Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015

Item

All

consumer

units

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners

Three or

more

earners

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ......... 128,437 16,018 21,459 13,198 26,013 40,675 11,075

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes

Mean .............................................. $69,627 $18,958 $47,887 $33,542 $63,614 $103,808 $116,617

SE .................................................. 871.92 504.18 1,160.35 1,012.39 1,560.61 1,689.67 3,011.49

CV(%) ............................................. 1.25 2.66 2.42 3.02 2.45 1.63 2.58

Income after taxes

Mean .............................................. 60,448 18,057 39,602 32,671 57,900 87,563 101,653

SE .................................................. 634.35 533.12 898.85 910.64 1,228.78 1,134.88 2,239.97

CV(%) ............................................. 1.05 2.95 2.27 2.79 2.12 1.30 2.20

Age of reference person ................................... 50.5 67.5 44.0 66.2 48.7 44.1 48.0

Average number in consumer unit:

People ............................................................ 2.5 1.0 1.0 2.3 3.0 3.0 4.3

Children under 18 ........................................... .6 n.a. n.a. .3 1.1 .8 1.0

Adults 65 and older ........................................ .4 .7 .1 1.3 .3 .1 .2

Earners ........................................................... 1.3 n.a. 1.0 n.a. 1.0 2.0 3.3

Vehicles .......................................................... 1.9 .9 1.2 1.8 1.9 2.3 3.1

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men ................................................................ 47 38 53 48 42 51 45

Women ........................................................... 53 62 47 52 58 49 55

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................... 62 54 41 75 61 70 75

With mortgage .............................................. 35 11 25 19 34 51 53

Without mortgage ......................................... 27 43 16 56 27 18 21

Renter ............................................................ 38 46 59 25 39 30 25

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American .............................. 13 15 15 12 16 10 12

White, Asian, and all other races ................... 87 85 85 88 84 90 88

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .......................................... 13 6 10 8 17 14 22

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................... 87 94 90 92 83 86 78

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ............................................ 3 5 1 4 4 2 4

High school (9-12) .......................................... 32 46 22 43 35 26 33

College ........................................................... 64 48 76 52 60 72 62

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............... 87 63 81 87 91 95 96

Average annual expenditures

Mean .............................................. $55,978 $25,975 $39,117 $43,102 $56,354 $73,178 $84,242

SE .................................................. 594.00 642.69 630.37 1,045.71 981.27 1,064.95 2,276.04

CV(%) ............................................. 1.06 2.47 1.61 2.43 1.74 1.46 2.70

Food

Mean .............................................. 7,023 3,272 4,516 5,956 7,530 8,940 10,774

Share .............................................. 12.5 12.6 11.5 13.8 13.4 12.2 12.8

SE .................................................. 77.17 107.41 124.14 186.20 156.49 154.67 394.64

CV(%) ............................................. 1.10 3.28 2.75 3.13 2.08 1.73 3.66

Food at home

Mean .............................................. 4,015 2,143 2,215 3,947 4,585 4,871 6,005

Share .............................................. 7.2 8.3 5.7 9.2 8.1 6.7 7.1

SE .................................................. 50.10 72.58 94.72 148.21 106.15 100.86 215.52

CV(%) ............................................. 1.25 3.39 4.28 3.75 2.32 2.07 3.59

Cereals and bakery products

Mean .............................................. 518 289 249 540 601 628 768

Share .............................................. .9 1.1 .6 1.3 1.1 .9 .9

SE .................................................. 6.93 12.02 9.02 19.89 12.50 16.46 31.65

CV(%) ............................................. 1.34 4.16 3.63 3.68 2.08 2.62 4.12

Cereals and cereal products

Mean .............................................. 172 89 82 164 207 210 265

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

SE .................................................. 3.32 4.39 3.83 8.82 8.29 7.05 15.91

CV(%) ............................................. 1.93 4.91 4.68 5.37 4.01 3.35 6.00

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners

Three or

more

earners

Bakery products

Mean .............................................. 346 200 167 376 395 418 502

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

SE .................................................. 5.11 9.91 7.01 14.38 9.80 12.13 21.96

CV(%) ............................................. 1.48 4.97 4.21 3.82 2.48 2.90 4.37

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

Mean .............................................. 896 459 458 906 1,046 1,073 1,413

Share .............................................. 1.6 1.8 1.2 2.1 1.9 1.5 1.7

SE .................................................. 16.91 20.94 33.44 51.44 46.11 24.96 81.50

CV(%) ............................................. 1.89 4.56 7.30 5.68 4.41 2.33 5.77

Beef

Mean .............................................. 245 118 106 252 317 276 427

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

SE .................................................. 9.40 12.55 7.43 16.76 37.18 10.28 36.00

CV(%) ............................................. 3.83 10.64 6.99 6.66 11.75 3.73 8.43

Pork

Mean .............................................. 165 90 78 192 194 191 254

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

SE .................................................. 4.76 7.51 7.70 12.24 11.32 9.33 23.59

CV(%) ............................................. 2.88 8.34 9.93 6.36 5.84 4.88 9.29

Other meats

Mean .............................................. 124 54 68 119 140 159 182

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

SE .................................................. 3.73 5.20 9.91 9.50 7.28 9.32 12.19

CV(%) ............................................. 3.01 9.65 14.47 8.00 5.21 5.86 6.68

Poultry

Mean .............................................. 172 89 91 155 193 218 270

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

SE .................................................. 3.51 5.87 6.52 12.62 7.98 7.56 20.25

CV(%) ............................................. 2.03 6.62 7.18 8.15 4.14 3.47 7.50

Fish and seafood

Mean .............................................. 126 74 79 121 131 154 191

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

SE .................................................. 4.68 6.97 13.79 14.76 9.24 7.87 26.86

CV(%) ............................................. 3.72 9.45 17.48 12.22 7.08 5.13 14.04

Eggs

Mean .............................................. 63 34 36 67 73 75 89

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

SE .................................................. 1.40 2.15 2.70 4.04 3.04 2.81 7.10

CV(%) ............................................. 2.21 6.24 7.45 5.99 4.20 3.73 8.00

Dairy products

Mean .............................................. 413 222 212 399 485 504 611

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

SE .................................................. 6.57 10.25 9.68 19.33 12.35 11.63 28.03

CV(%) ............................................. 1.59 4.62 4.57 4.85 2.54 2.31 4.59

Fresh milk and cream

Mean .............................................. 140 78 68 133 168 170 204

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

SE .................................................. 2.40 3.69 3.58 7.02 6.34 4.38 11.20

CV(%) ............................................. 1.72 4.71 5.23 5.29 3.77 2.57 5.50

Other dairy products

Mean .............................................. 273 144 143 266 317 333 407

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

SE .................................................. 5.23 8.44 7.90 16.89 9.42 9.08 21.99

CV(%) ............................................. 1.92 5.88 5.52 6.34 2.97 2.72 5.41

Fruits and vegetables

Mean .............................................. 769 438 432 759 846 932 1,173

