Table 58. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2002

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more persons

Total

two or

more

persons

Two

persons

Three

persons

Four

persons

Five or

more

persons

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................... 112,108 33,055 79,053 34,849 17,308 15,822 11,074 

Percent distribution of consumer units ........................ 100.0 29.5 70.5 31.1 15.4 14.1 9.9 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values): 

Income before taxes 1 ............................................... $49,430 $27,042 $59,020 $52,694 $60,077 $67,755 $64,954 

Income after taxes 1 .................................................. 46,934 25,226 56,232 49,941 57,230 64,603 62,667 

 Age of reference person ............................................ 48.1 51.3 46.7 52.7 43.8 41.0 40.7 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ................................................................... 2.5 1.0 3.1 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.6 

 Children under 18 .................................................... .7 n.a. .9 .1 .8 1.6 2.8 

 Persons 65 and over ............................................... .3 .3 .3 .5 .2 .1 .1 

 Earners .................................................................... 1.4 .6 1.7 1.2 1.8 2.0 2.3 

 Vehicles ................................................................... 2.0 1.0 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.6 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ....................................................................... 51 45 54 56 51 53 51 

 Female ................................................................... 49 55 46 44 49 47 49 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ........................................................... 66 51 73 74 69 74 71 

 With mortgage ..................................................... 41 21 49 39 50 60 58 

 Without mortgage ................................................ 26 30 24 35 19 14 13 

 Renter .................................................................... 34 49 27 26 31 26 29 

Race of reference person:

Black ...................................................................... 12 11 13 10 16 13 15 

 White and other ..................................................... 88 89 87 90 84 87 85 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) .................................................... 6 8 5 5 5 5 8 

 High school (9-12) ................................................. 38 35 39 39 38 36 42 

 College .................................................................. 56 57 56 56 57 59 50 

 Never attended and other ...................................... 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

At least one vehicle owned or leased ...................... 88 75 93 93 93 93 94 

Annual aggregate expenditures ................................... $4,556,099 17.4 82.6 32.2 18.2 18.9 13.3 

Food .......................................................................... 600,221 15.6 84.4 31.8 18.0 20.1 14.5 

 Food at home .......................................................... 345,917 14.4 85.6 30.6 18.3 20.8 15.9 

 Cereals and bakery products ................................. 50,249 14.3 85.7 29.5 17.7 21.4 17.1 

 Cereals and cereal products ................................ 17,200 13.8 86.2 27.9 17.7 21.7 18.9 

 Bakery products ................................................... 33,050 14.6 85.4 30.4 17.6 21.2 16.2 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................ 89,131 12.9 87.1 30.9 18.8 21.0 16.4 

 Beef ..................................................................... 25,806 11.5 88.5 30.6 19.0 21.5 17.4 

 Pork ..................................................................... 18,680 12.4 87.6 32.5 18.4 21.3 15.3 

 Other meats ......................................................... 11,284 13.5 86.5 29.5 19.2 21.3 16.5 

 Poultry ................................................................. 16,089 12.8 87.2 29.4 19.3 20.9 17.7 

 Fish and seafood ................................................. 13,504 15.0 85.0 32.6 18.0 19.7 14.6 

 Eggs .................................................................... 3,767 15.7 84.3 30.8 17.8 19.1 16.6 

Dairy products ....................................................... 36,654 14.5 85.5 30.1 18.4 21.3 15.8 

 Fresh milk and cream .......................................... 14,194 14.4 85.6 28.3 18.1 21.9 17.3 

 Other dairy products ............................................ 22,460 14.5 85.5 31.2 18.6 20.9 14.8 

 Fruits and vegetables ............................................ 61,623 15.2 84.8 31.9 17.9 19.9 15.2 

 Fresh fruits ........................................................... 19,893 15.5 84.5 32.9 17.0 19.9 14.6 

 Fresh vegetables ................................................. 19,522 14.8 85.2 33.3 17.7 19.5 14.8 

 Processed fruits ................................................... 12,894 15.4 84.6 29.2 18.2 20.6 16.5 

 Processed vegetables ......................................... 9,314 14.8 85.2 30.6 19.4 19.9 15.2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 58. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2002 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more persons

Total

two or

more

persons

Two

persons

Three

persons

Four

persons

Five or

more

persons

 Other food at home ................................................ $108,260 15.2 84.8 30.2 18.4 20.8 15.3 

 Sugar and other sweets ....................................... 13,105 15.6 84.4 30.7 16.5 21.2 16.0 

 Fats and oils ........................................................ 9,507 14.5 85.5 32.1 18.0 20.0 15.3 

