Table 1901. Occupation of reference person: Share of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consum

Survey, 1991

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

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Item |Aggregate |employed| wage | gers | cal, | | tion |

| |workers | and | and | sales |Service| workers | | | |salary |profes-| and |workers| and me- | | | |earners|sionals|clerical| | chanics | | | | | |workers | | | | | | | | | | | 

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Number of consumer units (in thousands).........| 97,918| 7,056 | 64,439| 21,430| 17,045 | 6,935| 6,246 | Percent distribution of consumer units..........| 100.0| 7.2 | 65.8| 21.9| 17.4 | 7.1| 6.4 | 

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Consumer unit characteristics (mean values): | | | | | | | | 

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Income before taxes 1/........................| $33,901|$42,939 |$39,430|$53,812|$36,388 |$22,908| $35,872 | Income after taxes 1/.........................| 30,729| 39,342 | 35,548| 47,788| 32,925 | 21,317| 32,675 | Age of reference person.......................| 47.5| 47.7 | 40.6| 41.8| 39.6 | 41.9| 39.6 | 

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Average number in consumer unit: | | | | | | | | 

Persons.....................................| 2.6| 2.8 | 2.7| 2.7| 2.5 | 2.7| 3.0 | Children under 18...........................| .7| .8 | .8| .8| .7 | .8| .9 | Persons 65 and over.........................| .3| .2 | .1| .1| .1 | .2| (2) | Earners.....................................| 1.4| 1.9 | 1.7| 1.7| 1.7 | 1.6| 1.8 | Vehicles....................................| 2.0| 2.5 | 2.1| 2.2| 2.0 | 1.7| 2.5 | 

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Percent distribution: | | | | | | | | 

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Sex of reference person: | | | | | | | | 

Male......................................| 65| 82 | 71| 72| 55 | 55| 94 | Female....................................| 35| 18 | 29| 28| 45 | 45| 6 | 

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Housing tenure: | | | | | | | | 

Percent homeowner.........................| 63| 78 | 60| 68| 55 | 44| 64 | 

With mortgage...........................| 39| 49 | 46| 57| 42 | 30| 50 | Without mortgage........................| 25| 29 | 14| 11| 14 | 14| 14 | 

Renter....................................| 37| 22 | 40| 32| 45 | 56| 36 | 

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Race of reference person: | | | | | | | | 

Black.....................................| 11| 6 | 10| 6| 11 | 21| 7 | White and other...........................| 89| 94 | 90| 94| 89 | 79| 93 | 

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Education of reference person: | | | | | | | | 

Elementary (1-8)..........................| 10| 10 | 5| 1| 3 | 10| 6 | High school (9-12)........................| 43| 41 | 40| 17| 39 | 53| 62 | College...................................| 46| 49 | 55| 82| 58 | 37| 32 | Never attended and other..................| 1| (3) | (3) | (2) | (3) | (3) | (3) | 

At least one vehicle owned..................| 86| 95 | 91| 94| 89 | 79| 96 | 

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Annual aggregate expenditures...................|$2,897,455| 8.8 | 74.1| 31.4| 18.9 | 5.6| 6.5 | 

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Food..........................................| 416,981| 8.5 | 72.8| 27.2| 19.6 | 6.7| 7.0 | 

Food at home................................| 258,723| 8.2 | 69.7| 24.0| 18.5 | 7.2| 7.3 | 

Cereals and bakery products...............| 39,476| 8.1 | 69.9| 24.0| 19.3 | 6.7| 7.1 | 

Cereals and cereal products.............| 14,173| 8.1 | 69.8| 23.4| 19.1 | 7.1| 7.5 | Bakery products.........................| 25,303| 8.0 | 69.9| 24.3| 19.4 | 6.5| 6.9 | 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............| 69,162| 7.6 | 69.1| 21.9| 18.1 | 8.4| 7.6 | 

Beef....................................| 22,287| 7.3 | 70.1| 22.3| 18.6 | 8.6| 8.1 | Pork....................................| 14,076| 7.7 | 66.3| 19.2| 17.2 | 8.2| 8.0 | Other meats.............................| 9,979| 7.3 | 70.4| 22.8| 17.8 | 7.8| 7.5 | Poultry.................................| 11,884| 7.7 | 69.9| 23.0| 18.4 | 8.4| 7.8 | Fish and seafood........................| 7,914| 8.4 | 69.5| 24.4| 18.0 | 9.1| 5.6 | Eggs....................................| 3,022| 7.4 | 66.8| 18.6| 17.8 | 8.9| 7.8 | 

