Table 1202. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2012

Item

All

consumer

units

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ......... 124,416 4,906 5,171 8,094 8,006 14,515 13,526 11,010 17,972 41,216

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes

Mean .............................................. $65,596 - $2,153 $8,010 $12,676 $17,483 $24,834 $34,700 $44,759 $59,283 $133,437

SE .................................................. 1,024.25 1,838.86 140.48 121.34 239.69 231.35 273.62 249.63 407.55 2,185.52

CV(%) ............................................. 1.56 -85.41 1.75 .96 1.37 .93 .79 .56 .69 1.64

Income after taxes

Mean .............................................. 63,370 -2,070 8,203 12,811 17,786 25,066 34,745 44,276 58,199 127,102

SE .................................................. 906.92 1,798.58 154.66 141.23 248.93 240.98 283.01 320.79 405.46 1,770.50

CV(%) ............................................. 1.43 -86.88 1.89 1.10 1.40 .96 .81 .72 .70 1.39

Age of reference person ................................... 50.0 45.7 48.1 56.7 55.7 53.5 49.1 49.6 47.8 48.5

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons .......................................................... 2.5 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.4 2.5 2.6 3.0

Children under 18 ........................................... .6 .4 .5 .3 .5 .5 .6 .6 .6 .8

Persons 65 and older ..................................... .3 .3 .3 .5 .5 .5 .4 .4 .3 .2

Earners ........................................................... 1.3 .5 .5 .4 .6 .8 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.9

Vehicles .......................................................... 1.9 .9 .8 .9 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.7

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ............................................................... 47 44 38 37 39 43 44 48 48 53

Female ........................................................... 53 56 62 63 61 57 56 52 52 47

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................... 64 34 31 41 48 53 56 64 68 85

With mortgage .............................................. 39 12 8 10 15 19 29 35 45 64

Without mortgage ......................................... 26 21 24 31 33 34 27 29 23 21

Renter ............................................................ 36 66 69 59 52 47 44 36 32 15

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American .............................. 13 21 21 20 17 15 12 13 12 8

White, Asian, and all other races ................... 87 79 79 80 83 85 88 87 88 92

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .......................................... 13 13 17 12 17 15 17 16 13 8

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................... 87 87 83 88 83 85 83 84 87 92

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ............................................ 4 7 11 11 8 6 6 4 3 1

High school (9-12) .......................................... 33 41 41 50 48 46 40 39 33 17

College ........................................................... 62 52 46 39 44 47 54 57 64 81

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............... 88 56 56 66 79 85 91 92 94 97

Average annual expenditures

Mean .............................................. $51,442 $23,462 $19,783 $20,188 $25,691 $30,869 $36,229 $41,567 $49,982 $85,410

SE .................................................. 553.43 1,349.92 720.61 525.63 558.64 628.24 590.39 750.28 686.89 660.96

CV(%) ............................................. 1.08 5.75 3.64 2.60 2.17 2.04 1.63 1.80 1.37 .77

Food

Mean .............................................. 6,599 3,747 3,035 3,211 3,959 4,271 4,962 5,698 6,518 10,205

Share .............................................. 12.8 16.0 15.3 15.9 15.4 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.0 11.9

SE .................................................. 88.45 231.60 154.49 150.89 241.10 113.96 142.53 196.37 157.23 123.83

CV(%) ............................................. 1.34 6.18 5.09 4.70 6.09 2.67 2.87 3.45 2.41 1.21

Food at home

Mean .............................................. 3,921 2,322 2,232 2,235 2,762 2,877 3,216 3,621 3,910 5,560

Share .............................................. 7.6 9.9 11.3 11.1 10.8 9.3 8.9 8.7 7.8 6.5

SE .................................................. 52.98 161.75 148.99 98.97 182.43 76.67 108.07 152.69 127.28 88.16

CV(%) ............................................. 1.35 6.97 6.68 4.43 6.61 2.67 3.36 4.22 3.26 1.59

Cereals and bakery products

Mean .............................................. 538 321 315 313 388 400 421 521 549 750

Share .............................................. 1.0 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.1 .9

SE .................................................. 9.52 33.77 27.55 16.28 25.61 12.99 18.93 30.39 21.38 16.32

CV(%) ............................................. 1.77 10.51 8.76 5.20 6.61 3.25 4.50 5.83 3.90 2.17

Cereals and cereal products

Mean .............................................. 182 107 107 105 143 127 152 176 177 256

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

SE .................................................. 3.45 13.96 9.54 7.39 9.63 5.35 7.65 12.77 8.39 7.18

CV(%) ............................................. 1.89 13.09 8.94 7.07 6.75 4.21 5.04 7.25 4.74 2.80

Bakery products

Mean .............................................. 356 215 208 209 245 273 269 345 372 494

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

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1202. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Bakery products

SE .................................................. 7.08 23.86 22.78 11.21 18.47 10.02 13.81 25.71 16.60 10.92

CV(%) ............................................. 1.99 11.11 10.96 5.37 7.53 3.67 5.14 7.46 4.46 2.21

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

Mean .............................................. 852 518 552 527 599 626 752 791 825 1,185

Share .............................................. 1.7 2.2 2.8 2.6 2.3 2.0 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.4

SE .................................................. 14.39 50.24 48.70 34.22 46.23 26.59 39.93 52.48 30.42 25.95

CV(%) ............................................. 1.69 9.70 8.82 6.50 7.71 4.25 5.31 6.64 3.69 2.19

Beef

Mean .............................................. 226 128 135 138 122 164 199 231 222 318

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

SE .................................................. 6.28 15.14 16.55 12.65 11.28 8.26 16.44 22.67 11.89 14.91

CV(%) ............................................. 2.77 11.83 12.28 9.14 9.22 5.04 8.28 9.82 5.35 4.69

Pork

Mean .............................................. 166 115 141 100 126 129 145 145 168 221

Share .............................................. .3 .5 .7 .5 .5 .4 .4 .3 .3 .3

SE .................................................. 4.46 20.37 20.29 7.69 15.54 7.59 11.07 11.78 10.13 8.30

CV(%) ............................................. 2.69 17.70 14.40 7.66 12.32 5.86 7.62 8.12 6.03 3.76

Other meats

Mean .............................................. 122 55 88 65 84 99 111 117 117 169

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

SE .................................................. 2.91 7.24 11.98 5.79 6.82 5.84 9.15 9.22 7.09 6.10

CV(%) ............................................. 2.38 13.22 13.67 8.88 8.15 5.92 8.28 7.91 6.08 3.62

Poultry

Mean .............................................. 159 100 94 102 124 113 146 149 152 219

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

SE .................................................. 2.95 15.07 11.82 8.64 12.49 7.74 11.12 9.59 8.33 6.43

CV(%) ............................................. 1.85 15.05 12.63 8.47 10.05 6.83 7.61 6.43 5.46 2.93

Fish and seafood

Mean .............................................. 126 87 55 83 97 77 102 99 115 191

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

SE .................................................. 4.72 27.65 7.96 11.16 17.80 7.01 10.22 11.70 7.62 10.20

CV(%) ............................................. 3.75 31.72 14.57 13.51 18.26 9.06 10.03 11.79 6.61 5.36

Eggs

Mean .............................................. 53 33 40 38 45 43 50 50 51 68

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

SE .................................................. .92 4.54 4.48 3.09 3.60 2.66 3.46 2.80 2.15 2.33

CV(%) ............................................. 1.74 13.76 11.09 8.11 7.94 6.16 6.97 5.64 4.24 3.42

Dairy products

Mean .............................................. 419 208 223 218 300 299 337 374 414 614

