Table 1501. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, 

Survey, 1994

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

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Number of consumer units (in thousands).........| 102,210| 53,578| 22,017| 5,529| 14,965| 7,079 | 3,Percent distribution of consumer units..........| 100.0| 52.4| 21.5| 5.4| 14.6| 6.9 | 

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

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Income before taxes 1/........................| $36,838|$48,919|$45,100|$45,202|$51,947|$58,006 |$48,Income after taxes 1/.........................| 33,755| 44,878| 41,240| 41,381| 47,680| 53,539 | 44,Age of reference person.......................| 47.6| 47.5| 56.0| 31.2| 39.2| 51.2 | 4

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

Persons.....................................| 2.5| 3.2| 2.0| 3.5| 4.2| 3.8 | Children under 18...........................| .7| 1.0| n.a. | 1.5| 2.2| .5 | Persons 65 and over.........................| .3| .3| .7| (2) | (2) | .2 | Earners.....................................| 1.3| 1.7| 1.2| 1.6| 1.9| 2.7 | Vehicles....................................| 1.9| 2.6| 2.3| 2.2| 2.5| 3.4 | 

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Percent distribution: | | | | | | | 

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

Male......................................| 62| 85| 86| 83| 84| 82 | Female....................................| 38| 15| 14| 17| 16| 18 | 

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Housing tenure: | | | | | | | 

Homeowner.................................| 63| 79| 82| 62| 77| 88 | 

With mortgage...........................| 37| 52| 38| 55| 66| 58 | Without mortgage........................| 26| 28| 44| 8| 11| 30 | 

Renter....................................| 37| 21| 18| 38| 23| 12 | 

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

Black.....................................| 11| 7| 5| 5| 9| 6 | White and other...........................| 89| 93| 95| 95| 91| 94 | 

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

Elementary (1-8)..........................| 8| 7| 9| 3| 4| 9 | High school (9-12)........................| 43| 44| 45| 41| 40| 46 | College...................................| 48| 49| 46| 57| 55| 45 | Never attended and other..................| (3) | (3) | (3) | (3) | (2) | (3) | 

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At least one vehicle owned..................| 86| 96| 96| 95| 96| 96 | 

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Annual aggregate expenditures...................|$3,243,017| 67.4| 24.5| 6.9| 20.2| 10.8 | 

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Food..........................................| 449,565| 67.3| 22.6| 7.2| 21.1| 11.7 | 

Food at home................................| 276,371| 66.9| 21.2| 7.9| 20.9| 11.6 | 

Cereals and bakery products...............| 43,682| 67.9| 21.1| 8.2| 21.9| 11.7 | 

Cereals and cereal products.............| 16,482| 67.0| 19.3| 8.9| 22.3| 11.2 | Bakery products.........................| 27,200| 68.4| 22.2| 7.7| 21.7| 12.1 | 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............| 74,637| 65.6| 20.5| 7.2| 20.7| 11.6 | 

Beef....................................| 23,106| 66.3| 20.2| 7.4| 20.7| 11.8 | Pork....................................| 15,870| 63.7| 21.9| 6.6| 19.8| 10.1 | Other meats.............................| 9,573| 67.8| 21.2| 7.0| 22.7| 12.1 | Poultry.................................| 13,918| 65.4| 18.3| 8.1| 20.6| 13.1 | Fish and seafood........................| 9,113| 66.0| 21.1| 7.0| 20.6| 11.0 | Eggs....................................| 3,057| 63.6| 20.5| 7.1| 18.6| 10.7 | 

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Dairy products............................| 29,441| 67.2| 20.8| 7.9| 21.8| 11.6 | 

Fresh milk and cream....................| 12,955| 66.5| 18.5| 8.4| 22.1| 11.6 | Other dairy products....................| 16,486| 67.8| 22.5| 7.5| 21.6| 11.6 | 

Fruits and vegetables.....................| 44,486| 66.4| 22.5| 7.7| 19.9| 11.4 | 

Fresh fruits............................| 13,555| 67.7| 23.0| 7.5| 20.5| 11.8 | Fresh vegetables........................| 13,746| 65.8| 21.7| 7.1| 19.5| 12.3 | Processed fruits........................| 9,485| 65.7| 21.7| 8.7| 19.7| 10.7 | Processed vegetables....................| 7,701| 66.4| 23.8| 7.8| 20.0| 9.8 | 

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Other food at home........................| 84,125| 67.8| 21.5| 8.6| 20.8| 11.7 | 

