Table 58. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2001

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more persons

Total

two or

more

persons

Two

persons

Three

persons

Four

persons

Five or

more

persons

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................... 110,339 32,783 77,556 34,151 16,523 15,571 11,310 

Percent distribution of consumer units ........................ 100.0 29.7 70.3 31.0 15.0 14.1 10.3 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values): 

Income before taxes 1 ............................................... $47,507 $26,650 $56,737 $50,941 $56,384 $66,158 $61,795 

Income after taxes 1 .................................................. 44,587 24,822 53,333 47,342 53,318 62,258 59,144 

 Age of reference person ............................................ 48.1 51.5 46.7 52.9 44.0 40.7 40.4 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ................................................................... 2.5 1.0 3.1 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.6 

 Children under 18 .................................................... .7 n.a. .9 .1 .8 1.6 2.8 

 Persons 65 and over ............................................... .3 .3 .3 .5 .2 .1 .1 

 Earners .................................................................... 1.4 .6 1.7 1.2 1.8 2.0 2.3 

 Vehicles ................................................................... 1.9 1.0 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.6 2.5 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ....................................................................... 51 44 55 56 51 55 55 

 Female ................................................................... 49 56 45 44 49 45 45 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ........................................................... 66 51 73 74 69 75 70 

 With mortgage ..................................................... 40 21 48 39 49 61 57 

 Without mortgage ................................................ 26 30 25 36 20 13 13 

 Renter .................................................................... 34 49 27 26 31 25 30 

Race of reference person:

Black ...................................................................... 12 12 12 9 16 12 16 

 White and other ..................................................... 88 88 88 91 84 88 84 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) .................................................... 6 7 5 5 5 5 8 

 High school (9-12) ................................................. 38 36 39 38 41 37 44 

 College .................................................................. 56 57 55 57 54 58 47 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ...................... 88 76 93 93 92 94 93 

Annual aggregate expenditures ................................... $4,359,314 17.5 82.5 31.9 17.3 19.3 14.0 

Food .......................................................................... 586,447 15.3 84.7 32.1 17.6 19.2 15.9 

 Food at home .......................................................... 340,046 14.2 85.8 31.0 18.0 19.6 17.3 

 Cereals and bakery products ................................. 49,834 14.2 85.8 30.0 17.5 20.0 18.3 

 Cereals and cereal products ................................ 17,243 13.7 86.3 27.8 17.9 20.2 20.4 

 Bakery products ................................................... 32,591 14.4 85.6 31.2 17.3 19.9 17.2 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................ 91,247 12.7 87.3 31.7 18.9 18.9 17.8 

 Beef ..................................................................... 27,338 11.8 88.2 32.7 18.5 19.2 17.8 

 Pork ..................................................................... 19,541 11.9 88.1 32.6 19.4 18.9 17.3 

 Other meats ......................................................... 11,248 13.2 86.8 30.2 19.8 19.2 17.5 

 Poultry ................................................................. 16,737 12.7 87.3 29.9 19.0 18.7 19.7 

 Fish and seafood ................................................. 12,527 14.7 85.3 32.2 18.7 18.7 15.8 

 Eggs .................................................................... 3,856 15.6 84.4 30.7 17.6 17.1 19.1 

Dairy products ....................................................... 36,554 14.6 85.4 29.7 17.9 20.0 17.9 

 Fresh milk and cream .......................................... 14,971 14.3 85.7 27.6 18.0 20.3 19.8 

 Other dairy products ............................................ 21,583 14.7 85.3 31.1 17.8 19.9 16.5 

 Fruits and vegetables ............................................ 57,499 15.6 84.4 31.8 17.4 18.7 16.5 

 Fresh fruits ........................................................... 17,678 16.2 83.8 32.1 17.2 18.1 16.4 

 Fresh vegetables ................................................. 17,812 15.2 84.8 32.8 17.4 18.1 16.4 

 Processed fruits ................................................... 12,788 16.0 84.0 29.8 17.3 19.7 17.2 

 Processed vegetables ......................................... 9,222 14.6 85.4 32.0 18.0 19.6 15.9 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 58. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2001 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more persons

Total

two or

more

persons

Two

persons

Three

persons

Four

persons

Five or

more

persons

 Other food at home ................................................ $104,913 14.6 85.4 30.8 17.9 20.2 16.5 

 Sugar and other sweets ....................................... 12,779 14.6 85.4 30.9 16.7 20.2 17.7 

 Fats and oils ........................................................ 9,561 13.8 86.2 32.4 17.9 18.9 17.0 

