Table 1300. Age of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expe

1996

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

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Item |Aggregate | Under | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65 and 

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Number of consumer units (in thousands).........| 104,212| 7,730 | 19,632 | 23,656 | 19,194 | 12,446 | 21,554 Percent distribution of consumer units..........| 100.0| 7.4 | 18.8 | 22.7 | 18.4 | 11.9 | 20.7 

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

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Income before taxes 1/........................| $38,014|$14,968 |$37,889 |$48,363 |$51,672 |$40,591 |$22,426 Income after taxes 1/.........................| 34,864| 14,081 | 34,618 | 44,178 | 46,994 | 37,025 | 21,181 Age of reference person.......................| 47.7| 21.3 | 29.8 | 39.4 | 49.1 | 59.3 | 74.6 

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

Persons.....................................| 2.5| 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.8 Children under 18...........................| .7| .4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | .6 | .2 | .1 Persons 65 and over.........................| .3| (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | .1 | 1.4 Earners.....................................| 1.3| 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 | .4 Vehicles....................................| 1.9| 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.5 

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Percent distribution: | | | | | | | 

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

Male......................................| 60| 49 | 61 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 52 Female....................................| 40| 51 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 48 

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Housing tenure: | | | | | | | 

Homeowner.................................| 64| 10 | 45 | 64 | 76 | 79 | 80 

With mortgage...........................| 38| 6 | 39 | 52 | 56 | 38 | 15 Without mortgage........................| 26| 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 41 | 65 

Renter....................................| 36| 90 | 55 | 36 | 24 | 21 | 20 

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

Black.....................................| 12| 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 White and other...........................| 88| 87 | 85 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 92 

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

Elementary (1-8)..........................| 8| 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 High school (9-12)........................| 41| 36 | 40 | 41 | 38 | 44 | 47 College...................................| 50| 62 | 57 | 55 | 56 | 45 | 32 Never attended and other..................| (3) | (3) | (2) | (2) | (3) | 1 | 1 

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At least one vehicle owned..................| 85| 67 | 85 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 79 

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Annual aggregate expenditures...................|$3,520,193| 4.0 | 18.6 | 26.8 | 23.2 | 12.7 | 14.7 

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Food..........................................| 488,601| 4.5 | 18.4 | 27.5 | 22.3 | 12.4 | 14.9 

Food at home................................| 299,005| 4.2 | 17.5 | 27.4 | 21.2 | 12.5 | 17.2 

Cereals and bakery products...............| 46,483| 4.2 | 17.6 | 28.1 | 20.7 | 12.2 | 17.2 

Cereals and cereal products.............| 17,222| 5.0 | 19.7 | 28.9 | 19.5 | 10.7 | 16.1 Bakery products.........................| 29,261| 3.7 | 16.3 | 27.7 | 21.5 | 13.0 | 17.9 

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Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............| 76,621| 4.0 | 17.2 | 27.3 | 21.6 | 12.8 | 17.0 

Beef....................................| 22,337| 4.3 | 17.9 | 28.0 | 21.4 | 12.6 | 15.7 Pork....................................| 16,333| 3.7 | 16.7 | 27.8 | 20.0 | 12.8 | 18.9 Other meats.............................| 10,270| 3.8 | 16.8 | 28.7 | 21.6 | 13.6 | 15.5 Poultry.................................| 15,001| 4.2 | 18.1 | 25.4 | 22.7 | 13.3 | 16.3 Fish and seafood........................| 9,146| 3.7 | 15.4 | 26.6 | 24.5 | 11.7 | 18.0 Eggs....................................| 3,535| 4.1 | 16.2 | 26.6 | 18.9 | 13.1 | 21.1 

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Dairy products............................| 32,435| 4.4 | 18.0 | 28.6 | 20.0 | 11.9 | 17.1 

Fresh milk and cream....................| 13,762| 4.7 | 18.7 | 29.8 | 18.8 | 10.8 | 17.2 Other dairy products....................| 18,674| 4.2 | 17.6 | 27.6 | 20.9 | 12.7 | 17.1 

Fruits and vegetables.....................| 50,971| 3.9 | 16.8 | 26.4 | 21.0 | 12.7 | 19.3 

