Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

Number of consumer units (in 

 thousands) ................................................................ 130,001 12,988 12,993 13,003 12,985 13,001 13,011 13,028 13,071 12,958 12,963 

Lower limit ................................................................ n.a. n.a. $12,265 $20,739 $29,648 $39,609 $51,802 $66,898 $85,301 $109,743 $155,556 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ................................ $73,573 $6,059 $16,726 $25,189 $34,459 $45,559 $59,299 $75,995 $96,696 $129,006 $247,174 

 SE ................................1,098.20 196.00 148.05 249.33 266.45 379.04 466.37 342.86 657.81 572.81 4,977.47 

 CV(%)................................ 1.49 3.23 .89 .99 .77 .83 .79 .45 .68 .44 2.01 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................63,606 6,376 17,489 26,065 34,570 43,859 54,815 68,652 85,526 110,377 188,614 

 SE ................................ 767.93 205.11 169.72 303.35 279.07 391.43 514.96 350.68 668.81 555.88 2,998.60 

 CV(%)................................ 1.21 3.22 .97 1.16 .81 .89 .94 .51 .78 .50 1.59 

 Age of reference person ................................ 50.9 49.1 58.8 55.5 53.1 50.9 48.3 47.6 47.7 48.5 49.8 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................ 2.5 1.6 1.7 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.1 

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

 Adults 65 and older ................................ .4 .3 .5 .6 .6 .5 .4 .3 .3 .2 .2 

 Earners ................................................................ 1.3 .5 .5 .7 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.1 

 Vehicles ................................................................ 1.9 .9 1.1 1.4 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.7 2.9 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................ 47 39 36 40 43 45 50 50 52 57 60 

 Women ................................................................ 53 61 64 60 57 55 50 50 48 43 40 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................ 63 34 48 53 56 61 61 68 77 83 88 

 With mortgage................................................................ 36 10 12 17 21 32 37 45 57 63 68 

 Without mortgage ................................ 27 24 36 36 35 29 24 22 20 20 20 

 Renter................................................................ 37 66 52 47 44 39 39 32 23 17 12 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................ 13 21 18 16 16 14 12 13 9 8 6 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................ 87 79 82 84 84 86 88 87 91 92 94 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of 

 reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 14 16 14 16 16 15 17 14 12 9 6 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................ 86 84 86 84 84 85 83 86 88 91 94 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ................................................................ 30 41 46 41 38 33 28 26 19 15 8 

 College ................................................................ 67 52 47 54 58 63 69 72 79 85 92 

 Never attended and other ................................( 1 ) 1 1 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 At least one vehicle owned or 

 leased ................................................................ 88 60 74 86 91 93 95 96 96 97 97 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ................................ $60,060 $24,801 $27,236 $36,631 $41,972 $46,856 $54,082 $63,003 $72,191 $91,173 $142,782 

 SE ................................ 681.34 803.92 736.02 865.50 711.35 801.45 1,009.18 897.93 994.91 1,419.65 2,353.42 

 CV(%)................................ 1.13 3.24 2.70 2.36 1.69 1.71 1.87 1.43 1.38 1.56 1.65 

 Food 

 Mean ................................ 7,729 3,950 4,190 5,396 5,946 6,659 7,462 8,038 9,475 11,283 14,870 

 Share................................ 12.9 15.9 15.4 14.7 14.2 14.2 13.8 12.8 13.1 12.4 10.4 

 SE ................................ 89.36 182.53 164.75 204.50 221.56 245.94 271.07 212.74 313.25 267.56 266.61 

 CV(%)................................ 1.16 4.62 3.93 3.79 3.73 3.69 3.63 2.65 3.31 2.37 1.79 

 Food at home 

 Mean ................................ 4,363 2,449 2,715 3,548 3,696 3,907 4,169 4,501 5,285 6,195 7,157 

 Share................................ 7.3 9.9 10.0 9.7 8.8 8.3 7.7 7.1 7.3 6.8 5.0 

 SE ................................ 50.10 111.42 127.41 136.82 156.83 134.87 187.62 154.88 212.38 200.77 176.91 

 CV(%)................................ 1.15 4.55 4.69 3.86 4.24 3.45 4.50 3.44 4.02 3.24 2.47 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ................................ 564 313 380 449 493 516 556 578 653 771 934 

 Share................................ .9 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 .9 .9 .8 .7 

 SE ................................ 9.42 17.44 22.65 21.86 25.02 26.28 30.44 23.96 37.11 29.09 67.46 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 CV(%)................................ 1.67 5.58 5.96 4.87 5.08 5.09 5.47 4.14 5.68 3.77 7.23 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ................................ 176 97 113 141 161 150 170 184 222 261 265 

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

 SE ................................ 3.52 7.28 8.69 9.50 11.35 9.08 12.26 9.62 16.18 14.37 12.58 

 CV(%)................................ 2.00 7.54 7.67 6.73 7.06 6.05 7.19 5.22 7.29 5.50 4.75 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ................................ 388 216 266 307 332 366 386 394 431 510 669 

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

 SE ................................ 7.68 13.96 16.81 16.51 17.64 22.10 21.70 17.82 24.16 20.03 63.52 

 CV(%)................................ 1.98 6.46 6.31 5.37 5.32 6.04 5.63 4.52 5.60 3.93 9.50 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ................................ 944 546 595 811 841 889 916 957 1,123 1,309 1,448 

 Share................................ 1.6 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.0 

 SE ................................ 12.89 35.33 38.87 41.45 44.38 53.63 54.98 41.06 56.27 64.50 63.94 

 CV(%)................................ 1.37 6.47 6.53 5.11 5.28 6.03 6.00 4.29 5.01 4.93 4.41 

 Beef 

 Mean ................................ 253 149 167 212 223 239 266 261 316 354 347 

 Share................................ .4 .6 .6 .6 .5 .5 .5 .4 .4 .4 .2 

 SE ................................ 4.86 11.98 19.07 17.30 19.45 16.83 23.76 19.13 27.00 24.74 18.23 

 CV(%)................................ 1.92 8.07 11.41 8.15 8.73 7.04 8.93 7.33 8.55 6.98 5.25 

 Pork 

 Mean ................................ 181 105 113 174 175 164 163 184 205 247 280 

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

 SE ................................ 4.59 10.05 9.97 15.23 14.35 13.26 13.62 12.57 10.36 19.93 29.63 

 CV(%)................................ 2.53 9.54 8.79 8.73 8.22 8.07 8.35 6.84 5.06 8.07 10.58 

 Other meats 

 Mean ................................ 128 72 83 112 105 134 125 135 170 169 178 

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

 SE ................................ 5.32 9.84 8.26 11.60 9.84 24.07 10.35 11.35 26.84 12.93 12.37 

 CV(%)................................ 4.15 13.76 9.97 10.32 9.36 18.00 8.31 8.41 15.83 7.65 6.95 

 Poultry 

 Mean ................................ 186 125 116 158 171 166 187 182 211 261 285 

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

 SE ................................ 4.85 10.51 8.99 12.47 18.12 12.30 16.11 9.94 14.70 14.06 17.61 

 CV(%)................................ 2.61 8.44 7.75 7.90 10.62 7.43 8.62 5.46 6.98 5.39 6.18 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ................................ 140 62 77 106 124 137 121 141 162 205 265 

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

 SE ................................ 5.05 9.57 11.24 9.68 10.29 16.50 14.37 12.38 18.88 18.40 22.68 

 CV(%)................................ 3.61 15.43 14.58 9.15 8.33 12.07 11.84 8.78 11.67 8.98 8.57 

 Eggs 

 Mean ................................ 55 34 39 48 45 50 54 54 60 73 93 

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

 SE ................................ 1.16 2.19 2.53 3.26 3.35 3.37 4.39 3.21 5.00 5.41 4.46 

 CV(%)................................ 2.10 6.41 6.48 6.75 7.49 6.80 8.13 5.96 8.27 7.42 4.77 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ................................ 450 249 287 346 354 399 414 472 555 668 756 

