Table 1800. Region of residence: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expend

1994

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

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Item | Aggregate | Northeast | Midwest | South 

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Number of consumer units (in thousands).........| 102,210 | 20,473 | 25,983 | 34,374 Percent distribution of consumer units..........| 100.0 | 20.0 | 25.4 | 33.6 

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

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Income before taxes 1/........................| $36,838 | $39,464 | $33,628 | $34,002 Income after taxes 1/.........................| 33,755 | 36,623 | 30,895 | 31,290 Age of reference person.......................| 47.6 | 49.4 | 47.5 | 47.5 

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Average number in consumer unit: | | | | 

Persons.....................................| 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 Children under 18...........................| .7 | .7 | .7 | .7 Persons 65 and over.........................| .3 | .4 | .3 | .3 Earners.....................................| 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 Vehicles....................................| 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 

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Percent distribution: | | | | 

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Sex of reference person: | | | | 

Male......................................| 62 | 57 | 64 | 62 Female....................................| 38 | 43 | 36 | 38 

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Housing tenure: | | | | 

Homeowner.................................| 63 | 60 | 65 | 66 

With mortgage...........................| 37 | 33 | 38 | 37 Without mortgage........................| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 

Renter....................................| 37 | 40 | 35 | 34 

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Race of reference person: | | | | 

Black.....................................| 11 | 9 | 10 | 17 White and other...........................| 89 | 91 | 90 | 83 

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Education of reference person: | | | | 

Elementary (1-8)..........................| 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 High school (9-12)........................| 43 | 47 | 46 | 44 College...................................| 48 | 44 | 46 | 45 Never attended and other..................| (2) | (2) | (3) | (2) 

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At least one vehicle owned..................| 86 | 78 | 88 | 87 

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Annual aggregate expenditures...................| $3,243,017 | 20.6 | 24.3 | 31.9 

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Food..........................................| 449,565 | 21.4 | 24.2 | 32.4 

Food at home................................| 276,371 | 21.8 | 23.8 | 32.5 

Cereals and bakery products...............| 43,682 | 22.6 | 24.4 | 31.6 

Cereals and cereal products.............| 16,482 | 21.2 | 24.3 | 31.7 Bakery products.........................| 27,200 | 23.4 | 24.5 | 31.5 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............| 74,637 | 23.1 | 22.4 | 34.4 

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Beef....................................| 23,106 | 21.1 | 22.8 | 35.6 

Pork....................................| 15,870 | 20.8 | 23.9 | 36.7 Other meats.............................| 9,573 | 23.8 | 25.8 | 31.1 Poultry.................................| 13,918 | 26.2 | 21.2 | 33.4 Fish and seafood........................| 9,113 | 27.6 | 17.7 | 32.5 Eggs....................................| 3,057 | 19.7 | 20.9 | 34.7 

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Dairy products............................| 29,441 | 22.2 | 23.6 | 31.6 

Fresh milk and cream....................| 12,955 | 20.9 | 24.3 | 32.4 Other dairy products....................| 16,486 | 23.2 | 23.1 | 31.0 

Fruits and vegetables.....................| 44,486 | 23.5 | 23.3 | 31.1 

Fresh fruits............................| 13,555 | 23.8 | 23.0 | 29.8 Fresh vegetables........................| 13,746 | 25.1 | 21.3 | 30.9 Processed fruits........................| 9,485 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 29.8 Processed vegetables....................| 7,701 | 20.4 | 24.3 | 35.6 

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Other food at home........................| 84,125 | 19.1 | 24.9 | 32.3 

Sugar and other sweets..................| 10,725 | 19.7 | 25.4 | 32.3 Fats and oils...........................| 8,076 | 20.8 | 21.5 | 35.2 Miscellaneous foods.....................| 36,849 | 18.5 | 25.1 | 32.0 Nonalcoholic beverages..................| 23,732 | 19.2 | 25.5 | 32.8 Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | 

on out-of-town trips...................| 4,744 | 19.3 | 25.0 | 26.1 

Food away from home.........................| 173,194 | 21.0 | 24.9 | 32.3 

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Alcoholic beverages...........................| 28,341 | 22.6 | 22.5 | 31.7 

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Housing.......................................| 1,032,674 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 30.1 

Shelter.....................................| 581,190 | 23.7 | 22.0 | 27.9 

Owned dwellings...........................| 356,887 | 23.4 | 23.0 | 28.1 

Mortgage interest and charges...........| 196,111 | 21.1 | 21.7 | 28.1 Property taxes..........................| 94,197 | 31.3 | 25.2 | 25.1 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, | | | | 

other expenses.........................| 66,579 | 19.3 | 23.4 | 32.4 

Rented dwellings..........................| 183,915 | 23.6 | 19.6 | 28.0 Other lodging.............................| 40,389 | 26.2 | 24.4 | 25.9 

Utilities, fuels, and public services.......| 223,691 | 21.4 | 24.4 | 34.9 

Natural gas...............................| 28,898 | 25.2 | 37.6 | 20.0 Electricity...............................| 88,053 | 18.7 | 21.4 | 42.2 Fuel oil and other fuels..................| 10,014 | 52.0 | 22.2 | 19.2 Telephone services........................| 70,506 | 20.3 | 24.4 | 33.7 Water and other public services...........| 26,220 | 17.1 | 21.0 | 36.0 

Household operations........................| 50,096 | 20.3 | 21.0 | 32.9 

Personal services.........................| 23,487 | 21.5 | 23.2 | 31.4 Other household expenses..................| 26,609 | 19.2 | 19.1 | 34.2 

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Housekeeping supplies.......................| 40,079 | 20.9 | 25.0 | 31.8 

