Table 2010. Highest education level of any member: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 

Less than college graduate College graduate 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Less 

than 

high 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

with 

some 

college 

Associate's 

degree Total Bachelor's degree 

Master's, 

professional, 

doctoral 

degree 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................................ 130,001 74,758 8,673 24,322 27,185 14,579 55,243 32,988 22,255 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ................................ $73,573 $47,576 $27,757 $40,147 $52,240 $63,061 $108,755 $92,409 $132,985 

 SE................................................................ 1,098.20 669.90 1,528.06 855.46 1,096.64 1,320.78 1,988.96 1,695.67 3,494.08 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.49 1.41 5.51 2.13 2.10 2.09 1.83 1.83 2.63 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................ 63,606 44,112 27,313 38,148 47,880 57,027 89,987 78,738 106,661 

 SE................................................................ 767.93 562.63 1,372.93 719.85 923.82 1,085.23 1,376.16 1,268.76 2,377.14 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.21 1.28 5.03 1.89 1.93 1.90 1.53 1.61 2.23 

 Age of reference person ................................................................ 50.9 51.6 56.7 53.5 49.3 50.0 49.9 48.9 51.5 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................ 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6 

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

 Adults 65 and older ................................................................ .4 .4 .5 .4 .4 .3 .4 .4 .4 

 Earners ................................................................ 1.3 1.2 .7 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 

 Vehicles ................................................................ 1.9 1.7 1.1 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.2 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................................................ 47 44 44 44 43 45 52 52 53 

 Women ................................................................ 53 56 56 56 57 55 48 48 47 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................ 63 56 43 56 55 64 73 70 77 

 With mortgage ................................................................ 36 28 13 24 29 40 48 46 51 

 Without mortgage ................................................................ 27 28 30 32 25 25 25 24 26 

 Renter ................................................................ 37 44 57 44 45 36 27 30 23 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................ 13 16 16 17 15 13 10 11 9 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................ 87 84 84 83 85 87 90 89 91 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference 

 person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 14 17 36 17 15 10 9 10 6 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 86 83 64 83 85 90 91 90 94 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8)................................................................3 5 30 3 2 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 

 High school (9-12) ................................................................ 30 47 67 97 15 12 6 7 3 

 College ................................................................ 67 47 n.a. n.a. 83 88 94 92 96 

 Never attended and other ................................ ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................88 85 70 82 87 94 93 92 95 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ................................ $60,060 $44,071 $29,842 $37,718 $48,394 $54,927 $81,512 $71,796 $95,846 

 SE................................................................ 681.34 503.05 1,277.58 682.73 913.92 954.03 1,033.29 1,122.29 1,546.74 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.13 1.14 4.28 1.81 1.89 1.74 1.27 1.56 1.61 

 Food 

 Mean ................................ 7,729 6,154 4,791 5,655 6,448 7,175 9,777 8,964 10,941 

 Share ................................ 12.9 14.0 16.1 15.0 13.3 13.1 12.0 12.5 11.4 

 SE................................................................ 89.36 79.75 336.66 171.96 184.26 229.56 169.79 190.70 253.06 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.16 1.30 7.03 3.04 2.86 3.20 1.74 2.13 2.31 

 Food at home 

 Mean ................................ 4,363 3,713 3,487 3,549 3,695 4,140 5,204 4,815 5,759 

 Share ................................ 7.3 8.4 11.7 9.4 7.6 7.5 6.4 6.7 6.0 

 SE................................................................ 50.10 53.92 274.79 125.75 101.06 119.58 94.66 105.96 160.66 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.15 1.45 7.88 3.54 2.74 2.89 1.82 2.20 2.79 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ................................ 564 495 469 479 501 526 653 606 721 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2010. Highest education level of any member: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Less than college graduate College graduate 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Less 

than 

high 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

with 

some 

college 

Associate's 

degree Total Bachelor's degree 

Master's, 

professional, 

doctoral 

degree 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Share ................................ .9 1.1 1.6 1.3 1.0 1.0 .8 .8 .8 

 SE................................................................ 9.42 13.55 40.93 21.93 34.52 19.44 14.59 16.38 24.80 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.67 2.73 8.73 4.58 6.89 3.69 2.23 2.70 3.44 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ................................ 176 148 153 142 148 157 213 197 235 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.52 4.08 17.31 8.12 7.25 8.26 6.19 6.87 9.85 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.00 2.75 11.28 5.73 4.89 5.25 2.91 3.48 4.19 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ................................ 388 347 316 337 353 369 441 409 486 

 Share ................................ .6 .8 1.1 .9 .7 .7 .5 .6 .5 

 SE................................................................ 7.68 11.79 27.94 16.23 31.61 14.37 10.98 12.78 17.82 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.98 3.40 8.86 4.81 8.96 3.89 2.49 3.13 3.67 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ................................ 944 861 881 818 844 953 1,050 1,019 1,095 

 Share ................................ 1.6 2.0 3.0 2.2 1.7 1.7 1.3 1.4 1.1 

 SE................................................................ 12.89 15.73 94.72 33.52 40.54 42.24 27.39 33.84 47.76 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.37 1.83 10.75 4.10 4.80 4.43 2.61 3.32 4.36 

 Beef 

 Mean ................................ 253 241 229 233 239 262 270 271 268 

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

 SE................................................................ 4.86 6.86 27.39 13.26 16.60 16.99 10.05 14.64 16.02 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.92 2.85 11.94 5.70 6.94 6.47 3.73 5.40 5.97 

 Pork 

 Mean ................................ 181 185 195 177 177 205 176 175 179 

 Share ................................ .3 .4 .7 .5 .4 .4 .2 .2 .2 

 SE................................................................ 4.59 5.90 29.23 9.84 12.39 16.22 7.96 9.56 11.76 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.53 3.19 15.00 5.55 6.98 7.90 4.51 5.48 6.58 

 Other meats 

 Mean ................................ 128 114 111 109 111 129 146 146 147 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.32 5.27 17.03 5.02 12.20 11.42 9.46 13.55 10.41 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.15 4.62 15.41 4.60 10.96 8.82 6.46 9.28 7.07 

 Poultry 

 Mean ................................ 186 165 186 151 162 184 213 209 219 

 Share ................................ .3 .4 .6 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 

 SE................................................................ 4.85 5.30 35.04 8.93 9.95 11.84 7.10 9.51 10.88 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.61 3.21 18.84 5.91 6.15 6.44 3.34 4.56 4.97 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ................................ 140 111 109 103 109 129 177 157 206 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.05 5.05 16.72 7.70 11.19 12.94 9.34 10.10 14.01 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.61 4.55 15.29 7.47 10.30 10.03 5.27 6.41 6.81 

