Table 57. Age of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2008

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

65-74

years

75 years

and older

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................... 120,770 8,227 20,208 22,834 25,614 19,826 24,062 12,580 11,481 

Percent distribution of consumer units ........................ 100.0 6.8 16.7 18.9 21.2 16.4 19.9 10.4 9.5 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ................................................. $63,563 $28,127 $59,878 $77,582 $81,844 $71,653 $39,341 $45,232 $32,886 

Income after taxes .................................................... 61,774 27,907 58,809 75,677 78,537 69,009 38,841 44,402 32,747 

Age of reference person ............................................ 49.1 21.5 29.6 39.7 49.4 59.3 75.0 69.0 81.6 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ................................................................... 2.5 2.0 2.8 3.3 2.7 2.1 1.7 1.8 1.5 

Children under 18 .................................................... .6 .4 1.0 1.4 .6 .2 1 ( ) .1 1 ( )

Persons 65 and older .............................................. .3 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) .1 1.4 1.4 1.3 

Earners .................................................................... 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.3 .4 .6 .2 

Vehicles ................................................................... 2.0 1.2 1.7 2.1 2.4 2.2 1.6 1.8 1.3 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ......................................................................... 47 47 50 46 47 49 43 46 40 

Female ..................................................................... 53 53 50 54 53 51 57 54 60 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ............................................................. 66 15 46 67 75 81 79 81 76 

With mortgage ....................................................... 42 11 41 58 57 46 21 29 12 

Without mortgage .................................................. 24 4 6 9 19 35 58 52 64 

Renter ...................................................................... 34 85 54 33 25 19 21 19 24 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ....................................... 12 12 14 14 13 11 10 11 8 

White, Asian, and all other races ............................. 88 88 86 86 87 89 90 89 92 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .................................................... 12 14 17 16 10 9 6 7 5 

Not Hispanic or Latino ............................................. 88 86 83 84 90 91 94 93 95 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ...................................................... 5 1 3 4 4 4 10 8 12 

High school (9-12) ................................................... 35 32 29 32 35 32 46 45 48 

College .................................................................... 60 67 68 64 60 63 43 47 39 

Never attended and other ........................................ 2 ( ) 3 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 1 1 2 ( )

At least one vehicle owned or leased ........................ 89 72 89 92 92 92 85 90 80 

Annual aggregate expenditures ................................... $6,094,697 4.0 16.0 22.1 25.6 17.9 14.5 8.6 5.9 

Food .......................................................................... 776,825 4.8 16.4 23.4 24.9 16.4 14.3 8.8 5.5 

Food at home .......................................................... 451,454 4.3 15.4 23.1 24.7 16.4 16.1 9.7 6.4 

Cereals and bakery products ................................. 61,119 3.8 15.2 23.5 24.6 16.1 16.8 9.9 6.9 

Cereals and cereal products ................................ 20,448 4.2 16.9 24.1 24.9 14.8 15.1 8.8 6.3 

Bakery products ................................................... 40,671 3.6 14.4 23.1 24.5 16.7 17.6 10.4 7.2 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................ 102,033 4.7 14.9 23.0 25.0 16.6 15.9 9.8 6.1 

Beef ..................................................................... 28,799 4.8 15.1 23.1 25.2 16.9 14.9 9.1 5.8 

Pork ..................................................................... 19,649 4.6 14.3 23.0 23.8 16.9 17.4 11.2 6.2 

Other meats ......................................................... 12,837 4.3 14.5 23.2 25.8 15.9 16.3 10.1 6.2 

Poultry ................................................................. 19,175 4.8 16.2 23.8 25.5 15.9 13.8 8.7 5.0 

Fish and seafood ................................................. 15,417 4.8 13.8 21.8 25.6 16.7 17.4 10.2 7.2 

Eggs .................................................................... 6,156 4.5 15.4 22.6 23.0 17.1 17.4 9.9 7.5 

Dairy products ....................................................... 51,786 4.1 15.6 23.1 24.5 16.2 16.5 10.0 6.4 

Fresh milk and cream .......................................... 20,269 4.5 16.5 24.4 23.7 15.1 15.8 9.3 6.5 

