Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015

Item

All

consumer

units

One

person

Two or more people

Total Two

people

Three

people

Four

people

Five or

more

people

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ......... 128,437 37,477 90,961 42,943 19,562 16,338 12,117

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes

Mean .............................................. $69,627 $35,522 $83,678 $74,527 $88,483 $95,886 $91,889

SE .................................................. 871.92 779.67 1,145.38 1,228.00 2,713.92 2,345.85 3,401.77

CV(%) ............................................. 1.25 2.19 1.37 1.65 3.07 2.45 3.70

Income after taxes

Mean .............................................. 60,448 30,393 72,831 64,222 75,995 83,706 83,573

SE .................................................. 634.35 621.20 840.94 992.39 1,832.64 1,686.51 2,587.36

CV(%) ............................................. 1.05 2.04 1.15 1.55 2.41 2.01 3.10

Age of reference person ................................... 50.5 54.0 49.1 55.0 45.5 42.8 42.4

Average number in consumer unit:

People ............................................................ 2.5 1.0 3.1 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.7

Children under 18 ........................................... .6 n.a. .8 .1 .7 1.5 2.8

Adults 65 and older ........................................ .4 .3 .4 .6 .2 .1 .2

Earners ........................................................... 1.3 .6 1.6 1.2 1.8 2.0 2.2

Vehicles .......................................................... 1.9 1.0 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.5

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men ................................................................ 47 47 47 50 46 45 40

Women ........................................................... 53 53 53 50 54 55 60

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................... 62 47 69 72 66 68 64

With mortgage .............................................. 35 19 42 34 47 52 48

Without mortgage ......................................... 27 28 27 37 19 16 16

Renter ............................................................ 38 53 31 28 34 32 36

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American .............................. 13 15 12 11 15 12 14

White, Asian, and all other races ................... 87 85 88 89 85 88 86

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .......................................... 13 8 15 9 15 19 29

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................... 87 92 85 91 85 81 71

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ............................................ 3 3 3 3 2 3 8

High school (9-12) .......................................... 32 33 32 32 32 30 35

College ........................................................... 64 64 64 65 66 66 56

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............... 87 73 93 92 92 95 94

Average annual expenditures

Mean .............................................. $55,978 $33,508 $65,228 $58,668 $67,702 $75,276 $70,972

SE .................................................. 594.00 472.33 807.25 779.45 1,498.55 1,932.76 1,902.60

CV(%) ............................................. 1.06 1.41 1.24 1.33 2.21 2.57 2.68

Food

Mean .............................................. 7,023 3,989 8,268 7,085 8,526 9,771 10,015

Share .............................................. 12.5 11.9 12.7 12.1 12.6 13.0 14.1

SE .................................................. 77.17 92.50 92.11 118.80 227.31 303.93 413.53

CV(%) ............................................. 1.10 2.32 1.11 1.68 2.67 3.11 4.13

Food at home

Mean .............................................. 4,015 2,185 4,766 3,964 4,929 5,624 6,180

Share .............................................. 7.2 6.5 7.3 6.8 7.3 7.5 8.7

SE .................................................. 50.10 64.18 59.36 70.92 139.41 198.50 258.01

CV(%) ............................................. 1.25 2.94 1.25 1.79 2.83 3.53 4.18

Cereals and bakery products

Mean .............................................. 518 266 621 506 628 741 858

Share .............................................. .9 .8 1.0 .9 .9 1.0 1.2

SE .................................................. 6.93 7.80 9.60 10.20 19.31 29.11 39.95

CV(%) ............................................. 1.34 2.94 1.54 2.02 3.08 3.93 4.66

Cereals and cereal products

Mean .............................................. 172 85 208 154 215 265 307

Share .............................................. .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .4 .4

SE .................................................. 3.32 3.16 4.84 4.22 8.26 13.89 18.22

CV(%) ............................................. 1.93 3.72 2.33 2.73 3.83 5.24 5.93

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

One

person

Two or more people

Total Two

people

Three

people

Four

people

Five or

more

people

Bakery products

Mean .............................................. 346 181 413 351 412 475 551

Share .............................................. .6 .5 .6 .6 .6 .6 .8

SE .................................................. 5.11 6.05 6.78 8.79 16.64 18.45 26.43

CV(%) ............................................. 1.48 3.35 1.64 2.50 4.04 3.88 4.80

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

Mean .............................................. 896 459 1,075 884 1,094 1,274 1,450

Share .............................................. 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.7 2.0

SE .................................................. 16.91 23.38 21.16 31.08 36.69 63.28 100.81

CV(%) ............................................. 1.89 5.10 1.97 3.51 3.35 4.97 6.95

Beef

Mean .............................................. 245 111 300 257 290 327 430

Share .............................................. .4 .3 .5 .4 .4 .4 .6

SE .................................................. 9.40 7.74 12.63 22.19 13.37 17.35 55.98

CV(%) ............................................. 3.83 6.96 4.21 8.63 4.61 5.30 13.02

Pork

Mean .............................................. 165 83 199 166 203 234 260

Share .............................................. .3 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .4

SE .................................................. 4.76 5.63 6.23 6.56 11.97 19.46 20.04

CV(%) ............................................. 2.88 6.79 3.13 3.94 5.91 8.32 7.72

Other meats

Mean .............................................. 124 62 150 115 152 193 211

Share .............................................. .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .3

SE .................................................. 3.73 6.13 4.46 4.93 9.30 20.52 17.63

CV(%) ............................................. 3.01 9.83 2.98 4.30 6.11 10.64 8.37

Poultry

Mean .............................................. 172 90 206 159 219 269 270

Share .............................................. .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .4 .4

SE .................................................. 3.51 4.33 4.64 4.82 14.72 17.31 22.99

CV(%) ............................................. 2.03 4.81 2.25 3.04 6.72 6.43 8.53

Fish and seafood

Mean .............................................. 126 77 146 126 154 165 177

Share .............................................. .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 4.68 8.87 5.90 7.07 9.98 12.92 22.18

CV(%) ............................................. 3.72 11.57 4.05 5.61 6.48 7.84 12.56

Eggs

Mean .............................................. 63 35 75 62 77 85 103

Share .............................................. .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1