Fresh fruits............................| 15,957| 3.5 | 16.1 | 26.0 | 21.0 | 13.1 | 20.2 Fresh vegetables........................| 15,324| 3.7 | 15.4 | 26.9 | 21.1 | 14.0 | 18.9 Processed fruits........................| 11,395| 4.2 | 18.6 | 26.5 | 20.1 | 11.7 | 19.0 Processed vegetables....................| 8,294| 4.4 | 18.1 | 26.0 | 21.6 | 11.2 | 18.7 

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Other food at home........................| 92,494| 4.6 | 17.8 | 27.3 | 21.7 | 12.5 | 16.1 

Sugar and other sweets..................| 11,890| 3.8 | 16.7 | 27.0 | 20.4 | 13.0 | 19.0 Fats and oils...........................| 8,640| 3.7 | 15.7 | 25.8 | 21.0 | 13.8 | 20.0 Miscellaneous foods.....................| 40,625| 5.3 | 19.5 | 28.0 | 21.0 | 11.6 | 14.7 Nonalcoholic beverages..................| 26,210| 4.4 | 17.0 | 27.2 | 23.1 | 12.8 | 15.5 Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | | | 

on out-of-town trips...................| 5,128| 3.5 | 15.2 | 25.7 | 23.9 | 15.4 | 16.3 

Food away from home.........................| 189,597| 5.0 | 19.8 | 27.7 | 23.9 | 12.3 | 11.3 

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Alcoholic beverages...........................| 32,110| 6.2 | 22.9 | 25.6 | 20.8 | 14.2 | 10.3 

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Housing.......................................| 1,119,705| 3.9 | 19.7 | 27.2 | 22.1 | 11.9 | 15.3 

Shelter.....................................| 631,896| 4.3 | 20.5 | 28.2 | 22.0 | 11.3 | 13.6 

Owned dwellings...........................| 394,193| 1.0 | 16.4 | 30.5 | 25.4 | 12.6 | 14.2 

Mortgage interest and charges...........| 220,326| 1.0 | 20.5 | 35.8 | 27.1 | 10.3 | 5.4 Property taxes..........................| 97,879| 1.1 | 12.6 | 24.9 | 24.2 | 14.9 | 22.2 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, | | | | | | | 

other expenses.........................| 75,987| .9 | 9.6 | 22.2 | 22.1 | 16.2 | 29.1 

Rented dwellings..........................| 194,213| 11.1 | 31.1 | 25.1 | 14.3 | 7.4 | 11.0 Other lodging.............................| 43,490| 4.1 | 9.6 | 21.9 | 26.1 | 17.6 | 20.7 

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Utilities, fuels, and public services.......| 244,571| 3.5 | 17.5 | 24.8 | 21.8 | 13.4 | 18.9 

Natural gas...............................| 30,351| 2.2 | 16.4 | 24.2 | 20.8 | 14.0 | 22.4 Electricity...............................| 94,569| 3.2 | 17.0 | 24.9 | 21.8 | 13.5 | 19.6 Fuel oil and other fuels..................| 11,237| 2.0 | 11.0 | 23.6 | 21.0 | 14.5 | 28.0 Telephone services........................| 80,485| 5.2 | 20.4 | 25.2 | 22.0 | 12.6 | 14.6 Water and other public services...........| 27,929| 1.5 | 14.5 | 25.0 | 22.8 | 14.4 | 21.9 

Household operations........................| 54,408| 2.0 | 23.9 | 30.2 | 15.8 | 8.5 | 19.6 

Personal services.........................| 26,954| 2.8 | 36.3 | 39.8 | 7.1 | 4.0 | 10.0 Other household expenses..................| 27,454| 1.3 | 11.8 | 20.8 | 24.3 | 12.8 | 29.0 

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Housekeeping supplies.......................| 48,207| 2.9 | 15.1 | 25.1 | 24.2 | 14.9 | 17.8 

