5.67 12.87 13.72 17.46 12.90 13.11 9.69 11.41 14.62 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Fresh vegetables 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.07 9.35 5.14 5.31 4.18 4.72 3.88 4.23 6.62 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ................................ 112 64 111 137 122 114 99 98 101 

 Share ................................ .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 

 SE ................................................................ 3.14 7.35 7.80 8.73 6.34 6.07 4.30 5.51 5.92 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.80 11.51 7.03 6.38 5.19 5.33 4.33 5.64 5.84 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ................................ 136 80 137 158 147 145 120 126 112 

 Share ................................ .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 

 SE ................................................................ 3.06 9.89 8.09 8.14 6.18 6.57 4.43 6.43 6.46 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.25 12.39 5.90 5.16 4.22 4.53 3.69 5.11 5.78 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ................................ 1,568 836 1,452 1,820 1,870 1,686 1,345 1,454 1,189 

 Share ................................ 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.8 

 SE ................................................................ 20.79 63.32 53.69 61.42 58.84 48.68 33.74 46.84 37.73 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.33 7.57 3.70 3.37 3.15 2.89 2.51 3.22 3.17 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ................................ 150 65 119 163 187 160 146 152 138 

 Share ................................ .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .3 .3 .3 

 SE ................................................................ 3.83 7.04 8.48 10.37 8.21 7.75 7.10 8.46 9.49 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.56 10.76 7.12 6.38 4.39 4.84 4.86 5.56 6.90 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ................................ 117 61 105 135 132 131 104 110 94 

 Share ................................ .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 

 SE ................................................................ 2.98 7.16 6.24 7.47 7.16 7.64 3.67 4.94 6.02 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.55 11.65 5.93 5.54 5.43 5.82 3.54 4.49 6.38 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ................................ 824 473 812 983 979 851 676 739 585 

 Share ................................ 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 

 SE ................................................................ 13.11 40.41 31.20 36.29 38.05 27.75 18.99 25.87 24.53 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.59 8.55 3.84 3.69 3.89 3.26 2.81 3.50 4.20 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................ 423 222 378 478 498 483 361 376 340 

 Share ................................ .7 .7 .7 .7 .7 .7 .7 .7 .8 

 SE ................................................................ 7.49 22.03 18.11 18.65 22.73 20.33 12.93 19.65 16.30 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.77 9.92 4.79 3.90 4.56 4.21 3.58 5.22 4.80 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips 

 Mean ................................ 56 15 37 61 74 61 58 76 32 

 Share ................................ .1 ( 1 ) .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 

 SE ................................................................ 2.76 2.35 3.48 3.94 6.90 4.78 5.67 8.54 5.99 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.94 16.09 9.48 6.47 9.28 7.87 9.83 11.26 18.59 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ................................ 3,365 2,362 3,416 4,249 4,157 3,229 2,511 2,769 2,142 

 Share ................................ 5.6 7.0 6.2 6.2 5.6 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.1 

 SE ................................................................ 58.55 174.95 124.15 132.81 157.09 116.29 86.64 104.47 159.99 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.74 7.41 3.63 3.13 3.78 3.60 3.45 3.77 7.47 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................ 558 317 573 624 633 620 459 542 339 

 Share ................................ .9 .9 1.0 .9 .9 1.0 .9 1.0 .8 

 SE ................................................................ 19.83 49.27 41.72 45.25 46.63 39.69 37.43 45.59 45.81 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.55 15.52 7.28 7.25 7.36 6.40 8.16 8.41 13.49 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................ 19,884 11,255 19,927 23,805 23,205 20,127 16,668 18,068 14,692 

 Share ................................ 33.1 33.5 36.0 34.5 31.4 31.0 33.6 32.9 35.1 

 SE ................................................................ 231.74 530.77 382.53 469.04 555.91 395.73 316.77 421.23 443.55 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.17 4.72 1.92 1.97 2.40 1.97 1.90 2.33 3.02 

 Shelter 

 Mean ................................ 11,895 7,553 12,695 14,295 14,250 11,616 9,270 10,034 8,197 

 Share ................................ 19.8 22.5 22.9 20.7 19.3 17.9 18.7 18.2 19.6 

 SE ................................................................ 156.80 405.84 369.67 274.48 439.92 262.69 211.25 271.89 359.94 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.32 5.37 2.91 1.92 3.09 2.26 2.28 2.71 4.39 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ................................ 6,947 964 5,128 7,938 9,476 8,370 5,950 7,040 4,420 

 Share ................................ 11.6 2.9 9.3 11.5 12.8 12.9 12.0 12.8 10.6 

 SE ................................................................ 133.28 137.05 301.35 301.85 410.09 239.57 185.46 256.71 200.22 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.92 14.22 5.88 3.80 4.33 2.86 3.12 3.65 4.53 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ................................ 3,265 520 2,937 4,787 5,165 3,450 1,574 2,133 788 

 Share ................................ 5.4 1.5 5.3 6.9 7.0 5.3 3.2 3.9 1.9 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 SE ................................................................ 73.29 90.24 118.65 195.59 255.05 113.97 78.92 112.44 87.86 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.24 17.36 4.04 4.09 4.94 3.30 5.02 5.27 11.16 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ................................ 2,065 287 1,115 1,847 2,693 2,698 2,315 2,554 1,980 

 Share ................................ 3.4 .9 2.0 2.7 3.6 4.2 4.7 4.6 4.7 

 SE ................................................................ 46.07 44.58 48.37 82.98 124.17 79.74 67.43 97.76 73.33 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.23 15.55 4.34 4.49 4.61 2.96 2.91 3.83 3.70 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, 

 other expenses 

 Mean ................................ 1,616 157 1,075 1,304 1,619 2,222 2,061 2,353 1,652 