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

SE .................................................. 5.80 15.73 17.90 11.38 21.20 10.46 13.47 16.46 16.79 8.83

CV(%) ............................................. 1.38 7.57 8.02 5.21 7.08 3.50 4.00 4.40 4.05 1.44

Fresh milk and cream

Mean .............................................. 152 89 91 93 122 121 133 142 152 204

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

SE .................................................. 2.64 9.05 5.83 6.24 10.10 4.89 5.39 7.30 7.65 4.71

CV(%) ............................................. 1.74 10.12 6.39 6.68 8.25 4.05 4.06 5.15 5.05 2.31

Other dairy products

Mean .............................................. 267 118 132 125 177 178 204 232 263 410

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

SE .................................................. 3.94 10.92 15.43 8.25 13.68 7.32 10.18 11.50 11.23 6.96

CV(%) ............................................. 1.48 9.23 11.67 6.60 7.72 4.10 4.99 4.95 4.28 1.70

Fruits and vegetables

Mean .............................................. 731 426 376 408 514 536 599 655 719 1,055

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

SE .................................................. 11.07 36.67 25.80 20.12 41.52 21.47 25.40 28.02 28.87 23.10

CV(%) ............................................. 1.51 8.62 6.87 4.93 8.08 4.01 4.24 4.28 4.01 2.19

Fresh fruits

Mean .............................................. 261 135 116 137 168 181 191 233 261 395

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

SE .................................................. 4.81 15.46 11.69 7.80 15.63 8.89 9.88 11.33 13.71 10.72

CV(%) ............................................. 1.84 11.47 10.07 5.68 9.33 4.91 5.17 4.87 5.24 2.71

Fresh vegetables

Mean .............................................. 226 134 108 126 165 161 192 209 217 326

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

SE .................................................. 3.79 14.69 10.90 9.01 16.82 7.83 11.14 11.17 8.93 7.85

CV(%) ............................................. 1.68 11.00 10.06 7.17 10.20 4.86 5.79 5.34 4.12 2.41

Processed fruits

Mean .............................................. 114 78 68 61 72 88 103 95 113 161

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

SE .................................................. 2.37 9.99 7.38 5.31 5.53 5.26 10.16 7.52 5.64 5.14

CV(%) ............................................. 2.08 12.83 10.85 8.73 7.65 5.98 9.83 7.91 4.98 3.20

Processed vegetables

Mean .............................................. 130 79 83 84 109 106 112 118 128 173

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

SE .................................................. 3.28 10.27 8.83 6.31 12.50 5.78 6.91 8.30 8.03 6.06

CV(%) ............................................. 2.52 12.92 10.61 7.49 11.46 5.47 6.18 7.03 6.28 3.51

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1202. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Other food at home

Mean .............................................. 1,380 849 766 768 961 1,016 1,108 1,281 1,403 1,956

Share .............................................. 2.7 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.3 3.1 3.1 2.8 2.3

SE .................................................. 22.01 75.63 54.59 36.86 68.16 26.51 34.30 52.35 53.16 39.80

CV(%) ............................................. 1.59 8.91 7.12 4.80 7.09 2.61 3.10 4.09 3.79 2.03

Sugar and other sweets

Mean .............................................. 147 79 85 90 98 116 111 131 152 207

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

SE .................................................. 4.25 11.98 7.95 7.84 9.36 6.76 8.36 10.75 8.94 7.26

CV(%) ............................................. 2.89 15.17 9.30 8.71 9.56 5.84 7.55 8.18 5.88 3.50

Fats and oils

Mean .............................................. 114 63 85 69 89 87 102 114 115 151

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

SE .................................................. 2.28 9.06 8.94 6.29 9.34 4.27 7.05 7.11 6.58 5.17

CV(%) ............................................. 2.00 14.30 10.57 9.14 10.50 4.90 6.89 6.23 5.74 3.43

Miscellaneous foods

Mean .............................................. 699 458 370 369 502 499 558 654 706 999

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

SE .................................................. 13.97 52.23 37.04 23.83 46.65 15.84 18.80 25.83 29.83 24.31

CV(%) ............................................. 2.00 11.41 10.02 6.46 9.29 3.18 3.37 3.95 4.23 2.43

Nonalcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 370 235 203 230 255 285 311 348 387 504

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

SE .................................................. 5.89 24.24 21.13 17.98 16.31 10.52 16.54 22.73 17.52 13.64

CV(%) ............................................. 1.59 10.30 10.40 7.81 6.39 3.69 5.33 6.53 4.53 2.71

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips

Mean .............................................. 50 13 23 10 17 30 26 33 43 95

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

SE .................................................. 2.39 3.91 9.72 2.86 6.70 3.69 4.44 4.90 4.06 4.78

CV(%) ............................................. 4.77 29.00 42.19 28.22 38.75 12.51 16.94 14.83 9.42 5.02

Food away from home

Mean .............................................. 2,678 1,426 803 977 1,197 1,394 1,746 2,077 2,608 4,645

Share .............................................. 5.2 6.1 4.1 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.8 5.0 5.2 5.4

SE .................................................. 45.74 139.40 67.77 81.18 110.02 62.02 74.57 95.55 97.92 69.61

CV(%) ............................................. 1.71 9.78 8.44 8.31 9.19 4.45 4.27 4.60 3.76 1.50

Alcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 451 149 148 117 193 219 335 352 420 804

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

SE .................................................. 16.67 33.23 26.47 24.20 26.85 22.45 31.11 32.86 26.97 32.98

CV(%) ............................................. 3.69 22.28 17.86 20.72 13.93 10.25 9.29 9.34 6.42 4.10

Housing

Mean .............................................. 16,887 9,116 8,240 8,178 10,116 11,728 13,224 14,645 16,278 25,809

Share .............................................. 32.8 38.9 41.7 40.5 39.4 38.0 36.5 35.2 32.6 30.2

SE .................................................. 166.05 443.32 324.34 193.37 228.40 259.23 242.73 332.43 222.08 254.57

CV(%) ............................................. .98 4.86 3.94 2.36 2.26 2.21 1.84 2.27 1.36 .99

Shelter

Mean .............................................. 9,891 5,811 5,249 4,988 6,054 6,686 7,703 8,384 9,551 15,063

Share .............................................. 19.2 24.8 26.5 24.7 23.6 21.7 21.3 20.2 19.1 17.6

SE .................................................. 125.20 336.37 278.91 173.60 195.12 156.72 175.57 258.41 191.06 223.87

CV(%) ............................................. 1.27 5.79 5.31 3.48 3.22 2.34 2.28 3.08 2.00 1.49

Owned dwellings

Mean .............................................. 6,056 2,063 1,218 1,531 2,202 2,815 3,564 4,500 5,585 11,355

Share .............................................. 11.8 8.8 6.2 7.6 8.6 9.1 9.8 10.8 11.2 13.3

SE .................................................. 99.48 257.15 118.42 128.52 118.91 115.60 124.92 195.88 154.16 228.89

CV(%) ............................................. 1.64 12.46 9.73 8.39 5.40 4.11 3.51 4.35 2.76 2.02

Mortgage interest and charges

Mean .............................................. 3,067 943 391 479 700 959 1,637 2,126 3,039 6,099

Share .............................................. 6.0 4.0 2.0 2.4 2.7 3.1 4.5 5.1 6.1 7.1

