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

Survey, 2000

(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) ............. 109,367 56,287 22,805 5,291 15,396 8,090 4,705 6,132 46,948 

Percent distribution of consumer units ................... 100.0 51.5 20.9 4.8 14.1 7.4 4.3 5.6 42.9 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values): 

Income before taxes 1 .......................................... $44,649 $60,588 $53,232 $62,928 $69,472 $64,725 $56,796 $25,095 $28,969 

Income after taxes 1 ............................................. 41,532 56,280 48,874 58,764 64,738 60,604 53,606 24,498 26,879 

 Age of reference person ...................................... 48.2 48.2 56.7 32.2 39.6 51.2 47.9 36.6 49.6 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons .............................................................. 2.5 3.2 2.0 3.5 4.1 3.8 4.9 2.9 1.6 

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

 Persons 65 and over .......................................... .3 .3 .6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) .2 .5 2 ( ) .3 

 Earners .............................................................. 1.4 1.7 1.2 1.7 1.9 2.6 2.4 1.0 1.0 

 Vehicles ............................................................. 1.9 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.6 3.2 2.8 1.1 1.3 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ................................................................. 53 67 70 65 64 67 63 14 41 

 Female ............................................................. 47 33 30 35 36 33 37 86 59 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ...................................................... 66 81 85 68 79 87 78 37 51 

 With mortgage ................................................ 39 53 41 62 66 59 54 28 23 

 Without mortgage ........................................... 27 28 44 6 13 28 24 9 28 

 Renter .............................................................. 34 19 15 32 21 13 22 63 49 

Race of reference person:

Black ................................................................ 12 8 5 7 10 9 16 31 14 

 White and other ................................................ 88 92 95 93 90 91 84 69 86 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) .............................................. 6 5 6 2 4 6 10 3 7 

 High school (9-12) ............................................ 39 39 40 30 36 40 46 47 39 

 College ............................................................. 54 56 54 68 60 53 43 50 54 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ................ 88 97 96 97 97 98 94 76 78 

Annual aggregate expenditures ............................. $4,157,850 65.8 23.3 6.7 20.1 10.4 5.4 4.3 29.8 

Food ..................................................................... 562,397 65.9 23.1 6.3 20.7 10.4 5.5 4.9 29.2 

 Food at home ..................................................... 329,324 66.6 22.3 6.8 21.0 10.5 5.9 5.2 28.2 

 Cereals and bakery products ........................... 49,416 67.3 21.5 6.7 22.0 11.1 5.9 5.1 27.6 

 Cereals and cereal products .......................... 17,048 67.2 20.3 6.7 23.3 10.8 6.1 5.9 26.9 

 Bakery products ............................................. 32,368 67.4 22.1 6.7 21.4 11.3 5.9 4.7 27.9 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......................... 86,708 66.2 22.8 5.8 20.7 10.8 6.2 5.7 28.2 

 Beef ................................................................ 25,965 66.7 22.5 5.8 20.6 11.0 6.7 5.6 27.7 

 Pork ................................................................ 18,198 65.8 24.3 5.1 20.1 10.8 5.6 5.7 28.5 

 Other meats ................................................... 10,959 66.4 21.2 6.1 21.6 11.4 6.2 5.4 28.1 

 Poultry ............................................................ 15,824 65.1 21.1 6.6 20.6 10.7 6.2 6.3 28.6 

 Fish and seafood ........................................... 12,006 67.6 24.5 5.6 21.7 9.6 6.2 5.1 27.3 

 Eggs ............................................................... 3,757 63.8 23.1 5.3 18.2 10.9 6.4 5.8 30.4 

Dairy products .................................................. 35,387 66.9 22.1 7.2 21.8 10.5 5.4 5.1 27.9 

 Fresh milk and cream .................................... 14,304 66.5 19.7 7.5 22.6 10.5 6.0 5.3 28.2 

 Other dairy products ...................................... 21,083 67.2 23.7 6.9 21.2 10.4 5.0 5.0 27.8 

