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

Survey, 2007

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Husband and wife consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

Husband

and wife

only

Husband and wife with children Other

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or over

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ............. 120,171 60,747 25,923 5,865 15,265 8,854 4,841 7,139 52,286 

Percent distribution of consumer units ................... 100.0 50.6 21.6 4.9 12.7 7.4 4.0 5.9 43.5 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ........................................... $63,091 $85,803 $78,434 $83,372 $92,569 $98,952 $82,825 $35,490 $40,473 

Income after taxes .............................................. 60,858 82,724 74,805 80,707 89,839 95,853 81,130 35,046 38,977

Age of reference person ...................................... 48.8 48.9 57.1 32.3 40.1 52.0 48.1 38.6 50.1 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons .............................................................. 2.5 3.2 2.0 3.5 4.2 3.9 4.9 2.9 1.6 

Children under 18 .............................................. .6 .9 n.a. 1.5 2.2 .6 1.4 1.7 .2 

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

Earners .............................................................. 1.3 1.7 1.2 1.7 1.8 2.5 2.4 1.0 1.0 

Vehicles ............................................................. 1.9 2.5 2.4 2.1 2.6 3.1 2.7 1.2 1.3 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ................................................................... 47 53 57 53 49 53 48 14 44 

Female ............................................................... 53 47 43 47 51 47 52 86 56 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ........................................................ 67 82 85 68 81 88 77 41 52 

With mortgage .................................................. 43 57 45 64 71 67 57 33 29 

Without mortgage ............................................. 23 25 40 4 10 22 20 8 23 

Renter ................................................................ 33 18 15 32 19 12 23 59 48 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ................................. 12 8 6 8 8 11 11 32 14 

White, Asian, and all other races ....................... 88 92 94 92 92 89 89 68 86 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .............................................. 12 12 6 14 17 13 24 17 10 

Not Hispanic or Latino ........................................ 88 88 94 86 83 87 76 83 89 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ................................................ 5 5 5 3 4 6 10 4 6 

High school (9-12) .............................................. 35 32 33 23 29 36 42 44 36 

College ............................................................... 60 62 61 73 67 58 47 52 58 

Never attended and other .................................. 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 1 2 ( ) 2 ( )

At least one vehicle owned or leased .................. 88 97 96 96 97 98 96 81 80 

Annual aggregate expenditures ............................. $5,964,504 65.4 25.9 6.1 18.2 10.2 5.0 4.4 30.2 

Food ..................................................................... 736,786 65.6 25.1 5.6 19.3 10.3 5.3 4.8 29.6 

Food at home ..................................................... 416,229 65.6 24.2 5.9 19.1 10.6 5.8 4.9 29.4 

Cereals and bakery products ........................... 55,203 66.2 23.8 5.4 20.5 10.7 5.8 5.2 28.7 

Cereals and cereal products .......................... 17,139 65.3 21.9 5.5 21.9 10.1 5.9 5.4 29.3 

Bakery products ............................................. 38,064 66.6 24.7 5.3 19.9 10.9 5.7 5.0 28.4 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......................... 93,320 64.7 23.6 4.8 18.7 11.2 6.3 5.3 30.0 

Beef ................................................................ 25,977 65.3 23.0 5.6 19.5 10.7 6.6 4.6 30.1 

Pork ................................................................ 17,976 64.6 25.1 4.9 18.0 10.9 5.8 5.8 29.5 

Other meats ................................................... 12,551 64.1 22.4 4.7 18.9 12.1 5.9 5.6 30.3 

Poultry ............................................................ 17,039 65.5 21.9 4.7 19.4 12.4 7.1 5.4 29.2 

Fish and seafood ........................................... 14,646 63.7 25.7 3.7 16.9 11.1 6.3 5.6 30.7 

Eggs ............................................................... 5,131 63.8 24.0 5.1 19.2 10.0 5.6 5.2 31.0 

Dairy products .................................................. 46,534 67.3 25.4 6.4 20.2 9.8 5.5 4.8 28.0 

Fresh milk and cream .................................... 18,460 65.9 22.6 7.2 21.4 9.2 5.6 5.2 28.9 

