Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................................ 131,439 65,254 30,106 29,906 5,248 14,530 10,128 5,242 6,780 59,405 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ $78,635 $109,223 $93,651 $124,937 $114,877 $123,289 $132,513 $109,009 $43,445 $49,052 

 SE................................................................ 1,412.01 2,327.44 2,226.04 3,652.16 5,153.57 3,574.85 9,795.85 4,491.63 2,123.36 820.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.80 2.13 2.38 2.92 4.49 2.90 7.39 4.12 4.89 1.67 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 67,241 92,122 78,763 104,650 95,991 103,881 110,241 97,375 41,447 42,853 

 SE................................................................ 996.40 1,596.67 1,635.37 2,374.83 3,700.73 2,539.69 5,947.15 3,612.15 1,721.76 667.81 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.48 1.73 2.08 2.27 3.86 2.44 5.39 3.71 4.15 1.56 

 Age of reference person ................................................................ 511 51.7 59.3 44.3 33.4 41.5 54.0 50.7 40.4 51.7 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................................................ 2.5 3.1 2.0 4.0 3.5 4.2 3.9 4.9 2.9 1.7 

 Children under 18 ................................................................ .6 .8 ( 1 ) 1.6 1.5 2.2 .6 1.4 1.7 .2 

 Adults 65 and older ................................................................ .4 .5 .8 .1 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) .3 .6 ( 1 ) .3 

 Earners ................................................................................................ 1.3 1.6 1.1 2.0 1.7 1.8 2.4 2.4 1.1 1.0 

 Vehicles ................................................................................................ 1.9 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.0 2.3 3.0 2.8 1.2 1.3 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................................................ 47 55 59 51 61 49 48 52 19 42 

 Women ................................................................................................ 53 45 41 49 39 51 52 48 81 58 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner................................................................ 63 79 84 76 64 74 85 74 37 49 

 With mortgage ................................................................ 37 50 41 60 56 61 59 52 29 24 

 Without mortgage ................................................................26 29 43 16 8 12 25 22 9 25 

 Renter ................................................................................................ 37 21 16 24 36 26 15 26 63 51 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................................................ 13 8 7 9 8 9 9 10 32 17 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................ 87 92 93 91 92 91 91 90 68 83 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 13 14 7 19 14 20 21 28 19 11 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 87 86 93 81 86 80 79 72 81 89 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8) ................................................................ 3 3 2 4 2 3 7 5 3 3 

 High school (9-12) ................................................................ 30 26 26 24 17 23 28 35 32 34 

 College ................................................................................................ 67 71 72 72 82 73 65 58 65 63 

 Never attended and other ................................................................ ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................ 88 97 96 97 95 97 97 96 83 80 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ................................................................ $61,224 $79,869 $72,945 $86,966 $80,447 $88,716 $87,780 $79,261 $47,945 $42,298 

 SE................................................................ 775.65 1,135.90 1,217.22 1,617.36 2,944.50 2,125.53 2,538.53 2,860.05 2,162.98 592.29 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.27 1.42 1.67 1.86 3.66 2.40 2.89 3.61 4.51 1.40 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................ 7,923 10,345 9,064 11,498 9,502 12,013 11,752 11,191 6,733 5,418 

 Share ................................................................ 12.9 13.0 12.4 13.2 11.8 13.5 13.4 14.1 14.0 12.8 

 SE................................................................ 107.65 170.89 176.13 279.91 422.09 428.17 485.83 774.50 362.28 101.16 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.36 1.65 1.94 2.43 4.44 3.56 4.13 6.92 5.38 1.87 

 Food at home 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,464 5,816 5,000 6,518 5,473 6,622 6,911 6,543 3,901 3,054 

 Share ................................................................ 7.3 7.3 6.9 7.5 6.8 7.5 7.9 8.3 8.1 7.2 

 SE................................................................ 63.69 111.69 116.95 179.25 253.98 254.08 345.50 390.71 187.00 65.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.43 1.92 2.34 2.75 4.64 3.84 5.00 5.97 4.79 2.15 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................ 569 753 610 876 669 932 894 890 526 373 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Share ................................................................ .9 .9 .8 1.0 .8 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 .9 

 SE................................................................ 11.22 18.93 20.29 33.52 43.19 46.91 60.89 60.40 30.81 10.15 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.97 2.51 3.33 3.83 6.46 5.03 6.81 6.79 5.86 2.72 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ................................................................ 178 234 171 283 231 285 309 318 173 117 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.91 6.56 8.85 11.48 17.81 14.43 21.76 32.40 13.46 3.98 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.20 2.80 5.18 4.05 7.72 5.07 7.04 10.19 7.80 3.41 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................ 392 519 438 592 438 648 585 572 353 257 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.65 14.81 15.37 25.09 33.22 38.55 42.87 42.57 20.60 8.45 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.21 2.85 3.51 4.23 7.58 5.95 7.33 7.45 5.83 3.29 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ................................................................ 961 1,261 1,066 1,397 1,138 1,391 1,545 1,625 843 647 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.1 1.8 1.5 

 SE................................................................ 16.73 27.32 30.45 41.75 90.12 62.49 87.46 158.41 47.72 23.36 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.74 2.17 2.86 2.99 7.92 4.49 5.66 9.75 5.66 3.61 

 Beef 

 Mean ................................................................ 253 343 284 384 337 395 392 454 211 160 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.78 12.17 14.97 19.22 69.21 24.99 35.31 52.33 23.23 12.72 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.46 3.54 5.27 5.00 20.52 6.33 9.01 11.51 11.03 7.93 

 Pork 

 Mean ................................................................ 180 238 211 256 184 252 301 297 156 119 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.12 8.44 11.83 13.17 22.62 16.64 24.29 27.15 13.81 5.82 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.84 3.54 5.60 5.15 12.26 6.60 8.07 9.14 8.85 4.90 

 Other meats 

 Mean ................................................................ 129 174 150 196 147 198 219 189 109 83 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.93 5.84 8.32 8.15 21.16 12.64 15.93 23.43 11.19 4.84 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.04 3.36 5.56 4.16 14.40 6.39 7.28 12.37 10.23 5.81 

 Poultry 

 Mean ................................................................ 180 225 175 273 226 276 293 244 173 132 

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

 SE................................................................ 4.32 7.37 7.78 9.93 25.75 13.24 18.45 25.82 12.18 5.54 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.39 3.27 4.46 3.64 11.39 4.80 6.29 10.61 7.03 4.19 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ................................................................ 154 198 178 194 152 179 241 336 141 107 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.93 10.16 10.22 16.53 22.99 18.15 39.17 71.22 21.85 6.01 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.86 5.14 5.75 8.51 15.13 10.11 16.23 21.19 15.54 5.60 

 Eggs 

 Mean ................................................................ 64 83 69 93 91 91 98 105 53 45 

