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Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes 1 ................................. $47,507 $47,507 $7,946 $20,319 $35,536 $56,891 $116,666 1 ( )

 Age of reference person .............................. 48.1 48.0 51.0 51.4 46.9 44.9 45.6 48.8 

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Persons ..................................................... 2.5 2.5 1.7 2.2 2.5 2.9 3.1 2.6 

 Children under 18 ...................................... .7 .7 .4 .6 .7 .8 .9 .7 

 Persons 65 and over ................................. .3 .3 .4 .5 .3 .2 .1 .3 

 Earners ...................................................... 1.4 1.4 .6 1.0 1.4 1.8 2.1 1.3 

 Vehicles ..................................................... 1.9 2.0 1.0 1.5 1.9 2.4 2.9 1.9 

Percent homeowner .................................... 66 65 43 55 63 75 88 71 

Average annual expenditures ........................ $39,518 $41,395 $18,883 $26,492 $35,660 $48,722 $77,125 $32,946 

 Food ............................................................ 5,321 5,662 3,269 4,163 5,042 6,724 9,101 4,473 

 Food at home ............................................ 3,086 3,253 2,124 2,731 3,113 3,709 4,584 2,681 

 Cereals and bakery products .................. 452 481 322 406 452 536 686 384 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................. 828 869 591 785 859 959 1,150 730 

 Dairy products ......................................... 332 352 213 289 337 407 516 282 

 Fruits and vegetables .............................. 522 545 370 471 531 596 754 467 

 Other food at home ................................. 952 1,007 629 779 934 1,211 1,478 817 

 Food away from home ............................... 2,235 2,409 1,145 1,432 1,929 3,015 4,518 1,792 

Alcoholic beverages .................................... 349 386 220 250 331 431 700 255 

 Housing ....................................................... 13,011 13,120 6,834 8,833 11,162 14,790 23,953 12,751 

 Shelter ....................................................... 7,602 7,583 3,824 4,995 6,367 8,608 14,103 7,678 

 Owned dwellings ..................................... 4,979 4,905 1,572 2,268 3,526 5,896 11,248 5,280 

 Rented dwellings ..................................... 2,134 2,197 2,066 2,528 2,588 2,196 1,608 1,876 

 Other lodging ........................................... 489 481 186 200 253 516 1,248 522 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ............. 2,767 2,739 1,758 2,307 2,663 3,079 3,883 2,881 

 Household operations ............................... 676 672 310 372 503 675 1,497 695 

 Housekeeping supplies ............................. 509 566 303 390 502 689 942 374 

 Household furnishings and equipment ...... 1,458 1,561 639 768 1,127 1,738 3,527 1,123 

 Apparel and services ................................... 1,743 1,846 860 1,120 1,598 2,149 3,500 1,493 

Transportation ............................................. 7,633 7,919 3,178 5,056 7,538 9,773 14,032 6,495 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) .................. 3,579 3,778 1,553 2,387 3,799 4,586 6,555 2,762 

 Gasoline and motor oil .............................. 1,279 1,290 599 933 1,253 1,617 2,043 1,237 

 Other vehicle expenses ............................. 2,375 2,447 858 1,509 2,211 3,151 4,501 2,113 

 Public transportation .................................. 400 405 167 227 275 420 934 382 

Health care .................................................. 2,182 2,222 1,422 2,074 2,199 2,494 2,921 2,037 

 Entertainment .............................................. 1,953 2,028 751 1,194 1,649 2,488 4,053 1,673 

 Personal care products and services .......... 485 514 282 377 506 598 804 413 

 Reading ....................................................... 141 148 67 97 123 172 278 114 

 Education .................................................... 648 638 492 317 290 726 1,366 698 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies .... 308 327 259 308 373 382 310 235 

 Miscellaneous .............................................. 750 768 324 529 697 850 1,435 695 

 Cash contributions ....................................... 1,258 1,324 459 720 1,077 1,569 2,792 986 

Personal insurance and pensions ............... 3,737 4,494 466 1,454 3,075 5,576 11,878 628 

 Life and other personal insurance ............. 410 423 175 285 310 479 864 360 

 Pensions and Social Security .................... 3,326 4,071 291 1,169 2,765 5,097 11,014 268 

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 Age of reference person ......................... 48.0 39.4 54.1 55.4 53.0 49.5 46.8 45.3 44.8 45.5 

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 Children under 18 ................................. .7 .4 .3 .5 .5 .6 .6 .8 .8 .9 

 Persons 65 and over ............................ .3 .2 .5 .5 .5 .4 .3 .2 .2 .1 

 Earners ................................................. 1.4 .8 .5 .7 .8 1.1 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.1 

 Vehicles ................................................ 2.0 1.0 .9 1.1 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.9 

Percent homeowner ............................... 65 33 43 51 54 58 62 69 77 87 

Average annual expenditures ................... $41,395 $20,517 $16,625 $20,642 $25,028 $28,623 $35,430 $40,900 $50,136 $76,124 

 Food ....................................................... 5,662 3,497 3,051 3,406 3,763 4,499 5,071 5,904 6,851 9,066 

 Food at home ....................................... 3,253 1,974 2,101 2,210 2,524 2,904 3,136 3,488 3,742 4,565 

 Cereals and bakery products .............. 481 296 313 340 376 436 450 501 543 683 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............. 869 553 594 599 729 821 883 910 974 1,145 

 Dairy products .................................... 352 198 211 218 274 315 334 378 410 513 

 Fruits and vegetables ......................... 545 332 357 395 439 501 527 572 603 754 