 Eggs 

 Mean ................................ 55 46 51 45 45 43 67 61 76 

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

 SE................................................................ 1.16 1.37 4.28 2.58 2.43 2.56 2.14 1.90 4.32 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.10 3.02 8.35 5.71 5.37 5.92 3.18 3.09 5.70 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ................................ 450 363 311 354 356 418 562 506 643 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.05 7.63 34.98 14.11 8.35 17.95 12.95 13.73 20.92 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.79 2.10 11.25 3.98 2.34 4.29 2.30 2.72 3.25 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ................................ 147 126 129 126 122 130 174 160 194 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.06 3.49 12.07 6.31 4.03 7.18 4.57 4.45 8.27 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.09 2.77 9.38 5.02 3.31 5.51 2.62 2.77 4.26 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ................................ 303 238 182 228 234 288 388 345 449 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.00 5.70 25.61 10.11 6.71 13.92 9.74 11.52 14.99 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.98 2.40 14.04 4.43 2.86 4.84 2.51 3.33 3.34 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ................................ 837 659 681 624 644 732 1,066 953 1,227 

 Share ................................ 1.4 1.5 2.3 1.7 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 

 SE................................................................ 14.30 14.40 70.83 25.48 22.54 29.83 24.45 22.76 44.79 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2010. Highest education level of any member: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Less than college graduate College graduate 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Less 

than 

high 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

with 

some 

college 

Associate's 

degree Total Bachelor's degree 

Master's, 

professional, 

doctoral 

degree 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.71 2.19 10.41 4.08 3.50 4.07 2.29 2.39 3.65 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ................................ 314 233 260 211 230 260 419 363 499 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.23 6.59 35.29 11.49 10.86 13.50 10.86 11.10 22.63 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.98 2.83 13.58 5.44 4.73 5.19 2.59 3.06 4.54 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ................................ 274 206 228 191 200 231 362 326 415 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.67 4.97 27.05 8.92 8.41 11.89 9.96 10.00 17.99 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.07 2.41 11.89 4.66 4.21 5.14 2.75 3.07 4.34 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ................................ 112 95 69 94 92 115 134 121 153 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.14 3.75 9.41 5.78 5.16 7.77 4.88 5.38 7.80 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.80 3.96 13.54 6.13 5.62 6.78 3.63 4.45 5.08 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ................................ 136 125 123 127 122 126 151 144 160 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.06 3.60 14.29 6.20 6.29 7.30 5.40 5.40 9.05 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.25 2.88 11.58 4.88 5.15 5.77 3.58 3.75 5.65 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ................................ 1,568 1,335 1,145 1,274 1,350 1,510 1,872 1,731 2,073 

 Share ................................ 2.6 3.0 3.8 3.4 2.8 2.7 2.3 2.4 2.2 

 SE................................................................ 20.79 24.35 88.41 46.11 40.49 44.29 37.07 48.25 56.06 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.33 1.82 7.72 3.62 3.00 2.93 1.98 2.79 2.70 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ................................ 150 122 101 120 122 135 185 166 213 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.83 3.45 11.44 6.72 7.21 8.00 7.55 7.94 11.36 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.56 2.83 11.37 5.60 5.90 5.93 4.07 4.78 5.33 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ................................ 117 104 104 99 99 120 134 128 142 

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

 SE................................................................ 2.98 3.54 10.42 5.40 4.83 9.32 4.24 6.52 5.91 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.55 3.41 9.97 5.43 4.87 7.79 3.18 5.10 4.17 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ................................ 824 684 565 632 706 791 1,005 914 1,133 

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

 SE................................................................ 13.11 15.62 53.66 25.22 22.91 29.42 23.88 28.25 39.67 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.59 2.28 9.49 3.99 3.24 3.72 2.38 3.09 3.50 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................ 423 393 363 397 386 416 461 450 476 

 Share ................................ .7 .9 1.2 1.1 .8 .8 .6 .6 .5 

 SE................................................................ 7.49 10.06 25.66 17.36 17.84 17.31 12.09 17.10 13.77 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.77 2.56 7.07 4.37 4.62 4.16 2.63 3.80 2.90 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips 

 Mean ................................ 56 32 11 25 36 49 88 73 110 

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

 SE................................................................ 2.76 1.96 3.35 3.02 3.82 4.62 5.25 3.25 10.58 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.94 6.07 29.94 11.89 10.58 9.37 5.98 4.46 9.63 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ................................ 3,365 2,441 1,305 2,106 2,754 3,035 4,573 4,150 5,182 

 Share ................................ 5.6 5.5 4.4 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.4 

 SE................................................................ 58.55 57.18 114.41 90.54 121.86 176.79 103.63 128.54 138.27 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.74 2.34 8.77 4.30 4.43 5.83 2.27 3.10 2.67 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................ 558 329 102 276 382 444 856 760 992 

 Share ................................ .9 .7 .3 .7 .8 .8 1.0 1.1 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 19.83 15.76 23.36 23.18 26.71 34.32 34.09 39.52 55.95 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.55 4.78 22.86 8.41 6.99 7.73 3.98 5.20 5.64 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................ 19,884 14,960 11,643 13,251 15,998 17,855 26,525 23,384 31,175 

 Share ................................ 33.1 33.9 39.0 35.1 33.1 32.5 32.5 32.6 32.5 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2010. Highest education level of any member: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Less than college graduate College graduate 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Less 

than 

high 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

with 

some 

college 

Associate's 

degree Total Bachelor's degree 

Master's, 

professional, 

doctoral 

degree 

 Housing 

 SE................................................................ 231.74 188.73 537.83 212.42 313.69 338.42 406.43 355.63 682.81 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.17 1.26 4.62 1.60 1.96 1.90 1.53 1.52 2.19 

 Shelter 

 Mean ................................ 11,895 8,620 6,648 7,609 9,235 10,333 16,327 14,178 19,513 

 Share ................................ 19.8 19.6 22.3 20.2 19.1 18.8 20.0 19.7 20.4 

 SE................................................................ 156.80 143.84 295.57 167.19 226.15 268.54 296.91 264.70 491.09 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.32 1.67 4.45 2.20 2.45 2.60 1.82 1.87 2.52 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ................................ 6,947 4,176 2,026 3,469 4,562 5,912 10,697 8,827 13,467 

 Share ................................ 11.6 9.5 6.8 9.2 9.4 10.8 13.1 12.3 14.1 

 SE................................................................ 133.28 121.35 230.17 125.72 225.14 239.98 278.21 266.64 470.96 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.92 2.91 11.36 3.62 4.93 4.06 2.60 3.02 3.50 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ................................ 3,265 1,857 690 1,454 2,080 2,808 5,170 4,251 6,532 

 Share ................................ 5.4 4.2 2.3 3.9 4.3 5.1 6.3 5.9 6.8 

 SE................................................................ 73.29 68.72 120.03 82.67 126.81 144.97 139.35 145.14 266.61 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.24 3.70 17.39 5.68 6.10 5.16 2.70 3.41 4.08 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ................................ 2,065 1,239 693 1,093 1,326 1,643 3,184 2,609 4,037 