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

 SE................................................................ 1.64 2.64 3.41 3.40 8.57 4.90 6.24 14.22 4.54 2.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.56 3.20 4.97 3.66 9.43 5.41 6.35 13.58 8.60 5.65 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................ 449 593 517 669 587 679 698 595 360 303 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.84 13.78 13.70 25.84 29.31 33.43 41.45 45.42 22.63 9.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.75 2.32 2.65 3.86 5.00 4.92 5.94 7.64 6.28 3.27 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ................................................................ 147 190 151 224 213 225 229 224 123 102 

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

 SE................................................................ 2.84 5.04 5.26 8.84 16.35 10.96 16.30 21.84 9.05 3.73 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.94 2.65 3.49 3.94 7.66 4.87 7.12 9.75 7.35 3.66 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................ 303 403 367 445 373 454 469 371 237 201 

 Share ................................................................ .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 

 SE................................................................ 5.99 10.42 11.72 19.44 21.72 26.14 29.71 28.51 19.02 7.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.98 2.59 3.20 4.37 5.82 5.76 6.33 7.69 8.02 3.51 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 858 1,136 1,004 1,259 1,084 1,266 1,341 1,200 719 570 

 Share ................................................................ 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.3 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 SE................................................................ 17.30 29.46 32.82 43.15 60.09 65.56 81.42 88.02 42.54 16.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.02 2.59 3.27 3.43 5.54 5.18 6.07 7.33 5.92 2.81 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ................................................................ 318 429 389 462 438 471 461 467 265 203 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.62 12.32 14.40 18.65 35.13 30.82 28.62 42.66 20.57 5.92 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.08 2.87 3.70 4.03 8.02 6.54 6.21 9.13 7.77 2.92 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 283 377 340 412 321 410 465 391 222 187 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.67 12.16 12.60 18.29 24.78 24.35 39.79 36.06 18.12 8.96 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.71 3.22 3.70 4.44 7.73 5.94 8.55 9.22 8.16 4.81 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ................................................................ 114 145 119 169 148 173 172 161 89 83 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.07 4.90 6.15 6.98 11.64 9.67 15.33 18.28 7.00 3.19 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.70 3.37 5.15 4.14 7.88 5.58 8.90 11.37 7.86 3.85 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 144 185 156 216 178 212 242 181 143 98 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.60 6.77 8.80 9.62 15.54 12.27 19.08 19.36 13.99 3.60 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.51 3.65 5.65 4.46 8.73 5.78 7.88 10.69 9.78 3.67 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,627 2,072 1,803 2,318 1,996 2,353 2,433 2,233 1,453 1,161 

 Share ................................................................ 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.7 

 SE................................................................ 23.07 42.10 47.13 67.08 111.01 94.08 131.48 132.53 86.27 24.21 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.42 2.03 2.61 2.89 5.56 4.00 5.40 5.93 5.94 2.08 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ................................................................ 151 196 180 210 158 229 206 206 128 104 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.93 6.17 7.85 11.45 15.52 16.95 16.14 28.42 13.05 4.91 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.61 3.15 4.35 5.46 9.83 7.40 7.83 13.80 10.22 4.73 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ................................................................ 118 155 140 169 116 170 194 158 101 79 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.41 5.93 6.14 7.82 9.98 9.44 16.62 20.79 9.26 3.45 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.90 3.83 4.37 4.64 8.61 5.54 8.56 13.14 9.14 4.35 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ................................................................ 865 1,101 918 1,259 1,252 1,250 1,277 1,259 781 617 

 Share ................................................................ 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.5 

 SE................................................................ 13.52 23.29 28.84 37.77 81.74 53.86 78.81 92.58 49.44 13.88 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.56 2.12 3.14 3.00 6.53 4.31 6.17 7.35 6.33 2.25 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 438 539 479 599 417 613 672 550 411 329 

 Share ................................................................ .7 .7 .7 .7 .5 .7 .8 .7 .9 .8 

 SE................................................................ 8.28 15.68 19.19 24.54 37.79 31.73 47.93 40.80 33.05 9.02 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.89 2.91 4.01 4.10 9.07 5.17 7.13 7.41 8.04 2.74 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips 

 Mean ................................................................ 56 81 85 82 54 90 84 59 32 32 

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

 SE................................................................ 2.62 4.21 6.50 6.04 8.85 7.87 10.25 9.89 5.41 2.48 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.64 5.18 7.69 7.39 16.48 8.71 12.25 16.72 16.90 7.77 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,459 4,529 4,065 4,979 4,028 5,392 4,841 4,648 2,833 2,364 

 Share ................................................................ 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.0 6.1 5.5 5.9 5.9 5.6 

 SE................................................................ 62.38 100.62 102.40 175.69 274.24 245.71 282.87 477.45 229.27 69.81 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.80 2.22 2.52 3.53 6.81 4.56 5.84 10.27 8.09 2.95 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 583 758 927 624 714 646 539 535 312 425 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 .9 1.3 .7 .9 .7 .6 .7 .7 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 18.53 33.58 63.55 45.31 94.95 74.86 83.63 108.32 57.14 20.76 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.18 4.43 6.85 7.26 13.30 11.58 15.52 20.26 18.33 4.88 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 20,091 24,633 22,060 27,225 28,792 27,665 25,755 24,646 17,149 15,445 

 Share ................................................................ 32.8 30.8 30.2 31.3 35.8 31.2 29.3 31.1 35.8 36.5 

 SE................................................................ 251.42 358.25 419.17 428.62 986.75 509.52 910.61 1,176.69 457.25 251.40 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.25 1.45 1.90 1.57 3.43 1.84 3.54 4.77 2.67 1.63 

 Shelter 

 Mean ................................................................ 11,747 13,855 12,463 15,353 15,572 15,998 14,316 13,298 10,141 9,616 

 Share ................................................................ 19.2 17.3 17.1 17.7 19.4 18.0 16.3 16.8 21.2 22.7 

 SE................................................................ 174.04 259.96 328.53 293.78 498.95 345.37 671.51 821.90 360.96 150.55 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.48 1.88 2.64 1.91 3.20 2.16 4.69 6.18 3.56 1.57 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................ 6,678 9,559 8,543 10,691 9,898 10,892 10,814 8,927 3,600 3,865 

 Share ................................................................ 10.9 12.0 11.7 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.3 11.3 7.5 9.1 

 SE................................................................ 136.48 215.53 248.36 267.36 536.98 352.93 545.72 808.65 293.39 116.20 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.04 2.25 2.91 2.50 5.43 3.24 5.05 9.06 8.15 3.01 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,775 4,146 3,016 5,345 5,426 5,819 4,624 3,794 1,874 1,372 

 Share ................................................................ 4.5 5.2 4.1 6.1 6.7 6.6 5.3 4.8 3.9 3.2 

 SE................................................................ 56.94 97.49 116.12 161.86 347.46 236.20 274.99 201.61 152.75 42.98 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.05 2.35 3.85 3.03 6.40 4.06 5.95 5.31 8.15 3.13 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,200 3,139 3,002 3,390 2,907 3,303 3,765 2,499 1,036 1,300 

