Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ......... 127,006 25,364 25,384 25,499 25,349 25,410

Lower limit .......................................................... n.a. n.a. $18,362 $35,681 $59,549 $99,620

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes

Mean .............................................. $66,877 $10,308 $27,028 $47,056 $76,988 $172,952

SE .................................................. 1,164.39 195.39 221.37 422.45 500.12 3,466.80

CV(%) ............................................. 1.74 1.90 .82 .90 .65 2.00

Income after taxes

Mean .............................................. 58,364 10,750 27,597 44,686 69,084 139,658

SE .................................................. 898.38 200.51 236.73 422.84 492.12 2,445.66

CV(%) ............................................. 1.54 1.87 .86 .95 .71 1.75

Age of reference person ................................... 50.3 51.1 53.6 49.8 48.3 48.5

Average number in consumer unit:

People ............................................................ 2.5 1.7 2.2 2.5 2.8 3.2

Children under 18 ........................................... .6 .4 .5 .6 .7 .8

Adults 65 and older ........................................ .4 .4 .5 .4 .3 .2

Earners ........................................................... 1.3 .5 .8 1.3 1.7 2.1

Vehicles .......................................................... 1.9 .9 1.4 1.9 2.3 2.8

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men ................................................................ 48 39 43 48 52 55

Women ........................................................... 52 61 57 52 48 45

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................... 63 39 53 61 74 86

With mortgage .............................................. 37 13 20 33 51 66

Without mortgage ......................................... 26 26 33 28 23 21

Renter ............................................................ 37 61 47 39 26 14

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American .............................. 13 21 15 12 9 7

White, Asian, and all other races ................... 87 79 85 88 91 93

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .......................................... 13 13 16 15 12 7

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................... 87 87 84 85 88 93

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ............................................ 3 6 4 3 2 1

High school (9-12) .......................................... 33 44 44 37 27 15

College ........................................................... 63 50 51 60 71 84

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............... 87 63 86 93 96 97

Average annual expenditures

Mean .............................................. $53,495 $23,713 $33,546 $45,395 $60,417 $104,363

SE .................................................. 603.93 516.83 407.43 453.20 700.18 1,242.87

CV(%) ............................................. 1.13 2.18 1.21 1.00 1.16 1.19

Food

Mean .............................................. 6,759 3,667 4,754 5,992 7,779 11,595

Share .............................................. 12.6 15.5 14.2 13.2 12.9 11.1

SE .................................................. 89.34 103.25 128.28 124.85 158.81 198.17

CV(%) ............................................. 1.32 2.82 2.70 2.08 2.04 1.71

Food at home

Mean .............................................. 3,971 2,506 3,138 3,670 4,501 6,039

Share .............................................. 7.4 10.6 9.4 8.1 7.5 5.8

SE .................................................. 56.60 91.19 97.23 97.49 105.14 135.54

CV(%) ............................................. 1.43 3.64 3.10 2.66 2.34 2.24

Cereals and bakery products

Mean .............................................. 519 344 411 479 577 783

Share .............................................. 1.0 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.0 .8