SE .................................................. 68.09 194.31 74.64 60.41 63.11 76.85 89.70 139.06 104.41 157.38

CV(%) ............................................. 2.22 20.61 19.10 12.62 9.02 8.02 5.48 6.54 3.44 2.58

Property taxes

Mean .............................................. 1,836 681 470 580 844 1,037 1,091 1,344 1,560 3,360

Share .............................................. 3.6 2.9 2.4 2.9 3.3 3.4 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.9

SE .................................................. 34.64 82.73 46.03 41.34 50.38 49.26 40.97 43.68 44.77 82.94

CV(%) ............................................. 1.89 12.16 9.78 7.13 5.97 4.75 3.75 3.25 2.87 2.47

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses

Mean .............................................. 1,153 440 356 472 658 820 835 1,030 986 1,896

Share .............................................. 2.2 1.9 1.8 2.3 2.6 2.7 2.3 2.5 2.0 2.2

SE .................................................. 34.75 67.66 73.57 91.65 75.81 64.15 72.38 90.83 62.45 72.89

CV(%) ............................................. 3.01 15.39 20.65 19.41 11.52 7.83 8.67 8.82 6.33 3.85

Rented dwellings

Mean .............................................. 3,186 3,372 3,873 3,338 3,647 3,651 3,909 3,569 3,541 2,300

Share .............................................. 6.2 14.4 19.6 16.5 14.2 11.8 10.8 8.6 7.1 2.7

SE .................................................. 58.83 187.96 253.95 136.32 164.58 112.57 153.35 138.56 119.76 90.73

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1202. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Rented dwellings

CV(%) ............................................. 1.85 5.57 6.56 4.08 4.51 3.08 3.92 3.88 3.38 3.94

Other lodging

Mean .............................................. 649 376 159 119 204 220 230 316 424 1,408

Share .............................................. 1.3 1.6 .8 .6 .8 .7 .6 .8 .8 1.6

SE .................................................. 22.69 105.04 40.41 30.56 38.10 26.70 27.34 43.79 40.49 58.70

CV(%) ............................................. 3.50 27.97 25.39 25.72 18.64 12.16 11.90 13.86 9.56 4.17

Utilities, fuels, and public services

Mean .............................................. 3,648 1,898 1,947 2,161 2,609 2,894 3,225 3,557 3,823 4,917

Share .............................................. 7.1 8.1 9.8 10.7 10.2 9.4 8.9 8.6 7.6 5.8

SE .................................................. 34.24 104.46 91.10 55.74 53.84 42.64 48.15 61.77 54.57 46.32

CV(%) ............................................. .94 5.50 4.68 2.58 2.06 1.47 1.49 1.74 1.43 .94

Natural gas

Mean .............................................. 359 180 178 204 243 261 305 351 344 518

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

SE .................................................. 11.98 17.54 13.26 13.22 13.84 15.17 17.55 18.17 17.58 15.72

CV(%) ............................................. 3.33 9.77 7.43 6.50 5.70 5.82 5.75 5.18 5.11 3.03

Electricity

Mean .............................................. 1,388 825 902 954 1,101 1,192 1,295 1,367 1,417 1,749

Share .............................................. 2.7 3.5 4.6 4.7 4.3 3.9 3.6 3.3 2.8 2.0

SE .................................................. 22.43 48.58 53.90 31.59 35.48 28.91 31.31 37.20 31.07 23.03

CV(%) ............................................. 1.62 5.89 5.97 3.31 3.22 2.43 2.42 2.72 2.19 1.32

Fuel oil and other fuels

Mean .............................................. 137 79 52 71 74 119 86 119 139 207

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

SE .................................................. 6.32 21.91 12.91 15.73 13.97 14.28 10.39 17.22 18.35 11.26

CV(%) ............................................. 4.61 27.75 24.69 22.14 18.79 12.03 12.14 14.45 13.22 5.45

Telephone services

Mean .............................................. 1,239 590 572 628 810 930 1,097 1,207 1,383 1,705

Share .............................................. 2.4 2.5 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.0

SE .................................................. 12.99 36.54 27.80 18.63 23.27 16.93 20.86 22.83 22.81 22.91

CV(%) ............................................. 1.05 6.19 4.86 2.97 2.87 1.82 1.90 1.89 1.65 1.34

Water and other public services

Mean .............................................. 525 224 242 304 382 393 442 512 540 738

Share .............................................. 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 .9

SE .................................................. 11.31 24.95 21.51 18.57 13.77 14.53 16.96 17.71 16.53 15.20

CV(%) ............................................. 2.16 11.16 8.87 6.10 3.61 3.70 3.84 3.46 3.06 2.06

Household operations

Mean .............................................. 1,159 355 348 350 465 701 768 899 923 2,112

Share .............................................. 2.3 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.8 2.3 2.1 2.2 1.8 2.5

SE .................................................. 25.31 59.85 85.06 32.18 41.83 34.05 53.52 43.80 46.60 52.05

CV(%) ............................................. 2.18 16.86 24.43 9.19 8.99 4.86 6.97 4.87 5.05 2.46

Personal services

Mean .............................................. 368 37 41 60 125 194 196 247 212 775

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

SE .................................................. 18.03 24.89 18.07 19.28 30.88 30.32 35.04 36.83 42.20 46.40

CV(%) ............................................. 4.90 66.93 44.56 32.36 24.68 15.65 17.87 14.90 19.86 5.99

Other household expenses

Mean .............................................. 791 318 308 291 340 507 572 652 710 1,337

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

SE .................................................. 15.63 51.94 81.13 26.57 24.01 23.72 34.04 30.84 24.93 25.55

CV(%) ............................................. 1.98 16.34 26.37 9.14 7.05 4.67 5.95 4.73 3.51 1.91

Housekeeping supplies

Mean .............................................. 610 375 250 268 351 483 490 527 557 930

Share .............................................. 1.2 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.1

SE .................................................. 14.88 46.69 41.99 21.53 30.68 24.10 29.54 33.87 26.64 30.04

CV(%) ............................................. 2.44 12.45 16.77 8.05 8.75 4.99 6.02 6.43 4.78 3.23

Laundry and cleaning supplies

Mean .............................................. 155 84 72 77 109 130 155 143 140 217

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

SE .................................................. 3.97 9.18 11.94 8.18 15.18 9.04 17.14 12.98 10.51 7.31

CV(%) ............................................. 2.55 10.89 16.61 10.65 13.91 6.94 11.07 9.09 7.48 3.36

Other household products

Mean .............................................. 319 186 148 134 169 245 239 266 288 501

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

SE .................................................. 9.19 26.75 37.73 11.47 14.61 16.69 18.64 19.34 16.79 20.47

CV(%) ............................................. 2.89 14.35 25.49 8.53 8.63 6.81 7.80 7.27 5.83 4.09

Postage and stationery

Mean .............................................. 136 104 31 56 72 108 96 118 128 212

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

SE .................................................. 4.82 46.74 8.64 10.00 12.63 11.62 8.52 17.11 12.19 9.38

CV(%) ............................................. 3.55 44.82 28.27 17.73 17.50 10.80 8.83 14.53 9.49 4.43

Household furnishings and equipment

Mean .............................................. 1,580 677 445 411 636 964 1,038 1,278 1,425 2,787

Share .............................................. 3.1 2.9 2.2 2.0 2.5 3.1 2.9 3.1 2.9 3.3

SE .................................................. 36.25 150.15 61.59 45.57 61.12 171.55 73.11 161.42 76.10 93.37

CV(%) ............................................. 2.29 22.16 13.84 11.09 9.61 17.80 7.04 12.63 5.34 3.35

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1202. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Household textiles

Mean .............................................. 123 138 39 29 32 82 69 97 99 219