 Share ................................................................ 3.6 3.9 4.1 3.9 3.6 3.7 4.3 3.2 2.2 3.1 

 SE................................................................ 53.01 89.38 93.87 126.83 168.85 142.92 312.56 191.65 93.50 33.39 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.41 2.85 3.13 3.74 5.81 4.33 8.30 7.67 9.02 2.57 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,703 2,273 2,526 1,955 1,565 1,769 2,425 2,634 689 1,192 

 Share ................................................................ 2.8 2.8 3.5 2.2 1.9 2.0 2.8 3.3 1.4 2.8 

 SE................................................................ 76.53 121.51 133.95 128.88 183.31 114.86 282.31 669.91 109.19 81.30 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.49 5.35 5.30 6.59 11.71 6.49 11.64 25.43 15.84 6.82 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,249 3,064 2,498 3,524 5,008 3,961 2,127 3,695 6,152 5,332 

 Share ................................................................ 6.9 3.8 3.4 4.1 6.2 4.5 2.4 4.7 12.8 12.6 

 SE................................................................ 66.68 131.10 131.29 183.08 461.79 271.47 177.05 343.88 263.00 108.14 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.57 4.28 5.26 5.20 9.22 6.85 8.32 9.31 4.28 2.03 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ................................................................ 821 1,232 1,421 1,138 666 1,145 1,374 675 390 419 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.5 1.9 1.3 .8 1.3 1.6 .9 .8 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 28.01 46.52 67.29 71.03 92.17 81.61 160.03 97.88 89.32 26.16 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.41 3.78 4.73 6.24 13.84 7.13 11.64 14.49 22.91 6.25 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,049 4,981 4,526 5,321 4,064 5,285 6,023 5,654 3,785 3,055 

 Share ................................................................ 6.6 6.2 6.2 6.1 5.1 6.0 6.9 7.1 7.9 7.2 

 SE................................................................ 34.41 48.19 50.48 67.46 103.12 66.80 130.13 104.58 97.51 39.41 

 CV(%) ................................................................ .85 .97 1.12 1.27 2.54 1.26 2.16 1.85 2.58 1.29 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ................................................................ 410 494 448 546 486 534 594 461 399 319 

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

 SE................................................................ 11.04 15.89 17.36 18.85 27.40 20.60 35.86 32.45 25.80 10.30 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.69 3.22 3.88 3.45 5.64 3.85 6.04 7.04 6.46 3.23 

 Electricity 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,496 1,783 1,668 1,859 1,472 1,863 2,054 2,009 1,482 1,183 

 Share ................................................................ 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.1 1.8 2.1 2.3 2.5 3.1 2.8 

 SE................................................................ 18.13 23.12 23.03 31.29 55.07 33.17 61.68 59.51 49.84 22.62 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.21 1.30 1.38 1.68 3.74 1.78 3.00 2.96 3.36 1.91 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ................................................................ 121 156 172 143 90 109 221 130 65 90 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.66 13.32 21.52 11.95 20.59 14.17 29.76 28.07 12.77 5.96 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.13 8.56 12.50 8.33 22.81 13.05 13.47 21.53 19.64 6.60 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,407 1,776 1,547 1,948 1,379 1,945 2,248 2,102 1,293 1,016 

 Share ................................................................ 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.2 1.7 2.2 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.4 

 SE................................................................ 14.67 21.84 24.26 32.99 48.44 34.96 60.60 57.25 40.56 17.57 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.04 1.23 1.57 1.69 3.51 1.80 2.70 2.72 3.14 1.73 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and 

 phone cards 

 Mean ................................................................ 220 259 306 213 100 192 303 256 154 183 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.50 8.35 11.03 9.59 12.76 11.72 15.56 23.67 17.76 6.71 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.96 3.22 3.61 4.49 12.72 6.10 5.14 9.26 11.50 3.66 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,188 1,516 1,242 1,735 1,279 1,753 1,945 1,847 1,138 833 

 Share ................................................................ 1.9 1.9 1.7 2.0 1.6 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.0 

 SE................................................................ 15.50 23.13 24.56 33.08 45.15 34.80 61.30 57.64 38.35 16.77 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.31 1.53 1.98 1.91 3.53 1.99 3.15 3.12 3.37 2.01 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ................................................................ 614 773 690 824 637 834 906 952 547 447 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 1.0 .9 .9 .8 .9 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 

 SE................................................................ 14.38 19.13 19.24 24.93 35.05 26.22 36.72 39.57 35.00 12.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.34 2.48 2.79 3.03 5.50 3.14 4.05 4.16 6.40 2.80 

 Household operations 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,522 2,105 1,491 2,792 5,995 2,497 1,556 1,715 1,304 907 

 Share ................................................................ 2.5 2.6 2.0 3.2 7.5 2.8 1.8 2.2 2.7 2.1 

 SE................................................................ 36.26 68.83 42.90 124.36 522.66 123.05 117.33 383.34 93.82 26.67 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.38 3.27 2.88 4.45 8.72 4.93 7.54 22.35 7.19 2.94 

 Personal services 

 Mean ................................................................ 472 756 51 1,478 4,796 1,182 183 687 562 150 

 Share ................................................................ .8 .9 .1 1.7 6.0 1.3 .2 .9 1.2 .4 

 SE................................................................ 28.03 55.16 12.98 111.28 466.99 104.02 66.76 348.80 83.85 21.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.94 7.30 25.48 7.53 9.74 8.80 36.53 50.76 14.92 14.60 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,050 1,349 1,440 1,314 1,199 1,315 1,373 1,028 742 757 

 Share ................................................................ 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.3 1.5 1.8 

 SE................................................................ 21.47 32.90 42.73 50.97 82.59 63.93 96.90 66.18 58.87 19.23 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.04 2.44 2.97 3.88 6.89 4.86 7.06 6.44 7.93 2.54 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 747 963 898 1,008 730 1,048 1,091 1,082 517 541 

 Share ................................................................ 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 .9 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.1 1.3 

 SE................................................................ 22.86 34.10 44.41 55.02 83.11 88.60 88.78 143.24 44.17 32.18 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.06 3.54 4.95 5.46 11.39 8.45 8.14 13.24 8.54 5.95 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 184 236 182 285 194 305 302 262 156 130 

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

 SE................................................................ 9.24 16.73 9.04 34.36 29.35 62.48 24.98 39.64 14.91 7.30 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.03 7.10 4.96 12.04 15.15 20.45 8.28 15.12 9.54 5.60 

 Other household products 

 Mean ................................................................ 431 564 540 572 434 597 604 655 288 305 

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

 SE................................................................ 15.95 23.99 31.82 35.97 62.70 53.01 56.66 115.05 31.99 27.08 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.70 4.26 5.89 6.29 14.45 8.88 9.38 17.55 11.11 8.88 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ................................................................ 132 163 175 151 102 146 185 164 73 105 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.36 12.33 15.70 20.04 18.68 16.21 54.05 35.67 14.88 8.39 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.57 7.56 8.96 13.28 18.24 11.13 29.16 21.73 20.46 7.96 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,025 2,730 2,683 2,751 2,431 2,838 2,770 2,896 1,401 1,326 

