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

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 

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) ................................130,001 1,439 16,471 44,694 34,780 32,618 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean................................................................ $73,573 $31,992 $41,118 $78,907 $95,032 $61,608 

 SE................................................................ 1,098.20 3,755.55 1,399.48 1,842.71 1,782.76 1,241.58 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.49 11.74 3.40 2.34 1.88 2.02 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean................................................................ 63,606 30,653 38,486 66,697 81,022 54,939 

 SE................................................................ 76793 3,150.55 1,150.75 1,307.29 1,303.60 964.98 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.21 10.28 2.99 1.96 1.61 1.76 

 Age of reference person ................................................................ 50.9 91.9 78.1 61.1 44.3 28.5 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................................................ 2.5 1.3 1.6 2.2 3.1 2.6 

 Children under 18 ................................................................ .6 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) .2 1.1 .9 

 Adults 65 and older ................................................................ .4 1.2 1.4 .5 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Earners ................................................................................................ 1.3 .1 .3 1.2 1.7 1.5 

 Vehicles ................................................................................................ 1.9 .9 1.6 2.2 2.1 1.6 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................................................ 47 43 43 50 47 46 

 Women ................................................................................................ 53 57 57 50 53 54 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................ 63 66 81 77 62 35 

 With mortgage ................................................................ 36 5 18 40 48 28 

 Without mortgage ................................................................ 27 61 63 37 13 7 

 Renter ................................................................................................ 37 34 19 23 38 65 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................................................ 13 4 9 13 14 15 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................ 87 96 91 87 86 85 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference 

 person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 14 2 6 9 19 19 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................86 98 94 91 81 81 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8)................................................................ 3 9 5 3 3 1 

 High school (9-12) ................................................................ 30 38 39 31 26 25 

 College ................................................................................................ 67 52 56 65 70 73 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................ 88 68 87 91 92 84 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean................................................................ $60,060 $41,874 $44,746 $63,050 $72,459 $51,306 

 SE................................................................ 68134 4,156.35 1,230.32 1,107.27 1,094.83 845.15 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.13 9.93 2.75 1.76 1.51 1.65 

 Food 

 Mean................................................................ 7,729 4,311 5,946 7,802 9,407 6,903 

 Share ................................................................ 12.9 10.3 13.3 12.4 13.0 13.5 

 SE................................................................ 8936 445.42 240.80 156.51 176.13 176.71 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.16 10.33 4.05 2.01 1.87 2.56 

 Food at home 

 Mean................................................................ 4,363 2,500 3,647 4,557 5,178 3,680 

 Share ................................................................ 73 6.0 8.2 7.2 7.1 7.2 

 SE................................................................ 5010 291.52 130.40 91.89 126.90 109.87 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.15 11.66 3.58 2.02 2.45 2.99 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean................................................................ 564 469 486 578 668 480 

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

 SE................................................................ 942 98.70 19.69 23.34 19.18 17.91 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.67 21.03 4.05 4.04 2.87 3.73 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean................................................................ 176 105 131 164 221 174 

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, 2017 — 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 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Share ................................................................3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 

 SE................................................................ 352 21.55 9.49 4.99 9.02 7.15 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.00 20.50 7.24 3.05 4.09 4.12 

 Bakery products 

 Mean................................................................ 388 364 355 415 447 307 

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

 SE................................................................ 768 96.55 14.59 21.16 13.15 13.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.98 26.51 4.11 5.10 2.94 4.43 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean................................................................ 944 396 762 1,026 1,120 759 

 Share ................................................................ 16 .9 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 

 SE................................................................ 1289 84.17 41.14 27.55 33.85 27.99 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.37 21.25 5.40 2.68 3.02 3.69 

 Beef 

 Mean................................................................ 253 74 210 277 296 205 

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

 SE................................................................ 486 21.75 17.27 10.18 15.19 13.07 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.92 29.20 8.21 3.68 5.13 6.37 

 Pork 

 Mean................................................................ 181 81 162 206 211 129 

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

 SE................................................................ 459 19.54 13.19 9.29 12.46 7.50 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.53 24.13 8.13 4.52 5.90 5.81 

 Other meats 

 Mean................................................................ 128 72 106 149 144 97 

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

 SE................................................................ 532 28.90 5.96 11.04 7.62 6.67 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.15 39.92 5.60 7.42 5.30 6.88 

 Poultry 

 Mean................................................................ 186 42 123 186 233 174 

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

 SE................................................................ 485 11.03 11.96 7.36 11.40 7.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.61 26.35 9.76 3.96 4.89 4.18 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean................................................................ 140 102 119 156 166 103 

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

 SE................................................................ 505 38.83 13.17 9.49 9.75 6.97 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.61 38.10 11.09 6.10 5.87 6.75 

 Eggs 

 Mean................................................................ 55 25 42 53 69 51 

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

 SE................................................................ 116 5.91 2.50 2.04 3.40 2.58 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.10 24.12 5.99 3.83 4.90 5.10 

 Dairy products 

 Mean................................................................ 450 278 403 456 543 375 