SE .................................................. 1.40 1.88 1.63 2.03 3.68 4.87 4.92

CV(%) ............................................. 2.21 5.29 2.18 3.29 4.79 5.71 4.77

Dairy products

Mean .............................................. 413 216 493 409 493 616 626

Share .............................................. .7 .6 .8 .7 .7 .8 .9

SE .................................................. 6.57 7.18 8.54 11.57 18.45 20.54 25.80

CV(%) ............................................. 1.59 3.32 1.73 2.83 3.74 3.34 4.12

Fresh milk and cream

Mean .............................................. 140 73 167 129 166 214 242

Share .............................................. .2 .2 .3 .2 .2 .3 .3

SE .................................................. 2.40 2.79 3.10 3.47 6.72 7.87 12.53

CV(%) ............................................. 1.72 3.85 1.85 2.70 4.06 3.67 5.18

Other dairy products

Mean .............................................. 273 143 326 280 328 401 384

Share .............................................. .5 .4 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5

SE .................................................. 5.23 5.99 6.81 9.26 14.36 16.44 18.61

CV(%) ............................................. 1.92 4.18 2.09 3.30 4.38 4.10 4.85

Fruits and vegetables

Mean .............................................. 769 435 906 752 950 1,077 1,151

Share .............................................. 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.6

SE .................................................. 12.06 12.40 15.79 16.67 38.36 51.53 66.21

CV(%) ............................................. 1.57 2.85 1.74 2.22 4.04 4.78 5.75

Fresh fruits

Mean .............................................. 284 162 334 279 328 410 432

Share .............................................. .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .6

SE .................................................. 5.11 6.33 6.75 8.02 17.09 20.93 26.53

CV(%) ............................................. 1.80 3.91 2.02 2.87 5.22 5.10 6.15

Fresh vegetables

Mean .............................................. 247 138 292 250 305 339 355

Share .............................................. .4 .4 .4 .4 .5 .5 .5

SE .................................................. 4.50 5.67 5.75 7.21 13.12 21.26 28.49

CV(%) ............................................. 1.82 4.10 1.97 2.88 4.31 6.27 8.02

Processed fruits

Mean .............................................. 108 64 125 99 145 145 165

Share .............................................. .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 2.73 3.14 3.27 3.13 7.33 7.36 10.83

CV(%) ............................................. 2.53 4.87 2.60 3.18 5.07 5.08 6.56

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

One

person

Two or more people

Total Two

people

Three

people

Four

people

Five or

more

people

Processed vegetables

Mean .............................................. 130 70 155 124 173 183 199

Share .............................................. .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .3

SE .................................................. 3.64 3.19 4.52 5.30 10.31 10.68 12.71

CV(%) ............................................. 2.80 4.56 2.92 4.28 5.96 5.84 6.39

Other food at home

Mean .............................................. 1,419 810 1,670 1,414 1,763 1,917 2,096

Share .............................................. 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.5 3.0

SE .................................................. 22.77 38.38 24.58 30.63 64.01 63.13 80.52

CV(%) ............................................. 1.60 4.74 1.47 2.17 3.63 3.29 3.84

Sugar and other sweets

Mean .............................................. 155 115 172 153 175 182 219

Share .............................................. .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .3

SE .................................................. 10.26 34.55 4.70 6.78 11.62 9.88 17.55

CV(%) ............................................. 6.61 30.16 2.74 4.43 6.63 5.42 8.00

Fats and oils

Mean .............................................. 111 63 131 111 145 140 169

Share .............................................. .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 2.70 3.29 3.08 4.31 8.01 8.86 10.28

CV(%) ............................................. 2.42 5.21 2.35 3.87 5.53 6.35 6.10

Miscellaneous foods

Mean .............................................. 726 390 864 711 921 1,031 1,093

Share .............................................. 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.5

SE .................................................. 11.98 14.79 13.61 21.22 35.80 33.10 49.16

CV(%) ............................................. 1.65 3.79 1.58 2.98 3.89 3.21 4.50

Nonalcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 374 218 438 371 467 495 554

Share .............................................. .7 .7 .7 .6 .7 .7 .8

SE .................................................. 7.60 7.41 9.07 9.54 21.51 26.27 30.21

CV(%) ............................................. 2.03 3.39 2.07 2.57 4.61 5.30 5.45

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips

Mean .............................................. 52 24 64 68 55 69 60

Share .............................................. .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1

SE .................................................. 2.69 1.72 3.60 4.52 6.15 6.54 5.60

CV(%) ............................................. 5.12 7.24 5.61 6.68 11.10 9.44 9.32

Food away from home

Mean .............................................. 3,008 1,805 3,502 3,121 3,597 4,148 3,835

Share .............................................. 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.4

SE .................................................. 46.82 55.84 56.93 86.29 124.47 163.49 208.36

CV(%) ............................................. 1.56 3.09 1.63 2.77 3.46 3.94 5.43

Alcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 515 393 565 648 569 511 343

Share .............................................. .9 1.2 .9 1.1 .8 .7 .5

SE .................................................. 21.77 38.17 24.70 41.21 46.09 45.62 39.76

CV(%) ............................................. 4.23 9.72 4.37 6.36 8.11 8.93 11.61

Housing

Mean .............................................. 18,409 12,393 20,886 19,059 21,268 24,044 22,504

Share .............................................. 32.9 37.0 32.0 32.5 31.4 31.9 31.7

SE .................................................. 196.17 178.09 261.29 321.15 438.12 552.31 484.51

CV(%) ............................................. 1.07 1.44 1.25 1.69 2.06 2.30 2.15

Shelter

Mean .............................................. 10,742 8,069 11,843 10,903 12,026 13,615 12,495

Share .............................................. 19.2 24.1 18.2 18.6 17.8 18.1 17.6

SE .................................................. 126.16 148.01 153.75 200.41 284.38 356.49 333.26

CV(%) ............................................. 1.17 1.83 1.30 1.84 2.36 2.62 2.67

Owned dwellings

Mean .............................................. 6,210 3,321 7,400 6,699 7,405 8,999 7,723

Share .............................................. 11.1 9.9 11.3 11.4 10.9 12.0 10.9

SE .................................................. 85.72 111.18 110.27 171.41 174.96 335.48 405.99

CV(%) ............................................. 1.38 3.35 1.49 2.56 2.36 3.73 5.26

Mortgage interest and charges

Mean .............................................. 2,859 1,198 3,543 2,615 3,880 4,968 4,365