Share .............................................. .2 .6 .2 .1 .1 .3 .2 .2 .2 .3

SE .................................................. 8.03 103.82 11.32 6.06 7.31 18.87 10.24 17.33 16.87 20.56

CV(%) ............................................. 6.55 75.42 29.35 20.74 22.97 22.91 14.83 17.81 17.05 9.41

Furniture

Mean .............................................. 391 127 107 88 149 203 272 368 323 707

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

SE .................................................. 22.84 34.29 29.20 13.99 19.27 22.84 34.82 115.73 27.55 46.25

CV(%) ............................................. 5.83 26.95 27.20 15.82 12.97 11.25 12.79 31.46 8.53 6.54

Floor coverings

Mean .............................................. 16 6 3 4 4 7 7 9 12 34

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

SE .................................................. 2.10 5.17 1.57 1.57 1.43 1.86 1.81 1.74 2.44 5.95

CV(%) ............................................. 12.94 90.77 47.00 42.74 34.47 27.27 24.19 19.35 19.68 17.66

Major appliances

Mean .............................................. 197 68 46 74 103 102 140 154 202 336

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

SE .................................................. 7.38 19.41 7.71 16.98 29.69 12.31 13.64 18.76 15.53 16.76

CV(%) ............................................. 3.74 28.41 16.82 22.95 28.90 12.10 9.74 12.21 7.69 4.99

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares

Mean .............................................. 98 48 20 35 40 55 66 75 95 171

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

SE .................................................. 4.52 10.42 3.86 6.95 6.52 7.28 13.47 12.06 12.62 12.26

CV(%) ............................................. 4.62 21.69 19.56 20.00 16.35 13.30 20.36 16.16 13.26 7.19

Miscellaneous household equipment

Mean .............................................. 754 291 230 181 309 515 483 576 693 1,322

Share .............................................. 1.5 1.2 1.2 .9 1.2 1.7 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.5

SE .................................................. 24.88 45.53 45.58 26.16 42.83 151.42 59.22 83.56 61.09 84.96

CV(%) ............................................. 3.30 15.67 19.82 14.46 13.86 29.40 12.26 14.51 8.81 6.43

Apparel and services

Mean .............................................. 1,736 928 763 593 947 1,064 1,163 1,398 1,559 2,932

Share .............................................. 3.4 4.0 3.9 2.9 3.7 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.1 3.4

SE .................................................. 36.94 172.88 116.33 72.10 103.57 81.42 85.39 98.77 69.87 90.40

CV(%) ............................................. 2.13 18.62 15.24 12.16 10.93 7.65 7.34 7.07 4.48 3.08

Men and boys

Mean .............................................. 408 204 186 141 172 216 250 264 371 736

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

SE .................................................. 12.24 59.71 45.14 36.19 23.18 25.16 25.26 33.37 29.32 34.40

CV(%) ............................................. 3.00 29.29 24.21 25.71 13.51 11.64 10.10 12.64 7.90 4.67

Men, 16 and over

Mean .............................................. 320 173 161 102 120 158 175 202 280 597

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

SE .................................................. 11.87 58.48 44.53 32.91 21.80 24.39 20.89 31.17 28.51 32.67

CV(%) ............................................. 3.71 33.82 27.59 32.27 18.22 15.42 11.94 15.43 10.19 5.47

Boys, 2 to 15

Mean .............................................. 88 31 25 39 52 58 75 62 91 140

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

SE .................................................. 3.45 7.53 10.23 12.30 8.44 5.32 10.70 9.46 7.56 7.53

CV(%) ............................................. 3.92 24.33 40.80 31.72 16.25 9.17 14.26 15.26 8.29 5.40

Women and girls

Mean .............................................. 688 384 303 208 293 458 453 580 658 1,148

Share .............................................. 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.0 1.1 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3

SE .................................................. 21.95 106.49 74.81 32.80 46.55 48.54 56.74 63.52 45.50 57.31

CV(%) ............................................. 3.19 27.71 24.69 15.75 15.87 10.61 12.52 10.96 6.92 4.99

Women, 16 and over

Mean .............................................. 573 254 271 169 231 373 368 482 556 964

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

SE .................................................. 21.33 60.01 74.43 28.77 40.61 45.82 50.80 63.52 42.28 54.90

CV(%) ............................................. 3.73 23.67 27.49 17.05 17.57 12.28 13.79 13.17 7.60 5.69

Girls, 2 to 15

Mean .............................................. 116 131 32 40 62 84 85 97 101 184

Share .............................................. .2 .6 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 7.01 90.16 9.84 10.97 14.24 12.01 12.63 14.12 9.52 13.46

CV(%) ............................................. 6.05 69.01 30.56 27.73 22.87 14.21 14.85 14.51 9.39 7.31

Children under 2

Mean .............................................. 63 33 57 23 57 49 44 70 60 88

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

SE .................................................. 4.18 11.56 14.72 7.52 19.32 9.49 11.92 18.02 9.61 6.91

CV(%) ............................................. 6.61 34.70 25.66 33.42 33.96 19.55 27.10 25.75 15.97 7.85

Footwear

Mean .............................................. 347 183 120 132 286 223 266 329 312 539

Share .............................................. .7 .8 .6 .7 1.1 .7 .7 .8 .6 .6

SE .................................................. 12.91 58.68 27.78 26.40 64.07 31.62 29.90 39.63 33.65 28.87

CV(%) ............................................. 3.72 32.01 23.12 20.05 22.40 14.18 11.24 12.04 10.80 5.36

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1202. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 230 124 96 90 140 118 149 155 158 420

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

SE .................................................. 8.32 36.56 11.82 7.51 19.45 10.27 16.95 13.82 12.79 21.19

CV(%) ............................................. 3.62 29.59 12.27 8.36 13.94 8.67 11.35 8.93 8.07 5.04

Transportation

Mean .............................................. 8,998 3,917 2,748 2,987 4,128 4,991 6,311 7,531 9,928 14,781

Share .............................................. 17.5 16.7 13.9 14.8 16.1 16.2 17.4 18.1 19.9 17.3

SE .................................................. 152.03 511.73 421.39 168.61 273.47 214.78 266.82 334.67 420.52 285.74

CV(%) ............................................. 1.69 13.06 15.33 5.64 6.62 4.30 4.23 4.44 4.24 1.93

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)

Mean .............................................. 3,210 1,582 774 697 1,100 1,425 1,751 2,197 3,855 5,711

Share .............................................. 6.2 6.7 3.9 3.5 4.3 4.6 4.8 5.3 7.7 6.7

SE .................................................. 113.53 422.27 388.82 124.62 281.64 173.94 214.04 289.14 380.60 229.74

CV(%) ............................................. 3.54 26.69 50.21 17.89 25.61 12.21 12.22 13.16 9.87 4.02

Cars and trucks, new

Mean .............................................. 1,639 1,008 459 231 648 487 659 1,101 1,711 3,169

Share .............................................. 3.2 4.3 2.3 1.1 2.5 1.6 1.8 2.6 3.4 3.7

SE .................................................. 101.27 340.13 367.86 84.84 230.99 139.05 171.00 252.77 337.84 209.31

CV(%) ............................................. 6.18 33.73 80.21 36.69 35.66 28.54 25.93 22.95 19.74 6.60

Cars and trucks, used

Mean .............................................. 1,516 574 310 466 449 918 1,081 1,075 2,089 2,415

Share .............................................. 2.9 2.4 1.6 2.3 1.7 3.0 3.0 2.6 4.2 2.8