SE .................................................. 9.25 13.13 12.48 17.44 18.76 23.88

CV(%) ............................................. 1.78 3.81 3.04 3.64 3.25 3.05

Cereals and cereal products

Mean .............................................. 176 126 141 157 201 255

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

SE .................................................. 3.79 5.88 6.06 7.00 9.86 9.48

CV(%) ............................................. 2.16 4.66 4.30 4.46 4.91 3.72

Bakery products

Mean .............................................. 343 218 270 322 377 528

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Bakery products

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

SE .................................................. 6.71 9.51 7.99 12.03 12.51 17.53

CV(%) ............................................. 1.96 4.36 2.96 3.74 3.32 3.32

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

Mean .............................................. 892 574 738 835 1,023 1,288

Share .............................................. 1.7 2.4 2.2 1.8 1.7 1.2

SE .................................................. 13.63 22.92 45.42 27.07 32.64 29.42

CV(%) ............................................. 1.53 3.99 6.16 3.24 3.19 2.28

Beef

Mean .............................................. 232 132 203 224 271 329

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

SE .................................................. 7.73 8.30 34.12 10.97 12.81 16.65

CV(%) ............................................. 3.34 6.29 16.83 4.89 4.73 5.07

Pork

Mean .............................................. 177 119 147 164 212 243

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

SE .................................................. 3.91 6.97 8.77 9.32 9.94 8.25

CV(%) ............................................. 2.21 5.87 5.98 5.70 4.69 3.40

Other meats

Mean .............................................. 123 77 95 112 150 181

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

SE .................................................. 3.68 4.86 5.77 5.91 8.29 7.96

CV(%) ............................................. 2.99 6.34 6.06 5.27 5.51 4.41

Poultry

Mean .............................................. 172 125 148 160 184 244

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

SE .................................................. 3.65 7.02 8.78 8.95 7.45 10.12

CV(%) ............................................. 2.12 5.61 5.92 5.59 4.04 4.15

Fish and seafood

Mean .............................................. 129 79 94 116 142 215

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

SE .................................................. 4.33 6.29 6.28 6.91 11.37 10.51

CV(%) ............................................. 3.35 7.92 6.69 5.97 7.98 4.90

Eggs

Mean .............................................. 58 42 51 59 63 77

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

SE .................................................. 1.38 2.02 2.70 3.03 3.33 3.55

CV(%) ............................................. 2.37 4.78 5.33 5.14 5.31 4.60

Dairy products

Mean .............................................. 423 268 327 410 476 635

Share .............................................. .8 1.1 1.0 .9 .8 .6

SE .................................................. 6.43 10.00 11.29 13.02 13.82 17.37

CV(%) ............................................. 1.52 3.73 3.46 3.17 2.90 2.74

Fresh milk and cream

Mean .............................................. 147 105 124 145 161 200

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

SE .................................................. 2.27 4.70 4.20 5.10 5.52 6.73

CV(%) ............................................. 1.54 4.46 3.39 3.52 3.42 3.36

Other dairy products

Mean .............................................. 276 163 203 265 315 435

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

SE .................................................. 5.46 8.23 8.63 10.01 9.99 13.05

CV(%) ............................................. 1.98 5.06 4.26 3.77 3.17 3.00

Fruits and vegetables

Mean .............................................. 756 452 590 690 856 1,190

Share .............................................. 1.4 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.1

SE .................................................. 12.45 22.71 19.00 22.29 29.19 30.80

CV(%) ............................................. 1.65 5.02 3.22 3.23 3.41 2.59

Fresh fruits

Mean .............................................. 274 149 210 241 307 461

Share .............................................. .5 .6 .6 .5 .5 .4

SE .................................................. 4.97 8.03 8.90 8.35 13.59 14.88

CV(%) ............................................. 1.82 5.37 4.23 3.47 4.42 3.23

Fresh vegetables

Mean .............................................. 240 143 182 225 271 381

Share .............................................. .4 .6 .5 .5 .4 .4

SE .................................................. 4.10 8.93 7.36 9.56 11.62 11.43

CV(%) ............................................. 1.71 6.25 4.04 4.25 4.28 3.00

Processed fruits

Mean .............................................. 109 70 86 103 123 161

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

SE .................................................. 2.96 3.69 4.15 4.68 5.89 7.67

CV(%) ............................................. 2.72 5.29 4.85 4.53 4.78 4.76

Processed vegetables

Mean .............................................. 133 90 112 121 154 188

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

SE .................................................. 3.58 6.87 5.03 5.82 7.30 8.26

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Processed vegetables

CV(%) ............................................. 2.69 7.59 4.48 4.81 4.74 4.40

Other food at home

Mean .............................................. 1,382 867 1,073 1,257 1,569 2,143

Share .............................................. 2.6 3.7 3.2 2.8 2.6 2.1

SE .................................................. 24.77 34.04 40.08 35.71 38.07 58.54

CV(%) ............................................. 1.79 3.93 3.74 2.84 2.43 2.73

Sugar and other sweets

Mean .............................................. 139 88 115 129 153 211

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

SE .................................................. 3.96 4.98 7.20 6.84 6.79 10.71

CV(%) ............................................. 2.84 5.63 6.28 5.29 4.44 5.09

Fats and oils

Mean .............................................. 115 82 93 102 128 169

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

SE .................................................. 3.33 5.38 5.11 4.46 5.69 8.14

CV(%) ............................................. 2.90 6.59 5.48 4.35 4.46 4.81

Miscellaneous foods

Mean .............................................. 702 430 531 636 802 1,109

Share .............................................. 1.3 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.1

SE .................................................. 13.41 18.32 23.40 20.16 21.72 33.00

CV(%) ............................................. 1.91 4.26 4.40 3.17 2.71 2.97

Nonalcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 375 255 306 349 431 532

Share .............................................. .7 1.1 .9 .8 .7 .5

SE .................................................. 6.99 11.73 12.63 13.11 13.63 20.57

CV(%) ............................................. 1.87 4.60 4.13 3.75 3.17 3.87

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips

Mean .............................................. 51 11 27 40 55 122

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

SE .................................................. 2.83 1.40 4.39 5.60 4.30 8.84

CV(%) ............................................. 5.53 12.51 16.16 14.04 7.74 7.24

Food away from home

Mean .............................................. 2,787 1,162 1,616 2,322 3,277 5,555

Share .............................................. 5.2 4.9 4.8 5.1 5.4 5.3

SE .................................................. 51.03 57.32 53.54 65.65 101.37 119.90

CV(%) ............................................. 1.83 4.93 3.31 2.83 3.09 2.16

Alcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 463 178 211 341 533 1,049

Share .............................................. .9 .8 .6 .8 .9 1.0

SE .................................................. 17.50 15.62 18.33 21.28 31.20 54.37

CV(%) ............................................. 3.78 8.76 8.69 6.24 5.85 5.18

Housing

Mean .............................................. 17,798 9,643 12,508 15,448 19,568 31,812

Share .............................................. 33.3 40.7 37.3 34.0 32.4 30.5

SE .................................................. 217.06 235.07 150.08 181.17 256.35 456.54

CV(%) ............................................. 1.22 2.44 1.20 1.17 1.31 1.44

Shelter

Mean .............................................. 10,491 5,873 7,243 8,913 11,286 19,133

Share .............................................. 19.6 24.8 21.6 19.6 18.7 18.3

SE .................................................. 148.30 205.12 144.33 141.44 206.23 327.74

CV(%) ............................................. 1.41 3.49 1.99 1.59 1.83 1.71

Owned dwellings

Mean .............................................. 6,149 1,925 3,017 4,436 7,175 14,190

Share .............................................. 11.5 8.1 9.0 9.8 11.9 13.6

SE .................................................. 96.49 115.99 134.63 124.25 185.98 289.45

CV(%) ............................................. 1.57 6.02 4.46 2.80 2.59 2.04

Mortgage interest and charges

Mean .............................................. 2,953 618 1,088 1,972 3,744 7,343

