Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, C

Survey, 1992

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

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Number of consumer units (in thousands).........| 100,019 | 11,190 | 17,872 | 10,130 | 19,333 | Percent distribution of consumer units..........| 100.0 | 11.2 | 17.9 | 10.1 | 19.3 | 

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

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Income before taxes 1/........................| $33,854 | $10,662 | $23,324 | $18,654 | $32,090 | $Income after taxes 1/.........................| 30,786 | 10,376 | 20,760 | 17,566 | 29,603 | Age of reference person.......................| 47.6 | 69.3 | 38.9 | 62.1 | 46.8 | 

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

Persons.....................................| 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | Children under 18...........................| .7 | n.a. | n.a. | .6 | 1.1 | Persons 65 and over.........................| .3 | .8 | .1 | 1.1 | .3 | Earners.....................................| 1.3 | n.a. | 1.0 | n.a. | 1.0 | Vehicles....................................| 1.9 | .7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 

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Percent distribution: | | | | | | 

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Sex of reference person: | | | | | | 

Male......................................| 64 | 30 | 54 | 68 | 63 | Female....................................| 36 | 70 | 46 | 32 | 37 | 

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Housing tenure: | | | | | | 

Percent homeowner.........................| 61 | 56 | 35 | 68 | 64 | 

With mortgage...........................| 36 | 7 | 23 | 12 | 36 | Without mortgage........................| 25 | 49 | 12 | 56 | 28 | 

Renter....................................| 39 | 44 | 65 | 32 | 36 | 

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Race of reference person: | | | | | | 

Black.....................................| 11 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 14 | White and other...........................| 89 | 88 | 89 | 82 | 86 | 

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Education of reference person: | | | | | | 

Elementary (1-8)..........................| 10 | 24 | 4 | 23 | 12 | High school (9-12)........................| 43 | 47 | 32 | 52 | 47 | College...................................| 46 | 27 | 64 | 23 | 41 | Never attended and other..................| (2) | 1 | (3) | 2 | (2) | 

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At least one vehicle owned..................| 86 | 56 | 81 | 77 | 89 | 

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Annual aggregate expenditures...................|$2,985,625 | 4.6 | 12.7 | 6.4 | 19.3 | 

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Food..........................................| 427,638 | 4.7 | 10.7 | 6.8 | 18.8 | 

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Food at home................................| 264,469 | 5.5 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 20.5 | 

Cereals and bakery products...............| 41,120 | 5.7 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 20.4 | 

Cereals and cereal products.............| 14,103 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 21.9 | Bakery products.........................| 27,017 | 6.0 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 19.6 | 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............| 68,783 | 5.1 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 21.2 | 

Beef....................................| 21,067 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 21.1 | Pork....................................| 15,582 | 5.4 | 7.0 | 9.5 | 21.7 | Other meats.............................| 9,376 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 20.9 | Poultry.................................| 12,320 | 5.5 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 21.1 | Fish and seafood........................| 7,662 | 4.7 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 20.7 | Eggs....................................| 2,776 | 7.2 | 8.8 | 10.4 | 22.9 | 

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Dairy products............................| 30,179 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 20.7 | 

Fresh milk and cream....................| 13,392 | 5.8 | 8.2 | 9.6 | 21.0 | Other dairy products....................| 16,788 | 5.3 | 9.3 | 7.3 | 20.5 | 

Fruits and vegetables.....................| 42,879 | 6.6 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 21.3 | 

Fresh fruits............................| 12,750 | 7.0 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 21.0 | Fresh vegetables........................| 12,668 | 5.8 | 9.3 | 8.7 | 22.0 | Processed fruits........................| 10,023 | 6.9 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 21.3 | Processed vegetables....................| 7,438 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 20.4 | 

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Other food at home........................| 81,508 | 5.0 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 19.4 | 

Sugar and other sweets..................| 10,239 | 5.6 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 20.3 | Fats and oils...........................| 7,239 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 10.3 | 20.4 | Miscellaneous foods.....................| 38,455 | 4.8 | 8.6 | 6.4 | 19.1 | Nonalcoholic beverages..................| 21,293 | 5.1 | 9.3 | 7.3 | 19.1 | Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | | 

on out-of-town trips...................| 4,282 | 3.1 | 12.2 | 7.4 | 19.9 | 

Food away from home.........................| 163,169 | 3.5 | 14.3 | 4.5 | 16.2 | 