 Share ................................................................ 3.3 3.4 3.7 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.7 2.9 3.1 

 SE................................................................ 83.03 94.62 103.17 133.54 230.50 213.12 240.17 560.28 113.54 145.12 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.10 3.47 3.85 4.85 9.48 7.51 8.67 19.34 8.10 10.94 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................ 111 139 168 107 121 107 99 155 94 83 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.38 11.22 18.28 15.41 45.10 22.99 22.47 38.02 25.29 7.40 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.75 8.07 10.88 14.42 37.33 21.52 22.75 24.49 26.98 8.95 

 Furniture 

 Mean ................................................................ 518 707 751 685 760 730 582 583 494 314 

 Share ................................................................ .8 .9 1.0 .8 .9 .8 .7 .7 1.0 .7 

 SE................................................................ 23.53 35.21 50.18 44.25 123.97 51.06 76.77 112.41 66.87 19.55 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.54 4.98 6.68 6.46 16.31 7.00 13.18 19.29 13.54 6.24 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ................................................................ 25 32 37 28 31 19 39 20 12 20 

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

 SE................................................................ 2.51 4.09 7.13 4.17 5.75 3.58 11.18 5.05 4.03 3.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.90 12.93 19.02 15.05 18.83 19.21 28.45 24.86 33.46 18.04 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................ 304 435 380 484 354 451 592 464 162 176 

 Share ................................................................ .5 .5 .5 .6 .4 .5 .7 .6 .3 .4 

 SE................................................................ 16.72 31.40 24.41 52.21 60.07 80.59 68.61 75.21 23.44 11.38 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.51 7.22 6.42 10.78 16.99 17.85 11.58 16.19 14.49 6.47 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 118 160 163 158 160 135 194 152 105 74 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.07 12.40 12.38 23.21 29.51 14.06 64.63 31.45 29.29 4.48 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.97 7.75 7.58 14.69 18.44 10.39 33.34 20.62 27.81 6.03 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 948 1,257 1,182 1,289 1,006 1,396 1,263 1,521 534 660 

 Share ................................................................ 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.4 1.9 1.1 1.6 

 SE................................................................ 74.14 66.95 64.05 98.62 143.08 182.82 180.89 473.67 98.80 146.12 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.82 5.32 5.42 7.65 14.22 13.10 14.32 31.14 18.49 22.15 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,866 2,396 1,950 2,816 2,779 2,877 2,752 2,582 1,892 1,284 

 Share ................................................................ 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.2 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.9 3.0 

 SE................................................................ 51.41 68.82 89.22 140.46 244.82 186.24 248.68 253.02 171.14 68.91 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.75 2.87 4.58 4.99 8.81 6.47 9.03 9.80 9.04 5.37 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ................................................................ 420 539 427 659 708 641 670 502 370 297 

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

 SE................................................................ 19.61 25.58 28.86 51.67 131.46 54.81 96.22 72.01 47.03 29.71 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.67 4.75 6.76 7.84 18.58 8.55 14.36 14.34 12.71 10.01 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 337 418 400 448 515 333 602 342 158 271 

 Share ................................................................ .6 .5 .5 .5 .6 .4 .7 .4 .3 .6 

 SE................................................................ 18.60 22.02 27.74 45.63 120.84 39.76 94.31 70.83 39.55 29.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.52 5.27 6.93 10.18 23.46 11.94 15.65 20.71 25.10 10.93 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................ 83 121 26 211 192 308 67 160 212 26 

 Share ................................................................ .1 .2 ( 1 ) .2 .2 .3 .1 .2 .4 .1 

 SE................................................................ 4.22 7.81 5.28 16.31 43.51 26.91 14.77 29.77 20.42 2.80 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.07 6.43 19.93 7.75 22.61 8.73 21.94 18.60 9.61 10.77 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ................................................................ 755 987 829 1,143 939 1,242 1,100 1,008 757 501 

 Share ................................................................ 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 25.60 39.78 54.67 75.47 161.47 102.75 127.41 129.60 93.87 26.91 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.39 4.03 6.60 6.60 17.20 8.28 11.58 12.86 12.41 5.37 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 638 815 794 829 718 811 917 861 542 455 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 .9 .9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 

 SE................................................................ 22.36 36.14 54.47 66.79 141.79 94.40 110.68 123.95 91.15 24.54 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.51 4.43 6.86 8.06 19.76 11.63 12.06 14.39 16.81 5.39 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................ 117 172 35 315 221 430 183 147 214 46 

 Share ................................................................ .2 .2 ( 1 ) .4 .3 .5 .2 .2 .4 .1 

 SE................................................................ 9.09 13.51 4.75 27.27 38.04 44.07 53.27 30.29 28.90 11.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.76 7.86 13.70 8.67 17.19 10.25 29.12 20.59 13.49 24.14 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................ 78 110 42 156 506 115 37 243 102 40 

 Share ................................................................ .1 .1 .1 .2 .6 .1 ( 1 ) .3 .2 .1 

 SE................................................................ 7.01 12.50 8.53 13.78 53.09 18.00 9.67 95.15 26.94 5.74 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.98 11.36 20.26 8.81 10.50 15.65 26.46 39.22 26.42 14.34 

 Footwear 

 Mean ................................................................ 392 493 404 576 390 569 687 530 495 268 

 Share ................................................................ .6 .6 .6 .7 .5 .6 .8 .7 1.0 .6 

 SE................................................................ 16.88 22.93 37.10 39.04 77.76 59.74 85.20 86.70 101.19 27.04 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.31 4.65 9.17 6.78 19.92 10.49 12.40 16.37 20.45 10.10 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 222 267 247 281 236 310 259 300 169 178 

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

 SE................................................................ 13.27 16.82 23.56 27.16 48.71 39.87 36.86 85.66 22.89 18.20 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.98 6.30 9.53 9.67 20.63 12.86 14.25 28.56 13.57 10.20 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,761 13,150 11,345 14,833 14,048 14,704 15,441 13,938 7,731 6,272 

 Share ................................................................ 15.9 16.5 15.6 17.1 17.5 16.6 17.6 17.6 16.1 14.8 

 SE................................................................ 226.33 362.09 399.20 535.82 1,341.20 708.73 893.87 914.59 595.87 198.77 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.32 2.75 3.52 3.61 9.55 4.82 5.79 6.56 7.71 3.17 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,975 5,593 4,676 6,498 7,282 6,237 6,467 5,689 2,729 2,340 

 Share ................................................................ 6.5 7.0 6.4 7.5 9.1 7.0 7.4 7.2 5.7 5.5 

 SE................................................................ 186.52 332.72 352.91 507.38 1,286.33 615.11 851.21 748.35 467.91 164.63 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.69 5.95 7.55 7.81 17.66 9.86 13.16 13.15 17.15 7.04 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,825 2,817 2,717 3,063 4,514 2,794 2,699 1,984 940 837 

