Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of incom

Survey, 1994

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

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Number of consumer units (in thousands).........| 102,210 | 11,432 | 17,665 | 10,612 | 19,886 Percent distribution of consumer units..........| 100.0 | 11.2 | 17.3 | 10.4 | 19.5 

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Consumer unit characteristics (mean values): | | | | | 

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Income before taxes 1/........................| $36,838 | $11,403 | $27,485 | $20,239 | $33,505 Income after taxes 1/.........................| 33,755 | 11,027 | 24,420 | 19,592 | 31,391 Age of reference person.......................| 47.6 | 69.9 | 39.4 | 61.3 | 46.4 

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Average number in consumer unit: | | | | | 

Persons.....................................| 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 Children under 18...........................| .7 | n.a. | n.a. | .6 | 1.1 Persons 65 and over.........................| .3 | .8 | .1 | 1.1 | .3 Earners.....................................| 1.3 | n.a. | 1.0 | n.a. | 1.0 Vehicles....................................| 1.9 | .7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 

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Percent distribution: | | | | | 

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Sex of reference person: | | | | | 

Male......................................| 62 | 30 | 54 | 65 | 59 Female....................................| 38 | 70 | 46 | 35 | 41 

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Housing tenure: | | | | | 

Homeowner.................................| 63 | 59 | 36 | 68 | 62 

With mortgage...........................| 37 | 8 | 24 | 13 | 35 Without mortgage........................| 26 | 52 | 12 | 56 | 27 

Renter....................................| 37 | 41 | 64 | 32 | 38 

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Race of reference person: | | | | | 

Black.....................................| 11 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 14 White and other...........................| 89 | 89 | 90 | 83 | 86 

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Education of reference person: | | | | | 

Elementary (1-8)..........................| 8 | 24 | 3 | 18 | 9 High school (9-12)........................| 43 | 49 | 31 | 53 | 48 College...................................| 48 | 26 | 66 | 28 | 43 Never attended and other..................| (2) | 1 | (2) | 1 | (2) 

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At least one vehicle owned..................| 86 | 57 | 81 | 79 | 90 

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Annual aggregate expenditures...................|$3,243,017 | 5.0 | 12.4 | 7.5 | 18.8 

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Food..........................................| 449,565 | 5.3 | 10.6 | 9.2 | 18.4 

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Food at home................................| 276,371 | 6.1 | 8.4 | 10.3 | 20.6 

Cereals and bakery products...............| 43,682 | 6.0 | 8.6 | 10.7 | 20.5 

Cereals and cereal products.............| 16,482 | 5.5 | 8.1 | 10.4 | 21.5 Bakery products.........................| 27,200 | 6.3 | 8.9 | 10.9 | 19.8 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............| 74,637 | 5.9 | 7.6 | 10.1 | 21.8 

Beef....................................| 23,106 | 5.2 | 7.2 | 9.3 | 22.5 Pork....................................| 15,870 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 11.2 | 22.7 Other meats.............................| 9,573 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 10.4 | 21.8 Poultry.................................| 13,918 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 9.7 | 19.6 Fish and seafood........................| 9,113 | 5.7 | 8.4 | 10.0 | 22.2 Eggs....................................| 3,057 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 11.4 | 20.4 

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Dairy products............................| 29,441 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 10.2 | 20.3 

Fresh milk and cream....................| 12,955 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 10.5 | 20.9 Other dairy products....................| 16,486 | 6.7 | 8.3 | 10.1 | 19.9 

Fruits and vegetables.....................| 44,486 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 10.5 | 20.6 

Fresh fruits............................| 13,555 | 7.6 | 9.0 | 10.1 | 20.9 Fresh vegetables........................| 13,746 | 7.1 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 21.2 Processed fruits........................| 9,485 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 11.0 | 19.8 Processed vegetables....................| 7,701 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 12.2 | 20.1 

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Other food at home........................| 84,125 | 5.4 | 8.9 | 10.2 | 19.7 

Sugar and other sweets..................| 10,725 | 5.9 | 8.1 | 11.6 | 19.6 Fats and oils...........................| 8,076 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 11.2 | 20.6 Miscellaneous foods.....................| 36,849 | 4.8 | 8.7 | 9.9 | 19.9 Nonalcoholic beverages..................| 23,732 | 5.7 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 19.1 Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | 

on out-of-town trips...................| 4,744 | 3.9 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 19.3 

