Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................. 124,416 22,459 27,584 46,338 28,035

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes

Mean ...................................................... $65,596 $72,036 $65,217 $60,219 $69,700

SE .......................................................... 1,024.25 1,587.26 3,142.04 1,644.74 1,314.35

CV(%) .................................................... 1.56 2.20 4.82 2.73 1.89

Income after taxes

Mean ...................................................... 63,370 69,289 62,652 58,488 67,404

SE .......................................................... 906.92 1,485.11 2,488.31 1,603.04 1,137.37

CV(%) .................................................... 1.43 2.14 3.97 2.74 1.69

Age of reference person .......................................... 50.0 50.9 49.6 50.3 49.3

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ................................................................. 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.6

Children under 18 .................................................. .6 .6 .6 .6 .6

Persons 65 and older ............................................ .3 .4 .3 .3 .3

Earners .................................................................. 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.4

Vehicles ................................................................. 1.9 1.6 2.0 1.9 2.0

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ....................................................................... 47 45 47 46 49

Female ................................................................... 53 55 53 54 51

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ........................................................... 64 62 68 66 59

With mortgage ..................................................... 39 38 40 38 38

Without mortgage ................................................ 26 24 27 28 21

Renter .................................................................... 36 38 32 34 41

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ..................................... 13 11 10 20 4

White, Asian, and all other races ........................... 87 89 90 80 96

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .................................................. 13 10 6 14 20

Not Hispanic or Latino ........................................... 87 90 94 86 80

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) .................................................... 4 3 3 5 5

High school (9-12) ................................................. 33 34 33 38 25

College .................................................................. 62 62 64 57 69

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ...................... 88 80 89 89 90

Average annual expenditures

Mean ...................................................... $51,442 $55,884 $48,602 $47,757 $56,782

SE .......................................................... 553.43 770.62 1,146.94 1,157.17 1,038.73

CV(%) .................................................... 1.08 1.38 2.36 2.42 1.83

Food

Mean ...................................................... 6,599 6,962 6,393 6,156 7,246

Share ..................................................... 12.8 12.5 13.2 12.9 12.8

SE .......................................................... 88.45 125.13 207.48 185.71 205.57

CV(%) .................................................... 1.34 1.80 3.25 3.02 2.84

Food at home

Mean ...................................................... 3,921 4,056 3,906 3,652 4,272

Share ..................................................... 7.6 7.3 8.0 7.6 7.5

SE .......................................................... 52.98 76.60 148.28 113.65 136.86

CV(%) .................................................... 1.35 1.89 3.80 3.11 3.20

Cereals and bakery products

Mean ...................................................... 538 586 556 488 564

Share ..................................................... 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0

SE .......................................................... 9.52 14.29 24.79 20.69 21.79

CV(%) .................................................... 1.77 2.44 4.46 4.24 3.87

Cereals and cereal products

Mean ...................................................... 182 195 183 165 199

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

SE .......................................................... 3.45 7.24 9.57 6.91 9.09

CV(%) .................................................... 1.89 3.72 5.23 4.20 4.56

Bakery products

Mean ...................................................... 356 391 373 324 364

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

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Bakery products

SE .......................................................... 7.08 11.89 17.35 14.92 14.79

CV(%) .................................................... 1.99 3.04 4.66 4.61 4.06

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

Mean ...................................................... 852 898 797 839 893

Share ..................................................... 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.6

SE .......................................................... 14.39 21.97 41.64 29.91 36.50

CV(%) .................................................... 1.69 2.45 5.22 3.57 4.09

Beef

Mean ...................................................... 226 218 226 229 229

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

SE .......................................................... 6.28 8.81 17.22 11.91 15.04

CV(%) .................................................... 2.77 4.05 7.63 5.19 6.58

Pork

Mean ...................................................... 166 159 155 178 161

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

SE .......................................................... 4.46 5.57 12.59 9.46 7.26

CV(%) .................................................... 2.69 3.49 8.14 5.30 4.51

Other meats

Mean ...................................................... 122 144 126 111 118

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

SE .......................................................... 2.91 8.32 5.78 6.00 6.76

CV(%) .................................................... 2.38 5.77 4.60 5.38 5.71

Poultry

Mean ...................................................... 159 178 138 154 175

Share ..................................................... .3 .3 .3 .3 .3

SE .......................................................... 2.95 3.77 7.72 5.99 8.15

CV(%) .................................................... 1.85 2.12 5.60 3.88 4.67

Fish and seafood

Mean ...................................................... 126 144 104 116 150

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

SE .......................................................... 4.72 7.80 10.61 7.45 12.24

CV(%) .................................................... 3.75 5.42 10.23 6.44 8.16

Eggs

Mean ...................................................... 53 55 50 50 60

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

SE .......................................................... .92 2.32 2.68 1.71 1.70

CV(%) .................................................... 1.74 4.20 5.40 3.45 2.81

Dairy products

Mean ...................................................... 419 448 421 383 452

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

SE .......................................................... 5.80 8.79 14.38 13.77 12.07

CV(%) .................................................... 1.38 1.96 3.41 3.59 2.67

Fresh milk and cream

Mean ...................................................... 152 153 144 149 164

Share ..................................................... .3 .3 .3 .3 .3

SE .......................................................... 2.64 4.07 5.12 6.10 6.48

CV(%) .................................................... 1.74 2.67 3.56 4.11 3.94

Other dairy products

Mean ...................................................... 267 295 277 235 288

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

SE .......................................................... 3.94 6.83 11.05 8.49 7.41

CV(%) .................................................... 1.48 2.31 3.99 3.62 2.57

Fruits and vegetables

Mean ...................................................... 731 798 728 637 836

Share ..................................................... 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.5