 Share ................................................................ 3.0 3.5 3.7 3.5 5.6 3.1 3.1 2.5 2.0 2.0 

 SE................................................................ 124.23 238.23 272.09 383.81 999.08 497.24 518.56 502.40 391.70 106.45 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.81 8.46 10.01 12.53 22.14 17.80 19.22 25.32 41.66 12.71 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,084 2,675 1,893 3,315 2,616 3,309 3,686 3,513 1,747 1,473 

 Share ................................................................ 3.4 3.3 2.6 3.8 3.3 3.7 4.2 4.4 3.6 3.5 

 SE................................................................ 111.39 170.49 189.96 276.05 652.60 402.00 517.95 644.34 288.69 124.74 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.35 6.37 10.04 8.33 24.95 12.15 14.05 18.34 16.52 8.47 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ................................................................ 66 101 66 120 153 134 83 192 42 29 

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

 SE................................................................ 12.29 20.96 26.25 30.02 110.97 35.73 48.28 140.25 40.70 10.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 18.77 20.73 39.58 24.97 72.49 26.57 58.39 73.06 97.59 36.40 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,109 2,735 2,236 3,133 2,543 3,127 3,448 3,329 1,749 1,462 

 Share ................................................................ 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.6 3.2 3.5 3.9 4.2 3.6 3.5 

 SE................................................................ 23.33 37.67 37.94 49.82 94.83 65.92 88.20 121.92 57.65 24.27 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.11 1.38 1.70 1.59 3.73 2.11 2.56 3.66 3.30 1.66 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,859 3,708 3,303 4,050 3,388 4,001 4,482 4,105 2,563 1,962 

 Share ................................................................ 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.7 4.2 4.5 5.1 5.2 5.3 4.6 

 SE................................................................ 64.92 101.84 131.35 170.14 324.74 231.24 277.09 355.66 181.23 80.25 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.27 2.75 3.98 4.20 9.59 5.78 6.18 8.66 7.07 4.09 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 222 308 258 354 337 354 362 337 137 137 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.70 10.06 13.44 15.54 35.60 21.73 26.49 26.04 14.89 5.81 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.02 3.27 5.22 4.39 10.57 6.14 7.31 7.73 10.83 4.26 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ................................................................ 890 1,152 1,128 1,189 1,078 1,210 1,210 1,081 772 616 

 Share ................................................................ 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.5 

 SE................................................................ 19.99 31.68 48.23 39.37 81.40 69.76 67.48 89.27 83.26 26.41 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.25 2.75 4.28 3.31 7.55 5.76 5.58 8.26 10.79 4.29 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 976 1,217 967 1,398 1,073 1,317 1,706 1,636 989 711 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.5 1.9 2.1 2.1 1.7 

 SE................................................................ 53.42 87.76 98.14 150.10 306.68 194.73 266.34 331.99 170.41 74.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.47 7.21 10.14 10.74 28.59 14.79 15.61 20.29 17.23 10.49 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 772 1,031 950 1,109 900 1,119 1,203 1,051 665 499 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 22.58 33.97 40.08 70.51 102.62 92.29 82.81 102.80 72.38 22.58 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.93 3.30 4.22 6.36 11.41 8.24 6.88 9.78 10.88 4.53 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 818 1,115 1,130 1,151 834 1,339 1,044 815 690 508 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.0 1.5 1.2 1.0 1.4 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 27.10 46.11 65.95 70.11 99.39 120.36 98.13 121.26 180.43 26.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.31 4.14 5.83 6.09 11.91 8.99 9.40 14.87 26.16 5.13 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,968 6,775 7,434 6,109 5,479 5,732 6,976 6,785 2,729 3,241 

 Share ................................................................ 8.1 8.5 10.2 7.0 6.8 6.5 7.9 8.6 5.7 7.7 

 SE................................................................ 72.42 114.31 167.88 151.76 260.72 175.95 287.15 388.37 274.18 71.32 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.46 1.69 2.26 2.48 4.76 3.07 4.12 5.72 10.05 2.20 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,405 4,652 5,074 4,196 3,864 3,926 4,754 4,823 1,939 2,202 

 Share ................................................................ 5.6 5.8 7.0 4.8 4.8 4.4 5.4 6.1 4.0 5.2 

 SE................................................................ 49.65 73.81 116.70 102.16 188.03 125.90 199.21 251.37 189.14 48.26 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.46 1.59 2.30 2.43 4.87 3.21 4.19 5.21 9.75 2.19 

 Medical services 

 Mean ................................................................ 909 1,259 1,292 1,246 1,159 1,179 1,387 1,143 476 573 

 Share ................................................................ 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.4 1.0 1.4 

 SE................................................................ 30.52 54.94 76.06 71.00 122.55 73.26 135.28 211.24 64.55 30.13 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.36 4.36 5.89 5.70 10.57 6.21 9.76 18.48 13.56 5.25 

 Drugs 

 Mean ................................................................ 483 636 784 489 321 459 617 619 228 347 

 Share ................................................................ .8 .8 1.1 .6 .4 .5 .7 .8 .5 .8 

 SE................................................................ 12.48 19.90 28.89 27.64 43.76 36.27 37.34 61.40 44.48 14.51 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.58 3.13 3.69 5.65 13.64 7.89 6.05 9.92 19.50 4.19 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 172 229 284 179 134 167 218 200 86 119 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.88 11.72 19.08 12.73 16.24 18.14 23.05 26.26 12.19 7.76 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.59 5.12 6.72 7.12 12.08 10.84 10.57 13.14 14.12 6.52 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,226 4,365 4,584 4,297 3,411 4,781 4,045 3,500 2,428 2,066 

 Share ................................................................ 5.3 5.5 6.3 4.9 4.2 5.4 4.6 4.4 5.1 4.9 

 SE................................................................ 96.38 182.04 392.27 193.25 253.33 244.46 298.03 454.50 255.29 91.25 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.99 4.17 8.56 4.50 7.43 5.11 7.37 12.99 10.51 4.42 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ................................................................ 766 1,124 896 1,420 888 1,913 983 747 617 390 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.6 1.1 2.2 1.1 .9 1.3 .9 

 SE................................................................ 31.33 46.11 53.52 77.91 114.54 129.87 84.87 89.28 112.57 23.40 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.09 4.10 5.97 5.49 12.90 6.79 8.64 11.95 18.24 6.01 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,030 1,242 1,241 1,241 991 1,247 1,362 1,257 929 807 

 Share ................................................................ 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.9 

 SE................................................................ 17.58 26.31 34.40 36.30 67.53 45.50 78.85 95.00 86.23 19.63 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.71 2.12 2.77 2.93 6.82 3.65 5.79 7.56 9.28 2.43 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 816 1,082 1,095 1,041 1,081 1,025 1,046 1,244 571 555 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.2 1.3 

 SE................................................................ 42.99 71.84 82.07 100.92 166.08 94.40 174.47 436.44 91.43 46.23 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.27 6.64 7.49 9.69 15.37 9.21 16.68 35.09 16.01 8.33 