Share .............................................. 5.5 2.6 3.2 4.3 6.2 7.0

SE .................................................. 66.35 60.31 77.86 66.82 108.60 202.51

CV(%) ............................................. 2.25 9.76 7.16 3.39 2.90 2.76

Property taxes

Mean .............................................. 1,903 736 1,060 1,380 2,124 4,215

Share .............................................. 3.6 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.5 4.0

SE .................................................. 49.46 34.80 52.75 46.77 115.42 161.08

CV(%) ............................................. 2.60 4.73 4.98 3.39 5.43 3.82

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses

Mean .............................................. 1,293 571 869 1,084 1,307 2,631

Share .............................................. 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.5

SE .................................................. 32.62 56.45 56.49 85.12 50.08 124.23

CV(%) ............................................. 2.52 9.88 6.50 7.85 3.83 4.72

Rented dwellings

Mean .............................................. 3,631 3,779 3,979 4,098 3,450 2,849

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Rented dwellings

Share .............................................. 6.8 15.9 11.9 9.0 5.7 2.7

SE .................................................. 51.61 142.29 104.30 105.93 123.27 169.83

CV(%) ............................................. 1.42 3.77 2.62 2.59 3.57 5.96

Other lodging

Mean .............................................. 710 169 248 379 660 2,095

Share .............................................. 1.3 .7 .7 .8 1.1 2.0

SE .................................................. 38.67 18.87 17.35 23.83 44.00 144.77

CV(%) ............................................. 5.44 11.17 7.01 6.28 6.66 6.91

Utilities, fuels, and public services

Mean .............................................. 3,921 2,387 3,230 3,805 4,505 5,674

Share .............................................. 7.3 10.1 9.6 8.4 7.5 5.4

SE .................................................. 34.80 75.37 48.08 39.15 46.23 63.10

CV(%) ............................................. .89 3.16 1.49 1.03 1.03 1.11

Natural gas

Mean .............................................. 439 234 339 404 508 710

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

SE .................................................. 14.67 14.12 17.77 16.03 19.91 26.25

CV(%) ............................................. 3.34 6.04 5.25 3.97 3.92 3.70

Electricity

Mean .............................................. 1,484 1,066 1,328 1,483 1,611 1,932

Share .............................................. 2.8 4.5 4.0 3.3 2.7 1.9

SE .................................................. 20.17 49.89 31.45 26.99 24.06 31.53

CV(%) ............................................. 1.36 4.68 2.37 1.82 1.49 1.63

Fuel oil and other fuels

Mean .............................................. 152 80 125 143 155 258

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

SE .................................................. 9.78 11.96 11.78 11.03 15.65 23.55

CV(%) ............................................. 6.42 15.04 9.43 7.70 10.07 9.11

Telephone services

Mean .............................................. 1,315 709 1,011 1,278 1,602 1,976

Share .............................................. 2.5 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.7 1.9

SE .................................................. 14.52 22.17 22.85 15.99 25.56 28.02

CV(%) ............................................. 1.10 3.13 2.26 1.25 1.59 1.42

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards

Mean .............................................. 353 264 320 339 367 473

Share .............................................. .7 1.1 1.0 .7 .6 .5

SE .................................................. 4.87 10.64 9.04 8.89 7.64 14.19

CV(%) ............................................. 1.38 4.03 2.83 2.62 2.08 3.00

Cellular phone service

Mean .............................................. 963 445 691 939 1,236 1,503

Share .............................................. 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.4

SE .................................................. 13.80 17.89 19.83 16.68 24.71 21.69

CV(%) ............................................. 1.43 4.02 2.87 1.78 2.00 1.44

Water and other public services

Mean .............................................. 530 299 428 496 628 798

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

SE .................................................. 12.43 15.38 13.76 14.71 17.36 20.59

CV(%) ............................................. 2.35 5.14 3.22 2.96 2.76 2.58

Household operations

Mean .............................................. 1,174 465 638 802 1,229 2,736

Share .............................................. 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.8 2.0 2.6

SE .................................................. 31.64 55.81 22.94 25.95 46.16 106.75

CV(%) ............................................. 2.70 12.00 3.60 3.24 3.76 3.90

Personal services

Mean .............................................. 366 105 111 174 373 1,069

Share .............................................. .7 .4 .3 .4 .6 1.0

SE .................................................. 22.89 45.06 17.13 20.99 33.11 88.30

CV(%) ............................................. 6.25 43.04 15.41 12.07 8.89 8.26

Other household expenses

Mean .............................................. 808 360 527 628 856 1,667

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

SE .................................................. 16.49 20.03 19.12 18.22 29.41 44.05

CV(%) ............................................. 2.04 5.56 3.63 2.90 3.44 2.64

Housekeeping supplies

Mean .............................................. 632 325 501 545 757 1,032

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

SE .................................................. 18.63 15.13 29.36 35.20 48.48 38.20

CV(%) ............................................. 2.95 4.66 5.86 6.46 6.41 3.70

Laundry and cleaning supplies

Mean .............................................. 148 94 127 131 169 216

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

SE .................................................. 4.48 6.68 8.54 8.58 8.53 11.26

CV(%) ............................................. 3.04 7.07 6.74 6.54 5.04 5.21

Other household products

Mean .............................................. 354 168 261 312 429 599

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

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Other household products

SE .................................................. 12.85 8.29 16.82 26.71 38.07 27.33

CV(%) ............................................. 3.63 4.94 6.45 8.56 8.88 4.56

Postage and stationery

Mean .............................................. 131 63 113 101 159 217

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

SE .................................................. 7.11 7.09 16.47 7.48 24.33 17.94

CV(%) ............................................. 5.44 11.32 14.53 7.38 15.30 8.26

Household furnishings and equipment

Mean .............................................. 1,581 593 896 1,384 1,792 3,236

