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Consumer Expenditure Survey
Interview Survey, 1982-83
U S Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
February 1986
Bulletin 2246

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Consumer Expenditure Survey:
Interview Survey, 1982-83
U.S. Department of Labor
William E. Brock, Secretary
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Janet L. Norwood, Commissioner
February 1986
Bulletin 2246

Preface

This bulletin presents detailed income and expenditure data for 1982-83 from
the Interview component of the ongoing Consumer Expenditure Survey. Data
from the Diary component for 1982-83 are published in Consumer Expenditure
Survey: Diary Survey, 1982-83, Bulletin 2245. A list of earlier publications from
the survey is shown at the end of the bulletin.
The consumer expenditure survey program provides a continuous and com­
prehensive flow of data on the buying habits of American consumers for use
in a wide variety of economic research and analysis, and in support of future
revisions of the Consumer Price Index. To meet the needs of users, BLS makes
the data available in news releases, bulletins, articles in the Monthly Labor Re­
view, and public-use computer tapes.
This bulletin was prepared in the Office of Prices and Living Conditions
under the general direction of Eva E. Jacobs, Chief of the Division of Con­

sumer Expenditure Surveys, and Stephanie Shipp, Chief of the Branch of In­
formation and Analysis. Major contributions in preparing tables and text were
made by John Rogers, William Passero, Ray Gieseman, Raphael Branch, Ana
Lavallee, Maureen Boyle, Kirk Kaneer, Beth Harrison, Laverne Bell, Richard
Duquette, and Kim Zieschang. All processing of data was completed under
the direction of Mike Carlson and Sioux Groves of the Branch of Production
and Control, and Stephen Wright, Chief of the Branch of Consumer Expendi­
ture Surveys and Cost Weights. Statistical assistance on data reliability was
provided by Curtis Jacobs and Paul Hsen of the Statistical Methods Division.
Faye Posey contributed in processing the text.
Material in this publication is in the public domain and, with appropriate
credit, may be reproduced without permission.

Contents

Page
Historical background...................
1
The continuing Consumer Expenditure Survey............................................. 1
Highlights of Interview survey results, 1982-83 ............................................. 2
The emerging time series—annual changes..................................................... 3
Interpreting the d a ta ........................................................................................ 3
Comparisons with other data sources............................................................ 7
Future improvements in weighting methods................................................... 10
Text tables:
1. Annual expenditures of urban consumer units, Interview
survey, 1980-83, and percent ch an g es......................................... 3
2. Percent changes in selected annual expenditures of urban
consumer units, Interview survey, and changes in Consumer
Price Index for All Urban Consumers, 1980-81 to 1982-83 ........ 6
3. Estimated aggregate expenditures for selected categories of
consumption from Interview survey and ratios to personal
consumption expenditures in National Income and Product
Accounts, 1980-81 and 1982-83 .................................................. 8
4. Estimates of consumer expenditures for household energy
from Interview survey and ratio to Department of Energy
survey estimates, April 1980-March 1983 ................................... 8
5. Estimates of consumer expenditures for motor fuels from
Interview survey and Department of Energy Survey, January
1980 to September 1981, and 1983 .............................................. 8
6. Estimated aggregate expenditures and percent changes for
medical care, Consumer Expenditure Surveys and National
Health Accounts, 1980-81 and 1982-83 ....................................... 9
7. Ratios of consumer unit income from the Interview survey
and the Current Population Survey, 1980-83 ............................. 9
8. Average annual expenditures by urban consumer units for
food and alcoholic beverages, Diary and Interview
surveys, 1980-83 ............................................................................ 10

Page
Charts:
1. Percent distribution of total expenditures for selected
income groups, Interview survey, 1982-83 ...............................
2. Percent distribution of total expenditures for selected age
groups, Interview survey, 1982-83 .............................................
3. Percent distribution of housing expenditures by region,
Interview survey, 1982-83 ..........................................................
4. Percent distribution of energy expenditures by year,
Interview survey, 1980-83 ..........................................................

5

Reference tables:
Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer
units, 1982-83, classified by:
1. Quintiles of income before taxes .................................................
2. Income before taxes.....................................................................
3. Age of reference person................................................................
4. Size of consumer unit....................................................................
5. Composition of consumer u n it....................................................
6. Number of earners in consumer u n it...........................................
7. Housing tenure; race of reference p e rso n ...................................
8. Region of residence.....................................................................

11
15
19
23
27
31
35
39

Region of residence and income before taxes:
9. Northeast .....................................................................................
10. Midwest........................................................................................
11. S o u th ............................................................................................
12. W est..............................................................................................

43
47
51
55

4
4
5

Age of reference person and income before taxes:
13. Age under 25................................................................................. 59
14. Age 25-34 ..................................................................................... 63
15. Age 35-44 ..................................................................................... 67

Contents—Continued
Page
Age of reference person and income before taxes—Continued
16. Age 45-54 ...................................................................................
17. Age55-64 ...................................................................................
18. Age 65 and o v e r ..........................................................................

Page
Appendixes—Continued

71
75
79

C. Tables, 1980-81:
Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of
urban consumer units classified by:
C-l. Income before taxes,
1980-81 ........................... 140
C-2. Income before taxes,
1980................................. 144
C-3. Income before taxes,
1981................................. 148

Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban
consumer units classified by:
19. Quintiles of income before taxes, 1982 .................................... 83
20. Income before taxes, 1982.......................................................... 87
21. Age of reference person, 1982.................................................... 91
22. Size of consumer unit, 1982 ...................................................... 95
23. Region of residence, 1982 ............................................................ 99
24. Housing tenure; race of reference person, 1982 ....................... 103
25. Quintiles of income before taxes, 1983 .................................... 107
26. Income before taxes, 1983.......................................................... I l l
27. Age of reference person, 1983.................................................... 115
28. Size of consumer unit, 1983 ...................................................... 119
29. Region of residence, 1983 .......................................................... 123
30. Housing tenure; race of reference person, 1983 ....................... 127
Appendixes:
A. Glossary..............................................................................................
B. Survey m ethods...................................................................................
Table B-l. Analysis of response in the 1980-81
and 1982-83 Interview surveys......................................................
Table B-2. Diary and Interview survey population
counts for selected types of consumer units by
different weighting procedures, 1980-81 ......................................

131
136

Region of residence and income before taxes, 1980-81:
C-4. N o rth east..................................................................
C-5. Midwest.....................................................................
C-6. S outh.........................................................................
C-l. West...........................................................................

152
156
160
164

Age of reference person and income before taxes, 1980-81:
C-8. Age under 25..............................................................
C-9. Age 25-34 ..................................................................
C-10. Age 35-44 ..................................................................
C -ll. Age 45-54 ..................................................................
C -l2. Age 55-64 ..................................................................
C -l3. Age 65 and o v e r........................................................

168
172
176
180
184
188

137
Other publications on the Consumer Expenditure S urvey......................... 192
138

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Interview Survey, 1982-83

penditures. The detail of food expenditures was obtained from a 7-day recall.
The release of a general-purpose public-use tape containing findings from the
1960-61 survey marked the first time microdata had been released on tape by
BLS.
Unlike previous surveys, the 1972-73 survey was carried out by the Bureau
of the Census under contract to BLS. It was also the first BLS expenditure
survey consisting of two separate components: A quarterly Interview panel
survey and a Diary survey. The decision to adopt the diary/interview format
was based on testing of collection methodology performed by BLS, the Census
Bureau, and the Survey Research Laboratory of the University of Illinois.
These tests revealed that data of high quality could be obtained if question­
naires were tailored so that information on larger, more easily recalled ex­
penditures was collected by periodic recall, as done in the quarterly interview;
and for small, less expensive items, by day-to-day recordkeeping, as done by
the diary.

Historical background

Expenditure surveys undertaken by the Bureau of Labor Statistics date back
to the late 19th century. They arose from the need for information by U.S.
Government policymakers. The first survey was conducted from 1888 to 1891
as a result of tariff negotiations between the United States and European coun­
tries. Surveys conducted in 1901 and 1917-19 were in response to rapid price
changes during those periods. The 1901 survey collected data on changes in
food prices; the 1917-19 survey expanded the coverage to all expenditure cate­
gories. It was from information obtained in the 1917-19 survey, which focused
on wage earners and salaried workers living in urban areas, that BLS devel­
oped its first cost-of-living index, which evolved into the Consumer Price In­
dex (CPI).
Studies in the late 1920’s and early 1930’s showed that consumption patterns
of American consumers had changed markedly since the 1917-19 survey. These
changes, combined with the needs of public policy planners attempting to re­
store economic order in the 1930’s, underscored the necessity for new infor­
mation on consumption patterns. During 1934-36, BLS participated in two
separate surveys. One provided the basis for an extensive analysis of the dis­
tribution of income and expenditures and their relationship to such variables
as region, occupation, family composition, and race. The second, a more lim­
ited survey, was used for revision of the CPI and the selection of a new list
of items to be priced in the index.
During 1941-42, BLS and the Department of Agriculture cooperated in con­
ducting a nationwide survey of the civilian noninstitutional population to pro­
vide data on which to base governmental decisions affecting the civilian
economy during World War II. It was the first BLS survey in which scientific
sampling methods were used.
From 1944 to 1949, BLS tested alternative techniques and methodologies
designed to improve subsequent expenditure surveys. As a result, many statis­
tical improvements were incorporated in the expenditure survey of 1950, which
covered the civilian noninstitutional population living in urban areas.
The 1960-61 survey, more ambitious than any of its predecessors, covered
all urban and rural families and single consumers. Data were collected in in­
terviews in which respondents were asked to recall the previous year’s ex­

The continuing Consumer Expenditure Survey

The ongoing Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE), begun in 1980, consists
of two separate components, each with its own questionnaire and sample: 1)
a quarterly Interview survey in which each of the consumer units in the sam­
ple is visited by an interviewer every 3 months over a 12-month period, and
2) a Diary survey in which consumer units are asked to complete a diary of
expenses for two consecutive 1-week periods.1 This bulletin presents the data
collected in the Interview component for 1982 and 1983. Interview data for
1980-81 were published in 1985 (see Bulletin 2225, Consumer Expenditure Sur­
vey: Interview Survey, 1980-81).
Data collection for both components of the survey was carried out by the
Bureau of the Census under contract to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The
Interview survey obtains data on the types of expenditures respondents can be
expected to recall for a period of 3 months or longer. These would include
relatively large expenditures, such as those for property, automobiles, and ma­
jor appliances, and those which occur on a regular basis, such as rent, insur1 See appendix A for the definition of a consumer unit.

1

ance premiums, and apparel. The Interview survey also obtains data on ex­
penditures incurred on trips.
The Diary survey is designed to obtain data on frequently purchased items,
such as food and beverages, both at home and in eating places; tobacco; house­
keeping supplies; nonprescription drugs; and personal care products and serv­
ices. These items are less likely to be recalled accurately by respondents over
longer periods of time. Expenditures incurred while away from home over­
night or longer are excluded from the diary.
While the ongoing survey is similar in many respects to the 1972-73 survey,
there are differences between them. One major difference is the ongoing na­
ture of the present survey, with rotating panels of sample households in the
Interview survey. This provides more timely information on consumption pat­
terns of different kinds of consumer units. Also, in the ongoing survey, stu­
dents living in college- or university-regulated housing report their own ex­
penditures separately, rather than as part of their parents’ households. It is
believed that the expenditures of students were underreported or inaccurately
reported in the 1972-73 survey. The survey concept of the consumer unit
“head” has also changed. Previously, husbands were automatically considered
to be the heads of consumer units in which both husband and wife were present.
The ongoing survey adopts the term “householder” or “reference person,”
defined as the first member of the consumer unit mentioned by the respondent
as an owner (or renter) of the premises at the time of the initial interview. This
is in accordance with procedures for other Government surveys such as the
Current Population Survey. Finally, the data for 1980 through 1983 covered
only the urban population. Beginning in 1984, sample coverage was reinstated
for the entire civilian noninstitutional population, urban and rural. Data for
1972-73, defined on a basis comparable to the current survey, were published
in Bulletin 2225.
The expenditure and income data are presented in 30 tables. Eighteen of the
tables show the 1982-83 average expenditures for the urban2 population tabu­
lated by selected socioeconomic characteristics. Data for 1982 and 1983 are
shown separately in 12 tables. Data classified by income class for 1980 and
1981 were reclassified to match the 1982-83 income classifications and are
shown in appendix C.
Highlights of interview survey results, 1982-83

• Housing expenditures rose sharply between 1980-81 and 1982-83. Hous­
ing expenditures rose for all income groups; the largest increase-almost
2 Due to budget constraints, rural primary sampling units were eliminated from the sample be­
ginning in October 1981. Since the survey is ongoing and comparability over time is important,
only expenditures for the urban population are published for 1982 and 1983. In order to compare
with National Income and Product Accounts, estimates of total population for 1980-81 and 198283 were constructed. (See section on comparisons with other data.)