Laundry and cleaning supplies.............| 11,144 | 19.4 | 26.3 | 31.6 Other household products..................| 17,721 | 21.7 | 23.5 | 33.2 Postage and stationery....................| 11,214 | 21.3 | 26.0 | 29.7 

Household furnishings and equipment.........| 137,617 | 20.3 | 25.1 | 30.4 

Household textiles........................| 10,147 | 22.6 | 25.3 | 34.0 Furniture.................................| 32,547 | 20.5 | 27.6 | 28.5 Floor coverings...........................| 12,215 | 25.4 | 25.2 | 20.7 Major appliances..........................| 15,224 | 17.5 | 24.2 | 34.2 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares| 8,242 | 18.0 | 25.0 | 30.9 Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 59,242 | 19.7 | 23.9 | 31.7 

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Apparel and services..........................| 167,683 | 23.4 | 25.1 | 29.9 

Men and boys................................| 40,244 | 22.4 | 26.8 | 28.3 

Men, 16 and over..........................| 31,054 | 21.7 | 26.4 | 30.0 Boys, 2 to 15.............................| 9,190 | 24.5 | 28.2 | 22.4 

Women and girls.............................| 66,459 | 24.2 | 25.3 | 29.9 

Women, 16 and over........................| 56,269 | 24.8 | 24.6 | 29.8 Girls, 2 to 15............................| 10,189 | 21.0 | 29.2 | 30.5 

Children under 2............................| 8,147 | 21.5 | 26.6 | 27.3 Footwear....................................| 25,847 | 25.0 | 24.1 | 29.9 Other apparel products and services.........| 26,987 | 21.8 | 22.3 | 32.8 

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Transportation................................| 617,721 | 16.9 | 26.1 | 34.2 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)..............| 278,486 | 13.7 | 28.8 | 36.3 

Cars and trucks, new......................| 142,124 | 13.6 | 26.5 | 40.4 Cars and trucks, used.....................| 131,847 | 14.1 | 31.1 | 32.1 Other vehicles............................| 4,515 | 4/5.8 | 35.4 | 27.1 

Gasoline and motor oil......................| 100,770 | 16.9 | 25.2 | 35.3 Other vehicle expenses......................| 199,518 | 19.1 | 23.6 | 32.5 

Vehicle finance charges...................| 24,050 | 12.6 | 28.6 | 38.5 Maintenance and repairs...................| 69,483 | 18.9 | 22.8 | 31.4 Vehicle insurance.........................| 70,488 | 20.5 | 23.1 | 33.8 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, | | | | 

other charges............................| 35,498 | 21.3 | 22.9 | 28.2 

Public transportation.......................| 38,947 | 28.9 | 21.4 | 24.7 

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Health care...................................| 179,321 | 19.2 | 24.6 | 35.5 

Health insurance............................| 83,296 | 20.0 | 25.1 | 35.8 Medical services............................| 58,365 | 19.2 | 22.6 | 34.0 Drugs.......................................| 29,186 | 17.4 | 26.8 | 37.8 Medical supplies............................| 8,474 | 16.3 | 25.9 | 35.4 

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Entertainment.................................| 160,110 | 19.4 | 25.2 | 30.4 

Fees and admissions.........................| 44,881 | 22.8 | 23.4 | 29.3 Television, radios, sound equipment.........| 54,487 | 19.8 | 25.3 | 32.2 Pets, toys, and playground equipment........| 29,480 | 20.3 | 24.3 | 32.0 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, | | | | 

and services...............................| 31,262 | 12.9 | 28.2 | 27.5 

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Personal care products and services...........| 40,449 | 20.0 | 24.6 | 32.8 

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Reading.......................................| 16,844 | 23.2 | 24.8 | 27.7 

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Education.....................................| 46,992 | 22.0 | 25.0 | 29.6 

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Tobacco products and smoking supplies.........| 26,426 | 19.8 | 28.6 | 35.3 

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Miscellaneous.................................| 76,484 | 17.9 | 26.0 | 30.6 

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Cash contributions............................| 98,153 | 21.6 | 23.7 | 35.2 

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Personal insurance and pensions...............| 302,253 | 20.0 | 23.4 | 31.4 

Life and other personal insurance...........| 40,648 | 20.8 | 25.2 | 36.5 Pensions and Social Security................| 261,605 | 19.9 | 23.1 | 30.6 

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

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Money income before taxes.....................| 3,167,858 | 20.9 | 22.4 | 30.8 

Wages and salaries..........................| 2,390,220 | 21.0 | 22.9 | 31.5 

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Self-employment income......................| 210,864 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 23.2 

Social Security, private and government | | | | 

retirement.................................| 361,451 | 22.9 | 24.1 | 30.5 

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

property income............................| 99,733 | 18.5 | 16.9 | 33.3 

Unemployment and workers' compensation, | | | | 

veterans' benefits.........................| 27,189 | 26.7 | 21.8 | 27.1 

Public assistance, supplemental security | | | | 

income, food stamps........................| 41,520 | 23.2 | 19.1 | 29.0 

Regular contributions for support...........| 24,640 | 17.5 | 23.2 | 29.5 Other income................................| 12,241 | 19.4 | 24.6 | 25.6 

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Personal taxes................................| 265,111 | 18.0 | 21.7 | 29.3 

Federal income taxes........................| 196,757 | 16.7 | 19.9 | 31.1 State and local income taxes................| 54,057 | 21.3 | 25.6 | 23.6 Other taxes.................................| 14,297 | 23.4 | 31.8 | 26.2 

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Income after taxes............................| 2,902,747 | 21.2 | 22.4 | 30.9 

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1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary.2/ Value less than 0.5.3/ Value less than 0.05.4/ Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

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