Table 1501. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consu

Survey, 1992

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

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| | wife | wife | | | | wife |u| |consu- | only |Oldest |Oldest | Oldest |consu- | | | mer | | child | child |child 18| mer | | | units | |under 6|6 to 17|or over | units | | | | | | | | | 

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Number of consumer units (in thousands).........| 100,019| 52,903| 21,550| 6,160| 13,972| 7,173 | 4,047| Percent distribution of consumer units..........| 100.0| 52.9| 21.5| 6.2| 14.0| 7.2 | 4.0| 

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Consumer unit characteristics (mean values): | | | | | | | | 

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Income before taxes 1/........................| $33,854|$45,490|$39,766|$44,133|$51,362|$53,819 |$43,316| Income after taxes 1/.........................| 30,786| 41,133| 35,770| 39,957| 46,148| 48,933 | 40,639| Age of reference person.......................| 47.6| 47.7| 56.4| 31.1| 39.1| 51.8 | 48.7| 

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Average number in consumer unit: | | | | | | | | 

Persons.....................................| 2.5| 3.2| 2.0| 3.5| 4.2| 3.8 | 5.1| Children under 18...........................| .7| .9| n.a. | 1.5| 2.2| .6 | 1.7| Persons 65 and over.........................| .3| .3| .7| (2) | (2) | .2 | .5| Earners.....................................| 1.3| 1.7| 1.2| 1.6| 1.8| 2.6 | 2.4| Vehicles....................................| 1.9| 2.6| 2.4| 2.1| 2.5| 3.4 | 2.8| 

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Percent distribution: | | | | | | | | 

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Sex of reference person: | | | | | | | | 

Male......................................| 64| 87| 90| 87| 85| 87 | 82| Female....................................| 36| 13| 10| 13| 15| 13 | 18| 

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Housing tenure: | | | | | | | | 

Percent homeowner.........................| 61| 78| 82| 63| 75| 87 | 74| 

With mortgage...........................| 36| 51| 38| 55| 66| 59 | 48| Without mortgage........................| 25| 27| 44| 7| 9| 28 | 25| 

Renter....................................| 39| 22| 18| 37| 25| 13 | 26| 

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Race of reference person: | | | | | | | | 

Black.....................................| 11| 7| 5| 6| 8| 6 | 17| White and other...........................| 89| 93| 95| 94| 92| 94 | 83| 

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Education of reference person: | | | | | | | | 

Elementary (1-8)..........................| 10| 9| 11| 4| 5| 10 | 18| High school (9-12)........................| 43| 43| 44| 42| 42| 46 | 45| College...................................| 46| 47| 44| 55| 53| 44 | 36| Never attended and other..................| (3) | (3) | 1| (4) | (3) | (4) | 1| 

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At least one vehicle owned..................| 86| 96| 96| 95| 96| 98 | 96| 

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Annual aggregate expenditures...................|$2,985,625| 67.9| 24.0| 7.9| 20.3| 10.7 | 5.0| 

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Food..........................................| 427,638| 68.7| 23.1| 7.6| 21.7| 11.2 | 5.1| 

Food at home................................| 264,469| 69.4| 21.8| 8.4| 22.4| 11.4 | 5.4| 

Cereals and bakery products...............| 41,120| 69.8| 21.2| 7.9| 24.2| 11.5 | 5.0| 

Cereals and cereal products.............| 14,103| 70.1| 19.7| 8.4| 25.8| 11.0 | 5.1| Bakery products.........................| 27,017| 69.7| 22.0| 7.7| 23.4| 11.7 | 4.9| 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............| 68,783| 69.3| 21.5| 7.7| 21.7| 12.2 | 6.1| 

Beef....................................| 21,067| 69.8| 20.7| 7.3| 22.9| 12.1 | 6.8| Pork....................................| 15,582| 68.9| 22.5| 7.4| 20.3| 12.4 | 6.2| Other meats.............................| 9,376| 69.8| 20.4| 8.4| 23.6| 12.0 | 5.5| Poultry.................................| 12,320| 67.9| 21.2| 7.7| 21.8| 12.6 | 4.7| Fish and seafood........................| 7,662| 71.4| 24.2| 8.5| 19.0| 12.9 | 6.9| Eggs....................................| 2,776| 66.0| 20.5| 7.5| 21.6| 10.3 | 6.2| 