Share .............................................. 3.0 2.5 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.1

SE .................................................. 46.11 36.27 47.00 77.23 96.86 121.38

CV(%) ............................................. 2.92 6.11 5.25 5.58 5.41 3.75

Household textiles

Mean .............................................. 96 40 49 94 118 179

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

SE .................................................. 6.69 6.08 6.21 13.62 19.61 17.34

CV(%) ............................................. 6.97 15.13 12.70 14.57 16.68 9.66

Furniture

Mean .............................................. 387 128 214 308 402 881

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

SE .................................................. 14.05 16.10 20.10 26.56 32.31 53.39

CV(%) ............................................. 3.63 12.58 9.40 8.62 8.03 6.06

Floor coverings

Mean .............................................. 18 4 7 12 18 50

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

SE .................................................. 1.99 .70 1.50 2.05 2.58 8.93

CV(%) ............................................. 10.96 17.72 21.82 17.78 14.24 17.71

Major appliances

Mean .............................................. 233 82 157 175 261 492

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

SE .................................................. 14.26 10.35 18.25 13.99 21.26 56.38

CV(%) ............................................. 6.11 12.57 11.63 7.98 8.15 11.47

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares

Mean .............................................. 106 49 68 109 127 176

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

SE .................................................. 5.83 5.33 9.61 13.39 11.66 14.47

CV(%) ............................................. 5.51 10.85 14.18 12.26 9.19 8.24

Miscellaneous household equipment

Mean .............................................. 740 290 401 686 866 1,458

Share .............................................. 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.4

SE .................................................. 30.61 25.51 32.50 58.52 80.07 65.42

CV(%) ............................................. 4.13 8.80 8.09 8.53 9.25 4.49

Apparel and services

Mean .............................................. 1,786 786 1,122 1,534 1,858 3,625

Share .............................................. 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.5

SE .................................................. 52.74 53.48 84.41 93.31 106.90 190.88

CV(%) ............................................. 2.95 6.81 7.52 6.08 5.75 5.27

Men and boys

Mean .............................................. 430 187 261 352 470 880

Share .............................................. .8 .8 .8 .8 .8 .8

SE .................................................. 15.58 19.26 22.98 29.45 39.47 60.17

CV(%) ............................................. 3.62 10.28 8.81 8.36 8.40 6.84

Men, 16 and over

Mean .............................................. 326 140 199 269 336 686

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

SE .................................................. 13.51 16.47 21.68 26.98 31.41 53.97

CV(%) ............................................. 4.14 11.77 10.88 10.02 9.35 7.87

Boys, 2 to 15

Mean .............................................. 104 47 61 83 134 194

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

SE .................................................. 7.81 7.87 8.49 13.16 26.22 22.41

CV(%) ............................................. 7.51 16.63 13.81 15.85 19.61 11.54

Women and girls

Mean .............................................. 656 281 460 579 685 1,274

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

SE .................................................. 28.14 26.68 53.81 46.12 51.22 88.51

CV(%) ............................................. 4.29 9.50 11.69 7.97 7.48 6.95

Women, 16 and over

Mean .............................................. 551 237 397 472 568 1,081

Share .............................................. 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.0 .9 1.0

SE .................................................. 27.08 25.16 52.82 41.99 48.35 83.17

CV(%) ............................................. 4.91 10.61 13.30 8.90 8.51 7.70

Girls, 2 to 15

Mean .............................................. 105 44 63 107 116 194

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

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Girls, 2 to 15

SE .................................................. 5.53 8.55 7.06 13.69 13.99 14.76

CV(%) ............................................. 5.27 19.55 11.16 12.78 12.03 7.63

Children under 2

Mean .............................................. 76 43 56 71 88 122

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

SE .................................................. 5.33 7.98 7.01 8.64 11.50 16.04

CV(%) ............................................. 6.99 18.43 12.53 12.11 13.07 13.10

Footwear

Mean .............................................. 367 171 225 357 391 691

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

SE .................................................. 17.09 21.15 38.93 39.97 32.89 54.86

CV(%) ............................................. 4.66 12.39 17.31 11.21 8.42 7.94

Other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 256 104 120 175 225 658

Share .............................................. .5 .4 .4 .4 .4 .6

SE .................................................. 24.53 13.27 10.89 12.43 18.86 122.66

CV(%) ............................................. 9.57 12.81 9.04 7.10 8.37 18.65

Transportation

Mean .............................................. 9,073 3,555 5,696 8,475 10,844 16,788

Share .............................................. 17.0 15.0 17.0 18.7 17.9 16.1

SE .................................................. 177.51 218.52 225.94 304.31 356.19 516.08

CV(%) ............................................. 1.96 6.15 3.97 3.59 3.28 3.07

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)

Mean .............................................. 3,301 1,149 1,737 3,207 3,905 6,503

Share .............................................. 6.2 4.8 5.2 7.1 6.5 6.2

SE .................................................. 147.72 172.03 196.55 266.28 351.09 461.78

CV(%) ............................................. 4.47 14.97 11.32 8.30 8.99 7.10

Cars and trucks, new

Mean .............................................. 1,562 411 550 1,327 1,661 3,856