20 percent-was shown by the top 20 percent of consumers ranked by in­
come. The increase can be attributed to increased expenditures for shelter
and for fuels and utilities.
• Transportation expenditures increased 7 percent from 1980-81 to 198283, despite a 10-percent decline in gasoline expenditures. This increased ex­
penditures for automobiles and other vehicles and associated operating
costs outweighed the decline in gasoline expenditures. The highest income
group accounted for most of the increase as transportation expenditures
for other income groups changed slightly or not at all.
• Among regions, the Northeast showed a smaller increase in expendi­
tures for fuels and utilities than other regions. This was due to the decline
in expenditures for fuel oil, which historically accounts for a larger share
of total fuels and utilities expenditures in that region than in other regions.
• Expenditures for retirement, pensions, and Social Security increased as
a share of total expenditures due to the continuing increases in Social Se­
curity tax rates and the taxable earnings level.
• Expenditures by the age-65-and-over group for entertainment and ap­
parel increased more than the average, possibly because their incomes in­
creased more than the average.
• About half of the total expenditures of households were for housing
and transportation. However, for the lowest income groups, expenditures
for housing represented a much larger percentage of the total than for the
highest income group (chart 1).
• Households in the over-65 age group spent a higher proportion of total
expenditures on food and health care than any other age group. By com­
parison, the age group 25-34 spent a higher proportion on transportation
and retirement, pensions, and Social Security (chart 2).
• Consumers in the West showed the lowest share of housing expendi­
tures spent for utilities, partly because that region had a-relatively large
number of renters whose utilities were included in rent. At the same time,
households in the West spent a larger share for shelter than households
in other regions (chart 3).
• Black households, whose average income was 31 percent lower than
the average for all households, spent 11 percent of their total expenditures
for utilities and fuels compared to 8 percent for other households. Their

housing expenditures as a share of total expenditures were almost 33 per­
cent compared to 31 percent for other households.
• Public transportation expenditures in the West surpassed those in the
Northeast, which historically had the highest expenditure for that com­
ponent. This continued a trend seen in comparisons of 1972-73 with 198081 data, which showed a narrowing of the gap between the two regions.
Public transportation includes air and other travel transportation as well
as intracity mass transit.
• Health care expenses for the second quintile increased more than other
income groups. The share of total expenditures spent for health care in­
creased from 5 to 7 percent while all other groups’ shares stayed constant.
Many of the older consumer units in the survey are located in this income
quintile (the average age of a reference person in this group is almost 49
compared to the U.S. average of 46).
The emerging time series—annual changes

The Consumer Expenditure Survey provides valuable data for cross-sec­
tional analysis. It is the only survey that provides expenditure data that can be
related to income, age, region, and other demographic information. The sur­
vey is also emerging as a time series; 4 years of data have now been published,
and 1984 data will be available early in 1986. Starting with 1985 data, the In­
terview survey will be released on quarterly and annual schedules. In addition,
BLS will publish integrated Diary and Interview survey data in late 1986.
Text table 1 presents annual expenditures for urban consumers for the 4
years 1980-83. Chart 4 shows annual changes in energy expenditures for the
4-year period—electricity and natural gas have steadily increased as a percent­
age of total energy expenditures. Gasoline expenditures, on the other hand,
have steadily decreased.
Interpreting the data

Several factors should be considered in interpreting the expenditure data,
especially when relating averages to individual circumstances. First, the data
are averages for the total urban population. Not all consumer units purchased
cars or major appliances or paid for health insurance during the survey period.
The average expenditure for an item may be considerably lower than the ex­
penditure by those consumer units that purchased the item. The less frequently
an item is purchased, the greater the difference between the average for all
consumer units and the average of those purchasing the item. For instance,
table 1 shows average expenditures for new cars and trucks of about $776,
since only about 8 percent of the consumer units purchased a new vehicle.
However, the cost for those who did make the purchase was almost $10,000.

Text table 1. Annual expenditures of urban consumer units, Interview survey,
1980-83, and percent changes
Percent changes
Item

1980

1981

1982

1983
1980-81 1981-82 1982-83

Number of consumer units in universe
67 610

68,980

70 610

72 531

Consumer unit characteristics:
Income before taxes................................ $19,127 $20,842 $22,256 $23,126
Size of consumer u n it..............................
2.7
2.6
2.6
2.6
Age of householder ................................
46.2
46.3
46.1
46.3
Number in consumer unit:
1.4
1.4
Earners.................................................
1.4
1.3
V ehicles...............................................
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.8
.7
.7
.7
Children under 18
.8
Persons 65 and over
.3
.3
.3
.3
Total expenditures...................................... $16,723 $17,558 $18,071 $19,692
F ood.........................................................
3,185
3,263
3,075
3,198
Food at h o m e ......................................
2,424
2,184
2,224
2,398
Food away from h o m e ........................
787
974
839
891
Alcoholic beverages................................
282
278
283
286
Housing ...................................................
5,582
4,899
5,199
5,980
Shelter .................................................
2,904
3,174
3,349
2,726
1,587
1,722
1,867
Owned dwellings ............................
1,958
Rented dwellings
893
933
1,035
1,063
Other lo d g in g..................................
247
249
272
327
Fuels, utilities, and public services . . . .
1,184
1,340
1,436
1,540
274
257
284
Household operations ........................
248
707
Housefurnishings and equipment
715
715
808
1,084
Apparel and se rvice s..............................
974
975
895
3,504
3,914
Transportation.........................................
3,490
3,416
1,179
1,236
1,565
Vehicles
1,169
1,064
Gasoline and motor o i l ........................
1,184
1,167
1,060
Other vehicle expenses
907
1,047
852
991
Public transportation..........................
210
239
218
239
804
Health ca re ...............................................
730
762
839
Entertainment...........................................
724
799
820
919
184
Personal care services
162
168
153
114
Reading
120
122
131
Education.................................................
228
255
293
209
194
215
Tobacco ...................................................
175
176
Miscellaneous ........................................
259
260
256
283
Cash contributions..................................
481
520
563
588
Personal insurance and pensions
1,204
1,777
1,323
1,469
Life and other personal insurance
274
251
265
255
Retirement, pensions, Social Security
949
1,049
1,218
1,513

2.0

24

27

9.0

6.8

3.9

5.0
2.4
1.1
6.6
1.4
6.1
6.5
8.5
4.5
.8
13.2
-9.5
-1.1
8.8
2.2
.9
-1.4
6.5
13.8
4.4
10.4
5.9
5.3
9.1
.6
.4
8.1
9.9
7.5
10.5

2.9
-5.8
-9.9
6.2
.4
7.4
9.3
8.4
10.9
9.2
7.2
3.6
1.1
.1
.4
4.8
-9.2
9.3
-8.8
5.5
2.6
3.7
1.7
11.8
10.2
-1.5
8.3
11.0
-8.4
16.1

9.0
4.0
1.8
9.3
1.1
7.1
5.5
4.9
2.7
20.2
7.2
10.5
13.0
11.2
11.7
26.6
.4
5.7
9.6
4.4
12.1
9.5
7.4
14.9
10.8
10.5
4.4
21.0
5.6
24.2

Even if such purchases were made, individual consumer units may have spent
more or less than the average. Income, age of family members, geographic
location, and individual preferences are among the factors which influence ex­
penditures. Even within a group with similar characteristics, there may be sig­
nificant variation.
Second, expenditures reported here are the direct out-of-pocket expenditures

Chart 1. Percent distribution of total expenditures for selected
income groups, Interview survey, 1982-83

Chart 2. Percent distribution of total expenditures for selected
age groups, Interview survey, 1982-83

Lowest 20 percent

Highest 20 percent

25-34

65 and over
Age

Chart 3. Percent distribution of housing expenditures by
region, Interview survey, 1982-83

Chart 4. Percent distribution of energy expenditures by year,
Interview survey, 1980-83

Percent

Northeast

Midwest
Region

South

West

Household operations

] Utilities

1 Other fuels

Furniture and equipment

| Shelter

Natural gas

Electricity
Gasoline

of consumer units for the particular component. Indirect expenditures, which
may be significant, may appear elsewhere. For example, rental contracts often
include utilities. Renters with such contracts would record no direct expense
for utilities and, therefore, appear to have lower utility expenses. Other costs
do not appear at all. For example, consumer units with members whose em­
ployers pay for health insurance or life insurance would have lower direct ex­
pense for these items than those who pay the entire amount themselves.
Third, approximately 60 to 70 percent of detailed expenditures are covered
in the Interview survey. More aggregated expenditure estimates for food and
other selected items account for an additional 20 to 25 percent of total ex­
penditures. Excluded are nonprescription drugs, household supplies, and per­
sonal care items. The Interview survey must be integrated with the Diary sur­
vey to provide a complete picture of expenditures.
Price change. Changes in consumer spending are related to the economic and
social environment of the periods being compared. A major factor in changes
in expenditure and consumption patterns is the change in the prices of goods
and services. Increases in the prices of goods and services are reflected in ex­
penditure increases unless consumers modify their consumption behavior. If
consumers substitute less expensive goods and services or simply cut their con­
sumption of more expensive goods and services, expenditure increases will not
correspond directly to price increases.
Text table 2 compares the percent changes in expenditures from the Inter­
view survey with percent changes in prices for selected components of the
Consumer Price Index between 1980-81 and 1982-83. The definitions and cov­
erage of the CPI components may not correspond exactly to those of the In­
terview survey. The change in the total CPI is not compared, however, be­
cause the concept of homeownership cost is totally different in the CE survey
and the CPI, and because cash contributions and personal insurance are not
included in the CPI. In comparing price and expenditure changes by compo­
nent, the changes for energy-related components stand out. Large price in­
creases for fuels, utilities, and public services were reflected in large expendi­
ture increases. However, while prices of gasoline and motor oil dropped only
slightly, expenditures for those items decreased sharply.
Expenditure data for food are presented here because a general question on
food costs is asked in the Interview survey. The responses indicate that the
food-at-home component declined in 1982-83 from 1980-81, causing total food
expenditures to decline. The CPI-U for these components increased over the
same time period. Although food data are collected in both the Interview and
Diary surveys, the diary is the primary instrument designed to collect detailed
food data.
Changes in income.

A major influence on consumers is a change in real in-

Text table 2. Percent changes in selected annual expenditures of urban
consumer units, Interview survey, and changes in Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers, 1980-81 to 1982-83
Percent change

Item

Interview survey

CPI-U

Food...........................................................................................
Food at hom e........................................................................
Food away from h o m e ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages..................................................................
Housing;
Rented dw ellings..............................................................
Other lodging....................................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services.......................................
Household operations ..........................................................
Housefurnishings..................................................................

-2.7
-8.6
14.8
1.8
14.5
14.9
21.0
17.9
4.2
7.2

15.3
'20.6
’20.6
’ 12.0
8.9

Apparel and services................................................................
Transportation..........................................................................
Vehicles................................................................................
Gasoline and motor o i l ..........................................................
Other vehicle expenses........................................................
Public transportation............................................................

10.2
7.5
19.4
-9.6
15.9
1.3

6.3
11.4
’22.3
-1.7
’ 11.8
25.7

Health c a r e ...............................
Entertainment ..........................................................................
Personal care services..............................................................
Reading ....................................................................................
Education..................................................................................
Tobacco ....................................................................................

10.2
14.2
11.4
8.5
25.1
17.1

22.4
12.9
12.4
'19.5
’26.4
26.8

9.1
7.7
12.3
10.2

’ Estimated; adjusted to match Interview survey
components.

come, that is, the change in income adjusted for change in prices. Between
1980-81 and 1982-83, income reported in the Interview survey increased 14
percent before income taxes.3
There is no completely correct price index for deflating income, but it is
common practice to use the CPI for this purpose.4The CPI increased by about
17 percent from 1980-81 to 1982-83, contributing to a slight decline in real in­
come over that period.5 Total expenditures increased by about 10 percent, re­
sulting in a slightly larger decline than the decline in income, if similarly de­
flated by the CPI.
Any analysis of income from household surveys must take into account the
3Income averages are derived only from complete income reporters (see appendix A for definition).
4Robert Gillingham and John S. Greenlees, “The Incorporation of Direct Taxes into a Consumer
Price Index,” in Price Level Measurement, W. Erwin Diewert and Claude Montmarquette, eds.
(Statistics Canada, 1983), pp. 619-54. See also Jack E. Triplett, “Escalation Measures: What Is the
Answer? What Is the Question?” in Price Level Measurement, pp. 457-87.
’ Income is reported for the last 12 months and therefore includes 1979 income for many 1980
respondents. 1980 and 1982 were used as the midpoints for measuring the comparable change from
1980-81 to 1982-83 in the Consumer Price Index.

special problems involved in obtaining responses to income questions. There
was a modest improvement in the reporting of income in the CE survey in
1982-83 from 1980-81 as the number of consumer units classified as incomplete
reporters (see appendix A for definitions) dropped from 16 to 14 percent. The
problems associated with reporting of income in household surveys are well
known and documented in other surveys.6There may be either refusals or lack
of information on the part of the respondent about the income of all family
members. In addition, there has always been underreporting of property in­
come, that is, interest, dividends, and rent. Even consumer units classified as
complete income reporters may not have provided a complete accounting of
all income from all sources.
The average income for complete income reporters is an approximation of
average income for all respondents. Therefore, in all tables, only income data
for complete income reporters are included.