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

 SE................................................................ 805 36.64 16.93 12.18 17.72 13.70 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.79 13.18 4.20 2.67 3.26 3.65 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean................................................................ 147 77 122 142 182 132 

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

 SE................................................................ 306 13.52 5.66 4.56 6.83 5.50 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.09 17.59 4.63 3.21 3.75 4.17 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean................................................................ 303 201 281 314 362 243 

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

 SE................................................................ 600 32.83 14.56 8.94 12.52 10.35 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.98 16.32 5.19 2.85 3.46 4.25 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean................................................................ 837 526 719 855 975 739 

 Share ................................................................ 14 1.3 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.4 

 SE................................................................ 1430 60.56 37.71 21.25 28.75 29.74 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.71 11.52 5.24 2.49 2.95 4.03 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean................................................................ 314 191 267 324 371 270 

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

 SE................................................................ 623 32.09 18.65 10.25 12.39 11.96 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.98 16.76 6.98 3.17 3.34 4.43 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean................................................................ 274 170 241 280 319 241 

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

 SE................................................................ 567 41.58 15.26 8.69 11.69 11.95 

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, 2017 — 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 

 Fresh vegetables 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.07 24.42 6.33 3.10 3.66 4.96 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean................................................................ 112 100 97 111 131 102 

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

 SE................................................................ 314 24.06 5.65 4.46 7.40 6.11 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.80 23.95 5.85 4.02 5.64 6.00 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean................................................................ 136 64 115 140 154 126 

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

 SE................................................................ 306 17.42 5.51 5.25 5.77 6.80 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.25 27.39 4.81 3.76 3.76 5.38 

 Other food at home 

 Mean................................................................ 1,568 830 1,277 1,642 1,872 1,327 

 Share ................................................................ 26 2.0 2.9 2.6 2.6 2.6 

 SE................................................................ 2079 107.02 41.49 39.97 46.64 42.79 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.33 12.89 3.25 2.44 2.49 3.23 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean................................................................ 150 107 140 163 177 109 

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

 SE................................................................ 383 28.32 10.54 7.53 7.04 6.31 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.56 26.46 7.52 4.61 3.99 5.80 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean................................................................ 117 44 104 125 135 97 

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

 SE................................................................ 298 9.91 5.49 5.00 6.27 4.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.55 22.30 5.29 4.01 4.65 4.82 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean................................................................ 824 390 642 831 1,000 738 

 Share ................................................................ 14 .9 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 

 SE................................................................ 1311 73.41 24.14 24.28 29.50 24.42 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.59 18.84 3.76 2.92 2.95 3.31 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean................................................................ 423 284 339 457 492 350 

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

 SE................................................................ 749 57.34 14.33 14.04 14.53 15.33 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.77 20.19 4.23 3.07 2.95 4.38 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips 

 Mean................................................................ 56 5 51 66 69 33 

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

 SE................................................................ 276 3.48 8.52 4.22 4.09 2.77 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.94 65.67 16.59 6.43 5.94 8.39 

 Food away from home 

 Mean................................................................ 3,365 1,811 2,299 3,245 4,229 3,223 

 Share ................................................................ 56 4.3 5.1 5.1 5.8 6.3 

 SE................................................................ 5855 346.72 145.27 98.92 111.81 111.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.74 19.14 6.32 3.05 2.64 3.46 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean................................................................ 558 271 397 595 633 521 

 Share ................................................................9 .6 .9 .9 .9 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 1983 133.05 42.10 30.72 36.15 29.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.55 49.17 10.61 5.16 5.71 5.73 

 Housing 

 Mean................................................................ 19,884 20,205 14,963 19,856 23,721 18,309 

 Share ................................................................ 33.1 48.3 33.4 31.5 32.7 35.7 

 SE................................................................ 23174 2,710.97 352.97 331.94 411.78 382.43 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.17 13.42 2.36 1.67 1.74 2.09 

 Shelter 

 Mean................................................................ 11,895 13,068 8,108 11,457 14,512 11,566 

 Share ................................................................ 19.8 31.2 18.1 18.2 20.0 22.5 

 SE................................................................ 15680 1,420.34 276.06 210.56 274.86 318.82 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.32 10.87 3.40 1.84 1.89 2.76 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean................................................................ 6,947 4,106 5,073 8,115 8,824 4,415 

 Share ................................................................ 11.6 9.8 11.3 12.9 12.2 8.6 

 SE................................................................ 13328 797.43 207.52 197.56 270.95 240.17 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.92 19.42 4.09 2.43 3.07 5.44 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean................................................................ 3,265 251 1,020 3,294 5,044 2,595 

 Share ................................................................ 54 .6 2.3 5.2 7.0 5.1 

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, 2017 — 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 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 SE................................................................ 7329 137.05 79.31 101.33 173.78 100.08 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.24 54.70 7.77 3.08 3.45 3.86 

 Property taxes 

 Mean................................................................ 2,065 1,892 2,142 2,660 2,292 978 

 Share ................................................................ 34 4.5 4.8 4.2 3.2 1.9 