 Miscellaneous foods ............................................ 50,113 14.4 85.6 29.9 18.6 20.7 16.4 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ...................................... 28,230 15.0 85.0 30.6 17.8 20.3 16.4 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ................................................. 4,229 16.9 83.1 38.0 13.8 17.9 13.4 

 Food away from home ............................................. 246,401 16.7 83.3 33.6 16.9 18.7 14.0 

Alcoholic beverages .................................................. 38,420 25.8 74.2 36.9 13.6 14.5 9.2 

Housing ..................................................................... 1,435,497 19.1 80.9 30.9 17.0 19.4 13.7 

 Shelter ..................................................................... 838,752 20.5 79.5 30.4 16.5 19.3 13.3 

 Owned dwellings ................................................... 549,326 14.9 85.1 31.0 17.3 22.4 14.5 

 Mortgage interest and charges ............................ 315,762 12.2 87.8 27.5 19.3 24.8 16.2 

 Property taxes ..................................................... 136,070 18.1 81.9 33.3 14.9 20.4 13.2 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ........................................................... 97,494 19.0 81.0 39.0 13.9 17.4 10.7 

 Rented dwellings ................................................... 235,479 34.9 65.1 26.6 15.2 12.5 10.8 

 Other lodging ......................................................... 53,947 15.6 84.4 40.5 13.9 18.2 11.8 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ........................... 305,260 19.3 80.7 31.5 17.3 18.0 13.8 

 Natural gas ............................................................ 45,308 20.0 80.0 31.1 16.8 18.2 14.0 

 Electricity ............................................................... 111,281 18.9 81.1 31.7 17.5 17.8 14.1 

 Fuel oil and other fuels .......................................... 12,397 19.2 80.8 36.2 14.2 17.5 13.0 

 Telephone services ............................................... 100,895 20.1 79.9 30.6 17.9 18.0 13.4 

 Water and other public services ............................ 35,379 17.5 82.5 32.5 17.0 18.6 14.4 

 Household operations .............................................. 74,577 15.6 84.4 21.7 19.4 28.3 14.9 

 Personal services .................................................. 32,099 8.0 92.0 9.0 25.6 37.1 20.4 

 Other household expenses .................................... 42,478 21.4 78.6 31.3 14.8 21.7 10.8 

Housekeeping supplies ........................................... 56,097 13.8 86.2 35.3 16.6 19.7 14.6 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies .............................. 14,477 13.0 87.0 31.4 17.4 20.4 17.8 

 Other household products ..................................... 28,120 13.4 86.6 36.1 15.6 20.4 14.5 

 Postage and stationery .......................................... 13,499 15.4 84.6 38.0 17.8 17.4 11.4 

 Household furnishings and equipment .................... 160,811 14.4 85.6 35.3 18.0 18.1 14.3 

 Household textiles ................................................. 12,556 14.9 85.1 38.7 16.1 17.1 13.2 

 Furniture ................................................................ 41,070 12.9 87.1 35.1 17.2 21.8 13.1 

 Floor coverings ...................................................... 4,468 10.5 89.5 37.4 16.4 19.7 16.1 

 Major appliances ................................................... 19,633 14.0 86.0 38.3 14.4 19.5 13.7 

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares ......................................................... 9,538 14.3 85.7 41.0 13.7 18.8 12.1 

 Miscellaneous household equipment .................... 73,545 15.6 84.4 33.1 20.3 15.6 15.5 

Apparel and services ................................................. 192,138 14.3 85.7 30.3 17.4 21.0 17.1 

 Men and boys .......................................................... 46,645 13.4 86.6 28.5 17.4 22.7 17.9 

 Men, 16 and over ................................................... 36,946 16.1 83.9 33.4 17.5 19.4 13.7 

 Boys, 2 to 15 .......................................................... 9,699 3.3 96.7 10.1 17.4 35.2 34.0 

 Women and girls ...................................................... 74,615 14.5 85.5 31.4 17.0 20.1 17.0 

 Women, 16 and over ............................................. 61,965 16.5 83.5 35.5 17.4 17.0 13.6 

 Girls, 2 to 15 .......................................................... 12,649 4.9 95.1 11.5 15.2 34.9 33.6 

 Children under 2 ...................................................... 8,972 4.7 95.3 18.3 25.8 27.5 23.6 

 Footwear .................................................................. 33,311 12.4 87.6 32.3 14.5 22.2 18.6 

 Other apparel products and services ....................... 28,596 20.4 79.6 31.5 18.8 16.9 12.4 

Transportation ........................................................... 842,246 15.6 84.4 31.2 18.3 19.9 14.9 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................ 394,894 15.0 85.0 30.2 18.1 20.7 16.0 

 Cars and trucks, new ............................................. 185,940 14.7 85.3 34.8 16.8 19.9 13.8 

