Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2017

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................................ 130,001 16,887 22,385 13,039 10,655 17,068 19,324 16,501 6,947 7,195 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ................................ $73,573 $7,860 $22,315 $34,685 $44,771 $59,382 $83,829 $120,288 $170,234 $306,051 

 SE ................................................................ 1,098.20 182.41 214.62 233.92 380.21 503.60 400.23 628.72 1,539.02 7,931.16 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.49 2.32 .96 .67 .85 .85 .48 .52 .90 2.59 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................ 63,606 8,229 23,194 34,755 43,173 55,025 75,075 103,729 140,346 225,284 

 SE ................................................................ 767.93 190.47 238.13 249.21 403.64 540.51 422.78 619.79 1,546.25 4,471.37 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.21 2.31 1.03 .72 .93 .98 .56 .60 1.10 1.98 

 Age of reference person................................................................ 50.9 51.2 57.2 52.8 50.9 48.5 47.8 47.8 48.8 50.7 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................ 2.5 1.6 1.9 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.1 

 Children under 18 ................................................................ .6 .3 .4 .5 .5 .6 .7 .8 .8 .7 

 Adults 65 and older ................................................................ .4 .4 .6 .6 .5 .4 .3 .2 .2 .2 

 Earners ................................................................ 1.3 .5 .6 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.1 

 Vehicles ................................................................ 1.9 .9 1.3 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.6 2.8 2.9 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................ 47 39 39 44 45 48 52 56 60 59 

 Women ................................................................ 53 61 61 56 55 52 48 44 40 41 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................ 63 36 52 56 61 62 71 82 88 88 

 With mortgage ................................................................ 36 11 15 21 32 37 49 63 67 69 

 Without mortgage ................................................................ 27 25 37 35 29 25 21 19 21 19 

 Renter ................................................................ 37 64 48 44 39 38 29 18 12 12 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................ 13 21 16 17 14 12 11 8 5 7 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................ 87 79 84 83 86 88 89 92 95 93 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference 

 person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 14 16 15 16 16 17 13 10 6 6 

 Not Hispanic or Latino................................................................ 86 84 85 84 84 83 87 90 94 94 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8) ................................................................3 6 5 4 4 3 2 1 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 

 High school (9-12) ................................................................ 30 42 43 38 33 28 23 15 11 6 

 College ................................................................ 67 50 51 58 63 68 76 84 88 93 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................88 61 82 92 92 95 96 97 97 97 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ................................ $60,060 $24,607 $33,300 $41,550 $46,258 $54,216 $66,116 $86,170 $115,404 $161,247 

 SE ................................................................ 681.34 618.32 666.95 617.74 946.61 948.16 829.97 1,108.68 2,766.85 3,514.76 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.13 2.51 2.00 1.49 2.05 1.75 1.26 1.29 2.40 2.18 

 Food 

 Mean ................................ 7,729 3,938 4,806 5,878 6,598 7,443 8,385 10,918 12,171 16,309 

 Share ................................ 12.9 16.0 14.4 14.1 14.3 13.7 12.7 12.7 10.5 10.1 

 SE ................................................................ 89.36 156.62 138.18 205.11 260.76 218.67 187.93 232.35 336.73 373.42 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.16 3.98 2.88 3.49 3.95 2.94 2.24 2.13 2.77 2.29 

 Food at home 

 Mean ................................ 4,363 2,467 3,117 3,780 3,830 4,159 4,720 6,001 6,270 7,626 

 Share ................................ 7.3 10.0 9.4 9.1 8.3 7.7 7.1 7.0 5.4 4.7 

 SE ................................................................ 50.10 98.65 106.48 168.04 145.25 155.68 127.13 182.49 206.04 256.57 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.15 4.00 3.42 4.45 3.79 3.74 2.69 3.04 3.29 3.36 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ................................ 564 320 411 502 506 548 605 740 765 1,028 

 Share ................................ .9 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 .9 .9 .7 .6 

 SE ................................................................ 9.42 16.37 15.84 27.86 29.29 24.09 22.18 29.87 32.65 106.03 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.67 5.12 3.86 5.55 5.79 4.39 3.66 4.04 4.27 10.32 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ................................ 176 100 124 162 151 167 197 251 248 278 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Cereals and cereal products 

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

 SE ................................................................ 3.52 6.59 6.21 11.80 10.76 9.85 9.51 12.61 16.96 17.68 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.00 6.60 4.99 7.29 7.12 5.89 4.84 5.02 6.83 6.37 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ................................ 388 220 286 340 354 381 409 489 517 750 

 Share ................................ .6 .9 .9 .8 .8 .7 .6 .6 .4 .5 

 SE ................................................................ 7.68 12.20 12.23 19.70 24.10 17.27 15.36 20.82 23.93 99.41 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.98 5.54 4.27 5.79 6.80 4.53 3.76 4.26 4.63 13.25 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ................................ 944 539 703 868 894 916 970 1,302 1,279 1,520 

 Share ................................ 1.6 2.2 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.1 .9 

 SE ................................................................ 12.89 32.54 32.47 51.55 54.59 45.51 36.42 56.40 61.62 90.42 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.37 6.03 4.62 5.94 6.10 4.97 3.76 4.33 4.82 5.95 

 Beef 

 Mean ................................ 253 143 189 230 230 278 268 350 350 337 

 Share ................................ .4 .6 .6 .6 .5 .5 .4 .4 .3 .2 

 SE ................................................................ 4.86 11.78 15.62 21.64 17.37 22.19 17.48 23.02 29.92 19.26 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.92 8.22 8.28 9.40 7.54 7.98 6.53 6.58 8.55 5.71 

 Pork 

 Mean ................................ 181 102 148 178 163 168 186 237 260 281 

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

 SE ................................................................ 4.59 8.69 9.56 18.54 14.41 10.74 10.70 15.44 18.03 42.66 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.53 8.48 6.44 10.40 8.83 6.38 5.75 6.51 6.93 15.16 

 Other meats 

 Mean ................................ 128 73 97 112 132 121 135 188 153 191 

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

 SE ................................................................ 5.32 9.01 6.55 11.93 28.09 8.41 7.45 21.01 12.16 16.64 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.15 12.32 6.74 10.66 21.28 6.93 5.53 11.20 7.93 8.71 

 Poultry 

 Mean ................................ 186 124 134 176 173 176 187 256 227 316 

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

 SE ................................................................ 4.85 8.94 8.41 18.20 11.64 13.39 8.29 12.83 18.97 21.75 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.61 7.19 6.28 10.35 6.74 7.60 4.44 5.00 8.35 6.88 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ................................ 140 61 92 125 149 118 139 201 210 294 

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

 SE ................................................................ 5.05 8.96 7.74 11.32 18.82 11.24 10.51 15.81 22.78 35.81 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.61 14.81 8.40 9.08 12.66 9.49 7.54 7.87 10.82 12.19 

 Eggs 

 Mean ................................ 55 36 43 47 47 54 55 70 78 101 

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

 SE ................................................................ 1.16 1.84 2.20 3.25 4.05 3.75 2.75 4.47 6.62 6.29 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.10 5.13 5.12 6.99 8.54 6.97 4.99 6.36 8.54 6.24 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ................................ 450 254 321 354 379 426 498 633 658 811 