 Other food at home ............................. 1,007 596 627 658 707 831 941 1,127 1,212 1,470 

 Food away from home .......................... 2,409 1,523 950 1,195 1,238 1,595 1,935 2,415 3,109 4,501 

Alcoholic beverages ............................... 386 385 186 223 249 227 326 412 436 695 

 Housing .................................................. 13,120 7,307 6,021 7,472 8,305 9,525 11,006 12,248 15,356 23,622 

 Shelter .................................................. 7,583 4,323 3,276 4,097 4,747 5,382 6,238 6,978 8,969 13,913 

 Owned dwellings ................................ 4,905 1,902 1,289 1,705 2,063 2,558 3,396 4,192 6,306 11,035 

 Rented dwellings ................................ 2,197 2,056 1,865 2,253 2,494 2,601 2,589 2,497 2,108 1,656 

 Other lodging ...................................... 481 365 122 138 191 223 253 289 556 1,222 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ........ 2,739 1,599 1,654 2,002 2,170 2,457 2,661 2,841 3,102 3,841 

 Household operations ........................... 672 248 290 353 323 428 509 541 688 1,465 

 Housekeeping supplies ........................ 566 298 299 312 369 414 495 579 747 930 

 Household furnishings and equipment 1,561 839 502 709 695 844 1,103 1,309 1,850 3,473 

 Apparel and services .............................. 1,846 1,102 748 869 1,272 1,063 1,636 1,894 2,173 3,479 

Transportation ........................................ 7,919 3,417 2,727 3,539 4,624 5,644 7,549 8,672 9,888 13,892 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ............. 3,778 1,712 1,349 1,684 2,163 2,704 3,874 4,155 4,617 6,505 

 Gasoline and motor oil .......................... 1,290 646 522 645 861 1,048 1,236 1,473 1,615 2,027 

 Other vehicle expenses ........................ 2,447 850 723 1,021 1,362 1,669 2,148 2,788 3,197 4,447 

 Public transportation ............................. 405 209 132 189 237 223 292 257 459 913 

Health care ............................................. 2,222 1,154 1,277 1,792 2,143 2,089 2,200 2,239 2,512 2,908 

 Entertainment ......................................... 2,028 923 630 790 1,292 1,187 1,620 1,958 2,638 3,986 

 Personal care products and services ..... 514 349 262 287 346 402 543 541 600 794 

 Reading .................................................. 148 69 54 82 93 103 121 137 180 274 

 Education ................................................ 638 878 486 259 359 271 292 433 748 1,358 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 327 284 234 266 313 326 353 415 372 315 

 Miscellaneous ......................................... 768 370 264 362 447 608 666 802 865 1,412 

 Cash contributions .................................. 1,324 433 357 591 609 901 1,053 1,181 1,616 2,743 

Personal insurance and pensions .......... 4,494 350 329 704 1,213 1,779 2,994 4,065 5,900 11,579 

 Life and other personal insurance ........ 423 179 140 236 308 250 323 368 496 844 

 Pensions and Social Security ............... 4,071 171 188 468 906 1,529 2,670 3,698 5,405 10,736 

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary.
Table 3. Age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2001

Item

All

consumer

units

Under

25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 andover 65-74 75 andover

Number of consumer units (in thousands) .... 110,339 8,598 18,515 24,422 22,317 14,549 21,938 11,342 10,596 

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes 1 ................................. $47,507 $20,769 $49,424 $58,902 $61,093 $51,965 $27,528 $32,365 $22,255 

 Age of reference person .............................. 48.1 21.4 29.8 39.6 49.4 59.2 75.0 69.3 81.1 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ..................................................... 2.5 1.9 2.9 3.3 2.7 2.1 1.7 1.9 1.5 

 Children under 18 ...................................... .7 .3 1.1 1.4 .6 .2 .1 .1 2 ( )

 Persons 65 and over ................................. .3 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) .1 1.4 1.4 1.3 

 Earners ...................................................... 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.3 .4 .6 .3 

 Vehicles ..................................................... 1.9 1.2 1.8 2.1 2.4 2.3 1.5 1.8 1.2 

Percent homeowner .................................... 66 13 48 68 77 81 80 82 78 

Average annual expenditures ........................ $39,518 $23,526 $39,451 $46,908 $47,930 $41,462 $27,714 $32,023 $23,099 

 Food ............................................................ 5,321 3,724 5,214 6,242 6,451 5,442 3,749 4,209 3,255 

 Food at home ............................................ 3,086 1,857 2,936 3,589 3,659 3,238 2,435 2,597 2,261 

 Cereals and bakery products .................. 452 276 419 535 522 463 377 386 367 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................. 828 472 791 948 999 898 641 697 581 

 Dairy products ......................................... 332 194 317 400 388 340 257 274 238 

 Fruits and vegetables .............................. 522 295 478 585 607 555 468 493 440 

 Other food at home ................................. 952 620 931 1,120 1,142 982 693 748 634 

 Food away from home ............................... 2,235 1,867 2,277 2,653 2,792 2,204 1,314 1,612 994 

Alcoholic beverages .................................... 349 379 393 413 396 322 192 233 148 

 Housing ....................................................... 13,011 7,585 13,828 15,870 15,026 12,802 9,354 10,629 7,988 

 Shelter ....................................................... 7,602 4,862 8,544 9,529 8,824 7,067 4,844 5,592 4,045 

 Owned dwellings ..................................... 4,979 778 4,641 6,784 6,498 5,122 3,258 4,020 2,442 

