Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ......... 128,437 25,672 25,562 25,700 25,730 25,773

Lower limit .......................................................... n.a. n.a. $19,572 $37,638 $62,587 $103,057

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes

Mean .............................................. $69,627 $10,916 $28,343 $49,606 $80,813 $177,851

SE .................................................. 871.92 175.83 150.13 373.79 425.66 2,464.27

CV(%) ............................................. 1.25 1.61 .53 .75 .53 1.39

Income after taxes

Mean .............................................. 60,448 11,416 28,727 46,807 72,375 142,446

SE .................................................. 634.35 182.47 240.98 378.71 412.47 1,608.39

CV(%) ............................................. 1.05 1.60 .84 .81 .57 1.13

Age of reference person ................................... 50.5 53.3 53.6 49.3 47.9 48.7

Average number in consumer unit:

People ............................................................ 2.5 1.7 2.2 2.5 2.9 3.1

Children under 18 ........................................... .6 .3 .5 .6 .7 .8

Adults 65 and older ........................................ .4 .4 .5 .4 .3 .2

Earners ........................................................... 1.3 .5 .8 1.3 1.8 2.0

Vehicles .......................................................... 1.9 .9 1.5 1.9 2.4 2.7

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men ................................................................ 47 37 43 48 52 56

Women ........................................................... 53 63 57 52 48 44

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................... 62 38 53 60 73 87

With mortgage .............................................. 35 11 18 32 52 65

Without mortgage ......................................... 27 27 36 28 22 22

Renter ............................................................ 38 62 47 40 27 13

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American .............................. 13 19 16 13 11 7

White, Asian, and all other races ................... 87 81 84 87 89 93

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .......................................... 13 13 16 16 12 7

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................... 87 87 84 84 88 93

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ............................................ 3 6 4 3 2 1 ( )

High school (9-12) .......................................... 32 45 44 33 25 13

College ........................................................... 64 48 51 63 73 86

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............... 87 63 86 93 97 98

Average annual expenditures

Mean .............................................. $55,978 $24,470 $35,063 $45,912 $63,671 $110,508

SE .................................................. 594.00 423.75 430.87 561.51 641.07 1,710.05

CV(%) ............................................. 1.06 1.73 1.23 1.22 1.01 1.55

Food

Mean .............................................. 7,023 3,767 5,022 5,799 8,165 12,350

Share .............................................. 12.5 15.4 14.3 12.6 12.8 11.2

SE .................................................. 77.17 98.05 127.25 108.40 125.62 238.24

CV(%) ............................................. 1.10 2.60 2.53 1.87 1.54 1.93

Food at home

Mean .............................................. 4,015 2,499 3,271 3,445 4,545 6,310