The PCE estimates represent the market value of goods and services pur­
chased by the entire personal sector in the United States. The series is derived
by complex methods which trace the flow of goods and services through the
economy. While the data are not directly subject to the quantifiable sampling
errors found in household surveys, they are subject to errors in the source data
and to difficulties in applying complex procedures for allocating these data
among the final demand sectors.8
Differences in concept and coverage require adjustments to both BLS and
Commerce data to permit a comparison. With these adjustments, comparisons
can be made for many categories of consumer spending.9 The degree of con­
cordance varies by component, as noted in text table 3. Where differences in
concept are so great as to make the comparison meaningless, such as for health
care or education, the data are not shown.
Text table 3 shows aggregates for selected expenditure categories in the
1980-81 and 1982-83 Interview surveys, adjusted for comparability with Com­
merce data, and the resulting ratios. The ratios indicate that the Interview sur­
vey, with some exceptions, produced lower estimates of consumer expendi­
tures for the major categories of consumption than those recorded in the Com­
merce series. However, the relationship between the two series over time has
remained generally constant.

Demographic changes. Changes in the makeup of the population also affect
spending patterns. Although demographic changes are not usually apparent
over relatively short time periods, such as from 1980-81 to 1982-83, some
changes among specific groups of consumers can be seen. For example, while
the total number of consumer units rose by about 5 percent between 1980-81
and 1982-83, the number with the householder aged 35-44 jumped 14 percent
as the baby-boom generation moved into this age group. On the other hand,
the less-than-25 age group actually dropped 5 percent. Geographic shifts can
also be seen as the number of consumer units in the Northeast, South and West
regions increased more than the Midwest. Since different segments of the
population have different patterns of expenditures, such social and economic
changes may have a significant impact on the overall pattern of consumer spend­
ing.

Residential Energy Consumption Survey. The Energy Information Administra­
tion of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) publishes data collected in the
Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) on expenditures for electric­
ity, natural gas, fuel oil and kerosene, and liquefied petroleum gas. Data on
motor fuel are collected and published separately. To make the comparison,
time periods and fuel types were matched to the extent possible. However,
some difference is to be expected because imputations are made in the DOE
surveys for the money value of utilities included in residential rents, and for
motor fuels for households which did own vehicles but did not report
expenditures.

Comparisons with other data sources

As part of the evaluation of the survey results, BLS compared aggregate
expenditure estimates obtained from the Interview survey with alternative, in­
dependent sources of data.

8At each stage of the flow, cost and profit margins are estimated to arrive at a final market value
of goods and services sold to consumers. The primary source of data is the Census of Manufac­
tures and other economic censuses. Since these censuses are available only every 5 years, each
component of the series is updated between censuses from various other secondary sources. Once
new data are available from the census, the components of personal consumption expenditures are
revised to accord with this benchmark. (The 1972 Census of Manufactures is the current bench­
mark.) Estimates also may be revised as other source data become available and are incorporated
more frequently. In the past, revisions for some components have resulted in substantial changes.
A detailed description of the derivation of personal consumption expenditures, as well as the other
components of the National Income and Product Accounts, is found in Development o f National
Income Measures, Supplement to Survey o f Current Business (Bureau of Economic Analysis, 1954).
9For a detailed comparison of the 1972-73 Consumer Expenditure Survey and the Commerce
series, see Robert B. Pearl, “Reevaluation of the 1972-73 U.S. Consumer Expenditure Survey,”
Technical Paper No. 46 (Bureau of the Census, July 1979).

Personal consumption expenditures in National Income and Product Ac­
counts. Historically, the principal source of independent estimates used for these
comparisons has been the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) compo­
nent of the National Income and Product Accounts, prepared by the Bureau of
Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce. Since the Commerce estimates
cover the total population, comparisons are made on that basis7 and on the basis of
aggregates rather than averages.
6See Current Population Reports, series P-60, No. 142 (Bureau of the Census, 1984), p. 214.
7See footnote 2.

7

Text table 3. Estimated aggregate expenditures for selected categories of consumption
from Interview survey and ratios to personal consumption expenditures in National
Income and Product Accounts, 1980-81 and 1982-83

Item

Interview survey
aggregate expenditures
(in millions)

Ratio of Interview survey
aggregate to personal con­
sumption expenditures (PCE)

1980-81

1982-83

1980-81

1982-83

Food ................................................................
Food at home...............................................
Food away from hom e.................................
Alcoholic beverages.......................................
Flousing
Rented dwellings1 .......................................
Other lodging...............................................
Fuel, utilities, and public services2..............
Household operations3 ...............................
Housefurnishings and equipment4..............

$259,942
198,557
61,385
21,934

$265,515
190,580
74,935
23,499

0.85
.86
.80
.48

0.77
.74
.83
.47

63,362
11,388
104,615
10,656
55,286

78,124
13,763
128,254
12,646
61,105

.89
1.14
.87
.74
.67

.89
1.17
.87
.82
.66

Apparel and services.......................................
Transportation.................................................
Vehicles........................................................
Gasoline, motor o il.......................................
Other vehicle expenses...............................
Public transportation...................................
Entertainment.................................................
Personal care services ...................................
Reading............................................................
Tobacco............................................................
Miscellaneous.................................................

.73,633
227,131
78,033
99,661
33,648
15,789
61,947
11,909
11,089
14,718
16,848

85,086
254,607
101,999
95,032
40,739
16,837
72,895
13,984
13,984
18,096
19,506

.58
.95
1.02
1.11
.63
.87
.71
1.42
.70
.67
.55

.60
.98
1.05
1.05
.68
.83
.70
1.50
.73
.68
.50

' Total rent in the Interview survey is contract
rent, which includes utilities for some renters. In
PCE, data are for space rent, excluding any charges
for utilities.
2 The Interview survey concept covers direct
costs of utilities and fuels by homeowners and
renters. PCE data cover total expenditures for
utilities and fuels even if paid by landlords.
3 Various subcategories were combined to ap­

proximate equivalent content.
4 PCE concept of dealer margin as the purchase
value of used cars could not be matched. Vehicle
puchases, trade-ins, and sales from Interview
survey data were combined to obtain an approx­
imate total for new and used cars.
NOTE: Estimates are for the total population, ur­
ban and rural.

The comparison shows that the Interview estimates were lower than those
from the Energy Department survey for the urban population. For the three
household fuel categories combined, the Interview estimate was 12 to 25 per­
cent lower (text table 4). This is the direction one would expect from the dif­
ferences in the collection and estimation methodology. Changing proportions
of renters to owners or the proportion of renters whose utilities are included
in their rent would influence this ratio. The Interview estimate for motor fuels
was about the same as that of the Energy Department (text table 5).
National Health Accounts. The Health Care Financing Administration of the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services publishes total aggregate
health costs of the United States in the National Health Accounts (NHA).
Out-of-pocket expenditures for medical care, also called direct patient pay-

Text table 4. Estimates of consumer expenditures for household energy from Interview
survey and ratio to Department of Energy survey estimates, April 1980-March 1983
Interview survey
(in billions)

Ratio of Interview survey
aggregate to DOE estimate

Item
Apr. 80- Apr. 81- Apr. 82- Apr. 80- Apr. 81- Apr. 82Mar. 81 Mar. 82 Mar. 83 Mar. 81 Mar. 82 Mar. 83
Household fu e ls .......................................................
Natural g a s ............................................................
E lectricity..............................................................
Other fu e ls '............................................................
' For the Interview survey, this category includes
fuel oil, bottled or tank gas, wood, and
miscellaneous fuels. DOE estimates include fuel oil,
kerosone, and liquefied petroleum.

$66.0
19.2
37.5
9.9

$65.9
16.4
37.3
12.2

$65.5
21.6
36.4
7.5

0.88
.85
.93
.79

0.78
.78
.82
.64

0.75
.80
.75
.61

Source: BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey and

Residential Energy Consumption Survey: Con­
sumption and Expenditures, April through March (an­
nual) (Energy Information
Department of Energy).

Administration,

U.S.

Text table 5. Estimates of consumer expenditures for motor fuels from the Interview
survey and Department of Energy survey, January 1980 to September 1981, and 1983
Motor fuel expenditures
(in billions)

Time period

January 1980 - September 1981...............................................
1983 ...........................................................................................
Source: BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey and

Residential Transportation
Energy Consumption Survey: C onsum ption P attern s o f

Interview
survey

DOE
survey

97.5
95.6

94.4
95.1

Ratio

1.03
1.01

Household Vehicles, 1983 (Energy Information
Administration, U.S. Department of Energy).

ments, are calculated in the NHA as total health care costs less estimated to­
tal third-party payments. Total health care costs include payments from all
sources, public and private. Third-party payments are those made by govern­
ments, commercial insurance companies, and other nonhousehold sources. The
sources of data vary with the type of commodity or service. Since the NHA
direct patient payments estimate is a residual, it is subject to possible errors in
both the estimates from which it is derived.
Text table 6 shows a comparison of aggregate direct patient payments from
the NHA and aggregate out-of-pocket medical care expenditures from the
Consumer Expenditure Survey. The CE estimates include out-of-pocket medi­
cal care expenditures from the Interview survey plus expenditures for overthe-counter drugs, medical supplies, and miscellaneous items collected in the
Diary survey. Health insurance and nursing home care were excluded from
the comparison.
Aggregate medical care expenditures were $54 billion in 1982-83, as reported
in the CE survey, or about 83 percent of the $65 billion reported in the NHA.
Of the CE total, approximately $17 billion were spent on commodities and $37

Text table 6. Estimated aggregate expenditures and percent changes for medical care,
Consumer Expenditure Surveys and National Health Accounts,11980-81 and 1982-83
Consumer Expenditure
Survey
Item

Medical care, total2 ..................
Medical commodities, total . .
Drugs and sundries3..........
Medical equipment and
su p p lie s...........................
Medical services, to ta l..........
Professional services........
Hospital care4 ..................

National Health
Accounts

Ratio
(CE/NHA)

Percent
Percent
1980-81 1982-83 change 1980-81 1982-83 change 1980-81 1982-83
46.5
14.2
11.8

54.2
17.0
14.3

16.6
19.7
21.2

55.2
19.9
15.5

65.2
22.0
17.7

18.3
10.6
14.2

0.84
.71
.76

0.83
.77
.81

2.4
32.3
27.7
4.6

2.7
37.2
31.1
6.1

12.5
15.2
12.3
32.6

4.4
35.3
28.8
6.5

4.3
43.3
35.1
8.2

-2.3
22.7
21.9
26.2

55
.92
.96
.71

63
.86
.89
.74

1 NHA data are from “ Health Care Expenditures,
1983,” Health Care Financing Review, winter 1984,
Vol. 6, No. 2 (Health Care Financing Administration,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services);
1980 NHA estimates and hospital care estimates
are from the Office of Financial and Actuarial
Analysis, Health Care Financing Administration.
2 Health insurance and nursing home care ex­
penditures are excluded. Health insurance
payments by consumers are not estimated in the
NHA, and nursing home care is not comparable bet­
ween the CES and NHA.
3 Drugs end sundries includes prescription drugs

and medical supplies from the Interview survey and
over-the-counter drugs, topicals and dressings from
the Diary survey.
4 Adjusted hospital care estimates for 1981-83
were provided by the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Health Care Financing Administra­
tion, Office of Financial and Actuarial Analysis. The
adjustments were made to the published estimates
to exclude nonpatient revenues of community
hospitals. For 1980, the proportion of out-of-pocket
to total expenditures for hospital care was assumed
to be the same as in 1981.

billion on services. The commodities total was 77 percent of the NHA esti­
mate, and services were 86 percent of the NHA estimate.
Medical care expenditures in the CE survey rose approximately 17 percent
between 1980-81 and 1982-83 compared to an 18-percent increase in the direct
patient payments in the NHA. During the same period, medical care, as meas­
ured in the CPI-U, rose 13 percent.

not have a significant impact. An important difference between surveys is that
CPS makes specific imputations for income nonresponse based on demographic
characteristics; the CE does not. This particularly affects the comparisons
where nonresponse levels are traditionally high, as for property income and
its components (text table 7).
As can be seen in text table 7, CE total income data compare well with
those of the CPS. Total income for the CE averages about 90 to 95 percent
of the CPS. The drop in the CE/CPS farm income ratio in 1982 is likely due
to the loss of funding for collection of data for the rural population in 1981.
As mentioned above, the low ratios for property income and its components
are due to CPS imputations. In 1982, the question on Social Security income
was changed to clarify the Medicare component. This probably accounts for
the increase in reporting.
Diary Survey (1980-83). Only data collected in the Interview survey are pre­
sented in this bulletin. Expenditures for some components shown here are also
included in Bulletin 2245 showing results from the Diary survey. However,
expenditure amounts for components common to both surveys may differ for
several reasons. For food-at-home expenditures, respondents in the Interview
survey are asked to estimate their usual monthly expenditures at the grocery
store for the 3-month period prior to the Interview survey, and how much of
the expenditure was for nonfood items, which is then subtracted from the to­
tal. Food expenditures at specialty and convenience stores are added to give

Text table 7. Ratios of consumer unit income from the interview survey and
the Current Population Survey, 1980-83
Ratio of income (CE/CPS)1
Income category

Current Population Survey. Using data from the Current Population Survey
(CPS),10 comparisons were made with CE Interview estimates of total family
income before taxes and by income components. The CE income components
were rearranged into similar categories to adjust for conceptual differences
between the surveys.
The CPS income data for families and unrelated individuals were combined
to approximate the CE definition of consumer units. The CPS data were then
converted to sample means. Both the CPS and CE publish calendar year esti­
mates. However, the CPS collects data in March for the previous calendar
year, while CE collects income information for the last 12 months in the sec­
ond and fifth interviews of the consumer unit. This timing difference should

Total in co m e ...................................................
Wage or salary............................................
N o n fa rm .....................................................
F a rm .........................................................
Property.......................................................
Interest ..................................................
Other property income ..........................
Transfer and all other income
payments...................................................
Social Security and Railroad
Retirement in co m e ..............................
Public assistance and welfare
Supplemental in co m e............................
Retirement and an n u itie s ......................
All o th e r...................................................