 SE................................................................ 4607 216.83 77.18 71.08 72.87 41.99 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.23 11.46 3.60 2.67 3.18 4.29 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses 

 Mean................................................................ 1,616 1,964 1,911 2,160 1,489 842 

 Share ................................................................ 27 4.7 4.3 3.4 2.1 1.6 

 SE................................................................ 5764 690.56 141.95 91.55 106.75 171.21 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.57 35.16 7.43 4.24 7.17 20.33 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean................................................................ 4,167 8,319 2,438 2,280 4,812 6,754 

 Share ................................................................ 69 19.9 5.4 3.6 6.6 13.2 

 SE................................................................ 6609 1,388.08 202.78 78.95 150.96 175.60 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.59 16.69 8.32 3.46 3.14 2.60 

 Other lodging 

 Mean................................................................ 782 643 597 1,062 876 397 

 Share ................................................................ 13 1.5 1.3 1.7 1.2 .8 

 SE................................................................ 2870 239.49 56.41 47.89 55.26 31.98 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.67 37.24 9.45 4.51 6.31 8.05 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean................................................................ 3,836 2,583 3,393 4,171 4,455 2,996 

 Share ................................................................ 64 6.2 7.6 6.6 6.1 5.8 

 SE................................................................ 4075 156.20 66.44 58.69 56.03 50.14 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.06 6.05 1.96 1.41 1.26 1.67 

 Natural gas 

 Mean................................................................ 381 361 383 432 427 261 

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

 SE................................................................ 1121 50.33 20.55 13.86 16.73 9.27 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.94 13.93 5.37 3.21 3.92 3.55 

 Electricity 

 Mean................................................................ 1,420 1,018 1,352 1,548 1,570 1,136 

 Share ................................................................ 24 2.4 3.0 2.5 2.2 2.2 

 SE................................................................ 1665 89.27 28.95 22.77 24.58 23.85 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.17 8.77 2.14 1.47 1.57 2.10 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean................................................................ 97 121 138 129 86 43 

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

 SE................................................................ 873 35.18 19.69 13.49 8.75 6.58 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.00 29.14 14.23 10.44 10.17 15.39 

 Telephone services 

 Mean................................................................ 1,356 687 935 1,424 1,692 1,145 

 Share ................................................................ 23 1.6 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.2 

 SE................................................................ 1736 49.60 18.24 25.76 28.23 23.95 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.28 7.22 1.95 1.81 1.67 2.09 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and 

 phone cards 

 Mean................................................................ 238 406 424 308 197 83 

 Share ................................................................4 1.0 .9 .5 .3 .2 

 SE................................................................ 524 25.67 7.71 8.39 7.88 5.43 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.20 6.32 1.82 2.72 3.99 6.52 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean................................................................ 1,118 280 511 1,117 1,494 1,062 

 Share ................................................................ 19 .7 1.1 1.8 2.1 2.1 

 SE................................................................ 1654 41.81 17.16 23.14 27.81 23.01 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.48 14.91 3.36 2.07 1.86 2.17 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean................................................................ 583 396 585 638 681 411 

 Share ................................................................ 10 .9 1.3 1.0 .9 .8 

 SE................................................................ 1379 35.94 21.40 17.84 16.89 14.27 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.37 9.08 3.66 2.80 2.48 3.47 

 Household operations 

 Mean................................................................ 1,412 2,184 1,155 1,192 1,678 1,523 

 Share ................................................................ 24 5.2 2.6 1.9 2.3 3.0 

 SE................................................................ 3805 599.94 58.00 46.37 81.86 71.02 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.70 27.46 5.02 3.89 4.88 4.66 

 Personal services 

 Mean................................................................ 439 1,115 54 103 618 874 

 Share ................................................................7 2.7 .1 .2 .9 1.7 

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, 2017 — 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 

 Personal services 

 SE................................................................ 2713 619.47 26.01 27.04 68.73 64.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.18 55.56 48.19 26.27 11.12 7.33 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean................................................................ 973 1,069 1,101 1,090 1,060 650 

 Share ................................................................ 16 2.6 2.5 1.7 1.5 1.3 

 SE................................................................ 2161 125.97 56.95 31.93 36.14 19.61 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.22 11.78 5.17 2.93 3.41 3.02 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean................................................................ 755 452 835 886 803 495 

 Share ................................................................ 13 1.1 1.9 1.4 1.1 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 2358 106.86 90.41 49.34 36.62 26.66 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.12 23.66 10.83 5.57 4.56 5.39 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean................................................................ 177 94 163 184 218 136 

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

 SE................................................................ 508 32.58 17.70 9.96 14.80 8.17 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.87 34.62 10.85 5.42 6.79 5.99 

 Other household products 

 Mean................................................................ 428 256 494 510 440 275 

 Share ................................................................7 .6 1.1 .8 .6 .5 

 SE................................................................ 2066 70.76 90.55 43.14 26.15 17.21 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.83 27.64 18.34 8.46 5.94 6.27 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean................................................................ 150 101 178 193 145 83 

