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

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012

Item

All

consumer

units

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more persons

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners

Three or

more

earners

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ......... 124,416 15,943 20,999 11,753 26,075 39,702 9,944

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes

Mean .............................................. $65,596 $19,704 $45,033 $33,243 $63,836 $94,352 $110,647

SE .................................................. 1,024.25 664.80 1,808.09 1,106.47 2,990.58 1,425.33 3,174.60

CV(%) ............................................. 1.56 3.37 4.02 3.33 4.68 1.51 2.87

Income after taxes

Mean .............................................. 63,370 19,590 42,400 33,164 61,604 91,013 107,809

SE .................................................. 906.92 654.48 1,510.01 1,084.30 2,285.13 1,356.77 3,036.85

CV(%) ............................................. 1.43 3.34 3.56 3.27 3.71 1.49 2.82

Age of reference person ................................... 50.0 67.6 44.1 64.6 47.8 43.9 47.1

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons .......................................................... 2.5 1.0 1.0 2.4 3.0 3.1 4.4

Children under 18 ........................................... .6 n.a. n.a. .4 1.0 .9 1.0

Persons 65 and older ..................................... .3 .7 .1 1.2 .3 .1 .1

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

Vehicles .......................................................... 1.9 .9 1.2 1.7 1.9 2.4 3.3

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ............................................................... 47 37 54 45 42 50 46

Female ........................................................... 53 63 46 55 58 50 54

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................... 64 57 45 74 63 72 79

With mortgage .............................................. 39 11 29 21 38 55 61

Without mortgage ......................................... 26 46 16 53 25 17 18

Renter ............................................................ 36 43 55 26 37 28 21

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American .............................. 13 14 13 15 16 10 9

White, Asian, and all other races ................... 87 86 87 85 84 90 91

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .......................................... 13 6 9 9 16 14 20

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................... 87 94 91 91 84 86 80

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ............................................ 4 9 2 7 5 3 6

High school (9-12) .......................................... 33 45 26 45 37 27 32

College ........................................................... 62 46 72 48 58 70 62

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............... 88 67 83 85 91 95 96

Average annual expenditures

Mean .............................................. $51,442 $23,641 $36,030 $39,119 $52,654 $67,596 $75,840

SE .................................................. 553.43 601.33 676.49 934.32 832.00 866.10 1,633.98

CV(%) ............................................. 1.08 2.54 1.88 2.39 1.58 1.28 2.15

Food

Mean .............................................. 6,599 2,953 3,890 5,757 7,142 8,512 10,372

Share .............................................. 12.8 12.5 10.8 14.7 13.6 12.6 13.7

SE .................................................. 88.45 101.17 108.75 211.01 148.57 126.44 417.68

CV(%) ............................................. 1.34 3.43 2.80 3.67 2.08 1.49 4.03

Food at home

Mean .............................................. 3,921 1,961 1,966 3,909 4,405 4,885 6,220

Share .............................................. 7.6 8.3 5.5 10.0 8.4 7.2 8.2

SE .................................................. 52.98 59.63 68.33 172.14 117.97 80.49 298.08

CV(%) ............................................. 1.35 3.04 3.47 4.40 2.68 1.65 4.79

Cereals and bakery products

Mean .............................................. 538 272 269 555 605 664 851

Share .............................................. 1.0 1.1 .7 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.1

SE .................................................. 9.52 10.05 10.74 26.32 18.38 16.51 49.45

CV(%) ............................................. 1.77 3.70 3.99 4.74 3.04 2.49 5.81

Cereals and cereal products

Mean .............................................. 182 80 87 172 204 234 299

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

SE .................................................. 3.45 4.18 4.36 9.24 6.93 7.73 21.18

CV(%) ............................................. 1.89 5.21 4.99 5.37 3.40 3.30 7.09

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

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more persons

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners

Three or

more

earners

Bakery products

Mean .............................................. 356 192 182 383 401 429 552

Share .............................................. .7 .8 .5 1.0 .8 .6 .7

SE .................................................. 7.08 8.17 8.08 22.60 12.86 10.92 34.71

CV(%) ............................................. 1.99 4.26 4.45 5.90 3.21 2.54 6.29

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

Mean .............................................. 852 406 383 866 980 1,056 1,434

Share .............................................. 1.7 1.7 1.1 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.9

