Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

Number of consumer units (in 

 thousands) ................................................................ 130,001 64,374 29,348 30,090 5,456 15,097 9,536 4,936 7,140 58,487 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ................................$73,573 $100,739 $91,415 $110,449 $98,257 $111,780 $115,319 $96,990 $46,039 $47,035 

 SE................................ 1,098.20 1,888.44 2,396.11 2,144.37 3,530.50 3,351.75 3,676.81 4,435.45 2,023.63 706.09 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.49 1.87 2.62 1.94 3.59 3.00 3.19 4.57 4.40 1.50 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................ 63,606 85,778 76,099 94,688 84,691 95,489 99,138 89,014 43,542 41,652 

 SE................................ 767.93 1,313.66 1,468.94 1,516.41 2,679.59 2,285.30 2,709.09 3,489.88 1,576.09 567.34 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.21 1.53 1.93 1.60 3.16 2.39 2.73 3.92 3.62 1.36 

 Age of reference person ................................ 50.9 51.4 59.2 43.9 32.6 41.2 54.5 50.7 39.8 51.8 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................ 2.5 3.1 2.0 4.0 3.5 4.2 3.8 4.9 2.9 1.7 

 Children under 18 ................................................................ .6 .8 ( 1 ) 1.5 1.5 2.2 .5 1.3 1.7 .2 

 Adults 65 and older ................................................................ .4 .5 .8 .1 ( 2 ) ( 1 ) .3 .6 ( 1 ) .4 

 Earners ................................................................ 1.3 1.6 1.2 2.0 1.7 1.8 2.4 2.4 1.1 1.0 

 Vehicles ................................................................ 1.9 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.0 2.4 3.0 2.6 1.3 1.4 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................ 47 55 59 51 55 48 54 53 17 43 

 Women ................................................................ 53 45 41 49 45 52 46 47 83 57 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner................................................................63 78 84 74 65 73 79 74 33 50 

 With mortgage ................................................................ 36 50 41 58 58 61 54 50 26 23 

 Without mortgage ................................................................ 27 29 43 16 8 12 25 23 7 27 

 Renter ................................................................ 37 22 16 26 35 27 21 26 67 50 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................ 13 8 7 8 8 8 9 9 30 17 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................87 92 93 92 92 92 91 91 70 83 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of 

 reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 14 14 7 19 15 20 20 30 19 12 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................ 86 86 93 81 85 80 80 70 81 88 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8) ................................................................ 3 3 2 4 1 3 7 6 3 3 

 High school (9-12) ................................................................ 30 26 26 25 21 23 30 36 30 33 

 College ................................................................ 67 70 72 71 78 74 62 56 68 64 

 Never attended and other ................................( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 1 ) 1 1 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................ 88 96 96 97 96 97 97 95 85 80 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ................................$60,060 $78,129 $72,449 $84,520 $76,243 $87,390 $84,892 $73,330 $47,951 $41,758 

 SE................................ 681.34 1,025.23 1,286.13 1,246.01 2,745.55 1,864.89 1,735.91 2,737.93 1,483.35 538.00 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.13 1.31 1.78 1.47 3.60 2.13 2.04 3.73 3.09 1.29 

 Food 

 Mean ................................ 7,729 10,079 8,717 11,508 9,349 12,091 11,943 9,729 6,204 5,386 

 Share ................................ 12.9 12.9 12.0 13.6 12.3 13.8 14.1 13.3 12.9 12.9 

 SE................................ 89.36 152.26 153.77 225.63 472.93 293.87 411.67 462.69 315.36 106.90 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.16 1.51 1.76 1.96 5.06 2.43 3.45 4.76 5.08 1.98 

 Food at home 

 Mean ................................ 4,363 5,696 4,842 6,485 5,493 6,676 6,820 6,100 3,757 3,008 

 Share ................................ 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.2 7.6 8.0 8.3 7.8 7.2 

 SE................................ 50.10 89.62 98.93 130.93 308.16 197.04 215.95 313.57 229.70 55.85 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.15 1.57 2.04 2.02 5.61 2.95 3.17 5.14 6.11 1.86 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ................................ 564 744 610 865 724 908 887 818 528 377 

 Share ................................ .9 1.0 .8 1.0 .9 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 .9 

 SE................................ 9.42 18.15 30.90 20.58 41.62 31.63 43.08 58.49 36.23 9.37 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.67 2.44 5.07 2.38 5.75 3.48 4.86 7.15 6.86 2.49 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ................................ 176 229 170 283 238 296 291 259 182 120 

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

 SE................................ 3.52 5.87 6.29 10.91 18.84 12.01 19.74 21.41 17.89 4.72 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.00 2.56 3.70 3.86 7.93 4.05 6.80 8.25 9.85 3.93 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ................................ 388 515 440 582 487 612 596 559 347 257 

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

 SE................................ 7.68 15.16 30.31 13.85 30.73 24.40 31.12 44.45 24.38 6.58 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.98 2.94 6.89 2.38 6.32 3.99 5.22 7.95 7.03 2.56 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ................................ 944 1,226 1,044 1,377 1,017 1,377 1,615 1,412 837 654 

 Share ................................ 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.6 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.6 

 SE................................ 12.89 26.35 35.56 40.07 84.35 57.25 96.62 89.89 80.57 17.73 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.37 2.15 3.40 2.91 8.29 4.16 5.98 6.37 9.63 2.71 

 Beef 

 Mean ................................ 253 328 292 360 274 347 439 357 243 174 

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

 SE................................ 4.86 9.41 14.57 14.19 38.88 21.81 35.44 38.42 28.39 8.65 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.92 2.87 4.99 3.94 14.19 6.29 8.06 10.76 11.67 4.96 

 Pork 

 Mean ................................ 181 238 209 257 166 246 335 298 165 122 

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

 SE................................ 4.59 8.26 13.10 11.19 17.55 13.94 30.92 27.92 22.69 6.41 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.53 3.47 6.26 4.36 10.61 5.67 9.24 9.36 13.75 5.25 

 Other meats 

 Mean ................................ 128 172 145 199 177 215 187 173 96 85 

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

 SE................................ 5.32 10.25 13.27 13.40 26.21 21.42 15.21 18.54 10.08 3.79 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.15 5.95 9.13 6.73 14.79 9.96 8.14 10.71 10.51 4.46 

 Poultry 

 Mean ................................ 186 235 175 283 183 301 319 304 155 137 

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

 SE................................ 4.85 8.00 7.64 14.18 19.11 19.52 23.94 30.05 14.48 4.36 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.61 3.41 4.36 5.02 10.43 6.50 7.51 9.89 9.34 3.18 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ................................ 140 183 168 196 143 183 253 198 114 97 

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

 SE................................ 5.05 8.48 11.99 13.53 18.21 16.22 29.66 28.86 22.07 5.23 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.61 4.62 7.15 6.89 12.72 8.84 11.72 14.60 19.29 5.42 

 Eggs 

 Mean ................................ 55 69 55 82 74 85 82 82 63 39 

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

 SE................................ 1.16 2.09 1.89 4.55 8.79 5.04 8.13 6.14 6.50 1.24 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.10 3.01 3.44 5.56 11.84 5.95 9.90 7.51 10.35 3.20 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ................................ 450 597 503 697 625 739 672 567 400 299 

