Table 1903. Occupation of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consu

Survey, 1995

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

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| |workers | and | and | sales |Service| workers | | | |salary |profes-| and |workers| and me- | | | |earners|sionals|clerical| | chanics | | | | | |workers | | | | | | | | | | | 

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Number of consumer units (in thousands).........| 103,123| 5,981 | 67,339| 22,085| 17,814 | 8,532| 5,964 | Percent distribution of consumer units..........| 100.0| 5.8 | 65.3| 21.4| 17.3 | 8.3| 5.8 | 

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

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Income before taxes 1/........................| $36,918|$48,113 |$43,523|$62,161|$37,228 |$25,585| $40,320 | Income after taxes 1/.........................| 33,864| 44,407 | 39,533| 55,439| 34,167 | 23,858| 36,961 | Age of reference person.......................| 48.0| 48.0 | 41.2| 42.8| 39.9 | 40.4| 40.8 | 

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Average number in consumer unit: | | | | | | | | 

Persons.....................................| 2.5| 2.8 | 2.7| 2.6| 2.5 | 2.7| 3.1 | Children under 18...........................| .7| .8 | .8| .7| .7 | .9| 1.0 | Persons 65 and over.........................| .3| .2 | .1| .1| .1 | .1| .1 | Earners.....................................| 1.3| 1.7 | 1.8| 1.8| 1.7 | 1.6| 1.9 | Vehicles....................................| 1.9| 2.3 | 2.1| 2.2| 1.9 | 1.6| 2.6 | 

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Percent distribution: | | | | | | | | 

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Sex of reference person: | | | | | | | | 

Male......................................| 62| 83 | 67| 70| 49 | 54| 97 | Female....................................| 38| 17 | 33| 30| 51 | 46| 3 | 

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Housing tenure: | | | | | | | | 

Homeowner.................................| 64| 77 | 62| 72| 56 | 48| 67 | 

With mortgage...........................| 38| 49 | 46| 59| 41 | 30| 48 | Without mortgage........................| 26| 28 | 16| 13| 15 | 17| 19 | 

Renter....................................| 36| 23 | 38| 28| 44 | 52| 33 | 

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Race of reference person: | | | | | | | | 

Black.....................................| 11| 6 | 11| 8| 10 | 18| 6 | White and other...........................| 89| 94 | 89| 92| 90 | 82| 94 | 

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Education of reference person: | | | | | | | | 

Elementary (1-8)..........................| 9| 6 | 4| 1| 1 | 8| 5 | High school (9-12)........................| 44| 40 | 41| 17| 41 | 54| 61 | College...................................| 47| 54 | 54| 82| 58 | 38| 34 | Never attended and other..................| (2) | (3) | (2) | (3) | (2) | 1| (2) | 

At least one vehicle owned..................| 86| 93 | 90| 94| 89 | 81| 91 | 

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Annual aggregate expenditures...................|$3,324,376| 7.3 | 73.8| 31.6| 17.8 | 6.7| 6.0 | 

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Food..........................................| 463,040| 6.4 | 72.8| 27.4| 18.3 | 7.6| 6.3 | 

Food at home................................| 288,006| 6.1 | 69.7| 23.6| 17.1 | 8.0| 6.4 | 

Cereals and bakery products...............| 45,322| 6.6 | 69.6| 23.8| 17.1 | 8.0| 6.5 | 

Cereals and cereal products.............| 16,976| 6.3 | 70.3| 22.9| 17.2 | 8.3| 6.5 | Bakery products.........................| 28,346| 6.8 | 69.2| 24.4| 17.0 | 7.8| 6.6 | 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............| 77,306| 5.7 | 69.3| 21.1| 16.7 | 8.7| 6.4 | 

Beef....................................| 23,384| 5.4 | 70.2| 20.8| 17.0 | 8.3| 7.5 | Pork....................................| 16,027| 5.5 | 68.0| 18.8| 15.5 | 9.8| 6.7 | Other meats.............................| 10,647| 4.4 | 70.2| 22.6| 17.4 | 7.6| 6.3 | Poultry.................................| 14,142| 5.4 | 70.2| 22.0| 17.8 | 8.7| 5.6 | Fish and seafood........................| 10,000| 8.2 | 67.7| 23.5| 15.7 | 8.9| 5.0 | Eggs....................................| 3,106| 6.1 | 66.6| 18.4| 15.2 | 8.6| 6.1 | 

