Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 

Wage and salary earners 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Selfemployed 

workers 

Total 

wage and 

salary 

earners 

Managers 

and

professionals 

Technical, 

sales and 

clerical 

workers 

Service 

workers 

Construction 

workers and 

mechanics 

Operators, 

fabricators 

and

laborers 

Retired 

All other, 

including 

not

reporting 

Number of consumer units (in 

 thousands) ................................................................ 130,001 7,503 79,434 32,080 19,421 17,349 3,392 7,191 26,761 16,303 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ................................ $73,573 $114,026 $87,273 $118,115 $72,318 $60,965 $68,120 $62,579 $40,065 $43,212 

 SE................................ 1,098.20 5,714.00 1,282.09 2,136.14 1,392.17 1,900.75 2,665.71 1,936.06 1,164.59 1,935.03 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.49 5.01 1.47 1.81 1.93 3.12 3.91 3.09 2.91 4.48 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................63,606 93,494 74,293 97,540 63,611 52,986 61,173 57,029 37,968 39,865 

 SE................................ 767.93 4,042.01 926.27 1,554.38 1,057.18 1,528.76 2,306.90 1,582.99 1,047.53 1,483.20 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.21 4.32 1.25 1.59 1.66 2.89 3.77 2.78 2.76 3.72 

 Age of reference person ................................ 50.9 50.8 44.1 44.6 42.8 44.4 43.2 45.1 73.4 47.5 

 Average number in consumer 

 unit: 

 People ................................................................ 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.9 2.8 1.7 2.7 

 Children under 18 ................................ .6 .7 .7 .7 .6 .7 .9 .8 .1 .8 

 Adults 65 and older ................................ .4 .3 .1 .1 .1 .2 .1 .1 1.2 .2 

 Earners ................................................................ 1.3 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 .2 .7 

 Vehicles ................................................................ 1.9 2.4 2.0 2.2 1.9 1.7 2.2 2.1 1.8 1.5 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................ 47 62 50 49 43 44 88 72 45 31 

 Women ................................................................ 53 38 50 51 57 56 12 28 55 69 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................ 63 74 59 69 53 48 59 57 81 48 

 With mortgage ................................................................ 36 48 42 53 38 32 35 35 23 24 

 Without mortgage ................................ 27 26 17 16 15 16 23 23 58 24 

 Renter ................................................................ 37 26 41 31 47 52 41 43 19 52 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American................................ 13 7 14 11 16 19 9 15 9 18 

 White, Asian, and all other 

 races................................................................ 87 93 86 89 84 81 91 85 91 82 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of 

 reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................ 14 14 15 9 14 23 26 23 6 18 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................ 86 86 85 91 86 77 74 77 94 82 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8)................................................................ 3 3 2 ( 1 ) 1 5 5 5 4 7 

 High school (9-12) ................................ 30 23 25 10 27 37 49 48 37 43 

 College ................................................................ 67 74 73 90 72 58 46 46 59 49 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or 

 leased ................................................................ 88 93 91 95 90 85 91 91 88 75 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ................................ $60,060 $81,269 $65,107 $82,493 $57,667 $49,452 $53,116 $51,354 $48,731 $44,109 

 SE................................ 681.34 2,743.13 831.75 1,165.65 1,002.68 1,226.26 2,178.13 1,265.12 1,123.87 1,682.63 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.13 3.38 1.28 1.41 1.74 2.48 4.10 2.46 2.31 3.81 

 Food 

 Mean ................................ 7,729 10,096 8,098 9,679 7,559 6,618 6,200 7,049 6,481 6,779 

 Share ................................ 12.9 12.4 12.4 11.7 13.1 13.4 11.7 13.7 13.3 15.4 

 SE................................ 89.36 334.70 113.82 191.86 164.40 270.06 448.88 355.23 181.92 322.41 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.16 3.32 1.41 1.98 2.17 4.08 7.24 5.04 2.81 4.76 

 Food at home 

 Mean ................................ 4,363 5,425 4,398 5,014 4,070 4,009 3,333 4,112 3,916 4,395 

 Share ................................ 7.3 6.7 6.8 6.1 7.1 8.1 6.3 8.0 8.0 10.0 

 SE................................ 50.10 251.21 71.01 123.41 101.70 176.34 262.46 240.67 105.94 182.11 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.15 4.63 1.61 2.46 2.50 4.40 7.88 5.85 2.71 4.14 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Wage and salary earners 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Selfemployed 

workers 

Total 

wage and 

salary 

earners 

Managers 

and

professionals 

Technical, 

sales and 

clerical 

workers 

Service 

workers 

Construction 

workers and 

mechanics 

Operators, 

fabricators 

and

laborers 

Retired 

All other, 

including 

not

reporting 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ................................ 564 711 558 648 502 505 412 526 522 591 

 Share ................................ .9 .9 .9 .8 .9 1.0 .8 1.0 1.1 1.3 

 SE................................ 9.42 53.72 14.10 30.99 15.96 25.82 41.94 37.24 16.00 28.27 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.67 7.56 2.52 4.78 3.18 5.11 10.17 7.08 3.07 4.79 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ................................ 176 229 181 213 159 159 132 179 139 190 

 Share ................................ .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .3 .3 .4 

 SE................................ 3.52 24.20 4.38 7.85 6.60 10.80 16.46 15.02 7.06 10.86 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.00 10.59 2.42 3.69 4.14 6.80 12.44 8.41 5.09 5.71 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ................................ 388 482 377 436 343 346 280 347 383 400 

 Share ................................ .6 .6 .6 .5 .6 .7 .5 .7 .8 .9 

 SE................................ 7.68 36.73 12.01 28.35 13.88 18.76 29.65 27.93 13.23 20.92 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.98 7.62 3.18 6.51 4.05 5.42 10.58 8.04 3.45 5.22 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ................................ 944 1,150 944 1,012 888 935 739 945 850 992 

 Share ................................ 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.2 1.5 1.9 1.4 1.8 1.7 2.2 

 SE................................ 12.89 59.10 18.01 29.97 34.73 53.20 71.56 74.26 42.74 45.91 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.37 5.14 1.91 2.96 3.91 5.69 9.69 7.86 5.03 4.63 

 Beef 

 Mean ................................ 253 297 250 258 249 254 166 258 240 268 

 Share ................................ .4 .4 .4 .3 .4 .5 .3 .5 .5 .6 

 SE................................ 4.86 22.93 6.68 9.57 13.50 22.62 24.52 27.30 15.17 19.79 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.92 7.73 2.67 3.71 5.41 8.90 14.79 10.59 6.31 7.38 

 Pork 

 Mean ................................ 181 212 179 179 179 175 163 201 172 189 

 Share ................................ .3 .3 .3 .2 .3 .4 .3 .4 .4 .4 

 SE................................ 4.59 20.42 6.26 8.90 14.79 11.89 18.81 22.73 12.65 11.50 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.53 9.61 3.49 4.98 8.28 6.78 11.50 11.33 7.36 6.09 

 Other meats 

 Mean ................................ 128 143 129 144 127 112 106 122 123 124 

 Share ................................ .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .3 

 SE................................ 5.32 9.92 7.66 10.90 16.60 8.71 14.24 22.61 8.95 8.38 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.15 6.92 5.93 7.59 13.08 7.76 13.49 18.54 7.27 6.73 

 Poultry 

 Mean ................................ 186 227 191 210 164 210 135 180 131 228 

 Share ................................ .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .4 .3 .3 .3 .5 

 SE................................ 4.85 17.33 6.32 9.61 8.85 17.04 20.90 17.86 9.60 17.51 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.61 7.62 3.31 4.57 5.39 8.12 15.50 9.95 7.32 7.67 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ................................ 140 192 139 162 121 125 121 134 138 120 

 Share ................................ .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .3 .3 .3 

 SE................................ 5.05 20.97 6.00 10.25 14.50 9.80 21.59 26.96 13.08 12.17 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.61 10.92 4.30 6.31 11.97 7.85 17.81 20.05 9.48 10.12 