SE .................................................. 14.39 20.02 19.87 52.12 33.41 25.83 91.32

CV(%) ............................................. 1.69 4.94 5.19 6.02 3.41 2.45 6.37

Beef

Mean .............................................. 226 90 93 209 261 288 426

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

SE .................................................. 6.28 8.95 6.74 18.50 12.98 13.57 34.70

CV(%) ............................................. 2.77 9.90 7.27 8.84 4.97 4.71 8.15

Pork

Mean .............................................. 166 92 66 182 194 200 268

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

SE .................................................. 4.46 7.78 5.41 11.52 9.01 8.27 23.57

CV(%) ............................................. 2.69 8.45 8.24 6.32 4.64 4.13 8.78

Other meats

Mean .............................................. 122 62 61 123 130 153 212

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

SE .................................................. 2.91 4.57 4.65 9.62 5.17 6.31 18.94

CV(%) ............................................. 2.38 7.40 7.66 7.80 3.97 4.12 8.94

Poultry

Mean .............................................. 159 69 82 154 187 196 258

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

SE .................................................. 2.95 5.07 5.49 10.35 9.06 6.06 22.35

CV(%) ............................................. 1.85 7.29 6.66 6.72 4.85 3.10 8.65

Fish and seafood

Mean .............................................. 126 62 53 140 146 158 183

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

SE .................................................. 4.72 5.56 7.69 16.17 10.12 9.25 25.91

CV(%) ............................................. 3.75 8.99 14.61 11.52 6.94 5.86 14.19

Eggs

Mean .............................................. 53 30 29 57 61 61 87

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

SE .................................................. .92 1.66 1.72 3.02 2.63 1.75 7.50

CV(%) ............................................. 1.74 5.50 5.99 5.33 4.28 2.89 8.64

Dairy products

Mean .............................................. 419 203 210 396 473 532 653

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

SE .................................................. 5.80 6.35 8.60 19.20 14.02 10.85 22.34

CV(%) ............................................. 1.38 3.13 4.10 4.85 2.96 2.04 3.42

Fresh milk and cream

Mean .............................................. 152 77 74 153 176 187 233

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

SE .................................................. 2.64 3.29 3.34 7.17 6.88 4.82 12.08

CV(%) ............................................. 1.74 4.26 4.52 4.68 3.92 2.58 5.18

Other dairy products

Mean .............................................. 267 125 136 243 298 345 420

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

SE .................................................. 3.94 4.98 6.79 13.84 8.89 7.17 18.84

CV(%) ............................................. 1.48 3.97 5.01 5.70 2.99 2.08 4.49

Fruits and vegetables

Mean .............................................. 731 385 383 740 812 897 1,166

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

SE .................................................. 11.07 15.09 17.22 33.53 26.96 17.14 78.13

CV(%) ............................................. 1.51 3.92 4.50 4.53 3.32 1.91 6.70

Fresh fruits

Mean .............................................. 261 135 133 244 289 329 426

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

SE .................................................. 4.81 6.45 6.32 11.43 11.12 8.05 36.35

CV(%) ............................................. 1.84 4.77 4.76 4.67 3.85 2.45 8.53

Fresh vegetables

Mean .............................................. 226 114 121 241 250 277 353

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

SE .................................................. 3.79 5.69 6.26 16.00 9.35 7.32 23.70

CV(%) ............................................. 1.68 4.98 5.17 6.65 3.74 2.64 6.72

Processed fruits

Mean .............................................. 114 69 61 117 129 134 176

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

SE .................................................. 2.37 7.48 4.12 6.96 5.28 4.26 14.44

CV(%) ............................................. 2.08 10.87 6.77 5.96 4.11 3.17 8.20

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

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more persons

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners

Three or

more

earners

Processed vegetables

Mean .............................................. 130 67 68 138 144 157 212

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

SE .................................................. 3.28 4.48 4.93 9.46 5.59 5.10 20.48

CV(%) ............................................. 2.52 6.70 7.27 6.84 3.88 3.25 9.68

Other food at home

Mean .............................................. 1,380 696 722 1,351 1,536 1,737 2,116

Share .............................................. 2.7 2.9 2.0 3.5 2.9 2.6 2.8

SE .................................................. 22.01 23.44 28.71 65.45 44.97 34.47 108.47

CV(%) ............................................. 1.59 3.37 3.98 4.85 2.93 1.98 5.13

Sugar and other sweets

Mean .............................................. 147 78 72 162 166 181 206

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

SE .................................................. 4.25 4.46 5.26 14.64 6.96 8.13 17.52

CV(%) ............................................. 2.89 5.75 7.27 9.03 4.19 4.48 8.49

Fats and oils

Mean .............................................. 114 62 56 120 126 141 179

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

SE .................................................. 2.28 3.99 3.56 8.40 5.71 3.21 15.00

CV(%) ............................................. 2.00 6.44 6.35 7.00 4.54 2.28 8.37

Miscellaneous foods

Mean .............................................. 699 346 360 672 776 891 1,069

Share .............................................. 1.4 1.5 1.0 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.4

SE .................................................. 13.97 14.48 16.55 42.14 27.06 20.27 72.90

CV(%) ............................................. 2.00 4.18 4.60 6.27 3.49 2.27 6.82

Nonalcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 370 193 205 350 414 453 600

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

SE .................................................. 5.89 11.41 10.93 22.69 14.48 11.96 31.64

CV(%) ............................................. 1.59 5.92 5.33 6.49 3.50 2.64 5.28

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips

Mean .............................................. 50 17 29 47 54 70 62

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

SE .................................................. 2.39 4.38 2.84 5.59 5.00 4.33 6.11

CV(%) ............................................. 4.77 25.05 9.94 11.82 9.26 6.15 9.92

Food away from home

Mean .............................................. 2,678 991 1,923 1,848 2,737 3,627 4,152

Share .............................................. 5.2 4.2 5.3 4.7 5.2 5.4 5.5

SE .................................................. 45.74 69.15 69.76 92.37 80.89 71.76 222.67

CV(%) ............................................. 1.71 6.98 3.63 5.00 2.96 1.98 5.36

Alcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 451 125 500 312 408 607 537

Share .............................................. .9 .5 1.4 .8 .8 .9 .7

SE .................................................. 16.67 14.46 38.79 31.70 27.13 32.28 52.76

CV(%) ............................................. 3.69 11.53 7.76 10.17 6.65 5.32 9.82

Housing

Mean .............................................. 16,887 9,845 12,807 13,522 17,845 21,047 21,641

Share .............................................. 32.8 41.6 35.5 34.6 33.9 31.1 28.5

SE .................................................. 166.05 216.04 273.79 342.70 310.62 276.55 482.55

CV(%) ............................................. .98 2.19 2.14 2.53 1.74 1.31 2.23

Shelter

Mean .............................................. 9,891 6,069 8,476 6,896 10,352 12,148 12,322

Share .............................................. 19.2 25.7 23.5 17.6 19.7 18.0 16.2

SE .................................................. 125.20 174.86 189.42 241.26 218.13 209.91 370.82

CV(%) ............................................. 1.27 2.88 2.23 3.50 2.11 1.73 3.01

Owned dwellings

Mean .............................................. 6,056 2,916 3,788 4,335 6,292 8,206 8,706

Share .............................................. 11.8 12.3 10.5 11.1 12.0 12.1 11.5

SE .................................................. 99.48 141.10 137.70 207.59 209.83 188.37 360.84

CV(%) ............................................. 1.64 4.84 3.64 4.79 3.33 2.30 4.14

Mortgage interest and charges

Mean .............................................. 3,067 606 1,911 1,231 3,172 4,707 4,800