Share .............................................. 7.2 10.2 9.3 7.5 7.1 5.7

SE .................................................. 50.10 72.87 99.01 99.86 102.74 135.59

CV(%) ............................................. 1.25 2.92 3.03 2.90 2.26 2.15

Cereals and bakery products

Mean .............................................. 518 333 432 450 598 776

Share .............................................. .9 1.4 1.2 1.0 .9 .7

SE .................................................. 6.93 10.80 13.72 14.18 18.47 21.03

CV(%) ............................................. 1.34 3.24 3.17 3.15 3.09 2.71

Cereals and cereal products

Mean .............................................. 172 119 142 141 194 263

Share .............................................. .3 .5 .4 .3 .3 .2

SE .................................................. 3.32 5.83 7.70 5.83 10.30 9.81

CV(%) ............................................. 1.93 4.90 5.41 4.12 5.30 3.73

Bakery products

Mean .............................................. 346 214 290 309 403 512

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Bakery products

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

SE .................................................. 5.11 7.12 8.98 11.33 12.50 15.49

CV(%) ............................................. 1.48 3.32 3.10 3.67 3.10 3.02

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

Mean .............................................. 896 590 776 766 1,008 1,338

Share .............................................. 1.6 2.4 2.2 1.7 1.6 1.2

SE .................................................. 16.91 22.50 39.63 31.99 37.82 44.50

CV(%) ............................................. 1.89 3.81 5.10 4.18 3.75 3.33

Beef

Mean .............................................. 245 158 224 204 272 367

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

SE .................................................. 9.40 9.29 23.30 12.17 15.94 34.05

CV(%) ............................................. 3.83 5.87 10.39 5.96 5.86 9.28

Pork

Mean .............................................. 165 114 165 136 186 225

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

SE .................................................. 4.76 5.79 9.59 8.46 11.89 10.44

CV(%) ............................................. 2.88 5.09 5.82 6.22 6.39 4.65

Other meats

Mean .............................................. 124 71 99 117 146 188

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

SE .................................................. 3.73 5.91 9.23 11.70 11.61 8.59

CV(%) ............................................. 3.01 8.29 9.30 10.04 7.97 4.56

Poultry

Mean .............................................. 172 121 139 148 194 261

Share .............................................. .3 .5 .4 .3 .3 .2

SE .................................................. 3.51 5.75 7.27 8.01 9.25 13.55

CV(%) ............................................. 2.03 4.75 5.24 5.40 4.78 5.19

Fish and seafood

Mean .............................................. 126 78 94 103 140 213

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

SE .................................................. 4.68 6.89 8.96 6.77 10.32 15.40

CV(%) ............................................. 3.72 8.83 9.50 6.58 7.38 7.22

Eggs

Mean .............................................. 63 48 55 58 71 84

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

SE .................................................. 1.40 2.60 2.63 2.70 3.44 3.44

CV(%) ............................................. 2.21 5.42 4.77 4.68 4.83 4.08

Dairy products

Mean .............................................. 413 249 329 362 462 662

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

SE .................................................. 6.57 9.94 11.52 11.70 15.90 17.17

CV(%) ............................................. 1.59 3.98 3.51 3.23 3.44 2.59

Fresh milk and cream

Mean .............................................. 140 94 119 125 155 205

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

SE .................................................. 2.40 4.01 4.73 4.45 5.33 7.55

CV(%) ............................................. 1.72 4.26 3.98 3.56 3.43 3.68

Other dairy products

Mean .............................................. 273 155 210 237 306 457

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

SE .................................................. 5.23 7.59 8.50 8.83 13.43 11.42

CV(%) ............................................. 1.92 4.89 4.05 3.73 4.39 2.50

Fruits and vegetables

Mean .............................................. 769 483 621 643 863 1,233

Share .............................................. 1.4 2.0 1.8 1.4 1.4 1.1

SE .................................................. 12.06 16.50 23.92 20.89 26.56 30.75

CV(%) ............................................. 1.57 3.41 3.85 3.25 3.08 2.49

Fresh fruits

Mean .............................................. 284 163 226 239 324 467

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

SE .................................................. 5.11 7.94 10.68 9.76 13.58 13.26

CV(%) ............................................. 1.80 4.86 4.73 4.08 4.20 2.84

Fresh vegetables

Mean .............................................. 247 159 198 201 271 406

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

SE .................................................. 4.50 5.12 10.21 8.51 9.09 14.37

CV(%) ............................................. 1.82 3.22 5.15 4.24 3.36 3.54

Processed fruits

Mean .............................................. 108 70 84 95 123 167

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

SE .................................................. 2.73 3.92 4.45 4.96 5.54 7.52

CV(%) ............................................. 2.53 5.62 5.29 5.25 4.49 4.51

Processed vegetables

Mean .............................................. 130 91 113 108 146 193

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

SE .................................................. 3.64 3.98 6.44 4.91 7.32 8.53

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Processed vegetables

CV(%) ............................................. 2.80 4.39 5.70 4.53 5.02 4.42

Other food at home

Mean .............................................. 1,419 843 1,112 1,225 1,614 2,302

Share .............................................. 2.5 3.4 3.2 2.7 2.5 2.1

SE .................................................. 22.77 28.16 33.57 45.18 35.57 68.36

CV(%) ............................................. 1.60 3.34 3.02 3.69 2.20 2.97

Sugar and other sweets

Mean .............................................. 155 85 112 123 165 291

Share .............................................. .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3

SE .................................................. 10.26 4.98 6.08 7.74 7.11 49.34

CV(%) ............................................. 6.61 5.87 5.44 6.32 4.30 16.93

Fats and oils

Mean .............................................. 111 76 96 100 124 160

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

SE .................................................. 2.70 4.67 4.30 4.91 5.66 5.76

CV(%) ............................................. 2.42 6.18 4.48 4.89 4.55 3.59

Miscellaneous foods

Mean .............................................. 726 421 558 633 839 1,180

Share .............................................. 1.3 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.1

SE .................................................. 11.98 13.41 19.83 30.18 19.49 35.15

CV(%) ............................................. 1.65 3.18 3.56 4.77 2.32 2.98

Nonalcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 374 250 320 328 419 554

Share .............................................. .7 1.0 .9 .7 .7 .5

SE .................................................. 7.60 12.77 12.54 13.34 16.21 21.98

CV(%) ............................................. 2.03 5.11 3.92 4.06 3.87 3.97

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips

Mean .............................................. 52 11 27 41 66 117

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

SE .................................................. 2.69 1.50 2.95 3.78 5.19 8.77

CV(%) ............................................. 5.12 13.35 10.82 9.28 7.88 7.51

Food away from home

Mean .............................................. 3,008 1,268 1,751 2,354 3,620 6,040

Share .............................................. 5.4 5.2 5.0 5.1 5.7 5.5

SE .................................................. 46.82 51.77 58.36 80.29 84.98 150.76

CV(%) ............................................. 1.56 4.08 3.33 3.41 2.35 2.50

Alcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 515 195 253 387 578 1,161

Share .............................................. .9 .8 .7 .8 .9 1.1

SE .................................................. 21.77 22.14 22.95 27.16 38.46 78.83

CV(%) ............................................. 4.23 11.36 9.07 7.01 6.66 6.79

Housing

Mean .............................................. 18,409 9,890 12,832 15,809 20,408 33,027

Share .............................................. 32.9 40.4 36.6 34.4 32.1 29.9

SE .................................................. 196.17 156.59 166.48 192.09 183.67 569.98

CV(%) ............................................. 1.07 1.58 1.30 1.22 .90 1.73

Shelter

Mean .............................................. 10,742 6,033 7,320 8,985 11,786 19,537

Share .............................................. 19.2 24.7 20.9 19.6 18.5 17.7

SE .................................................. 126.16 138.66 151.76 126.92 159.99 398.53

CV(%) ............................................. 1.17 2.30 2.07 1.41 1.36 2.04

Owned dwellings

Mean .............................................. 6,210 1,817 2,906 4,363 7,480 14,437

Share .............................................. 11.1 7.4 8.3 9.5 11.7 13.1

SE .................................................. 85.72 98.70 130.58 110.61 167.09 278.72

CV(%) ............................................. 1.38 5.43 4.49 2.53 2.23 1.93

Mortgage interest and charges

Mean .............................................. 2,859 524 921 1,918 3,725 7,181