 Rented dwellings ..................................... 2,134 3,786 3,655 2,261 1,632 1,187 1,201 998 1,418 

 Other lodging ........................................... 489 298 248 484 694 758 386 574 184 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ............. 2,767 1,369 2,606 3,111 3,192 2,998 2,481 2,699 2,246 

 Household operations ............................... 676 237 775 942 570 491 700 723 675 

 Housekeeping supplies ............................. 509 215 430 576 638 593 430 481 375 

 Household furnishings and equipment ...... 1,458 902 1,473 1,712 1,802 1,653 899 1,135 647 

 Apparel and services ................................... 1,743 1,197 1,922 2,110 2,337 1,575 891 1,151 611 

Transportation ............................................. 7,633 4,834 8,173 9,202 9,355 8,093 4,470 5,679 3,177 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) .................. 3,579 2,463 3,920 4,463 4,319 3,778 1,859 2,477 1,196 

 Gasoline and motor oil .............................. 1,279 867 1,324 1,518 1,586 1,343 783 994 558 

 Other vehicle expenses ............................. 2,375 1,277 2,563 2,798 2,998 2,473 1,475 1,751 1,180 

 Public transportation .................................. 400 226 365 423 452 498 353 455 243 

Health care .................................................. 2,182 530 1,286 1,879 2,265 2,703 3,493 3,583 3,397 

 Entertainment .............................................. 1,953 1,152 2,001 2,508 2,233 2,337 1,067 1,296 822 

 Personal care products and services .......... 485 307 452 525 585 542 396 441 347 

 Reading ....................................................... 141 60 111 136 172 183 144 159 128 

 Education .................................................... 648 1,511 477 669 1,036 438 173 201 143 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies .... 308 265 320 379 374 333 154 217 87 

 Miscellaneous .............................................. 750 319 566 740 900 815 891 1,189 571 

 Cash contributions ....................................... 1,258 268 771 1,263 1,575 1,478 1,583 1,441 1,734 

Personal insurance and pensions ............... 3,737 1,395 3,938 4,971 5,224 4,401 1,157 1,594 690 

 Life and other personal insurance ............. 410 51 239 423 545 653 384 499 262 

 Pensions and Social Security .................... 3,326 1,344 3,700 4,548 4,679 3,747 773 1,096 428 

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. 2 Value less than 0.05.
Table 4. Size of consumer unit: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2001

Item

All

consumer

units

One

person

Two or more persons

Total

two or

more

persons

Two

persons

Three

persons

Four

persons

Five or

more

persons

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...... 110,339 32,783 77,556 34,151 16,523 15,571 11,310 

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes 1 ................................... $47,507 $26,650 $56,737 $50,941 $56,384 $66,158 $61,795 

 Age of reference person ............................... 48.1 51.5 46.7 52.9 44.0 40.7 40.4 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ....................................................... 2.5 1.0 3.1 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.6 

 Children under 18 ....................................... .7 2 ( ) .9 .1 .8 1.6 2.8 

 Persons 65 and over ................................... .3 .3 .3 .5 .2 .1 .1 

 Earners ....................................................... 1.4 .6 1.7 1.2 1.8 2.0 2.3 

 Vehicles ...................................................... 1.9 1.0 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.6 2.5 

Percent homeowner ...................................... 66 51 73 74 69 75 70 

Average annual expenditures ......................... $39,518 $23,507 $46,199 $40,359 $45,508 $54,395 $53,805 

 Food .............................................................. 5,321 2,835 6,319 5,291 6,208 7,448 8,194 

 Food at home .............................................. 3,086 1,533 3,706 2,954 3,696 4,404 5,151 

 Cereals and bakery products .................... 452 224 543 420 526 660 800 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................... 828 369 1,011 811 1,040 1,142 1,425 

 Dairy products ........................................... 332 169 397 304 394 485 573 

 Fruits and vegetables ................................ 522 285 616 512 604 712 834 

 Other food at home ................................... 952 486 1,139 907 1,132 1,405 1,520 

 Food away from home ................................ 2,235 1,302 2,613 2,336 2,512 3,043 3,042 

Alcoholic beverages ...................................... 349 314 362 400 315 368 309 

 Housing ......................................................... 13,011 8,371 14,961 12,944 14,744 17,914 17,317 

 Shelter ......................................................... 7,602 5,253 8,595 7,463 8,358 10,415 9,851 

 Owned dwellings ....................................... 4,979 2,491 6,030 4,988 5,737 7,892 7,039 

 Rented dwellings ....................................... 2,134 2,505 1,977 1,834 2,167 1,893 2,249 

 Other lodging ............................................ 489 256 587 640 454 630 563 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services .............. 2,767 1,799 3,175 2,816 3,202 3,530 3,734 

 Household operations ................................. 676 356 811 474 877 1,356 984 

 Housekeeping supplies ............................... 509 246 614 556 562 731 719 

 Household furnishings and equipment ........ 1,458 717 1,765 1,636 1,746 1,882 2,029 

 Apparel and services .................................... 1,743 862 2,100 1,650 2,013 2,643 2,893 

Transportation ............................................... 7,633 4,012 9,164 7,692 9,348 10,775 11,123 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) .................... 3,579 1,805 4,329 3,487 4,325 5,258 5,594 

 Gasoline and motor oil ................................ 1,279 659 1,541 1,301 1,560 1,810 1,872 

 Other vehicle expenses .............................. 2,375 1,275 2,841 2,426 3,051 3,256 3,215 

 Public transportation ................................... 400 273 453 478 412 450 443 