 Share ................................ 3.4 2.8 2.3 2.9 2.7 3.0 3.9 3.6 4.2 

 SE................................................................ 46.07 41.14 76.01 44.58 57.66 92.15 88.51 78.04 126.60 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.23 3.32 10.96 4.08 4.35 5.61 2.78 2.99 3.14 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, 

 other expenses 

 Mean ................................ 1,616 1,080 643 922 1,156 1,461 2,342 1,967 2,898 

 Share ................................ 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.9 2.7 3.0 

 SE................................................................ 57.64 47.03 84.38 53.48 105.73 106.00 134.46 119.01 276.30 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.57 4.36 13.13 5.80 9.15 7.26 5.74 6.05 9.53 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ................................ 4,167 4,102 4,473 3,899 4,262 3,922 4,254 4,349 4,114 

 Share ................................ 6.9 9.3 15.0 10.3 8.8 7.1 5.2 6.1 4.3 

 SE................................................................ 66.09 79.53 302.08 132.73 160.73 190.42 165.72 203.78 174.79 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.59 1.94 6.75 3.40 3.77 4.86 3.90 4.69 4.25 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ................................ 782 343 150 241 411 499 1,377 1,002 1,932 

 Share ................................ 1.3 .8 .5 .6 .8 .9 1.7 1.4 2.0 

 SE................................................................ 28.70 19.42 47.78 22.91 38.43 43.46 58.37 45.41 110.73 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.67 5.67 31.96 9.49 9.35 8.70 4.24 4.53 5.73 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ................................ 3,836 3,433 2,636 3,293 3,575 3,874 4,381 4,186 4,669 

 Share ................................ 6.4 7.8 8.8 8.7 7.4 7.1 5.4 5.8 4.9 

 SE................................................................ 40.75 39.62 78.49 57.70 57.81 55.94 51.33 49.31 80.92 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.06 1.15 2.98 1.75 1.62 1.44 1.17 1.18 1.73 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ................................ 381 315 273 312 316 342 469 440 512 

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

 SE................................................................ 11.21 10.53 26.68 14.92 12.46 17.96 14.23 15.63 19.27 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.94 3.34 9.76 4.77 3.94 5.25 3.03 3.55 3.76 

 Electricity 

 Mean ................................ 1,420 1,346 1,100 1,351 1,363 1,450 1,520 1,461 1,607 

 Share ................................ 2.4 3.1 3.7 3.6 2.8 2.6 1.9 2.0 1.7 

 SE................................................................ 16.65 19.50 43.65 22.22 28.89 32.56 20.41 19.97 31.41 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.17 1.45 3.97 1.64 2.12 2.25 1.34 1.37 1.96 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ................................ 97 88 72 80 96 94 110 87 143 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.73 8.73 9.90 8.86 13.68 14.60 12.48 10.05 20.52 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.00 9.95 13.72 11.09 14.21 15.53 11.39 11.52 14.38 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ................................ 1,356 1,193 806 1,089 1,287 1,420 1,576 1,526 1,650 

 Share ................................ 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.6 1.9 2.1 1.7 

 SE................................................................ 17.36 16.60 30.62 24.65 26.80 31.30 24.32 27.79 33.29 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.28 1.39 3.80 2.26 2.08 2.20 1.54 1.82 2.02 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, 

 and phone cards 

 Mean ................................ 238 224 220 243 208 223 256 238 284 

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

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2010. Highest education level of any member: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Less than college graduate College graduate 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Less 

than 

high 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

with 

some 

college 

Associate's 

degree Total Bachelor's degree 

Master's, 

professional, 

doctoral 

degree 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, 

 and phone cards 

 SE................................................................ 5.24 6.32 19.06 10.57 6.74 8.62 7.59 8.06 9.81 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.20 2.82 8.68 4.34 3.24 3.86 2.96 3.38 3.46 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ................................ 1,118 969 586 846 1,079 1,197 1,319 1,288 1,366 

 Share ................................ 1.9 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.6 1.8 1.4 

 SE................................................................ 16.54 17.26 35.26 23.82 26.07 31.07 21.56 24.37 30.85 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.48 1.78 6.02 2.82 2.42 2.60 1.63 1.89 2.26 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ................................ 583 491 385 460 512 568 707 673 758 

 Share ................................ 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 .9 .9 .8 

 SE................................................................ 13.79 14.48 25.42 20.86 16.59 17.60 17.65 17.49 27.69 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.37 2.95 6.60 4.54 3.24 3.10 2.50 2.60 3.65 

 Household operations 

 Mean ................................ 1,412 858 524 658 945 1,230 2,160 1,682 2,868 

 Share ................................ 2.4 1.9 1.8 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.6 2.3 3.0 

 SE................................................................ 38.05 25.56 85.81 26.18 43.47 62.62 77.91 77.61 143.71 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.70 2.98 16.37 3.98 4.60 5.09 3.61 4.61 5.01 

 Personal services 

 Mean ................................ 439 205 191 120 197 372 756 522 1,101 

 Share ................................ .7 .5 .6 .3 .4 .7 .9 .7 1.1 

 SE................................................................ 27.13 16.16 78.00 15.56 27.83 43.33 62.13 66.31 100.66 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.18 7.87 40.83 12.95 14.13 11.65 8.22 12.70 9.14 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ................................ 973 653 333 538 748 858 1,405 1,160 1,766 

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

 SE................................................................ 21.61 16.28 20.13 17.18 25.54 42.97 38.37 33.97 74.29 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.22 2.49 6.04 3.19 3.41 5.01 2.73 2.93 4.21 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................ 755 631 760 548 608 744 914 850 1,004 

 Share ................................ 1.3 1.4 2.5 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 23.58 23.39 225.51 28.48 32.51 38.76 41.36 36.88 72.30 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.12 3.70 29.69 5.20 5.35 5.21 4.53 4.34 7.20 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ................................ 177 166 162 157 151 211 192 197 185 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.08 6.89 24.53 11.95 9.09 20.26 7.65 13.82 13.09 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.87 4.16 15.18 7.63 6.04 9.60 3.98 7.02 7.06 

 Other household products 

 Mean ................................ 428 354 503 303 330 404 522 477 587 

 Share ................................ .7 .8 1.7 .8 .7 .7 .6 .7 .6 

 SE................................................................ 20.66 22.55 204.49 18.42 21.93 29.64 34.77 28.02 60.93 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.83 6.36 40.61 6.07 6.65 7.33 6.66 5.88 10.38 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ................................ 150 111 95 88 128 129 200 177 232 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.83 9.50 31.36 11.95 20.58 12.44 13.35 14.78 22.09 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.23 8.54 33.18 13.60 16.13 9.66 6.69 8.34 9.53 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean ................................ 1,987 1,418 1,075 1,143 1,635 1,674 2,743 2,487 3,121 