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

 SE................................ 8.05 12.99 12.95 19.50 37.06 27.78 31.62 37.33 31.83 7.27 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.79 2.18 2.57 2.80 5.93 3.76 4.70 6.59 7.95 2.43 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ................................ 147 192 146 238 220 252 226 188 145 99 

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

 SE................................ 3.06 4.79 5.35 8.12 15.92 10.65 12.95 13.72 12.84 3.21 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.09 2.50 3.65 3.41 7.23 4.22 5.72 7.28 8.87 3.24 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ................................ 303 405 357 459 404 487 446 378 255 200 

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

 SE................................ 6.00 9.64 10.20 14.51 25.76 21.32 24.23 29.78 22.02 5.59 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.98 2.38 2.86 3.16 6.37 4.37 5.43 7.88 8.62 2.80 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ................................ 837 1,115 960 1,271 1,226 1,296 1,258 1,119 658 560 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Fruits and vegetables 

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

 SE................................ 14.30 24.99 25.64 40.78 93.40 59.77 63.68 72.30 45.11 14.59 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.71 2.24 2.67 3.21 7.62 4.61 5.06 6.46 6.85 2.61 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ................................ 314 424 359 499 488 521 471 366 235 206 

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

 SE................................ 6.23 10.84 13.26 19.68 44.08 29.62 31.64 26.34 20.04 7.20 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.98 2.56 3.69 3.94 9.04 5.69 6.72 7.19 8.51 3.50 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ................................ 274 371 334 407 383 413 413 374 198 180 

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

 SE................................ 5.67 9.29 9.91 14.04 38.54 20.20 24.47 27.85 19.73 6.29 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.07 2.50 2.97 3.45 10.07 4.89 5.92 7.45 9.95 3.49 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ................................ 112 144 118 167 159 165 174 166 105 78 

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

 SE................................ 3.14 4.73 5.35 7.71 17.66 10.80 12.69 17.25 12.00 3.71 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.80 3.28 4.52 4.63 11.10 6.53 7.31 10.40 11.40 4.73 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ................................ 136 176 148 198 196 196 200 213 119 95 

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

 SE................................ 3.06 5.24 5.99 8.62 17.10 12.86 17.56 20.16 9.17 3.08 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.25 2.98 4.03 4.36 8.71 6.55 8.76 9.48 7.67 3.23 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ................................ 1,568 2,014 1,725 2,275 1,901 2,356 2,388 2,185 1,333 1,119 

 Share ................................ 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.7 

 SE................................ 20.79 30.51 37.96 48.29 107.33 67.39 78.98 122.93 84.03 23.55 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.33 1.51 2.20 2.12 5.65 2.86 3.31 5.63 6.30 2.11 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ................................ 150 201 175 228 178 242 239 196 115 98 

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

 SE................................ 3.83 6.36 7.43 9.14 13.65 13.95 14.68 27.95 9.18 4.08 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.56 3.16 4.24 4.00 7.66 5.77 6.15 14.24 7.96 4.15 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ................................ 117 150 130 169 127 164 205 162 103 82 

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

 SE................................ 2.98 5.33 6.31 7.53 11.05 9.32 13.42 16.30 10.06 2.67 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.55 3.54 4.87 4.45 8.69 5.67 6.54 10.03 9.77 3.24 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ................................ 824 1,061 874 1,238 1,114 1,283 1,246 1,123 705 583 

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

 SE................................ 13.11 19.63 22.98 33.03 78.84 43.55 50.70 69.67 47.22 13.69 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.59 1.85 2.63 2.67 7.08 3.39 4.07 6.20 6.70 2.35 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................ 423 520 459 562 437 571 630 631 374 324 

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

 SE................................ 7.49 10.86 17.77 12.57 31.51 20.80 25.27 41.91 39.37 9.92 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.77 2.09 3.87 2.24 7.22 3.64 4.01 6.64 10.53 3.06 

 Food prepared by consumer unit 

 on out-of-town trips 

 Mean ................................ 56 81 86 78 45 96 68 72 37 30 

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

 SE................................ 2.76 4.45 7.27 4.38 5.83 6.53 7.31 12.78 7.99 2.30 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.94 5.47 8.40 5.65 13.10 6.82 10.75 17.82 21.66 7.60 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ................................ 3,365 4,383 3,875 5,023 3,856 5,415 5,123 3,629 2,448 2,378 

 Share ................................ 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.9 5.1 6.2 6.0 4.9 5.1 5.7 

 SE................................ 58.55 97.45 102.13 165.11 276.62 194.53 319.82 278.21 168.93 77.79 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.74 2.22 2.64 3.29 7.17 3.59 6.24 7.67 6.90 3.27 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................ 558 714 873 614 548 655 588 365 225 430 

 Share ................................ .9 .9 1.2 .7 .7 .7 .7 .5 .5 1.0 

 SE................................ 19.83 32.23 50.49 41.45 88.33 72.45 81.24 56.07 32.20 23.15 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.55 4.52 5.78 6.75 16.11 11.06 13.81 15.34 14.34 5.38 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................ 19,884 24,458 21,979 26,982 27,767 27,613 25,578 23,844 18,099 15,080 

 Share ................................ 33.1 31.3 30.3 31.9 36.4 31.6 30.1 32.5 37.7 36.1 

 SE................................ 231.74 347.87 436.93 414.31 996.45 561.97 566.65 1,317.10 531.93 221.78 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.17 1.42 1.99 1.54 3.59 2.04 2.22 5.52 2.94 1.47 

 Shelter 

 Mean ................................ 11,895 14,203 12,606 15,760 15,962 16,333 14,737 14,199 11,159 9,446 

 Share ................................ 19.8 18.2 17.4 18.6 20.9 18.7 17.4 19.4 23.3 22.6 

 SE................................ 156.80 246.70 318.73 295.92 647.09 359.02 467.60 1,296.98 433.23 138.58 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.32 1.74 2.53 1.88 4.05 2.20 3.17 9.13 3.88 1.47 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ................................ 6,947 9,953 8,899 11,053 10,499 11,526 10,621 9,517 4,192 3,974 

 Share ................................ 11.6 12.7 12.3 13.1 13.8 13.2 12.5 13.0 8.7 9.5 

 SE................................ 133.28 239.96 255.41 311.16 690.70 404.13 445.71 1,282.81 421.28 113.41 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.92 2.41 2.87 2.82 6.58 3.51 4.20 13.48 10.05 2.85 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ................................ 3,265 4,854 3,558 6,230 6,679 6,675 5,269 4,166 2,266 1,638 

 Share ................................ 5.4 6.2 4.9 7.4 8.8 7.6 6.2 5.7 4.7 3.9 

 SE................................ 73.29 134.65 125.49 230.99 427.97 288.56 342.37 447.08 215.83 57.46 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.24 2.77 3.53 3.71 6.41 4.32 6.50 10.73 9.53 3.51 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ................................ 2,065 2,932 2,958 3,011 2,320 3,173 3,151 2,290 924 1,251 

