Table 2600. Generation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2016

Item

All

consumer

units

Birth year

of 1927

or earlier1

Birth year

from 1928

to 19451

Birth year

from 1946

to 1964

Birth year

from 1965

to 1980

Birth year

of 1981

or later

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ......... 129,549 2,331 16,880 45,087 35,578 29,675

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes

Mean .............................................. $74,664 $31,272 $40,230 $79,736 $95,168 $65,373

SE .................................................. 1,447.86 1,570.20 1,132.66 1,659.77 2,026.92 4,842.20

CV(%) ............................................. 1.94 5.02 2.82 2.08 2.13 7.41

Income after taxes

Mean .............................................. 64,175 30,069 37,964 67,499 80,937 56,618

SE .................................................. 963.10 1,393.62 1,003.94 1,167.34 1,430.19 2,988.64

CV(%) ............................................. 1.50 4.63 2.64 1.73 1.77 5.28

Age of reference person ................................... 50.9 91.0 77.1 60.2 43.3 27.9

Average number in consumer unit:

People ............................................................ 2.5 1.3 1.7 2.1 3.2 2.6

Children under 18 ........................................... .6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) .2 1.2 .9

Adults 65 and older ........................................ .4 1.2 1.4 .4 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Earners ........................................................... 1.3 .1 .4 1.3 1.7 1.5

Vehicles .......................................................... 1.9 .8 1.6 2.1 2.1 1.5

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men ................................................................ 47 33 42 49 46 49

Women ........................................................... 53 67 58 51 54 51

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................... 62 63 79 76 62 33

With mortgage .............................................. 36 4 19 40 48 26

Without mortgage ......................................... 27 59 60 36 14 7

Renter ............................................................ 38 37 21 24 38 67

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American .............................. 13 7 10 13 14 15

White, Asian, and all other races ................... 87 93 90 87 86 85

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .......................................... 13 3 6 9 18 18

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................... 87 97 94 91 82 82

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ............................................ 3 6 5 3 3 1

High school (9-12) .......................................... 32 44 42 33 27 28

College ........................................................... 65 50 53 63 69 71

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............... 87 58 84 90 91 83

Average annual expenditures

Mean .............................................. $57,311 $35,344 $41,763 $61,204 $68,532 $48,576

SE .................................................. 593.55 2,230.58 1,076.08 995.67 1,182.62 684.35

CV(%) ............................................. 1.04 6.31 2.58 1.63 1.73 1.41

Food

Mean .............................................. 7,203 3,118 5,492 7,324 8,870 6,316

Share .............................................. 12.6 8.8 13.2 12.0 12.9 13.0

SE .................................................. 94.56 255.82 148.22 159.72 271.01 139.72

CV(%) ............................................. 1.31 8.20 2.70 2.18 3.06 2.21

Food at home

Mean .............................................. 4,049 2,023 3,450 4,224 4,830 3,370

Share .............................................. 7.1 5.7 8.3 6.9 7.0 6.9

SE .................................................. 55.32 185.75 115.03 84.38 143.48 98.82

CV(%) ............................................. 1.37 9.18 3.33 2.00 2.97 2.93

Cereals and bakery products

Mean .............................................. 524 265 457 531 639 438

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

SE .................................................. 9.92 24.43 20.14 15.59 21.95 17.47

CV(%) ............................................. 1.89 9.20 4.40 2.94 3.44 3.99

Cereals and cereal products

Mean .............................................. 172 69 130 159 223 160

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

SE .................................................. 4.17 10.10 7.25 9.28 8.51 6.18

CV(%) ............................................. 2.43 14.68 5.56 5.84 3.82 3.86

Bakery products

Mean .............................................. 353 197 327 372 416 278

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

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2600. Generation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2016 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Birth year

of 1927

or earlier1

Birth year

from 1928

to 19451

Birth year

from 1946

to 1964

Birth year

from 1965

to 1980

Birth year

of 1981

or later

Bakery products

SE .................................................. 7.71 21.63 15.69 10.24 16.16 13.55

CV(%) ............................................. 2.19 11.00 4.80 2.75 3.88 4.88

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

Mean .............................................. 890 336 728 950 1,062 734

Share .............................................. 1.6 1.0 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5