 Share ................................ 3.3 3.2 3.6 3.0 3.4 3.0 3.4 3.5 3.3 

 SE................................................................ 58.55 53.70 227.82 59.93 112.98 123.94 108.44 126.04 182.70 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.95 3.79 21.20 5.24 6.91 7.40 3.95 5.07 5.85 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................ 114 77 57 83 82 71 162 137 197 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.78 5.57 12.19 11.95 12.48 9.39 17.64 15.12 36.01 

 CV(%) ................................ 7.70 7.20 21.47 14.42 15.21 13.22 10.90 11.01 18.28 

 Furniture 

 Mean ................................ 515 367 284 290 396 490 717 591 902 

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

 SE................................................................ 26.06 18.87 45.69 27.80 32.87 58.20 48.63 34.63 104.58 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.06 5.14 16.09 9.59 8.30 11.88 6.79 5.86 11.59 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ................................ 30 12 5 8 14 18 55 31 91 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.50 1.53 2.72 1.73 2.28 4.55 17.47 4.83 43.34 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2010. Highest education level of any member: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Less than college graduate College graduate 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Less 

than 

high 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

with 

some 

college 

Associate's 

degree Total Bachelor's degree 

Master's, 

professional, 

doctoral 

degree 

 Floor coverings 

 CV(%) ................................ 24.65 12.65 50.11 20.47 15.77 25.66 31.63 15.51 47.62 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................ 280 219 138 205 227 276 363 342 396 

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

 SE................................................................ 11.93 14.27 21.47 18.98 26.76 31.67 21.32 30.15 31.14 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.26 6.52 15.52 9.26 11.81 11.49 5.87 8.83 7.87 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................ 131 97 63 93 107 105 174 167 184 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.63 6.31 10.50 10.56 9.89 11.98 16.04 24.34 21.25 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.84 6.48 16.72 11.39 9.21 11.38 9.21 14.54 11.54 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................ 916 645 527 464 808 715 1,272 1,218 1,351 

 Share ................................ 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.2 1.7 1.3 1.6 1.7 1.4 

 SE................................................................ 38.04 40.12 201.08 40.66 78.20 95.65 77.22 112.10 93.96 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.15 6.22 38.12 8.76 9.68 13.38 6.07 9.20 6.95 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................ 1,833 1,350 1,129 1,167 1,408 1,666 2,462 2,285 2,718 

 Share ................................ 3.1 3.1 3.8 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.2 2.8 

 SE................................................................ 56.45 51.03 142.34 73.83 90.22 111.63 107.09 138.01 149.30 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.08 3.78 12.61 6.33 6.41 6.70 4.35 6.04 5.49 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ................................ 442 319 233 296 348 349 603 575 645 

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

 SE................................................................ 16.38 13.46 37.59 28.63 23.46 36.89 34.73 44.49 47.50 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.70 4.22 16.15 9.67 6.73 10.58 5.76 7.74 7.36 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................ 342 230 141 223 262 233 489 472 513 

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

 SE................................................................ 15.35 11.72 29.82 24.60 22.07 30.57 32.80 40.58 47.89 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.48 5.09 21.12 11.04 8.42 13.10 6.71 8.60 9.33 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................ 100 88 92 73 86 115 115 103 132 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.31 6.78 19.88 10.25 10.03 21.33 8.41 12.43 13.19 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.32 7.67 21.72 14.03 11.63 18.49 7.32 12.05 9.98 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ................................ 694 456 330 371 479 621 1,002 906 1,139 

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

 SE................................................................ 24.30 22.30 59.82 36.10 40.52 56.22 53.92 70.67 102.38 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.50 4.90 18.15 9.73 8.46 9.05 5.38 7.80 8.99 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................ 580 356 244 267 396 488 869 790 982 

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

 SE................................................................ 23.07 19.21 51.19 31.91 39.44 47.28 52.37 64.64 100.36 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.98 5.40 20.95 11.96 9.95 9.69 6.03 8.18 10.22 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................ 114 100 85 104 82 133 133 116 157 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.60 9.25 20.33 14.57 8.78 25.67 10.40 15.14 15.14 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.78 9.25 23.86 13.98 10.65 19.32 7.84 13.10 9.64 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................ 77 67 70 58 74 68 89 85 94 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.43 7.79 24.87 14.09 9.37 14.82 11.13 14.21 19.19 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.39 11.62 35.61 24.10 12.74 21.81 12.50 16.65 20.38 

 Footwear 

 Mean ................................ 379 335 307 312 314 427 436 435 437 

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

 SE................................................................ 20.56 23.56 68.05 38.59 37.26 57.06 31.10 38.26 41.67 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.43 7.03 22.19 12.37 11.88 13.36 7.14 8.79 9.54 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................ 241 173 190 129 194 201 332 284 403 

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

 SE................................................................ 12.92 12.97 56.44 11.65 26.17 26.60 22.92 33.41 42.70 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2010. Highest education level of any member: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Less than college graduate College graduate 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Less 

than 

high 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

with 

some 

college 

Associate's 

degree Total Bachelor's degree 

Master's, 

professional, 

doctoral 

degree 

 Other apparel products and services 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.36 7.48 29.66 9.00 13.51 13.24 6.90 11.76 10.59 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................ 9,576 7,736 4,426 6,439 8,739 9,973 12,057 11,312 13,160 

 Share ................................ 15.9 17.6 14.8 17.1 18.1 18.2 14.8 15.8 13.7 

 SE................................................................ 198.51 255.86 291.12 332.51 513.67 625.74 284.74 315.07 473.93 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.07 3.31 6.58 5.16 5.88 6.27 2.36 2.79 3.60 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ................................ 4,054 3,299 1,839 2,693 3,645 4,534 5,076 4,791 5,497 

 Share ................................ 6.7 7.5 6.2 7.1 7.5 8.3 6.2 6.7 5.7 

 SE................................................................ 146.09 174.02 288.45 299.61 286.79 548.50 247.14 269.77 440.73 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.60 5.27 15.69 11.13 7.87 12.10 4.87 5.63 8.02 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ................................ 1,900 1,261 520 846 1,391 2,151 2,764 2,439 3,247 

 Share ................................ 3.2 2.9 1.7 2.2 2.9 3.9 3.4 3.4 3.4 

 SE................................................................ 109.72 119.52 200.75 168.78 180.25 441.50 202.30 231.84 297.77 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.78 9.48 38.59 19.95 12.96 20.53 7.32 9.51 9.17 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ................................ 2,101 1,997 1,261 1,818 2,221 2,313 2,243 2,291 2,171 

 Share ................................ 3.5 4.5 4.2 4.8 4.6 4.2 2.8 3.2 2.3 

 SE................................................................ 112.42 124.55 240.99 230.88 220.75 237.10 165.87 182.98 273.55 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.35 6.24 19.11 12.70 9.94 10.25 7.40 7.99 12.60 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ................................ 53 42 57 29 33 70 69 62 79 