 Fruits and vegetables ....................................... 56,774 66.0 23.8 6.7 19.6 10.0 6.0 4.7 29.3 

 Fresh fruits ..................................................... 17,786 65.1 23.7 6.5 18.8 9.9 6.3 4.2 30.7 

 Fresh vegetables ........................................... 17,302 66.5 24.7 6.5 19.1 9.7 6.4 4.4 29.2 

 Processed fruits ............................................. 12,537 66.1 22.9 7.4 20.9 9.6 5.3 5.4 28.5 

 Processed vegetables .................................... 9,150 66.6 23.3 6.3 20.4 11.0 5.6 5.1 28.3 

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

Survey, 2000 — 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 .......................................... $101,039 66.9 21.7 7.6 21.3 10.4 5.8 5.3 27.9 

 Sugar and other sweets ................................. 12,769 68.7 22.5 6.1 21.4 11.6 7.2 5.5 25.8 

 Fats and oils ................................................... 9,057 66.0 24.2 5.0 20.3 10.9 5.7 5.6 28.3 

 Miscellaneous foods ...................................... 47,638 67.0 20.2 9.4 22.1 9.7 5.5 4.9 28.1 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ................................. 27,206 65.4 21.6 6.4 20.4 11.1 5.9 5.8 28.8 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ........................................... 4,368 70.9 30.3 5.5 20.8 9.3 4.9 4.4 24.7 

 Food away from home ....................................... 233,073 64.9 24.1 5.6 20.3 10.1 4.8 4.4 30.7 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................. 40,542 58.4 26.5 5.6 14.0 8.7 3.7 3.0 38.6 

Housing ................................................................ 1,346,868 63.5 21.8 7.4 19.9 9.2 5.1 4.9 31.6 

 Shelter ................................................................ 778,062 61.7 21.0 7.1 19.9 8.9 4.9 5.0 33.3 

 Owned dwellings .............................................. 503,340 72.7 23.7 8.3 24.3 10.8 5.7 3.4 23.8 

 Mortgage interest and charges ...................... 288,597 76.5 21.3 10.1 28.2 11.0 6.0 3.6 19.9 

 Property taxes ................................................ 124,520 69.3 26.7 6.4 19.8 11.2 5.2 3.2 27.5 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ...................................................... 90,223 65.5 27.3 5.1 18.0 9.7 5.3 3.1 31.4 

 Rented dwellings .............................................. 222,463 34.3 11.5 5.1 10.7 3.6 3.4 9.1 56.6 

 Other lodging ................................................... 52,260 72.7 34.8 3.8 16.4 13.1 4.6 2.6 24.7 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ..................... 272,203 62.2 22.5 5.4 18.1 10.1 6.0 5.3 32.6 

 Natural gas ....................................................... 33,613 61.6 21.6 5.7 18.2 10.1 6.1 5.6 32.8 

 Electricity .......................................................... 99,681 63.0 23.4 5.1 18.1 10.4 6.1 5.3 31.7 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ..................................... 10,602 63.9 27.7 5.7 17.1 9.9 3.5 2.5 33.6 

 Telephone services .......................................... 95,887 59.6 20.7 5.8 17.6 9.6 6.0 5.7 34.7 

 Water and other public services ....................... 32,419 66.9 24.5 5.4 19.5 11.0 6.5 4.4 28.7 

 Household operations ........................................ 74,844 68.5 16.3 16.8 24.3 5.8 5.3 6.4 25.0 

 Personal services ............................................. 35,676 70.0 3.5 29.5 28.5 2.4 6.1 10.1 19.9 

 Other household expenses .............................. 39,169 67.2 27.9 5.3 20.5 8.8 4.7 3.1 29.7 

Housekeeping supplies ...................................... 52,576 69.4 25.4 7.2 21.4 10.2 5.2 4.6 26.1 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ........................ 14,254 68.6 21.9 6.4 24.6 10.3 5.4 6.9 24.5 

