Table 1901. Occupation of reference person: Share of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consum

Survey, 1989

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

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Item |Aggregate |employed| wage | gers | cal, | | tion |

| |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).........| 95,818| 6,696 | 64,258| 20,711| 17,177 | 6,959| 6,601 | Percent distribution of consumer units..........| 100.0| 7.0 | 67.1| 21.6| 17.9 | 7.3| 6.9 | 

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

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Income before taxes 1/........................| $31,308|$39,333 |$35,710|$48,847|$33,163 |$20,499| $30,909 | Income after taxes 1/.........................| 28,496| 35,640 | 32,189| 43,333| 29,987 | 19,060| 28,072 | Average number of persons in consumer unit....| 2.6| 2.7 | 2.7| 2.6| 2.5 | 2.6| 3.0 | Age of reference person.......................| 47.2| 49.7 | 40.2| 41.2| 39.2 | 40.4| 38.4 | 

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

Earners.....................................| 1.4| 1.8 | 1.8| 1.8| 1.7 | 1.7| 1.9 | Vehicles....................................| 2.0| 2.6 | 2.2| 2.3| 2.0 | 1.6| 2.6 | Children under 18...........................| .7| .6 | .8| .8| .7 | .8| 1.0 | Persons 65 and over.........................| .3| .3 | .1| .1| .1 | .1| .1 | 

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Percent distribution: | | | | | | | | 

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

Male......................................| 66| 85 | 71| 72| 57 | 52| 96 | Female....................................| 34| 15 | 29| 28| 43 | 48| 4 | 

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Housing tenure: | | | | | | | | 

Percent homeowner.........................| 63| 78 | 59| 69| 54 | 40| 61 | 

Homeowner with mortgage.................| 39| 44 | 46| 58| 41 | 27| 46 | Homeowner without mortgage..............| 24| 34 | 13| 10| 13 | 13| 14 | 

Renter....................................| 37| 22 | 41| 31| 46 | 60| 39 | 

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

Black.....................................| 11| 5 | 10| 6| 12 | 20| 6 | White and other...........................| 89| 95 | 90| 94| 88 | 80| 94 | 

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

Elementary (1-8)..........................| 11| 11 | 5| 1| 3 | 11| 8 | High school (9-12)........................| 43| 36 | 42| 17| 43 | 51| 61 | College...................................| 46| 52 | 53| 82| 55 | 37| 31 | Never attended and other..................| 1| (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | 1| (2) | 

At least one vehicle owned..................| 87| 94 | 91| 94| 89 | 80| 94 | 

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Annual aggregate expenditures...................|$2,664,680| 9.0 | 74.4| 31.3| 18.4 | 5.4| 6.9 | 

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Food..........................................| 397,894| 8.3 | 73.3| 28.1| 17.7 | 6.1| 7.6 | 

Food at home................................| 229,038| 8.3 | 70.1| 24.4| 17.1 | 6.3| 7.8 | 

Cereals and bakery products...............| 34,377| 8.5 | 69.6| 24.7| 17.0 | 6.2| 7.6 | 

Cereals and cereal products.............| 12,527| 8.6 | 69.9| 23.8| 17.0 | 6.9| 7.5 | Bakery products.........................| 21,849| 8.4 | 69.4| 25.3| 17.0 | 5.8| 7.7 | 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............| 58,533| 8.2 | 69.5| 22.5| 16.9 | 6.5| 8.1 | 

Beef....................................| 19,371| 7.7 | 70.8| 22.1| 17.8 | 6.5| 8.7 | Pork....................................| 11,143| 8.1 | 67.9| 20.2| 15.8 | 6.5| 8.7 | Other meats.............................| 8,563| 9.2 | 71.1| 21.9| 17.6 | 7.3| 8.9 | Poultry.................................| 9,545| 8.1 | 68.8| 24.6| 17.1 | 5.6| 6.8 | Fish and seafood........................| 6,757| 8.7 | 68.4| 26.1| 16.0 | 6.4| 6.6 | Eggs....................................| 3,154| 7.4 | 68.2| 21.1| 15.5 | 7.5| 8.2 | 

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Dairy products............................| 29,150| 8.5 | 70.2| 24.8| 16.7 | 6.4| 8.1 | 