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

 SE ................................................................ 8.05 13.51 13.36 18.49 19.28 19.08 16.38 28.14 32.54 27.83 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.79 5.33 4.16 5.22 5.08 4.48 3.29 4.44 4.94 3.43 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ................................ 147 93 110 133 130 142 159 188 207 243 

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

 SE ................................................................ 3.06 5.90 5.65 8.94 7.64 7.69 7.98 9.30 12.43 10.56 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.09 6.38 5.13 6.74 5.87 5.42 5.02 4.96 5.99 4.35 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ................................ 303 161 211 222 249 284 339 446 451 568 

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

 SE ................................................................ 6.00 9.00 9.90 13.40 18.57 13.76 12.11 20.87 26.64 23.35 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.98 5.58 4.69 6.04 7.46 4.85 3.57 4.68 5.91 4.11 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ................................ 837 456 593 699 682 774 936 1,155 1,238 1,559 

 Share ................................ 1.4 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.0 

 SE ................................................................ 14.30 29.75 23.74 31.72 33.49 37.66 33.76 51.86 61.89 70.48 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.71 6.53 4.00 4.54 4.91 4.86 3.61 4.49 5.00 4.52 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ................................ 314 166 218 242 236 279 352 458 483 627 

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

 SE ................................................................ 6.23 15.88 10.88 12.85 13.89 15.75 15.49 25.04 31.85 37.17 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.98 9.58 4.98 5.31 5.89 5.64 4.40 5.47 6.60 5.93 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ................................ 274 140 189 240 222 252 308 382 404 529 

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

 SE ................................................................ 5.67 11.49 9.65 16.14 15.53 14.23 12.35 15.95 25.25 32.60 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Fresh vegetables 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.07 8.23 5.12 6.72 7.01 5.65 4.01 4.18 6.25 6.16 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ................................ 112 67 81 94 97 103 133 142 162 195 

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

 SE ................................................................ 3.14 5.67 4.98 7.87 7.22 7.53 7.50 10.57 11.56 15.87 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.80 8.41 6.17 8.38 7.41 7.30 5.63 7.44 7.13 8.13 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ................................ 136 83 105 123 127 140 143 173 188 207 

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

 SE ................................................................ 3.06 6.65 6.06 7.77 8.82 9.46 6.43 10.31 16.81 16.55 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.25 8.00 5.75 6.32 6.96 6.75 4.49 5.95 8.92 7.99 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ................................ 1,568 898 1,088 1,357 1,370 1,494 1,712 2,171 2,330 2,709 

 Share ................................ 2.6 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.0 1.7 

 SE ................................................................ 20.79 35.20 41.47 70.69 58.78 56.30 49.49 65.39 85.49 103.06 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.33 3.92 3.81 5.21 4.29 3.77 2.89 3.01 3.67 3.80 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ................................ 150 76 101 139 134 148 165 194 221 270 

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

 SE ................................................................ 3.83 4.74 5.02 13.59 11.89 8.29 10.88 10.63 14.59 16.33 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.56 6.20 4.95 9.75 8.87 5.61 6.58 5.48 6.61 6.04 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ................................ 117 73 91 107 109 107 122 157 168 179 

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

 SE ................................................................ 2.98 5.68 5.96 8.82 8.84 5.96 6.10 7.69 13.84 16.36 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.55 7.74 6.55 8.21 8.10 5.57 5.02 4.91 8.25 9.14 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ................................ 824 474 543 664 706 785 903 1,188 1,273 1,431 

 Share ................................ 1.4 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.1 .9 

 SE ................................................................ 13.11 23.77 23.97 37.28 37.95 29.43 28.58 43.48 66.07 63.60 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.59 5.02 4.42 5.62 5.37 3.75 3.17 3.66 5.19 4.44 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................ 423 259 331 398 386 413 455 547 551 646 

 Share ................................ .7 1.1 1.0 1.0 .8 .8 .7 .6 .5 .4 

 SE ................................................................ 7.49 13.38 15.53 25.36 18.41 24.28 17.88 21.87 39.95 45.67 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.77 5.17 4.69 6.36 4.77 5.87 3.93 4.00 7.25 7.07 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips 

 Mean ................................ 56 15 22 48 34 41 67 85 118 182 

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

 SE ................................................................ 2.76 3.78 3.69 6.02 5.56 4.06 4.68 6.52 11.62 19.79 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.94 24.55 16.95 12.60 16.39 9.99 6.94 7.65 9.88 10.86 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ................................ 3,365 1,471 1,689 2,098 2,767 3,284 3,665 4,917 5,901 8,683 

 Share ................................ 5.6 6.0 5.1 5.0 6.0 6.1 5.5 5.7 5.1 5.4 

 SE ................................................................ 58.55 95.51 64.75 104.33 188.21 159.46 110.55 126.20 234.59 259.18 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.74 6.49 3.83 4.97 6.80 4.85 3.02 2.57 3.98 2.98 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................ 558 163 210 305 371 480 647 901 1,026 1,806 

 Share ................................ .9 .7 .6 .7 .8 .9 1.0 1.0 .9 1.1 

 SE ................................................................ 19.83 25.09 24.34 36.22 43.90 38.27 61.55 55.04 106.51 112.38 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.55 15.41 11.61 11.86 11.84 7.97 9.51 6.11 10.38 6.22 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................ 19,884 9,783 12,817 14,585 16,216 18,446 21,933 26,684 35,589 47,410 

 Share ................................ 33.1 39.8 38.5 35.1 35.1 34.0 33.2 31.0 30.8 29.4 

 SE ................................................................ 231.74 269.43 219.44 214.16 314.15 299.37 391.11 384.53 1,233.28 1,174.43 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.17 2.75 1.71 1.47 1.94 1.62 1.78 1.44 3.47 2.48 

 Shelter 

 Mean ................................ 11,895 5,982 7,662 8,471 9,550 10,789 13,018 15,737 22,062 29,602 

 Share ................................ 19.8 24.3 23.0 20.4 20.6 19.9 19.7 18.3 19.1 18.4 

 SE ................................................................ 156.80 203.44 182.38 155.59 221.40 188.21 238.33 285.71 1,055.43 801.95 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.32 3.40 2.38 1.84 2.32 1.74 1.83 1.82 4.78 2.71 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ................................ 6,947 1,887 2,861 3,677 4,894 5,541 7,820 11,164 16,971 22,134 

 Share ................................ 11.6 7.7 8.6 8.8 10.6 10.2 11.8 13.0 14.7 13.7 

 SE ................................................................ 133.28 106.14 127.58 133.61 236.49 158.76 207.68 282.63 1,101.00 790.32 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.92 5.62 4.46 3.63 4.83 2.86 2.66 2.53 6.49 3.57 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ................................ 3,265 592 834 1,282 2,024 2,515 3,880 5,879 8,521 11,588 

 Share ................................ 5.4 2.4 2.5 3.1 4.4 4.6 5.9 6.8 7.4 7.2 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 SE ................................................................ 73.29 51.30 55.28 70.59 143.28 85.91 121.48 187.45 430.68 490.62 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.24 8.66 6.63 5.51 7.08 3.42 3.13 3.19 5.05 4.23 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ................................ 2,065 710 1,022 1,272 1,571 1,643 2,224 3,076 4,689 6,389 