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

 SE................................................................ 783 42.55 14.03 17.87 10.41 7.79 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.23 41.97 7.87 9.27 7.16 9.33 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean................................................................ 1,987 1,919 1,473 2,150 2,272 1,729 

 Share ................................................................ 33 4.6 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.4 

 SE................................................................ 5855 1,849.77 111.26 98.55 131.79 77.71 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.95 96.40 7.56 4.58 5.80 4.49 

 Household textiles 

 Mean................................................................ 114 30 110 123 113 109 

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

 SE................................................................ 878 12.37 20.44 18.43 12.35 17.93 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.70 40.87 18.54 14.99 10.95 16.52 

 Furniture 

 Mean................................................................ 515 109 353 514 621 505 

 Share ................................................................9 .3 .8 .8 .9 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 2606 46.43 44.36 37.08 59.75 33.14 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.06 42.46 12.56 7.21 9.62 6.57 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean................................................................ 30 65 8 28 26 48 

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

 SE................................................................ 750 54.17 2.83 4.82 3.90 29.14 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 24.65 83.92 34.04 17.27 14.90 60.59 

 Major appliances 

 Mean................................................................ 280 69 242 297 334 228 

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

 SE................................................................ 1193 34.38 24.62 22.21 31.23 20.89 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.26 49.73 10.17 7.47 9.36 9.15 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean................................................................ 131 10 93 161 133 110 

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

 SE................................................................ 763 3.73 9.48 21.26 9.76 13.83 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.84 36.74 10.16 13.21 7.33 12.59 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean................................................................ 916 1,635 665 1,026 1,045 730 

 Share ................................................................ 15 3.9 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.4 

 SE................................................................ 3804 1,827.27 86.92 66.83 99.59 51.73 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.15 111.74 13.06 6.51 9.53 7.09 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean................................................................ 1,833 778 995 1,730 2,336 1,908 

 Share ................................................................ 31 1.9 2.2 2.7 3.2 3.7 

 SE................................................................ 5645 484.61 86.55 79.11 133.39 97.60 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.08 62.30 8.70 4.57 5.71 5.11 

 Men and boys 

 Mean................................................................ 442 215 168 414 618 443 

 Share ................................................................7 .5 .4 .7 .9 .9 

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, 2017 — 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 

 Men and boys 

 SE................................................................ 1638 127.31 28.00 27.54 48.18 34.74 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.70 59.32 16.71 6.65 7.80 7.83 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean................................................................ 342 167 153 374 415 327 

 Share ................................................................6 .4 .3 .6 .6 .6 

 SE................................................................ 1535 122.50 29.31 26.55 37.96 32.08 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.48 73.36 19.21 7.11 9.15 9.82 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean................................................................ 100 48 15 41 203 117 

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

 SE................................................................ 531 42.93 4.17 5.43 19.92 11.00 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.32 90.15 27.94 13.34 9.79 9.42 

 Women and girls 

 Mean................................................................ 694 212 444 715 877 616 

 Share ................................................................ 12 .5 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 2430 162.62 48.77 44.58 71.29 45.54 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.50 76.73 10.98 6.23 8.13 7.39 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean................................................................ 580 209 419 661 647 493 

 Share ................................................................ 10 .5 .9 1.0 .9 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 2307 162.65 47.79 45.04 64.25 38.62 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.98 77.99 11.42 6.82 9.94 7.83 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean................................................................ 114 3 25 54 230 123 

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

 SE................................................................ 660 2.46 6.84 5.51 20.34 14.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.78 72.79 26.89 10.15 8.83 11.61 

 Children under 2 

 Mean................................................................ 77 ( 3 ) 19 37 87 152 

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

 SE................................................................ 643 ( 3 ) 7.27 7.40 11.49 15.61 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.39 ( 3 ) 38.49 20.26 13.16 10.24 

 Footwear 

 Mean................................................................ 379 295 185 338 500 410 

 Share ................................................................6 .7 .4 .5 .7 .8 

 SE................................................................ 2056 216.51 36.42 32.22 42.34 34.14 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.43 73.42 19.69 9.53 8.47 8.34 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean................................................................ 241 56 180 226 254 287 

 Share ................................................................4 .1 .4 .4 .4 .6 

 SE................................................................ 1292 15.38 24.54 15.57 22.85 30.50 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.36 27.27 13.64 6.88 9.00 10.63 

 Transportation 

 Mean................................................................ 9,576 3,222 6,437 10,020 11,646 8,629 

 Share ................................................................ 15.9 7.7 14.4 15.9 16.1 16.8 

 SE................................................................ 19851 1,212.53 707.45 268.01 376.16 309.58 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.07 37.64 10.99 2.67 3.23 3.59 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean................................................................ 4,054 261 2,241 4,147 5,165 3,825 

 Share ................................................................ 67 .6 5.0 6.6 7.1 7.5 

 SE................................................................ 14609 198.88 280.48 221.90 339.47 273.74 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.60 76.17 12.52 5.35 6.57 7.16 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean................................................................ 1,900 183 1,223 2,236 2,327 1,400 

 Share ................................................................ 32 .4 2.7 3.5 3.2 2.7 