Other dairy products ...................................... 28,074 68.1 27.2 5.8 19.5 10.2 5.4 4.5 27.4 

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

Survey, 2007 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Husband and wife consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

Husband

and wife

only

Husband and wife with children Other

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or over

Fruits and vegetables ....................................... $72,058 66.3 26.2 5.9 18.5 10.0 5.9 4.3 29.4 

Fresh fruits ..................................................... 24,234 67.1 26.8 6.3 18.6 9.6 5.8 3.8 29.1 

Fresh vegetables ........................................... 22,858 67.8 27.3 5.6 18.4 10.3 6.2 3.6 28.7 

Processed fruits ............................................. 13,492 64.3 24.3 6.0 18.0 10.3 5.7 5.1 30.6 

Processed vegetables .................................... 11,475 64.2 24.6 5.4 18.7 9.7 5.8 5.6 30.2 

Other food at home .......................................... 149,114 65.2 23.4 6.5 18.8 10.8 5.7 5.0 29.8 

Sugar and other sweets ................................. 14,954 65.6 25.2 4.7 20.0 10.6 5.2 4.8 29.6 

Fats and oils ................................................... 10,962 66.8 26.9 4.8 18.0 11.1 6.0 4.7 28.5 

Miscellaneous foods ...................................... 78,020 64.9 22.1 7.9 18.8 10.5 5.6 5.3 29.8 

Nonalcoholic beverages ................................. 40,012 64.0 22.9 5.3 18.0 11.7 6.1 4.9 31.1 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ........................................... 5,167 72.9 33.7 5.1 21.6 8.8 3.7 2.9 24.2 

Food away from home ....................................... 320,556 65.6 26.4 5.2 19.5 10.0 4.6 4.6 29.8 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................. 54,849 56.5 28.1 5.4 11.5 8.2 3.3 2.4 41.1 

Housing ................................................................ 2,033,228 62.6 23.7 7.0 18.1 8.9 4.9 5.0 32.4 

Shelter ................................................................ 1,204,440 60.7 22.3 6.7 18.2 8.6 4.9 5.0 34.2 

Owned dwellings .............................................. 808,774 70.2 24.7 7.8 21.9 10.4 5.4 3.5 26.3 

Mortgage interest and charges ...................... 467,470 71.4 20.8 9.5 24.9 10.3 5.9 3.9 24.7 

Property taxes ................................................ 205,356 69.5 28.7 5.8 19.5 10.8 4.7 3.1 27.4 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ...................................................... 135,949 67.5 32.0 5.0 15.6 10.1 5.0 2.3 30.1 

Rented dwellings .............................................. 312,669 32.2 11.4 4.9 8.7 3.4 3.8 9.9 57.9 

Other lodging ................................................... 82,997 75.3 40.0 3.0 17.2 11.0 4.1 2.2 22.5 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ..................... 417,861 61.5 23.5 5.4 16.7 10.4 5.6 5.5 33.0 

Natural gas ....................................................... 57,729 61.9 24.1 5.3 16.7 10.7 5.0 4.6 33.6 

Electricity .......................................................... 156,566 62.0 23.7 5.4 16.8 10.2 5.9 5.8 32.3 

Fuel oil and other fuels ..................................... 18,100 61.9 27.3 5.5 15.8 8.1 5.2 3.1 35.0 

Telephone services .......................................... 133,353 60.0 21.9 5.3 16.5 10.8 5.6 6.0 34.0 

Water and other public services ....................... 52,113 63.7 24.9 5.6 17.1 10.3 5.8 5.2 31.1 

Household operations ........................................ 118,269 69.4 19.3 17.0 21.2 7.1 4.8 6.4 24.2 

Personal services ............................................. 49,926 74.7 4.6 33.0 27.1 4.4 5.5 9.5 15.9 

Other household expenses .............................. 68,343 65.5 30.0 5.3 16.9 9.0 4.3 4.1 30.4 

Housekeeping supplies ...................................... 76,732 69.4 35.0 5.6 15.5 8.8 4.4 4.1 26.6 