 Eggs 

 Mean ................................ 55 78 55 59 48 59 48 51 45 62 

 Share ................................ .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 

 SE................................ 1.16 7.11 1.62 2.85 2.52 3.48 7.28 4.11 2.16 3.31 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.10 9.15 2.95 4.79 5.30 5.91 15.21 8.13 4.80 5.36 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ................................ 450 578 452 531 424 392 335 388 412 440 

 Share ................................ .7 .7 .7 .6 .7 .8 .6 .8 .8 1.0 

 SE................................ 8.05 41.32 10.31 15.03 16.51 22.76 28.68 23.06 11.77 21.60 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.79 7.14 2.28 2.83 3.90 5.80 8.56 5.94 2.86 4.91 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ................................ 147 177 148 166 141 134 101 143 129 158 

 Share ................................ .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .3 .3 .4 

 SE................................ 3.06 14.47 3.62 4.76 7.09 7.18 11.94 10.95 5.03 8.07 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.09 8.19 2.45 2.87 5.04 5.35 11.79 7.67 3.89 5.12 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ................................ 303 402 304 365 283 258 234 245 283 283 

 Share ................................ .5 .5 .5 .4 .5 .5 .4 .5 .6 .6 

 SE................................ 6.00 30.93 7.87 11.71 11.09 19.64 23.22 14.72 9.39 16.78 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.98 7.70 2.58 3.21 3.92 7.61 9.93 6.00 3.32 5.94 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ................................ 837 1,097 838 990 736 795 625 700 760 824 

 Share ................................ 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.6 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.9 

 SE................................ 14.30 60.85 17.65 36.31 24.98 37.85 67.36 51.76 29.57 48.70 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.71 5.55 2.11 3.67 3.39 4.76 10.78 7.40 3.89 5.91 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Wage and salary earners 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Selfemployed 

workers 

Total 

wage and 

salary 

earners 

Managers 

and

professionals 

Technical, 

sales and 

clerical 

workers 

Service 

workers 

Construction 

workers and 

mechanics 

Operators, 

fabricators 

and

laborers 

Retired 

All other, 

including 

not

reporting 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ................................ 314 418 310 384 259 286 239 237 296 310 

 Share ................................ .5 .5 .5 .5 .4 .6 .4 .5 .6 .7 

 SE................................ 6.23 26.52 7.90 15.68 10.70 18.41 33.53 21.60 16.78 23.71 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.98 6.34 2.55 4.08 4.13 6.43 14.05 9.11 5.67 7.64 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ................................ 274 360 277 337 243 255 204 216 245 265 

 Share ................................ .5 .4 .4 .4 .4 .5 .4 .4 .5 .6 

 SE................................ 5.67 28.09 6.66 14.58 10.85 13.24 26.16 17.36 12.53 14.23 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.07 7.81 2.40 4.33 4.47 5.20 12.85 8.03 5.12 5.36 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ................................ 112 157 113 124 105 111 90 99 101 105 

 Share ................................ .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 

 SE................................ 3.14 12.31 4.17 6.38 8.51 6.61 12.66 14.24 4.84 8.43 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.80 7.82 3.71 5.12 8.09 5.94 14.04 14.41 4.78 8.07 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ................................ 136 161 138 144 129 143 92 148 118 144 

 Share ................................ .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .3 .2 .3 

 SE................................ 3.06 14.38 3.73 5.98 7.06 9.05 12.61 14.75 4.61 10.79 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.25 8.91 2.70 4.14 5.47 6.33 13.64 9.97 3.90 7.50 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ................................ 1,568 1,889 1,605 1,833 1,521 1,381 1,222 1,554 1,372 1,548 

 Share ................................ 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.2 2.6 2.8 2.3 3.0 2.8 3.5 

 SE................................ 20.79 78.75 29.46 45.41 46.38 68.75 95.18 95.99 34.36 67.17 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.33 4.17 1.84 2.48 3.05 4.98 7.79 6.18 2.50 4.34 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ................................ 150 191 144 167 134 126 118 126 151 154 

 Share ................................ .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .2 .3 .3 

 SE................................ 3.83 19.77 4.71 7.55 8.44 9.37 13.74 13.47 7.56 12.29 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.56 10.33 3.28 4.52 6.28 7.42 11.61 10.72 5.00 7.97 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ................................ 117 144 115 126 102 115 105 116 106 129 

 Share ................................ .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 

 SE................................ 2.98 11.13 3.48 5.25 5.71 8.92 16.79 10.96 5.05 9.92 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.55 7.72 3.02 4.18 5.59 7.79 15.99 9.46 4.77 7.71 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ................................ 824 935 863 1,012 828 711 616 781 685 800 

 Share ................................ 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.8 

 SE................................ 13.11 50.04 18.32 30.95 29.12 43.14 61.45 47.29 20.52 37.76 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.59 5.35 2.12 3.06 3.52 6.06 9.97 6.05 3.00 4.72 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................ 423 519 427 449 416 389 343 480 376 430 

 Share ................................ .7 .6 .7 .5 .7 .8 .6 .9 .8 1.0 

 SE................................ 7.49 36.29 9.98 13.44 15.96 24.93 25.27 40.61 12.50 22.95 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.77 7.00 2.34 2.99 3.84 6.40 7.36 8.46 3.32 5.33 

 Food prepared by consumer 

 unit on out-of-town trips 

 Mean ................................ 56 100 57 79 41 39 39 51 54 35 

 Share ................................ .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 

 SE................................ 2.76 14.24 3.43 7.07 3.11 4.14 8.27 9.01 4.81 4.27 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.94 14.19 6.07 8.98 7.64 10.56 21.31 17.76 8.87 12.24 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ................................ 3,365 4,670 3,700 4,665 3,489 2,610 2,867 2,937 2,566 2,384 

 Share ................................ 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.1 5.3 5.4 5.7 5.3 5.4 

 SE................................ 58.55 221.40 73.83 129.19 125.39 155.45 257.85 182.68 112.83 184.63 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.74 4.74 2.00 2.77 3.59 5.96 8.99 6.22 4.40 7.74 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................ 558 655 648 882 576 456 365 425 455 233 

 Share ................................ .9 .8 1.0 1.1 1.0 .9 .7 .8 .9 .5 

 SE................................ 19.83 48.53 26.55 50.19 55.54 62.72 54.66 73.73 43.79 31.39 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.55 7.40 4.09 5.69 9.64 13.74 14.97 17.34 9.62 13.47 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................19,884 24,412 21,436 26,575 19,384 17,222 17,522 16,055 16,446 15,879 

 Share ................................ 33.1 30.0 32.9 32.2 33.6 34.8 33.0 31.3 33.7 36.0 

 SE................................ 231.74 844.54 313.29 472.73 479.85 457.34 583.80 570.49 380.15 642.45 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.17 3.46 1.46 1.78 2.48 2.66 3.33 3.55 2.31 4.05 

 Shelter 

 Mean ................................11,895 14,859 13,056 16,328 11,806 10,546 10,436 9,129 9,076 9,504 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Wage and salary earners 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Selfemployed 

workers 

Total 

wage and 

salary 

earners 

Managers 

and

professionals 

Technical, 

sales and 

clerical 

workers 

Service 

workers 

Construction 

workers and 

mechanics 

Operators, 

fabricators 

and

laborers 

Retired 

All other, 

including 

not

reporting 

 Shelter 

 Share ................................ 19.8 18.3 20.1 19.8 20.5 21.3 19.6 17.8 18.6 21.5 

 SE................................ 156.80 628.95 224.34 376.84 389.20 275.76 481.93 438.35 251.17 462.66 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.32 4.23 1.72 2.31 3.30 2.61 4.62 4.80 2.77 4.87 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ................................ 6,947 9,860 7,529 10,479 6,248 4,909 5,949 4,890 5,876 4,527 

 Share ................................ 11.6 12.1 11.6 12.7 10.8 9.9 11.2 9.5 12.1 10.3 

 SE................................ 133.28 545.52 183.68 316.08 371.95 265.03 481.60 340.96 211.41 336.42 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.92 5.53 2.44 3.02 5.95 5.40 8.10 6.97 3.60 7.43 