Share .............................................. 1.4 1.7 1.1 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.4

SE .................................................. 12.06 20.43 16.44 31.22 23.55 29.03 54.34

CV(%) ............................................. 1.57 4.66 3.80 4.11 2.78 3.11 4.63

Fresh fruits

Mean .............................................. 284 163 161 271 311 346 436

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

SE .................................................. 5.11 12.41 7.61 13.01 10.46 12.00 27.67

CV(%) ............................................. 1.80 7.62 4.73 4.80 3.37 3.46 6.35

Fresh vegetables

Mean .............................................. 247 132 143 239 266 304 386

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

SE .................................................. 4.50 8.42 7.68 12.45 10.10 9.45 22.96

CV(%) ............................................. 1.82 6.38 5.37 5.21 3.80 3.10 5.95

Processed fruits

Mean .............................................. 108 69 61 106 118 126 170

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

SE .................................................. 2.73 4.23 4.01 5.94 4.95 6.34 9.26

CV(%) ............................................. 2.53 6.09 6.60 5.59 4.18 5.03 5.43

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners

Three or

more

earners

Processed vegetables

Mean .............................................. 130 74 67 143 151 155 181

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

SE .................................................. 3.64 4.98 4.09 12.30 6.53 6.80 14.95

CV(%) ............................................. 2.80 6.76 6.07 8.61 4.32 4.38 8.26

Other food at home

Mean .............................................. 1,419 736 865 1,343 1,606 1,735 2,040

Share .............................................. 2.5 2.8 2.2 3.1 2.9 2.4 2.4

SE .................................................. 22.77 30.73 65.49 62.25 44.47 41.07 65.66

CV(%) ............................................. 1.60 4.18 7.57 4.64 2.77 2.37 3.22

Sugar and other sweets

Mean .............................................. 155 81 139 155 165 175 204

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

SE .................................................. 10.26 5.83 60.31 10.60 10.64 6.25 14.22

CV(%) ............................................. 6.61 7.19 43.36 6.82 6.46 3.58 6.96

Fats and oils

Mean .............................................. 111 64 63 129 119 133 158

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

SE .................................................. 2.70 4.77 4.55 7.61 4.90 4.65 12.63

CV(%) ............................................. 2.42 7.51 7.22 5.89 4.10 3.49 8.01

Miscellaneous foods

Mean .............................................. 726 356 415 625 854 913 1,038

Share .............................................. 1.3 1.4 1.1 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2

SE .................................................. 11.98 22.74 16.86 33.84 28.92 26.02 40.56

CV(%) ............................................. 1.65 6.39 4.06 5.41 3.39 2.85 3.91

Nonalcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 374 216 220 380 414 444 565

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

SE .................................................. 7.60 10.82 8.89 20.41 16.46 13.67 28.17

CV(%) ............................................. 2.03 5.02 4.03 5.38 3.98 3.08 4.99

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips

Mean .............................................. 52 19 27 54 55 71 75

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

SE .................................................. 2.69 3.31 2.02 5.40 4.68 5.75 8.71

CV(%) ............................................. 5.12 17.02 7.51 10.07 8.53 8.10 11.67

Food away from home

Mean .............................................. 3,008 1,129 2,301 2,009 2,945 4,069 4,770

Share .............................................. 5.4 4.3 5.9 4.7 5.2 5.6 5.7

SE .................................................. 46.82 65.57 69.49 93.70 85.15 101.17 245.50

CV(%) ............................................. 1.56 5.81 3.02 4.66 2.89 2.49 5.15

Alcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 515 170 556 334 428 715 647

Share .............................................. .9 .7 1.4 .8 .8 1.0 .8

SE .................................................. 21.77 20.63 59.91 59.11 34.69 42.59 63.10

CV(%) ............................................. 4.23 12.15 10.78 17.69 8.11 5.96 9.76

Housing

Mean .............................................. 18,409 10,767 13,607 14,639 19,380 23,283 23,148

Share .............................................. 32.9 41.5 34.8 34.0 34.4 31.8 27.5

SE .................................................. 196.17 291.43 260.82 414.73 400.52 372.88 570.83

CV(%) ............................................. 1.07 2.71 1.92 2.83 2.07 1.60 2.47

Shelter

Mean .............................................. 10,742 6,589 9,174 7,489 11,001 13,535 12,800

Share .............................................. 19.2 25.4 23.5 17.4 19.5 18.5 15.2

SE .................................................. 126.16 230.60 218.16 280.15 237.53 256.38 320.60

CV(%) ............................................. 1.17 3.50 2.38 3.74 2.16 1.89 2.50

Owned dwellings

Mean .............................................. 6,210 2,882 3,648 4,739 6,209 8,771 8,337

Share .............................................. 11.1 11.1 9.3 11.0 11.0 12.0 9.9

SE .................................................. 85.72 170.08 172.62 213.35 166.19 184.61 288.43

CV(%) ............................................. 1.38 5.90 4.73 4.50 2.68 2.10 3.46

Mortgage interest and charges

Mean .............................................. 2,859 605 1,642 1,047 2,874 4,596 4,221

Share .............................................. 5.1 2.3 4.2 2.4 5.1 6.3 5.0

SE .................................................. 57.41 65.82 91.22 96.45 104.90 133.78 219.88

CV(%) ............................................. 2.01 10.89 5.56 9.21 3.65 2.91 5.21

Property taxes

Mean .............................................. 1,913 1,151 1,059 1,845 1,879 2,505 2,663

