Table 1201. Income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expendit

1996

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

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| | Less | $5,000 |$10,000 |$15,000 |$20,000 |$30,000 |$40,000 |Aggregate | than | to | to | to | to | to | to | |$5,000 | $9,999 |$14,999 |$19,999 |$29,999 |$39,999 |$49,999 | | | | | | | | 

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Number of consumer units (in thousands).| 82,629| 4,660| 9,279 | 8,974 | 7,661 | 12,554 | 9,830 | 7,528 Percent distribution of consumer units..| 100.0| 5.6| 11.2 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 15.2 | 11.9 | 9.1 

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

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Income before taxes 1/................| $38,014| $2,121| $7,609 |$12,440 |$17,305 |$24,547 |$34,523 |$44,580 Income after taxes 1/.................| 34,864| 1,934| 7,419 | 12,279 | 16,849 | 23,250 | 32,003 | 40,679 Age of reference person...............| 47.9| 40.9| 54.8 | 53.5 | 52.4 | 48.7 | 45.1 | 44.2 

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

Persons.............................| 2.5| 1.7| 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 Children under 18...................| .7| .4| .4 | .6 | .6 | .7 | .8 | .8 Persons 65 and over.................| .3| .2| .5 | .5 | .6 | .4 | .3 | .2 Earners.............................| 1.3| .9| .5 | .7 | .9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 Vehicles............................| 1.9| 1.0| .9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.4 

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Percent distribution: | | | | | | | | 

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

Male..............................| 60| 48| 32 | 42 | 56 | 60 | 65 | 71 Female............................| 40| 52| 68 | 58 | 44 | 40 | 35 | 29 

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Housing tenure: | | | | | | | | 

Homeowner.........................| 64| 32| 42 | 52 | 58 | 59 | 64 | 74 

With mortgage...................| 38| 11| 10 | 17 | 20 | 28 | 40 | 54 Without mortgage................| 26| 21| 32 | 35 | 38 | 31 | 24 | 19 

Renter............................| 36| 68| 58 | 48 | 42 | 41 | 36 | 26 

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

Black.............................| 11| 16| 20 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 White and other...................| 89| 84| 80 | 84 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 92 

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

Elementary (1-8)..................| 8| 10| 20 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 High school (9-12)................| 40| 42| 49 | 49 | 51 | 47 | 39 | 40 College...........................| 51| 47| 29 | 33 | 38 | 45 | 56 | 57 Never attended and other..........| (2) | 1| 1 | 1 | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) 

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At least one vehicle owned..........| 86| 60| 60 | 78 | 87 | 90 | 95 | 95 

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Annual aggregate expenditures...........|$2,920,551| 2.5| 4.6 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 10.5 

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Food..................................| 395,221| 2.5| 5.2 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 10.5 

Food at home........................| 240,745| 2.6| 6.4 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 14.3 | 12.7 | 10.3 

Cereals and bakery products.......| 37,498| 2.7| 6.2 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 13.9 | 12.6 | 10.4 

Cereals and cereal products.....| 13,795| 3.0| 6.5 | 8.6 | 6.9 | 14.6 | 12.8 | 10.1 Bakery products.................| 23,703| 2.6| 5.9 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 10.5 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs....| 60,850| 2.9| 6.8 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 14.7 | 12.3 | 9.9 

Beef............................| 17,620| 3.0| 6.6 | 9.1 | 7.6 | 14.7 | 11.9 | 10.3 Pork............................| 12,859| 2.7| 7.5 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 15.6 | 13.3 | 9.9 Other meats.....................| 8,133| 2.9| 6.6 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 14.5 | 11.9 | 9.5 Poultry.........................| 12,096| 3.0| 6.5 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 13.8 | 12.7 | 10.3 Fish and seafood................| 7,339| 2.8| 6.2 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 14.0 | 11.0 | 9.0 Eggs............................| 2,803| 2.9| 8.6 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 16.9 | 14.0 | 8.7 

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Dairy products....................| 26,465| 2.5| 6.1 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 10.4 

Fresh milk and cream............| 11,154| 2.7| 6.8 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 15.9 | 13.9 | 10.8 Other dairy products............| 15,311| 2.3| 5.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 10.1 

Fruits and vegetables.............| 40,424| 2.3| 6.4 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 9.6 

Fresh fruits....................| 12,679| 2.0| 5.6 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 14.2 | 12.8 | 9.3 Fresh vegetables................| 11,841| 2.2| 6.8 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 14.1 | 12.4 | 9.0 Processed fruits................| 9,213| 2.3| 6.6 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 14.9 | 12.2 | 10.9 Processed vegetables............| 6,690| 2.8| 7.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 15.3 | 12.6 | 9.4 

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Other food at home................| 75,508| 2.6| 6.3 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 13.9 | 12.8 | 10.8 

