Table 1100. Quintiles of income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of incom

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1992

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

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|| Complete reporting of income|

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Number of consumer units (in thousands).........| 86,395 | 17,241 | 17,281 | 17,283 | 17,274 | 17Percent distribution of consumer units..........| 100.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 

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

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Income before taxes 1/........................| $33,854 | $5,981 | $14,606 | $25,108 | $40,284 | $83Income after taxes 1/.........................| 30,786 | 5,841 | 14,115 | 23,399 | 36,957 | 73Age of reference person.......................| 47.5 | 50.1 | 51.6 | 46.9 | 44.0 | 

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

Persons.....................................| 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.9 | Children under 18...........................| .7 | .5 | .6 | .7 | .9 | Persons 65 and over.........................| .3 | .4 | .5 | .4 | .2 | Earners.....................................| 1.3 | .6 | .9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | Vehicles....................................| 1.9 | .9 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 

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Percent distribution: | | | | | |

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Sex of reference person: | | | | | |

Male......................................| 64 | 42 | 54 | 68 | 74 | Female....................................| 36 | 58 | 46 | 32 | 26 | 

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Housing tenure: | | | | | |

Percent homeowner.........................| 61 | 36 | 51 | 59 | 71 | 

With mortgage...........................| 36 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 52 | Without mortgage........................| 24 | 28 | 33 | 27 | 20 | 

Renter....................................| 39 | 64 | 49 | 41 | 29 | 

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Race of reference person: | | | | | |

Black.....................................| 11 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 8 | White and other...........................| 89 | 80 | 87 | 90 | 92 | 

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Education of reference person: | | | | | |

Elementary (1-8)..........................| 11 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 3 | High school (9-12)........................| 42 | 47 | 49 | 48 | 43 | College...................................| 47 | 30 | 34 | 43 | 54 | Never attended and other..................| (2) | 1 | (2) | (2) | (3) | (

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At least one vehicle owned..................| 86 | 59 | 83 | 93 | 97 | 

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Annual aggregate expenditures...................| $2,580,405 | 8.2 | 12.6 | 17.4 | 23.6 | 

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Food..........................................| 345,262 | 10.3 | 15.2 | 18.7 | 23.4 | 

Food at home................................| 211,178 | 12.3 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 

Cereals and bakery products...............| 32,842 | 12.2 | 16.7 | 19.5 | 22.7 | 

Cereals and cereal products.............| 11,322 | 12.5 | 17.7 | 19.8 | 22.5 | Bakery products.........................| 21,520 | 12.0 | 16.1 | 19.3 | 22.8 | 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............| 53,971 | 13.2 | 18.3 | 19.8 | 21.4 | 

Beef....................................| 16,522 | 12.2 | 18.9 | 20.1 | 22.2 | Pork....................................| 12,217 | 14.8 | 19.5 | 21.2 | 21.4 | Other meats.............................| 7,429 | 12.2 | 17.5 | 21.3 | 23.0 | Poultry.................................| 9,691 | 14.0 | 17.9 | 18.0 | 20.4 | Fish and seafood........................| 5,890 | 11.3 | 15.5 | 16.9 | 19.0 | Eggs....................................| 2,222 | 16.0 | 19.0 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 

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Dairy products............................| 24,120 | 12.9 | 17.2 | 19.7 | 22.8 | 

Fresh milk and cream....................| 10,728 | 14.4 | 18.5 | 20.6 | 22.3 | Other dairy products....................| 13,393 | 11.8 | 16.1 | 18.9 | 23.2 | 

Fruits and vegetables.....................| 34,181 | 13.1 | 17.2 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 

Fresh fruits............................| 10,145 | 12.9 | 16.6 | 19.7 | 20.5 | Fresh vegetables........................| 10,040 | 13.0 | 16.9 | 19.2 | 20.4 | Processed fruits........................| 8,063 | 12.8 | 17.5 | 19.6 | 21.6 | Processed vegetables....................| 5,932 | 13.7 | 18.0 | 19.6 | 21.9 | 

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Other food at home........................| 66,064 | 11.0 | 16.0 | 19.3 | 23.9 | 

Sugar and other sweets..................| 8,344 | 11.4 | 18.0 | 18.7 | 24.0 | Fats and oils...........................| 5,796 | 12.0 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 22.9 | Miscellaneous foods.....................| 30,887 | 10.6 | 15.1 | 19.2 | 24.5 | Nonalcoholic beverages..................| 17,226 | 12.2 | 16.5 | 20.0 | 23.2 | Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | |

on out-of-town trips...................| 3,812 | 5.7 | 13.1 | 15.4 | 23.5 | 

Food away from home.........................| 134,084 | 7.3 | 12.3 | 17.4 | 25.0 | 