Share .............................................. 3.4 4.4 2.7 4.3 3.3 3.4 3.2

SE .................................................. 37.37 59.32 54.23 84.33 77.12 60.11 78.30

CV(%) ............................................. 1.95 5.15 5.12 4.57 4.10 2.40 2.94

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses

Mean .............................................. 1,438 1,126 948 1,848 1,456 1,670 1,453

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners

Three or

more

earners

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses

Share .............................................. 2.6 4.3 2.4 4.3 2.6 2.3 1.7

SE .................................................. 39.44 99.55 82.49 119.43 104.45 84.89 107.06

CV(%) ............................................. 2.74 8.84 8.70 6.46 7.17 5.08 7.37

Rented dwellings

Mean .............................................. 3,802 3,437 5,088 2,045 3,945 3,812 3,562

Share .............................................. 6.8 13.2 13.0 4.7 7.0 5.2 4.2

SE .................................................. 60.96 187.21 135.05 135.68 116.78 133.85 231.90

CV(%) ............................................. 1.60 5.45 2.65 6.64 2.96 3.51 6.51

Other lodging

Mean .............................................. 730 270 438 705 847 952 901

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

SE .................................................. 41.89 35.28 40.92 94.99 121.82 69.78 90.97

CV(%) ............................................. 5.74 13.09 9.34 13.47 14.39 7.33 10.10

Utilities, fuels, and public services

Mean .............................................. 3,885 2,291 2,391 3,901 4,227 4,575 5,730

Share .............................................. 6.9 8.8 6.1 9.1 7.5 6.3 6.8

SE .................................................. 32.01 47.79 44.39 69.98 61.84 42.04 86.71

CV(%) ............................................. .82 2.09 1.86 1.79 1.46 .92 1.51

Natural gas

Mean .............................................. 421 296 279 443 440 480 594

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

SE .................................................. 13.47 15.85 11.80 25.79 20.94 16.99 25.67

CV(%) ............................................. 3.20 5.35 4.23 5.83 4.76 3.54 4.32

Electricity

Mean .............................................. 1,460 930 922 1,584 1,639 1,646 2,017

Share .............................................. 2.6 3.6 2.4 3.7 2.9 2.2 2.4

SE .................................................. 14.83 21.26 24.38 29.06 27.60 17.12 42.45

CV(%) ............................................. 1.02 2.29 2.64 1.83 1.68 1.04 2.11

Fuel oil and other fuels

Mean .............................................. 116 104 56 147 119 141 117

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

SE .................................................. 8.36 15.76 9.28 25.28 13.72 16.32 18.47

CV(%) ............................................. 7.19 15.19 16.59 17.20 11.51 11.56 15.76

Telephone services

Mean .............................................. 1,347 641 834 1,146 1,437 1,671 2,202

Share .............................................. 2.4 2.5 2.1 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.6

SE .................................................. 12.96 16.26 17.35 28.96 26.74 21.74 43.97

CV(%) ............................................. .96 2.54 2.08 2.53 1.86 1.30 2.00

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards

Mean .............................................. 324 339 177 471 337 316 414

Share .............................................. .6 1.3 .5 1.1 .6 .4 .5

SE .................................................. 6.05 11.59 9.09 18.50 14.08 8.59 18.41

CV(%) ............................................. 1.87 3.41 5.15 3.92 4.18 2.72 4.45

Cellular phone service

Mean .............................................. 1,023 302 658 674 1,100 1,355 1,788

Share .............................................. 1.8 1.2 1.7 1.6 2.0 1.9 2.1

SE .................................................. 11.96 11.34 15.45 23.70 24.43 19.80 44.99

CV(%) ............................................. 1.17 3.76 2.35 3.51 2.22 1.46 2.52

Water and other public services

Mean .............................................. 540 319 300 582 591 638 800

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

SE .................................................. 12.19 16.90 12.40 23.56 18.31 16.05 24.13

CV(%) ............................................. 2.26 5.30 4.14 4.05 3.10 2.52 3.02

Household operations

Mean .............................................. 1,309 654 647 1,019 1,367 1,982 1,272

Share .............................................. 2.3 2.5 1.7 2.4 2.4 2.7 1.5

SE .................................................. 41.75 53.28 27.51 122.16 81.05 106.46 74.77

CV(%) ............................................. 3.19 8.15 4.25 11.99 5.93 5.37 5.88

Personal services

Mean .............................................. 427 119 50 178 390 908 217

Share .............................................. .8 .5 .1 .4 .7 1.2 .3

SE .................................................. 27.29 46.00 15.25 114.90 40.55 83.85 40.13

CV(%) ............................................. 6.39 38.77 30.63 64.45 10.40 9.23 18.51

Other household expenses

Mean .............................................. 882 535 597 840 977 1,074 1,055

Share .............................................. 1.6 2.1 1.5 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.3

SE .................................................. 22.19 32.03 21.51 44.88 58.41 43.82 50.43

CV(%) ............................................. 2.52 5.98 3.60 5.34 5.98 4.08 4.78

Housekeeping supplies

Mean .............................................. 655 429 336 757 728 761 934

Share .............................................. 1.2 1.7 .9 1.8 1.3 1.0 1.1

SE .................................................. 16.44 36.93 18.12 59.77 29.74 36.20 53.71

CV(%) ............................................. 2.51 8.62 5.40 7.89 4.09 4.76 5.75

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners

Three or

more

earners

Laundry and cleaning supplies

Mean .............................................. 156 90 86 160 166 187 251

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

SE .................................................. 5.03 8.42 6.38 15.66 9.79 12.87 24.74

CV(%) ............................................. 3.23 9.36 7.40 9.77 5.89 6.88 9.84

Other household products

Mean .............................................. 368 234 175 446 416 429 510

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

SE .................................................. 12.20 30.33 16.43 48.15 21.04 27.57 40.65

CV(%) ............................................. 3.32 12.99 9.39 10.79 5.05 6.43 7.98

Postage and stationery

Mean .............................................. 131 105 74 151 145 146 173

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

SE .................................................. 4.76 13.33 7.46 13.05 12.01 9.15 21.25

CV(%) ............................................. 3.63 12.67 10.04 8.66 8.28 6.28 12.28

Household furnishings and equipment

Mean .............................................. 1,818 805 1,059 1,472 2,058 2,429 2,412