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Dairy products............................| 28,687| 8.2 | 70.0| 24.1| 18.6 | 6.7| 7.2 | 

Fresh milk and cream....................| 12,620| 8.1 | 68.7| 22.5| 17.9 | 6.8| 7.6 | Other dairy products....................| 16,067| 8.3 | 71.0| 25.4| 19.2 | 6.6| 6.9 | 

Fruits and vegetables.....................| 41,891| 9.0 | 67.6| 24.8| 18.0 | 6.7| 6.6 | 

Fresh fruits............................| 13,021| 10.3 | 66.8| 25.6| 18.1 | 6.3| 5.9 | Fresh vegetables........................| 12,370| 8.7 | 67.2| 24.2| 17.2 | 7.0| 7.2 | Processed fruits........................| 9,438| 8.2 | 68.5| 25.1| 19.2 | 6.4| 6.3 | Processed vegetables....................| 7,062| 8.1 | 68.6| 23.8| 17.4 | 7.7| 7.3 | 

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Other food at home........................| 79,507| 8.4 | 71.0| 25.3| 18.7 | 6.9| 7.4 | 

Sugar and other sweets..................| 9,861| 9.2 | 67.5| 22.4| 18.9 | 6.7| 7.2 | Fats and oils...........................| 7,003| 9.1 | 66.9| 22.1| 17.3 | 7.1| 7.4 | Miscellaneous foods.....................| 36,600| 7.9 | 72.5| 25.7| 19.4 | 7.1| 7.3 | Nonalcoholic beverages..................| 21,889| 8.2 | 71.5| 24.5| 18.4 | 7.0| 8.0 | Food prepared by consumer unit | | | | | | | | 

on out-of-town trips...................| 4,154| 11.8 | 70.8| 37.7| 16.1 | 4.2| 4.9 | 

Food away from home.........................| 158,259| 9.1 | 78.0| 32.5| 21.5 | 5.8| 6.5 | 

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Alcoholic beverages...........................| 28,970| 8.9 | 77.2| 31.5| 20.8 | 6.2| 6.6 | 

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Housing.......................................| 905,668| 8.5 | 72.8| 31.5| 18.7 | 5.8| 6.1 | 

Shelter.....................................| 508,299| 8.5 | 74.8| 33.4| 19.2 | 5.7| 6.1 | 

Owned dwellings...........................| 321,216| 10.1 | 75.1| 36.8| 17.9 | 4.2| 6.3 | 

Mortgage interest and charges...........| 189,186| 10.4 | 82.9| 41.3| 19.7 | 4.4| 7.1 | Property taxes..........................| 77,259| 9.9 | 65.9| 30.6| 16.5 | 3.9| 5.4 | Maintenance, repairs, insurance, | | | | | | | | 

other expenses.........................| 54,771| 9.3 | 61.0| 29.9| 13.9 | 3.9| 4.5 | 

Rented dwellings..........................| 155,452| 5.0 | 74.3| 24.5| 22.0 | 9.3| 6.4 | Other lodging.............................| 31,630| 9.8 | 73.6| 43.0| 18.3 | 2.8| 3.8 | 

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Utilities, fuels, and public services.......| 194,820| 8.7 | 67.2| 25.3| 17.2 | 6.2| 6.3 | 

Natural gas...............................| 24,440| 7.1 | 65.7| 25.0| 16.9 | 6.1| 5.9 | Electricity...............................| 78,641| 9.1 | 67.3| 25.4| 16.8 | 6.1| 6.5 | Fuel oil and other fuels..................| 9,996| 9.7 | 57.1| 18.2| 15.7 | 4.6| 5.9 | Telephone services........................| 60,507| 9.0 | 69.7| 26.2| 18.2 | 6.9| 6.4 | Water and other public services...........| 21,235| 8.3 | 66.5| 26.3| 16.7 | 5.2| 6.4 | 

Household operations........................| 43,886| 8.8 | 70.7| 37.6| 17.0 | 3.1| 5.3 | 

Personal services.........................| 20,686| 6.7 | 79.4| 36.3| 20.1 | 4.1| 7.5 | Other household expenses..................| 23,201| 10.7 | 62.9| 38.8| 14.3 | 2.1| 3.3 | 