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

 SE................................................................ 9.62 12.56 41.85 25.41 13.07 35.88 21.11 22.82 37.55 

 CV(%) ................................ 18.09 30.12 72.99 87.12 40.11 50.96 30.75 36.99 47.54 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ................................ 1,968 1,779 1,178 1,616 1,925 2,136 2,224 2,192 2,272 

 Share ................................ 3.3 4.0 3.9 4.3 4.0 3.9 2.7 3.1 2.4 

 SE................................................................ 25.67 31.02 70.42 37.74 51.88 43.35 30.21 30.97 47.82 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.30 1.74 5.98 2.33 2.70 2.03 1.36 1.41 2.11 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ................................ 2,842 2,325 1,129 1,885 2,789 2,873 3,534 3,407 3,723 

 Share ................................ 4.7 5.3 3.8 5.0 5.8 5.2 4.3 4.7 3.9 

 SE................................................................ 90.56 152.92 100.54 100.34 399.58 176.90 101.01 145.95 151.09 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.19 6.58 8.91 5.32 14.33 6.16 2.86 4.28 4.06 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ................................ 220 191 82 157 214 267 261 266 252 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.64 6.56 13.52 8.48 14.05 16.73 9.16 10.29 13.91 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.56 3.44 16.45 5.40 6.56 6.27 3.52 3.87 5.51 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ................................ 954 831 456 565 1,163 874 1,123 1,032 1,255 

 Share ................................ 1.6 1.9 1.5 1.5 2.4 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.3 

 SE................................................................ 82.24 144.53 35.76 31.71 385.73 43.73 33.50 36.84 53.89 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.62 17.39 7.84 5.61 33.15 5.00 2.98 3.57 4.29 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ................................ 967 825 401 783 852 1,069 1,149 1,193 1,088 

 Share ................................ 1.6 1.9 1.3 2.1 1.8 1.9 1.4 1.7 1.1 

 SE................................................................ 51.16 51.29 96.76 80.01 79.42 164.03 89.55 129.64 134.03 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.29 6.22 24.10 10.22 9.32 15.35 7.79 10.87 12.32 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and 

 other charges 

 Mean ................................ 700 478 189 379 559 663 1,002 916 1,128 

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

 SE................................................................ 19.71 21.74 22.60 30.60 37.06 49.73 38.85 48.91 53.67 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.81 4.55 11.97 8.07 6.63 7.50 3.88 5.34 4.76 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ................................ 712 334 279 245 380 430 1,223 922 1,669 

 Share ................................ 1.2 .8 .9 .6 .8 .8 1.5 1.3 1.7 

 SE................................................................ 21.82 18.04 75.25 24.91 27.46 37.54 40.28 40.60 72.83 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.06 5.41 26.94 10.17 7.23 8.73 3.29 4.40 4.36 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................ 4,928 3,856 2,601 3,553 4,031 4,781 6,375 5,757 7,290 

 Share ................................ 8.2 8.7 8.7 9.4 8.3 8.7 7.8 8.0 7.6 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2010. Highest education level of any member: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Less than college graduate College graduate 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Less 

than 

high 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

with 

some 

college 

Associate's 

degree Total Bachelor's degree 

Master's, 

professional, 

doctoral 

degree 

 Healthcare 

 SE................................................................ 72.31 79.71 199.16 112.65 114.56 117.78 88.89 115.62 148.97 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.47 2.07 7.66 3.17 2.84 2.46 1.39 2.01 2.04 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ................................ 3,414 2,716 1,777 2,510 2,839 3,391 4,359 3,964 4,943 

 Share ................................ 5.7 6.2 6.0 6.7 5.9 6.2 5.3 5.5 5.2 

 SE................................................................ 42.57 46.59 83.20 58.10 68.44 77.38 58.06 61.78 103.37 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.25 1.71 4.68 2.32 2.41 2.28 1.33 1.56 2.09 

 Medical services 

 Mean ................................ 872 619 415 549 651 795 1,215 1,098 1,388 

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

 SE................................................................ 32.45 37.87 122.42 61.53 57.89 60.93 47.00 58.19 67.48 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.72 6.12 29.46 11.20 8.89 7.67 3.87 5.30 4.86 

 Drugs 

 Mean ................................ 486 403 308 393 412 457 595 509 720 

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

 SE................................................................ 12.47 15.06 46.02 23.64 20.76 31.30 19.68 30.52 32.53 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.57 3.74 14.93 6.02 5.04 6.85 3.31 5.99 4.52 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ................................ 156 118 100 102 128 138 207 186 239 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.69 10.21 17.08 10.80 22.35 10.02 9.37 12.08 15.60 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.92 8.63 17.05 10.62 17.42 7.29 4.52 6.50 6.53 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................ 3,203 2,271 1,117 1,751 2,708 2,992 4,443 3,929 5,201 

 Share ................................ 5.3 5.2 3.7 4.6 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.4 

 SE................................................................ 108.24 88.92 181.27 132.99 231.96 183.75 182.83 212.83 242.50 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.38 3.92 16.22 7.60 8.57 6.14 4.11 5.42 4.66 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ................................ 750 307 89 201 385 469 1,345 1,027 1,817 

 Share ................................ 1.2 .7 .3 .5 .8 .9 1.7 1.4 1.9 

 SE................................................................ 32.66 14.25 13.41 14.99 31.54 32.09 63.34 62.35 96.37 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.35 4.63 15.13 7.47 8.19 6.85 4.71 6.07 5.30 

 Audio and visual equipment and 

 services 

 Mean ................................ 985 852 538 773 948 990 1,164 1,114 1,239 

 Share ................................ 1.6 1.9 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.4 1.6 1.3 

 SE................................................................ 20.54 23.10 28.84 21.61 39.63 40.37 28.67 36.83 44.54 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.08 2.71 5.36 2.80 4.18 4.08 2.46 3.31 3.59 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................ 869 621 392 458 725 826 1,192 1,158 1,242 

 Share ................................ 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.3 

 SE................................................................ 66.18 41.69 138.93 41.04 98.93 77.34 134.66 194.62 126.17 

 CV(%) ................................ 7.62 6.71 35.47 8.96 13.66 9.36 11.30 16.81 10.16 

 Pets 

 Mean ................................ 710 505 309 356 604 675 978 963 1,001 

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

 SE................................................................ 64.97 38.77 109.50 38.86 95.30 71.12 134.67 193.83 128.20 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.15 7.68 35.46 10.93 15.77 10.53 13.77 20.13 12.81 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................ 159 116 83 102 120 151 214 195 241 

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

 SE................................................................ 10.28 10.00 42.39 12.93 14.51 27.62 18.89 22.76 28.82 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.47 8.60 51.16 12.65 12.09 18.29 8.83 11.69 11.94 