Sugar and other sweets..........| 9,740| 2.4| 6.6 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 14.7 | 13.1 | 10.5 Fats and oils...................| 6,953| 3.0| 8.1 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 15.3 | 12.7 | 9.4 Miscellaneous foods.............| 33,324| 2.5| 5.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 13.6 | 12.5 | 11.1 Nonalcoholic beverages..........| 21,165| 2.6| 6.7 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 14.3 | 13.6 | 10.9 Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | | | | 

on out-of-town trips...........| 4,326| 3.0| 4.7 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 9.4 | 10.8 | 11.3 

Food away from home.................| 154,476| 2.3| 3.2 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 11.6 | 13.0 | 10.8 

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Alcoholic beverages...................| 26,824| 3.0| 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 10.9 | 14.1 | 11.1 

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Housing...............................| 898,215| 2.8| 5.4 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 12.6 | 11.1 | 10.0 

Shelter.............................| 500,598| 2.9| 5.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 12.2 | 10.7 | 10.0 

Owned dwellings...................| 313,283| 1.6| 2.9 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 10.7 

Mortgage interest and charges...| 176,768| 1.1| 1.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 7.5 | 9.4 | 11.5 Property taxes..................| 76,199| 2.4| 4.3 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 11.1 | 9.4 | 9.3 Maintenance, repairs, | | | | | | | | 

insurance, other expenses......| 60,316| 2.2| 5.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 12.7 | 10.5 | 9.7 

Rented dwellings..................| 152,877| 5.3| 11.0 | 11.8 | 10.2 | 19.0 | 13.6 | 8.9 Other lodging.....................| 34,438| 4.0| 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.5 

Utilities, fuels, and public | | | | | | | | 

services...........................| 194,924| 3.4| 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 14.1 | 12.1 | 10.2 

Natural gas.......................| 23,971| 3.3| 7.8 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 14.2 | 11.4 | 10.1 Electricity.......................| 74,526| 3.4| 7.6 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 14.4 | 12.3 | 10.0 Fuel oil and other fuels..........| 9,229| 3.1| 10.1 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 14.6 | 12.6 | 10.0 Telephone services................| 64,414| 3.8| 7.1 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.2 Water and other public services...| 22,784| 2.7| 6.2 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 13.5 | 11.2 | 10.6 

Household operations................| 45,164| 2.1| 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 

Personal services.................| 22,680| 4/1.7| 1.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 11.3 | 12.3 | 12.8 Other household expenses..........| 22,484| 2.4| 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 7.6 

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Housekeeping supplies...............| 40,749| 2.4| 4.5 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 13.2 | 10.7 | 10.8 

Laundry and cleaning supplies.....| 10,308| 2.1| 6.0 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 15.7 | 12.4 | 13.1 Other household products..........| 17,945| 2.4| 4.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 13.1 | 11.2 | 11.4 Postage and stationery............| 12,497| 2.5| 4.0 | 4.5 | 10.0 | 11.4 | 8.6 | 8.1 

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Household furnishings and equipment.| 116,780| 1.9| 3.3 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 9.4 

Household textiles................| 6,483| 2.6| 4.5 | 4.4 | 8.3 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 8.4 Furniture.........................| 26,585| 1.8| 3.3 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 10.4 | 11.4 | 8.8 Floor coverings...................| 8,931| 4/.3| 4/1.3 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 19.0 | 9.7 | 9.5 Major appliances..................| 14,138| 1.8| 5.2 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 9.2 Small appliances, miscellaneous | | | | | | | | 

housewares.......................| 7,411| 1.3| 3.4 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 13.4 | 9.1 | 6.6 

Miscellaneous household equipment.| 53,232| 2.3| 2.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.2 

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Apparel and services..................| 150,927| 2.2| 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 12.3 | 10.4 | 9.2 

Men and boys........................| 36,240| 2.0| 2.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 12.3 | 10.7 | 10.4 

Men, 16 and over..................| 28,358| 1.9| 2.2 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 12.2 | 10.6 | 10.3 Boys, 2 to 15.....................| 7,883| 2.1| 4.5 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 13.0 | 11.1 | 10.8 

Women and girls.....................| 61,937| 2.5| 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 12.3 | 9.8 | 8.6 

Women, 16 and over................| 52,738| 2.7| 4.7 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 12.2 | 9.5 | 8.3 Girls, 2 to 15....................| 9,200| 1.6| 2.7 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 12.9 | 11.4 | 10.2 

Children under 2....................| 6,927| 1.3| 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 15.0 | 8.5 | 16.5 Footwear............................| 24,609| 2.1| 4.8 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 14.2 | 11.5 | 9.5 Other apparel products and services.| 21,214| 2.0| 2.0 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 6.2 