SE .................................................. 15.36 45.34 35.14 23.76 41.19 27.51

CV(%) ............................................. 1.73 13.49 4.83 2.50 3.88 3.75

Beef

Mean .............................................. 244 74 231 262 288 187

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

SE .................................................. 6.42 17.97 19.52 10.98 16.59 10.26

CV(%) ............................................. 2.63 24.33 8.46 4.20 5.76 5.49

Pork

Mean .............................................. 169 60 136 189 193 139

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

SE .................................................. 3.51 10.61 10.22 7.12 8.77 9.30

CV(%) ............................................. 2.08 17.81 7.51 3.77 4.54 6.70

Other meats

Mean .............................................. 120 46 90 132 149 92

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

SE .................................................. 2.98 9.83 7.14 4.78 6.51 5.14

CV(%) ............................................. 2.48 21.18 7.96 3.62 4.37 5.59

Poultry

Mean .............................................. 172 55 113 171 210 167

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

SE .................................................. 4.47 15.50 8.32 8.37 11.49 6.42

CV(%) ............................................. 2.61 28.09 7.39 4.89 5.47 3.84

Fish and seafood

Mean .............................................. 130 73 115 139 155 99

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

SE .................................................. 5.72 19.36 11.93 7.54 13.48 7.85

CV(%) ............................................. 4.41 26.53 10.37 5.41 8.69 7.91

Eggs

Mean .............................................. 56 28 44 58 66 50

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

SE .................................................. 1.64 5.50 2.77 2.61 4.14 2.42

CV(%) ............................................. 2.94 19.53 6.29 4.53 6.24 4.86

Dairy products

Mean .............................................. 410 219 347 422 490 348

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

SE .................................................. 6.73 37.53 14.20 9.14 15.92 10.53

CV(%) ............................................. 1.64 17.10 4.09 2.17 3.25 3.03

Fresh milk and cream

Mean .............................................. 139 91 115 134 171 125

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

SE .................................................. 2.83 15.13 5.36 4.98 6.75 5.13

CV(%) ............................................. 2.03 16.64 4.65 3.71 3.95 4.11

Other dairy products

Mean .............................................. 271 129 232 287 319 224

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

SE .................................................. 4.90 25.39 11.07 6.54 11.02 8.62

CV(%) ............................................. 1.81 19.75 4.78 2.28 3.46 3.86

Fruits and vegetables

Mean .............................................. 783 414 701 787 954 650

Share .............................................. 1.4 1.2 1.7 1.3 1.4 1.3

SE .................................................. 12.51 43.06 33.43 21.20 34.00 19.96

CV(%) ............................................. 1.60 10.40 4.77 2.69 3.56 3.07

Fresh fruits

Mean .............................................. 288 162 270 283 353 238

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

SE .................................................. 6.08 23.65 13.88 9.19 17.26 9.16

CV(%) ............................................. 2.11 14.61 5.14 3.25 4.88 3.85

Fresh vegetables

Mean .............................................. 254 114 218 262 307 209

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

SE .................................................. 3.86 21.67 9.99 9.25 11.39 6.93

CV(%) ............................................. 1.52 19.00 4.58 3.53 3.71 3.31

Processed fruits

Mean .............................................. 109 78 99 105 134 93

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

SE .................................................. 2.46 15.17 6.37 4.11 6.06 4.51

CV(%) ............................................. 2.26 19.54 6.45 3.93 4.53 4.86

Processed vegetables

Mean .............................................. 133 60 114 137 160 109

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

SE .................................................. 3.88 9.86 10.14 6.04 6.01 5.51

CV(%) ............................................. 2.93 16.33 8.87 4.40 3.76 5.03

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2600. Generation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2016 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Birth year

of 1927

or earlier1

Birth year

from 1928

to 19451

Birth year

from 1946

to 1964

Birth year

from 1965

to 1980

Birth year

of 1981

or later

Other food at home

Mean .............................................. 1,442 788 1,216 1,533 1,686 1,200

Share .............................................. 2.5 2.2 2.9 2.5 2.5 2.5

SE .................................................. 20.81 119.60 49.42 31.73 52.22 38.82

CV(%) ............................................. 1.44 15.18 4.06 2.07 3.10 3.23

Sugar and other sweets

Mean .............................................. 148 117 146 161 165 113

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

SE .................................................. 4.35 34.13 18.26 6.37 9.29 7.01

CV(%) ............................................. 2.94 29.23 12.54 3.96 5.63 6.19

Fats and oils

Mean .............................................. 111 42 95 124 125 91

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

SE .................................................. 3.24 8.34 5.91 5.12 6.38 7.03

CV(%) ............................................. 2.91 20.08 6.22 4.11 5.10 7.72

Miscellaneous foods

Mean .............................................. 734 444 576 764 875 636

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

SE .................................................. 11.04 112.60 26.16 17.53 28.61 22.72

CV(%) ............................................. 1.50 25.37 4.54 2.29 3.27 3.57

Nonalcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 393 180 363 416 453 325

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

SE .................................................. 7.11 28.18 27.47 12.09 16.24 12.67

CV(%) ............................................. 1.81 15.67 7.58 2.91 3.59 3.90

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips

Mean .............................................. 55 6 37 69 67 34

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

SE .................................................. 2.51 2.48 5.54 3.41 5.73 2.42

CV(%) ............................................. 4.55 41.18 14.99 4.97 8.51 7.12

Food away from home

Mean .............................................. 3,154 1,095 2,042 3,100 4,040 2,946

Share .............................................. 5.5 3.1 4.9 5.1 5.9 6.1

SE .................................................. 64.74 178.10 84.37 124.36 158.18 96.07

CV(%) ............................................. 2.05 16.26 4.13 4.01 3.92 3.26

Alcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 484 205 326 518 552 461

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

SE .................................................. 16.66 55.36 36.07 31.22 35.43 25.95

CV(%) ............................................. 3.44 27.07 11.06 6.02 6.42 5.62

Housing

Mean .............................................. 18,886 17,858 14,417 18,917 22,669 16,959

Share .............................................. 33.0 50.5 34.5 30.9 33.1 34.9

SE .................................................. 149.46 1,412.70 305.30 201.29 338.16 186.40

CV(%) ............................................. .79 7.91 2.12 1.06 1.49 1.10

Shelter

Mean .............................................. 11,128 11,899 7,907 10,740 13,473 10,678

Share .............................................. 19.4 33.7 18.9 17.5 19.7 22.0

SE .................................................. 113.28 1,189.29 239.96 174.29 234.03 151.77

CV(%) ............................................. 1.02 10.00 3.03 1.62 1.74 1.42

Owned dwellings

Mean .............................................. 6,295 3,146 4,972 7,214 8,159 3,665

Share .............................................. 11.0 8.9 11.9 11.8 11.9 7.5

SE .................................................. 79.27 302.95 176.71 141.82 195.34 100.06

CV(%) ............................................. 1.26 9.63 3.55 1.97 2.39 2.73

Mortgage interest and charges

Mean .............................................. 2,889 260 1,034 2,877 4,526 2,208

Share .............................................. 5.0 .7 2.5 4.7 6.6 4.5

SE .................................................. 52.35 86.04 69.42 76.00 125.22 70.80

CV(%) ............................................. 1.81 33.14 6.72 2.64 2.77 3.21

Property taxes

Mean .............................................. 1,969 1,682 2,049 2,481 2,205 888

