Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 

Wage and salary earners 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Selfemployed 

workers 

Total 

wage and 

salary 

earners 

Managers 

and

professionals 

Technical, 

sales and 

clerical 

workers 

Service 

workers 

Construction 

workers and 

mechanics 

Operators, 

fabricators 

and

laborers 

Retired 

All other, 

including 

not

reporting 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................................ 131,439 7,856 80,288 33,102 19,838 16,263 3,383 7,702 26,786 16,509 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ $78,635 $146,075 $91,571 $121,879 $75,281 $66,478 $71,352 $65,134 $42,643 $42,029 

 SE................................................................ 1,412.01 13,192.58 1,163.44 2,181.69 1,884.04 1,878.77 3,470.71 2,054.21 934.65 1,979.78 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.80 9.03 1.27 1.79 2.50 2.83 4.86 3.15 2.19 4.71 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 67,241 113,666 77,697 100,124 65,333 59,000 62,934 59,119 40,026 38,450 

 SE................................................................ 996.40 7,961.49 863.19 1,635.66 1,400.15 1,480.05 2,753.19 1,719.59 816.68 1,591.32 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.48 7.00 1.11 1.63 2.14 2.51 4.37 2.91 2.04 4.14 

 Age of reference person ................................................................ 51.1 51.1 44.2 44.5 43.1 44.9 43.6 44.7 73.8 47.9 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................................................ 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.9 1.8 2.7 

 Children under 18 ................................................................ .6 .7 .7 .7 .7 .7 .8 .9 .1 .8 

 Adults 65 and older ................................................................ .4 .3 .1 .1 .1 .2 .1 .1 1.3 .2 

 Earners ................................................................................................ 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 .3 .6 

 Vehicles ................................................................................................ 1.9 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.0 1.7 2.0 2.1 1.8 1.5 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................................................ 47 62 50 48 41 48 89 75 44 30 

 Women ................................................................................................ 53 38 50 52 59 52 11 25 56 70 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................ 63 73 60 68 56 51 52 56 82 47 

 With mortgage ................................................................ 37 48 44 53 40 35 35 36 23 24 

 Without mortgage ................................................................26 25 16 15 16 17 17 20 59 23 

 Renter ................................................................................................ 37 27 40 32 44 49 48 44 18 53 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American................................................................ 13 8 14 12 14 20 7 16 10 15 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................ 87 92 86 88 86 80 93 84 90 85 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 13 14 15 9 14 22 26 22 6 18 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 87 86 85 91 86 78 74 78 94 82 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ................................................................ 30 22 25 9 28 37 48 47 37 44 

 College ................................................................................................ 67 73 73 90 71 58 43 46 59 50 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................ 88 92 91 93 90 86 93 92 88 73 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ................................................................ $61,224 $88,884 $65,834 $83,129 $56,671 $51,606 $54,386 $50,732 $49,441 $44,745 

 SE................................................................ 775.65 3,442.56 898.73 1,441.06 1,053.58 1,330.69 2,366.43 1,326.63 815.35 1,625.07 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.27 3.87 1.37 1.73 1.86 2.58 4.35 2.61 1.65 3.63 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................ 7,923 9,877 8,460 10,176 7,618 7,320 7,631 6,270 6,489 6,723 

 Share ................................................................ 12.9 11.1 12.9 12.2 13.4 14.2 14.0 12.4 13.1 15.0 

 SE................................................................ 107.65 388.27 142.91 284.95 265.25 292.50 593.34 538.93 157.15 290.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.36 3.93 1.69 2.80 3.48 4.00 7.78 8.60 2.42 4.33 

 Food at home 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,464 5,235 4,562 5,230 4,259 4,083 4,390 3,654 3,997 4,368 

 Share ................................................................ 7.3 5.9 6.9 6.3 7.5 7.9 8.1 7.2 8.1 9.8 

 SE................................................................ 63.69 270.75 69.75 146.08 154.62 172.11 413.26 278.62 112.17 198.39 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.43 5.17 1.53 2.79 3.63 4.21 9.41 7.63 2.81 4.54 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................ 569 704 576 664 533 514 548 458 522 550 

 Share ................................................................ .9 .8 .9 .8 .9 1.0 1.0 .9 1.1 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 11.22 56.35 10.78 22.78 23.00 28.58 54.80 38.53 18.55 30.17 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.97 8.01 1.87 3.43 4.31 5.56 10.00 8.41 3.56 5.49 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Wage and salary earners 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Selfemployed 

workers 

Total 

wage and 

salary 

earners 

Managers 

and

professionals 

Technical, 

sales and 

clerical 

workers 

Service 

workers 

Construction 

workers and 

mechanics 

Operators, 

fabricators 

and

laborers 

Retired 

All other, 

including 

not

reporting 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ................................................................ 178 222 185 208 169 182 176 142 140 181 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.91 22.84 4.22 7.71 9.11 14.91 19.82 15.33 7.16 12.43 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.20 10.28 2.28 3.71 5.39 8.18 11.28 10.82 5.13 6.88 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................ 392 482 390 456 364 332 372 317 382 369 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.65 40.21 8.29 18.07 16.79 18.27 39.96 28.52 15.03 21.38 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.21 8.34 2.12 3.96 4.61 5.50 10.74 9.01 3.93 5.80 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ................................................................ 961 1,078 978 1,046 941 946 1,066 796 835 1,023 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.7 1.8 2.0 1.6 1.7 2.3 

 SE................................................................ 16.73 61.53 21.89 41.13 46.62 58.70 135.80 63.40 31.27 70.34 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.74 5.71 2.24 3.93 4.95 6.20 12.74 7.97 3.75 6.87 

 Beef 

 Mean ................................................................ 253 280 260 281 248 267 256 183 208 283 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.78 22.58 10.65 17.94 18.82 29.59 29.44 17.81 12.87 40.16 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.46 8.06 4.10 6.39 7.60 11.10 11.51 9.71 6.18 14.20 

 Pork 

 Mean ................................................................ 180 184 176 184 173 164 185 178 174 203 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.12 14.77 5.88 9.84 11.46 11.46 26.64 18.24 9.09 16.02 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.84 8.01 3.33 5.36 6.64 6.97 14.42 10.23 5.22 7.88 

 Other meats 

 Mean ................................................................ 129 147 128 142 120 117 132 110 126 134 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.93 12.43 5.02 9.54 6.45 13.35 24.31 16.41 10.32 13.96 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.04 8.44 3.93 6.74 5.38 11.44 18.44 14.87 8.18 10.40 

 Poultry 

 Mean ................................................................ 180 186 193 198 191 195 198 172 126 202 

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

 SE................................................................ 4.32 15.43 6.11 10.53 14.45 13.74 28.93 20.47 7.31 15.99 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.39 8.28 3.16 5.32 7.57 7.06 14.64 11.91 5.79 7.90 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ................................................................ 154 201 155 170 150 138 238 88 147 137 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.93 23.63 9.22 11.23 19.73 11.10 84.38 14.53 9.93 15.01 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.86 11.74 5.96 6.61 13.15 8.05 35.49 16.44 6.77 10.94 

 Eggs 

 Mean ................................................................ 64 78 66 72 60 66 58 63 53 63 

