Table 1903. Occupation of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2013

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Selfemployed

workers

Wage and salary earners

Retired

Total

wage

and

salary

earners

Managers

and

professionals

Technical,

sales and

clerical

workers

Service

workers

Construction

workers and

mechanics

Operators,

fabricators

and

laborers

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 125,670 7,964 75,318 28,804 20,328 14,904 3,746 7,536 24,041

Percent distribution of consumer units ............. 100.0 6.3 59.9 22.9 16.2 11.9 3.0 6.0 19.1

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ....................................... $63,784 $94,004 $74,959 $103,730 $62,798 $50,976 $59,083 $53,115 $37,802

Income after taxes .......................................... 56,352 77,978 65,679 87,594 56,232 47,462 54,133 49,174 35,638

Age of reference person ................................. 50.1 50.2 43.8 44.6 42.8 43.4 41.5 45.6 73.2

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.8 1.7

Children under 18 ......................................... .6 .6 .7 .7 .6 .7 .8 .7 .1

Adults 65 and older ...................................... .3 .2 .1 .1 .1 .2 .1 .1 1.2

Earners ......................................................... 1.3 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.7 .2

Vehicles ........................................................ 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.1 1.9 1.7 2.2 2.1 1.7

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men .............................................................. 47 65 51 48 43 47 87 72 43

Women ......................................................... 53 35 49 52 57 53 13 28 57

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 64 74 61 70 58 50 56 57 81

With mortgage ............................................ 37 46 44 55 42 33 38 34 21

Without mortgage ....................................... 26 28 17 15 16 17 19 24 60

Renter ........................................................... 36 26 39 30 42 50 44 43 19

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 13 7 12 10 13 18 7 13 10

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 87 93 88 90 87 82 93 87 90

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 13 11 14 8 12 22 26 18 6

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 87 89 86 92 88 78 74 82 94

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 7 6 4 1 3 8 14 10 10

High school (9-12) ........................................ 30 26 26 10 30 38 47 49 37

College ......................................................... 63 68 69 89 67 54 40 42 53

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 87 91 91 94 91 85 91 89 85

Annual aggregate expenditures ....................... $6,420,909 8.1 65.5 31.9 15.8 9.7 2.8 5.3 15.1

Food ............................................................... 829,220 6.9 64.8 29.0 15.9 10.5 2.9 6.4 15.1

Food at home ............................................... 499,500 6.4 62.2 26.1 15.3 11.0 2.9 6.9 16.2

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 68,273 6.2 62.2 25.9 15.3 11.2 3.0 6.9 16.2

Cereals and cereal products .................... 23,233 6.2 63.4 26.0 15.7 11.5 2.5 7.6 14.8

Bakery products ....................................... 45,040 6.2 61.6 25.8 15.1 11.0 3.2 6.5 17.0

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 107,569 6.0 62.2 24.8 15.6 11.6 3.1 7.0 15.9

Beef .......................................................... 27,468 5.3 62.5 24.4 16.4 11.6 3.1 7.0 16.1

Pork .......................................................... 21,327 6.2 60.5 22.7 15.8 12.4 3.4 6.2 17.5

Other meats .............................................. 14,994 6.2 63.8 26.1 15.1 11.5 3.5 7.6 14.8

Poultry ...................................................... 21,334 6.1 64.0 24.6 16.7 12.1 2.6 7.9 13.0

Fish and seafood ...................................... 15,360 6.3 61.3 27.9 13.6 10.5 2.8 6.5 17.6

Eggs ......................................................... 7,086 6.4 59.3 24.0 14.5 10.7 3.3 6.8 17.7

Dairy products ............................................ 51,984 6.6 61.3 26.4 14.7 10.7 3.2 6.4 16.4

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 19,052 6.3 61.7 24.4 15.0 11.4 3.3 7.5 15.2

Other dairy products ................................. 32,932 6.8 61.1 27.6 14.5 10.2 3.0 5.7 17.0

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 94,265 6.8 61.5 26.4 14.8 11.0 2.5 6.7 17.3

Fresh fruits ............................................... 33,896 6.8 61.7 27.9 14.7 10.6 2.4 6.1 17.8

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 29,638 6.6 61.5 26.7 14.7 11.1 2.7 6.2 17.4

Processed fruits ........................................ 14,430 7.0 60.7 25.2 15.5 11.0 2.1 7.1 17.0

Processed vegetables .............................. 16,301 7.1 61.9 23.9 14.8 12.1 2.9 8.3 16.1

Other food at home .................................... 177,408 6.6 62.9 26.7 15.5 10.6 2.8 7.2 15.9

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 17,927 6.9 60.9 26.6 14.3 10.5 2.7 6.8 17.3

Fats and oils ............................................. 14,666 6.8 61.1 23.9 14.9 12.0 2.6 7.7 17.9

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 91,381 6.3 64.0 27.8 16.2 10.0 2.7 7.4 15.2

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 48,186 6.8 61.8 24.2 15.3 11.8 3.3 7.3 15.7