SE .......................................................... 11.07 26.40 29.35 21.41 29.35

CV(%) .................................................... 1.51 3.31 4.03 3.36 3.51

Fresh fruits

Mean ...................................................... 261 285 262 218 314

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

SE .......................................................... 4.81 14.27 8.84 8.07 14.75

CV(%) .................................................... 1.84 5.00 3.38 3.70 4.70

Fresh vegetables

Mean ...................................................... 226 249 206 198 275

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

SE .......................................................... 3.79 8.01 9.61 7.88 8.83

CV(%) .................................................... 1.68 3.21 4.67 3.99 3.21

Processed fruits

Mean ...................................................... 114 127 120 97 124

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

SE .......................................................... 2.37 5.10 6.44 4.12 5.21

CV(%) .................................................... 2.08 4.00 5.36 4.24 4.20

Processed vegetables

Mean ...................................................... 130 136 140 124 123

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

SE .......................................................... 3.28 6.17 9.36 5.89 6.30

CV(%) .................................................... 2.52 4.53 6.68 4.73 5.11

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Other food at home

Mean ...................................................... 1,380 1,327 1,405 1,304 1,526

Share ..................................................... 2.7 2.4 2.9 2.7 2.7

SE .......................................................... 22.01 23.12 48.84 44.37 54.50

CV(%) .................................................... 1.59 1.74 3.48 3.40 3.57

Sugar and other sweets

Mean ...................................................... 147 136 153 138 164

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

SE .......................................................... 4.25 6.38 6.03 8.24 10.42

CV(%) .................................................... 2.89 4.70 3.95 5.97 6.35

Fats and oils

Mean ...................................................... 114 114 117 106 124

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

SE .......................................................... 2.28 5.66 5.70 3.76 5.18

CV(%) .................................................... 2.00 4.95 4.86 3.54 4.19

Miscellaneous foods

Mean ...................................................... 699 656 727 646 795

Share ..................................................... 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.4

SE .......................................................... 13.97 11.88 26.39 25.16 41.94

CV(%) .................................................... 2.00 1.81 3.63 3.90 5.27

Nonalcoholic beverages

Mean ...................................................... 370 370 362 370 378

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

SE .......................................................... 5.89 11.94 17.23 11.46 12.07

CV(%) .................................................... 1.59 3.23 4.75 3.09 3.20

Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town

trips

Mean ...................................................... 50 50 45 44 66

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

SE .......................................................... 2.39 6.30 3.10 3.00 6.55

CV(%) .................................................... 4.77 12.56 6.90 6.81 9.95

Food away from home

Mean ...................................................... 2,678 2,906 2,486 2,504 2,974

Share ..................................................... 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.2

SE .......................................................... 45.74 100.04 91.82 82.31 78.57

CV(%) .................................................... 1.71 3.44 3.69 3.29 2.64

Alcoholic beverages

Mean ...................................................... 451 535 437 375 524

Share ..................................................... .9 1.0 .9 .8 .9

SE .......................................................... 16.67 45.63 34.48 16.82 54.17

CV(%) .................................................... 3.69 8.53 7.88 4.49 10.33

Housing

Mean ...................................................... 16,887 19,745 15,012 15,280 19,103

Share ..................................................... 32.8 35.3 30.9 32.0 33.6

SE .......................................................... 166.05 324.12 343.57 321.80 222.46

CV(%) .................................................... .98 1.64 2.29 2.11 1.16

Shelter

Mean ...................................................... 9,891 12,274 8,530 8,298 11,953

Share ..................................................... 19.2 22.0 17.6 17.4 21.1

SE .......................................................... 125.20 278.27 251.22 234.33 144.05

CV(%) .................................................... 1.27 2.27 2.95 2.82 1.21

Owned dwellings

Mean ...................................................... 6,056 7,480 5,644 5,147 6,823

Share ..................................................... 11.8 13.4 11.6 10.8 12.0

SE .......................................................... 99.48 196.17 196.55 178.53 201.04

CV(%) .................................................... 1.64 2.62 3.48 3.47 2.95

Mortgage interest and charges

Mean ...................................................... 3,067 3,060 2,616 2,793 3,968