Share .............................................. 2.9 1.7 1.6 2.9 2.7 3.7

SE .................................................. 120.29 137.05 121.15 205.22 190.36 370.10

CV(%) ............................................. 7.70 33.32 22.03 15.46 11.46 9.60

Cars and trucks, used

Mean .............................................. 1,689 738 1,162 1,812 2,183 2,551

Share .............................................. 3.2 3.1 3.5 4.0 3.6 2.4

SE .................................................. 73.36 96.24 171.62 153.17 236.64 242.23

CV(%) ............................................. 4.34 13.05 14.78 8.46 10.84 9.50

Other vehicles

Mean .............................................. 50 1 ( ) 25 68 61 97

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

SE .................................................. 14.26 .41 20.98 39.90 33.99 37.25

CV(%) ............................................. 28.29 100.51 83.28 58.62 55.28 38.54

Gasoline and motor oil

Mean .............................................. 2,468 1,160 1,842 2,437 3,111 3,789

Share .............................................. 4.6 4.9 5.5 5.4 5.1 3.6

SE .................................................. 24.08 40.34 44.47 35.64 42.31 60.03

CV(%) ............................................. .98 3.48 2.41 1.46 1.36 1.58

Other vehicle expenses

Mean .............................................. 2,723 1,040 1,868 2,419 3,245 5,039

Share .............................................. 5.1 4.4 5.6 5.3 5.4 4.8

SE .................................................. 71.91 55.88 107.78 91.77 133.04 209.44

CV(%) ............................................. 2.64 5.37 5.77 3.79 4.10 4.16

Vehicle finance charges

Mean .............................................. 208 48 116 200 298 380

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

SE .................................................. 6.32 4.25 6.34 10.04 14.29 15.93

CV(%) ............................................. 3.04 8.86 5.48 5.03 4.80 4.19

Maintenance and repairs

Mean .............................................. 836 311 590 761 1,009 1,507

Share .............................................. 1.6 1.3 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.4

SE .................................................. 24.59 16.01 47.72 34.21 39.10 70.77

CV(%) ............................................. 2.94 5.15 8.09 4.50 3.87 4.70

Vehicle insurance

Mean .............................................. 1,112 501 853 1,038 1,311 1,857

Share .............................................. 2.1 2.1 2.5 2.3 2.2 1.8

SE .................................................. 53.30 50.91 96.71 69.56 119.96 156.82

CV(%) ............................................. 4.79 10.16 11.34 6.70 9.15 8.44

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges

Mean .............................................. 567 180 310 421 627 1,294

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

SE .................................................. 24.02 26.38 22.97 38.14 36.94 79.84

CV(%) ............................................. 4.24 14.67 7.42 9.06 5.89 6.17

Public and other transportation

Mean .............................................. 581 207 250 412 583 1,456

Share .............................................. 1.1 .9 .7 .9 1.0 1.4

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Public and other transportation

SE .................................................. 23.67 27.42 19.63 31.10 50.02 84.51

CV(%) ............................................. 4.07 13.27 7.85 7.56 8.59 5.80

Healthcare

Mean .............................................. 4,290 1,868 3,252 4,026 5,082 7,219

Share .............................................. 8.0 7.9 9.7 8.9 8.4 6.9

SE .................................................. 70.34 84.88 100.25 100.65 128.64 160.40

CV(%) ............................................. 1.64 4.54 3.08 2.50 2.53 2.22

Health insurance

Mean .............................................. 2,868 1,192 2,239 2,709 3,406 4,792

Share .............................................. 5.4 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.6 4.6

SE .................................................. 59.14 50.96 69.11 66.45 92.33 148.38

CV(%) ............................................. 2.06 4.27 3.09 2.45 2.71 3.10

Medical services

Mean .............................................. 790 324 470 700 988 1,470

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

SE .................................................. 28.96 46.79 30.86 47.81 84.51 72.87

CV(%) ............................................. 3.67 14.45 6.57 6.83 8.56 4.96

Drugs

Mean .............................................. 486 286 436 472 521 712

Share .............................................. .9 1.2 1.3 1.0 .9 .7

SE .................................................. 14.86 17.60 30.02 27.98 22.78 33.16

CV(%) ............................................. 3.06 6.16 6.89 5.93 4.37 4.66

Medical supplies

Mean .............................................. 146 66 108 145 167 245

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

SE .................................................. 6.95 7.81 8.53 20.56 10.78 14.04

CV(%) ............................................. 4.75 11.85 7.88 14.18 6.46 5.72

Entertainment

Mean .............................................. 2,728 1,108 1,566 2,365 2,968 5,629

Share .............................................. 5.1 4.7 4.7 5.2 4.9 5.4

SE .................................................. 70.23 35.46 54.01 103.95 97.61 249.58

CV(%) ............................................. 2.57 3.20 3.45 4.40 3.29 4.43

Fees and admissions

Mean .............................................. 636 165 211 357 627 1,819

Share .............................................. 1.2 .7 .6 .8 1.0 1.7

SE .................................................. 26.62 17.31 16.34 19.60 29.15 101.14

CV(%) ............................................. 4.19 10.52 7.74 5.49 4.65 5.56

Audio and visual equipment and services

Mean .............................................. 1,051 599 835 1,059 1,170 1,590