10 “Money Income of Households, Families, and Persons in the U.S.,” Current Population Survey,
series P-60.

1 CE data are for complete reporters of income
(see glossary for definition).

1980

1981

1982

1983

0.91
.97
.57
.88
.55
.49
.65

0.93
.99
.79
.96
.49
.44
.60

0.94
1.00
.67
.55
.51
.49
.57

0.94
.99
.71
.66
.52
.47
.62

.89

.92

.96

1.01

.91
.81
1.23
.93
,78

.93
.83
.95
1.01
.77

1.06
.89
.82
1.00
.67

1.14
.85
1.03
.95
.81

_i

an estimate of food at home. Similarly, respondents are asked their usual
monthly expenses for food away from home in the Interview survey. In the
Diary survey, respondents keep an itemized record of daily expenditures on
food and other items.
Text table 8 shows expenditures for food and alcoholic beverages as col­
lected in both the Interview and Diary surveys. Differences in total food ex­
penditures between the two surveys decreased considerably in 1982 and 1983
from 1980 and 1981. The Interview survey estimates were 19 percent higher
than the Diary survey estimates in 1980 and 14 percent higher in 1981. How­
ever, in 1982 the Interview was 1 percent higher, and in 1983, less than 4 per­
cent higher.
While the difference between the surveys in total food expenditures was
small in 1982 and 1983, the differences between the surveys in the two sub­
components of total food—food at home and food away from home—were
large. Food-at-home expenditures in the Interview survey were about 39 per­
cent higher than the Diary survey in 1980 and 32 percent higher in 1981. The
difference dropped to 17 percent in 1982 and rose slightly to 21 percent in
1983.
Results for food away from home varied in the opposite direction; the esti­
mates were lower in the Interview survey than in the Diary survey by about
24 to 31 percent. Expenditures for food while on trips were excluded from the

Interview estimates in text table 8 to allow comparison with the Diary esti­
mates. Expenditures while on trips are not collected in the Diary survey. Dif­
ferences between the surveys in expenditures for alcoholic beverages were
quite small for all 4 years. Although food and alcoholic beverage data are col­
lected in both the Interview and Diary surveys, the diary is the primary in­
strument designed to collect detailed food and alcoholic beverage data.
Future improvements in weighting methods

Analysis of the results from the first few years of the CE survey revealed
problems with the weighting procedure—the method by which the sample of
interviewed households is made to represent the population. Currently, the
procedure is similar to that used in other large household surveys, such as the
Current Population Survey. It is composed of four steps. The objective of the
first three steps is to assign a weight to each sample household that reflects
not only the sample design, but also field subsampling and the unavailability
of some sampled households for interview. The function of the fourth step—
called principal-person weighting—is to incorporate the most recent Census
population data by detailed age, sex, and race categories into a final adjustment
of the sample weights, thereby ensuring that the surveys are representative of
these characteristics of the population sampled.
Two problems were noted in this final step. It was found that, in some cases,
the age, sex, and race population estimates from the CE survey varied sub­
stantially from the Census data and, further, that demographic estimates from
the Diary and Interview surveys were often inconsistent with each other.
As a result of a major theoretical and applied research effort, BLS devel­
oped a new procedure for the fourth step. The procedure, called generalized
least squares, was developed from an algorithm orginally proposed by statis­
ticians at the Census Bureau. Its application will considerably narrow the dif­
ferences between the CE and Census population counts and the differences
between the consumer unit counts of the two surveys. Once outside profes­
sional review has been completed, BLS plans to use the new weighting method
in the publication of forthcoming consumer expenditure data. While the new
procedure changes the number of consumer units, the impact on mean expendi­
tures is small. Further details on the current and new procedures are given in
appendix B.

Text table 8. Average annual expenditures by urban consumer units for food and
alcoholic beverages, Diary and Interview surveys, 1980-83
Diary
1980

1981

1982

Interview
1983

1980

1981

1982

1983

F oo d .................................................................... $2,541 $2,711 $2,851 $2,880 $3,021 $3,086 $2,869 $2,976
Food at h o m e ................................................. 1,720 1,831 1,862 1,831 2,398 2,424 2,184 2,224
752
685
662
989 1,049 '623
880
820
Food away .....................................................
267
268
265
268
276
274
293 2264
Alcoholic beverages
' Interview estimates exclude: Meals away from
home (on trips), food prepared by CU's on trips, and
meals as pay.

2 Interview estimates exclude:
beverages on trips,

Alcoholic

10

Table 1. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by QUINTILES OF INCOME BEFORE
TAXES, Interview Survey, 1982-83
Total
complete
reoortina

Lowest
20 percent

Second
20 percent

Third
20 percent

Fourth
20 percent

Highest
20 percent

Incomplete
reporting
of
income

71,570
45,089

61,763
38,782

12,328
7,753

12,321
7,571

12,373
7,796

12,337
7,917

12,403
7,745

9,808
6,307

Income before taxes 1 ......................................................

$22,702

$22,702

$4,097

$10,611

$18,129

$28,231

$52,267

-

Income after taxes 1 ........................................................

20,182

20,182

3,985

10,009

16,495

25,083

45,191

--

Size of consumer unit......................................................

2.6

2.6

1.8

2.3

2.6

3.0

3.3

2.7

Age of reference person..................................................

46.2

45.8

49.9

48.7

43.8

42.3

44.3

48.6

1.3
1.8
.7
.3

1.3
1.8
.7
.3

.6
.8
.4
.4

1.0
1.3
.6
.5

1.3
1.8
.8
.3

1.7
2.3
.9
.2

2.1
2.8
.9
.1

1.4
1.8
.6
.3

Housing tenure:
Homeowner.............................................................
R enter.....................................................................

60
40

59
41

35
65

48
52

56
44

70
30

87
13

66
34

Race of reference person:
B lack.......................................................................
White and other.......................................................

11
89

11
89

19
81

15
85

10
90

8
92

5
95

12
88

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) ......................................................
High school (9-1 2)...................................................
College.....................................................................
Never attended and oth er........................................

12
44
44
1

12
44
44

23
45
31
1

17
51
31
1

10
50
39
(*)

5
44
51

3
29
68
(*)

12
43
45
1

84

52

81

92

96

98

82

Item

All
consumer
units

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...........................
Number of sample interviews..............................................

Complete reportina of income

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners........................................................................
Vehicles.......................................................................
Children under 1 8 ........................................................
Persons 65 and over....................................................
Percent reporting:

At least one vehicle owned..........................................

84

O

11

0

Table 1. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by QUINTILES OF INCOME BEFORE
TAXES, Interview Survey, 1982-83
ComDlete reoortina of income

Incomplete
reporting
of
income

Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reDortina

Lowest
20 percent

Second
20 percent

Third
20 percent

Fourth
20 percent

Highest
20 percent

Total expenditures...............................................................

$18,892

$18,981

$8,324

$12,155

$16,733

$22,425

$35,171

$18,334

Food................................................................................
Food at home..............................................................
Food away from hom e.................................................

3,137
2,204
933

3,083
2,166
917

1,753
1,326
428

2,333
1,781
552

2,877
2,080
796

3,606
2,535
1,071

4,834
3,100
1,734

3,482
2,448
1,034

Alcoholic beverages.........................................................

285

287

134

196

273

359

468

274

Housing............................................................................
Shelter.........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest..................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses...................................................
Rented dwellings.....................................................
Other lodging...........................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s ..............................................................
Electricity.................................................................
Fuel oil and other fu e ls............................................
Telephone................................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations.................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment.................................
Household textiles...................................................
Furniture..................................................................
Floor coverings........................................................
Major appliances......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

5,784
3,262
1,913
1,134
391

5,737
3,248
1,889
1,130
373

2,980
1,730
582
228
168

3,994
2,203
833
319
244

5,032
2,832
1,322
684
275

6,466
3,635
2,230
1,394
415

10,188
5,824
4,462
3,015
763

6,078
3,353
2,066
1,157
501

388
1,049
300
1,489
312
533
111
395
137
271
215
56
762
77
253
44
123
62
204

385
1,070
289
1,459
302
523
106
391
137
269
213
56
761
78
250
42
124
61
206

186
1,028
120
901
197
296
73
262
72
124
93
31
225
28
67
10
40
24
56

270
1,250
120
1,223
259
423
105
334
101
154
115
38
414
48
131
22
81
39
93

363
1,325
185
1,388
292
490
113
371
122
197
150
46
616
60
191
34
125
51
155

421
1,112
293
1,662
339
607
107
448
160
292
235
57
877
83
293
38
152
68
242

684
636
725
2,116
424
795
130
540
228
578
472
106
1,669
171
568
104
220
123
483

408
920
367
1,677
376
600
143
423
135
280
223
58
767
74
269
55
118
65
186

Apparel...........................................................................
Men and boys..............................................................
Men, 16 and o ve r....................................................
Boys, 2 to 15...........................................................
Women and g irls.........................................................
Women, 16 and over................................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ...........................................................
Children under 2 .........................................................
Footwear.....................................................................
Other apparel products and services...........................

1,030
258
209
49
415
351
64
35
119
203

1,029
256
206
49
410
346
64
36
120
207

429
88
70
18
178
156
22
17
57
89

612
133
104
29
240
208
32
28
78
133

870
208
160
49
342
284
58
37
108
176

1,174
301
238
64
459
373
85
45
143
226

2,054
546
459
87
829
707
122
55
213
411

1,037
272
227
44
450
386
63
29
110
177

12

Table 1. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by QUINTILES OF INCOME BEFORE
TAXES, Interview Survey, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total expenditures...............................................................

ComDlete reDOrtina of income

Incomplete
reporting
of
income

Total
complete
reDortina

Lowest
20 percent

Second
20 percent

Third
20 percent

Fourth
20 percent

$18,892

$18,981

$8,324

$12,155

$16,733

$22,425

$35,171

$18,334

Food................................................................................
Food at home..............................................................
Food away from hom e.................................................

3,137
2,204
933

3,083
2,166
917

1,753
1,326
428

2,333
1,781
552

2,877
2,080
796

3,606
2,535
1,071

4,834
3,100
1,734

3,482
2,448
1,034

Alcoholic beverages.........................................................

285

287

134

196

273

359

468

274

Housing...........................................................................
Shelter.........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest..................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses...................................................
Rented dwellings.....................................................
Other lodging...........................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s ..............................................................
Electricity..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fu e ls............................................
Telephone................................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations.................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment.................................
Household textiles...................................................
Furniture..................................................................
Floor coverings........................................................
Major appliances......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

5,784
3,262
1,913
1,134
391

5,737
3,248
1,889
1,130
373

2,980
1,730
582
228
168

3,994
2,203
833
319
244

5,032
2,832
1,322
684
275

6,466
3,635
2,230
1,394
415

10,188
5,824
4,462
3,015
763

6,078
3,353
2,066
1,157
501

388
1,049
300
1,489
312
533
111
395
137
271
215
56
762
77
253
44
123
62
204

385
1,070
289
1,459
302
523
106
391
137
269
213
56
761
78
250
42
124
61
206

186
1,028
120
901
197
296
73
262
72
124
93
31
225
28
67
10
40
24
56

270
1,250
120
1,223
259
423
105
334
101
154
115
38
414
48
131
22
81
39
93

363
1,325
185
1,388
292
490
113
371
122
197
150
46
616
60
191
34
125
51
155

421
1,112
293
1,662
339
607
107
448
160
292
235
57
877
83
293
38
152
68
242

684
636
725
2,116
424
795
130
540
228
578
472
106
1,669
171
568
104
220
123
483

408
920
367
1,677
376
600
143
423
135
280
223
58
767
74
269
55
118
65
186

Apparel...........................................................................
Men and boys..............................................................
Men, 16 and o ve r....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ...........................................................
Women and g irls .........................................................
Women, 16 and over................................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ...........................................................
Children under 2 .........................................................
Footwear ......................................................................
Other apparel products and services...........................