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Alcoholic beverages...........................| 30,141 | 3.7 | 22.5 | 4.8 | 16.4 | 

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Housing.......................................| 947,902 | 5.9 | 13.9 | 7.1 | 20.1 | 

Shelter.....................................| 541,211 | 5.6 | 16.0 | 6.0 | 19.9 | 

Owned dwellings...........................| 331,101 | 3.5 | 10.8 | 5.5 | 20.7 | 

Mortgage interest and charges...........| 196,814 | .9 | 11.0 | 2.4 | 19.9 | Property taxes..........................| 78,241 | 6.3 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 20.5 | Maintenance, repairs, insurance, | | | | | | 

other expenses.........................| 56,046 | 8.6 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 23.6 | 

Rented dwellings..........................| 176,128 | 10.0 | 26.5 | 6.8 | 18.9 | Other lodging.............................| 33,981 | 2.6 | 11.9 | 7.1 | 16.9 | 

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Utilities, fuels, and public services.......| 198,428 | 7.4 | 11.7 | 9.8 | 21.2 | 

Natural gas...............................| 25,240 | 8.7 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 22.4 | Electricity...............................| 78,681 | 6.9 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 21.4 | Fuel oil and other fuels..................| 9,223 | 12.9 | 8.2 | 11.5 | 21.5 | Telephone services........................| 62,266 | 6.6 | 15.3 | 8.5 | 20.5 | Water and other public services...........| 23,018 | 7.4 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 21.2 | 

Household operations........................| 48,689 | 9.3 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 21.5 | 

Personal services.........................| 24,231 | 9.0 | 4/1.5 | 2.7 | 22.0 | Other household expenses..................| 24,458 | 9.7 | 12.4 | 8.3 | 21.0 | 

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Housekeeping supplies.......................| 43,325 | 7.0 | 9.5 | 7.4 | 18.3 | 

Laundry and cleaning supplies.............| 11,847 | 5.4 | 9.4 | 7.2 | 20.2 | Other household products..................| 19,543 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 18.0 | Postage and stationery....................| 11,935 | 7.9 | 12.5 | 7.9 | 17.0 | 

Household furnishings and equipment.........| 116,250 | 3.5 | 12.1 | 7.8 | 19.0 | 

Household textiles........................| 9,216 | 3.9 | 8.6 | 6.4 | 15.7 | 

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Furniture.................................| 31,621 | 2.0 | 13.4 | 4.6 | 23.2 | 

Floor coverings...........................| 7,078 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 24.9 | 17.4 | Major appliances..........................| 14,072 | 3.9 | 14.2 | 11.0 | 18.4 | Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares| 8,423 | 3.4 | 11.2 | 6.5 | 19.1 | Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 45,839 | 3.7 | 12.4 | 6.9 | 17.1 | 

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Apparel and services..........................| 171,143 | 3.1 | 12.9 | 4.7 | 18.2 | 

Men and boys................................| 45,018 | 1.9 | 13.0 | 4.2 | 19.3 | 

Men, 16 and over..........................| 36,970 | 1.9 | 15.3 | 4.3 | 17.5 | Boys, 2 to 15.............................| 8,048 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 27.6 | 

Women and girls.............................| 68,056 | 4.3 | 12.0 | 4.3 | 17.4 | 

Women, 16 and over........................| 58,644 | 4.9 | 13.6 | 4.3 | 16.4 | Girls, 2 to 15............................| 9,412 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 24.0 | 

Children under 2............................| 7,772 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 28.2 | Footwear....................................| 23,124 | 3.0 | 11.9 | 6.6 | 18.5 | Other apparel products and services.........| 27,173 | 3.0 | 18.5 | 4.3 | 15.2 | 

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Transportation................................| 522,935 | 2.6 | 11.5 | 5.8 | 19.1 | 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)..............| 218,903 | 1.5 | 9.7 | 5.1 | 19.5 | 

Cars and trucks, new......................| 113,113 | 4/1.0 | 10.0 | 5.3 | 19.8 | Cars and trucks, used.....................| 102,226 | 2.1 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 19.5 | Other vehicles............................| 3,563 | (5) | 24.2 | 4/.8 | 4/10.9 | 