Share .............................................. 5.1 3.6 5.4 4.5 5.7 6.6 6.2

SE .................................................. 57.41 65.08 79.74 89.20 116.39 236.01 268.84

CV(%) ............................................. 2.01 5.43 2.25 3.41 3.00 4.75 6.16

Property taxes

Mean .............................................. 1,913 1,098 2,249 2,195 2,164 2,559 2,163

Share .............................................. 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.7 3.2 3.4 3.0

SE .................................................. 37.37 41.87 45.55 69.82 83.11 84.74 120.83

CV(%) ............................................. 1.95 3.81 2.03 3.18 3.84 3.31 5.59

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses

Mean .............................................. 1,438 1,024 1,608 1,889 1,361 1,472 1,196

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

One

person

Two or more people

Total Two

people

Three

people

Four

people

Five or

more

people

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses

Share .............................................. 2.6 3.1 2.5 3.2 2.0 2.0 1.7

SE .................................................. 39.44 47.94 48.44 79.99 97.54 161.18 98.74

CV(%) ............................................. 2.74 4.68 3.01 4.23 7.17 10.95 8.26

Rented dwellings

Mean .............................................. 3,802 4,382 3,563 3,111 3,943 3,865 4,146

Share .............................................. 6.8 13.1 5.5 5.3 5.8 5.1 5.8

SE .................................................. 60.96 98.33 82.01 100.16 196.91 196.92 209.96

CV(%) ............................................. 1.60 2.24 2.30 3.22 4.99 5.10 5.06

Other lodging

Mean .............................................. 730 366 880 1,093 678 751 626

Share .............................................. 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.9 1.0 1.0 .9

SE .................................................. 41.89 27.72 53.52 96.63 48.87 62.23 84.28

CV(%) ............................................. 5.74 7.57 6.08 8.84 7.21 8.29 13.46

Utilities, fuels, and public services

Mean .............................................. 3,885 2,348 4,518 4,062 4,580 5,026 5,353

Share .............................................. 6.9 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.7 7.5

SE .................................................. 32.01 35.04 41.75 44.97 58.03 64.29 95.36

CV(%) ............................................. .82 1.49 .92 1.11 1.27 1.28 1.78

Natural gas

Mean .............................................. 421 286 477 432 489 513 567

Share .............................................. .8 .9 .7 .7 .7 .7 .8

SE .................................................. 13.47 11.47 16.05 17.65 22.94 24.46 29.23

CV(%) ............................................. 3.20 4.01 3.37 4.08 4.69 4.76 5.16

Electricity

Mean .............................................. 1,460 926 1,680 1,537 1,657 1,868 1,972

Share .............................................. 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.8

SE .................................................. 14.83 17.77 17.48 19.04 25.51 33.52 43.46

CV(%) ............................................. 1.02 1.92 1.04 1.24 1.54 1.79 2.20

Fuel oil and other fuels

Mean .............................................. 116 76 133 150 117 115 120

Share .............................................. .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 8.36 8.17 10.02 12.22 15.94 16.72 24.00

CV(%) ............................................. 7.19 10.70 7.54 8.14 13.61 14.50 19.94

Telephone services

Mean .............................................. 1,347 752 1,592 1,375 1,688 1,820 1,902

Share .............................................. 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.4 2.7

SE .................................................. 12.96 13.37 17.68 20.82 31.57 30.03 44.79

CV(%) ............................................. .96 1.78 1.11 1.51 1.87 1.65 2.35

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards

Mean .............................................. 324 246 356 368 340 347 355

Share .............................................. .6 .7 .5 .6 .5 .5 .5

SE .................................................. 6.05 7.63 8.20 9.90 13.78 14.09 16.19

CV(%) ............................................. 1.87 3.10 2.30 2.69 4.05 4.06 4.56

Cellular phone service

Mean .............................................. 1,023 506 1,236 1,007 1,347 1,473 1,547

Share .............................................. 1.8 1.5 1.9 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.2

SE .................................................. 11.96 10.89 15.74 17.67 29.95 30.24 43.56

CV(%) ............................................. 1.17 2.15 1.27 1.75 2.22 2.05 2.82

Water and other public services

Mean .............................................. 540 308 636 568 628 709 792

Share .............................................. 1.0 .9 1.0 1.0 .9 .9 1.1

SE .................................................. 12.19 12.37 14.42 15.93 16.21 24.04 26.38

CV(%) ............................................. 2.26 4.02 2.27 2.80 2.58 3.39 3.33

Household operations

Mean .............................................. 1,309 650 1,580 1,156 1,796 2,371 1,667

Share .............................................. 2.3 1.9 2.4 2.0 2.7 3.1 2.3

SE .................................................. 41.75 30.11 58.41 50.84 115.78 159.09 116.34

CV(%) ............................................. 3.19 4.63 3.70 4.40 6.45 6.71 6.98

Personal services

Mean .............................................. 427 79 570 142 841 1,251 731

Share .............................................. .8 .2 .9 .2 1.2 1.7 1.0

SE .................................................. 27.29 22.59 38.84 39.16 97.00 128.61 83.55

CV(%) ............................................. 6.39 28.51 6.81 27.58 11.53 10.28 11.43

Other household expenses

Mean .............................................. 882 571 1,010 1,014 955 1,120 936

Share .............................................. 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.5 1.3

SE .................................................. 22.19 19.26 30.55 33.43 41.18 69.65 57.71

CV(%) ............................................. 2.52 3.37 3.02 3.30 4.31 6.22 6.16

Housekeeping supplies

Mean .............................................. 655 375 769 754 764 749 857

Share .............................................. 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.2

SE .................................................. 16.44 17.90 20.50 31.60 40.33 33.84 63.75

CV(%) ............................................. 2.51 4.77 2.66 4.19 5.28 4.52 7.44

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

One

person

Two or more people

Total Two

people

Three

people

Four

people

Five or

more

people

Laundry and cleaning supplies

Mean .............................................. 156 88 184 154 184 206 259

Share .............................................. .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .4

SE .................................................. 5.03 4.99 6.55 6.88 12.26 15.16 19.73

CV(%) ............................................. 3.23 5.69 3.56 4.47 6.66 7.35 7.63

Other household products

Mean .............................................. 368 200 436 447 420 411 457

Share .............................................. .7 .6 .7 .8 .6 .5 .6

SE .................................................. 12.20 15.66 15.38 26.01 25.92 20.80 49.47

CV(%) ............................................. 3.32 7.84 3.53 5.82 6.17 5.06 10.82

Postage and stationery

Mean .............................................. 131 87 149 153 160 132 142

Share .............................................. .2 .3 .2 .3 .2 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 4.76 8.02 6.28 9.11 17.52 10.01 18.82