 Other household products ................................ 24,624 72.6 27.1 7.5 21.8 10.5 5.7 3.7 23.7 

 Postage and stationery .................................... 13,698 64.3 26.2 7.4 17.3 9.5 3.9 3.7 32.0 

 Household furnishings and equipment ............... 169,183 70.0 25.6 8.3 21.0 10.6 4.6 3.4 26.6 

 Household textiles ............................................ 11,619 69.9 25.6 8.9 20.9 10.5 4.0 3.3 26.8 

 Furniture ........................................................... 42,722 68.7 23.3 8.9 22.9 9.2 4.4 3.9 27.4 

 Floor coverings ................................................ 4,854 75.3 28.8 5.0 18.9 18.0 4.6 2.8 21.9 

 Major appliances .............................................. 20,653 70.2 24.1 7.0 20.4 13.0 5.6 3.1 26.7 

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .................................................... 9,535 68.9 26.8 7.7 19.5 9.8 5.1 2.4 28.7 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ............... 79,800 70.5 26.9 8.4 20.4 10.4 4.5 3.3 26.2 

Apparel and services ........................................... 202,524 64.3 19.8 7.5 21.7 10.0 5.3 6.1 29.6 

 Men and boys .................................................... 48,017 66.3 20.5 6.6 23.1 11.4 4.7 5.4 28.3 

 Men, 16 and over ............................................. 37,557 65.2 24.7 6.2 17.4 12.4 4.5 2.5 32.3 

 Boys, 2 to 15 .................................................... 10,460 70.5 5.4 8.1 43.7 7.9 5.4 15.6 13.9 

 Women and girls ................................................ 79,091 64.6 20.3 5.9 21.4 11.2 5.7 6.6 28.9 

 Women, 16 and over ........................................ 66,200 62.6 23.1 5.7 16.3 12.1 5.5 5.2 32.2 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ..................................................... 12,891 74.4 6.1 6.8 47.9 6.5 6.9 13.7 11.9 

 Children under 2 ................................................ 8,940 74.5 9.8 32.8 17.6 5.4 8.9 7.9 17.5 

 Footwear ............................................................ 37,399 61.2 18.6 7.4 22.3 7.6 5.4 7.1 31.7 

 Other apparel products and services ................. 29,078 61.2 21.5 6.0 20.6 9.2 3.9 3.8 35.0 

Transportation ...................................................... 811,189 68.8 23.4 7.0 20.2 12.1 6.1 3.8 27.4 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ........................... 373,844 70.9 23.3 7.9 21.0 12.4 6.3 3.8 25.3 

 Cars and trucks, new ....................................... 175,528 73.0 27.5 8.0 20.9 11.8 4.9 1.8 25.2 

 Cars and trucks, used ...................................... 193,562 69.2 19.9 7.7 21.1 13.0 7.5 5.7 25.1 

 Other vehicles .................................................. 4,754 62.6 412.5 415.3 20.9 46.4 47.5 4.5 36.9 

 Gasoline and motor oil ....................................... 141,219 67.6 22.8 6.0 20.3 12.0 6.5 3.9 28.5 

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

Survey, 2000 — 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 ..................................... $249,479 67.3 22.8 6.7 19.7 12.3 5.9 3.7 28.9 

 Vehicle finance charges ................................... 35,898 71.6 22.3 8.1 22.2 12.5 6.6 3.7 24.7 

 Maintenance and repairs ................................. 68,205 64.1 22.5 5.6 18.7 11.7 5.7 4.2 31.7 

 Vehicle insurance ............................................. 85,102 65.8 22.4 6.0 17.8 13.4 6.2 4.0 30.3 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, other

charges .......................................................... 60,274 70.7 23.9 8.2 22.1 11.3 5.1 2.8 26.5 

 Public transportation .......................................... 46,647 62.8 28.4 4.6 16.0 9.7 4.1 3.5 33.7 

Health care ........................................................... 225,868 65.8 30.8 4.5 15.4 9.5 5.6 2.8 31.4 