 Share ................................ 3.4 3.8 4.1 3.6 3.0 3.6 3.7 3.1 1.9 3.0 

 SE................................ 46.07 79.34 91.91 87.08 208.50 140.32 107.01 178.54 68.37 36.06 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.23 2.71 3.11 2.89 8.99 4.42 3.40 7.80 7.40 2.88 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, 

 other expenses 

 Mean ................................ 1,616 2,167 2,382 1,811 1,500 1,678 2,201 3,061 1,002 1,084 

 Share ................................ 2.7 2.8 3.3 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.6 4.2 2.1 2.6 

 SE................................ 57.64 97.92 108.07 84.07 172.40 118.54 194.05 1,186.84 310.71 58.42 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.57 4.52 4.54 4.64 11.49 7.06 8.82 38.77 30.99 5.39 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ................................ 4,167 3,106 2,346 3,682 4,893 3,599 3,122 4,113 6,604 5,036 

 Share ................................ 6.9 4.0 3.2 4.4 6.4 4.1 3.7 5.6 13.8 12.1 

 SE................................ 66.09 94.93 129.07 185.79 474.80 231.03 297.07 472.37 256.51 92.82 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.59 3.06 5.50 5.05 9.70 6.42 9.52 11.48 3.88 1.84 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ................................ 782 1,143 1,361 1,025 570 1,209 994 569 362 436 

 Share ................................ 1.3 1.5 1.9 1.2 .7 1.4 1.2 .8 .8 1.0 

 SE................................ 28.70 45.35 73.63 57.57 76.27 95.62 80.36 132.66 55.79 36.32 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.67 3.97 5.41 5.62 13.38 7.91 8.08 23.32 15.39 8.33 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ................................ 3,836 4,726 4,307 5,027 3,925 5,094 5,551 5,381 3,520 2,895 

 Share ................................ 6.4 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.1 5.8 6.5 7.3 7.3 6.9 

 SE................................ 40.75 51.13 56.67 63.06 82.02 86.36 95.25 124.10 90.70 40.53 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.06 1.08 1.32 1.25 2.09 1.70 1.72 2.31 2.58 1.40 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ................................ 381 461 425 493 384 501 544 481 335 297 

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

 SE................................ 11.21 15.77 16.04 17.64 25.69 24.80 19.25 35.93 21.84 8.77 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.94 3.42 3.77 3.58 6.70 4.95 3.54 7.47 6.52 2.95 

 Electricity 

 Mean ................................ 1,420 1,691 1,586 1,756 1,421 1,769 1,927 1,924 1,374 1,126 

 Share ................................ 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.1 1.9 2.0 2.3 2.6 2.9 2.7 

 SE................................ 16.65 21.05 25.03 26.87 39.57 36.86 46.19 63.37 39.52 17.87 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.17 1.24 1.58 1.53 2.78 2.08 2.40 3.29 2.88 1.59 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ................................ 97 124 134 112 93 107 131 134 64 72 

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

 SE................................ 8.73 13.08 16.56 13.06 22.99 15.63 15.28 31.72 13.09 6.78 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.00 10.57 12.36 11.66 24.69 14.64 11.66 23.65 20.62 9.45 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ................................ 1,356 1,701 1,485 1,867 1,405 1,885 2,103 1,972 1,309 981 

 Share ................................ 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.2 1.8 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.3 

 SE................................ 17.36 24.46 26.39 31.77 39.23 36.93 51.20 74.30 42.53 15.37 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.28 1.44 1.78 1.70 2.79 1.96 2.43 3.77 3.25 1.57 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Residential phone service, 

 VOIP, and phone cards 

 Mean ................................ 238 279 324 233 122 220 315 294 156 202 

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

 SE................................ 5.24 6.85 8.86 8.09 14.26 11.73 17.18 19.93 14.39 5.92 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.20 2.46 2.74 3.48 11.67 5.32 5.46 6.77 9.20 2.93 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ................................ 1,118 1,422 1,162 1,635 1,283 1,665 1,788 1,677 1,152 779 

 Share ................................ 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.4 1.9 

 SE................................ 16.54 23.46 27.47 30.51 38.82 34.73 53.02 69.50 42.97 14.95 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.48 1.65 2.37 1.87 3.03 2.09 2.96 4.14 3.73 1.92 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ................................ 583 748 676 799 623 833 845 871 439 418 

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

 SE................................ 13.79 15.82 18.51 21.91 32.73 32.48 31.75 34.08 29.65 12.84 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.37 2.11 2.74 2.74 5.26 3.90 3.76 3.91 6.76 3.07 

 Household operations 

 Mean ................................ 1,412 1,911 1,386 2,499 4,603 2,503 1,287 1,454 1,436 859 

 Share ................................ 2.4 2.4 1.9 3.0 6.0 2.9 1.5 2.0 3.0 2.1 

 SE................................ 38.05 66.24 45.04 121.03 325.36 181.69 89.88 119.94 100.14 34.37 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.70 3.47 3.25 4.84 7.07 7.26 6.98 8.25 6.97 4.00 

 Personal services 

 Mean ................................ 439 674 57 1,306 3,613 1,208 141 486 737 145 

 Share ................................ .7 .9 .1 1.5 4.7 1.4 .2 .7 1.5 .3 

 SE................................ 27.13 51.85 14.96 102.09 294.48 149.33 58.74 87.43 84.59 28.05 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.18 7.70 26.40 7.82 8.15 12.36 41.74 17.98 11.47 19.38 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ................................ 973 1,238 1,329 1,193 990 1,295 1,146 968 698 715 

 Share ................................ 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.7 

 SE................................ 21.61 33.54 45.20 36.93 75.34 55.76 62.74 70.77 40.05 17.70 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.22 2.71 3.40 3.10 7.61 4.31 5.47 7.31 5.74 2.48 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................ 755 979 973 1,016 768 1,012 1,185 810 574 535 

 Share ................................ 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.3 

 SE................................ 23.58 31.34 40.56 46.27 80.87 50.14 119.80 82.35 63.35 37.36 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.12 3.20 4.17 4.56 10.53 4.95 10.11 10.17 11.03 6.98 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ................................ 177 219 177 256 229 255 274 251 172 133 

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

 SE................................ 5.08 7.13 8.78 16.39 39.14 19.85 27.33 33.28 31.48 7.78 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.87 3.26 4.97 6.41 17.08 7.77 9.97 13.28 18.27 5.83 

 Other household products 

 Mean ................................ 428 562 569 578 404 561 723 426 307 298 

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

 SE................................ 20.66 25.23 30.88 37.91 47.50 38.01 93.99 45.40 39.69 35.77 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.83 4.49 5.43 6.56 11.75 6.78 13.00 10.65 12.93 12.00 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ................................ 150 199 228 182 134 196 188 133 95 104 

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

 SE................................ 7.83 15.02 26.44 10.47 25.64 15.74 26.78 25.68 18.25 6.09 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.23 7.55 11.62 5.77 19.08 8.02 14.23 19.34 19.26 5.86 

 Household furnishings and 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................ 1,987 2,640 2,707 2,681 2,508 2,670 2,818 2,000 1,410 1,345 

 Share ................................ 3.3 3.4 3.7 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.3 2.7 2.9 3.2 

