Table 1300. Age of reference person: Share of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Ex

1991

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

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Item |Aggregate | Under | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65 a

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Number of consumer units (in thousands).........| 97,918| 7,422 | 20,184 | 21,777 | 15,276 | 12,558 | 20,7Percent distribution of consumer units..........| 100.0| 7.6 | 20.6 | 22.2 | 15.6 | 12.8 | 21

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

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Income before taxes 1/........................| $33,901|$14,319 |$34,032 |$41,871 |$48,413 |$38,285 |$20,0Income after taxes 1/.........................| 30,729| 13,521 | 30,863 | 37,583 | 43,828 | 34,401 | 18,5Age of reference person.......................| 47.5| 21.4 | 29.8 | 39.5 | 49.2 | 59.5 | 74

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

Persons.....................................| 2.6| 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1Children under 18...........................| .7| .4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | .7 | .2 | Persons 65 and over.........................| .3| (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | .1 | 1Earners.....................................| 1.4| 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 | Vehicles....................................| 2.0| 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1

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Percent distribution: | | | | | | | 

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

Male......................................| 65| 57 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 73 | Female....................................| 35| 43 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 

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Housing tenure: | | | | | | | 

Percent homeowner.........................| 63| 10 | 46 | 65 | 77 | 79 | 

With mortgage...........................| 39| 8 | 40 | 56 | 58 | 39 | Without mortgage........................| 25| 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 

Renter....................................| 37| 90 | 54 | 35 | 23 | 21 | 

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

Black.....................................| 11| 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | White and other...........................| 89| 89 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 

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

Elementary (1-8)..........................| 10| 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | High school (9-12)........................| 43| 43 | 42 | 38 | 46 | 45 | College...................................| 46| 55 | 55 | 58 | 46 | 40 | Never attended and other..................| 1| (2) | (3) | (3) | (3) | (3) | 

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At least one vehicle owned..................| 86| 73 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 

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Annual aggregate expenditures...................|$2,897,455| 4.2 | 20.5 | 27.3 | 20.0 | 13.9 | 14

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Food..........................................| 416,981| 4.2 | 21.0 | 27.8 | 18.5 | 13.1 | 15

Food at home................................| 258,723| 3.8 | 20.1 | 27.5 | 18.0 | 13.2 | 17

Cereals and bakery products...............| 39,476| 4.0 | 19.9 | 28.3 | 17.3 | 12.5 | 18

Cereals and cereal products.............| 14,173| 4.1 | 21.5 | 29.0 | 17.2 | 11.3 | 16Bakery products.........................| 25,303| 3.8 | 19.0 | 27.8 | 17.4 | 13.2 | 18

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Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............| 69,162| 3.6 | 19.7 | 27.2 | 19.0 | 13.6 | 16

Beef....................................| 22,287| 3.7 | 20.0 | 28.4 | 18.6 | 12.9 | 16Pork....................................| 14,076| 3.4 | 18.9 | 26.6 | 18.4 | 14.2 | 18Other meats.............................| 9,979| 3.5 | 19.5 | 27.0 | 19.8 | 13.1 | 17Poultry.................................| 11,884| 4.0 | 20.4 | 26.6 | 20.2 | 13.0 | 15Fish and seafood........................| 7,914| 2.7 | 18.9 | 26.2 | 19.2 | 16.7 | 16Eggs....................................| 3,022| 4.7 | 20.4 | 25.7 | 17.1 | 13.3 | 18

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Dairy products............................| 28,687| 3.7 | 21.5 | 27.5 | 17.2 | 12.9 | 17

Fresh milk and cream....................| 12,620| 4.0 | 22.4 | 27.7 | 16.1 | 12.4 | 17Other dairy products....................| 16,067| 3.6 | 20.8 | 27.3 | 18.0 | 13.3 | 17

Fruits and vegetables.....................| 41,891| 2.9 | 19.1 | 26.9 | 17.5 | 13.3 | 20