Share .............................................. 2.0 2.5 2.5 2.3 1.9 1.5

SE .................................................. 24.09 15.57 22.94 52.56 30.47 65.28

CV(%) ............................................. 2.29 2.60 2.75 4.96 2.60 4.11

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment

Mean .............................................. 634 285 381 571 766 1,166

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

SE .................................................. 29.33 21.25 37.32 43.74 43.62 88.66

CV(%) ............................................. 4.63 7.46 9.79 7.66 5.69 7.60

Pets

Mean .............................................. 507 227 321 447 611 929

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

SE .................................................. 30.40 17.73 36.10 43.26 50.01 85.42

CV(%) ............................................. 5.99 7.81 11.24 9.68 8.18 9.19

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment

Mean .............................................. 127 58 60 124 155 237

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

SE .................................................. 7.37 8.88 10.93 18.52 20.19 22.06

CV(%) ............................................. 5.81 15.33 18.20 14.96 13.02 9.31

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services

Mean .............................................. 407 59 138 378 404 1,055

Share .............................................. .8 .3 .4 .8 .7 1.0

SE .................................................. 36.20 8.72 30.81 77.58 78.50 152.30

CV(%) ............................................. 8.89 14.67 22.38 20.52 19.42 14.44

Personal care products and services

Mean .............................................. 645 297 432 542 724 1,230

Share .............................................. 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2

SE .................................................. 12.03 13.73 20.39 21.13 25.32 38.50

CV(%) ............................................. 1.86 4.63 4.72 3.90 3.50 3.13

Reading

Mean .............................................. 103 48 71 84 112 201

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

SE .................................................. 3.60 3.48 4.89 4.74 7.41 8.70

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Reading

CV(%) ............................................. 3.49 7.29 6.91 5.63 6.64 4.33

Education

Mean .............................................. 1,236 922 416 592 1,022 3,227

Share .............................................. 2.3 3.9 1.2 1.3 1.7 3.1

SE .................................................. 68.99 204.28 54.60 48.21 84.47 231.59

CV(%) ............................................. 5.58 22.16 13.11 8.14 8.27 7.18

Tobacco products and smoking supplies

Mean .............................................. 319 275 330 348 363 280

Share .............................................. .6 1.2 1.0 .8 .6 .3

SE .................................................. 12.20 17.29 21.43 19.89 25.27 22.23

CV(%) ............................................. 3.82 6.30 6.49 5.72 6.96 7.93

Miscellaneous

Mean .............................................. 782 360 459 676 904 1,510

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

SE .................................................. 47.43 46.09 52.65 47.38 109.92 139.10

CV(%) ............................................. 6.07 12.82 11.47 7.01 12.15 9.21

Cash contributions

Mean .............................................. 1,788 506 1,134 1,419 1,913 3,966

Share .............................................. 3.3 2.1 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.8

SE .................................................. 87.26 35.54 103.33 97.72 104.91 253.84

CV(%) ............................................. 4.88 7.02 9.11 6.89 5.48 6.40

Personal insurance and pensions

Mean .............................................. 5,726 501 1,594 3,553 6,746 16,232

Share .............................................. 10.7 2.1 4.8 7.8 11.2 15.6

SE .................................................. 103.74 51.75 65.97 63.95 93.01 275.33

CV(%) ............................................. 1.81 10.33 4.14 1.80 1.38 1.70

Life and other personal insurance

Mean .............................................. 327 87 172 206 344 828

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

SE .................................................. 16.73 8.38 22.97 17.26 27.41 56.57

CV(%) ............................................. 5.11 9.64 13.38 8.40 7.98 6.83

Pensions and Social Security

Mean .............................................. 5,399 414 1,423 3,348 6,402 15,403

Share .............................................. 10.1 1.7 4.2 7.4 10.6 14.8

SE .................................................. 100.40 51.91 58.54 62.46 91.72 281.97

CV(%) ............................................. 1.86 12.54 4.12 1.87 1.43 1.83

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes

Mean .............................................. $66,877 $10,308 $27,028 $47,056 $76,988 $172,952

SE .................................................. 1,164.39 195.39 221.37 422.45 500.12 3,466.80

CV(%) ............................................. 1.74 1.90 .82 .90 .65 2.00

Wages and salaries

Mean .............................................. 51,889 3,340 14,442 34,260 62,920 144,444

Share .............................................. 77.6 32.4 53.4 72.8 81.7 83.5

SE .................................................. 870.98 108.29 313.83 410.40 626.53 2,345.50

CV(%) ............................................. 1.68 3.24 2.17 1.20 1.00 1.62

Self-employment income

Mean .............................................. 4,284 63 794 1,802 3,557 15,200

Share .............................................. 6.4 .6 2.9 3.8 4.6 8.8

SE .................................................. 401.02 74.85 113.45 171.38 352.14 1,796.93

CV(%) ............................................. 9.36 118.67 14.28 9.51 9.90 11.82

Social Security, private and government

retirement

Mean .............................................. 7,700 4,697 9,887 8,940 8,187 6,784

Share .............................................. 11.5 45.6 36.6 19.0 10.6 3.9

SE .................................................. 166.80 167.55 272.40 344.57 379.50 605.51

CV(%) ............................................. 2.17 3.57 2.76 3.85 4.64 8.93

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income

Mean .............................................. 1,594 101 383 902 1,250 5,330

Share .............................................. 2.4 1.0 1.4 1.9 1.6 3.1

SE .................................................. 188.81 22.99 71.30 99.39 137.98 880.08

CV(%) ............................................. 11.85 22.80 18.62 11.02 11.03 16.51

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps

Mean .............................................. 530 1,150 807 436 176 84

Share .............................................. .8 11.2 3.0 .9 .2 1 ( )