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1903. Occupation of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2013 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Selfemployed

workers

Wage and salary earners

Retired

Total

wage

and

salary

earners

Managers

and

professionals

Technical,

sales and

clerical

workers

Service

workers

Construction

workers and

mechanics

Operators,

fabricators

and

laborers

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 5,249 7.7 63.9 38.3 11.4 8.6 2.0 3.6 19.3

Food away from home .................................. 329,720 7.5 68.6 33.5 16.9 9.6 2.9 5.6 13.4

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 55,838 8.8 68.1 33.5 17.2 8.6 3.3 5.5 14.8

Housing .......................................................... 2,154,893 7.7 64.9 31.3 15.8 10.1 2.7 4.9 15.5

Shelter .......................................................... 1,266,815 7.6 66.0 32.3 16.1 10.2 2.7 4.7 14.4

Owned dwellings ........................................ 767,621 8.7 65.5 35.6 15.3 8.1 2.4 4.1 15.9

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 386,864 8.5 72.3 39.9 17.1 8.8 2.6 3.8 8.9

Property taxes .......................................... 232,237 9.3 60.1 33.1 13.3 7.5 2.1 4.0 21.0

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 148,521 8.2 56.4 28.2 13.8 7.0 2.4 5.0 26.3

Rented dwellings ........................................ 417,678 5.0 68.1 25.3 18.5 14.8 3.3 6.2 10.2

Other lodging .............................................. 81,516 11.2 60.1 37.6 11.2 7.4 1.4 2.4 21.3

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 469,641 7.3 62.3 26.2 16.0 11.3 3.0 5.8 17.3

Natural gas ................................................. 49,331 7.1 61.2 27.7 15.0 10.5 2.6 5.3 19.9

Electricity .................................................... 178,655 7.6 60.1 24.0 16.0 11.4 3.0 5.8 17.9

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 17,893 9.3 56.5 25.8 11.2 9.7 3.1 6.7 25.2

Telephone services .................................... 159,750 6.9 66.3 28.2 17.0 11.7 3.2 6.1 14.3

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 44,991 7.2 54.0 23.9 13.4 9.4 2.3 5.0 26.7

Cellular phone service .............................. 114,759 6.8 71.1 29.9 18.4 12.6 3.6 6.6 9.4

Water and other public services ................. 64,013 7.4 61.0 26.6 15.4 11.0 2.7 5.3 19.1

Household operations .................................. 143,783 8.5 65.9 37.8 14.7 7.8 2.0 3.6 16.4

Personal services ....................................... 46,265 6.7 79.7 48.5 17.9 7.3 2.3 3.8 7.4

Other household expenses ........................ 97,517 9.3 59.3 32.7 13.2 8.1 1.8 3.5 20.7

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 80,958 7.6 60.2 29.5 14.1 8.5 2.5 5.4 18.9

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 19,330 6.0 60.5 24.8 15.7 9.8 2.7 7.5 18.7

Other household products .......................... 43,997 7.7 61.1 31.1 14.4 8.2 2.3 5.1 17.4

Postage and stationery ............................... 17,631 9.1 57.8 30.8 11.9 8.1 3.0 4.1 22.6

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 193,695 8.0 64.9 32.7 15.1 9.1 3.1 5.0 16.7

Household textiles ...................................... 12,238 7.4 65.2 29.2 15.0 12.6 4.1 4.4 19.6

Furniture ..................................................... 48,061 7.7 65.5 35.3 14.2 8.8 3.0 4.2 17.0

Floor coverings ........................................... 2,523 3.9 58.3 34.9 11.6 6.3 21.0 4.5 28.2

Major appliances ........................................ 26,906 8.8 64.5 31.9 12.3 12.3 1.9 6.0 15.2

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 12,618 12.7 57.7 28.6 12.6 9.1 2.8 4.5 15.1

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 91,348 7.6 65.9 32.6 16.8 7.8 3.4 5.2 16.6

Apparel and services ...................................... 201,485 7.1 66.1 32.6 16.4 10.1 2.2 4.7 12.9

Men and boys ............................................... 47,037 6.6 69.5 33.1 16.6 10.3 3.1 6.3 11.9

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 38,230 6.0 70.3 33.8 16.4 10.3 3.2 6.5 13.2

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 8,807 9.6 66.0 29.9 17.4 9.9 2.9 5.8 6.4

Women and girls .......................................... 79,946 7.3 62.1 31.6 16.1 9.6 1.4 3.4 16.6

Women, 16 and over .................................. 66,193 7.7 60.1 31.0 15.4 9.2 1.3 3.1 18.6

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 13,752 5.3 71.5 34.3 19.0 11.8 2.0 4.5 7.4

Children under 2 ........................................... 9,360 6.0 67.8 26.7 18.3 11.8 22.6 8.4 6.5

Footwear ...................................................... 38,605 7.8 68.5 33.0 17.3 10.2 2.7 5.3 9.3

Other apparel products and services ........... 26,537 7.0 67.9 36.3 15.4 10.6 1.9 3.7 11.2

Transportation ................................................ 1,131,403 7.2 67.5 30.3 16.9 10.6 3.5 6.2 14.9

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 411,079 6.8 69.5 30.0 17.8 10.7 4.1 6.8 14.5

