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

Survey, 2003

(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) ............. 115,356 58,448 25,132 5,496 15,047 8,041 4,732 6,999 49,909 

Percent distribution of consumer units ................... 100.0 50.7 21.8 4.8 13.0 7.0 4.1 6.1 43.3 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values): 

Income before taxes 1 .......................................... $51,128 $69,472 $62,930 $66,317 $77,508 $78,307 $66,597 $29,154 $32,970 

Income after taxes 1 ............................................. 48,596 65,839 58,260 64,106 74,270 75,236 64,547 28,846 31,399 

 Age of reference person ...................................... 48.4 48.6 56.8 32.1 40.0 51.2 47.3 37.4 49.6 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons .............................................................. 2.5 3.2 2.0 3.5 4.1 4.0 4.9 2.9 1.6 

 Children under 18 .............................................. .6 .9 n.a. 1.5 2.1 .7 1.4 1.8 .2 

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

 Earners .............................................................. 1.3 1.7 1.2 1.7 1.8 2.6 2.3 1.0 1.0 

 Vehicles ............................................................. 1.9 2.6 2.4 2.1 2.6 3.3 2.8 1.2 1.3 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ................................................................. 50 61 64 58 55 60 61 16 43 

 Female ............................................................. 50 39 36 42 45 40 39 84 57 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ...................................................... 67 83 85 72 81 90 78 40 52 

 With mortgage ................................................ 41 56 43 64 70 66 55 30 24 

 Without mortgage ........................................... 26 27 42 8 12 24 23 10 27 

 Renter .............................................................. 33 17 15 28 19 10 22 60 48 

Race of reference person:

Black or African American ................................ 12 7 5 6 8 8 13 33 15 

 White, Asian, and All Other Races ................... 88 93 95 94 92 92 87 67 85 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) .............................................. 6 5 5 2 3 6 11 3 8 

 High school (9-12) ............................................ 36 34 35 24 33 37 44 46 37 

 College ............................................................. 57 60 60 74 63 57 44 51 55 

 Never attended and other ................................ 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 4 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 1 3 ( ) 3 ( )

At least one vehicle owned or leased ................ 88 96 96 95 97 97 95 80 78 

Annual aggregate expenditures ............................. $4,706,196 66.0 25.6 6.1 19.2 10.1 5.0 4.5 29.4 

Food ..................................................................... 614,570 66.1 24.5 5.9 20.6 10.3 4.7 5.4 28.5 

 Food at home ..................................................... 360,060 66.6 24.0 6.4 20.6 10.4 5.1 5.7 27.7 

 Cereals and bakery products ........................... 50,831 66.6 22.9 6.3 22.1 10.2 5.0 6.0 27.4 

 Cereals and cereal products .......................... 17,277 66.3 21.6 6.7 22.6 9.9 5.4 6.4 27.3 

 Bakery products ............................................. 33,554 66.7 23.6 6.1 21.9 10.4 4.8 5.9 27.4 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......................... 94,890 67.2 24.4 5.5 20.8 10.8 5.6 5.7 27.1 

 Beef ................................................................ 28,257 69.7 25.9 4.9 21.9 11.5 5.4 5.2 25.1 

 Pork ................................................................ 19,634 66.7 25.0 4.7 20.6 10.7 5.7 5.8 27.5 

 Other meats ................................................... 11,739 65.6 22.9 5.9 21.0 10.4 5.4 6.5 27.9 

 Poultry ............................................................ 16,642 66.0 22.2 6.2 21.3 10.8 5.5 5.9 28.1 

 Fish and seafood ........................................... 14,322 66.8 24.9 6.5 18.7 10.4 6.4 6.0 27.1 

 Eggs ............................................................... 4,296 62.8 23.4 6.1 18.8 9.1 5.5 5.7 31.5 

Dairy products .................................................. 37,746 67.0 23.7 6.9 21.4 10.4 4.5 5.6 27.4 

 Fresh milk and cream .................................... 14,561 65.7 21.3 6.7 23.0 10.0 4.7 6.0 28.3 