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Dairy products............................| 30,474| 6.2 | 70.0| 25.0| 16.8 | 7.6| 6.5 | 

Fresh milk and cream....................| 12,638| 6.3 | 68.9| 22.3| 15.7 | 8.5| 6.5 | Other dairy products....................| 17,836| 6.2 | 70.8| 26.9| 17.6 | 7.0| 6.5 | 

Fruits and vegetables.....................| 46,918| 6.6 | 67.6| 24.3| 16.2 | 7.9| 5.9 | 

Fresh fruits............................| 14,809| 7.2 | 66.7| 24.0| 16.0 | 7.6| 5.7 | Fresh vegetables........................| 14,107| 6.6 | 67.1| 24.9| 15.9 | 8.0| 5.4 | Processed fruits........................| 9,832| 6.6 | 67.6| 24.8| 16.5 | 7.8| 6.5 | Processed vegetables....................| 8,169| 5.5 | 69.7| 23.1| 17.1 | 8.3| 6.5 | 

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Other food at home........................| 87,987| 6.0 | 71.1| 24.9| 18.2 | 7.6| 6.6 | 

Sugar and other sweets..................| 11,516| 5.4 | 69.4| 25.1| 17.6 | 7.5| 6.3 | Fats and oils...........................| 8,447| 5.8 | 68.0| 20.6| 17.1 | 8.3| 6.7 | Miscellaneous foods.....................| 38,691| 5.8 | 72.8| 25.9| 19.0 | 7.7| 6.8 | Nonalcoholic beverages..................| 24,685| 6.1 | 70.6| 23.2| 18.0 | 7.8| 6.4 | Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | | | | 

on out-of-town trips...................| 4,648| 8.5 | 70.2| 33.6| 15.3 | 5.7| 6.0 | 

Food away from home.........................| 175,034| 6.8 | 78.0| 33.6| 20.2 | 6.9| 6.2 | 

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Alcoholic beverages...........................| 28,509| 5.2 | 77.9| 34.0| 19.2 | 7.6| 6.7 | 

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Housing.......................................| 1,078,095| 7.2 | 72.1| 32.0| 17.4 | 6.6| 5.4 | 

Shelter.....................................| 611,331| 7.5 | 73.4| 33.4| 17.5 | 6.8| 5.3 | 

Owned dwellings...........................| 386,591| 8.5 | 74.3| 38.2| 16.1 | 5.3| 5.5 | 

Mortgage interest and charges...........| 216,943| 8.9 | 81.5| 43.2| 17.2 | 5.2| 6.2 | Property taxes..........................| 95,926| 7.2 | 67.7| 35.4| 14.6 | 5.2| 4.5 | Maintenance, repairs, insurance, | | | | | | | | 

other expenses.........................| 73,723| 8.9 | 61.6| 27.3| 14.9 | 5.7| 4.5 | 

Rented dwellings..........................| 184,397| 5.3 | 72.7| 21.7| 21.2 | 10.6| 5.5 | Other lodging.............................| 40,342| 8.0 | 68.1| 40.9| 14.6 | 4.0| 3.3 | 

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Utilities, fuels, and public services.......| 225,916| 6.9 | 67.5| 25.3| 17.0 | 7.3| 5.8 | 

Natural gas...............................| 27,652| 6.4 | 65.4| 25.5| 16.2 | 7.2| 5.3 | Electricity...............................| 89,639| 7.0 | 66.8| 24.3| 17.1 | 7.1| 6.1 | Fuel oil and other fuels..................| 8,885| 9.1 | 54.4| 21.9| 10.8 | 5.3| 4.6 | Telephone services........................| 72,997| 6.4 | 71.0| 26.5| 18.1 | 7.9| 5.8 | Water and other public services...........| 26,744| 7.2 | 67.2| 26.5| 16.8 | 6.8| 6.2 | 

Household operations........................| 52,444| 9.6 | 70.3| 37.2| 16.9 | 4.4| 4.2 | 

Personal services.........................| 26,633| 7.0 | 79.3| 37.0| 20.1 | 5.4| 5.8 | Other household expenses..................| 25,812| 12.3 | 61.0| 37.4| 13.7 | 3.5| 2.5 | 