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Alcoholic beverages...........................| 25,420 | 7.6 | 14.1 | 20.2 | 20.9 | 

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Housing.......................................| 816,000 | 10.0 | 13.8 | 17.4 | 22.7 | 

Shelter.....................................| 469,277 | 9.9 | 13.3 | 17.0 | 22.7 | 

Owned dwellings...........................| 285,728 | 5.0 | 8.9 | 13.7 | 24.0 | 

Mortgage interest and charges...........| 171,442 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 11.4 | 25.6 | Property taxes..........................| 65,744 | 7.0 | 11.7 | 15.2 | 21.9 | Maintenance, repairs, insurance, | | | | | |

other expenses.........................| 48,542 | 8.7 | 14.8 | 19.8 | 21.1 | 

Rented dwellings..........................| 154,404 | 20.1 | 22.6 | 23.7 | 20.6 | Other lodging.............................| 29,145 | 5.1 | 7.5 | 13.1 | 20.2 | 

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Utilities, fuels, and public services.......| 169,549 | 13.3 | 16.7 | 19.4 | 22.2 | 

Natural gas...............................| 21,337 | 14.3 | 16.7 | 18.8 | 21.3 | Electricity...............................| 66,580 | 12.9 | 16.7 | 19.4 | 22.6 | Fuel oil and other fuels..................| 8,115 | 15.7 | 17.6 | 18.3 | 20.9 | Telephone services........................| 53,553 | 13.6 | 17.2 | 20.0 | 21.8 | Water and other public services...........| 19,964 | 11.1 | 15.2 | 18.5 | 22.9 | 

Household operations........................| 42,077 | 7.4 | 11.8 | 13.0 | 21.4 | 

Personal services.........................| 21,862 | 6.5 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 25.6 | Other household expenses..................| 20,215 | 8.4 | 11.9 | 13.9 | 16.8 | 

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Housekeeping supplies.......................| 36,334 | 8.9 | 15.6 | 18.2 | 23.7 | 

Laundry and cleaning supplies.............| 9,737 | 11.0 | 14.3 | 19.1 | 25.1 | Other household products..................| 16,634 | 7.6 | 18.4 | 16.8 | 22.8 | Postage and stationery....................| 9,963 | 9.3 | 12.1 | 19.8 | 23.9 | 

Household furnishings and equipment.........| 98,764 | 6.2 | 11.6 | 17.5 | 24.4 | 

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Household textiles........................| 7,595 | 6.7 | 12.1 | 15.9 | 24.9 | 

Furniture.................................| 27,314 | 5.7 | 10.2 | 16.9 | 23.1 | Floor coverings...........................| 5,046 | 7.2 | 10.0 | 17.1 | 31.4 | Major appliances..........................| 12,437 | 7.7 | 15.6 | 20.1 | 22.9 | Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares| 7,127 | 6.1 | 13.6 | 14.3 | 24.1 | Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 39,247 | 5.8 | 11.0 | 18.0 | 25.0 | 

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Apparel and services..........................| 140,123 | 7.9 | 11.4 | 17.6 | 23.3 | 

Men and boys................................| 35,070 | 6.4 | 10.6 | 16.5 | 26.1 | 

Men, 16 and over..........................| 28,402 | 7.1 | 10.1 | 15.9 | 25.9 | Boys, 2 to 15.............................| 6,668 | 3.4 | 12.6 | 19.4 | 26.9 | 

Women and girls.............................| 56,129 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 17.5 | 22.5 | 

Women, 16 and over........................| 48,138 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 17.8 | 21.6 | Girls, 2 to 15............................| 7,992 | 6.3 | 10.5 | 15.7 | 27.5 | 

Children under 2............................| 6,577 | 8.7 | 14.2 | 21.5 | 25.1 | Footwear....................................| 19,090 | 7.4 | 17.0 | 20.4 | 22.4 | Other apparel products and services.........| 23,257 | 7.7 | 10.8 | 16.4 | 21.1 | 

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Transportation................................| 451,154 | 6.7 | 11.8 | 18.8 | 24.9 | 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)..............| 187,219 | 5.8 | 10.5 | 18.7 | 25.4 | 