1,030
258
209
49
415
351
64
35
119
203

1,029
256
206
49
410
346
64
36
120
207

429
88
70
18
178
156
22
17
57
89

612
133
104
29
240
208
32
28
78
133

870
208
160
49
342
284
58
37
108
176

1,174
301
238
64
459
373
85
45
143
226

2,054
546
459
87
829
707
122
55
213
411

1,037
272
227
44
450
386
63
29
110
177

12

Highest
20 percent

Table 1. Continued— Selected characteristica and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by QUINTILES OF INCOME BEFORE
TAXES, Interview Survey, 1982-83
ComDlete reoortina of income

Incomplete
reporting
of
income

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reDortina

Lowest
20 percent

Second
20 percent

Third
20 percent

Fourth
20 percent

Highest
20 percent

Money income before taxes............................................
Wages and salaries.....................................................
Self-employment income..............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement...................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property income.........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits......................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps..................................................
Regular contributions for support................................
Other income..............................................................

22,702
17,727
986

22,702
17,727
986

4,097
1,294
-239

10,611
5,671
246

18,129
13,437
467

28,231
23,768
942

52,267
44,309
3,501

2,337

2,337

1,956

3,273

2,831

1,924

1,701

883

883

123

445

663

915

2,260

258

258

144

277

327

322

220

258
192
60

258
192
60

633
140
45

426
209
64

134
220
49

55
238
66

46
154
75

Personal taxes................................................................
Federal income taxes..................................................
State and local income taxes......................................
Other taxes.................................................................

2,519
2,063
405
51

2,519
2,063
405
51

111
73
21
17

602
467
107
28

1,634
1,303
291
41

3,148
2,540
544
64

7,076
5,912
1,058
105

Other money receipts......................................................

230

230

119

137

149

217

524

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

327

319

88

131

228

412

736

374

29
41
16
19

30
41
16
20

11
15
4
8

19
27
11
14

32
35
15
19

32
44
18
20

57
85
32
39

24
39
15
14

15
6
344

15
6
334

4
2
157

9
5
182

11
6
222

17
6
326

32
12
778

16
6
412

Item

Sources of income and personal taxes:1

—
—

—

--

_
—
—

--

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over.........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 ........................................
Jewelry and watches...................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares...............................................................
Household textiles......................................................
All other g ifts ..............................................................

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from “ Complete income reporters”
only; see glossary.

2 Value less than .5.

14

Table 2. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by INCOME BEFORE
TAXES, Interview Survey, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ..........................
Number of sample interviews..............................................

ComDlete reoortina of income
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$19,999
$14,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

11,685
7,430

7,558
4,832

9,112
5,603

$17,268

$24,587

$34,353

$57,777

11,553

15,772

21,886

30,246

49,870

2.1

2.3

2.5

2.9

3.1

3.3

46.8

53.1

46.3

44.1

42.2

42.5

44.8

1.3
1.8
.7
.3

.6
.7
.4
.3

.7
1.0
.5
.6

1.1
1.4
.6
.4

1.3
1.7
.7
.3

1.6
2.2
.9
.2

1.9
2.5
.9
.1

2.2
2.9
.9
.1

60
40

59
41

31
69

45
55

47
53

54
46

65
35

78
22

89
11

Race of reference person:
B lack......................................................................
White and other......................................................

11
89

11
89

20
80

17
83

13
87

10
90

9
91

7
93

4
96

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) .....................................................
High school (9-12)..................................................
College....................................................................
Never attended and other.......................................

12
44
44
1

12
44
44
(*)

23
41
35
1

21
51
27
1

16
50
34
1

11
49
40

7
47
46

3
41
56
(*)

2
25
72

At least one vehicle owned.........................................

84

84

46

68

85

Total
complete
reDortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

71,570
45,089

61,763
38,782

6,949
4,586

10,357
6,225

8,572
5,348

7,531
4,758

Income before taxes 1 .....................................................

$22,702

$22,702

$2,515

$7,334

$12,280

Income after taxes ' .......................................................

20,182

20,182

2,462

7,035

Size of consumer unit......................................................

2.6

2.6

1.7

Age of reference person.................................................

46.2

45.8

1.3
1.8
.7
.3

Housing tenure:
Homeowner.............................................................
Renter....................................................................

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners.......................................................................
Vehicles......................................................................
Children under 1 8 .......................................................
Persons 65 and over...................................................
Percent reporting:

15

0

0
92

96

98

O
98

Table 2. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by INCOME BEFORE
TAXES, Interview Survey, 1982-83
ComDlete reDOrtina of income
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
to
$19,999
$29,999
$14,999

Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reDortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

Total expenditures...............................................................

$18,892

$18,981

$7,956

$9,854

$13,203

$15,996

Food................................................................................
Food at home..............................................................
Food away from hom e.................................................

3,137
2,204
933

3,083
2,166
917

1,651
1,215
436

2,056
1,611
444

2,441
1,823
618

Alcoholic beverages.........................................................

285

287

130

144

Housing...........................................................................
Shelter.........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest.................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses...................................................
Rented dwellings .....................................................
Other lodging...........................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s ..............................................................
Electricity.................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels............................................
Telephone................................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations .................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses ......................................
Housefumishings and equipment.................................
Household textiles...................................................
Furniture..................................................................
Floor coverings ........................................................
Major appliances......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

5,784
3,262
1,913
1,134
391

5,737
3,248
1,889
1,130
373

2,846
1,682
620
282
160

388
1,049
300
1,489
312
533
111
395
137
271
215
56
762
77
253
44
123
62
204

385
1,070
289
1,459
302
523
106
391
137
269
213
56
761
78
250
42
124
61
206

Apparel ...........................................................................
Men and boys..............................................................
Men, 16 and over ....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ...........................................................
Women and g irls .........................................................
Women, 16 and over...............................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ...........................................................
Children under 2 .........................................................
Footwear.....................................................................
Other apparel products and services...........................

1,030
258
209
49
415
351
64
35
119
203

1,029
256
206
49
410
346
64
36
120
207

16

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

$20,622

$25,781

$37,922

2,789
2,003
786

3,381
2,395
986

3,961
2,751
1,211

5,078
3,198
1,880

231

268

339

377

494

3,430
1,892
656
200
209

4,248
2,391
891
376
246

4,803
2,680
1,154
607
253

5,977
3,368
1,937
1,140
368

7,423
4,162
2,871
1,856
501

11,031
6,347
4,928
3,363
845

178
925
137
825
171
264
66
256
69
124
92
32
215
24
68
6
36
22
57

247
1,129
106
1,105
252
374
93
295
91
138
106
32
296
39
89
17
52
32
68

269
1,370
130
1,236
250
435
104
345
102
157
115
42
465
51
142
24
102
41
105

295
1,344
182
1,361
286
471
110
370
124
183
143
41
579
60
193
28
108
51
138

429
1,191
239
1,576
329
573
108
422
143
260
205
54
774
74
245
38
147
64
206

514
916
375
1,797
353
670
119
467
188
345
274
71
1,120
102
372
58
184
78
326

720
575
845
2,205
448
826
134
562
235
656
539
117
1,823
188
627
115
226
136
531

436
89
73
15
190
169
21
17
56
85

476
94
72
22
188
160
28
22
65
107

670
157
121
36
260
224
35
29
84
140

848
198
154
44
343
292
51
36
101
170

1,042
268
209
59
393
318
75
43
131
207

1,384
353
284
69
558
452
106
48
168
256

2,287
610
517
93
925
799
126
58
227
467

Table 2. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures o f urban consumer units classified by INCOME BEFORE
TAXES, Interview Survey, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
65.000

$5,000
to
$9,999

Cpmolete reoorting of incon
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
$19,999
$14,999

__________________________
$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39.999

$40,000
and
over___

Transportation...................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay).................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)................................
Other vehicles................................................ ..............
Vehicle finance charges................................................
Gasoline and motor o il..................................................
Maintenance and repairs..............................................
Vehicle insurance..........................................................
Public transportation.....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

3,712
776
595
31
170
1,062
430
312
228
107

3,703
764
589
30
172
1,060
439
316
223
110

1,135
76
231
8
37
403
151
92
101
36

1,586
134
328
7
45
552
216
147
116
42

2,590
424
428
11
98
840
346
213
161
70

3,286
450
614
35
158
1,046
405
306
181
93

4,342
906
695
52
209
1,278
508
369
205
120

5,298
1,147
868
32
278
1,473
608
480
259
153

7,314
2,086
923
57
366
1,738
801
578
521
244

Health c a re .......................................................................
Health insurance...........................................................
Medical services............................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies.............................

822
233
447
141

821
236
442
143

419
141
201
78

743
254
349
139

795
262
381
152

795
252
401
142

893
248
492
153

902
222
527
153

1,100
245
685
170

Entertainment...................................................................
Fees and admissions...................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment.............................
Other equipment and services......................................

870
287
282
301

881
283
288
310

282
96
102
84

317
86
138
93

494
143
200
151

656
202
239
215

1,007
302
306
398

1,292
382
462
449

2,024
740
556
727

Personal care....................................................................

176

172

77

106

129

146

182

222

327

Reading............................................................................

127

127

55

71

93

115

142

165

238

Education .........................................................................

274

257

386

123

119

137

166

272

646

Tobacco and smoking supplies.........................................

205

208

115

159

199

207

254

260

241

Miscellaneous...................................................................

270

280

143

133

172

224

308

394

570

Cash contributions ............................................................

576

603

113

212

304

514

608

856

1,556

Personal insurance and pensions.....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security............................

1,625
258
1,367

1,794
249
1,545

167
79
88

299
94
205

718
134
584

1,207
169
1,039

1,982
276
1,705

2,974
379
2,595

5,015
589
4,426

17

Table 2. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by INCOME BEFORE
TAXES, Interview Survey, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reDortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

Complete reDOrtina of income
$15,000
$20,000
$10,000
to
to
to
$14,999
$19,999
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

Sources of income and personal taxes: 1
Money income before ta xe s...............................................
Wages and salaries.........................................................
Self-employment income.................................................
Social security, private and government
retirement.........................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property incom e..............................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits...........................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps......................................................
Regular contributions for support...................................
Other income....................................................................

22,702
17,727
986

22,702
17,727
986

2,515
978
-511

7,334
2,505
166

12,280
7,418
250

17,268
12,489
415

24,587
20,281
818

34,353
29,745
1,057

57,777
48,588
4,383

2,337

2,337

1,226

3,184

3,225

2,960

2,070

1,752

1,696

883

883

67

291

490

705

780

1,132

2,620

258

258

90

235

307

294

329

335

181

258
192
60

258
192
60

514
111
40

715
183
54

279
240
70

142
220
44

70
173
67

32
257
43

51
168
89

Personal ta xe s......................................................................
Federal income taxes......................................................
State and local income taxes..........................................
Other ta x e s.......................................................................

2,519
2,063
405
51

2,519
2,063
405
51

53
26
15
11

299
227
41
31

727
561
142
23

1,496
1,198
263
35

2,701
2,178
463
60

4,107
3,322
712
73

7,907
6,641
1,153
113

Other money receipts..........................................................

230

230

121

156

95

182

141

286

629

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.......................

327

319

90

106

138

213

333

537

798

29
41
16
19

30
41
16
20

11
13
3
6

15
20
8
10

22
28
11
17

33
38
16
22

28
35
16
15

39
59
22
24

65
95
35
46

15
6
344

15
6
334

5
3
172

7
4
155

8
6
199

11
6
220

15
7
258

22
9
479

34
12
858

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and o ve r..............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and o ve r...........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 ............................................
Jewelry and watches.......................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares.....................................................................
Household textiles ...........................................................
All other g ifts ....................................................................

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from “ Complete income
reporters” only; see glossary.

Value less than .5.

18

Table 3. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF REFERENCE
PERSON, Interview Survey, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Under 25

25 - 34

35 -4 4

45 - 54

55 - 64

65 and over

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...........................
Number of sample interviews...............................................

71,570
45,089

7,013
4,852

17,210
10,783

13,028
8,131

10,034
6,223

10,436
6,687

13,849
8,413

Income before taxes 1 ......................................................

$22,702

$11,537

$23,835

$29,718

$31,198

$24,450

$13,583

Income after taxes 1 .........................................................

20,182

10,282

20,922

26,455

27,068

21,865

12,739

Size of consumer unit.......................................................