 Mortgage interest and 

 charges 

 Mean ................................ 3,265 4,644 3,944 5,549 3,266 2,623 2,687 2,392 1,526 2,179 

 Share ................................ 5.4 5.7 6.1 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.1 4.7 3.1 4.9 

 SE................................ 73.29 292.99 89.53 168.00 132.33 157.09 278.35 186.36 116.98 225.22 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.24 6.31 2.27 3.03 4.05 5.99 10.36 7.79 7.67 10.34 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ................................ 2,065 3,091 2,016 2,858 1,605 1,343 1,501 1,231 2,337 1,390 

 Share ................................ 3.4 3.8 3.1 3.5 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.4 4.8 3.2 

 SE................................ 46.07 211.76 56.49 102.76 70.36 85.83 111.00 82.27 75.51 109.09 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.23 6.85 2.80 3.60 4.38 6.39 7.39 6.68 3.23 7.85 

 Maintenance, repairs, 

 insurance, other expenses 

 Mean ................................ 1,616 2,126 1,570 2,072 1,377 943 1,760 1,267 2,013 958 

 Share ................................ 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.4 1.9 3.3 2.5 4.1 2.2 

 SE................................ 57.64 220.18 90.71 101.97 299.64 101.29 246.26 175.60 93.02 87.54 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.57 10.36 5.78 4.92 21.75 10.74 13.99 13.86 4.62 9.14 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ................................ 4,167 3,562 4,750 4,626 5,008 5,177 4,102 3,888 2,406 4,491 

 Share ................................ 6.9 4.4 7.3 5.6 8.7 10.5 7.7 7.6 4.9 10.2 

 SE................................ 66.09 324.78 95.05 191.02 175.16 153.08 404.51 244.65 154.78 231.86 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.59 9.12 2.00 4.13 3.50 2.96 9.86 6.29 6.43 5.16 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ................................ 782 1,437 777 1,223 550 460 386 351 794 486 

 Share ................................ 1.3 1.8 1.2 1.5 1.0 .9 .7 .7 1.6 1.1 

 SE................................ 28.70 165.86 34.30 79.07 47.17 42.86 55.11 53.70 58.33 71.86 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.67 11.55 4.41 6.47 8.57 9.33 14.29 15.30 7.35 14.78 

 Utilities, fuels, and public 

 services 

 Mean ................................ 3,836 4,503 3,924 4,308 3,737 3,550 3,845 3,661 3,585 3,507 

 Share ................................ 6.4 5.5 6.0 5.2 6.5 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.4 8.0 

 SE................................ 40.75 121.72 42.59 51.10 62.48 74.66 142.06 79.51 66.40 88.18 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.06 2.70 1.09 1.19 1.67 2.10 3.70 2.17 1.85 2.51 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ................................ 381 476 381 440 344 350 320 321 389 320 

 Share ................................ .6 .6 .6 .5 .6 .7 .6 .6 .8 .7 

 SE................................ 11.21 30.82 10.95 14.09 16.46 15.17 28.71 19.33 19.51 20.09 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.94 6.47 2.87 3.20 4.79 4.33 8.96 6.03 5.01 6.28 

 Electricity 

 Mean ................................ 1,420 1,694 1,407 1,483 1,362 1,321 1,445 1,374 1,386 1,412 

 Share ................................ 2.4 2.1 2.2 1.8 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 3.2 

 SE................................ 16.65 46.66 18.57 24.59 28.47 33.52 62.37 33.05 26.33 35.47 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.17 2.75 1.32 1.66 2.09 2.54 4.32 2.40 1.90 2.51 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ................................ 97 127 83 110 66 60 97 56 146 71 

 Share ................................ .2 .2 .1 .1 .1 .1 .2 .1 .3 .2 

 SE................................ 8.73 19.46 8.13 12.64 7.95 10.23 19.67 10.40 17.03 12.81 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.00 15.29 9.80 11.49 12.06 16.93 20.38 18.45 11.67 17.98 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ................................ 1,356 1,465 1,475 1,617 1,418 1,313 1,455 1,397 1,072 1,188 

 Share ................................ 2.3 1.8 2.3 2.0 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.2 2.7 

 SE................................ 17.36 51.84 19.60 28.23 29.01 33.43 69.22 47.91 21.67 41.07 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.28 3.54 1.33 1.75 2.05 2.55 4.76 3.43 2.02 3.46 

 Residential phone service, 

 VOIP, and phone cards 

 Mean ................................ 238 236 188 208 175 174 165 183 391 229 

 Share ................................ .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .4 .3 .4 .8 .5 

 SE................................ 5.24 14.76 5.61 8.32 7.51 9.03 21.29 12.88 7.18 16.27 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.20 6.26 2.98 4.00 4.30 5.19 12.87 7.04 1.84 7.12 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ................................ 1,118 1,229 1,287 1,409 1,243 1,139 1,289 1,214 682 960 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Wage and salary earners 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Selfemployed 

workers 

Total 

wage and 

salary 

earners 

Managers 

and

professionals 

Technical, 

sales and 

clerical 

workers 

Service 

workers 

Construction 

workers and 

mechanics 

Operators, 

fabricators 

and

laborers 

Retired 

All other, 

including 

not

reporting 

 Cellular phone service 

 Share ................................ 1.9 1.5 2.0 1.7 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.4 1.4 2.2 

 SE................................ 16.54 45.65 18.28 25.79 27.28 32.35 62.13 44.85 20.79 47.23 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.48 3.71 1.42 1.83 2.19 2.84 4.82 3.70 3.05 4.92 

 Water and other public 

 services 

 Mean ................................ 583 740 579 658 547 505 528 513 592 516 

 Share ................................ 1.0 .9 .9 .8 .9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.2 

 SE................................ 13.79 47.80 14.49 14.78 21.13 23.15 36.69 27.10 19.75 25.01 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.37 6.46 2.50 2.25 3.86 4.58 6.95 5.28 3.34 4.85 

 Household operations 

 Mean ................................ 1,412 1,832 1,567 2,289 1,237 1,012 833 927 1,177 847 

 Share ................................ 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.8 2.1 2.0 1.6 1.8 2.4 1.9 

 SE................................ 38.05 179.76 51.64 115.44 50.59 70.84 91.80 53.60 51.89 55.45 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.70 9.81 3.30 5.04 4.09 7.00 11.01 5.79 4.41 6.54 

 Personal services 

 Mean ................................ 439 431 616 990 438 333 270 279 101 136 

 Share ................................ .7 .5 .9 1.2 .8 .7 .5 .5 .2 .3 

 SE................................ 27.13 89.22 44.57 107.54 46.19 56.88 74.60 44.49 36.97 24.77 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.18 20.70 7.23 10.87 10.55 17.09 27.66 15.94 36.67 18.18 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ................................ 973 1,401 951 1,299 800 679 564 647 1,076 711 

 Share ................................ 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.3 2.2 1.6 

 SE................................ 21.61 130.45 22.82 40.68 23.15 28.91 36.63 31.95 33.96 45.33 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.22 9.31 2.40 3.13 2.90 4.26 6.50 4.94 3.16 6.38 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................ 755 898 756 877 699 648 526 754 810 591 

 Share ................................ 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.5 1.7 1.3 

 SE................................ 23.58 133.01 34.31 37.61 47.49 108.77 67.01 177.11 39.92 32.65 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.12 14.81 4.54 4.29 6.80 16.79 12.74 23.49 4.93 5.53 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ................................ 177 184 179 197 169 163 134 185 163 190 

 Share ................................ .3 .2 .3 .2 .3 .3 .3 .4 .3 .4 

 SE................................ 5.08 27.63 7.16 10.01 12.02 21.71 18.81 18.43 11.52 15.11 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.87 15.03 4.01 5.08 7.12 13.31 14.07 9.96 7.06 7.97 