 SE................................ 58.55 87.74 141.42 116.59 234.66 193.42 211.36 130.58 120.36 70.58 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.95 3.32 5.22 4.35 9.36 7.24 7.50 6.53 8.53 5.25 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................ 114 138 151 124 103 116 153 143 115 88 

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

 SE................................ 8.78 14.69 27.23 13.95 30.71 19.32 27.32 32.80 33.90 7.09 

 CV(%) ................................ 7.70 10.66 18.07 11.24 29.70 16.72 17.86 22.88 29.36 8.03 

 Furniture 

 Mean ................................ 515 726 737 744 886 780 605 552 429 295 

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

 SE................................ 26.06 43.69 57.61 68.27 137.78 114.49 67.39 64.21 60.83 17.00 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.06 6.02 7.82 9.18 15.56 14.68 11.14 11.64 14.17 5.77 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ................................ 30 48 67 33 47 32 26 30 10 13 

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

 SE................................ 7.50 15.15 33.46 5.31 10.22 8.23 7.26 8.02 2.41 1.75 

 CV(%) ................................ 24.65 31.39 49.81 16.13 21.62 25.71 27.80 27.15 23.41 13.21 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................ 280 391 374 394 306 430 383 477 164 173 

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

 SE................................ 11.93 19.12 26.32 34.79 84.65 51.91 44.93 67.82 24.78 11.47 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.26 4.89 7.04 8.84 27.63 12.06 11.72 14.23 15.07 6.64 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................ 131 171 179 164 145 163 176 161 83 93 

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

 SE................................ 7.63 11.60 21.55 14.14 22.24 21.18 22.43 25.09 13.58 12.04 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.84 6.80 12.05 8.63 15.37 12.97 12.71 15.60 16.44 12.90 

 Miscellaneous household 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................ 916 1,166 1,200 1,223 1,021 1,149 1,475 638 608 683 

 Share ................................ 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.7 .9 1.3 1.6 

 SE................................ 38.04 58.33 104.96 67.61 103.36 91.87 170.36 78.35 73.26 63.95 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.15 5.00 8.75 5.53 10.13 7.99 11.55 12.28 12.04 9.37 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................ 1,833 2,404 1,998 2,865 2,690 3,155 2,495 2,100 1,898 1,211 

 Share ................................ 3.1 3.1 2.8 3.4 3.5 3.6 2.9 2.9 4.0 2.9 

 SE................................ 56.45 103.10 117.40 157.43 323.39 168.73 203.49 203.24 179.77 51.74 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.08 4.29 5.88 5.50 12.02 5.35 8.16 9.68 9.47 4.27 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ................................ 442 609 474 776 617 890 691 428 435 263 

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

 SE................................ 16.38 29.00 31.25 52.99 119.02 69.74 86.02 52.97 53.68 16.78 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.70 4.76 6.59 6.83 19.28 7.84 12.44 12.38 12.35 6.37 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................ 342 467 449 520 464 503 584 266 160 231 

 Share ................................ .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .7 .4 .3 .6 

 SE................................ 15.35 26.27 30.81 43.43 115.42 57.96 75.00 38.50 40.46 16.69 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.48 5.63 6.87 8.36 24.87 11.53 12.83 14.47 25.24 7.24 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................ 100 143 26 256 153 387 107 162 274 33 

 Share ................................ .2 .2 ( 1 ) .3 .2 .4 .1 .2 .6 .1 

 SE................................ 5.31 10.91 4.97 24.08 23.05 44.00 30.51 38.73 30.54 3.78 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.32 7.64 19.35 9.41 15.05 11.37 28.58 23.92 11.13 11.52 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ................................ 694 906 815 1,004 712 1,144 962 862 727 462 

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

 SE................................ 24.30 47.67 78.73 69.92 105.78 76.69 155.67 93.53 105.33 29.16 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.50 5.26 9.65 6.97 14.86 6.70 16.18 10.85 14.50 6.31 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................ 580 732 775 712 546 713 821 592 517 424 

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

 SE................................ 23.07 45.21 77.83 61.40 102.79 63.08 151.03 81.55 88.92 28.42 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.98 6.18 10.04 8.62 18.82 8.85 18.40 13.77 17.20 6.70 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................ 114 174 40 291 166 431 141 270 210 38 

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

 SE................................ 6.60 12.26 6.68 20.99 32.37 35.95 35.32 55.80 28.09 4.26 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.78 7.04 16.58 7.20 19.53 8.33 24.99 20.69 13.40 11.23 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................ 77 122 44 197 629 100 72 143 59 30 

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

 SE................................ 6.43 11.69 8.81 22.84 98.27 19.53 18.49 45.52 14.31 5.69 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.39 9.59 20.00 11.62 15.62 19.44 25.63 31.73 24.26 18.85 

 Footwear 

 Mean ................................ 379 480 335 629 450 776 502 458 491 258 

 Share ................................ .6 .6 .5 .7 .6 .9 .6 .6 1.0 .6 

 SE................................ 20.56 32.69 35.55 51.88 87.80 82.47 57.97 87.12 97.12 21.95 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Footwear 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.43 6.81 10.60 8.25 19.49 10.63 11.55 19.01 19.80 8.51 

 Other apparel products and 

 services 

 Mean ................................ 241 287 329 260 282 245 267 208 187 197 

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

 SE................................ 12.92 20.96 36.92 26.74 92.11 23.74 23.79 33.14 22.65 16.35 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.36 7.30 11.23 10.29 32.72 9.68 8.90 15.91 12.09 8.29 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................ 9,576 12,654 11,403 13,866 12,713 13,797 14,673 12,718 7,690 6,421 

 Share ................................ 15.9 16.2 15.7 16.4 16.7 15.8 17.3 17.3 16.0 15.4 

 SE................................ 198.51 288.65 309.30 460.99 1,223.50 710.71 730.17 960.59 641.23 246.13 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.07 2.28 2.71 3.32 9.62 5.15 4.98 7.55 8.34 3.83 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ................................ 4,054 5,583 4,998 6,186 6,293 6,322 5,910 5,379 3,541 2,434 

 Share ................................ 6.7 7.1 6.9 7.3 8.3 7.2 7.0 7.3 7.4 5.8 

 SE................................ 146.09 254.88 296.28 413.99 1,113.90 616.18 588.05 849.80 567.98 160.41 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.60 4.57 5.93 6.69 17.70 9.75 9.95 15.80 16.04 6.59 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ................................ 1,900 2,717 2,680 2,789 3,302 2,449 3,036 2,495 1,612 1,035 

 Share ................................ 3.2 3.5 3.7 3.3 4.3 2.8 3.6 3.4 3.4 2.5 

 SE................................ 109.72 175.62 273.06 275.16 1,035.71 452.20 476.64 665.62 452.97 122.16 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.78 6.46 10.19 9.86 31.37 18.47 15.70 26.68 28.11 11.80 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ................................ 2,101 2,788 2,231 3,328 2,806 3,824 2,841 2,811 1,929 1,366 

 Share ................................ 3.5 3.6 3.1 3.9 3.7 4.4 3.3 3.8 4.0 3.3 

 SE................................ 112.42 190.25 211.13 275.64 571.68 407.32 367.44 433.98 276.87 111.02 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.35 6.82 9.47 8.28 20.37 10.65 12.93 15.44 14.35 8.13 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ................................ 53 78 87 69 185 50 33 73 ( 2 ) 33 