2.6

1.8

2.7

3.5

3.2

2.4

1.7

Age of reference person...................................................

46.2

21.7

29.7

39.0

49.6

59.4

73.4

1.3
1.8
.7
.3

1.2
1.1
.3
O

1.4
1.8
1.0
(2)

1.8
2.2
1.5
(2)

2.0
2.5
.7
.1

1.4
2.0
.2
.1

.4
1.1
.1
1.4

Housing tenure:
Homeowner..............................................................
R enter......................................................................

60
40

10
90

43
57

70
30

75
25

80
20

71
29

Race of reference person:
Black ........................................................................
White and oth er........................................................

11
89

12
88

13
87

13
87

12
88

10
90

8
92

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) ......................................................
High school (9 -1 2 )....................................................
College......................................................................
Never attended and o th e r.........................................

12
44
44
1

2
44
54
(3)

2
39
59

6
39
54

9
48
42
(3)

17
50
32
(3)

31
45
23
2

At least one vehicle owned..........................................

84

70

90

92

87

71

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners.........................................................................
Vehicles........................................................................
Children under 1 8 .........................................................
Persons 65 and over....................................................
Percent reporting:

19

0

0
87

Table 3. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF REFERENCE
PERSON, Interview Survey, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Under 25

25 - 34

35 - 44

45 - 54

55 - 64

65 and over

Total expenditures...............................................................

$18,892

$11,617

$19,271

$24,296

$24,718

$19,497

$12,346

Food................................................................................
Food at home..............................................................
Food away from hom e................................................

3,137
2,204
933

1,835
1,163
672

2,949
2,011
938

4,046
2,894
1,152

4,166
2,938
1,228

3,328
2,326
1,002

2,288
1,700
588

Alcoholic beverages........................................................

285

343

356

322

307

260

133

Housing...........................................................................
Shelter........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest.................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses...................................................
Rented dwellings .....................................................
Other lodging...........................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services...............................
Natural g a s ..............................................................
Electricity.................................................................
Fuel oil and" other fuels............................................
Telephone'...............................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations .................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment.................................
Household textiles...................................................
Furniture..................................................................
Floor coverings .......................................................
Major appliances......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

5,784
3,262
1,913
1,134
391

3,410
2,151
325
239
30

6,409
3,915
2,059
1,600
211

7,494
4,411
3,087
2,165
493

6,870
3,658
2,449
1,396
543

5,374
2,697
1,792
706
547

4,123
2,073
1,134
171
474

388
1,049
300
1,489
312
533
111
395
137
271
215
56
762
77
253
44
123
62
204

56
1,681
145
668
102
238
24
271
33
115
92
23
475
43
189
19
60
37
126

249
1,637
219
1,305
246
477
57
414
111
359
313
46
831
73
315
32
127
60
223

429
937
386
1,789
369
676
116
454
173
327
271
56
968
88
327
52
164
70
267

510
761
448
1,969
419
716
128
510
196
226
148
79
1,016
102
339
68
132
93
283

539
538
367
1,701
379
588
164
406
164
208
137
71
767
83
205
55
146
77
200

490
699
240
1,342
320
445
164
289
124
267
209
58
440
68
112
35
87
35
103

Apparel...........................................................................
Men and boys..............................................................
Men, 16 and o ve r....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ...........................................................
Women and g irls .........................................................
Women, 16 and over...............................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ...........................................................
Children under 2 .........................................................
Footwear.....................................................................
Other apparel products and services...........................

1,030
258
209
49
415
351
64
35
119
203

782
192
183
9
264
253
11
39
87
199

1,071
277
219
58
380
312
68
61
127
228

1,428
380
266
114
593
436
158
37
169
249

1,366
349
298
51
568
489
79
30
155
264

993
232
207
25
449
419
30
28
104
181

515
106
95
11
234
221
13
10
61
104

20

Table 3. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF REFERENCE
PERSON, Interview Survey, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Under 25

25 - 34

35 - 44

45 - 54

55 - 64

65 and over

Transportation...................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)...............................
Other vehicles..............................................................
Vehicle finance charges...............................................
Gasoline and motor o il.................................................
Maintenance and repairs..............................................
Vehicle insurance.........................................................
Public transportation.....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

3,712
776
595
31
170
1,062
430
312
228
107

2,623
359
638
49
138
745
318
188
126
62

4,052
881
767
55
210
1,073
423
293
229
121

4,758
1,191
716
27
240
1,308
538
361
253
123

4,991
957
825
27
239
1,493
585
440
267
157

3,656
701
423
24
149
1,145
457
370
281
106

1,972
394
209
3
35
603
258
218
189
63

Health care ......................................................................
Health insurance..........................................................
Medical services...........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies.............................

822
233
447
141

307
76
189
42

547
129
340
77

753
155
496
102

936
230
541
165

1,056
297
561
196

1,228
471
512
246

Entertainment ..................................................................
Fees and admissions ...................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment.............................
Other equipment and services......................................

870
287
282
301

581
186
223
172

977
273
317
387

1,294
413
420
461

1,075
386
338
351

799
289
233
277

390
163
136
90

Personal care...................................................................

176

92

148

203

223

213

166

Reading ...........................................................................

127

74

121

154

153

140

106

Education .........................................................................

274

489

180

343

590

197

45

Tobacco and smoking supplies........................................

205

139

196

249

290

244

116

Miscellaneous..................................................................

270

119

244

347

356

329

198

Cash contributions ...........................................................

576

100

297

695

925

754

665

Personal insurance and pensions.....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security............................

1,625
258
1,367

722
64
659

1,724
205
1,519

2,209
353
1,855

2,469
434
2,035

2,155
324
1,830

401
154
247

21

Table 3. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF REFERENCE
PERSON, Interview Survey, 1982-83
All
consumer
units

Under 25

25 - 34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65 and over

Money income before taxes............................................
Wages and salaries.....................................................
Self-employment income..............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement...................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property income.........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits.......................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps..................................................
Regular contributions for support................................
Other income...............................................................

22,702
17,727
986

11,537
10,143
201

23,835
21,657
848

29,718
26,575
1,385

31,198
26,745
1,730

24,450
17,223
1,422

13,583
2,637
393

2,337

74

119

351

1,019

3,605

8,246

883

196

302

456

841

1,492

1,991

258

155

325

297

344

294

106

258
192
60

310
351
108

338
177
67

289
308
57

229
235
56

217
135
62

149
31
29

Personal taxes.................................................................
Federal income taxes..................................................
State and local income taxes.......................................
Other taxes.................................................................

2,519
2,063
405
51

1,256
1,041
207
8

2,913
2,362
517
34

3,263
2,663
544
56

4,130
3,483
584
62

2,585
2,090
410
85

844
673
111
60

Other money receipts......................................................

230

83

170

194

283

447

229

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

327

52

304

537

521

381

115

29
41
16
19

15
26
9
28

21
29
15
19

25
38
16
22

47
68
24
27

50
65
23
18

24
28
9
7

15
6
344

8
2
146

12
4
205

12
6
331

24
10
754

27
11
455

10
6
251

Item
Sources of income and personal taxes:1

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over.........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 ........................................
Jewelry and watches...................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares................................................................
Household textiles.......................................................
All other g ifts ..............................................................

Value less than .05.
Value less than .5.

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from “ Complete income
reporters” only; see glossary.

22

Table 4. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by SIZE OF
CONSUMER UNIT, Interview Survey, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

One
person

Two
persons

Three
persons

Four
persons

Five
persons

Six or more
persons

Number of consumer units (in thousands)...........................
Number of sample interviews...............................................

71,570
45,089

20,523
12,933

20,946
13,022

11,344
7,234

10,726
6,497

4,801
3,187

3,230
2,216

Income before taxes 1 ......................................................

$22,702

$13,361

$23,423

$26,970

$30,992

$29,803

$26,086

Income after taxes 1 .........................................................

20,182

11,682

20,758

24,134

27,686

26,903

23,301

Size of consumer unit.......................................................

2.6

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.8

Age of reference person...................................................

46.2

47.3

51.9

42.9

39.7

40.8

43.0

1.3
1.8
.7
.3

.7
.9
.3

1.2
1.8
.1
.5

1.7
2.2
.8
.2

2.0
2.5
1.6
.1

2.1
2.6
2.3
.1

2.5
2.5
3.5
.1

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit
Earners.........................................................................
Vehicles........................................................................
Children under 1 8 .........................................................
Persons 65 and over....................................................

f)

Percent reporting:
Housing tenure:
Homeowner..............................................................
R enter......................................................................

60
40

34
66

69
31

67
33

75
25

75
25

70
30

Race of reference person:
B lack........................................................................
White and oth er........................................................

11
89

11
89

9
91

14
86

10
90

17
83

23
77

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) ......................................................
High school (9 -1 2 )...................................................
College.....................................................................
Never attended and oth er.........................................

12
44
44
1

13
37
50
1

13
45
41

10
49
41

6
45
48

10
48
41

20
47
30
2

At least one vehicle owned..........................................

84

66

93

87

23

90

f)

0

O

f)

89

94

Table 4. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by SIZE OF
CONSUMER UNIT, Interview Survey, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

One
person

Two
persons

Three
persons

Four
persons

Five
persons

Six or more
persons

Total expenditures...............................................................

$18,892

$11,469

$19,377

$21,472

$24,959

$25,656

$23,658

Food................................................................................
Food at home..............................................................
Food away from hom e................................................

3,137
2,204
933

1,767
1,022
746

3,025
2,037
988

3,549
2,589
960

4,332
3,218
1,114

4,674
3,594
1,079

4,876
4,019
857

Alcoholic beverages.........................................................

285

291

303

267

278

291

204

Housing...........................................................................
Shelter.........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest.................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses...................................................
Rented dwellings.....................................................
Other lodging...........................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services...............................
Natural g a s ..............................................................
Electricity.................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels............................................
Telephone................................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations.................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment.................................
Household textiles...................................................
Furniture..................................................................
Floor coverings.......................................................
Major appliances......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares.......................
Miscellaneous household equipment.......................

5,784
3,262
1,913
1,134
391

3,827
2,428
825
405
191

5,909
3,280
1,946
986
465

6,490
3,538
2,210
1,404
410

7,575
4,191
3,110
2,130
523

7,365
3,953
2,777
1,863
501

6,628
3,375
2,313
1,381
513

388
1,049
300
1,489
312
533
111
395
137
271
215
56
762
77
253
44
123
62
204

229
1,414
189
859
173
269
69
288
59
135
105
30
405
47
137
15
55
40
111

495
985
348
1,521
321
541
128
394
137
229
161
68
879
93
295
63
132
70
227

396
978
350
1,737
362
641
129
445
160
390
333
57
826
78
272
46
153
65
211

457
755
327
1,930
402
737
118
469
203
443
370
73
1,010
100
330
43
172
77
288

4t4
749
428
2,026
434
760
138
489
205
349
271
78
1,037
91
351
69
186
70
269

419
825
237
2,143
488
768
131
532
224
296
242
54
814
73
247
55
136
73
230

Apparel...........................................................................
Men and boys..............................................................
Men, 16 and o ve r....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ...........................................................
Women and g irls .........................................................
Women, 16 and over...............................................
Girls, 2 to 1 5 ...........................................................
Children under 2 .........................................................
Footwear.....................................................................
Other apparel products and services...........................

1,030
258
209
49
415
351
64
35
119
203

608
144
140
4
237
231
6
7
68
152

992
231
214
17
422
399
22
22
104
213

1,163
280
224
56
458
386
72
69
136
221

1,473
411
294
117
578
426
152
57
177
250

1,437
386
251
135
604
410
194
55
176
217

1,418
381
229
152
537
352
185
83
189
228

24

Table 4. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by SIZE OF
CONSUMER UNIT, Interview Survey, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

One
person

Two
persons

Three
persons

Four
persons

Five
persons

Six or more
persons

Transportation...................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)................................
Other vehicles...............................................................
Vehicle finance charges................................................
Gasoline and motor o il..................................................
Maintenance and repairs..............................................
Vehicle insurance..........................................................
Public transportation.....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

3,712
776
595
31
170
1,062
430
312
228
107

2,046
394
310
18
79
553
257
164
201
68

3,851
929
538
34
148
1,036
434
332
278
122

4,367
811
780
48
232
1,283
493
378
220
123

4,891
1,012
813
27
261
1,465
563
418
203
128

5,354
1,155
975
40
241
1,614
597
403
207
122

4,735
746
835
28
259
1,531
580
412
224
120

Health care .......................................................................
Health insurance...........................................................
Medical services............................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies.............................

822
233
447
141

539
186
262
91

1,023
319
508
196

866
236
479
152

858
180
551
126

926
214
577
135

882
177
587
118

Entertainment...................................................................
Fees and admissions ...................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment.............................
Other equipment and services......................................

870
287
282
301

499
174
176
149

850
310
261
279

955
298
304
352

1,248
389
408
452

1,319
397
452
470

1,142
323
344
476

Personal care....................................................................

