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

Survey, 1990

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

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| | wife | wife | | | | wife |und| |consu- | only |Oldest |Oldest | Oldest |consu- | | | mer | | child | child |child 18| mer | | | units | |under 6|6 to 17|or over | units | | | | | | | | | 

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Number of consumer units (in thousands).........| 96,968| 52,649| 20,653| 6,403| 13,701| 7,886 | 4,005| Percent distribution of consumer units..........| 100.0| 54.3| 21.3| 6.6| 14.1| 8.1 | 4.1| 

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

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Income before taxes 1/........................| $31,889|$41,599|$36,196|$40,687|$44,628|$50,200 |$44,902| $1Income after taxes 1/.........................| 28,937| 37,709| 32,546| 37,052| 40,476| 46,047 | 40,728| 1Average number of persons in consumer unit....| 2.6| 3.2| 2.0| 3.4| 4.2| 3.9 | 4.9| Age of reference person.......................| 47.2| 46.9| 55.1| 31.2| 38.6| 51.6 | 49.6| 

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

Earners.....................................| 1.4| 1.8| 1.2| 1.7| 1.9| 2.7 | 2.5| Vehicles....................................| 2.0| 2.6| 2.4| 2.1| 2.7| 3.5 | 3.0| Children under 18...........................| .7| .9| n.a. | 1.4| 2.2| .6 | 1.4| Persons 65 and over.........................| .3| .3| .6| (2) | (3) | .2 | .5| 

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Percent distribution: | | | | | | | | 

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

Male......................................| 65| 88| 89| 88| 89| 88 | 85| Female....................................| 35| 12| 11| 12| 11| 12 | 15| 

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Housing tenure: | | | | | | | | 

Percent homeowner.........................| 62| 78| 80| 60| 78| 85 | 79| 

Homeowner with mortgage.................| 38| 52| 38| 54| 68| 60 | 54| Homeowner without mortgage..............| 24| 25| 41| 6| 10| 25 | 25| 

Renter....................................| 38| 22| 20| 40| 22| 15 | 21| 

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

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

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

Elementary (1-8)..........................| 10| 9| 13| 4| 4| 10 | 17| High school (9-12)........................| 43| 43| 45| 36| 43| 45 | 44| College...................................| 46| 47| 42| 60| 53| 44 | 39| 

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Never attended and other..................| (4) | (4) | (4) | (4) | (4) | (4) | (4) | 

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At least one vehicle owned..................| 87| 96| 96| 95| 97| 97 | 95| 

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Annual aggregate expenditures...................|$2,748,382| 69.4| 24.0| 8.3| 19.6| 12.0 | 5.5| 

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Food..........................................| 415,173| 70.5| 23.9| 7.6| 21.6| 12.0 | 5.4| 

Food at home................................| 240,057| 71.4| 22.8| 8.4| 22.2| 12.0 | 5.9| 

Cereals and bakery products...............| 35,568| 71.7| 21.8| 8.1| 23.6| 12.3 | 5.8| 

Cereals and cereal products.............| 12,423| 71.6| 20.6| 8.9| 24.5| 11.6 | 5.9| Bakery products.........................| 23,145| 71.8| 22.5| 7.7| 23.1| 12.6 | 5.8| 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............| 64,546| 71.5| 23.6| 7.9| 20.9| 12.8 | 6.2| 

Beef....................................| 21,023| 73.0| 24.9| 7.8| 21.0| 13.2 | 6.0| Pork....................................| 12,773| 70.6| 22.5| 8.0| 20.7| 12.8 | 6.6| Other meats.............................| 9,545| 71.8| 22.9| 7.5| 21.2| 13.9 | 6.4| Poultry.................................| 10,407| 70.4| 23.7| 7.6| 21.3| 12.3 | 5.6| Fish and seafood........................| 7,924| 70.8| 23.4| 9.1| 20.2| 11.8 | 6.3| Eggs....................................| 2,874| 68.9| 21.4| 8.0| 20.8| 11.8 | 7.0| 