 Share ................................ 2.7 .5 1.9 1.9 2.2 3.4 4.2 4.3 3.9 

 SE ................................................................ 57.64 34.45 270.13 142.87 119.80 128.82 104.58 154.40 115.78 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.57 21.89 25.12 10.96 7.40 5.80 5.07 6.56 7.01 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ................................ 4,167 6,279 7,153 5,755 3,653 2,182 2,530 2,002 3,271 

 Share ................................ 6.9 18.7 12.9 8.3 4.9 3.4 5.1 3.6 7.8 

 SE ................................................................ 66.09 332.17 221.59 206.07 167.44 82.87 143.88 122.19 325.99 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.59 5.29 3.10 3.58 4.58 3.80 5.69 6.10 9.97 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ................................ 782 310 415 602 1,120 1,064 790 993 506 

 Share ................................ 1.3 .9 .7 .9 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.2 

 SE ................................................................ 28.70 71.47 33.55 40.00 85.44 62.85 52.55 76.82 48.95 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.67 23.02 8.09 6.65 7.63 5.91 6.65 7.74 9.67 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ................................ 3,836 1,853 3,244 4,226 4,596 4,234 3,572 3,832 3,207 

 Share ................................ 6.4 5.5 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.5 7.2 7.0 7.7 

 SE ................................................................ 40.75 108.79 49.00 64.87 67.52 76.32 56.08 67.70 62.27 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.06 5.87 1.51 1.53 1.47 1.80 1.57 1.77 1.94 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ................................ 381 116 294 408 440 442 392 410 366 

 Share ................................ .6 .3 .5 .6 .6 .7 .8 .7 .9 

 SE ................................................................ 11.21 8.63 11.77 15.80 19.37 15.13 18.83 21.68 19.41 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.94 7.42 4.00 3.88 4.41 3.42 4.80 5.28 5.30 

 Electricity 

 Mean ................................ 1,420 741 1,217 1,509 1,632 1,560 1,392 1,466 1,288 

 Share ................................ 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.8 2.7 3.1 

 SE ................................................................ 16.65 50.12 23.36 30.01 27.88 27.09 22.61 28.59 28.78 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.17 6.76 1.92 1.99 1.71 1.74 1.62 1.95 2.23 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ................................ 97 14 50 68 104 133 134 133 135 

 Share ................................ .2 ( 1 ) .1 .1 .1 .2 .3 .2 .3 

 SE ................................................................ 8.73 5.46 9.06 10.16 11.22 18.66 15.63 16.58 22.11 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.00 38.18 18.00 14.85 10.82 13.99 11.67 12.44 16.41 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ................................ 1,356 771 1,227 1,601 1,725 1,459 1,063 1,209 857 

 Share ................................ 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.0 

 SE ................................................................ 17.36 48.89 25.03 35.39 30.94 33.69 19.43 26.98 20.22 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.28 6.34 2.04 2.21 1.79 2.31 1.83 2.23 2.36 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, 

 and phone cards 

 Mean ................................ 238 46 89 162 233 298 391 359 434 

 Share ................................ .4 .1 .2 .2 .3 .5 .8 .7 1.0 

 SE ................................................................ 5.24 10.49 6.09 9.51 9.56 10.86 7.14 9.31 9.04 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.20 22.71 6.87 5.89 4.10 3.65 1.83 2.59 2.08 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ................................ 1,118 725 1,139 1,439 1,492 1,161 672 850 423 

 Share ................................ 1.9 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.4 1.5 1.0 

 SE ................................................................ 16.54 45.77 25.08 35.22 29.11 27.97 19.80 27.90 19.33 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.48 6.31 2.20 2.45 1.95 2.41 2.95 3.28 4.57 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ................................ 583 210 454 640 696 640 591 613 561 

 Share ................................ 1.0 .6 .8 .9 .9 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.3 

 SE ................................................................ 13.79 20.32 17.23 17.84 21.07 22.46 18.06 21.30 22.83 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.37 9.68 3.79 2.79 3.03 3.51 3.05 3.47 4.07 

 Household operations 

 Mean ................................ 1,412 528 1,617 2,100 1,390 1,166 1,235 1,244 1,221 

 Share ................................ 2.4 1.6 2.9 3.0 1.9 1.8 2.5 2.3 2.9 

 SE ................................................................ 38.05 56.00 73.54 147.01 73.83 74.48 55.59 60.80 83.63 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.70 10.61 4.55 7.00 5.31 6.39 4.50 4.89 6.85 

 Personal services 

 Mean ................................ 439 161 908 1,128 280 108 110 65 173 

 Share ................................ .7 .5 1.6 1.6 .4 .2 .2 .1 .4 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Personal services 

 SE ................................................................ 27.13 37.08 69.10 129.52 59.77 45.60 36.20 27.71 74.61 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.18 23.06 7.61 11.49 21.38 42.15 33.00 42.90 43.11 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ................................ 973 367 709 972 1,111 1,058 1,125 1,180 1,048 

 Share ................................ 1.6 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 2.3 2.1 2.5 

 SE ................................................................ 21.61 33.10 23.35 42.88 35.27 50.08 37.58 49.90 51.10 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.22 9.02 3.29 4.41 3.18 4.73 3.34 4.23 4.87 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................ 755 316 542 814 784 864 861 959 721 

 Share ................................ 1.3 .9 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.7 

 SE ................................................................ 23.58 33.20 33.64 46.79 35.75 77.51 59.56 92.08 43.43 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.12 10.50 6.21 5.75 4.56 8.97 6.91 9.60 6.03 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ................................ 177 96 143 233 195 187 163 162 165 

 Share ................................ .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .4 

 SE ................................................................ 5.08 13.37 9.89 18.80 12.03 11.46 11.73 14.05 22.15 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.87 13.86 6.92 8.05 6.16 6.14 7.20 8.70 13.43 

