Table 1300. Age of reference person: Share of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expen

1990

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

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Item |Aggregate | Under | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65 and 

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Number of consumer units (in thousands).........| 96,968| 7,581 | 21,287 | 21,003 | 14,855 | 12,162 | 20,079 Percent distribution of consumer units..........| 100.0| 7.8 | 22.0 | 21.7 | 15.3 | 12.5 | 20.7 

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

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Income before taxes 1/........................| $31,889|$14,089 |$32,325 |$41,208 |$43,451 |$35,309 |$18,842 Income after taxes 1/.........................| 28,937| 13,246 | 29,371 | 36,737 | 39,381 | 31,802 | 17,705 Average number of persons in consumer unit....| 2.6| 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.7 Age of reference person.......................| 47.2| 21.5 | 29.8 | 39.4 | 49.2 | 59.7 | 74.2 

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

Earners.....................................| 1.4| 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.4 | .4 Vehicles....................................| 2.0| 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.5 Children under 18...........................| .7| .4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | .6 | .2 | .1 Persons 65 and over.........................| .3| (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | .1 | 1.4 

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Percent distribution: | | | | | | | 

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

Male......................................| 65| 51 | 69 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 54 Female....................................| 35| 49 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 46 

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Housing tenure: | | | | | | | 

Percent homeowner.........................| 62| 8 | 44 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 78 

Homeowner with mortgage.................| 38| 6 | 39 | 57 | 59 | 39 | 15 Homeowner without mortgage..............| 24| 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 41 | 63 

Renter....................................| 38| 92 | 56 | 33 | 25 | 20 | 22 

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

Black.....................................| 11| 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 White and other...........................| 89| 88 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 91 

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

Elementary (1-8)..........................| 10| 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 27 High school (9-12)........................| 43| 41 | 43 | 39 | 44 | 49 | 46 College...................................| 46| 57 | 54 | 57 | 48 | 36 | 26 Never attended and other..................| (3) | (3) | (3) | (3) | (3) | (3) | 2 

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At least one vehicle owned..................| 87| 70 | 90 | 91 | 93 | 90 | 78 

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Annual aggregate expenditures...................|$2,748,382| 4.5 | 21.7 | 27.2 | 20.0 | 13.1 | 13.5 

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Food..........................................| 415,173| 4.9 | 20.7 | 27.4 | 19.7 | 13.5 | 13.8 

Food at home................................| 240,057| 3.9 | 20.4 | 27.6 | 18.7 | 13.7 | 15.6 

Cereals and bakery products...............| 35,568| 3.8 | 19.5 | 28.2 | 18.5 | 13.5 | 16.5 

Cereals and cereal products.............| 12,423| 4.3 | 21.1 | 29.0 | 17.2 | 13.2 | 15.2 Bakery products.........................| 23,145| 3.5 | 18.7 | 27.8 | 19.1 | 13.6 | 17.2 

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Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............| 64,546| 3.4 | 20.4 | 26.2 | 19.7 | 14.7 | 15.7 

Beef....................................| 21,023| 3.4 | 21.6 | 26.4 | 19.0 | 13.9 | 15.7 Pork....................................| 12,773| 3.4 | 18.7 | 25.8 | 21.0 | 15.2 | 15.8 Other meats.............................| 9,545| 3.7 | 20.4 | 25.8 | 20.3 | 15.3 | 14.5 Poultry.................................| 10,407| 2.7 | 20.7 | 25.6 | 19.5 | 15.2 | 16.3 Fish and seafood........................| 7,924| 3.2 | 19.4 | 28.4 | 19.1 | 14.4 | 15.4 Eggs....................................| 2,874| 4.4 | 20.8 | 25.3 | 18.0 | 14.5 | 17.0 

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Dairy products............................| 28,537| 4.0 | 21.4 | 28.0 | 18.1 | 12.9 | 15.6 

Fresh milk and cream....................| 13,518| 4.4 | 22.0 | 27.4 | 17.9 | 12.0 | 16.3 Other dairy products....................| 15,019| 3.7 | 20.9 | 28.5 | 18.2 | 13.7 | 15.0 