 Share................................ .7 1.0 1.1 .9 .8 .9 .8 .7 .8 .7 .5 

 SE ................................ 8.05 14.41 16.37 17.86 18.11 18.60 20.23 21.25 24.64 33.52 21.03 

 CV(%)................................ 1.79 5.79 5.70 5.16 5.11 4.66 4.88 4.50 4.44 5.02 2.78 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ................................ 147 88 101 124 132 131 143 145 179 194 233 

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

 SE ................................ 3.06 6.31 6.51 8.94 8.84 6.30 7.99 8.70 9.75 10.88 8.06 

 CV(%)................................ 2.09 7.13 6.47 7.20 6.70 4.80 5.60 6.02 5.45 5.62 3.47 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ................................ 303 161 187 222 222 268 271 327 376 474 523 

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

 SE ................................ 6.00 10.37 13.78 12.11 12.18 16.72 15.41 15.52 18.04 25.06 16.87 

 CV(%)................................ 1.98 6.46 7.38 5.45 5.48 6.24 5.68 4.74 4.80 5.28 3.22 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ................................ 837 442 533 676 662 709 783 882 1,026 1,199 1,453 

 Share................................ 1.4 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.0 

 SE ................................ 14.30 32.73 31.94 27.09 31.02 31.91 42.76 39.62 55.89 52.21 50.59 

 CV(%)................................ 1.71 7.40 5.99 4.01 4.69 4.50 5.46 4.49 5.45 4.35 3.48 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ................................ 314 158 197 253 222 248 287 316 413 465 580 

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

 SE ................................ 6.23 15.31 16.67 13.86 11.87 13.67 18.43 19.17 25.07 26.21 25.64 

 CV(%)................................ 1.98 9.66 8.45 5.47 5.36 5.51 6.43 6.06 6.07 5.64 4.42 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ................................ 274 139 163 217 231 229 249 306 319 399 492 

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

 SE ................................ 5.67 12.55 11.03 13.53 14.60 13.92 14.63 15.63 20.74 16.44 23.30 

 CV(%)................................ 2.07 9.06 6.78 6.23 6.31 6.07 5.88 5.11 6.50 4.12 4.74 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ................................ 112 64 79 87 91 98 106 123 140 149 183 

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

 SE ................................ 3.14 6.58 6.51 5.64 7.84 6.35 8.18 7.97 12.17 9.36 12.53 

 CV(%)................................ 2.80 10.27 8.26 6.51 8.64 6.46 7.69 6.48 8.68 6.28 6.85 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ................................ 136 81 94 119 118 133 141 136 153 186 199 

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

 SE ................................ 3.06 7.45 7.56 9.49 7.27 8.98 11.08 7.94 7.10 13.63 11.41 

 CV(%)................................ 2.25 9.17 8.03 7.99 6.16 6.75 7.86 5.82 4.63 7.32 5.74 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ................................ 1,568 899 919 1,267 1,346 1,394 1,500 1,613 1,928 2,249 2,566 

 Share................................ 2.6 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.5 1.8 

 SE ................................ 20.79 40.71 46.37 58.36 66.62 51.77 63.54 65.53 76.84 71.83 65.54 

 CV(%)................................ 1.33 4.53 5.04 4.61 4.95 3.71 4.24 4.06 3.98 3.19 2.55 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ................................ 150 74 92 109 140 138 152 148 185 205 252 

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

 SE ................................ 3.83 5.09 6.54 7.41 14.44 12.28 9.39 11.75 14.71 12.44 10.09 

 CV(%)................................ 2.56 6.93 7.10 6.79 10.31 8.87 6.19 7.94 7.96 6.06 4.01 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ................................ 117 74 73 111 104 108 108 112 142 161 175 

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

 SE ................................ 2.98 6.92 5.74 9.39 8.40 7.25 8.20 6.91 9.17 9.07 11.35 

 CV(%)................................ 2.55 9.38 7.87 8.43 8.11 6.69 7.58 6.18 6.46 5.63 6.49 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ................................ 824 479 458 630 665 718 800 854 1,011 1,248 1,370 

 Share................................ 1.4 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.0 

 SE ................................ 13.11 26.29 24.08 31.96 33.62 29.47 37.19 39.21 47.11 50.38 51.24 

 CV(%)................................ 1.59 5.49 5.26 5.07 5.05 4.10 4.65 4.59 4.66 4.04 3.74 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................ 423 257 282 390 388 393 402 445 511 542 614 

 Share................................ .7 1.0 1.0 1.1 .9 .8 .7 .7 .7 .6 .4 

 SE ................................ 7.49 16.95 18.63 23.61 24.02 21.02 22.05 22.94 22.16 24.88 34.68 

 CV(%)................................ 1.77 6.59 6.61 6.05 6.18 5.35 5.49 5.15 4.34 4.59 5.65 

 Food prepared by consumer 

 unit on out-of-town trips 

 Mean ................................ 56 15 15 26 49 36 38 54 79 91 155 

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

 SE ................................ 2.76 5.02 2.82 5.19 5.87 4.81 4.24 5.87 7.23 6.93 12.28 

 CV(%)................................ 4.94 32.66 19.01 20.18 11.99 13.49 11.11 10.90 9.10 7.58 7.90 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ................................ 3,365 1,501 1,475 1,848 2,250 2,752 3,293 3,537 4,190 5,088 7,713 

 Share................................ 5.6 6.1 5.4 5.0 5.4 5.9 6.1 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.4 

 SE ................................ 58.55 111.25 78.74 110.69 122.87 163.83 204.12 127.50 161.30 146.08 183.78 

 CV(%)................................ 1.74 7.41 5.34 5.99 5.46 5.95 6.20 3.60 3.85 2.87 2.38 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................ 558 164 162 255 350 364 467 555 808 941 1,514 

 Share................................ .9 .7 .6 .7 .8 .8 .9 .9 1.1 1.0 1.1 

 SE ................................ 19.83 27.67 22.61 42.44 49.94 32.57 43.76 49.19 86.92 62.94 84.45 

 CV(%)................................ 3.55 16.85 13.93 16.67 14.28 8.95 9.38 8.86 10.76 6.69 5.58 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................19,884 9,864 10,962 13,554 14,638 16,460 18,463 21,355 23,130 28,161 42,303 

 Share................................ 33.1 39.8 40.2 37.0 34.9 35.1 34.1 33.9 32.0 30.9 29.6 

 SE ................................ 231.74 319.38 252.40 305.20 197.66 258.34 326.52 471.68 401.30 571.17 792.98 

 CV(%)................................ 1.17 3.24 2.30 2.25 1.35 1.57 1.77 2.21 1.73 2.03 1.87 

 Shelter 

 Mean ................................11,895 6,092 6,558 8,101 8,472 9,695 10,781 12,572 13,678 16,840 26,200 

 Share................................ 19.8 24.6 24.1 22.1 20.2 20.7 19.9 20.0 18.9 18.5 18.3 

 SE ................................ 156.80 228.79 214.27 229.28 142.82 187.69 194.74 273.24 286.04 456.89 604.48 

 CV(%)................................ 1.32 3.76 3.27 2.83 1.69 1.94 1.81 2.17 2.09 2.71 2.31 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ................................ 6,947 1,898 2,062 3,243 3,716 5,032 5,406 7,149 9,055 12,245 19,693 

 Share................................ 11.6 7.7 7.6 8.9 8.9 10.7 10.0 11.3 12.5 13.4 13.8 

 SE ................................ 133.28 115.62 127.89 176.62 135.17 199.41 189.68 236.09 279.68 528.39 615.39 

 CV(%)................................ 1.92 6.09 6.20 5.45 3.64 3.96 3.51 3.30 3.09 4.32 3.12 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ................................ 3,265 606 583 987 1,278 2,080 2,466 3,301 4,841 6,227 10,295 

 Share................................ 5.4 2.4 2.1 2.7 3.0 4.4 4.6 5.2 6.7 6.8 7.2 

 SE ................................ 73.29 60.62 63.54 84.17 70.26 118.23 92.40 108.86 163.89 216.00 401.16 

 CV(%)................................ 2.24 10.00 10.90 8.53 5.50 5.68 3.75 3.30 3.39 3.47 3.90 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ................................ 2,065 702 799 1,106 1,302 1,600 1,580 2,063 2,497 3,324 5,692 