 Other household products 

 Mean ................................ 428 554 436 498 406 365 288 483 444 297 

 Share ................................ .7 .7 .7 .6 .7 .7 .5 .9 .9 .7 

 SE................................ 20.66 104.90 29.15 23.28 36.39 86.88 48.11 174.22 25.67 19.62 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.83 18.93 6.69 4.68 8.95 23.78 16.68 36.09 5.78 6.60 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ................................ 150 160 141 182 123 120 104 86 202 104 

 Share ................................ .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .4 .2 

 SE................................ 7.83 35.04 10.25 21.33 9.61 21.82 29.68 11.39 20.69 12.83 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.23 21.87 7.26 11.72 7.80 18.25 28.58 13.22 10.23 12.33 

 Household furnishings and 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................ 1,987 2,319 2,132 2,774 1,905 1,467 1,882 1,585 1,798 1,430 

 Share ................................ 3.3 2.9 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.0 3.5 3.1 3.7 3.2 

 SE................................ 58.55 264.05 69.14 89.35 194.23 130.26 197.70 169.19 132.52 151.81 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.95 11.38 3.24 3.22 10.20 8.88 10.51 10.68 7.37 10.62 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................ 114 125 112 148 96 91 95 59 141 78 

 Share ................................ .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .3 .2 

 SE................................ 8.78 25.39 9.22 15.42 15.99 21.29 31.92 11.27 28.13 10.55 

 CV(%) ................................ 7.70 20.28 8.26 10.42 16.74 23.40 33.51 19.05 19.96 13.52 

 Furniture 

 Mean ................................ 515 516 563 740 476 407 523 400 422 439 

 Share ................................ .9 .6 .9 .9 .8 .8 1.0 .8 .9 1.0 

 SE................................ 26.06 60.96 26.02 43.81 57.78 38.65 98.78 52.10 40.97 105.01 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.06 11.80 4.62 5.92 12.15 9.49 18.88 13.03 9.71 23.95 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ................................ 30 150 23 34 17 14 13 9 19 32 

 Share ................................ .1 .2 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) .1 

 SE................................ 7.50 126.57 2.42 5.16 3.23 3.03 6.18 1.71 4.36 11.29 

 CV(%) ................................24.65 84.58 10.74 14.97 18.73 21.66 48.20 19.23 22.52 35.10 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................ 280 321 282 346 218 222 301 308 282 249 

 Share ................................ .5 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .6 .6 .6 .6 

 SE................................ 11.93 49.97 17.04 27.49 25.32 25.72 52.79 58.44 22.97 41.24 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Wage and salary earners 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Selfemployed 

workers 

Total 

wage and 

salary 

earners 

Managers 

and

professionals 

Technical, 

sales and 

clerical 

workers 

Service 

workers 

Construction 

workers and 

mechanics 

Operators, 

fabricators 

and

laborers 

Retired 

All other, 

including 

not

reporting 

 Major appliances 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.26 15.55 6.03 7.95 11.63 11.59 17.53 18.95 8.16 16.54 

 Small appliances, 

 miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................ 131 128 144 158 164 112 117 109 114 95 

 Share ................................ .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 

 SE................................ 7.63 18.39 11.18 16.75 37.02 23.23 32.17 15.56 8.06 9.68 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.84 14.39 7.78 10.61 22.60 20.74 27.45 14.25 7.09 10.16 

 Miscellaneous household 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................ 916 1,079 1,009 1,348 935 621 832 699 821 536 

 Share ................................ 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.6 1.4 1.7 1.2 

 SE................................ 38.04 157.92 54.06 81.06 159.46 81.49 156.56 140.40 110.73 52.99 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.15 14.64 5.36 6.01 17.06 13.12 18.81 20.08 13.48 9.88 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................ 1,833 2,346 2,017 2,511 1,794 1,650 1,297 1,707 1,252 1,618 

 Share ................................ 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.3 2.4 3.3 2.6 3.7 

 SE................................ 56.45 272.29 76.81 125.00 115.92 144.61 188.14 223.28 90.75 136.14 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.08 11.61 3.81 4.98 6.46 8.76 14.51 13.08 7.25 8.41 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ................................ 442 604 491 618 367 401 435 522 285 380 

 Share ................................ .7 .7 .8 .7 .6 .8 .8 1.0 .6 .9 

 SE................................ 16.38 90.31 23.03 48.28 25.78 43.35 54.88 73.95 28.06 40.23 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.70 14.94 4.69 7.82 7.03 10.81 12.60 14.17 9.85 10.59 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................ 342 514 378 478 276 301 343 416 257 225 

 Share ................................ .6 .6 .6 .6 .5 .6 .6 .8 .5 .5 

 SE................................ 15.35 89.40 20.47 47.06 22.64 38.53 54.67 70.34 26.72 29.62 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.48 17.41 5.42 9.85 8.20 12.80 15.93 16.89 10.39 13.14 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................ 100 91 113 140 91 100 92 105 28 154 

 Share ................................ .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .3 

 SE................................ 5.31 18.95 7.15 12.81 12.49 14.25 16.37 24.97 5.11 22.73 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.32 20.86 6.30 9.17 13.79 14.26 17.74 23.68 18.35 14.73 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ................................ 694 912 751 1,026 643 590 336 457 525 579 

 Share ................................ 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 .6 .9 1.1 1.3 

 SE................................ 24.30 196.75 31.49 62.25 47.71 75.03 85.46 62.58 50.53 64.58 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.50 21.56 4.19 6.07 7.42 12.71 25.45 13.69 9.62 11.16 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................ 580 781 619 887 503 477 238 325 494 427 

 Share ................................ 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 .9 1.0 .4 .6 1.0 1.0 

 SE................................ 23.07 195.35 26.32 56.22 41.75 59.71 58.35 47.87 49.20 57.44 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.98 25.02 4.25 6.34 8.30 12.52 24.51 14.75 9.96 13.46 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................ 114 132 132 139 140 113 98 132 31 152 

 Share ................................ .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .1 .3 

 SE................................ 6.60 30.91 10.22 13.37 22.37 22.68 34.79 27.91 5.75 24.09 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.78 23.48 7.74 9.59 15.94 19.99 35.61 21.07 18.51 15.85 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................ 77 96 84 101 79 59 60 88 35 99 

 Share ................................ .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .2 .1 .2 

 SE................................ 6.43 40.11 8.35 13.76 14.74 13.22 17.16 18.30 11.12 19.74 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.39 41.65 9.98 13.64 18.66 22.26 28.76 20.79 31.82 19.91 

 Footwear 

 Mean ................................ 379 469 425 457 449 405 271 353 232 342 

 Share ................................ .6 .6 .7 .6 .8 .8 .5 .7 .5 .8 

 SE................................ 20.56 97.17 28.00 44.98 62.10 63.68 96.32 75.01 28.51 42.26 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.43 20.73 6.58 9.85 13.83 15.71 35.49 21.27 12.27 12.34 

 Other apparel products and 

 services 

 Mean ................................ 241 264 266 310 256 194 194 288 174 218 

 Share ................................ .4 .3 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .6 .4 .5 

 SE................................ 12.92 32.40 18.13 28.69 28.36 23.46 40.87 85.12 18.67 34.59 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.36 12.26 6.81 9.27 11.06 12.09 21.03 29.58 10.70 15.85 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................ 9,576 11,473 10,773 12,352 10,244 8,523 11,584 10,273 7,365 6,502 

 Share ................................ 15.9 14.1 16.5 15.0 17.8 17.2 21.8 20.0 15.1 14.7 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Wage and salary earners 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Selfemployed 

workers 

Total 

wage and 

salary 

earners 

Managers 

and

professionals 

Technical, 

sales and 

clerical 

workers 

Service 

workers 

Construction 

workers and 

mechanics 

Operators, 

fabricators 

and

laborers 

Retired 

All other, 

including 

not

reporting 

 Transportation 

 SE................................ 198.51 774.19 236.03 367.54 428.96 362.85 1,428.40 535.37 512.40 406.45 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.07 6.75 2.19 2.98 4.19 4.26 12.33 5.21 6.96 6.25 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ................................ 4,054 4,301 4,793 5,096 4,973 3,655 6,429 4,930 2,673 2,606 