 SE................................................................ 10972 185.67 228.57 171.56 246.82 173.92 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.78 101.39 18.68 7.67 10.61 12.42 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean................................................................ 2,101 78 963 1,864 2,793 2,352 

 Share ................................................................ 35 .2 2.2 3.0 3.9 4.6 

 SE................................................................ 11242 77.88 177.02 172.27 222.09 179.31 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.35 99.88 18.38 9.24 7.95 7.62 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean................................................................ 53 ( 3 ) 55 46 45 73 

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

 SE................................................................ 962 ( 3 ) 42.35 17.51 19.77 24.84 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 18.09 ( 3 ) 77.59 37.75 43.83 34.20 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean................................................................ 1,968 467 1,080 1,966 2,500 1,919 

 Share ................................................................ 33 1.1 2.4 3.1 3.4 3.7 

 SE................................................................ 2567 61.09 26.71 30.55 39.19 42.35 

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, 2017 — 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 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.30 13.07 2.47 1.55 1.57 2.21 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean................................................................ 2,842 2,095 2,603 3,145 3,130 2,275 

 Share ................................................................ 47 5.0 5.8 5.0 4.3 4.4 

 SE................................................................ 9056 1,154.89 634.11 118.69 126.45 96.95 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.19 55.13 24.36 3.77 4.04 4.26 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean................................................................ 220 8 68 210 301 235 

 Share ................................................................4 ( 2 ) .2 .3 .4 .5 

 SE................................................................ 564 5.93 5.84 7.91 11.47 12.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.56 72.72 8.65 3.77 3.81 5.13 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean................................................................ 954 319 1,246 1,038 1,017 654 

 Share ................................................................ 16 .8 2.8 1.6 1.4 1.3 

 SE................................................................ 8224 82.90 625.24 34.13 44.99 22.72 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.62 25.96 50.18 3.29 4.42 3.47 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean................................................................ 967 1,489 752 1,129 1,016 781 

 Share ................................................................ 16 3.6 1.7 1.8 1.4 1.5 

 SE................................................................ 5116 1,150.63 106.14 100.11 93.84 82.26 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.29 77.26 14.11 8.87 9.23 10.53 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges 

 Mean................................................................ 700 278 537 769 797 605 

 Share ................................................................ 12 .7 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 1971 65.25 57.66 44.04 44.49 29.79 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.81 23.45 10.73 5.73 5.59 4.93 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean................................................................ 712 398 512 762 851 610 

 Share ................................................................ 12 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 2182 172.57 56.66 39.54 40.34 32.01 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.06 43.33 11.06 5.19 4.74 5.25 

 Healthcare 

 Mean................................................................ 4,928 6,011 6,619 5,921 4,714 2,894 

 Share ................................................................ 82 14.4 14.8 9.4 6.5 5.6 

 SE................................................................ 7231 496.54 143.02 129.66 100.73 91.51 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.47 8.26 2.16 2.19 2.14 3.16 

 Health insurance 

 Mean................................................................ 3,414 4,228 4,688 4,052 3,243 2,043 

 Share ................................................................ 57 10.1 10.5 6.4 4.5 4.0 

 SE................................................................ 4257 291.17 90.71 77.96 65.74 68.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.25 6.89 1.93 1.92 2.03 3.36 

 Medical services 

 Mean................................................................ 872 985 882 1,059 910 565 

 Share ................................................................ 15 2.4 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.1 

 SE................................................................ 3245 467.21 61.77 57.77 44.22 53.61 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.72 47.44 7.00 5.46 4.86 9.48 

 Drugs 

 Mean................................................................ 486 649 819 622 413 201 

 Share ................................................................8 1.6 1.8 1.0 .6 .4 

 SE................................................................ 1247 84.14 53.92 22.76 17.05 15.30 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.57 12.96 6.58 3.66 4.13 7.61 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean................................................................ 156 149 229 188 149 85 

 Share ................................................................3 .4 .5 .3 .2 .2 

 SE................................................................ 769 46.01 36.20 11.32 9.16 7.70 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.92 30.82 15.77 6.03 6.15 9.07 

 Entertainment 

 Mean................................................................ 3,203 893 2,110 3,425 4,194 2,496 

 Share ................................................................ 53 2.1 4.7 5.4 5.8 4.9 

 SE................................................................ 10824 87.87 141.70 160.95 280.00 110.98 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.38 9.84 6.72 4.70 6.68 4.45 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean................................................................ 750 190 496 680 1,144 579 

 Share ................................................................ 12 .5 1.1 1.1 1.6 1.1 

 SE................................................................ 3266 51.61 62.44 42.86 66.13 26.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.35 27.12 12.59 6.30 5.78 4.50 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean................................................................ 985 593 875 1,088 1,112 782 

 Share ................................................................ 16 1.4 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.5 

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, 2017 — 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 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 SE................................................................ 2054 48.34 32.56 31.46 32.99 26.54 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.08 8.15 3.72 2.89 2.97 3.39 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment 

 Mean................................................................ 869 89 558 979 1,131 629 