CV(%) ............................................. 3.63 9.19 4.21 5.94 10.95 7.58 13.29

Household furnishings and equipment

Mean .............................................. 1,818 951 2,175 2,184 2,103 2,283 2,131

Share .............................................. 3.2 2.8 3.3 3.7 3.1 3.0 3.0

SE .................................................. 56.24 36.02 78.54 108.40 137.59 176.14 114.58

CV(%) ............................................. 3.09 3.79 3.61 4.96 6.54 7.72 5.38

Household textiles

Mean .............................................. 115 57 139 129 144 165 130

Share .............................................. .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 7.61 7.21 10.41 17.29 26.57 26.44 20.86

CV(%) ............................................. 6.63 12.72 7.51 13.40 18.49 16.01 16.08

Furniture

Mean .............................................. 502 282 593 620 439 680 628

Share .............................................. .9 .8 .9 1.1 .6 .9 .9

SE .................................................. 26.87 23.80 36.04 59.76 34.94 77.58 58.01

CV(%) ............................................. 5.35 8.44 6.08 9.64 7.96 11.41 9.25

Floor coverings

Mean .............................................. 18 13 20 26 14 17 12

Share .............................................. 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

SE .................................................. 1.68 2.59 2.13 3.93 2.84 2.69 2.14

CV(%) ............................................. 9.45 20.57 10.73 15.08 20.53 16.16 18.01

Major appliances

Mean .............................................. 268 126 327 333 284 330 369

Share .............................................. .5 .4 .5 .6 .4 .4 .5

SE .................................................. 11.89 12.59 17.32 21.08 29.45 48.44 35.89

CV(%) ............................................. 4.43 9.97 5.30 6.33 10.37 14.69 9.73

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares

Mean .............................................. 118 65 139 139 146 124 150

Share .............................................. .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 6.43 5.33 8.98 10.96 14.27 12.03 27.49

CV(%) ............................................. 5.47 8.19 6.46 7.90 9.79 9.67 18.33

Miscellaneous household equipment

Mean .............................................. 798 408 958 937 1,076 967 844

Share .............................................. 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.2

SE .................................................. 34.52 21.77 49.38 66.01 108.85 125.33 74.95

CV(%) ............................................. 4.33 5.34 5.15 7.05 10.11 12.96 8.88

Apparel and services

Mean .............................................. 1,846 957 2,211 1,596 2,230 3,390 2,766

Share .............................................. 3.3 2.9 3.4 2.7 3.3 4.5 3.9

SE .................................................. 98.91 63.76 132.32 83.02 125.19 654.62 166.99

CV(%) ............................................. 5.36 6.66 5.98 5.20 5.61 19.31 6.04

Men and boys

Mean .............................................. 422 204 512 360 568 663 757

Share .............................................. .8 .6 .8 .6 .8 .9 1.1

SE .................................................. 17.50 16.31 24.76 27.98 58.97 54.54 93.58

CV(%) ............................................. 4.15 8.01 4.84 7.76 10.39 8.23 12.37

Men, 16 and over

Mean .............................................. 331 193 388 325 426 442 477

Share .............................................. .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .7

SE .................................................. 15.29 15.31 21.56 25.55 51.69 53.64 75.90

CV(%) ............................................. 4.62 7.94 5.56 7.85 12.15 12.13 15.93

Boys, 2 to 15

Mean .............................................. 91 11 124 35 142 221 280

Share .............................................. .2 1 ( ) .2 .1 .2 .3 .4

SE .................................................. 4.98 2.49 7.03 4.94 20.60 18.75 27.92

CV(%) ............................................. 5.48 23.49 5.67 14.10 14.51 8.49 9.97

Women and girls

Mean .............................................. 697 405 817 656 853 1,109 937

Share .............................................. 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.3

SE .................................................. 37.37 44.21 46.70 49.72 78.06 192.28 71.72

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

One

person

Two or more people

Total Two

people

Three

people

Four

people

Five or

more

people

Women and girls

CV(%) ............................................. 5.36 10.92 5.72 7.58 9.15 17.34 7.65

Women, 16 and over

Mean .............................................. 596 396 677 612 738 850 582

Share .............................................. 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 .8

SE .................................................. 36.53 43.97 45.59 49.29 71.61 193.41 67.33

CV(%) ............................................. 6.13 11.09 6.73 8.05 9.71 22.75 11.57

Girls, 2 to 15

Mean .............................................. 101 8 140 44 115 258 355

Share .............................................. .2 1 ( ) .2 .1 .2 .3 .5

SE .................................................. 4.94 1.70 6.99 6.07 12.15 28.05 33.18

CV(%) ............................................. 4.87 20.14 5.00 13.88 10.54 10.85 9.34

Children under 2

Mean .............................................. 83 17 110 40 145 201 180

Share .............................................. .1 .1 .2 .1 .2 .3 .3

SE .................................................. 7.12 10.58 10.23 13.71 21.02 29.20 39.47

CV(%) ............................................. 8.59 62.98 9.31 34.18 14.52 14.52 21.95

Footwear

Mean .............................................. 354 159 434 286 424 683 630

Share .............................................. .6 .5 .7 .5 .6 .9 .9

SE .................................................. 19.33 17.05 25.25 23.25 39.61 110.96 66.20

CV(%) ............................................. 5.46 10.70 5.82 8.13 9.35 16.24 10.50

Other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 291 172 339 253 241 734 261

Share .............................................. .5 .5 .5 .4 .4 1.0 .4

SE .................................................. 46.88 20.53 66.11 24.30 31.67 371.76 28.98

CV(%) ............................................. 16.13 11.90 19.49 9.61 13.12 50.67 11.10

Transportation

Mean .............................................. 9,503 4,960 11,374 9,669 12,216 13,687 12,951

Share .............................................. 17.0 14.8 17.4 16.5 18.0 18.2 18.2

SE .................................................. 218.03 166.91 294.50 312.67 601.18 710.27 623.51

CV(%) ............................................. 2.29 3.36 2.59 3.23 4.92 5.19 4.81

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)

Mean .............................................. 3,997 1,851 4,881 3,877 5,407 6,238 5,763