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

 SE................................................................ 1.64 6.61 1.70 3.21 3.63 5.31 7.00 7.52 3.38 4.11 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.56 8.44 2.57 4.47 6.07 7.99 12.05 11.86 6.39 6.49 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................ 449 534 457 538 426 396 386 368 409 436 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.84 33.54 10.13 21.70 19.19 19.01 37.04 30.24 15.54 22.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.75 6.28 2.22 4.04 4.51 4.80 9.59 8.22 3.80 5.06 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ................................................................ 147 179 148 165 135 139 138 132 128 155 

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

 SE................................................................ 2.84 15.37 3.61 7.32 6.15 7.94 11.34 13.37 4.87 8.99 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.94 8.61 2.44 4.45 4.54 5.72 8.23 10.13 3.80 5.80 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................ 303 355 309 373 290 257 249 236 281 281 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.99 24.83 8.07 15.90 15.43 14.81 30.79 20.58 12.93 15.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.98 6.98 2.61 4.26 5.32 5.76 12.38 8.72 4.61 5.66 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 858 1,044 876 1,055 772 784 770 653 785 796 

 Share ................................................................ 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.8 

 SE................................................................ 17.30 76.80 18.39 35.53 41.98 42.67 79.80 59.46 30.71 40.66 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.02 7.36 2.10 3.37 5.44 5.44 10.37 9.10 3.91 5.11 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ................................................................ 318 388 326 398 282 287 300 234 298 277 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.62 28.61 7.66 14.20 17.76 14.87 38.11 25.08 12.19 16.67 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.08 7.37 2.35 3.57 6.31 5.17 12.68 10.73 4.10 6.01 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Wage and salary earners 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Selfemployed 

workers 

Total 

wage and 

salary 

earners 

Managers 

and

professionals 

Technical, 

sales and 

clerical 

workers 

Service 

workers 

Construction 

workers and 

mechanics 

Operators, 

fabricators 

and

laborers 

Retired 

All other, 

including 

not

reporting 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 283 348 289 360 244 258 218 214 249 273 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.67 29.11 8.43 16.00 16.59 18.66 21.17 25.75 15.00 13.68 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.71 8.38 2.92 4.45 6.79 7.22 9.71 12.01 6.01 5.02 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ................................................................ 114 149 114 132 109 103 101 82 109 103 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.07 16.14 3.53 5.48 8.63 8.17 13.12 8.03 5.95 7.33 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.70 10.83 3.09 4.15 7.90 7.92 13.01 9.74 5.44 7.12 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 144 159 147 165 136 136 150 122 129 143 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.60 18.65 4.50 8.22 8.79 10.79 22.13 11.25 6.88 10.60 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.51 11.72 3.06 4.97 6.45 7.95 14.72 9.20 5.35 7.41 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,627 1,875 1,676 1,928 1,587 1,442 1,620 1,379 1,446 1,563 

 Share ................................................................ 2.7 2.1 2.5 2.3 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.7 2.9 3.5 

 SE................................................................ 23.07 87.50 26.32 47.58 56.20 68.71 171.60 110.56 39.44 79.61 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.42 4.67 1.57 2.47 3.54 4.77 10.59 8.02 2.73 5.09 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ................................................................ 151 179 150 175 142 125 115 145 150 138 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.93 16.75 4.72 10.55 9.30 8.63 14.07 15.61 8.18 10.01 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.61 9.38 3.14 6.03 6.55 6.88 12.26 10.79 5.44 7.26 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ................................................................ 118 125 120 131 122 99 120 108 115 110 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.41 11.51 4.18 6.86 6.47 9.45 17.70 11.18 5.28 8.16 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.90 9.21 3.49 5.23 5.30 9.56 14.71 10.31 4.59 7.40 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ................................................................ 865 1,005 906 1,048 858 777 916 704 734 811 

 Share ................................................................ 1.4 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.5 1.8 

 SE................................................................ 13.52 54.15 17.06 28.87 37.70 50.12 127.20 61.98 23.55 47.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.56 5.39 1.88 2.76 4.39 6.45 13.88 8.80 3.21 5.87 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 438 485 443 495 424 395 431 380 391 465 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.28 30.32 9.75 14.49 21.75 18.54 61.07 31.77 16.09 26.75 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.89 6.25 2.20 2.93 5.13 4.69 14.15 8.35 4.11 5.75 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips 

 Mean ................................................................ 56 81 58 80 40 46 37 41 56 39 

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

 SE................................................................ 2.62 8.69 2.68 4.70 3.99 6.04 9.28 6.30 6.08 6.40 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.64 10.68 4.65 5.90 9.86 13.11 24.84 15.38 10.88 16.37 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,459 4,642 3,898 4,945 3,359 3,236 3,241 2,616 2,492 2,355 

 Share ................................................................ 5.6 5.2 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.3 6.0 5.2 5.0 5.3 

 SE................................................................ 62.38 227.31 94.25 174.37 141.18 171.36 352.07 349.79 104.60 145.82 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.80 4.90 2.42 3.53 4.20 5.29 10.86 13.37 4.20 6.19 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 583 908 650 898 565 426 442 432 428 353 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 .8 .8 .9 .9 .8 

 SE................................................................ 18.53 167.88 25.99 57.30 44.16 42.31 82.47 89.44 34.14 54.23 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.18 18.48 4.00 6.38 7.82 9.92 18.64 20.69 7.98 15.37 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 20,091 27,786 21,339 26,422 18,643 17,560 17,262 16,262 16,681 15,869 

 Share ................................................................ 32.8 31.3 32.4 31.8 32.9 34.0 31.7 32.1 33.7 35.5 

 SE................................................................ 251.42 1,186.71 282.27 497.34 307.00 447.35 831.32 385.14 341.16 625.09 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.25 4.27 1.32 1.88 1.65 2.55 4.82 2.37 2.05 3.94 

 Shelter 

 Mean ................................................................ 11,747 16,345 12,712 15,958 11,034 10,449 9,873 9,102 9,097 9,171 

 Share ................................................................ 19.2 18.4 19.3 19.2 19.5 20.2 18.2 17.9 18.4 20.5 

 SE................................................................ 174.04 825.21 199.80 370.91 231.37 321.89 463.08 253.77 282.86 336.47 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.48 5.05 1.57 2.32 2.10 3.08 4.69 2.79 3.11 3.67 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................ 6,678 10,487 7,106 9,861 5,573 5,030 4,737 4,645 5,775 4,245 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Wage and salary earners 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Selfemployed 

workers 

Total 

wage and 

salary 

earners 

Managers 

and

professionals 

Technical, 

sales and 

clerical 

workers 

Service 

workers 

Construction 

workers and 

mechanics 

Operators, 

fabricators 

and

laborers 

Retired 

All other, 

including 

not

reporting 

 Owned dwellings 

 Share ................................................................ 10.9 11.8 10.8 11.9 9.8 9.7 8.7 9.2 11.7 9.5 

 SE................................................................ 136.48 698.43 176.82 368.66 225.28 232.23 452.43 264.46 176.84 277.31 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.04 6.66 2.49 3.74 4.04 4.62 9.55 5.69 3.06 6.53 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,775 4,234 3,337 4,663 2,645 2,363 2,004 2,057 1,214 1,884 

 Share ................................................................ 4.5 4.8 5.1 5.6 4.7 4.6 3.7 4.1 2.5 4.2 

 SE................................................................ 56.94 252.21 86.19 161.71 107.22 115.79 189.46 155.12 69.72 150.68 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.05 5.96 2.58 3.47 4.05 4.90 9.46 7.54 5.74 8.00 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,200 3,783 2,197 3,054 1,753 1,549 1,383 1,385 2,292 1,308 