Fresh milk and cream....................| 14,141| 7.9 | 69.6| 22.8| 16.2 | 6.9| 8.2 | Other dairy products....................| 15,009| 9.0 | 70.8| 26.8| 17.2 | 6.0| 8.0 | 

Fruits and vegetables.....................| 39,138| 8.1 | 67.7| 24.6| 16.9 | 5.9| 7.2 | 

Fresh fruits............................| 12,036| 8.5 | 65.8| 24.4| 16.8 | 5.9| 6.5 | Fresh vegetables........................| 12,201| 7.9 | 67.8| 24.2| 17.1 | 6.2| 7.6 | Processed fruits........................| 8,561| 7.8 | 68.2| 26.8| 16.7 | 5.2| 6.5 | Processed vegetables....................| 6,341| 8.0 | 70.0| 22.8| 16.8 | 6.2| 8.6 | 

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Other food at home........................| 67,840| 8.3 | 72.2| 25.4| 17.8 | 6.4| 7.8 | 

Sugar and other sweets..................| 8,217| 8.0 | 70.9| 25.1| 17.8 | 6.8| 7.1 | Fats and oils...........................| 5,648| 8.6 | 68.1| 23.2| 16.6 | 6.4| 7.7 | Miscellaneous foods.....................| 30,097| 8.0 | 73.6| 25.5| 18.5 | 6.5| 7.9 | Nonalcoholic beverages..................| 20,681| 8.3 | 72.0| 24.8| 17.3 | 6.5| 8.2 | Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | | | | 

on out-of-town trips...................| 3,198| 10.7 | 71.9| 33.3| 15.6 | 4.1| 7.2 | 

Food away from home.........................| 168,856| 8.3 | 77.7| 33.1| 18.3 | 5.8| 7.3 | 

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Alcoholic beverages...........................| 27,215| 7.9 | 78.2| 31.3| 18.3 | 6.4| 8.8 | 

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Housing.......................................| 824,901| 8.6 | 73.5| 31.8| 18.4 | 5.5| 6.6 | 

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Shelter.....................................| 463,243| 8.4 | 75.4| 33.2| 19.1 | 5.7| 6.4 | 

Owned dwellings...........................| 273,043| 9.7 | 75.9| 37.6| 17.5 | 3.8| 6.3 | 

Mortgage interest.......................| 166,865| 8.9 | 84.1| 42.2| 19.8 | 3.8| 7.0 | Property taxes..........................| 55,101| 11.1 | 63.2| 29.4| 15.3 | 3.6| 5.5 | Maintenance, repairs, insurance, | | | | | | | | 

other expenses.........................| 51,077| 10.6 | 62.9| 31.3| 12.7 | 4.1| 4.7 | 

Rented dwellings..........................| 143,725| 4.9 | 75.8| 23.0| 23.0 | 10.1| 7.5 | Other lodging.............................| 46,475| 11.7 | 71.5| 39.2| 16.0 | 3.1| 4.1 | 

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Utilities, fuels, and public services.......| 175,799| 8.4 | 68.3| 25.5| 17.4 | 5.9| 6.6 | 

Natural gas...............................| 23,667| 7.1 | 66.6| 24.5| 16.2 | 5.9| 6.3 | Electricity...............................| 70,699| 8.6 | 67.8| 25.0| 17.3 | 5.7| 6.6 | Fuel oil and other fuels..................| 9,659| 10.3 | 59.4| 22.4| 14.8 | 5.0| 7.0 | Telephone.................................| 54,350| 8.3 | 71.4| 27.1| 18.7 | 6.7| 6.6 | Water and other public services...........| 17,423| 8.4 | 67.9| 26.1| 17.4 | 4.9| 6.9 | 

Household operations........................| 44,048| 10.8 | 70.6| 35.9| 16.9 | 3.7| 5.2 | 

Personal services.........................| 20,971| 7.3 | 82.8| 34.5| 21.5 | 5.7| 8.3 | Other household expenses..................| 23,077| 14.0 | 59.5| 37.2| 12.6 | 2.0| 2.5 | 