 Share................................ 3.4 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.4 2.9 3.3 3.5 3.6 4.0 

 SE ................................ 46.07 42.43 53.77 59.58 58.90 72.52 69.92 74.19 102.37 113.44 146.02 

 CV(%)................................ 2.23 6.05 6.73 5.39 4.52 4.53 4.42 3.60 4.10 3.41 2.57 

 Maintenance, repairs, 

 insurance, other expenses 

 Mean ................................ 1,616 590 679 1,150 1,135 1,353 1,359 1,785 1,717 2,693 3,706 

 Share................................ 2.7 2.4 2.5 3.1 2.7 2.9 2.5 2.8 2.4 3.0 2.6 

 SE ................................ 57.64 63.54 62.45 111.63 81.59 108.49 131.63 192.39 104.34 420.59 278.54 

 CV(%)................................ 3.57 10.77 9.19 9.71 7.19 8.02 9.68 10.78 6.08 15.62 7.52 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ................................ 4,167 3,976 4,296 4,595 4,379 4,279 4,835 4,687 3,710 3,288 3,619 

 Share................................ 6.9 16.0 15.8 12.5 10.4 9.1 8.9 7.4 5.1 3.6 2.5 

 SE ................................ 66.09 175.86 167.26 176.39 143.36 178.81 165.70 223.63 202.19 255.50 390.40 

 CV(%)................................ 1.59 4.42 3.89 3.84 3.27 4.18 3.43 4.77 5.45 7.77 10.79 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ................................ 782 218 201 263 377 384 541 736 913 1,307 2,887 

 Share................................ 1.3 .9 .7 .7 .9 .8 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.4 2.0 

 SE ................................ 28.70 36.59 40.74 31.66 36.24 36.75 50.62 64.10 78.75 96.59 169.45 

 CV(%)................................ 3.67 16.79 20.26 12.04 9.61 9.57 9.36 8.71 8.62 7.39 5.87 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ................................ 3,836 2,096 2,575 2,997 3,460 3,612 3,826 4,204 4,594 5,021 5,974 

 Share................................ 6.4 8.5 9.5 8.2 8.2 7.7 7.1 6.7 6.4 5.5 4.2 

 SE ................................ 40.75 70.41 51.36 60.00 58.32 55.23 72.53 69.04 81.08 63.37 100.88 

 CV(%)................................ 1.06 3.36 1.99 2.00 1.69 1.53 1.90 1.64 1.76 1.26 1.69 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ................................ 381 202 270 279 327 361 346 398 448 504 671 

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

 SE ................................ 11.21 13.27 14.68 15.59 18.49 16.83 19.50 17.42 21.62 20.35 26.86 

 CV(%)................................ 2.94 6.58 5.44 5.58 5.66 4.66 5.63 4.38 4.83 4.03 4.00 

 Electricity 

 Mean ................................ 1,420 929 1,079 1,247 1,376 1,375 1,445 1,488 1,588 1,688 1,982 

 Share................................ 2.4 3.7 4.0 3.4 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.4 

 SE ................................ 16.65 36.99 24.45 27.30 30.58 23.29 27.37 31.71 37.39 40.99 43.35 

 CV(%)................................ 1.17 3.98 2.27 2.19 2.22 1.69 1.89 2.13 2.36 2.43 2.19 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ................................ 97 58 64 87 74 88 85 96 102 146 170 

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

 SE ................................ 8.73 8.82 11.82 14.38 9.72 11.50 14.27 13.10 12.49 21.02 28.65 

 CV(%)................................ 9.00 15.30 18.58 16.45 13.13 13.08 16.87 13.62 12.20 14.36 16.82 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ................................ 1,356 627 784 940 1,180 1,251 1,378 1,587 1,737 1,894 2,178 

 Share................................ 2.3 2.5 2.9 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.1 1.5 

 SE ................................ 17.36 25.85 20.56 23.00 27.41 25.21 29.09 33.44 43.81 33.47 46.55 

 CV(%)................................ 1.28 4.12 2.62 2.45 2.32 2.02 2.11 2.11 2.52 1.77 2.14 

 Residential phone service, 

 VOIP, and phone cards 

 Mean ................................ 238 161 243 240 248 243 201 221 256 254 309 

 Share................................ .4 .7 .9 .7 .6 .5 .4 .4 .4 .3 .2 

 SE ................................ 5.24 11.87 8.57 8.67 13.00 8.67 11.10 10.73 11.89 11.12 13.63 

 CV(%)................................ 2.20 7.36 3.52 3.61 5.25 3.56 5.52 4.86 4.64 4.38 4.41 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ................................ 1,118 466 541 700 932 1,008 1,177 1,367 1,481 1,640 1,869 

 Share................................ 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 1.8 1.3 

 SE ................................ 16.54 26.32 18.52 21.35 30.02 23.23 29.19 29.98 40.07 31.38 43.83 

 CV(%)................................ 1.48 5.65 3.43 3.05 3.22 2.31 2.48 2.19 2.71 1.91 2.35 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ................................ 583 280 379 444 503 538 572 634 719 788 972 

 Share................................ 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 .9 .7 

 SE ................................ 13.79 18.30 17.03 17.61 23.33 22.91 21.60 19.37 23.02 24.96 29.82 

 CV(%)................................ 2.37 6.54 4.50 3.97 4.64 4.26 3.77 3.05 3.20 3.17 3.07 

 Household operations 

 Mean ................................ 1,412 471 603 767 905 989 1,187 1,360 1,611 2,167 4,063 

 Share................................ 2.4 1.9 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.8 

 SE ................................ 38.05 32.35 55.89 58.32 36.13 55.19 71.89 66.33 71.72 74.97 255.00 

 CV(%)................................ 2.70 6.88 9.27 7.60 3.99 5.58 6.06 4.88 4.45 3.46 6.28 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Personal services 

 Mean ................................ 439 63 131 103 141 229 343 410 544 856 1,576 

 Share................................ .7 .3 .5 .3 .3 .5 .6 .7 .8 .9 1.1 

 SE ................................ 27.13 21.19 52.70 38.42 22.09 46.63 65.41 50.53 65.82 62.76 202.27 

 CV(%)................................ 6.18 33.70 40.17 37.22 15.68 20.32 19.08 12.33 12.11 7.33 12.84 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ................................ 973 408 472 664 764 760 845 951 1,068 1,311 2,487 

 Share................................ 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.7 

 SE ................................ 21.61 22.81 22.62 32.14 28.43 24.65 34.19 38.72 35.80 43.48 124.09 

 CV(%)................................ 2.22 5.59 4.79 4.84 3.72 3.24 4.05 4.07 3.35 3.32 4.99 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................ 755 378 469 580 634 613 788 760 846 1,022 1,454 

 Share................................ 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 

 SE ................................ 23.58 38.19 45.96 89.59 43.56 34.03 122.51 44.40 46.16 75.24 92.48 

 CV(%)................................ 3.12 10.11 9.80 15.46 6.87 5.55 15.55 5.84 5.46 7.36 6.36 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ................................ 177 104 121 138 181 157 158 205 210 208 291 

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

 SE ................................ 5.08 12.39 13.49 16.92 17.49 12.26 15.39 20.90 16.08 13.78 31.70 

 CV(%)................................ 2.87 11.88 11.19 12.29 9.64 7.81 9.72 10.21 7.67 6.62 10.91 

 Other household products 

 Mean ................................ 428 189 261 306 347 328 479 407 482 620 856 

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

 SE ................................ 20.66 24.43 34.60 86.53 38.26 26.93 112.12 27.84 38.28 66.53 64.14 

 CV(%)................................ 4.83 12.94 13.28 28.31 11.04 8.21 23.43 6.84 7.93 10.73 7.49 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ................................ 150 85 88 136 106 128 151 149 154 193 308 