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

SE .................................................. 56.24 68.87 53.94 76.56 125.20 98.06 324.35

CV(%) ............................................. 3.09 8.56 5.09 5.20 6.08 4.04 13.45

Household textiles

Mean .............................................. 115 60 54 97 170 128 158

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

SE .................................................. 7.61 14.15 7.31 17.32 26.80 13.44 32.53

CV(%) ............................................. 6.63 23.62 13.49 17.92 15.75 10.47 20.54

Furniture

Mean .............................................. 502 167 368 355 516 739 520

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

SE .................................................. 26.87 26.85 38.07 54.34 49.31 57.08 54.82

CV(%) ............................................. 5.35 16.04 10.36 15.30 9.55 7.72 10.54

Floor coverings

Mean .............................................. 18 11 14 15 19 23 17

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

SE .................................................. 1.68 5.05 2.63 4.37 4.11 3.38 3.47

CV(%) ............................................. 9.45 45.08 19.29 28.71 21.74 14.79 21.01

Major appliances

Mean .............................................. 268 147 111 279 321 343 336

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

SE .................................................. 11.89 24.27 11.72 36.02 25.91 27.35 47.22

CV(%) ............................................. 4.43 16.52 10.57 12.89 8.08 7.97 14.04

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares

Mean .............................................. 118 59 70 87 121 157 189

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

SE .................................................. 6.43 7.99 7.65 7.83 12.75 10.75 41.67

CV(%) ............................................. 5.47 13.63 10.93 8.97 10.55 6.86 22.05

Miscellaneous household equipment

Mean .............................................. 798 361 443 638 911 1,039 1,192

Share .............................................. 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.4

SE .................................................. 34.52 31.34 32.68 67.81 96.57 59.20 246.74

CV(%) ............................................. 4.33 8.68 7.38 10.62 10.60 5.70 20.71

Apparel and services

Mean .............................................. 1,846 707 1,142 902 2,006 2,607 2,995

Share .............................................. 3.3 2.7 2.9 2.1 3.6 3.6 3.6

SE .................................................. 98.91 56.89 97.10 60.97 100.65 273.67 259.54

CV(%) ............................................. 5.36 8.05 8.51 6.76 5.02 10.50 8.67

Men and boys

Mean .............................................. 422 142 249 233 445 562 880

Share .............................................. .8 .5 .6 .5 .8 .8 1.0

SE .................................................. 17.50 19.88 23.73 26.26 29.74 41.75 123.48

CV(%) ............................................. 4.15 14.03 9.53 11.26 6.69 7.43 14.03

Men, 16 and over

Mean .............................................. 331 135 236 199 296 428 739

Share .............................................. .6 .5 .6 .5 .5 .6 .9

SE .................................................. 15.29 19.52 21.71 25.17 23.82 38.79 113.44

CV(%) ............................................. 4.62 14.48 9.21 12.67 8.05 9.07 15.34

Boys, 2 to 15

Mean .............................................. 91 7 13 35 149 135 141

Share .............................................. .2 1 ( ) 1 ( ) .1 .3 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 4.98 2.26 4.05 5.64 13.91 9.97 34.19

CV(%) ............................................. 5.48 32.61 30.46 16.25 9.35 7.41 24.32

Women and girls

Mean .............................................. 697 334 457 377 776 942 1,046

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

SE .................................................. 37.37 43.54 65.95 39.81 69.91 90.98 106.40

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners

Three or

more

earners

Women and girls

CV(%) ............................................. 5.36 13.05 14.43 10.56 9.01 9.66 10.17

Women, 16 and over

Mean .............................................. 596 327 447 337 617 783 893

Share .............................................. 1.1 1.3 1.1 .8 1.1 1.1 1.1

SE .................................................. 36.53 43.31 65.66 40.28 66.93 91.67 103.29

CV(%) ............................................. 6.13 13.23 14.69 11.95 10.84 11.71 11.57

Girls, 2 to 15

Mean .............................................. 101 6 10 40 159 159 153

Share .............................................. .2 1 ( ) 1 ( ) .1 .3 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 4.94 2.63 2.35 6.65 18.35 11.45 28.22

CV(%) ............................................. 4.87 41.28 23.52 16.62 11.57 7.23 18.45

Children under 2

Mean .............................................. 83 8 23 26 145 118 103

Share .............................................. .1 1 ( ) .1 .1 .3 .2 .1

SE .................................................. 7.12 3.59 18.32 7.17 27.51 12.06 34.55

CV(%) ............................................. 8.59 45.85 78.42 27.25 18.98 10.23 33.66

Footwear

Mean .............................................. 354 125 184 119 433 486 675

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

SE .................................................. 19.33 24.10 22.60 20.43 33.01 41.07 88.58

CV(%) ............................................. 5.46 19.23 12.26 17.22 7.62 8.46 13.12

Other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 291 98 228 147 207 500 291

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

SE .................................................. 46.88 8.09 35.19 18.00 24.27 153.27 39.56

CV(%) ............................................. 16.13 8.24 15.46 12.28 11.73 30.67 13.57

Transportation

Mean .............................................. 9,503 3,379 6,141 7,021 9,334 12,515 17,302

Share .............................................. 17.0 13.0 15.7 16.3 16.6 17.1 20.5

SE .................................................. 218.03 254.22 272.54 397.47 381.75 345.34 893.40

CV(%) ............................................. 2.29 7.52 4.44 5.66 4.09 2.76 5.16

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)

Mean .............................................. 3,997 1,112 2,402 2,962 3,623 5,433 8,097

Share .............................................. 7.1 4.3 6.1 6.9 6.4 7.4 9.6

SE .................................................. 187.87 184.84 253.93 353.52 339.17 316.57 721.16

CV(%) ............................................. 4.70 16.62 10.57 11.94 9.36 5.83 8.91

Cars and trucks, new

Mean .............................................. 1,956 667 1,245 1,679 1,815 2,710 3,095