Sugar and other sweets..................| 10,725| 67.6| 21.8| 8.1| 21.9| 10.0 | Fats and oils...........................| 8,076| 66.1| 21.6| 6.9| 19.8| 12.2 | Miscellaneous foods.....................| 36,849| 68.5| 20.5| 10.2| 21.6| 11.2 | Nonalcoholic beverages..................| 23,732| 66.3| 20.9| 7.5| 20.1| 12.8 | Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | | | 

on out-of-town trips...................| 4,744| 72.9| 32.2| 5.4| 18.2| 12.2 | 

Food away from home.........................| 173,194| 67.8| 24.8| 6.0| 21.3| 11.7 | 

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Alcoholic beverages...........................| 28,341| 58.3| 26.4| 6.2| 13.4| 9.5 | 

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Housing.......................................| 1,032,674| 65.2| 23.6| 7.1| 20.5| 8.9 | 

Shelter.....................................| 581,190| 63.4| 22.9| 7.0| 20.5| 8.3 | 

Owned dwellings...........................| 356,887| 75.0| 26.2| 7.5| 25.4| 10.5 | 

Mortgage interest and charges...........| 196,111| 78.0| 21.1| 9.4| 30.5| 10.7 | Property taxes..........................| 94,197| 73.4| 32.4| 5.4| 20.3| 11.0 | Maintenance, repairs, insurance, | | | | | | | 

other expenses.........................| 66,579| 68.6| 32.5| 4.8| 17.5| 9.1 | 

Rented dwellings..........................| 183,915| 38.2| 13.1| 6.9| 11.8| 3.1 | Other lodging.............................| 40,389| 75.2| 38.6| 2.7| 17.0| 12.6 | 

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Utilities, fuels, and public services.......| 223,691| 63.0| 23.5| 5.8| 18.4| 9.9 | 

Natural gas...............................| 28,898| 61.5| 23.6| 5.5| 17.3| 9.9 | Electricity...............................| 88,053| 65.4| 24.2| 5.8| 19.9| 10.2 | Fuel oil and other fuels..................| 10,014| 64.4| 27.2| 5.0| 16.6| 11.3 | Telephone services........................| 70,506| 58.9| 21.6| 6.1| 16.6| 9.2 | Water and other public services...........| 26,220| 67.6| 25.2| 5.9| 20.0| 10.8 | 

Household operations........................| 50,096| 69.9| 18.2| 16.6| 26.4| 4.5 | 

Personal services.........................| 23,487| 73.1| 1.6| 30.8| 34.6| 1.6 | Other household expenses..................| 26,609| 67.0| 32.8| 4.1| 19.2| 7.0 | 

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Housekeeping supplies.......................| 40,079| 70.2| 26.6| 8.0| 19.7| 11.1 | 

Laundry and cleaning supplies.............| 11,144| 69.3| 22.0| 7.6| 21.1| 12.8 | Other household products..................| 17,721| 72.0| 26.5| 8.9| 20.8| 11.0 | Postage and stationery....................| 11,214| 68.4| 31.2| 6.9| 16.6| 9.7 | 

Household furnishings and equipment.........| 137,617| 72.8| 27.9| 6.3| 22.5| 10.9 | 

Household textiles........................| 10,147| 71.1| 26.7| 6.6| 22.0| 10.6 | Furniture.................................| 32,547| 70.7| 27.8| 6.5| 22.5| 8.1 | Floor coverings...........................| 12,215| 84.0| 25.8| 5.4| 26.3| 21.2 | 4/Major appliances..........................| 15,224| 70.2| 25.7| 5.7| 21.3| 9.9 | Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares| 8,242| 71.9| 28.4| 9.3| 16.9| 11.5 | Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 59,242| 72.8| 29.0| 6.1| 22.8| 10.6 | 

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Apparel and services..........................| 167,683| 67.9| 21.4| 7.9| 21.6| 11.6 | 

Men and boys................................| 40,244| 71.0| 22.2| 6.7| 24.2| 12.4 | 

Men, 16 and over..........................| 31,054| 69.7| 26.8| 6.5| 19.1| 13.7 | Boys, 2 to 15.............................| 9,190| 75.2| 6.9| 7.2| 41.4| 7.9 | 1

Women and girls.............................| 66,459| 67.1| 21.3| 6.5| 21.4| 13.3 | 

Women, 16 and over........................| 56,269| 65.9| 24.0| 6.5| 16.6| 14.7 | Girls, 2 to 15............................| 10,189| 73.4| 6.4| 6.6| 48.0| 5.6 | 

Children under 2............................| 8,147| 78.4| 12.0| 37.1| 14.7| 4.1 | 1Footwear....................................| 25,847| 64.2| 17.6| 6.5| 21.7| 12.5 | Other apparel products and services.........| 26,987| 65.8| 27.0| 5.3| 20.2| 7.8 | 

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Transportation................................| 617,721| 69.3| 24.7| 7.5| 18.8| 12.9 | 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)..............| 278,486| 70.5| 23.5| 9.2| 18.6| 13.4 | 