Share .............................................. 5.1 2.1 2.6 4.2 5.8 6.5

SE .................................................. 57.41 47.77 65.70 80.83 100.51 224.74

CV(%) ............................................. 2.01 9.12 7.13 4.22 2.70 3.13

Property taxes

Mean .............................................. 1,913 683 1,036 1,382 2,122 4,332

Share .............................................. 3.4 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.9

SE .................................................. 37.37 36.93 53.41 38.11 42.46 116.98

CV(%) ............................................. 1.95 5.41 5.16 2.76 2.00 2.70

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses

Mean .............................................. 1,438 611 949 1,064 1,634 2,924

Share .............................................. 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.3 2.6 2.6

SE .................................................. 39.44 51.33 60.54 52.41 96.05 151.25

CV(%) ............................................. 2.74 8.40 6.38 4.93 5.88 5.17

Rented dwellings

Mean .............................................. 3,802 4,034 4,121 4,267 3,660 2,933

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Rented dwellings

Share .............................................. 6.8 16.5 11.8 9.3 5.7 2.7

SE .................................................. 60.96 116.68 118.96 115.40 133.14 191.02

CV(%) ............................................. 1.60 2.89 2.89 2.70 3.64 6.51

Other lodging

Mean .............................................. 730 182 293 355 647 2,167

Share .............................................. 1.3 .7 .8 .8 1.0 2.0

SE .................................................. 41.89 26.99 30.08 25.78 34.46 170.40

CV(%) ............................................. 5.74 14.86 10.25 7.27 5.33 7.86

Utilities, fuels, and public services

Mean .............................................. 3,885 2,328 3,211 3,768 4,454 5,653

Share .............................................. 6.9 9.5 9.2 8.2 7.0 5.1

SE .................................................. 32.01 40.20 37.59 35.52 56.81 56.79

CV(%) ............................................. .82 1.73 1.17 .94 1.28 1.00

Natural gas

Mean .............................................. 421 260 337 387 449 671

Share .............................................. .8 1.1 1.0 .8 .7 .6

SE .................................................. 13.47 13.68 17.24 17.41 19.11 20.66

CV(%) ............................................. 3.20 5.25 5.11 4.50 4.25 3.08

Electricity

Mean .............................................. 1,460 1,013 1,307 1,431 1,614 1,932

Share .............................................. 2.6 4.1 3.7 3.1 2.5 1.7

SE .................................................. 14.83 20.72 20.32 24.97 24.45 25.06

CV(%) ............................................. 1.02 2.05 1.55 1.74 1.51 1.30

Fuel oil and other fuels

Mean .............................................. 116 69 93 105 116 199

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

SE .................................................. 8.36 8.84 12.52 15.09 14.98 17.65

CV(%) ............................................. 7.19 12.81 13.48 14.41 12.92 8.88

Telephone services

Mean .............................................. 1,347 687 1,044 1,334 1,632 2,034

Share .............................................. 2.4 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.6 1.8

SE .................................................. 12.96 14.61 16.91 17.11 23.51 26.72

CV(%) ............................................. .96 2.13 1.62 1.28 1.44 1.31

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards

Mean .............................................. 324 240 305 303 332 440

Share .............................................. .6 1.0 .9 .7 .5 .4

SE .................................................. 6.05 9.69 10.16 10.99 9.08 11.52

CV(%) ............................................. 1.87 4.03 3.33 3.63 2.74 2.61

Cellular phone service

Mean .............................................. 1,023 447 739 1,031 1,300 1,593

Share .............................................. 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.2 2.0 1.4

SE .................................................. 11.96 12.34 17.91 17.24 22.95 24.92

CV(%) ............................................. 1.17 2.76 2.42 1.67 1.76 1.56

Water and other public services

Mean .............................................. 540 299 430 511 642 818

Share .............................................. 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 .7

SE .................................................. 12.19 12.30 14.39 17.46 17.96 16.64

CV(%) ............................................. 2.26 4.11 3.35 3.41 2.80 2.03

Household operations

Mean .............................................. 1,309 462 714 1,006 1,346 3,006

Share .............................................. 2.3 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.7

SE .................................................. 41.75 26.52 24.63 62.35 60.40 169.04

CV(%) ............................................. 3.19 5.74 3.45 6.20 4.49 5.62

Personal services

Mean .............................................. 427 89 143 301 426 1,171

Share .............................................. .8 .4 .4 .7 .7 1.1

SE .................................................. 27.29 25.11 19.80 62.23 49.98 113.96

CV(%) ............................................. 6.39 28.36 13.81 20.66 11.74 9.73

Other household expenses

Mean .............................................. 882 374 570 705 920 1,835

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

SE .................................................. 22.19 15.81 16.31 22.14 27.06 91.67

CV(%) ............................................. 2.52 4.23 2.86 3.14 2.94 5.00

Housekeeping supplies

Mean .............................................. 655 378 517 563 701 1,113

Share .............................................. 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.0

SE .................................................. 16.44 28.78 27.49 31.59 37.24 47.11

CV(%) ............................................. 2.51 7.61 5.32 5.61 5.31 4.23

Laundry and cleaning supplies

Mean .............................................. 156 96 133 144 156 250

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

SE .................................................. 5.03 5.66 8.52 11.13 10.46 16.14

CV(%) ............................................. 3.23 5.87 6.41 7.72 6.71 6.47

Other household products

Mean .............................................. 368 215 274 298 409 642

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

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Other household products

SE .................................................. 12.20 23.19 15.97 22.73 33.58 35.70

CV(%) ............................................. 3.32 10.76 5.84 7.63 8.21 5.57

Postage and stationery

Mean .............................................. 131 66 110 121 136 222

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

SE .................................................. 4.76 7.85 10.69 9.74 9.77 17.42

CV(%) ............................................. 3.63 11.84 9.70 8.06 7.16 7.85

Household furnishings and equipment

Mean .............................................. 1,818 689 1,070 1,487 2,121 3,717