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

 SE ................................ 7.83 16.80 14.40 19.03 10.78 19.57 36.55 20.51 15.74 18.33 48.03 

 CV(%)................................ 5.23 19.84 16.35 13.97 10.18 15.23 24.20 13.78 10.22 9.48 15.61 

 Household furnishings and 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................ 1,987 827 756 1,109 1,167 1,550 1,881 2,458 2,401 3,112 4,612 

 Share................................ 3.3 3.3 2.8 3.0 2.8 3.3 3.5 3.9 3.3 3.4 3.2 

 SE ................................ 58.55 71.53 56.40 88.85 85.55 112.49 121.92 272.42 188.39 161.38 280.09 

 CV(%)................................ 2.95 8.65 7.46 8.01 7.33 7.26 6.48 11.08 7.85 5.19 6.07 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................ 114 71 70 84 82 84 130 117 145 175 182 

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

 SE ................................ 8.78 19.06 20.05 19.06 18.05 11.05 41.56 15.42 27.66 30.44 26.63 

 CV(%)................................ 7.70 27.02 28.50 22.61 21.96 13.10 32.04 13.18 19.09 17.38 14.61 

 Furniture 

 Mean ................................ 515 226 167 298 327 329 460 553 600 768 1,428 

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

 SE ................................ 26.06 42.51 25.11 38.17 37.23 38.04 34.60 63.20 66.22 73.28 165.81 

 CV(%)................................ 5.06 18.82 15.07 12.83 11.37 11.55 7.52 11.42 11.03 9.54 11.61 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ................................ 30 10 7 6 13 12 16 18 26 27 168 

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

 SE ................................ 7.50 5.88 2.16 1.67 4.68 2.28 2.87 4.49 5.30 4.90 76.40 

 CV(%)................................24.65 56.83 32.50 26.12 35.21 18.41 18.37 24.36 20.19 18.16 45.36 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................ 280 123 136 150 189 242 312 308 328 406 609 

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

 SE ................................ 11.93 29.97 16.29 22.89 19.43 27.64 34.94 37.16 37.76 48.21 52.83 

 CV(%)................................ 4.26 24.45 11.96 15.27 10.26 11.44 11.19 12.05 11.50 11.89 8.67 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................ 131 66 61 88 71 95 111 148 152 194 319 

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

 SE ................................ 7.63 9.25 8.62 12.66 8.13 11.01 8.65 16.37 15.90 27.07 65.69 

 CV(%)................................ 5.84 14.03 14.07 14.32 11.48 11.59 7.80 11.04 10.43 13.96 20.57 

 Miscellaneous household 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................ 916 332 315 482 484 787 852 1,313 1,148 1,543 1,905 

 Share................................ 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.7 1.6 2.1 1.6 1.7 1.3 

 SE ................................ 38.04 38.84 38.07 57.46 55.61 102.13 99.64 245.44 136.08 128.34 195.66 

 CV(%)................................ 4.15 11.71 12.07 11.92 11.50 12.97 11.69 18.70 11.85 8.32 10.27 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................ 1,833 882 873 1,198 1,306 1,316 1,379 2,038 2,066 2,895 4,371 

 Share................................ 3.1 3.6 3.2 3.3 3.1 2.8 2.6 3.2 2.9 3.2 3.1 

 SE ................................ 56.45 80.58 102.41 129.63 102.63 99.50 108.20 146.25 152.35 206.49 334.48 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Apparel and services 

 CV(%)................................ 3.08 9.13 11.73 10.82 7.86 7.56 7.84 7.18 7.37 7.13 7.65 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ................................ 442 224 179 239 342 308 367 460 506 653 1,145 

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

 SE ................................ 16.38 39.25 26.33 36.27 45.87 35.40 48.27 37.19 46.95 60.64 115.32 

 CV(%)................................ 3.70 17.52 14.73 15.15 13.43 11.51 13.17 8.08 9.28 9.28 10.07 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................ 342 173 117 164 262 248 282 356 379 482 962 

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

 SE ................................ 15.35 37.92 19.28 33.94 41.27 33.97 39.69 33.37 43.84 54.74 113.58 

 CV(%)................................ 4.48 21.91 16.48 20.75 15.73 13.70 14.10 9.38 11.58 11.36 11.80 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................ 100 51 62 76 79 60 85 105 127 171 183 

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

 SE ................................ 5.31 12.53 15.64 15.92 12.78 9.26 14.30 15.34 18.20 26.84 25.95 

 CV(%)................................ 5.32 24.58 25.31 20.97 16.12 15.49 16.82 14.68 14.29 15.69 14.20 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ................................ 694 314 359 438 452 496 498 838 690 1,163 1,688 

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

 SE ................................ 24.30 46.99 69.71 55.23 39.15 52.84 56.86 87.30 68.90 106.57 173.24 

 CV(%)................................ 3.50 14.97 19.44 12.61 8.66 10.66 11.43 10.42 9.99 9.16 10.27 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................ 580 270 297 371 381 409 395 711 534 978 1,447 

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

 SE ................................ 23.07 46.02 67.14 52.21 38.55 50.08 54.16 83.16 59.52 94.82 167.14 

 CV(%)................................ 3.98 17.04 22.63 14.08 10.12 12.24 13.71 11.70 11.14 9.69 11.55 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................ 114 44 62 67 71 86 103 127 155 185 240 

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

 SE ................................ 6.60 13.21 19.70 12.66 9.53 11.50 14.87 23.76 28.87 30.83 27.10 

 CV(%)................................ 5.78 30.09 31.81 18.88 13.37 13.31 14.49 18.68 18.57 16.68 11.28 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................ 77 22 36 50 69 67 62 105 113 95 146 

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

 SE ................................ 6.43 8.43 9.70 18.93 15.34 18.48 14.97 24.97 22.55 20.41 35.31 

 CV(%)................................ 8.39 37.54 26.81 37.87 22.17 27.60 24.12 23.76 19.89 21.59 24.16 

 Footwear 

 Mean ................................ 379 224 179 331 278 212 293 376 520 592 784 

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

 SE ................................ 20.56 30.08 26.87 70.93 43.63 32.49 50.85 59.59 82.88 72.45 96.16 

 CV(%)................................ 5.43 13.43 14.99 21.46 15.68 15.30 17.35 15.87 15.93 12.24 12.27 

 Other apparel products and 

 services 

 Mean ................................ 241 98 120 140 164 234 160 259 237 392 608 

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

 SE ................................ 12.92 10.49 12.66 16.25 22.83 58.40 15.19 28.55 23.51 67.53 74.96 

 CV(%)................................ 5.36 10.71 10.52 11.57 13.89 24.97 9.50 11.03 9.92 17.24 12.32 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................ 9,576 3,460 3,535 5,724 7,420 7,573 9,491 10,422 11,774 14,775 21,602 

 Share................................ 15.9 14.0 13.0 15.6 17.7 16.2 17.5 16.5 16.3 16.2 15.1 

 SE ................................ 198.51 274.54 250.81 331.30 345.91 404.27 489.20 418.28 580.60 641.31 1,081.25 

 CV(%)................................ 2.07 7.93 7.10 5.79 4.66 5.34 5.15 4.01 4.93 4.34 5.01 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ................................ 4,054 1,223 1,236 2,325 3,147 2,770 4,260 4,035 4,985 6,816 9,758 

 Share................................ 6.7 4.9 4.5 6.3 7.5 5.9 7.9 6.4 6.9 7.5 6.8 

 SE ................................ 146.09 243.44 211.79 323.38 293.92 341.21 477.51 401.71 550.44 620.24 728.78 

 CV(%)................................ 3.60 19.91 17.13 13.91 9.34 12.32 11.21 9.96 11.04 9.10 7.47 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ................................ 1,900 647 337 915 1,685 819 1,671 1,632 2,241 3,539 5,522 

 Share................................ 3.2 2.6 1.2 2.5 4.0 1.7 3.1 2.6 3.1 3.9 3.9 

 SE ................................ 109.72 202.20 150.95 261.97 274.81 223.62 337.79 368.39 334.53 456.84 639.68 

 CV(%)................................ 5.78 31.24 44.74 28.62 16.31 27.29 20.21 22.58 14.93 12.91 11.58 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ................................ 2,101 558 874 1,410 1,399 1,916 2,574 2,341 2,640 3,148 4,153 