176

98

202

194

223

225

217

Reading ............................................................................

127

92

144

129

149

147

113

Education .........................................................................

274

215

155

277

432

530

504

Tobacco and smoking supplies.........................................

205

117

204

243

267

293

291

Miscellaneous...................................................................

270

209

275

303

307

340

279

Cash contributions ............................................................

576

386

704

667

601

575

551

Personal insurance and pensions....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security............................

1,625
258
1,367

775
83
692

1,740
293
1,446

2,000
327
1,673

2,326
384
1,942

2,181
367
1,814

1,818
314
1,504

25

Table 4. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by SIZE OF
CONSUMER UNIT, Interview Survey, 1982-83
All
consumer
units

One
person

Two
persons

Three
persons

Four
persons

Five
persons

Six or more
persons

Money income before taxes............................................
Wages and salaries.....................................................
Self-employment income..............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement...................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property incom e.........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits.......................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps..................................................
Regular contributions for support.................................
Other income...............................................................

22,702
17,727
986

13,361
9,480
563

23,423
16,062
848

26,970
22,513
1,107

30,992
27,209
1,775

29,803
25,524
1,792

26,086
22,546
416

2,337

2,043

4,397

1,663

657

896

1,047

883

825

1,528

544

463

468

299

258

111

273

363

307

382

409

258
192
60

101
175
64

133
122
59

369
365
47

320
200
63

538
154
48

1,086
190
94

Personal taxes................................................................
Federal income taxes..................................................
State and local income taxes.......................................
Other taxes.................................................................

2,519
2,063
405
51

1,679
1,366
285
28

2,664
2,199
404
62

2,837
2,359
423
55

3,306
2,690
550
67

2,900
2,320
516
64

2,785
2,249
485
50

Other money receipts......................................................

230

158

291

203

241

254

315

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

327

120

290

432

542

552

464

29
41
16
19

20
32
7
28

38
50
20
15

37
47
22
22

29
44
18
13

22
28
18
13

18
24
12
8

15
6
344

10
5
259

19
9
376

16
7
427

16
6
399

16
4
319

10
6
251

Item
Sources of income and personal taxes:1

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 ........................................
Jewelry and watches...................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares...............................................................
Household textile s.................................................. ,....
All other g ifts ..............................................................

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income
reporters” only; see glossary.

Value less than .05.
Value less than .5.

26

Table 5. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by COMPOSITION OF CONSUMER
UNIT, Interview Survey, 1982-83
Total
husband
and wife
consumer
units

Husband and wife consumer units
Husband and wife with children
Husband
and wife Oldest child Oldest child Oldest child
18
only
under 6
6 to 17
or over

One parent,
Other
at least
husband
one child
and wife
under 18
consumer
units

Single
person
and other
consumer
units

Item

All
consumer
units

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...........................
Number of sample interviews...............................................

71,570
45,089

39,700
25,065

15,323
9,433

4,851
3,112

10,046
6,304

6,540
4,245

2,940
1,971

4,283
2,552

27,588
17,472

Income before taxes 1 ......................................................

$22,702

$29,570

$26,010

$27,356

$31,153

$37,037

$30,561

$12,939

$14,684

Income after taxes 1 .........................................................

20,182

26,265

22,938

24,440

27,864

32,967

26,934

12,111

12,991

Size of consumer unit.......................................................

2.6

3.3

2.0

3.5

4.2

4.0

5.2

3.0

1.5

Age of reference person..................................................

46.2

46.5

54.4

29.9

38.3

52.3

47.7 °

35.4

47.4

1.3
1.8
.7
.3

1.7
2.4
1.0
.3

1.2
2.0

1.7
2.5
2.2

.6

1.6
2.0
1.5
(*)

2.7
3.2
.6
.2

2.4
2.6
1.6
.5

1.0
1.0
1.8
(2)

.9
1.1
.1
.3

Housing tenure:
Homeowner..............................................................
R enter......................................................................

60
40

77
23

77
23

59
41

79
21

89
11

77
23

36
64

39
61

Race of reference person:
B la ck........................................................................
White and other........................................................

11
89

8
92

5
95

7
93

9
91

8
92

19
81

33
67

13
87

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) ......................................................
High school (9 -1 2 )...................................................
College.....................................................................
Never attended and other........................................

12
44
44
1

11
45
44

13
44
42

3
40
56

7
44
49

12
50
38
1

21
49
29

5
60
35

14
39
46
1

At least one vehicle owned..........................................

84

97

94

64

70

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners.........................................................................
Vehicles........................................................................
Children under 1 8 .........................................................
Persons 65 and over....................................................

O

0

Percent reporting:

0

95

95

27

n

O

O

94

97

1

O

Table 5. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by COMPOSITION OF CONSUMER
UNIT, Interview Survey, 1982-83
Total
husband
and wife
consumer
units

Husband and wife consumer units
Husband and wife with children
Husband
and wife Oldest child Oldest child Oldest child
18
only
under 6
6 to 17
or over

Other
One parent,
at least
husband
one child
and wife
consumer
under 18
units

Single
person
and other
consumer
units

Item

All
consumer
units

Total expenditures...............................................................

$18,892

$23,745

$20,926

$21,555

$25,606

$28,884

$24,264

$13,595

$12,732

Food................................................................................
Food at home..............................................................
Food away from hom e.................................................

3,137
2,204
933

3,925
2,834
1,091

3,210
2,148
1,062

3,241
2,492
748

4,445
3,340
1,105

5,093
3,638
1,455

4,397
3,449
948

2,759
2,161
598

2,064
1,305
758

Alcoholic beverages.........................................................

285

294

302

264

277

328

288

145

292

Housing...........................................................................
S helter........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest.................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses...................................................
Rented dwellings .....................................................
Other lodging...........................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s..............................................................
Electricity.................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels............................................
Telephone................................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations.................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment.................................
Household textiles...................................................
Furniture..................................................................
Floor coverings........................................................
Major appliances......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

5,784
3,262
1,913
1,134
391

7,044
3,834
2,693
1,641
543

6,294
3,424
2,237
1,114
549

7,863
4,533
3,046
2,348
329

7,756
4,378
3,341
2,304
546

7,208
3,632
2,686
1,457
714

6,805
3,402
2,282
1,360
467

4,748
2,620
1,053
723
142

4,131
2,540
925
469
211

388
1,049
300
1,489
312
533
111
395
137
271
215
56
762
77
253
44
123
62
204

510
744
397
1,824
383
679
138
444
181
356
282
74
1,030
101
344
64
165
79
276

573
772
415
1,605
336
579
144
396
150
242
166
76
1,023
107
349
75
146
79
265

369
1,264
222
1,554
303
592
90
421
148
792
735
57
985
89
370
49
178
68
231

492
688
349
1,933
413
751
122
441
206
421
341
80
1,024
91
335
53
176
72
298

516
399
546
2,252
477
821
187
542
224
211
133
77
1,114
114
341
69
182
99
309

455
692
429
2,091
441
784
131
525
211
339
270
69
973
92
317
61
171
78
254

188
1,446
121
1,392
312
506
62
402
110
309
276
33
427
45
140
27
91
31
92

245
1,427
188
1,021
212
328
80
324
78
142
108
33
429
49
139
16
67
41
117

Apparel...........................................................................
Men and boys..............................................................
Men, 16 and o v e r....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ...........................................................
Women and g irls .........................................................
Women, 16 and over...............................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ...........................................................
Children under 2 .........................................................
Footwear.....................................................................
Other apparel products and services...........................

1,030
258
209
49
415
351
64
35
119
203

1,282
336
268
68
515
426
89
51
146
234

1,042
252
239
12
441
426
15
23
104
222

1,107
262
211
50
343
283
60
175
118
210

1,478
413
242
171
600
380
220
39
192
234

1,639
465
420
45
684
610
74
31
188
270

1,364
349
264
84
520
407
113
75
159
261

907
183
68
114
415
268
147
38
118
153

687
157
146
11
272
257
14
13
79
166

28

Table 5. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by COMPOSITION OF CONSUMER
UNIT, Interview Survey, 1982-83
________________ _____

Item

All
consumer
units

Total
husband
and wife
consumer
units

Husband and wife consumer units
Husband and wife with children
Husband
and wife Oldest child Oldest child Oldest child
18
only
6 to 17
under 6
or over

One parent,
Other
at least
husband
one child
and wife
under 18
consumer
units

Single
person
and other
consumer
units

Transportation...................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)...............................
Other vehicles..............................................................
Vehicle finance charges................................................
Gasoline and motor o il.................................................
Maintenance and repairs..............................................
Vehicle insurance..........................................................
Public transportation.....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

,3,712
776
595
31
170
1,062
430
312
228
107

4,791
1,066
755
33
227
1,375
539
409
252
135

4,154
1,063
548
29
155
1,108
459
360
299
133

4,085
743
845
45
217
1,165
463
310
182
114

5,046
1,202
850
39
267
1,454
541
374
194
125

6,319
1,135
1,110
33
318
1,919
723
636
269
177

5,007
993
579
14
278
1,630
669
442
277
125

2,130
187
471
7
105
680
252
191
177
60

2,404
451
384
31
97
672
299
192
203
74

Health c a re ......................................................................
Health insurance..........................................................
Medical services...........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies.............................

822
233
447
141

1,039
275
587
177

1,178
362
590
226

789
181
508
101

867
173
569
124

1,097
291
614
192

1,186
280
704
202

480
107
303
71

562
194
269
100

Entertainment..................................................................
Fees and admissions...................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment.............................
Other equipment and services......................................

870
287
282
301

1,138
371
354
413

934
342
278
313

1,010
254
311
445

1,476
461
459
557

1,243
412
403
428

1,026
312
356
358

590
194
204
192

528
181
190
156

Personal care...................................................................

176

223

220

150

216

288

237

136

115

Reading ...........................................................................

127

154

160

126

154

173

131

75

94

Education .........................................................................

274

326

145

98

374

863

291

179

213

Tobacco and smoking supplies.........................................

205

246

209

194

250

315

355

166

152

Miscellaneous..................................................................

270

299

278

240

296

361

384

223

234

Cash contributions...........................................................

576

749

824

365

603

1,142

618

259

376

Personal insurance and pensions.....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security............................

1,625
258
1,367

2,233
377
1,856

1,975
349
1,626

2,023
268
1,755

2,367
420
1,947

2,814
459
2,355

2,175
379
1,797

798
134
665

879
105
774

29

Table 5. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by COMPOSITION OF CONSUMER
UNIT, Interview Survey, 1982-83

Item

All
consumer
units

Total
husband
and wife
consumer
units

Husband and wife consumer units
Husband and wife with children
Husband
and wife Oldest child Oldest child Oldest child
18
only
under 6
6 to 17
or over

One parent,
Other
at least
husband
and wife
one child
consumer
under 18
units

Single
person
and other
consumer
units

Sources of income and personal taxes:1
Money income before taxes............................................
Wages and salaries.....................................................
Self-employment income..............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement...................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property incom e.........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans' benefits.......................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps..................................................
Regular contributions for support................................
Other income...............................................................

22,702
17,727
986

29,570
23,839
1,388

26,010
17,329
1,054

27,356
25,082
1,390

31,153
28,036
1,629

37,037
31,411
1,968

30,561
24,712
1,054

12,939
8,968
192

14,684
10,604
552

2,337

2,719

5,364

48

375

2,122

3,130

506

2,092

883

1,034

1,854

252

413

931

557

318

761

258

339

279

334

383

392

386

123

167

258
192
60

132
60
59

28
37
64

135
49
67

173
106
39

134
30
49

509
103
110

1,568
1,211
52

229
217
62

Personal taxes.................................................................
Federal income taxes..................................................
State and local income taxes......................................
Other taxes.................................................................

2,519
2,063
405
51

3,305
2,714
518
73

3,072
2,542
452
78

2,916
2,384
488
43

3,289
2,626
585
78

4,070
3,373
620
76

3,627
3,087
468
72

828
686
134
8

1,693
1,375
290
27

Other money receipts......................................................

230

267

349

194

234

237

149

199

183

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

327

460

328

476

557

581

524

244

147

29
41
16
19

37
50
22
15

44
57
23
13

19
24
20
7

21
32
16
16

63
71
29
24

30
65
24
20

15
16
9
15

21
32
8
25

15
6
344

19
8
422

23
10
427

12
6
225

13
5
341

30
10
698

14
7
380

6
3
198

10
5
256

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over.........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 ........................................
Jewelry and watches...................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares...............................................................
Household textile s.......................................................
All other g ifts ...............................................................

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from “ Complete income
reporters” only; see glossary.
2 Value less than .05.

No data reported.
Value less than .5.

30

Table 6. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by NUMBER OF EARNERS
IN CONSUMER UNIT, Interview Survey, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Consumer units of two or more oeipons_______

Sinale cctnsumers
No earner

1 earner

No earner

1 earner

2 earners

3 or more

71,570
* 45,089

7,060
4,262

13,463
8,671

7,252
4,386

15,059
9,312

21,476
13,689

7,260
4,769

Income before taxes ' ......................................................