Share .............................................. 3.5 2.6 3.2 3.9 3.2 3.7 3.7

SE .................................................. 126.00 162.79 194.25 279.20 244.66 293.21 409.58

CV(%) ............................................. 6.44 24.39 15.60 16.62 13.48 10.82 13.24

Cars and trucks, used

Mean .............................................. 1,982 433 1,102 1,275 1,771 2,644 4,832

Share .............................................. 3.5 1.7 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.6 5.7

SE .................................................. 96.92 100.76 148.10 249.84 215.96 174.79 642.62

CV(%) ............................................. 4.89 23.25 13.44 19.59 12.20 6.61 13.30

Other vehicles

Mean .............................................. 59 11 54 7 38 80 170

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

SE .................................................. 10.84 11.25 27.29 7.05 18.74 23.10 71.55

CV(%) ............................................. 18.44 99.64 50.34 97.83 49.64 29.02 41.97

Gasoline and motor oil

Mean .............................................. 2,090 706 1,368 1,523 2,157 2,733 3,645

Share .............................................. 3.7 2.7 3.5 3.5 3.8 3.7 4.3

SE .................................................. 24.17 29.01 28.72 34.06 33.12 34.85 86.13

CV(%) ............................................. 1.16 4.11 2.10 2.24 1.54 1.28 2.36

Other vehicle expenses

Mean .............................................. 2,756 1,295 1,883 2,105 2,842 3,481 4,604

Share .............................................. 4.9 5.0 4.8 4.9 5.0 4.8 5.5

SE .................................................. 57.92 115.49 100.39 143.43 130.64 107.03 339.83

CV(%) ............................................. 2.10 8.92 5.33 6.81 4.60 3.07 7.38

Vehicle finance charges

Mean .............................................. 216 39 128 106 204 328 392

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

SE .................................................. 5.50 5.28 9.61 9.12 9.67 10.22 21.44

CV(%) ............................................. 2.54 13.43 7.52 8.62 4.74 3.12 5.47

Maintenance and repairs

Mean .............................................. 837 368 619 676 828 1,050 1,382

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

SE .................................................. 23.03 52.59 23.10 38.23 36.47 53.20 88.69

CV(%) ............................................. 2.75 14.29 3.73 5.66 4.40 5.07 6.42

Vehicle insurance

Mean .............................................. 1,079 679 652 866 1,205 1,234 1,993

Share .............................................. 1.9 2.6 1.7 2.0 2.1 1.7 2.4

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners

Three or

more

earners

Vehicle insurance

SE .................................................. 54.06 94.93 82.79 168.11 130.87 81.49 301.87

CV(%) ............................................. 5.01 13.98 12.70 19.42 10.86 6.61 15.14

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges

Mean .............................................. 624 209 485 458 605 870 837

Share .............................................. 1.1 .8 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.0

SE .................................................. 23.68 24.93 40.11 84.52 41.95 45.29 71.10

CV(%) ............................................. 3.79 11.96 8.27 18.47 6.93 5.21 8.49

Public and other transportation

Mean .............................................. 661 266 488 432 712 868 956

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

SE .................................................. 25.32 33.47 36.62 55.85 56.55 50.67 96.61

CV(%) ............................................. 3.83 12.60 7.50 12.93 7.94 5.84 10.10

Healthcare

Mean .............................................. 4,342 2,937 2,415 6,139 4,517 4,947 5,322

Share .............................................. 7.8 11.3 6.2 14.2 8.0 6.8 6.3

SE .................................................. 58.11 83.86 88.10 191.31 144.01 95.88 241.86

CV(%) ............................................. 1.34 2.86 3.65 3.12 3.19 1.94 4.54

Health insurance

Mean .............................................. 2,977 1,906 1,691 4,113 3,109 3,462 3,577

Share .............................................. 5.3 7.3 4.3 9.5 5.5 4.7 4.2

SE .................................................. 38.63 53.67 71.98 124.45 92.53 65.31 169.05

CV(%) ............................................. 1.30 2.81 4.26 3.03 2.98 1.89 4.73

Medical services

Mean .............................................. 791 496 442 1,105 774 908 1,135

Share .............................................. 1.4 1.9 1.1 2.6 1.4 1.2 1.3

SE .................................................. 34.90 60.22 30.93 116.30 54.51 47.41 175.72

CV(%) ............................................. 4.41 12.14 7.00 10.53 7.04 5.22 15.48

Drugs

Mean .............................................. 425 395 204 697 481 424 433

Share .............................................. .8 1.5 .5 1.6 .9 .6 .5

SE .................................................. 10.07 27.04 11.07 39.42 23.30 19.48 32.06

CV(%) ............................................. 2.37 6.85 5.43 5.66 4.84 4.59 7.41

Medical supplies

Mean .............................................. 149 140 78 225 152 154 177

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

SE .................................................. 5.79 26.91 7.63 28.06 13.02 9.31 15.85

CV(%) ............................................. 3.89 19.19 9.76 12.47 8.56 6.03 8.94

Entertainment

Mean .............................................. 2,842 1,448 1,907 2,801 2,833 3,687 3,675

Share .............................................. 5.1 5.6 4.9 6.5 5.0 5.0 4.4

SE .................................................. 65.23 110.11 85.32 304.53 104.83 133.16 199.67

CV(%) ............................................. 2.30 7.60 4.47 10.87 3.70 3.61 5.43

Fees and admissions

Mean .............................................. 652 166 415 520 645 947 903

Share .............................................. 1.2 .6 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.1

SE .................................................. 25.16 16.09 20.93 81.68 43.45 51.03 73.87

CV(%) ............................................. 3.86 9.72 5.04 15.70 6.74 5.39 8.18

Audio and visual equipment and services

Mean .............................................. 1,084 747 801 1,083 1,125 1,265 1,359