Share ..................................................... 6.0 5.5 5.4 5.8 7.0

SE .......................................................... 68.09 78.36 134.30 121.19 162.56

CV(%) .................................................... 2.22 2.56 5.13 4.34 4.10

Property taxes

Mean ...................................................... 1,836 3,033 1,948 1,302 1,647

Share ..................................................... 3.6 5.4 4.0 2.7 2.9

SE .......................................................... 34.64 127.72 82.52 39.79 43.57

CV(%) .................................................... 1.89 4.21 4.24 3.06 2.64

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses

Mean ...................................................... 1,153 1,387 1,080 1,051 1,208

Share ..................................................... 2.2 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.1

SE .......................................................... 34.75 90.86 45.94 64.51 50.24

CV(%) .................................................... 3.01 6.55 4.26 6.14 4.16

Rented dwellings

Mean ...................................................... 3,186 3,938 2,282 2,617 4,416

Share ..................................................... 6.2 7.0 4.7 5.5 7.8

SE .......................................................... 58.83 186.15 105.06 87.34 172.02

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Rented dwellings

CV(%) .................................................... 1.85 4.73 4.60 3.34 3.90

Other lodging

Mean ...................................................... 649 856 604 534 715

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

SE .......................................................... 22.69 80.81 39.96 33.44 33.56

CV(%) .................................................... 3.50 9.44 6.61 6.26 4.70

Utilities, fuels, and public services

Mean ...................................................... 3,648 3,979 3,455 3,704 3,481

Share ..................................................... 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.8 6.1

SE .......................................................... 34.24 68.71 123.37 66.01 50.01

CV(%) .................................................... .94 1.73 3.57 1.78 1.44

Natural gas

Mean ...................................................... 359 504 503 211 347

Share ..................................................... .7 .9 1.0 .4 .6

SE .......................................................... 11.98 37.03 34.24 14.68 18.13

CV(%) .................................................... 3.33 7.35 6.81 6.95 5.22

Electricity

Mean ...................................................... 1,388 1,280 1,263 1,625 1,206

Share ..................................................... 2.7 2.3 2.6 3.4 2.1

SE .......................................................... 22.43 26.50 77.04 38.35 15.77

CV(%) .................................................... 1.62 2.07 6.10 2.36 1.31

Fuel oil and other fuels

Mean ...................................................... 137 463 95 57 49

Share ..................................................... .3 .8 .2 .1 .1

SE .......................................................... 6.32 26.99 8.78 10.18 5.09

CV(%) .................................................... 4.61 5.83 9.25 17.84 10.38

Telephone services

Mean ...................................................... 1,239 1,309 1,161 1,261 1,224

Share ..................................................... 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.2

SE .......................................................... 12.99 27.23 42.97 22.06 30.89

CV(%) .................................................... 1.05 2.08 3.70 1.75 2.52

Water and other public services

Mean ...................................................... 525 424 433 550 655

Share ..................................................... 1.0 .8 .9 1.2 1.2

SE .......................................................... 11.31 34.80 22.66 21.32 17.09

CV(%) .................................................... 2.16 8.21 5.23 3.88 2.61

Household operations

Mean ...................................................... 1,159 1,435 973 1,030 1,333

Share ..................................................... 2.3 2.6 2.0 2.2 2.3

SE .......................................................... 25.31 65.89 49.35 35.78 53.52

CV(%) .................................................... 2.18 4.59 5.07 3.47 4.01

Personal services

Mean ...................................................... 368 586 323 305 344

Share ..................................................... .7 1.0 .7 .6 .6

SE .......................................................... 18.03 55.35 45.61 20.49 33.59

CV(%) .................................................... 4.90 9.45 14.11 6.73 9.77

Other household expenses

Mean ...................................................... 791 850 650 726 990

Share ..................................................... 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.7

SE .......................................................... 15.63 19.27 31.69 29.65 36.34

CV(%) .................................................... 1.98 2.27 4.88 4.09 3.67

Housekeeping supplies

Mean ...................................................... 610 597 588 609 644

Share ..................................................... 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.1

SE .......................................................... 14.88 34.24 26.03 20.87 50.68

CV(%) .................................................... 2.44 5.74 4.42 3.43 7.87

Laundry and cleaning supplies

Mean ...................................................... 155 151 143 157 168

Share ..................................................... .3 .3 .3 .3 .3

SE .......................................................... 3.97 8.15 7.71 6.95 12.14

CV(%) .................................................... 2.55 5.38 5.37 4.43 7.21

Other household products

Mean ...................................................... 319 310 310 322 328

Share ..................................................... .6 .6 .6 .7 .6

SE .......................................................... 9.19 22.61 17.59 13.68 28.54

CV(%) .................................................... 2.89 7.30 5.67 4.25 8.69

Postage and stationery

Mean ...................................................... 136 136 135 130 147

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

SE .......................................................... 4.82 8.52 8.23 7.72 13.74

CV(%) .................................................... 3.55 6.29 6.11 5.94 9.32

Household furnishings and equipment

Mean ...................................................... 1,580 1,460 1,466 1,640 1,691