Share .............................................. 6.0 2.6 5.3 3.1 6.0 7.0 6.3

SE .................................................. 68.09 55.25 75.21 136.19 124.55 126.51 261.69

CV(%) ............................................. 2.22 9.12 3.93 11.06 3.93 2.69 5.45

Property taxes

Mean .............................................. 1,836 1,148 1,103 1,726 1,934 2,272 2,614

Share .............................................. 3.6 4.9 3.1 4.4 3.7 3.4 3.4

SE .................................................. 34.64 52.28 46.29 66.03 74.84 67.25 97.90

CV(%) ............................................. 1.89 4.55 4.20 3.83 3.87 2.96 3.75

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses

Mean .............................................. 1,153 1,162 773 1,378 1,187 1,227 1,292

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

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more persons

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners

Three or

more

earners

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses

Share .............................................. 2.2 4.9 2.1 3.5 2.3 1.8 1.7

SE .................................................. 34.75 105.11 56.70 97.43 78.49 65.78 125.54

CV(%) ............................................. 3.01 9.04 7.33 7.07 6.61 5.36 9.71

Rented dwellings

Mean .............................................. 3,186 2,924 4,315 2,003 3,377 3,056 2,640

Share .............................................. 6.2 12.4 12.0 5.1 6.4 4.5 3.5

SE .................................................. 58.83 136.96 126.46 188.40 116.33 96.47 179.09

CV(%) ............................................. 1.85 4.68 2.93 9.41 3.44 3.16 6.78

Other lodging

Mean .............................................. 649 229 373 558 683 885 976

Share .............................................. 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3

SE .................................................. 22.69 37.41 37.05 39.80 51.72 50.97 81.32

CV(%) ............................................. 3.50 16.37 9.94 7.13 7.57 5.76 8.33

Utilities, fuels, and public services

Mean .............................................. 3,648 2,247 2,324 3,561 3,973 4,313 5,288

Share .............................................. 7.1 9.5 6.5 9.1 7.5 6.4 7.0

SE .................................................. 34.24 47.35 55.87 52.60 50.59 45.19 64.49

CV(%) ............................................. .94 2.11 2.40 1.48 1.27 1.05 1.22

Natural gas

Mean .............................................. 359 242 219 348 398 412 548

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

SE .................................................. 11.98 14.24 10.94 20.57 17.44 14.77 25.01

CV(%) ............................................. 3.33 5.88 5.00 5.92 4.39 3.59 4.57

Electricity

Mean .............................................. 1,388 918 891 1,490 1,546 1,592 1,838

Share .............................................. 2.7 3.9 2.5 3.8 2.9 2.4 2.4

SE .................................................. 22.43 28.40 25.44 33.50 30.34 27.90 32.33

CV(%) ............................................. 1.62 3.09 2.85 2.25 1.96 1.75 1.76

Fuel oil and other fuels

Mean .............................................. 137 111 87 164 140 156 166

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

SE .................................................. 6.32 10.84 8.92 18.73 14.95 11.07 15.15

CV(%) ............................................. 4.61 9.76 10.23 11.42 10.69 7.07 9.15

Telephone services

Mean .............................................. 1,239 637 811 996 1,317 1,537 2,002

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

SE .................................................. 12.99 15.60 20.98 21.95 20.71 21.72 36.15

CV(%) ............................................. 1.05 2.45 2.59 2.20 1.57 1.41 1.81

Water and other public services

Mean .............................................. 525 338 316 563 573 615 734

Share .............................................. 1.0 1.4 .9 1.4 1.1 .9 1.0

SE .................................................. 11.31 14.97 13.73 20.55 17.62 16.06 20.77

CV(%) ............................................. 2.16 4.42 4.34 3.65 3.08 2.61 2.83

Household operations

Mean .............................................. 1,159 655 628 985 1,190 1,682 1,124

Share .............................................. 2.3 2.8 1.7 2.5 2.3 2.5 1.5

SE .................................................. 25.31 66.77 39.94 126.54 50.78 46.41 62.69

CV(%) ............................................. 2.18 10.19 6.36 12.85 4.27 2.76 5.58

Personal services

Mean .............................................. 368 119 43 189 342 756 187

Share .............................................. .7 .5 .1 .5 .7 1.1 .2

SE .................................................. 18.03 55.93 13.77 97.28 35.45 40.21 33.07

CV(%) ............................................. 4.90 46.87 32.34 51.54 10.35 5.32 17.72

Other household expenses

Mean .............................................. 791 536 586 796 847 925 937

Share .............................................. 1.5 2.3 1.6 2.0 1.6 1.4 1.2

SE .................................................. 15.63 38.30 31.16 67.24 34.92 24.29 46.40

CV(%) ............................................. 1.98 7.15 5.32 8.45 4.12 2.62 4.95

Housekeeping supplies

Mean .............................................. 610 314 317 701 690 748 818

Share .............................................. 1.2 1.3 .9 1.8 1.3 1.1 1.1

SE .................................................. 14.88 17.49 19.55 38.87 31.38 29.26 58.24

CV(%) ............................................. 2.44 5.57 6.17 5.55 4.54 3.91 7.12

Laundry and cleaning supplies

Mean .............................................. 155 73 87 165 169 194 237

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

SE .................................................. 3.97 5.74 8.40 10.49 8.94 9.28 20.12

CV(%) ............................................. 2.55 7.90 9.69 6.35 5.28 4.79 8.51

Other household products

Mean .............................................. 319 160 160 381 366 385 436

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

SE .................................................. 9.19 11.17 12.95 27.55 22.14 18.26 45.79

CV(%) ............................................. 2.89 6.96 8.11 7.23 6.06 4.74 10.51

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

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more persons

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners

Three or

more

earners

Postage and stationery

Mean .............................................. 136 81 70 155 156 169 145

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

SE .................................................. 4.82 8.97 7.07 24.93 10.02 9.32 14.76

CV(%) ............................................. 3.55 11.06 10.03 16.11 6.44 5.50 10.16

Household furnishings and equipment

Mean .............................................. 1,580 559 1,061 1,381 1,640 2,157 2,091