 Health insurance ................................................ 107,469 67.4 31.4 5.0 15.4 9.8 5.8 2.6 30.0 

 Medical services ................................................ 62,103 65.0 27.1 4.7 18.1 9.5 5.6 3.6 31.5 

 Drugs ................................................................. 45,505 62.4 33.8 3.0 11.1 8.8 5.7 2.0 35.6 

 Medical supplies ................................................ 10,790 68.6 33.3 4.3 16.5 10.1 4.4 3.1 28.2 

Entertainment ....................................................... 203,712 67.8 22.1 5.8 24.6 10.1 5.2 4.3 27.8 

 Fees and admissions ......................................... 56,308 71.3 24.1 4.6 28.7 10.2 3.8 4.4 24.3 

 Television, radios, sound equipment ................. 67,999 60.9 19.1 5.6 20.8 9.8 5.6 5.3 33.8 

 Pets, toys, and playground equipment ............... 36,452 68.7 24.5 7.2 23.2 9.0 4.7 4.4 27.0 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ..................................................... 42,954 73.5 22.1 6.5 26.5 11.5 7.0 2.7 23.8 

Personal care products and services ................... 61,549 64.1 22.9 6.0 19.4 10.6 5.2 5.8 30.1 

Reading ................................................................ 16,019 63.8 28.0 5.7 16.8 9.2 4.1 2.9 33.3 

Education ............................................................. 69,094 66.1 14.8 3.3 23.0 20.6 4.4 3.5 30.4 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ............. 34,845 55.5 18.7 4.2 14.8 10.6 7.2 5.3 39.3 

Miscellaneous ...................................................... 84,819 60.3 23.7 4.3 17.4 8.6 6.3 5.7 34.0 

Cash contributions ............................................... 130,414 65.2 33.5 3.4 15.0 8.5 4.8 1.9 32.8 

Personal insurance and pensions ........................ 368,010 71.1 24.5 7.7 22.3 11.1 5.5 3.1 25.9 

 Life and other personal insurance ...................... 43,595 78.6 32.1 5.8 20.8 13.0 6.8 2.1 19.3 

 Pensions and Social Security ............................ 324,415 70.1 23.4 8.0 22.5 10.8 5.3 3.2 26.7 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 1

Money income before taxes ................................... 3,636,872 68.3 23.9 7.1 21.6 10.1 5.5 3.3 28.4 

 Wages and salaries ........................................... 2,898,057 70.5 20.7 8.5 24.6 11.0 5.7 3.3 26.2 

 Self-employment income ................................... 190,915 72.9 30.9 4.5 23.7 9.2 4.6 3.1 24.0 

 Social Security, private and government

retirement ......................................................... 395,533 55.6 43.3 .1 1.7 5.2 5.3 1.1 43.3 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ............................................... 75,516 66.0 40.6 2.1 13.8 6.9 2.5 .7 33.3 

 Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits ............................................. 15,625 57.6 16.2 3.4 17.5 14.1 6.4 4.7 37.6 

 Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps ........................................ 25,234 32.5 7.3 1.7 9.2 7.2 7.0 22.8 44.7 

 Regular contributions for support ....................... 25,146 32.7 6.1 4.3 18.3 1.8 2.2 28.1 39.3 

 Other income ..................................................... 10,846 45.3 14.9 4.1 5.2 12.1 9.1 6.1 48.5 

Personal taxes ..................................................... 253,929 69.5 28.0 6.8 21.1 9.2 4.5 1.1 29.3 

 Federal income taxes ......................................... 196,250 70.2 28.2 6.9 21.0 9.5 4.6 .9 29.0 

 State and local income taxes ............................. 45,761 67.4 25.9 6.8 22.4 8.4 3.8 2.1 30.5 

 Other taxes ........................................................ 11,919 67.0 32.3 5.1 17.2 8.6 3.8 1.7 31.3 

Income after taxes ............................................... 3,382,943 68.2 23.6 7.2 21.6 10.2 5.6 3.5 28.3 

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.