Table 1501. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consume

Survey, 1996

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

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Number of consumer units (in thousands).........| 104,212| 54,679| 22,717| 5,542| 14,390| 7,900 | 4,131| Percent distribution of consumer units..........| 100.0| 52.5| 21.8| 5.3| 13.8| 7.6 | 4.0| 

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Consumer unit characteristics (mean values): | | | | | | | | 

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Income before taxes 1/........................| $38,014|$50,616|$45,355|$53,847|$53,637|$59,342 |$48,205| $2Income after taxes 1/.........................| 34,864| 46,215| 41,116| 49,241| 48,995| 54,434 | 44,970| 2Age of reference person.......................| 47.7| 48.1| 56.1| 31.8| 39.4| 51.9 | 48.8| 

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Average number in consumer unit: | | | | | | | | 

Persons.....................................| 2.5| 3.2| 2.0| 3.5| 4.2| 3.9 | 4.9| Children under 18...........................| .7| .9| n.a. | 1.5| 2.2| .6 | 1.5| Persons 65 and over.........................| .3| .3| .7| (2) | (2) | .2 | .5| Earners.....................................| 1.3| 1.7| 1.2| 1.7| 1.9| 2.6 | 2.4| Vehicles....................................| 1.9| 2.5| 2.3| 2.1| 2.5| 3.3 | 2.7| 

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Percent distribution: | | | | | | | | 

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Sex of reference person: | | | | | | | | 

Male......................................| 60| 81| 83| 74| 80| 86 | 75| Female....................................| 40| 19| 17| 26| 20| 14 | 25| 

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Housing tenure: | | | | | | | | 

Homeowner.................................| 64| 80| 83| 68| 76| 87 | 76| 

With mortgage...........................| 38| 52| 38| 63| 65| 60 | 53| Without mortgage........................| 26| 28| 45| 6| 11| 27 | 23| 

Renter....................................| 36| 20| 17| 32| 24| 13 | 24| 

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Race of reference person: | | | | | | | | 

Black.....................................| 12| 7| 5| 6| 8| 10 | 14| White and other...........................| 88| 93| 95| 94| 92| 90 | 86| 

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Education of reference person: | | | | | | | | 

Elementary (1-8)..........................| 8| 7| 8| 2| 5| 9 | 14| High school (9-12)........................| 41| 40| 39| 35| 40| 41 | 46| College...................................| 50| 53| 52| 63| 56| 50 | 39| Never attended and other..................| (3) | (3) | (3) | (4) | (4) | (3) | 1| 

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At least one vehicle owned..................| 85| 94| 94| 93| 95| 96 | 93| 

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Annual aggregate expenditures...................|$3,520,193| 67.1| 24.7| 6.9| 19.5| 10.6 | 5.5| 

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Food..........................................| 488,601| 67.8| 22.8| 5.7| 22.8| 10.7 | 5.8| 

Food at home................................| 299,005| 68.1| 21.7| 6.2| 23.2| 10.7 | 6.3| 

Cereals and bakery products...............| 46,483| 68.4| 21.2| 5.9| 25.0| 10.6 | 5.8| 

Cereals and cereal products.............| 17,222| 66.3| 18.6| 6.2| 25.8| 9.9 | 5.9| Bakery products.........................| 29,261| 69.6| 22.7| 5.7| 24.4| 11.0 | 5.8| 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............| 76,621| 67.5| 21.1| 5.6| 22.5| 11.5 | 6.9| 

Beef....................................| 22,337| 68.8| 20.5| 5.8| 23.3| 11.4 | 7.8| Pork....................................| 16,333| 65.3| 20.2| 5.2| 22.5| 10.8 | 6.7| Other meats.............................| 10,270| 69.6| 21.1| 5.1| 23.9| 12.5 | 6.9| Poultry.................................| 15,001| 67.6| 21.3| 5.9| 21.6| 12.1 | 6.6| Fish and seafood........................| 9,146| 67.4| 23.9| 5.8| 21.1| 10.6 | 5.9| Eggs....................................| 3,535| 64.5| 21.2| 5.0| 20.4| 11.4 | 6.5| 