Share ..................................................... 3.1 2.6 3.0 3.4 3.0

SE .......................................................... 36.25 60.43 72.03 75.01 62.51

CV(%) .................................................... 2.29 4.14 4.91 4.57 3.70

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Household textiles

Mean ...................................................... 123 113 95 121 162

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

SE .......................................................... 8.03 13.42 10.83 13.31 25.69

CV(%) .................................................... 6.55 11.88 11.42 11.04 15.89

Furniture

Mean ...................................................... 391 382 392 400 385

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

SE .......................................................... 22.84 32.27 40.74 39.87 59.45

CV(%) .................................................... 5.83 8.44 10.41 9.97 15.44

Floor coverings

Mean ...................................................... 16 17 22 11 19

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

SE .......................................................... 2.10 2.88 7.55 2.15 3.89

CV(%) .................................................... 12.94 16.88 34.73 20.29 20.02

Major appliances

Mean ...................................................... 197 219 194 192 193

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

SE .......................................................... 7.38 22.85 11.34 12.18 16.85

CV(%) .................................................... 3.74 10.45 5.85 6.35 8.75

Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares

Mean ...................................................... 98 82 94 99 112

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

SE .......................................................... 4.52 7.45 9.60 8.99 6.67

CV(%) .................................................... 4.62 9.05 10.21 9.07 5.94

Miscellaneous household equipment

Mean ...................................................... 754 647 670 819 820

Share ..................................................... 1.5 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.4

SE .......................................................... 24.88 44.24 49.54 54.63 33.56

CV(%) .................................................... 3.30 6.84 7.40 6.67 4.10

Apparel and services

Mean ...................................................... 1,736 1,833 1,564 1,662 1,950

Share ..................................................... 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.5 3.4

SE .......................................................... 36.94 68.88 73.56 66.62 90.72

CV(%) .................................................... 2.13 3.76 4.70 4.01 4.65

Men and boys

Mean ...................................................... 408 455 355 369 488

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

SE .......................................................... 12.24 20.33 23.50 20.84 32.58

CV(%) .................................................... 3.00 4.47 6.63 5.66 6.68

Men, 16 and over

Mean ...................................................... 320 352 282 283 391

Share ..................................................... .6 .6 .6 .6 .7

SE .......................................................... 11.87 23.04 23.13 19.17 31.00

CV(%) .................................................... 3.71 6.54 8.20 6.77 7.92

Boys, 2 to 15

Mean ...................................................... 88 102 72 85 96

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

SE .......................................................... 3.45 7.73 8.02 6.68 8.35

CV(%) .................................................... 3.92 7.55 11.07 7.84 8.67

Women and girls

Mean ...................................................... 688 673 665 664 765

Share ..................................................... 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.3

SE .......................................................... 21.95 56.19 40.44 35.46 46.35

CV(%) .................................................... 3.19 8.36 6.08 5.34 6.06

Women, 16 and over

Mean ...................................................... 573 555 550 544 657

Share ..................................................... 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2

SE .......................................................... 21.33 49.09 38.85 36.76 41.63

CV(%) .................................................... 3.73 8.85 7.07 6.76 6.34

Girls, 2 to 15

Mean ...................................................... 116 118 116 120 108

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

SE .......................................................... 7.01 14.44 13.94 14.77 11.79

CV(%) .................................................... 6.05 12.28 12.02 12.30 10.94

Children under 2

Mean ...................................................... 63 72 60 67 54

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

SE .......................................................... 4.18 10.39 10.83 6.69 8.64

CV(%) .................................................... 6.61 14.49 18.16 10.02 15.90

Footwear

Mean ...................................................... 347 370 303 351 366

Share ..................................................... .7 .7 .6 .7 .6

SE .......................................................... 12.91 25.97 23.40 23.15 34.60

CV(%) .................................................... 3.72 7.03 7.73 6.60 9.46

Other apparel products and services

Mean ...................................................... 230 265 182 212 277

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Other apparel products and services

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

SE .......................................................... 8.32 12.06 19.45 15.22 15.50

CV(%) .................................................... 3.62 4.55 10.70 7.19 5.59

Transportation

Mean ...................................................... 8,998 8,857 8,604 9,080 9,367

Share ..................................................... 17.5 15.8 17.7 19.0 16.5

SE .......................................................... 152.03 291.59 396.11 255.65 378.39

CV(%) .................................................... 1.69 3.29 4.60 2.82 4.04

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)

Mean ...................................................... 3,210 2,906 3,216 3,413 3,115

Share ..................................................... 6.2 5.2 6.6 7.1 5.5

SE .......................................................... 113.53 258.50 243.06 203.48 232.83

CV(%) .................................................... 3.54 8.90 7.56 5.96 7.47

Cars and trucks, new

Mean ...................................................... 1,639 1,598 1,528 1,708 1,664