Laundry and cleaning supplies.............| 12,384| 3.6 | 18.5 | 26.9 | 21.8 | 12.3 | 16.9 Other household products..................| 21,317| 2.5 | 14.3 | 26.3 | 22.8 | 15.7 | 18.4 Postage and stationery....................| 14,507| 2.9 | 13.5 | 21.7 | 28.3 | 15.9 | 17.6 

Household furnishings and equipment.........| 140,623| 3.5 | 19.8 | 26.3 | 24.2 | 12.4 | 13.8 

Household textiles........................| 7,908| 3.7 | 18.2 | 22.1 | 25.7 | 12.8 | 17.7 Furniture.................................| 33,402| 3.3 | 24.1 | 23.3 | 22.8 | 12.8 | 13.7 Floor coverings...........................| 10,481| 4/.6 | 11.8 | 42.6 | 22.1 | 8.6 | 14.3 Major appliances..........................| 16,881| 2.3 | 17.3 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 15.1 | 16.4 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares| 8,784| 2.8 | 16.5 | 25.4 | 22.6 | 16.1 | 16.6 

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Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 63,167| 4.4 | 20.1 | 26.5 | 25.2 | 11.5 | 12.2 

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Apparel and services..........................| 182,217| 5.2 | 21.0 | 27.0 | 25.1 | 10.5 | 11.1 

Men and boys................................| 44,008| 4.3 | 22.1 | 27.5 | 25.1 | 10.3 | 10.7 

Men, 16 and over..........................| 34,312| 4.8 | 20.9 | 24.0 | 26.9 | 11.1 | 12.2 Boys, 2 to 15.............................| 9,696| 2.5 | 26.1 | 40.2 | 18.4 | 7.5 | 5.3 

Women and girls.............................| 74,676| 4.9 | 19.5 | 27.1 | 24.9 | 11.1 | 12.5 

Women, 16 and over........................| 63,155| 5.3 | 19.5 | 23.4 | 26.6 | 11.5 | 13.8 Girls, 2 to 15............................| 11,521| 2.6 | 19.6 | 47.6 | 15.7 | 9.2 | 5.2 

Children under 2............................| 8,568| 10.1 | 31.4 | 24.1 | 18.5 | 10.0 | 5.9 Footwear....................................| 31,027| 6.2 | 20.6 | 31.2 | 21.1 | 10.0 | 10.9 Other apparel products and services.........| 23,939| 4.7 | 20.8 | 21.4 | 33.4 | 10.0 | 9.6 

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Transportation................................| 665,046| 4.7 | 19.6 | 26.1 | 23.8 | 12.9 | 12.9 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)..............| 293,337| 5.5 | 21.0 | 26.4 | 23.0 | 12.4 | 11.7 

Cars and trucks, new......................| 125,960| 2.4 | 20.1 | 27.3 | 21.9 | 12.9 | 15.5 Cars and trucks, used.....................| 163,401| 8.0 | 22.1 | 24.6 | 24.1 | 12.2 | 8.9 Other vehicles............................| 3,976| 4/.5 | 4/8.5 | 74.1 | 8.7 | 4/3.5 | 4/4.7 

Gasoline and motor oil......................| 112,713| 4.8 | 19.0 | 26.7 | 23.9 | 13.2 | 12.5 Other vehicle expenses......................| 214,470| 3.8 | 19.2 | 25.9 | 25.2 | 12.9 | 13.0 

Vehicle finance charges...................| 28,716| 4.2 | 23.7 | 28.1 | 25.8 | 12.1 | 6.1 Maintenance and repairs...................| 67,248| 3.8 | 17.9 | 26.5 | 24.5 | 13.2 | 14.0 Vehicle insurance.........................| 72,693| 3.9 | 18.0 | 24.5 | 24.6 | 13.5 | 15.5 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, | | | | | | | 

other charges............................| 45,813| 3.4 | 20.2 | 25.7 | 26.8 | 11.9 | 12.0 

Public transportation.......................| 44,526| 3.2 | 13.7 | 23.2 | 21.8 | 16.2 | 21.8 

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Health care...................................| 184,457| 1.6 | 11.9 | 20.6 | 19.1 | 14.6 | 32.2 