Health care .................................................... 2,182 1,441 2,494 2,827 2,265 2,253 2,150 

 Entertainment ................................................ 1,953 1,097 2,312 2,051 2,137 2,787 2,718 

 Personal care products and services ............ 485 297 562 512 555 614 658 

 Reading ......................................................... 141 111 154 168 139 155 131 

 Education ...................................................... 648 423 742 476 830 1,059 984 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ...... 308 203 353 312 397 349 416 

 Miscellaneous ............................................... 750 518 848 744 843 1,156 743 

 Cash contributions ........................................ 1,258 1,063 1,341 1,429 1,167 1,287 1,399 

Personal insurance and pensions ................. 3,737 1,960 4,488 3,864 4,547 5,589 4,770 

 Life and other personal insurance ............... 410 180 508 482 527 565 477 

 Pensions and Social Security ..................... 3,326 1,779 3,980 3,382 4,020 5,024 4,293 

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. 2 Value less than 0.05.
Table 5. Composition of consumer unit: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2001

Item

Husband and wife consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Husband

and wife

only

Husband and wife with children

Other

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Total

husband

and wife

with

children

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or over

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ... 55,840 23,119 28,055 5,020 15,145 7,890 4,665 6,629 47,871 

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes 1 ................................ $64,383 $57,498 $70,157 $65,555 $69,041 $75,374 $63,539 $25,908 $31,594 

 Age of reference person ............................ 48.3 56.6 41.5 32.2 39.5 51.3 47.9 37.5 49.4 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons .................................................... 3.2 2.0 3.9 3.5 4.2 3.8 5.0 3.0 1.6 

 Children under 18 .................................... .9 n.a. 1.6 1.5 2.2 .6 1.6 1.8 .2 

 Persons 65 and over ................................ .3 .6 .1 2 ( ) 2 ( ) .2 .4 2 ( ) .3 

 Earners .................................................... 1.7 1.2 2.0 1.6 1.8 2.6 2.4 1.1 1.0 

 Vehicles ................................................... 2.6 2.4 2.7 2.2 2.6 3.3 2.9 1.1 1.3 

Percent homeowner ................................... 82 85 80 70 80 86 78 39 52 

Average annual expenditures ...................... $50,822 $43,948 $56,284 $51,365 $57,178 $57,830 $52,591 $29,634 $27,564 

 Food ........................................................... 6,733 5,626 7,452 6,161 7,604 8,062 8,265 5,160 3,616 

 Food at home ........................................... 3,928 3,146 4,393 3,855 4,399 4,781 5,293 3,243 2,026 

 Cereals and bakery products ................. 575 442 667 567 682 706 722 508 293 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................ 1,060 877 1,138 942 1,119 1,325 1,581 936 527 

 Dairy products ........................................ 423 319 491 449 493 517 562 325 221 

 Fruits and vegetables ............................ 658 554 713 647 697 797 888 499 357 

 Other food at home ................................ 1,212 953 1,385 1,249 1,409 1,435 1,540 976 629 

 Food away from home ............................. 2,805 2,481 3,058 2,305 3,205 3,282 2,972 1,917 1,589 

Alcoholic beverages ................................... 370 396 351 343 353 351 350 162 350 

 Housing ...................................................... 16,287 13,865 18,261 19,608 18,744 16,485 16,472 10,878 9,463 

 Shelter ..................................................... 9,298 7,861 10,541 11,064 11,028 9,275 8,935 6,290 5,805 

 Owned dwellings .................................... 7,132 5,894 8,242 8,495 8,621 7,352 6,591 3,028 2,737 

 Rented dwellings ................................... 1,454 1,173 1,623 2,142 1,704 1,138 1,833 3,102 2,793 

 Other lodging ......................................... 712 795 677 426 703 784 511 159 275 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ........... 3,354 2,975 3,585 3,097 3,615 3,838 3,849 2,581 2,107 

 Household operations .............................. 930 497 1,303 2,383 1,338 547 840 682 378 

 Housekeeping supplies ............................ 681 638 713 633 684 838 707 420 311 

 Household furnishings and equipment .... 2,024 1,894 2,118 2,433 2,079 1,988 2,141 905 863 

 Apparel and services ................................. 2,214 1,716 2,598 2,447 2,610 2,691 2,456 2,051 1,127 

Transportation ............................................ 10,214 8,380 11,524 9,744 11,351 12,983 11,423 4,446 5,065 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................ 4,865 3,846 5,564 4,710 5,526 6,180 5,715 1,872 2,315 

 Gasoline and motor oil ............................. 1,692 1,401 1,892 1,558 1,876 2,136 1,927 897 851 

 Other vehicle expenses ........................... 3,152 2,595 3,583 3,139 3,439 4,140 3,320 1,454 1,597 

 Public transportation ................................ 505 538 485 338 511 528 461 223 301 

Health care ................................................ 2,863 3,360 2,489 2,013 2,488 2,800 2,653 1,134 1,530 

 Entertainment ............................................ 2,585 2,255 2,921 2,312 3,300 2,588 2,216 1,375 1,292 

 Personal care products and services ......... 600 554 623 562 628 654 707 480 347 

 Reading ..................................................... 177 199 164 136 171 168 149 71 108 

 Education ................................................... 809 437 1,148 343 1,091 1,771 618 541 474 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ... 324 271 340 234 327 432 491 290 293 

 Miscellaneous ............................................ 909 780 1,038 654 1,161 1,056 776 701 571 

 Cash contributions ..................................... 1,575 1,744 1,503 1,162 1,524 1,680 1,171 435 1,002 