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

 SE................................ 9.62 17.32 23.13 26.76 114.07 28.83 24.40 49.50 ( 2 ) 12.64 

 CV(%) ................................ 18.09 22.32 26.59 38.73 61.64 57.95 73.02 67.57 ( 2 ) 38.55 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ................................ 1,968 2,539 2,090 2,917 2,365 2,931 3,210 2,911 1,696 1,372 

 Share ................................ 3.3 3.3 2.9 3.5 3.1 3.4 3.8 4.0 3.5 3.3 

 SE................................ 25.67 29.06 26.93 45.49 88.36 68.90 100.29 111.72 51.04 26.91 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.30 1.14 1.29 1.56 3.74 2.35 3.12 3.84 3.01 1.96 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ................................ 2,842 3,564 3,313 3,809 3,129 3,579 4,600 3,576 2,030 2,149 

 Share ................................ 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.1 4.1 5.4 4.9 4.2 5.1 

 SE................................ 90.56 92.71 118.90 147.19 285.60 188.25 388.84 324.01 172.12 171.48 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.19 2.60 3.59 3.86 9.13 5.26 8.45 9.06 8.48 7.98 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ................................ 220 305 243 362 340 384 338 327 207 129 

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

 SE................................ 5.64 8.48 10.71 13.93 29.08 19.58 24.99 23.63 24.93 6.01 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.56 2.78 4.41 3.85 8.56 5.10 7.40 7.24 12.05 4.67 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ................................ 954 1,125 1,056 1,209 887 1,234 1,355 1,028 714 794 

 Share ................................ 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.9 

 SE................................ 82.24 29.04 35.63 36.38 60.16 47.77 76.37 105.23 68.92 172.15 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.62 2.58 3.38 3.01 6.78 3.87 5.64 10.23 9.66 21.68 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ................................ 967 1,216 1,121 1,281 1,102 1,062 1,766 1,397 523 751 

 Share ................................ 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.2 2.1 1.9 1.1 1.8 

 SE................................ 51.16 84.88 115.08 139.04 248.05 163.68 355.00 301.64 107.86 64.47 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.29 6.98 10.27 10.85 22.50 15.42 20.10 21.59 20.64 8.58 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, 

 and other charges 

 Mean ................................ 700 918 894 958 800 899 1,141 824 587 475 

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

 SE................................ 19.71 36.18 53.55 43.00 88.82 66.17 123.94 100.73 96.13 26.29 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.81 3.94 5.99 4.49 11.11 7.36 10.86 12.23 16.39 5.54 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ................................ 712 968 1,002 954 926 965 953 852 423 466 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Public and other transportation 

 Share ................................ 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 .9 1.1 

 SE................................ 21.82 34.20 51.76 43.39 142.13 70.71 102.13 181.19 59.74 20.30 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.06 3.53 5.17 4.55 15.35 7.32 10.72 21.26 14.12 4.36 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................ 4,928 6,669 7,515 5,986 5,345 5,798 6,648 5,798 2,783 3,275 

 Share ................................ 8.2 8.5 10.4 7.1 7.0 6.6 7.8 7.9 5.8 7.8 

 SE................................ 72.31 121.24 158.79 141.55 247.78 202.46 206.63 295.72 154.81 62.74 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.47 1.82 2.11 2.36 4.64 3.49 3.11 5.10 5.56 1.92 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ................................ 3,414 4,586 5,115 4,131 3,589 3,988 4,666 4,221 1,909 2,308 

 Share ................................ 5.7 5.9 7.1 4.9 4.7 4.6 5.5 5.8 4.0 5.5 

 SE................................ 42.57 75.61 101.25 97.16 188.50 149.66 155.62 216.15 105.87 43.62 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.25 1.65 1.98 2.35 5.25 3.75 3.33 5.12 5.55 1.89 

 Medical services 

 Mean ................................ 872 1,233 1,341 1,193 1,279 1,158 1,198 834 529 516 

 Share ................................ 1.5 1.6 1.9 1.4 1.7 1.3 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.2 

 SE................................ 32.45 53.03 77.14 67.40 133.94 75.11 107.15 93.19 67.15 37.14 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.72 4.30 5.75 5.65 10.47 6.49 8.94 11.18 12.69 7.19 

 Drugs 

 Mean ................................ 486 638 799 487 335 469 603 593 255 348 

 Share ................................ .8 .8 1.1 .6 .4 .5 .7 .8 .5 .8 

 SE................................ 12.47 19.50 27.63 24.55 37.52 27.88 68.67 72.19 29.02 18.54 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.57 3.06 3.46 5.04 11.22 5.95 11.39 12.17 11.36 5.34 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ................................ 156 213 261 176 142 184 180 150 90 103 

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

 SE................................ 7.69 12.72 24.16 9.21 30.71 14.82 15.84 23.34 13.07 5.92 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.92 5.98 9.26 5.24 21.57 8.07 8.78 15.55 14.54 5.74 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................ 3,203 4,387 4,378 4,419 3,708 5,281 3,433 4,241 2,470 2,000 

 Share ................................ 5.3 5.6 6.0 5.2 4.9 6.0 4.0 5.8 5.2 4.8 

 SE................................ 108.24 175.08 265.42 187.47 358.63 329.91 173.19 594.31 243.85 68.19 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.38 3.99 6.06 4.24 9.67 6.25 5.05 14.01 9.87 3.41 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ................................ 750 1,068 913 1,300 787 1,776 834 589 734 403 

 Share ................................ 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.0 2.0 1.0 .8 1.5 1.0 

 SE................................ 32.66 49.96 54.37 77.28 105.71 117.17 75.14 84.26 95.56 24.68 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.35 4.68 5.96 5.95 13.42 6.60 9.01 14.31 13.01 6.12 

 Audio and visual equipment and 

 services 

 Mean ................................ 985 1,189 1,177 1,213 951 1,270 1,272 1,122 786 787 

 Share ................................ 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.9 

 SE................................ 20.54 26.31 37.85 40.85 90.79 53.72 52.51 64.61 49.10 20.81 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.08 2.21 3.22 3.37 9.54 4.23 4.13 5.76 6.25 2.64 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and 

 playground equipment 

 Mean ................................ 869 1,199 1,388 1,004 962 1,123 829 1,232 480 559 

 Share ................................ 1.4 1.5 1.9 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.7 1.0 1.3 

 SE................................ 66.18 128.61 241.17 90.19 163.57 171.88 99.89 226.53 65.68 29.45 

 CV(%) ................................ 7.62 10.72 17.38 8.98 17.00 15.30 12.04 18.39 13.67 5.27 

 Pets 

 Mean ................................ 710 973 1,216 725 582 810 674 991 340 470 

 Share ................................ 1.2 1.2 1.7 .9 .8 .9 .8 1.4 .7 1.1 

 SE................................ 64.97 126.16 240.16 87.90 148.26 168.86 83.03 213.44 49.64 29.63 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.15 12.97 19.76 12.12 25.47 20.86 12.32 21.55 14.61 6.30 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................ 159 226 172 279 380 314 155 242 141 89 