 Other household products 

 Mean ................................ 428 147 316 440 433 501 503 582 389 

 Share ................................ .7 .4 .6 .6 .6 .8 1.0 1.1 .9 

 SE ................................................................ 20.66 18.17 23.77 28.03 35.49 67.82 53.72 84.94 31.25 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.83 12.40 7.52 6.37 8.20 13.53 10.68 14.59 8.03 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ................................ 150 73 83 141 156 176 195 215 167 

 Share ................................ .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .4 .4 .4 

 SE ................................................................ 7.83 19.22 11.73 14.45 13.71 23.09 18.37 27.50 15.84 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.23 26.24 14.13 10.25 8.81 13.09 9.41 12.78 9.51 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean ................................ 1,987 1,005 1,829 2,370 2,185 2,246 1,729 1,999 1,346 

 Share ................................ 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.4 3.0 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.2 

 SE ................................................................ 58.55 76.18 109.73 190.87 100.99 124.73 120.98 138.67 187.65 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.95 7.58 6.00 8.05 4.62 5.55 7.00 6.94 13.94 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................ 114 55 119 119 122 100 126 149 95 

 Share ................................ .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .3 .2 

 SE ................................................................ 8.78 16.65 22.98 17.17 19.29 10.38 26.45 39.20 18.35 

 CV(%) ................................ 7.70 30.20 19.28 14.38 15.79 10.38 20.91 26.38 19.40 

 Furniture 

 Mean ................................ 515 318 538 663 517 543 427 515 302 

 Share ................................ .9 .9 1.0 1.0 .7 .8 .9 .9 .7 

 SE ................................................................ 26.06 37.22 45.98 94.16 50.27 42.10 47.53 72.41 42.63 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.06 11.71 8.54 14.19 9.72 7.76 11.14 14.05 14.12 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ................................ 30 10 17 75 23 36 16 17 15 

 Share ................................ .1 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) .1 ( 1 ) .1 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 

 SE ................................................................ 7.50 2.69 2.12 45.50 5.13 8.12 3.12 3.18 6.74 

 CV(%) ................................ 24.65 27.90 12.70 60.84 22.03 22.70 19.17 18.79 43.77 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................ 280 110 242 289 371 287 268 324 189 

 Share ................................ .5 .3 .4 .4 .5 .4 .5 .6 .5 

 SE ................................................................ 11.93 22.52 29.35 26.46 35.63 25.85 21.24 34.89 18.30 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.26 20.49 12.13 9.15 9.60 9.00 7.94 10.78 9.67 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................ 131 73 111 126 184 151 106 122 83 

 Share ................................ .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 

 SE ................................................................ 7.63 13.41 12.86 18.21 32.10 15.41 8.30 13.04 9.13 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.84 18.27 11.55 14.47 17.44 10.22 7.84 10.71 11.00 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................ 916 439 802 1,097 967 1,130 787 873 662 

 Share ................................ 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 

 SE ................................................................ 38.04 53.64 75.55 147.42 72.65 100.91 87.51 81.79 176.93 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.15 12.23 9.42 13.44 7.51 8.93 11.13 9.37 26.73 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................ 1,833 1,315 2,042 2,377 2,308 1,720 1,193 1,420 866 

 Share ................................ 3.1 3.9 3.7 3.4 3.1 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.1 

 SE ................................................................ 56.45 182.09 120.19 154.04 144.50 103.95 68.77 105.41 112.62 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.08 13.84 5.88 6.48 6.26 6.04 5.77 7.42 13.00 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ................................ 442 306 480 581 629 394 258 325 162 

 Share ................................ .7 .9 .9 .8 .9 .6 .5 .6 .4 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Men and boys 

 SE ................................................................ 16.38 59.23 40.68 47.05 61.02 36.22 21.90 31.77 34.46 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.70 19.36 8.48 8.10 9.70 9.20 8.48 9.76 21.32 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................ 342 286 339 340 495 361 233 295 142 

 Share ................................ .6 .8 .6 .5 .7 .6 .5 .5 .3 

 SE ................................................................ 15.35 59.67 38.11 36.97 53.00 37.17 22.45 31.37 35.93 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.48 20.88 11.24 10.86 10.71 10.29 9.65 10.62 25.31 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................ 100 20 141 240 134 33 26 30 20 

 Share ................................ .2 .1 .3 .3 .2 .1 .1 .1 ( 1 ) 

 SE ................................................................ 5.31 4.12 16.05 23.73 17.75 5.68 4.15 5.11 6.43 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.32 20.39 11.42 9.88 13.21 17.49 16.09 16.98 32.64 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ................................ 694 466 645 892 902 702 490 582 359 

 Share ................................ 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.1 .9 

 SE ................................................................ 24.30 96.03 49.24 91.96 77.01 59.06 37.58 62.83 51.35 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.50 20.59 7.63 10.31 8.54 8.41 7.66 10.80 14.32 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................ 580 422 515 622 729 661 460 544 338 

 Share ................................ 1.0 1.3 .9 .9 1.0 1.0 .9 1.0 .8 

 SE ................................................................ 23.07 93.83 43.83 89.02 73.79 57.62 36.44 61.76 49.00 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.98 22.21 8.51 14.31 10.13 8.72 7.92 11.35 14.50 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................ 114 44 130 269 173 42 31 38 21 

 Share ................................ .2 .1 .2 .4 .2 .1 .1 .1 ( 1 ) 

 SE ................................................................ 6.60 14.37 14.32 29.12 20.25 8.44 4.53 5.45 6.95 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.78 32.65 11.00 10.81 11.71 20.17 14.79 14.48 33.71 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................ 77 50 188 109 61 31 33 42 20 

 Share ................................ .1 .1 .3 .2 .1 ( 1 ) .1 .1 ( 1 ) 

 SE ................................................................ 6.43 14.89 26.64 17.30 9.63 8.00 9.38 13.98 9.13 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.39 29.80 14.20 15.85 15.67 25.88 28.47 33.45 45.26 

