Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2015

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

10

percent

Second

10

percent

Third

10

percent

Fourth

10

percent

Fifth

10

percent

Sixth

10

percent

Seventh

10

percent

Eighth

10

percent

Ninth

10

percent

Highest

10

percent

Number of consumer units (in

thousands) ......................................... 128,437 12,886 12,787 12,800 12,762 12,853 12,847 12,862 12,867 12,897 12,876

Lower limit ............................................ n.a. n.a. $11,890 $19,572 $27,964 $37,638 $49,452 $62,587 $79,640 $103,057 $144,180

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes

Mean ................................ $69,627 $6,063 $15,806 $23,902 $32,797 $43,280 $55,934 $70,812 $90,810 $120,634 $235,160

SE .................................... 871.92 308.59 131.80 184.37 243.74 309.82 528.02 367.86 566.25 769.47 4,087.66

CV(%) .............................. 1.25 5.09 .83 .77 .74 .72 .94 .52 .62 .64 1.74

Income after taxes

Mean ................................ 60,448 6,350 16,522 24,461 33,006 41,678 51,938 64,275 80,472 103,181 181,774

SE .................................... 634.35 311.52 153.38 383.20 261.79 352.18 535.00 386.80 588.26 834.51 2,565.50

CV(%) .............................. 1.05 4.91 .93 1.57 .79 .85 1.03 .60 .73 .81 1.41

Age of reference person .................... 50.5 48.1 58.4 55.0 52.3 50.3 48.3 48.2 47.5 48.0 49.4

Average number in consumer unit:

People .............................................. 2.5 1.6 1.7 2.0 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.1

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

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

Earners ............................................ 1.3 .5 .5 .7 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.1

Vehicles ........................................... 1.9 .8 1.0 1.3 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.8

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men .................................................. 47 39 35 42 43 47 49 50 54 55 56

Women ............................................. 53 61 65 58 57 53 51 50 46 45 44

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ...................................... 62 31 46 52 55 58 63 71 75 84 89

With mortgage ................................ 35 10 12 15 20 28 36 47 56 63 66

Without mortgage ........................... 27 21 34 37 34 30 26 23 20 21 23

Renter .............................................. 38 69 54 48 45 42 37 29 25 16 11

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............... 13 20 18 16 15 14 12 12 9 8 5

White, Asian, and all other races ..... 87 80 82 84 85 86 88 88 91 92 95

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference

person:

Hispanic or Latino ............................ 13 14 13 16 17 17 15 13 11 9 6

Not Hispanic or Latino ...................... 87 86 87 84 83 83 85 87 89 91 94

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) .............................. 3 6 7 5 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 ( )

High school (9-12) ............................ 32 44 47 45 43 36 31 27 24 17 10

College ............................................. 64 50 45 50 53 60 66 71 75 83 90

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased 87 57 68 81 90 93 94 96 97 98 97

Average annual expenditures

Mean ................................ $55,978 $23,705 $25,244 $32,545 $37,586 $42,227 $49,599 $58,398 $68,942 $87,860 $133,180

SE .................................... 594.00 717.19 499.20 645.25 625.36 604.52 893.67 778.17 1,014.08 1,325.13 2,592.13

CV(%) .............................. 1.06 3.03 1.98 1.98 1.66 1.43 1.80 1.33 1.47 1.51 1.95

Food

Mean ................................ 7,023 3,860 3,674 4,554 5,489 5,312 6,287 7,512 8,817 10,537 14,160

Share ............................... 12.5 16.3 14.6 14.0 14.6 12.6 12.7 12.9 12.8 12.0 10.6

SE .................................... 77.17 192.41 131.32 143.17 188.64 135.37 156.32 213.40 184.91 247.17 390.24

CV(%) .............................. 1.10 4.98 3.57 3.14 3.44 2.55 2.49 2.84 2.10 2.35 2.76

Food at home

Mean ................................ 4,015 2,566 2,432 2,918 3,623 3,245 3,645 4,246 4,844 5,526 7,092

Share ............................... 7.2 10.8 9.6 9.0 9.6 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.3

SE .................................... 50.10 125.17 106.68 112.93 162.81 117.54 133.15 131.81 151.57 174.32 224.72

CV(%) .............................. 1.25 4.88 4.39 3.87 4.49 3.62 3.65 3.10 3.13 3.15 3.17

Cereals and bakery products

Mean ................................ 518 345 322 384 481 427 473 530 666 683 868

Share ............................... .9 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.0 .9 1.0 .8 .7

SE .................................... 6.93 17.27 15.66 15.70 24.08 19.19 20.06 19.99 33.80 29.20 31.47

CV(%) .............................. 1.34 5.01 4.86 4.09 5.01 4.50 4.24 3.77 5.08 4.27 3.63

Cereals and cereal products

Mean ................................ 172 128 110 126 158 139 143 179 210 235 291

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

SE .................................... 3.32 10.12 6.00 8.87 13.79 7.58 7.63 12.83 13.34 13.34 14.52

CV(%) .............................. 1.93 7.88 5.48 7.04 8.70 5.44 5.33 7.17 6.35 5.67 4.98

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

10

percent

Second

10

percent

Third

10

percent

Fourth

10

percent

Fifth

10

percent

Sixth

10

percent

Seventh

10

percent

Eighth

10

percent

Ninth

10

percent

Highest

10

percent

Bakery products

Mean ................................ 346 216 212 258 322 287 330 351 456 448 576

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

SE .................................... 5.11 11.55 11.47 10.93 14.88 15.86 16.52 14.08 26.89 21.67 23.95

CV(%) .............................. 1.48 5.34 5.41 4.24 4.62 5.52 5.01 4.02 5.90 4.84 4.16

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

Mean ................................ 896 604 577 674 878 746 785 1,000 1,016 1,216 1,460

Share ............................... 1.6 2.5 2.3 2.1 2.3 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.1

SE .................................... 16.91 38.12 35.62 56.04 61.66 45.43 41.84 49.88 51.14 53.95 83.65

CV(%) .............................. 1.89 6.31 6.18 8.31 7.02 6.09 5.33 4.99 5.03 4.44 5.73

Beef

Mean ................................ 245 154 162 209 239 209 200 283 261 316 418

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

SE .................................... 9.40 13.36 17.14 40.60 26.06 18.22 16.27 24.82 18.16 24.59 67.52

CV(%) .............................. 3.83 8.65 10.58 19.40 10.89 8.73 8.14 8.77 6.96 7.79 16.17

Pork

Mean ................................ 165 118 110 149 181 132 140 190 182 222 227

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

SE .................................... 4.76 10.98 8.36 12.53 15.52 12.26 11.57 16.49 12.32 16.45 15.16

CV(%) .............................. 2.88 9.30 7.63 8.43 8.60 9.30 8.24 8.68 6.76 7.41 6.68

Other meats

Mean ................................ 124 71 72 77 122 117 116 130 161 179 197

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

SE .................................... 3.73 8.08 7.62 7.40 16.28 20.86 9.02 8.25 21.28 13.71 11.05

CV(%) .............................. 3.01 11.41 10.60 9.65 13.36 17.79 7.79 6.33 13.22 7.65 5.60

Poultry

Mean ................................ 172 132 110 117 160 140 156 175 212 242 280

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

SE .................................... 3.51 10.14 10.22 9.73 13.45 9.18 13.12 13.47 11.36 19.32 15.09

CV(%) .............................. 2.03 7.70 9.26 8.33 8.39 6.55 8.40 7.70 5.36 7.99 5.39

Fish and seafood

Mean ................................ 126 81 75 74 115 88 118 150 129 178 249

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

SE .................................... 4.68 10.58 7.20 7.42 16.49 9.25 9.71 15.53 11.60 19.20 20.11

CV(%) .............................. 3.72 13.05 9.60 10.01 14.39 10.53 8.23 10.32 8.98 10.80 8.09

Eggs

Mean ................................ 63 48 48 49 61 60 55 71 71 80 89

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

SE .................................... 1.40 3.49 4.29 2.86 4.56 4.30 3.72 6.04 3.94 4.57 5.07

CV(%) .............................. 2.21 7.27 8.95 5.84 7.44 7.17 6.72 8.50 5.53 5.74 5.68

Dairy products

Mean ................................ 413 252 247 296 361 328 395 425 498 579 744