Share ..................................................... 3.2 2.9 3.1 3.6 2.9

SE .......................................................... 101.27 266.45 232.21 162.75 208.74

CV(%) .................................................... 6.18 16.67 15.20 9.53 12.54

Cars and trucks, used

Mean ...................................................... 1,516 1,285 1,644 1,662 1,334

Share ..................................................... 2.9 2.3 3.4 3.5 2.3

SE .......................................................... 68.99 150.37 125.27 136.68 118.41

CV(%) .................................................... 4.55 11.70 7.62 8.22 8.88

Other vehicles

Mean ...................................................... 56 22 44 42 117

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

SE .......................................................... 14.08 12.15 18.26 12.67 52.88

CV(%) .................................................... 25.22 54.76 41.55 29.97 45.21

Gasoline and motor oil

Mean ...................................................... 2,756 2,503 2,713 2,863 2,824

Share ..................................................... 5.4 4.5 5.6 6.0 5.0

SE .......................................................... 24.99 60.58 80.02 50.78 48.78

CV(%) .................................................... .91 2.42 2.95 1.77 1.73

Other vehicle expenses

Mean ...................................................... 2,490 2,612 2,242 2,434 2,730

Share ..................................................... 4.8 4.7 4.6 5.1 4.8

SE .......................................................... 47.09 57.96 115.37 70.61 136.37

CV(%) .................................................... 1.89 2.22 5.15 2.90 4.99

Vehicle finance charges

Mean ...................................................... 223 206 198 246 225

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

SE .......................................................... 5.96 10.78 9.63 10.69 16.54

CV(%) .................................................... 2.67 5.24 4.85 4.35 7.35

Maintenance and repairs

Mean ...................................................... 814 815 790 727 982

Share ..................................................... 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.7

SE .......................................................... 17.16 38.51 27.42 26.95 52.21

CV(%) .................................................... 2.11 4.73 3.47 3.70 5.32

Vehicle insurance

Mean ...................................................... 1,018 942 863 1,119 1,066

Share ..................................................... 2.0 1.7 1.8 2.3 1.9

SE .......................................................... 35.25 34.82 87.00 53.44 98.14

CV(%) .................................................... 3.46 3.69 10.08 4.77 9.21

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges

Mean ...................................................... 434 649 391 341 458

Share ..................................................... .8 1.2 .8 .7 .8

SE .......................................................... 13.29 34.24 29.14 21.26 26.74

CV(%) .................................................... 3.06 5.27 7.45 6.23 5.84

Public and other transportation

Mean ...................................................... 542 836 432 371 698

Share ..................................................... 1.1 1.5 .9 .8 1.2

SE .......................................................... 16.78 59.35 32.91 18.20 32.61

CV(%) .................................................... 3.09 7.10 7.61 4.90 4.67

Health care

Mean ...................................................... 3,556 3,572 3,844 3,234 3,795

Share ..................................................... 6.9 6.4 7.9 6.8 6.7

SE .......................................................... 57.11 71.23 128.82 127.67 113.92

CV(%) .................................................... 1.61 1.99 3.35 3.95 3.00

Health insurance

Mean ...................................................... 2,061 2,162 2,295 1,861 2,079

Share ..................................................... 4.0 3.9 4.7 3.9 3.7

SE .......................................................... 33.77 59.32 109.01 63.31 57.19

CV(%) .................................................... 1.64 2.74 4.75 3.40 2.75

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Medical services

Mean ...................................................... 839 801 858 742 1,009

Share ..................................................... 1.6 1.4 1.8 1.6 1.8

SE .......................................................... 37.47 55.16 45.36 75.85 94.06

CV(%) .................................................... 4.47 6.88 5.29 10.22 9.33

Drugs

Mean ...................................................... 515 452 550 508 541

Share ..................................................... 1.0 .8 1.1 1.1 1.0

SE .......................................................... 13.96 15.02 28.85 19.71 38.02

CV(%) .................................................... 2.71 3.32 5.25 3.88 7.03

Medical supplies

Mean ...................................................... 142 156 141 122 166

Share ..................................................... .3 .3 .3 .3 .3

SE .......................................................... 6.24 14.76 9.69 9.65 16.45

CV(%) .................................................... 4.38 9.45 6.86 7.91 9.88

Entertainment

Mean ...................................................... 2,605 2,723 2,550 2,407 2,894

Share ..................................................... 5.1 4.9 5.2 5.0 5.1

SE .......................................................... 55.33 91.54 113.93 112.55 75.32

CV(%) .................................................... 2.12 3.36 4.47 4.68 2.60

Fees and admissions

Mean ...................................................... 614 724 660 436 776

Share ..................................................... 1.2 1.3 1.4 .9 1.4

SE .......................................................... 20.31 47.97 46.14 23.68 42.57

CV(%) .................................................... 3.31 6.62 6.99 5.43 5.49

Audio and visual equipment and services

Mean ...................................................... 979 1,096 904 978 960

Share ..................................................... 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.7