Share .............................................. 3.4 4.8 4.9 4.1 3.2 1.8

SE .................................................. 28.53 165.64 64.45 55.19 52.28 25.09

CV(%) ............................................. 1.45 9.85 3.15 2.22 2.37 2.83

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses

Mean .............................................. 1,437 1,205 1,890 1,857 1,428 570

Share .............................................. 2.5 3.4 4.5 3.0 2.1 1.2

SE .................................................. 38.73 194.21 116.40 74.00 91.01 38.58

CV(%) ............................................. 2.70 16.12 6.16 3.99 6.37 6.77

Rented dwellings

Mean .............................................. 4,035 8,258 2,259 2,410 4,500 6,625

Share .............................................. 7.0 23.4 5.4 3.9 6.6 13.6

SE .................................................. 64.12 1,153.47 197.05 79.81 112.51 133.33

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2600. Generation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2016 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Birth year

of 1927

or earlier1

Birth year

from 1928

to 19451

Birth year

from 1946

to 1964

Birth year

from 1965

to 1980

Birth year

of 1981

or later

Rented dwellings

CV(%) ............................................. 1.59 13.97 8.72 3.31 2.50 2.01

Other lodging

Mean .............................................. 798 494 676 1,117 814 388

Share .............................................. 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.2 .8

SE .................................................. 33.99 234.37 53.43 74.33 44.87 38.35

CV(%) ............................................. 4.26 47.45 7.90 6.66 5.51 9.89

Utilities, fuels, and public services

Mean .............................................. 3,884 2,622 3,455 4,220 4,466 3,020

Share .............................................. 6.8 7.4 8.3 6.9 6.5 6.2

SE .................................................. 36.08 145.06 77.06 50.67 56.30 53.49

CV(%) ............................................. .93 5.53 2.23 1.20 1.26 1.77

Natural gas

Mean .............................................. 355 321 347 402 387 250

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

SE .................................................. 10.52 25.37 21.00 13.49 13.83 9.78

CV(%) ............................................. 2.97 7.91 6.05 3.35 3.57 3.92

Electricity

Mean .............................................. 1,444 1,030 1,369 1,560 1,622 1,129

Share .............................................. 2.5 2.9 3.3 2.5 2.4 2.3

SE .................................................. 16.13 63.41 32.84 20.66 22.72 25.26

CV(%) ............................................. 1.12 6.16 2.40 1.32 1.40 2.24

Fuel oil and other fuels

Mean .............................................. 85 116 122 109 76 36

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

SE .................................................. 5.81 24.62 14.18 8.07 7.53 4.77

CV(%) ............................................. 6.81 21.15 11.64 7.37 9.91 13.11

Telephone services

Mean .............................................. 1,431 707 1,042 1,527 1,734 1,200

Share .............................................. 2.5 2.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5

SE .................................................. 13.62 52.27 27.61 22.91 27.43 22.95

CV(%) ............................................. .95 7.39 2.65 1.50 1.58 1.91

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards

Mean .............................................. 307 488 502 394 274 90

Share .............................................. .5 1.4 1.2 .6 .4 .2

SE .................................................. 7.25 29.38 17.90 11.32 10.24 5.32

CV(%) ............................................. 2.36 6.02 3.57 2.87 3.73 5.91

Cellular phone service

Mean .............................................. 1,124 219 540 1,133 1,459 1,110

Share .............................................. 2.0 .6 1.3 1.9 2.1 2.3

SE .................................................. 12.03 30.61 22.77 19.82 23.40 22.63

CV(%) ............................................. 1.07 13.99 4.21 1.75 1.60 2.04

Water and other public services

Mean .............................................. 569 448 574 621 646 405

Share .............................................. 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.0 .9 .8

SE .................................................. 13.54 51.34 23.50 19.54 17.58 13.98

CV(%) ............................................. 2.38 11.46 4.09 3.15 2.72 3.46

Household operations

Mean .............................................. 1,384 2,195 1,114 1,150 1,811 1,316

Share .............................................. 2.4 6.2 2.7 1.9 2.6 2.7

SE .................................................. 35.95 554.54 72.88 45.82 63.55 56.58

CV(%) ............................................. 2.60 25.26 6.54 3.98 3.51 4.30

Personal services

Mean .............................................. 457 1,206 119 116 795 702

Share .............................................. .8 3.4 .3 .2 1.2 1.4

SE .................................................. 26.73 520.78 42.60 35.33 53.34 55.14

CV(%) ............................................. 5.86 43.19 35.69 30.54 6.71 7.85

Other household expenses

Mean .............................................. 927 989 994 1,035 1,017 614

Share .............................................. 1.6 2.8 2.4 1.7 1.5 1.3

SE .................................................. 17.26 134.75 54.35 27.05 25.33 15.90

CV(%) ............................................. 1.86 13.62 5.47 2.61 2.49 2.59

Housekeeping supplies

Mean .............................................. 660 379 684 764 720 457

Share .............................................. 1.2 1.1 1.6 1.2 1.1 .9

SE .................................................. 11.84 55.58 38.69 32.16 29.50 22.39

CV(%) ............................................. 1.79 14.67 5.66 4.21 4.10 4.90

Laundry and cleaning supplies

Mean .............................................. 160 99 164 182 179 109

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

SE .................................................. 4.30 19.14 13.66 11.45 10.84 7.09

CV(%) ............................................. 2.69 19.38 8.35 6.29 6.04 6.50

Other household products

Mean .............................................. 363 198 379 407 396 269

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

SE .................................................. 9.13 32.88 27.87 20.90 19.36 16.57

CV(%) ............................................. 2.51 16.64 7.36 5.13 4.89 6.17

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2600. Generation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2016 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Birth year

of 1927

or earlier1

Birth year

from 1928

to 19451

Birth year

from 1946

to 1964

Birth year

from 1965

to 1980

Birth year

of 1981

or later

Postage and stationery

Mean .............................................. 137 83 141 174 145 79

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

SE .................................................. 6.47 26.66 14.32 13.72 13.36 12.40

CV(%) ............................................. 4.71 32.26 10.12 7.87 9.23 15.70

Household furnishings and equipment

Mean .............................................. 1,829 764 1,258 2,043 2,200 1,488