 Share................................ 3.5 2.3 3.2 3.8 3.3 4.1 4.8 3.7 3.7 3.5 2.9 

 SE ................................ 112.42 147.87 142.98 173.49 204.10 249.21 326.26 280.25 381.09 406.95 435.23 

 CV(%)................................ 5.35 26.49 16.35 12.30 14.59 13.01 12.67 11.97 14.43 12.93 10.48 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ................................ 53 17 25 ( 2 ) 63 35 14 63 103 129 83 

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

 SE ................................ 9.62 17.00 24.99 ( 2 ) 34.02 30.86 7.38 29.45 52.55 51.59 54.98 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Other vehicles 

 CV(%)................................18.09 98.52 101.09 ( 2 ) 53.84 89.02 51.53 47.09 50.93 40.14 66.00 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor 

 oil 

 Mean ................................ 1,968 873 967 1,348 1,650 1,830 2,030 2,386 2,608 2,934 3,055 

 Share................................ 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.2 2.1 

 SE ................................ 25.67 35.21 32.71 45.88 40.79 40.17 54.26 50.38 52.29 60.09 56.60 

 CV(%)................................ 1.30 4.03 3.38 3.40 2.47 2.20 2.67 2.11 2.01 2.05 1.85 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ................................ 2,842 1,090 1,116 1,738 2,250 2,549 2,668 3,311 3,399 3,937 6,357 

 Share................................ 4.7 4.4 4.1 4.7 5.4 5.4 4.9 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.5 

 SE ................................ 90.56 99.60 95.50 108.49 224.10 177.59 142.97 157.85 162.81 201.97 720.02 

 CV(%)................................ 3.19 9.14 8.56 6.24 9.96 6.97 5.36 4.77 4.79 5.13 11.33 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ................................ 220 69 65 99 142 166 217 261 325 408 451 

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

 SE ................................ 5.64 12.37 7.56 7.86 8.47 11.33 10.73 12.99 16.73 19.02 22.31 

 CV(%)................................ 2.56 18.01 11.58 7.97 5.98 6.82 4.94 4.98 5.15 4.66 4.94 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ................................ 954 321 415 513 623 766 851 989 1,094 1,340 2,631 

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

 SE ................................ 82.24 28.08 40.70 23.78 35.02 37.84 43.53 49.15 54.71 62.35 794.64 

 CV(%)................................ 8.62 8.76 9.82 4.64 5.62 4.94 5.11 4.97 5.00 4.65 30.20 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ................................ 967 466 411 736 974 1,079 988 1,301 1,139 1,034 1,535 

 Share................................ 1.6 1.9 1.5 2.0 2.3 2.3 1.8 2.1 1.6 1.1 1.1 

 SE ................................ 51.16 75.18 77.56 90.56 211.63 170.22 126.50 136.14 145.45 166.51 237.88 

 CV(%)................................ 5.29 16.12 18.87 12.31 21.72 15.77 12.80 10.47 12.77 16.11 15.50 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, 

 and other charges 

 Mean ................................ 700 234 225 391 511 538 611 761 842 1,155 1,740 

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

 SE ................................ 19.71 30.63 20.77 53.32 52.54 32.47 50.52 46.87 63.50 83.86 82.56 

 CV(%)................................ 2.81 13.07 9.23 13.65 10.28 6.04 8.27 6.16 7.55 7.26 4.74 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ................................ 712 273 215 313 374 424 533 690 782 1,089 2,432 

 Share................................ 1.2 1.1 .8 .9 .9 .9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.7 

 SE ................................ 21.82 39.33 32.21 29.49 45.65 43.66 33.76 55.51 56.52 59.75 122.32 

 CV(%)................................ 3.06 14.38 14.99 9.42 12.21 10.29 6.34 8.05 7.23 5.49 5.03 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................ 4,928 2,119 2,864 3,519 4,260 4,572 4,712 5,261 6,266 6,993 8,720 

 Share................................ 8.2 8.5 10.5 9.6 10.1 9.8 8.7 8.4 8.7 7.7 6.1 

 SE ................................ 72.31 116.03 99.48 101.94 132.39 163.06 153.30 128.94 195.61 166.26 265.03 

 CV(%)................................ 1.47 5.47 3.47 2.90 3.11 3.57 3.25 2.45 3.12 2.38 3.04 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ................................ 3,414 1,453 2,068 2,490 3,061 3,201 3,271 3,724 4,209 4,901 5,770 

 Share................................ 5.7 5.9 7.6 6.8 7.3 6.8 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.4 4.0 

 SE ................................ 42.57 80.40 72.42 83.30 89.41 96.16 88.17 104.75 116.96 124.80 165.20 

 CV(%)................................ 1.25 5.53 3.50 3.34 2.92 3.00 2.70 2.81 2.78 2.55 2.86 

 Medical services 

 Mean ................................ 872 322 347 491 560 757 786 900 1,338 1,327 1,892 

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

 SE ................................ 32.45 32.91 36.35 44.35 53.09 98.86 78.93 54.87 102.84 84.29 140.69 

 CV(%)................................ 3.72 10.21 10.47 9.03 9.48 13.06 10.04 6.10 7.69 6.35 7.44 

 Drugs 

 Mean ................................ 486 240 356 425 520 463 534 480 528 566 744 

 Share................................ .8 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 .8 .7 .6 .5 

 SE ................................ 12.47 21.02 25.01 39.83 35.29 28.81 57.24 26.25 35.44 29.12 49.01 

 CV(%)................................ 2.57 8.76 7.03 9.38 6.79 6.22 10.73 5.47 6.71 5.14 6.58 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ................................ 156 104 93 113 119 151 122 157 191 199 314 

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

 SE ................................ 7.69 38.76 12.57 14.16 12.10 15.34 21.84 16.48 15.81 14.46 22.94 

 CV(%)................................ 4.92 37.39 13.47 12.53 10.14 10.14 17.95 10.48 8.27 7.26 7.30 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................ 3,203 1,298 1,243 1,726 2,020 2,351 2,683 3,031 3,907 5,039 8,736 

 Share................................ 5.3 5.2 4.6 4.7 4.8 5.0 5.0 4.8 5.4 5.5 6.1 

 SE ................................ 108.24 157.65 87.30 131.88 180.09 205.58 164.61 134.68 187.95 397.54 664.71 

 CV(%)................................ 3.38 12.15 7.03 7.64 8.92 8.75 6.14 4.44 4.81 7.89 7.61 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ................................ 750 219 209 197 360 404 615 677 915 1,164 2,745 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Fees and admissions 

 Share................................ 1.2 .9 .8 .5 .9 .9 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.9 

 SE ................................ 32.66 26.52 47.88 12.33 35.90 35.37 52.13 37.29 52.14 62.28 171.79 

 CV(%)................................ 4.35 12.10 22.88 6.26 9.98 8.76 8.48 5.51 5.70 5.35 6.26 

 Audio and visual equipment and 

 services 

 Mean ................................ 985 520 589 694 833 908 960 1,047 1,179 1,378 1,746 

 Share................................ 1.6 2.1 2.2 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.2 

 SE ................................ 20.54 31.51 21.88 32.22 29.85 37.17 45.90 42.84 46.05 52.40 51.08 

 CV(%)................................ 2.08 6.06 3.71 4.64 3.58 4.09 4.78 4.09 3.90 3.80 2.93 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and 

 playground equipment 

 Mean ................................ 869 346 303 585 510 723 662 780 1,148 1,280 2,347 

 Share................................ 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.6 1.2 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.4 1.6 

 SE ................................ 66.18 66.83 30.56 91.50 78.51 174.72 79.94 52.30 155.35 135.27 462.93 

 CV(%)................................ 7.62 19.31 10.09 15.64 15.41 24.17 12.07 6.70 13.53 10.57 19.72 

 Pets 

 Mean ................................ 710 286 240 509 392 605 502 604 912 1,013 2,032 