 Share ................................ 3.4 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.0 3.4 3.6 4.1 4.0 

 SE ................................................................ 46.07 41.63 51.41 55.91 84.82 65.99 82.52 114.33 141.82 226.69 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.23 5.86 5.03 4.40 5.40 4.02 3.71 3.72 3.02 3.55 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, 

 other expenses 

 Mean ................................ 1,616 585 1,005 1,123 1,300 1,383 1,715 2,208 3,761 4,157 

 Share ................................ 2.7 2.4 3.0 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.6 3.3 2.6 

 SE ................................................................ 57.64 58.26 77.44 80.60 121.19 101.56 122.68 124.28 821.85 345.68 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.57 9.96 7.70 7.18 9.32 7.35 7.15 5.63 21.85 8.31 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ................................ 4,167 3,907 4,540 4,424 4,277 4,704 4,400 3,357 3,282 3,796 

 Share ................................ 6.9 15.9 13.6 10.6 9.2 8.7 6.7 3.9 2.8 2.4 

 SE ................................................................ 66.09 161.30 148.36 148.77 201.60 143.48 200.10 235.83 472.55 548.59 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.59 4.13 3.27 3.36 4.71 3.05 4.55 7.03 14.40 14.45 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ................................ 782 188 262 370 379 544 798 1,216 1,808 3,672 

 Share ................................ 1.3 .8 .8 .9 .8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 2.3 

 SE ................................................................ 28.70 29.70 32.55 35.62 43.20 44.87 63.01 85.98 101.21 273.27 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.67 15.78 12.44 9.62 11.39 8.25 7.89 7.07 5.60 7.44 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ................................ 3,836 2,163 2,872 3,457 3,600 3,851 4,348 4,910 5,510 6,302 

 Share ................................ 6.4 8.8 8.6 8.3 7.8 7.1 6.6 5.7 4.8 3.9 

 SE ................................................................ 40.75 62.32 43.85 58.82 55.91 63.58 69.83 60.98 88.46 153.93 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.06 2.88 1.53 1.70 1.55 1.65 1.61 1.24 1.61 2.44 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ................................ 381 212 286 317 365 352 419 489 599 714 

 Share ................................ .6 .9 .9 .8 .8 .6 .6 .6 .5 .4 

 SE ................................................................ 11.21 12.91 12.88 17.64 17.36 18.59 18.17 18.62 26.78 30.41 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.94 6.09 4.51 5.57 4.76 5.28 4.33 3.81 4.47 4.26 

 Electricity 

 Mean ................................ 1,420 950 1,194 1,371 1,364 1,450 1,526 1,666 1,806 2,097 

 Share ................................ 2.4 3.9 3.6 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.3 1.9 1.6 1.3 

 SE ................................................................ 16.65 32.99 23.22 30.14 24.94 23.94 33.53 38.29 43.47 56.26 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.17 3.47 1.94 2.20 1.83 1.65 2.20 2.30 2.41 2.68 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ................................ 97 56 81 73 88 83 99 133 174 169 

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

 SE ................................................................ 8.73 7.28 12.05 9.40 12.30 13.33 10.59 16.03 31.74 34.95 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.00 13.01 14.89 12.79 14.03 15.98 10.67 12.01 18.29 20.71 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ................................ 1,356 650 887 1,191 1,250 1,385 1,636 1,858 2,069 2,262 

 Share ................................ 2.3 2.6 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.2 1.8 1.4 

 SE ................................................................ 17.36 20.38 14.33 26.17 25.67 27.55 33.57 32.44 42.68 78.01 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.28 3.13 1.62 2.20 2.05 1.99 2.05 1.75 2.06 3.45 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, 

 and phone cards 

 Mean ................................ 238 181 243 249 247 199 243 247 275 341 

 Share ................................ .4 .7 .7 .6 .5 .4 .4 .3 .2 .2 

 SE ................................................................ 5.24 11.34 6.28 13.44 10.10 9.67 11.70 9.83 11.84 19.76 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.20 6.26 2.58 5.40 4.10 4.85 4.82 3.98 4.31 5.79 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ................................ 1,118 469 644 942 1,004 1,185 1,393 1,611 1,795 1,921 

 Share ................................ 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.2 

 SE ................................................................ 16.54 20.94 12.44 29.04 23.55 27.77 29.82 29.85 43.36 71.43 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.48 4.46 1.93 3.08 2.35 2.34 2.14 1.85 2.42 3.72 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ................................ 583 295 424 504 534 582 667 764 863 1,060 

 Share ................................ 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 .9 .7 .7 

 SE ................................................................ 13.79 18.00 15.04 23.19 23.39 20.34 21.00 22.54 28.78 46.30 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.37 6.10 3.55 4.60 4.38 3.50 3.15 2.95 3.34 4.37 

 Household operations 

 Mean ................................ 1,412 458 744 889 1,002 1,163 1,421 2,064 2,744 5,046 

 Share ................................ 2.4 1.9 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.4 2.4 3.1 

 SE ................................................................ 38.05 27.03 47.47 33.25 63.73 59.02 61.18 76.97 170.41 405.43 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.70 5.90 6.38 3.74 6.36 5.07 4.31 3.73 6.21 8.03 

 Personal services 

 Mean ................................ 439 58 136 130 247 317 437 822 988 2,011 

 Share ................................ .7 .2 .4 .3 .5 .6 .7 1.0 .9 1.2 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Personal services 

 SE ................................................................ 27.13 16.95 35.99 20.80 55.10 50.74 46.43 71.21 115.06 306.26 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.18 29.38 26.42 15.97 22.31 16.03 10.62 8.67 11.65 15.23 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ................................ 973 401 608 759 755 847 984 1,242 1,756 3,035 

 Share ................................ 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.9 

 SE ................................................................ 21.61 19.38 23.11 27.23 27.13 30.79 33.59 38.04 82.85 203.90 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.22 4.84 3.80 3.59 3.60 3.64 3.41 3.06 4.72 6.72 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................ 755 391 542 628 558 768 783 981 1,182 1,577 

 Share ................................ 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 

 SE ................................................................ 23.58 34.68 57.40 43.61 36.26 91.32 39.36 57.39 116.53 126.35 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.12 8.86 10.59 6.95 6.50 11.90 5.02 5.85 9.86 8.01 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ................................ 177 106 133 173 161 156 205 212 278 289 

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

 SE ................................................................ 5.08 11.07 13.25 16.01 13.15 13.28 15.89 11.52 38.23 31.15 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.87 10.49 9.95 9.26 8.16 8.53 7.76 5.43 13.78 10.79 

 Other household products 

 Mean ................................ 428 196 294 349 296 450 432 586 727 899 

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

 SE ................................................................ 20.66 22.83 54.88 37.01 26.51 82.54 30.32 49.34 91.22 83.80 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.83 11.66 18.64 10.62 8.95 18.33 7.02 8.42 12.55 9.32 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ................................ 150 90 115 106 100 161 147 183 178 389 