Fresh fruits............................| 13,021| 2.5 | 18.0 | 27.9 | 17.2 | 13.3 | 21Fresh vegetables........................| 12,370| 2.9 | 19.2 | 25.7 | 18.0 | 14.3 | 19Processed fruits........................| 9,438| 3.1 | 19.5 | 27.5 | 17.1 | 12.3 | 20Processed vegetables....................| 7,062| 3.6 | 20.2 | 26.5 | 17.9 | 12.8 | 19

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Other food at home........................| 79,507| 4.4 | 20.6 | 27.7 | 18.0 | 13.2 | 16

Sugar and other sweets..................| 9,861| 3.7 | 19.0 | 26.4 | 17.3 | 15.0 | 18Fats and oils...........................| 7,003| 3.2 | 17.9 | 27.3 | 17.5 | 14.3 | 19Miscellaneous foods.....................| 36,600| 4.8 | 22.2 | 28.3 | 17.1 | 12.1 | 15Nonalcoholic beverages..................| 21,889| 4.3 | 20.2 | 27.7 | 19.3 | 13.1 | 15Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | | | 

on out-of-town trips...................| 4,154| 3.8 | 15.9 | 25.9 | 21.7 | 17.0 | 15

Food away from home.........................| 158,259| 5.0 | 22.6 | 28.2 | 19.2 | 12.8 | 12

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Alcoholic beverages...........................| 28,970| 6.1 | 26.2 | 26.2 | 18.4 | 11.6 | 11

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Housing.......................................| 905,668| 4.0 | 22.1 | 27.2 | 18.8 | 13.2 | 14

Shelter.....................................| 508,299| 4.5 | 23.6 | 28.4 | 18.8 | 12.1 | 12

Owned dwellings...........................| 321,216| 1.0 | 20.5 | 30.8 | 21.7 | 13.4 | 12

Mortgage interest and charges...........| 189,186| 1.1 | 25.7 | 35.1 | 23.0 | 10.8 | 4Property taxes..........................| 77,259| .9 | 13.8 | 24.6 | 21.3 | 17.1 | 22Maintenance, repairs, insurance, | | | | | | | 

other expenses.........................| 54,771| .7 | 12.1 | 25.0 | 18.0 | 17.2 | 27

Rented dwellings..........................| 155,452| 11.8 | 32.9 | 24.3 | 10.9 | 7.9 | 12Other lodging.............................| 31,630| 4.1 | 9.1 | 23.4 | 27.1 | 19.4 | 17

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Utilities, fuels, and public services.......| 194,820| 3.7 | 18.6 | 24.7 | 19.5 | 14.5 | 18

Natural gas...............................| 24,440| 2.6 | 17.2 | 23.9 | 18.9 | 15.6 | 21Electricity...............................| 78,641| 3.3 | 18.5 | 25.2 | 19.4 | 14.6 | 19Fuel oil and other fuels..................| 9,996| 1.9 | 13.1 | 19.2 | 18.7 | 16.9 | 30Telephone services........................| 60,507| 5.8 | 21.0 | 24.6 | 20.3 | 13.3 | 15Water and other public services...........| 21,235| 2.0 | 16.7 | 26.2 | 19.1 | 15.1 | 20

Household operations........................| 43,886| 2.5 | 25.1 | 28.4 | 13.4 | 11.1 | 19

Personal services.........................| 20,686| 3.8 | 42.2 | 33.8 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 11Other household expenses..................| 23,201| 1.2 | 9.8 | 23.7 | 21.2 | 17.9 | 26

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Housekeeping supplies.......................| 41,345| 3.0 | 18.4 | 26.2 | 17.5 | 15.6 | 19

Laundry and cleaning supplies.............| 11,346| 3.6 | 19.8 | 27.5 | 18.6 | 14.6 | 16Other household products..................| 18,027| 2.5 | 16.1 | 26.6 | 18.5 | 16.7 | 19Postage and stationery....................| 11,972| 3.1 | 20.7 | 24.4 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 22