Gasoline and motor oil......................| 97,351 | 3.3 | 11.6 | 6.6 | 19.9 | Other vehicle expenses......................| 177,630 | 3.2 | 12.9 | 5.8 | 18.3 | 

Vehicle finance charges...................| 25,631 | 1.1 | 10.9 | 2.3 | 16.9 | Maintenance and repairs...................| 61,221 | 3.9 | 13.5 | 6.5 | 19.1 | Vehicle insurance.........................| 62,916 | 3.9 | 12.0 | 6.8 | 19.1 | Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, | | | | | | 

other charges............................| 27,862 | 2.2 | 15.7 | 5.3 | 15.6 | 

Public transportation.......................| 29,052 | 5.3 | 16.7 | 8.7 | 18.3 | 

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Health care...................................| 163,467 | 9.9 | 8.7 | 14.1 | 20.8 | 

Health insurance............................| 72,561 | 11.5 | 7.8 | 15.7 | 21.0 | Medical services............................| 53,312 | 6.3 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 21.2 | Drugs.......................................| 27,857 | 13.6 | 7.5 | 18.1 | 21.4 | Medical supplies............................| 9,737 | 8.2 | 9.6 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 

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Entertainment.................................| 150,022 | 3.1 | 12.4 | 5.7 | 21.4 | 

Fees and admissions.........................| 37,926 | 3.0 | 14.2 | 6.8 | 17.5 | Television, radios, sound equipment.........| 49,190 | 4.6 | 14.3 | 6.1 | 18.6 | Pets, toys, and playground equipment........| 27,427 | 3.6 | 11.3 | 5.0 | 20.5 | Other entertainment supplies, equipment, | | | | | | 

and services...............................| 35,479 | .7 | 8.5 | 4.7 | 30.3 | 

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Personal care products and services...........| 38,755 | 4.5 | 11.6 | 7.5 | 18.1 | 

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Reading.......................................| 16,157 | 6.1 | 15.6 | 8.5 | 17.8 | 

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Education.....................................| 42,613 | 3.5 | 17.6 | 1.9 | 15.6 | 

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Tobacco products and smoking supplies.........| 27,497 | 5.1 | 13.7 | 7.3 | 21.0 | 

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Miscellaneous.................................| 76,491 | 4.5 | 16.3 | 6.4 | 19.3 | 

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Cash contributions............................| 95,855 | 8.8 | 14.3 | 10.2 | 22.2 | 

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Personal insurance and pensions...............| 275,009 | .4 | 13.4 | .9 | 16.4 | 

Life and other personal insurance...........| 35,283 | 2.8 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 20.4 | 

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Pensions and Social Security................| 239,726 | 4/.1 | 14.3 | 4/.2 | 15.8 | 

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

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Money income before taxes.....................| 2,924,780 | 3.5 | 12.6 | 5.7 | 17.9 | 

Wages and salaries..........................| 2,165,375 | (5) | 14.1 | (3) | 15.8 | Self-employment income......................| 215,112 | (5) | 11.4 | (5) | 27.9 | Social Security, private and government | | | | | | 

retirement.................................| 335,837 | 23.6 | 4.2 | 34.7 | 22.0 | 

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

property income............................| 97,610 | 13.8 | 9.7 | 27.4 | 20.8 | 

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

veterans' benefits.........................| 29,424 | 6.4 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 22.4 | 

Public assistance, supplemental security | | | | | | 

income, food stamps........................| 40,692 | 10.1 | 1.5 | 42.3 | 29.2 | 

Regular contributions for support...........| 29,003 | 10.6 | 28.6 | 6.5 | 22.5 | Other income................................| 11,727 | 5.6 | 29.1 | 3.3 | 20.0 | 

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Personal taxes................................| 265,024 | 1.0 | 15.3 | 3.6 | 15.3 | 

Federal income taxes........................| 197,518 | .7 | 15.7 | 3.3 | 15.1 | State and local income taxes................| 53,936 | .4 | 15.5 | 2.5 | 14.7 | Other taxes.................................| 13,570 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 13.9 | 21.7 | 

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Income after taxes............................| 2,659,756 | 3.7 | 12.4 | 5.9 | 18.2 | 

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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.5/ No data reported.n.a. Not applicable.

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