 Share ................................................................ 3.6 4.3 3.3 3.7 3.1 3.0 2.5 2.7 4.6 2.9 

 SE................................................................ 53.01 487.99 51.42 120.27 88.34 77.02 125.58 81.22 64.59 105.17 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.41 12.90 2.34 3.94 5.04 4.97 9.08 5.87 2.82 8.04 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,703 2,470 1,573 2,143 1,174 1,118 1,351 1,203 2,269 1,053 

 Share ................................................................ 2.8 2.8 2.4 2.6 2.1 2.2 2.5 2.4 4.6 2.4 

 SE................................................................ 76.53 231.40 101.09 202.77 111.91 106.82 275.51 155.97 118.46 139.54 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.49 9.37 6.43 9.46 9.53 9.56 20.39 12.96 5.22 13.26 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,249 4,246 4,809 4,873 4,846 4,952 4,802 4,142 2,446 4,450 

 Share ................................................................ 6.9 4.8 7.3 5.9 8.6 9.6 8.8 8.2 4.9 9.9 

 SE................................................................ 66.68 353.84 88.95 128.23 186.12 193.37 378.35 220.97 186.78 159.52 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.57 8.33 1.85 2.63 3.84 3.91 7.88 5.34 7.64 3.58 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ................................................................ 821 1,612 796 1,224 616 468 333 316 876 476 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.8 1.2 1.5 1.1 .9 .6 .6 1.8 1.1 

 SE................................................................ 28.01 150.12 31.56 54.68 43.74 51.17 79.02 48.73 69.16 63.60 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.41 9.31 3.96 4.47 7.10 10.93 23.70 15.44 7.89 13.36 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,049 5,011 4,144 4,492 3,915 3,837 3,815 4,032 3,824 3,490 

 Share ................................................................ 6.6 5.6 6.3 5.4 6.9 7.4 7.0 7.9 7.7 7.8 

 SE................................................................ 34.41 179.53 39.85 64.27 61.76 78.48 141.33 84.78 58.48 83.99 

 CV(%) ................................................................ .85 3.58 .96 1.43 1.58 2.05 3.70 2.10 1.53 2.41 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ................................................................ 410 534 415 471 375 381 356 379 420 308 

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

 SE................................................................ 11.04 31.27 11.96 13.71 18.32 16.76 30.74 32.91 18.38 14.08 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.69 5.85 2.88 2.91 4.89 4.40 8.63 8.67 4.38 4.57 

 Electricity 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,496 1,827 1,479 1,553 1,435 1,394 1,473 1,458 1,483 1,442 

 Share ................................................................ 2.4 2.1 2.2 1.9 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.9 3.0 3.2 

 SE................................................................ 18.13 77.78 21.32 29.86 28.23 35.04 65.59 45.17 27.53 38.25 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.21 4.26 1.44 1.92 1.97 2.51 4.45 3.10 1.86 2.65 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ................................................................ 121 225 105 146 68 79 74 87 169 77 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.66 45.52 9.48 18.18 7.81 13.07 19.81 17.31 18.45 11.70 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.13 20.25 9.07 12.43 11.46 16.60 26.86 19.97 10.90 15.19 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,407 1,622 1,537 1,659 1,456 1,429 1,367 1,529 1,115 1,147 

 Share ................................................................ 2.3 1.8 2.3 2.0 2.6 2.8 2.5 3.0 2.3 2.6 

 SE................................................................ 14.67 55.09 19.60 27.09 30.80 38.64 76.35 46.57 20.27 41.21 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.04 3.40 1.27 1.63 2.12 2.70 5.59 3.04 1.82 3.59 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and 

 phone cards 

 Mean ................................................................ 220 242 170 186 168 161 136 142 378 190 

 Share ................................................................ .4 .3 .3 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .8 .4 

 SE................................................................ 6.50 14.67 4.91 7.85 8.25 11.00 13.49 11.24 12.30 17.68 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.96 6.06 2.88 4.22 4.92 6.81 9.88 7.91 3.25 9.29 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,188 1,380 1,367 1,473 1,288 1,267 1,230 1,387 737 956 

 Share ................................................................ 1.9 1.6 2.1 1.8 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.7 1.5 2.1 

 SE................................................................ 15.50 53.88 19.01 25.38 30.49 36.94 74.29 42.77 21.61 44.70 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.31 3.91 1.39 1.72 2.37 2.92 6.04 3.08 2.93 4.67 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ................................................................ 614 803 608 662 582 556 545 579 637 516 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 .9 .9 .8 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 14.38 37.86 15.05 20.16 17.12 21.79 40.03 30.41 21.36 23.53 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Wage and salary earners 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Selfemployed 

workers 

Total 

wage and 

salary 

earners 

Managers 

and

professionals 

Technical, 

sales and 

clerical 

workers 

Service 

workers 

Construction 

workers and 

mechanics 

Operators, 

fabricators 

and

laborers 

Retired 

All other, 

including 

not

reporting 

 Water and other public services 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.34 4.71 2.48 3.05 2.94 3.92 7.35 5.26 3.36 4.56 

 Household operations 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,522 2,204 1,656 2,340 1,349 1,068 943 1,065 1,321 872 

 Share ................................................................ 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.8 2.4 2.1 1.7 2.1 2.7 1.9 

 SE................................................................ 36.26 172.05 48.96 73.93 74.64 74.49 76.79 93.63 57.67 56.68 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.38 7.81 2.96 3.16 5.53 6.97 8.14 8.79 4.37 6.50 

 Personal services 

 Mean ................................................................ 472 436 643 998 482 327 239 376 161 163 

 Share ................................................................ .8 .5 1.0 1.2 .9 .6 .4 .7 .3 .4 

 SE................................................................ 28.03 92.17 37.75 65.11 66.44 61.94 59.03 91.71 43.96 30.92 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.94 21.14 5.87 6.52 13.79 18.96 24.69 24.39 27.33 18.94 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,050 1,768 1,013 1,341 867 741 704 689 1,160 709 

 Share ................................................................ 1.7 2.0 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4 2.3 1.6 

 SE................................................................ 21.47 140.40 27.43 46.72 27.21 29.37 50.42 25.07 42.31 40.75 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.04 7.94 2.71 3.48 3.14 3.96 7.16 3.64 3.65 5.75 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 747 1,301 727 867 682 610 580 584 748 572 

 Share ................................................................ 1.2 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.5 1.3 

 SE................................................................ 22.86 224.60 21.44 38.14 32.89 33.00 64.96 91.04 43.38 46.04 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.06 17.26 2.95 4.40 4.82 5.41 11.20 15.58 5.80 8.05 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 184 296 184 194 173 189 180 163 159 166 

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

 SE................................................................ 9.24 105.30 8.24 12.18 15.59 15.52 26.11 29.04 9.93 13.35 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.03 35.61 4.47 6.27 9.01 8.22 14.47 17.85 6.24 8.05 

 Other household products 

 Mean ................................................................ 431 754 417 515 384 342 286 329 439 330 