 Share ................................................................ 14 .2 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 6618 32.29 80.85 80.85 201.80 40.72 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.62 36.15 14.50 8.26 17.85 6.47 

 Pets 

 Mean................................................................ 710 70 486 837 923 449 

 Share ................................................................ 12 .2 1.1 1.3 1.3 .9 

 SE................................................................ 6497 28.01 85.50 80.17 192.91 40.96 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.15 39.95 17.60 9.58 20.90 9.12 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean................................................................ 159 19 72 142 208 180 

 Share ................................................................3 ( 2 ) .2 .2 .3 .4 

 SE................................................................ 1028 11.88 14.94 12.88 21.14 23.24 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.47 61.89 20.79 9.07 10.18 12.90 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, 

 and services 

 Mean................................................................ 599 20 181 677 807 506 

 Share ................................................................ 10 ( 2 ) .4 1.1 1.1 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 6275 13.58 47.52 136.02 120.03 81.08 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.48 67.79 26.22 20.08 14.88 16.04 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean................................................................ 762 436 630 767 970 616 

 Share ................................................................ 13 1.0 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 1524 50.05 30.77 25.83 36.71 26.62 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.00 11.47 4.89 3.37 3.78 4.32 

 Reading 

 Mean................................................................ 110 119 164 125 108 63 

 Share ................................................................2 .3 .4 .2 .1 .1 

 SE................................................................ 545 56.65 19.30 10.29 10.59 6.45 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.95 47.44 11.77 8.21 9.77 10.24 

 Education 

 Mean................................................................ 1,491 44 397 1,454 2,149 1,457 

 Share ................................................................ 25 .1 .9 2.3 3.0 2.8 

 SE................................................................ 9285 15.08 91.54 177.41 192.26 134.47 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.23 34.52 23.05 12.20 8.95 9.23 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean................................................................ 332 68 147 395 377 303 

 Share ................................................................6 .2 .3 .6 .5 .6 

 SE................................................................ 1061 34.67 12.17 17.12 19.99 18.17 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.19 50.72 8.29 4.33 5.30 6.00 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean................................................................ 1,010 706 882 1,253 1,113 645 

 Share ................................................................ 17 1.7 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.3 

 SE................................................................ 6775 266.13 119.09 153.29 120.25 82.64 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.71 37.67 13.50 12.23 10.81 12.82 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean................................................................ 1,873 4,054 2,470 2,267 1,960 842 

 Share ................................................................ 31 9.7 5.5 3.6 2.7 1.6 

 SE................................................................ 9594 1,543.56 166.25 151.65 147.26 74.89 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.12 38.08 6.73 6.69 7.51 8.90 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean................................................................ 6,771 755 2,589 7,438 9,129 5,720 

 Share ................................................................ 11.3 1.8 5.8 11.8 12.6 11.1 

 SE................................................................ 14447 264.79 497.33 256.26 208.44 145.49 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.13 35.08 19.21 3.45 2.28 2.54 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean................................................................ 418 343 408 580 447 172 

 Share ................................................................7 .8 .9 .9 .6 .3 

 SE................................................................ 1172 116.09 29.83 29.41 20.05 11.82 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.81 33.83 7.32 5.07 4.48 6.89 

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, 2017 — 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 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean................................................................ 6,353 412 2,182 6,858 8,682 5,548 

 Share ................................................................ 10.6 1.0 4.9 10.9 12.0 10.8 

 SE................................................................ 13967 200.55 488.57 246.05 203.13 141.69 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.20 48.73 22.40 3.59 2.34 2.55 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean................................................................ $73,573 $31,992 $41,118 $78,907 $95,032 $61,608 

 SE................................................................ 1,098.20 3,755.55 1,399.48 1,842.71 1,782.76 1,241.58 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.49 11.74 3.40 2.34 1.88 2.02 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean................................................................ 57,590 1,998 9,077 57,026 84,119 57,024 

 Share ................................................................ 78.3 6.2 22.1 72.3 88.5 92.6 

 SE................................................................ 98051 983.69 722.02 1,555.98 1,778.29 1,254.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.70 49.25 7.95 2.73 2.11 2.20 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean................................................................ 4,506 1,488 2,398 5,207 6,657 2,450 

 Share ................................................................ 61 4.7 5.8 6.6 7.0 4.0 

 SE................................................................ 24512 918.05 528.81 383.52 615.89 332.58 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.44 61.69 22.05 7.37 9.25 13.57 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement 

 Mean................................................................ 8,300 23,110 26,029 12,121 1,730 463 

 Share ................................................................ 11.3 72.2 63.3 15.4 1.8 .8 

 SE................................................................ 17920 1,421.86 667.62 422.23 164.67 66.38 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.16 6.15 2.56 3.48 9.52 14.32 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other 

 property income 

 Mean................................................................ 1,910 4,832 2,725 3,379 1,096 223 

 Share ................................................................ 26 15.1 6.6 4.3 1.2 .4 

 SE................................................................ 25829 1,686.34 300.20 724.52 134.10 48.29 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 13.53 34.90 11.02 21.44 12.24 21.67 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security 

