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

Survey, 2001

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Husband and wife consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Husband

and wife

only

Husband and wife with children Other

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or over

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ............. 110,339 55,840 23,119 5,020 15,145 7,890 4,665 6,629 47,871 

Percent distribution of consumer units ................... 100.0 50.6 21.0 4.5 13.7 7.2 4.2 6.0 43.4 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values): 

Income before taxes 1 .......................................... $47,507 $64,383 $57,498 $65,555 $69,041 $75,374 $63,539 $25,908 $31,594 

Income after taxes 1 ............................................. 44,587 60,185 52,994 61,375 64,774 71,151 61,012 25,273 29,786 

 Age of reference person ...................................... 48.1 48.3 56.6 32.2 39.5 51.3 47.9 37.5 49.4 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons .............................................................. 2.5 3.2 2.0 3.5 4.2 3.8 5.0 3.0 1.6 

 Children under 18 .............................................. .7 .9 n.a. 1.5 2.2 .6 1.6 1.8 .2 

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

 Earners .............................................................. 1.4 1.7 1.2 1.6 1.8 2.6 2.4 1.1 1.0 

 Vehicles ............................................................. 1.9 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.6 3.3 2.9 1.1 1.3 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ................................................................. 51 64 67 63 61 65 64 14 42 

 Female ............................................................. 49 36 33 37 39 35 36 86 58 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ...................................................... 66 82 85 70 80 86 78 39 52 

 With mortgage ................................................ 40 55 43 60 67 62 56 31 24 

 Without mortgage ........................................... 26 27 43 10 13 24 22 8 27 

 Renter .............................................................. 34 18 15 30 20 14 22 61 48 

Race of reference person:

Black ................................................................ 12 8 5 7 9 10 14 33 14 

 White and other ................................................ 88 92 95 93 91 90 86 67 86 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) .............................................. 6 5 5 2 4 6 12 3 7 

 High school (9-12) ............................................ 38 37 37 28 34 41 46 47 39 

 College ............................................................. 56 58 58 70 62 53 41 50 54 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ................ 88 97 96 97 97 97 94 77 79 

Annual aggregate expenditures ............................. $4,359,314 65.4 23.6 6.0 20.0 10.3 5.5 4.5 30.1 

Food ..................................................................... 586,447 65.4 23.3 5.6 20.4 10.0 6.1 5.9 28.6 

 Food at home ..................................................... 340,046 65.9 22.5 6.1 20.4 10.2 6.7 6.5 27.6 

 Cereals and bakery products ........................... 49,834 65.8 21.6 6.1 21.6 10.3 6.2 6.9 27.3 

 Cereals and cereal products .......................... 17,243 65.3 19.9 6.7 21.8 10.3 6.6 7.8 26.9 

 Bakery products ............................................. 32,591 66.1 22.5 5.8 21.5 10.3 6.0 6.4 27.4 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......................... 91,247 66.3 23.4 5.6 19.3 10.5 7.4 6.9 26.8 

 Beef ................................................................ 27,338 67.5 24.9 5.2 19.9 10.4 7.1 7.1 25.4 

 Pork ................................................................ 19,541 67.0 24.3 5.5 19.0 10.5 7.7 7.0 26.0 

 Other meats ................................................... 11,248 67.0 22.1 6.0 21.3 11.0 6.5 6.6 26.4 

 Poultry ............................................................ 16,737 65.1 20.8 6.6 19.9 10.5 7.3 7.1 27.8 

 Fish and seafood ........................................... 12,527 64.6 24.0 4.9 17.0 10.5 8.2 6.5 28.9 

 Eggs ............................................................... 3,856 63.1 22.1 5.4 17.2 9.7 8.7 6.8 30.1 

Dairy products .................................................. 36,554 66.0 21.3 6.6 21.3 10.3 6.6 6.0 28.0 

 Fresh milk and cream .................................... 14,971 65.9 19.6 7.0 21.7 10.3 7.2 6.1 28.1 

 Other dairy products ...................................... 21,583 66.1 22.4 6.3 21.0 10.3 6.2 6.0 28.0 