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Transportation........................| 545,392| 3.0| 4.3 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 10.6 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)......| 241,405| 3.8| 4.4 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 10.1 

Cars and trucks, new..............| 103,661| 4/2.6| 4/3.3 | 4/1.9 | 4.2 | 10.4 | 12.1 | 10.8 Cars and trucks, used.............| 133,967| 4.7| 5.4 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 15.4 | 14.2 | 9.9 Other vehicles....................| 3,777| 4/.3| (3) | 4/4.1 | (3) | 4/6.3 | 4/9.9 | 4/1.3 

Gasoline and motor oil..............| 91,370| 2.9| 4.8 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 13.8 | 12.8 | 11.7 Other vehicle expenses..............| 177,220| 2.0| 3.6 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 11.3 

Vehicle finance charges...........| 23,588| 1.6| 2.4 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 12.7 | 14.0 | 13.8 Maintenance and repairs...........| 56,741| 2.4| 4.2 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 14.2 | 12.8 | 11.2 Vehicle insurance.................| 59,261| 2.0| 3.8 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 11.5 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, | | | | | | | | 

other charges....................| 37,631| 1.9| 3.2 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 10.2 | 9.2 | 9.7 

Public transportation...............| 35,396| 2.6| 6.2 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 7.6 

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Health care...........................| 150,975| 2.4| 7.4 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 14.9 | 12.4 | 9.9 

Health insurance....................| 69,566| 2.6| 7.1 | 9.4 | 10.1 | 15.1 | 12.4 | 10.2 Medical services....................| 46,153| 2.0| 6.6 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 10.2 Drugs...............................| 26,500| 2.5| 10.2 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 17.8 | 11.6 | 8.7 Medical supplies....................| 8,755| 1.7| 5.1 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 13.1 | 11.9 | 9.6 

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Entertainment.........................| 159,187| 2.1| 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 13.5 

Fees and admissions.................| 39,241| 2.4| 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 8.4 | 10.1 | 9.2 Television, radios, sound equipment.| 47,846| 2.7| 6.0 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 11.0 Pets, toys, and playground | | | | | | | | 

equipment..........................| 29,349| 2.1| 3.3 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 11.0 | 13.3 | 9.3 

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equipment, and services............| 42,751| 1.2| 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 10.0 | 8.7 | 23.2 

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Personal care products and services...| 44,025| 2.3| 4.7 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 11.2 

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Reading...............................| 13,632| 2.6| 5.1 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 9.9 

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Education.............................| 41,278| 8.6| 6.6 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 7.9 

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Tobacco products and smoking supplies.| 21,835| 4.0| 7.3 | 9.7 | 8.7 | 17.1 | 14.7 | 10.2 

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Miscellaneous.........................| 75,713| 2.4| 5.9 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 14.2 | 11.4 | 10.5 

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Cash contributions....................| 90,054| 2.4| 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 9.5 

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Personal insurance and pensions.......| 307,274| 0.4| 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 11.4 

Life and other personal insurance...| 30,579| 1.7| 3.3 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 11.3 | 9.6 | 10.2 Pensions and Social Security........| 276,696| .2| .7 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 7.4 | 10.0 | 11.5 

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Sources of income and personal taxes: 1/| | | | | | | | 

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Money income before taxes.............| 3,141,043| .3| 2.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 9.8 | 10.8 | 10.7 

Wages and salaries..................| 2,442,526| .3| .7 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 8.4 | 10.8 | 11.4 Self-employment income..............| 191,525| -1.5| .4 | .7 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 8.9 Social Security, private and | | | | | | | | 

government retirement..............| 358,135| .8| 10.4 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 19.7 | 12.9 | 7.4 

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

other property income..............| 62,905| .1| 1.1 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 9.1 

Unemployment and workers' | | | | | | | | 

compensation, veterans' benefits...| 17,563| 1.3| 5.6 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 19.0 | 14.6 | 12.7 

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

security income, food stamps.......| 36,141| 5.2| 28.7 | 26.5 | 12.0 | 15.5 | 4.9 | 3.4 

Regular contributions for support...| 20,057| 2.9| 6.9 | 10.9 | 8.1 | 13.4 | 14.6 | 12.2 Other income........................| 12,190| 4.6| 10.3 | 12.3 | 8.7 | 21.4 | 10.5 | 6.7 

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Personal taxes........................| 260,290| .3| .7 | .6 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 9.5 | 11.3 

Federal income taxes................| 195,963| .3| .6 | .3 | 1.1 | 6.0 | 9.4 | 11.3 State and local income taxes........| 54,980| .3| .7 | .7 | 1.4 | 6.2 | 9.7 | 11.2 Other taxes.........................| 9,347| 1.6| 3.0 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.0 

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Income after taxes....................| 2,880,752| .3| 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 10.6 

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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/ No data reported.4/ Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

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