Share .............................................. 7.1 5.5 7.5 6.6 8.0 8.3 8.1

SE .................................................. 187.87 140.91 248.97 262.27 478.11 601.05 518.82

CV(%) ............................................. 4.70 7.61 5.10 6.77 8.84 9.64 9.00

Cars and trucks, new

Mean .............................................. 1,956 998 2,351 2,145 2,388 2,965 2,193

Share .............................................. 3.5 3.0 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.9 3.1

SE .................................................. 126.00 114.23 169.07 205.90 325.64 394.09 329.87

CV(%) ............................................. 6.44 11.44 7.19 9.60 13.63 13.29 15.04

Cars and trucks, used

Mean .............................................. 1,982 816 2,462 1,670 2,973 3,165 3,496

Share .............................................. 3.5 2.4 3.8 2.8 4.4 4.2 4.9

SE .................................................. 96.92 92.94 131.50 159.73 295.97 371.39 395.84

CV(%) ............................................. 4.89 11.39 5.34 9.57 9.96 11.73 11.32

Other vehicles

Mean .............................................. 59 36 68 62 46 107 74

Share .............................................. .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1

SE .................................................. 10.84 16.30 15.02 18.19 23.64 44.89 46.61

CV(%) ............................................. 18.44 45.45 22.02 29.44 51.30 41.98 62.63

Gasoline and motor oil

Mean .............................................. 2,090 1,085 2,503 2,085 2,589 3,043 3,121

Share .............................................. 3.7 3.2 3.8 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.4

SE .................................................. 24.17 23.32 28.97 26.03 60.37 71.44 68.82

CV(%) ............................................. 1.16 2.15 1.16 1.25 2.33 2.35 2.20

Other vehicle expenses

Mean .............................................. 2,756 1,632 3,218 2,896 3,474 3,672 3,353

Share .............................................. 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.1 4.9 4.7

SE .................................................. 57.92 71.71 84.87 118.26 206.54 244.29 257.54

CV(%) ............................................. 2.10 4.39 2.64 4.08 5.95 6.65 7.68

Vehicle finance charges

Mean .............................................. 216 90 268 213 287 342 335

Share .............................................. .4 .3 .4 .4 .4 .5 .5

SE .................................................. 5.50 6.30 6.94 9.74 13.94 18.23 19.55

CV(%) ............................................. 2.54 7.00 2.59 4.57 4.86 5.33 5.84

Maintenance and repairs

Mean .............................................. 837 512 971 910 930 1,087 1,095

Share .............................................. 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.5

SE .................................................. 23.03 27.96 29.00 48.91 41.16 55.36 68.00

CV(%) ............................................. 2.75 5.47 2.99 5.38 4.43 5.09 6.21

Vehicle insurance

Mean .............................................. 1,079 663 1,249 1,095 1,452 1,411 1,266

Share .............................................. 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.1 1.9 1.8

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

One

person

Two or more people

Total Two

people

Three

people

Four

people

Five or

more

people

Vehicle insurance

SE .................................................. 54.06 56.82 72.92 96.07 211.60 215.98 199.41

CV(%) ............................................. 5.01 8.56 5.84 8.77 14.58 15.31 15.75

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges

Mean .............................................. 624 367 730 678 806 832 657

Share .............................................. 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 .9

SE .................................................. 23.68 25.13 32.14 43.58 64.42 77.06 73.72

CV(%) ............................................. 3.79 6.85 4.40 6.43 7.99 9.26 11.22

Public and other transportation

Mean .............................................. 661 393 771 812 746 735 714

Share .............................................. 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.0

SE .................................................. 25.32 25.26 34.62 53.43 65.37 51.43 78.67

CV(%) ............................................. 3.83 6.42 4.49 6.58 8.76 7.00 11.02

Healthcare

Mean .............................................. 4,342 2,638 5,044 5,406 4,728 4,943 4,406

Share .............................................. 7.8 7.9 7.7 9.2 7.0 6.6 6.2

SE .................................................. 58.11 60.61 82.89 100.20 133.21 183.48 226.36

CV(%) ............................................. 1.34 2.30 1.64 1.85 2.82 3.71 5.14

Health insurance

Mean .............................................. 2,977 1,783 3,469 3,713 3,318 3,374 2,979

Share .............................................. 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 4.9 4.5 4.2

SE .................................................. 38.63 40.28 56.74 64.26 105.77 139.19 147.80

CV(%) ............................................. 1.30 2.26 1.64 1.73 3.19 4.13 4.96

Medical services

Mean .............................................. 791 465 926 933 831 1,026 918

Share .............................................. 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.2 1.4 1.3

SE .................................................. 34.90 35.92 46.62 58.10 62.85 110.19 97.89

CV(%) ............................................. 4.41 7.72 5.04 6.23 7.56 10.74 10.66

Drugs

Mean .............................................. 425 285 482 571 438 395 356

Share .............................................. .8 .9 .7 1.0 .6 .5 .5

SE .................................................. 10.07 11.23 13.17 22.90 20.14 21.26 28.73

CV(%) ............................................. 2.37 3.94 2.73 4.01 4.60 5.38 8.08

Medical supplies

Mean .............................................. 149 105 167 190 141 148 154

Share .............................................. .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 5.79 12.54 6.43 9.65 10.78 12.08 12.81

CV(%) ............................................. 3.89 11.98 3.85 5.09 7.65 8.14 8.34

Entertainment

Mean .............................................. 2,842 1,711 3,307 3,312 3,219 3,468 3,229

Share .............................................. 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.6 4.8 4.6 4.5

SE .................................................. 65.23 65.79 86.83 150.04 141.70 145.65 149.05

CV(%) ............................................. 2.30 3.84 2.63 4.53 4.40 4.20 4.62

Fees and admissions

Mean .............................................. 652 309 794 692 714 1,095 877

Share .............................................. 1.2 .9 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.5 1.2

SE .................................................. 25.16 13.82 33.81 40.28 44.80 85.98 62.06

CV(%) ............................................. 3.86 4.48 4.26 5.82 6.28 7.85 7.07

Audio and visual equipment and services

Mean .............................................. 1,084 779 1,209 1,146 1,242 1,283 1,283

Share .............................................. 1.9 2.3 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.8