 Other entertainment supplies, 

 equipment, and services 

 Mean ................................ 599 490 99 320 650 707 742 631 903 

 Share ................................ 1.0 1.1 .3 .8 1.3 1.3 .9 .9 .9 

 SE................................................................ 62.75 73.27 43.63 126.90 174.25 160.80 78.84 86.76 156.49 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.48 14.95 44.12 39.70 26.82 22.75 10.63 13.74 17.33 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................ 762 557 351 460 648 668 1,033 913 1,208 

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

 SE................................................................ 15.24 13.62 34.13 17.67 31.82 28.89 29.26 35.36 56.74 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2010. Highest education level of any member: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Less than college graduate College graduate 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Less 

than 

high 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

with 

some 

college 

Associate's 

degree Total Bachelor's degree 

Master's, 

professional, 

doctoral 

degree 

 Personal care products and services 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.00 2.44 9.73 3.84 4.91 4.33 2.83 3.87 4.70 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................ 110 61 20 55 70 76 175 151 210 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.45 3.53 6.19 7.67 6.92 8.03 10.22 13.05 17.03 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.95 5.81 31.23 13.84 9.90 10.57 5.84 8.64 8.12 

 Education 

 Mean ................................ 1,491 525 277 211 788 707 2,796 1,835 4,220 

 Share ................................ 2.5 1.2 .9 .6 1.6 1.3 3.4 2.6 4.4 

 SE................................................................ 92.85 45.63 169.08 39.87 89.47 109.34 207.63 180.60 400.98 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.23 8.69 61.10 18.88 11.36 15.46 7.43 9.84 9.50 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean ................................ 332 432 327 490 400 459 197 233 143 

 Share ................................ .6 1.0 1.1 1.3 .8 .8 .2 .3 .1 

 SE................................................................ 10.61 15.69 37.09 26.11 19.88 34.39 12.01 18.16 19.04 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.19 3.63 11.33 5.33 4.97 7.48 6.10 7.80 13.29 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ................................ 1,010 777 651 575 906 944 1,325 1,143 1,596 

 Share ................................ 1.7 1.8 2.2 1.5 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.7 

 SE................................................................ 67.75 69.66 212.18 64.90 118.67 240.95 114.43 120.77 234.97 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.71 8.97 32.60 11.29 13.10 25.52 8.63 10.56 14.72 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ................................ 1,873 1,078 687 880 1,194 1,424 2,949 2,232 4,012 

 Share ................................ 3.1 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.6 3.6 3.1 4.2 

 SE................................................................ 95.94 71.53 92.74 74.83 108.86 108.88 170.38 121.25 355.94 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.12 6.64 13.51 8.51 9.12 7.65 5.78 5.43 8.87 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ................................ 6,771 3,984 1,720 2,954 4,674 5,764 10,543 8,899 12,979 

 Share ................................ 11.3 9.0 5.8 7.8 9.7 10.5 12.9 12.4 13.5 

 SE................................................................ 144.47 96.46 158.22 104.90 212.31 178.20 252.91 244.75 464.00 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.13 2.42 9.20 3.55 4.54 3.09 2.40 2.75 3.58 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ................................ 418 301 123 272 313 429 576 475 726 

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

 SE................................................................ 11.72 12.83 18.51 16.45 20.22 34.34 21.32 22.03 39.06 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.81 4.27 15.07 6.04 6.45 8.00 3.70 4.64 5.38 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ................................ 6,353 3,684 1,597 2,681 4,360 5,335 9,967 8,424 12,253 

 Share ................................ 10.6 8.4 5.4 7.1 9.0 9.7 12.2 11.7 12.8 

 SE................................................................ 139.67 93.03 163.65 99.10 207.31 172.78 244.46 233.87 454.63 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.20 2.53 10.25 3.70 4.75 3.24 2.45 2.78 3.71 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean ................................ $73,573 $47,576 $27,757 $40,147 $52,240 $63,061 $108,755 $92,409 $132,985 

 SE................................................................ 1,098.20 669.90 1,528.06 855.46 1,096.64 1,320.78 1,988.96 1,695.67 3,494.08 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.49 1.41 5.51 2.13 2.10 2.09 1.83 1.83 2.63 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ................................ 57,590 34,817 16,426 27,613 39,284 49,445 88,408 76,035 106,748 

 Share ................................ 78.3 73.2 59.2 68.8 75.2 78.4 81.3 82.3 80.3 

 SE................................................................ 980.51 652.83 1,581.74 942.96 1,012.17 1,198.00 1,819.41 1,674.63 3,177.43 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.70 1.88 9.63 3.41 2.58 2.42 2.06 2.20 2.98 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ................................ 4,506 2,608 1,553 1,717 3,297 3,436 7,075 5,594 9,270 

 Share ................................ 6.1 5.5 5.6 4.3 6.3 5.4 6.5 6.1 7.0 

 SE................................................................ 245.12 214.53 451.64 280.47 353.17 603.22 500.57 495.05 1,096.92 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.44 8.23 29.09 16.34 10.71 17.55 7.08 8.85 11.83 

 Social Security, private and 

 government retirement 

 Mean ................................ 8,300 7,958 7,503 9,008 7,405 7,510 8,762 7,737 10,282 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2010. Highest education level of any member: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Less than college graduate College graduate 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Less 

than 

high 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

with 

some 

college 

Associate's 

degree Total Bachelor's degree 

Master's, 

professional, 

doctoral 

degree 

 Social Security, private and 

 government retirement 

 Share ................................ 11.3 16.7 27.0 22.4 14.2 11.9 8.1 8.4 7.7 

 SE................................................................ 179.20 211.32 447.97 390.77 297.65 381.13 317.83 369.79 595.69 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.16 2.66 5.97 4.34 4.02 5.07 3.63 4.78 5.79 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other 

 property income 

 Mean ................................ 1,910 833 500 514 857 1,519 3,366 1,821 5,657 

 Share ................................ 2.6 1.8 1.8 1.3 1.6 2.4 3.1 2.0 4.3 

 SE................................................................ 258.29 113.53 200.62 102.84 127.43 400.34 571.02 212.40 1,351.14 

 CV(%) ................................ 13.53 13.63 40.14 20.00 14.87 26.36 16.96 11.67 23.88 

 Public assistance, Supplemental 

 Security Income, Supplementary 

 Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 

 Mean ................................ 460 663 1,200 781 502 447 186 232 117 

 Share ................................ .6 1.4 4.3 1.9 1.0 .7 .2 .3 .1 

 SE................................................................ 23.13 34.18 97.96 52.92 41.41 65.93 21.07 27.05 34.29 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.03 5.16 8.16 6.77 8.26 14.77 11.34 11.64 29.43 