 Share ................................ 6.7 5.3 7.4 6.2 8.6 7.4 12.1 9.6 5.5 5.9 

 SE................................ 146.09 653.92 208.74 337.00 347.57 355.67 1,367.50 502.18 242.92 322.94 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.60 15.20 4.36 6.61 6.99 9.73 21.27 10.19 9.09 12.39 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ................................ 1,900 1,860 2,119 2,425 2,022 1,787 2,683 1,548 1,661 1,242 

 Share ................................ 3.2 2.3 3.3 2.9 3.5 3.6 5.1 3.0 3.4 2.8 

 SE................................ 109.72 534.32 164.98 267.41 262.01 277.89 884.72 420.45 231.23 282.84 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.78 28.73 7.79 11.03 12.96 15.55 32.98 27.16 13.92 22.77 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ................................ 2,101 2,361 2,613 2,618 2,868 1,853 3,464 3,340 979 1,328 

 Share ................................ 3.5 2.9 4.0 3.2 5.0 3.7 6.5 6.5 2.0 3.0 

 SE................................ 112.42 323.76 158.64 214.98 261.89 225.81 738.18 422.62 112.18 205.58 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.35 13.71 6.07 8.21 9.13 12.19 21.31 12.65 11.46 15.48 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ................................ 53 81 61 53 83 14 283 42 34 36 

 Share ................................ .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 ( 1 ) .5 .1 .1 .1 

 SE................................ 9.62 55.61 15.89 25.55 30.83 7.65 172.22 21.69 26.23 25.21 

 CV(%) ................................18.09 68.95 26.22 48.42 37.22 52.96 60.83 51.83 78.07 69.17 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor 

 oil 

 Mean ................................ 1,968 2,464 2,210 2,392 2,057 1,935 2,526 2,324 1,317 1,631 

 Share ................................ 3.3 3.0 3.4 2.9 3.6 3.9 4.8 4.5 2.7 3.7 

 SE................................ 25.67 101.43 30.64 38.66 53.70 49.26 135.95 70.60 25.19 55.32 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.30 4.12 1.39 1.62 2.61 2.55 5.38 3.04 1.91 3.39 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ................................ 2,842 3,704 2,982 3,690 2,654 2,395 2,190 2,566 2,806 1,829 

 Share ................................ 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.8 4.1 5.0 5.8 4.1 

 SE................................ 90.56 253.31 78.80 112.77 154.42 183.48 173.99 203.01 416.60 153.23 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.19 6.84 2.64 3.06 5.82 7.66 7.95 7.91 14.84 8.38 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ................................ 220 225 271 314 267 204 261 258 105 160 

 Share ................................ .4 .3 .4 .4 .5 .4 .5 .5 .2 .4 

 SE................................ 5.64 18.53 6.77 9.66 12.57 10.80 37.23 18.57 7.69 15.33 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.56 8.25 2.50 3.08 4.70 5.29 14.25 7.21 7.36 9.55 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ................................ 954 1,336 939 1,169 779 752 885 844 1,121 592 

 Share ................................ 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.6 2.3 1.3 

 SE................................ 82.24 121.21 24.71 47.25 33.63 50.52 82.98 65.33 397.58 46.72 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.62 9.07 2.63 4.04 4.32 6.72 9.38 7.74 35.48 7.89 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ................................ 967 1,141 997 1,184 876 898 629 958 1,005 669 

 Share ................................ 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.8 1.2 1.9 2.1 1.5 

 SE................................ 51.16 197.28 69.42 95.56 132.93 161.36 132.82 165.52 110.65 119.77 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.29 17.28 6.96 8.07 15.18 17.97 21.10 17.28 11.01 17.90 

 Vehicle rental, leases, 

 licenses, and other charges 

 Mean ................................ 700 1,002 774 1,023 732 541 414 507 577 407 

 Share ................................ 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.1 .8 1.0 1.2 .9 

 SE................................ 19.71 114.24 29.37 53.00 45.60 37.57 53.89 65.93 29.55 36.25 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.81 11.41 3.79 5.18 6.23 6.95 13.00 13.01 5.13 8.90 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ................................ 712 1,004 789 1,174 560 539 438 452 569 436 

 Share ................................ 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.0 1.1 .8 .9 1.2 1.0 

 SE................................ 21.82 94.26 24.45 49.83 39.07 45.59 91.92 49.98 46.90 45.89 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.06 9.39 3.10 4.24 6.98 8.46 20.96 11.06 8.24 10.52 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................ 4,928 6,337 4,530 5,768 4,034 3,342 3,606 3,646 6,550 3,560 

 Share ................................ 8.2 7.8 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.8 6.8 7.1 13.4 8.1 

 SE................................ 72.31 282.07 74.16 112.02 96.25 109.40 268.44 181.96 119.35 155.27 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.47 4.45 1.64 1.94 2.39 3.27 7.44 4.99 1.82 4.36 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ................................ 3,414 4,310 3,125 3,904 2,798 2,391 2,730 2,486 4,670 2,351 

 Share ................................ 5.7 5.3 4.8 4.7 4.9 4.8 5.1 4.8 9.6 5.3 

 SE................................ 42.57 215.97 45.62 78.12 71.67 74.93 237.08 119.77 75.10 100.72 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Wage and salary earners 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Selfemployed 

workers 

Total 

wage and 

salary 

earners 

Managers 

and

professionals 

Technical, 

sales and 

clerical 

workers 

Service 

workers 

Construction 

workers and 

mechanics 

Operators, 

fabricators 

and

laborers 

Retired 

All other, 

including 

not

reporting 

 Health insurance 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.25 5.01 1.46 2.00 2.56 3.13 8.68 4.82 1.61 4.28 

 Medical services 

 Mean ................................ 872 1,212 867 1,181 739 549 569 721 890 710 

 Share ................................ 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.8 1.6 

 SE................................ 32.45 108.80 37.07 63.72 65.50 37.59 85.07 92.78 52.41 88.20 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.72 8.98 4.27 5.40 8.86 6.85 14.96 12.87 5.89 12.43 

 Drugs 

 Mean ................................ 486 596 393 501 358 289 208 342 776 412 

 Share ................................ .8 .7 .6 .6 .6 .6 .4 .7 1.6 .9 

 SE................................ 12.47 47.64 14.84 19.27 22.50 17.45 28.15 43.10 35.35 26.55 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.57 8.00 3.78 3.85 6.28 6.04 13.55 12.61 4.55 6.44 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ................................ 156 219 146 183 138 114 100 98 213 87 

 Share ................................ .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .4 .2 

 SE................................ 7.69 31.74 6.35 10.62 9.66 13.20 28.40 13.63 24.36 6.87 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.92 14.47 4.36 5.81 7.02 11.62 28.37 13.94 11.43 7.86 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................ 3,203 4,834 3,406 4,561 2,923 2,265 2,597 2,694 2,726 2,206 

 Share ................................ 5.3 5.9 5.2 5.5 5.1 4.6 4.9 5.2 5.6 5.0 

 SE................................ 108.24 766.37 123.14 195.13 195.52 144.34 327.17 345.21 196.85 154.85 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.38 15.85 3.62 4.28 6.69 6.37 12.60 12.82 7.22 7.02 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ................................ 750 1,172 826 1,330 554 497 402 323 572 479 

 Share ................................ 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.0 .8 .6 1.2 1.1 

 SE................................ 32.66 119.70 40.57 74.70 39.01 45.90 58.71 34.30 44.67 56.20 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.35 10.22 4.91 5.62 7.04 9.24 14.62 10.60 7.81 11.74 

 Audio and visual equipment and 

 services 

 Mean ................................ 985 1,143 1,017 1,238 923 785 956 878 952 808 

 Share ................................ 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.7 2.0 1.8 

 SE................................ 20.54 67.84 24.15 37.69 33.28 34.25 77.41 42.93 27.34 34.86 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.08 5.94 2.37 3.04 3.61 4.36 8.10 4.89 2.87 4.31 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and 

 playground equipment 

 Mean ................................ 869 1,874 878 1,149 755 524 626 940 695 618 

 Share ................................ 1.4 2.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.8 1.4 1.4 