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Dairy products............................| 30,179| 69.3| 20.8| 8.7| 23.6| 10.8 | 5.5| 

Fresh milk and cream....................| 13,392| 68.9| 19.1| 9.5| 23.2| 10.7 | 6.3| Other dairy products....................| 16,788| 69.5| 22.0| 8.1| 23.9| 10.8 | 4.8| 

Fruits and vegetables.....................| 42,879| 68.4| 24.2| 7.8| 20.3| 10.8 | 5.4| 

Fresh fruits............................| 12,750| 68.7| 25.5| 7.3| 20.0| 10.8 | 5.2| Fresh vegetables........................| 12,668| 68.8| 24.7| 7.2| 19.7| 11.2 | 6.0| Processed fruits........................| 10,023| 68.1| 23.9| 8.8| 20.7| 10.0 | 4.7| Processed vegetables....................| 7,438| 67.6| 21.4| 8.5| 20.9| 11.4 | 5.4| 

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Other food at home........................| 81,508| 69.7| 21.4| 9.3| 22.7| 11.2 | 5.1| 

Sugar and other sweets..................| 10,239| 70.4| 23.0| 6.8| 23.9| 11.1 | 5.5| Fats and oils...........................| 7,239| 69.4| 25.2| 6.8| 20.8| 11.5 | 5.2| Miscellaneous foods.....................| 38,455| 70.3| 19.9| 11.2| 23.0| 10.9 | 5.3| Nonalcoholic beverages..................| 21,293| 67.9| 20.3| 8.3| 22.8| 11.8 | 4.8| Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | | | | 

on out-of-town trips...................| 4,282| 72.4| 30.1| 7.1| 20.5| 10.4 | 4.3| 

Food away from home.........................| 163,169| 67.7| 25.2| 6.5| 20.6| 10.9 | 4.5| 

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Alcoholic beverages...........................| 30,141| 59.8| 28.3| 6.6| 13.2| 8.4 | 3.2| 

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Housing.......................................| 947,902| 64.8| 22.4| 8.9| 19.9| 8.7 | 4.9| 

Shelter.....................................| 541,211| 63.1| 20.9| 8.7| 20.3| 8.4 | 4.7| 

Owned dwellings...........................| 331,101| 75.3| 24.2| 10.1| 25.3| 10.7 | 5.0| 

Mortgage interest and charges...........| 196,814| 78.5| 20.7| 12.2| 29.5| 10.6 | 5.4| Property taxes..........................| 78,241| 72.5| 29.2| 7.4| 19.8| 11.6 | 4.6| Maintenance, repairs, insurance, | | | | | | | | 

other expenses.........................| 56,046| 68.2| 29.7| 6.4| 18.1| 9.9 | 4.1| 

Rented dwellings..........................| 176,128| 37.4| 11.9| 6.9| 11.3| 3.1 | 4.2| Other lodging.............................| 33,981| 76.9| 35.9| 4.7| 18.3| 13.3 | 4.7| 

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Utilities, fuels, and public services.......| 198,428| 63.0| 23.2| 6.5| 17.5| 10.0 | 5.8| 

Natural gas...............................| 25,240| 62.3| 22.2| 6.4| 17.6| 10.3 | 5.8| Electricity...............................| 78,681| 65.2| 24.1| 6.5| 18.5| 10.6 | 5.4| Fuel oil and other fuels..................| 9,223| 63.5| 27.9| 6.0| 17.5| 7.7 | 4.4| Telephone services........................| 62,266| 58.5| 21.0| 6.6| 15.6| 9.1 | 6.2| Water and other public services...........| 23,018| 68.1| 25.4| 6.8| 19.0| 10.8 | 6.1| 

Household operations........................| 48,689| 70.6| 17.1| 19.9| 25.4| 4.6 | 3.6| 

Personal services.........................| 24,231| 73.1| 5.8| 33.4| 29.3| 5/.9 | 3.7| Other household expenses..................| 24,458| 68.1| 28.3| 6.5| 21.6| 8.2 | 3.5| 