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Dairy products............................| 28,537| 71.5| 21.1| 9.3| 23.2| 11.9 | 5.9| 

Fresh milk and cream....................| 13,518| 71.0| 19.2| 9.8| 23.4| 12.2 | 6.4| Other dairy products....................| 15,019| 72.0| 22.9| 8.9| 23.1| 11.6 | 5.5| 

Fruits and vegetables.....................| 39,365| 70.3| 24.7| 8.0| 20.4| 11.1 | 6.2| 

Fresh fruits............................| 12,242| 70.7| 26.6| 7.2| 20.4| 10.7 | 5.7| Fresh vegetables........................| 11,422| 70.0| 24.6| 7.7| 20.0| 11.4 | 6.3| Processed fruits........................| 8,965| 69.7| 23.2| 9.5| 19.7| 11.6 | 5.7| Processed vegetables....................| 6,736| 71.1| 23.2| 7.8| 22.0| 10.7 | 7.3| 

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Other food at home........................| 72,042| 71.9| 22.1| 9.0| 23.4| 11.8 | 5.7| 

Sugar and other sweets..................| 9,100| 72.8| 23.3| 7.2| 25.0| 12.0 | 5.4| Fats and oils...........................| 6,569| 71.8| 23.6| 7.9| 22.3| 12.2 | 5.8| Miscellaneous foods.....................| 32,417| 72.0| 21.0| 10.3| 23.9| 11.4 | 5.5| Nonalcoholic beverages..................| 20,572| 70.5| 21.9| 8.2| 22.6| 12.4 | 5.4| Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | | | | 

on out-of-town trips...................| 3,384| 76.7| 28.4| 8.3| 20.4| 10.2 | 9.4| 

Food away from home.........................| 175,115| 69.3| 25.3| 6.5| 20.8| 12.0 | 4.7| 

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Alcoholic beverages...........................| 28,342| 58.9| 25.8| 6.4| 14.9| 8.7 | 3.2| 

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Housing.......................................| 861,359| 66.5| 23.1| 9.5| 18.7| 10.1 | 5.0| 

Shelter.....................................| 487,943| 63.6| 21.9| 9.3| 17.9| 9.6 | 4.9| 

Owned dwellings...........................| 286,391| 74.1| 24.2| 10.1| 22.1| 11.8 | 5.8| 

Mortgage interest.......................| 176,143| 76.7| 20.4| 12.5| 26.0| 11.4 | 6.4| Property taxes..........................| 57,913| 72.1| 28.7| 6.9| 17.0| 14.2 | 5.2| Maintenance, repairs, insurance, | | | | | | | | 

other expenses.........................| 52,335| 67.5| 31.8| 5.8| 14.6| 10.8 | 4.5| 

Rented dwellings..........................| 148,673| 40.1| 14.3| 8.6| 9.9| 4.2 | 3.1| Other lodging.............................| 52,879| 73.3| 31.4| 6.4| 17.6| 12.6 | 5.2| 

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Utilities, fuels, and public services.......| 183,298| 65.5| 23.0| 7.1| 17.7| 11.9 | 5.8| 

Natural gas...............................| 23,901| 64.5| 21.5| 6.9| 17.7| 12.7 | 5.7| Electricity...............................| 73,521| 67.4| 23.9| 7.2| 18.4| 12.1 | 5.9| Fuel oil and other fuels..................| 9,715| 71.1| 27.5| 6.4| 20.1| 13.1 | 4.1| Telephone.................................| 57,431| 60.8| 21.1| 7.3| 15.5| 11.1 | 5.8| Water and other public services...........| 18,729| 70.5| 24.7| 7.1| 20.4| 12.3 | 6.0| 

Household operations........................| 43,292| 71.3| 18.3| 23.3| 21.2| 5.0 | 3.5| 

Personal services.........................| 21,242| 76.2| 4.6| 40.0| 27.3| 1.4 | 2.9| Other household expenses..................| 22,050| 66.6| 31.5| 7.3| 15.3| 8.5 | 4.1| 

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Housekeeping supplies.......................| 39,200| 74.4| 27.2| 8.2| 22.1| 11.3 | 5.5| 