 SE................................ 66.18 760.49 51.16 86.94 61.76 47.96 167.32 276.24 77.89 82.78 

 CV(%) ................................ 7.62 40.59 5.83 7.57 8.18 9.16 26.74 29.38 11.21 13.40 

 Pets 

 Mean ................................ 710 1,737 690 923 575 380 511 763 585 510 

 Share ................................ 1.2 2.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 .8 1.0 1.5 1.2 1.2 

 SE................................ 64.97 759.65 48.54 83.51 48.01 41.98 164.67 275.58 78.90 80.83 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.15 43.73 7.03 9.05 8.34 11.05 32.23 36.10 13.49 15.84 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................ 159 137 188 226 180 144 115 177 110 108 

 Share ................................ .3 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .3 .2 .2 

 SE................................ 10.28 23.44 15.29 21.39 29.08 31.49 30.78 38.29 16.28 17.34 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.47 17.17 8.15 9.46 16.19 21.89 26.79 21.65 14.83 16.12 

 Other entertainment supplies, 

 equipment, and services 

 Mean ................................ 599 645 685 845 692 459 614 551 507 301 

 Share ................................ 1.0 .8 1.1 1.0 1.2 .9 1.2 1.1 1.0 .7 

 SE................................ 62.75 96.62 83.81 143.98 183.79 90.38 235.38 167.47 168.44 62.55 

 CV(%) ................................10.48 14.98 12.23 17.04 26.57 19.67 38.35 30.37 33.24 20.78 

 Personal care products and 

 services 

 Mean ................................ 762 1,052 809 1,049 743 622 468 553 668 544 

 Share ................................ 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 .9 1.1 1.4 1.2 

 SE................................ 15.24 87.39 19.66 38.40 32.50 33.24 36.53 35.42 26.19 29.12 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.00 8.30 2.43 3.66 4.38 5.35 7.81 6.41 3.92 5.35 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................ 110 163 105 145 92 67 51 79 141 59 

 Share ................................ .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .1 .2 .3 .1 

 SE................................ 5.45 32.32 7.30 11.08 15.72 10.35 11.44 21.55 14.91 10.87 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.95 19.77 6.95 7.62 17.18 15.47 22.59 27.25 10.57 18.27 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Wage and salary earners 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Selfemployed 

workers 

Total 

wage and 

salary 

earners 

Managers 

and

professionals 

Technical, 

sales and 

clerical 

workers 

Service 

workers 

Construction 

workers and 

mechanics 

Operators, 

fabricators 

and

laborers 

Retired 

All other, 

including 

not

reporting 

 Education 

 Mean ................................ 1,491 3,039 1,746 2,830 1,240 835 941 860 518 1,133 

 Share ................................ 2.5 3.7 2.7 3.4 2.1 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.1 2.6 

 SE................................ 92.85 589.33 128.16 253.01 136.65 113.87 221.15 177.99 98.27 232.69 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.23 19.39 7.34 8.94 11.02 13.64 23.49 20.70 18.98 20.53 

 Tobacco products and smoking 

 supplies 

 Mean ................................ 332 330 335 252 348 350 612 499 230 490 

 Share ................................ .6 .4 .5 .3 .6 .7 1.2 1.0 .5 1.1 

 SE................................ 10.61 28.99 13.80 17.76 25.06 26.70 94.02 39.62 17.25 31.81 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.19 8.79 4.12 7.05 7.19 7.62 15.36 7.94 7.50 6.50 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ................................ 1,010 1,550 986 1,229 890 876 722 577 1,072 779 

 Share ................................ 1.7 1.9 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.4 1.1 2.2 1.8 

 SE................................ 67.75 217.73 77.62 143.82 120.72 174.12 129.08 87.06 171.10 113.58 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.71 14.05 7.88 11.70 13.56 19.89 17.87 15.08 15.96 14.59 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ................................ 1,873 2,321 1,782 2,662 1,148 1,156 1,078 1,410 2,444 1,171 

 Share ................................ 3.1 2.9 2.7 3.2 2.0 2.3 2.0 2.7 5.0 2.7 

 SE................................ 95.94 240.30 122.13 228.04 103.92 116.91 156.99 117.20 192.68 149.41 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.12 10.35 6.85 8.57 9.05 10.11 14.57 8.31 7.88 12.75 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ................................ 6,771 12,660 8,436 11,997 6,693 5,470 6,073 5,528 2,382 3,155 

 Share ................................ 11.3 15.6 13.0 14.5 11.6 11.1 11.4 10.8 4.9 7.2 

 SE................................ 144.47 621.12 152.23 269.49 173.57 211.55 250.19 161.81 343.45 310.17 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.13 4.91 1.80 2.25 2.59 3.87 4.12 2.93 14.42 9.83 

 Life and other personal 

 insurance 

 Mean ................................ 418 619 415 545 358 319 271 288 449 286 

 Share ................................ .7 .8 .6 .7 .6 .6 .5 .6 .9 .6 

 SE................................ 11.72 67.70 13.20 23.66 26.96 30.42 53.05 35.02 28.21 23.54 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.81 10.93 3.18 4.34 7.52 9.53 19.56 12.16 6.29 8.22 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ................................ 6,353 12,041 8,021 11,452 6,335 5,150 5,802 5,240 1,934 2,868 

 Share ................................ 10.6 14.8 12.3 13.9 11.0 10.4 10.9 10.2 4.0 6.5 

 SE................................ 139.67 584.13 145.87 264.30 163.45 204.80 231.88 153.53 333.12 301.06 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.20 4.85 1.82 2.31 2.58 3.98 4.00 2.93 17.23 10.50 

Sources of income and personal 

 taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean ................................ $73,573 $114,026 $87,273 $118,115 $72,318 $60,965 $68,120 $62,579 $40,065 $43,212 

 SE................................ 1,098.20 5,714.00 1,282.09 2,136.14 1,392.17 1,900.75 2,665.71 1,936.06 1,164.59 1,935.03 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.49 5.01 1.47 1.81 1.93 3.12 3.91 3.09 2.91 4.48 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ................................57,590 61,177 79,508 109,662 65,506 52,114 63,868 56,277 8,889 29,086 

 Share ................................ 78.3 53.7 91.1 92.8 90.6 85.5 93.8 89.9 22.2 67.3 

 SE................................ 980.51 4,790.34 1,149.87 2,008.19 1,293.44 1,079.59 2,601.91 1,737.92 703.65 1,907.03 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.70 7.83 1.45 1.83 1.97 2.07 4.07 3.09 7.92 6.56 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ................................ 4,506 42,627 2,446 3,059 2,233 1,905 1,266 2,150 947 2,841 

 Share ................................ 6.1 37.4 2.8 2.6 3.1 3.1 1.9 3.4 2.4 6.6 

 SE................................ 245.12 2,675.04 193.75 363.75 305.28 388.76 386.78 884.01 219.86 1,073.86 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.44 6.28 7.92 11.89 13.67 20.40 30.55 41.11 23.22 37.80 

 Social Security, private and 

 government retirement 

 Mean ................................ 8,300 5,587 2,807 2,645 2,825 3,342 1,784 2,670 26,019 7,226 

 Share ................................ 11.3 4.9 3.2 2.2 3.9 5.5 2.6 4.3 64.9 16.7 

 SE................................ 179.20 603.63 157.53 232.37 212.83 296.89 519.18 351.36 625.66 622.15 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.16 10.80 5.61 8.79 7.53 8.88 29.10 13.16 2.40 8.61 

 Interest, dividends, rental 

 income, other property income 

 Mean ................................ 1,910 3,607 1,566 1,867 777 2,465 521 676 3,028 967 