 Miscellaneous foods ............................................ 52,682 15.2 84.8 28.7 19.3 21.2 15.7 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ...................................... 28,348 15.4 84.6 31.2 18.3 20.5 14.7 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ................................................. 4,618 15.6 84.4 34.5 16.1 20.3 13.5 

 Food away from home ............................................. 254,304 17.1 82.9 33.4 17.6 19.2 12.7 

Alcoholic beverages .................................................. 41,984 21.8 78.2 38.7 16.2 15.0 8.4 

Housing ..................................................................... 1,488,623 19.1 80.9 31.4 17.6 18.8 13.1 

 Shelter ..................................................................... 877,736 20.6 79.4 30.7 17.4 18.6 12.7 

 Owned dwellings ................................................... 579,031 14.9 85.1 31.4 18.3 21.3 14.0 

 Mortgage interest and charges ............................ 332,081 12.5 87.5 28.1 19.4 24.1 15.9 

 Property taxes ..................................................... 139,278 17.9 82.1 34.3 16.7 18.1 12.9 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ........................................................... 107,671 18.1 81.9 37.9 16.9 17.1 10.0 

 Rented dwellings ................................................... 242,140 34.6 65.4 26.5 16.0 12.8 10.1 

 Other lodging ......................................................... 56,565 18.8 81.2 40.9 15.0 14.9 10.4 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ........................... 300,933 18.8 81.2 31.7 17.9 18.0 13.6 

 Natural gas ............................................................ 36,967 20.1 79.9 30.2 17.2 18.2 14.3 

 Electricity ............................................................... 109,987 18.0 82.0 32.4 17.7 17.9 14.0 

 Fuel oil and other fuels .......................................... 9,912 20.9 79.1 34.4 16.1 15.8 12.9 

 Telephone services ............................................... 107,258 19.2 80.8 31.0 18.7 18.0 13.0 

 Water and other public services ............................ 36,808 18.0 82.0 32.2 17.4 18.5 13.9 

 Household operations .............................................. 79,115 16.7 83.3 22.6 21.4 25.3 14.0 

 Personal services .................................................. 37,109 12.0 88.0 9.3 27.0 34.3 17.4 

 Other household expenses .................................... 42,006 20.9 79.1 34.4 16.4 17.4 10.9 

Housekeeping supplies ........................................... 60,872 14.2 85.8 40.0 15.3 18.1 12.4 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies .............................. 14,576 14.0 86.0 31.8 18.1 19.7 16.4 

 Other household products ..................................... 31,623 11.9 88.1 44.8 13.5 18.3 11.5 

 Postage and stationery .......................................... 14,673 19.2 80.8 37.8 16.5 15.9 10.5 

 Household furnishings and equipment .................... 169,967 14.8 85.2 35.7 17.1 18.6 13.7 

 Household textiles ................................................. 15,143 17.2 82.8 38.1 14.8 15.9 14.0 

 Furniture ................................................................ 44,986 13.2 86.8 37.7 15.7 19.3 14.2 

 Floor coverings ...................................................... 4,539 11.0 89.0 45.4 17.2 16.5 9.9 

 Major appliances ................................................... 21,116 14.7 85.3 36.5 16.0 18.2 14.6 

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares ......................................................... 11,226 16.4 83.6 37.3 19.4 14.0 13.0 

 Miscellaneous household equipment .................... 72,957 15.4 84.6 33.0 18.5 19.6 13.5 

Apparel and services ................................................. 195,503 15.2 84.8 28.4 19.6 19.6 17.1 

 Men and boys .......................................................... 45,769 12.4 87.6 26.5 19.4 22.3 19.3 

 Men, 16 and over ................................................... 35,699 14.6 85.4 30.9 19.6 18.7 16.1 

 Boys, 2 to 15 .......................................................... 10,070 4.5 95.5 11.0 18.9 35.0 30.6 

 Women and girls ...................................................... 78,654 16.9 83.1 30.7 19.2 18.1 15.1 

 Women, 16 and over ............................................. 65,543 19.4 80.6 34.7 18.9 15.7 11.3 

 Girls, 2 to 15 .......................................................... 13,112 4.0 96.0 10.5 20.5 30.5 34.4 

 Children under 2 ...................................................... 9,235 5.4 94.6 15.8 29.3 27.5 21.9 

 Footwear .................................................................. 34,960 13.6 86.4 25.7 18.9 20.3 21.5 

 Other apparel products and services ....................... 26,885 20.6 79.4 33.0 18.6 15.9 11.8 

Transportation ........................................................... 869,829 14.8 85.2 32.5 19.9 19.4 13.4 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................ 410,866 13.4 86.6 32.3 21.0 19.9 13.4 

 Cars and trucks, new ............................................. 196,520 13.3 86.7 36.6 20.0 19.0 11.1 