Personal insurance and pensions .............. 5,162 4,365 5,872 5,644 5,826 6,107 4,845 1,912 2,327 

 Life and other personal insurance ........... 613 607 602 420 645 634 705 177 207 

 Pensions and Social Security .................. 4,550 3,757 5,271 5,224 5,181 5,472 4,139 1,734 2,120 

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. 2 Value less than 0.05.

n.a. Not applicable.
Table 6. Number of earners in consumer unit: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2001

Item

All

consumer

units

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more persons

No earner One

earner No earner Oneearner

Two

earners

Three or

more

Number of consumer units (in thousands) .... 110,339 12,370 20,413 9,301 21,420 36,385 10,450 

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes 1 ................................. $47,507 $14,712 $33,007 $23,689 $42,135 $67,391 $76,782 

 Age of reference person .............................. 48.1 68.2 41.5 65.4 46.6 42.3 45.4 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ..................................................... 2.5 1.0 1.0 2.3 3.0 3.1 4.5 

 Children under 18 ...................................... .7 n.a. n.a. .3 1.1 .9 1.2 

 Persons 65 and over ................................. .3 .7 .1 1.3 .3 .1 .1 

 Earners ...................................................... 1.4 n.a. 1.0 n.a. 1.0 2.0 3.3 

 Vehicles ..................................................... 1.9 .8 1.2 1.7 1.9 2.4 3.2 

Percent homeowner .................................... 66 61 45 78 67 73 79 

Average annual expenditures ........................ $39,518 $17,060 $27,449 $28,694 $39,567 $50,856 $59,424 

 Food ............................................................ 5,321 2,283 3,185 4,566 5,734 6,563 8,398 

 Food at home ............................................ 3,086 1,563 1,513 3,081 3,559 3,649 4,880 

 Cereals and bakery products .................. 452 247 209 481 528 529 695 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................. 828 381 361 818 1,013 968 1,369 

 Dairy products ......................................... 332 169 169 331 379 390 530 

 Fruits and vegetables .............................. 522 305 272 564 594 592 815 

 Other food at home ................................. 952 460 502 887 1,046 1,170 1,472 

 Food away from home ............................... 2,235 720 1,673 1,486 2,175 2,914 3,518 

Alcoholic beverages .................................... 349 169 407 230 274 431 424 

 Housing ....................................................... 13,011 6,837 9,302 9,350 13,559 16,657 16,937 

 Shelter ....................................................... 7,602 3,846 6,105 4,741 7,870 9,671 9,760 

 Owned dwellings ..................................... 4,979 1,916 2,840 3,066 5,254 6,915 7,174 

 Rented dwellings ..................................... 2,134 1,757 2,958 1,278 2,060 2,151 1,826 

 Other lodging ........................................... 489 172 307 396 556 605 760 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ............. 2,767 1,762 1,822 2,638 2,965 3,248 3,832 

 Household operations ............................... 676 518 258 465 648 1,053 614 

 Housekeeping supplies ............................. 509 242 248 518 557 633 766 

 Household furnishings and equipment ...... 1,458 469 869 989 1,519 2,052 1,965 

 Apparel and services ................................... 1,743 513 1,080 1,074 1,800 2,319 2,919 

Transportation ............................................. 7,633 2,232 5,093 4,957 7,596 9,843 13,760 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) .................. 3,579 968 2,312 2,158 3,729 4,494 6,916 

 Gasoline and motor oil .............................. 1,279 392 821 915 1,273 1,672 2,196 

 Other vehicle expenses ............................. 2,375 715 1,616 1,565 2,205 3,181 4,096 

 Public transportation .................................. 400 156 344 319 390 496 552 

Health care .................................................. 2,182 2,065 1,062 3,724 2,322 2,277 2,511 

 Entertainment .............................................. 1,953 622 1,387 1,318 2,024 2,633 2,677 

 Personal care products and services .......... 485 249 327 462 487 588 721 

 Reading ....................................................... 141 89 124 137 132 168 164 

 Education .................................................... 648 228 542 194 547 773 1,525 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies .... 308 137 244 215 303 374 504 

 Miscellaneous .............................................. 750 358 616 576 736 960 934 

 Cash contributions ....................................... 1,258 1,083 1,052 1,300 1,083 1,425 1,612 

Personal insurance and pensions ............... 3,737 196 3,028 590 2,971 5,846 6,338 

 Life and other personal insurance ............. 410 173 185 467 393 555 612 

 Pensions and Social Security .................... 3,326 223 2,844 2123 2,577 5,291 5,726 

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

n.a. Not applicable.
Table 7. Housing tenure, type of area, race of reference person, and Hispanic origin of reference person: Average annual

expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2001

Item

All

consumer

units

Housing tenure Type of area Race of reference

person

Hispanic origin of

reference person

Homeowner Renter Urban Rural

White

and

other

Black Hispanic NonHispanic

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ... 110,339 73,010 37,329 96,492 13,847 97,056 13,283 9,621 100,718 

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes 1 ................................ $47,507 $56,709 $30,415 $48,856 $37,921 $49,334 $33,739 $35,886 $48,726 

 Age of reference person ............................ 48.1 52.1 40.3 47.6 51.7 48.5 45.1 42.4 48.7 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons .................................................... 2.5 2.6 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.7 3.4 2.4 

 Children under 18 .................................... .7 .7 .6 .7 .6 .6 .9 1.2 .6 

 Persons 65 and over ................................ .3 .4 .2 .3 .4 .3 .2 .2 .3 

 Earners .................................................... 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.3 