 Fruits and vegetables ....................................... 57,499 65.3 23.5 6.1 19.1 10.1 6.6 5.9 28.8 

 Fresh fruits ..................................................... 17,678 65.7 24.1 6.2 18.8 10.1 6.5 5.4 28.8 

 Fresh vegetables ........................................... 17,812 65.3 24.0 5.4 18.2 10.5 7.3 5.7 29.0 

 Processed fruits ............................................. 12,788 64.4 21.8 6.6 20.1 9.7 6.2 6.3 29.3 

 Processed vegetables .................................... 9,222 65.9 23.6 6.3 20.2 9.7 6.1 6.5 27.6 

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

Survey, 2001 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Husband and wife consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Husband

and wife

only

Husband and wife with children Other

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or over

 Other food at home .......................................... $104,913 65.9 22.1 6.4 21.1 9.9 6.3 6.3 27.8 

 Sugar and other sweets ................................. 12,779 66.5 22.6 5.5 21.2 10.6 6.5 6.3 27.2 

 Fats and oils ................................................... 9,561 65.4 23.4 5.3 19.0 10.8 6.9 6.7 27.9 

 Miscellaneous foods ...................................... 50,113 66.0 21.2 7.5 21.7 9.6 5.9 6.6 27.4 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ................................. 28,230 64.8 21.6 5.5 20.9 10.1 6.8 6.3 28.9 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ........................................... 4,229 71.1 31.5 4.9 20.5 8.6 5.6 2.3 26.7 

 Food away from home ....................................... 246,401 64.7 24.3 5.0 20.3 9.8 5.2 5.3 30.0 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................. 38,420 54.8 25.0 4.8 14.4 6.7 3.9 2.8 42.4 

Housing ................................................................ 1,435,497 63.5 22.4 6.9 19.8 9.0 5.3 5.0 31.5 

 Shelter ................................................................ 838,752 61.9 21.7 6.6 19.9 8.7 5.0 5.0 33.1 

 Owned dwellings .............................................. 549,326 72.5 24.8 7.8 23.8 10.6 5.6 3.7 23.9 

 Mortgage interest and charges ...................... 315,762 74.7 21.4 9.3 26.7 11.3 6.0 4.1 21.3 

 Property taxes ................................................ 136,070 70.3 27.5 6.5 21.1 10.1 5.2 3.0 26.6 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ...................................................... 97,494 68.4 32.0 4.6 18.1 8.9 4.8 3.3 28.3 

 Rented dwellings .............................................. 235,479 34.5 11.5 4.6 11.0 3.8 3.6 8.7 56.8 

 Other lodging ................................................... 53,947 73.7 34.1 4.0 19.7 11.5 4.4 2.0 24.4 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ..................... 305,260 61.4 22.5 5.1 17.9 9.9 5.9 5.6 33.0 

 Natural gas ....................................................... 45,308 61.8 22.3 5.3 17.5 10.4 6.1 5.5 32.7 

 Electricity .......................................................... 111,281 61.1 22.6 4.7 18.3 9.6 5.9 6.0 32.9 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ..................................... 12,397 67.5 29.2 4.8 18.6 10.5 4.3 2.5 30.0 

 Telephone services .......................................... 100,895 59.3 21.0 5.5 17.4 9.7 5.7 5.8 34.9 

 Water and other public services ....................... 35,379 65.5 24.6 5.0 18.6 10.6 6.6 4.9 29.6 

 Household operations ........................................ 74,577 69.7 15.4 16.0 27.2 5.8 5.3 6.1 24.3 

 Personal services ............................................. 32,099 74.5 3.3 28.9 33.3 2.5 6.6 9.3 16.2 

 Other household expenses .............................. 42,478 66.0 24.6 6.3 22.5 8.3 4.3 3.6 30.4 

Housekeeping supplies ...................................... 56,097 69.3 27.7 6.1 19.2 10.8 5.4 5.1 25.7 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ........................ 14,477 66.6 23.0 6.5 19.3 10.6 7.3 6.4 27.0 

 Other household products ................................ 28,120 70.5 28.8 5.6 20.6 10.4 5.0 5.1 24.5 