Share .............................................. 3.2 2.8 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4

SE .................................................. 56.24 30.10 48.27 102.81 95.40 175.73

CV(%) ............................................. 3.09 4.37 4.51 6.91 4.50 4.73

Household textiles

Mean .............................................. 115 46 88 94 106 239

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

SE .................................................. 7.61 7.59 14.98 13.41 11.02 30.72

CV(%) ............................................. 6.63 16.59 16.94 14.20 10.44 12.83

Furniture

Mean .............................................. 502 159 289 402 553 1,104

Share .............................................. .9 .7 .8 .9 .9 1.0

SE .................................................. 26.87 16.29 25.74 33.52 34.28 86.83

CV(%) ............................................. 5.35 10.23 8.91 8.33 6.19 7.86

Floor coverings

Mean .............................................. 18 7 12 11 18 40

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

SE .................................................. 1.68 1.94 3.44 1.66 2.51 6.77

CV(%) ............................................. 9.45 27.48 28.30 15.66 13.62 16.79

Major appliances

Mean .............................................. 268 131 185 212 348 464

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

SE .................................................. 11.89 12.29 17.23 16.10 30.55 36.28

CV(%) ............................................. 4.43 9.40 9.32 7.59 8.77 7.83

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares

Mean .............................................. 118 53 83 77 142 232

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

SE .................................................. 6.43 3.98 13.08 7.19 13.70 18.21

CV(%) ............................................. 5.47 7.53 15.83 9.33 9.63 7.83

Miscellaneous household equipment

Mean .............................................. 798 293 413 690 953 1,637

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

SE .................................................. 34.52 23.97 37.79 89.80 63.32 124.78

CV(%) ............................................. 4.33 8.17 9.15 13.01 6.64 7.62

Apparel and services

Mean .............................................. 1,846 776 1,139 1,303 1,984 4,025

Share .............................................. 3.3 3.2 3.2 2.8 3.1 3.6

SE .................................................. 98.91 53.94 82.30 71.70 91.61 407.34

CV(%) ............................................. 5.36 6.95 7.23 5.50 4.62 10.12

Men and boys

Mean .............................................. 422 187 256 309 492 865

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

SE .................................................. 17.50 22.34 24.82 27.97 39.48 54.56

CV(%) ............................................. 4.15 11.95 9.70 9.07 8.02 6.31

Men, 16 and over

Mean .............................................. 331 153 192 233 381 695

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

SE .................................................. 15.29 21.49 21.37 24.12 35.64 52.78

CV(%) ............................................. 4.62 14.07 11.15 10.35 9.35 7.59

Boys, 2 to 15

Mean .............................................. 91 34 64 76 111 169

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

SE .................................................. 4.98 5.06 8.13 11.30 11.24 15.31

CV(%) ............................................. 5.48 14.78 12.64 14.96 10.11 9.05

Women and girls

Mean .............................................. 697 339 456 472 770 1,448

Share .............................................. 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.0 1.2 1.3

SE .................................................. 37.37 39.20 45.16 35.88 46.27 151.80

CV(%) ............................................. 5.36 11.57 9.91 7.60 6.01 10.49

Women, 16 and over

Mean .............................................. 596 296 398 395 667 1,222

Share .............................................. 1.1 1.2 1.1 .9 1.0 1.1

SE .................................................. 36.53 38.96 44.76 34.70 43.56 141.73

CV(%) ............................................. 6.13 13.16 11.25 8.79 6.53 11.60

Girls, 2 to 15

Mean .............................................. 101 43 58 77 103 226

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

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Girls, 2 to 15

SE .................................................. 4.94 6.09 6.49 10.44 9.33 25.31

CV(%) ............................................. 4.87 14.28 11.23 13.48 9.02 11.21

Children under 2

Mean .............................................. 83 24 65 72 91 162

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

SE .................................................. 7.12 5.74 18.66 13.29 16.01 31.56

CV(%) ............................................. 8.59 24.03 28.57 18.41 17.58 19.54

Footwear

Mean .............................................. 354 133 229 248 406 753

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

SE .................................................. 19.33 14.11 24.81 23.08 30.75 72.12

CV(%) ............................................. 5.46 10.63 10.85 9.30 7.57 9.58

Other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 291 94 133 202 224 799

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

SE .................................................. 46.88 7.09 11.15 24.08 20.60 223.41

CV(%) ............................................. 16.13 7.56 8.38 11.95 9.19 27.97

Transportation

Mean .............................................. 9,503 3,559 5,923 8,820 11,330 17,834

Share .............................................. 17.0 14.5 16.9 19.2 17.8 16.1

SE .................................................. 218.03 218.00 298.96 374.37 360.13 635.95

CV(%) ............................................. 2.29 6.12 5.05 4.24 3.18 3.57

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)

Mean .............................................. 3,997 1,136 2,260 3,716 4,995 7,853