Food away from home.........................| 173,194 | 3.9 | 14.1 | 7.3 | 15.0 

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Alcoholic beverages...........................| 28,341 | 3.8 | 22.3 | 7.4 | 14.6 

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Housing.......................................| 1,032,674 | 6.0 | 12.7 | 7.9 | 20.2 

Shelter.....................................| 581,190 | 5.8 | 14.6 | 6.7 | 20.4 

Owned dwellings...........................| 356,887 | 4.3 | 9.5 | 6.0 | 19.8 

Mortgage interest and charges...........| 196,111 | 1.3 | 9.5 | 2.3 | 18.8 Property taxes..........................| 94,197 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 10.1 | 21.9 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, | | | | | 

other expenses.........................| 66,579 | 9.8 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 20.0 

Rented dwellings..........................| 183,915 | 9.0 | 25.5 | 7.5 | 21.4 Other lodging.............................| 40,389 | 4.9 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 21.3 

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Utilities, fuels, and public services.......| 223,691 | 7.3 | 11.0 | 10.1 | 21.4 

Natural gas...............................| 28,898 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 11.5 | 21.8 Electricity...............................| 88,053 | 6.8 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 21.7 Fuel oil and other fuels..................| 10,014 | 12.4 | 10.5 | 13.5 | 20.3 Telephone services........................| 70,506 | 6.3 | 14.4 | 8.4 | 20.9 Water and other public services...........| 26,220 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 10.7 | 21.7 

Household operations........................| 50,096 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 23.1 

Personal services.........................| 23,487 | 2.9 | 3/.8 | 2.1 | 25.6 Other household expenses..................| 26,609 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 12.5 | 20.9 

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Housekeeping supplies.......................| 40,079 | 6.5 | 8.6 | 12.2 | 18.9 

Laundry and cleaning supplies.............| 11,144 | 5.0 | 8.2 | 11.3 | 20.3 Other household products..................| 17,721 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 11.0 | 19.4 Postage and stationery....................| 11,214 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 14.9 | 16.7 

Household furnishings and equipment.........| 137,617 | 4.3 | 10.9 | 7.8 | 16.5 

Household textiles........................| 10,147 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 18.5 

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Furniture.................................| 32,547 | 4.0 | 12.6 | 6.1 | 16.7 

Floor coverings...........................| 12,215 | 3/4.0 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 10.6 Major appliances..........................| 15,224 | 6.1 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 22.7 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares| 8,242 | 4.6 | 12.2 | 10.1 | 18.0 Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 59,242 | 3.4 | 11.7 | 8.3 | 15.4 

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Apparel and services..........................| 167,683 | 3.1 | 12.1 | 6.5 | 20.1 

Men and boys................................| 40,244 | 2.3 | 10.2 | 6.9 | 20.3 

Men, 16 and over..........................| 31,054 | 2.6 | 12.6 | 6.7 | 19.1 Boys, 2 to 15.............................| 9,190 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 7.5 | 24.3 

Women and girls.............................| 66,459 | 3.2 | 13.3 | 6.3 | 19.4 

Women, 16 and over........................| 56,269 | 3.6 | 15.2 | 6.2 | 18.2 Girls, 2 to 15............................| 10,189 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 7.3 | 25.7 

Children under 2............................| 8,147 | .9 | 3.4 | 6.8 | 26.1 Footwear....................................| 25,847 | 4.1 | 11.9 | 6.7 | 20.4 Other apparel products and services.........| 26,987 | 3.5 | 14.7 | 6.4 | 19.4 

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Transportation................................| 617,721 | 3.5 | 12.4 | 6.0 | 18.0 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)..............| 278,486 | 3.1 | 12.0 | 4.5 | 17.7 

Cars and trucks, new......................| 142,124 | 4.5 | 12.0 | 5.7 | 18.5 Cars and trucks, used.....................| 131,847 | 1.8 | 11.4 | 3.4 | 17.5 Other vehicles............................| 4,515 | 3/2.6 | 34.0 | 3/.2 | 3/2.4 