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Dairy products............................| 32,435| 68.6| 20.7| 6.8| 24.1| 10.6 | 6.4| 

Fresh milk and cream....................| 13,762| 68.3| 18.4| 7.1| 25.8| 10.3 | 6.6| Other dairy products....................| 18,674| 68.8| 22.4| 6.7| 22.9| 10.7 | 6.2| 

Fruits and vegetables.....................| 50,971| 68.6| 23.6| 6.1| 22.2| 10.3 | 6.4| 

Fresh fruits............................| 15,957| 69.9| 24.5| 6.4| 21.3| 11.4 | 6.4| Fresh vegetables........................| 15,324| 69.4| 24.0| 5.3| 22.6| 10.4 | 7.1| Processed fruits........................| 11,395| 66.8| 22.6| 6.7| 22.6| 9.2 | 5.6| Processed vegetables....................| 8,294| 67.2| 22.6| 6.1| 22.9| 9.6 | 6.1| 

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Other food at home........................| 92,494| 67.8| 21.6| 6.7| 23.3| 10.3 | 5.9| 

Sugar and other sweets..................| 11,890| 68.3| 23.8| 5.4| 23.6| 10.1 | 5.4| Fats and oils...........................| 8,640| 66.7| 22.9| 5.4| 21.2| 11.0 | 6.3| Miscellaneous foods.....................| 40,625| 68.8| 20.3| 8.3| 24.5| 9.6 | 6.2| Nonalcoholic beverages..................| 26,210| 65.5| 20.2| 5.3| 22.8| 11.5 | 5.7| Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | | | | 

on out-of-town trips...................| 5,128| 71.9| 32.3| 6.7| 18.9| 8.2 | 5.8| 

Food away from home.........................| 189,597| 67.4| 24.6| 5.0| 22.0| 10.6 | 5.1| 

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Alcoholic beverages...........................| 32,110| 57.7| 26.3| 4.3| 15.1| 8.5 | 3.5| 

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Housing.......................................| 1,119,705| 64.4| 23.6| 7.8| 18.6| 9.2 | 5.2| 

Shelter.....................................| 631,896| 62.5| 22.3| 7.7| 18.8| 8.8 | 4.9| 

Owned dwellings...........................| 394,193| 73.5| 25.4| 8.8| 22.6| 11.0 | 5.7| 

Mortgage interest and charges...........| 220,326| 75.9| 21.0| 10.9| 26.6| 11.3 | 6.2| Property taxes..........................| 97,879| 72.3| 29.8| 7.1| 19.2| 11.6 | 4.7| Maintenance, repairs, insurance, | | | | | | | | 

other expenses.........................| 75,987| 68.0| 32.4| 4.8| 15.7| 9.6 | 5.5| 

Rented dwellings..........................| 194,213| 38.1| 13.4| 6.1| 11.6| 3.5 | 3.5| Other lodging.............................| 43,490| 72.0| 34.3| 4.4| 16.1| 12.8 | 4.5| 

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Utilities, fuels, and public services.......| 244,571| 62.9| 23.7| 5.9| 17.0| 10.8 | 5.5| 

Natural gas...............................| 30,351| 61.6| 23.5| 5.9| 16.9| 10.8 | 4.6| Electricity...............................| 94,569| 64.4| 24.4| 5.9| 17.7| 10.9 | 5.5| Fuel oil and other fuels..................| 11,237| 69.0| 28.2| 4.8| 18.1| 12.7 | 5.2| Telephone services........................| 80,485| 58.9| 21.9| 6.1| 15.5| 10.0 | 5.4| Water and other public services...........| 27,929| 68.0| 25.2| 5.7| 18.9| 11.8 | 6.4| 

Household operations........................| 54,408| 70.4| 18.8| 21.6| 19.9| 4.7 | 5.5| 

Personal services.........................| 26,954| 74.0| 4.4| 37.4| 23.7| 1.3 | 7.3| Other household expenses..................| 27,454| 66.8| 33.0| 6.0| 16.1| 8.0 | 3.6| 

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Housekeeping supplies.......................| 48,207| 70.9| 26.9| 5.5| 21.7| 11.3 | 5.5| 