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

 SE................................................................ 15.95 175.65 15.73 33.71 23.75 23.32 37.98 80.20 34.53 35.30 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.70 23.31 3.77 6.55 6.18 6.83 13.26 24.37 7.87 10.71 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ................................................................ 132 252 125 158 125 80 113 92 150 76 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.36 68.94 6.30 11.58 13.02 7.64 36.54 25.69 14.27 8.60 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.57 27.41 5.03 7.32 10.40 9.57 32.28 27.80 9.49 11.30 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,025 2,924 2,100 2,766 1,662 1,594 2,051 1,478 1,691 1,764 

 Share ................................................................ 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.3 2.9 3.1 3.8 2.9 3.4 3.9 

 SE................................................................ 83.03 285.28 68.70 128.37 71.58 105.90 588.08 129.51 92.50 453.20 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.10 9.76 3.27 4.64 4.31 6.64 28.67 8.76 5.47 25.69 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................ 111 137 112 142 112 91 63 47 120 80 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.38 30.48 8.88 19.79 15.18 18.51 25.88 12.19 14.90 19.62 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.75 22.18 7.94 13.89 13.52 20.33 41.35 25.79 12.43 24.39 

 Furniture 

 Mean ................................................................ 518 731 565 719 447 433 480 521 382 413 

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

 SE................................................................ 23.53 95.02 28.67 45.39 42.06 49.47 56.34 79.95 44.72 44.66 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.54 12.99 5.08 6.32 9.40 11.42 11.74 15.33 11.71 10.81 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ................................................................ 25 25 28 45 20 13 16 16 24 13 

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

 SE................................................................ 2.51 12.35 3.22 7.03 5.45 3.01 6.87 4.15 5.68 2.15 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.90 50.06 11.35 15.56 26.94 23.57 43.27 25.92 24.14 16.02 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................ 304 425 316 369 277 264 284 311 255 268 

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

 SE................................................................ 16.72 68.16 22.69 46.57 24.87 31.93 76.24 39.53 18.21 42.42 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.51 16.06 7.19 12.61 8.98 12.08 26.80 12.72 7.13 15.84 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 118 157 127 141 94 151 120 101 100 88 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.07 26.27 11.92 11.22 11.26 39.95 37.71 20.62 7.65 7.40 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.97 16.69 9.39 7.96 11.96 26.53 31.35 20.50 7.63 8.39 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 948 1,449 952 1,349 711 643 1,088 482 810 901 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Wage and salary earners 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Selfemployed 

workers 

Total 

wage and 

salary 

earners 

Managers 

and

professionals 

Technical, 

sales and 

clerical 

workers 

Service 

workers 

Construction 

workers and 

mechanics 

Operators, 

fabricators 

and

laborers 

Retired 

All other, 

including 

not

reporting 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Share ................................................................ 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.2 2.0 .9 1.6 2.0 

 SE................................................................ 74.14 294.73 52.73 100.57 52.89 62.60 602.42 56.17 67.60 441.70 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.82 20.34 5.54 7.45 7.44 9.74 55.38 11.66 8.34 49.02 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,866 2,615 2,106 2,569 1,804 1,998 1,527 1,438 1,145 1,524 

 Share ................................................................ 3.0 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.9 2.8 2.8 2.3 3.4 

 SE................................................................ 51.41 311.17 71.53 108.31 119.68 223.93 208.49 183.68 87.03 133.94 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.75 11.90 3.40 4.22 6.63 11.21 13.66 12.77 7.60 8.79 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ................................................................ 420 482 490 564 397 499 491 394 229 364 

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

 SE................................................................ 19.61 95.01 27.64 39.41 42.09 96.00 119.37 93.13 21.24 45.34 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.67 19.72 5.64 6.99 10.59 19.25 24.30 23.63 9.28 12.44 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 337 381 389 440 325 397 384 322 205 280 

 Share ................................................................ .6 .4 .6 .5 .6 .8 .7 .6 .4 .6 

 SE................................................................ 18.60 89.94 27.10 34.11 41.11 94.29 119.87 92.37 20.56 42.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.52 23.58 6.96 7.76 12.65 23.73 31.21 28.70 10.05 15.02 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................ 83 100 101 124 73 101 107 72 24 85 

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

 SE................................................................ 4.22 22.35 6.10 12.92 8.41 16.49 25.29 9.90 6.01 11.58 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.07 22.26 6.03 10.39 11.59 16.28 23.62 13.69 24.85 13.69 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ................................................................ 755 1,243 843 1,043 804 710 444 604 489 523 

 Share ................................................................ 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 .8 1.2 1.0 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 25.60 199.77 34.85 56.26 73.68 74.64 83.87 97.21 44.82 56.92 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.39 16.08 4.13 5.39 9.17 10.51 18.91 16.08 9.17 10.88 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 638 1,110 691 868 660 554 379 484 465 434 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1 .7 1.0 .9 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 22.36 192.74 28.68 52.28 60.89 49.00 84.06 95.88 44.82 58.21 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.51 17.37 4.15 6.02 9.23 8.84 22.15 19.82 9.64 13.42 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................ 117 133 153 175 144 156 64 121 24 89 

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

 SE................................................................ 9.09 31.51 14.67 18.20 25.66 41.88 13.50 27.54 5.10 10.60 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.76 23.66 9.60 10.40 17.83 26.85 21.07 22.80 21.22 11.87 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................ 78 116 92 114 69 92 113 45 20 85 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.01 29.74 11.23 22.72 15.96 17.37 35.28 11.93 5.38 14.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.98 25.61 12.19 19.85 23.17 18.78 31.36 26.77 26.30 16.56 

 Footwear 

 Mean ................................................................ 392 462 431 472 386 510 301 262 273 359 

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

 SE................................................................ 16.88 93.20 27.49 39.58 43.68 79.62 82.55 60.07 42.47 46.76 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.31 20.18 6.37 8.38 11.31 15.62 27.40 22.91 15.53 13.04 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 222 312 248 375 148 187 178 132 133 193 

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

 SE................................................................ 13.27 40.99 19.29 41.99 12.70 22.13 39.25 16.12 14.43 34.83 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.98 13.13 7.76 11.19 8.60 11.85 22.05 12.17 10.83 18.06 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,761 12,142 10,902 13,074 9,419 8,455 11,089 10,504 7,264 7,114 

 Share ................................................................ 15.9 13.7 16.6 15.7 16.6 16.4 20.4 20.7 14.7 15.9 

 SE................................................................ 226.33 854.00 280.17 501.87 382.93 508.64 938.35 770.95 362.10 499.26 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.32 7.03 2.57 3.84 4.07 6.02 8.46 7.34 4.99 7.02 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,975 3,631 4,648 5,530 3,887 3,302 5,234 5,399 2,755 2,844 

 Share ................................................................ 6.5 4.1 7.1 6.7 6.9 6.4 9.6 10.6 5.6 6.4 

 SE................................................................ 186.52 712.24 233.29 405.60 326.87 403.76 876.48 767.55 290.82 416.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.69 19.61 5.02 7.33 8.41 12.23 16.75 14.22 10.55 14.64 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,825 1,700 2,020 2,846 1,620 1,030 1,543 1,795 1,593 1,317 

 Share ................................................................ 3.0 1.9 3.1 3.4 2.9 2.0 2.8 3.5 3.2 2.9 