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

SE .................................... 6.57 13.48 13.95 13.49 16.40 16.20 14.14 18.15 21.14 24.79 23.64

CV(%) .............................. 1.59 5.36 5.64 4.55 4.54 4.94 3.58 4.27 4.25 4.28 3.18

Fresh milk and cream

Mean ................................ 140 94 94 111 127 123 127 150 160 183 227

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

SE .................................... 2.40 6.61 5.07 5.78 6.85 6.28 5.71 6.11 8.79 10.33 9.37

CV(%) .............................. 1.72 7.01 5.40 5.20 5.42 5.10 4.48 4.06 5.48 5.65 4.12

Other dairy products

Mean ................................ 273 157 153 185 235 205 268 275 337 396 517

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

SE .................................... 5.23 9.21 10.66 10.82 12.50 13.20 10.28 16.25 17.47 17.56 17.18

CV(%) .............................. 1.92 5.85 6.96 5.85 5.32 6.44 3.84 5.91 5.18 4.44 3.32

Fruits and vegetables

Mean ................................ 769 499 467 532 710 600 685 808 919 1,045 1,420

Share ............................... 1.4 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.9 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1

SE .................................... 12.06 30.57 23.16 26.80 40.45 29.29 32.17 33.81 38.84 35.75 46.81

CV(%) .............................. 1.57 6.13 4.96 5.04 5.70 4.88 4.69 4.18 4.23 3.42 3.30

Fresh fruits

Mean ................................ 284 169 158 198 254 229 250 305 342 390 544

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

SE .................................... 5.11 13.04 8.52 12.83 16.77 17.42 13.64 16.29 18.95 16.00 21.35

CV(%) .............................. 1.80 7.71 5.40 6.49 6.61 7.60 5.46 5.35 5.54 4.11 3.93

Fresh vegetables

Mean ................................ 247 163 155 165 232 183 219 261 281 336 476

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

SE .................................... 4.50 10.30 10.15 11.36 17.15 10.21 12.32 13.34 14.46 14.07 20.98

CV(%) .............................. 1.82 6.31 6.54 6.90 7.40 5.59 5.64 5.12 5.16 4.18 4.40

Processed fruits

Mean ................................ 108 68 72 73 95 87 102 112 134 144 190

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

SE .................................... 2.73 6.26 6.24 4.93 7.32 5.50 7.44 6.91 7.93 8.49 11.44

CV(%) .............................. 2.53 9.24 8.72 6.73 7.71 6.33 7.28 6.17 5.90 5.91 6.03

Processed vegetables

Mean ................................ 130 99 82 97 129 102 115 130 161 176 210

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

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

10

percent

Second

10

percent

Third

10

percent

Fourth

10

percent

Fifth

10

percent

Sixth

10

percent

Seventh

10

percent

Eighth

10

percent

Ninth

10

percent

Highest

10

percent

Processed vegetables

SE .................................... 3.64 7.98 5.66 7.60 10.27 5.78 8.52 9.48 9.40 9.99 14.94

CV(%) .............................. 2.80 8.06 6.88 7.87 7.93 5.69 7.41 7.26 5.83 5.68 7.11

Other food at home

Mean ................................ 1,419 866 819 1,032 1,193 1,144 1,306 1,483 1,745 2,003 2,601

Share ............................... 2.5 3.7 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.0

SE .................................... 22.77 44.59 40.21 39.49 53.32 53.34 50.74 53.79 53.89 71.99 130.10

CV(%) .............................. 1.60 5.15 4.91 3.83 4.47 4.66 3.89 3.63 3.09 3.59 5.00

Sugar and other sweets

Mean ................................ 155 88 82 107 117 122 124 145 186 215 367

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

SE .................................... 10.26 5.48 7.03 6.14 10.82 12.80 7.53 10.25 10.65 15.16 99.19

CV(%) .............................. 6.61 6.23 8.62 5.73 9.28 10.54 6.09 7.09 5.73 7.04 27.01

Fats and oils

Mean ................................ 111 75 76 85 107 94 107 118 131 150 171

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

SE .................................... 2.70 6.51 6.00 4.98 7.98 5.52 7.13 7.64 9.36 8.32 9.64

CV(%) .............................. 2.42 8.63 7.94 5.87 7.47 5.86 6.69 6.49 7.15 5.54 5.65

Miscellaneous foods

Mean ................................ 726 430 413 518 597 588 677 769 910 1,051 1,308

Share ............................... 1.3 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.0

SE .................................... 11.98 23.06 22.60 25.40 28.84 36.80 33.36 27.86 31.86 45.25 52.36

CV(%) .............................. 1.65 5.37 5.47 4.90 4.83 6.25 4.92 3.62 3.50 4.31 4.00

Nonalcoholic beverages

Mean ................................ 374 264 236 294 345 305 352 392 446 506 602

Share ............................... .7 1.1 .9 .9 .9 .7 .7 .7 .6 .6 .5

SE .................................... 7.60 19.99 15.20 14.25 20.61 14.73 17.61 25.71 20.97 27.10 32.86

CV(%) .............................. 2.03 7.58 6.43 4.84 5.97 4.83 5.00 6.56 4.70 5.36 5.46

Food prepared by consumer unit

on out-of-town trips

Mean ................................ 52 10 13 27 28 35 46 60 72 80 153

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

SE .................................... 2.69 1.39 2.26 5.15 3.46 5.62 4.96 6.73 7.79 6.02 15.79

CV(%) .............................. 5.12 14.55 17.53 19.07 12.57 16.00 10.74 11.18 10.86 7.49 10.31

Food away from home

Mean ................................ 3,008 1,294 1,241 1,636 1,867 2,067 2,641 3,266 3,973 5,010 7,068

Share ............................... 5.4 5.5 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.9 5.3 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.3

SE .................................... 46.82 94.33 67.10 80.78 89.39 91.07 120.69 133.63 131.04 158.59 244.73

CV(%) .............................. 1.56 7.29 5.41 4.94 4.79 4.41 4.57 4.09 3.30 3.17 3.46

Alcoholic beverages

Mean ................................ 515 226 164 235 271 317 457 461 694 875 1,447

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

SE .................................... 21.77 37.39 20.14 26.37 36.65 31.02 43.25 41.05 60.91 84.72 124.41

CV(%) .............................. 4.23 16.52 12.31 11.23 13.52 9.77 9.46 8.90 8.77 9.68 8.60

Housing

Mean ................................ 18,409 9,322 10,463 12,407 13,258 14,991 16,628 18,978 21,837 26,286 39,776

Share ............................... 32.9 39.3 41.4 38.1 35.3 35.5 33.5 32.5 31.7 29.9 29.9

SE .................................... 196.17 216.86 226.96 239.70 228.98 274.74 221.73 264.32 262.45 331.25 1,021.19

CV(%) .............................. 1.07 2.33 2.17 1.93 1.73 1.83 1.33 1.39 1.20 1.26 2.57

Shelter

Mean ................................ 10,742 5,727 6,341 7,215 7,426 8,531 9,439 10,898 12,674 15,200 23,882

Share ............................... 19.2 24.2 25.1 22.2 19.8 20.2 19.0 18.7 18.4 17.3 17.9

SE .................................... 126.16 153.75 213.19 180.87 189.66 146.80 172.93 206.09 227.86 273.06 715.40

CV(%) .............................. 1.17 2.68 3.36 2.51 2.55 1.72 1.83 1.89 1.80 1.80 3.00

Owned dwellings

Mean ................................ 6,210 1,529 2,107 2,767 3,045 3,869 4,858 6,653 8,306 11,281 17,598

Share ............................... 11.1 6.5 8.3 8.5 8.1 9.2 9.8 11.4 12.0 12.8 13.2

SE .................................... 85.72 121.61 145.07 186.01 157.15 145.42 157.27 185.90 283.84 274.50 478.07

CV(%) .............................. 1.38 7.95 6.89 6.72 5.16 3.76 3.24 2.79 3.42 2.43 2.72

Mortgage interest and charges

Mean ................................ 2,859 497 550 773 1,069 1,566 2,269 3,253 4,195 5,741 8,624

Share ............................... 5.1 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.8 3.7 4.6 5.6 6.1 6.5 6.5

SE .................................... 57.41 54.49 64.22 92.30 94.84 104.62 90.15 122.66 185.71 207.22 343.05

CV(%) .............................. 2.01 10.96 11.67 11.94 8.87 6.68 3.97 3.77 4.43 3.61 3.98

Property taxes

Mean ................................ 1,913 566 801 974 1,098 1,251 1,514 1,962 2,281 3,274 5,391