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Housekeeping supplies.......................| 43,325| 70.4| 25.9| 8.2| 20.7| 10.2 | 5.3| 

Laundry and cleaning supplies.............| 11,847| 69.9| 22.3| 8.2| 21.3| 11.6 | 6.4| Other household products..................| 19,543| 72.1| 27.0| 8.8| 21.7| 9.4 | 5.2| Postage and stationery....................| 11,935| 67.9| 27.7| 7.2| 18.5| 10.1 | 4.5| 

Household furnishings and equipment.........| 116,250| 71.5| 28.5| 9.4| 19.8| 9.5 | 4.3| 

Household textiles........................| 9,216| 73.7| 26.2| 7.7| 21.3| 12.8 | 5.7| Furniture.................................| 31,621| 69.3| 24.9| 8.9| 22.9| 8.1 | 4.4| Floor coverings...........................| 7,078| 81.9| 45.5| 17.8| 10.7| 4.0 | 3.9| Major appliances..........................| 14,072| 66.3| 26.4| 7.3| 18.1| 9.4 | 5.1| Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares| 8,423| 73.7| 32.7| 7.8| 17.7| 11.9 | 3.6| Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 45,839| 72.1| 28.6| 9.7| 19.7| 10.3 | 3.9| 

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Apparel and services..........................| 171,143| 67.0| 22.4| 7.7| 21.8| 10.3 | 4.8| 

Men and boys................................| 45,018| 70.2| 22.3| 6.4| 26.9| 10.5 | 4.1| 

Men, 16 and over..........................| 36,970| 69.3| 25.6| 6.0| 22.7| 11.3 | 3.8| Boys, 2 to 15.............................| 8,048| 73.9| 7.5| 8.0| 46.0| 6.9 | 5.5| 

Women and girls.............................| 68,056| 66.2| 24.1| 6.0| 20.4| 10.8 | 4.9| 

Women, 16 and over........................| 58,644| 64.6| 26.8| 5.8| 15.8| 11.5 | 4.7| Girls, 2 to 15............................| 9,412| 76.1| 7.0| 7.2| 49.0| 6.7 | 6.2| 

Children under 2............................| 7,772| 77.3| 13.2| 39.0| 14.3| 3.8 | 7.0| Footwear....................................| 23,124| 66.1| 19.0| 6.6| 24.7| 10.2 | 5.7| Other apparel products and services.........| 27,173| 61.4| 23.8| 6.0| 16.7| 10.6 | 4.3| 

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Transportation................................| 522,935| 70.8| 25.4| 7.5| 19.5| 12.7 | 5.7| 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)..............| 218,903| 73.6| 26.3| 8.0| 20.3| 13.1 | 5.9| 

Cars and trucks, new......................| 113,113| 74.4| 28.9| 9.1| 18.3| 12.8 | 5.3| Cars and trucks, used.....................| 102,226| 73.3| 24.2| 7.0| 22.6| 12.9 | 6.7| Other vehicles............................| 3,563| 54.8| 5/5.8| 5/2.7| 17.7| 28.7 | (4) | 

Gasoline and motor oil......................| 97,351| 69.6| 24.1| 7.2| 19.4| 12.8 | 6.1| Other vehicle expenses......................| 177,630| 69.2| 24.3| 7.3| 19.6| 12.7 | 5.3| 

Vehicle finance charges...................| 25,631| 73.5| 21.2| 9.3| 23.5| 13.5 | 6.1| Maintenance and repairs...................| 61,221| 67.1| 24.8| 6.8| 19.1| 11.0 | 5.5| Vehicle insurance.........................| 62,916| 69.0| 24.7| 6.7| 18.1| 13.9 | 5.6| Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, | | | | | | | | 

other charges............................| 27,862| 70.5| 25.2| 8.0| 20.4| 13.2 | 3.7| 

Public transportation.......................| 29,052| 62.8| 28.8| 6.1| 13.6| 9.3 | 5.1| 

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Health care...................................| 163,467| 68.8| 31.3| 6.0| 16.1| 10.5 | 4.9| 