Share .............................................. 3.1 2.4 2.9 3.5 3.1 3.2 2.8

SE .................................................. 36.25 42.90 75.21 180.36 78.85 71.77 161.24

CV(%) ............................................. 2.29 7.67 7.09 13.06 4.81 3.33 7.71

Household textiles

Mean .............................................. 123 39 88 134 125 155 184

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

SE .................................................. 8.03 9.06 21.60 37.13 13.38 16.67 32.63

CV(%) ............................................. 6.55 23.51 24.64 27.64 10.73 10.75 17.75

Furniture

Mean .............................................. 391 135 300 250 460 515 492

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

SE .................................................. 22.84 25.66 42.07 22.76 60.72 37.78 63.06

CV(%) ............................................. 5.83 18.95 14.02 9.12 13.20 7.34 12.83

Floor coverings

Mean .............................................. 16 4 10 14 14 26 20

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

SE .................................................. 2.10 1.44 2.34 3.05 3.46 5.72 5.59

CV(%) ............................................. 12.94 33.34 23.69 22.46 25.25 22.26 27.28

Major appliances

Mean .............................................. 197 88 109 185 182 280 281

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

SE .................................................. 7.38 11.30 14.70 26.06 13.33 15.09 37.54

CV(%) ............................................. 3.74 12.89 13.44 14.08 7.32 5.38 13.34

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares

Mean .............................................. 98 36 75 70 91 144 111

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

SE .................................................. 4.52 4.76 11.66 8.84 7.26 12.38 17.15

CV(%) ............................................. 4.62 13.12 15.55 12.67 7.94 8.57 15.44

Miscellaneous household equipment

Mean .............................................. 754 257 480 729 768 1,037 1,002

Share .............................................. 1.5 1.1 1.3 1.9 1.5 1.5 1.3

SE .................................................. 24.88 25.27 39.31 174.43 48.40 48.24 109.31

CV(%) ............................................. 3.30 9.84 8.20 23.94 6.30 4.65 10.91

Apparel and services

Mean .............................................. 1,736 548 1,094 1,192 1,961 2,330 2,718

Share .............................................. 3.4 2.3 3.0 3.0 3.7 3.4 3.6

SE .................................................. 36.94 64.46 60.65 117.54 95.79 64.25 210.42

CV(%) ............................................. 2.13 11.75 5.54 9.86 4.88 2.76 7.74

Men and boys

Mean .............................................. 408 98 293 226 452 561 653

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

SE .................................................. 12.24 14.73 33.71 27.66 29.92 27.68 76.52

CV(%) ............................................. 3.00 15.01 11.50 12.23 6.62 4.93 11.71

Men, 16 and over

Mean .............................................. 320 87 278 183 319 426 548

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

SE .................................................. 11.87 14.69 33.13 27.90 24.88 28.92 70.72

CV(%) ............................................. 3.71 16.82 11.91 15.23 7.80 6.79 12.91

Boys, 2 to 15

Mean .............................................. 88 11 15 43 133 135 105

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

SE .................................................. 3.45 3.32 3.16 5.81 10.08 7.20 21.42

CV(%) ............................................. 3.92 30.60 21.41 13.49 7.57 5.32 20.33

Women and girls

Mean .............................................. 688 261 390 517 773 933 1,036

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

SE .................................................. 21.95 42.79 29.92 72.06 53.27 38.62 109.99

CV(%) ............................................. 3.19 16.41 7.67 13.95 6.89 4.14 10.61

Women, 16 and over

Mean .............................................. 573 252 372 453 571 769 920

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

SE .................................................. 21.33 42.41 29.66 69.10 45.55 35.22 108.00

CV(%) ............................................. 3.73 16.84 7.96 15.27 7.97 4.58 11.73

Girls, 2 to 15

Mean .............................................. 116 9 18 64 201 164 116

Share .............................................. .2 1 ( ) 1 ( ) .2 .4 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 7.01 2.24 3.60 12.24 21.63 13.25 15.88

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

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more persons

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners

Three or

more

earners

Girls, 2 to 15

CV(%) ............................................. 6.05 25.07 20.38 19.10 10.74 8.08 13.67

Children under 2

Mean .............................................. 63 8 9 40 100 95 62

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

SE .................................................. 4.18 3.20 1.88 9.68 11.76 7.70 12.78

CV(%) ............................................. 6.61 41.32 21.98 24.25 11.76 8.13 20.67

Footwear

Mean .............................................. 347 79 191 281 419 450 588

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

SE .................................................. 12.91 12.62 23.96 50.26 32.97 32.35 72.12

CV(%) ............................................. 3.72 16.00 12.52 17.88 7.88 7.19 12.26

Other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 230 103 211 128 218 291 379

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

SE .................................................. 8.32 15.35 21.60 16.14 12.26 15.49 71.62

CV(%) ............................................. 3.62 14.93 10.24 12.57 5.62 5.33 18.91

Transportation

Mean .............................................. 8,998 3,009 5,806 6,199 9,227 12,260 15,113

Share .............................................. 17.5 12.7 16.1 15.8 17.5 18.1 19.9

SE .................................................. 152.03 209.14 255.66 299.66 245.45 335.65 662.40

CV(%) ............................................. 1.69 6.95 4.40 4.83 2.66 2.74 4.38

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)

Mean .............................................. 3,210 702 1,889 2,078 3,318 4,566 5,668

Share .............................................. 6.2 3.0 5.2 5.3 6.3 6.8 7.5

SE .................................................. 113.53 176.80 198.36 296.61 235.40 255.91 572.36

CV(%) ............................................. 3.54 25.17 10.50 14.27 7.09 5.60 10.10

Cars and trucks, new

Mean .............................................. 1,639 441 814 1,347 1,666 2,350 2,733

Share .............................................. 3.2 1.9 2.3 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.6