Laundry and cleaning supplies.............| 12,384| 69.9| 22.6| 6.0| 22.0| 11.8 | 7.4| Other household products..................| 21,317| 74.4| 28.6| 6.2| 24.5| 9.8 | 5.4| Postage and stationery....................| 14,507| 66.7| 28.0| 4.0| 17.4| 13.1 | 4.2| 

Household furnishings and equipment.........| 140,623| 70.9| 29.7| 7.7| 18.5| 9.0 | 6.1| 

Household textiles........................| 7,908| 65.7| 25.8| 7.0| 17.5| 10.4 | 4.9| Furniture.................................| 33,402| 67.2| 29.1| 7.5| 16.1| 8.3 | 6.3| Floor coverings...........................| 10,481| 86.4| 29.8| 17.1| 18.7| 6.7 | 14.0| Major appliances..........................| 16,881| 72.7| 29.7| 7.2| 18.6| 10.6 | 6.6| Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares| 8,784| 72.2| 30.7| 4.1| 21.2| 11.4 | 4.8| Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 63,167| 70.3| 30.3| 6.9| 19.5| 8.8 | 4.8| 

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Apparel and services..........................| 182,217| 67.1| 19.8| 6.6| 21.5| 11.6 | 7.7| 

Men and boys................................| 44,008| 73.0| 22.7| 6.3| 24.6| 11.7 | 7.6| 

Men, 16 and over..........................| 34,312| 72.4| 27.1| 6.2| 18.2| 13.3 | 7.7| Boys, 2 to 15.............................| 9,696| 74.9| 7.3| 7.0| 47.2| 6.2 | 7.3| 

Women and girls.............................| 74,676| 63.4| 19.6| 5.2| 19.5| 11.8 | 7.3| 

Women, 16 and over........................| 63,155| 61.9| 21.8| 4.7| 15.0| 12.7 | 7.7| Girls, 2 to 15............................| 11,521| 71.5| 7.3| 7.5| 44.4| 7.2 | 5.1| 

Children under 2............................| 8,568| 79.1| 10.9| 33.4| 16.2| 6.8 | 11.8| Footwear....................................| 31,027| 63.5| 15.9| 3.6| 26.0| 9.9 | 8.0| Other apparel products and services.........| 23,939| 68.3| 23.1| 5.6| 18.3| 14.3 | 7.0| 

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Transportation................................| 665,046| 69.2| 25.2| 6.9| 19.1| 12.0 | 5.9| 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)..............| 293,337| 70.2| 24.5| 7.5| 20.6| 11.3 | 6.4| 

Cars and trucks, new......................| 125,960| 74.8| 30.0| 8.2| 20.8| 11.1 | 4.6| Cars and trucks, used.....................| 163,401| 67.6| 20.8| 7.1| 20.4| 11.5 | 7.8| Other vehicles............................| 3,976| 33.1| (2) | 5/1.7| 21.8| 5/7.7 | 5/1.9| 

Gasoline and motor oil......................| 112,713| 68.6| 23.8| 6.6| 19.1| 13.2 | 5.9| Other vehicle expenses......................| 214,470| 69.1| 25.6| 6.9| 18.0| 13.0 | 5.5| 

Vehicle finance charges...................| 28,716| 73.1| 23.3| 8.1| 22.1| 13.1 | 6.6| Maintenance and repairs...................| 67,248| 67.0| 25.1| 5.8| 18.4| 12.0 | 5.7| Vehicle insurance.........................| 72,693| 68.1| 25.8| 6.1| 16.4| 14.0 | 5.7| Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, | | | | | | | | 

other charges............................| 45,813| 71.5| 27.7| 8.9| 17.5| 13.1 | 4.3| 

Public transportation.......................| 44,526| 64.0| 32.0| 3.7| 14.7| 9.2 | 4.5| 

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Health care...................................| 184,457| 69.0| 30.9| 6.0| 16.7| 10.5 | 4.9| 