Share ............................... 3.4 2.4 3.2 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.7 4.0

SE .................................... 37.37 42.09 49.46 59.22 62.29 53.10 53.12 48.96 68.14 92.97 174.54

CV(%) .............................. 1.95 7.44 6.18 6.08 5.67 4.25 3.51 2.50 2.99 2.84 3.24

Maintenance, repairs, insurance,

other expenses

Mean ................................ 1,438 466 756 1,020 877 1,052 1,075 1,437 1,830 2,265 3,583

Share ............................... 2.6 2.0 3.0 3.1 2.3 2.5 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.7

SE .................................... 39.44 78.94 81.92 93.77 55.96 81.22 77.53 111.19 158.24 214.80 239.01

CV(%) .............................. 2.74 16.92 10.83 9.19 6.38 7.72 7.21 7.74 8.65 9.48 6.67

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

10

percent

Second

10

percent

Third

10

percent

Fourth

10

percent

Fifth

10

percent

Sixth

10

percent

Seventh

10

percent

Eighth

10

percent

Ninth

10

percent

Highest

10

percent

Rented dwellings

Mean ................................ 3,802 4,043 4,024 4,140 4,103 4,329 4,205 3,715 3,604 2,632 3,235

Share ............................... 6.8 17.1 15.9 12.7 10.9 10.3 8.5 6.4 5.2 3.0 2.4

SE .................................... 60.96 162.13 165.37 133.01 147.27 143.71 156.55 148.12 194.64 158.96 350.22

CV(%) .............................. 1.60 4.01 4.11 3.21 3.59 3.32 3.72 3.99 5.40 6.04 10.83

Other lodging

Mean ................................ 730 155 209 308 279 334 376 530 763 1,287 3,048

Share ............................... 1.3 .7 .8 .9 .7 .8 .8 .9 1.1 1.5 2.3

SE .................................... 41.89 27.62 44.59 40.16 36.69 28.92 40.23 38.29 55.21 149.54 282.50

CV(%) .............................. 5.74 17.88 21.33 13.03 13.17 8.67 10.71 7.22 7.23 11.62 9.27

Utilities, fuels, and public services

Mean ................................ 3,885 2,126 2,532 3,056 3,367 3,629 3,907 4,299 4,608 5,252 6,055

Share ............................... 6.9 9.0 10.0 9.4 9.0 8.6 7.9 7.4 6.7 6.0 4.5

SE .................................... 32.01 62.80 48.12 47.49 46.75 46.54 44.54 64.91 73.29 64.09 90.73

CV(%) .............................. .82 2.95 1.90 1.55 1.39 1.28 1.14 1.51 1.59 1.22 1.50

Natural gas

Mean ................................ 421 241 280 322 353 364 410 425 474 572 771

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

SE .................................... 13.47 17.59 18.27 20.76 19.40 19.48 19.89 23.62 20.02 20.70 30.32

CV(%) .............................. 3.20 7.31 6.52 6.44 5.50 5.35 4.86 5.56 4.23 3.62 3.93

Electricity

Mean ................................ 1,460 933 1,093 1,267 1,348 1,406 1,457 1,577 1,652 1,806 2,058

Share ............................... 2.6 3.9 4.3 3.9 3.6 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.1 1.5

SE .................................... 14.83 31.16 24.92 23.86 29.57 27.78 29.06 29.46 28.67 29.08 36.51

CV(%) .............................. 1.02 3.34 2.28 1.88 2.19 1.98 1.99 1.87 1.74 1.61 1.77

Fuel oil and other fuels

Mean ................................ 116 51 87 91 95 103 107 117 115 149 249

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

SE .................................... 8.36 9.94 11.46 15.11 16.14 20.61 15.69 20.71 18.97 21.40 30.88

CV(%) .............................. 7.19 19.46 13.17 16.56 17.08 20.03 14.72 17.73 16.48 14.35 12.43

Telephone services

Mean ................................ 1,347 629 745 967 1,122 1,271 1,396 1,577 1,687 1,960 2,108

Share ............................... 2.4 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.2 1.6

SE .................................... 12.96 18.76 19.73 20.74 25.01 25.32 22.25 31.60 30.31 36.00 45.23

CV(%) .............................. .96 2.98 2.65 2.14 2.23 1.99 1.59 2.00 1.80 1.84 2.15

Residential phone service, VOIP,

and phone cards

Mean ................................ 324 191 289 302 308 299 307 341 323 398 483

Share ............................... .6 .8 1.1 .9 .8 .7 .6 .6 .5 .5 .4

SE .................................... 6.05 11.28 11.68 10.08 15.98 13.45 11.58 12.60 10.63 12.06 16.40

CV(%) .............................. 1.87 5.89 4.04 3.34 5.18 4.50 3.77 3.70 3.29 3.03 3.39

Cellular phone service

Mean ................................ 1,023 438 456 665 813 972 1,089 1,237 1,364 1,563 1,624

Share ............................... 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.2

SE .................................... 11.96 16.86 18.10 23.87 24.45 25.59 23.34 29.75 27.45 34.47 43.12

CV(%) .............................. 1.17 3.85 3.97 3.59 3.01 2.63 2.14 2.41 2.01 2.21 2.66

Water and other public services

Mean ................................ 540 272 327 409 451 485 537 603 681 765 871

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

SE .................................... 12.19 17.17 11.86 16.58 18.66 20.10 19.71 21.54 21.03 18.67 25.88

CV(%) .............................. 2.26 6.32 3.63 4.06 4.14 4.14 3.67 3.57 3.09 2.44 2.97

Household operations

Mean ................................ 1,309 451 474 697 731 870 1,142 1,246 1,446 2,186 3,828

Share ............................... 2.3 1.9 1.9 2.1 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.5 2.9

SE .................................... 41.75 49.05 27.33 41.81 32.78 43.66 125.15 73.54 82.16 118.73 294.84

CV(%) .............................. 3.19 10.87 5.77 6.00 4.48 5.02 10.96 5.90 5.68 5.43 7.70

Personal services

Mean ................................ 427 123 54 132 155 190 412 389 462 915 1,427

Share ............................... .8 .5 .2 .4 .4 .5 .8 .7 .7 1.0 1.1

SE .................................... 27.29 46.22 12.33 31.13 31.48 31.56 124.36 65.12 71.66 108.45 199.95

CV(%) .............................. 6.39 37.64 22.83 23.57 20.35 16.58 30.17 16.72 15.50 11.85 14.01

Other household expenses

Mean ................................ 882 328 419 565 576 680 730 856 984 1,270 2,401

Share ............................... 1.6 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.8

SE .................................... 22.19 20.42 25.94 24.37 22.43 29.20 28.42 36.36 36.04 44.04 172.27

CV(%) .............................. 2.52 6.22 6.18 4.32 3.89 4.29 3.89 4.25 3.66 3.47 7.18

Housekeeping supplies

Mean ................................ 655 356 400 479 554 538 589 626 777 957 1,268

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

SE .................................... 16.44 34.81 49.61 41.75 35.07 40.50 44.32 39.05 65.06 52.87 78.36

CV(%) .............................. 2.51 9.77 12.40 8.72 6.32 7.53 7.53 6.24 8.38 5.52 6.18

Laundry and cleaning supplies

Mean ................................ 156 103 90 130 136 155 133 158 154 233 266

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

SE .................................... 5.03 9.89 9.61 15.55 11.79 16.88 13.46 13.68 12.75 18.81 20.47

CV(%) .............................. 3.23 9.64 10.64 11.94 8.69 10.87 10.11 8.66 8.29 8.09 7.68

Other household products

Mean ................................ 368 192 239 249 298 290 306 352 465 514 769

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

10

percent

Second

10

percent

Third

10

percent

Fourth

10

percent

Fifth

10

percent

Sixth

10

percent

Seventh

10

percent

Eighth

10

percent

Ninth

10

percent

Highest

10

percent

Other household products

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

SE .................................... 12.20 22.36 42.33 23.18 22.32 26.82 30.92 26.22 58.37 29.78 64.49

CV(%) .............................. 3.32 11.67 17.70 9.31 7.49 9.25 10.10 7.44 12.54 5.80 8.39

Postage and stationery

Mean ................................ 131 62 71 100 121 92 150 116 157 211 233

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

SE .................................... 4.76 9.48 11.14 16.77 12.34 12.05 16.47 9.83 18.80 28.02 19.96

CV(%) .............................. 3.63 15.31 15.77 16.83 10.22 13.05 11.01 8.50 11.94 13.28 8.57

Household furnishings and

equipment

Mean ................................ 1,818 661 717 960 1,180 1,422 1,552 1,910 2,332 2,691 4,743