 Postage and stationery .................................... 13,499 69.6 30.5 6.6 16.3 11.9 4.3 3.6 26.8 

 Household furnishings and equipment ............... 160,811 70.8 27.7 7.8 19.8 9.5 6.0 3.8 25.4 

 Household textiles ............................................ 12,556 68.4 30.3 6.7 16.8 8.8 5.8 4.4 27.2 

 Furniture ........................................................... 41,070 71.7 27.5 8.9 22.7 8.4 4.2 3.4 25.0 

 Floor coverings ................................................ 4,468 77.4 28.4 3.1 22.6 18.5 4.7 1.7 20.9 

 Major appliances .............................................. 19,633 69.5 29.6 6.0 18.4 10.4 5.0 4.5 26.0 

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .................................................... 9,538 71.8 34.1 4.5 16.8 7.8 8.7 3.5 24.6 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ............... 73,545 70.6 26.0 8.6 19.3 9.6 7.0 3.8 25.6 

Apparel and services ........................................... 192,138 65.3 21.5 6.7 21.1 10.4 5.6 7.2 27.5 

 Men and boys .................................................... 46,645 69.4 21.9 5.9 24.2 12.0 5.6 5.2 25.4 

 Men, 16 and over ............................................. 36,946 68.0 26.2 5.6 17.8 13.4 5.1 3.2 28.8 

 Boys, 2 to 15 .................................................... 9,699 74.7 5.4 6.8 48.4 6.6 7.4 12.8 12.5 

 Women and girls ................................................ 74,615 64.1 21.8 5.4 21.4 10.1 5.4 8.3 27.6 

 Women, 16 and over ........................................ 61,965 62.4 25.1 4.8 16.4 11.1 5.0 7.2 30.4 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ..................................................... 12,649 72.3 5.6 8.1 46.0 5.1 7.5 13.9 13.9 

 Children under 2 ................................................ 8,972 77.7 12.6 33.5 16.3 6.4 8.9 6.7 15.6 

 Footwear ............................................................ 33,311 62.8 21.9 5.6 20.9 8.8 5.5 9.7 27.5 

 Other apparel products and services ................. 28,596 61.2 22.2 4.6 17.3 11.8 5.3 4.7 34.1 

Transportation ...................................................... 842,246 67.7 23.0 5.8 20.4 12.2 6.3 3.5 28.8 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ........................... 394,894 68.8 22.5 6.0 21.2 12.3 6.8 3.1 28.1 

 Cars and trucks, new ....................................... 185,940 72.6 27.7 5.1 21.4 12.7 5.6 1.9 25.5 

 Cars and trucks, used ...................................... 203,916 65.6 18.0 6.7 21.0 12.0 7.9 4.2 30.1 

 Other vehicles .................................................. 5,037 56.4 416.1 46.9 20.2 412.2 4.9 42.6 41.0 

 Gasoline and motor oil ....................................... 141,165 66.9 22.9 5.5 20.1 11.9 6.4 4.2 28.9 

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

Survey, 2001 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Husband and wife consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Husband

and wife

only

Husband and wife with children Other

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or over

 Other vehicle expenses ..................................... $262,082 67.2 22.9 6.0 19.9 12.4 5.9 3.7 29.1 

 Vehicle finance charges ................................... 39,661 70.3 21.2 7.5 21.5 12.7 7.3 3.6 26.2 

 Maintenance and repairs ................................. 73,077 64.9 22.4 5.0 19.9 12.6 5.0 4.0 31.1 

 Vehicle insurance ............................................. 90,393 65.8 23.4 5.6 17.5 12.9 6.3 4.0 30.2 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, other

charges .......................................................... 58,951 70.1 23.9 6.9 22.6 11.4 5.4 2.9 27.0 

 Public transportation .......................................... 44,105 64.0 28.3 3.9 17.6 9.4 4.9 3.4 32.6 

Health care ........................................................... 240,712 66.5 32.4 4.2 15.7 9.1 5.1 3.1 30.4 