 Share ................................ 2.6 3.2 1.8 1.6 1.1 4.0 .8 1.1 7.6 2.2 

 SE................................ 258.29 638.37 405.28 257.03 137.43 1,627.02 403.34 414.96 318.77 239.44 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Wage and salary earners 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Selfemployed 

workers 

Total 

wage and 

salary 

earners 

Managers 

and

professionals 

Technical, 

sales and 

clerical 

workers 

Service 

workers 

Construction 

workers and 

mechanics 

Operators, 

fabricators 

and

laborers 

Retired 

All other, 

including 

not

reporting 

 Interest, dividends, rental 

 income, other property income 

 CV(%) ................................13.53 17.70 25.88 13.76 17.68 66.01 77.38 61.40 10.53 24.77 

 Public assistance, 

 Supplemental Security 

 Income, Supplementary 

 Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) 

 Mean ................................ 460 299 285 114 287 557 263 393 300 1,653 

 Share ................................ .6 .3 .3 .1 .4 .9 .4 .6 .7 3.8 

 SE................................ 23.13 64.74 18.75 20.30 41.04 45.57 84.20 65.85 39.78 101.06 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.03 21.64 6.59 17.85 14.31 8.18 31.96 16.75 13.27 6.12 

 Unemployment and workers' 

 compensation, veterans' 

 benefits, and regular 

 contributions for support 

 Mean ................................ 457 237 326 381 335 260 238 255 733 747 

 Share ................................ .6 .2 .4 .3 .5 .4 .3 .4 1.8 1.7 

 SE................................ 38.03 74.93 38.28 58.34 55.86 47.84 68.19 49.53 113.48 123.13 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.32 31.59 11.76 15.32 16.69 18.43 28.68 19.43 15.48 16.48 

 Other income 

 Mean ................................ 351 490 336 388 354 322 179 158 149 693 

 Share ................................ .5 .4 .4 .3 .5 .5 .3 .3 .4 1.6 

 SE................................ 37.46 158.96 51.93 114.59 61.06 63.43 120.78 52.62 31.33 121.74 

 CV(%) ................................10.68 32.41 15.47 29.53 17.23 19.72 67.36 33.31 21.01 17.58 

 Personal taxes (contains some 

 imputed values) 

 Mean ................................ 9,967 20,531 12,980 20,575 8,707 7,979 6,947 5,551 2,097 3,347 

 Share ................................ 13.5 18.0 14.9 17.4 12.0 13.1 10.2 8.9 5.2 7.7 

 SE................................ 483.84 1,829.06 685.77 652.81 397.93 2,507.77 506.36 454.38 155.92 526.61 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.85 8.91 5.28 3.17 4.57 31.43 7.29 8.19 7.44 15.73 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ................................ 7,819 16,418 10,153 16,380 6,637 6,078 5,126 4,070 1,687 2,556 

 Share ................................ 10.6 14.4 11.6 13.9 9.2 10.0 7.5 6.5 4.2 5.9 

 SE................................ 370.92 1,449.40 528.40 529.10 293.96 2,027.83 398.20 407.25 121.21 471.27 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.74 8.83 5.20 3.23 4.43 33.36 7.77 10.01 7.19 18.44 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ................................ 2,098 4,049 2,772 4,114 2,037 1,866 1,725 1,450 364 760 

 Share ................................ 2.9 3.6 3.2 3.5 2.8 3.1 2.5 2.3 .9 1.8 

 SE................................ 126.95 432.21 174.20 180.81 121.48 482.48 143.32 106.42 39.96 97.52 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.05 10.67 6.28 4.39 5.96 25.86 8.31 7.34 10.98 12.83 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ................................ 51 64 55 80 32 35 96 30 46 31 

 Share ................................ .1 .1 .1 .1 ( 1 ) .1 .1 ( 1 ) .1 .1 

 SE................................ 7.40 15.99 8.22 15.18 7.06 8.28 67.09 7.60 10.99 5.40 

 CV(%) ................................14.61 24.92 14.98 18.92 21.78 23.40 70.14 25.38 23.79 17.34 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................63,606 93,494 74,293 97,540 63,611 52,986 61,173 57,029 37,968 39,865 

 Share ................................ 86.5 82.0 85.1 82.6 88.0 86.9 89.8 91.1 94.8 92.3 

 SE................................ 767.93 4,042.01 926.27 1,554.38 1,057.18 1,528.76 2,306.90 1,582.99 1,047.53 1,483.20 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.21 4.32 1.25 1.59 1.66 2.89 3.77 2.78 2.76 3.72 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and 

 liabilities 

 Mean ................................ $14,049 $27,500 $14,909 $23,199 $16,437 $7,852 $8,926 -$6,353 $14,915 $2,245 

 SE................................ 1,593.57 8,603.50 1,991.86 3,852.60 5,832.32 3,783.96 2,715.91 5,085.25 3,654.11 3,013.48 

 CV(%) ................................11.34 31.29 13.36 16.61 35.48 48.19 30.43 -80.05 24.50 134.23 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ................................23,805 38,529 26,962 40,178 26,575 15,299 10,689 4,862 18,867 9,750 

 SE................................ 1,586.57 8,529.72 1,781.81 3,792.98 5,545.48 3,233.22 2,827.20 2,723.75 3,914.66 2,187.97 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.66 22.14 6.61 9.44 20.87 21.13 26.45 56.02 20.75 22.44 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ................................ 9,756 11,029 12,053 16,980 10,137 7,447 1,763 11,215 3,952 7,505 

 SE................................ 960.64 5,045.19 1,104.67 2,092.43 2,104.51 2,491.10 1,570.73 3,557.15 1,665.32 2,818.10 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.85 45.74 9.17 12.32 20.76 33.45 89.11 31.72 42.14 37.55 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Wage and salary earners 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Selfemployed 

workers 

Total 

wage and 

salary 

earners 

Managers 

and

professionals 

Technical, 

sales and 

clerical 

workers 

Service 

workers 

Construction 

workers and 

mechanics 

Operators, 

fabricators 

and

laborers 

Retired 

All other, 

including 

not

reporting 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ................................ 1,156 1,273 1,415 1,113 455 3,689 414 343 868 312 

 SE................................ 463.53 456.99 749.55 363.00 143.84 3,331.88 212.43 310.09 205.70 111.62 

 CV(%) ................................40.10 35.90 52.97 32.63 31.61 90.32 51.28 90.34 23.70 35.83 

 Mortgage principal paid on 

 owned property 

 Mean ................................-1,839 -3,240 -2,072 -2,910 -1,657 -1,358 -2,104 -1,166 -1,216 -1,083 

 SE................................ 42.83 358.84 57.46 118.84 75.55 117.19 711.70 86.21 78.96 92.84 

 CV(%) ................................-2.33 -11.08 -2.77 -4.08 -4.56 -8.63 -33.83 -7.39 -6.49 -8.57 

 Estimated market value of 

 owned home 

 Mean ................................ 186,064 323,928 169,971 240,386 131,333 115,181 127,365 112,473 229,973 128,951 

 SE................................ 3,585.18 26,523.08 3,217.45 7,531.13 3,360.79 6,735.89 12,097.18 6,854.41 6,058.03 11,559.69 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.93 8.19 1.89 3.13 2.56 5.85 9.50 6.09 2.63 8.96 

 Estimated monthly rental value 

 of owned home 

 Mean ................................ 1,017 1,462 962 1,288 789 694 773 712 1,231 726 

 SE................................ 11.48 52.12 10.53 24.15 18.21 25.81 51.35 29.78 24.89 50.89 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.13 3.57 1.09 1.87 2.31 3.72 6.65 4.18 2.02 7.01 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean ................................ 1,229 2,204 1,271 1,791 940 933 724 935 1,147 706 

 SE................................ 49.08 429.01 55.13 99.32 84.10 124.13 225.11 287.71 116.37 101.59 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.99 19.47 4.34 5.54 8.95 13.30 31.09 30.76 10.15 14.39 

 Food 

 Mean ................................ 88 132 100 169 76 49 17 31 64 44 

 SE................................ 8.39 44.05 13.36 32.96 15.22 11.44 9.01 8.23 8.77 10.10 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.57 33.47 13.32 19.49 20.13 23.48 52.96 26.62 13.72 22.72 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................ 14 14 17 26 14 11 3 6 8 10 