SE .................................................. 68.99 261.07 102.17 119.87 112.00 131.01 157.81 153.39 226.35 164.59

CV(%) ............................................. 4.55 45.50 32.94 25.75 24.95 14.27 14.60 14.27 10.84 6.82

Other vehicles

Mean .............................................. 56 2 ( ) 6 2 ( ) 3 20 11 21 55 127

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

SE .................................................. 14.08 2 ( ) 4.24 2 ( ) 3.23 7.01 6.63 13.96 26.25 39.37

CV(%) ............................................. 25.22 2 ( ) 76.26 2 ( ) 99.96 35.90 60.32 65.09 47.75 30.98

Gasoline and motor oil

Mean .............................................. 2,756 1,161 1,054 1,125 1,558 1,896 2,337 2,651 3,091 4,034

Share .............................................. 5.4 4.9 5.3 5.6 6.1 6.1 6.5 6.4 6.2 4.7

SE .................................................. 24.99 75.55 45.83 40.75 42.20 43.94 57.28 59.81 51.45 33.00

CV(%) ............................................. .91 6.51 4.35 3.62 2.71 2.32 2.45 2.26 1.66 .82

Other vehicle expenses

Mean .............................................. 2,490 912 724 1,030 1,285 1,450 1,941 2,365 2,533 3,968

Share .............................................. 4.8 3.9 3.7 5.1 5.0 4.7 5.4 5.7 5.1 4.6

SE .................................................. 47.09 133.37 107.93 82.36 111.21 84.92 124.23 146.93 111.82 98.31

CV(%) ............................................. 1.89 14.63 14.91 8.00 8.65 5.86 6.40 6.21 4.41 2.48

Vehicle finance charges

Mean .............................................. 223 49 26 53 55 93 174 197 242 396

Share .............................................. .4 .2 .1 .3 .2 .3 .5 .5 .5 .5

SE .................................................. 5.96 12.78 5.52 7.77 6.39 7.49 10.02 12.10 13.42 13.05

CV(%) ............................................. 2.67 25.81 21.12 14.66 11.71 8.05 5.76 6.14 5.55 3.30

Maintenance and repairs

Mean .............................................. 814 363 278 337 434 517 640 722 881 1,261

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

SE .................................................. 17.16 56.11 34.03 32.13 29.26 26.50 51.64 41.24 33.20 45.17

CV(%) ............................................. 2.11 15.46 12.23 9.54 6.74 5.12 8.08 5.71 3.77 3.58

Vehicle insurance

Mean .............................................. 1,018 341 271 529 634 628 845 1,136 997 1,521

Share .............................................. 2.0 1.5 1.4 2.6 2.5 2.0 2.3 2.7 2.0 1.8

SE .................................................. 35.25 105.59 99.01 75.13 104.84 72.09 123.14 131.95 106.58 77.87

CV(%) ............................................. 3.46 30.98 36.55 14.20 16.53 11.47 14.56 11.62 10.69 5.12

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges

Mean .............................................. 434 158 149 111 162 211 282 310 413 789

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

SE .................................................. 13.29 29.91 21.74 14.32 21.36 16.14 25.58 20.14 31.18 32.93

CV(%) ............................................. 3.06 18.88 14.61 12.91 13.16 7.65 9.06 6.49 7.55 4.17

Public and other transportation

Mean .............................................. 542 262 196 136 185 220 281 318 449 1,068

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

SE .................................................. 16.78 58.67 38.02 20.09 22.27 18.93 39.32 29.37 39.70 37.13

CV(%) ............................................. 3.09 22.41 19.38 14.78 12.01 8.60 14.00 9.25 8.84 3.48

Health care

Mean .............................................. 3,556 1,363 1,318 1,731 2,196 2,844 2,906 3,244 3,689 5,212

Share .............................................. 6.9 5.8 6.7 8.6 8.5 9.2 8.0 7.8 7.4 6.1

SE .................................................. 57.11 124.41 147.14 97.48 109.72 119.56 93.04 117.21 100.98 104.61

CV(%) ............................................. 1.61 9.13 11.16 5.63 5.00 4.20 3.20 3.61 2.74 2.01

Health insurance

Mean .............................................. 2,061 753 754 1,052 1,273 1,664 1,696 1,926 2,235 2,951

Share .............................................. 4.0 3.2 3.8 5.2 5.0 5.4 4.7 4.6 4.5 3.5

SE .................................................. 33.77 77.20 76.97 65.44 54.07 52.31 57.98 52.79 65.22 58.62

CV(%) ............................................. 1.64 10.26 10.21 6.22 4.25 3.14 3.42 2.74 2.92 1.99

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1202. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Medical services

Mean .............................................. 839 287 307 311 482 592 653 689 778 1,358

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

SE .................................................. 37.47 52.80 93.94 53.20 91.44 88.20 65.86 66.37 63.84 75.19

CV(%) ............................................. 4.47 18.40 30.64 17.09 18.97 14.91 10.09 9.64 8.21 5.54

Drugs

Mean .............................................. 515 278 218 313 342 503 461 526 527 667

Share .............................................. 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.6 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.1 .8

SE .................................................. 13.96 47.58 18.61 29.45 21.74 33.62 25.14 69.80 21.03 25.97

CV(%) ............................................. 2.71 17.15 8.52 9.40 6.35 6.69 5.45 13.26 3.99 3.89

Medical supplies

Mean .............................................. 142 46 39 55 98 86 96 103 150 236

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

SE .................................................. 6.24 7.90 7.04 12.94 21.03 13.91 10.94 8.47 13.38 14.50

CV(%) ............................................. 4.38 17.25 17.95 23.53 21.37 16.19 11.45 8.21 8.93 6.15

Entertainment

Mean .............................................. 2,605 1,020 802 1,039 1,075 1,481 1,816 1,934 2,438 4,534

Share .............................................. 5.1 4.3 4.1 5.1 4.2 4.8 5.0 4.7 4.9 5.3

SE .................................................. 55.33 129.77 60.00 107.92 67.15 92.91 106.19 81.70 113.69 108.31

CV(%) ............................................. 2.12 12.72 7.49 10.39 6.24 6.28 5.85 4.22 4.66 2.39

Fees and admissions

Mean .............................................. 614 159 96 87 137 205 245 378 476 1,318

Share .............................................. 1.2 .7 .5 .4 .5 .7 .7 .9 1.0 1.5

SE .................................................. 20.31 36.02 13.71 11.93 29.75 21.01 20.96 46.08 22.41 40.14

CV(%) ............................................. 3.31 22.63 14.28 13.73 21.69 10.26 8.54 12.19 4.71 3.05

Audio and visual equipment and services

Mean .............................................. 979 508 467 532 604 734 824 919 982 1,413

Share .............................................. 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.7

SE .................................................. 15.01 51.55 31.82 24.88 19.34 29.49 33.41 30.62 26.41 30.46

CV(%) ............................................. 1.53 10.14 6.82 4.68 3.20 4.02 4.06 3.33 2.69 2.16

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment

Mean .............................................. 648 316 185 214 270 435 602 443 636 1,058

Share .............................................. 1.3 1.3 .9 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.7 1.1 1.3 1.2

SE .................................................. 28.96 105.36 29.99 21.35 45.76 74.47 92.37 40.02 55.24 58.77

CV(%) ............................................. 4.47 33.30 16.20 9.96 16.94 17.12 15.34 9.03 8.69 5.55

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services

Mean .............................................. 363 36 54 206 64 107 145 194 345 745

Share .............................................. .7 .2 .3 1.0 .3 .3 .4 .5 .7 .9