 Footwear 

 Mean ................................ 379 331 381 553 479 366 211 240 168 

 Share ................................ .6 1.0 .7 .8 .6 .6 .4 .4 .4 

 SE ................................................................ 20.56 74.06 43.72 68.68 42.55 47.26 24.42 33.68 37.49 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.43 22.38 11.49 12.42 8.89 12.91 11.60 14.04 22.29 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................ 241 162 350 243 237 227 200 231 158 

 Share ................................ .4 .5 .6 .4 .3 .3 .4 .4 .4 

 SE ................................................................ 12.92 31.24 43.72 30.25 21.25 18.30 25.24 37.26 31.73 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.36 19.26 12.50 12.46 8.98 8.06 12.60 16.16 20.12 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................ 9,576 6,655 9,115 11,054 11,755 10,185 7,513 8,939 5,519 

 Share ................................ 15.9 19.8 16.5 16.0 15.9 15.7 15.2 16.3 13.2 

 SE ................................................................ 198.51 622.82 411.29 394.06 423.76 351.82 431.69 421.15 884.85 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.07 9.36 4.51 3.56 3.61 3.45 5.75 4.71 16.03 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ................................ 4,054 3,366 3,947 4,805 5,113 4,244 2,856 3,755 1,594 

 Share ................................ 6.7 10.0 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.5 5.8 6.8 3.8 

 SE ................................................................ 146.09 494.75 363.88 410.12 367.18 322.01 248.25 355.78 316.60 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.60 14.70 9.22 8.54 7.18 7.59 8.69 9.48 19.86 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ................................ 1,900 1,289 1,452 2,115 2,207 2,262 1,693 2,299 842 

 Share ................................ 3.2 3.8 2.6 3.1 3.0 3.5 3.4 4.2 2.0 

 SE ................................................................ 109.72 325.51 204.74 308.21 292.42 251.17 209.41 307.20 251.95 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.78 25.26 14.11 14.57 13.25 11.10 12.37 13.36 29.92 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ................................ 2,101 2,053 2,437 2,589 2,861 1,946 1,119 1,398 727 

 Share ................................ 3.5 6.1 4.4 3.7 3.9 3.0 2.3 2.5 1.7 

 SE ................................................................ 112.42 369.64 256.48 232.42 275.54 237.15 109.99 169.72 179.57 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.35 18.00 10.52 8.98 9.63 12.19 9.83 12.14 24.69 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ................................ 53 24 58 102 45 36 44 58 24 

 Share ................................ .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 

 SE ................................................................ 9.62 15.66 23.74 39.21 25.98 18.45 25.04 39.10 24.62 

 CV(%) ................................ 18.09 66.07 40.91 38.50 57.12 51.68 57.07 67.66 101.17 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ................................ 1,968 1,417 2,013 2,437 2,472 2,089 1,290 1,555 918 

 Share ................................ 3.3 4.2 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.2 2.6 2.8 2.2 

 SE ................................................................ 25.67 86.37 43.91 46.47 51.51 45.26 24.21 33.38 24.33 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.30 6.09 2.18 1.91 2.08 2.17 1.88 2.15 2.65 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ................................ 2,842 1,467 2,512 2,965 3,344 3,061 2,774 2,892 2,615 

 Share ................................ 4.7 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.5 4.7 5.6 5.3 6.2 

 SE ................................................................ 90.56 177.87 132.76 129.94 151.13 142.99 327.38 162.34 816.94 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.19 12.12 5.29 4.38 4.52 4.67 11.80 5.61 31.25 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ................................ 220 134 264 296 296 211 112 161 42 

 Share ................................ .4 .4 .5 .4 .4 .3 .2 .3 .1 

 SE ................................................................ 5.64 18.13 14.31 14.54 14.04 11.00 5.95 9.24 4.89 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.56 13.57 5.42 4.91 4.74 5.21 5.33 5.73 11.59 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ................................ 954 471 696 920 1,118 1,084 1,046 840 1,350 

 Share ................................ 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.7 2.1 1.5 3.2 

 SE ................................................................ 82.24 48.50 29.13 43.24 62.22 50.46 328.94 43.32 802.15 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.62 10.30 4.18 4.70 5.56 4.66 31.44 5.16 59.44 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ................................ 967 502 862 956 1,160 984 1,003 1,150 792 

 Share ................................ 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.5 2.0 2.1 1.9 

 SE ................................................................ 51.16 142.50 114.63 123.08 117.41 116.25 100.17 131.39 172.41 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.29 28.39 13.30 12.88 10.12 11.82 9.98 11.43 21.77 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and 

 other charges 

 Mean ................................ 700 361 690 793 769 782 612 741 431 

 Share ................................ 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.0 

 SE ................................................................ 19.71 41.78 42.21 51.73 49.09 62.20 32.30 56.67 49.17 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.81 11.58 6.12 6.52 6.38 7.95 5.28 7.65 11.41 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ................................ 712 405 644 847 826 792 594 738 392 

 Share ................................ 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 .9 

 SE ................................................................ 21.82 47.40 39.20 56.36 56.28 51.92 40.87 65.27 49.22 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.06 11.71 6.08 6.65 6.82 6.56 6.88 8.85 12.56 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................ 4,928 1,547 3,163 4,348 4,967 5,777 6,620 6,723 6,475 

 Share ................................ 8.2 4.6 5.7 6.3 6.7 8.9 13.4 12.2 15.5 

 SE ................................................................ 72.31 163.97 103.44 131.77 124.43 154.84 132.87 163.30 167.19 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.47 10.60 3.27 3.03 2.51 2.68 2.01 2.43 2.58 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ................................ 3,414 1,009 2,261 3,005 3,429 3,815 4,712 4,762 4,642 