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

 SE ................................ 64.97 66.47 32.00 89.81 75.42 166.57 54.77 49.92 148.37 128.93 466.41 

 CV(%)................................ 9.15 23.25 13.35 17.65 19.23 27.54 10.90 8.27 16.27 12.73 22.95 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................ 159 60 63 76 117 118 160 176 236 267 315 

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

 SE ................................ 10.28 14.42 12.76 11.86 17.53 21.27 42.89 22.53 41.63 40.20 30.32 

 CV(%)................................ 6.47 23.98 20.18 15.54 14.94 18.01 26.82 12.78 17.66 15.06 9.63 

 Other entertainment supplies, 

 equipment, and services 

 Mean ................................ 599 213 141 249 318 316 445 527 665 1,217 1,898 

 Share................................ 1.0 .9 .5 .7 .8 .7 .8 .8 .9 1.3 1.3 

 SE ................................ 62.75 131.98 51.27 100.42 128.62 89.55 124.59 120.31 87.75 376.52 372.27 

 CV(%)................................10.48 61.94 36.37 40.30 40.49 28.36 27.98 22.82 13.20 30.95 19.61 

 Personal care products and 

 services 

 Mean ................................ 762 339 407 507 517 662 638 800 938 1,199 1,615 

 Share................................ 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.1 

 SE ................................ 15.24 26.73 38.40 38.20 24.32 49.63 37.62 36.64 45.24 60.60 58.90 

 CV(%)................................ 2.00 7.89 9.44 7.54 4.70 7.49 5.90 4.58 4.82 5.05 3.65 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................ 110 49 47 60 63 85 119 105 154 152 264 

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

 SE ................................ 5.45 13.47 9.16 8.21 7.83 13.74 16.37 17.62 24.33 19.63 24.94 

 CV(%)................................ 4.95 27.26 19.51 13.61 12.38 16.07 13.72 16.79 15.77 12.92 9.46 

 Education 

 Mean ................................ 1,491 972 596 471 380 476 692 1,134 1,223 1,977 7,006 

 Share................................ 2.5 3.9 2.2 1.3 .9 1.0 1.3 1.8 1.7 2.2 4.9 

 SE ................................ 92.85 159.77 147.99 108.40 60.98 87.64 132.85 174.94 149.84 167.58 748.96 

 CV(%)................................ 6.23 16.45 24.84 22.99 16.05 18.40 19.20 15.43 12.25 8.48 10.69 

 Tobacco products and smoking 

 supplies 

 Mean ................................ 332 266 288 318 391 372 372 393 340 335 248 

 Share................................ .6 1.1 1.1 .9 .9 .8 .7 .6 .5 .4 .2 

 SE ................................ 10.61 20.89 24.70 25.31 32.13 28.38 27.19 26.62 26.07 27.02 25.81 

 CV(%)................................ 3.19 7.86 8.57 7.95 8.22 7.63 7.32 6.76 7.66 8.08 10.43 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ................................ 1,010 373 526 535 822 933 995 907 902 1,468 2,645 

 Share................................ 1.7 1.5 1.9 1.5 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.4 1.2 1.6 1.9 

 SE ................................ 67.75 70.19 85.76 73.04 120.76 185.80 118.09 87.56 70.92 287.50 458.62 

 CV(%)................................ 6.71 18.83 16.32 13.65 14.70 19.92 11.87 9.65 7.87 19.59 17.34 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ................................ 1,873 512 788 1,227 1,157 1,526 1,445 1,697 2,048 2,652 5,686 

 Share................................ 3.1 2.1 2.9 3.3 2.8 3.3 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.9 4.0 

 SE ................................ 95.94 88.43 117.70 135.74 83.60 120.61 179.07 124.30 155.96 184.58 555.08 

 CV(%)................................ 5.12 17.28 14.94 11.06 7.22 7.90 12.40 7.33 7.62 6.96 9.76 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ................................ 6,771 553 756 2,141 2,702 3,505 5,166 7,267 9,160 13,302 23,201 

 Share................................ 11.3 2.2 2.8 5.8 6.4 7.5 9.6 11.5 12.7 14.6 16.2 

 SE ................................ 144.47 149.38 91.11 465.80 336.54 108.52 203.24 189.32 172.81 227.67 605.24 

 CV(%)................................ 2.13 27.02 12.05 21.76 12.45 3.10 3.93 2.61 1.89 1.71 2.61 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ................................ 418 132 187 231 282 311 311 419 498 718 1,089 

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

 SE ................................ 11.72 16.57 20.16 19.31 19.17 29.27 23.12 26.11 24.41 42.74 63.67 

 CV(%)................................ 2.81 12.54 10.76 8.34 6.79 9.41 7.45 6.23 4.90 5.96 5.85 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ................................ 6,353 421 569 1,910 2,420 3,194 4,856 6,847 8,662 12,585 22,113 

 Share................................ 10.6 1.7 2.1 5.2 5.8 6.8 9.0 10.9 12.0 13.8 15.5 

 SE ................................ 139.67 142.10 87.37 465.50 336.53 107.46 205.66 193.45 165.99 225.16 587.93 

 CV(%)................................ 2.20 33.77 15.36 24.38 13.91 3.36 4.24 2.83 1.92 1.79 2.66 

Sources of income and personal 

 taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean ................................ $73,573 $6,059 $16,726 $25,189 $34,459 $45,559 $59,299 $75,995 $96,696 $129,006 $247,174 

 SE ................................1,098.20 196.00 148.05 249.33 266.45 379.04 466.37 342.86 657.81 572.81 4,977.47 

 CV(%)................................ 1.49 3.23 .89 .99 .77 .83 .79 .45 .68 .44 2.01 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ................................57,590 1,812 5,170 12,004 20,287 30,961 46,204 62,273 82,100 110,746 204,688 

 Share................................ 78.3 29.9 30.9 47.7 58.9 68.0 77.9 81.9 84.9 85.8 82.8 

 SE ................................ 980.51 88.67 276.96 349.05 588.99 570.14 686.07 755.57 941.02 1,174.42 4,324.14 

 CV(%)................................ 1.70 4.89 5.36 2.91 2.90 1.84 1.48 1.21 1.15 1.06 2.11 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ................................ 4,506 12 331 620 1,015 1,469 2,497 3,657 4,555 7,267 23,695 

 Share................................ 6.1 .2 2.0 2.5 2.9 3.2 4.2 4.8 4.7 5.6 9.6 

 SE ................................ 245.12 90.90 69.30 108.12 149.54 252.69 301.27 404.20 501.67 785.48 2,104.08 

 CV(%)................................ 5.44 744.30 20.95 17.45 14.73 17.20 12.07 11.05 11.01 10.81 8.88 

 Social Security, private and 

 government retirement 

 Mean ................................ 8,300 2,420 9,321 10,805 11,519 10,969 8,777 7,705 7,419 7,083 6,975 

 Share................................ 11.3 39.9 55.7 42.9 33.4 24.1 14.8 10.1 7.7 5.5 2.8 

 SE ................................ 179.20 125.58 239.09 305.22 508.11 455.80 540.77 524.75 551.39 482.03 747.50 

 CV(%)................................ 2.16 5.19 2.57 2.82 4.41 4.16 6.16 6.81 7.43 6.81 10.72 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, 

 other property income 

 Mean ................................ 1,910 80 79 343 494 1,012 819 1,250 1,480 3,018 10,549 

 Share................................ 2.6 1.3 .5 1.4 1.4 2.2 1.4 1.6 1.5 2.3 4.3 

 SE ................................ 258.29 33.78 76.38 50.15 65.94 139.63 134.06 160.26 211.49 376.87 2,531.50 

 CV(%)................................13.53 42.11 96.84 14.61 13.34 13.80 16.37 12.82 14.29 12.49 24.00 

 Public assistance, Supplemental 

 Security Income, Supplementary 

 Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) 

 Mean ................................ 460 1,140 900 766 531 475 255 258 190 59 29 

 Share................................ .6 18.8 5.4 3.0 1.5 1.0 .4 .3 .2 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 