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

 SE ................................................................ 7.83 14.14 13.93 10.85 12.14 29.91 14.61 15.43 25.89 75.57 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.23 15.73 12.16 10.20 12.10 18.54 9.95 8.46 14.57 19.41 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean ................................ 1,987 787 995 1,140 1,507 1,875 2,362 2,994 4,091 4,882 

 Share ................................ 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.7 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.0 

 SE ................................................................ 58.55 57.24 58.09 81.03 132.07 109.04 203.46 149.74 501.42 323.71 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.95 7.27 5.84 7.11 8.77 5.82 8.61 5.00 12.26 6.63 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................ 114 72 79 83 74 121 118 189 99 231 

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

 SE ................................................................ 8.78 14.10 14.28 16.78 11.14 30.93 14.83 29.72 14.96 40.76 

 CV(%) ................................ 7.70 19.59 18.17 20.10 15.05 25.48 12.57 15.72 15.07 17.68 

 Furniture 

 Mean ................................ 515 199 266 304 329 468 529 770 1,132 1,591 

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

 SE ................................................................ 26.06 33.67 29.48 36.06 41.99 27.20 45.03 67.74 278.43 174.35 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.06 16.88 11.09 11.87 12.78 5.81 8.51 8.80 24.60 10.96 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ................................ 30 9 7 13 14 14 20 29 82 232 

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

 SE ................................................................ 7.50 4.60 1.57 4.70 2.84 2.10 3.40 4.47 23.10 134.63 

 CV(%) ................................ 24.65 50.49 23.39 35.51 20.62 15.24 17.36 15.30 28.33 57.99 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................ 280 133 139 201 233 302 288 417 511 671 

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

 SE ................................................................ 11.93 24.86 12.25 22.01 29.82 30.78 25.02 50.97 82.28 77.23 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.26 18.70 8.81 10.97 12.79 10.19 8.70 12.22 16.10 11.51 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................ 131 61 80 73 86 112 150 188 338 270 

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

 SE ................................................................ 7.63 8.10 8.05 8.32 12.31 7.93 12.66 21.98 117.70 36.24 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.84 13.20 10.05 11.44 14.31 7.10 8.42 11.69 34.83 13.42 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................ 916 313 425 466 771 857 1,258 1,400 1,930 1,887 

 Share ................................ 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.7 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.2 

 SE ................................................................ 38.04 33.75 42.36 48.64 113.10 93.04 183.59 108.12 387.71 134.09 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.15 10.80 9.97 10.43 14.67 10.86 14.60 7.72 20.09 7.10 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................ 1,833 880 1,002 1,316 1,352 1,423 1,981 2,762 3,424 4,779 

 Share ................................ 3.1 3.6 3.0 3.2 2.9 2.6 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.0 

 SE ................................................................ 56.45 96.61 89.74 108.44 114.17 100.06 107.38 196.02 284.01 454.24 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.08 10.97 8.96 8.24 8.44 7.03 5.42 7.10 8.29 9.50 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ................................ 442 207 201 342 324 367 420 684 892 1,234 

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

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Men and boys 

 SE ................................................................ 16.38 35.84 23.95 45.38 42.26 33.93 30.62 57.48 134.92 159.43 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.70 17.28 11.91 13.29 13.05 9.24 7.30 8.41 15.13 12.92 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................ 342 159 139 253 251 276 328 510 724 1,043 

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

 SE ................................................................ 15.35 35.26 20.86 40.87 40.00 29.99 26.54 53.15 115.69 163.17 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.48 22.15 15.00 16.18 15.92 10.86 8.09 10.43 15.99 15.65 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................ 100 48 62 89 73 91 92 174 168 191 

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

 SE ................................................................ 5.31 10.32 12.05 17.16 14.10 10.47 10.24 24.26 39.48 25.10 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.32 21.40 19.42 19.28 19.43 11.50 11.17 13.95 23.51 13.15 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ................................ 694 330 380 462 466 531 771 1,070 1,147 1,949 

 Share ................................ 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.2 

 SE ................................................................ 24.30 63.92 40.73 41.37 55.30 52.43 56.44 92.05 110.17 242.94 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.50 19.39 10.73 8.95 11.87 9.88 7.32 8.60 9.60 12.46 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................ 580 291 316 378 383 420 627 912 930 1,691 

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

 SE ................................................................ 23.07 63.06 34.95 36.96 54.94 51.93 52.06 85.12 102.83 234.90 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.98 21.65 11.05 9.77 14.33 12.36 8.30 9.34 11.06 13.89 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................ 114 38 63 84 82 110 144 159 217 258 

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

 SE ................................................................ 6.60 11.39 12.50 13.78 13.37 15.39 23.12 23.18 32.69 33.22 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.78 29.74 19.73 16.42 16.27 13.94 16.02 14.62 15.05 12.87 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................ 77 20 49 49 90 71 98 105 111 159 

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

 SE ................................................................ 6.43 7.08 11.93 11.67 22.39 15.96 15.98 20.61 29.21 46.73 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.39 35.70 24.35 23.80 24.84 22.54 16.32 19.57 26.22 29.36 

 Footwear 

 Mean ................................ 379 226 240 287 223 302 424 558 790 759 

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

 SE ................................................................ 20.56 28.53 44.91 49.87 33.27 46.87 61.59 63.17 112.59 114.61 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.43 12.64 18.70 17.35 14.90 15.51 14.51 11.31 14.25 15.09 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................ 241 98 132 176 249 152 267 344 484 678 

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

 SE ................................................................ 12.92 9.22 10.00 23.71 68.22 12.12 18.22 52.32 117.09 62.76 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.36 9.42 7.58 13.43 27.38 7.98 6.81 15.20 24.18 9.25 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................ 9,576 3,401 4,930 7,191 7,529 9,545 10,795 14,041 18,753 23,342 

 Share ................................ 15.9 13.8 14.8 17.3 16.3 17.6 16.3 16.3 16.3 14.5 

 SE ................................................................ 198.51 224.14 248.82 304.93 423.58 446.02 423.61 579.11 1,821.22 1,225.66 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.07 6.59 5.05 4.24 5.63 4.67 3.92 4.12 9.71 5.25 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ................................ 4,054 1,176 1,966 3,097 2,580 4,218 4,322 6,397 7,707 11,212 

 Share ................................ 6.7 4.8 5.9 7.5 5.6 7.8 6.5 7.4 6.7 7.0 

 SE ................................................................ 146.09 202.33 207.33 299.44 371.17 430.02 360.04 557.35 779.98 1,190.03 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.60 17.21 10.55 9.67 14.38 10.20 8.33 8.71 10.12 10.61 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ................................ 1,900 524 804 1,513 878 1,603 1,770 3,184 4,727 6,126 

 Share ................................ 3.2 2.1 2.4 3.6 1.9 3.0 2.7 3.7 4.1 3.8 

 SE ................................................................ 109.72 158.97 172.86 274.20 264.42 302.05 320.24 407.49 718.98 986.31 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.78 30.34 21.50 18.12 30.12 18.84 18.09 12.80 15.21 16.10 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ................................ 2,101 638 1,148 1,521 1,694 2,575 2,460 3,103 2,890 5,007 