Laundry and cleaning supplies ........................ 16,816 64.3 24.7 5.3 18.2 9.7 6.5 6.4 29.2 

Other household products ................................ 41,635 73.7 40.2 6.2 14.1 8.9 4.2 3.6 22.8 

Postage and stationery .................................... 18,281 64.2 32.4 4.6 16.2 7.8 3.1 3.1 32.8 

Household furnishings and equipment ............... 215,927 68.7 30.3 6.8 19.3 8.6 3.8 3.4 27.9 

Household textiles ............................................ 15,990 68.0 29.0 8.6 17.5 8.1 4.8 3.1 28.9 

Furniture ........................................................... 53,557 70.6 30.0 7.2 21.8 7.8 3.8 4.7 24.7 

Floor coverings ................................................ 5,585 70.2 25.9 9.1 24.2 7.0 4.0 3.3 26.5 

Major appliances .............................................. 27,798 69.8 32.2 6.2 16.4 9.7 5.2 3.9 26.2 

Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares 12,142 64.5 28.6 6.7 15.4 9.8 3.9 3.3 32.2 

Miscellaneous household equipment ............... 100,855 68.0 30.5 6.4 19.3 8.7 3.1 2.6 29.5 

Apparel and services ........................................... 225,938 64.1 23.8 6.1 18.9 10.3 5.0 5.9 30.0 

Men and boys .................................................... 52,303 63.3 21.5 5.2 19.6 11.4 5.7 4.5 32.2 

Men, 16 and over ............................................. 42,171 61.5 25.2 4.8 13.9 12.6 5.0 2.2 36.3 

Boys, 2 to 15 .................................................... 10,131 71.0 6.2 7.0 43.1 6.3 8.4 13.9 15.1 

Women and girls ................................................ 89,967 64.2 26.0 4.5 20.2 9.4 4.3 6.9 28.9 

Women, 16 and over ........................................ 75,356 63.0 29.4 4.1 15.2 10.1 4.3 5.6 31.3 

Girls, 2 to 15 ..................................................... 14,611 70.4 8.2 6.5 45.9 5.8 4.1 13.3 16.3 

Children under 2 ................................................ 11,216 70.7 12.8 28.1 16.7 4.8 8.3 6.7 22.6 

Footwear ............................................................ 39,288 64.6 22.7 5.6 20.7 10.4 5.1 6.9 28.5 

Other apparel products and services ................. 33,164 62.2 26.2 5.5 13.3 12.8 4.4 4.0 33.8 

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

Survey, 2007 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Husband and wife consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

Husband

and wife

only

Husband and wife with children Other

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or over

Transportation ...................................................... $1,052,362 67.0 25.7 6.0 18.4 11.3 5.5 4.2 28.8 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ........................... 389,835 69.1 25.5 6.8 19.2 11.8 5.8 3.9 27.0 

Cars and trucks, new ....................................... 188,886 72.5 32.3 6.0 17.9 10.8 5.6 2.4 25.1 

Cars and trucks, used ...................................... 188,293 65.2 18.0 8.0 20.1 12.9 6.2 5.7 29.1 

Other vehicles .................................................. 12,657 76.0 34.7 31.3 26.3 310.1 33.6 3.3 23.7 

Gasoline and motor oil ....................................... 286,448 65.9 24.0 5.6 18.5 11.7 6.1 4.4 29.7 

Other vehicle expenses ..................................... 311,449 65.2 25.8 5.8 17.8 11.0 4.8 4.4 30.3 

Vehicle finance charges ................................... 36,678 70.3 24.7 7.6 19.9 11.4 6.7 4.2 25.5 

Maintenance and repairs ................................. 88,637 64.4 25.8 5.0 17.2 11.9 4.5 4.0 31.6 

Vehicle insurance ............................................. 128,697 62.4 26.3 4.8 16.8 9.9 4.6 5.2 32.4 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .......................................................... 57,438 69.6 25.2 8.2 19.6 12.0 4.7 3.6 26.8 

Public transportation .......................................... 64,629 68.1 35.1 4.7 16.5 8.0 3.8 3.9 27.9 