Share .............................................. 1.9 2.9 2.0 2.5 2.0 1.7 1.6

SE .................................................. 12.71 28.08 33.06 44.62 26.72 19.91 62.29

CV(%) ............................................. 1.17 3.76 4.13 4.12 2.37 1.57 4.58

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment

Mean .............................................. 653 356 443 562 695 828 875

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

SE .................................................. 23.92 42.86 43.19 62.99 51.17 56.62 116.50

CV(%) ............................................. 3.66 12.03 9.74 11.21 7.36 6.83 13.31

Pets

Mean .............................................. 528 307 399 474 539 636 760

Share .............................................. .9 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.0 .9 .9

SE .................................................. 23.54 41.18 41.73 57.75 48.49 50.79 109.65

CV(%) ............................................. 4.46 13.41 10.45 12.18 8.99 7.99 14.43

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment

Mean .............................................. 125 49 44 88 156 193 116

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

SE .................................................. 5.89 8.49 6.87 15.81 15.59 18.08 24.48

CV(%) ............................................. 4.71 17.22 15.65 18.02 10.01 9.39 21.19

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services

Mean .............................................. 453 179 247 636 368 645 538

Share .............................................. .8 .7 .6 1.5 .7 .9 .6

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners

Three or

more

earners

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services

SE .................................................. 48.87 92.46 56.77 273.11 56.19 109.96 101.73

CV(%) ............................................. 10.79 51.65 22.99 42.95 15.27 17.03 18.90

Personal care products and services

Mean .............................................. 683 355 463 531 717 883 969

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

SE .................................................. 10.80 32.66 20.24 21.90 41.67 28.48 56.11

CV(%) ............................................. 1.58 9.20 4.37 4.12 5.81 3.23 5.79

Reading

Mean .............................................. 114 91 72 179 111 123 116

Share .............................................. .2 .4 .2 .4 .2 .2 .1

SE .................................................. 5.22 14.73 7.68 28.01 8.56 8.28 12.91

CV(%) ............................................. 4.57 16.18 10.62 15.64 7.69 6.71 11.12

Education

Mean .............................................. 1,315 482 923 403 1,048 1,785 3,270

Share .............................................. 2.3 1.9 2.4 .9 1.9 2.4 3.9

SE .................................................. 79.53 140.93 107.87 84.35 142.76 132.43 589.00

CV(%) ............................................. 6.05 29.26 11.68 20.92 13.63 7.42 18.01

Tobacco products and smoking supplies

Mean .............................................. 349 236 265 317 383 358 608

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

SE .................................................. 11.39 20.95 17.57 22.92 22.24 15.94 59.38

CV(%) ............................................. 3.26 8.87 6.63 7.23 5.80 4.45 9.77

Miscellaneous

Mean .............................................. 871 543 790 768 846 1,011 1,171

Share .............................................. 1.6 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.4

SE .................................................. 45.65 88.27 61.70 145.60 90.93 70.49 174.05

CV(%) ............................................. 5.24 16.27 7.81 18.95 10.74 6.98 14.86

Cash contributions

Mean .............................................. 1,819 1,154 1,584 2,148 1,849 2,018 2,036

Share .............................................. 3.2 4.4 4.1 5.0 3.3 2.8 2.4

SE .................................................. 68.39 86.69 122.57 257.71 178.42 92.15 137.40

CV(%) ............................................. 3.76 7.51 7.74 12.00 9.65 4.57 6.75

Personal insurance and pensions

Mean .............................................. 6,349 435 4,735 964 5,373 10,304 12,209

Share .............................................. 11.3 1.7 12.1 2.2 9.5 14.1 14.5

SE .................................................. 116.57 125.67 131.57 278.60 179.55 230.64 680.65

CV(%) ............................................. 1.84 28.88 2.78 28.90 3.34 2.24 5.57

Life and other personal insurance

Mean .............................................. 333 116 135 418 307 465 504

Share .............................................. .6 .4 .3 1.0 .5 .6 .6

SE .................................................. 24.46 10.24 15.13 152.85 29.25 55.15 57.21

CV(%) ............................................. 7.35 8.80 11.17 36.54 9.54 11.87 11.36

Pensions and Social Security

Mean .............................................. 6,016 319 4,600 546 5,066 9,840 11,706

Share .............................................. 10.7 1.2 11.8 1.3 9.0 13.4 13.9

SE .................................................. 113.55 125.75 128.40 236.29 171.23 215.64 674.74

CV(%) ............................................. 1.89 39.45 2.79 43.31 3.38 2.19 5.76

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes

Mean .............................................. $69,627 $18,958 $47,887 $33,542 $63,614 $103,808 $116,617

SE .................................................. 871.92 504.18 1,160.35 1,012.39 1,560.61 1,689.67 3,011.49

CV(%) ............................................. 1.25 2.66 2.42 3.02 2.45 1.63 2.58

Wages and salaries

Mean .............................................. 54,405 2 41,362 2 ( ) 46,779 92,053 102,833

Share .............................................. 78.1 1 ( ) 86.4 2 ( ) 73.5 88.7 88.2

SE .................................................. 851.84 2.65 979.03 2 ( ) 1,217.98 1,617.78 2,460.12

CV(%) ............................................. 1.57 152.70 2.37 2 ( ) 2.60 1.76 2.39

Self-employment income

Mean .............................................. 4,363 2 ( ) 3,048 53 4,561 6,950 8,396

Share .............................................. 6.3 2 ( ) 6.4 .2 7.2 6.7 7.2

SE .................................................. 231.97 2 ( ) 376.45 58.43 662.33 508.42 1,179.18

CV(%) ............................................. 5.32 2 ( ) 12.35 110.72 14.52 7.32 14.04

Social Security, private and government

retirement

Mean .............................................. 7,801 15,101 1,932 27,910 8,252 2,649 2,515

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners

Three or

more

earners

Social Security, private and government

retirement

Share .............................................. 11.2 79.7 4.0 83.2 13.0 2.6 2.2

SE .................................................. 172.97 381.27 157.52 848.89 369.02 254.87 369.28

CV(%) ............................................. 2.22 2.52 8.15 3.04 4.47 9.62 14.68

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income

Mean .............................................. 1,737 1,806 825 3,244 2,195 1,404 1,761

Share .............................................. 2.5 9.5 1.7 9.7 3.4 1.4 1.5

SE .................................................. 140.39 345.53 123.53 500.24 377.31 186.43 516.56

CV(%) ............................................. 8.08 19.14 14.98 15.42 17.19 13.28 29.33

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP)