 Unemployment and workers' 

 compensation, veterans' benefits, and 

 regular contributions for support 

 Mean ................................ 457 384 184 317 457 481 556 619 463 

 Share ................................ .6 .8 .7 .8 .9 .8 .5 .7 .3 

 SE................................................................ 38.03 42.09 54.94 57.90 67.45 81.03 68.74 98.69 75.45 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.32 10.95 29.86 18.27 14.78 16.83 12.37 15.95 16.31 

 Other income 

 Mean ................................ 351 313 392 197 439 222 403 371 450 

 Share ................................ .5 .7 1.4 .5 .8 .4 .4 .4 .3 

 SE................................................................ 37.46 35.58 65.28 34.50 82.65 41.40 74.69 53.12 166.22 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.68 11.38 16.64 17.54 18.82 18.61 18.54 14.31 36.96 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed 

 values) 

 Mean ................................ 9,967 3,464 444 1,999 4,361 6,033 18,768 13,671 26,324 

 Share ................................ 13.5 7.3 1.6 5.0 8.3 9.6 17.3 14.8 19.8 

 SE................................................................ 483.84 139.55 256.48 174.66 225.06 333.97 1,004.22 488.37 2,187.57 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.85 4.03 57.77 8.74 5.16 5.54 5.35 3.57 8.31 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ................................ 7,819 2,506 192 1,340 3,229 4,478 15,009 10,789 21,264 

 Share ................................ 10.6 5.3 .7 3.3 6.2 7.1 13.8 11.7 16.0 

 SE................................................................ 370.92 99.25 207.43 127.19 171.96 258.11 796.53 388.85 1,766.16 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.74 3.96 108.02 9.49 5.33 5.76 5.31 3.60 8.31 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ................................ 2,098 919 242 622 1,096 1,485 3,694 2,831 4,972 

 Share ................................ 2.9 1.9 .9 1.5 2.1 2.4 3.4 3.1 3.7 

 SE................................................................ 126.95 54.96 58.51 56.29 73.20 106.66 232.42 132.88 453.49 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.05 5.98 24.13 9.05 6.68 7.18 6.29 4.69 9.12 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ................................ 51 40 10 36 36 70 66 50 89 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.40 6.92 2.74 6.89 9.21 19.28 10.86 9.08 18.38 

 CV(%) ................................ 14.61 17.49 28.83 18.97 25.79 27.50 16.56 18.19 20.69 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................ 63,606 44,112 27,313 38,148 47,880 57,027 89,987 78,738 106,661 

 Share ................................ 86.5 92.7 98.4 95.0 91.7 90.4 82.7 85.2 80.2 

 SE................................................................ 767.93 562.63 1,372.93 719.85 923.82 1,085.23 1,376.16 1,268.76 2,377.14 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.21 1.28 5.03 1.89 1.93 1.90 1.53 1.61 2.23 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean ................................ $14,049 $3,909 $4,385 $3,396 $1,488 $8,995 $27,771 $26,398 $29,805 

 SE................................................................ 1,593.57 1,589.84 2,211.87 1,555.70 2,141.43 3,639.91 2,860.29 3,900.92 5,427.01 

 CV(%) ................................ 11.34 40.67 50.44 45.81 143.88 40.47 10.30 14.78 18.21 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ................................ 23,805 9,810 4,936 8,370 9,433 15,812 42,743 37,452 50,586 

 SE................................................................ 1,586.57 1,284.88 2,183.99 1,406.61 1,395.01 3,531.58 2,883.68 4,103.68 5,420.03 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2010. Highest education level of any member: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Less than college graduate College graduate 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Less 

than 

high 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

with 

some 

college 

Associate's 

degree Total Bachelor's degree 

Master's, 

professional, 

doctoral 

degree 

 Net change in total assets 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.66 13.10 44.25 16.80 14.79 22.33 6.75 10.96 10.71 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ................................ 9,756 5,901 551 4,975 7,945 6,818 14,973 11,054 20,782 

 SE................................................................ 960.64 991.39 418.56 1,486.70 1,850.14 2,019.59 1,708.07 2,081.65 3,449.04 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.85 16.80 75.98 29.89 23.29 29.62 11.41 18.83 16.60 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ................................ 1,156 418 55 184 680 536 2,154 649 4,386 

 SE................................................................ 463.53 84.94 20.94 74.56 189.01 233.19 1,081.55 143.69 2,664.21 

 CV(%) ................................ 40.10 20.32 38.29 40.52 27.79 43.48 50.21 22.15 60.75 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned 

 property 

 Mean ................................ -1,839 -1,087 -447 -822 -1,244 -1,616 -2,858 -2,334 -3,635 

 SE................................................................ 42.83 50.55 99.14 51.16 80.98 185.06 80.11 102.97 168.44 

 CV(%) ................................ -2.33 -4.65 -22.19 -6.22 -6.51 -11.45 -2.80 -4.41 -4.63 

 Estimated market value of owned 

 home 

 Mean ................................ 186,064 113,686 59,927 98,647 126,407 147,037 284,010 238,052 352,133 

 SE................................................................ 3,585.18 3,287.42 6,319.07 3,759.40 4,870.71 6,623.35 7,938.41 7,248.75 13,876.16 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.93 2.89 10.54 3.81 3.85 4.50 2.80 3.05 3.94 

 Estimated monthly rental value of 

 owned home 

 Mean ................................ 1,017 690 402 626 738 878 1,459 1,270 1,740 

 SE................................................................ 11.48 14.50 23.61 17.87 22.97 29.74 27.21 24.38 45.24 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.13 2.10 5.88 2.86 3.11 3.39 1.86 1.92 2.60 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean ................................ 1,229 680 483 537 854 700 1,965 1,566 2,555 

 SE................................................................ 49.08 36.63 82.33 54.70 82.90 65.32 99.46 145.03 220.20 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.99 5.39 17.04 10.19 9.70 9.33 5.06 9.26 8.62 

 Food 

 Mean ................................ 88 55 16 36 82 59 130 97 177 

 SE................................................................ 8.39 12.18 6.41 6.66 32.31 15.06 13.06 12.64 25.83 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.57 21.99 39.84 18.25 39.18 25.67 10.03 12.99 14.55 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................ 14 7 6 7 7 7 24 22 26 

 SE................................................................ 1.64 1.37 5.18 4.07 3.49 2.43 3.58 7.67 6.63 

 CV(%) ................................ 11.54 20.13 80.39 62.08 49.62 34.88 15.10 34.67 25.46 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................ 233 147 143 108 185 140 349 298 423 

 SE................................................................ 13.92 10.79 37.94 18.64 26.29 17.68 27.56 29.62 60.25 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.97 7.36 26.49 17.31 14.23 12.63 7.91 9.93 14.25 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................ 33 18 5 17 15 32 53 52 55 

 SE................................................................ 4.74 3.14 3.08 5.50 2.60 9.53 8.39 12.76 8.27 

 CV(%) ................................ 14.20 17.39 57.86 32.63 17.29 29.60 15.78 24.65 14.96 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................ 7 4 1 4 3 9 10 9 10 