Share .............................................. 3.2 2.2 3.0 3.3 3.2 3.1

SE .................................................. 52.29 141.40 82.26 95.72 116.01 50.33

CV(%) ............................................. 2.86 18.51 6.54 4.68 5.27 3.38

Household textiles

Mean .............................................. 98 93 61 109 123 76

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

SE .................................................. 5.44 38.44 12.49 10.76 13.01 9.06

CV(%) ............................................. 5.53 41.52 20.32 9.86 10.57 11.98

Furniture

Mean .............................................. 460 158 291 459 569 450

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

SE .................................................. 19.22 81.38 38.35 29.18 46.86 27.79

CV(%) ............................................. 4.18 51.48 13.17 6.36 8.24 6.18

Floor coverings

Mean .............................................. 20 1 12 26 22 16

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

SE .................................................. 1.52 .50 3.41 4.82 2.68 2.81

CV(%) ............................................. 7.47 41.28 27.35 18.64 12.17 17.76

Major appliances

Mean .............................................. 283 106 228 319 335 211

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

SE .................................................. 12.32 30.29 17.97 26.55 22.14 19.15

CV(%) ............................................. 4.35 28.70 7.88 8.33 6.60 9.08

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares

Mean .............................................. 123 69 84 147 125 113

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

SE .................................................. 5.58 41.47 11.25 10.79 8.77 8.29

CV(%) ............................................. 4.53 60.12 13.37 7.32 7.04 7.36

Miscellaneous household equipment

Mean .............................................. 845 337 581 983 1,026 623

Share .............................................. 1.5 1.0 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.3

SE .................................................. 41.06 115.91 73.95 84.64 89.88 41.35

CV(%) ............................................. 4.86 34.36 12.73 8.61 8.76 6.64

Apparel and services

Mean .............................................. 1,803 615 920 1,602 2,577 1,753

Share .............................................. 3.1 1.7 2.2 2.6 3.8 3.6

SE .................................................. 63.08 182.34 73.00 86.86 181.56 91.03

CV(%) ............................................. 3.50 29.66 7.93 5.42 7.04 5.19

Men and boys

Mean .............................................. 427 149 148 368 633 443

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

SE .................................................. 21.70 90.19 18.59 45.97 42.29 41.43

CV(%) ............................................. 5.09 60.57 12.57 12.50 6.68 9.36

Men, 16 and over

Mean .............................................. 323 148 115 317 425 338

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

SE .................................................. 20.77 90.17 16.29 45.26 40.19 38.98

CV(%) ............................................. 6.43 60.82 14.15 14.27 9.46 11.52

Boys, 2 to 15

Mean .............................................. 104 1 33 51 208 104

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

SE .................................................. 6.65 .50 10.14 7.47 18.29 11.70

CV(%) ............................................. 6.42 74.68 30.94 14.76 8.78 11.24

Women and girls

Mean .............................................. 665 153 402 641 940 560

Share .............................................. 1.2 .4 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.2

SE .................................................. 23.71 56.98 46.30 33.00 64.22 42.95

CV(%) ............................................. 3.57 37.24 11.53 5.15 6.83 7.67

Women, 16 and over

Mean .............................................. 571 153 366 598 750 467

Share .............................................. 1.0 .4 .9 1.0 1.1 1.0

SE .................................................. 21.96 56.98 42.11 33.38 57.33 39.52

CV(%) ............................................. 3.84 37.24 11.49 5.59 7.64 8.46

Girls, 2 to 15

Mean .............................................. 94 3 ( ) 35 43 189 93

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

SE .................................................. 5.06 3 ( ) 11.68 6.65 13.77 7.30

CV(%) ............................................. 5.41 3 ( ) 33.21 15.42 7.27 7.83

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2600. Generation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2016 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Birth year

of 1927

or earlier1

Birth year

from 1928

to 19451

Birth year

from 1946

to 1964

Birth year

from 1965

to 1980

Birth year

of 1981

or later

Children under 2

Mean .............................................. 66 3 ( ) 13 32 79 133

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

SE .................................................. 4.95 3 ( ) 5.64 5.62 11.32 17.33

CV(%) ............................................. 7.47 3 ( ) 43.65 17.73 14.40 13.03

Footwear

Mean .............................................. 388 170 191 338 559 379

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

SE .................................................. 18.86 84.84 31.06 31.43 46.25 36.27

CV(%) ............................................. 4.86 49.93 16.23 9.29 8.27 9.56

Other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 257 143 166 223 367 238

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

SE .................................................. 30.98 60.82 21.59 15.04 109.96 23.85

CV(%) ............................................. 12.05 42.55 12.97 6.74 29.97 10.02

Transportation

Mean .............................................. 9,049 3,142 5,952 9,762 10,545 8,426

Share .............................................. 15.8 8.9 14.3 15.9 15.4 17.3

SE .................................................. 195.49 1,046.27 285.14 307.72 357.05 312.68

CV(%) ............................................. 2.16 33.30 4.79 3.15 3.39 3.71

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)

Mean .............................................. 3,634 1,230 2,243 3,864 4,044 3,771

Share .............................................. 6.3 3.5 5.4 6.3 5.9 7.8

SE .................................................. 159.02 956.60 259.40 233.11 286.72 287.83

CV(%) ............................................. 4.38 77.74 11.56 6.03 7.09 7.63

Cars and trucks, new

Mean .............................................. 1,650 1,135 1,509 1,927 1,568 1,446