SE .................................................. 101.27 154.62 128.79 219.76 210.16 230.89 503.08

CV(%) ............................................. 6.18 35.03 15.82 16.32 12.62 9.83 18.41

Cars and trucks, used

Mean .............................................. 1,516 260 1,057 732 1,626 2,085 2,864

Share .............................................. 2.9 1.1 2.9 1.9 3.1 3.1 3.8

SE .................................................. 68.99 65.82 145.25 180.19 182.83 129.81 372.97

CV(%) ............................................. 4.55 25.35 13.74 24.63 11.24 6.22 13.02

Other vehicles

Mean .............................................. 56 1 17 2 ( ) 26 130 71

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

SE .................................................. 14.08 1.34 7.65 2 ( ) 10.89 41.57 38.67

CV(%) ............................................. 25.22 97.36 44.59 2 ( ) 41.57 31.88 54.42

Gasoline and motor oil

Mean .............................................. 2,756 905 1,811 1,930 2,807 3,690 4,830

Share .............................................. 5.4 3.8 5.0 4.9 5.3 5.5 6.4

SE .................................................. 24.99 26.18 36.93 54.42 43.46 39.03 88.57

CV(%) ............................................. .91 2.89 2.04 2.82 1.55 1.06 1.83

Other vehicle expenses

Mean .............................................. 2,490 1,157 1,711 1,863 2,520 3,270 3,905

Share .............................................. 4.8 4.9 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.8 5.1

SE .................................................. 47.09 100.07 81.61 144.28 81.78 113.64 185.91

CV(%) ............................................. 1.89 8.65 4.77 7.75 3.25 3.48 4.76

Vehicle finance charges

Mean .............................................. 223 43 129 102 210 343 411

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

SE .................................................. 5.96 7.64 8.36 15.42 10.84 10.88 22.06

CV(%) ............................................. 2.67 17.68 6.47 15.15 5.15 3.17 5.36

Maintenance and repairs

Mean .............................................. 814 383 634 568 793 1,061 1,269

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

SE .................................................. 17.16 31.95 34.98 28.58 31.82 32.19 73.22

CV(%) ............................................. 2.11 8.34 5.52 5.03 4.01 3.03 5.77

Vehicle insurance

Mean .............................................. 1,018 591 606 876 1,065 1,299 1,561

Share .............................................. 2.0 2.5 1.7 2.2 2.0 1.9 2.1

SE .................................................. 35.25 84.82 67.38 143.00 81.02 94.92 187.42

CV(%) ............................................. 3.46 14.35 11.11 16.32 7.61 7.30 12.00

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges

Mean .............................................. 434 140 342 317 452 567 663

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

SE .................................................. 13.29 15.52 23.90 26.02 20.57 24.75 42.11

CV(%) ............................................. 3.06 11.12 6.99 8.21 4.56 4.36 6.35

Public and other transportation

Mean .............................................. 542 245 395 328 582 735 709

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

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more persons

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners

Three or

more

earners

Public and other transportation

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

SE .................................................. 16.78 34.20 24.57 40.78 40.73 36.83 48.00

CV(%) ............................................. 3.09 13.96 6.22 12.44 6.99 5.01 6.77

Health care

Mean .............................................. 3,556 2,829 1,968 4,984 3,787 3,881 4,499

Share .............................................. 6.9 12.0 5.5 12.7 7.2 5.7 5.9

SE .................................................. 57.11 165.40 90.04 184.92 123.07 85.28 184.68

CV(%) ............................................. 1.61 5.85 4.58 3.71 3.25 2.20 4.11

Health insurance

Mean .............................................. 2,061 1,568 1,042 3,130 2,215 2,246 2,593

Share .............................................. 4.0 6.6 2.9 8.0 4.2 3.3 3.4

SE .................................................. 33.77 44.24 52.40 112.22 64.88 58.66 129.42

CV(%) ............................................. 1.64 2.82 5.03 3.59 2.93 2.61 4.99

Medical services

Mean .............................................. 839 693 567 786 896 951 1,106

Share .............................................. 1.6 2.9 1.6 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.5

SE .................................................. 37.47 130.86 69.93 59.86 72.56 43.27 84.42

CV(%) ............................................. 4.47 18.88 12.33 7.61 8.09 4.55 7.64

Drugs

Mean .............................................. 515 457 284 871 543 519 586

Share .............................................. 1.0 1.9 .8 2.2 1.0 .8 .8

SE .................................................. 13.96 19.28 17.14 70.40 24.58 19.62 47.32

CV(%) ............................................. 2.71 4.22 6.04 8.08 4.53 3.78 8.07

Medical supplies

Mean .............................................. 142 111 74 197 132 165 213

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

SE .................................................. 6.24 14.74 6.73 24.11 10.90 13.91 20.23

CV(%) ............................................. 4.38 13.32 9.07 12.26 8.23 8.43 9.49

Entertainment

Mean .............................................. 2,605 1,182 1,711 1,932 2,750 3,556 3,360

Share .............................................. 5.1 5.0 4.7 4.9 5.2 5.3 4.4

SE .................................................. 55.33 90.60 68.93 140.04 114.90 101.17 154.60

CV(%) ............................................. 2.12 7.67 4.03 7.25 4.18 2.84 4.60

Fees and admissions

Mean .............................................. 614 188 386 339 689 881 839

Share .............................................. 1.2 .8 1.1 .9 1.3 1.3 1.1

SE .................................................. 20.31 34.27 27.72 33.90 51.12 44.20 49.93

CV(%) ............................................. 3.31 18.22 7.18 9.99 7.42 5.02 5.95

Audio and visual equipment and services

Mean .............................................. 979 607 726 876 996 1,212 1,259