 SE................................................................ 124.23 510.11 171.75 290.91 220.30 227.48 776.91 561.94 194.67 286.62 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Wage and salary earners 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Selfemployed 

workers 

Total 

wage and 

salary 

earners 

Managers 

and

professionals 

Technical, 

sales and 

clerical 

workers 

Service 

workers 

Construction 

workers and 

mechanics 

Operators, 

fabricators 

and

laborers 

Retired 

All other, 

including 

not

reporting 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.81 30.01 8.50 10.22 13.60 22.09 50.36 31.31 12.22 21.77 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,084 1,924 2,550 2,617 2,200 2,230 3,572 3,392 1,106 1,480 

 Share ................................................................ 3.4 2.2 3.9 3.1 3.9 4.3 6.6 6.7 2.2 3.3 

 SE................................................................ 111.39 377.15 142.11 254.84 231.93 307.59 683.20 524.48 178.41 255.88 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.35 19.60 5.57 9.74 10.54 13.80 19.12 15.46 16.14 17.29 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ................................................................ 66 7 78 67 66 42 119 212 57 47 

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

 SE................................................................ 12.29 7.04 17.94 28.11 37.57 26.89 70.95 76.91 35.98 29.33 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 18.77 105.01 23.02 41.98 56.51 63.57 59.74 36.28 63.59 61.80 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,109 2,680 2,376 2,573 2,221 2,082 2,619 2,444 1,431 1,636 

 Share ................................................................ 3.4 3.0 3.6 3.1 3.9 4.0 4.8 4.8 2.9 3.7 

 SE................................................................ 23.33 108.24 28.11 52.27 48.90 62.19 117.33 66.39 34.70 57.74 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.11 4.04 1.18 2.03 2.20 2.99 4.48 2.72 2.43 3.53 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,859 4,093 3,058 3,784 2,703 2,443 2,842 2,272 2,375 2,075 

 Share ................................................................ 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.8 4.7 5.2 4.5 4.8 4.6 

 SE................................................................ 64.92 369.21 76.30 152.11 108.11 172.65 224.70 195.85 136.49 161.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.27 9.02 2.49 4.02 4.00 7.07 7.91 8.62 5.75 7.80 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 222 255 270 300 257 230 261 263 115 145 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.70 24.93 8.40 14.57 12.40 14.75 33.63 14.05 10.04 14.41 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.02 9.79 3.11 4.85 4.83 6.43 12.90 5.34 8.75 9.95 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ................................................................ 890 1,195 935 1,086 844 716 1,014 940 797 670 

 Share ................................................................ 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.5 

 SE................................................................ 19.99 141.37 25.07 39.79 39.79 38.18 114.73 85.99 38.41 55.15 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.25 11.83 2.68 3.66 4.71 5.33 11.32 9.15 4.82 8.24 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 976 1,427 978 1,234 835 846 938 568 903 863 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.1 1.8 1.9 

 SE................................................................ 53.42 306.32 65.70 132.98 88.16 130.63 197.13 145.49 113.31 146.69 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.47 21.46 6.72 10.78 10.56 15.43 21.01 25.63 12.54 17.00 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 772 1,216 876 1,163 767 651 629 501 560 397 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.1 .9 

 SE................................................................ 22.58 96.30 35.55 64.47 57.61 67.68 144.90 50.33 32.31 46.99 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.93 7.92 4.06 5.54 7.51 10.39 23.04 10.05 5.77 11.83 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 818 1,738 820 1,187 609 629 394 389 702 558 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 2.0 1.2 1.4 1.1 1.2 .7 .8 1.4 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 27.10 164.57 34.39 54.55 56.67 63.49 65.89 68.45 59.58 62.22 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.31 9.47 4.19 4.59 9.31 10.10 16.71 17.59 8.49 11.14 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,968 6,462 4,516 5,586 4,075 3,509 3,507 3,627 6,801 3,481 

 Share ................................................................ 8.1 7.3 6.9 6.7 7.2 6.8 6.4 7.1 13.8 7.8 

 SE................................................................ 72.42 360.31 76.48 105.37 130.63 107.88 376.28 167.74 135.82 169.74 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.46 5.58 1.69 1.89 3.21 3.07 10.73 4.63 2.00 4.88 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,405 4,285 3,111 3,793 2,886 2,498 2,283 2,420 4,805 2,139 

 Share ................................................................ 5.6 4.8 4.7 4.6 5.1 4.8 4.2 4.8 9.7 4.8 

 SE................................................................ 49.65 241.26 56.07 76.82 109.25 86.51 253.44 100.76 86.82 105.62 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.46 5.63 1.80 2.03 3.79 3.46 11.10 4.16 1.81 4.94 

 Medical services 

 Mean ................................................................ 909 1,321 868 1,143 718 576 682 770 985 785 

 Share ................................................................ 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.5 2.0 1.8 

 SE................................................................ 30.52 155.81 31.45 55.97 48.79 42.74 149.35 84.51 67.27 87.52 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.36 11.79 3.62 4.90 6.79 7.43 21.90 10.97 6.83 11.15 

 Drugs 

 Mean ................................................................ 483 670 382 457 332 320 434 305 743 460 

 Share ................................................................ .8 .8 .6 .5 .6 .6 .8 .6 1.5 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 12.48 65.98 14.31 19.78 20.40 21.55 102.83 28.51 26.16 27.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.58 9.85 3.74 4.33 6.13 6.73 23.71 9.33 3.52 5.88 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Wage and salary earners 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Selfemployed 

workers 

Total 

wage and 

salary 

earners 

Managers 

and

professionals 

Technical, 

sales and 

clerical 

workers 

Service 

workers 

Construction 

workers and 

mechanics 

Operators, 

fabricators 

and

laborers 

Retired 

All other, 

including 

not

reporting 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 172 185 154 193 138 115 108 131 267 96 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.88 30.20 7.47 11.71 13.44 11.64 17.19 23.10 25.12 11.73 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.59 16.32 4.85 6.08 9.76 10.09 15.89 17.67 9.39 12.22 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,226 4,444 3,394 4,598 2,889 2,284 2,064 2,524 2,805 2,510 

 Share ................................................................ 5.3 5.0 5.2 5.5 5.1 4.4 3.8 5.0 5.7 5.6 

 SE................................................................ 96.38 266.12 126.99 322.59 159.16 146.55 384.39 262.39 218.53 290.91 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.99 5.99 3.74 7.02 5.51 6.42 18.62 10.39 7.79 11.59 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ................................................................ 766 1,516 825 1,292 575 475 282 470 497 556 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.7 1.3 1.6 1.0 .9 .5 .9 1.0 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 31.33 148.83 39.33 72.35 36.21 47.74 36.93 101.64 45.63 68.32 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.09 9.82 4.77 5.60 6.29 10.05 13.07 21.61 9.19 12.30 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,030 1,188 1,049 1,195 980 902 874 992 1,037 848 

 Share ................................................................ 1.7 1.3 1.6 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.6 2.0 2.1 1.9 

 SE................................................................ 17.58 64.93 22.22 35.38 47.87 37.04 63.68 53.28 26.88 41.67 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.71 5.47 2.12 2.96 4.89 4.11 7.29 5.37 2.59 4.91 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 816 1,173 880 1,083 859 692 737 532 671 573 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.0 1.4 1.3 

 SE................................................................ 42.99 128.92 48.92 71.52 86.79 134.38 344.45 132.02 93.17 65.91 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.27 10.99 5.56 6.60 10.11 19.42 46.73 24.80 13.88 11.51 

 Pets 

 Mean ................................................................ 662 945 715 852 721 558 662 459 573 420 

 Share ................................................................ 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.2 .9 1.2 .9 

 SE................................................................ 43.19 116.38 50.00 71.42 84.83 134.63 341.22 132.00 90.65 60.96 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.52 12.31 6.99 8.38 11.76 24.11 51.54 28.76 15.83 14.50 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 154 228 165 231 137 134 75 73 99 153 

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

 SE................................................................ 9.04 37.49 11.74 24.09 21.18 20.54 17.95 19.98 13.53 28.57 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.87 16.45 7.11 10.42 15.43 15.35 23.91 27.30 13.72 18.73 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, 

 and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 614 567 639 1,028 475 214 171 529 600 534 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 .6 1.0 1.2 .8 .4 .3 1.0 1.2 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 95.39 140.55 125.81 301.30 104.15 33.61 37.91 214.02 190.35 244.78 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 15.54 24.77 19.68 29.30 21.91 15.67 22.18 40.45 31.73 45.87 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 768 991 833 1,044 784 666 570 534 657 530 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 18.96 74.17 22.94 27.35 41.77 45.33 48.61 53.60 26.33 37.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.47 7.49 2.75 2.62 5.33 6.80 8.53 10.03 4.01 7.15 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................................ 108 157 92 121 84 67 56 54 172 59 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.57 23.47 7.16 9.66 12.29 9.36 15.80 10.01 16.11 6.34 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.08 14.95 7.80 7.96 14.71 14.04 28.14 18.43 9.37 10.69 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,407 2,833 1,653 2,519 1,109 1,073 973 851 473 1,048 

 Share ................................................................ 2.3 3.2 2.5 3.0 2.0 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.0 2.3 

 SE................................................................ 86.08 504.30 108.64 210.32 163.76 126.70 260.19 225.78 108.34 171.74 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.12 17.80 6.57 8.35 14.76 11.81 26.73 26.54 22.89 16.39 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 347 295 363 269 382 390 625 546 212 508 

 Share ................................................................ .6 .3 .6 .3 .7 .8 1.1 1.1 .4 1.1 

 SE................................................................ 13.89 37.91 15.30 19.03 26.84 25.10 92.45 71.28 18.13 33.22 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.01 12.86 4.21 7.08 7.03 6.43 14.80 13.05 8.54 6.54 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ................................................................ 993 1,430 970 1,248 786 826 733 666 1,099 727 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Wage and salary earners 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Selfemployed 

workers 

Total 

wage and 

salary 

earners 

Managers 

and

professionals 

Technical, 

sales and 

clerical 

workers 

Service 

workers 

Construction 

workers and 

mechanics 

Operators, 

fabricators 

and

laborers 

Retired 

All other, 

including 

not

reporting 

 Miscellaneous 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.3 2.2 1.6 

 SE................................................................ 58.29 207.05 66.00 121.76 62.23 131.33 121.95 106.27 147.74 105.83 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.87 14.48 6.80 9.76 7.92 15.90 16.64 15.96 13.44 14.55 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,888 2,952 1,677 2,406 1,266 994 1,268 1,229 2,572 1,295 

 Share ................................................................ 3.1 3.3 2.5 2.9 2.2 1.9 2.3 2.4 5.2 2.9 

 SE................................................................ 90.75 303.27 108.78 193.61 130.38 94.04 155.48 119.90 264.87 190.13 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.81 10.27 6.48 8.05 10.30 9.46 12.26 9.75 10.30 14.69 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ................................................................ 7,296 15,992 8,879 12,199 7,247 6,039 6,639 5,795 2,644 3,003 

 Share ................................................................ 11.9 18.0 13.5 14.7 12.8 11.7 12.2 11.4 5.3 6.7 

 SE................................................................ 161.31 1,344.15 171.93 278.01 239.84 246.35 509.58 214.76 405.21 171.31 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.21 8.41 1.94 2.28 3.31 4.08 7.68 3.71 15.33 5.70 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 465 870 445 623 366 312 179 283 511 293 

 Share ................................................................ .8 1.0 .7 .7 .6 .6 .3 .6 1.0 .7 

 SE................................................................ 21.30 115.55 23.71 39.65 33.00 34.29 33.35 26.40 43.94 26.21 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.58 13.28 5.33 6.37 9.01 11.00 18.61 9.31 8.60 8.95 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ................................................................ 6,831 15,122 8,434 11,576 6,881 5,727 6,460 5,512 2,133 2,711 

 Share ................................................................ 11.2 17.0 12.8 13.9 12.1 11.1 11.9 10.9 4.3 6.1 

 SE................................................................ 153.96 1,325.36 156.12 253.22 224.89 225.48 493.74 197.70 395.93 166.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.25 8.76 1.85 2.19 3.27 3.94 7.64 3.59 18.56 6.13 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ $78,635 $146,075 $91,571 $121,879 $75,281 $66,478 $71,352 $65,134 $42,643 $42,029 

 SE................................................................ 1,412.01 13,192.58 1,163.44 2,181.69 1,884.04 1,878.77 3,470.71 2,054.21 934.65 1,979.78 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.80 9.03 1.27 1.79 2.50 2.83 4.86 3.15 2.19 4.71 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ................................................................ 61,557 82,724 83,895 112,796 68,583 58,666 67,198 59,728 9,119 27,926 

 Share ................................................................ 78.3 56.6 91.6 92.5 91.1 88.2 94.2 91.7 21.4 66.4 

 SE................................................................ 1,071.54 9,818.53 1,015.80 1,898.52 1,751.26 1,700.59 3,240.59 1,832.15 588.55 1,611.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.74 11.87 1.21 1.68 2.55 2.90 4.82 3.07 6.45 5.77 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ................................................................ 5,232 50,250 2,659 3,452 2,400 2,070 1,948 1,472 999 3,192 

 Share ................................................................ 6.7 34.4 2.9 2.8 3.2 3.1 2.7 2.3 2.3 7.6 

 SE................................................................ 350.75 3,793.23 271.25 453.75 370.18 486.68 750.79 614.52 251.59 612.89 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.70 7.55 10.20 13.14 15.43 23.52 38.55 41.74 25.19 19.20 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement 

 Mean ................................................................ 8,664 6,218 2,857 2,742 2,724 3,677 1,249 2,667 27,966 6,755 

 Share ................................................................ 11.0 4.3 3.1 2.2 3.6 5.5 1.8 4.1 65.6 16.1 

 SE................................................................ 166.48 683.76 124.13 190.21 248.78 355.07 326.94 348.29 550.99 739.04 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.92 11.00 4.35 6.94 9.13 9.66 26.18 13.06 1.97 10.94 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other 

 property income 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,941 5,874 1,225 2,051 635 821 285 463 3,442 1,117 

 Share ................................................................ 2.5 4.0 1.3 1.7 .8 1.2 .4 .7 8.1 2.7 

 SE................................................................ 162.52 1,567.38 109.32 217.48 139.45 167.89 144.42 223.88 368.50 234.96 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.37 26.68 8.92 10.61 21.95 20.44 50.68 48.31 10.71 21.04 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security 

 Income, Supplementary Nutrition 

 Assistance Program (SNAP) 

 Mean ................................................................ 450 235 280 133 302 512 258 379 254 1,697 

 Share ................................................................ .6 .2 .3 .1 .4 .8 .4 .6 .6 4.0 

 SE................................................................ 20.41 47.69 19.84 18.94 38.69 49.85 73.87 61.36 29.91 95.43 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.53 20.28 7.07 14.28 12.80 9.73 28.66 16.18 11.75 5.62 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular 

 contributions for support 

 Mean ................................................................ 477 356 370 437 392 340 168 176 687 712 

 Share ................................................................ .6 .2 .4 .4 .5 .5 .2 .3 1.6 1.7 

 SE................................................................ 34.99 140.99 32.54 61.90 65.45 77.00 52.26 62.62 124.92 113.16 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.34 39.58 8.80 14.16 16.72 22.67 31.15 35.49 18.17 15.90 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Wage and salary earners 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Selfemployed 

workers 

Total 

wage and 

salary 

earners 

Managers 

and

professionals 

Technical, 

sales and 

clerical 

workers 

Service 

workers 

Construction 

workers and 

mechanics 

Operators, 

fabricators 

and

laborers 

Retired 

All other, 

including 

not

reporting 

 Other income 

 Mean ................................................................ 314 418 285 268 245 392 247 248 175 631 

 Share ................................................................ .4 .3 .3 .2 .3 .6 .3 .4 .4 1.5 

 SE................................................................ 29.74 231.40 28.85 36.57 43.98 72.94 110.46 86.00 43.15 129.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.48 55.37 10.13 13.62 17.94 18.62 44.73 34.63 24.64 20.54 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed 

 values) 

 Mean ................................................................ 11,394 32,410 13,874 21,755 9,947 7,478 8,418 6,015 2,616 3,579 

 Share ................................................................ 14.5 22.2 15.2 17.8 13.2 11.2 11.8 9.2 6.1 8.5 

 SE................................................................ 448.15 5,392.87 351.11 601.75 589.35 481.55 853.08 454.04 179.89 472.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.93 16.64 2.53 2.77 5.92 6.44 10.13 7.55 6.88 13.21 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,032 26,477 10,914 17,354 7,629 5,794 6,402 4,493 2,142 2,755 

 Share ................................................................ 11.5 18.1 11.9 14.2 10.1 8.7 9.0 6.9 5.0 6.6 

 SE................................................................ 356.41 4,389.67 264.79 487.46 440.63 391.04 679.97 385.39 151.14 396.52 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.95 16.58 2.43 2.81 5.78 6.75 10.62 8.58 7.06 14.39 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,285 5,817 2,865 4,319 2,129 1,641 1,990 1,480 427 795 

 Share ................................................................ 2.9 4.0 3.1 3.5 2.8 2.5 2.8 2.3 1.0 1.9 

 SE................................................................ 114.73 1,057.14 117.70 171.45 147.74 118.46 216.32 101.99 43.54 89.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.02 18.17 4.11 3.97 6.94 7.22 10.87 6.89 10.19 11.23 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 78 115 95 82 190 43 26 42 47 29 

 Share ................................................................ .1 .1 .1 .1 .3 .1 ( 1 ) .1 .1 .1 

 SE................................................................ 25.84 43.77 40.69 24.02 151.20 12.95 14.49 12.27 8.19 8.43 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 33.20 37.99 43.00 29.20 79.72 30.12 56.58 28.94 17.50 29.32 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 67,241 113,666 77,697 100,124 65,333 59,000 62,934 59,119 40,026 38,450 

 Share ................................................................ 85.5 77.8 84.8 82.2 86.8 88.8 88.2 90.8 93.9 91.5 

 SE................................................................ 996.40 7,961.49 863.19 1,635.66 1,400.15 1,480.05 2,753.19 1,719.59 816.68 1,591.32 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.48 7.00 1.11 1.63 2.14 2.51 4.37 2.91 2.04 4.14 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................ $12,679 $12,618 $12,993 $22,752 $6,605 $2,770 $3,934 $13,068 $17,295 $3,690 

 SE................................................................ 1,543.94 5,130.79 2,397.18 4,779.81 2,060.94 1,786.46 7,585.43 8,138.17 6,635.93 4,942.39 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 12.18 40.66 18.45 21.01 31.20 64.50 192.81 62.28 38.37 133.93 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ................................................................ 22,521 23,231 25,297 37,876 19,257 8,343 20,406 24,738 18,590 15,059 

 SE................................................................ 1,621.24 5,916.53 1,979.29 4,085.83 2,858.98 1,895.59 7,021.88 8,645.18 6,728.54 5,007.80 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.20 25.47 7.82 10.79 14.85 22.72 34.41 34.95 36.19 33.26 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,842 10,613 12,304 15,123 12,652 5,573 16,472 11,670 1,295 11,368 

 SE................................................................ 1,101.88 3,995.96 1,242.85 1,757.75 2,403.00 1,612.09 5,344.97 3,794.24 633.78 3,098.08 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.20 37.65 10.10 11.62 18.99 28.92 32.45 32.51 48.95 27.25 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ................................................................ 701 1,825 642 979 464 340 192 484 538 720 

 SE................................................................ 74.66 717.67 98.81 229.36 121.82 114.52 115.29 224.07 147.12 220.15 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.65 39.32 15.40 23.43 26.25 33.73 60.14 46.30 27.33 30.57 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean ................................................................ -2,227 -4,001 -2,556 -3,693 -1,963 -1,735 -1,517 -1,382 -1,256 -1,355 

 SE................................................................ 58.49 364.47 74.04 148.31 99.52 122.61 237.44 118.85 92.56 136.25 

 CV(%) ................................................................ -2.63 -9.11 -2.90 -4.02 -5.07 -7.07 -15.65 -8.60 -7.37 -10.05 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean ................................................................ 198,612 367,530 184,637 256,133 141,661 137,319 121,524 115,679 236,326 125,007 

 SE................................................................ 4,260.13 46,602.86 4,458.52 8,815.05 5,361.84 5,414.95 12,858.18 8,754.77 7,492.65 9,005.76 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.14 12.68 2.41 3.44 3.78 3.94 10.58 7.57 3.17 7.20 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned 

 home 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,071 1,606 1,028 1,353 858 789 732 709 1,274 695 

 SE................................................................ 11.00 82.43 13.30 28.25 26.38 24.15 62.16 32.89 26.63 36.10 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.03 5.13 1.29 2.09 3.07 3.06 8.49 4.64 2.09 5.20 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,206 1,770 1,268 1,837 881 923 890 722 1,087 828 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Wage and salary earners 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Selfemployed 

workers 

Total 

wage and 

salary 

earners 

Managers 

and

professionals 

Technical, 

sales and 

clerical 

workers 

Service 

workers 

Construction 

workers and 

mechanics 

Operators, 

fabricators 

and

laborers 

Retired 

All other, 

including 

not

reporting 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 SE................................................................ 48.73 176.36 72.42 137.67 75.14 144.31 255.19 147.77 111.21 141.42 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.04 9.97 5.71 7.50 8.53 15.63 28.67 20.46 10.23 17.07 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................ 91 98 101 152 71 71 55 46 81 57 

 SE................................................................ 7.84 24.03 10.65 27.89 13.68 28.53 26.33 16.42 25.62 10.23 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.61 24.44 10.56 18.34 19.24 40.39 47.93 35.55 31.74 17.89 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 15 16 16 20 8 25 13 4 13 12 

 SE................................................................ 3.19 8.98 3.20 4.15 4.41 9.37 8.12 3.15 10.12 9.08 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 21.22 55.02 19.50 20.65 54.14 37.04 64.38 71.74 79.74 76.73 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 260 314 270 404 162 219 140 150 266 178 

 SE................................................................ 20.77 74.55 27.68 50.29 19.43 70.23 47.02 26.25 34.84 31.60 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.98 23.72 10.24 12.46 11.99 32.06 33.66 17.56 13.10 17.74 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 35 40 39 50 40 22 27 36 31 19 

 SE................................................................ 2.99 15.75 3.62 6.58 7.88 6.15 11.30 16.61 6.81 3.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.61 39.57 9.31 13.29 19.79 27.87 42.20 45.81 21.78 19.02 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................ 11 45 9 6 13 12 6 7 9 3 

 SE................................................................ 2.11 21.04 2.41 2.55 4.37 7.66 7.28 4.53 2.73 2.26 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 19.62 46.90 25.90 39.26 34.80 63.06 113.00 61.06 30.09 66.30 

 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 23 13 28 32 18 43 17 6 22 9 

 SE................................................................ 5.36 2.63 8.49 7.22 7.87 34.63 11.51 2.73 6.74 2.81 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 22.85 20.24 30.31 22.46 44.13 79.73 69.08 47.63 30.66 29.91 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................ 8 7 8 14 4 6 ( 2 ) 2 9 4 

 SE................................................................ 1.74 2.41 1.97 4.43 2.07 4.06 ( 2 ) 1.99 5.28 2.20 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 22.01 36.50 23.81 30.71 49.35 73.31 ( 2 ) 101.17 56.68 52.64 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 16 6 20 18 14 38 17 4 13 5 

 SE................................................................ 5.05 2.19 8.29 6.47 7.46 34.60 11.51 2.16 4.39 1.78 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 32.44 34.30 42.07 36.51 54.73 91.31 69.08 57.40 34.61 34.08 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 50 52 52 82 35 32 22 29 62 20 

 SE................................................................ 8.83 14.82 13.74 31.60 6.61 17.80 18.43 9.47 11.81 4.43 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 17.71 28.45 26.34 38.42 19.03 55.06 82.38 32.29 19.18 22.50 

 Other housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 141 165 142 233 57 109 67 71 142 127 

 SE................................................................ 14.78 54.85 17.80 34.25 12.82 25.26 33.20 19.29 29.62 28.22 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.45 33.34 12.54 14.69 22.47 23.16 49.24 27.26 20.86 22.21 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 212 272 231 270 218 242 143 109 175 152 

 SE................................................................ 16.95 59.81 21.84 26.46 37.35 61.90 56.13 27.75 37.74 33.58 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.98 22.03 9.44 9.79 17.10 25.56 39.16 25.35 21.53 22.08 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 48 46 54 66 48 54 34 29 46 23 

 SE................................................................ 4.69 16.06 7.65 12.55 12.60 18.95 22.39 12.24 11.45 6.35 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.77 34.64 14.15 18.93 26.49 35.17 66.24 42.33 24.76 27.04 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 84 133 86 86 93 104 32 54 74 67 

 SE................................................................ 8.49 36.52 11.50 10.81 23.23 38.85 16.40 16.57 16.58 20.83 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.07 27.44 13.32 12.52 24.94 37.36 50.47 30.48 22.33 30.99 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................ 28 48 32 43 23 26 52 14 14 20 

 SE................................................................ 3.16 21.03 5.00 9.15 6.66 7.10 28.64 5.36 4.14 6.94 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.26 43.56 15.42 21.07 28.89 27.62 55.50 38.23 29.09 34.94 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 52 44 59 74 55 59 25 12 41 42 

 SE................................................................ 6.46 16.37 8.32 14.22 13.55 16.61 12.20 4.68 17.06 14.72 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 12.47 37.40 14.22 19.16 24.80 28.35 47.95 38.45 42.08 35.43 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean ................................................................ 14 11 18 35 9 5 2 3 6 12 

 SE................................................................ 3.88 7.92 5.68 13.15 7.08 2.30 1.56 1.53 3.15 9.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 26.87 73.59 31.65 37.59 79.97 46.46 101.90 51.06 48.50 75.63 

 All other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 37 33 41 39 46 54 24 9 34 30 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Wage and salary earners 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Selfemployed 

workers 

Total 

wage and 

salary 

earners 

Managers 

and

professionals 

Technical, 

sales and 

clerical 

workers 

Service 

workers 

Construction 

workers and 

mechanics 

Operators, 

fabricators 

and

laborers 

Retired 

All other, 

including 

not

reporting 

 All other apparel products and services 

 SE................................................................ 5.11 12.51 5.70 8.72 11.02 16.56 12.14 4.41 16.65 12.00 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 13.66 37.90 14.04 22.23 24.07 30.87 50.77 48.00 48.88 40.54 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 125 332 127 207 32 61 136 165 115 30 

 SE................................................................ 18.35 122.69 25.91 56.20 6.09 16.23 98.52 117.45 34.14 5.55 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 14.68 37.00 20.36 27.10 19.01 26.70 72.22 71.39 29.56 18.35 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................ 21 59 17 32 8 8 1 4 26 16 

 SE................................................................ 5.06 26.88 4.20 9.77 1.72 3.35 .60 3.17 19.30 5.14 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 23.83 45.87 24.49 30.54 22.78 41.34 71.88 70.64 75.62 33.10 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 105 154 112 139 137 66 63 52 94 69 

 SE................................................................ 9.64 31.05 13.76 21.12 47.06 14.53 19.84 17.99 17.67 15.93 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.15 20.12 12.31 15.15 34.28 22.17 31.54 34.66 18.89 23.19 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 

 Mean ................................................................ 36 58 38 52 33 25 18 29 32 23 

 SE................................................................ 3.89 14.58 5.01 10.06 8.40 7.91 8.95 17.17 9.07 5.56 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.82 25.20 13.32 19.33 25.75 31.38 50.16 59.41 27.97 23.99 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 69 96 74 87 105 40 45 23 61 46 

 SE................................................................ 8.27 23.33 12.60 17.74 46.46 12.41 17.39 7.41 15.74 15.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.92 24.18 16.99 20.31 44.40 30.75 38.59 32.23 25.73 33.09 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 18 19 20 17 19 22 66 4 14 16 

 SE................................................................ 2.39 12.16 3.42 3.77 6.49 11.80 39.56 2.02 4.21 7.33 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 13.19 64.26 17.16 22.52 34.07 53.70 60.05 57.18 30.33 45.93 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................................ 4 6 3 5 4 2 4 1 5 3 

 SE................................................................ .63 2.00 .59 1.01 1.34 .70 2.50 .65 2.26 1.48 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 16.51 34.35 16.93 20.50 38.17 42.85 63.19 61.13 48.84 44.97 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................ 258 266 291 475 181 143 245 120 161 253 

 SE................................................................ 26.72 94.03 35.43 87.61 47.21 47.71 193.33 40.41 64.74 138.97 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.35 35.32 12.16 18.43 26.12 33.47 78.81 33.79 40.31 55.01 

 All other gifts 

 Mean ................................................................ 96 234 78 115 41 66 24 68 139 43 

 SE................................................................ 11.07 40.64 7.97 14.79 7.50 20.17 9.07 22.99 39.45 16.45 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.58 17.39 10.18 12.87 18.13 30.77 37.29 34.06 28.37 38.42 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

2

 No data reported. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2019