 Pets 

 Mean ................................................................ 662 857 937 753 676 688 900 1,002 390 482 

 Share ................................................................ 1.1 1.1 1.3 .9 .8 .8 1.0 1.3 .8 1.1 

 SE................................................................ 43.19 71.42 86.43 89.62 134.75 75.64 167.61 429.11 75.68 45.47 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.52 8.33 9.22 11.90 19.93 10.99 18.62 42.85 19.41 9.44 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 154 224 158 288 404 337 145 242 181 73 

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

 SE................................................................ 9.04 17.21 15.75 34.68 101.48 44.96 25.24 62.33 33.82 7.76 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.87 7.68 9.96 12.04 25.09 13.36 17.35 25.74 18.65 10.57 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, 

 and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 614 917 1,352 594 451 596 655 252 311 314 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 1.1 1.9 .7 .6 .7 .7 .3 .6 .7 

 SE................................................................ 95.39 188.40 396.80 104.63 81.54 136.35 190.56 53.08 157.03 60.43 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 15.54 20.55 29.34 17.60 18.06 22.90 29.11 21.07 50.57 19.22 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 768 960 895 1,032 880 1,056 1,079 924 718 564 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.3 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Personal care products and services 

 SE................................................................ 18.96 26.37 34.25 36.49 74.57 46.12 72.10 70.93 73.83 23.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.47 2.75 3.83 3.54 8.47 4.37 6.68 7.67 10.28 4.17 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................................ 108 133 151 126 77 117 169 68 92 82 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.57 8.69 12.30 10.93 11.48 11.37 26.12 13.17 19.20 7.45 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.08 6.53 8.16 8.65 15.00 9.71 15.44 19.32 20.76 9.05 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,407 1,964 1,251 2,693 651 2,894 3,458 1,903 1,225 816 

 Share ................................................................ 2.3 2.5 1.7 3.1 .8 3.3 3.9 2.4 2.6 1.9 

 SE................................................................ 86.08 124.22 127.12 215.37 139.14 316.88 426.63 319.76 488.70 78.99 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.12 6.32 10.16 8.00 21.37 10.95 12.34 16.81 39.88 9.68 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 347 319 274 319 193 325 377 580 286 384 

 Share ................................................................ .6 .4 .4 .4 .2 .4 .4 .7 .6 .9 

 SE................................................................ 13.89 15.91 20.69 17.61 30.19 28.01 37.28 74.85 27.52 19.81 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.01 4.98 7.55 5.52 15.62 8.62 9.90 12.91 9.63 5.17 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ................................................................ 993 1,200 1,219 1,195 827 1,223 1,358 1,114 781 790 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.0 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.9 

 SE................................................................ 58.29 93.99 145.04 110.35 150.91 185.64 202.22 237.59 164.49 55.89 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.87 7.83 11.90 9.23 18.25 15.18 14.89 21.32 21.07 7.07 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,888 2,590 3,248 2,064 1,336 2,258 2,163 1,814 963 1,222 

 Share ................................................................ 3.1 3.2 4.5 2.4 1.7 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.0 2.9 

 SE................................................................ 90.75 151.33 223.83 233.48 245.97 287.11 287.22 329.32 164.16 75.48 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.81 5.84 6.89 11.31 18.40 12.72 13.28 18.15 17.05 6.18 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ................................................................ 7,296 10,281 8,544 12,135 11,759 12,425 11,915 9,681 4,904 4,289 

 Share ................................................................ 11.9 12.9 11.7 14.0 14.6 14.0 13.6 12.2 10.2 10.1 

 SE................................................................ 161.31 248.41 379.39 342.92 690.89 645.38 475.61 548.85 968.89 170.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.21 2.42 4.44 2.83 5.88 5.19 3.99 5.67 19.76 3.98 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 465 695 693 709 577 656 853 623 234 239 

 Share ................................................................ .8 .9 1.0 .8 .7 .7 1.0 .8 .5 .6 

 SE................................................................ 21.30 37.25 46.05 45.33 114.68 48.42 78.29 63.56 29.95 13.26 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.58 5.36 6.64 6.40 19.89 7.38 9.18 10.20 12.79 5.55 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ................................................................ 6,831 9,586 7,851 11,427 11,182 11,769 11,062 9,057 4,670 4,050 

 Share ................................................................ 11.2 12.0 10.8 13.1 13.9 13.3 12.6 11.4 9.7 9.6 

 SE................................................................ 153.96 229.88 356.51 340.98 649.92 639.13 461.56 511.57 972.46 168.40 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.25 2.40 4.54 2.98 5.81 5.43 4.17 5.65 20.82 4.16 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ $78,635 $109,223 $93,651 $124,937 $114,877 $123,289 $132,513 $109,009 $43,445 $49,052 

 SE................................................................ 1,412.01 2,327.44 2,226.04 3,652.16 5,153.57 3,574.85 9,795.85 4,491.63 2,123.36 820.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.80 2.13 2.38 2.92 4.49 2.90 7.39 4.12 4.89 1.67 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ................................................................ 61,557 87,253 64,214 110,418 105,297 112,535 110,033 87,411 36,106 36,235 

 Share ................................................................ 78.3 79.9 68.6 88.4 91.7 91.3 83.0 80.2 83.1 73.9 

 SE................................................................ 1,071.54 1,785.52 1,595.93 2,893.55 4,483.11 3,178.25 7,488.21 4,499.97 2,114.59 749.02 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.74 2.05 2.49 2.62 4.26 2.82 6.81 5.15 5.86 2.07 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ................................................................ 5,232 8,005 6,845 9,030 7,692 7,540 11,861 8,822 2,179 2,535 

 Share ................................................................ 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.2 6.7 6.1 9.0 8.1 5.0 5.2 

 SE................................................................ 350.75 668.86 764.51 941.27 1,469.81 1,164.91 2,034.04 2,292.41 691.12 227.40 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.70 8.36 11.17 10.42 19.11 15.45 17.15 25.99 31.72 8.97 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement 

 Mean ................................................................ 8,664 10,399 18,143 2,615 376 548 6,739 10,335 1,265 7,603 

 Share ................................................................ 11.0 9.5 19.4 2.1 .3 .4 5.1 9.5 2.9 15.5 

 SE................................................................ 166.48 311.68 537.29 239.15 196.26 102.41 658.77 1,003.09 216.37 205.26 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.92 3.00 2.96 9.15 52.13 18.69 9.77 9.71 17.11 2.70 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other 

 property income 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,941 2,643 3,619 1,922 820 1,679 2,840 1,152 482 1,337 

 Share ................................................................ 2.5 2.4 3.9 1.5 .7 1.4 2.1 1.1 1.1 2.7 

 SE................................................................ 162.52 273.18 382.41 394.61 210.40 310.04 1,058.88 489.96 384.21 158.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.37 10.34 10.57 20.53 25.66 18.46 37.28 42.54 79.75 11.87 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security 