Share .............................................. 7.1 4.6 6.4 8.1 7.8 7.1

SE .................................................. 187.87 156.24 231.14 346.08 327.12 567.06

CV(%) ............................................. 4.70 13.75 10.23 9.31 6.55 7.22

Cars and trucks, new

Mean .............................................. 1,956 372 984 1,771 2,288 4,353

Share .............................................. 3.5 1.5 2.8 3.9 3.6 3.9

SE .................................................. 126.00 98.87 174.57 216.57 250.07 391.49

CV(%) ............................................. 6.44 26.60 17.73 12.23 10.93 8.99

Cars and trucks, used

Mean .............................................. 1,982 759 1,255 1,881 2,637 3,366

Share .............................................. 3.5 3.1 3.6 4.1 4.1 3.0

SE .................................................. 96.92 104.89 139.10 201.51 163.09 369.68

CV(%) ............................................. 4.89 13.82 11.08 10.71 6.18 10.98

Other vehicles

Mean .............................................. 59 6 21 63 70 134

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

SE .................................................. 10.84 3.96 10.95 26.29 32.73 39.18

CV(%) ............................................. 18.44 69.66 53.33 41.64 46.63 29.28

Gasoline and motor oil

Mean .............................................. 2,090 939 1,532 2,110 2,632 3,226

Share .............................................. 3.7 3.8 4.4 4.6 4.1 2.9

SE .................................................. 24.17 27.23 32.03 36.13 38.12 53.15

CV(%) ............................................. 1.16 2.90 2.09 1.71 1.45 1.65

Other vehicle expenses

Mean .............................................. 2,756 1,270 1,859 2,538 3,115 4,985

Share .............................................. 4.9 5.2 5.3 5.5 4.9 4.5

SE .................................................. 57.92 138.62 102.23 103.49 112.54 196.29

CV(%) ............................................. 2.10 10.91 5.50 4.08 3.61 3.94

Vehicle finance charges

Mean .............................................. 216 46 121 196 312 404

Share .............................................. .4 .2 .3 .4 .5 .4

SE .................................................. 5.50 3.88 7.00 8.32 12.25 15.76

CV(%) ............................................. 2.54 8.37 5.79 4.25 3.92 3.90

Maintenance and repairs

Mean .............................................. 837 354 588 827 964 1,447

Share .............................................. 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.8 1.5 1.3

SE .................................................. 23.03 21.16 38.80 64.31 32.98 45.53

CV(%) ............................................. 2.75 5.98 6.60 7.77 3.42 3.15

Vehicle insurance

Mean .............................................. 1,079 656 826 1,005 1,135 1,769

Share .............................................. 1.9 2.7 2.4 2.2 1.8 1.6

SE .................................................. 54.06 126.37 90.47 80.88 92.76 190.28

CV(%) ............................................. 5.01 19.27 10.95 8.05 8.17 10.75

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges

Mean .............................................. 624 214 324 510 704 1,365

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

SE .................................................. 23.68 25.49 28.92 37.07 44.10 57.10

CV(%) ............................................. 3.79 11.92 8.93 7.27 6.26 4.18

Public and other transportation

Mean .............................................. 661 214 271 455 587 1,769

Share .............................................. 1.2 .9 .8 1.0 .9 1.6

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Public and other transportation

SE .................................................. 25.32 17.59 21.25 35.46 32.09 93.79

CV(%) ............................................. 3.83 8.20 7.83 7.79 5.46 5.30

Healthcare

Mean .............................................. 4,342 1,930 3,423 3,965 5,327 7,048

Share .............................................. 7.8 7.9 9.8 8.6 8.4 6.4

SE .................................................. 58.11 79.86 88.37 83.15 126.15 145.25

CV(%) ............................................. 1.34 4.14 2.58 2.10 2.37 2.06

Health insurance

Mean .............................................. 2,977 1,299 2,312 2,786 3,742 4,738

Share .............................................. 5.3 5.3 6.6 6.1 5.9 4.3

SE .................................................. 38.63 53.59 50.79 62.16 90.72 88.95

CV(%) ............................................. 1.30 4.13 2.20 2.23 2.42 1.88

Medical services

Mean .............................................. 791 326 611 645 939 1,432

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

SE .................................................. 34.90 44.98 52.76 36.91 54.33 91.94

CV(%) ............................................. 4.41 13.82 8.63 5.72 5.79 6.42

Drugs

Mean .............................................. 425 224 391 412 479 616

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

SE .................................................. 10.07 15.35 14.89 21.47 20.84 28.66

CV(%) ............................................. 2.37 6.84 3.81 5.21 4.35 4.65

Medical supplies

Mean .............................................. 149 81 109 122 168 263

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

SE .................................................. 5.79 14.41 11.73 12.34 11.34 16.81

CV(%) ............................................. 3.89 17.70 10.72 10.12 6.76 6.40

Entertainment

Mean .............................................. 2,842 1,270 1,738 2,219 3,051 5,919

Share .............................................. 5.1 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.8 5.4

SE .................................................. 65.23 67.97 80.62 86.76 107.03 237.31

CV(%) ............................................. 2.30 5.35 4.64 3.91 3.51 4.01

Fees and admissions

Mean .............................................. 652 143 282 363 685 1,782

Share .............................................. 1.2 .6 .8 .8 1.1 1.6

SE .................................................. 25.16 8.43 39.62 21.60 43.12 98.48

CV(%) ............................................. 3.86 5.91 14.05 5.94 6.29 5.53

Audio and visual equipment and services

Mean .............................................. 1,084 667 897 1,033 1,199 1,619