Share .............................................. 2.9 3.2 3.6 3.1 2.3 3.0

SE .................................................. 118.57 956.30 262.17 199.36 182.36 209.84

CV(%) ............................................. 7.19 84.27 17.38 10.34 11.63 14.51

Cars and trucks, used

Mean .............................................. 1,919 96 711 1,891 2,372 2,247

Share .............................................. 3.3 .3 1.7 3.1 3.5 4.6

SE .................................................. 104.80 69.36 122.42 153.46 202.41 186.15

CV(%) ............................................. 5.46 72.52 17.21 8.11 8.53 8.28

Other vehicles

Mean .............................................. 66 3 ( ) 23 46 105 79

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

SE .................................................. 15.07 3 ( ) 13.98 16.49 34.89 28.17

CV(%) ............................................. 22.94 3 ( ) 60.48 36.00 33.32 35.85

Gasoline and motor oil

Mean .............................................. 1,909 465 1,139 1,942 2,416 1,802

Share .............................................. 3.3 1.3 2.7 3.2 3.5 3.7

SE .................................................. 22.86 38.80 36.74 29.29 42.20 36.67

CV(%) ............................................. 1.20 8.34 3.23 1.51 1.75 2.03

Other vehicle expenses

Mean .............................................. 2,884 1,141 2,127 3,301 3,289 2,361

Share .............................................. 5.0 3.2 5.1 5.4 4.8 4.9

SE .................................................. 64.85 189.52 144.25 122.27 115.83 99.90

CV(%) ............................................. 2.25 16.62 6.78 3.70 3.52 4.23

Vehicle finance charges

Mean .............................................. 226 13 84 215 310 238

Share .............................................. .4 2 ( ) .2 .4 .5 .5

SE .................................................. 4.68 7.12 6.26 7.88 12.04 9.22

CV(%) ............................................. 2.07 53.17 7.48 3.66 3.88 3.87

Maintenance and repairs

Mean .............................................. 849 263 647 977 949 699

Share .............................................. 1.5 .7 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.4

SE .................................................. 18.64 43.12 36.93 33.16 27.56 30.24

CV(%) ............................................. 2.20 16.40 5.70 3.39 2.90 4.33

Vehicle insurance

Mean .............................................. 1,149 612 943 1,395 1,257 831

Share .............................................. 2.0 1.7 2.3 2.3 1.8 1.7

SE .................................................. 53.14 227.65 132.51 114.30 92.63 81.39

CV(%) ............................................. 4.62 37.22 14.05 8.19 7.37 9.79

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges

Mean .............................................. 660 253 453 714 772 593

Share .............................................. 1.2 .7 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2

SE .................................................. 23.95 90.44 51.70 37.66 41.59 35.96

CV(%) ............................................. 3.63 35.78 11.42 5.28 5.38 6.07

Public and other transportation

Mean .............................................. 623 306 443 655 795 492

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

SE .................................................. 20.60 181.72 40.27 34.60 47.71 27.14

CV(%) ............................................. 3.31 59.39 9.08 5.29 6.00 5.52

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2600. Generation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2016 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Birth year

of 1927

or earlier1

Birth year

from 1928

to 19451

Birth year

from 1946

to 1964

Birth year

from 1965

to 1980

Birth year

of 1981

or later

Healthcare

Mean .............................................. 4,612 5,263 6,197 5,492 4,492 2,473

Share .............................................. 8.0 14.9 14.8 9.0 6.6 5.1

SE .................................................. 73.07 318.36 170.30 91.19 126.05 95.57

CV(%) ............................................. 1.58 6.05 2.75 1.66 2.81 3.86

Health insurance

Mean .............................................. 3,160 3,474 4,283 3,730 3,089 1,716

Share .............................................. 5.5 9.8 10.3 6.1 4.5 3.5

SE .................................................. 42.12 182.85 92.89 63.65 87.85 53.49

CV(%) ............................................. 1.33 5.26 2.17 1.71 2.84 3.12

Medical services

Mean .............................................. 838 800 961 983 870 513

Share .............................................. 1.5 2.3 2.3 1.6 1.3 1.1

SE .................................................. 34.68 233.51 102.42 40.19 42.48 58.90

CV(%) ............................................. 4.14 29.21 10.65 4.09 4.88 11.48

Drugs

Mean .............................................. 463 734 742 603 391 164

Share .............................................. .8 2.1 1.8 1.0 .6 .3

SE .................................................. 13.35 81.25 41.41 20.28 22.27 10.25

CV(%) ............................................. 2.89 11.06 5.58 3.37 5.70 6.24

Medical supplies

Mean .............................................. 151 256 211 176 143 80

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

SE .................................................. 4.97 75.70 20.01 9.32 7.79 7.20

CV(%) ............................................. 3.30 29.59 9.49 5.31 5.45 9.00

Entertainment

Mean .............................................. 2,913 1,223 2,114 3,144 3,613 2,311

Share .............................................. 5.1 3.5 5.1 5.1 5.3 4.8

SE .................................................. 66.99 231.15 90.17 137.85 163.35 116.10

CV(%) ............................................. 2.30 18.90 4.27 4.38 4.52 5.02

Fees and admissions

Mean .............................................. 681 117 422 684 980 510

Share .............................................. 1.2 .3 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.0

SE .................................................. 21.87 28.72 28.43 36.69 49.66 21.27

CV(%) ............................................. 3.21 24.53 6.74 5.36 5.07 4.17

Audio and visual equipment and services

Mean .............................................. 1,085 656 980 1,161 1,228 888

Share .............................................. 1.9 1.9 2.3 1.9 1.8 1.8

SE .................................................. 16.91 43.52 25.77 17.65 47.54 30.93

CV(%) ............................................. 1.56 6.63 2.63 1.52 3.87 3.48

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment

Mean .............................................. 740 274 493 854 876 589

Share .............................................. 1.3 .8 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.2