Cars and trucks, new......................| 94,686 | 3.3 | 7.0 | 12.6 | 27.6 | Cars and trucks, used.....................| 89,280 | 8.6 | 14.6 | 25.3 | 23.0 | Other vehicles............................| 3,254 | 4/4.3 | 4/1.5 | 17.9 | 26.3 | 

Gasoline and motor oil......................| 84,035 | 9.3 | 14.5 | 20.0 | 25.0 | Other vehicle expenses......................| 155,120 | 6.4 | 12.1 | 18.7 | 25.0 | 

Vehicle finance charges...................| 22,373 | 3.2 | 10.6 | 17.6 | 30.2 | Maintenance and repairs...................| 53,424 | 7.7 | 13.5 | 19.3 | 24.9 | Vehicle insurance.........................| 55,192 | 7.1 | 12.7 | 19.5 | 24.6 | Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, | | | | | |

other charges............................| 24,131 | 4.8 | 9.3 | 16.4 | 21.2 | 

Public transportation.......................| 24,780 | 7.3 | 10.4 | 16.5 | 20.9 | 

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Health care...................................| 141,991 | 11.6 | 18.2 | 20.0 | 22.8 | 

Health insurance............................| 62,865 | 11.9 | 19.5 | 21.7 | 22.9 | Medical services............................| 47,174 | 10.1 | 14.0 | 17.2 | 24.7 | Drugs.......................................| 23,992 | 15.2 | 22.5 | 22.0 | 18.7 | Medical supplies............................| 7,959 | 7.8 | 19.5 | 17.4 | 22.7 | 

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Entertainment.................................| 130,531 | 6.9 | 10.3 | 16.6 | 25.2 | 

Fees and admissions.........................| 32,407 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 13.6 | 23.5 | Television, radios, sound equipment.........| 42,463 | 9.1 | 13.1 | 19.3 | 23.3 | Pets, toys, and playground equipment........| 23,456 | 7.0 | 11.7 | 18.6 | 25.2 | Other entertainment supplies, equipment, | | | | | |

and services...............................| 32,205 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 14.4 | 29.5 | 

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Personal care products and services...........| 32,785 | 8.9 | 14.7 | 19.1 | 22.5 | 

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Reading.......................................| 14,299 | 8.0 | 13.4 | 17.8 | 23.5 | 

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Education.....................................| 36,348 | 15.8 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 19.4 | 

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Tobacco products and smoking supplies.........| 24,050 | 15.0 | 18.6 | 21.2 | 23.4 | 

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Miscellaneous.................................| 67,844 | 7.3 | 12.2 | 17.1 | 26.8 | 

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Cash contributions............................| 88,208 | 3.4 | 10.3 | 14.6 | 20.8 | 

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Personal insurance and pensions...............| 266,389 | 1.9 | 5.4 | 13.4 | 25.5 | 

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Life and other personal insurance...........| 30,604 | 6.0 | 8.2 | 16.2 | 23.9 | 

Pensions and Social Security................| 235,785 | 1.3 | 5.1 | 13.0 | 25.7 | 

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

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Money income before taxes.....................| 2,924,780 | 3.5 | 8.6 | 14.8 | 23.8 | 

Wages and salaries..........................| 2,165,375 | 1.4 | 5.6 | 13.7 | 26.1 | Self-employment income......................| 215,112 | -.9 | 3.8 | 8.6 | 15.3 | Social Security, private and government | | | | | |

retirement.................................| 335,837 | 14.1 | 26.4 | 25.5 | 16.7 | 

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

property income............................| 97,610 | 1.8 | 8.9 | 14.4 | 22.4 | 

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

veterans' benefits.........................| 29,424 | 9.0 | 15.9 | 26.9 | 27.9 | 

Public assistance, supplemental security | | | | | |

income, food stamps........................| 40,692 | 45.9 | 32.9 | 10.8 | 6.7 | 

Regular contributions for support...........| 29,003 | 12.8 | 20.5 | 15.0 | 23.1 | Other income................................| 11,727 | 14.4 | 20.0 | 19.8 | 17.2 | 

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Personal taxes................................| 265,024 | .9 | 3.2 | 11.1 | 21.7 | 

Federal income taxes........................| 197,518 | .6 | 2.6 | 10.8 | 21.2 | State and local income taxes................| 53,936 | .7 | 3.2 | 11.2 | 23.2 | Other taxes.................................| 13,570 | 6.3 | 11.3 | 15.8 | 22.1 | 

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Income after taxes............................| 2,659,756 | 3.8 | 9.2 | 15.2 | 24.0 | 

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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.

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