 Share ................................ 5.7 3.0 4.1 4.4 4.6 5.9 9.5 8.7 11.1 

 SE ................................................................ 42.57 78.02 84.91 89.60 84.72 105.43 74.41 90.58 95.31 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.25 7.73 3.76 2.98 2.47 2.76 1.58 1.90 2.05 

 Medical services 

 Mean ................................ 872 387 588 832 928 1,196 911 956 847 

 Share ................................ 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.8 1.8 1.7 2.0 

 SE ................................................................ 32.45 132.10 47.14 54.52 52.72 79.47 60.81 76.24 77.46 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.72 34.12 8.02 6.55 5.68 6.65 6.68 7.97 9.15 

 Drugs 

 Mean ................................ 486 99 223 377 445 583 783 806 751 

 Share ................................ .8 .3 .4 .5 .6 .9 1.6 1.5 1.8 

 SE ................................................................ 12.47 12.06 20.90 22.61 25.40 28.27 34.71 46.86 49.07 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.57 12.17 9.38 6.00 5.71 4.85 4.43 5.82 6.53 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ................................ 156 51 92 134 165 182 214 199 235 

 Share ................................ .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .4 .4 .6 

 SE ................................................................ 7.69 7.52 10.72 7.32 14.64 11.84 22.14 20.90 43.35 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.92 14.65 11.69 5.46 8.87 6.50 10.35 10.48 18.48 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................ 3,203 1,488 2,644 4,001 4,064 3,444 2,636 3,327 1,657 

 Share ................................ 5.3 4.4 4.8 5.8 5.5 5.3 5.3 6.1 4.0 

 SE ................................................................ 108.24 120.49 140.68 193.93 365.04 209.68 171.28 275.51 93.10 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.38 8.10 5.32 4.85 8.98 6.09 6.50 8.28 5.62 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ................................ 750 333 619 1,090 1,056 655 560 683 388 

 Share ................................ 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.6 1.4 1.0 1.1 1.2 .9 

 SE ................................................................ 32.66 42.71 29.51 67.24 87.85 43.75 46.74 72.61 46.94 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.35 12.82 4.77 6.17 8.32 6.68 8.34 10.64 12.09 

 Audio and visual equipment and 

 services 

 Mean ................................ 985 542 826 1,031 1,161 1,093 954 1,067 794 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Audio and visual equipment and 

 services 

 Share ................................ 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.9 

 SE ................................................................ 20.54 62.93 29.95 41.72 40.36 39.99 25.75 37.36 29.21 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.08 11.61 3.63 4.05 3.47 3.66 2.70 3.50 3.68 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................ 869 363 631 1,101 1,152 1,046 651 855 359 

 Share ................................ 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.6 .9 

 SE ................................................................ 66.18 64.12 46.40 97.12 268.05 108.61 61.37 96.58 40.13 

 CV(%) ................................ 7.62 17.66 7.35 8.82 23.27 10.38 9.42 11.29 11.19 

 Pets 

 Mean ................................ 710 239 453 853 981 907 549 714 312 

 Share ................................ 1.2 .7 .8 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.1 1.3 .7 

 SE ................................................................ 64.97 53.08 42.53 91.32 260.37 109.40 63.93 104.07 37.68 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.15 22.22 9.39 10.71 26.54 12.06 11.64 14.57 12.07 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................ 159 124 178 248 171 139 102 141 46 

 Share ................................ .3 .4 .3 .4 .2 .2 .2 .3 .1 

 SE ................................................................ 10.28 42.87 25.22 27.52 26.24 16.73 15.74 25.39 9.06 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.47 34.53 14.14 11.09 15.35 12.08 15.40 18.02 19.49 

 Other entertainment supplies, 

 equipment, and services 

 Mean ................................ 599 249 569 779 695 650 471 723 116 

 Share ................................ 1.0 .7 1.0 1.1 .9 1.0 .9 1.3 .3 

 SE ................................................................ 62.75 76.88 113.17 122.46 150.06 167.25 141.65 242.12 30.66 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.48 30.82 19.89 15.71 21.60 25.73 30.10 33.49 26.49 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................ 762 473 643 959 927 750 670 726 592 

 Share ................................ 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.4 

 SE ................................................................ 15.24 49.09 26.85 40.81 38.99 26.44 23.98 31.97 30.19 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.00 10.39 4.18 4.25 4.21 3.53 3.58 4.40 5.10 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................ 110 42 61 115 112 119 147 136 164 

 Share ................................ .2 .1 .1 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .4 

 SE ................................................................ 5.45 9.14 5.70 13.41 15.81 14.20 11.81 9.75 24.13 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.95 21.79 9.29 11.62 14.13 11.92 8.01 7.16 14.68 

 Education 

 Mean ................................ 1,491 2,333 1,234 1,004 3,213 1,644 388 477 262 

 Share ................................ 2.5 6.9 2.2 1.5 4.3 2.5 .8 .9 .6 

 SE ................................................................ 92.85 383.84 170.14 104.51 273.14 230.97 65.59 108.93 112.17 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.23 16.45 13.79 10.41 8.50 14.05 16.91 22.82 42.88 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean ................................ 332 220 323 366 410 418 219 285 126 

 Share ................................ .6 .7 .6 .5 .6 .6 .4 .5 .3 

 SE ................................................................ 10.61 37.55 21.71 23.64 23.34 25.51 13.53 23.23 12.21 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.19 17.07 6.73 6.46 5.69 6.11 6.18 8.14 9.72 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ................................ 1,010 358 669 1,083 1,202 1,214 1,043 1,168 869 

 Share ................................ 1.7 1.1 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.1 

 SE ................................................................ 67.75 148.88 59.10 142.62 139.43 212.61 145.01 221.20 115.57 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.71 41.55 8.83 13.17 11.60 17.52 13.90 18.94 13.30 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ................................ 1,873 299 949 1,580 2,218 2,357 2,430 2,275 2,648 