 Other dairy products ...................................... 23,185 67.8 25.2 7.0 20.5 10.6 4.4 5.4 26.9 

 Fruits and vegetables ....................................... 61,614 66.1 25.0 6.4 19.1 10.5 5.1 5.1 28.8 

 Fresh fruits ..................................................... 19,664 66.6 25.5 6.2 19.3 10.6 5.0 5.1 28.4 

 Fresh vegetables ........................................... 19,789 67.0 26.3 6.3 18.3 10.4 5.7 4.3 28.6 

 Processed fruits ............................................. 12,473 64.7 22.7 7.1 20.0 10.2 4.8 5.9 29.5 

 Processed vegetables .................................... 9,688 65.1 24.4 6.2 19.2 10.8 4.6 5.8 29.1 

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

Survey, 2003 — 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 .......................................... $114,979 66.2 23.7 7.1 20.2 10.3 4.9 5.9 27.9 

 Sugar and other sweets ................................. 13,703 65.6 24.2 6.2 20.9 9.8 4.4 6.3 28.1 

 Fats and oils ................................................... 9,865 65.5 25.4 5.1 19.4 10.6 5.1 5.3 29.2 

 Miscellaneous foods ...................................... 56,342 66.4 23.0 8.6 20.1 9.9 4.8 6.0 27.6 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ................................. 30,883 65.4 22.9 5.9 20.1 11.4 5.1 6.2 28.5 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ........................................... 4,185 71.7 33.7 4.8 20.5 8.1 4.6 3.1 25.2 

 Food away from home ....................................... 254,510 65.4 25.2 5.2 20.7 10.1 4.1 5.0 29.7 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................. 45,028 58.7 27.0 5.8 15.4 8.2 2.4 3.4 37.9 

Housing ................................................................ 1,549,166 62.9 23.3 6.9 18.8 8.9 5.0 5.3 31.8 

 Shelter ................................................................ 909,862 60.9 22.1 6.6 18.7 8.7 4.8 5.5 33.6 

 Owned dwellings .............................................. 607,115 71.6 24.7 7.6 22.8 10.8 5.5 3.7 24.7 

 Mortgage interest and charges ...................... 340,765 74.6 21.6 9.4 26.3 11.3 6.0 4.0 21.4 

 Property taxes ................................................ 155,019 69.4 28.2 5.7 19.6 10.7 5.1 3.0 27.6 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ...................................................... 111,332 65.3 29.5 4.8 16.7 9.5 4.8 3.9 30.8 

 Rented dwellings .............................................. 251,419 32.7 12.8 4.8 8.9 2.8 3.3 10.4 57.0 

 Other lodging ................................................... 51,328 73.1 36.6 3.4 17.3 11.8 3.9 2.7 24.3 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ..................... 324,316 62.1 23.8 5.1 17.4 10.1 5.7 5.6 32.3 

 Natural gas ....................................................... 45,221 61.2 23.0 5.2 17.2 10.3 5.5 5.2 33.6 

 Electricity .......................................................... 118,577 62.1 24.4 4.9 17.5 9.7 5.5 6.0 31.9 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ..................................... 12,634 66.0 27.3 4.0 18.1 10.9 5.7 3.4 30.6 

 Telephone services .......................................... 110,246 60.7 22.6 5.5 16.9 10.1 5.7 5.9 33.4 

 Water and other public services ....................... 37,639 65.8 25.5 5.2 18.4 10.4 6.2 4.5 29.7 

 Household operations ........................................ 81,573 69.5 18.4 15.9 23.7 6.5 5.0 6.2 24.3 

 Personal services ............................................. 33,861 71.9 5.1 30.0 29.0 2.2 5.6 9.9 18.2 

 Other household expenses .............................. 47,713 67.8 27.8 5.9 20.0 9.5 4.6 3.6 28.5 

Housekeeping supplies ...................................... 60,858 68.0 27.5 6.2 19.5 10.7 4.1 4.0 28.0 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ........................ 15,223 66.7 24.9 5.8 19.6 11.2 5.1 5.6 27.8 