Household furnishings and equipment.........| 117,317| 3.2 | 21.3 | 26.3 | 20.6 | 15.4 | 13

Household textiles........................| 9,773| 2.5 | 15.2 | 27.6 | 21.4 | 17.1 | 16Furniture.................................| 28,800| 4.2 | 24.0 | 26.9 | 21.7 | 13.1 | 10Floor coverings...........................| 11,265| .5 | 23.0 | 15.0 | 27.8 | 23.6 | 10Major appliances..........................| 12,953| 3.3 | 19.3 | 26.7 | 16.4 | 15.8 | 18Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares| 7,873| 2.9 | 17.3 | 23.5 | 19.9 | 18.2 | 18

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Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 46,652| 3.4 | 21.7 | 28.6 | 19.2 | 13.9 | 13

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Apparel and services..........................| 169,494| 5.0 | 20.8 | 29.8 | 19.8 | 12.3 | 12

Men and boys................................| 41,852| 4.2 | 22.2 | 31.9 | 19.9 | 11.9 | 9

Men, 16 and over..........................| 33,651| 4.6 | 21.3 | 28.6 | 21.6 | 13.1 | 10Boys, 2 to 15.............................| 8,201| 2.4 | 25.8 | 45.7 | 12.8 | 7.0 | 6

Women and girls.............................| 68,932| 4.2 | 18.0 | 30.0 | 19.8 | 13.3 | 14

Women, 16 and over........................| 59,300| 4.6 | 17.3 | 27.1 | 20.3 | 14.4 | 16Girls, 2 to 15............................| 9,632| 1.8 | 22.1 | 48.1 | 16.9 | 6.6 | 4

Children under 2............................| 8,026| 12.7 | 35.7 | 25.8 | 11.8 | 7.7 | 6Footwear....................................| 23,592| 4.6 | 20.0 | 28.6 | 21.0 | 11.3 | 14Other apparel products and services.........| 27,092| 6.4 | 21.8 | 28.1 | 20.9 | 12.3 | 10

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Transportation................................| 504,293| 5.7 | 20.7 | 27.2 | 20.3 | 13.8 | 12

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)..............| 206,709| 6.9 | 21.4 | 28.3 | 18.9 | 13.5 | 11

Cars and trucks, new......................| 105,557| 4.4 | 18.2 | 29.1 | 18.3 | 14.7 | 15Cars and trucks, used.....................| 99,180| 8.8 | 24.9 | 27.4 | 19.6 | 12.4 | 6Other vehicles............................| 1,973| 39.3 | 21.8 | 26.5 | 4/9.4 | 4/1.4 | 4/1

Gasoline and motor oil......................| 97,457| 5.4 | 21.0 | 26.7 | 20.6 | 13.5 | 12Other vehicle expenses......................| 170,397| 4.6 | 20.3 | 26.6 | 21.8 | 13.9 | 12

Vehicle finance charges...................| 27,586| 5.6 | 26.8 | 27.5 | 21.9 | 11.8 | 6Maintenance and repairs...................| 60,075| 4.7 | 18.5 | 26.7 | 21.0 | 15.1 | 13Vehicle insurance.........................| 60,161| 4.6 | 18.8 | 25.8 | 22.4 | 13.9 | 14Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, | | | | | | | 

other charges............................| 22,575| 3.2 | 20.7 | 27.3 | 21.9 | 13.4 | 13

Public transportation.......................| 29,729| 4.5 | 17.6 | 24.9 | 20.8 | 16.0 | 16

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Health care...................................| 152,143| 1.7 | 13.7 | 21.3 | 17.3 | 15.3 | 30