Cars and trucks, new......................| 142,124| 72.3| 26.6| 10.4| 16.6| 12.8 | Cars and trucks, used.....................| 131,847| 69.0| 20.4| 8.2| 20.8| 14.0 | Other vehicles............................| 4,515| 53.5| 4/16.9| 4/1.2| 4/16.8| 4/17.5 | 4/

Gasoline and motor oil......................| 100,770| 68.7| 24.1| 6.5| 19.9| 12.5 | Other vehicle expenses......................| 199,518| 68.8| 25.0| 6.5| 19.1| 12.9 | 

Vehicle finance charges...................| 24,050| 72.8| 23.5| 8.0| 22.8| 12.5 | Maintenance and repairs...................| 69,483| 67.0| 24.4| 6.7| 17.8| 13.2 | Vehicle insurance.........................| 70,488| 67.3| 24.8| 5.8| 17.5| 13.5 | Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, | | | | | | | 

other charges............................| 35,498| 73.0| 27.2| 6.7| 22.5| 11.5 | 

Public transportation.......................| 38,947| 65.6| 33.0| 3.7| 15.5| 9.6 | 

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Health care...................................| 179,321| 68.0| 31.4| 5.5| 16.7| 9.3 | 

Health insurance............................| 83,296| 68.2| 33.0| 5.1| 15.6| 8.9 | Medical services............................| 58,365| 68.6| 27.9| 7.2| 20.1| 9.2 | Drugs.......................................| 29,186| 65.1| 33.9| 3.7| 12.6| 10.0 | Medical supplies............................| 8,474| 71.6| 30.4| 4.3| 18.5| 12.4 | 

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Entertainment.................................| 160,110| 68.3| 24.5| 5.8| 23.0| 10.4 | 

Fees and admissions.........................| 44,881| 70.6| 26.5| 4.7| 26.2| 9.5 | Television, radios, sound equipment.........| 54,487| 63.5| 21.2| 5.9| 21.6| 10.2 | Pets, toys, and playground equipment........| 29,480| 69.3| 22.9| 7.7| 24.8| 9.7 | Other entertainment supplies, equipment, | | | | | | | 

and services...............................| 31,262| 72.2| 29.1| 5.3| 19.5| 12.8 | 

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Personal care products and services...........| 40,449| 67.0| 24.4| 6.8| 19.4| 11.0 | 

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Reading.......................................| 16,844| 64.4| 27.7| 5.2| 18.4| 9.1 | 

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Education.....................................| 46,992| 68.4| 18.3| 2.4| 22.6| 21.3 | 

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Tobacco products and smoking supplies.........| 26,426| 58.7| 19.4| 5.6| 16.3| 11.1 | 

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Miscellaneous.................................| 76,484| 60.9| 22.6| 5.1| 18.6| 9.5 | 

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Cash contributions............................| 98,153| 68.9| 35.4| 3.4| 14.6| 9.8 | 

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Personal insurance and pensions...............| 302,253| 72.9| 25.9| 7.4| 23.3| 11.3 | 

Life and other personal insurance...........| 40,648| 77.8| 32.4| 6.0| 21.4| 12.2 | Pensions and Social Security................| 261,605| 72.1| 24.9| 7.7| 23.6| 11.2 | 

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Sources of income and personal taxes: 1/ | | | | | | | 

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Money income before taxes.....................| 3,167,858| 69.3| 26.0| 7.0| 20.8| 10.4 | 

Wages and salaries..........................| 2,390,220| 71.7| 22.5| 8.3| 24.2| 11.3 | Self-employment income......................| 210,864| 75.6| 29.7| 6.9| 22.4| 13.4 | Social Security, private and government | | | | | | | 

retirement.................................| 361,451| 60.1| 47.1| 4/.2| 2.1| 5.9 | 

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

property income............................| 99,733| 65.0| 43.8| 1.7| 12.7| 4.9 | 

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

veterans' benefits.........................| 27,189| 66.4| 20.9| 5.7| 22.5| 10.5 | 

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

income, food stamps........................| 41,520| 27.2| 5.0| 2.9| 8.8| 3.4 | 

Regular contributions for support...........| 24,640| 26.5| 4.9| 4.9| 10.4| 4/2.8 | Other income................................| 12,241| 50.4| 12.9| 8.3| 14.7| 4.9 | 

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Personal taxes................................| 265,111| 68.4| 26.6| 7.1| 20.4| 9.6 | 

Federal income taxes........................| 196,757| 68.2| 26.8| 7.0| 20.4| 9.3 | State and local income taxes................| 54,057| 67.6| 23.7| 7.6| 21.1| 9.5 | Other taxes.................................| 14,297| 75.3| 34.9| 5.5| 17.9| 13.2 | 

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Income after taxes............................| 2,902,747| 69.4| 26.0| 7.0| 20.8| 10.5 | 

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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.n.a. Not applicable.

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