Mean .............................................. 568 870 84 1,298 992 246 382

Share .............................................. .8 4.6 .2 3.9 1.6 .2 .3

SE .................................................. 23.66 68.49 13.52 119.00 62.75 21.07 55.55

CV(%) ............................................. 4.17 7.88 16.11 9.17 6.32 8.57 14.54

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits, and regular contributions

for support

Mean .............................................. 432 574 205 793 601 294 345

Share .............................................. .6 3.0 .4 2.4 .9 .3 .3

SE .................................................. 30.78 103.70 55.24 139.26 75.87 35.33 60.49

CV(%) ............................................. 7.12 18.08 26.94 17.57 12.61 12.00 17.51

Other income

Mean .............................................. 320 606 432 244 233 212 384

Share .............................................. .5 3.2 .9 .7 .4 .2 .3

SE .................................................. 26.13 91.11 81.16 37.71 47.62 27.78 104.71

CV(%) ............................................. 8.16 15.04 18.81 15.46 20.46 13.12 27.27

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values)

Mean .............................................. 9,178 901 8,285 871 5,714 16,245 14,964

Share .............................................. 13.2 4.8 17.3 2.6 9.0 15.6 12.8

SE .................................................. 295.70 260.26 400.23 148.76 386.65 691.36 894.70

CV(%) ............................................. 3.22 28.90 4.83 17.08 6.77 4.26 5.98

Federal income taxes

Mean .............................................. 7,111 706 6,592 713 4,235 12,663 11,371

Share .............................................. 10.2 3.7 13.8 2.1 6.7 12.2 9.8

SE .................................................. 221.98 136.35 326.60 107.76 351.05 531.88 730.67

CV(%) ............................................. 3.12 19.32 4.95 15.12 8.29 4.20 6.43

State and local income taxes

Mean .............................................. 1,997 44 1,657 88 1,434 3,509 3,529

Share .............................................. 2.9 .2 3.5 .3 2.3 3.4 3.0

SE .................................................. 96.48 24.90 95.90 40.96 86.41 199.29 189.70

CV(%) ............................................. 4.83 56.73 5.79 46.46 6.03 5.68 5.37

Other taxes

Mean .............................................. 70 151 36 70 44 74 64

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

SE .................................................. 19.68 133.46 9.81 32.98 7.80 21.27 14.99

CV(%) ............................................. 28.14 88.36 26.89 46.97 17.63 28.86 23.52

Income after taxes

Mean .............................................. 60,448 18,057 39,602 32,671 57,900 87,563 101,653

Share .............................................. 86.8 95.2 82.7 97.4 91.0 84.4 87.2

SE .................................................. 634.35 533.12 898.85 910.64 1,228.78 1,134.88 2,239.97

CV(%) ............................................. 1.05 2.95 2.27 2.79 2.12 1.30 2.20

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities

Mean .............................................. $6,937 $5,211 $5,784 $8,908 $5,357 $7,705 $10,212

SE .................................................. 1,479.63 1,984.71 1,900.85 3,879.82 2,618.48 3,216.55 6,607.97

CV(%) ............................................. 21.33 38.09 32.86 43.56 48.88 41.75 64.71

Net change in total assets

Mean .............................................. 15,442 7,631 9,588 10,171 12,377 23,306 22,675

SE .................................................. 1,446.39 2,173.67 2,079.19 3,567.77 2,231.90 2,942.86 6,941.23

CV(%) ............................................. 9.37 28.49 21.68 35.08 18.03 12.63 30.61

Net change in total liabilities

Mean .............................................. 8,504 2,420 3,804 1,263 7,019 15,602 12,463

SE .................................................. 685.63 924.25 1,150.02 826.27 1,357.61 1,839.43 4,048.90

CV(%) ............................................. 8.06 38.20 30.23 65.41 19.34 11.79 32.49

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners

Three or

more

earners

Other financial information:

Other money receipts

Mean .............................................. 766 1,032 1,053 552 462 901 300

SE .................................................. 181.72 512.31 568.85 174.32 103.21 438.20 116.79

CV(%) ............................................. 23.72 49.64 54.04 31.61 22.35 48.63 38.91

Mortgage principal paid on owned property

Mean .............................................. -1,757 -449 -1,055 -940 -1,699 -2,632 -2,902

SE .................................................. 43.10 47.00 66.60 107.22 80.79 89.08 202.45

CV(%) ............................................. -2.45 -10.47 -6.31 -11.40 -4.76 -3.38 -6.98

Estimated market value of owned home

Mean .............................................. 162,749 103,765 82,768 169,488 168,801 202,881 233,392

SE .................................................. 3,202.93 6,711.98 4,063.97 5,427.56 6,918.93 5,134.87 15,216.46

CV(%) ............................................. 1.97 6.47 4.91 3.20 4.10 2.53 6.52

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home

Mean .............................................. 930 642 538 979 929 1,152 1,235

SE .................................................. 11.23 26.68 21.52 27.80 24.72 20.93 32.38

CV(%) ............................................. 1.21 4.15 4.00 2.84 2.66 1.82 2.62

Gifts of goods and services, total

Mean .............................................. 1,249 675 1,024 798 1,149 1,674 1,751