Share .............................................. 1.9 2.6 2.0 2.2 1.9 1.8 1.7

SE .................................................. 15.01 16.72 22.61 24.40 21.18 31.57 53.14

CV(%) ............................................. 1.53 2.75 3.11 2.79 2.13 2.61 4.22

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment

Mean .............................................. 648 273 438 504 693 893 749

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

SE .................................................. 28.96 43.23 49.81 61.45 61.54 53.70 100.08

CV(%) ............................................. 4.47 15.81 11.37 12.18 8.88 6.01 13.36

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services

Mean .............................................. 363 113 161 212 371 571 513

Share .............................................. .7 .5 .4 .5 .7 .8 .7

SE .................................................. 25.59 51.68 27.38 114.93 46.68 64.16 86.10

CV(%) ............................................. 7.04 45.88 17.02 54.19 12.58 11.23 16.78

Personal care products and services

Mean .............................................. 628 304 435 501 660 811 907

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

SE .................................................. 12.20 19.36 22.64 28.47 23.58 22.26 47.80

CV(%) ............................................. 1.94 6.36 5.20 5.69 3.57 2.75 5.27

Reading

Mean .............................................. 109 78 86 126 108 123 136

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

SE .................................................. 2.28 6.38 4.60 7.71 4.65 3.42 10.81

CV(%) ............................................. 2.08 8.13 5.35 6.14 4.29 2.77 7.92

Education

Mean .............................................. 1,207 441 852 268 1,129 1,651 2,734

Share .............................................. 2.3 1.9 2.4 .7 2.1 2.4 3.6

SE .................................................. 54.11 84.66 133.48 77.71 110.55 106.23 218.58

CV(%) ............................................. 4.48 19.20 15.67 28.95 9.80 6.44 8.00

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

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more persons

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners

Three or

more

earners

Tobacco products and smoking supplies

Mean .............................................. 332 224 272 325 363 357 455

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

SE .................................................. 11.67 18.49 17.14 29.01 21.34 20.39 34.42

CV(%) ............................................. 3.52 8.26 6.30 8.92 5.88 5.71 7.56

Miscellaneous

Mean .............................................. 829 515 745 988 843 915 930

Share .............................................. 1.6 2.2 2.1 2.5 1.6 1.4 1.2

SE .................................................. 37.09 69.45 85.73 257.35 71.42 49.94 80.26

CV(%) ............................................. 4.47 13.48 11.51 26.04 8.47 5.46 8.63

Cash contributions

Mean .............................................. 1,913 1,400 1,547 2,424 1,736 2,202 2,206

Share .............................................. 3.7 5.9 4.3 6.2 3.3 3.3 2.9

SE .................................................. 107.60 212.61 175.45 283.09 118.83 166.79 220.17

CV(%) ............................................. 5.63 15.19 11.34 11.68 6.84 7.57 9.98

Personal insurance and pensions

Mean .............................................. 5,591 188 4,318 588 4,695 9,342 10,229

Share .............................................. 10.9 .8 12.0 1.5 8.9 13.8 13.5

SE .................................................. 103.78 27.55 173.84 141.03 136.59 220.55 340.34

CV(%) ............................................. 1.86 14.67 4.03 23.97 2.91 2.36 3.33

Life and other personal insurance

Mean .............................................. 353 145 160 318 355 504 521

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

SE .................................................. 16.37 25.94 20.97 42.63 32.96 42.17 45.76

CV(%) ............................................. 4.64 17.85 13.11 13.43 9.28 8.36 8.78

Pensions and Social Security

Mean .............................................. 5,238 42 4,158 271 4,339 8,838 9,707

Share .............................................. 10.2 .2 11.5 .7 8.2 13.1 12.8

SE .................................................. 97.92 12.55 168.20 133.72 129.31 208.98 314.62

CV(%) ............................................. 1.87 29.54 4.05 49.37 2.98 2.36 3.24

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes

Mean .............................................. $65,596 $19,704 $45,033 $33,243 $63,836 $94,352 $110,647

SE .................................................. 1,024.25 664.80 1,808.09 1,106.47 2,990.58 1,425.33 3,174.60

CV(%) ............................................. 1.56 3.37 4.02 3.33 4.68 1.51 2.87

Wages and salaries

Mean .............................................. 51,730 39 38,021 2 ( ) 48,638 84,763 100,920

Share .............................................. 78.9 .2 84.4 2 ( ) 76.2 89.8 91.2

SE .................................................. 845.38 46.98 979.72 2 ( ) 2,641.02 1,257.24 3,024.74

CV(%) ............................................. 1.63 119.13 2.58 2 ( ) 5.43 1.48 3.00

Self-employment income

Mean .............................................. 2,917 2 ( ) 2,936 2 ( ) 2,880 4,417 5,108

Share .............................................. 4.4 2 ( ) 6.5 2 ( ) 4.5 4.7 4.6

SE .................................................. 350.34 2 ( ) 1,168.59 2 ( ) 614.50 554.00 687.63

CV(%) ............................................. 12.01 2 ( ) 39.80 2 ( ) 21.34 12.54 13.46

Social Security, private and government

retirement

Mean .............................................. 8,021 15,209 2,304 28,073 8,532 3,311 2,340

Share .............................................. 12.2 77.2 5.1 84.4 13.4 3.5 2.1

SE .................................................. 161.15 469.67 215.53 989.43 360.34 251.94 259.90

CV(%) ............................................. 2.01 3.09 9.35 3.52 4.22 7.61 11.11

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income

Mean .............................................. 1,358 2,106 1,011 2,284 1,722 844 892

Share .............................................. 2.1 10.7 2.2 6.9 2.7 .9 .8

SE .................................................. 120.37 405.20 289.92 325.19 318.22 101.85 208.08

CV(%) ............................................. 8.86 19.24 28.66 14.24 18.48 12.07 23.33

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits

Mean .............................................. 428 409 216 517 518 417 614

Share .............................................. .7 2.1 .5 1.6 .8 .4 .6

SE .................................................. 21.92 66.16 28.85 114.49 49.66 39.18 134.85

CV(%) ............................................. 5.12 16.17 13.38 22.13 9.58 9.41 21.96

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps

Mean .............................................. 534 835 78 1,445 853 228 315

Share .............................................. .8 4.2 .2 4.3 1.3 .2 .3

SE .................................................. 26.85 90.42 15.85 111.96 67.03 23.17 49.61

CV(%) ............................................. 5.03 10.82 20.20 7.75 7.86 10.16 15.76

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

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more persons

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners

Three or

more

earners

Regular contributions for support

Mean .............................................. 380 685 244 642 492 215 230

Share .............................................. .6 3.5 .5 1.9 .8 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 26.77 106.31 49.69 159.96 68.94 29.98 73.74