Health insurance............................| 86,178| 1.4 | 12.6 | 19.4 | 17.6 | 13.8 | 35.2 Medical services............................| 56,638| 1.6 | 12.2 | 24.9 | 21.2 | 15.9 | 24.1 Drugs.......................................| 31,518| 1.8 | 9.0 | 15.4 | 18.6 | 15.0 | 40.1 Medical supplies............................| 10,123| 2.5 | 13.5 | 22.5 | 21.8 | 11.7 | 27.9 

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Entertainment.................................| 191,029| 4.0 | 18.1 | 30.3 | 22.3 | 13.0 | 12.5 

Fees and admissions.........................| 47,828| 4.0 | 16.1 | 30.0 | 22.3 | 11.7 | 15.8 Television, radios, sound equipment.........| 58,451| 5.6 | 19.8 | 27.0 | 21.7 | 11.4 | 14.5 Pets, toys, and playground equipment........| 34,864| 3.0 | 22.7 | 29.6 | 22.3 | 11.7 | 10.7 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, | | | | | | | 

and services...............................| 49,885| 2.6 | 14.6 | 34.7 | 22.9 | 17.0 | 8.2 

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Personal care products and services...........| 53,380| 4.2 | 18.0 | 25.8 | 22.9 | 12.2 | 17.0 

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Reading.......................................| 16,593| 3.4 | 15.0 | 24.0 | 22.8 | 14.9 | 19.9 

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Education.....................................| 54,554| 15.1 | 19.1 | 22.2 | 29.6 | 9.9 | 4.1 

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Tobacco products and smoking supplies.........| 26,539| 5.6 | 18.5 | 27.5 | 23.4 | 13.5 | 11.6 

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Miscellaneous.................................| 89,055| 2.8 | 15.9 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 13.4 | 20.5 

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Cash contributions............................| 98,010| .9 | 9.2 | 22.6 | 23.3 | 17.2 | 26.7 

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Personal insurance and pensions...............| 318,898| 2.5 | 19.4 | 31.0 | 27.7 | 13.4 | 5.9 

Life and other personal insurance...........| 36,796| 1.6 | 12.8 | 26.2 | 24.7 | 18.4 | 16.3 Pensions and Social Security................| 282,103| 2.6 | 20.3 | 31.7 | 28.1 | 12.8 | 4.6 

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Money income before taxes.....................| 3,141,043| 2.9 | 19.0 | 29.1 | 24.4 | 11.8 | 12.8 

Wages and salaries..........................| 2,442,526| 3.2 | 22.4 | 32.9 | 26.7 | 11.3 | 3.5 Self-employment income......................| 191,525| 1.3 | 12.6 | 36.1 | 32.6 | 10.0 | 7.4 Social Security, private and government | | | | | | | 

retirement.................................| 358,135| .3 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 6.9 | 15.8 | 72.8 

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

property income............................| 62,905| .5 | 2.9 | 11.2 | 13.8 | 18.5 | 53.1 

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

veterans' benefits.........................| 17,563| 2.6 | 16.9 | 27.8 | 26.2 | 12.7 | 13.7 

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

income, food stamps........................| 36,141| 7.6 | 24.4 | 25.1 | 17.0 | 12.0 | 13.9 

Regular contributions for support...........| 20,057| 14.3 | 25.8 | 31.4 | 18.6 | 5.8 | 4.1 Other income................................| 12,190| 17.9 | 24.0 | 23.6 | 17.1 | 8.2 | 9.1 

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Personal taxes................................| 260,290| 2.1 | 19.8 | 30.4 | 26.6 | 12.5 | 8.6 

Federal income taxes........................| 195,963| 2.2 | 20.1 | 30.8 | 27.1 | 12.7 | 7.2 State and local income taxes................| 54,980| 2.0 | 20.8 | 30.1 | 25.4 | 11.0 | 10.6 Other taxes.................................| 9,347| .1 | 8.7 | 23.7 | 23.1 | 17.5 | 26.9 

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Income after taxes............................| 2,880,752| 3.0 | 18.9 | 29.0 | 24.2 | 11.8 | 13.2 

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1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary.2/ Value less than 0.05.3/ Value less than 0.5.4/ Data are likely to have large sampling errors.5/ No data reported.

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