 Share ................................ 3.5 2.6 3.4 3.7 3.7 4.7 3.7 3.6 2.5 3.1 

 SE ................................................................ 112.42 129.31 116.91 215.50 267.36 274.09 221.45 381.21 448.58 695.23 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.35 20.25 10.19 14.17 15.78 10.64 9.00 12.29 15.52 13.89 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ................................ 53 13 14 63 8 39 92 110 90 79 

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

 SE ................................................................ 9.62 13.10 14.52 33.88 6.30 21.75 38.86 35.81 66.71 75.76 

 CV(%) ................................ 18.09 98.71 101.21 53.59 77.27 55.11 42.23 32.69 73.95 95.93 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ................................ 1,968 864 1,218 1,652 1,818 2,045 2,488 2,833 2,974 3,155 

 Share ................................ 3.3 3.5 3.7 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.3 2.6 2.0 

 SE ................................................................ 25.67 29.94 36.67 40.87 43.98 44.70 52.59 60.51 73.41 102.45 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.30 3.46 3.01 2.47 2.42 2.19 2.11 2.14 2.47 3.25 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ................................ 2,842 1,110 1,462 2,075 2,703 2,740 3,259 3,807 6,393 6,052 

 Share ................................ 4.7 4.5 4.4 5.0 5.8 5.1 4.9 4.4 5.5 3.8 

 SE ................................................................ 90.56 94.58 101.97 183.00 220.92 118.27 144.59 176.25 1,551.96 375.55 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.19 8.52 6.98 8.82 8.17 4.32 4.44 4.63 24.28 6.21 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ................................ 220 67 87 141 170 215 282 392 461 438 

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

 SE ................................................................ 5.64 11.05 6.04 8.09 12.53 9.56 12.19 17.73 32.63 29.66 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.56 16.62 6.97 5.75 7.38 4.44 4.32 4.53 7.08 6.77 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ................................ 954 331 485 620 743 875 990 1,289 3,088 2,095 

 Share ................................ 1.6 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 2.7 1.3 

 SE ................................................................ 82.24 28.11 29.89 34.75 42.19 39.77 44.63 52.86 1,556.82 138.00 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.62 8.48 6.16 5.61 5.68 4.54 4.51 4.10 50.42 6.59 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ................................ 967 493 556 807 1,265 1,014 1,216 1,064 1,214 1,700 

 Share ................................ 1.6 2.0 1.7 1.9 2.7 1.9 1.8 1.2 1.1 1.1 

 SE ................................................................ 51.16 70.72 76.91 171.00 208.18 101.59 127.21 149.61 224.20 359.59 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.29 14.33 13.84 21.18 16.45 10.01 10.46 14.07 18.47 21.15 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and 

 other charges 

 Mean ................................ 700 218 334 507 524 635 771 1,062 1,630 1,819 

 Share ................................ 1.2 .9 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.1 

 SE ................................................................ 19.71 24.78 35.13 52.00 41.10 48.39 43.36 76.80 150.97 112.94 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.81 11.36 10.51 10.25 7.84 7.62 5.62 7.23 9.26 6.21 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ................................ 712 252 284 367 428 542 726 1,005 1,680 2,923 

 Share ................................ 1.2 1.0 .9 .9 .9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.5 1.8 

 SE ................................................................ 21.82 30.42 27.02 46.47 50.78 36.92 34.09 56.30 116.02 168.58 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.06 12.10 9.51 12.67 11.87 6.81 4.70 5.60 6.91 5.77 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................ 4,928 2,193 3,360 4,249 4,558 4,733 5,639 6,850 7,431 9,689 

 Share ................................ 8.2 8.9 10.1 10.2 9.9 8.7 8.5 7.9 6.4 6.0 

 SE ................................................................ 72.31 92.32 83.24 126.98 186.55 141.63 136.53 148.92 223.27 379.34 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.47 4.21 2.48 2.99 4.09 2.99 2.42 2.17 3.00 3.91 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ................................ 3,414 1,550 2,378 3,059 3,169 3,314 3,881 4,758 5,088 6,308 

 Share ................................ 5.7 6.3 7.1 7.4 6.9 6.1 5.9 5.5 4.4 3.9 

 SE ................................................................ 42.57 61.97 62.13 88.08 102.51 87.08 94.13 99.11 174.33 228.19 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.25 4.00 2.61 2.88 3.23 2.63 2.43 2.08 3.43 3.62 

 Medical services 

 Mean ................................ 872 295 464 562 774 774 1,088 1,342 1,378 2,285 

 Share ................................ 1.5 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.4 

 SE ................................................................ 32.45 26.29 33.02 57.52 116.08 64.78 64.97 87.35 102.39 223.36 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.72 8.93 7.11 10.24 14.99 8.37 5.97 6.51 7.43 9.78 

 Drugs 

 Mean ................................ 486 257 405 508 463 521 493 556 695 757 

 Share ................................ .8 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 .7 .6 .6 .5 

 SE ................................................................ 12.47 17.33 23.43 31.60 31.13 44.68 22.82 29.34 60.56 55.63 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.57 6.74 5.79 6.22 6.72 8.58 4.63 5.28 8.71 7.34 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ................................ 156 91 113 120 152 125 176 194 269 339 

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

 SE ................................................................ 7.69 32.71 11.67 10.71 18.13 17.38 12.77 14.26 40.99 29.15 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.92 35.83 10.33 8.94 11.92 13.88 7.25 7.35 15.26 8.59 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................ 3,203 1,264 1,559 1,944 2,148 2,750 3,466 4,692 7,158 9,513 

 Share ................................ 5.3 5.1 4.7 4.7 4.6 5.1 5.2 5.4 6.2 5.9 

 SE ................................................................ 108.24 127.40 91.89 176.19 132.62 208.22 144.25 347.42 945.86 662.55 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.38 10.08 5.89 9.06 6.17 7.57 4.16 7.40 13.21 6.96 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ................................ 750 196 226 327 415 595 768 1,079 1,898 3,349 

 Share ................................ 1.2 .8 .7 .8 .9 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.6 2.1 

 SE ................................................................ 32.66 17.16 30.91 30.11 44.70 42.83 30.07 53.72 147.21 236.66 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.35 8.77 13.67 9.22 10.77 7.20 3.91 4.98 7.75 7.07 

 Audio and visual equipment and 

 services 

 Mean ................................ 985 525 653 838 925 952 1,052 1,387 1,505 1,897 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Audio and visual equipment and 

 services 

 Share ................................ 1.6 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.2 

 SE ................................................................ 20.54 28.33 20.52 38.76 44.33 40.44 32.51 52.70 70.44 66.49 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.08 5.39 3.14 4.63 4.79 4.25 3.09 3.80 4.68 3.51 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................ 869 331 485 482 574 757 1,034 1,087 2,328 2,232 

 Share ................................ 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.3 2.0 1.4 

 SE ................................................................ 66.18 56.26 61.76 75.76 77.50 138.48 105.11 80.47 895.92 252.25 

 CV(%) ................................ 7.62 16.97 12.72 15.70 13.50 18.30 10.16 7.40 38.48 11.30 

 Pets 

 Mean ................................ 710 273 412 375 458 598 822 845 2,110 1,855 

 Share ................................ 1.2 1.1 1.2 .9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.8 1.2 