Share .............................................. 1.9 2.7 2.6 2.2 1.9 1.5

SE .................................................. 12.71 25.54 30.01 27.64 23.43 34.07

CV(%) ............................................. 1.17 3.83 3.34 2.68 1.95 2.10

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment

Mean .............................................. 653 312 390 553 742 1,267

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

SE .................................................. 23.92 28.26 39.57 61.66 42.46 68.79

CV(%) ............................................. 3.66 9.07 10.15 11.15 5.72 5.43

Pets

Mean .............................................. 528 269 308 467 580 1,016

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

SE .................................................. 23.54 28.61 33.62 60.29 40.49 66.42

CV(%) ............................................. 4.46 10.63 10.93 12.92 6.99 6.54

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment

Mean .............................................. 125 43 82 86 163 251

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

SE .................................................. 5.89 6.27 10.25 10.24 17.04 23.20

CV(%) ............................................. 4.71 14.75 12.47 11.88 10.49 9.24

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services

Mean .............................................. 453 149 169 270 425 1,250

Share .............................................. .8 .6 .5 .6 .7 1.1

SE .................................................. 48.87 54.80 27.36 53.08 75.19 208.85

CV(%) ............................................. 10.79 36.84 16.17 19.67 17.70 16.71

Personal care products and services

Mean .............................................. 683 307 453 524 797 1,331

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

SE .................................................. 10.80 18.95 22.74 24.79 28.16 40.61

CV(%) ............................................. 1.58 6.18 5.03 4.73 3.53 3.05

Reading

Mean .............................................. 114 37 82 107 134 210

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

SE .................................................. 5.22 3.86 10.29 9.18 15.60 14.16

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Reading

CV(%) ............................................. 4.57 10.56 12.50 8.58 11.61 6.75

Education

Mean .............................................. 1,315 689 494 614 986 3,779

Share .............................................. 2.3 2.8 1.4 1.3 1.5 3.4

SE .................................................. 79.53 111.90 86.21 92.62 69.71 328.13

CV(%) ............................................. 6.05 16.25 17.45 15.07 7.07 8.68

Tobacco products and smoking supplies

Mean .............................................. 349 308 360 376 372 332

Share .............................................. .6 1.3 1.0 .8 .6 .3

SE .................................................. 11.39 15.73 17.71 17.61 20.49 30.02

CV(%) ............................................. 3.26 5.11 4.92 4.69 5.51 9.05

Miscellaneous

Mean .............................................. 871 439 550 674 982 1,706

Share .............................................. 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5

SE .................................................. 45.65 91.06 66.35 51.93 78.16 150.51

CV(%) ............................................. 5.24 20.74 12.07 7.71 7.96 8.82

Cash contributions

Mean .............................................. 1,819 712 1,054 1,335 1,890 4,089

Share .............................................. 3.2 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.7

SE .................................................. 68.39 122.09 62.85 74.87 87.79 222.82

CV(%) ............................................. 3.76 17.14 5.96 5.61 4.64 5.45

Personal insurance and pensions

Mean .............................................. 6,349 592 1,740 3,980 7,667 17,699

Share .............................................. 11.3 2.4 5.0 8.7 12.0 16.0

SE .................................................. 116.57 85.75 79.37 110.80 164.04 354.22

CV(%) ............................................. 1.84 14.49 4.56 2.78 2.14 2.00

Life and other personal insurance

Mean .............................................. 333 85 132 193 405 846

Share .............................................. .6 .3 .4 .4 .6 .8

SE .................................................. 24.46 9.29 11.83 12.09 77.73 96.13

CV(%) ............................................. 7.35 10.91 8.98 6.26 19.17 11.36

Pensions and Social Security

Mean .............................................. 6,016 507 1,609 3,787 7,261 16,853

Share .............................................. 10.7 2.1 4.6 8.2 11.4 15.3

SE .................................................. 113.55 85.67 79.67 108.90 141.88 337.61

CV(%) ............................................. 1.89 16.91 4.95 2.88 1.95 2.00

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes

Mean .............................................. $69,627 $10,916 $28,343 $49,606 $80,813 $177,851

SE .................................................. 871.92 175.83 150.13 373.79 425.66 2,464.27

CV(%) ............................................. 1.25 1.61 .53 .75 .53 1.39

Wages and salaries

Mean .............................................. 54,405 3,385 15,165 36,592 67,228 149,105

Share .............................................. 78.1 31.0 53.5 73.8 83.2 83.8

SE .................................................. 851.84 110.52 212.80 537.46 571.71 2,538.61

CV(%) ............................................. 1.57 3.27 1.40 1.47 .85 1.70

Self-employment income

Mean .............................................. 4,363 -48 844 1,961 3,518 15,489

Share .............................................. 6.3 -.4 3.0 4.0 4.4 8.7

SE .................................................. 231.97 166.20 120.55 206.41 262.28 936.75

CV(%) ............................................. 5.32 -345.56 14.29 10.53 7.46 6.05

Social Security, private and government

retirement

Mean .............................................. 7,801 5,408 10,395 8,919 7,545 6,753

Share .............................................. 11.2 49.5 36.7 18.0 9.3 3.8

SE .................................................. 172.97 165.64 226.01 362.06 359.92 682.66

CV(%) ............................................. 2.22 3.06 2.17 4.06 4.77 10.11

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income

Mean .............................................. 1,737 163 419 907 1,536 5,642

Share .............................................. 2.5 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.9 3.2

SE .................................................. 140.39 48.09 56.99 141.12 140.90 682.53

CV(%) ............................................. 8.08 29.51 13.61 15.57 9.17 12.10

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP)