Fruits and vegetables.....................| 39,365| 3.5 | 19.5 | 26.3 | 17.8 | 14.4 | 18.6 

Fresh fruits............................| 12,242| 2.7 | 19.3 | 24.4 | 17.6 | 16.1 | 19.9 Fresh vegetables........................| 11,422| 3.7 | 19.0 | 26.9 | 18.3 | 14.6 | 17.5 Processed fruits........................| 8,965| 3.9 | 19.8 | 26.9 | 17.3 | 12.5 | 19.6 Processed vegetables....................| 6,736| 4.0 | 20.3 | 27.9 | 17.7 | 13.6 | 16.5 

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Other food at home........................| 72,042| 4.7 | 21.0 | 29.1 | 18.7 | 12.9 | 13.5 

Sugar and other sweets..................| 9,100| 3.9 | 18.6 | 28.8 | 19.5 | 13.2 | 16.1 Fats and oils...........................| 6,569| 3.5 | 18.3 | 28.3 | 18.9 | 13.9 | 17.1 Miscellaneous foods.....................| 32,417| 5.5 | 22.1 | 30.1 | 18.1 | 11.8 | 12.3 Nonalcoholic beverages..................| 20,572| 4.5 | 21.1 | 28.2 | 19.4 | 13.3 | 13.5 Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | | | 

on out-of-town trips...................| 3,384| 3.4 | 22.2 | 26.7 | 17.9 | 18.3 | 11.6 

Food away from home.........................| 175,115| 6.2 | 21.1 | 27.1 | 21.1 | 13.1 | 11.3 

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Alcoholic beverages...........................| 28,342| 8.3 | 27.0 | 27.6 | 17.1 | 11.3 | 8.7 

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Housing.......................................| 861,359| 4.3 | 23.1 | 27.7 | 18.5 | 12.2 | 14.3 

Shelter.....................................| 487,943| 4.7 | 24.7 | 28.1 | 18.7 | 10.9 | 12.9 

Owned dwellings...........................| 286,391| .8 | 21.6 | 31.7 | 20.5 | 12.2 | 13.2 

Mortgage interest.......................| 176,143| 1.0 | 27.3 | 36.7 | 22.1 | 8.6 | 4.2 Property taxes..........................| 57,913| .4 | 11.2 | 26.0 | 18.2 | 17.9 | 26.4 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, | | | | | | | 

other expenses.........................| 52,335| .7 | 13.8 | 21.1 | 17.5 | 17.9 | 28.9 

Rented dwellings..........................| 148,673| 12.8 | 34.9 | 21.6 | 12.2 | 7.1 | 11.3 Other lodging.............................| 52,879| 3.0 | 13.0 | 26.7 | 26.8 | 14.9 | 15.6 

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Utilities, fuels, and public services.......| 183,298| 3.7 | 19.6 | 24.7 | 19.1 | 14.3 | 18.6 

Natural gas...............................| 23,901| 3.0 | 17.7 | 24.0 | 19.0 | 14.8 | 21.5 Electricity...............................| 73,521| 3.3 | 19.3 | 24.6 | 19.1 | 15.2 | 18.5 Fuel oil and other fuels..................| 9,715| 1.3 | 13.7 | 23.5 | 16.9 | 16.1 | 28.4 Telephone.................................| 57,431| 5.7 | 22.4 | 24.9 | 19.4 | 12.5 | 15.1 Water and other public services...........| 18,729| 1.9 | 17.1 | 25.7 | 19.3 | 15.1 | 20.9 

Household operations........................| 43,292| 2.6 | 27.9 | 29.6 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 18.3 

Personal services.........................| 21,242| 3.6 | 45.0 | 35.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 9.3 Other household expenses..................| 22,050| 1.6 | 11.5 | 24.4 | 17.6 | 18.1 | 26.9 

Housekeeping supplies.......................| 39,200| 3.3 | 19.7 | 26.6 | 18.4 | 15.8 | 16.2 