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Housekeeping supplies.......................| 44,136| 5.2 | 70.8| 28.5| 18.2 | 5.9| 6.3 | 

Laundry and cleaning supplies.............| 11,328| 5.3 | 71.8| 23.0| 18.6 | 8.0| 6.5 | Other household products..................| 19,921| 4.9 | 70.6| 29.0| 18.3 | 5.1| 7.0 | 

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Postage and stationery....................| 12,887| 5.6 | 70.2| 32.7| 17.7 | 5.2| 5.1 | 

Household furnishings and equipment.........| 144,268| 6.3 | 74.6| 35.9| 17.4 | 5.9| 5.3 | 

Household textiles........................| 10,332| 4.6 | 79.1| 36.7| 17.1 | 5.7| 9.4 | Furniture.................................| 33,686| 7.4 | 77.1| 36.3| 18.5 | 6.2| 5.3 | Floor coverings...........................| 18,222| 3.6 | 53.9| 30.8| 11.6 | 1.8| 2.3 | Major appliances..........................| 15,966| 7.5 | 69.4| 22.7| 18.2 | 9.1| 6.7 | Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares| 8,768| 5.6 | 74.9| 34.2| 22.1 | 3.7| 4.1 | Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 57,293| 6.6 | 80.4| 41.1| 17.8 | 6.6| 5.4 | 

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Apparel and services..........................| 175,225| 6.5 | 77.5| 33.4| 18.8 | 7.4| 5.3 | 

Men and boys................................| 43,696| 6.7 | 80.3| 35.9| 17.6 | 8.0| 6.2 | 

Men, 16 and over..........................| 33,846| 6.8 | 79.6| 34.8| 18.9 | 8.1| 6.3 | Boys, 2 to 15.............................| 9,850| 6.3 | 82.7| 39.8| 13.1 | 7.7| 5.5 | 

Women and girls.............................| 67,901| 6.7 | 74.8| 34.0| 17.5 | 6.1| 5.3 | 

Women, 16 and over........................| 57,464| 6.6 | 74.1| 34.5| 17.3 | 5.7| 4.9 | Girls, 2 to 15............................| 10,438| 7.0 | 78.6| 31.0| 18.6 | 8.5| 7.0 | 

Children under 2............................| 8,300| 7.2 | 77.3| 28.3| 16.6 | 9.2| 7.3 | Footwear....................................| 28,598| 5.1 | 77.8| 30.2| 21.3 | 9.8| 4.5 | Other apparel products and services.........| 26,729| 6.6 | 79.1| 33.1| 22.4 | 6.7| 4.6 | 

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Transportation................................| 620,165| 6.7 | 76.4| 29.8| 18.9 | 7.0| 6.9 | 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)..............| 272,089| 6.2 | 78.4| 28.0| 19.9 | 7.4| 7.1 | 

Cars and trucks, new......................| 123,511| 5.7 | 76.9| 34.1| 20.0 | 6.9| 6.0 | Cars and trucks, used.....................| 145,032| 6.8 | 79.6| 22.5| 19.8 | 7.8| 8.3 | Other vehicles............................| 3,546| 4/3.2 | 83.1| 39.7| 21.2 | 4/7.5| 4/2.5 | 

Gasoline and motor oil......................| 103,703| 6.8 | 75.2| 27.3| 17.9 | 7.2| 8.1 | Other vehicle expenses......................| 207,752| 7.1 | 75.1| 31.5| 18.7 | 6.5| 6.7 | 

Vehicle finance charges...................| 26,838| 5.6 | 83.6| 30.4| 22.4 | 7.1| 7.6 | Maintenance and repairs...................| 67,293| 7.4 | 72.6| 29.1| 18.8 | 6.4| 6.2 | Vehicle insurance.........................| 73,459| 6.9 | 73.5| 29.5| 18.4 | 7.1| 6.5 | Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, | | | | | | | | 

other charges............................| 40,162| 7.9 | 76.6| 40.0| 16.9 | 5.2| 7.1 | 

Public transportation.......................| 36,620| 7.9 | 71.7| 40.3| 15.1 | 6.4| 2.6 | 

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Health care...................................| 178,603| 8.0 | 58.7| 24.3| 14.2 | 5.3| 5.2 | 