 Share ................................ 3.1 .9 1.7 2.3 3.0 3.6 4.9 4.1 6.3 

 SE ................................................................ 95.94 51.75 98.15 165.84 148.35 229.29 144.12 133.18 274.42 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.12 17.29 10.34 10.50 6.69 9.73 5.93 5.85 10.36 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ................................ 6,771 2,567 6,590 8,341 9,622 8,705 3,230 4,091 2,020 

 Share ................................ 11.3 7.6 11.9 12.1 13.0 13.4 6.5 7.4 4.8 

 SE ................................................................ 144.47 148.11 169.95 267.98 280.93 359.63 283.88 414.16 378.65 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.13 5.77 2.58 3.21 2.92 4.13 8.79 10.12 18.74 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ................................ 418 42 192 371 498 626 467 528 382 

 Share ................................ .7 .1 .3 .5 .7 1.0 .9 1.0 .9 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 SE ................................................................ 11.72 9.87 14.76 24.00 29.60 41.63 29.69 36.54 35.12 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.81 23.25 7.68 6.47 5.94 6.65 6.35 6.92 9.19 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ................................ 6,353 2,525 6,398 7,971 9,123 8,079 2,762 3,563 1,638 

 Share ................................ 10.6 7.5 11.6 11.5 12.3 12.4 5.6 6.5 3.9 

 SE ................................................................ 139.67 146.96 166.31 267.91 268.20 348.74 276.02 412.03 376.88 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.20 5.82 2.60 3.36 2.94 4.32 9.99 11.56 23.01 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean ................................ $73,573 $31,750 $69,062 $86,782 $100,213 $85,037 $49,097 $58,040 $36,537 

 SE ................................................................ 1,098.20 1,509.42 1,419.66 1,627.39 2,921.36 2,366.45 1,730.87 2,500.19 1,334.45 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.49 4.75 2.06 1.88 2.92 2.78 3.53 4.31 3.65 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ................................ 57,590 28,150 64,331 78,598 87,299 66,741 16,938 24,716 6,016 

 Share ................................ 78.3 88.7 93.2 90.6 87.1 78.5 34.5 42.6 16.5 

 SE ................................................................ 980.51 1,468.84 1,449.19 1,560.14 2,594.72 2,243.79 835.43 1,336.91 627.06 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.70 5.22 2.25 1.98 2.97 3.36 4.93 5.41 10.42 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ................................ 4,506 790 2,907 4,876 7,628 5,836 2,866 3,572 1,875 

 Share ................................ 6.1 2.5 4.2 5.6 7.6 6.9 5.8 6.2 5.1 

 SE ................................................................ 245.12 309.81 389.57 577.98 991.04 666.79 379.17 513.37 465.90 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.44 39.22 13.40 11.85 12.99 11.42 13.23 14.37 24.84 

 Social Security, private and 

 government retirement 

 Mean ................................ 8,300 212 457 1,223 2,401 8,185 24,673 24,400 25,057 

 Share ................................ 11.3 .7 .7 1.4 2.4 9.6 50.3 42.0 68.6 

 SE ................................................................ 179.20 53.28 77.34 167.50 240.45 575.12 511.41 659.84 586.26 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.16 25.10 16.93 13.70 10.02 7.03 2.07 2.70 2.34 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, 

 other property income 

 Mean ................................ 1,910 81 252 657 1,564 3,104 3,618 4,182 2,825 

 Share ................................ 2.6 .3 .4 .8 1.6 3.6 7.4 7.2 7.7 

 SE ................................................................ 258.29 40.64 73.73 122.70 255.80 355.47 859.83 1,459.67 433.34 

 CV(%) ................................ 13.53 49.93 29.28 18.67 16.35 11.45 23.77 34.90 15.34 

 Public assistance, Supplemental 

 Security Income, Supplementary 

 Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 

 Mean ................................ 460 468 502 671 478 479 262 316 185 

 Share ................................ .6 1.5 .7 .8 .5 .6 .5 .5 .5 

 SE ................................................................ 23.13 70.26 39.51 59.98 58.64 41.98 24.03 37.31 27.03 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.03 15.02 7.86 8.94 12.27 8.76 9.18 11.79 14.62 

 Unemployment and workers' 

 compensation, veterans' benefits, 

 and regular contributions for support 

 Mean ................................ 457 324 339 511 446 454 544 600 464 

 Share ................................ .6 1.0 .5 .6 .4 .5 1.1 1.0 1.3 

 SE ................................................................ 38.03 91.48 53.61 91.96 69.02 86.36 83.40 112.07 122.73 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.32 28.23 15.83 17.99 15.49 19.01 15.34 18.68 26.43 

 Other income 

 Mean ................................ 351 1,725 274 247 398 237 196 255 114 

 Share ................................ .5 5.4 .4 .3 .4 .3 .4 .4 .3 

 SE ................................................................ 37.46 342.07 45.73 47.94 148.55 36.81 38.00 63.22 17.47 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.68 19.83 16.67 19.43 37.34 15.50 19.37 24.84 15.28 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed 

 values) 

 Mean ................................ 9,967 1,791 7,917 11,173 16,274 13,517 5,046 7,319 1,853 

 Share ................................ 13.5 5.6 11.5 12.9 16.2 15.9 10.3 12.6 5.1 

 SE ................................................................ 483.84 266.90 413.06 395.47 875.19 692.58 1,457.53 2,445.04 327.69 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.85 14.91 5.22 3.54 5.38 5.12 28.89 33.40 17.69 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ................................ 7,819 1,294 5,876 8,571 12,907 10,770 4,103 5,911 1,565 

 Share ................................ 10.6 4.1 8.5 9.9 12.9 12.7 8.4 10.2 4.3 

 SE ................................................................ 370.92 235.37 318.87 329.75 714.60 584.55 1,171.30 1,968.44 258.57 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.74 18.20 5.43 3.85 5.54 5.43 28.54 33.30 16.53 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ................................ 2,098 481 2,003 2,554 3,310 2,665 903 1,360 260 