Laundry and cleaning supplies.............| 10,895| 3.2 | 21.7 | 27.6 | 18.7 | 14.5 | 14.2 Other household products..................| 16,526| 2.6 | 19.1 | 27.9 | 17.9 | 17.3 | 15.3 Postage and stationery....................| 11,779| 4.5 | 18.6 | 23.9 | 18.8 | 14.8 | 19.4 

Household furnishings and equipment.........| 107,626| 4.1 | 20.9 | 30.7 | 19.8 | 13.6 | 10.8 

Household textiles........................| 9,547| 3.0 | 17.3 | 27.3 | 22.7 | 15.9 | 13.7 Furniture.................................| 30,107| 6.4 | 23.6 | 28.4 | 18.5 | 15.0 | 8.1 Floor coverings...........................| 8,869| .7 | 12.8 | 36.4 | 25.2 | 12.6 | 12.3 Major appliances..........................| 14,293| 3.5 | 22.3 | 25.5 | 18.2 | 16.0 | 14.6 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares| 5,921| 3.7 | 20.4 | 25.6 | 20.0 | 14.8 | 15.5 Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 38,888| 3.7 | 21.2 | 34.7 | 19.5 | 11.1 | 9.8 

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Apparel and services..........................| 156,401| 4.9 | 21.2 | 31.2 | 20.6 | 12.5 | 9.7 

Men and boys................................| 38,047| 6.1 | 21.7 | 31.1 | 22.4 | 11.8 | 6.8 

Men, 16 and over..........................| 31,318| 7.1 | 20.2 | 28.3 | 23.9 | 13.0 | 7.4 Boys, 2 to 15.............................| 6,729| 1.4 | 28.8 | 44.3 | 15.1 | 6.3 | 4.2 

Women and girls.............................| 64,941| 3.6 | 18.4 | 31.8 | 20.8 | 13.3 | 12.1 

Women, 16 and over........................| 56,482| 3.8 | 17.5 | 29.0 | 21.8 | 14.7 | 13.2 Girls, 2 to 15............................| 8,459| 2.3 | 24.1 | 50.9 | 13.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 

Children under 2............................| 6,729| 9.3 | 42.1 | 21.7 | 12.7 | 9.4 | 4.8 Footwear....................................| 21,703| 3.2 | 20.2 | 33.8 | 19.8 | 12.7 | 10.3 Other apparel products and services.........| 24,981| 6.9 | 22.8 | 29.7 | 20.5 | 11.8 | 8.3 

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Transportation................................| 496,646| 5.3 | 23.2 | 25.7 | 21.1 | 13.0 | 11.7 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)..............| 206,399| 5.8 | 25.0 | 25.7 | 21.4 | 11.9 | 10.3 

Cars and trucks, new......................| 112,339| 5.0 | 23.8 | 25.3 | 22.1 | 12.4 | 11.5 Cars and trucks, used.....................| 91,879| 6.9 | 26.0 | 26.2 | 20.5 | 11.3 | 9.1 Other vehicles............................| 2,180| 7.8 | 40.4 | 23.6 | 4/18.6 | 4/9.1 | 4/.5 

Gasoline and motor oil......................| 101,515| 5.4 | 22.6 | 25.8 | 20.4 | 13.6 | 12.2 Other vehicle expenses......................| 159,403| 4.8 | 22.6 | 26.2 | 20.9 | 13.3 | 12.3 

Vehicle finance charges...................| 29,078| 5.0 | 27.2 | 28.5 | 21.9 | 11.0 | 6.4 Maintenance and repairs...................| 57,300| 5.1 | 21.5 | 25.5 | 20.2 | 14.1 | 13.5 Vehicle insurance.........................| 54,635| 4.5 | 20.3 | 25.0 | 21.3 | 14.4 | 14.5 Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges...| 18,390| 4.0 | 25.1 | 28.2 | 20.3 | 11.3 | 11.2 

Public transportation.......................| 29,329| 4.6 | 16.2 | 23.3 | 22.8 | 17.2 | 15.9 

Health care...................................| 143,476| 2.1 | 14.5 | 20.7 | 16.5 | 15.2 | 30.9 