Share ............................... 3.2 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.6

SE .................................... 56.24 50.19 42.04 70.71 89.60 167.21 92.74 114.72 136.77 164.80 322.79

CV(%) .............................. 3.09 7.59 5.87 7.36 7.60 11.75 5.98 6.01 5.86 6.12 6.81

Household textiles

Mean ................................ 115 48 44 98 79 96 93 106 105 211 268

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

SE .................................... 7.61 11.43 8.18 19.84 20.11 18.20 17.92 20.37 10.94 48.43 33.55

CV(%) .............................. 6.63 24.02 18.62 20.28 25.44 18.94 19.32 19.25 10.39 22.91 12.54

Furniture

Mean ................................ 502 154 165 288 290 316 489 487 620 781 1,428

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

SE .................................... 26.87 23.00 17.46 41.54 32.64 31.01 57.43 56.08 55.77 67.15 174.50

CV(%) .............................. 5.35 14.96 10.61 14.42 11.26 9.82 11.75 11.52 8.99 8.60 12.22

Floor coverings

Mean ................................ 18 5 9 14 11 11 10 19 18 33 48

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

SE .................................... 1.68 1.79 3.27 6.48 3.04 2.83 1.60 3.44 2.58 7.00 9.63

CV(%) .............................. 9.45 36.19 35.69 47.52 28.42 25.04 16.31 18.48 14.11 21.24 20.21

Major appliances

Mean ................................ 268 97 165 172 198 205 219 321 375 382 545

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

SE .................................... 11.89 12.26 24.03 19.21 27.98 20.53 27.60 31.16 47.75 48.84 48.98

CV(%) .............................. 4.43 12.63 14.58 11.20 14.12 10.02 12.57 9.70 12.73 12.78 8.99

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares

Mean ................................ 118 60 46 65 100 77 77 134 151 210 255

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

SE .................................... 6.43 6.13 6.02 8.19 25.08 10.01 10.66 13.11 22.73 27.58 23.68

CV(%) .............................. 5.47 10.22 13.21 12.50 25.12 13.02 13.81 9.78 15.10 13.14 9.29

Miscellaneous household

equipment

Mean ................................ 798 298 289 324 502 717 664 843 1,063 1,073 2,201

Share ............................... 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.7 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.2 1.7

SE .................................... 34.52 38.95 33.79 30.73 67.74 168.01 58.04 61.94 100.73 118.02 206.94

CV(%) .............................. 4.33 13.07 11.70 9.49 13.49 23.42 8.75 7.35 9.48 11.00 9.40

Apparel and services

Mean ................................ 1,846 745 807 1,001 1,276 1,198 1,408 1,781 2,186 2,606 5,443

Share ............................... 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.4 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.0 4.1

SE .................................... 98.91 80.14 74.84 79.58 143.30 89.72 105.44 138.19 149.95 182.23 756.93

CV(%) .............................. 5.36 10.75 9.28 7.95 11.23 7.49 7.49 7.76 6.86 6.99 13.91

Men and boys

Mean ................................ 422 182 192 236 276 237 380 435 549 689 1,040

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

SE .................................... 17.50 31.73 25.80 22.45 42.56 26.72 47.33 63.94 51.68 74.27 73.63

CV(%) .............................. 4.15 17.45 13.42 9.51 15.44 11.28 12.44 14.70 9.41 10.78 7.08

Men, 16 and over

Mean ................................ 331 149 156 179 204 176 290 322 440 530 861

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

SE .................................... 15.29 30.87 23.42 23.21 34.97 21.19 43.28 56.83 48.38 66.18 75.33

CV(%) .............................. 4.62 20.67 14.99 12.94 17.16 12.07 14.90 17.65 10.99 12.49 8.75

Boys, 2 to 15

Mean ................................ 91 32 36 57 72 61 90 113 109 159 179

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

SE .................................... 4.98 6.24 7.39 8.48 13.51 10.74 19.81 17.74 13.75 22.30 23.38

CV(%) .............................. 5.48 19.23 20.54 14.95 18.82 17.54 22.05 15.70 12.58 14.02 13.03

Women and girls

Mean ................................ 697 309 368 369 542 406 538 697 843 947 1,947

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

SE .................................... 37.37 44.43 63.54 46.95 76.20 50.33 45.85 72.39 78.49 101.96 265.01

CV(%) .............................. 5.36 14.37 17.25 12.71 14.06 12.39 8.52 10.38 9.31 10.77 13.61

Women, 16 and over

Mean ................................ 596 263 329 316 480 328 462 610 723 773 1,669

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

SE .................................... 36.53 43.67 62.65 43.90 77.35 42.20 46.08 70.40 76.35 91.30 258.43

CV(%) .............................. 6.13 16.63 19.02 13.89 16.12 12.87 9.98 11.53 10.56 11.81 15.48

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

10

percent

Second

10

percent

Third

10

percent

Fourth

10

percent

Fifth

10

percent

Sixth

10

percent

Seventh

10

percent

Eighth

10

percent

Ninth

10

percent

Highest

10

percent

Girls, 2 to 15

Mean ................................ 101 46 39 53 62 78 77 87 120 174 278

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

SE .................................... 4.94 8.26 9.78 8.55 9.25 18.10 13.71 11.48 16.37 31.78 42.89

CV(%) .............................. 4.87 17.77 25.15 16.00 14.87 23.11 17.92 13.22 13.63 18.30 15.44

Children under 2

Mean ................................ 83 21 26 74 57 94 51 65 117 90 233

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

SE .................................... 7.12 8.27 8.68 34.88 14.40 23.64 9.48 13.08 36.85 19.49 55.21

CV(%) .............................. 8.59 38.54 33.05 47.45 25.20 25.27 18.66 19.97 31.61 21.57 23.74

Footwear

Mean ................................ 354 133 132 192 266 223 273 346 466 580 925

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

SE .................................... 19.33 25.77 20.73 25.17 44.12 26.88 38.05 56.43 44.26 59.93 128.46

CV(%) .............................. 5.46 19.37 15.66 13.12 16.61 12.08 13.91 16.31 9.49 10.33 13.89

Other apparel products and services

Mean ................................ 291 100 87 130 136 239 165 237 211 299 1,298

Share ............................... .5 .4 .3 .4 .4 .6 .3 .4 .3 .3 1.0

SE .................................... 46.88 10.31 6.97 11.45 15.98 36.05 23.98 28.84 26.16 38.13 444.27

CV(%) .............................. 16.13 10.30 7.98 8.79 11.75 15.11 14.56 12.15 12.41 12.74 34.22

Transportation

Mean ................................ 9,503 3,616 3,504 5,389 6,459 8,081 9,558 10,795 11,865 16,492 19,178

Share ............................... 17.0 15.3 13.9 16.6 17.2 19.1 19.3 18.5 17.2 18.8 14.4

SE .................................... 218.03 362.61 256.63 379.86 428.77 429.13 603.23 437.13 523.89 917.45 825.17

CV(%) .............................. 2.29 10.03 7.32 7.05 6.64 5.31 6.31 4.05 4.42 5.56 4.30

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)

Mean ................................ 3,997 1,170 1,101 1,881 2,641 3,482 3,949 4,828 5,162 7,528 8,178

Share ............................... 7.1 4.9 4.4 5.8 7.0 8.2 8.0 8.3 7.5 8.6 6.1

SE .................................... 187.87 218.28 202.19 301.41 359.92 399.73 531.94 407.52 456.48 813.63 770.63

CV(%) .............................. 4.70 18.65 18.36 16.02 13.63 11.48 13.47 8.44 8.84 10.81 9.42

Cars and trucks, new

Mean ................................ 1,956 404 339 725 1,245 1,869 1,674 1,989 2,586 3,890 4,817

Share ............................... 3.5 1.7 1.3 2.2 3.3 4.4 3.4 3.4 3.8 4.4 3.6

SE .................................... 126.00 149.30 127.62 215.84 282.74 310.49 383.01 313.80 333.96 527.86 620.83

CV(%) .............................. 6.44 36.93 37.67 29.79 22.71 16.61 22.89 15.77 12.92 13.57 12.89

Cars and trucks, used

Mean ................................ 1,982 759 759 1,132 1,379 1,580 2,183 2,739 2,536 3,464 3,268