SE .................................................. 12.71 24.89 14.65 17.95 46.48 37.41 59.07

CV(%) ............................................. 1.17 3.20 1.21 1.57 3.74 2.92 4.61

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment

Mean .............................................. 653 406 755 781 827 674 662

Share .............................................. 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 .9 .9

SE .................................................. 23.92 32.09 29.03 47.44 78.85 43.98 69.85

CV(%) ............................................. 3.66 7.90 3.85 6.08 9.53 6.52 10.55

Pets

Mean .............................................. 528 360 597 672 653 462 434

Share .............................................. .9 1.1 .9 1.1 1.0 .6 .6

SE .................................................. 23.54 30.31 28.67 44.76 75.04 39.09 61.58

CV(%) ............................................. 4.46 8.42 4.80 6.66 11.49 8.45 14.20

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment

Mean .............................................. 125 46 157 109 174 212 228

Share .............................................. .2 .1 .2 .2 .3 .3 .3

SE .................................................. 5.89 5.38 8.58 10.64 26.18 24.62 35.39

CV(%) ............................................. 4.71 11.65 5.45 9.76 15.00 11.63 15.49

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services

Mean .............................................. 453 218 550 694 435 415 406

Share .............................................. .8 .7 .8 1.2 .6 .6 .6

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

One

person

Two or more people

Total Two

people

Three

people

Four

people

Five or

more

people

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services

SE .................................................. 48.87 51.73 68.24 130.71 83.83 56.12 44.10

CV(%) ............................................. 10.79 23.73 12.41 18.85 19.25 13.52 10.85

Personal care products and services

Mean .............................................. 683 417 792 729 839 887 814

Share .............................................. 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1

SE .................................................. 10.80 17.34 15.51 21.62 49.60 41.30 38.98

CV(%) ............................................. 1.58 4.16 1.96 2.97 5.91 4.66 4.79

Reading

Mean .............................................. 114 80 128 151 101 124 94

Share .............................................. .2 .2 .2 .3 .1 .2 .1

SE .................................................. 5.22 5.64 6.96 12.07 7.59 12.52 10.41

CV(%) ............................................. 4.57 7.04 5.44 7.98 7.54 10.11 11.05

Education

Mean .............................................. 1,315 735 1,554 991 2,102 2,074 1,963

Share .............................................. 2.3 2.2 2.4 1.7 3.1 2.8 2.8

SE .................................................. 79.53 101.25 101.64 96.71 283.45 246.09 342.69

CV(%) ............................................. 6.05 13.78 6.54 9.76 13.48 11.87 17.45

Tobacco products and smoking supplies

Mean .............................................. 349 253 389 321 449 449 455

Share .............................................. .6 .8 .6 .5 .7 .6 .6

SE .................................................. 11.39 13.19 14.03 14.80 24.22 28.99 47.06

CV(%) ............................................. 3.26 5.22 3.61 4.61 5.39 6.45 10.35

Miscellaneous

Mean .............................................. 871 685 948 870 1,003 998 1,069

Share .............................................. 1.6 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.5

SE .................................................. 45.65 50.65 58.26 73.60 93.91 128.36 188.17

CV(%) ............................................. 5.24 7.40 6.15 8.46 9.37 12.86 17.60

Cash contributions

Mean .............................................. 1,819 1,400 1,991 2,238 1,791 1,517 2,076

Share .............................................. 3.2 4.2 3.1 3.8 2.6 2.0 2.9

SE .................................................. 68.39 81.21 81.70 118.91 141.36 135.67 304.16

CV(%) ............................................. 3.76 5.80 4.10 5.31 7.89 8.94 14.65

Personal insurance and pensions

Mean .............................................. 6,349 2,897 7,771 6,594 8,662 9,413 8,288

Share .............................................. 11.3 8.6 11.9 11.2 12.8 12.5 11.7

SE .................................................. 116.57 102.74 157.76 171.79 403.91 374.49 326.46

CV(%) ............................................. 1.84 3.55 2.03 2.61 4.66 3.98 3.94

Life and other personal insurance

Mean .............................................. 333 127 418 404 438 408 443

Share .............................................. .6 .4 .6 .7 .6 .5 .6

SE .................................................. 24.46 10.17 34.58 49.97 93.10 37.20 84.64

CV(%) ............................................. 7.35 7.99 8.28 12.36 21.25 9.11 19.09

Pensions and Social Security

Mean .............................................. 6,016 2,770 7,353 6,190 8,223 9,005 7,844

Share .............................................. 10.7 8.3 11.3 10.6 12.1 12.0 11.1

SE .................................................. 113.55 101.58 151.81 158.79 366.39 365.93 313.27

CV(%) ............................................. 1.89 3.67 2.06 2.57 4.46 4.06 3.99

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes

Mean .............................................. $69,627 $35,522 $83,678 $74,527 $88,483 $95,886 $91,889

SE .................................................. 871.92 779.67 1,145.38 1,228.00 2,713.92 2,345.85 3,401.77

CV(%) ............................................. 1.25 2.19 1.37 1.65 3.07 2.45 3.70

Wages and salaries

Mean .............................................. 54,405 23,684 67,062 52,967 75,706 83,955 80,284

Share .............................................. 78.1 66.7 80.1 71.1 85.6 87.6 87.4

SE .................................................. 851.84 722.47 1,108.72 1,111.66 2,530.64 2,409.17 2,904.59

CV(%) ............................................. 1.57 3.05 1.65 2.10 3.34 2.87 3.62

Self-employment income

Mean .............................................. 4,363 1,745 5,442 5,005 5,454 6,080 6,113

Share .............................................. 6.3 4.9 6.5 6.7 6.2 6.3 6.7

SE .................................................. 231.97 212.36 322.28 406.00 600.10 709.95 1,093.47

CV(%) ............................................. 5.32 12.17 5.92 8.11 11.00 11.68 17.89

Social Security, private and government

retirement

Mean .............................................. 7,801 7,561 7,900 12,746 4,448 3,207 2,629

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

One

person

Two or more people

Total Two

people

Three

people

Four

people

Five or

more

people

Social Security, private and government

retirement

Share .............................................. 11.2 21.3 9.4 17.1 5.0 3.3 2.9

SE .................................................. 172.97 274.91 254.33 338.43 327.81 500.41 248.85

CV(%) ............................................. 2.22 3.64 3.22 2.66 7.37 15.60 9.47

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income

Mean .............................................. 1,737 1,244 1,941 2,810 1,542 1,001 771