Mean .............................................. 568 1,234 876 415 217 101

Share .............................................. .8 11.3 3.1 .8 .3 .1

SE .................................................. 23.66 64.88 52.58 45.36 29.00 21.43

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP)

CV(%) ............................................. 4.17 5.26 6.00 10.94 13.38 21.18

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits, and regular contributions

for support

Mean .............................................. 432 267 361 551 522 458

Share .............................................. .6 2.4 1.3 1.1 .6 .3

SE .................................................. 30.78 28.36 41.92 74.82 69.79 91.73

CV(%) ............................................. 7.12 10.62 11.61 13.57 13.36 20.02

Other income

Mean .............................................. 320 507 283 262 246 302

Share .............................................. .5 4.6 1.0 .5 .3 .2

SE .................................................. 26.13 51.08 38.18 53.28 41.35 49.82

CV(%) ............................................. 8.16 10.08 13.48 20.35 16.78 16.50

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values)

Mean .............................................. 9,178 -500 -384 2,799 8,437 35,405

Share .............................................. 13.2 -4.6 -1.4 5.6 10.4 19.9

SE .................................................. 295.70 37.60 173.01 125.48 157.14 1,108.23

CV(%) ............................................. 3.22 -7.52 -45.01 4.48 1.86 3.13

Federal income taxes

Mean .............................................. 7,111 -453 -639 1,854 6,327 28,357

Share .............................................. 10.2 -4.1 -2.3 3.7 7.8 15.9

SE .................................................. 221.98 31.77 97.56 81.76 81.77 878.92

CV(%) ............................................. 3.12 -7.01 -15.26 4.41 1.29 3.10

State and local income taxes

Mean .............................................. 1,997 -71 137 884 2,059 6,952

Share .............................................. 2.9 -.7 .5 1.8 2.5 3.9

SE .................................................. 96.48 21.12 27.09 53.00 116.53 307.37

CV(%) ............................................. 4.83 -29.71 19.73 6.00 5.66 4.42

Other taxes

Mean .............................................. 70 24 118 61 52 95

Share .............................................. .1 .2 .4 .1 .1 .1

SE .................................................. 19.68 8.69 81.82 26.75 12.23 21.91

CV(%) ............................................. 28.14 36.21 69.59 43.94 23.50 22.96

Income after taxes

Mean .............................................. 60,448 11,416 28,727 46,807 72,375 142,446

Share .............................................. 86.8 104.6 101.4 94.4 89.6 80.1

SE .................................................. 634.35 182.47 240.98 378.71 412.47 1,608.39

CV(%) ............................................. 1.05 1.60 .84 .81 .57 1.13

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities

Mean .............................................. $6,937 - $266 $3,700 $4,890 $4,774 $21,524

SE .................................................. 1,479.63 1,172.09 1,854.20 1,622.33 2,266.34 6,160.56

CV(%) ............................................. 21.33 -440.97 50.11 33.18 47.47 28.62

Net change in total assets

Mean .............................................. 15,442 2,118 6,242 8,944 14,432 45,325

SE .................................................. 1,446.39 681.71 1,589.12 1,698.83 2,010.80 6,398.01

CV(%) ............................................. 9.37 32.19 25.46 18.99 13.93 14.12

Net change in total liabilities

Mean .............................................. 8,504 2,384 2,542 4,054 9,658 23,801

SE .................................................. 685.63 949.62 552.92 736.54 1,478.96 2,663.01

CV(%) ............................................. 8.06 39.84 21.76 18.17 15.31 11.19

Other financial information:

Other money receipts

Mean .............................................. 766 273 640 533 605 1,775

SE .................................................. 181.72 46.24 312.82 161.55 204.59 802.45

CV(%) ............................................. 23.72 16.93 48.89 30.29 33.83 45.20

Mortgage principal paid on owned property

Mean .............................................. -1,757 -412 -611 -1,191 -2,193 -4,361

SE .................................................. 43.10 44.11 36.14 86.24 68.36 136.72

CV(%) ............................................. -2.45 -10.71 -5.91 -7.24 -3.12 -3.14

Estimated market value of owned home

Mean .............................................. 162,749 62,288 91,916 118,317 175,944 364,204

SE .................................................. 3,202.93 4,155.57 2,686.15 3,035.54 3,728.88 11,778.63

CV(%) ............................................. 1.97 6.67 2.92 2.57 2.12 3.23

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home

Mean .............................................. 930 409 584 752 1,052 1,847

SE .................................................. 11.23 15.87 16.30 13.26 18.81 35.68

CV(%) ............................................. 1.21 3.88 2.79 1.76 1.79 1.93

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Gifts of goods and services, total

Mean .............................................. 1,249 344 670 743 1,029 3,451