Share ............................... 3.5 3.2 3.0 3.5 3.7 3.7 4.4 4.7 3.7 3.9 2.5

SE .................................... 96.92 134.18 133.81 197.86 199.07 248.19 314.94 317.38 333.68 518.70 459.33

CV(%) .............................. 4.89 17.69 17.63 17.48 14.44 15.71 14.43 11.59 13.16 14.97 14.06

Other vehicles

Mean ................................ 59 7 4 24 17 34 93 100 41 174 93

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

SE .................................... 10.84 7.25 3.15 17.93 12.64 16.58 50.93 44.42 24.32 66.93 42.86

CV(%) .............................. 18.44 98.21 79.34 73.49 75.80 49.27 54.98 44.52 59.92 38.38 46.01

Gasoline and motor oil

Mean ................................ 2,090 901 978 1,341 1,725 1,993 2,228 2,493 2,771 3,185 3,267

Share ............................... 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.6 4.7 4.5 4.3 4.0 3.6 2.5

SE .................................... 24.17 32.85 40.20 33.59 43.41 44.60 46.15 38.01 57.81 75.19 67.23

CV(%) .............................. 1.16 3.65 4.11 2.51 2.52 2.24 2.07 1.52 2.09 2.36 2.06

Other vehicle expenses

Mean ................................ 2,756 1,346 1,194 1,859 1,860 2,232 2,845 2,972 3,259 4,712 5,260

Share ............................... 4.9 5.7 4.7 5.7 4.9 5.3 5.7 5.1 4.7 5.4 3.9

SE .................................... 57.92 258.03 124.04 165.09 114.43 129.65 182.23 167.55 146.63 332.65 237.75

CV(%) .............................. 2.10 19.17 10.39 8.88 6.15 5.81 6.41 5.64 4.50 7.06 4.52

Vehicle finance charges

Mean ................................ 216 42 50 97 145 179 212 282 343 387 421

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

SE .................................... 5.50 4.24 6.10 7.82 10.31 12.80 11.25 17.34 15.08 17.11 23.03

CV(%) .............................. 2.54 10.03 12.12 8.06 7.10 7.13 5.30 6.16 4.40 4.42 5.47

Maintenance and repairs

Mean ................................ 837 318 391 512 665 767 888 945 983 1,281 1,613

Share ............................... 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.2

SE .................................... 23.03 27.38 30.24 24.98 70.25 54.44 122.50 43.48 44.86 56.98 88.79

CV(%) .............................. 2.75 8.62 7.74 4.88 10.57 7.09 13.80 4.60 4.56 4.45 5.50

Vehicle insurance

Mean ................................ 1,079 761 551 1,000 653 832 1,178 1,151 1,120 2,064 1,476

Share ............................... 1.9 3.2 2.2 3.1 1.7 2.0 2.4 2.0 1.6 2.3 1.1

SE .................................... 54.06 244.76 113.95 158.38 60.40 103.52 137.21 145.82 115.22 306.18 207.95

CV(%) .............................. 5.01 32.17 20.68 15.83 9.26 12.44 11.65 12.67 10.29 14.84 14.09

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses,

and other charges

Mean ................................ 624 225 202 250 398 453 567 595 813 980 1,751

Share ............................... 1.1 1.0 .8 .8 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.3

SE .................................... 23.68 42.14 19.06 24.52 59.62 49.02 50.53 50.56 85.15 54.07 109.99

CV(%) .............................. 3.79 18.70 9.43 9.81 15.00 10.82 8.91 8.50 10.48 5.51 6.28

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

10

percent

Second

10

percent

Third

10

percent

Fourth

10

percent

Fifth

10

percent

Sixth

10

percent

Seventh

10

percent

Eighth

10

percent

Ninth

10

percent

Highest

10

percent

Public and other transportation

Mean ................................ 661 199 230 309 234 374 536 502 673 1,067 2,473

Share ............................... 1.2 .8 .9 .9 .6 .9 1.1 .9 1.0 1.2 1.9

SE .................................... 25.32 20.84 28.47 36.19 24.62 37.13 61.22 48.80 49.05 96.41 170.01

CV(%) .............................. 3.83 10.48 12.36 11.72 10.54 9.92 11.41 9.72 7.29 9.03 6.88

Healthcare

Mean ................................ 4,342 1,508 2,356 3,237 3,610 3,719 4,211 5,073 5,581 6,407 7,691

Share ............................... 7.8 6.4 9.3 9.9 9.6 8.8 8.5 8.7 8.1 7.3 5.8

SE .................................... 58.11 104.65 120.50 123.75 118.15 138.71 114.97 188.92 142.94 154.63 211.28

CV(%) .............................. 1.34 6.94 5.12 3.82 3.27 3.73 2.73 3.72 2.56 2.41 2.75

Health insurance

Mean ................................ 2,977 1,040 1,559 2,148 2,476 2,637 2,935 3,604 3,879 4,369 5,107

Share ............................... 5.3 4.4 6.2 6.6 6.6 6.2 5.9 6.2 5.6 5.0 3.8

SE .................................... 38.63 85.00 55.64 55.14 91.95 102.09 92.94 157.18 109.86 96.98 124.20

CV(%) .............................. 1.30 8.17 3.57 2.57 3.71 3.87 3.17 4.36 2.83 2.22 2.43

Medical services

Mean ................................ 791 239 412 594 628 575 716 864 1,014 1,228 1,636

Share ............................... 1.4 1.0 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.2

SE .................................... 34.90 34.43 77.63 96.45 54.18 49.60 50.99 49.03 87.11 97.92 151.97

CV(%) .............................. 4.41 14.39 18.82 16.23 8.62 8.63 7.12 5.68 8.59 7.97 9.29

Drugs

Mean ................................ 425 174 275 392 390 383 441 439 519 591 641

Share ............................... .8 .7 1.1 1.2 1.0 .9 .9 .8 .8 .7 .5

SE .................................... 10.07 22.69 19.51 22.18 23.29 24.93 29.86 29.15 40.51 31.10 37.56

CV(%) .............................. 2.37 13.06 7.09 5.66 5.97 6.51 6.77 6.64 7.81 5.26 5.86

Medical supplies

Mean ................................ 149 54 109 104 115 124 120 167 169 218 307

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

SE .................................... 5.79 6.65 28.74 17.81 19.04 17.51 14.45 18.20 15.99 21.97 23.11

CV(%) .............................. 3.89 12.25 26.41 17.20 16.52 14.10 12.05 10.91 9.48 10.07 7.53

Entertainment

Mean ................................ 2,842 1,179 1,361 1,530 1,947 2,042 2,395 2,731 3,372 4,598 7,240

Share ............................... 5.1 5.0 5.4 4.7 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.9 5.2 5.4

SE .................................... 65.23 75.69 125.01 56.13 128.41 90.45 159.45 102.93 173.51 233.53 398.43

CV(%) .............................. 2.30 6.42 9.18 3.67 6.60 4.43 6.66 3.77 5.15 5.08 5.50

Fees and admissions

Mean ................................ 652 146 140 219 345 334 393 568 803 1,100 2,465

Share ............................... 1.2 .6 .6 .7 .9 .8 .8 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.9

SE .................................... 25.16 16.14 13.47 19.70 75.97 26.54 29.21 48.60 56.44 57.72 160.18

CV(%) .............................. 3.86 11.09 9.63 9.00 22.04 7.96 7.43 8.56 7.03 5.25 6.50

Audio and visual equipment and

services

Mean ................................ 1,084 626 708 843 951 1,002 1,064 1,116 1,283 1,471 1,768

Share ............................... 1.9 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.3

SE .................................... 12.71 37.03 24.24 26.29 51.74 37.80 36.72 31.20 35.17 45.49 65.55

CV(%) .............................. 1.17 5.92 3.42 3.12 5.44 3.77 3.45 2.80 2.74 3.09 3.71

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment

Mean ................................ 653 317 307 328 452 467 638 666 818 1,073 1,462

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

SE .................................... 23.92 38.11 52.43 44.82 51.22 45.76 115.68 67.88 64.75 95.84 99.63

CV(%) .............................. 3.66 12.02 17.11 13.68 11.32 9.79 18.13 10.20 7.91 8.93 6.82

Pets

Mean ................................ 528 272 267 258 357 391 542 497 662 862 1,170