Share .............................................. 2.5 3.5 2.3 3.8 1.7 1.0 .8

SE .................................................. 140.39 169.31 188.42 352.55 296.71 197.57 169.94

CV(%) ............................................. 8.08 13.61 9.71 12.55 19.24 19.75 22.05

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP)

Mean .............................................. 568 420 629 370 612 858 1,265

Share .............................................. .8 1.2 .8 .5 .7 .9 1.4

SE .................................................. 23.66 27.74 29.17 41.91 45.22 80.78 102.86

CV(%) ............................................. 4.17 6.61 4.64 11.34 7.39 9.42 8.13

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits, and regular contributions

for support

Mean .............................................. 432 363 461 408 513 499 512

Share .............................................. .6 1.0 .6 .5 .6 .5 .6

SE .................................................. 30.78 50.00 36.62 51.01 73.08 92.50 95.71

CV(%) ............................................. 7.12 13.79 7.95 12.49 14.25 18.56 18.70

Other income

Mean .............................................. 320 506 243 223 208 287 316

Share .............................................. .5 1.4 .3 .3 .2 .3 .3

SE .................................................. 26.13 68.75 24.25 28.71 45.22 65.03 77.87

CV(%) ............................................. 8.16 13.59 9.96 12.89 21.78 22.68 24.63

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values)

Mean .............................................. 9,178 5,129 10,847 10,306 12,488 12,180 8,317

Share .............................................. 13.2 14.4 13.0 13.8 14.1 12.7 9.1

SE .................................................. 295.70 280.46 380.91 313.09 945.62 817.53 920.43

CV(%) ............................................. 3.22 5.47 3.51 3.04 7.57 6.71 11.07

Federal income taxes

Mean .............................................. 7,111 4,076 8,362 8,234 9,517 9,229 5,780

Share .............................................. 10.2 11.5 10.0 11.0 10.8 9.6 6.3

SE .................................................. 221.98 210.34 289.84 264.64 767.79 659.55 760.93

CV(%) ............................................. 3.12 5.16 3.47 3.21 8.07 7.15 13.17

State and local income taxes

Mean .............................................. 1,997 968 2,422 1,998 2,906 2,909 2,482

Share .............................................. 2.9 2.7 2.9 2.7 3.3 3.0 2.7

SE .................................................. 96.48 61.77 119.54 103.54 192.58 194.77 184.21

CV(%) ............................................. 4.83 6.38 4.94 5.18 6.63 6.70 7.42

Other taxes

Mean .............................................. 70 85 64 74 65 43 55

Share .............................................. .1 .2 .1 .1 .1 1 ( ) .1

SE .................................................. 19.68 56.49 14.07 21.68 19.90 10.45 14.65

CV(%) ............................................. 28.14 66.11 22.13 29.45 30.84 24.55 26.81

Income after taxes

Mean .............................................. 60,448 30,393 72,831 64,222 75,995 83,706 83,573

Share .............................................. 86.8 85.6 87.0 86.2 85.9 87.3 90.9

SE .................................................. 634.35 621.20 840.94 992.39 1,832.64 1,686.51 2,587.36

CV(%) ............................................. 1.05 2.04 1.15 1.55 2.41 2.01 3.10

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities

Mean .............................................. $6,937 $5,539 $7,513 $8,184 $12,401 $3,690 $2,400

SE .................................................. 1,479.63 1,446.73 2,109.38 2,369.02 4,684.43 4,184.05 4,984.44

CV(%) ............................................. 21.33 26.12 28.08 28.95 37.77 113.40 207.65

Net change in total assets

Mean .............................................. 15,442 8,752 18,198 16,569 23,076 19,740 14,015

SE .................................................. 1,446.39 1,613.66 2,012.82 1,969.84 4,914.91 3,580.27 5,385.35

CV(%) ............................................. 9.37 18.44 11.06 11.89 21.30 18.14 38.43

Net change in total liabilities

Mean .............................................. 8,504 3,212 10,685 8,386 10,674 16,050 11,614

SE .................................................. 685.63 723.43 928.98 1,226.61 1,428.95 2,987.52 2,848.06

CV(%) ............................................. 8.06 22.52 8.69 14.63 13.39 18.61 24.52

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

One

person

Two or more people

Total Two

people

Three

people

Four

people

Five or

more

people

Other financial information:

Other money receipts

Mean .............................................. 766 1,044 652 745 494 869 283

SE .................................................. 181.72 396.50 200.41 271.55 278.80 474.57 145.16

CV(%) ............................................. 23.72 37.98 30.76 36.45 56.49 54.62 51.31

Mortgage principal paid on owned property

Mean .............................................. -1,757 -796 -2,152 -1,767 -2,516 -2,579 -2,357

SE .................................................. 43.10 43.84 61.27 61.91 145.40 96.41 191.35

CV(%) ............................................. -2.45 -5.51 -2.85 -3.50 -5.78 -3.74 -8.12

Estimated market value of owned home

Mean .............................................. 162,749 91,742 192,004 191,197 182,042 205,636 192,570

SE .................................................. 3,202.93 3,932.38 4,190.21 5,629.91 7,435.78 6,858.42 14,530.12

CV(%) ............................................. 1.97 4.29 2.18 2.94 4.08 3.34 7.55

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home

Mean .............................................. 930 583 1,073 1,074 1,020 1,155 1,044

SE .................................................. 11.23 16.92 15.51 19.73 24.25 26.87 50.35

CV(%) ............................................. 1.21 2.90 1.45 1.84 2.38 2.33 4.82

Gifts of goods and services, total

Mean .............................................. 1,249 876 1,402 1,576 1,415 1,483 648