 Health insurance ................................................ 117,031 67.0 32.4 4.7 15.8 8.9 5.1 3.0 30.0 

 Medical services ................................................ 63,180 69.0 30.6 4.8 19.1 9.4 5.1 3.3 27.7 

 Drugs ................................................................. 49,502 62.2 34.5 2.3 11.3 8.9 5.1 3.2 34.6 

 Medical supplies ................................................ 10,999 65.8 31.9 3.9 14.4 10.1 5.4 3.3 30.9 

Entertainment ....................................................... 215,474 67.2 24.3 5.4 23.3 9.3 4.7 4.2 28.6 

 Fees and admissions ......................................... 58,074 70.3 25.8 4.4 26.2 9.6 4.4 3.9 25.8 

 Television, radios, sound equipment ................. 72,769 60.9 19.8 5.4 20.3 9.9 5.5 5.3 33.8 

 Pets, toys, and playground equipment ............... 37,201 66.3 23.7 6.4 22.7 8.6 5.0 4.3 29.4 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ..................................................... 47,430 73.7 30.1 6.0 25.0 8.8 3.8 3.0 23.3 

Personal care products and services ................... 53,450 63.4 24.6 5.5 18.2 9.3 5.9 6.0 30.6 

Reading ................................................................ 15,558 63.7 29.6 4.4 16.6 8.5 4.5 3.0 33.3 

Education ............................................................. 71,461 63.3 14.2 2.4 23.2 19.5 4.0 5.0 31.7 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ............. 34,027 53.1 18.4 3.4 14.5 10.0 6.7 5.6 41.2 

Miscellaneous ...................................................... 82,751 61.5 21.9 4.0 21.3 9.9 4.3 5.6 32.9 

Cash contributions ............................................... 138,825 63.4 29.0 4.2 16.6 9.6 3.9 2.1 34.6 

Personal insurance and pensions ........................ 412,309 69.9 24.5 6.9 21.4 11.7 5.5 3.1 27.0 

 Life and other personal insurance ...................... 45,286 75.6 31.0 4.7 21.6 11.1 7.3 2.6 21.9 

 Pensions and Social Security ............................ 367,023 69.2 23.7 7.1 21.4 11.8 5.3 3.1 27.7 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 1

Money income before taxes ................................... 4,215,547 67.2 24.6 6.3 19.6 10.9 5.8 3.4 29.4 

 Wages and salaries ........................................... 3,401,575 69.2 21.8 7.4 22.4 11.6 5.9 3.4 27.4 

 Self-employment income ................................... 197,988 72.1 28.8 4.2 20.0 13.3 5.9 2.3 25.6 

 Social Security, private and government

retirement ......................................................... 440,370 57.6 44.6 .2 1.8 5.7 5.2 1.1 41.3 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ............................................... 84,377 62.6 38.0 1.8 9.4 11.2 2.1 .8 36.7 

 Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits ............................................. 15,217 63.0 20.7 3.8 16.7 9.8 11.9 5.7 31.3 

 Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps ........................................ 34,051 37.6 16.4 2.6 5.9 5.3 7.5 20.5 41.9 

 Regular contributions for support ....................... 27,950 23.4 4.7 4.7 8.0 2.1 3.8 28.6 48.0 

 Other income ..................................................... 14,018 31.4 8.1 2.6 4.7 7.6 8.4 7.4 61.2 

Personal taxes ..................................................... 259,142 71.3 31.4 6.5 19.7 10.0 3.8 1.4 27.3 

 Federal income taxes ......................................... 198,482 71.6 31.9 6.2 19.9 9.8 3.7 1.1 27.4 

 State and local income taxes ............................. 49,209 70.9 29.8 8.1 19.4 9.8 3.7 2.3 26.8 

 Other taxes ........................................................ 11,451 68.6 29.4 4.0 16.5 12.8 5.9 2.3 29.1 

Income after taxes ............................................... 3,956,405 67.0 24.2 6.3 19.6 11.0 5.9 3.5 29.5 

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income

reporters" only; see glossary. 2 Value less than 0.05.

3 Value less than 0.5. 4 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

n.a. Not applicable.