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

SE .................................... 23.54 37.45 52.50 37.21 42.91 37.56 113.81 64.32 58.11 83.84 90.17

CV(%) .............................. 4.46 13.79 19.68 14.42 12.00 9.60 21.01 12.94 8.78 9.72 7.71

Toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment

Mean ................................ 125 45 40 70 95 76 96 169 156 210 292

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

SE .................................... 5.89 8.43 9.69 11.91 15.65 16.08 11.37 25.29 20.11 45.22 31.93

CV(%) .............................. 4.71 18.60 24.36 17.12 16.48 21.16 11.80 14.99 12.86 21.49 10.94

Other entertainment supplies,

equipment, and services

Mean ................................ 453 91 207 139 199 239 300 382 468 955 1,544

Share ............................... .8 .4 .8 .4 .5 .6 .6 .7 .7 1.1 1.2

SE .................................... 48.87 26.02 113.83 34.32 61.20 65.52 87.22 82.65 116.91 200.69 338.32

CV(%) .............................. 10.79 28.58 54.99 24.61 30.76 27.37 29.04 21.65 25.00 21.01 21.91

Personal care products and services

Mean ................................ 683 323 290 424 481 500 547 732 861 1,092 1,569

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

SE .................................... 10.80 34.98 18.68 26.67 31.19 40.01 25.36 31.88 48.62 34.35 72.85

CV(%) .............................. 1.58 10.81 6.43 6.29 6.48 8.00 4.64 4.35 5.65 3.14 4.64

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

10

percent

Second

10

percent

Third

10

percent

Fourth

10

percent

Fifth

10

percent

Sixth

10

percent

Seventh

10

percent

Eighth

10

percent

Ninth

10

percent

Highest

10

percent

Reading

Mean ................................ 114 31 42 77 87 110 104 131 138 161 259

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

SE .................................... 5.22 5.33 4.57 17.93 14.05 14.65 11.87 15.95 25.98 18.96 20.36

CV(%) .............................. 4.57 16.99 10.93 23.18 16.10 13.28 11.45 12.17 18.89 11.81 7.86

Education

Mean ................................ 1,315 1,019 356 579 409 507 722 825 1,147 2,237 5,323

Share ............................... 2.3 4.3 1.4 1.8 1.1 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.7 2.5 4.0

SE .................................... 79.53 202.40 73.55 135.31 61.63 101.00 148.74 109.94 123.09 238.35 553.78

CV(%) .............................. 6.05 19.86 20.67 23.38 15.07 19.92 20.61 13.33 10.73 10.65 10.40

Tobacco products and smoking

supplies

Mean ................................ 349 296 320 329 390 380 371 354 390 382 281

Share ............................... .6 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.0 .9 .7 .6 .6 .4 .2

SE .................................... 11.39 19.13 22.23 20.15 28.64 24.79 24.96 24.06 31.04 35.20 38.90

CV(%) .............................. 3.26 6.46 6.95 6.12 7.34 6.52 6.72 6.79 7.97 9.21 13.84

Miscellaneous

Mean ................................ 871 469 409 469 631 583 764 885 1,078 1,338 2,075

Share ............................... 1.6 2.0 1.6 1.4 1.7 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.6

SE .................................... 45.65 105.45 102.26 113.54 81.70 62.30 66.46 108.02 118.74 142.76 247.89

CV(%) .............................. 5.24 22.49 25.00 24.23 12.95 10.68 8.70 12.20 11.01 10.67 11.95

Cash contributions

Mean ................................ 1,819 696 729 1,015 1,093 1,233 1,438 1,833 1,948 2,725 5,454

Share ............................... 3.2 2.9 2.9 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.1 2.8 3.1 4.1

SE .................................... 68.39 196.90 103.61 86.85 77.87 108.76 106.48 155.19 107.05 226.61 348.42

CV(%) .............................. 3.76 28.28 14.22 8.56 7.12 8.82 7.41 8.46 5.50 8.32 6.39

Personal insurance and pensions

Mean ................................ 6,349 414 771 1,298 2,184 3,252 4,709 6,306 9,028 12,124 23,283

Share ............................... 11.3 1.7 3.1 4.0 5.8 7.7 9.5 10.8 13.1 13.8 17.5

SE .................................... 116.57 107.43 128.68 114.71 117.80 108.38 178.97 125.36 309.84 202.21 622.34

CV(%) .............................. 1.84 25.97 16.68 8.84 5.39 3.33 3.80 1.99 3.43 1.67 2.67

Life and other personal insurance

Mean ................................ 333 54 116 105 159 185 201 306 505 515 1,177

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

SE .................................... 24.46 8.21 15.11 11.02 19.39 17.23 15.24 32.78 150.22 44.16 178.60

CV(%) .............................. 7.35 15.07 13.02 10.52 12.21 9.31 7.58 10.72 29.74 8.58 15.17

Pensions and Social Security

Mean ................................ 6,016 359 655 1,193 2,025 3,067 4,508 6,000 8,523 11,609 22,106

Share ............................... 10.7 1.5 2.6 3.7 5.4 7.3 9.1 10.3 12.4 13.2 16.6

SE .................................... 113.55 106.06 128.49 117.04 117.38 110.97 177.77 119.83 267.21 196.55 604.08

CV(%) .............................. 1.89 29.53 19.61 9.81 5.80 3.62 3.94 2.00 3.14 1.69 2.73

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes

Mean ................................ $69,627 $6,063 $15,806 $23,902 $32,797 $43,280 $55,934 $70,812 $90,810 $120,634 $235,160

SE .................................... 871.92 308.59 131.80 184.37 243.74 309.82 528.02 367.86 566.25 769.47 4,087.66

CV(%) .............................. 1.25 5.09 .83 .77 .74 .72 .94 .52 .62 .64 1.74

Wages and salaries

Mean ................................ 54,405 1,920 4,861 11,156 19,186 29,891 43,295 57,136 77,316 103,670 194,613

Share ............................... 78.1 31.7 30.8 46.7 58.5 69.1 77.4 80.7 85.1 85.9 82.8

SE .................................... 851.84 90.16 200.16 364.23 378.63 555.80 718.03 622.29 874.15 1,050.89 3,987.43

CV(%) .............................. 1.57 4.70 4.12 3.26 1.97 1.86 1.66 1.09 1.13 1.01 2.05

Self-employment income

Mean ................................ 4,363 -320 226 596 1,092 1,673 2,248 2,986 4,049 6,399 24,595

Share ............................... 6.3 -5.3 1.4 2.5 3.3 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.5 5.3 10.5

SE .................................... 231.97 321.87 72.88 90.86 227.79 270.52 289.26 276.06 463.57 692.62 1,717.37

CV(%) .............................. 5.32 -100.70 32.31 15.25 20.85 16.17 12.87 9.25 11.45 10.82 6.98

Social Security, private and

government retirement

Mean ................................ 7,801 2,165 8,677 10,188 10,602 9,623 8,214 7,918 7,173 7,483 6,022

Share ............................... 11.2 35.7 54.9 42.6 32.3 22.2 14.7 11.2 7.9 6.2 2.6

SE .................................... 172.97 127.67 215.70 343.39 344.37 447.11 459.89 457.96 564.72 704.20 914.89

CV(%) .............................. 2.22 5.90 2.49 3.37 3.25 4.65 5.60 5.78 7.87 9.41 15.19

Interest, dividends, rental income,

other property income

Mean ................................ 1,737 145 181 351 487 754 1,059 1,684 1,389 2,291 8,999

Share ............................... 2.5 2.4 1.1 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.4 1.5 1.9 3.8

SE .................................... 140.39 83.56 36.56 65.28 87.19 123.13 224.08 222.86 204.98 238.38 1,284.89

CV(%) .............................. 8.08 57.49 20.24 18.62 17.90 16.32 21.16 13.23 14.76 10.41 14.28

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

10

percent

Second

10

percent

Third

10

percent

Fourth

10

percent

Fifth

10

percent

Sixth

10

percent

Seventh

10

percent

Eighth

10

percent

Ninth

10

percent

Highest

10

percent

Public assistance, Supplemental

Security Income, Supplementary

Nutrition Assistance Program

(SNAP)

Mean ................................ 568 1,392 1,075 997 755 544 285 283 151 146 56

Share ............................... .8 23.0 6.8 4.2 2.3 1.3 .5 .4 .2 .1 1 ( )