Laundry and cleaning supplies.............| 10,895| 74.3| 24.3| 8.5| 23.4| 12.5 | 5.6| Other household products..................| 16,526| 76.5| 27.3| 7.8| 24.0| 11.6 | 5.8| Postage and stationery....................| 11,779| 71.4| 29.9| 8.5| 18.3| 9.9 | 5.0| 

Household furnishings and equipment.........| 107,626| 76.2| 29.2| 9.7| 21.7| 11.0 | 4.5| 

Household textiles........................| 9,547| 80.9| 29.0| 9.5| 21.3| 16.2 | 4.9| Furniture.................................| 30,107| 71.7| 27.8| 9.4| 20.9| 8.9 | 4.7| Floor coverings...........................| 8,869| 83.6| 20.6| 18.1| 32.2| 8.7 | 3.9| Major appliances..........................| 14,293| 73.4| 28.3| 8.2| 19.2| 11.1 | 6.6| Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares| 5,921| 72.4| 30.3| 7.2| 16.2| 12.8 | 6.0| Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 38,888| 78.5| 32.5| 8.9| 21.9| 11.7 | 3.5| 

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Apparel and services..........................| 156,401| 69.8| 22.8| 8.0| 21.7| 11.5 | 5.7| 

Men and boys................................| 38,047| 73.1| 22.5| 7.1| 25.1| 12.6 | 5.8| 

Men, 16 and over..........................| 31,318| 72.4| 25.8| 6.8| 19.7| 14.3 | 5.8| Boys, 2 to 15.............................| 6,729| 76.1| 6.8| 8.9| 50.4| 4.7 | 5.3| 

Women and girls.............................| 64,941| 70.1| 25.0| 6.3| 21.4| 12.1 | 5.4| 

Women, 16 and over........................| 56,482| 68.9| 27.9| 5.9| 17.2| 12.7 | 5.3| Girls, 2 to 15............................| 8,459| 78.3| 5.8| 9.2| 49.4| 7.7 | 6.1| 

Children under 2............................| 6,729| 80.9| 9.9| 36.8| 15.8| 7.9 | 10.6| Footwear....................................| 21,703| 67.4| 23.6| 6.6| 22.3| 9.7 | 5.2| Other apparel products and services.........| 24,981| 62.9| 20.3| 7.5| 18.4| 11.2 | 5.6| 

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Transportation................................| 496,646| 72.3| 23.9| 8.0| 19.8| 14.3 | 6.2| 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)..............| 206,399| 76.4| 23.8| 8.6| 22.6| 14.9 | 6.4| 

Cars and trucks, new......................| 112,339| 80.1| 28.8| 8.8| 22.3| 14.6 | 5.5| Cars and trucks, used.....................| 91,879| 72.1| 17.9| 8.3| 23.1| 15.3 | 7.4| Other vehicles............................| 2,180| 63.4| 5/16.0| 5/7.3| 18.6| 5/13.3 | 5/8.2| 

Gasoline and motor oil......................| 101,515| 70.6| 23.1| 7.5| 19.6| 14.0 | 6.4| Other vehicle expenses......................| 159,403| 69.8| 23.9| 8.1| 17.6| 14.2 | 6.0| 

Vehicle finance charges...................| 29,078| 73.2| 21.1| 10.5| 20.6| 15.2 | 5.9| Maintenance and repairs...................| 57,300| 67.4| 23.9| 7.2| 17.1| 13.2 | 5.9| Vehicle insurance.........................| 54,635| 70.1| 24.5| 7.4| 16.4| 15.2 | 6.6| Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges...| 18,390| 71.0| 26.7| 9.2| 17.6| 12.7 | 4.8| 

Public transportation.......................| 29,329| 62.3| 27.7| 5.8| 12.3| 11.0 | 5.7| 

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Health care...................................| 143,476| 69.8| 30.2| 7.0| 15.3| 10.8 | 6.6| 