SE .................................................. 72.43 77.21 96.53 128.04 128.75 375.09 86.90

CV(%) ............................................. 5.80 8.82 6.88 8.12 9.10 25.29 13.41

Food

Mean .............................................. 91 83 95 117 77 89 51

SE .................................................. 10.60 33.25 8.96 12.32 12.72 19.54 13.00

CV(%) ............................................. 11.60 40.01 9.44 10.52 16.54 22.06 25.33

Alcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 15 14 15 21 13 10 4

SE .................................................. 2.38 4.01 2.82 5.63 2.44 2.85 2.26

CV(%) ............................................. 16.44 29.67 18.89 26.98 19.22 29.58 51.26

Housing

Mean .............................................. 244 191 266 344 235 209 120

SE .................................................. 16.51 24.57 19.22 32.85 32.70 27.51 25.06

CV(%) ............................................. 6.76 12.87 7.22 9.56 13.91 13.19 20.87

Housekeeping supplies

Mean .............................................. 30 19 35 42 28 25 36

SE .................................................. 3.75 3.42 4.55 6.57 6.14 5.62 14.85

CV(%) ............................................. 12.38 18.37 12.97 15.82 21.93 22.11 41.00

Household textiles

Mean .............................................. 8 4 9 10 6 17 1

SE .................................................. 1.99 1.53 2.85 2.45 3.04 13.75 1.28

CV(%) ............................................. 25.36 38.03 30.26 23.80 48.24 83.21 87.41

Appliances and miscellaneous housewares

Mean .............................................. 22 12 26 40 19 9 8

SE .................................................. 3.33 3.40 4.51 9.12 5.73 2.82 3.65

CV(%) ............................................. 15.44 29.46 17.56 22.69 29.62 32.47 48.57

Major appliances

Mean .............................................. 8 7 8 14 3 5 3

SE .................................................. 1.33 3.05 1.62 3.18 1.15 2.58 1.41

CV(%) ............................................. 16.73 44.77 19.27 22.66 41.40 55.50 55.09

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares

Mean .............................................. 14 5 17 26 17 4 5

SE .................................................. 2.56 1.35 3.46 6.91 5.63 1.22 3.40

CV(%) ............................................. 18.79 28.49 20.03 26.40 33.98 30.17 68.66

Miscellaneous household equipment

Mean .............................................. 48 46 48 59 48 46 15

SE .................................................. 5.88 13.49 4.93 8.25 12.93 14.58 5.42

CV(%) ............................................. 12.34 29.39 10.19 13.95 26.94 31.95 36.00

Other housing

Mean .............................................. 137 111 148 193 133 112 60

SE .................................................. 11.84 21.26 14.30 24.63 26.12 16.23 17.92

CV(%) ............................................. 8.64 19.17 9.68 12.79 19.57 14.46 29.97

Apparel and services

Mean .............................................. 253 155 293 238 287 511 201

SE .................................................. 41.42 22.27 57.46 33.43 57.26 311.36 44.50

CV(%) ............................................. 16.36 14.32 19.59 14.04 19.94 60.95 22.15

Males, 2 and over

Mean .............................................. 59 50 62 63 74 50 60

SE .................................................. 5.17 11.09 7.57 11.76 16.22 16.11 18.19

CV(%) ............................................. 8.81 22.36 12.12 18.62 21.97 32.09 30.44

Females, 2 and over

Mean .............................................. 64 41 73 84 85 56 41

SE .................................................. 6.50 10.20 8.33 16.56 24.08 13.69 16.74

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

One

person

Two or more people

Total Two

people

Three

people

Four

people

Five or

more

people

Females, 2 and over

CV(%) ............................................. 10.15 24.85 11.35 19.63 28.37 24.35 40.64

Children under 2

Mean .............................................. 40 17 50 38 52 63 73

SE .................................................. 6.15 10.58 8.19 13.58 11.40 19.73 35.34

CV(%) ............................................. 15.25 62.98 16.37 36.14 21.82 31.54 48.18

Other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 90 48 107 53 76 342 27

SE .................................................. 36.86 12.93 51.90 10.58 30.09 309.18 12.15

CV(%) ............................................. 40.90 26.89 48.34 19.94 39.51 90.43 45.79

Jewelry and watches

Mean .............................................. 60 33 71 9 31 325 2

SE .................................................. 36.32 12.16 51.05 2.06 25.62 306.11 .92

CV(%) ............................................. 60.72 36.30 72.30 23.17 82.02 94.28 55.26

All other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 30 15 37 44 45 17 25

SE .................................................. 4.71 3.39 6.47 10.81 13.29 5.67 12.31

CV(%) ............................................. 15.53 23.28 17.59 24.47 29.59 32.96 49.52

Transportation

Mean .............................................. 139 107 152 200 100 151 70

SE .................................................. 19.81 32.11 26.04 48.92 28.84 52.30 23.15

CV(%) ............................................. 14.25 30.12 17.09 24.46 28.98 34.63 32.87

Healthcare

Mean .............................................. 34 63 22 34 9 14 10

SE .................................................. 7.46 22.95 4.93 11.74 2.55 7.20 8.27

CV(%) ............................................. 21.84 36.29 22.25 34.04 27.98 50.89 79.83

Entertainment

Mean .............................................. 95 59 110 137 97 82 69

SE .................................................. 8.69 7.62 11.22 23.07 20.50 18.18 18.34

CV(%) ............................................. 9.17 12.99 10.24 16.84 21.05 22.11 26.63

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles

Mean .............................................. 29 17 34 38 30 39 23

SE .................................................. 3.80 4.21 4.75 6.77 8.45 13.94 10.51

CV(%) ............................................. 12.97 24.82 13.84 17.90 27.99 36.10 46.57

Other entertainment

Mean .............................................. 66 42 75 99 67 44 46

SE .................................................. 6.83 5.19 9.27 18.41 17.23 9.47 15.77

CV(%) ............................................. 10.42 12.44 12.31 18.56 25.65 21.73 34.06

Personal care products and services

Mean .............................................. 16 13 18 19 28 7 12

SE .................................................. 2.82 2.90 3.80 5.16 13.37 2.45 7.39

CV(%) ............................................. 17.26 22.23 21.50 27.04 48.56 33.67 61.30

Reading

Mean .............................................. 6 5 6 9 4 5 1

SE .................................................. .85 1.16 .98 1.88 1.41 2.18 .56

CV(%) ............................................. 14.81 23.80 16.20 21.13 33.67 46.11 63.04

Education

Mean .............................................. 278 111 347 350 497 347 95

SE .................................................. 34.06 21.91 47.85 64.73 104.30 175.29 58.27

CV(%) ............................................. 12.24 19.82 13.78 18.48 21.00 50.50 61.02

All other gifts

Mean .............................................. 77 76 78 107 69 59 13

SE .................................................. 5.85 10.21 7.84 15.48 14.25 14.37 3.77

CV(%) ............................................. 7.59 13.49 10.10 14.54 20.64 24.28 28.11

1 Value is too small to display.

n.a. Not applicable.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, August, 2016