 SE ................................................................ 64.97 55.47 59.49 73.45 73.57 134.02 98.29 82.97 899.55 242.58 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.15 20.33 14.45 19.57 16.05 22.42 11.96 9.82 42.63 13.08 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................ 159 59 74 107 116 159 213 242 218 377 

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

 SE ................................................................ 10.28 15.81 10.39 14.20 22.63 32.72 32.16 28.48 26.75 46.49 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.47 26.97 14.06 13.26 19.58 20.60 15.12 11.79 12.25 12.35 

 Other entertainment supplies, 

 equipment, and services 

 Mean ................................ 599 212 194 298 234 446 612 1,138 1,427 2,036 

 Share ................................ 1.0 .9 .6 .7 .5 .8 .9 1.3 1.2 1.3 

 SE ................................................................ 62.75 106.96 57.75 126.01 51.25 112.62 106.34 335.53 324.89 488.12 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.48 50.49 29.73 42.33 21.89 25.24 17.37 29.48 22.77 23.97 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................ 762 336 482 501 661 659 836 1,110 1,361 1,832 

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

 SE ................................................................ 15.24 22.56 31.07 25.03 54.88 23.78 31.73 54.99 85.74 76.58 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.00 6.71 6.44 5.00 8.30 3.61 3.80 4.95 6.30 4.18 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................ 110 46 57 67 79 114 128 146 185 319 

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

 SE ................................................................ 5.45 11.41 6.92 8.60 14.09 12.88 19.45 17.13 24.29 38.42 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.95 24.93 12.12 12.93 17.82 11.34 15.15 11.76 13.16 12.06 

 Education 

 Mean ................................ 1,491 900 502 383 486 723 1,115 1,745 4,458 8,810 

 Share ................................ 2.5 3.7 1.5 .9 1.1 1.3 1.7 2.0 3.9 5.5 

 SE ................................................................ 92.85 149.81 87.71 61.87 98.02 129.10 130.07 148.24 778.82 931.24 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.23 16.65 17.46 16.15 20.15 17.85 11.66 8.49 17.47 10.57 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean ................................ 332 269 308 394 368 372 382 316 280 247 

 Share ................................ .6 1.1 .9 .9 .8 .7 .6 .4 .2 .2 

 SE ................................................................ 10.61 19.71 20.39 32.04 24.92 25.77 21.65 22.87 31.74 33.54 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.19 7.32 6.63 8.14 6.76 6.92 5.67 7.23 11.34 13.60 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ................................ 1,010 364 558 825 887 1,015 903 1,341 2,057 2,913 

 Share ................................ 1.7 1.5 1.7 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.8 

 SE ................................................................ 67.75 58.02 70.05 120.94 165.64 114.96 51.45 231.17 399.15 632.82 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.71 15.94 12.56 14.66 18.68 11.33 5.70 17.23 19.40 21.72 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ................................ 1,873 530 1,089 1,185 1,560 1,428 1,859 2,506 3,078 7,649 

 Share ................................ 3.1 2.2 3.3 2.9 3.4 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.7 4.7 

 SE ................................................................ 95.94 77.38 111.20 91.15 135.70 150.15 130.80 172.13 249.03 946.16 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.12 14.61 10.21 7.69 8.70 10.52 7.03 6.87 8.09 12.37 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ................................ 6,771 540 1,622 2,726 3,444 5,087 8,047 12,157 18,432 26,629 

 Share ................................ 11.3 2.2 4.9 6.6 7.4 9.4 12.2 14.1 16.0 16.5 

 SE ................................................................ 144.47 114.66 279.02 338.80 128.44 158.21 142.05 216.48 581.24 759.25 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.13 21.22 17.20 12.43 3.73 3.11 1.77 1.78 3.15 2.85 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ................................ 418 149 217 267 328 307 461 655 837 1,274 

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

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 SE ................................................................ 11.72 16.20 13.39 17.91 33.50 20.41 18.89 35.12 49.35 97.55 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.81 10.88 6.18 6.71 10.21 6.65 4.10 5.36 5.89 7.66 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ................................ 6,353 391 1,405 2,459 3,116 4,780 7,586 11,502 17,595 25,355 

 Share ................................ 10.6 1.6 4.2 5.9 6.7 8.8 11.5 13.3 15.2 15.7 

 SE ................................................................ 139.67 109.54 278.63 339.29 128.71 160.60 143.67 215.62 581.24 744.37 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.20 27.99 19.83 13.80 4.13 3.36 1.89 1.87 3.30 2.94 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean ................................ $73,573 $7,860 $22,315 $34,685 $44,771 $59,382 $83,829 $120,288 $170,234 $306,051 

 SE ................................................................ 1,098.20 182.41 214.62 233.92 380.21 503.60 400.23 628.72 1,539.02 7,931.16 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.49 2.32 .96 .67 .85 .85 .48 .52 .90 2.59 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ................................ 57,590 2,156 9,381 20,724 30,217 45,910 69,738 103,526 148,984 246,503 

 Share ................................ 78.3 27.4 42.0 59.7 67.5 77.3 83.2 86.1 87.5 80.5 

 SE ................................................................ 980.51 95.75 288.36 563.74 629.70 646.38 707.31 970.23 1,668.00 6,721.11 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.70 4.44 3.07 2.72 2.08 1.41 1.01 .94 1.12 2.73 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ................................ 4,506 56 520 1,032 1,437 2,475 4,088 6,294 11,006 33,755 

 Share ................................ 6.1 .7 2.3 3.0 3.2 4.2 4.9 5.2 6.5 11.0 

 SE ................................................................ 245.12 76.02 79.05 154.24 258.24 290.54 418.07 639.28 1,051.23 3,594.60 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.44 135.64 15.19 14.94 17.97 11.74 10.23 10.16 9.55 10.65 

 Social Security, private and 

 government retirement 

 Mean ................................ 8,300 3,747 10,601 11,318 11,033 9,070 7,515 6,976 5,555 8,275 

 Share ................................ 11.3 47.7 47.5 32.6 24.6 15.3 9.0 5.8 3.3 2.7 

 SE ................................................................ 179.20 142.72 208.54 494.45 527.09 512.44 426.72 431.31 365.62 1,209.19 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.16 3.81 1.97 4.37 4.78 5.65 5.68 6.18 6.58 14.61 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, 

 other property income 

 Mean ................................ 1,910 77 246 499 951 924 1,320 2,530 4,163 15,682 

 Share ................................ 2.6 1.0 1.1 1.4 2.1 1.6 1.6 2.1 2.4 5.1 

 SE ................................................................ 258.29 26.03 51.13 73.68 141.97 129.89 164.92 288.35 622.41 4,406.35 

 CV(%) ................................ 13.53 33.66 20.82 14.76 14.92 14.06 12.49 11.40 14.95 28.10 

 Public assistance, Supplemental 

 Security Income, Supplementary 

 Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 

 Mean ................................ 460 1,120 812 503 467 276 256 67 23 37 

 Share ................................ .6 14.3 3.6 1.4 1.0 .5 .3 .1 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 

 SE ................................................................ 23.13 69.37 62.62 67.99 57.94 31.07 46.04 13.27 11.92 16.55 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.03 6.19 7.71 13.53 12.42 11.25 17.96 19.69 52.74 45.18 