 Other household products ................................ 30,308 70.4 28.2 6.8 20.9 10.6 4.0 3.7 25.9 

 Postage and stationery .................................... 15,327 64.6 28.9 5.4 16.5 10.3 3.4 2.9 32.5 

 Household furnishings and equipment ............... 172,556 69.9 29.5 7.5 19.5 8.7 4.6 3.8 26.2 

 Household textiles ............................................ 13,067 70.8 32.7 5.5 17.4 10.9 4.3 3.5 25.7 

 Furniture ........................................................... 46,237 71.3 29.4 8.8 20.3 7.7 5.1 4.2 24.5 

 Floor coverings ................................................ 5,971 69.8 30.9 4.6 19.9 10.1 4.3 4.5 25.7 

 Major appliances .............................................. 22,566 70.2 28.0 8.6 19.6 7.9 6.1 5.0 24.8 

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .................................................... 10,107 68.1 31.8 5.6 14.4 11.8 4.6 3.4 28.6 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ............... 74,607 69.0 29.1 7.1 20.1 8.8 3.9 3.3 27.6 

Apparel and services ........................................... 188,856 65.1 21.9 6.8 22.0 9.4 5.0 6.6 28.3 

 Men and boys .................................................... 42,800 68.2 21.4 6.1 25.7 10.0 5.0 6.3 25.5 

 Men, 16 and over ............................................. 32,488 67.1 26.0 5.7 19.3 11.3 4.8 3.7 29.2 

 Boys, 2 to 15 .................................................... 10,312 71.5 6.9 7.1 45.9 6.2 5.4 14.6 13.9 

 Women and girls ................................................ 73,034 64.5 22.6 5.9 20.7 9.8 5.5 6.4 29.1 

 Women, 16 and over ........................................ 60,844 63.0 25.4 5.8 15.7 10.7 5.3 5.1 32.0 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ..................................................... 12,190 72.2 8.5 6.5 45.9 5.1 6.2 13.0 14.9 

 Children under 2 ................................................ 9,384 72.4 11.7 28.8 19.9 4.3 7.6 8.2 19.4 

 Footwear ............................................................ 33,823 61.8 19.8 4.9 23.1 9.6 4.4 9.2 29.0 

 Other apparel products and services ................. 29,816 63.8 26.5 5.3 19.0 8.9 4.1 4.2 32.0 

Transportation ...................................................... 897,513 69.2 26.8 6.0 19.3 11.4 5.6 3.6 27.2 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ........................... 430,483 72.1 28.8 6.3 20.4 11.2 5.3 2.8 25.1 

 Cars and trucks, new ....................................... 236,765 74.6 34.5 5.8 20.3 10.1 3.9 1.3 24.1 

 Cars and trucks, used ...................................... 185,892 69.0 21.7 7.0 20.7 12.5 7.2 4.8 26.3 

 Other vehicles .................................................. 7,827 70.7 25.5 57.1 20.9 511.9 55.4 51.5 27.7 

 Gasoline and motor oil ....................................... 153,742 66.2 23.9 5.8 18.9 11.6 6.0 4.5 29.3 

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

Survey, 2003 — 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 ..................................... $268,875 66.9 24.7 6.0 18.3 12.1 5.9 4.2 28.8 

 Vehicle finance charges ................................... 42,750 71.0 23.5 7.8 21.0 12.2 6.6 3.7 25.2 

 Maintenance and repairs ................................. 71,381 65.1 25.9 5.0 17.2 11.3 5.7 4.7 30.3 

 Vehicle insurance ............................................. 104,428 65.7 23.6 5.3 16.9 13.6 6.2 4.1 30.2 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, other

charges .......................................................... 50,316 68.8 26.2 7.2 20.4 10.0 4.8 4.4 26.8 

 Public transportation .......................................... 44,413 65.9 30.9 4.2 16.6 9.2 4.9 3.7 30.4 

Health care ........................................................... 278,705 67.2 33.5 4.3 15.0 9.1 5.3 3.0 29.8 