SE .......................................................... 15.01 43.48 32.73 26.41 24.20

CV(%) .................................................... 1.53 3.97 3.62 2.70 2.52

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment

Mean ...................................................... 648 628 645 624 707

Share ..................................................... 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.2

SE .......................................................... 28.96 40.85 83.67 36.77 64.99

CV(%) .................................................... 4.47 6.50 12.96 5.89 9.19

Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

services

Mean ...................................................... 363 274 340 368 452

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

SE .......................................................... 25.59 34.85 36.21 60.32 39.83

CV(%) .................................................... 7.04 12.73 10.66 16.39 8.82

Personal care products and services

Mean ...................................................... 628 635 572 628 680

Share ..................................................... 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2

SE .......................................................... 12.20 11.51 23.79 21.33 28.13

CV(%) .................................................... 1.94 1.81 4.16 3.40 4.13

Reading

Mean ...................................................... 109 134 107 82 137

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

SE .......................................................... 2.28 5.71 3.26 3.46 5.40

CV(%) .................................................... 2.08 4.25 3.05 4.20 3.95

Education

Mean ...................................................... 1,207 1,789 1,180 851 1,358

Share ..................................................... 2.3 3.2 2.4 1.8 2.4

SE .......................................................... 54.11 124.14 125.49 79.25 132.85

CV(%) .................................................... 4.48 6.94 10.64 9.31 9.79

Tobacco products and smoking supplies

Mean ...................................................... 332 354 341 364 250

Share ..................................................... .6 .6 .7 .8 .4

SE .......................................................... 11.67 27.87 31.85 17.75 17.22

CV(%) .................................................... 3.52 7.86 9.33 4.87 6.89

Miscellaneous

Mean ...................................................... 829 938 808 665 1,033

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

SE .......................................................... 37.09 45.49 109.15 53.47 79.29

CV(%) .................................................... 4.47 4.85 13.51 8.04 7.68

Cash contributions

Mean ...................................................... 1,913 1,798 1,851 1,699 2,417

Share ..................................................... 3.7 3.2 3.8 3.6 4.3

SE .......................................................... 107.60 176.08 170.88 122.81 375.24

CV(%) .................................................... 5.63 9.79 9.23 7.23 15.52

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Personal insurance and pensions

Mean ...................................................... 5,591 6,009 5,339 5,273 6,030

Share ..................................................... 10.9 10.8 11.0 11.0 10.6

SE .......................................................... 103.78 142.25 214.57 205.45 191.72

CV(%) .................................................... 1.86 2.37 4.02 3.90 3.18

Life and other personal insurance

Mean ...................................................... 353 332 334 393 320

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

SE .......................................................... 16.37 24.80 36.53 33.16 25.47

CV(%) .................................................... 4.64 7.46 10.93 8.43 7.97

Pensions and Social Security

Mean ...................................................... 5,238 5,677 5,005 4,879 5,710

Share ..................................................... 10.2 10.2 10.3 10.2 10.1

SE .......................................................... 97.92 135.06 200.69 197.13 169.59

CV(%) .................................................... 1.87 2.38 4.01 4.04 2.97

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes

Mean ...................................................... $65,596 $72,036 $65,217 $60,219 $69,700

SE .......................................................... 1,024.25 1,587.26 3,142.04 1,644.74 1,314.35

CV(%) .................................................... 1.56 2.20 4.82 2.73 1.89

Wages and salaries

Mean ...................................................... 51,730 58,889 50,980 47,678 53,431

Share ..................................................... 78.9 81.8 78.2 79.2 76.7

SE .......................................................... 845.38 1,314.49 2,978.14 1,268.10 1,180.08

CV(%) .................................................... 1.63 2.23 5.84 2.66 2.21

Self-employment income

Mean ...................................................... 2,917 1,728 3,096 2,810 3,870

Share ..................................................... 4.4 2.4 4.7 4.7 5.6

SE .......................................................... 350.34 374.93 824.59 582.54 674.75

CV(%) .................................................... 12.01 21.70 26.64 20.73 17.43

Social Security, private and government

retirement

Mean ...................................................... 8,021 8,254 8,025 7,620 8,495

Share ..................................................... 12.2 11.5 12.3 12.7 12.2

SE .......................................................... 161.15 526.37 544.26 356.38 272.56

CV(%) .................................................... 2.01 6.38 6.78 4.68 3.21

Interest, dividends, rental income, other property

income

Mean ...................................................... 1,358 1,379 1,576 793 2,059