 Unemployment and workers' 

 compensation, veterans' benefits, 

 and regular contributions for support 

 Mean ................................ 457 182 346 427 348 384 750 642 370 715 

 Share ................................ .6 2.3 1.6 1.2 .8 .6 .9 .5 .2 .2 

 SE ................................................................ 38.03 37.73 50.73 63.27 76.23 66.16 116.95 109.62 102.88 290.56 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.32 20.78 14.66 14.82 21.90 17.23 15.60 17.07 27.83 40.64 

 Other income 

 Mean ................................ 351 522 409 182 317 344 161 253 133 1,084 

 Share ................................ .5 6.6 1.8 .5 .7 .6 .2 .2 .1 .4 

 SE ................................................................ 37.46 96.66 58.96 62.56 91.83 84.35 37.07 47.22 39.46 495.59 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.68 18.51 14.40 34.35 28.94 24.53 22.96 18.70 29.73 45.72 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed 

 values) 

 Mean ................................ 9,967 -369 -878 -70 1,598 4,357 8,754 16,559 29,887 80,766 

 Share ................................ 13.5 -4.7 -3.9 -.2 3.6 7.3 10.4 13.8 17.6 26.4 

 SE ................................................................ 483.84 34.92 99.70 106.44 127.16 167.64 136.26 162.88 397.60 6,827.57 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.85 -9.47 -11.35 -151.54 7.96 3.85 1.56 .98 1.33 8.45 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ................................ 7,819 -301 -893 -374 974 3,173 6,560 12,789 23,614 66,717 

 Share ................................ 10.6 -3.8 -4.0 -1.1 2.2 5.3 7.8 10.6 13.9 21.8 

 SE ................................................................ 370.92 26.15 81.17 91.42 105.65 160.53 85.20 123.64 273.84 5,596.82 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.74 -8.69 -9.09 -24.47 10.85 5.06 1.30 .97 1.16 8.39 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ................................ 2,098 -78 -16 274 592 1,124 2,151 3,711 6,150 13,872 

 Share ................................ 2.9 -1.0 -.1 .8 1.3 1.9 2.6 3.1 3.6 4.5 

 SE ................................................................ 126.95 16.18 25.37 32.27 49.34 67.28 105.50 135.57 212.67 1,325.46 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.05 -20.76 -157.12 11.77 8.34 5.99 4.90 3.65 3.46 9.56 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ................................ 51 10 31 29 33 60 44 60 123 178 

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

 SE ................................................................ 7.40 3.21 6.41 9.46 5.71 17.73 6.58 16.08 28.26 53.92 

 CV(%) ................................ 14.61 31.10 20.78 32.45 17.38 29.58 15.08 27.01 22.89 30.27 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................ 63,606 8,229 23,194 34,755 43,173 55,025 75,075 103,729 140,346 225,284 

 Share ................................ 86.5 104.7 103.9 100.2 96.4 92.7 89.6 86.2 82.4 73.6 

 SE ................................................................ 767.93 190.47 238.13 249.21 403.64 540.51 422.78 619.79 1,546.25 4,471.37 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.21 2.31 1.03 .72 .93 .98 .56 .60 1.10 1.98 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean ................................ $14,049 $1,060 $3,636 $5,020 $5,816 $5,516 $14,382 $29,818 $32,680 $70,669 

 SE ................................................................ 1,593.57 1,746.87 1,729.05 3,060.70 3,466.55 3,151.93 3,070.30 5,592.93 11,779.80 20,625.07 

 CV(%) ................................ 11.34 164.83 47.55 60.97 59.60 57.14 21.35 18.76 36.05 29.19 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ................................ 23,805 3,231 5,988 9,668 11,156 15,922 23,677 43,221 59,349 112,065 

 SE ................................................................ 1,586.57 2,040.65 1,683.62 2,501.43 3,404.72 2,499.24 2,842.31 5,628.87 11,261.28 20,584.52 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.66 63.17 28.12 25.87 30.52 15.70 12.00 13.02 18.97 18.37 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ................................ 9,756 2,171 2,352 4,648 5,340 10,405 9,294 13,402 26,669 41,396 

 SE ................................................................ 960.64 1,113.68 676.56 1,736.93 1,874.76 2,082.10 1,251.52 2,414.17 5,551.78 10,283.32 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.85 51.30 28.77 37.37 35.11 20.01 13.47 18.01 20.82 24.84 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ................................ 1,156 286 536 610 668 807 519 583 1,191 10,655 

 SE ................................................................ 463.53 94.91 228.12 266.24 317.11 419.17 171.31 176.88 475.39 8,118.56 

 CV(%) ................................ 40.10 33.18 42.53 43.68 47.50 51.92 33.02 30.37 39.90 76.19 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned 

 property 

 Mean ................................ -1,839 -373 -580 -830 -1,004 -1,381 -1,995 -3,228 -4,561 -7,122 

 SE ................................................................ 42.83 39.77 44.26 69.95 54.91 68.97 91.67 196.79 268.09 419.20 

 CV(%) ................................ -2.33 -10.66 -7.63 -8.43 -5.47 -5.00 -4.59 -6.10 -5.88 -5.89 

 Estimated market value of owned 

 home 

 Mean ................................ 186,064 71,398 100,799 121,595 135,811 146,532 193,211 266,787 417,957 577,251 

 SE ................................................................ 3,585.18 4,894.54 5,069.00 4,914.37 5,387.83 4,242.58 7,440.86 6,752.60 24,965.06 31,003.92 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.93 6.86 5.03 4.04 3.97 2.90 3.85 2.53 5.97 5.37 

 Estimated monthly rental value of 

 owned home 

 Mean ................................ 1,017 428 623 720 821 867 1,116 1,485 2,013 2,502 

 SE ................................................................ 11.48 21.43 21.54 23.22 22.46 19.19 34.45 27.70 61.68 58.73 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.13 5.01 3.46 3.22 2.74 2.21 3.09 1.86 3.06 2.35 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean ................................ 1,229 501 504 598 663 862 1,176 1,770 2,699 5,383 

 SE ................................................................ 49.08 91.02 71.81 70.10 100.19 87.51 107.50 149.11 516.74 478.68 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.99 18.16 14.26 11.73 15.12 10.15 9.14 8.42 19.14 8.89 

 Food 

 Mean ................................ 88 20 26 32 67 61 74 192 138 348 

 SE ................................................................ 8.39 5.23 5.94 6.73 17.76 10.06 16.01 39.79 23.89 108.15 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.57 25.73 22.99 20.78 26.58 16.56 21.63 20.75 17.33 31.08 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................ 14 1 4 4 14 12 12 23 59 39 

 SE ................................................................ 1.64 .54 2.88 2.46 8.82 2.99 4.75 6.61 23.63 20.36 

 CV(%) ................................ 11.54 55.05 67.00 57.91 61.86 25.92 40.10 28.66 40.34 52.19 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................ 233 116 127 124 149 217 227 309 287 960 

 SE ................................................................ 13.92 13.42 17.48 17.31 26.15 42.85 27.71 32.71 42.28 179.55 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.97 11.55 13.76 14.02 17.56 19.76 12.22 10.58 14.74 18.70 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................ 33 7 22 28 20 52 29 51 34 72 