SE .................................................. 25.59 8.68 19.86 106.71 26.46 22.19 24.42 31.96 71.03 68.90

CV(%) ............................................. 7.04 23.83 37.05 51.81 41.17 20.66 16.84 16.49 20.61 9.24

Personal care products and services

Mean .............................................. 628 240 233 249 290 412 423 479 606 1,058

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

SE .................................................. 12.20 22.91 37.59 21.69 20.70 21.43 21.15 37.17 27.58 24.74

CV(%) ............................................. 1.94 9.57 16.12 8.71 7.14 5.20 5.00 7.76 4.55 2.34

Reading

Mean .............................................. 109 40 44 43 50 65 77 87 103 185

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

SE .................................................. 2.28 7.30 6.44 4.08 3.96 4.49 4.49 7.52 4.12 5.19

CV(%) ............................................. 2.08 18.04 14.68 9.57 7.85 6.91 5.82 8.69 4.00 2.80

Education

Mean .............................................. 1,207 881 963 438 402 319 589 571 647 2,515

Share .............................................. 2.3 3.8 4.9 2.2 1.6 1.0 1.6 1.4 1.3 2.9

SE .................................................. 54.11 236.60 240.91 106.13 90.91 57.66 81.20 74.70 77.97 120.56

CV(%) ............................................. 4.48 26.85 25.02 24.24 22.60 18.05 13.79 13.09 12.05 4.79

Tobacco products and smoking supplies

Mean .............................................. 332 280 339 288 298 336 384 364 374 306

Share .............................................. .6 1.2 1.7 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.1 .9 .7 .4

SE .................................................. 11.67 36.84 49.04 22.22 31.41 20.42 21.67 24.20 23.31 16.60

CV(%) ............................................. 3.52 13.17 14.45 7.70 10.52 6.09 5.65 6.65 6.23 5.42

Miscellaneous

Mean .............................................. 829 462 346 305 410 766 557 666 727 1,316

Share .............................................. 1.6 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.6 2.5 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5

SE .................................................. 37.09 123.50 84.78 63.61 80.97 208.42 48.00 61.76 69.80 61.98

CV(%) ............................................. 4.47 26.75 24.52 20.82 19.73 27.22 8.62 9.28 9.60 4.71

Cash contributions

Mean .............................................. 1,913 1,101 463 550 796 1,104 1,130 1,193 1,819 3,450

Share .............................................. 3.7 4.7 2.3 2.7 3.1 3.6 3.1 2.9 3.6 4.0

SE .................................................. 107.60 611.47 61.91 45.25 104.41 97.59 97.56 68.17 199.67 221.84

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1202. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Cash contributions

CV(%) ............................................. 5.63 55.54 13.36 8.22 13.12 8.84 8.63 5.72 10.98 6.43

Personal insurance and pensions

Mean .............................................. 5,591 218 340 458 830 1,271 2,353 3,407 4,875 12,302

Share .............................................. 10.9 .9 1.7 2.3 3.2 4.1 6.5 8.2 9.8 14.4

SE .................................................. 103.78 42.52 28.63 32.81 72.96 34.82 98.06 136.84 85.97 229.58

CV(%) ............................................. 1.86 19.47 8.41 7.17 8.79 2.74 4.17 4.02 1.76 1.87

Life and other personal insurance

Mean .............................................. 353 76 78 115 106 133 188 209 266 722

Share .............................................. .7 .3 .4 .6 .4 .4 .5 .5 .5 .8

SE .................................................. 16.37 21.66 15.08 20.53 12.08 11.98 31.80 18.96 15.78 49.26

CV(%) ............................................. 4.64 28.44 19.44 17.88 11.43 9.00 16.87 9.08 5.93 6.82

Pensions and Social Security

Mean .............................................. 5,238 142 263 343 724 1,137 2,164 3,198 4,609 11,580

Share .............................................. 10.2 .6 1.3 1.7 2.8 3.7 6.0 7.7 9.2 13.6

SE .................................................. 97.92 37.25 26.11 24.74 71.46 36.20 94.79 135.72 82.78 219.46

CV(%) ............................................. 1.87 26.20 9.93 7.21 9.87 3.18 4.38 4.24 1.80 1.90

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes

Mean .............................................. $65,596 - $2,153 $8,010 $12,676 $17,483 $24,834 $34,700 $44,759 $59,283 $133,437

SE .................................................. 1,024.25 1,838.86 140.48 121.34 239.69 231.35 273.62 249.63 407.55 2,185.52

CV(%) ............................................. 1.56 -85.41 1.75 .96 1.37 .93 .79 .56 .69 1.64

Wages and salaries

Mean .............................................. 51,730 1,648 2,764 3,464 6,922 12,629 23,239 32,465 46,734 112,462

Share .............................................. 78.9 -76.6 34.5 27.3 39.6 50.9 67.0 72.5 78.8 84.3

SE .................................................. 845.38 350.03 278.72 196.87 276.64 322.31 482.03 568.99 534.22 1,950.26

CV(%) ............................................. 1.63 21.23 10.09 5.68 4.00 2.55 2.07 1.75 1.14 1.73

Self-employment income

Mean .............................................. 2,917 -6,433 -17 44 220 419 957 1,393 1,941 7,841

Share .............................................. 4.4 298.8 -.2 .3 1.3 1.7 2.8 3.1 3.3 5.9

SE .................................................. 350.34 2,242.25 150.15 84.12 116.77 95.90 153.91 213.56 210.84 963.89

CV(%) ............................................. 12.01 -34.86 -869.38 189.95 53.07 22.89 16.09 15.33 10.86 12.29

Social Security, private and government

retirement

Mean .............................................. 8,021 1,173 2,540 6,561 8,087 9,713 8,288 8,946 8,378 8,713

Share .............................................. 12.2 -54.5 31.7 51.8 46.3 39.1 23.9 20.0 14.1 6.5

SE .................................................. 161.15 214.56 202.19 220.88 271.77 289.70 386.38 510.49 360.14 326.76

CV(%) ............................................. 2.01 18.29 7.96 3.37 3.36 2.98 4.66 5.71 4.30 3.75

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income

Mean .............................................. 1,358 183 89 127 214 357 478 639 778 3,207

Share .............................................. 2.1 -8.5 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 2.4

SE .................................................. 120.37 357.28 34.42 35.78 53.01 62.16 74.45 100.04 110.32 351.50

CV(%) ............................................. 8.86 195.18 38.59 28.27 24.72 17.41 15.58 15.66 14.17 10.96

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits

Mean .............................................. 428 78 207 265 349 384 533 501 534 461

Share .............................................. .7 -3.6 2.6 2.1 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.1 .9 .3

SE .................................................. 21.92 27.33 54.10 47.50 72.27 47.03 75.26 57.98 70.75 56.69

CV(%) ............................................. 5.12 34.83 26.16 17.92 20.72 12.24 14.13 11.58 13.24 12.29

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps

Mean .............................................. 534 475 1,566 1,377 1,029 753 625 396 370 150

Share .............................................. .8 -22.0 19.6 10.9 5.9 3.0 1.8 .9 .6 .1

SE .................................................. 26.85 55.17 132.72 145.16 123.23 67.64 84.93 53.11 59.26 22.00

CV(%) ............................................. 5.03 11.62 8.47 10.54 11.97 8.98 13.59 13.42 16.03 14.68

Regular contributions for support

Mean .............................................. 380 192 446 462 423 407 372 344 293 409

Share .............................................. .6 -8.9 5.6 3.6 2.4 1.6 1.1 .8 .5 .3