 SE................................ 1.64 6.14 2.87 4.95 5.62 6.76 2.15 6.00 3.53 4.86 

 CV(%) ................................11.54 44.95 16.80 18.78 39.41 59.65 85.32 103.56 42.01 50.39 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................ 233 460 233 331 183 196 71 111 233 127 

 SE................................ 13.92 152.42 16.62 26.01 23.14 55.05 22.86 26.58 27.74 11.94 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.97 33.16 7.13 7.86 12.64 28.09 32.11 24.05 11.88 9.37 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................ 33 42 38 46 29 51 13 13 29 16 

 SE................................ 4.74 10.54 7.95 7.54 4.65 35.04 6.83 5.19 6.66 5.12 

 CV(%) ................................14.20 25.36 21.13 16.42 15.88 68.63 53.17 41.05 23.11 32.35 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................ 7 9 8 11 7 5 8 4 3 7 

 SE................................ 1.26 3.62 1.91 4.04 3.34 2.11 6.27 3.14 .86 2.76 

 CV(%) ................................19.16 41.44 25.03 37.62 50.48 46.35 76.04 84.17 33.42 39.74 

 Appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................ 20 25 22 33 15 17 14 13 18 11 

 SE................................ 2.65 8.74 3.89 7.89 4.16 5.63 10.36 5.29 3.52 3.88 

 CV(%) ................................13.13 35.07 17.35 23.94 27.12 33.17 76.07 40.15 19.81 35.35 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................ 7 10 7 8 4 9 1 10 8 7 

 SE................................ 1.14 4.75 1.69 2.50 2.50 4.83 .79 4.68 1.92 3.29 

 CV(%) ................................15.55 45.61 24.23 31.28 66.28 54.30 105.62 48.60 24.70 48.94 

 Small appliances and 

 miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................ 13 15 15 25 12 8 13 4 10 4 

 SE................................ 2.20 7.25 3.33 7.67 3.24 2.89 10.32 2.47 3.06 2.13 

 CV(%) ................................17.08 49.92 21.54 30.74 28.03 35.73 80.19 69.33 30.58 49.91 

 Miscellaneous household 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................ 53 52 59 82 54 32 23 45 52 30 

 SE................................ 5.26 11.80 6.51 12.75 13.77 13.79 15.34 15.17 12.03 6.69 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.87 22.53 11.13 15.49 25.42 43.03 66.80 33.95 22.97 22.26 

 Other housing 

 Mean ................................ 120 332 107 159 78 91 14 36 132 64 

 SE................................ 11.53 146.47 11.40 21.56 13.49 24.41 6.05 16.71 23.52 8.20 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.63 44.11 10.65 13.55 17.38 26.72 44.76 46.03 17.82 12.89 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................ 203 170 220 244 254 173 133 166 179 176 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Wage and salary earners 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Selfemployed 

workers 

Total 

wage and 

salary 

earners 

Managers 

and

professionals 

Technical, 

sales and 

clerical 

workers 

Service 

workers 

Construction 

workers and 

mechanics 

Operators, 

fabricators 

and

laborers 

Retired 

All other, 

including 

not

reporting 

 Apparel and services 

 SE................................ 11.87 38.38 17.25 33.87 30.31 24.21 38.05 38.51 28.71 32.43 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.85 22.61 7.85 13.88 11.93 13.96 28.71 23.17 16.06 18.46 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................ 56 37 60 72 60 53 36 37 57 41 

 SE................................ 5.07 11.09 7.00 15.58 13.32 13.15 17.19 12.02 11.82 11.06 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.14 29.85 11.68 21.74 22.03 24.91 48.16 32.79 20.79 27.12 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................ 73 58 83 103 90 62 29 54 56 61 

 SE................................ 5.82 12.75 9.11 19.32 15.69 13.78 14.19 13.63 11.33 14.50 

 CV(%) ................................ 7.94 21.87 10.96 18.75 17.41 22.29 49.78 25.08 20.37 23.95 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................ 32 46 28 26 30 24 23 43 33 38 

 SE................................ 3.42 30.95 4.11 6.11 6.63 7.68 9.01 15.80 10.96 11.35 

 CV(%) ................................10.83 67.30 14.52 23.75 21.77 31.58 39.07 36.43 33.22 29.69 

 Other apparel products and 

 services 

 Mean ................................ 43 28 48 44 73 35 45 32 33 36 

 SE................................ 4.96 10.62 7.23 10.44 17.18 7.98 27.38 11.78 7.14 9.51 

 CV(%) ................................11.63 37.54 14.91 23.91 23.53 23.09 60.50 36.95 21.46 26.30 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean ................................ 9 10 9 14 6 3 27 6 9 3 

 SE................................ 1.74 6.61 2.69 5.27 2.82 1.35 24.46 4.08 2.76 1.97 

 CV(%) ................................20.44 66.06 28.59 36.80 50.41 53.77 89.17 67.03 30.21 75.21 

 All other apparel products 

 and services 

 Mean ................................ 34 18 39 29 67 32 18 26 24 34 

 SE................................ 4.19 8.60 6.05 6.59 17.00 8.08 10.71 11.49 6.42 9.17 

 CV(%) ................................12.26 47.03 15.48 22.47 25.22 25.21 60.07 44.54 26.63 27.32 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................ 141 284 160 166 62 172 170 364 122 16 

 SE................................ 19.82 101.14 29.81 33.69 15.67 47.31 144.61 213.71 31.07 3.64 

 CV(%) ................................14.02 35.56 18.63 20.28 25.34 27.48 85.29 58.69 25.37 23.25 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................ 21 26 19 30 11 18 2 9 32 6 

 SE................................ 3.29 11.12 2.22 3.79 2.49 8.12 1.09 4.24 13.48 2.99 

 CV(%) ................................15.85 43.19 11.41 12.81 21.88 45.33 66.74 49.78 42.25 47.01 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................ 98 107 102 144 81 76 33 67 113 54 

 SE................................ 8.18 20.08 10.23 14.45 19.64 24.99 10.76 18.25 15.63 16.73 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.32 18.76 10.06 10.03 24.15 32.95 32.24 27.22 13.80 30.93 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, 

 and tricycles 

 Mean ................................ 39 37 43 56 49 28 11 24 43 15 

 SE................................ 5.11 12.01 7.19 8.93 18.52 14.55 7.93 10.48 9.70 6.39 

 CV(%) ................................13.01 32.70 16.66 15.92 38.05 52.67 74.55 44.03 22.33 43.92 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean ................................ 59 70 59 88 33 48 23 43 70 40 

 SE................................ 6.06 17.19 6.73 12.41 6.18 16.00 7.54 15.66 12.81 13.55 

 CV(%) ................................10.24 24.43 11.50 14.09 18.92 33.18 33.11 36.24 18.35 34.26 

 Personal care products and 

 services 

 Mean ................................ 12 29 11 13 14 9 ( 1 ) 2 12 8 

 SE................................ 2.15 18.69 2.07 2.91 5.00 4.28 .35 1.43 4.10 2.52 

 CV(%) ................................17.97 63.75 18.85 21.98 35.39 46.84 77.36 64.27 32.90 32.14 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................ 3 4 3 3 3 3 ( 2 ) 4 3 1 

 SE................................ .44 2.42 .54 .69 1.21 1.28 ( 2 ) 2.85 .91 .40 

 CV(%) ................................16.48 54.49 19.90 24.44 43.62 51.08 ( 2 ) 76.29 30.72 35.96 

 Education 

 Mean ................................ 314 836 295 516 199 86 235 104 282 218 

 SE................................ 34.37 354.19 39.07 83.82 68.76 23.80 155.45 40.82 87.43 83.82 

 CV(%) ................................10.95 42.38 13.24 16.25 34.64 27.69 66.08 39.13 31.05 38.47 

 All other gifts 

 Mean ................................ 102 142 110 149 43 140 61 72 98 46 

 SE................................ 12.31 37.85 18.11 21.24 6.68 72.14 25.30 22.14 17.44 14.55 

 CV(%) ................................12.12 26.62 16.40 14.22 15.56 51.43 41.79 30.84 17.86 31.78 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

2

 No data reported. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2018