 SE ................................ 23.13 74.79 82.85 75.61 67.86 55.43 30.22 59.19 35.78 12.13 10.57 

 CV(%)................................ 5.03 6.56 9.21 9.87 12.79 11.68 11.87 22.91 18.82 20.57 36.39 

 Unemployment and workers' 

 compensation, veterans' 

 benefits, and regular 

 contributions for support 

 Mean ................................ 457 129 360 314 427 370 407 659 723 612 571 

 Share................................ .6 2.1 2.2 1.2 1.2 .8 .7 .9 .7 .5 .2 

 SE ................................ 38.03 32.56 66.88 61.01 60.69 79.73 79.74 124.87 150.36 107.25 166.42 

 CV(%)................................ 8.32 25.22 18.55 19.44 14.22 21.54 19.61 18.96 20.81 17.54 29.16 

 Other income 

 Mean ................................ 351 466 566 337 186 303 341 194 229 221 666 

 Share................................ .5 7.7 3.4 1.3 .5 .7 .6 .3 .2 .2 .3 

 SE ................................ 37.46 78.29 99.57 79.24 61.05 78.28 87.69 43.46 45.20 53.87 277.74 

 CV(%)................................10.68 16.80 17.60 23.50 32.78 25.84 25.71 22.41 19.70 24.32 41.67 

 Personal taxes (contains some 

 imputed values) 

 Mean ................................ 9,967 -316 -763 -876 -111 1,700 4,484 7,343 11,170 18,629 58,559 

 Share................................ 13.5 -5.2 -4.6 -3.5 -.3 3.7 7.6 9.7 11.6 14.4 23.7 

 SE ................................ 483.84 32.25 69.63 169.07 99.02 117.28 199.75 157.00 179.02 190.52 3,881.07 

 CV(%)................................ 4.85 -10.20 -9.13 -19.30 -89.13 6.90 4.45 2.14 1.60 1.02 6.63 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ................................ 7,819 -243 -709 -947 -405 1,048 3,291 5,466 8,433 14,496 47,881 

 Share................................ 10.6 -4.0 -4.2 -3.8 -1.2 2.3 5.5 7.2 8.7 11.2 19.4 

 SE ................................ 370.92 27.00 52.76 139.46 83.73 101.05 199.34 94.32 139.65 142.05 3,172.01 

 CV(%)................................ 4.74 -11.12 -7.44 -14.72 -20.65 9.64 6.06 1.73 1.66 .98 6.62 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ................................ 2,098 -84 -75 37 265 617 1,133 1,833 2,680 4,074 10,523 

 Share................................ 2.9 -1.4 -.4 .1 .8 1.4 1.9 2.4 2.8 3.2 4.3 

 SE ................................ 126.95 14.70 27.41 34.34 32.28 43.31 73.43 106.14 103.11 152.68 775.42 

 CV(%)................................ 6.05 -17.48 -36.45 92.12 12.18 7.02 6.48 5.79 3.85 3.75 7.37 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ................................ 51 11 21 34 29 35 60 45 57 59 156 

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

 SE ................................ 7.40 2.90 4.45 8.24 9.63 6.27 23.05 8.36 15.81 12.78 33.00 

 CV(%)................................14.61 27.16 21.06 24.17 32.84 17.94 38.15 18.74 27.64 21.75 21.22 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................63,606 6,376 17,489 26,065 34,570 43,859 54,815 68,652 85,526 110,377 188,614 

 Share................................ 86.5 105.2 104.6 103.5 100.3 96.3 92.4 90.3 88.4 85.6 76.3 

 SE ................................ 767.93 205.11 169.72 303.35 279.07 391.43 514.96 350.68 668.81 555.88 2,998.60 

 CV(%)................................ 1.21 3.22 .97 1.16 .81 .89 .94 .51 .78 .50 1.59 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and 

 liabilities 

 Mean ................................ $14,049 $712 $3,501 $3,491 $4,714 $9,049 $4,525 $7,732 $22,260 $27,576 $57,045 

 SE ................................1,593.57 1,811.00 2,162.72 2,398.37 2,916.21 3,441.70 3,449.59 3,368.43 4,411.87 6,576.40 12,936.32 

 CV(%)................................11.34 254.48 61.78 68.70 61.87 38.03 76.24 43.56 19.82 23.85 22.68 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ................................23,805 3,073 4,608 6,818 9,220 14,015 16,982 17,878 32,798 39,630 93,199 

 SE ................................1,586.57 2,186.83 2,046.85 2,412.25 2,321.45 3,517.74 2,821.75 3,031.85 4,876.95 6,415.61 10,888.30 

 CV(%)................................ 6.66 71.16 44.42 35.38 25.18 25.10 16.62 16.96 14.87 16.19 11.68 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ................................ 9,756 2,362 1,107 3,327 4,507 4,966 12,457 10,146 10,538 12,054 36,155 

 SE ................................ 960.64 1,399.28 847.88 918.64 1,773.03 1,535.23 2,606.58 1,835.27 2,619.63 2,480.50 6,743.19 

 CV(%)................................ 9.85 59.25 76.56 27.62 39.34 30.91 20.92 18.09 24.86 20.58 18.65 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ................................ 1,156 271 188 807 564 654 938 558 520 535 6,541 

 SE ................................ 463.53 91.19 76.73 391.68 212.84 270.73 544.67 183.51 123.96 199.76 4,542.98 

 CV(%)................................40.10 33.64 40.91 48.53 37.74 41.43 58.08 32.89 23.85 37.33 69.45 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned 

 property 

 Mean ................................-1,839 -392 -443 -634 -821 -1,075 -1,277 -1,780 -2,607 -3,377 -5,999 

 SE ................................ 42.83 47.77 78.57 41.14 70.36 64.93 63.25 88.01 163.04 226.07 288.02 

 CV(%)................................ -2.33 -12.19 -17.73 -6.49 -8.57 -6.04 -4.95 -4.95 -6.25 -6.70 -4.80 

 Estimated market value of owned 

 home 

 Mean ................................ 186,064 70,830 85,217 104,818 122,994 138,616 143,505 173,896 221,703 287,147 512,825 

 SE ................................3,585.18 5,773.38 5,578.96 5,629.18 5,047.35 4,357.24 4,809.80 5,431.82 8,352.57 7,980.03 23,560.18 

 CV(%)................................ 1.93 8.15 6.55 5.37 4.10 3.14 3.35 3.12 3.77 2.78 4.59 

 Estimated monthly rental value of 

 owned home 

 Mean ................................ 1,017 417 536 649 727 829 851 1,018 1,271 1,570 2,302 

 SE ................................ 11.48 22.40 21.56 23.64 24.09 18.73 21.53 25.68 38.41 31.15 47.20 

 CV(%)................................ 1.13 5.38 4.02 3.64 3.31 2.26 2.53 2.52 3.02 1.98 2.05 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean ................................ 1,229 430 541 535 615 657 880 1,082 1,370 1,891 4,292 

 SE ................................ 49.08 78.11 113.06 97.88 69.04 87.69 106.24 117.30 133.29 166.12 384.20 

 CV(%)................................ 3.99 18.15 20.91 18.30 11.23 13.34 12.07 10.84 9.73 8.78 8.95 

 Food 

 Mean ................................ 88 20 25 25 32 74 52 73 127 182 265 

 SE ................................ 8.39 5.44 8.19 5.80 7.11 16.71 10.84 19.34 26.68 41.41 67.08 

 CV(%)................................ 9.57 27.31 33.02 23.67 21.92 22.50 20.69 26.47 20.94 22.72 25.27 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................ 14 1 6 1 4 17 11 7 14 40 41 

 SE ................................ 1.64 .64 4.66 .52 2.57 8.77 3.41 2.70 6.45 11.28 20.35 

 CV(%)................................11.54 53.96 73.55 70.67 59.07 52.64 31.96 40.95 45.36 28.43 49.26 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................ 233 108 141 116 127 155 240 206 228 335 677 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Housing 

 SE ................................ 13.92 15.75 26.63 25.54 17.95 22.02 56.65 31.24 28.91 40.43 107.93 

 CV(%)................................ 5.97 14.52 18.88 21.99 14.18 14.18 23.58 15.20 12.66 12.08 15.94 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................ 33 8 14 27 27 31 50 35 34 49 59 