 Income, Supplementary Nutrition 

 Assistance Program (SNAP) 

 Mean................................................................ 460 146 208 439 563 521 

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

 SE................................................................ 2313 82.13 27.97 33.33 44.30 37.80 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.03 56.21 13.46 7.59 7.87 7.26 

 Unemployment and workers' 

 compensation, veterans' benefits, and 

 regular contributions for support 

 Mean................................................................ 457 305 567 479 514 318 

 Share ................................................................6 1.0 1.4 .6 .5 .5 

 SE................................................................ 3803 158.91 123.02 56.45 69.24 42.02 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.32 52.10 21.69 11.78 13.47 13.22 

 Other income 

 Mean................................................................ 351 113 114 256 353 609 

 Share ................................................................5 .4 .3 .3 .4 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 3746 59.04 21.74 33.53 102.70 86.07 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.68 52.46 19.12 13.11 29.06 14.14 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed 

 values) 

 Mean................................................................ 9,967 1,338 2,632 12,210 14,010 6,669 

 Share ................................................................ 13.5 4.2 6.4 15.5 14.7 10.8 

 SE................................................................ 48384 678.47 361.77 1,093.77 555.15 326.43 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.85 50.70 13.74 8.96 3.96 4.89 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean................................................................ 7,819 1,238 2,195 9,748 10,960 4,957 

 Share ................................................................ 10.6 3.9 5.3 12.4 11.5 8.0 

 SE................................................................ 37092 643.26 289.76 886.41 464.36 250.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.74 51.96 13.20 9.09 4.24 5.04 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean................................................................ 2,098 94 402 2,396 2,994 1,679 

 Share ................................................................ 29 .3 1.0 3.0 3.2 2.7 

 SE................................................................ 12695 89.56 85.45 217.06 149.95 97.70 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.05 95.70 21.24 9.06 5.01 5.82 

 Other taxes 

 Mean................................................................ 51 7 35 66 56 33 

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

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, 2017 — 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 taxes 

 SE................................................................ 740 4.10 8.82 12.83 10.45 5.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 14.61 61.00 25.29 19.39 18.62 15.79 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean................................................................ 63,606 30,653 38,486 66,697 81,022 54,939 

 Share ................................................................ 86.5 95.8 93.6 84.5 85.3 89.2 

 SE................................................................ 76793 3,150.55 1,150.75 1,307.29 1,303.60 964.98 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.21 10.28 2.99 1.96 1.61 1.76 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean................................................................ $14,049 $7,090 $15,048 $21,774 $11,645 $5,828 

 SE................................................................ 1,593.57 5,326.66 4,386.09 3,388.58 3,292.12 1,750.35 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.34 75.12 29.15 15.56 28.27 30.03 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean................................................................ 23,805 7,275 16,467 28,876 26,342 18,585 

 SE................................................................ 1,586.57 5,188.29 4,448.96 3,244.83 3,293.29 2,322.10 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.66 71.31 27.02 11.24 12.50 12.49 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean................................................................ 9,756 185 1,419 7,102 14,696 12,757 

 SE................................................................ 96064 1,037.44 956.14 1,284.25 2,338.80 1,667.74 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.85 560.86 67.36 18.08 15.91 13.07 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean................................................................ 1,156 293 909 2,458 463 273 

 SE................................................................ 46353 210.00 352.88 1,342.47 129.83 56.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 40.10 71.62 38.83 54.62 28.02 20.55 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean................................................................ -1,839 -272 -877 -2,418 -2,465 -935 

 SE................................................................ 4283 148.40 69.10 90.07 118.51 85.67 

 CV(%) ................................................................ -2.33 -54.64 -7.88 -3.73 -4.81 -9.16 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean................................................................ 186,064 209,623 225,110 234,703 203,875 79,668 

 SE................................................................ 3,585.18 37,622.56 8,867.18 5,786.65 6,904.04 2,240.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.93 17.95 3.94 2.47 3.39 2.81 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned 

 home 

 Mean................................................................ 1,017 1,028 1,195 1,263 1,092 508 

 SE................................................................ 1148 115.25 26.06 21.10 26.84 13.62 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.13 11.22 2.18 1.67 2.46 2.68 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean................................................................ 1,229 859 967 1,713 1,350 582 

 SE................................................................ 4908 318.36 121.19 116.30 110.22 49.56 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.99 37.08 12.53 6.79 8.17 8.51 

 Food 

 Mean................................................................ 88 59 57 131 83 50 

 SE................................................................ 839 49.19 11.52 21.69 10.57 15.61 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.57 83.37 20.33 16.56 12.72 31.37 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean................................................................ 14 2 5 14 16 17 

 SE................................................................ 164 1.48 2.29 2.98 4.10 3.89 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.54 95.66 43.60 20.81 26.03 22.44 

 Housing 

 Mean................................................................ 233 219 220 311 237 129 

 SE................................................................ 1392 152.20 32.49 29.38 38.42 9.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.97 69.52 14.79 9.44 16.21 7.66 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean................................................................ 33 10 18 51 26 26 