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

 SE................................ 10.28 15.41 19.21 24.92 66.54 31.84 34.50 62.76 36.23 9.01 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.47 6.81 11.18 8.94 17.50 10.15 22.21 25.99 25.79 10.17 

 Other entertainment supplies, 

 equipment, and services 

 Mean ................................ 599 931 901 903 1,007 1,112 497 1,298 470 251 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Other entertainment supplies, 

 equipment, and services 

 Share ................................ 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.3 .6 1.8 1.0 .6 

 SE................................ 62.75 115.04 195.92 105.03 345.93 169.37 85.77 628.53 164.55 35.03 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.48 12.36 21.75 11.64 34.36 15.24 17.26 48.42 35.05 13.95 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................ 762 959 892 1,055 763 1,171 1,047 788 782 547 

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

 SE................................ 15.24 19.64 30.02 38.59 58.78 63.67 49.67 50.83 55.95 18.50 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.00 2.05 3.36 3.66 7.70 5.44 4.74 6.45 7.16 3.38 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................ 110 146 156 140 96 155 143 118 45 79 

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

 SE................................ 5.45 8.99 11.58 17.08 16.39 22.60 31.78 20.66 6.09 7.11 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.95 6.18 7.42 12.24 17.14 14.60 22.20 17.50 13.44 9.00 

 Education 

 Mean ................................ 1,491 2,153 1,585 2,852 1,105 3,154 3,373 1,280 1,230 795 

 Share ................................ 2.5 2.8 2.2 3.4 1.4 3.6 4.0 1.7 2.6 1.9 

 SE................................ 92.85 183.40 202.41 285.96 183.66 421.34 407.60 160.83 318.50 89.53 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.23 8.52 12.77 10.03 16.63 13.36 12.08 12.57 25.89 11.27 

 Tobacco products and smoking 

 supplies 

 Mean ................................ 332 334 299 334 239 305 436 537 318 332 

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

 SE................................ 10.61 13.82 16.67 18.31 39.54 25.74 43.22 62.45 38.42 14.79 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.19 4.14 5.58 5.47 16.56 8.45 9.91 11.63 12.06 4.45 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ................................ 1,010 1,221 1,193 1,223 1,157 937 1,719 1,363 864 795 

 Share ................................ 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.1 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.9 

 SE................................ 67.75 104.41 145.94 162.36 266.32 97.45 458.12 218.12 244.53 85.53 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.71 8.55 12.23 13.27 23.02 10.40 26.65 16.00 28.30 10.75 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ................................ 1,873 2,428 3,161 1,845 1,207 2,058 1,874 1,625 1,230 1,340 

 Share ................................ 3.1 3.1 4.4 2.2 1.6 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.6 3.2 

 SE................................ 95.94 152.06 247.39 129.62 183.91 165.85 142.96 282.73 152.59 81.49 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.12 6.26 7.83 7.02 15.23 8.06 7.63 17.40 12.41 6.08 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ................................ 6,771 9,523 8,300 10,831 9,556 11,222 10,942 8,825 4,112 4,067 

 Share ................................ 11.3 12.2 11.5 12.8 12.5 12.8 12.9 12.0 8.6 9.7 

 SE................................ 144.47 210.56 270.87 277.11 444.02 478.19 422.59 571.64 239.10 165.89 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.13 2.21 3.26 2.56 4.65 4.26 3.86 6.48 5.81 4.08 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ................................ 418 622 667 594 387 611 684 527 233 215 

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

 SE................................ 11.72 20.59 33.22 29.43 51.82 33.32 57.87 54.28 28.01 9.59 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.81 3.31 4.98 4.96 13.40 5.45 8.46 10.30 12.00 4.46 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ................................ 6,353 8,901 7,633 10,237 9,169 10,610 10,258 8,298 3,878 3,852 

 Share ................................ 10.6 11.4 10.5 12.1 12.0 12.1 12.1 11.3 8.1 9.2 

 SE................................ 139.67 202.48 264.56 268.00 428.54 472.12 390.72 564.21 230.30 162.57 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.20 2.27 3.47 2.62 4.67 4.45 3.81 6.80 5.94 4.22 

Sources of income and personal 

 taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean ................................$73,573 $100,739 $91,415 $110,449 $98,257 $111,780 $115,319 $96,990 $46,039 $47,035 

 SE................................ 1,098.20 1,888.44 2,396.11 2,144.37 3,530.50 3,351.75 3,676.81 4,435.45 2,023.63 706.09 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.49 1.87 2.62 1.94 3.59 3.00 3.19 4.57 4.40 1.50 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ................................ 57,590 80,286 63,083 97,412 90,863 99,693 97,547 78,172 38,585 34,929 

 Share ................................ 78.3 79.7 69.0 88.2 92.5 89.2 84.6 80.6 83.8 74.3 

 SE................................ 980.51 1,643.04 1,695.41 2,112.37 3,376.36 3,230.99 3,190.12 4,125.59 1,841.78 704.48 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.70 2.05 2.69 2.17 3.72 3.24 3.27 5.28 4.77 2.02 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ................................ 4,506 7,112 6,366 8,052 5,635 8,853 8,167 5,821 1,664 1,984 

 Share ................................ 6.1 7.1 7.0 7.3 5.7 7.9 7.1 6.0 3.6 4.2 

 SE................................ 245.12 498.96 665.19 754.13 1,085.16 1,459.17 1,217.26 1,208.54 501.51 189.40 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.44 7.02 10.45 9.37 19.26 16.48 14.90 20.76 30.13 9.54 

 Social Security, private and 

 government retirement 

 Mean ................................ 8,300 9,680 16,797 2,620 239 748 6,947 10,402 1,565 7,603 

 Share ................................ 11.3 9.6 18.4 2.4 .2 .7 6.0 10.7 3.4 16.2 

 SE................................ 179.20 289.43 557.44 210.45 91.69 124.42 586.73 1,143.73 206.23 212.99 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.16 2.99 3.32 8.03 38.29 16.64 8.45 10.99 13.18 2.80 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, 

 other property income 

 Mean ................................ 1,910 2,746 4,487 1,364 679 1,570 1,429 815 605 1,149 

 Share ................................ 2.6 2.7 4.9 1.2 .7 1.4 1.2 .8 1.3 2.4 

 SE................................ 258.29 508.85 1,069.56 184.86 307.99 275.08 343.74 312.71 234.10 114.28 

 CV(%) ................................ 13.53 18.53 23.84 13.55 45.38 17.52 24.05 38.38 38.68 9.95 

 Public assistance, Supplemental 

 Security Income, Supplementary 

 Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) 

 Mean ................................ 460 310 118 416 320 393 507 805 1,333 519 

 Share ................................ .6 .3 .1 .4 .3 .4 .4 .8 2.9 1.1 

 SE................................ 23.13 24.90 21.62 39.94 55.91 56.58 68.20 109.93 108.92 30.78 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.03 8.04 18.38 9.61 17.49 14.41 13.46 13.66 8.17 5.93 