SE .................................... 23.66 99.16 75.70 72.48 61.14 76.92 37.63 45.59 32.36 38.62 21.13

CV(%) .............................. 4.17 7.12 7.04 7.27 8.09 14.14 13.19 16.13 21.45 26.47 37.48

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits,

and regular contributions for

support

Mean ................................ 432 183 351 320 402 632 470 517 528 448 468

Share ............................... .6 3.0 2.2 1.3 1.2 1.5 .8 .7 .6 .4 .2

SE .................................... 30.78 27.17 49.65 53.45 65.44 114.23 81.92 79.17 93.13 100.49 131.19

CV(%) .............................. 7.12 14.82 14.13 16.73 16.26 18.06 17.42 15.31 17.65 22.41 28.04

Other income

Mean ................................ 320 578 436 294 272 162 362 288 205 198 406

Share ............................... .5 9.5 2.8 1.2 .8 .4 .6 .4 .2 .2 .2

SE .................................... 26.13 59.81 66.85 50.11 40.29 23.01 104.96 73.92 52.40 42.72 85.73

CV(%) .............................. 8.16 10.36 15.34 17.02 14.81 14.24 28.99 25.65 25.60 21.61 21.10

Personal taxes (contains some

imputed values)

Mean ................................ 9,178 -286 -715 -559 -209 1,602 3,996 6,537 10,338 17,453 53,386

Share ............................... 13.2 -4.7 -4.5 -2.3 -.6 3.7 7.1 9.2 11.4 14.5 22.7

SE .................................... 295.70 36.39 61.72 336.53 102.04 180.61 118.52 169.85 167.20 415.91 1,918.98

CV(%) .............................. 3.22 -12.71 -8.63 -60.21 -48.75 11.27 2.97 2.60 1.62 2.38 3.59

Federal income taxes

Mean ................................ 7,111 -242 -666 -793 -485 890 2,819 4,881 7,772 13,465 43,274

Share ............................... 10.2 -4.0 -4.2 -3.3 -1.5 2.1 5.0 6.9 8.6 11.2 18.4

SE .................................... 221.98 27.14 54.81 177.45 87.62 124.67 79.12 128.01 92.71 311.81 1,533.99

CV(%) .............................. 3.12 -11.22 -8.23 -22.38 -18.06 14.01 2.81 2.62 1.19 2.32 3.54

State and local income taxes

Mean ................................ 1,997 -65 -77 35 240 632 1,135 1,609 2,508 3,909 10,000

Share ............................... 2.9 -1.1 -.5 .1 .7 1.5 2.0 2.3 2.8 3.2 4.3

SE .................................... 96.48 18.72 25.43 27.86 33.42 52.85 64.23 95.35 140.20 170.98 496.63

CV(%) .............................. 4.83 -28.77 -32.99 79.76 13.93 8.36 5.66 5.92 5.59 4.37 4.97

Other taxes

Mean ................................ 70 21 27 199 36 80 42 46 58 79 112

Share ............................... .1 .3 .2 .8 .1 .2 .1 .1 .1 .1 1 ( )

SE .................................... 19.68 14.02 8.41 164.64 9.00 50.38 12.42 12.47 14.28 24.93 25.82

CV(%) .............................. 28.14 67.34 30.91 82.78 24.99 63.16 29.58 26.83 24.80 31.62 23.05

Income after taxes

Mean ................................ 60,448 6,350 16,522 24,461 33,006 41,678 51,938 64,275 80,472 103,181 181,774

Share ............................... 86.8 104.7 104.5 102.3 100.6 96.3 92.9 90.8 88.6 85.5 77.3

SE .................................... 634.35 311.52 153.38 383.20 261.79 352.18 535.00 386.80 588.26 834.51 2,565.50

CV(%) .............................. 1.05 4.91 .93 1.57 .79 .85 1.03 .60 .73 .81 1.41

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and

liabilities

Mean ................................ $6,937 - $1,195 $671 $850 $6,559 $423 $9,358 $2,433 $7,114 $7,576 $35,495

SE .................................... 1,479.63 2,123.12 1,035.66 2,250.50 2,815.51 2,200.16 2,423.63 3,029.94 2,745.51 5,012.21 10,682.09

CV(%) .............................. 21.33 -177.61 154.35 264.82 42.93 520.25 25.90 124.51 38.59 66.16 30.09

Net change in total assets

Mean ................................ 15,442 2,005 2,231 2,407 10,088 3,460 14,430 11,931 16,932 24,728 65,956

SE .................................... 1,446.39 1,120.45 929.54 2,080.54 2,412.28 2,039.09 2,510.83 2,720.47 2,877.91 5,285.33 10,342.15

CV(%) .............................. 9.37 55.87 41.66 86.44 23.91 58.93 17.40 22.80 17.00 21.37 15.68

Net change in total liabilities

Mean ................................ 8,504 3,201 1,560 1,557 3,529 3,038 5,071 9,498 9,818 17,152 30,461

SE .................................... 685.63 1,834.05 610.56 684.57 848.85 889.21 1,143.78 1,936.22 2,054.33 3,159.38 4,140.29

CV(%) .............................. 8.06 57.30 39.13 43.96 24.05 29.27 22.55 20.39 20.92 18.42 13.59

Other financial information:

Other money receipts

Mean ................................ 766 234 313 853 426 649 418 871 339 1,157 2,395

SE .................................... 181.72 60.32 68.54 602.66 143.66 300.64 116.36 396.17 86.73 821.06 1,360.91

CV(%) .............................. 23.72 25.83 21.90 70.69 33.69 46.32 27.86 45.49 25.59 70.98 56.83

Mortgage principal paid on owned

property

Mean ................................ -1,757 -389 -435 -542 -680 -1,095 -1,286 -1,792 -2,594 -3,475 -5,249

SE .................................... 43.10 59.93 56.86 56.86 55.20 140.93 59.77 70.24 126.44 152.41 166.80

CV(%) .............................. -2.45 -15.41 -13.07 -10.48 -8.12 -12.87 -4.65 -3.92 -4.87 -4.39 -3.18

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

10

percent

Second

10

percent

Third

10

percent

Fourth

10

percent

Fifth

10

percent

Sixth

10

percent

Seventh

10

percent

Eighth

10

percent

Ninth

10

percent

Highest

10

percent

Estimated market value of owned

home

Mean ................................ 162,749 55,145 69,485 85,459 98,393 110,791 125,846 162,216 189,667 266,434 462,132

SE .................................... 3,202.93 6,687.93 3,040.05 3,851.73 2,959.67 4,424.25 3,889.92 5,395.19 6,146.15 10,192.20 17,697.42

CV(%) .............................. 1.97 12.13 4.38 4.51 3.01 3.99 3.09 3.33 3.24 3.83 3.83

Estimated monthly rental value of

owned home

Mean ................................ 930 348 470 556 611 694 809 986 1,119 1,474 2,222

SE .................................... 11.23 20.37 18.62 22.47 19.73 19.68 18.26 19.64 28.15 27.56 55.94

CV(%) .............................. 1.21 5.85 3.96 4.04 3.23 2.83 2.26 1.99 2.52 1.87 2.52

Gifts of goods and services, total

Mean ................................ 1,249 366 322 664 675 672 813 904 1,153 1,693 5,210