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Housekeeping supplies.......................| 41,345| 8.9 | 69.8| 27.5| 19.5 | 6.0| 6.1 | 

Laundry and cleaning supplies.............| 11,346| 8.0 | 69.9| 24.0| 18.1 | 7.2| 6.7 | Other household products..................| 18,027| 9.3 | 70.1| 27.7| 20.2 | 5.4| 6.6 | 

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Postage and stationery....................| 11,972| 9.0 | 69.2| 30.6| 19.7 | 5.7| 4.8 | 

Household furnishings and equipment.........| 117,317| 7.9 | 75.5| 32.6| 19.2 | 6.7| 6.2 | 

Household textiles........................| 9,773| 5.3 | 75.3| 26.6| 23.3 | 7.0| 5.8 | Furniture.................................| 28,800| 7.9 | 76.3| 35.6| 16.7 | 6.7| 6.2 | Floor coverings...........................| 11,265| 5.9 | 73.2| 21.0| 24.2 | 1.9| 6.0 | Major appliances..........................| 12,953| 9.1 | 70.3| 29.3| 15.7 | 6.9| 6.7 | Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares| 7,873| 9.7 | 71.4| 32.9| 16.1 | 7.4| 5.2 | Miscellaneous household equipment.........| 46,652| 8.3 | 77.7| 35.8| 20.1 | 7.8| 6.2 | 

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Apparel and services..........................| 169,494| 8.4 | 75.6| 32.4| 20.5 | 6.8| 5.3 | 

Men and boys................................| 41,852| 9.2 | 77.2| 33.5| 19.6 | 6.3| 6.2 | 

Men, 16 and over..........................| 33,651| 9.9 | 76.7| 34.6| 19.6 | 6.2| 5.5 | Boys, 2 to 15.............................| 8,201| 6.4 | 79.6| 28.8| 19.8 | 6.8| 9.0 | 

Women and girls.............................| 68,932| 8.6 | 74.2| 31.7| 21.4 | 6.7| 4.7 | 

Women, 16 and over........................| 59,300| 8.9 | 73.2| 31.6| 21.7 | 6.4| 4.3 | Girls, 2 to 15............................| 9,632| 6.9 | 80.1| 32.3| 19.6 | 8.7| 6.9 | 

Children under 2............................| 8,026| 6.8 | 75.8| 25.3| 20.6 | 7.1| 8.1 | Footwear....................................| 23,592| 6.2 | 73.9| 28.3| 20.1 | 8.4| 4.9 | Other apparel products and services.........| 27,092| 8.8 | 78.1| 37.9| 19.7 | 6.2| 5.0 | 

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Transportation................................| 504,293| 8.3 | 76.2| 31.3| 19.1 | 4.7| 7.4 | 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)..............| 206,709| 8.2 | 77.4| 33.4| 18.9 | 3.4| 7.7 | 

Cars and trucks, new......................| 105,557| 5.8 | 78.3| 38.1| 19.8 | 1.5| 7.8 | Cars and trucks, used.....................| 99,180| 10.9 | 76.1| 28.4| 17.5 | 5.5| 7.6 | Other vehicles............................| 1,973| 4/3.5 | 96.2| 33.2| 38.3 | 4/1.2| 4/5.7 | 

Gasoline and motor oil......................| 97,457| 8.2 | 75.3| 26.1| 18.6 | 6.2| 8.4 | Other vehicle expenses......................| 170,397| 8.3 | 76.0| 30.7| 19.5 | 5.5| 7.0 | 

Vehicle finance charges...................| 27,586| 9.3 | 81.7| 30.2| 19.6 | 6.6| 8.6 | Maintenance and repairs...................| 60,075| 8.5 | 74.1| 29.4| 19.7 | 5.1| 6.8 | Vehicle insurance.........................| 60,161| 7.8 | 74.6| 29.8| 19.1 | 5.7| 7.1 | Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, | | | | | | | | 

other charges............................| 22,575| 7.9 | 77.6| 37.6| 19.9 | 4.9| 5.0 | 

Public transportation.......................| 29,729| 8.8 | 72.9| 37.4| 19.1 | 4.9| 3.7 | 

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Health care...................................| 152,143| 9.8 | 59.1| 23.3| 14.9 | 5.8| 5.3 | 