 SE ................................ 4.74 2.45 6.12 10.86 6.29 8.31 33.14 7.47 6.42 11.10 13.85 

 CV(%)................................14.20 31.49 43.66 39.61 23.25 27.04 66.23 21.56 18.92 22.82 23.29 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................ 7 2 3 4 5 6 6 17 9 7 7 

 SE ................................ 1.26 1.14 1.43 2.25 2.32 2.68 3.93 8.58 3.37 3.59 4.69 

 CV(%)................................19.16 61.97 50.52 58.60 45.00 47.36 67.59 50.04 36.49 51.19 63.15 

 Appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................ 20 6 13 12 5 11 25 15 36 27 52 

 SE ................................ 2.65 2.92 5.72 4.50 1.99 4.17 8.56 4.09 10.61 7.77 17.42 

 CV(%)................................13.13 48.50 44.82 37.24 41.10 38.81 34.49 26.55 29.16 28.47 33.68 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................ 7 5 5 6 ( 1 ) 4 14 2 13 9 16 

 SE ................................ 1.14 2.86 3.11 3.06 .24 1.74 6.67 1.04 4.82 4.56 5.25 

 CV(%)................................15.55 60.33 62.56 52.10 77.12 46.15 48.50 45.14 37.82 50.73 33.53 

 Small appliances and 

 miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................ 13 1 8 6 5 7 11 13 24 18 36 

 SE ................................ 2.20 .63 4.54 3.07 1.99 3.87 4.29 3.93 8.17 6.27 16.70 

 CV(%)................................17.08 48.72 58.26 49.43 43.87 55.54 38.78 29.99 34.57 34.25 46.33 

 Miscellaneous household 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................ 53 19 51 20 24 41 68 64 55 92 99 

 SE ................................ 5.26 6.64 20.15 5.06 7.64 9.70 20.01 9.38 15.74 25.29 27.03 

 CV(%)................................ 9.87 34.07 39.27 25.22 32.18 23.77 29.37 14.68 28.49 27.50 27.43 

 Other housing 

 Mean ................................ 120 73 60 53 66 67 91 74 94 160 460 

 SE ................................ 11.53 11.90 16.29 17.44 14.05 15.77 25.65 23.92 19.97 30.79 101.30 

 CV(%)................................ 9.63 16.23 27.09 33.06 21.34 23.41 28.04 32.14 21.33 19.28 22.03 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................ 203 119 83 137 192 133 172 270 228 339 356 

 SE ................................ 11.87 26.26 14.36 32.96 37.08 21.18 28.10 49.79 42.16 51.94 64.56 

 CV(%)................................ 5.85 22.08 17.29 24.13 19.31 15.90 16.31 18.41 18.48 15.31 18.14 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................ 56 39 25 37 54 36 55 71 29 112 96 

 SE ................................ 5.07 11.63 7.46 10.38 14.94 9.42 16.19 17.16 8.56 30.14 28.98 

 CV(%)................................ 9.14 29.81 29.79 27.77 27.79 26.09 29.25 24.18 29.86 26.80 30.05 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................ 73 30 26 39 58 58 62 104 90 134 131 

 SE ................................ 5.82 8.84 7.87 12.92 11.04 14.27 18.58 19.82 24.32 32.67 27.06 

 CV(%)................................ 7.94 29.04 29.95 33.03 19.02 24.62 30.15 18.99 27.09 24.33 20.66 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................ 32 16 20 23 42 18 26 33 56 28 55 

 SE ................................ 3.42 6.90 7.40 10.13 12.76 4.26 7.45 16.68 12.76 7.35 13.89 

 CV(%)................................10.83 44.25 36.33 43.44 30.41 24.32 29.02 51.09 22.79 26.42 25.47 

 Other apparel products and 

 services 

 Mean ................................ 43 34 11 37 38 22 30 62 54 65 74 

 SE ................................ 4.96 11.72 4.61 13.74 9.02 6.24 8.16 23.39 16.85 19.72 21.89 

 CV(%)................................11.63 34.58 40.59 37.38 23.57 28.75 27.51 37.46 31.35 30.45 29.59 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean ................................ 9 4 3 12 3 3 3 7 15 11 24 

 SE ................................ 1.74 2.50 2.17 6.58 1.19 1.35 1.99 2.59 7.78 6.65 10.66 

 CV(%)................................20.44 63.44 85.80 53.90 47.12 38.98 56.74 39.22 50.44 57.97 45.15 

 All other apparel products and 

 services 

 Mean ................................ 34 30 9 25 36 18 26 56 38 53 50 

 SE ................................ 4.19 11.21 4.09 8.67 9.12 6.18 7.74 23.18 14.54 18.53 14.57 

 CV(%)................................12.26 37.41 46.29 35.29 25.52 33.93 29.59 41.51 37.94 34.78 28.94 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................ 141 74 29 121 79 72 72 62 277 250 379 

 SE ................................ 19.82 49.31 16.18 55.00 32.83 33.30 23.18 17.99 73.91 68.07 126.32 

 CV(%)................................14.02 66.22 56.70 45.42 41.77 46.54 32.33 28.79 26.69 27.26 33.34 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................ 21 6 28 12 7 10 8 14 35 31 56 

 SE ................................ 3.29 3.07 20.53 6.73 2.40 2.13 2.25 2.96 9.66 9.92 13.37 

 CV(%)................................15.85 52.86 73.61 54.27 32.20 20.35 28.92 21.41 27.54 32.25 23.81 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................ 98 26 31 45 71 66 111 121 101 172 240 

 SE ................................ 8.18 6.16 7.31 11.72 20.11 14.89 36.36 22.69 22.33 26.28 36.72 

 CV(%)................................ 8.32 23.84 23.77 25.76 28.22 22.48 32.84 18.73 22.03 15.30 15.32 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, 

 and tricycles 

 Mean ................................ 39 5 16 27 33 20 66 45 30 59 92 

 SE ................................ 5.11 2.59 6.10 8.67 11.07 7.12 34.48 12.39 8.55 16.62 22.05 

 CV(%)................................13.01 50.57 37.08 32.63 34.05 35.15 52.35 27.57 28.13 28.33 24.07 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean ................................ 59 21 14 19 39 46 45 76 71 113 148 

 SE ................................ 6.06 5.56 4.00 4.43 14.54 12.24 11.18 20.76 22.10 20.83 27.32 

 CV(%)................................10.24 26.85 28.02 23.44 37.53 26.63 24.91 27.24 31.15 18.42 18.46 

 Personal care products and 

 services 

 Mean ................................ 12 9 1 8 7 11 15 13 22 12 22 

 SE ................................ 2.15 5.20 .48 5.10 3.24 5.23 7.05 4.16 11.08 4.59 6.77 

 CV(%)................................17.97 60.72 48.90 64.83 44.59 46.24 47.52 31.13 51.01 38.03 30.86 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................ 3 1 ( 1 ) 1 4 3 3 4 3 3 5 

 SE ................................ .44 .37 .38 .50 1.29 1.70 1.46 1.78 1.56 1.33 1.93 

 CV(%)................................16.48 59.16 92.18 46.43 35.93 49.09 47.11 49.55 53.79 39.11 42.15 

 Education 

 Mean ................................ 314 42 166 50 43 75 80 180 226 375 1,905 

 SE ................................ 34.37 41.65 101.99 15.81 21.07 43.71 41.95 86.89 70.52 104.80 283.23 

 CV(%)................................10.95 98.52 61.36 31.84 49.32 57.98 52.12 48.33 31.14 27.91 14.87 

 All other gifts 

 Mean ................................ 102 24 31 19 48 40 116 132 107 152 347 

 SE ................................ 12.31 11.66 20.60 5.45 14.28 6.54 25.03 39.37 20.10 33.71 97.42 

 CV(%)................................12.12 48.09 67.10 28.32 29.53 16.51 21.61 29.72 18.80 22.17 28.10 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

2

 No data reported. 

n.a. Not applicable. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2018