Health insurance............................| 72,561| 68.6| 32.6| 6.2| 15.2| 9.8 | 4.8| Medical services............................| 53,312| 70.2| 26.7| 6.6| 19.9| 12.2 | 4.7| Drugs.......................................| 27,857| 66.4| 36.2| 4.4| 11.0| 8.8 | 6.0| Medical supplies............................| 9,737| 69.9| 32.7| 4.8| 16.5| 11.9 | 4.0| 

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Entertainment.................................| 150,022| 71.8| 23.1| 7.8| 24.4| 11.8 | 4.6| 

Fees and admissions.........................| 37,926| 71.3| 25.9| 5.9| 25.7| 10.2 | 3.5| Television, radios, sound equipment.........| 49,190| 64.4| 20.8| 7.3| 21.8| 9.7 | 4.9| Pets, toys, and playground equipment........| 27,427| 70.7| 22.3| 9.4| 24.0| 10.4 | 4.7| Other entertainment supplies, equipment, | | | | | | | | 

and services...............................| 35,479| 83.3| 23.8| 9.4| 27.1| 17.5 | 5.4| 

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Personal care products and services...........| 38,755| 68.5| 24.7| 7.1| 20.3| 11.0 | 5.4| 

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Reading.......................................| 16,157| 65.2| 27.5| 6.3| 18.0| 9.5 | 3.8| 

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Education.....................................| 42,613| 64.3| 13.3| 2.7| 26.2| 18.7 | 3.5| 

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Tobacco products and smoking supplies.........| 27,497| 58.5| 19.8| 6.0| 15.8| 10.2 | 6.7| 

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Miscellaneous.................................| 76,491| 61.9| 21.7| 6.8| 19.1| 8.5 | 5.7| 

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Cash contributions............................| 95,855| 68.0| 34.5| 6.1| 14.5| 9.9 | 3.1| 

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Personal insurance and pensions...............| 275,009| 73.8| 24.2| 9.0| 23.4| 12.1 | 5.1| 

Life and other personal insurance...........| 35,283| 79.9| 30.6| 6.6| 24.8| 12.4 | 5.4| Pensions and Social Security................| 239,726| 72.9| 23.3| 9.3| 23.2| 12.0 | 5.0| 

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Sources of income and personal taxes: 1/ | | | | | | | | 

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Money income before taxes.....................| 2,924,780| 70.3| 25.0| 8.2| 20.9| 11.1 | 5.1| 

Wages and salaries..........................| 2,165,375| 72.1| 21.4| 9.6| 23.6| 12.1 | 5.3| Self-employment income......................| 215,112| 82.1| 24.6| 9.8| 32.7| 11.9 | 3.1| Social Security, private and government | | | | | | | | 

retirement.................................| 335,837| 62.0| 47.4| .2| 1.8| 7.4 | 5.3| 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other | | | | | | | | 

property income............................| 97,610| 68.4| 46.3| 3.9| 9.7| 5.9 | 2.6| 

Unemployment and workers' compensation, | | | | | | | | 

veterans' benefits.........................| 29,424| 67.5| 19.5| 8.7| 21.3| 11.9 | 6.0| 

Public assistance, supplemental security | | | | | | | | 

income, food stamps........................| 40,692| 29.5| 4.7| 4.3| 7.5| 3.8 | 9.2| 

Regular contributions for support...........| 29,003| 24.0| 5.9| 2.2| 11.7| 2.2 | 1.9| Other income................................| 11,727| 46.6| 13.9| 5.3| 12.1| 11.0 | 4.2| 

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Personal taxes................................| 265,024| 74.3| 27.8| 8.6| 23.4| 11.2 | 3.5| 

Federal income taxes........................| 197,518| 74.6| 28.0| 8.6| 23.4| 11.2 | 3.3| State and local income taxes................| 53,936| 73.5| 24.9| 8.8| 24.6| 11.4 | 3.9| Other taxes.................................| 13,570| 74.3| 36.0| 7.0| 17.6| 10.3 | 3.5| 

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Income after taxes............................| 2,659,756| 69.9| 24.8| 8.2| 20.6| 11.1 | 5.2| 

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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/ No data reported.5/ Data are likely to have large sampling errors.n.a. Not applicable.

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