Health insurance............................| 64,229| 10.8 | 53.8| 21.6| 13.9 | 5.0| 4.6 | Medical services............................| 54,316| 9.9 | 66.7| 25.7| 16.5 | 7.0| 6.3 | Drugs.......................................| 24,611| 8.3 | 52.9| 19.7| 13.4 | 5.3| 4.8 | Medical supplies............................| 8,986| 6.8 | 69.0| 30.9| 15.8 | 5.3| 5.8 | 

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Entertainment.................................| 144,099| 8.1 | 78.4| 33.8| 18.6 | 6.7| 7.5 | 

Fees and admissions.........................| 36,997| 9.3 | 76.7| 39.8| 19.5 | 4.4| 4.9 | Television, radios, sound equipment.........| 45,804| 8.5 | 75.7| 30.8| 19.4 | 7.0| 6.7 | Pets, toys, and playground equipment........| 26,455| 7.5 | 77.5| 31.5| 19.6 | 5.6| 9.4 | Other entertainment supplies, equipment, | | | | | | | | 

and services...............................| 34,843| 6.6 | 84.4| 32.9| 15.9 | 9.7| 9.8 | 

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Personal care products and services...........| 38,923| 8.0 | 72.5| 28.6| 20.0 | 6.4| 5.9 | 

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Reading.......................................| 15,964| 9.1 | 70.2| 33.9| 18.3 | 4.5| 4.8 | 

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Education.....................................| 43,727| 7.6 | 82.5| 40.7| 22.2 | 5.8| 5.3 | 

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Tobacco products and smoking supplies.........| 27,067| 7.7 | 71.6| 17.4| 17.2 | 8.8| 8.8 | 

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Miscellaneous.................................| 84,196| 11.8 | 72.2| 30.8| 18.1 | 4.5| 6.9 | 

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Cash contributions............................| 93,052| 8.6 | 66.9| 34.3| 16.2 | 3.0| 5.6 | 

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Personal insurance and pensions...............| 272,880| 10.5 | 83.2| 40.1| 19.7 | 4.6| 7.1 | 

Life and other personal insurance...........| 34,847| 12.0 | 73.0| 37.0| 15.5 | 4.2| 6.0 | Pensions and Social Security................| 238,032| 10.3 | 84.8| 40.5| 20.3 | 4.6| 7.2 | 

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Money income before taxes.....................| 2,848,372| 7.5 | 78.0| 35.1| 19.4 | 4.8| 6.9 | 

Wages and salaries..........................| 2,146,984| 2.3 | 93.4| 41.5| 23.3 | 5.5| 8.5 | Self-employment income......................| 214,399| 59.7 | 32.9| 24.6| 4.7 | -.1| 1.2 | Social Security, private and government | | | | | | | | 

retirement.................................| 301,169| 5.7 | 21.1| 7.6| 5.8 | 3.8| 1.3 | 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other | | | | | | | | 

property income............................| 97,816| 13.6 | 36.9| 19.9| 10.3 | 1.5| 2.1 | 

Unemployment and workers' compensation, | | | | | | | | 

veterans' benefits.........................| 20,566| 4.7 | 61.4| 13.5| 11.8 | 5.1| 12.4 | 

Public assistance, supplemental security | | | | | | | | 

income, food stamps........................| 32,678| 2.7 | 29.0| 3.2| 8.7 | 8.8| 2.1 | 

Regular contributions for support...........| 23,863| 9.3 | 68.2| 23.2| 26.3 | 7.9| 5.8 | Other income................................| 10,896| 3.5 | 79.9| 30.9| 21.5 | 12.1| 5.3 | 

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Personal taxes................................| 266,499| 6.7 | 82.1| 42.0| 19.7 | 3.6| 6.6 | 

Federal income taxes........................| 204,296| 6.9 | 82.0| 42.5| 19.5 | 3.4| 6.6 | State and local income taxes................| 51,422| 5.2 | 86.3| 42.2| 21.7 | 4.1| 6.8 | Other taxes.................................| 10,781| 9.4 | 65.1| 31.2| 15.2 | 5.3| 5.6 | 

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Income after taxes............................| 2,581,873| 7.6 | 77.6| 34.4| 19.3 | 5.0| 7.0 | 

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1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary.2/ Value less than 0.05.3/ Value less than 0.5.4/ Data are likely to have large sampling errors.5/ No data reported.

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

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