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Housekeeping supplies.......................| 37,735| 10.5 | 69.0| 28.7| 16.2 | 5.3| 7.3 | 

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Laundry and cleaning supplies.............| 10,261| 7.0 | 71.4| 24.7| 16.5 | 5.9| 8.4 | 

Other household products..................| 15,772| 14.0 | 68.9| 31.0| 15.9 | 5.3| 7.2 | Postage and stationery....................| 11,702| 8.9 | 67.0| 29.2| 16.4 | 5.0| 6.5 | 

Household furnishings and equipment.........| 104,076| 8.3 | 77.0| 35.2| 18.8 | 4.6| 7.4 | 

Household textiles........................| 10,098| 9.3 | 71.7| 33.2| 18.9 | 3.3| 6.4 | Furniture.................................| 29,930| 8.0 | 78.8| 38.1| 17.5 | 6.0| 6.5 | Floor coverings...........................| 6,703| 11.2 | 74.2| 42.7| 12.4 | 1.9| 6.2 | Major appliances..........................| 14,133| 8.6 | 74.5| 31.5| 16.0 | 5.0| 8.9 | Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares| 6,251| 7.0 | 75.5| 36.9| 14.5 | 4.3| 6.9 | Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 36,961| 7.9 | 78.7| 33.1| 22.6 | 4.2| 8.0 | 

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Apparel and services..........................| 151,603| 8.3 | 76.5| 31.9| 19.8 | 5.6| 6.6 | 

Men and boys................................| 38,090| 8.5 | 79.1| 33.6| 19.2 | 5.3| 7.7 | 

Men, 16 and over..........................| 31,003| 7.9 | 79.3| 34.5| 19.2 | 5.2| 7.9 | Boys, 2 to 15.............................| 7,087| 11.4 | 78.4| 29.3| 19.0 | 5.8| 7.2 | 

Women and girls.............................| 62,983| 7.9 | 73.8| 31.1| 20.5 | 5.4| 5.5 | 

Women, 16 and over........................| 54,051| 8.2 | 72.4| 31.0| 20.5 | 5.2| 5.3 | Girls, 2 to 15............................| 8,931| 6.4 | 82.2| 31.7| 20.8 | 6.5| 7.1 | 

Children under 2............................| 6,931| 6.2 | 80.7| 28.8| 21.3 | 7.8| 7.7 | Footwear....................................| 18,132| 7.8 | 77.4| 28.1| 19.1 | 6.4| 8.3 | Other apparel products and services.........| 25,467| 9.5 | 77.4| 35.1| 19.0 | 5.5| 6.3 | 

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Transportation................................| 496,999| 8.5 | 77.3| 30.7| 19.1 | 5.4| 7.9 | 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)..............| 219,513| 8.5 | 78.6| 31.2| 19.3 | 5.1| 7.9 | 

Cars and trucks, new......................| 116,712| 6.4 | 79.9| 38.3| 18.8 | 3.1| 8.5 | Cars and trucks, used.....................| 100,682| 10.9 | 77.1| 23.1| 19.9 | 7.2| 7.2 | Other vehicles............................| 2,119| 3/4.4 | 83.4| 29.4| 19.5 | 3/10.0| 3/7.4 | 

Gasoline and motor oil......................| 94,368| 8.2 | 76.1| 26.9| 18.3 | 6.0| 9.2 | Other vehicle expenses......................| 155,937| 8.3 | 77.4| 31.3| 19.4 | 5.7| 7.9 | 

Vehicle finance charges...................| 29,054| 7.1 | 83.7| 31.1| 22.2 | 6.6| 9.6 | Maintenance and repairs...................| 53,784| 8.5 | 75.4| 30.8| 18.0 | 5.5| 7.5 | Vehicle insurance.........................| 55,079| 8.1 | 76.0| 29.9| 19.5 | 5.7| 8.0 | Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges...| 18,021| 10.5 | 77.3| 37.6| 19.2 | 4.5| 6.1 | 

Public transportation.......................| 27,181| 10.9 | 70.5| 36.6| 18.4 | 5.5| 3.4 | 

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Health care...................................| 134,806| 11.3 | 56.2| 23.0| 14.6 | 4.2| 5.5 | 