Health insurance............................| 64,229| 1.7 | 13.1 | 19.8 | 15.0 | 14.6 | 35Medical services............................| 54,316| 1.8 | 15.5 | 25.2 | 19.9 | 15.5 | 22Drugs.......................................| 24,611| 1.6 | 11.3 | 15.9 | 16.3 | 17.4 | 37Medical supplies............................| 8,986| 2.4 | 13.4 | 22.7 | 20.9 | 12.3 | 28

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Entertainment.................................| 144,099| 4.6 | 22.9 | 26.8 | 21.0 | 15.0 | 9

Fees and admissions.........................| 36,997| 4.7 | 18.5 | 29.6 | 21.3 | 13.7 | 12Television, radios, sound equipment.........| 45,804| 6.4 | 22.0 | 27.4 | 21.1 | 12.1 | 11Pets, toys, and playground equipment........| 26,455| 3.8 | 23.5 | 29.8 | 19.0 | 14.3 | 9Other entertainment supplies, equipment, | | | | | | | 

and services...............................| 34,843| 3.0 | 28.0 | 20.6 | 22.2 | 20.7 | 5

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Personal care products and services...........| 38,923| 4.4 | 20.0 | 26.4 | 18.8 | 13.5 | 17

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Reading.......................................| 15,964| 3.3 | 17.6 | 25.8 | 18.9 | 15.6 | 18

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Education.....................................| 43,727| 14.8 | 14.9 | 25.2 | 29.1 | 13.4 | 2

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Tobacco products and smoking supplies.........| 27,067| 5.4 | 20.8 | 26.7 | 21.1 | 14.7 | 11

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Miscellaneous.................................| 84,196| 2.6 | 17.5 | 28.9 | 21.1 | 15.9 | 14

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Cash contributions............................| 93,052| .9 | 9.5 | 23.4 | 22.0 | 18.7 | 25

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Personal insurance and pensions...............| 272,880| 2.6 | 21.5 | 30.4 | 24.2 | 15.9 | 5

Life and other personal insurance...........| 34,847| 1.1 | 13.8 | 25.9 | 25.3 | 19.2 | 14Pensions and Social Security................| 238,032| 2.9 | 22.6 | 31.1 | 24.0 | 15.5 | 4

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

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Money income before taxes.....................| 2,848,372| 3.3 | 21.3 | 27.5 | 21.4 | 13.8 | 12

Wages and salaries..........................| 2,146,984| 3.7 | 25.2 | 31.4 | 23.3 | 13.1 | 3Self-employment income......................| 214,399| .9 | 16.5 | 29.9 | 32.7 | 13.3 | 6Social Security, private and government | | | | | | | 

retirement.................................| 301,169| 4/.1 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 18.4 | 72

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

property income............................| 97,816| .7 | 6.5 | 12.4 | 13.9 | 17.8 | 48

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

veterans' benefits.........................| 20,566| 3.1 | 20.6 | 29.5 | 21.3 | 17.2 | 8

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

income, food stamps........................| 32,678| 12.2 | 30.9 | 19.8 | 12.4 | 13.8 | 10

Regular contributions for support...........| 23,863| 21.4 | 17.2 | 31.3 | 15.1 | 6.3 | 8Other income................................| 10,896| 17.3 | 27.7 | 26.0 | 10.6 | 8.6 | 9

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Personal taxes................................| 266,499| 2.0 | 21.2 | 30.1 | 21.7 | 15.0 | 10

Federal income taxes........................| 204,296| 1.9 | 21.2 | 29.9 | 22.1 | 14.8 | 10State and local income taxes................| 51,422| 2.4 | 23.7 | 31.2 | 20.8 | 14.0 | 7Other taxes.................................| 10,781| .2 | 9.9 | 27.2 | 18.9 | 21.6 | 22

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Income after taxes............................| 2,581,873| 3.4 | 21.4 | 27.2 | 21.4 | 13.7 | 12

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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/ Data are likely to have large sampling errors.5/ No data reported.

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