SE .................................................. 45.64 150.96 50.03 93.45 113.39 64.30

CV(%) ............................................. 6.16 55.04 10.15 10.94 12.94 10.91

Pets

Mean .............................................. 583 271 426 706 653 435

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

SE .................................................. 39.37 150.80 47.01 88.17 98.31 51.94

CV(%) ............................................. 6.75 55.59 11.04 12.49 15.05 11.93

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment

Mean .............................................. 157 3 67 148 223 154

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

SE .................................................. 11.80 1.77 14.21 16.38 30.65 21.88

CV(%) ............................................. 7.50 58.59 21.15 11.10 13.75 14.23

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services

Mean .............................................. 406 175 219 445 528 325

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

SE .................................................. 35.91 152.66 64.37 62.25 73.08 54.93

CV(%) ............................................. 8.84 87.05 29.37 13.99 13.83 16.90

Personal care products and services

Mean .............................................. 707 565 602 756 826 563

Share .............................................. 1.2 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2

SE .................................................. 11.27 80.04 31.14 17.55 25.65 23.08

CV(%) ............................................. 1.59 14.17 5.17 2.32 3.11 4.10

Reading

Mean .............................................. 118 173 187 130 115 64

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

SE .................................................. 5.72 69.40 19.31 9.02 10.32 3.82

CV(%) ............................................. 4.86 40.11 10.30 6.92 9.01 5.96

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2600. Generation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2016 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Birth year

of 1927

or earlier1

Birth year

from 1928

to 19451

Birth year

from 1946

to 1964

Birth year

from 1965

to 1980

Birth year

of 1981

or later

Education

Mean .............................................. 1,329 13 143 1,295 1,756 1,645

Share .............................................. 2.3 2 ( ) .3 2.1 2.6 3.4

SE .................................................. 69.57 7.14 26.34 94.80 151.44 232.49

CV(%) ............................................. 5.24 53.87 18.39 7.32 8.62 14.14

Tobacco products and smoking supplies

Mean .............................................. 337 71 155 386 399 313

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

SE .................................................. 10.95 19.93 14.67 18.02 17.56 19.54

CV(%) ............................................. 3.25 27.89 9.45 4.67 4.40 6.25

Miscellaneous

Mean .............................................. 959 422 784 1,184 1,166 518

Share .............................................. 1.7 1.2 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.1

SE .................................................. 43.48 131.05 102.62 104.81 102.33 54.57

CV(%) ............................................. 4.53 31.04 13.09 8.85 8.78 10.54

Cash contributions

Mean .............................................. 2,081 1,780 2,615 2,717 1,936 1,007

Share .............................................. 3.6 5.0 6.3 4.4 2.8 2.1

SE .................................................. 213.04 257.40 510.07 551.97 126.18 145.47

CV(%) ............................................. 10.24 14.46 19.50 20.31 6.52 14.44

Personal insurance and pensions

Mean .............................................. 6,831 894 1,856 7,976 9,015 5,768

Share .............................................. 11.9 2.5 4.4 13.0 13.2 11.9

SE .................................................. 146.30 196.07 142.88 316.97 216.92 158.31

CV(%) ............................................. 2.14 21.92 7.70 3.97 2.41 2.74

Life and other personal insurance

Mean .............................................. 322 244 302 447 340 128

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

SE .................................................. 13.80 77.54 27.50 20.69 29.70 9.66

CV(%) ............................................. 4.29 31.76 9.11 4.63 8.75 7.54

Pensions and Social Security

Mean .............................................. 6,509 650 1,555 7,529 8,676 5,640

Share .............................................. 11.4 1.8 3.7 12.3 12.7 11.6

SE .................................................. 138.78 191.15 140.66 310.74 206.25 155.55

CV(%) ............................................. 2.13 29.40 9.05 4.13 2.38 2.76

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes

Mean .............................................. $74,664 $31,272 $40,230 $79,736 $95,168 $65,373

SE .................................................. 1,447.86 1,570.20 1,132.66 1,659.77 2,026.92 4,842.20

CV(%) ............................................. 1.94 5.02 2.82 2.08 2.13 7.41

Wages and salaries

Mean .............................................. 57,319 3,348 10,248 58,102 84,515 54,538

Share .............................................. 76.8 10.7 25.5 72.9 88.8 83.4

SE .................................................. 751.26 771.90 589.42 1,334.24 1,870.43 874.88

CV(%) ............................................. 1.31 23.05 5.75 2.30 2.21 1.60

Self-employment income

Mean .............................................. 6,270 1,031 1,690 6,492 6,566 8,596

Share .............................................. 8.4 3.3 4.2 8.1 6.9 13.1

SE .................................................. 1,162.86 473.14 356.19 706.75 681.30 4,918.77

CV(%) ............................................. 18.55 45.90 21.08 10.89 10.38 57.22

Social Security, private and government

retirement

Mean .............................................. 8,001 23,172 24,902 10,994 1,563 365

Share .............................................. 10.7 74.1 61.9 13.8 1.6 .6

SE .................................................. 166.26 1,119.58 589.66 378.39 119.03 51.24

CV(%) ............................................. 2.08 4.83 2.37 3.44 7.61 14.04

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income

Mean .............................................. 1,751 3,130 2,570 2,840 1,169 221

Share .............................................. 2.3 10.0 6.4 3.6 1.2 .3

SE .................................................. 158.28 685.83 326.39 417.55 133.39 39.34

CV(%) ............................................. 9.04 21.91 12.70 14.70 11.41 17.79

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP)