Other dairy products ............................................ 31,518 3.9 15.0 22.3 25.0 16.9 16.9 10.5 6.4 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 57. Age of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2008 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

65-74

years

75 years

and older

Fruits and vegetables ............................................ $79,194 3.9 15.1 22.0 24.6 17.2 17.2 9.9 7.2 

Fresh fruits ........................................................... 26,756 3.6 15.0 22.4 24.5 17.2 17.4 10.1 7.2 

Fresh vegetables ................................................. 25,542 3.7 14.9 21.5 24.4 18.4 17.0 9.8 7.2 

Processed fruits ................................................... 14,032 4.6 15.0 21.7 25.0 15.8 17.8 10.0 7.8 

Processed vegetables ......................................... 12,864 4.1 15.6 22.4 24.9 16.6 16.4 9.7 6.8 

Other food at home ................................................ 157,321 4.5 15.9 23.6 24.7 16.2 15.2 9.3 5.9 

Sugar and other sweets ....................................... 15,580 4.2 13.5 22.8 23.9 17.3 18.3 10.9 7.4 

Fats and oils ........................................................ 12,595 4.0 15.1 21.7 24.4 16.9 17.9 10.8 7.1 

Miscellaneous foods ............................................ 81,963 4.6 17.0 24.0 24.3 15.5 14.6 8.8 5.8 

Nonalcoholic beverages ...................................... 41,289 5.0 15.4 24.2 25.7 15.5 14.3 8.8 5.4 

Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town

trips .................................................................... 5,894 2.1 11.6 19.8 24.9 24.8 16.8 12.1 4.7 

Food away from home ............................................. 325,371 5.4 17.8 23.7 25.1 16.2 11.8 7.5 4.2 

Alcoholic beverages .................................................. 53,558 6.9 18.8 19.9 23.7 19.6 11.1 8.2 2.9 

Housing ..................................................................... 2,065,912 4.0 17.0 22.8 24.2 16.9 15.1 8.4 6.7 

Shelter ..................................................................... 1,229,818 4.4 18.0 23.6 24.2 16.3 13.6 7.4 6.1 

Owned dwellings ................................................... 816,456 1.4 14.5 25.3 27.0 17.9 13.8 8.2 5.6 

Mortgage interest and charges ............................ 462,120 1.6 18.2 30.6 27.4 15.5 6.7 5.0 1.7 

Property taxes ..................................................... 212,347 1.1 10.1 21.1 26.4 21.3 20.0 11.1 9.0 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses 141,988 1.1 9.4 14.4 26.6 20.8 27.6 14.5 13.2 

Rented dwellings ................................................... 329,033 12.4 29.1 20.9 15.9 9.7 12.1 4.9 7.2 

Other lodging ......................................................... 84,330 2.0 7.9 16.8 30.0 26.5 16.8 9.7 7.1 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ........................... 440,720 3.5 14.5 21.4 24.7 17.9 18.1 10.1 8.0 

Natural gas ............................................................ 64,158 2.7 12.6 20.9 24.9 18.6 20.2 10.8 9.4 

Electricity ............................................................... 163,444 3.7 14.6 21.6 24.2 17.7 18.1 10.2 7.9 

Fuel oil and other fuels .......................................... 23,163 .9 8.4 16.4 23.5 21.7 28.9 13.6 15.3 

Telephone services ............................................... 136,089 4.4 16.6 22.1 25.6 16.7 14.6 8.8 5.8 

Water and other public services ............................ 53,865 2.6 13.4 21.7 24.1 18.7 19.6 10.8 8.8 

Household operations .............................................. 120,468 2.2 19.1 26.1 20.5 14.5 17.7 7.8 9.8 

Personal services .................................................. 46,280 2.5 31.5 37.8 13.9 3.0 11.3 2.3 9.0 

Other household expenses .................................... 74,189 2.1 11.3 18.7 24.6 21.6 21.6 11.3 10.4 

Housekeeping supplies ........................................... 78,880 3.2 15.4 19.5 24.3 18.8 18.7 12.1 6.6 

Laundry and cleaning supplies .............................. 17,821 3.9 17.3 23.1 23.3 17.2 15.2 9.7 5.5 