 Cars and trucks, used ............................................ 203,916 15.0 85.0 26.1 19.4 21.3 18.2 

 Other vehicles ........................................................ 5,037 325.7 74.3 24.1 10.5 28.3 311.4 

 Gasoline and motor oil ............................................. 141,165 15.3 84.7 31.5 18.3 20.0 15.0 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 58. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2001 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more persons

Total

two or

more

persons

Two

persons

Three

persons

Four

persons

Five or

more

persons

 Other vehicle expenses ........................................... $262,082 15.9 84.1 31.6 19.2 19.3 13.9 

 Vehicle finance charges ........................................ 39,661 11.8 88.2 30.2 19.9 21.7 16.4 

 Maintenance and repairs ....................................... 73,077 18.6 81.4 31.0 17.8 18.4 14.1 

 Vehicle insurance .................................................. 90,393 16.0 84.0 32.7 19.4 18.9 13.0 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, other

charges ................................................................ 58,951 15.1 84.9 31.8 20.3 19.5 13.2 

 Public transportation ................................................ 44,105 20.3 79.7 37.0 15.4 15.9 11.4 

Health care ................................................................ 240,712 19.6 80.4 40.2 15.6 14.5 10.1 

 Health insurance ...................................................... 117,031 19.3 80.7 39.9 16.0 14.8 10.1 

 Medical services ...................................................... 63,180 17.2 82.8 38.6 15.7 16.8 11.7 

 Drugs ....................................................................... 49,502 23.2 76.8 43.2 14.3 11.5 7.9 

 Medical supplies ...................................................... 10,999 20.1 79.9 39.7 15.6 13.3 11.2 

Entertainment ............................................................ 215,474 16.6 83.4 32.7 16.4 20.1 14.3 

 Fees and admissions ............................................... 58,074 16.7 83.3 32.7 14.6 21.2 14.8 

 Television, radios, sound equipment ....................... 72,769 20.3 79.7 29.2 17.0 19.8 13.7 

 Pets, toys, and playground equipment .................... 37,201 16.4 83.6 32.5 16.9 19.6 14.7 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services .......................................................... 47,430 11.0 89.0 38.1 17.3 19.4 14.2 

Personal care products and services ........................ 53,450 17.8 82.2 33.4 17.2 17.6 14.0 

Reading ..................................................................... 15,558 23.3 76.7 36.8 14.8 15.5 9.5 

Education ................................................................... 71,461 19.4 80.6 22.8 19.2 23.0 15.6 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies .................. 34,027 19.6 80.4 31.3 19.3 16.0 13.8 

Miscellaneous ............................................................ 82,751 20.4 79.6 30.9 16.8 21.7 10.2 

Cash contributions ..................................................... 138,825 25.1 74.9 35.2 13.9 14.4 11.4 

Personal insurance and pensions ............................. 412,309 15.6 84.4 32.0 18.2 21.1 13.1 

 Life and other personal insurance ........................... 45,286 13.1 86.9 36.4 19.2 19.4 11.9 

 Pensions and Social Security .................................. 367,023 15.9 84.1 31.5 18.1 21.3 13.2 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 1

Money income before taxes ........................................ 4,215,547 17.2 82.8 32.7 17.5 19.1 13.5 

 Wages and salaries ................................................. 3,401,575 14.9 85.1 30.0 18.9 21.3 14.8 

 Self-employment income ......................................... 197,988 16.4 83.6 34.7 15.7 19.9 13.3 

 Social Security, private and government retirement 440,370 30.5 69.5 52.2 9.6 4.2 3.6 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property

income ................................................................... 84,377 31.7 68.3 41.6 6.9 12.0 7.9 

 Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits .................................................. 15,217 13.9 86.1 33.3 18.2 20.0 14.5 

 Public assistance, supplemental security income,

food stamps ........................................................... 34,051 20.8 79.2 29.8 18.1 10.6 20.7 

 Regular contributions for support ............................ 27,950 30.8 69.2 19.9 18.3 18.2 12.7 

 Other income ........................................................... 14,018 42.5 57.5 23.4 13.1 9.2 11.7 

Personal taxes ........................................................... 259,142 19.2 80.8 37.5 15.5 18.3 9.4 

 Federal income taxes .............................................. 198,482 19.2 80.8 38.0 15.4 18.6 8.8 

 State and local income taxes ................................... 49,209 18.5 81.5 36.3 16.2 17.2 11.8 

 Other taxes .............................................................. 11,451 21.7 78.3 35.3 14.2 18.7 10.2 

Income after taxes ..................................................... 3,956,405 17.1 82.9 32.3 17.7 19.2 13.7 

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.

n.a. Not applicable.