Mean .............................................. 519 158 303 532 539 624

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

SE .................................................. 24.38 67.83 42.48 37.21 34.86 48.24

CV(%) ............................................. 4.70 43.06 14.04 6.99 6.46 7.73

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2600. Generation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2016 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Birth year

of 1927

or earlier1

Birth year

from 1928

to 19451

Birth year

from 1946

to 1964

Birth year

from 1965

to 1980

Birth year

of 1981

or later

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits, and regular contributions

for support

Mean .............................................. 444 413 320 515 530 308

Share .............................................. .6 1.3 .8 .6 .6 .5

SE .................................................. 33.37 178.36 61.10 56.90 73.55 40.01

CV(%) ............................................. 7.51 43.17 19.08 11.05 13.89 13.01

Other income

Mean .............................................. 360 21 198 260 285 721

Share .............................................. .5 .1 .5 .3 .3 1.1

SE .................................................. 28.34 8.78 45.92 44.10 46.38 82.81

CV(%) ............................................. 7.87 42.62 23.24 16.94 16.26 11.49

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values)

Mean .............................................. 10,489 1,203 2,266 12,236 14,231 8,755

Share .............................................. 14.0 3.8 5.6 15.3 15.0 13.4

SE .................................................. 508.27 264.73 195.10 564.25 657.58 1,873.14

CV(%) ............................................. 4.85 22.01 8.61 4.61 4.62 21.40

Federal income taxes

Mean .............................................. 8,367 1,063 1,889 9,805 11,138 7,121

Share .............................................. 11.2 3.4 4.7 12.3 11.7 10.9

SE .................................................. 485.47 212.87 163.78 463.91 531.71 1,887.93

CV(%) ............................................. 5.80 20.03 8.67 4.73 4.77 26.51

State and local income taxes

Mean .............................................. 2,046 117 350 2,343 2,979 1,594

Share .............................................. 2.7 .4 .9 2.9 3.1 2.4

SE .................................................. 91.94 62.65 43.82 123.03 154.76 73.35

CV(%) ............................................. 4.49 53.53 12.53 5.25 5.19 4.60

Other taxes

Mean .............................................. 75 23 27 88 113 41

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

SE .................................................. 17.97 13.35 5.53 27.04 38.06 12.43

CV(%) ............................................. 23.92 58.06 20.30 30.60 33.63 30.61

Income after taxes

Mean .............................................. 64,175 30,069 37,964 67,499 80,937 56,618

Share .............................................. 86.0 96.2 94.4 84.7 85.0 86.6

SE .................................................. 963.10 1,393.62 1,003.94 1,167.34 1,430.19 2,988.64

CV(%) ............................................. 1.50 4.63 2.64 1.73 1.77 5.28

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities

Mean .............................................. $8,721 $2,020 $5,125 $11,366 $10,491 $5,153

SE .................................................. 1,059.57 5,354.20 3,287.60 1,670.46 2,401.93 2,371.01

CV(%) ............................................. 12.15 265.04 64.15 14.70 22.90 46.01

Net change in total assets

Mean .............................................. 15,570 3,385 5,670 15,939 20,235 16,002

SE .................................................. 981.31 5,084.78 3,065.90 1,744.16 2,391.42 2,160.87

CV(%) ............................................. 6.30 150.20 54.07 10.94 11.82 13.50

Net change in total liabilities

Mean .............................................. 6,848 1,365 545 4,573 9,744 10,849

SE .................................................. 611.08 1,845.96 841.29 831.17 1,496.88 1,339.49

CV(%) ............................................. 8.92 135.22 154.29 18.18 15.36 12.35

Other financial information:

Other money receipts

Mean .............................................. 718 41 609 1,368 266 386

SE .................................................. 159.13 15.99 181.17 411.48 64.07 79.07

CV(%) ............................................. 22.17 39.31 29.76 30.08 24.12 20.47

Mortgage principal paid on owned property

Mean .............................................. -1,908 -247 -1,556 -2,378 -2,475 -846

SE .................................................. 94.38 74.11 575.70 102.91 99.23 40.35

CV(%) ............................................. -4.95 -29.96 -36.99 -4.33 -4.01 -4.77

Estimated market value of owned home

Mean .............................................. 172,263 141,143 201,859 215,781 188,911 71,791

SE .................................................. 3,390.32 15,900.12 7,882.15 5,101.04 5,405.67 2,070.21

CV(%) ............................................. 1.97 11.27 3.90 2.36 2.86 2.88

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home

Mean .............................................. 971 866 1,121 1,195 1,044 468

SE .................................................. 10.93 77.45 25.62 22.03 19.95 12.00

CV(%) ............................................. 1.13 8.95 2.29 1.84 1.91 2.56

Gifts of goods and services, total

Mean .............................................. 1,125 388 833 1,669 1,119 541

SE .................................................. 57.62 127.34 76.26 120.92 78.61 59.31

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2600. Generation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2016 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Birth year