Health insurance............................| 56,384| 69.5| 31.4| 6.6| 13.9| 11.3 | 6.2| Medical services............................| 54,490| 70.3| 27.1| 8.4| 17.7| 10.3 | 6.7| Drugs.......................................| 24,376| 69.9| 34.5| 5.3| 12.7| 10.4 | 7.1| Medical supplies............................| 8,226| 68.0| 29.7| 4.6| 16.5| 11.1 | 6.0| 

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Entertainment.................................| 137,829| 71.4| 25.1| 7.5| 22.2| 11.3 | 5.2| 

Fees and admissions.........................| 36,001| 71.2| 25.4| 6.2| 23.2| 11.5 | 4.9| Television, radios, sound equipment.........| 43,978| 66.1| 20.9| 7.3| 21.3| 11.1 | 5.6| Pets, toys, and playground equipment........| 26,737| 71.2| 22.4| 9.9| 23.5| 9.6 | 5.9| Other entertainment supplies, equipment, | | | | | | | | 

and services...............................| 31,113| 79.0| 33.3| 7.4| 21.0| 12.9 | 4.5| 

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Personal care products and services...........| 35,212| 71.4| 25.6| 7.1| 20.4| 12.9 | 5.4| 

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Reading.......................................| 14,851| 67.3| 25.9| 7.9| 17.8| 10.6 | 5.1| 

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Education.....................................| 39,401| 67.0| 13.3| 4.2| 19.4| 24.9 | 5.1| 

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Tobacco products and smoking supplies.........| 26,611| 63.6| 20.9| 6.0| 16.7| 13.0 | 6.9| 

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Miscellaneous.................................| 62,566| 63.6| 21.5| 7.2| 18.3| 10.9 | 5.7| 

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Cash contributions............................| 79,130| 68.8| 31.2| 4.3| 15.0| 13.7 | 4.5| 

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Personal insurance and pensions...............| 251,383| 74.3| 23.6| 9.7| 21.9| 13.3 | 5.9| 

Life and other personal insurance...........| 33,432| 81.6| 27.7| 7.2| 23.4| 15.0 | 8.3| Pensions and Social Security................| 217,951| 73.2| 23.0| 10.0| 21.6| 13.0 | 5.5| 

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

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Money income before taxes.....................| 2,660,355| 70.1| 24.2| 8.6| 19.4| 11.9 | 5.9| 

Wages and salaries..........................| 2,016,626| 72.2| 20.8| 10.0| 22.3| 13.0 | 6.1| Self-employment income......................| 193,151| 78.6| 25.9| 10.8| 23.4| 13.6 | 4.9| Social Security, private and government | | | | | | | | 

retirement.................................| 285,895| 60.7| 45.5| .3| 2.1| 6.8 | 6.0| 

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

property income............................| 88,387| 63.5| 39.1| 2.7| 8.9| 6.8 | 6.0| 

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

veterans' benefits.........................| 18,207| 60.7| 21.7| 5.3| 14.3| 12.1 | 7.3| 

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

income, food stamps........................| 28,674| 24.5| 4.1| 3.1| 7.6| 4.6 | 5.0| 

Regular contributions for support...........| 21,665| 25.5| 5.7| 3.8| 10.5| 1.9 | 3.5| Other income................................| 7,750| 53.9| 22.0| 5.2| 11.4| 9.9 | 5.5| 

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Personal taxes................................| 246,310| 70.8| 26.3| 8.3| 19.5| 10.7 | 6.0| 

Federal income taxes........................| 193,443| 70.9| 26.4| 8.2| 19.6| 10.8 | 5.9| State and local income taxes................| 46,591| 70.2| 25.0| 9.0| 19.4| 10.4 | 6.3| Other taxes.................................| 6,275| 70.4| 34.9| 5.7| 17.3| 7.3 | 5.2| 

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Income after taxes............................| 2,414,045| 70.0| 23.9| 8.7| 19.4| 12.1 | 5.9| 

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1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary.2/ No data reported.3/ Value less than 0.05.4/ Value less than 0.5.5/ Data are likely to have large sampling errors.n.a. Not applicable.

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