 Vehicles ................................................... 1.9 2.3 1.2 1.9 2.5 2.0 1.3 1.6 2.0 

Percent homeowner ................................... 66 100 n.a. 64 82 69 49 47 68 

Average annual expenditures ...................... $39,518 $45,399 $28,016 $40,355 $33,681 $40,968 $28,903 $34,361 $40,009 

 Food ........................................................... 5,321 5,871 4,244 5,431 4,549 5,463 4,271 5,648 5,288 

 Food at home ........................................... 3,086 3,380 2,509 3,119 2,851 3,124 2,804 3,551 3,039 

 Cereals and bakery products ................. 452 495 369 458 413 459 402 490 448 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................ 828 900 687 833 792 813 941 1,098 801 

 Dairy products ........................................ 332 367 263 335 307 344 241 355 329 

 Fruits and vegetables ............................ 522 569 430 534 439 530 460 663 508 

 Other food at home ................................ 952 1,050 760 959 899 978 759 946 952 

 Food away from home ............................. 2,235 2,491 1,735 2,312 1,697 2,339 1,467 2,097 2,249 

Alcoholic beverages ................................... 349 361 325 369 206 375 156 308 353 

 Housing ...................................................... 13,011 14,713 9,683 13,563 9,167 13,353 10,510 11,747 13,132 

 Shelter ..................................................... 7,602 8,197 6,437 8,043 4,524 7,831 5,925 7,018 7,657 

 Owned dwellings .................................... 4,979 7,490 67 5,216 3,320 5,252 2,981 3,349 5,134 

 Rented dwellings ................................... 2,134 73 6,166 2,318 850 2,048 2,762 3,503 2,003 

 Other lodging ......................................... 489 634 205 508 354 531 182 167 520 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ........... 2,767 3,242 1,836 2,781 2,667 2,741 2,955 2,429 2,799 

 Household operations .............................. 676 852 332 723 349 711 417 430 699 

 Housekeeping supplies ............................ 509 609 313 518 447 532 336 432 517 

 Household furnishings and equipment .... 1,458 1,813 764 1,498 1,180 1,537 877 1,437 1,460 

 Apparel and services ................................. 1,743 1,930 1,377 1,814 1,243 1,745 1,729 1,857 1,732 

Transportation ............................................ 7,633 8,861 5,232 7,514 8,468 7,969 5,184 7,083 7,686 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................ 3,579 4,174 2,414 3,426 4,644 3,769 2,193 3,360 3,600 

 Gasoline and motor oil ............................. 1,279 1,466 915 1,247 1,506 1,322 968 1,265 1,281 

 Other vehicle expenses ........................... 2,375 2,762 1,618 2,412 2,120 2,459 1,766 2,134 2,398 

 Public transportation ................................ 400 459 285 429 198 419 257 323 407 

Health care ................................................ 2,182 2,697 1,174 2,139 2,478 2,307 1,264 1,343 2,262 

 Entertainment ............................................ 1,953 2,330 1,216 1,970 1,837 2,085 988 1,246 2,021 

 Personal care products and services ......... 485 538 380 499 386 487 468 467 486 

 Reading ..................................................... 141 169 86 147 102 152 62 59 149 

 Education ................................................... 648 665 614 700 285 688 352 428 669 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ... 308 298 329 299 373 323 203 177 321 

 Miscellaneous ............................................ 750 879 498 782 527 773 585 457 778 

 Cash contributions ..................................... 1,258 1,558 672 1,284 1,078 1,324 776 727 1,309 

Personal insurance and pensions .............. 3,737 4,530 2,186 3,845 2,983 3,926 2,356 2,814 3,825 

 Life and other personal insurance ........... 410 541 156 401 473 424 310 209 430 

 Pensions and Social Security .................. 3,326 3,989 2,030 3,444 2,510 3,501 2,046 2,605 3,395 

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary.

n.a. Not applicable.
Table 8. Region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2001

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ............. 110,339 20,940 25,842 39,177 24,380 

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes 1 ......................................... $47,507 $50,568 $47,665 $44,218 $49,960 

 Age of reference person ...................................... 48.1 49.5 48.7 48.0 46.6 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ............................................................. 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.6 

 Children under 18 .............................................. .7 .6 .6 .7 .7 

 Persons 65 and over ......................................... .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 

 Earners .............................................................. 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 

 Vehicles ............................................................. 1.9 1.7 2.1 1.9 2.0 

Percent homeowner ............................................ 66 64 71 68 61 

Average annual expenditures ................................ $39,518 $41,169 $39,548 $36,285 $43,261 

 Food .................................................................... 5,321 5,697 5,052 5,153 5,549 

 Food at home .................................................... 3,086 3,399 2,892 2,983 3,183 

 Cereals and bakery products ........................... 452 511 435 431 454 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......................... 828 939 720 846 816 

 Dairy products ................................................. 332 375 328 301 348 

 Fruits and vegetables ...................................... 522 608 459 482 577 

 Other food at home .......................................... 952 966 951 923 988 

 Food away from home ....................................... 2,235 2,299 2,160 2,170 2,366 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................ 349 386 346 298 400 

 Housing ............................................................... 13,011 14,439 12,458 11,375 15,000 

 Shelter ............................................................... 7,602 8,943 7,056 6,101 9,440 

 Owned dwellings ............................................. 4,979 5,789 4,973 3,993 5,872 

 Rented dwellings ............................................. 2,134 2,536 1,549 1,754 3,019 

 Other lodging ................................................... 489 618 534 353 548 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ..................... 2,767 2,836 2,823 2,843 2,524 