 Income, Supplementary Nutrition 

 Assistance Program (SNAP) 

 Mean ................................................................ 450 281 139 342 190 397 341 754 1,596 505 

 Share ................................................................ .6 .3 .1 .3 .2 .3 .3 .7 3.7 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 20.41 24.83 23.48 41.51 48.43 63.36 50.60 104.61 126.37 30.44 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.53 8.82 16.84 12.15 25.53 15.96 14.84 13.88 7.92 6.03 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular 

 contributions for support 

 Mean ................................................................ 477 394 482 336 203 353 382 213 1,446 457 

 Share ................................................................ .6 .4 .5 .3 .2 .3 .3 .2 3.3 .9 

 SE................................................................ 34.99 46.49 94.76 47.10 72.28 62.18 88.94 58.48 337.52 50.36 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.34 11.81 19.65 14.00 35.68 17.63 23.26 27.45 23.34 11.02 

 Other income 

 Mean ................................................................ 314 248 208 275 300 237 316 323 371 380 

 Share ................................................................ .4 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .2 .3 .9 .8 

 SE................................................................ 29.74 27.73 50.30 37.73 82.37 58.01 68.75 106.68 80.30 50.93 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.48 11.19 24.18 13.74 27.49 24.50 21.78 33.00 21.65 13.41 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed 

 values) 

 Mean ................................................................ 11,394 17,101 14,888 20,287 18,886 19,408 22,272 11,635 1,998 6,199 

 Share ................................................................ 14.5 15.7 15.9 16.2 16.4 15.7 16.8 10.7 4.6 12.6 

 SE................................................................ 448.15 785.24 671.45 1,377.47 1,575.27 1,129.52 3,986.30 1,016.78 489.09 186.01 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.93 4.59 4.51 6.79 8.34 5.82 17.90 8.74 24.48 3.00 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,032 13,581 11,973 16,011 14,664 15,267 17,775 8,959 1,115 4,938 

 Share ................................................................ 11.5 12.4 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.4 13.4 8.2 2.6 10.1 

 SE................................................................ 356.41 631.47 531.55 1,134.54 1,320.68 928.05 3,250.95 821.49 391.47 157.31 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.95 4.65 4.44 7.09 9.01 6.08 18.29 9.17 35.10 3.19 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,285 3,399 2,746 4,195 4,182 4,072 4,378 2,613 842 1,225 

 Share ................................................................ 2.9 3.1 2.9 3.4 3.6 3.3 3.3 2.4 1.9 2.5 

 SE................................................................ 114.73 184.25 156.56 285.24 302.56 260.11 769.21 238.08 111.55 55.00 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.02 5.42 5.70 6.80 7.24 6.39 17.57 9.11 13.26 4.49 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 78 120 169 81 40 69 119 62 41 36 

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

 SE................................................................ 25.84 49.86 99.95 25.31 11.04 14.26 66.66 33.86 12.77 6.69 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 33.20 41.63 59.28 31.40 27.28 20.78 56.19 54.21 30.87 18.58 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 67,241 92,122 78,763 104,650 95,991 103,881 110,241 97,375 41,447 42,853 

 Share ................................................................ 85.5 84.3 84.1 83.8 83.6 84.3 83.2 89.3 95.4 87.4 

 SE................................................................ 996.40 1,596.67 1,635.37 2,374.83 3,700.73 2,539.69 5,947.15 3,612.15 1,721.76 667.81 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.48 1.73 2.08 2.27 3.86 2.44 5.39 3.71 4.15 1.56 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................ $12,679 $18,422 $29,176 $9,933 $7,650 $8,901 $12,598 $5,084 $5,061 $7,240 

 SE................................................................ 1,543.94 2,728.73 6,433.19 2,900.55 9,493.57 4,210.18 4,452.66 7,062.41 4,397.03 1,497.29 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 12.18 14.81 22.05 29.20 124.10 47.30 35.34 138.91 86.89 20.68 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ................................................................ 22,521 32,198 38,730 26,462 28,899 30,530 19,363 27,410 9,953 13,325 

 SE................................................................ 1,621.24 3,030.50 6,590.15 2,731.75 7,946.27 3,344.01 4,441.38 8,566.36 4,313.25 1,344.15 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.20 9.41 17.02 10.32 27.50 10.95 22.94 31.25 43.33 10.09 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,842 13,776 9,554 16,529 21,249 21,629 6,765 22,326 4,893 6,085 

 SE................................................................ 1,101.88 1,864.07 2,243.77 2,562.25 7,196.19 3,650.63 3,218.68 5,860.91 1,988.91 832.37 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.20 13.53 23.49 15.50 33.87 16.88 47.58 26.25 40.65 13.68 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ................................................................ 701 806 1,040 509 432 358 764 1,159 216 641 

 SE................................................................ 74.66 116.35 237.72 128.46 195.86 162.04 285.12 922.11 83.28 115.35 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.65 14.43 22.85 25.25 45.35 45.23 37.30 79.57 38.49 17.99 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean ................................................................ -2,227 -3,369 -2,786 -3,914 -3,728 -3,948 -3,962 -3,603 -1,273 -1,081 

 SE................................................................ 58.49 103.82 126.16 141.69 467.45 186.16 206.45 574.00 141.04 44.50 

 CV(%) ................................................................ -2.63 -3.08 -4.53 -3.62 -12.54 -4.72 -5.21 -15.93 -11.08 -4.12 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean ................................................................ 198,612 282,527 279,379 293,750 243,219 286,972 329,656 236,585 79,666 120,011 

 SE................................................................ 4,260.13 7,160.90 7,286.97 11,742.81 14,583.25 12,613.98 33,072.15 12,846.95 6,201.27 4,075.82 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.14 2.53 2.61 4.00 6.00 4.40 10.03 5.43 7.78 3.40 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned 

 home 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,071 1,469 1,484 1,480 1,291 1,482 1,575 1,318 526 697 

 SE................................................................ 11.00 18.09 27.13 26.04 73.07 43.70 52.50 58.79 34.23 14.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.03 1.23 1.83 1.76 5.66 2.95 3.33 4.46 6.51 2.08 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,206 1,653 1,972 1,410 1,013 1,401 1,653 1,200 558 792 

 SE................................................................ 48.73 90.01 140.35 149.73 308.74 188.62 285.41 339.12 93.96 47.18 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.04 5.44 7.12 10.62 30.48 13.47 17.27 28.26 16.84 5.96 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................ 91 136 169 113 77 116 130 66 40 49 

 SE................................................................ 7.84 14.39 33.19 20.78 16.72 36.99 31.03 25.14 14.33 5.37 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.61 10.61 19.60 18.35 21.76 31.79 23.85 38.13 36.26 11.05 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 15 22 26 22 9 31 13 1 9 8 

 SE................................................................ 3.19 6.19 10.17 7.26 4.99 13.28 7.28 1.00 5.95 2.16 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 21.22 27.83 38.60 33.55 52.81 43.11 55.67 75.24 66.34 27.22 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 260 338 391 292 193 234 444 287 144 189 