Gasoline and motor oil......................| 100,770 | 3.3 | 11.9 | 7.2 | 18.9 Other vehicle expenses......................| 199,518 | 3.5 | 12.8 | 6.4 | 17.4 

Vehicle finance charges...................| 24,050 | 1.1 | 10.8 | 2.1 | 16.0 Maintenance and repairs...................| 69,483 | 3.9 | 14.3 | 6.9 | 16.7 Vehicle insurance.........................| 70,488 | 4.5 | 11.9 | 7.4 | 17.7 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, | | | | | 

other charges............................| 35,498 | 2.5 | 12.7 | 6.3 | 19.1 

Public transportation.......................| 38,947 | 6.2 | 14.3 | 10.8 | 20.5 

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Health care...................................| 179,321 | 10.9 | 8.2 | 14.7 | 20.4 

Health insurance............................| 83,296 | 12.1 | 6.9 | 17.0 | 20.2 Medical services............................| 58,365 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 21.6 Drugs.......................................| 29,186 | 13.6 | 8.9 | 20.1 | 19.2 Medical supplies............................| 8,474 | 6.0 | 9.2 | 11.1 | 17.8 

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Entertainment.................................| 160,110 | 3.7 | 13.5 | 6.7 | 18.3 

Fees and admissions.........................| 44,881 | 3.6 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 19.0 Television, radios, sound equipment.........| 54,487 | 4.9 | 13.9 | 7.2 | 18.4 Pets, toys, and playground equipment........| 29,480 | 3.8 | 10.8 | 6.4 | 20.7 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, | | | | | 

and services...............................| 31,262 | 1.4 | 14.8 | 5.5 | 14.9 

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Personal care products and services...........| 40,449 | 5.0 | 11.6 | 9.1 | 17.1 

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Reading.......................................| 16,844 | 6.9 | 15.0 | 9.0 | 17.8 

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Education.....................................| 46,992 | 2.4 | 15.1 | 5.2 | 15.3 

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Tobacco products and smoking supplies.........| 26,426 | 5.2 | 12.4 | 7.4 | 21.2 

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Miscellaneous.................................| 76,484 | 6.2 | 15.0 | 6.8 | 18.9 

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Cash contributions............................| 98,153 | 10.3 | 11.5 | 14.1 | 19.0 

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Personal insurance and pensions...............| 302,253 | .6 | 13.9 | 1.6 | 16.3 

Life and other personal insurance...........| 40,648 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 19.2 

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Pensions and Social Security................| 261,605 | 3/.1 | 14.9 | .4 | 15.8 

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Sources of income and personal taxes: 1/ | | | | | 

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Money income before taxes.....................| 3,167,858 | 3.4 | 13.4 | 5.7 | 17.3 

Wages and salaries..........................| 2,390,220 | (4) | 14.6 | (4) | 16.3 Self-employment income......................| 210,864 | (4) | 15.3 | (5) | 19.7 Social Security, private and government | | | | | 

retirement.................................| 361,451 | 24.2 | 4.4 | 36.8 | 19.7 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other | | | | | 

property income............................| 99,733 | 11.5 | 17.2 | 24.2 | 14.7 

Unemployment and workers' compensation, | | | | | 

veterans' benefits.........................| 27,189 | 8.1 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 23.6 

Public assistance, supplemental security | | | | | 

income, food stamps........................| 41,520 | 10.5 | 1.2 | 41.1 | 31.3 

Regular contributions for support...........| 24,640 | 10.0 | 16.6 | 11.2 | 32.0 Other income................................| 12,241 | 5.5 | 26.6 | 4.2 | 16.5 

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Personal taxes................................| 265,111 | 1.4 | 17.9 | 2.2 | 13.0 

Federal income taxes........................| 196,757 | 1.0 | 18.5 | 1.8 | 12.7 State and local income taxes................| 54,057 | 1.5 | 17.6 | .6 | 13.2 Other taxes.................................| 14,297 | 6.1 | 9.9 | 12.7 | 16.2 

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Income after taxes............................| 2,902,747 | 3.6 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 17.7 

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1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary.2/ Value less than 0.5.3/ Data are likely to have large sampling errors.4/ No data reported.5/ Value less than 0.05.n.a. Not applicable.

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