 Cars and trucks, used ............................................ 206,534 13.5 86.5 28.3 21.6 20.7 15.8 

 Other vehicles ........................................................ 7,812 310.5 89.5 26.3 31.3 23.1 38.9 

 Gasoline and motor oil ............................................. 138,459 15.4 84.6 31.6 18.9 19.6 14.5 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 58. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2002 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more persons

Total

two or

more

persons

Two

persons

Three

persons

Four

persons

Five or

more

persons

 Other vehicle expenses ........................................... $276,931 15.6 84.4 32.6 19.4 19.0 13.4 

 Vehicle finance charges ........................................ 44,511 10.6 89.4 32.6 20.0 21.4 15.3 

 Maintenance and repairs ....................................... 78,142 18.4 81.6 32.2 18.5 18.5 12.3 

 Vehicle insurance .................................................. 100,168 16.0 84.0 33.1 18.8 18.3 13.8 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, other

charges ................................................................ 54,110 14.7 85.3 32.4 21.0 19.0 12.9 

 Public transportation ................................................ 43,573 20.9 79.1 36.7 15.8 17.3 9.4 

Health care ................................................................ 263,421 19.1 80.9 39.9 16.4 14.9 9.8 

 Health insurance ...................................................... 130,909 19.2 80.8 39.7 16.5 15.0 9.7 

 Medical services ...................................................... 66,128 16.5 83.5 36.9 16.9 17.7 12.0 

 Drugs ....................................................................... 54,591 22.0 78.0 43.8 15.6 11.4 7.2 

 Medical supplies ...................................................... 11,793 18.9 81.1 40.8 15.5 13.8 11.0 

Entertainment ............................................................ 232,933 16.8 83.2 31.8 17.1 20.0 14.3 

 Fees and admissions ............................................... 60,726 17.4 82.6 30.5 15.6 21.3 15.2 

 Television, radios, sound equipment ....................... 77,559 19.9 80.1 31.2 18.1 18.4 12.4 

 Pets, toys, and playground equipment .................... 41,307 15.9 84.1 33.2 18.2 19.7 13.0 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services .......................................................... 53,341 12.5 87.5 32.9 16.5 20.9 17.2 

Personal care products and services ........................ 58,816 17.2 82.8 33.5 17.8 18.6 12.9 

Reading ..................................................................... 15,535 23.0 77.0 36.4 16.0 15.3 9.4 

Education ................................................................... 84,276 22.0 78.0 20.3 19.2 21.7 16.7 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies .................. 35,929 19.3 80.7 31.7 20.1 15.5 13.4 

Miscellaneous ............................................................ 88,791 22.3 77.7 31.4 16.7 16.6 13.0 

Cash contributions ..................................................... 143,172 23.0 77.0 36.9 14.5 13.7 11.8 

Personal insurance and pensions ............................. 437,065 15.5 84.5 31.9 19.5 20.2 12.8 

 Life and other personal insurance ........................... 45,528 13.3 86.7 37.7 19.0 18.1 12.0 

 Pensions and Social Security .................................. 391,536 15.8 84.2 31.2 19.6 20.5 12.9 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 1

Money income before taxes ........................................ 4,566,788 16.4 83.6 32.9 18.8 19.0 12.8 

 Wages and salaries ................................................. 3,682,981 14.1 85.9 30.2 20.5 21.1 14.1 

 Self-employment income ......................................... 206,679 13.8 86.2 34.1 12.7 23.9 15.5 

 Social Security, private and government retirement 483,576 29.5 70.5 52.1 10.5 4.5 3.4 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property

income ................................................................... 85,406 29.8 70.2 44.2 12.1 8.0 5.8 

 Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits .................................................. 21,520 20.8 79.2 31.2 20.4 15.2 12.5 

 Public assistance, supplemental security income,

food stamps ........................................................... 32,559 22.6 77.4 27.4 17.6 14.7 17.7 

 Regular contributions for support ............................ 38,106 38.9 61.1 25.7 16.8 9.3 9.3 

 Other income ........................................................... 15,961 50.0 50.0 27.0 8.3 5.0 9.7 

Personal taxes ........................................................... 230,625 21.8 78.2 34.1 17.6 17.5 8.9 

 Federal income taxes .............................................. 170,231 22.7 77.3 33.8 18.0 17.1 8.4 

 State and local income taxes ................................... 46,790 19.3 80.7 33.2 17.5 19.4 10.6 

 Other taxes .............................................................. 13,603 18.9 81.1 40.5 13.5 16.5 10.5 

Income after taxes ..................................................... 4,336,164 16.1 83.9 32.9 18.9 19.1 13.0 

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete

income reporters" only; see glossary. 2 Value less than 0.5.

3 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

n.a. Not applicable.