Health insurance............................| 86,178| 68.9| 32.3| 5.8| 15.2| 10.8 | 4.8| Medical services............................| 56,638| 71.3| 27.0| 7.7| 21.2| 10.9 | 4.6| Drugs.......................................| 31,518| 66.4| 35.0| 3.8| 12.5| 9.5 | 5.5| Medical supplies............................| 10,123| 65.1| 27.3| 5.3| 17.3| 9.0 | 6.3| 

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Entertainment.................................| 191,029| 69.2| 26.8| 6.0| 21.9| 8.8 | 5.7| 

Fees and admissions.........................| 47,828| 70.7| 27.7| 5.8| 23.1| 10.4 | 3.7| Television, radios, sound equipment.........| 58,451| 63.4| 22.3| 5.8| 19.6| 10.6 | 5.2| Pets, toys, and playground equipment........| 34,864| 71.9| 28.5| 7.5| 23.1| 7.3 | 5.6| Other entertainment supplies, equipment, | | | | | | | | 

and services...............................| 49,885| 72.7| 30.0| 5.3| 22.6| 6.4 | 8.4| 

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Personal care products and services...........| 53,380| 66.9| 24.7| 6.1| 19.4| 11.5 | 5.1| 

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Reading.......................................| 16,593| 65.8| 30.1| 5.7| 16.4| 9.8 | 3.8| 

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Education.....................................| 54,554| 64.9| 17.1| 3.1| 21.7| 17.8 | 5.2| 

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Tobacco products and smoking supplies.........| 26,539| 57.8| 20.2| 4.5| 15.9| 10.2 | 6.9| 

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Miscellaneous.................................| 89,055| 59.6| 26.9| 4.9| 13.8| 9.1 | 4.9| 

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Cash contributions............................| 98,010| 68.0| 34.1| 5.9| 15.2| 9.7 | 3.1| 

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Personal insurance and pensions...............| 318,898| 73.3| 26.1| 8.3| 21.4| 12.3 | 5.1| 

Life and other personal insurance...........| 36,796| 76.4| 29.9| 7.6| 20.4| 12.4 | 6.2| Pensions and Social Security................| 282,103| 72.9| 25.6| 8.4| 21.6| 12.3 | 5.0| 

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Sources of income and personal taxes: 1/ | | | | | | | | 

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Money income before taxes.....................| 3,141,043| 69.5| 25.9| 7.7| 19.1| 11.7 | 5.0| 

Wages and salaries..........................| 2,442,526| 71.8| 22.9| 9.3| 21.9| 12.5 | 5.2| Self-employment income......................| 191,525| 74.1| 27.0| 5.8| 24.1| 13.3 | 3.9| Social Security, private and government | | | | | | | | 

retirement.................................| 358,135| 60.6| 46.3| .3| 1.7| 7.4 | 4.9| 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other | | | | | | | | 

property income............................| 62,905| 60.5| 42.7| .6| 8.0| 7.7 | 1.4| 

Unemployment and workers' compensation, | | | | | | | | 

veterans' benefits.........................| 17,563| 65.2| 19.8| 5.0| 15.4| 17.3 | 7.6| 

Public assistance, supplemental security | | | | | | | | 

income, food stamps........................| 36,141| 32.4| 8.4| 2.6| 10.3| 3.8 | 7.3| 

Regular contributions for support...........| 20,057| 25.2| 7.7| 5/3.0| 6.9| 2.8 | 4.9| Other income................................| 12,190| 46.3| 17.5| 4.5| 13.5| 5.6 | 5.2| 

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Personal taxes................................| 260,290| 73.0| 29.3| 8.0| 20.0| 11.7 | 4.1| 

Federal income taxes........................| 195,963| 72.8| 28.5| 8.3| 20.1| 11.8 | 4.1| State and local income taxes................| 54,980| 73.7| 30.5| 7.4| 20.4| 11.4 | 4.1| Other taxes.................................| 9,347| 72.8| 36.8| 5.3| 16.3| 10.5 | 4.0| 

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Income after taxes............................| 2,880,752| 69.2| 25.6| 7.7| 19.1| 11.7 | 5.1| 

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1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary.2/ Value less than 0.05.3/ Value less than 0.5.4/ No data reported.5/ Data are likely to have large sampling errors.n.a. Not applicable.

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