SE .................................................. 26.77 39.50 77.31 92.27 107.68 49.18 63.21 69.83 46.03 62.02

CV(%) ............................................. 7.05 20.62 17.34 19.97 25.43 12.08 17.01 20.32 15.71 15.16

Other income

Mean .............................................. 229 531 415 376 238 172 209 75 254 194

Share .............................................. .3 -24.6 5.2 3.0 1.4 .7 .6 .2 .4 .1

SE .................................................. 16.29 69.41 76.73 51.59 31.09 31.14 54.89 18.64 56.05 32.57

CV(%) ............................................. 7.13 13.08 18.50 13.71 13.06 18.15 26.25 24.76 22.03 16.76

Personal taxes (missing values not imputed)

Mean .............................................. 2,226 -83 -193 -135 -303 -232 -45 483 1,084 6,335

Share .............................................. 3.4 3.9 -2.4 -1.1 -1.7 -.9 -.1 1.1 1.8 4.7

SE .................................................. 239.57 378.93 52.45 69.87 69.44 60.30 72.56 197.17 117.85 685.23

CV(%) ............................................. 10.76 -456.98 -27.11 -51.80 -22.91 -25.99 -160.43 40.82 10.87 10.82

Federal income taxes

Mean .............................................. 1,568 -209 -199 -168 -367 -351 -210 158 625 4,766

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1202. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Federal income taxes

Share .............................................. 2.4 9.7 -2.5 -1.3 -2.1 -1.4 -.6 .4 1.1 3.6

SE .................................................. 198.37 346.45 51.53 61.60 63.60 51.73 60.43 175.65 91.68 570.26

CV(%) ............................................. 12.65 -165.99 -25.88 -36.58 -17.31 -14.75 -28.72 111.38 14.67 11.96

State and local income taxes

Mean .............................................. 526 17 -17 10 13 37 82 202 361 1,332

Share .............................................. .8 -.8 -.2 .1 .1 .2 .2 .5 .6 1.0

SE .................................................. 44.65 33.78 10.40 14.33 12.79 8.76 21.48 25.76 35.46 125.62

CV(%) ............................................. 8.49 194.28 -62.06 137.17 95.34 23.50 26.04 12.73 9.83 9.43

Other taxes

Mean .............................................. 132 108 22 23 51 81 83 123 98 237

Share .............................................. .2 -5.0 .3 .2 .3 .3 .2 .3 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 13.88 53.39 10.47 3.90 17.21 15.06 14.49 28.30 16.70 26.11

CV(%) ............................................. 10.52 49.25 46.80 16.89 33.76 18.51 17.52 23.01 17.00 11.03

Income after taxes

Mean .............................................. 63,370 -2,070 8,203 12,811 17,786 25,066 34,745 44,276 58,199 127,102

Share .............................................. 96.6 96.1 102.4 101.1 101.7 100.9 100.1 98.9 98.2 95.3

SE .................................................. 906.92 1,798.58 154.66 141.23 248.93 240.98 283.01 320.79 405.46 1,770.50

CV(%) ............................................. 1.43 -86.88 1.89 1.10 1.40 .96 .81 .72 .70 1.39

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities

Mean .............................................. - $5,092 $459 $1,437 - $678 $456 $804 - $5,365 - $5,248 - $5,201 - $10,415

SE .................................................. 972.32 3,668.27 922.91 1,428.28 1,214.71 960.59 2,515.02 2,918.33 2,381.74 2,270.44

CV(%) ............................................. -19.09 798.38 64.20 -210.76 266.22 119.44 -46.88 -55.61 -45.79 -21.80

Net change in total assets

Mean .............................................. 5,073 210 1,937 902 2,181 934 1,653 1,396 3,686 11,594

SE .................................................. 718.33 2,849.10 1,260.43 671.53 984.51 840.79 916.44 1,476.08 1,331.39 1,731.44

CV(%) ............................................. 14.16 1,359.17 65.08 74.42 45.15 90.06 55.44 105.76 36.12 14.93

Net change in total liabilities

Mean .............................................. 10,165 -250 499 1,580 1,724 129 7,018 6,644 8,887 22,009

SE .................................................. 849.45 2,585.86 854.05 1,184.76 1,034.06 968.36 2,411.34 2,130.03 2,323.84 1,880.25

CV(%) ............................................. 8.36 -1,034.98 171.10 74.99 59.97 748.74 34.36 32.06 26.15 8.54

Other financial information:

Other money receipts

Mean .............................................. 712 1,574 30 587 220 181 194 351 484 1,369

SE .................................................. 162.87 1,323.60 7.26 253.26 124.14 59.75 49.86 124.79 197.69 416.59

CV(%) ............................................. 22.87 84.11 23.83 43.17 56.49 33.04 25.66 35.57 40.81 30.44

Mortgage principal paid on owned property

Mean .............................................. -1,935 -589 -235 -321 -489 -651 -913 -1,310 -1,675 -3,974

SE .................................................. 48.26 117.64 41.61 35.15 50.71 91.79 59.59 96.07 54.78 101.09

CV(%) ............................................. -2.49 -19.98 -17.68 -10.94 -10.37 -14.10 -6.53 -7.33 -3.27 -2.54

Estimated market value of owned home

Mean .............................................. 149,574 61,191 38,361 54,658 71,978 95,041 92,575 110,841 126,409 266,115

SE .................................................. 2,324.89 6,507.89 3,128.92 4,714.27 3,366.81 6,056.25 4,589.24 3,476.98 2,865.63 5,557.38

CV(%) ............................................. 1.55 10.64 8.16 8.63 4.68 6.37 4.96 3.14 2.27 2.09

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home

Mean .............................................. 869 391 276 376 470 559 588 714 802 1,445

SE .................................................. 11.53 34.82 19.43 22.33 16.51 14.23 16.96 19.18 13.86 25.16

CV(%) ............................................. 1.33 8.90 7.05 5.94 3.51 2.54 2.88 2.69 1.73 1.74

Gifts of goods and services, total

Mean .............................................. 1,116 922 489 322 467 487 569 608 716 2,218

SE .................................................. 50.65 316.45 118.44 56.73 152.96 41.21 67.09 84.91 70.91 120.56

CV(%) ............................................. 4.54 34.34 24.21 17.62 32.75 8.46 11.80 13.96 9.90 5.43

Food

Mean .............................................. 104 122 14 17 47 40 35 53 50 226

SE .................................................. 9.80 53.53 5.69 4.93 16.41 8.76 8.63 19.29 8.55 28.70

CV(%) ............................................. 9.39 43.77 40.57 29.71 34.63 21.87 24.44 36.31 16.94 12.71

Alcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 12 3 1 ( ) 1 4 4 6 10 5 27

SE .................................................. 1.62 1.65 .02 .51 2.30 1.69 1.29 6.10 1.54 4.75

CV(%) ............................................. 13.49 63.35 82.34 63.54 60.22 42.96 21.21 63.63 31.12 17.62

Housing

Mean .............................................. 191 121 94 76 90 93 108 123 130 359

SE .................................................. 9.21 36.57 23.73 17.29 17.09 9.93 16.46 17.08 35.09 24.69

CV(%) ............................................. 4.83 30.12 25.28 22.86 18.92 10.62 15.28 13.91 27.01 6.87

Housekeeping supplies

Mean .............................................. 29 9 6 10 13 16 15 26 27 50

SE .................................................. 2.99 4.39 2.65 4.40 4.49 5.33 4.15 11.55 7.67 6.49

CV(%) ............................................. 10.48 46.46 45.15 42.34 33.57 33.89 26.81 44.35 28.23 12.98

Household textiles

Mean .............................................. 10 1 8 1 ( ) 4 3 7 8 15 16

SE .................................................. 1.40 .73 6.92 .15 3.78 1.09 2.34 3.96 6.35 3.57

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1202. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Household textiles