SE .................................................. 31.81 77.02 69.21 43.37 23.97 19.11

CV(%) ............................................. 6.00 6.69 8.58 9.96 13.64 22.77

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits, and regular contributions

for support

Mean .............................................. 556 404 394 539 637 808

Share .............................................. .8 3.9 1.5 1.1 .8 .5

SE .................................................. 59.07 45.58 49.04 62.77 99.76 221.00

CV(%) ............................................. 10.62 11.29 12.43 11.64 15.67 27.35

Other income

Mean .............................................. 323 554 321 179 261 301

Share .............................................. .5 5.4 1.2 .4 .3 .2

SE .................................................. 24.97 49.89 42.72 27.55 45.38 67.32

CV(%) ............................................. 7.73 9.01 13.30 15.43 17.37 22.34

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values)

Mean .............................................. 8,513 -441 -569 2,370 7,904 33,294

Share .............................................. 12.7 -4.3 -2.1 5.0 10.3 19.3

SE .................................................. 314.53 96.73 84.09 107.72 132.97 1,202.69

CV(%) ............................................. 3.69 -21.92 -14.79 4.55 1.68 3.61

Federal income taxes

Mean .............................................. 6,680 -447 -727 1,569 5,970 27,029

Share .............................................. 10.0 -4.3 -2.7 3.3 7.8 15.6

SE .................................................. 273.18 35.52 79.78 73.64 88.79 1,065.52

CV(%) ............................................. 4.09 -7.94 -10.98 4.69 1.49 3.94

State and local income taxes

Mean .............................................. 1,782 -76 138 756 1,901 6,188

Share .............................................. 2.7 -.7 .5 1.6 2.5 3.6

SE .................................................. 72.22 18.58 16.49 40.35 78.59 253.76

CV(%) ............................................. 4.05 -24.45 11.93 5.34 4.13 4.10

Other taxes

Mean .............................................. 52 82 20 45 33 78

Share .............................................. .1 .8 .1 .1 1 ( ) 1 ( )

SE .................................................. 16.21 73.52 2.62 20.82 5.21 13.00

CV(%) ............................................. 31.43 89.57 13.23 46.10 15.83 16.68

Income after taxes

Mean .............................................. 58,364 10,750 27,597 44,686 69,084 139,658

Share .............................................. 87.3 104.3 102.1 95.0 89.7 80.7

SE .................................................. 898.38 200.51 236.73 422.84 492.12 2,445.66

CV(%) ............................................. 1.54 1.87 .86 .95 .71 1.75

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities

Mean .............................................. $7,431 $1,902 $4,810 $4,108 $10,358 $15,986

SE .................................................. 3,809.43 1,446.50 11,212.92 1,899.68 1,936.40 16,656.37

CV(%) ............................................. 51.26 76.07 233.10 46.24 18.70 104.20

Net change in total assets

Mean .............................................. 15,798 3,274 13,168 9,312 17,923 35,312

SE .................................................. 3,687.91 1,357.41 8,717.20 1,734.45 1,923.34 17,982.37

CV(%) ............................................. 23.34 41.46 66.20 18.63 10.73 50.92

Net change in total liabilities

Mean .............................................. 8,366 1,373 8,358 5,204 7,565 19,327

SE .................................................. 1,423.42 461.20 6,295.50 910.01 1,173.82 3,133.93

CV(%) ............................................. 17.01 33.59 75.32 17.49 15.52 16.22

Other financial information:

Other money receipts

Mean .............................................. 659 288 463 480 369 1,696

SE .................................................. 145.76 52.23 176.97 142.04 117.82 668.54

CV(%) ............................................. 22.10 18.11 38.23 29.62 31.91 39.42

Mortgage principal paid on owned property

Mean .............................................. -1,816 -439 -754 -1,130 -2,192 -4,562

SE .................................................. 45.37 36.78 53.98 44.92 76.73 158.33

CV(%) ............................................. -2.50 -8.38 -7.16 -3.97 -3.50 -3.47

Estimated market value of owned home

Mean .............................................. 160,814 62,811 95,299 122,290 177,717 345,877

SE .................................................. 3,304.66 3,456.97 3,243.00 3,499.29 5,305.64 8,376.50

CV(%) ............................................. 2.05 5.50 3.40 2.86 2.99 2.42

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home

Mean .............................................. 908 421 592 739 1,043 1,745

SE .................................................. 11.65 13.07 17.47 15.48 16.82 27.64

CV(%) ............................................. 1.28 3.11 2.95 2.09 1.61 1.58

Gifts of goods and services, total

Mean .............................................. 1,063 419 476 792 1,142 2,485

SE .................................................. 48.65 51.84 42.65 88.49 97.35 181.35

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Gifts of goods and services, total