Share ..................................................... 2.1 1.9 2.4 1.3 3.0

SE .......................................................... 120.37 266.93 324.81 89.45 303.70

CV(%) .................................................... 8.86 19.35 20.61 11.28 14.75

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits

Mean ...................................................... 428 620 422 275 535

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

SE .......................................................... 21.92 63.37 54.62 24.47 49.05

CV(%) .................................................... 5.12 10.22 12.94 8.90 9.17

Public assistance, supplemental security income,

food stamps

Mean ...................................................... 534 586 491 501 587

Share ..................................................... .8 .8 .8 .8 .8

SE .......................................................... 26.85 67.88 51.96 51.27 54.71

CV(%) .................................................... 5.03 11.58 10.58 10.23 9.32

Regular contributions for support

Mean ...................................................... 380 343 438 300 483

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

SE .......................................................... 26.77 54.21 69.38 31.18 73.91

CV(%) .................................................... 7.05 15.80 15.84 10.39 15.31

Other income

Mean ...................................................... 229 236 189 242 239

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

SE .......................................................... 16.29 22.16 30.36 36.90 26.05

CV(%) .................................................... 7.13 9.37 16.08 15.26 10.88

Personal taxes (missing values not imputed)

Mean ...................................................... 2,226 2,747 2,565 1,731 2,295

Share ..................................................... 3.4 3.8 3.9 2.9 3.3

SE .......................................................... 239.57 324.93 861.40 175.71 517.27

CV(%) .................................................... 10.76 11.83 33.58 10.15 22.54

Federal income taxes

Mean ...................................................... 1,568 1,768 1,872 1,250 1,636

Share ..................................................... 2.4 2.5 2.9 2.1 2.3

SE .......................................................... 198.37 256.13 742.76 147.96 386.41

CV(%) .................................................... 12.65 14.49 39.68 11.84 23.62

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

State and local income taxes

Mean ...................................................... 526 731 603 343 588

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

SE .......................................................... 44.65 79.88 121.48 45.54 123.22

CV(%) .................................................... 8.49 10.93 20.13 13.27 20.95

Other taxes

Mean ...................................................... 132 248 89 138 71

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

SE .......................................................... 13.88 43.31 24.32 22.53 19.04

CV(%) .................................................... 10.52 17.48 27.21 16.33 26.75

Income after taxes

Mean ...................................................... 63,370 69,289 62,652 58,488 67,404

Share ..................................................... 96.6 96.2 96.1 97.1 96.7

SE .......................................................... 906.92 1,485.11 2,488.31 1,603.04 1,137.37

CV(%) .................................................... 1.43 2.14 3.97 2.74 1.69

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities

Mean ...................................................... - $5,092 - $5,825 - $5,074 - $3,055 - $7,890

SE .......................................................... 972.32 1,877.98 1,961.36 1,483.74 2,603.64

CV(%) .................................................... -19.09 -32.24 -38.65 -48.56 -33.00

Net change in total assets

Mean ...................................................... 5,073 2,838 3,537 5,019 8,464

SE .......................................................... 718.33 1,128.83 1,166.98 1,482.34 1,375.10

CV(%) .................................................... 14.16 39.77 32.99 29.53 16.25

Net change in total liabilities

Mean ...................................................... 10,165 8,663 8,612 8,074 16,354

SE .......................................................... 849.45 2,355.42 1,361.10 1,211.96 2,268.55

CV(%) .................................................... 8.36 27.19 15.81 15.01 13.87

Other financial information:

Other money receipts

Mean ...................................................... 712 995 548 297 1,333

SE .......................................................... 162.87 455.27 247.98 53.20 559.12

CV(%) .................................................... 22.87 45.75 45.22 17.89 41.96

Mortgage principal paid on owned property

Mean ...................................................... -1,935 -2,162 -1,766 -1,702 -2,304

SE .......................................................... 48.26 151.00 84.57 72.93 90.19

CV(%) .................................................... -2.49 -6.98 -4.79 -4.28 -3.91

Estimated market value of owned home

Mean ...................................................... 149,574 176,170 117,246 123,667 202,895

SE .......................................................... 2,324.89 4,797.42 3,747.23 4,034.58 6,160.65

CV(%) .................................................... 1.55 2.72 3.20 3.26 3.04

Estimated monthly rental value of owned home

Mean ...................................................... 869 997 770 787 996

SE .......................................................... 11.53 19.64 35.83 17.50 21.38

CV(%) .................................................... 1.33 1.97 4.65 2.22 2.15

Gifts of goods and services, total

Mean ...................................................... 1,116 1,172 1,148 1,034 1,177