Health insurance............................| 51,422| 12.1 | 51.7| 19.9| 14.1 | 4.6| 4.6 | Medical services............................| 51,960| 11.6 | 62.2| 27.4| 15.7 | 3.8| 6.3 | Drugs.......................................| 23,040| 9.6 | 51.7| 19.6| 12.3 | 4.2| 5.9 | Medical supplies............................| 8,383| 8.5 | 58.9| 24.1| 17.4 | 4.4| 4.6 | 

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Entertainment.................................| 136,430| 10.4 | 75.8| 33.0| 19.2 | 5.0| 6.6 | 

Fees and admissions.........................| 36,134| 9.7 | 75.8| 39.8| 19.3 | 3.6| 4.6 | Television, radios, sound equipment.........| 41,082| 6.8 | 78.0| 30.8| 19.1 | 5.9| 7.9 | Pets, toys, and playground equipment........| 23,889| 9.2 | 76.8| 30.1| 20.9 | 5.0| 7.3 | Other entertainment supplies, equipment, | | | | | | | | 

and services...............................| 35,325| 16.0 | 72.8| 30.6| 18.1 | 5.3| 6.4 | 

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Personal care products and services...........| 35,109| 8.0 | 74.0| 29.3| 19.8 | 5.6| 6.9 | 

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Reading.......................................| 15,014| 9.3 | 71.2| 32.9| 18.0 | 5.1| 5.4 | 

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Education.....................................| 35,029| 8.8 | 81.1| 43.0| 18.2 | 7.7| 3.9 | 

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Tobacco products and smoking supplies.........| 25,029| 7.7 | 72.9| 17.7| 20.1 | 7.3| 9.3 | 

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Miscellaneous.................................| 61,578| 10.9 | 71.9| 28.9| 18.9 | 4.7| 7.5 | 

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Cash contributions............................| 86,228| 10.1 | 66.0| 37.9| 12.9 | 2.9| 4.0 | 

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Personal insurance and pensions...............| 236,844| 10.0 | 83.6| 37.9| 20.8 | 4.9| 7.4 | 

Life and other personal insurance...........| 33,186| 10.1 | 70.9| 31.8| 17.4 | 4.4| 6.1 | Pensions and Social Security................| 203,657| 10.0 | 85.7| 38.9| 21.4 | 5.0| 7.6 | 

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Money income before taxes.....................| 2,597,325| 8.1 | 77.6| 34.2| 19.5 | 4.9| 6.7 | 

Wages and salaries..........................| 1,928,684| 2.2 | 93.4| 40.8| 23.5 | 5.6| 8.4 | Self-employment income......................| 210,286| 60.7 | 35.1| 22.3| 7.5 | .9| 1.9 | Social Security, private and government | | | | | | | | 

retirement.................................| 280,990| 7.6 | 22.3| 8.2| 6.8 | 3.2| 1.0 | 

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

property income............................| 103,990| 13.9 | 35.0| 18.0| 9.9 | 1.2| 1.7 | 

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

veterans' benefits.........................| 17,181| 3.6 | 59.7| 14.8| 12.7 | 4.9| 12.4 | 

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

income, food stamps........................| 24,017| 1.1 | 33.8| 5.0| 7.3 | 10.0| 3.2 | 

Regular contributions for support...........| 22,662| 7.4 | 64.4| 25.8| 20.9 | 9.3| 2.5 | Other income................................| 9,514| 6.7 | 83.4| 41.6| 12.8 | 17.5| 3.1 | 

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Personal taxes................................| 233,286| 8.4 | 85.2| 43.0| 20.8 | 3.8| 6.9 | 

Federal income taxes........................| 184,860| 8.7 | 85.1| 43.6| 21.0 | 3.8| 6.8 | State and local income taxes................| 43,262| 6.2 | 88.3| 42.3| 21.2 | 4.1| 7.6 | Other taxes.................................| 5,164| 18.9 | 66.1| 29.5| 13.0 | 4.1| 5.2 | 

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Income after taxes............................| 2,364,038| 8.0 | 76.9| 33.4| 19.4 | 5.0| 6.7 | 

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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.

NOTE: Shares will not add up to 100 due to the deletion of the "All other, including not reporting" column.

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