CV(%) ............................................. 4.58 12.36 8.95 11.17 8.52 7.30

Food

Mean .............................................. 75 21 40 66 72 175

SE .................................................. 5.90 4.23 6.83 12.87 11.24 23.66

CV(%) ............................................. 7.89 20.38 17.09 19.51 15.65 13.49

Alcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 14 3 2 14 18 31

SE .................................................. 1.84 1.72 .85 3.17 4.60 6.24

CV(%) ............................................. 13.51 52.71 36.22 23.47 24.95 20.45

Housing

Mean .............................................. 222 112 121 180 238 462

SE .................................................. 14.41 15.35 19.37 25.41 30.70 36.63

CV(%) ............................................. 6.48 13.72 16.04 14.13 12.92 7.94

Housekeeping supplies

Mean .............................................. 23 7 17 31 25 37

SE .................................................. 2.06 1.61 3.34 5.94 3.51 4.27

CV(%) ............................................. 8.81 22.68 20.20 19.37 13.83 11.54

Household textiles

Mean .............................................. 9 5 2 5 10 22

SE .................................................. 1.70 2.75 .92 2.05 3.66 6.56

CV(%) ............................................. 18.96 52.36 45.31 39.36 35.07 29.95

Appliances and miscellaneous housewares

Mean .............................................. 22 3 6 24 27 48

SE .................................................. 3.84 1.18 2.19 10.71 5.81 14.22

CV(%) ............................................. 17.65 37.40 35.82 43.73 21.62 29.58

Major appliances

Mean .............................................. 8 2 2 5 11 20

SE .................................................. 2.00 1.13 .82 1.93 4.27 8.46

CV(%) ............................................. 25.35 53.17 54.05 38.31 39.56 42.19

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares

Mean .............................................. 14 1 5 19 16 28

SE .................................................. 2.90 .30 1.97 10.48 4.17 8.51

CV(%) ............................................. 20.97 29.57 42.82 53.83 25.94 30.38

Miscellaneous household equipment

Mean .............................................. 42 17 16 39 46 91

SE .................................................. 3.81 4.30 3.61 6.28 12.07 12.68

CV(%) ............................................. 9.12 25.95 23.09 16.06 26.36 13.86

Other housing

Mean .............................................. 127 80 80 80 129 263

SE .................................................. 11.68 14.25 15.90 19.65 28.43 25.68

CV(%) ............................................. 9.23 17.85 19.78 24.44 21.99 9.76

Apparel and services

Mean .............................................. 201 113 114 204 221 356

SE .................................................. 10.29 15.92 18.21 20.86 22.22 36.35

CV(%) ............................................. 5.11 14.14 16.01 10.22 10.06 10.21

Males, 2 and over

Mean .............................................. 50 27 28 44 73 80

SE .................................................. 4.47 8.37 6.90 7.69 12.34 12.70

CV(%) ............................................. 8.85 30.65 24.52 17.34 17.00 15.86

Females, 2 and over

Mean .............................................. 69 30 50 78 71 114

SE .................................................. 5.53 4.62 13.97 11.22 12.10 16.55

CV(%) ............................................. 8.05 15.28 28.07 14.38 17.06 14.47

Children under 2

Mean .............................................. 31 12 16 28 37 60

SE .................................................. 2.98 3.99 3.21 5.03 6.64 12.72

CV(%) ............................................. 9.72 31.97 20.47 17.99 18.13 21.11

Other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 52 43 20 54 41 101

SE .................................................. 5.02 14.33 4.93 7.38 6.72 19.44

CV(%) ............................................. 9.72 33.68 24.43 13.71 16.51 19.21

Jewelry and watches

Mean .............................................. 16 15 3 8 15 40

SE .................................................. 3.69 11.76 1.24 1.57 3.69 15.19

CV(%) ............................................. 22.89 79.17 41.00 20.83 24.40 37.86

All other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 36 28 17 46 26 61

SE .................................................. 3.14 8.01 4.78 7.65 5.49 11.08

CV(%) ............................................. 8.83 28.94 27.89 16.52 21.44 18.16

Transportation

Mean .............................................. 108 38 69 84 126 225

SE .................................................. 14.51 17.34 22.25 33.11 34.90 44.31

CV(%) ............................................. 13.38 45.77 32.14 39.39 27.66 19.70

Healthcare

Mean .............................................. 35 42 5 8 86 36

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Healthcare

SE .................................................. 13.26 30.68 1.89 2.11 57.14 9.22

CV(%) ............................................. 37.57 73.93 35.67 26.07 66.38 25.82

Entertainment

Mean .............................................. 89 35 40 66 108 195

SE .................................................. 5.79 7.47 6.58 7.54 16.64 17.47

CV(%) ............................................. 6.50 21.21 16.25 11.43 15.38 8.95

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles

Mean .............................................. 28 16 13 28 29 54

SE .................................................. 2.66 5.40 3.49 4.46 4.99 9.69

CV(%) ............................................. 9.50 33.25 27.39 15.76 17.19 18.01

Other entertainment

Mean .............................................. 61 19 28 38 79 141

SE .................................................. 5.16 5.01 4.27 6.04 16.42 15.90

CV(%) ............................................. 8.46 26.44 15.39 16.03 20.75 11.24

Personal care products and services

Mean .............................................. 13 7 8 7 15 27

SE .................................................. 1.78 2.41 2.82 1.79 5.25 6.82

CV(%) ............................................. 13.92 36.77 35.39 25.85 34.43 24.96

Reading

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

SE .................................................. .47 .64 1.04 .74 .87 1.27

CV(%) ............................................. 11.92 40.97 35.11 20.46 19.71 17.56

Education

Mean .............................................. 236 34 44 105 203 794

SE .................................................. 30.19 21.16 12.77 40.55 41.33 147.50

CV(%) ............................................. 12.79 62.30 28.97 38.75 20.33 18.58

All other gifts

Mean .............................................. 65 14 30 55 50 177

SE .................................................. 6.18 3.46 10.72 10.85 6.10 25.62

CV(%) ............................................. 9.46 24.21 36.11 19.58 12.23 14.47

1 Value is too small to display.

n.a. Not applicable.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2015