Health care ........................................................... 342,814 68.6 34.5 4.8 14.6 9.6 5.1 2.6 28.7 

Health insurance ................................................ 185,645 67.9 34.3 4.7 14.3 9.5 5.0 2.5 29.7 

Medical services ................................................ 85,236 70.7 32.4 6.3 17.1 9.6 5.2 3.2 26.1 

Drugs ................................................................. 57,785 67.3 37.9 3.4 11.5 9.4 5.2 2.4 30.3 

Medical supplies ................................................ 14,149 71.2 35.2 3.6 16.6 11.5 4.3 2.8 26.0 

Entertainment ....................................................... 324,185 67.2 27.1 5.6 20.7 9.7 4.2 4.4 28.4 

Fees and admissions ......................................... 79,076 73.7 28.6 5.2 26.8 9.4 3.7 4.1 22.1 

Audio and visual equipment and services .......... 118,583 61.9 23.5 5.5 18.0 10.1 4.7 4.9 33.2 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 67,295 66.4 28.9 6.1 17.6 9.4 4.5 4.7 28.9 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

services ............................................................ 59,232 70.1 30.4 5.7 21.1 9.5 3.3 3.1 26.8 

Personal care products and services ................... 70,608 64.0 27.3 5.2 16.5 10.4 4.6 4.9 31.1 

Reading ................................................................ 14,143 63.3 30.5 4.4 15.4 9.3 3.7 3.1 33.6 

Education ............................................................. 113,594 66.9 19.7 2.2 21.0 20.1 3.9 4.8 28.3 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ............. 38,813 50.7 19.5 3.9 12.6 7.9 6.7 4.7 44.6 

Miscellaneous ...................................................... 97,040 61.4 28.9 4.5 13.9 9.0 5.0 5.4 33.2 

Cash contributions ............................................... 218,891 68.4 38.3 3.8 13.9 8.9 3.6 2.4 29.2 

Personal insurance and pensions ........................ 641,253 70.6 26.1 7.0 20.0 12.3 5.2 3.6 25.8 

Life and other personal insurance ...................... 37,189 75.9 30.7 4.8 20.7 13.9 5.7 2.8 21.3 

Pensions and Social Security ............................ 604,064 70.3 25.8 7.1 20.0 12.2 5.1 3.6 26.1 

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ................................. 7,581,789 68.7 26.8 6.4 18.6 11.6 5.3 3.3 27.9 

Wages and salaries ........................................... 6,047,285 70.6 24.2 7.4 21.1 12.5 5.5 3.4 26.0 

Self-employment income ................................... 413,947 75.3 27.8 7.4 22.8 12.4 4.8 1.3 23.4 

Social Security, private and government

retirement ......................................................... 766,586 58.5 45.8 .2 1.7 5.5 5.3 1.0 40.5 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ............................................... 209,782 62.7 41.1 2.8 7.8 8.9 2.0 1.2 36.1 

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits ............................................. 25,985 64.9 32.6 4.4 12.9 7.7 7.2 2.2 32.9 

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps ........................................ 39,923 30.8 6.5 2.3 9.8 5.3 6.9 21.3 48.0 

Regular contributions for support ....................... 55,626 21.6 4.4 2.0 9.9 3.5 1.7 37.2 41.2 

Other income ..................................................... 22,656 40.3 13.8 4.9 10.1 8.4 3.1 6.5 53.3 

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

Survey, 2007 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Husband and wife consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

Husband

and wife

only

Husband and wife with children Other

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or over

Personal taxes ..................................................... $268,400 69.7 35.0 5.8 15.5 10.2 3.1 1.2 29.1 

Federal income taxes ......................................... 188,565 69.6 36.5 5.6 14.7 10.0 2.8 .5 29.8 

State and local income taxes ............................. 56,248 69.4 31.1 7.0 17.8 10.3 3.2 2.3 28.4 

Other taxes ........................................................ 23,587 71.0 32.7 4.8 17.1 11.5 4.9 3.7 25.3 

Income after taxes ............................................... 7,313,389 68.7 26.5 6.5 18.8 11.6 5.4 3.4 27.9 

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

n.a. Not applicable.