Other household products ..................................... 42,224 3.0 14.3 19.8 26.0 19.0 18.0 11.5 6.5 

Postage and stationery .......................................... 18,834 2.9 16.3 15.4 21.4 20.1 23.8 15.7 8.1 

Household furnishings and equipment .................... 196,026 4.0 15.5 21.0 25.3 19.2 15.0 9.9 5.1 

Household textiles ................................................. 15,234 1.9 14.1 15.9 31.6 20.7 15.7 11.8 3.9 

Furniture ................................................................ 46,812 5.0 19.8 23.3 22.7 17.4 11.7 7.2 4.5 

Floor coverings ...................................................... 5,383 1.3 9.8 19.6 23.9 22.6 22.8 11.4 11.4 

Major appliances ................................................... 24,651 3.5 14.0 22.1 23.7 21.2 15.6 9.5 6.1 

Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares ...... 13,616 3.0 12.8 16.5 24.1 23.5 20.2 12.5 7.7 

Miscellaneous household equipment .................... 90,330 4.2 14.8 21.0 26.3 18.5 15.2 10.6 4.6 

Apparel and services ................................................. 217,176 5.2 18.5 23.7 25.8 14.9 11.9 8.1 3.8 

Men and boys .......................................................... 51,483 4.8 17.3 27.9 23.8 15.2 11.0 8.4 2.6 

Men, 16 and over ................................................... 41,502 5.2 15.8 25.1 24.3 17.0 12.5 9.5 3.0 

Boys, 2 to 15 .......................................................... 9,981 2.9 23.5 39.6 22.0 7.3 4.6 3.9 .8 

Women and girls ...................................................... 86,595 4.2 16.7 22.0 28.3 15.5 13.3 8.4 4.9 

Women, 16 and over ............................................. 71,960 4.7 16.0 18.9 28.6 17.1 14.7 8.9 5.8 

Girls, 2 to 15 .......................................................... 14,635 1.6 20.4 37.1 26.8 7.7 6.3 5.9 .5 

Children under 2 ...................................................... 11,185 12.6 34.9 25.8 12.6 8.1 6.0 4.3 1.7 

Footwear .................................................................. 37,909 5.6 18.7 24.7 27.2 12.8 11.1 7.4 3.8 

Other apparel products and services ....................... 30,004 5.3 19.1 19.7 25.2 18.0 12.7 9.2 3.5 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 57. Age of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2008 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

65-74

years

75 years

and older

Transportation ........................................................... $1,038,811 4.3 16.9 21.6 26.3 17.9 13.0 8.2 4.8 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................ 332,698 4.9 19.1 21.4 25.8 17.9 10.9 7.3 3.6 

Cars and trucks, new ............................................. 157,600 3.2 17.1 20.6 25.8 19.8 13.5 8.9 4.6 

Cars and trucks, used ............................................ 158,872 5.8 21.4 22.3 26.3 15.6 8.6 6.0 2.5 

Other vehicles ........................................................ 16,225 13.1 16.7 20.8 20.4 21.3 47.7 43.6 44.1 

Gasoline and motor oil ............................................. 327,872 5.0 17.0 23.3 25.8 17.0 12.0 7.8 4.1 

Other vehicle expenses ........................................... 316,280 3.3 15.3 20.3 27.4 18.4 15.3 9.1 6.3 

Vehicle finance charges ........................................ 37,717 5.1 22.4 24.0 24.9 16.2 7.4 5.8 1.6 

Maintenance and repairs ....................................... 88,214 3.8 13.7 19.4 28.7 19.2 15.1 8.7 6.4 

Vehicle insurance .................................................. 134,230 42.6 13.1 19.0 28.2 18.2 18.9 10.5 8.3 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ................................................................ 56,120 3.0 18.2 22.5 24.8 18.9 12.6 8.3 4.3 

Public transportation ................................................ 61,961 3.0 13.6 19.5 25.9 20.4 17.5 10.4 7.0 

Healthcare ................................................................. 359,365 1.6 9.8 15.9 20.9 21.1 30.8 16.7 14.1 

Health insurance ...................................................... 199,678 1.6 9.9 15.3 19.5 19.3 34.3 18.3 16.0 