 Share ................................ 2.9 1.5 2.9 2.9 3.3 3.1 1.8 2.3 .7 

 SE ................................................................ 126.95 58.70 121.68 110.35 217.20 141.74 287.44 478.08 77.71 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.05 12.21 6.07 4.32 6.56 5.32 31.84 35.15 29.87 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ................................ 51 16 37 49 57 82 40 48 28 

 Share ................................ .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 

 SE ................................................................ 7.40 5.17 6.56 10.98 17.27 16.80 7.27 9.93 6.79 

 CV(%) ................................ 14.61 31.91 17.68 22.46 30.05 20.46 18.37 20.65 24.58 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................ 63,606 29,960 61,145 75,609 83,939 71,520 44,051 50,721 34,684 

 Share ................................ 86.5 94.4 88.5 87.1 83.8 84.1 89.7 87.4 94.9 

 SE ................................................................ 767.93 1,371.12 1,068.32 1,322.68 2,122.91 1,748.57 928.13 1,370.41 1,135.12 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.21 4.58 1.75 1.75 2.53 2.44 2.11 2.70 3.27 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean ................................ $14,049 $1,798 $7,668 $2,871 $19,969 $24,348 $16,270 $20,984 $9,651 

 SE ................................................................ 1,593.57 2,044.89 2,074.92 4,537.68 3,772.99 4,653.22 2,906.02 4,679.58 3,202.61 

 CV(%) ................................ 11.34 113.76 27.06 158.06 18.89 19.11 17.86 22.30 33.19 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ................................ 23,805 7,572 21,439 21,480 29,809 32,352 19,701 25,975 10,890 

 SE ................................................................ 1,586.57 1,859.42 2,925.00 3,569.95 4,008.60 4,521.66 2,910.29 4,523.26 3,517.85 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.66 24.56 13.64 16.62 13.45 13.98 14.77 17.41 32.30 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ................................ 9,756 5,775 13,771 18,609 9,840 8,004 3,430 4,990 1,240 

 SE ................................................................ 960.64 1,198.63 2,099.01 3,018.72 1,812.77 1,682.67 1,374.25 1,793.59 1,214.76 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.85 20.76 15.24 16.22 18.42 21.02 40.06 35.94 97.99 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ................................ 1,156 230 259 562 421 1,481 2,667 4,077 688 

 SE ................................................................ 463.53 84.43 70.94 168.71 126.52 495.40 1,819.30 3,102.22 389.27 

 CV(%) ................................ 40.10 36.78 27.42 30.05 30.04 33.46 68.21 76.09 56.61 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned 

 property 

 Mean ................................ -1,839 -196 -1,099 -1,992 -2,948 -2,503 -1,287 -1,692 -719 

 SE ................................................................ 42.83 36.01 122.11 107.14 162.91 113.77 70.03 105.07 74.93 

 CV(%) ................................ -2.33 -18.33 -11.11 -5.38 -5.53 -4.55 -5.44 -6.21 -10.42 

 Estimated market value of owned 

 home 

 Mean ................................ 186,064 19,874 89,568 170,935 230,373 232,255 231,690 246,341 211,116 

 SE ................................................................ 3,585.18 3,023.50 3,100.33 7,105.28 9,404.12 6,805.21 7,015.84 8,971.67 8,822.54 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.93 15.21 3.46 4.16 4.08 2.93 3.03 3.64 4.18 

 Estimated monthly rental value of 

 owned home 

 Mean ................................ 1,017 145 574 934 1,235 1,266 1,221 1,270 1,152 

 SE ................................................................ 11.48 18.56 16.56 26.56 46.58 24.05 21.83 26.78 28.89 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.13 12.82 2.89 2.84 3.77 1.90 1.79 2.11 2.51 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean ................................ 1,229 336 652 917 1,893 1,765 1,124 1,353 798 

 SE ................................................................ 49.08 51.22 60.60 132.29 139.86 138.57 102.42 170.88 141.19 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.99 15.24 9.29 14.42 7.39 7.85 9.11 12.63 17.68 

 Food 

 Mean ................................ 88 19 66 53 107 170 63 69 55 

 SE ................................................................ 8.39 8.28 23.10 10.89 14.99 36.67 7.46 10.05 13.89 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.57 43.58 35.22 20.55 13.96 21.62 11.77 14.55 25.24 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................ 14 ( 1 ) 23 16 16 18 6 6 5 

 SE ................................................................ 1.64 .05 5.35 4.77 4.34 4.14 1.52 2.65 2.54 

 CV(%) ................................ 11.54 99.29 22.96 29.88 27.61 22.41 26.60 44.38 47.29 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................ 233 95 148 155 313 328 243 260 218 

 SE ................................................................ 13.92 24.74 13.34 27.85 53.76 44.06 28.31 44.36 32.15 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.97 26.07 9.00 18.00 17.19 13.45 11.65 17.05 14.76 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................ 33 16 31 26 28 56 31 47 8 

 SE ................................................................ 4.74 7.27 7.35 5.01 3.94 20.25 5.65 9.33 2.14 

 CV(%) ................................ 14.20 46.07 23.87 19.18 14.28 36.42 18.15 19.85 26.09 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................ 7 3 4 2 12 14 3 5 1 

 SE ................................................................ 1.26 1.47 1.46 1.00 5.47 3.62 .89 1.44 .61 

 CV(%) ................................ 19.16 58.08 41.41 66.41 44.73 26.09 28.21 31.55 57.64 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................ 20 6 19 7 27 32 19 17 21 

 SE ................................................................ 2.65 4.18 6.35 2.27 7.72 5.73 3.99 3.67 7.27 

 CV(%) ................................ 13.13 70.36 33.64 31.46 28.40 17.97 21.19 21.63 34.07 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................ 7 ( 1 ) 5 3 8 12 10 6 16 