 SE ................................................................ 4.74 2.15 7.33 6.70 5.53 24.59 5.08 9.70 8.65 20.32 

 CV(%) ................................ 14.20 29.13 33.86 23.56 27.25 47.09 17.26 19.15 25.73 28.17 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................ 7 2 3 6 6 6 15 9 3 9 

 SE ................................................................ 1.26 .95 1.42 2.57 2.92 3.04 5.94 3.34 6.54 5.32 

 CV(%) ................................ 19.16 61.65 48.67 43.02 49.31 53.05 40.93 38.55 195.28 56.30 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................ 20 6 12 7 8 23 24 32 34 58 

 SE ................................................................ 2.65 2.54 3.89 2.94 3.22 6.69 5.86 7.55 18.81 20.91 

 CV(%) ................................ 13.13 39.50 33.43 39.78 38.40 29.28 24.09 23.83 54.63 35.92 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................ 7 5 6 ( 1 ) 5 10 8 10 10 18 

 SE ................................................................ 1.14 2.38 2.46 .24 2.13 5.03 2.61 4.33 6.01 7.33 

 CV(%) ................................ 15.55 50.66 44.17 77.10 46.25 47.96 33.56 43.79 57.73 40.30 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................ 13 2 6 7 4 12 17 22 24 40 

 SE ................................................................ 2.20 .84 2.75 2.94 2.43 3.85 4.47 6.49 17.87 19.42 

 CV(%) ................................ 17.08 48.41 45.41 41.54 64.11 31.13 27.06 29.75 74.38 48.52 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................ 53 19 40 23 36 61 59 86 39 145 

 SE ................................................................ 5.26 6.08 12.29 5.67 10.56 15.19 6.56 21.11 11.14 42.78 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.87 31.55 30.36 25.03 29.12 24.93 11.08 24.41 28.59 29.48 

 Other housing 

 Mean ................................ 120 82 50 59 78 75 99 132 176 675 

 SE ................................................................ 11.53 10.16 11.82 13.05 19.44 19.93 21.94 25.45 38.30 172.81 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.63 12.47 23.46 22.10 24.90 26.56 22.08 19.33 21.71 25.60 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................ 203 101 121 151 174 207 222 292 339 396 

 SE ................................................................ 11.87 22.13 22.56 28.87 35.36 39.80 31.61 49.27 66.89 88.39 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.85 21.83 18.62 19.12 20.30 19.22 14.21 16.89 19.71 22.31 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................ 56 34 35 40 49 56 51 87 78 115 

 SE ................................................................ 5.07 9.79 7.18 12.44 13.42 13.29 11.60 23.10 24.63 40.68 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.14 29.04 20.68 31.03 27.40 23.78 22.95 26.51 31.47 35.44 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................ 73 26 36 51 56 78 98 106 142 131 

 SE ................................................................ 5.82 7.43 9.21 10.66 13.43 20.97 19.12 28.04 37.89 31.71 

 CV(%) ................................ 7.94 28.76 25.50 21.04 24.09 26.73 19.43 26.43 26.66 24.21 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................ 32 13 24 28 37 32 25 48 32 64 

 SE ................................................................ 3.42 5.80 7.23 9.00 12.28 12.35 4.88 14.66 15.07 18.31 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.83 43.10 29.79 32.61 32.88 38.15 19.77 30.82 47.12 28.44 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................ 43 28 26 33 32 40 49 51 87 86 

 SE ................................................................ 4.96 9.83 8.96 8.37 10.25 15.43 10.67 12.64 26.91 34.24 

 CV(%) ................................ 11.63 34.64 34.45 25.66 31.90 38.24 21.87 24.87 30.93 39.76 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean ................................ 9 3 9 3 4 3 14 10 6 37 

 SE ................................................................ 1.74 1.92 4.79 1.18 1.64 1.55 4.13 5.32 2.44 19.18 

 CV(%) ................................ 20.44 61.58 55.58 46.93 45.31 47.02 30.26 54.04 40.31 52.08 

 All other apparel products and 

 services 

 Mean ................................ 34 25 17 30 29 37 35 41 81 49 

 SE ................................................................ 4.19 9.47 6.02 8.45 10.23 15.21 10.04 11.45 26.74 18.97 

 CV(%) ................................ 12.26 37.49 34.61 28.09 35.89 41.07 28.59 27.96 33.03 38.48 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................ 141 66 81 109 44 59 168 255 292 426 

 SE ................................................................ 19.82 38.19 33.25 45.85 8.97 17.97 48.23 63.89 175.07 154.81 

 CV(%) ................................ 14.02 58.25 41.04 41.88 20.29 30.33 28.71 25.09 59.97 36.32 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................ 21 9 20 7 5 12 23 31 38 72 

 SE ................................................................ 3.29 4.29 15.08 2.31 2.24 2.05 5.95 8.83 12.02 20.13 

 CV(%) ................................ 15.85 45.87 76.83 31.04 43.57 17.54 25.31 28.65 31.63 27.98 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................ 98 30 38 70 65 101 122 142 148 310 

 SE ................................................................ 8.18 6.90 7.15 19.36 16.27 26.39 26.89 19.07 26.13 56.83 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.32 23.38 18.79 27.63 25.13 26.06 22.10 13.40 17.61 18.32 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and 

 tricycles 

 Mean ................................ 39 10 20 33 19 58 40 46 46 120 

 SE ................................................................ 5.11 5.19 5.39 10.53 6.90 24.90 12.27 13.08 13.26 32.54 

 CV(%) ................................ 13.01 51.29 26.34 32.34 36.83 42.73 30.67 28.14 28.95 27.03 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean ................................ 59 19 18 38 46 43 82 96 103 190 

 SE ................................................................ 6.06 4.43 3.34 14.16 14.28 8.78 26.39 15.01 23.80 43.84 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.24 22.84 18.98 37.76 31.03 20.44 32.32 15.67 23.21 23.09 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................ 12 7 5 7 11 14 13 18 12 30 

 SE ................................................................ 2.15 4.40 3.15 3.31 5.81 5.51 3.83 9.94 4.65 10.89 

 CV(%) ................................ 17.97 59.97 62.94 49.04 51.43 38.51 29.30 55.97 39.81 36.64 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................ 3 ( 1 ) 1 4 2 4 3 4 2 7 

 SE ................................................................ .44 .28 .39 1.27 .94 1.59 1.24 1.54 1.03 3.06 

 CV(%) ................................ 16.48 57.58 44.69 35.91 41.60 43.07 48.10 35.35 52.81 45.62 

 Education 

 Mean ................................ 314 113 65 41 92 72 197 351 1,204 2,320 

 SE ................................................................ 34.37 78.39 29.82 19.78 53.30 33.48 67.40 82.12 399.21 405.46 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.95 69.44 45.67 47.89 57.96 46.21 34.23 23.36 33.16 17.48 

 All other gifts 

 Mean ................................ 102 37 15 48 39 103 115 153 181 474 

 SE ................................................................ 12.31 18.29 3.47 14.21 7.35 19.16 27.32 30.58 52.55 162.92 

 CV(%) ................................ 12.12 49.11 22.52 29.63 18.99 18.59 23.67 20.00 29.03 34.34 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

2

 No data reported. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2018