CV(%) ............................................. 14.18 102.30 83.33 47.59 100.19 34.43 35.02 51.31 41.69 22.30

Appliances and miscellaneous housewares

Mean .............................................. 18 11 4 11 4 5 9 3 14 39

SE .................................................. 1.99 6.39 2.08 5.57 1.55 2.65 4.00 .96 3.87 5.35

CV(%) ............................................. 10.91 58.73 54.52 50.23 38.23 48.85 43.81 27.61 28.65 13.77

Major appliances

Mean .............................................. 6 2 2 4 1 1 2 1 6 14

SE .................................................. 1.37 2.01 1.84 2.41 .88 1.04 .94 .53 2.36 3.70

CV(%) ............................................. 21.13 80.88 82.83 56.17 79.97 70.14 54.91 45.39 37.71 26.73

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares

Mean .............................................. 12 8 2 7 3 4 7 2 7 25

SE .................................................. 1.54 6.11 .82 5.12 1.21 1.73 3.78 .80 3.06 3.89

CV(%) ............................................. 13.11 72.83 51.75 75.18 41.10 43.65 51.00 34.59 42.12 15.56

Miscellaneous household equipment

Mean .............................................. 48 13 8 18 29 20 31 35 34 92

SE .................................................. 4.68 5.42 3.26 8.12 12.83 5.13 7.71 6.96 6.18 12.49

CV(%) ............................................. 9.75 43.32 40.42 44.53 44.26 25.85 24.90 19.94 18.30 13.57

Other housing

Mean .............................................. 86 88 68 36 40 49 45 51 40 162

SE .................................................. 5.83 33.11 23.71 9.67 7.97 8.06 10.11 10.06 33.20 14.48

CV(%) ............................................. 6.78 37.69 34.95 27.18 19.87 16.35 22.25 19.88 82.56 8.91

Apparel and services

Mean .............................................. 215 166 159 106 108 144 174 169 166 344

SE .................................................. 9.62 49.07 55.50 27.30 28.68 20.32 24.44 44.33 18.73 21.78

CV(%) ............................................. 4.48 29.48 34.94 25.74 26.44 14.06 14.08 26.19 11.26 6.34

Males, 2 and over

Mean .............................................. 53 56 71 35 19 31 44 18 54 81

SE .................................................. 3.56 22.23 30.16 14.79 9.45 6.25 10.15 3.80 8.54 8.72

CV(%) ............................................. 6.76 39.71 42.68 41.97 49.46 20.36 22.87 20.75 15.69 10.73

Females, 2 and over

Mean .............................................. 86 62 19 42 35 66 67 94 72 133

SE .................................................. 6.68 30.50 8.48 16.17 11.46 19.62 15.96 38.53 14.39 13.65

CV(%) ............................................. 7.76 49.41 45.56 38.63 32.33 29.72 23.73 41.11 20.05 10.25

Children under 2

Mean .............................................. 20 19 23 5 8 15 14 27 14 30

SE .................................................. 2.47 9.06 12.90 2.90 5.83 3.48 3.34 14.00 2.52 4.29

CV(%) ............................................. 12.33 47.19 55.52 55.27 73.43 23.93 23.90 52.42 17.44 14.36

Other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 56 29 46 24 46 33 48 31 26 99

SE .................................................. 5.55 11.09 19.71 10.40 23.86 9.07 11.69 8.04 5.23 14.86

CV(%) ............................................. 9.95 37.61 42.57 43.78 51.88 27.27 24.39 26.33 20.32 14.94

Jewelry and watches

Mean .............................................. 24 3 13 5 20 11 10 13 8 51

SE .................................................. 4.60 1.84 9.00 4.26 13.91 5.36 5.83 4.92 4.02 13.21

CV(%) ............................................. 19.25 54.27 68.49 90.08 71.27 48.17 55.89 38.70 48.07 26.07

All other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 32 26 33 19 26 22 38 18 17 49

SE .................................................. 2.50 11.53 14.30 9.26 19.28 7.23 9.91 6.13 3.33 6.27

CV(%) ............................................. 7.85 44.15 43.11 48.70 72.87 32.65 26.42 34.45 19.17 12.86

Transportation

Mean .............................................. 111 229 77 35 14 76 44 33 112 191

SE .................................................. 19.53 199.71 55.82 25.57 4.43 34.41 10.65 5.16 49.06 31.75

CV(%) ............................................. 17.53 87.14 72.54 72.28 31.99 45.03 24.40 15.44 43.87 16.64

Health care

Mean .............................................. 53 14 87 21 52 26 8 34 58 86

SE .................................................. 13.09 10.71 86.82 16.37 48.60 15.71 3.60 13.48 29.30 31.21

CV(%) ............................................. 24.81 78.21 99.52 78.50 93.17 61.52 46.18 40.19 50.11 36.11

Entertainment

Mean .............................................. 82 61 13 19 34 32 57 41 59 162

SE .................................................. 6.48 29.77 5.46 6.13 14.02 7.67 14.72 6.98 13.20 15.88

CV(%) ............................................. 7.92 49.04 40.87 32.83 41.68 24.29 25.87 16.92 22.48 9.77

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles

Mean .............................................. 28 31 9 8 9 16 26 11 23 51

SE .................................................. 3.50 18.88 4.84 4.47 4.69 6.14 12.54 3.23 11.48 9.13

CV(%) ............................................. 12.41 61.80 53.43 58.56 50.49 38.15 47.57 29.39 49.33 17.97

Other entertainment

Mean .............................................. 54 30 4 11 24 15 31 30 35 112

SE .................................................. 4.88 21.95 1.82 4.76 13.06 4.11 8.59 6.09 5.54 11.66

CV(%) ............................................. 9.12 72.77 42.08 43.13 53.63 26.53 28.10 20.13 15.64 10.43

Personal care products and services

Mean .............................................. 16 2 ( ) 22 2 6 7 5 9 7 34

SE .................................................. 2.39 2 ( ) 18.83 1.43 3.50 2.89 2.02 2.53 2.07 7.48

CV(%) ............................................. 14.99 2 ( ) 84.87 81.62 53.96 40.81 39.29 26.97 29.79 21.71

Reading

Mean .............................................. 2 1 ( ) 1 1 1 ( ) 1 1 1 2 3

SE .................................................. .18 .35 .50 .51 .09 .20 .44 .57 .60 .44

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1202. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Reading

CV(%) ............................................. 9.50 100.99 66.98 81.13 69.43 38.86 30.46 56.47 26.41 13.12

Education

Mean .............................................. 260 159 1 6 14 15 93 83 83 668

SE .................................................. 25.57 128.90 .67 4.06 6.13 4.39 28.93 34.20 18.31 70.26

CV(%) ............................................. 9.83 81.28 68.15 64.95 44.85 29.36 31.12 41.18 22.05 10.51

All other gifts

Mean .............................................. 71 46 21 39 97 49 38 52 43 117

SE .................................................. 7.45 23.86 10.74 30.01 73.38 16.67 14.24 13.39 8.27 9.35

CV(%) ............................................. 10.52 51.60 51.23 76.12 75.57 33.77 37.40 25.87 19.17 8.02

1 Value is too small to display.

2 No data reported.

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