 Household operations ........................................ 676 778 614 619 745 

 Housekeeping supplies ..................................... 509 518 492 494 544 

 Household furnishings and equipment .............. 1,458 1,365 1,473 1,318 1,748 

 Apparel and services ........................................... 1,743 2,072 1,695 1,602 1,736 

Transportation ..................................................... 7,633 7,194 7,681 7,448 8,258 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) .......................... 3,579 3,131 3,496 3,813 3,676 

 Gasoline and motor oil ....................................... 1,279 1,086 1,367 1,245 1,408 

 Other vehicle expenses ..................................... 2,375 2,402 2,464 2,110 2,684 

 Public transportation .......................................... 400 574 353 281 491 

Health care .......................................................... 2,182 2,084 2,292 2,194 2,129 

 Entertainment ...................................................... 1,953 1,854 2,220 1,652 2,241 

 Personal care products and services .................. 485 479 482 467 521 

 Reading ............................................................... 141 169 162 101 159 

 Education ............................................................. 648 729 689 483 798 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ............ 308 304 374 316 230 

 Miscellaneous ...................................................... 750 985 701 605 833 

 Cash contributions ............................................... 1,258 1,007 1,541 1,206 1,258 

Personal insurance and pensions ....................... 3,737 3,770 3,853 3,385 4,149 

 Life and other personal insurance ..................... 410 405 474 418 335 

 Pensions and Social Security ............................ 3,326 3,366 3,379 2,967 3,815 

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary.
Table 9. Occupation of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2001

Item

Selfemployed

workers

Wage and salary earners

Retired

All other,

including

not

reporting

Total

wage and

salary

earners

Managers

and

professionals

Technical,

sales and

clerical

workers

Service

workers

Construction

workers and

mechanics

Operators,

fabricators

and

laborers

Number of consumer units (in

thousands) .................................. 4,874 74,016 26,766 21,137 10,227 5,045 10,841 19,331 12,118 

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes 1 .................... $53,465 $55,254 $77,657 $46,839 $35,750 $47,580 $38,887 $24,637 $30,000 

 Age of reference person ................. 51.2 41.8 43.3 40.5 40.4 41.3 42.0 73.0 46.1 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ........................................ 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.8 3.0 2.9 1.7 2.7 

 Children under 18 ......................... .7 .8 .7 .7 .9 .9 .9 .1 .8 

 Persons 65 and over .................... .3 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 1.2 .2 

 Earners ......................................... 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 .2 .7 

 Vehicles ........................................ 2.3 2.1 2.2 1.9 1.7 2.6 2.1 1.5 1.6 

Percent homeowner ....................... 79 63 74 58 49 67 59 80 57 

Average annual expenditures ........... $48,318 $43,822 $56,058 $39,982 $32,515 $40,523 $33,672 $26,843 $29,838 

 Food ............................................... 6,373 5,784 6,788 5,443 4,804 6,272 4,814 3,765 4,479 

 Food at home ............................... 3,485 3,211 3,532 3,052 2,828 3,616 2,948 2,487 3,071 

 Cereals and bakery products ..... 499 466 511 455 414 498 423 391 439 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .... 921 858 869 833 785 1,074 849 657 869 

 Dairy products ............................ 383 344 390 319 304 368 313 262 340 

 Fruits and vegetables ................. 582 532 615 492 476 569 450 461 526 

 Other food at home .................... 1,100 1,011 1,146 953 849 1,107 913 717 897 

 Food away from home .................. 2,888 2,573 3,257 2,391 1,976 2,657 1,866 1,277 1,408 

Alcoholic beverages ....................... 423 400 496 350 326 475 304 208 228 

 Housing .......................................... 14,669 14,339 18,818 13,150 10,606 12,347 10,138 8,921 10,754 

 Shelter .......................................... 8,489 8,544 11,391 7,859 6,229 6,874 5,814 4,649 6,195 

 Owned dwellings ........................ 5,905 5,600 8,239 4,777 3,362 4,470 3,328 3,113 3,784 

 Rented dwellings ........................ 1,806 2,411 2,245 2,704 2,632 2,096 2,187 1,180 2,099 

 Other lodging .............................. 778 533 907 378 235 309 299 357 312 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 3,130 2,868 3,235 2,694 2,503 2,854 2,650 2,425 2,549 

 Household operations .................. 841 741 1,189 614 401 441 343 517 466 

 Housekeeping supplies ................ 635 536 681 508 450 514 354 439 398 

 Household furnishings and

equipment ................................... 1,574 1,651 2,323 1,475 1,023 1,665 977 891 1,145 

 Apparel and services ...................... 1,855 2,038 2,530 2,012 1,724 1,700 1,408 863 1,301 

Transportation ................................ 8,750 8,663 10,109 8,072 6,823 8,781 7,941 4,587 5,751 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..... 4,142 4,079 4,476 3,955 3,201 4,301 4,064 2,014 2,797 

 Gasoline and motor oil ................. 1,476 1,438 1,571 1,310 1,240 1,727 1,414 793 1,006 

 Other vehicle expenses ................ 2,564 2,713 3,370 2,461 2,100 2,509 2,263 1,458 1,699 

 Public transportation ..................... 568 434 692 346 282 244 199 321 250 

Health care ..................................... 3,021 1,880 2,302 1,799 1,359 1,799 1,528 3,430 1,697 

 Entertainment ................................. 2,674 2,172 2,916 1,955 1,420 1,928 1,589 1,267 1,420 

 Personal care products and

services ...................................... 538 522 633 558 404 411 362 398 372 