 SE................................................................ 20.77 36.35 42.77 57.57 48.60 46.43 165.99 112.40 26.50 18.20 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.98 10.76 10.93 19.69 25.18 19.85 37.38 39.12 18.44 9.61 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 35 49 57 41 33 36 54 55 8 22 

 SE................................................................ 2.99 4.82 6.53 7.38 13.70 10.81 11.56 20.67 3.27 3.80 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.61 9.77 11.54 17.97 41.70 29.92 21.53 37.44 40.61 17.18 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................ 11 12 16 9 10 4 15 2 17 9 

 SE................................................................ 2.11 2.96 5.04 3.63 5.40 2.45 9.91 1.69 9.04 3.58 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 19.62 25.63 31.35 41.96 56.10 56.73 65.47 87.10 53.12 39.49 

 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 23 35 31 44 20 14 103 11 15 11 

 SE................................................................ 5.36 10.22 9.10 20.53 9.71 4.32 64.56 6.42 8.61 2.26 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 22.85 28.92 29.06 47.13 49.56 31.73 62.61 59.92 56.47 19.73 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................ 8 10 7 13 11 2 29 7 9 6 

 SE................................................................ 1.74 2.73 2.27 5.69 6.73 1.10 15.93 5.66 7.67 2.12 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 22.01 27.97 31.41 44.55 60.21 54.37 54.82 81.05 82.08 37.39 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 16 26 24 31 8 12 74 4 6 6 

 SE................................................................ 5.05 9.74 8.81 19.29 7.01 4.20 61.45 3.03 4.16 1.32 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 32.44 38.09 36.53 62.69 83.12 36.19 82.97 81.01 70.54 22.78 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 50 69 65 75 36 26 175 58 13 34 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 SE................................................................ 8.83 17.41 11.25 34.49 16.70 7.32 110.35 25.78 4.47 4.81 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 17.71 25.25 17.24 46.23 46.70 28.65 63.06 44.76 33.44 14.34 

 Other housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 141 172 222 125 95 154 97 162 90 113 

 SE................................................................ 14.78 24.50 39.58 22.84 40.51 37.71 28.04 108.07 24.82 16.64 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.45 14.20 17.83 18.34 42.58 24.44 28.88 66.78 27.58 14.70 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 212 266 295 240 248 227 255 244 132 164 

 SE................................................................ 16.95 26.47 36.38 39.85 86.85 48.12 80.19 62.63 43.79 20.70 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.98 9.96 12.31 16.62 35.03 21.15 31.48 25.69 33.12 12.65 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 48 62 76 51 72 31 73 46 32 35 

 SE................................................................ 4.69 8.09 11.14 16.25 53.39 9.71 31.92 20.84 11.26 6.98 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.77 13.04 14.72 31.86 74.64 31.64 43.62 45.47 35.09 20.13 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 84 113 113 121 85 123 136 68 42 58 

 SE................................................................ 8.49 13.57 14.40 23.31 38.38 36.68 45.82 24.71 19.27 10.44 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.07 12.01 12.78 19.30 45.02 29.78 33.70 36.28 45.79 17.91 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................ 28 39 42 35 44 36 27 54 5 19 

 SE................................................................ 3.16 5.01 8.47 6.26 13.11 10.46 7.95 19.94 2.75 4.11 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.26 12.73 20.36 18.14 29.74 28.83 29.98 36.93 56.85 21.97 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 52 52 65 33 47 37 19 76 53 52 

 SE................................................................ 6.46 9.27 17.54 8.61 27.56 13.53 7.06 30.20 21.93 10.17 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 12.47 17.98 26.80 25.79 58.56 36.27 37.06 39.82 41.24 19.64 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean ................................................................ 14 5 7 5 4 1 11 2 10 25 

 SE................................................................ 3.88 1.43 2.62 1.76 1.96 .32 5.19 1.50 11.82 8.27 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 26.87 26.03 37.42 38.77 52.54 38.46 49.12 76.00 120.49 33.42 

 All other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 37 46 58 29 43 36 8 74 43 27 

 SE................................................................ 5.11 8.85 16.64 8.16 27.50 13.54 3.31 30.06 18.94 6.01 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 13.66 19.22 28.47 28.30 63.45 37.11 39.04 40.70 43.66 22.21 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 125 161 153 179 302 108 220 107 21 97 

 SE................................................................ 18.35 32.44 35.23 63.07 279.80 42.11 94.68 44.46 7.40 22.87 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 14.68 20.15 23.10 35.22 92.61 39.00 43.12 41.74 34.90 23.50 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................ 21 23 29 18 2 20 23 20 11 21 

 SE................................................................ 5.06 5.06 8.66 5.46 1.68 7.75 11.26 11.53 6.25 9.24 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 23.83 22.04 30.35 30.77 75.51 39.35 48.03 56.95 58.45 44.90 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 105 129 155 114 94 100 144 62 56 85 

 SE................................................................ 9.64 11.97 20.19 13.41 35.56 17.90 19.24 20.84 19.99 17.61 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.15 9.29 13.00 11.81 37.64 17.91 13.33 33.86 35.92 20.60 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 

 Mean ................................................................ 36 52 55 54 54 47 66 26 40 18 

 SE................................................................ 3.89 6.37 10.28 9.16 32.05 8.44 12.74 13.87 18.48 3.08 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.82 12.19 18.72 16.94 59.18 17.97 19.36 53.67 45.79 17.51 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 69 76 100 59 40 53 79 36 15 68 

 SE................................................................ 8.27 8.99 16.74 9.37 15.87 15.40 12.84 11.10 8.27 17.23 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.92 11.75 16.67 15.76 39.35 29.07 16.35 31.10 54.07 25.40 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 18 24 29 21 17 19 26 15 16 12 

 SE................................................................ 2.39 4.62 7.09 7.57 12.46 11.36 12.95 6.57 9.09 2.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 13.19 18.99 24.13 36.50 72.79 60.64 49.83 42.87 58.01 21.83 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................................ 4 5 5 5 3 3 7 2 7 3 

 SE................................................................63 .76 1.09 1.17 2.54 .93 3.15 1.79 3.55 1.01 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 16.51 16.82 22.14 26.06 74.96 29.86 44.27 77.32 54.49 36.10 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................ 258 430 535 343 11 505 283 326 103 87 

 SE................................................................ 26.72 53.96 89.53 65.00 8.54 129.51 87.34 212.09 52.49 15.49 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.35 12.55 16.74 18.96 80.05 25.67 30.90 65.14 50.73 17.73 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 All other gifts 

 Mean ................................................................ 96 120 184 65 56 38 108 70 20 77 

 SE................................................................ 11.07 14.95 25.24 14.69 29.05 9.44 37.41 16.54 5.14 18.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.58 12.44 13.71 22.75 52.19 24.87 34.78 23.58 25.31 23.35 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

2

 No data reported. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2019