CV(%) ............................................. 7.05 15.52 20.34 24.93 14.02 13.95 32.05

Other income

Mean .............................................. 229 421 222 282 200 157 228

Share .............................................. .3 2.1 .5 .8 .3 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 16.29 50.47 29.02 65.75 49.53 28.75 57.35

CV(%) ............................................. 7.13 11.99 13.08 23.30 24.72 18.26 25.14

Personal taxes (missing values not imputed)

Mean .............................................. 2,226 115 2,633 79 2,231 3,339 2,838

Share .............................................. 3.4 .6 5.8 .2 3.5 3.5 2.6

SE .................................................. 239.57 47.48 588.56 89.05 883.80 252.03 406.44

CV(%) ............................................. 10.76 41.41 22.36 113.41 39.61 7.55 14.32

Federal income taxes

Mean .............................................. 1,568 21 1,944 -85 1,618 2,367 1,889

Share .............................................. 2.4 .1 4.3 -.3 2.5 2.5 1.7

SE .................................................. 198.37 41.95 448.97 67.27 767.61 204.37 293.48

CV(%) ............................................. 12.65 196.25 23.10 -79.34 47.43 8.63 15.53

State and local income taxes

Mean .............................................. 526 17 595 10 478 810 802

Share .............................................. .8 .1 1.3 1 ( ) .7 .9 .7

SE .................................................. 44.65 11.43 142.42 16.18 120.86 57.81 112.05

CV(%) ............................................. 8.49 67.88 23.93 165.70 25.30 7.14 13.98

Other taxes

Mean .............................................. 132 76 94 154 135 162 147

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

SE .................................................. 13.88 11.02 12.94 27.39 20.45 20.18 22.31

CV(%) ............................................. 10.52 14.41 13.79 17.84 15.13 12.45 15.16

Income after taxes

Mean .............................................. 63,370 19,590 42,400 33,164 61,604 91,013 107,809

Share .............................................. 96.6 99.4 94.2 99.8 96.5 96.5 97.4

SE .................................................. 906.92 654.48 1,510.01 1,084.30 2,285.13 1,356.77 3,036.85

CV(%) ............................................. 1.43 3.34 3.56 3.27 3.71 1.49 2.82

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities

Mean .............................................. - $5,092 - $595 - $1,231 $583 - $2,069 - $10,924 - $11,807

SE .................................................. 972.32 1,092.26 2,079.22 1,849.42 2,146.50 2,317.03 3,966.88

CV(%) ............................................. -19.09 -183.60 -168.93 316.99 -103.73 -21.21 -33.60

Net change in total assets

Mean .............................................. 5,073 1,256 3,169 1,939 6,611 7,341 5,836

SE .................................................. 718.33 776.97 1,692.17 1,360.85 1,914.30 1,664.23 2,227.42

CV(%) ............................................. 14.16 61.87 53.40 70.20 28.96 22.67 38.17

Net change in total liabilities

Mean .............................................. 10,165 1,851 4,400 1,355 8,680 18,265 17,643

SE .................................................. 849.45 791.85 1,349.11 1,151.52 1,933.89 1,668.04 3,850.62

CV(%) ............................................. 8.36 42.78 30.66 84.98 22.28 9.13 21.82

Other financial information:

Other money receipts

Mean .............................................. 712 384 1,060 931 422 674 1,157

SE .................................................. 162.87 119.30 439.37 265.73 162.84 283.91 675.61

CV(%) ............................................. 22.87 31.10 41.44 28.54 38.59 42.10 58.37

Mortgage principal paid on owned property

Mean .............................................. -1,935 -429 -1,196 -1,003 -1,902 -2,864 -3,388

SE .................................................. 48.26 39.26 62.15 101.23 102.80 95.05 189.49

CV(%) ............................................. -2.49 -9.15 -5.20 -10.10 -5.40 -3.32 -5.59

Estimated market value of owned home

Mean .............................................. 149,574 108,382 85,327 162,809 155,291 178,554 204,945

SE .................................................. 2,324.89 7,406.26 4,811.61 7,100.68 6,148.11 3,645.44 8,428.00

CV(%) ............................................. 1.55 6.83 5.64 4.36 3.96 2.04 4.11

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home

Mean .............................................. 869 617 529 906 894 1,051 1,149

SE .................................................. 11.53 22.57 17.85 25.77 25.03 24.06 34.56

CV(%) ............................................. 1.33 3.66 3.37 2.84 2.80 2.29 3.01

Gifts of goods and services, total

Mean .............................................. 1,116 642 961 879 1,038 1,417 1,495