 SE ................................................................ 1.14 .18 2.61 1.49 2.89 2.41 3.10 2.74 6.22 

 CV(%) ................................ 15.55 100.00 53.99 51.11 38.12 20.69 30.90 44.78 40.10 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................ 13 6 14 4 20 20 9 11 6 

 SE ................................................................ 2.20 4.18 5.73 1.66 7.30 5.23 2.32 2.45 3.71 

 CV(%) ................................ 17.08 72.41 40.81 38.47 37.23 25.82 26.33 22.57 63.44 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................ 53 14 33 32 68 77 61 71 47 

 SE ................................................................ 5.26 4.68 7.62 6.30 12.24 17.02 12.57 16.35 18.61 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.87 34.51 22.90 19.61 18.11 22.03 20.51 23.02 39.34 

 Other housing 

 Mean ................................ 120 57 62 88 178 149 129 121 140 

 SE ................................................................ 11.53 22.52 11.48 25.57 50.18 23.61 23.18 33.97 29.24 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.63 39.44 18.60 29.15 28.16 15.86 18.01 28.15 20.91 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................ 203 128 202 179 236 245 180 235 101 

 SE ................................................................ 11.87 30.61 34.98 30.09 26.26 29.13 23.05 32.78 19.33 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.85 23.88 17.34 16.77 11.12 11.87 12.80 13.95 19.15 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................ 56 19 58 51 69 60 52 65 33 

 SE ................................................................ 5.07 6.33 17.50 12.50 15.07 11.55 8.17 10.69 9.34 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.14 32.50 30.20 24.57 21.76 19.18 15.77 16.41 28.56 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................ 73 39 70 69 73 109 59 79 29 

 SE ................................................................ 5.82 12.78 17.83 17.16 10.11 22.10 10.09 13.74 9.45 

 CV(%) ................................ 7.94 32.80 25.40 24.90 13.91 20.22 17.13 17.29 32.28 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................ 32 11 32 32 44 26 31 39 20 

 SE ................................................................ 3.42 6.67 6.40 8.23 7.51 7.40 9.22 13.66 9.15 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.83 62.12 20.26 25.51 17.18 28.22 29.44 34.85 45.88 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................ 43 59 42 27 51 50 38 51 19 

 SE ................................................................ 4.96 23.83 15.19 7.19 10.70 11.00 9.39 12.58 9.44 

 CV(%) ................................ 11.63 40.38 36.18 26.29 21.18 22.15 24.75 24.62 49.52 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean ................................ 9 20 6 5 6 11 10 10 9 

 SE ................................................................ 1.74 11.59 4.05 2.14 3.32 5.62 3.75 4.39 5.44 

 CV(%) ................................ 20.44 58.68 63.64 43.01 54.33 51.00 39.39 43.41 62.02 

 All other apparel products and 

 services 

 Mean ................................ 34 39 36 22 44 39 28 41 10 

 SE ................................................................ 4.19 21.18 14.52 7.24 9.37 8.93 7.01 10.32 4.92 

 CV(%) ................................ 12.26 53.96 40.78 32.40 21.09 23.12 24.66 25.18 47.90 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................ 141 7 79 259 143 141 136 174 83 

 SE ................................................................ 19.82 1.21 29.99 89.82 25.60 36.91 38.12 69.44 31.53 

 CV(%) ................................ 14.02 16.16 37.83 34.64 17.92 26.21 28.05 40.00 38.01 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................ 21 4 3 10 27 28 33 28 40 

 SE ................................................................ 3.29 2.97 1.07 1.92 6.15 6.54 12.10 9.05 26.59 

 CV(%) ................................ 15.85 81.62 33.66 19.00 22.39 22.99 36.93 32.79 66.53 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................ 98 47 61 70 127 136 105 147 45 

 SE ................................................................ 8.18 16.41 7.84 14.33 22.17 19.92 15.51 25.35 11.10 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.32 35.14 12.87 20.62 17.43 14.67 14.78 17.29 24.55 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and 

 tricycles 

 Mean ................................ 39 18 31 32 53 44 40 62 9 

 SE ................................................................ 5.11 8.85 5.40 11.97 17.00 9.32 10.00 16.09 3.03 

 CV(%) ................................ 13.01 48.26 17.20 36.98 31.95 21.19 24.85 25.94 34.30 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean ................................ 59 28 30 37 74 92 65 85 36 

 SE ................................................................ 6.06 14.65 5.64 7.75 12.28 16.62 12.24 20.50 9.65 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.24 51.66 19.08 20.87 16.60 18.11 18.92 24.24 26.54 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................ 12 18 7 11 12 13 13 18 6 

 SE ................................................................ 2.15 9.52 2.38 4.50 5.64 4.26 3.99 5.84 4.47 

 CV(%) ................................ 17.97 52.61 31.97 39.96 46.66 32.78 30.18 31.93 74.89 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................ 3 4 2 2 3 3 3 4 1 

 SE ................................................................ .44 2.66 .62 .95 1.05 1.24 .89 1.46 .37 

 CV(%) ................................ 16.48 68.75 38.66 39.12 41.72 37.82 30.41 32.63 52.66 

 Education 

 Mean ................................ 314 2 6 106 793 528 211 247 159 

 SE ................................................................ 34.37 .94 1.86 55.09 140.01 98.34 49.03 90.68 103.82 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.95 60.97 29.91 52.05 17.66 18.63 23.28 36.70 65.19 

 All other gifts 

 Mean ................................ 102 13 55 56 116 155 132 165 85 

 SE ................................................................ 12.31 5.97 14.48 15.35 24.01 25.14 41.98 67.69 29.40 

 CV(%) ................................ 12.12 47.33 26.36 27.45 20.66 16.19 31.88 41.08 34.52 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2018