SE .................................... 72.43 54.92 30.36 126.81 81.43 86.93 69.83 102.47 112.29 176.31 519.21

CV(%) .............................. 5.80 15.00 9.44 19.10 12.06 12.93 8.59 11.33 9.74 10.41 9.97

Food

Mean ................................ 91 15 20 33 46 69 46 71 79 120 414

SE .................................... 10.60 3.50 5.47 7.29 10.12 22.57 9.44 20.41 14.42 19.75 98.75

CV(%) .............................. 11.60 23.29 27.40 21.87 22.16 32.77 20.51 28.81 18.20 16.48 23.84

Alcoholic beverages

Mean ................................ 15 4 2 4 13 7 8 19 19 20 49

SE .................................... 2.38 2.82 .87 1.49 7.16 3.04 2.84 10.27 7.99 10.59 12.54

CV(%) .............................. 16.44 74.30 55.75 37.82 53.78 45.29 34.19 52.79 41.24 53.27 25.81

Housing

Mean ................................ 244 149 92 125 159 144 188 225 246 403 711

SE .................................... 16.51 46.34 13.87 25.46 28.69 21.27 26.77 44.12 35.15 53.92 70.59

CV(%) .............................. 6.76 31.06 15.10 20.33 18.00 14.73 14.26 19.64 14.29 13.39 9.93

Housekeeping supplies

Mean ................................ 30 15 13 16 20 16 36 36 28 66 58

SE .................................... 3.75 6.36 4.38 4.33 4.55 4.53 14.90 6.07 6.59 19.56 7.81

CV(%) .............................. 12.38 42.90 33.71 27.70 23.14 28.38 40.98 17.06 23.44 29.69 13.49

Household textiles

Mean ................................ 8 1 ( ) 1 1 6 6 1 13 10 12 27

SE .................................... 1.99 .15 1.09 .37 3.79 2.80 1.06 7.33 3.75 5.38 18.03

CV(%) .............................. 25.36 72.36 95.10 66.19 62.43 47.82 82.26 55.36 35.68 44.33 65.66

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares

Mean ................................ 22 5 2 3 6 18 17 23 38 56 49

SE .................................... 3.33 2.91 .77 1.00 2.61 6.03 7.81 7.79 12.34 14.89 12.51

CV(%) .............................. 15.44 61.02 46.58 34.14 46.85 33.68 46.19 34.49 32.61 26.39 25.62

Major appliances

Mean ................................ 8 3 1 1 3 11 4 12 7 20 17

SE .................................... 1.33 2.58 .42 .53 2.53 4.99 1.99 7.05 2.63 8.60 5.94

CV(%) .............................. 16.73 98.69 71.34 55.68 72.42 45.54 48.98 56.73 36.46 42.73 35.44

Small appliances and

miscellaneous housewares

Mean ................................ 14 2 1 2 2 7 13 10 31 36 32

SE .................................... 2.56 1.30 .52 .87 .79 2.55 7.60 3.63 12.09 11.44 12.39

CV(%) .............................. 18.79 60.33 48.68 43.86 38.15 36.75 59.22 35.80 39.50 31.49 38.65

Miscellaneous household

equipment

Mean ................................ 48 10 14 14 38 31 31 76 60 75 127

SE .................................... 5.88 4.09 3.65 3.71 15.54 9.07 10.52 36.03 17.32 15.75 25.09

CV(%) .............................. 12.34 39.19 25.64 26.01 41.18 29.21 34.35 47.35 29.04 20.93 19.71

Other housing

Mean ................................ 137 119 62 92 90 74 103 77 110 193 449

SE .................................... 11.84 46.11 12.03 23.52 23.11 11.35 21.69 17.07 22.37 45.10 69.17

CV(%) .............................. 8.64 38.77 19.45 25.61 25.59 15.41 21.15 22.11 20.34 23.36 15.40

Apparel and services

Mean ................................ 253 69 82 166 133 166 178 165 263 261 1,048

SE .................................... 41.42 18.39 18.25 42.33 24.94 37.86 31.24 29.57 47.49 46.36 378.54

CV(%) .............................. 16.36 26.82 22.17 25.50 18.71 22.82 17.54 17.97 18.08 17.79 36.12

Males, 2 and over

Mean ................................ 59 22 18 35 47 44 67 46 75 92 140

SE .................................... 5.17 10.37 4.53 9.24 18.28 13.11 22.90 12.46 17.32 25.76 25.85

CV(%) .............................. 8.81 46.42 25.10 26.34 38.55 29.83 34.03 27.01 23.03 28.12 18.50

Females, 2 and over

Mean ................................ 64 20 31 44 42 32 54 61 75 78 202

SE .................................... 6.50 8.73 13.93 17.29 10.91 5.84 12.67 14.64 16.29 22.06 51.30

CV(%) .............................. 10.15 42.61 44.83 39.42 26.22 18.01 23.30 23.97 21.70 28.27 25.41

Children under 2

Mean ................................ 40 11 16 51 18 35 24 29 57 25 136

SE .................................... 6.15 4.45 5.52 33.74 4.16 11.43 7.54 8.62 32.29 6.76 49.58

CV(%) .............................. 15.25 39.41 35.01 66.38 23.09 32.25 31.09 29.72 56.28 27.30 36.32

Other apparel products and

services

Mean ................................ 90 14 17 36 26 54 32 28 55 66 570

SE .................................... 36.86 4.52 6.84 10.16 9.08 28.07 10.94 9.51 15.29 16.49 364.85

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

10

percent

Second

10

percent

Third

10

percent

Fourth

10

percent

Fifth

10

percent

Sixth

10

percent

Seventh

10

percent

Eighth

10

percent

Ninth

10

percent

Highest

10

percent

Other apparel products and

services

CV(%) .............................. 40.90 31.23 39.24 28.05 34.62 51.88 34.04 33.49 27.78 24.90 64.03

Jewelry and watches

Mean ................................ 60 7 1 8 5 39 14 13 15 13 482

SE .................................... 36.32 3.63 .31 4.62 3.36 27.55 9.07 6.62 7.81 8.06 361.19

CV(%) .............................. 60.72 51.16 39.99 54.48 66.80 71.10 65.75 50.44 52.75 62.85 74.87

All other apparel products and

services

Mean ................................ 30 7 17 28 21 15 18 15 40 53 87

SE .................................... 4.71 2.75 6.85 9.56 8.60 6.12 5.62 7.15 12.75 14.97 35.67

CV(%) .............................. 15.53 37.26 41.08 34.47 40.61 39.85 30.61 46.85 31.70 28.05 40.81

Transportation

Mean ................................ 139 8 24 141 92 90 116 175 183 113 448

SE .................................... 19.81 2.20 6.18 78.00 38.84 30.88 38.96 77.41 67.45 36.91 101.71

CV(%) .............................. 14.25 28.44 25.58 55.23 42.26 34.19 33.63 44.29 36.80 32.78 22.72

Healthcare

Mean ................................ 34 22 16 49 56 12 20 13 31 27 95

SE .................................... 7.46 17.35 6.67 47.18 39.11 4.18 10.55 4.36 12.02 8.44 34.33

CV(%) .............................. 21.84 77.96 41.62 96.00 69.93 36.23 53.09 32.41 38.21 31.45 36.08

Entertainment

Mean ................................ 95 23 47 45 90 49 93 93 106 120 281

SE .................................... 8.69 6.32 22.35 12.39 27.44 11.71 24.92 21.33 14.78 24.32 55.62

CV(%) .............................. 9.17 27.47 47.06 27.42 30.58 23.75 26.82 22.84 13.95 20.32 19.82

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and

tricycles

Mean ................................ 29 9 18 20 27 12 25 37 48 34 61

SE .................................... 3.80 4.30 9.31 9.22 9.94 6.15 8.36 15.65 10.89 11.21 12.62

CV(%) .............................. 12.97 47.01 51.20 45.75 36.89 50.12 32.99 41.83 22.84 32.80 20.54

Other entertainment

Mean ................................ 66 14 29 25 63 37 68 56 58 86 219

SE .................................... 6.83 4.56 14.22 7.06 25.43 9.74 18.83 13.28 10.70 22.46 51.48

CV(%) .............................. 10.42 32.90 48.52 28.24 40.49 26.30 27.85 23.71 18.37 26.27 23.49

Personal care products and services

Mean ................................ 16 10 8 10 6 11 7 4 21 20 66

SE .................................... 2.82 4.14 3.52 5.29 3.96 3.12 3.51 2.20 9.32 5.18 25.21

CV(%) .............................. 17.26 39.79 46.60 50.79 68.18 27.67 50.09 49.11 44.32 26.12 38.48

Reading

Mean ................................ 6 2 1 5 5 4 5 6 8 6 14

SE .................................... .85 1.49 .56 2.06 3.44 2.00 1.66 2.52 3.09 1.67 3.93

CV(%) .............................. 14.81 84.60 51.20 39.23 63.35 45.24 36.82 38.96 38.51 27.51 27.85

Education

Mean ................................ 278 37 6 43 45 55 62 52 97 508 1,869

SE .................................... 34.06 23.41 2.75 14.65 16.19 18.33 17.59 12.27 30.28 112.40 289.37

CV(%) .............................. 12.24 62.71 44.74 34.04 36.15 33.30 28.20 23.80 31.26 22.11 15.48

All other gifts

Mean ................................ 77 27 23 41 30 64 91 80 100 97 216

SE .................................... 5.85 11.15 8.02 11.31 7.32 13.80 21.33 20.42 25.18 24.23 40.43

CV(%) .............................. 7.59 41.40 34.15 27.47 24.40 21.48 23.50 25.37 25.29 25.03 18.74

1 Value is too small to display.

n.a. Not applicable.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, August, 2016