SE .................................................. 72.43 98.96 113.82 107.18 129.47 186.18 231.53

CV(%) ............................................. 5.80 14.66 11.11 13.44 11.27 11.12 13.22

Food

Mean .............................................. 91 34 119 65 66 124 91

SE .................................................. 10.60 6.18 59.06 18.55 9.76 14.98 19.99

CV(%) ............................................. 11.60 18.32 49.48 28.43 14.70 12.12 21.93

Alcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 15 6 19 11 13 19 10

SE .................................................. 2.38 2.73 6.77 4.17 4.97 4.84 3.81

CV(%) ............................................. 16.44 46.02 35.44 39.59 37.08 25.93 39.60

Housing

Mean .............................................. 244 190 191 171 266 293 288

SE .................................................. 16.51 42.07 27.73 22.55 33.10 27.02 46.80

CV(%) ............................................. 6.76 22.11 14.48 13.20 12.43 9.21 16.25

Housekeeping supplies

Mean .............................................. 30 25 14 28 39 32 48

SE .................................................. 3.75 7.26 2.69 5.92 8.92 4.44 19.14

CV(%) ............................................. 12.38 28.75 19.58 21.26 22.62 13.94 40.20

Household textiles

Mean .............................................. 8 5 3 4 21 5 4

SE .................................................. 1.99 2.92 1.51 2.50 9.64 1.09 2.23

CV(%) ............................................. 25.36 53.91 50.53 62.05 45.55 21.94 58.97

Appliances and miscellaneous housewares

Mean .............................................. 22 5 16 20 26 28 25

SE .................................................. 3.33 1.87 5.42 6.81 9.37 5.42 9.47

CV(%) ............................................. 15.44 34.69 33.59 34.53 36.12 19.51 37.12

Major appliances

Mean .............................................. 8 2 10 12 9 8 5

SE .................................................. 1.33 1.51 4.90 6.17 2.89 2.70 2.31

CV(%) ............................................. 16.73 65.02 48.29 50.83 31.98 34.36 51.39

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares

Mean .............................................. 14 3 6 8 17 20 21

SE .................................................. 2.56 1.09 2.16 2.01 8.96 4.83 9.12

CV(%) ............................................. 18.79 35.38 36.04 26.51 53.03 24.23 43.43

Miscellaneous household equipment

Mean .............................................. 48 34 54 21 35 61 71

SE .................................................. 5.88 10.14 19.60 4.51 6.87 7.65 28.02

CV(%) ............................................. 12.34 29.66 35.99 21.10 19.67 12.56 39.25

Other housing

Mean .............................................. 137 120 104 98 145 168 140

SE .................................................. 11.84 40.05 20.31 20.41 25.46 22.88 26.59

CV(%) ............................................. 8.64 33.38 19.51 20.86 17.58 13.62 19.03

Apparel and services

Mean .............................................. 253 106 192 92 261 365 369

SE .................................................. 41.42 22.78 35.81 14.93 45.66 126.45 109.28

CV(%) ............................................. 16.36 21.57 18.61 16.26 17.51 34.63 29.62

Males, 2 and over

Mean .............................................. 59 36 60 28 50 70 116

SE .................................................. 5.17 12.74 17.76 7.21 10.04 12.27 34.58

CV(%) ............................................. 8.81 35.58 29.76 25.58 20.24 17.60 29.77

Females, 2 and over

Mean .............................................. 64 37 44 30 88 68 122

SE .................................................. 6.50 14.43 10.46 7.31 23.42 9.16 47.19

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners

Three or

more

earners

Females, 2 and over

CV(%) ............................................. 10.15 38.97 23.76 24.60 26.54 13.55 38.83

Children under 2

Mean .............................................. 40 8 23 19 74 45 52

SE .................................................. 6.15 3.59 18.32 7.05 24.51 9.04 20.94

CV(%) ............................................. 15.25 45.85 78.42 37.50 33.27 20.06 40.49

Other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 90 25 65 15 49 183 80

SE .................................................. 36.86 6.48 21.96 6.09 13.51 120.78 40.26

CV(%) ............................................. 40.90 26.01 33.61 40.28 27.47 66.08 50.62

Jewelry and watches

Mean .............................................. 60 10 51 2 5 146 30

SE .................................................. 36.32 3.74 21.03 .73 2.06 121.29 26.00

CV(%) ............................................. 60.72 36.74 41.33 41.60 39.47 83.23 87.94

All other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 30 15 14 13 44 37 50

SE .................................................. 4.71 5.59 3.65 6.11 13.22 9.69 29.30

CV(%) ............................................. 15.53 37.96 25.28 45.78 30.07 26.15 58.64

Transportation

Mean .............................................. 139 70 134 122 187 128 199

SE .................................................. 19.81 35.33 48.24 46.36 67.73 23.48 70.38

CV(%) ............................................. 14.25 50.15 36.09 37.96 36.31 18.41 35.32

Healthcare

Mean .............................................. 34 96 38 14 17 24 36

SE .................................................. 7.46 51.89 10.12 5.44 3.90 12.07 14.12

CV(%) ............................................. 21.84 53.85 26.31 37.89 22.87 49.72 39.52

Entertainment

Mean .............................................. 95 48 67 107 84 126 114

SE .................................................. 8.69 9.66 10.07 32.37 21.78 15.75 25.84

CV(%) ............................................. 9.17 20.31 15.03 30.33 25.80 12.52 22.71

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles

Mean .............................................. 29 22 13 33 27 42 25

SE .................................................. 3.80 6.60 4.51 11.84 6.25 8.01 11.51

CV(%) ............................................. 12.97 29.35 34.86 35.77 23.28 19.17 45.60

Other entertainment

Mean .............................................. 66 25 54 74 58 84 89

SE .................................................. 6.83 6.96 7.42 26.70 19.53 13.23 21.27

CV(%) ............................................. 10.42 27.75 13.73 36.26 33.94 15.75 24.03

Personal care products and services

Mean .............................................. 16 13 13 5 17 18 34

SE .................................................. 2.82 5.42 3.78 2.48 6.53 4.62 24.29

CV(%) ............................................. 17.26 41.61 28.85 46.37 38.17 25.19 70.59

Reading

Mean .............................................. 6 2 7 9 5 6 4

SE .................................................. .85 1.00 1.95 3.82 1.09 1.25 2.64

CV(%) ............................................. 14.81 47.56 28.08 40.24 24.09 19.92 62.14

Education

Mean .............................................. 278 41 162 107 167 490 532

SE .................................................. 34.06 17.89 36.11 66.53 49.41 98.01 154.57

CV(%) ............................................. 12.24 43.19 22.28 62.37 29.62 19.99 29.03

All other gifts

Mean .............................................. 77 69 81 95 65 81 74

SE .................................................. 5.85 21.64 9.31 24.08 9.31 14.02 20.66

CV(%) ............................................. 7.59 31.52 11.51 25.45 14.24 17.30 27.98

1 Value is too small to display.

2 No data reported.

n.a. Not applicable.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, August, 2016