SE .................................................. 50.65 96.34 85.73 145.96 108.55 91.42 208.03

CV(%) ............................................. 4.54 15.01 8.92 16.60 10.46 6.45 13.92

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

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more persons

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners

Three or

more

earners

Food

Mean .............................................. 104 34 73 89 97 154 121

SE .................................................. 9.80 6.39 11.96 24.26 15.48 29.11 31.75

CV(%) ............................................. 9.39 18.96 16.48 27.38 16.03 18.84 26.17

Alcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 12 2 13 8 10 17 17

SE .................................................. 1.62 1.06 4.62 3.14 3.23 3.43 8.13

CV(%) ............................................. 13.49 50.63 35.74 38.26 31.55 20.33 48.06

Housing

Mean .............................................. 191 63 173 151 180 258 237

SE .................................................. 9.21 34.18 22.62 30.63 15.28 21.62 36.85

CV(%) ............................................. 4.83 53.89 13.04 20.26 8.50 8.39 15.55

Housekeeping supplies

Mean .............................................. 29 9 24 32 31 32 47

SE .................................................. 2.99 1.75 6.65 10.16 4.95 3.11 24.33

CV(%) ............................................. 10.48 19.43 28.21 31.85 16.11 9.65 52.32

Household textiles

Mean .............................................. 10 3 5 6 10 16 11

SE .................................................. 1.40 1.21 1.94 3.43 1.90 4.29 5.69

CV(%) ............................................. 14.18 42.14 36.56 60.69 18.54 27.60 54.11

Appliances and miscellaneous housewares

Mean .............................................. 18 10 12 11 12 32 14

SE .................................................. 1.99 3.92 3.22 4.60 2.83 4.99 3.82

CV(%) ............................................. 10.91 39.46 25.83 40.26 22.82 15.73 28.27

Major appliances

Mean .............................................. 6 4 5 3 5 11 3

SE .................................................. 1.37 1.53 1.75 1.66 1.86 3.61 1.15

CV(%) ............................................. 21.13 35.62 37.24 60.91 39.56 31.50 35.93

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares

Mean .............................................. 12 6 8 9 8 20 10

SE .................................................. 1.54 3.67 2.22 4.28 2.21 3.66 3.07

CV(%) ............................................. 13.11 64.92 28.55 49.33 28.73 18.10 29.75

Miscellaneous household equipment

Mean .............................................. 48 19 40 34 40 75 39

SE .................................................. 4.68 3.98 7.99 9.19 5.02 12.25 9.10

CV(%) ............................................. 9.75 20.78 19.83 26.91 12.45 16.33 23.43

Other housing

Mean .............................................. 86 22 92 68 86 103 128

SE .................................................. 5.83 33.73 19.57 17.16 9.97 11.85 25.16

CV(%) ............................................. 6.78 150.30 21.31 25.23 11.57 11.48 19.72

Apparel and services

Mean .............................................. 215 148 214 232 174 258 234

SE .................................................. 9.62 25.21 24.61 55.57 14.11 18.60 54.75

CV(%) ............................................. 4.48 16.99 11.48 23.98 8.13 7.20 23.43

Males, 2 and over

Mean .............................................. 53 41 46 54 47 67 40

SE .................................................. 3.56 9.20 8.87 16.21 6.41 8.27 10.64

CV(%) ............................................. 6.76 22.16 19.33 30.30 13.65 12.32 26.72

Females, 2 and over

Mean .............................................. 86 66 69 119 66 111 69

SE .................................................. 6.68 19.12 14.78 46.15 8.05 12.73 16.83

CV(%) ............................................. 7.76 28.83 21.31 38.91 12.23 11.48 24.29

Children under 2

Mean .............................................. 20 8 9 23 22 29 21

SE .................................................. 2.47 3.19 1.88 7.91 3.79 5.44 7.15

CV(%) ............................................. 12.33 42.24 21.98 34.19 17.47 19.02 34.73

Other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 56 33 90 36 39 52 104

SE .................................................. 5.55 11.87 19.31 18.17 5.96 6.50 46.41

CV(%) ............................................. 9.95 35.99 21.34 49.80 15.24 12.59 44.64

Jewelry and watches

Mean .............................................. 24 19 61 7 8 15 56

SE .................................................. 4.60 8.79 18.74 2.17 2.65 3.43 43.73

CV(%) ............................................. 19.25 47.21 30.94 33.02 34.75 23.66 77.94

All other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 32 14 30 30 31 37 48

SE .................................................. 2.50 4.53 6.37 18.07 5.46 6.12 17.82

CV(%) ............................................. 7.85 31.53 21.28 60.39 17.35 16.46 37.24

Transportation

Mean .............................................. 111 53 105 153 151 82 182

SE .................................................. 19.53 16.72 32.06 73.52 44.73 11.81 86.46

CV(%) ............................................. 17.53 31.66 30.51 48.17 29.59 14.34 47.45

Health care

Mean .............................................. 53 132 63 13 10 63 27

SE .................................................. 13.09 53.14 37.95 5.64 2.63 27.01 9.89

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

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more persons

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners

Three or

more

earners

Health care

CV(%) ............................................. 24.81 40.18 60.19 42.71 26.66 43.21 37.07

Entertainment

Mean .............................................. 82 30 59 69 66 125 100

SE .................................................. 6.48 7.68 9.34 19.44 8.46 12.74 31.59

CV(%) ............................................. 7.92 25.30 15.92 28.01 12.76 10.20 31.67

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles

Mean .............................................. 28 9 11 36 26 46 19

SE .................................................. 3.50 3.21 3.24 18.43 5.55 8.25 9.65

CV(%) ............................................. 12.41 35.85 29.95 50.78 21.09 18.04 51.72

Other entertainment

Mean .............................................. 54 21 48 33 40 79 81

SE .................................................. 4.88 7.32 8.93 6.92 5.11 8.90 31.29

CV(%) ............................................. 9.12 34.19 18.65 20.88 12.79 11.25 38.58

Personal care products and services

Mean .............................................. 16 8 10 12 20 21 12

SE .................................................. 2.39 5.52 4.45 2.91 7.02 5.34 4.82

CV(%) ............................................. 14.99 72.82 42.89 25.03 34.70 25.48 38.80

Reading

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

SE .................................................. .18 .51 .62 .64 .45 .40 1.08

CV(%) ............................................. 9.50 55.23 26.95 33.54 30.50 17.86 56.55

Education

Mean .............................................. 260 71 161 91 279 368 493

SE .................................................. 25.57 28.97 35.54 53.55 68.49 41.13 121.33

CV(%) ............................................. 9.83 40.99 22.09 58.63 24.56 11.17 24.59

All other gifts

Mean .............................................. 71 100 87 59 50 68 70

SE .................................................. 7.45 40.67 17.24 14.15 8.88 8.43 14.52

CV(%) ............................................. 10.52 40.78 19.72 23.83 17.86 12.36 20.82

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, September, 2013