Health insurance............................| 88,725| 8.6 | 54.6| 22.2| 13.4 | 5.0| 4.8 | Medical services............................| 52,750| 8.5 | 68.8| 29.5| 16.3 | 5.5| 6.3 | Drugs.......................................| 28,847| 5.8 | 50.1| 19.4| 12.0 | 5.7| 4.6 | Medical supplies............................| 8,281| 5.8 | 68.6| 30.9| 17.3 | 6.8| 4.9 | 

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Entertainment.................................| 166,157| 7.1 | 76.2| 32.5| 19.6 | 6.2| 6.6 | 

Fees and admissions.........................| 44,617| 8.7 | 73.7| 39.9| 18.2 | 4.0| 4.5 | Television, radios, sound equipment.........| 55,873| 6.4 | 74.4| 28.7| 19.5 | 7.2| 6.7 | Pets, toys, and playground equipment........| 33,173| 6.7 | 78.3| 32.8| 17.8 | 7.4| 6.8 | Other entertainment supplies, equipment, | | | | | | | | 

and services...............................| 32,495| 6.3 | 80.4| 28.7| 23.2 | 6.4| 9.3 | 

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Personal care products and services...........| 41,482| 5.8 | 73.3| 28.9| 20.2 | 7.5| 5.4 | 

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Reading.......................................| 16,752| 7.1 | 69.3| 34.7| 16.9 | 5.1| 4.9 | 

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Education.....................................| 48,598| 6.9 | 78.7| 45.3| 15.9 | 7.0| 3.1 | 

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Tobacco products and smoking supplies.........| 27,718| 6.7 | 72.6| 16.5| 18.0 | 9.2| 10.0 | 

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Miscellaneous.................................| 78,983| 11.2 | 70.3| 27.8| 17.6 | 7.9| 5.3 | 

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Cash contributions............................| 95,365| 9.2 | 65.9| 34.5| 13.1 | 4.3| 5.7 | 

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Personal insurance and pensions...............| 305,684| 9.6 | 84.2| 42.0| 18.2 | 5.9| 6.7 | 

Life and other personal insurance...........| 38,473| 9.9 | 72.8| 36.8| 15.8 | 5.6| 4.6 | Pensions and Social Security................| 267,211| 9.6 | 85.8| 42.8| 18.5 | 5.9| 7.0 | 

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Money income before taxes.....................| 3,080,956| 6.6 | 78.6| 37.1| 17.7 | 5.9| 6.2 | 

Wages and salaries..........................| 2,376,254| 1.9 | 93.7| 44.6| 20.8 | 6.7| 7.4 | Self-employment income......................| 169,713| 74.2 | 22.0| 13.2| 5.0 | .9| 1.8 | Social Security, private and government | | | | | | | | 

retirement.................................| 363,422| 5.3 | 20.9| 8.5| 5.4 | 3.0| 1.0 | 

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

property income............................| 71,894| 14.3 | 39.7| 24.6| 8.8 | 2.1| 2.1 | 

Unemployment and workers' compensation, | | | | | | | | 

veterans' benefits.........................| 23,282| 2.2 | 66.1| 12.5| 17.0 | 6.8| 13.1 | 

Public assistance, supplemental security | | | | | | | | 

income, food stamps........................| 38,586| 1.3 | 29.2| 2.4| 7.3 | 9.8| 1.3 | 

Regular contributions for support...........| 22,780| 4.5 | 77.8| 25.7| 32.0 | 9.2| 2.4 | Other income................................| 15,024| 3.3 | 68.8| 25.0| 18.6 | 13.0| 3.0 | 

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Personal taxes................................| 254,838| 6.1 | 87.1| 48.5| 17.6 | 4.8| 6.2 | 

Federal income taxes........................| 186,493| 6.3 | 88.1| 49.9| 17.9 | 4.7| 6.2 | State and local income taxes................| 53,447| 4.7 | 90.2| 48.5| 17.6 | 5.4| 6.7 | Other taxes.................................| 14,898| 8.7 | 64.2| 32.2| 14.1 | 4.5| 4.8 | 

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Income after taxes............................| 2,826,118| 6.6 | 77.9| 36.1| 17.7 | 6.0| 6.2 | 

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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/ Value less than 0.05.4/ Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

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