 Unemployment and workers' 

 compensation, veterans' benefits, 

 and regular contributions for 

 support 

 Mean ................................ 457 383 411 306 325 276 343 688 1,397 424 

 Share ................................ .6 .4 .4 .3 .3 .2 .3 .7 3.0 .9 

 SE................................ 38.03 55.28 68.78 58.71 120.60 63.37 97.85 237.05 224.99 46.78 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.32 14.42 16.74 19.17 37.07 22.93 28.53 34.43 16.10 11.04 

 Other income 

 Mean ................................ 351 222 152 280 196 247 379 286 890 427 

 Share ................................ .5 .2 .2 .3 .2 .2 .3 .3 1.9 .9 

 SE................................ 37.46 24.95 41.31 41.94 64.81 56.65 75.19 83.91 462.28 51.43 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.68 11.23 27.09 15.00 33.07 22.92 19.85 29.30 51.96 12.05 

 Personal taxes (contains some 

 imputed values) 

 Mean ................................ 9,967 14,961 15,315 15,762 13,565 16,291 16,181 7,976 2,496 5,383 

 Share ................................ 13.5 14.9 16.8 14.3 13.8 14.6 14.0 8.2 5.4 11.4 

 SE................................ 483.84 902.09 1,692.10 696.47 945.10 1,146.16 1,110.85 1,046.66 529.92 191.78 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.85 6.03 11.05 4.42 6.97 7.04 6.87 13.12 21.23 3.56 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ................................ 7,819 11,761 12,303 12,238 10,181 12,637 12,783 5,633 1,561 4,244 

 Share ................................ 10.6 11.7 13.5 11.1 10.4 11.3 11.1 5.8 3.4 9.0 

 SE................................ 370.92 712.01 1,352.81 594.40 774.33 950.77 1,037.87 799.36 440.38 154.27 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.74 6.05 11.00 4.86 7.61 7.52 8.12 14.19 28.20 3.64 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ................................ 2,098 3,125 2,929 3,452 3,319 3,589 3,310 2,292 909 1,113 

 Share ................................ 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.4 2.0 2.4 

 SE................................ 126.95 211.24 350.44 157.29 218.53 245.10 172.57 263.02 112.07 55.82 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.05 6.76 11.96 4.56 6.58 6.83 5.21 11.48 12.33 5.02 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ................................ 51 76 82 73 66 66 88 52 26 26 

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

 SE................................ 7.40 12.05 15.54 14.76 14.32 12.61 31.93 17.18 7.76 3.84 

 CV(%) ................................ 14.61 15.94 18.85 20.27 21.66 19.24 36.21 33.31 29.82 14.66 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................ 63,606 85,778 76,099 94,688 84,691 95,489 99,138 89,014 43,542 41,652 

 Share ................................ 86.5 85.1 83.2 85.7 86.2 85.4 86.0 91.8 94.6 88.6 

 SE................................ 767.93 1,313.66 1,468.94 1,516.41 2,679.59 2,285.30 2,709.09 3,489.88 1,576.09 567.34 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.21 1.53 1.93 1.60 3.16 2.39 2.73 3.92 3.62 1.36 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and 

 liabilities 

 Mean ................................$14,049 $21,145 $30,541 $13,559 $13,887 $17,861 $6,562 $11,519 $526 $7,889 

 SE................................ 1,593.57 2,965.45 4,089.27 3,867.57 7,820.48 5,818.79 5,508.72 6,492.85 2,741.01 1,745.97 

 CV(%) ................................ 11.34 14.02 13.39 28.52 56.32 32.58 83.95 56.37 521.02 22.13 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ................................ 23,805 35,131 42,451 29,877 34,021 35,283 18,947 23,640 9,847 13,042 

 SE................................ 1,586.57 2,719.51 4,087.15 3,669.28 9,680.67 5,695.88 3,380.75 5,741.03 3,218.21 1,622.88 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.66 7.74 9.63 12.28 28.45 16.14 17.84 24.29 32.68 12.44 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ................................ 9,756 13,986 11,909 16,317 20,135 17,422 12,385 12,121 9,321 5,153 

 SE................................ 960.64 1,642.99 2,095.45 2,820.60 5,800.21 3,428.72 5,287.72 4,646.83 2,604.63 824.73 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.85 11.75 17.59 17.29 28.81 19.68 42.69 38.34 27.94 16.00 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ................................ 1,156 1,627 2,864 639 335 645 802 304 380 732 

 SE................................ 463.53 919.05 1,999.03 163.06 185.76 291.95 300.27 151.21 144.33 217.46 

 CV(%) ................................ 40.10 56.48 69.81 25.53 55.49 45.25 37.44 49.73 37.95 29.73 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned 

 property 

 Mean ................................ -1,839 -2,761 -2,417 -3,143 -2,599 -3,217 -3,338 -2,480 -935 -935 

 SE................................ 42.83 78.83 123.32 138.13 463.46 162.84 281.06 231.60 95.74 55.05 

 CV(%) ................................ -2.33 -2.85 -5.10 -4.39 -17.83 -5.06 -8.42 -9.34 -10.24 -5.89 

 Estimated market value of owned 

 home 

 Mean ................................186,064 261,985 271,410 255,648 188,647 272,292 267,633 244,579 74,331 116,141 

 SE................................ 3,585.18 5,710.08 7,372.90 7,159.16 14,067.97 14,424.80 12,824.10 23,190.79 5,458.35 4,146.52 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.93 2.18 2.72 2.80 7.46 5.30 4.79 9.48 7.34 3.57 

 Estimated monthly rental value of 

 owned home 

 Mean ................................ 1,017 1,388 1,448 1,356 1,129 1,413 1,395 1,227 467 675 

 SE................................ 11.48 21.01 26.64 29.32 71.36 53.57 34.03 56.88 28.51 15.78 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.13 1.51 1.84 2.16 6.32 3.79 2.44 4.64 6.10 2.34 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean ................................ 1,229 1,643 2,075 1,368 799 1,439 1,590 746 615 851 

 SE................................ 49.08 81.21 147.30 93.24 210.61 170.51 185.97 176.99 109.46 72.89 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.99 4.94 7.10 6.82 26.35 11.85 11.70 23.74 17.79 8.57 

 Food 

 Mean ................................ 88 130 179 95 40 129 73 43 59 46 

 SE................................ 8.39 17.26 31.53 20.59 11.13 39.23 17.56 21.35 18.45 7.22 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.57 13.33 17.61 21.73 28.17 30.30 24.13 49.16 31.02 15.75 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................ 14 22 29 17 3 15 28 10 10 6 

 SE................................ 1.64 3.17 5.08 6.08 3.11 6.32 17.30 5.74 8.00 1.57 

 CV(%) ................................ 11.54 14.51 17.45 36.70 93.07 42.21 61.85 58.58 77.09 24.29 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................ 233 280 336 249 153 258 296 133 119 196 

 SE................................ 13.92 20.20 25.96 41.04 37.22 73.47 74.65 35.15 25.27 17.84 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.97 7.22 7.73 16.47 24.29 28.51 25.22 26.37 21.16 9.09 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................ 33 45 48 47 19 39 78 17 8 24 