SE .......................................................... 50.65 139.29 123.12 65.60 108.71

CV(%) .................................................... 4.54 11.89 10.73 6.35 9.24

Food

Mean ...................................................... 104 102 114 106 94

SE .......................................................... 9.80 13.78 15.58 21.93 12.50

CV(%) .................................................... 9.39 13.55 13.68 20.72 13.23

Alcoholic beverages

Mean ...................................................... 12 24 14 5 11

SE .......................................................... 1.62 6.03 3.45 1.80 3.02

CV(%) .................................................... 13.49 25.20 24.62 32.71 27.36

Housing

Mean ...................................................... 191 223 183 174 200

SE .......................................................... 9.21 23.65 21.10 14.18 13.28

CV(%) .................................................... 4.83 10.63 11.56 8.14 6.64

Housekeeping supplies

Mean ...................................................... 29 35 34 26 21

SE .......................................................... 2.99 6.04 7.46 5.91 1.32

CV(%) .................................................... 10.48 17.27 21.76 22.39 6.30

Household textiles

Mean ...................................................... 10 7 9 11 11

SE .......................................................... 1.40 1.34 1.66 3.39 1.42

CV(%) .................................................... 14.18 19.90 18.14 29.94 13.12

Appliances and miscellaneous housewares

Mean ...................................................... 18 22 22 15 17

SE .......................................................... 1.99 5.45 4.73 3.05 2.36

CV(%) .................................................... 10.91 24.21 21.16 20.77 14.20

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Major appliances

Mean ...................................................... 6 8 9 5 5

SE .......................................................... 1.37 3.93 4.24 1.85 1.01

CV(%) .................................................... 21.13 50.36 45.70 34.23 22.30

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares

Mean ...................................................... 12 15 13 9 12

SE .......................................................... 1.54 4.66 2.44 2.45 2.50

CV(%) .................................................... 13.11 31.77 18.70 26.34 20.68

Miscellaneous household equipment

Mean ...................................................... 48 70 42 44 43

SE .......................................................... 4.68 17.87 7.46 6.02 7.13

CV(%) .................................................... 9.75 25.58 17.64 13.77 16.53

Other housing

Mean ...................................................... 86 89 75 78 108

SE .......................................................... 5.83 9.79 15.85 8.15 11.92

CV(%) .................................................... 6.78 11.05 21.27 10.44 11.01

Apparel and services

Mean ...................................................... 215 209 210 219 217

SE .......................................................... 9.62 16.55 27.99 16.90 12.94

CV(%) .................................................... 4.48 7.90 13.36 7.72 5.97

Males, 2 and over

Mean ...................................................... 53 56 50 50 58

SE .......................................................... 3.56 9.82 8.08 4.79 9.83

CV(%) .................................................... 6.76 17.58 16.11 9.64 17.07

Females, 2 and over

Mean ...................................................... 86 81 87 83 95

SE .......................................................... 6.68 13.35 20.49 9.22 11.09

CV(%) .................................................... 7.76 16.56 23.48 11.14 11.66

Children under 2

Mean ...................................................... 20 34 15 18 16

SE .......................................................... 2.47 10.32 3.93 3.25 2.81

CV(%) .................................................... 12.33 30.29 25.78 17.60 17.47

Other apparel products and services

Mean ...................................................... 56 39 57 68 48

SE .......................................................... 5.55 5.64 10.07 13.03 4.08

CV(%) .................................................... 9.95 14.51 17.71 19.16 8.50

Jewelry and watches

Mean ...................................................... 24 12 23 34 17

SE .......................................................... 4.60 2.46 8.53 11.03 2.49

CV(%) .................................................... 19.25 19.96 36.81 32.39 14.64

All other apparel products and services

Mean ...................................................... 32 27 34 34 31

SE .......................................................... 2.50 4.48 7.39 4.09 3.48

CV(%) .................................................... 7.85 16.89 21.96 12.03 11.22

Transportation

Mean ...................................................... 111 69 97 125 138

SE .......................................................... 19.53 21.37 17.72 34.38 60.59

CV(%) .................................................... 17.53 31.08 18.34 27.56 43.85

Health care

Mean ...................................................... 53 41 69 40 68

SE .......................................................... 13.09 21.15 23.52 18.50 38.84

CV(%) .................................................... 24.81 51.11 34.28 46.80 56.85

Entertainment

Mean ...................................................... 82 76 90 80 81

SE .......................................................... 6.48 21.78 12.05 9.80 11.59

CV(%) .................................................... 7.92 28.55 13.38 12.32 14.24

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles

Mean ...................................................... 28 41 30 26 20

SE .......................................................... 3.50 15.41 4.59 4.40 5.42

CV(%) .................................................... 12.41 37.94 15.27 16.99 26.79

Other entertainment

Mean ...................................................... 54 36 60 54 61

SE .......................................................... 4.88 8.26 10.88 9.07 9.99

CV(%) .................................................... 9.12 23.16 18.15 16.89 16.35

Personal care products and services

Mean ...................................................... 16 14 17 16 16

SE .......................................................... 2.39 5.95 5.54 3.61 4.88

CV(%) .................................................... 14.99 43.19 33.04 22.03 30.24

Reading

Mean ...................................................... 2 2 2 1 2

SE .......................................................... .18 .29 .22 .27 .53

CV(%) .................................................... 9.50 17.30 10.49 18.61 22.48

Education

Mean ...................................................... 260 373 293 186 261

SE .......................................................... 25.57 74.02 74.19 19.65 61.10

CV(%) .................................................... 9.83 19.86 25.29 10.59 23.41

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

All other gifts

Mean ...................................................... 71 39 60 82 87

SE .......................................................... 7.45 4.08 14.16 16.45 14.21

CV(%) .................................................... 10.52 10.39 23.43 20.02 16.25

1 Value is too small to display.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2013