 SE................................................................ 1.26 1.22 .59 2.54 1.18 3.79 2.41 3.72 2.78 

 CV(%) ................................ 19.16 28.03 91.37 64.30 34.57 43.43 25.33 40.84 27.61 

 Appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................ 20 13 4 14 15 14 29 26 34 

 SE................................................................ 2.65 2.20 2.72 4.87 4.28 5.78 5.16 6.16 7.87 

 CV(%) ................................ 13.13 16.32 61.47 34.08 28.66 39.90 17.70 24.07 22.90 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................ 7 5 1 4 3 9 11 9 15 

 SE................................................................ 1.14 .92 .62 1.73 1.77 5.03 2.27 2.30 4.53 

 CV(%) ................................ 15.55 20.39 51.47 39.80 52.28 56.62 20.49 26.71 30.66 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................ 13 9 3 10 12 6 18 17 20 

 SE................................................................ 2.20 1.93 2.64 4.55 3.68 2.21 4.33 5.38 6.89 

 CV(%) ................................ 17.08 21.62 81.97 45.80 31.89 39.40 23.96 31.73 35.19 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................ 53 38 11 32 53 34 74 69 80 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2010. Highest education level of any member: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Less than college graduate College graduate 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Less 

than 

high 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

with 

some 

college 

Associate's 

degree Total Bachelor's degree 

Master's, 

professional, 

doctoral 

degree 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 SE................................................................ 5.26 5.67 8.08 9.00 14.09 6.60 9.82 13.00 12.15 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.87 14.96 71.73 28.36 26.41 19.25 13.34 18.78 15.19 

 Other housing 

 Mean ................................ 120 73 122 41 98 50 183 143 243 

 SE................................................................ 11.53 8.72 36.65 7.83 22.60 11.89 24.37 22.46 56.00 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.63 11.97 30.15 19.17 23.06 23.66 13.31 15.73 23.05 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................ 203 167 109 162 173 193 250 257 241 

 SE................................................................ 11.87 12.06 31.48 26.26 20.97 31.26 21.94 28.02 28.43 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.85 7.24 28.77 16.17 12.14 16.22 8.76 10.89 11.80 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................ 56 43 25 42 40 61 72 72 72 

 SE................................................................ 5.07 4.48 9.59 9.25 7.84 13.77 10.10 13.33 14.59 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.14 10.38 37.90 21.97 19.64 22.75 14.11 18.61 20.35 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................ 73 52 28 50 48 73 101 104 97 

 SE................................................................ 5.82 5.94 15.18 11.08 9.54 19.29 12.21 16.15 15.89 

 CV(%) ................................ 7.94 11.51 54.81 22.33 19.68 26.27 12.04 15.51 16.30 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................ 32 34 26 32 41 27 29 27 30 

 SE................................................................ 3.42 5.15 13.25 10.90 9.19 7.81 6.01 8.64 7.61 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.83 15.19 50.50 33.53 22.32 28.91 21.08 31.76 25.04 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................ 43 38 30 38 43 32 49 54 41 

 SE................................................................ 4.96 6.31 8.11 10.18 12.39 11.87 7.58 11.34 5.82 

 CV(%) ................................ 11.63 16.64 26.86 26.70 28.65 37.37 15.48 20.91 14.06 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean ................................ 9 6 5 8 6 4 12 13 9 

 SE................................................................ 1.74 2.11 3.47 3.70 3.01 4.22 3.29 5.27 2.81 

 CV(%) ................................ 20.44 33.31 74.60 46.68 46.86 95.49 28.50 40.15 30.62 

 All other apparel products and 

 services 

 Mean ................................ 34 32 26 30 37 27 37 41 32 

 SE................................................................ 4.19 5.71 10.48 9.00 11.96 9.39 6.08 9.18 5.12 

 CV(%) ................................ 12.26 18.10 41.04 29.79 32.47 34.35 16.25 22.33 15.89 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................ 141 104 139 76 146 49 192 170 225 

 SE................................................................ 19.82 18.41 35.09 23.99 38.17 9.91 40.26 50.91 67.54 

 CV(%) ................................ 14.02 17.74 25.20 31.40 26.06 20.34 20.95 29.95 30.00 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................ 21 10 1 4 12 20 35 30 43 

 SE................................................................ 3.29 2.75 .96 1.84 5.04 7.60 6.58 10.17 7.70 

 CV(%) ................................ 15.85 27.90 66.13 47.66 41.02 37.63 18.59 33.92 17.70 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................ 98 65 31 53 78 81 142 126 167 

 SE................................................................ 8.18 10.11 39.07 11.51 19.90 20.55 12.87 18.03 21.08 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.32 15.50 124.69 21.73 25.49 25.35 9.04 14.33 12.64 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and 

 tricycles 

 Mean ................................ 39 27 27 24 26 35 55 54 56 

 SE................................................................ 5.11 5.94 39.16 7.34 6.30 16.00 9.74 15.27 11.24 

 CV(%) ................................ 13.01 21.74 142.42 30.53 24.10 46.14 17.80 28.29 20.17 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean ................................ 59 38 4 29 52 46 88 72 111 

 SE................................................................ 6.06 7.26 1.44 6.35 18.50 11.17 8.76 8.34 18.46 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.24 19.15 37.60 21.96 35.63 24.08 9.99 11.62 16.63 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................ 12 9 2 6 10 17 15 13 19 

 SE................................................................ 2.15 2.06 1.38 2.75 3.88 5.71 3.76 2.98 6.84 

 CV(%) ................................ 17.97 21.79 65.13 45.34 37.38 33.28 24.58 23.85 35.48 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................ 3 2 ( 1 ) 1 3 1 4 3 4 

 SE................................................................ .44 .60 .32 .95 1.20 .68 .59 .67 1.12 

 CV(%) ................................ 16.48 32.50 89.72 66.62 39.14 56.75 15.66 20.43 24.93 

 Education 

 Mean ................................ 314 58 28 37 76 79 659 426 1,006 

 SE................................................................ 34.37 11.85 18.45 12.47 25.95 35.46 77.08 104.25 187.78 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2010. Highest education level of any member: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Less than college graduate College graduate 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Less 

than 

high 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

with 

some 

college 

Associate's 

degree Total Bachelor's degree 

Master's, 

professional, 

doctoral 

degree 

 Education 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.95 20.31 66.02 33.99 33.99 45.03 11.69 24.49 18.67 

 All other gifts 

 Mean ................................ 102 56 5 47 81 54 163 124 222 

 SE................................................................ 12.31 8.04 2.36 15.15 17.74 10.50 26.55 18.27 59.08 

 CV(%) ................................ 12.12 14.43 42.92 32.50 22.00 19.34 16.25 14.79 26.58 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

n.a. Not applicable. 

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