Medical services ...................................................... 87,755 1.3 10.9 18.5 24.5 23.1 21.7 12.2 9.5 

Drugs ....................................................................... 58,197 1.7 7.5 13.8 18.9 24.4 33.8 19.1 14.7 

Medical supplies ...................................................... 13,734 2.0 9.9 16.4 25.5 20.9 25.4 13.3 12.1 

Entertainment ............................................................ 342,185 3.9 16.4 24.2 24.5 17.6 13.4 8.9 4.5 

Fees and admissions ............................................... 74,337 3.0 14.3 25.3 27.7 17.2 12.6 8.5 4.1 

Audio and visual equipment and services ............... 125,111 4.5 17.9 21.3 24.0 17.6 14.7 8.9 5.8 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ...... 84,872 3.7 16.7 27.0 23.4 17.1 12.1 8.6 3.5 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

services ................................................................. 57,865 3.9 15.4 24.6 23.3 19.0 13.7 10.0 3.7 

Personal care products and services ........................ 74,300 4.1 15.0 22.5 25.1 16.9 16.4 9.5 6.9 

Reading ..................................................................... 14,030 2.8 11.3 16.6 22.6 22.2 24.4 13.6 10.8 

Education ................................................................... 126,275 11.0 12.2 17.3 40.8 13.6 5.2 3.4 1.7 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies .................. 38,244 5.4 15.8 21.1 29.3 18.3 10.1 7.5 2.6 

Miscellaneous ............................................................ 101,374 2.3 14.5 19.4 24.1 25.8 13.9 8.2 5.7 

Cash contributions ..................................................... 209,721 1.7 10.0 16.9 26.3 20.4 24.7 12.2 12.5 

Personal insurance and pensions ............................. 676,923 2.8 16.4 24.2 29.7 20.3 6.6 4.9 1.7 

Life and other personal insurance ........................... 38,264 .8 8.2 16.9 26.4 26.9 20.8 15.2 5.6 

Pensions and Social Security .................................. 638,659 2.9 16.9 24.6 29.9 19.9 5.7 4.2 1.5 

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ...................................... 7,676,460 3.0 15.8 23.1 27.3 18.5 12.3 7.4 4.9 

Wages and salaries ................................................. 6,160,177 3.4 18.3 26.2 30.2 17.5 4.5 3.5 1.0 

Self-employment income ......................................... 388,778 1.2 11.8 23.7 25.5 26.7 11.1 6.5 4.6 

Social Security, private and government retirement 794,300 .3 .9 2.3 7.8 21.5 67.1 35.8 31.3 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other property

income ................................................................... 182,259 .5 4.7 9.4 18.6 24.9 41.9 17.9 24.0 

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits .................................................. 27,198 2.4 13.8 17.2 24.6 35.2 6.9 4.8 42.1 

Public assistance, supplemental security income,

food stamps ........................................................... 44,800 6.9 14.3 22.6 23.3 19.4 13.5 7.2 6.3 

Regular contributions for support ............................ 53,864 13.6 12.5 23.8 35.1 6.9 8.1 3.6 4.5 

Other income ........................................................... 25,084 15.2 23.7 16.3 16.3 11.0 17.5 10.1 7.3 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 57. Age of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2008 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Under

25

years

25-34

years

35-44

years

45-54

years

55-64

years

65 years

and older

65-74

years

75 years

and older

Personal taxes ........................................................... $216,057 .8 10.0 20.1 39.2 24.3 5.6 4.8 .7 

Federal income taxes .............................................. 219,443 1.8 12.4 21.2 34.8 22.3 7.6 5.6 2.0 

2008 Tax stimulus (new UCC Q20082) ................... -94,645 3.9 18.8 24.5 22.1 15.9 14.6 8.5 6.2 

State and local income taxes ................................... 65,485 2.3 15.7 24.8 33.1 19.7 4.4 3.4 .9 

Other taxes .............................................................. 25,774 .7 7.5 15.7 29.4 22.2 24.5 15.3 9.2 

Income after taxes ..................................................... 7,460,402 3.1 15.9 23.2 27.0 18.3 12.5 7.5 5.0 

1 Value less than 0.05. 2 Value less than or equal to 0.5.3 No data reported. 4 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.