 Reading .......................................... 186 146 224 123 85 105 78 139 94 

 Education ....................................... 628 782 1,150 720 451 414 479 146 639 

 Tobacco products and smoking

supplies ...................................... 298 340 247 318 384 544 478 161 353 

 Miscellaneous ................................. 1,074 815 1,171 655 605 635 529 569 516 

 Cash contributions .......................... 2,028 1,248 1,871 948 745 1,192 792 1,501 626 

Personal insurance and pensions .. 5,802 4,693 6,803 3,879 2,780 3,919 3,232 888 1,611 

 Life and other personal insurance 574 430 623 333 292 310 328 392 255 

 Pensions and Social Security ....... 5,228 4,263 6,180 3,546 2,488 3,608 2,904 497 1,355 

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary.
Table 10. Education of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2001

Item

All

consumer

units

Less than college graduate College graduate

Total

Less than

high

school

graduate

High

school

graduate

High

school

graduate

with

some

college

Associate

degree Total Bachelor’sdegree

Master’s,

professional,

doctorate

Number of consumer units (in thousands) 110,339 81,679 17,117 31,866 22,992 9,704 28,660 18,880 9,780 

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes 1 ............................ $47,507 $37,659 $24,390 $37,793 $41,045 $52,395 $75,833 $70,137 $86,693 

 Age of reference person ......................... 48.1 48.7 55.4 49.8 43.5 45.6 46.5 45.1 49.2 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ................................................ 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 

 Children under 18 ................................. .7 .7 .7 .7 .6 .7 .6 .6 .6 

 Persons 65 and over ............................ .3 .3 .5 .4 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 

 Earners ................................................. 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 

 Vehicles ................................................ 1.9 1.9 1.5 2.0 1.9 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.1 

Percent homeowner ............................... 66 63 57 68 59 70 75 73 77 

Average annual expenditures ................... $39,518 $33,552 $24,081 $33,041 $37,070 $43,610 $56,462 $53,678 $61,757 

 Food ....................................................... 5,321 4,832 4,114 4,750 5,165 5,581 6,688 6,319 7,369 

 Food at home ....................................... 3,086 2,945 2,892 2,956 2,903 3,089 3,477 3,342 3,722 

 Cereals and bakery products .............. 452 428 425 433 412 449 521 506 548 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............. 828 828 874 844 787 788 828 795 887 

 Dairy products .................................... 332 310 286 313 306 351 391 379 412 

 Fruits and vegetables ......................... 522 479 491 465 478 507 640 597 719 

 Other food at home ............................. 952 900 817 900 920 994 1,097 1,065 1,156 

 Food away from home .......................... 2,235 1,887 1,221 1,794 2,262 2,492 3,211 2,977 3,646 

Alcoholic beverages ............................... 349 282 175 265 350 365 536 553 505 

 Housing .................................................. 13,011 10,875 8,067 10,588 12,007 14,088 19,088 18,140 20,899 

 Shelter .................................................. 7,602 6,198 4,442 5,997 6,955 8,159 11,603 11,019 12,730 

 Owned dwellings ................................ 4,979 3,804 2,126 3,840 4,180 5,756 8,326 7,829 9,285 

 Rented dwellings ................................ 2,134 2,077 2,207 1,865 2,330 1,942 2,297 2,350 2,196 

 Other lodging ...................................... 489 317 109 292 446 461 980 840 1,249 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ........ 2,767 2,615 2,312 2,684 2,622 2,909 3,197 3,118 3,349 

 Household operations ........................... 676 462 238 423 596 673 1,284 1,221 1,406 

 Housekeeping supplies ........................ 509 436 340 429 453 585 712 670 788 

 Household furnishings and equipment 1,458 1,163 735 1,056 1,380 1,762 2,292 2,112 2,625 

 Apparel and services .............................. 1,743 1,434 1,108 1,310 1,634 1,946 2,611 2,479 2,851 

Transportation ........................................ 7,633 6,885 4,659 7,129 7,350 8,905 9,763 9,834 9,622 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ............. 3,579 3,382 2,271 3,562 3,550 4,348 4,141 4,398 3,646 

 Gasoline and motor oil .......................... 1,279 1,208 929 1,243 1,253 1,482 1,482 1,468 1,509 

 Other vehicle expenses ........................ 2,375 2,055 1,309 2,112 2,244 2,730 3,287 3,225 3,403 

 Public transportation ............................. 400 240 150 212 303 344 854 744 1,065 

Health care ............................................. 2,182 2,011 1,762 2,046 2,037 2,276 2,667 2,488 3,012 

 Entertainment ......................................... 1,953 1,598 876 1,578 1,840 2,368 2,964 2,833 3,219 

 Personal care products and services ..... 485 429 317 411 475 570 643 613 700 

 Reading .................................................. 141 102 54 95 127 149 252 222 309 

 Education ................................................ 648 435 138 278 805 596 1,255 1,132 1,491 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 308 361 362 403 317 327 158 173 128 

 Miscellaneous ......................................... 750 586 432 552 661 792 1,216 1,197 1,247 

 Cash contributions .................................. 1,258 906 543 874 1,060 1,287 2,262 1,847 3,061 

Personal insurance and pensions .......... 3,737 2,817 1,474 2,761 3,242 4,360 6,359 5,848 7,345 

 Life and other personal insurance ........ 410 322 194 330 364 423 663 591 802 

 Pensions and Social Security ............... 3,326 2,495 1,280 2,431 2,878 3,938 5,696 5,258 6,543 

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary.