Table 1901. Occupation of reference person: Share of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consum

Survey, 1990

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

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Item |Aggregate |employed| wage | gers | cal, | | tion |

| |workers | and | and | sales |Service| workers | | | |salary |profes-| and |workers| and me- | | | |earners|sionals|clerical| | chanics | | | | | |workers | | | | | | | | | | | 

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Number of consumer units (in thousands).........| 96,968| 6,084 | 65,536| 20,746| 18,066 | 7,111| 6,502 | Percent distribution of consumer units..........| 100.0| 6.3 | 67.6| 21.4| 18.6 | 7.3| 6.7 | 

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Consumer unit characteristics (mean values): | | | | | | | | 

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Income before taxes 1/........................| $31,889|$37,508 |$36,950|$51,359|$33,487 |$21,798| $33,587 | Income after taxes 1/.........................| 28,937| 34,683 | 33,272| 45,452| 30,216 | 20,159| 30,687 | Average number of persons in consumer unit....| 2.6| 2.7 | 2.7| 2.7| 2.5 | 2.5| 3.1 | Age of reference person.......................| 47.2| 47.9 | 40.2| 41.1| 39.6 | 40.3| 39.4 | 

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Average number in consumer unit: | | | | | | | | 

Earners.....................................| 1.4| 1.8 | 1.7| 1.8| 1.7 | 1.6| 1.9 | Vehicles....................................| 2.0| 2.5 | 2.1| 2.3| 1.9 | 1.6| 2.6 | Children under 18...........................| .7| .7 | .8| .8| .7 | .7| 1.0 | Persons 65 and over.........................| .3| .2 | .1| .1| .1 | .1| .1 | 

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Percent distribution: | | | | | | | | 

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Sex of reference person: | | | | | | | | 

Male......................................| 65| 84 | 69| 72| 53 | 51| 95 | Female....................................| 35| 16 | 31| 28| 47 | 49| 5 | 

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Housing tenure: | | | | | | | | 

Percent homeowner.........................| 62| 76 | 59| 69| 55 | 43| 65 | 

Homeowner with mortgage.................| 38| 47 | 46| 60| 41 | 29| 49 | Homeowner without mortgage..............| 24| 29 | 13| 9| 13 | 14| 16 | 

Renter....................................| 38| 24 | 41| 31| 45 | 57| 35 | 

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Race of reference person: | | | | | | | | 

Black.....................................| 11| 6 | 11| 6| 12 | 23| 6 | White and other...........................| 89| 94 | 89| 94| 88 | 77| 94 | 

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Education of reference person: | | | | | | | | 

Elementary (1-8)..........................| 10| 9 | 5| 1| 2 | 10| 8 | High school (9-12)........................| 43| 39 | 41| 18| 42 | 52| 61 | College...................................| 46| 52 | 53| 82| 56 | 38| 31 | Never attended and other..................| (2) | (2) | (2) | (3) | (2) | (2) | (3) | 

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At least one vehicle owned..................| 87| 95 | 91| 94| 89 | 81| 96 | 

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Annual aggregate expenditures...................|$2,748,382| 8.0 | 75.5| 32.2| 19.3 | 5.5| 6.7 | 

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Food..........................................| 415,173| 7.9 | 74.7| 29.6| 19.9 | 5.9| 6.7 | 

Food at home................................| 240,057| 7.4 | 72.1| 26.0| 19.2 | 6.3| 7.0 | 

Cereals and bakery products...............| 35,568| 7.6 | 71.8| 27.1| 18.3 | 5.9| 6.7 | 

Cereals and cereal products.............| 12,423| 7.6 | 72.6| 27.4| 18.0 | 6.0| 7.3 | Bakery products.........................| 23,145| 7.6 | 71.3| 26.9| 18.5 | 5.8| 6.5 | 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............| 64,546| 7.5 | 71.1| 23.1| 20.0 | 6.8| 7.4 | 

Beef....................................| 21,023| 6.8 | 72.1| 23.0| 20.7 | 6.6| 7.8 | Pork....................................| 12,773| 7.8 | 69.9| 20.3| 19.4 | 7.7| 7.7 | Other meats.............................| 9,545| 7.4 | 71.5| 22.0| 20.1 | 6.6| 7.1 | Poultry.................................| 10,407| 7.2 | 70.7| 26.0| 18.9 | 6.5| 7.0 | Fish and seafood........................| 7,924| 9.4 | 71.6| 26.3| 21.5 | 6.3| 6.4 | Eggs....................................| 2,874| 6.9 | 68.8| 20.8| 17.8 | 6.8| 8.0 | 

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Dairy products............................| 28,537| 7.6 | 71.7| 25.8| 18.5 | 6.4| 7.4 | 

Fresh milk and cream....................| 13,518| 7.3 | 70.9| 23.5| 18.5 | 6.5| 7.9 | Other dairy products....................| 15,019| 7.8 | 72.3| 27.8| 18.5 | 6.4| 6.9 | 

Fruits and vegetables.....................| 39,365| 7.4 | 70.2| 26.8| 18.3 | 5.8| 6.3 | 

Fresh fruits............................| 12,242| 7.6 | 69.4| 27.4| 17.3 | 5.4| 6.8 | Fresh vegetables........................| 11,422| 7.5 | 70.0| 27.4| 18.0 | 6.0| 6.2 | Processed fruits........................| 8,965| 7.1 | 70.7| 26.7| 19.4 | 5.9| 5.9 | Processed vegetables....................| 6,736| 7.1 | 71.6| 25.0| 19.2 | 6.0| 6.3 | 

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Other food at home........................| 72,042| 7.3 | 74.4| 27.6| 19.5 | 6.3| 7.1 | 

Sugar and other sweets..................| 9,100| 7.4 | 71.9| 27.5| 18.1 | 5.8| 6.8 | Fats and oils...........................| 6,569| 7.6 | 70.5| 25.1| 18.8 | 6.1| 6.4 | Miscellaneous foods.....................| 32,417| 7.4 | 76.0| 28.9| 20.0 | 6.1| 6.8 | Nonalcoholic beverages..................| 20,572| 6.9 | 74.4| 25.5| 19.5 | 7.3| 8.1 | Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | | | | 

on out-of-town trips...................| 3,384| 8.0 | 74.1| 31.3| 20.8 | 3.3| 7.2 | 

Food away from home.........................| 175,115| 8.5 | 78.3| 34.7| 21.0 | 5.4| 6.2 | 

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Alcoholic beverages...........................| 28,342| 8.0 | 80.8| 33.9| 21.1 | 6.1| 7.6 | 

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Housing.......................................| 861,359| 7.6 | 74.8| 32.4| 19.5 | 5.4| 6.4 | 

Shelter.....................................| 487,943| 7.6 | 76.2| 33.5| 20.0 | 5.4| 6.4 | 

Owned dwellings...........................| 286,391| 8.0 | 77.1| 38.1| 18.9 | 3.6| 6.7 | 

Mortgage interest.......................| 176,143| 7.6 | 85.7| 43.3| 21.1 | 3.8| 7.1 | Property taxes..........................| 57,913| 9.4 | 64.1| 31.1| 15.3 | 3.2| 5.7 | Maintenance, repairs, insurance, | | | | | | | | 

other expenses.........................| 52,335| 7.8 | 62.6| 28.4| 15.4 | 3.4| 6.2 | 

Rented dwellings..........................| 148,673| 5.3 | 76.6| 22.2| 23.8 | 10.0| 6.4 | Other lodging.............................| 52,879| 11.9 | 70.4| 40.5| 15.3 | 2.7| 4.6 | 

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Utilities, fuels, and public services.......| 183,298| 7.6 | 69.5| 25.2| 18.3 | 6.2| 6.8 | 

Natural gas...............................| 23,901| 6.0 | 68.6| 24.6| 17.9 | 6.3| 6.7 | Electricity...............................| 73,521| 8.3 | 68.8| 24.7| 18.0 | 5.9| 6.9 | Fuel oil and other fuels..................| 9,715| 8.1 | 59.9| 21.3| 13.2 | 5.6| 6.6 | Telephone.................................| 57,431| 7.4 | 72.7| 26.5| 19.8 | 6.9| 6.6 | Water and other public services...........| 18,729| 6.9 | 68.9| 25.7| 18.3 | 5.0| 7.3 | 

Household operations........................| 43,292| 8.9 | 73.1| 35.8| 19.9 | 3.5| 5.6 | 

Personal services.........................| 21,242| 6.2 | 83.4| 35.3| 23.7 | 4.7| 8.2 | Other household expenses..................| 22,050| 11.5 | 63.2| 36.2| 16.2 | 2.4| 3.0 | 

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Housekeeping supplies.......................| 39,200| 7.4 | 72.7| 30.6| 19.2 | 5.4| 6.5 | 

Laundry and cleaning supplies.............| 10,895| 6.9 | 73.3| 26.4| 19.8 | 6.6| 7.0 | 

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Other household products..................| 16,526| 7.4 | 73.5| 31.9| 19.0 | 5.2| 6.5 | 

Postage and stationery....................| 11,779| 7.8 | 71.1| 32.6| 18.9 | 4.4| 6.0 | 

Household furnishings and equipment.........| 107,626| 7.1 | 78.5| 39.2| 19.1 | 4.4| 6.1 | 

Household textiles........................| 9,547| 7.4 | 75.4| 38.3| 18.5 | 4.4| 6.0 | Furniture.................................| 30,107| 6.8 | 79.4| 38.6| 19.2 | 4.9| 6.3 | Floor coverings...........................| 8,869| 8.3 | 80.3| 40.2| 24.6 | 3.1| 7.6 | Major appliances..........................| 14,293| 7.6 | 74.3| 31.2| 18.6 | 5.1| 6.4 | Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares| 5,921| 7.1 | 75.2| 35.9| 16.8 | 4.8| 6.7 | Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 38,888| 6.8 | 80.2| 43.2| 18.5 | 4.0| 5.6 | 

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Apparel and services..........................| 156,401| 7.8 | 78.5| 35.6| 19.6 | 6.0| 6.3 | 

Men and boys................................| 38,047| 8.7 | 79.2| 34.4| 18.8 | 5.0| 7.5 | 

Men, 16 and over..........................| 31,318| 9.1 | 78.7| 36.2| 18.0 | 5.0| 6.6 | Boys, 2 to 15.............................| 6,729| 7.1 | 81.5| 26.4| 22.1 | 5.0| 11.8 | 

Women and girls.............................| 64,941| 7.8 | 77.6| 36.8| 20.0 | 6.2| 5.6 | 

Women, 16 and over........................| 56,482| 8.0 | 76.7| 37.6| 19.6 | 6.3| 5.3 | Girls, 2 to 15............................| 8,459| 6.9 | 83.5| 31.4| 22.3 | 5.6| 7.9 | 

Children under 2............................| 6,729| 8.9 | 78.5| 26.7| 20.1 | 6.2| 9.3 | Footwear....................................| 21,703| 7.4 | 77.1| 35.9| 17.7 | 6.5| 6.8 | Other apparel products and services.........| 24,981| 6.6 | 81.1| 36.5| 21.6 | 6.4| 5.3 | 

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Transportation................................| 496,646| 7.5 | 76.8| 30.0| 18.9 | 5.8| 7.8 | 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)..............| 206,399| 7.6 | 76.0| 30.1| 16.7 | 5.6| 8.1 | 

Cars and trucks, new......................| 112,339| 6.8 | 73.8| 33.8| 18.2 | 4.6| 6.8 | Cars and trucks, used.....................| 91,879| 8.8 | 78.7| 25.8| 14.8 | 6.8| 9.6 | Other vehicles............................| 2,180| 4/.4 | 77.1| 4/15.6| 23.3 | 4/4.4| 12.6 | 

Gasoline and motor oil......................| 101,515| 7.1 | 77.0| 26.3| 19.2 | 6.2| 9.4 | Other vehicle expenses......................| 159,403| 7.1 | 78.5| 31.2| 20.8 | 6.1| 7.1 | 

Vehicle finance charges...................| 29,078| 6.7 | 84.9| 31.9| 22.2 | 6.2| 9.0 | Maintenance and repairs...................| 57,300| 7.6 | 76.8| 29.8| 21.4 | 6.2| 6.1 | Vehicle insurance.........................| 54,635| 6.5 | 76.7| 30.1| 19.5 | 6.4| 7.5 | Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges...| 18,390| 8.2 | 78.9| 38.0| 20.7 | 4.8| 5.8 | 

Public transportation.......................| 29,329| 9.5 | 71.7| 35.4| 22.2 | 4.6| 3.7 | 

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Health care...................................| 143,476| 9.3 | 59.5| 24.5| 16.1 | 4.5| 5.1 | 

Health insurance............................| 56,384| 11.0 | 54.3| 20.9| 15.5 | 4.2| 4.8 | Medical services............................| 54,490| 8.7 | 65.7| 28.4| 18.1 | 4.7| 5.2 | Drugs.......................................| 24,376| 7.9 | 53.4| 20.3| 12.9 | 4.3| 5.6 | Medical supplies............................| 8,226| 5.9 | 72.7| 36.3| 17.0 | 5.5| 4.7 | 

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Entertainment.................................| 137,829| 7.6 | 79.2| 37.6| 18.5 | 4.8| 6.6 | 

Fees and admissions.........................| 36,001| 8.3 | 76.6| 39.0| 19.6 | 4.4| 5.4 | Television, radios, sound equipment.........| 43,978| 7.0 | 77.3| 32.1| 19.0 | 5.9| 7.1 | Pets, toys, and playground equipment........| 26,737| 8.5 | 78.4| 34.8| 19.1 | 4.4| 7.3 | Other entertainment supplies, equipment, | | | | | | | | 

and services...............................| 31,113| 6.8 | 85.6| 46.3| 15.9 | 3.9| 6.7 | 

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Personal care products and services...........| 35,212| 8.3 | 74.4| 31.1| 20.3 | 6.1| 6.0 | 

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Reading.......................................| 14,851| 7.5 | 73.4| 34.0| 19.3 | 4.4| 5.7 | 

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Education.....................................| 39,401| 8.4 | 84.1| 40.9| 22.0 | 7.2| 4.9 | 

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Tobacco products and smoking supplies.........| 26,611| 6.9 | 73.6| 18.6| 18.7 | 8.2| 8.9 | 

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Miscellaneous.................................| 62,566| 10.6 | 72.2| 28.2| 19.5 | 4.7| 7.4 | 

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Cash contributions............................| 79,130| 10.3 | 64.9| 33.7| 14.1 | 3.7| 4.3 | 

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Personal insurance and pensions...............| 251,383| 9.4 | 85.1| 39.2| 21.1 | 5.1| 7.2 | 

Life and other personal insurance...........| 33,432| 10.3 | 74.1| 35.8| 16.4 | 5.4| 5.9 | Pensions and Social Security................| 217,951| 9.2 | 86.8| 39.7| 21.9 | 5.1| 7.3 | 

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Money income before taxes.....................| 2,660,355| 6.3 | 79.4| 35.1| 19.8 | 5.2| 7.1 | 

Wages and salaries..........................| 2,016,626| 1.8 | 94.1| 41.1| 23.7 | 5.7| 8.9 | Self-employment income......................| 193,151| 56.5 | 39.3| 27.0| 7.1 | 1.7| .9 | Social Security, private and government | | | | | | | | 

retirement.................................| 285,895| 4.5 | 21.3| 7.8| 5.4 | 3.1| 1.6 | 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other | | | | | | | | 

property income............................| 88,387| 8.5 | 38.5| 21.4| 8.1 | 2.4| 1.6 | 

Unemployment and workers' compensation, | | | | | | | | 

veterans' benefits.........................| 18,207| 2.9 | 63.9| 15.4| 11.4 | 3.9| 9.7 | 

Public assistance, supplemental security | | | | | | | | 

income, food stamps........................| 28,674| 1.4 | 35.1| 3.9| 8.2 | 11.6| 2.7 | 

Regular contributions for support...........| 21,665| 3.3 | 78.0| 28.9| 30.5 | 9.0| 2.6 | Other income................................| 7,750| 3.7 | 79.1| 28.0| 20.0 | 17.3| 3.5 | 

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Personal taxes................................| 246,310| 5.2 | 85.4| 43.7| 20.9 | 4.2| 6.7 | 

Federal income taxes........................| 193,443| 5.1 | 85.3| 44.1| 20.9 | 4.0| 6.6 | State and local income taxes................| 46,591| 4.6 | 88.4| 42.7| 22.3 | 4.7| 6.9 | Other taxes.................................| 6,275| 10.4 | 66.7| 37.0| 10.6 | 5.0| 5.7 | 

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Income after taxes............................| 2,414,045| 6.5 | 78.8| 34.3| 19.7 | 5.3| 7.2 | 

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1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary.2/ Value less than 0.5.3/ Value less than 0.05.4/ Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

NOTE: Shares will not add up to 100 due to the deletion of the "All other, including not reporting" column.

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