of 1927

or earlier1

Birth year

from 1928

to 19451

Birth year

from 1946

to 1964

Birth year

from 1965

to 1980

Birth year

of 1981

or later

Gifts of goods and services, total

CV(%) ............................................. 5.12 32.83 9.15 7.25 7.03 10.96

Food

Mean .............................................. 74 16 92 101 71 34

SE .................................................. 4.53 9.10 22.13 10.69 9.92 6.50

CV(%) ............................................. 6.09 56.11 24.16 10.56 13.91 19.07

Alcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 13 4 10 12 14 15

SE .................................................. 1.91 3.64 3.38 3.00 5.25 5.77

CV(%) ............................................. 15.05 87.77 34.52 25.84 37.47 39.02

Housing

Mean .............................................. 238 71 199 361 203 132

SE .................................................. 15.60 27.03 32.51 32.95 19.89 16.05

CV(%) ............................................. 6.55 38.32 16.37 9.12 9.78 12.16

Housekeeping supplies

Mean .............................................. 26 10 25 38 24 13

SE .................................................. 2.35 10.56 5.51 6.25 4.06 2.35

CV(%) ............................................. 9.12 103.62 22.05 16.58 16.80 18.46

Household textiles

Mean .............................................. 10 3 ( ) 5 18 7 6

SE .................................................. 1.90 3 ( ) 3.24 4.54 2.54 2.13

CV(%) ............................................. 18.66 3 ( ) 58.98 24.97 36.69 35.29

Appliances and miscellaneous housewares

Mean .............................................. 21 13 15 42 9 9

SE .................................................. 2.52 9.07 4.54 6.33 1.68 2.66

CV(%) ............................................. 11.80 68.53 30.59 14.93 18.41 28.17

Major appliances

Mean .............................................. 9 13 7 18 3 1

SE .................................................. 1.82 9.07 3.71 4.67 1.02 .44

CV(%) ............................................. 21.17 68.53 53.42 25.50 30.67 53.35

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares

Mean .............................................. 13 3 ( ) 8 24 6 9

SE .................................................. 2.12 3 ( ) 2.17 5.58 1.35 2.62

CV(%) ............................................. 16.59 3 ( ) 27.47 23.15 23.46 30.36

Miscellaneous household equipment

Mean .............................................. 43 2 30 57 32 45

SE .................................................. 3.99 .75 7.96 8.08 4.52 12.72

CV(%) ............................................. 9.27 38.10 26.28 14.09 14.28 28.02

Other housing

Mean .............................................. 138 45 123 206 131 58

SE .................................................. 14.12 20.34 29.95 29.74 17.97 8.97

CV(%) ............................................. 10.24 45.05 24.35 14.46 13.68 15.35

Apparel and services

Mean .............................................. 190 55 169 198 245 137

SE .................................................. 9.56 33.66 28.22 19.27 30.75 14.93

CV(%) ............................................. 5.02 61.76 16.65 9.75 12.54 10.87

Males, 2 and over

Mean .............................................. 51 28 45 62 64 25

SE .................................................. 4.25 27.28 11.51 9.56 12.45 5.18

CV(%) ............................................. 8.38 97.69 25.72 15.55 19.55 20.44

Females, 2 and over

Mean .............................................. 63 5 66 69 85 32

SE .................................................. 5.33 4.81 17.50 8.78 14.32 6.42

CV(%) ............................................. 8.48 101.34 26.71 12.70 16.89 20.23

Children under 2

Mean .............................................. 27 3 ( ) 8 25 33 35

SE .................................................. 2.82 3 ( ) 3.38 5.03 7.68 7.23

CV(%) ............................................. 10.39 3 ( ) 43.15 19.86 23.32 20.61

Other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 50 22 51 42 64 45

SE .................................................. 4.03 21.68 13.56 7.49 9.89 6.67

CV(%) ............................................. 8.13 99.32 26.41 17.96 15.51 14.77

Jewelry and watches

Mean .............................................. 14 22 22 12 14 11

SE .................................................. 2.60 21.68 10.55 3.17 6.66 3.25

CV(%) ............................................. 18.79 99.32 47.91 26.96 46.80 29.16

All other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 36 3 ( ) 29 30 50 34

SE .................................................. 3.56 3 ( ) 8.02 7.25 8.44 6.72

CV(%) ............................................. 9.95 3 ( ) 27.34 24.20 17.05 19.72

Transportation

Mean .............................................. 101 23 75 139 88 83

SE .................................................. 16.20 14.07 24.96 24.68 22.51 32.24

CV(%) ............................................. 15.97 61.87 33.40 17.78 25.72 38.94

Healthcare

Mean .............................................. 28 204 46 39 16 3

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2600. Generation of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2016 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Birth year

of 1927

or earlier1

Birth year

from 1928

to 19451

Birth year

from 1946

to 1964

Birth year

from 1965

to 1980

Birth year

of 1981

or later

Healthcare

SE .................................................. 4.41 109.44 21.92 8.45 4.63 .88

CV(%) ............................................. 15.72 53.76 48.15 21.93 28.69 33.04

Entertainment

Mean .............................................. 95 3 74 124 109 55

SE .................................................. 7.81 1.51 15.99 12.64 18.41 9.86

CV(%) ............................................. 8.23 58.50 21.46 10.18 16.94 18.05

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles

Mean .............................................. 43 1 27 60 52 20

SE .................................................. 5.52 1.24 9.64 10.87 16.64 4.76

CV(%) ............................................. 12.81 101.06 35.14 18.01 31.97 23.62

Other entertainment

Mean .............................................. 52 1 47 64 57 34

SE .................................................. 3.73 .83 11.03 6.96 9.93 8.70

CV(%) ............................................. 7.21 61.20 23.44 10.92 17.52 25.24

Personal care products and services

Mean .............................................. 13 3 ( ) 17 15 10 14

SE .................................................. 1.47 3 ( ) 6.67 2.85 2.18 4.90

CV(%) ............................................. 11.13 3 ( ) 40.32 19.67 21.99 34.21

Reading

Mean .............................................. 4 3 ( ) 11 4 4 2

SE .................................................. .70 3 ( ) 3.83 1.05 .89 .63

CV(%) ............................................. 15.91 3 ( ) 36.08 23.99 23.93 27.60

Education

Mean .............................................. 276 6 55 524 292 26

SE .................................................. 30.43 6.10 19.88 72.48 48.95 15.77

CV(%) ............................................. 11.04 102.42 36.22 13.84 16.79 59.64

All other gifts

Mean .............................................. 92 8 87 153 67 40

SE .................................................. 10.21 3.38 19.04 28.61 9.59 9.42

CV(%) ............................................. 11.09 43.98 21.85 18.67 14.24 23.75

1 Birth year data processed before January 2017 for the Diary survey and April 2017 for the Interview survey had a cutoff

date of 1928 instead of 1927.

2 Value is too small to display.

3 No data reported.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, August, 2017