 Health insurance ................................................ 144,383 67.3 33.2 4.8 14.9 9.1 5.3 3.1 29.6 

 Medical services ................................................ 68,155 69.4 31.2 4.3 18.6 9.9 5.3 3.4 27.2 

 Drugs ................................................................. 53,821 63.6 37.1 3.1 10.4 7.7 5.4 2.1 34.2 

 Medical supplies ................................................ 12,346 69.2 34.1 4.2 16.2 10.2 4.4 3.5 27.3 

Entertainment ....................................................... 237,501 68.9 28.6 5.6 21.9 8.4 4.4 4.3 26.9 

 Fees and admissions ......................................... 57,039 72.3 25.8 4.2 28.3 10.0 4.0 4.1 23.6 

 Television, radios, sound equipment ................. 84,210 61.6 22.4 6.1 19.0 8.8 5.3 5.3 33.2 

 Pets, toys, and playground equipment ............... 43,580 69.7 30.0 6.8 20.6 7.9 4.4 4.7 25.6 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ..................................................... 52,672 76.2 40.5 5.2 20.6 6.4 3.5 2.5 21.4 

Personal care products and services ................... 60,708 64.7 25.7 5.2 18.4 10.8 4.5 5.3 30.0 

Reading ................................................................ 14,681 64.8 31.9 4.5 15.4 9.1 3.8 3.0 32.1 

Education ............................................................. 90,347 68.2 17.0 2.5 24.1 21.3 3.3 3.8 28.0 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ............. 33,418 52.5 20.7 3.6 13.1 8.8 6.3 4.8 42.7 

Miscellaneous ...................................................... 69,879 59.7 23.0 5.0 15.2 11.9 4.6 5.1 35.2 

Cash contributions ............................................... 158,025 65.2 34.6 3.7 13.6 8.8 4.5 2.8 32.1 

Personal insurance and pensions ........................ 467,798 71.3 26.9 6.9 21.4 11.1 5.0 3.5 25.2 

 Life and other personal insurance ...................... 45,831 76.4 34.3 4.5 20.3 11.7 5.7 2.8 20.8 

 Pensions and Social Security ............................ 421,968 70.7 26.1 7.2 21.5 11.0 4.9 3.5 25.7 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 1

Money income before taxes ................................... 4,979,403 68.5 26.4 6.3 20.0 10.6 5.2 3.5 28.0 

 Wages and salaries ........................................... 4,012,508 70.7 23.6 7.4 23.1 11.5 5.2 3.5 25.8 

 Self-employment income ................................... 208,249 70.0 27.2 4.4 19.2 11.5 7.7 4.0 26.0 

 Social Security, private and government

retirement ......................................................... 545,459 58.5 46.6 .2 1.9 5.4 4.4 .9 40.7 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ............................................... 106,877 63.7 43.3 2.8 9.6 5.6 2.4 2.5 33.8 

 Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits ............................................. 26,217 61.6 23.0 5.7 17.3 10.4 5.3 6.8 31.6 

 Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps ........................................ 30,609 32.0 10.8 2.6 8.5 4.7 5.5 19.8 48.2 

 Regular contributions for support ....................... 33,396 24.3 5.0 2.1 10.4 3.5 3.2 31.3 44.4 

 Other income ..................................................... 16,088 35.7 11.6 3.4 12.7 5.4 2.7 9.2 55.0 

Personal taxes ..................................................... 246,569 72.3 39.6 4.2 16.9 8.4 3.2 .8 27.0 

 Federal income taxes ......................................... 179,498 73.0 42.7 3.8 16.1 7.7 2.8 -.1 27.1 

 State and local income taxes ............................. 48,845 69.9 29.3 5.7 21.0 10.3 3.6 2.8 27.3 

 Other taxes ........................................................ 18,226 71.7 36.4 4.9 14.0 9.9 6.5 3.3 25.0 

Income after taxes ............................................... 4,732,834 68.3 25.7 6.4 20.2 10.7 5.3 3.7 28.1 

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.