 SE................................ 4.74 7.18 8.55 14.26 7.21 6.05 46.58 7.58 3.94 3.54 

 CV(%) ................................ 14.20 15.92 17.72 30.53 37.13 15.69 59.47 44.05 47.22 14.88 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................ 7 7 9 5 2 3 11 11 ( 1 ) 7 

 SE................................ 1.26 1.40 2.19 1.55 1.63 1.68 4.53 10.24 .09 2.24 

 CV(%) ................................ 19.16 18.99 24.29 29.98 69.09 64.07 40.15 96.07 88.64 34.31 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................ 20 30 47 15 7 17 17 16 8 11 

 SE................................ 2.65 4.63 9.56 3.78 3.12 5.05 8.41 7.91 3.30 2.26 

 CV(%) ................................ 13.13 15.49 20.24 24.98 46.57 29.72 49.09 50.60 43.79 20.19 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................ 7 11 15 6 ( 1 ) 6 8 11 6 4 

 SE................................ 1.14 1.92 3.78 2.67 .12 2.77 7.21 6.71 3.25 1.29 

 CV(%) ................................ 15.55 18.08 24.41 45.81 113.20 44.07 86.51 62.18 57.25 33.35 

 Small appliances and 

 miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................ 13 19 32 9 7 11 9 5 2 7 

 SE................................ 2.20 4.02 8.79 2.38 3.05 4.21 3.85 4.10 .69 1.39 

 CV(%) ................................ 17.08 20.81 27.69 25.51 46.41 39.43 43.83 84.71 37.00 18.98 

 Miscellaneous household 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................ 53 63 74 55 44 42 83 42 22 47 

 SE................................ 5.26 6.46 11.34 11.23 13.85 11.47 29.82 17.77 10.75 8.63 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.87 10.31 15.39 20.32 31.14 27.05 35.73 42.57 48.32 18.39 

 Other housing 

 Mean ................................ 120 135 157 127 80 157 106 48 81 108 

 SE................................ 11.53 16.71 17.97 34.59 31.21 70.41 28.95 18.63 21.67 15.73 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.63 12.39 11.41 27.25 38.87 44.80 27.37 38.79 26.68 14.59 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................ 203 248 290 220 265 200 223 170 135 163 

 SE................................ 11.87 20.12 28.97 30.44 92.74 35.61 46.10 41.64 30.79 12.57 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.85 8.10 9.99 13.84 34.99 17.82 20.64 24.44 22.89 7.72 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................ 56 71 88 62 53 45 96 25 53 39 

 SE................................ 5.07 10.23 16.67 13.53 28.90 13.98 35.13 10.44 15.40 4.31 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.14 14.34 18.86 21.74 54.21 30.75 36.56 40.94 29.28 11.06 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................ 73 88 108 75 81 82 58 46 48 61 

 SE................................ 5.82 9.28 13.01 13.74 48.09 16.71 17.82 23.60 19.25 8.87 

 CV(%) ................................ 7.94 10.58 12.05 18.41 59.58 20.33 30.86 51.16 40.16 14.58 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................ 32 48 44 49 115 29 38 69 22 15 

 SE................................ 3.42 5.12 8.87 10.84 47.68 9.43 11.38 32.00 10.25 4.06 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.83 10.70 20.35 22.31 41.41 32.71 30.25 46.63 46.95 26.65 

 Other apparel products and 

 services 

 Mean ................................ 43 41 50 35 16 43 32 30 12 48 

 SE................................ 4.96 6.31 11.48 5.54 6.72 11.21 7.62 11.90 5.29 7.30 

 CV(%) ................................ 11.63 15.27 22.89 16.07 42.26 25.86 23.87 39.48 43.66 15.30 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean ................................ 9 6 10 3 2 3 3 ( 2 ) 1 12 

 SE................................ 1.74 1.45 3.48 1.23 .89 1.71 2.24 ( 2 ) .44 3.46 

 CV(%) ................................ 20.44 24.57 35.30 41.90 48.84 56.24 65.23 ( 2 ) 53.65 27.89 

 All other apparel products and 

 services 

 Mean ................................ 34 35 40 32 14 40 29 30 11 35 

 SE................................ 4.19 5.53 9.30 5.39 6.72 10.88 7.19 11.90 5.27 6.56 

 CV(%) ................................ 12.26 15.60 23.09 17.07 47.77 27.01 25.23 39.48 46.62 18.55 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................ 141 159 147 172 213 159 170 147 115 126 

 SE................................ 19.82 25.54 31.21 40.84 174.34 46.67 64.50 105.23 67.74 32.27 

 CV(%) ................................ 14.02 16.11 21.30 23.74 81.77 29.40 38.03 71.72 59.08 25.66 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................ 21 23 36 11 15 11 8 25 11 19 

 SE................................ 3.29 3.60 6.75 2.32 6.03 3.19 3.30 14.60 6.32 6.17 

 CV(%) ................................ 15.85 15.46 18.74 22.07 40.50 30.13 42.58 59.45 55.07 32.21 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................ 98 136 182 102 55 102 131 63 40 65 

 SE................................ 8.18 14.66 27.12 15.78 17.17 18.62 36.37 25.14 17.17 6.97 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.32 10.82 14.92 15.48 31.30 18.32 27.66 40.05 42.93 10.68 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and 

 tricycles 

 Mean ................................ 39 54 68 45 38 37 61 23 23 26 

 SE................................ 5.11 7.65 13.02 11.06 16.02 9.20 31.45 15.77 15.85 4.95 

 CV(%) ................................ 13.01 14.26 19.21 24.70 41.68 24.68 51.19 69.68 68.50 19.20 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean ................................ 59 82 114 57 16 64 70 40 17 40 

 SE................................ 6.06 11.40 22.24 10.25 6.22 15.68 16.55 14.59 7.64 4.12 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.24 13.92 19.52 17.93 37.88 24.35 23.63 36.37 45.32 10.42 

 Personal care products and 

 services 

 Mean ................................ 12 14 20 8 20 6 5 13 2 11 

 SE................................ 2.15 2.82 4.58 3.13 12.92 1.97 2.87 8.77 1.76 3.12 

 CV(%) ................................ 17.97 19.75 22.66 37.07 65.50 33.06 55.80 65.63 70.99 29.18 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................ 3 3 3 3 ( 1 ) 3 6 ( 1 ) 2 2 

 SE................................ .44 .59 .82 .96 .16 .99 2.59 .20 1.27 .61 

 CV(%) ................................ 16.48 20.35 26.60 30.63 103.05 36.81 45.98 62.56 56.89 24.46 

 Education 

 Mean ................................ 314 507 680 413 11 484 530 47 79 130 

 SE................................ 34.37 72.12 115.36 81.40 4.59 128.60 143.93 23.75 35.09 39.23 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.95 14.24 16.95 19.73 40.39 26.57 27.18 50.23 44.17 30.09 

 All other gifts 

 Mean ................................ 102 123 173 79 24 73 121 94 41 86 

 SE................................ 12.31 21.84 42.55 11.37 11.33 13.38 28.32 55.11 21.46 13.97 

 CV(%) ................................ 12.12 17.78 24.64 14.40 47.39 18.38 23.44 58.87 51.99 16.34 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

2

 No data reported. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2018