 SE................................................................ 474 7.81 4.37 11.29 3.70 5.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 14.20 76.81 24.89 22.12 14.17 20.62 

 Household textiles 

 Mean................................................................ 7 ( 3 ) 2 12 5 3 

 SE................................................................ 126 ( 3 ) .88 3.23 1.81 .86 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 19.16 ( 3 ) 48.91 26.10 35.51 29.28 

 Appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean................................................................ 20 ( 3 ) 18 28 18 14 

 SE................................................................ 265 ( 3 ) 5.80 3.55 5.30 4.26 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 13.13 ( 3 ) 31.45 12.90 28.97 30.60 

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, 2017 — 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 

 Major appliances 

 Mean................................................................ 7 ( 3 ) 13 10 5 3 

 SE................................................................ 114 ( 3 ) 4.97 1.95 1.60 1.71 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 15.55 ( 3 ) 39.60 18.70 32.90 51.45 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean................................................................ 13 ( 3 ) 6 17 13 11 

 SE................................................................ 220 ( 3 ) 3.03 3.07 4.97 3.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 17.08 ( 3 ) 51.51 17.94 37.04 36.78 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean................................................................ 53 39 45 78 49 30 

 SE................................................................ 526 35.60 14.27 12.30 6.91 5.04 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.87 91.85 31.98 15.82 14.18 17.08 

 Other housing 

 Mean................................................................ 120 170 137 142 139 57 

 SE................................................................ 1153 144.60 31.15 17.17 35.66 8.60 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.63 85.06 22.69 12.06 25.68 15.05 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean................................................................ 203 72 109 267 194 177 

 SE................................................................ 1187 47.08 16.96 20.23 21.04 23.71 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.85 65.10 15.51 7.56 10.86 13.42 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean................................................................ 56 69 30 74 53 45 

 SE................................................................ 507 46.75 7.98 10.42 9.78 11.74 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.14 67.43 26.49 14.11 18.30 26.23 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean................................................................ 73 2 39 102 67 60 

 SE................................................................ 582 2.36 10.04 13.30 9.63 12.15 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.94 102.72 25.71 12.99 14.41 20.22 

 Children under 2 

 Mean................................................................ 32 ( 3 ) 17 33 41 27 

 SE................................................................ 342 ( 3 ) 7.14 7.27 6.91 4.37 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.83 ( 3 ) 42.36 21.89 16.67 15.88 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean................................................................ 43 1 23 58 32 44 

 SE................................................................ 496 .67 8.24 8.56 5.43 11.45 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.63 99.68 35.35 14.77 17.04 25.83 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean................................................................ 9 1 8 10 6 9 

 SE................................................................ 174 .67 4.47 3.62 1.62 3.84 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 20.44 99.68 57.75 34.85 26.50 41.40 

 All other apparel products and services 

 Mean................................................................ 34 ( 3 ) 16 48 26 35 

 SE................................................................ 419 ( 3 ) 5.02 6.80 5.09 10.77 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 12.26 ( 3 ) 32.23 14.29 19.75 30.73 

 Transportation 

 Mean................................................................ 141 70 80 167 194 84 

 SE................................................................ 1982 34.15 26.47 35.31 50.68 34.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 14.02 48.49 33.00 21.20 26.07 41.00 

 Healthcare 

 Mean................................................................ 21 261 26 25 19 3 

 SE................................................................ 329 234.00 9.08 4.72 2.96 .96 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 15.85 89.53 34.67 18.67 15.80 28.80 

 Entertainment 

 Mean................................................................ 98 34 79 138 94 61 

 SE................................................................ 818 24.72 20.07 17.33 14.12 8.19 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.32 72.91 25.47 12.57 14.99 13.43 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and 

 tricycles 

 Mean................................................................ 39 8 17 56 37 30 

 SE................................................................ 511 8.72 7.03 9.48 10.38 5.34 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 13.01 108.02 40.29 16.81 28.18 17.56 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean................................................................ 59 26 61 82 57 31 

 SE................................................................ 606 17.05 18.04 13.98 9.13 5.57 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.24 66.00 29.41 17.15 15.92 18.24 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean................................................................ 12 ( 3 ) 11 13 14 9 

 SE................................................................ 215 ( 3 ) 5.34 2.98 5.50 2.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 17.97 ( 3 ) 48.85 22.34 40.40 27.97 

 Reading 

 Mean................................................................ 3 1 1 4 3 2 

 SE................................................................44 1.28 .44 .89 .87 .74 

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, 2017 — 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 

 Reading 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 16.48 101.23 45.82 25.08 28.44 37.26 

 Education 

 Mean................................................................ 314 12 293 479 411 8 

 SE................................................................ 3437 9.67 85.75 84.44 76.12 2.02 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.95 81.56 29.23 17.64 18.52 25.71 

 All other gifts 

 Mean................................................................ 102 128 85 164 85 41 

 SE................................................................ 1231 95.51 23.72 33.34 13.53 9.88 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 12.12 74.61 27.79 20.39 15.93 23.85 

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, September, 2018