SE .................................................. 72.43 29.24 73.72 57.57 75.88 290.71

CV(%) ............................................. 5.80 8.50 11.01 7.75 7.38 8.42

Food

Mean .............................................. 91 17 39 57 75 267

SE .................................................. 10.60 3.32 5.94 11.84 13.02 51.07

CV(%) ............................................. 11.60 18.99 15.04 20.61 17.35 19.12

Alcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 15 3 9 8 19 34

SE .................................................. 2.38 1.49 3.74 2.22 6.80 8.41

CV(%) ............................................. 16.44 55.71 43.41 29.51 35.00 24.56

Housing

Mean .............................................. 244 121 142 166 235 557

SE .................................................. 16.51 24.13 17.76 18.37 31.85 45.59

CV(%) ............................................. 6.76 20.01 12.48 11.06 13.53 8.19

Housekeeping supplies

Mean .............................................. 30 14 18 26 32 62

SE .................................................. 3.75 3.87 3.50 7.65 4.33 11.34

CV(%) ............................................. 12.38 27.85 19.81 29.25 13.61 18.34

Household textiles

Mean .............................................. 8 1 3 4 12 20

SE .................................................. 1.99 .55 1.92 1.47 4.01 9.39

CV(%) ............................................. 25.36 81.45 58.00 41.17 33.77 47.41

Appliances and miscellaneous housewares

Mean .............................................. 22 3 4 17 30 53

SE .................................................. 3.33 1.53 1.36 4.89 9.52 8.51

CV(%) ............................................. 15.44 47.73 32.11 28.09 31.52 16.17

Major appliances

Mean .............................................. 8 2 2 8 10 18

SE .................................................. 1.33 1.33 1.29 2.60 3.66 4.71

CV(%) ............................................. 16.73 83.20 58.02 34.52 37.26 25.54

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares

Mean .............................................. 14 2 2 10 20 34

SE .................................................. 2.56 .72 .60 3.95 6.52 7.80

CV(%) ............................................. 18.79 44.82 29.52 40.01 31.99 22.81

Miscellaneous household equipment

Mean .............................................. 48 12 26 31 68 101

SE .................................................. 5.88 2.71 8.05 8.33 20.61 14.10

CV(%) ............................................. 12.34 21.99 30.96 27.02 30.36 13.92

Other housing

Mean .............................................. 137 90 91 88 94 321

SE .................................................. 11.84 24.12 14.23 13.40 12.78 39.79

CV(%) ............................................. 8.64 26.66 15.62 15.20 13.65 12.40

Apparel and services

Mean .............................................. 253 75 150 172 214 655

SE .................................................. 41.42 12.73 24.73 19.08 27.44 197.81

CV(%) ............................................. 16.36 16.86 16.52 11.09 12.85 30.22

Males, 2 and over

Mean .............................................. 59 20 41 56 61 116

SE .................................................. 5.17 5.22 10.50 13.02 11.22 14.99

CV(%) ............................................. 8.81 25.85 25.45 23.40 18.50 12.95

Females, 2 and over

Mean .............................................. 64 26 43 43 68 140

SE .................................................. 6.50 8.30 10.80 6.86 9.77 27.24

CV(%) ............................................. 10.15 32.20 25.27 15.81 14.36 19.45

Children under 2

Mean .............................................. 40 14 34 30 43 81

SE .................................................. 6.15 3.12 17.00 6.99 16.92 25.58

CV(%) ............................................. 15.25 23.03 49.39 23.41 39.19 31.70

Other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 90 16 31 43 42 318

SE .................................................. 36.86 3.99 6.74 15.63 9.26 182.33

CV(%) ............................................. 40.90 25.02 21.59 36.23 22.20 57.30

Jewelry and watches

Mean .............................................. 60 4 7 26 14 248

SE .................................................. 36.32 1.82 2.85 14.67 4.65 180.87

CV(%) ............................................. 60.72 46.12 42.18 55.84 33.28 72.99

All other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 30 12 24 17 28 70

SE .................................................. 4.71 3.64 6.25 4.23 7.53 19.66

CV(%) ............................................. 15.53 30.28 25.54 25.12 27.13 27.92

Transportation

Mean .............................................. 139 16 117 103 179 280

SE .................................................. 19.81 3.21 45.44 22.68 54.74 57.33

CV(%) ............................................. 14.25 20.16 38.97 22.00 30.57 20.48

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Healthcare

Mean .............................................. 34 19 53 16 22 61

SE .................................................. 7.46 9.20 31.02 4.37 6.09 17.30

CV(%) ............................................. 21.84 48.00 59.05 27.81 27.12 28.38

Entertainment

Mean .............................................. 95 35 67 71 100 200

SE .................................................. 8.69 11.28 15.61 13.88 13.36 30.73

CV(%) ............................................. 9.17 32.01 23.15 19.52 13.40 15.35

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles

Mean .............................................. 29 14 24 19 43 48

SE .................................................. 3.80 4.98 7.41 5.16 8.92 8.59

CV(%) ............................................. 12.97 36.41 31.45 27.45 20.96 17.95

Other entertainment

Mean .............................................. 66 22 44 52 57 152

SE .................................................. 6.83 7.45 13.40 10.71 9.25 27.88

CV(%) ............................................. 10.42 34.53 30.52 20.48 16.19 18.31

Personal care products and services

Mean .............................................. 16 9 8 9 13 43

SE .................................................. 2.82 3.04 3.16 2.54 4.77 12.69

CV(%) ............................................. 17.26 33.86 38.94 27.81 37.38 29.72

Reading

Mean .............................................. 6 1 5 4 7 10

SE .................................................. .85 .86 2.05 1.24 1.96 2.39

CV(%) ............................................. 14.81 60.20 38.42 27.78 27.03 23.72

Education

Mean .............................................. 278 22 44 59 74 1,188

SE .................................................. 34.06 12.11 12.06 12.17 15.54 153.02

CV(%) ............................................. 12.24 55.56 27.45 20.73 20.95 12.88

All other gifts

Mean .............................................. 77 25 36 78 90 156

SE .................................................. 5.85 6.15 5.45 10.37 15.98 21.12

CV(%) ............................................. 7.59 24.40 15.31 13.38 17.75 13.51

1 Value is too small to display.

n.a. Not applicable.

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