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 196,465 6.3 66.8 35.8 14.5 8.4 3.7 4.3 19.0

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 209,764 7.2 71.8 24.9 20.7 12.9 4.5 8.8 10.5

Other vehicles ............................................ 4,849 24.6 82.0 16.8 226.7 11.7 21.1 225.8 25.6

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 328,170 7.2 68.3 28.5 17.4 11.7 3.9 6.8 12.8

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 324,668 7.4 64.3 30.2 16.3 9.6 2.6 5.5 17.2

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 25,577 6.8 75.0 33.4 19.1 11.8 3.5 7.2 9.7

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 104,941 9.6 64.0 30.2 15.2 9.6 2.9 6.0 15.9

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 127,215 5.2 60.6 26.2 16.5 9.6 22.8 5.5 20.8

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 66,935 8.3 67.6 36.5 16.5 8.9 1.5 4.2 15.1

Public and other transportation .................... 67,486 9.3 66.3 41.7 12.3 8.3 1.6 2.5 16.6

Healthcare ...................................................... 456,305 8.5 54.3 26.0 13.6 7.6 2.1 5.0 26.8

Health insurance .......................................... 280,178 7.9 53.9 25.6 14.0 7.6 2.1 4.6 28.2

Medical services ........................................... 100,095 11.0 58.2 29.0 13.1 7.8 2.2 6.2 20.7

Drugs ............................................................ 59,023 7.3 49.0 22.5 12.1 7.6 1.8 5.1 30.3

Medical supplies ........................................... 17,009 6.6 55.3 27.7 13.2 7.5 2.0 4.9 26.6

Entertainment ................................................. 311,898 7.9 65.5 33.7 15.9 8.8 2.5 4.6 15.4

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1903. Occupation of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2013 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Selfemployed

workers

Wage and salary earners

Retired

Total

wage

and

salary

earners

Managers

and

professionals

Technical,

sales and

clerical

workers

Service

workers

Construction

workers and

mechanics

Operators,

fabricators

and

laborers

Fees and admissions ................................... 71,520 10.4 69.1 43.0 13.9 8.1 1.6 2.5 12.4

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 121,164 6.8 63.5 27.8 16.6 10.9 2.7 5.5 17.7

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 74,869 6.9 65.7 33.9 16.7 7.6 2.2 5.4 14.2

Pets ............................................................ 57,751 6.9 66.4 33.7 16.8 8.1 2.0 6.0 15.0

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 17,119 6.9 63.3 34.6 16.3 5.9 23.0 3.4 11.6

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 44,345 8.3 64.7 34.8 15.7 6.7 3.6 4.0 16.3

Personal care products and services ............. 76,418 7.2 64.1 31.7 16.5 9.2 2.2 4.4 17.9

Reading .......................................................... 12,880 7.9 58.0 31.5 13.3 7.9 1.1 4.2 25.0

Education ....................................................... 142,959 9.2 65.4 37.8 12.7 8.7 2.9 3.2 5.5

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 41,419 6.4 60.4 16.0 18.7 12.3 4.8 8.5 12.3

Miscellaneous ................................................. 81,005 9.0 63.5 31.1 14.5 9.7 4.6 3.6 18.4

Cash contributions .......................................... 230,489 9.6 57.0 32.8 11.6 6.6 2.3 3.7 25.5

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 694,698 12.3 76.1 42.1 16.9 9.3 2.7 5.1 4.8

Life and other personal insurance ................ 40,049 10.7 61.3 34.3 12.8 7.3 2.0 4.7 20.1

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 654,649 12.4 77.0 42.6 17.1 9.5 2.8 5.1 3.9

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $8,015,737 9.3 70.4 37.3 15.9 9.5 2.8 5.0 11.3

Wages and salaries ...................................... 6,304,653 6.9 82.5 44.1 18.6 10.7 3.2 5.8 2.9

Self-employment income .............................. 411,346 59.2 28.4 16.0 5.5 4.6 .9 1.4 2.1

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 944,320 3.3 20.7 8.5 5.2 4.2 .6 2.2 65.0

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 177,270 15.4 32.6 19.3 6.4 3.2 2.2 1.5 44.9

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 67,072 2.5 31.3 4.7 8.2 12.2 1.5 4.7 12.3

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 76,887 9.2 46.1 19.1 13.5 6.3 2.6 4.6 16.9

Other income ................................................ 34,190 2.3 51.6 22.7 9.4 14.3 2.4 2.8 9.1

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 933,945 13.7 74.8 49.8 14.3 5.6 2.0 3.2 5.6

Federal income taxes ................................... 721,736 14.3 74.5 50.7 13.9 5.2 1.9 2.8 5.6

State and local income taxes ....................... 204,680 11.6 76.5 47.0 15.8 7.0 2.3 4.4 4.7

Other taxes ................................................... 7,530 7.5 60.4 37.7 9.2 7.7 21.1 4.7 23.0

Income after taxes .......................................... 7,081,792 8.8 69.9 35.6 16.1 10.0 2.9 5.2 12.1

1 Value is too small to display.

2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

NOTE: Shares will not add up to 100 due to the deletion of the "all other, including not reporting" column.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2014