Health insurance............................| 56,384| 1.4 | 14.8 | 18.1 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 35.3 Medical services............................| 54,490| 2.6 | 15.3 | 24.9 | 18.1 | 14.6 | 24.5 Drugs.......................................| 24,376| 2.0 | 11.7 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 17.1 | 39.0 Medical supplies............................| 8,226| 3.7 | 16.5 | 25.7 | 20.4 | 14.4 | 19.3 

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Entertainment.................................| 137,829| 4.6 | 22.7 | 28.0 | 21.2 | 13.3 | 10.2 

Fees and admissions.........................| 36,001| 4.6 | 20.2 | 30.8 | 18.1 | 12.3 | 14.1 Television, radios, sound equipment.........| 43,978| 5.9 | 24.3 | 27.9 | 20.0 | 10.8 | 11.1 Pets, toys, and playground equipment........| 26,737| 3.3 | 24.3 | 28.3 | 22.8 | 11.8 | 9.5 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, | | | | | | | 

and services...............................| 31,113| 3.8 | 21.9 | 24.8 | 25.2 | 19.5 | 5.0 

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Personal care products and services...........| 35,212| 4.5 | 18.8 | 26.8 | 20.2 | 14.7 | 15.0 

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Reading.......................................| 14,851| 3.8 | 19.3 | 26.6 | 18.4 | 13.3 | 18.5 

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Education.....................................| 39,401| 15.7 | 17.5 | 24.8 | 27.6 | 11.6 | 2.7 

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Tobacco products and smoking supplies.........| 26,611| 6.1 | 22.0 | 25.0 | 20.1 | 14.9 | 11.9 

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Miscellaneous.................................| 62,566| 4.7 | 21.5 | 28.1 | 18.6 | 12.9 | 14.2 

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Cash contributions............................| 79,130| 1.4 | 11.0 | 23.3 | 24.4 | 13.9 | 26.0 

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Personal insurance and pensions...............| 251,383| 2.9 | 23.4 | 30.9 | 22.7 | 14.3 | 5.7 

Life and other personal insurance...........| 33,432| 1.1 | 14.3 | 27.9 | 24.7 | 17.0 | 15.0 Pensions and Social Security................| 217,951| 3.2 | 24.8 | 31.4 | 22.4 | 13.9 | 4.3 

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Money income before taxes.....................| 2,660,355| 3.6 | 22.7 | 27.8 | 20.4 | 13.0 | 12.6 

Wages and salaries..........................| 2,016,626| 4.1 | 26.8 | 31.5 | 22.8 | 11.7 | 3.1 Self-employment income......................| 193,151| .7 | 18.6 | 33.7 | 23.6 | 17.5 | 5.9 

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Social Security, private and government | | | | | | | 

retirement.................................| 285,895| .1 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 17.6 | 72.6 

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

property income............................| 88,387| 1.0 | 4.4 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 18.2 | 51.2 

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

veterans' benefits.........................| 18,207| 6.6 | 18.0 | 23.1 | 21.3 | 16.7 | 14.2 

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

income, food stamps........................| 28,674| 13.1 | 33.8 | 17.8 | 11.9 | 13.3 | 10.1 

Regular contributions for support...........| 21,665| 21.1 | 22.7 | 28.7 | 12.3 | 7.6 | 7.6 Other income................................| 7,750| 16.6 | 29.0 | 20.5 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 14.2 

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Personal taxes................................| 246,310| 2.3 | 22.4 | 32.5 | 20.6 | 13.9 | 8.2 

Federal income taxes........................| 193,443| 2.2 | 22.1 | 32.8 | 20.6 | 14.1 | 8.1 State and local income taxes................| 46,591| 2.8 | 25.1 | 31.8 | 20.7 | 13.2 | 6.4 Other taxes.................................| 6,275| 1.1 | 9.8 | 30.3 | 18.8 | 14.8 | 25.2 

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Income after taxes............................| 2,414,045| 3.7 | 22.7 | 27.3 | 20.4 | 12.9 | 13.1 

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1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary.2/ Value less than 0.05.3/ Value less than 0.5.4/ Data are likely to have large sampling errors.5/ No data reported.

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