$22,702

$7,130

$16,400

$12,278

$22,107

$30,661

$38,130

Income after taxes 1 .........................................................

20,182

6,863

14,033

11,768

19,866

27,051

33,795

Size of consumer unit.......................................................

2.6

1.0

1.0

2.5

3.1

3.1

4.6

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...........................
Number of sample interviews...............................................
Consumer unit characteristics:

Age of reference person..................................................

46.2

68.2

61.0

46.1

39.9

47.1

__

.1

1.2
.6
1.1

1.0
1.8
1.1
.3

2.0
2.4
.9
.1

3.4
3.2
1.2
.1

36.3

Number in consumer unit:
Earners.........................................................................
Vehicles........................................................................
Children under 1 8 .........................................................
Persons 65 and over....................................................

1.3
1.8
.7
.3

1.0
1.0

—

.5
(*)

.7

ft

Percent reporting:
Housing tenure:
Homeowner..............................................................
R enter......................................................................

60
40

49
51

26
74

67
33

68
32

68
32

84
16

Race of reference person:
B lack........................................................................
White and oth er........................................................

11
89

11
89

10
90

17
83

12
88

10
90

9
91

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) ......................................................
High school (9 -1 2 )...................................................
College.....................................................................
Never attended and oth er........................................

12
44
44
1

30
43
26
1

5
33
62

24
53
21
1

13
48
39
1

6
43
51

9
47
44
1

At least one vehicle owned..........................................

84

48

75

72

90

96

97

31

0

0

Table 6. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by NUMBER OF EARNERS
IN CONSUMER UNIT, Interview Survey, 1982-83
Sinale consumers

Item

All
consumer
units

No earner

1 earner

Total expenditures...............................................................

$18,892

$7,707

$13,442

Food................................................................................
Food at home..............................................................
Food away from hom e................................................

3,137
2,204
933

1,425
1,042
383

Alcoholic beverages........................................................

285

Housing...........................................................................
Shelter........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest.................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses...................................................
Rented dwellings .....................................................
Other lodging...........................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services...............................
Natural g a s ..............................................................
Electricity.................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels............................................
Telephone...............................................................
Water and other public services..............................
Household operations.................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment.................................
Household textiles...................................................
Furniture..................................................................
Floor coverings.......................................................
Major appliances......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................
Apparel...........................................................................
Men and boys..............................................................
Men, 16 and o ve r....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ...........................................................
Women and g irls.........................................................
Women, 16 and over...............................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ...........................................................
Children under 2 .........................................................
Footwear.....................................................................
Other apparel products and services...........................

Consumer units of two or more Dersons
No earner

1 earner

2 earners

3 or more

$12,759

$19,289

$24,175

$29,556

1,947
1,011
936

2,703
2,131
572

3,407
2,577
830

3,746
2,611
1,136

5,083
3,645
1,439

94

394

151

232

335

362

5,784
3,262
1,913
1,134
391

3,107
1,746
687
110
271

4,205
2,785
897
560
149

4,324
2,202
1,226
302
445

6,159
3,326
2,130
1,247
443

7,301
4,133
2,708
1,824
440

7,511
3,973
2,875
1,750
651

388
1,049
300
1,489
312
533
111
395
137
271
215
56
762
77
253
44
123
62
204

306
948
111
929
223
283
112
235
77
211
177
34
220
40
51
15
44
21
49

188
1,658
229
822
147
262
47
316
50
96
68
28
502
51
182
15
60
50
143

479
738
238
1,407
319
482
147
337
121
199
146
53
516
50
183
39
100
35
110

440
909
287
1,706
378
617
133
418
160
298
231
67
829
86
253
56
156
62
216

446
1,063
362
1,727
347
655
107
453
165
415
344
71
1,025
100
367
55
152
80
272

474
578
521
2,195
460
797
156
543
238
242
175
67
1,100
107
313
69
185
95
330

1,030
258
209
49
415
351
64
35
119
203

300
48
44
5
144
138
6
4
40
64

770
194
190
4
286
279
7
8
83
198

542
120
87
33
224
192
32
29
62
107

1,054
261
185
75
443
341
103
47
122
181

1,341
337
267
70
531
443
87
54
155
265

1,742
477
408
69
712
603
109
43
203
307

32

•

Table 6. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by NUMBER OF EARNERS
IN CONSUMER UNIT, Interview Survey, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Sinale ccMisumers
No earner

1 earner

Consumer units of two or more oeirsons
3 or more
1 earner
2 earners

No earner

14
282
125
104
124
24

2,633
533
408
28
113
696
326
196
242
92

2,071
492
203
s2
42
626
253
218
174
62

3,492
656
534
15
149
1,081
403
310
247
96

5,055
1,162
854
60
259
1,378
553
395
245
149

6,545
1,248
1,153
41
333
1,965
782
588
271
166

822
233
447
141

756
289
321
147

425
132
231
62

1,167
400
537
231

948
264
521
162

804
199
470
135

1,068
237
664
167

Entertainment ..................................................................
Fees and admissions...................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment.............................
Other equipment and services.....................................

870
287
282
301

205
71
94
39

653
227
219
206

447
178
155
114

918
288
285
345

1,161
373
367
421

1,383
460
451
472

Personal care...................................................................

176

90

103

157

190

212

282

Reading...........................................................................

127

66

106

101

127

154

165

Education .........................................................................

274

99

276

70

208

287

742

Tobacco and smoking supplies........................................

205

75

139

163

222

244

341

Miscellaneous..................................................................

270

158

235

181

266

312

415

Cash contributions...........................................................

576

358

400

521

563

658

953

Personal insurance and pensions.....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security............................

1,625
258
1,367

47
47
1

1,156
102
1,054

161
156
5

1,504
332
1,172

2,565
343
2,222

2,964
449
2,515

Transportation..................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay)................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)...............................
Other vehicles..............................................................
Vehicle finance charges...............................................
Gasoline and motor o il.................................................
Maintenance and repairs..............................................
Vehicle insurance.........................................................
Public transportation.....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

3,712
776
595
31
170
1,062
430
312
228
107

Health c a re ......................................................................
Health insurance..........................................................
Medical services...........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies.............................

926
130
123

ft

33

Table 6. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by NUMBER OF EARNERS
IN CONSUMER UNIT, Interview Survey, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Consumer units of two or more Dersons

Sinale cc nsumers
No earner

1 earner

No earner

1 earner

2 earners

3 or more

12,278

ft
ft

22,107
16,347
1,155

30,661
27,271
1,402

38,130
34,231
1,643

Sources of income and personal taxes:1
Money income before taxes............................................
Wages and salaries.....................................................
Self-employment income..............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement...................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property incom e.........................................................
Unemployment and workers' compensation,
veterans’ benefits......................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps..................................................
Regular contributions for support................................
Other income..............................................................

22,702
17,727
986

7,130
2

16,400
14,103
837

2,337

5,249

480

8,695

2,583

792

849

883

1,256

615

1,945

1,033

546

679

258

99

116

265

298

344

343

258
192
60

279
223
22

14
151
84

1,146
206
22

344
293
53

96
143
67

131
173
80

Personal taxes................................................................
Federal income taxes..................................................
State and local income taxes......................................
Other taxes.................................................................

2,519
2,063
405
51

267
207
30
30

2,368
1,931
410
26

510
413
40
57

2,240
1,840
353
47

3,610
2,940
603
67

4,335
3,621
641
73

Other money receipts......................................................

230

225

126

106

391

246

185

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

327

52

155

123

335

481

643

29
41
16
19

13
21
4
5

23
37
8
40

27
28
12
6

28
33
17
10

34
49
21
19

50
70
27
26

15
6
344

8
5
210

11
4
285

9
4
204

14
6
311

20
8
381

23
10
685

ft

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 ........................................
Jewelry and watches...................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares...............................................................
Household textiles......................................................
All other g ifts ..............................................................

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from “ Complete income
reporters” only; see glossary.
* Value less than .05.

3 Value less than .5.
4 No data reported.
5 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

34

Table 7. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by HOUSING
TENURE and by RACE OF REFERENCE PERSON, Interview Survey, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Homeowner

Renter

White and other

Black

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...........................
Number of sample interviews...............................................

71,570
45,089

42,945
26,577

28,625
18,512

63,426
40,272

8,144
4,817

Income before taxes 1 ......................................................

$22,702

$27,849

$15,280

$23,584

$15,749

Income after taxes 1 ........................................................

20,182

24,674

13,706

20,899

14,529

Size of consumer unit.......................................................

2.6

2.9

2.1

2.5

3.0

Age of reference person..................................................

46.2

50.9

39.0

46.6

43.2

1.3
1.8
.7
.3

1.5
2.2
.8
.4

1.1
1.1
.6
.2

1.4
1.9
.3

1.2
1.1
1.1
.2

Housing tenure:
Homeowner..............................................................
R enter......................................................................

60
40

100
--

—
100

62
38

42
58

Race of reference person:
Black ........................................................................
White and other........................................................

11
89

8
92

16
84

—
100

100
—

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) ......................................................
High school (9-1 2)...................................................
College.....................................................................
Never attended and oth er........................................

12
44
44
1

12
44
44
(2)

12
43
44
1

11
43
46
(2)

18
48
33
1

At least one vehicle owned..........................................

84

93

70

86

64

Race of reference person

Housing tenure

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners.........................................................................
Vehicles........................................................................
Children under 1 8 ........................................................
Persons 65 and over....................................................

.7

Percent reporting:

35

Table 7. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by HOUSING
TENURE and by RACE OF REFERENCE PERSON, Interview Survey, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Homeowner

Renter

White and other

Black

Total expenditures...............................................................

$18,892

$22,509

$13,467

$19,643

$13,051

Food................................................................................
Food at home..............................................................
Food away from hom e................................................

3,137
2,204
933

3,637
2,565
1,072

2,388
1,663
725

3,240
2,242
998

2,339
1,912
426

Alcoholic beverages........................................................

285

288

280

302

147

Housing...........................................................................
Shelter........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest.................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses...................................................
Rented dwellings.....................................................
Other lodging...........................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s ..............................................................
Electricity.................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels............................................
Telephone...............................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations.................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment.................................
Household textiles...................................................
Furniture..................................................................
Floor coverings.......................................................
Major appliances......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

5,784
3,262
1,913
1,134
391

6,781
3,578
3,174
1,879
650

4,289
2,788
22
15
2

5,979
3,395
2,033
1,196
425

4,268
2,227
979
648
128

388
1,049
300
1,489
312
533
111
395
137
271
215
56
762
77
253
44
123
62
204

644
32
373
1,889
417
684
158
430
200
337
269
68
976
102
304
63
160
78
269

5
2,575
191
888
155
308
39
343
42
171
133
39
441
41
176
14
67
38
105

412
1,036
326
1,495
309
540
117
390
140
282
223
59
806
83
264
46
126
66
221

204
1,150
97
1,438
337
480
65
440
115
183
150
33
420
33
166
20
98
32
71

Apparel...........................................................................
Men and boys..............................................................
Men, 16 and o ve r....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ...........................................................
Women and g irls .........................................................
Women, 16 and over...............................................
Girls, 2 to 1 5 ...........................................................
Children under 2 .........................................................
Footwear.....................................................................
Other apparel products and services...........................

1,030
258
209
49
415
351
64
35
119
203

1,200
307
244
63
507
424
83
37
138
211

776
184
157
27
278
243
35
33
90
191

1,058
267
220
47
431
367
64
34
120
206

813
185
126
59
296
229
67
45
104
182

Race of reference person

Housing tenure

36

Table 7. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by HOUSING
TENURE and by RACE OF REFERENCE PERSON, Interview Survey, 1982-83
________________
All
consumer
units

Homeowner

Transportation...................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)...............................
Other vehicles..............................................................
Vehicle finance charges................................................
Gasoline and motor o il................. -...............................
Maintenance and repairs..............................................
Vehicle insurance.........................................................
Public transportation.....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

3,712
776
595
31
170
1,062
430
312
228
107

4,438
1,002
645
33
206
1,269
506
395
254
128

2,622
439
520
28
116
751
315
189
189
76

3,872
833
619
33
177
1,095
444
327
232
113

2,463
337
413
3 11
116
805
317
198
203
62

Health c a re ......................................................................
Health insurance..........................................................
Medical services...........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies.............................

822
233
447
141

1,039
290
567
182

496
149
267
80

863
246
471
147

498
136
266
96

Entertainment..................................................................
Fees and admissions...................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment.............................
Other equipment and services......................................

870
287
282
301

1,070
362
327
382

570
175
215
180

932
311
294
326

391
97
189
104

Personal care...................................................................

176

216

116

179

156

Reading...........................................................................

127

150

91

135

64

Item

Race of reference person

Housing tenure
Renter

White and other

Black

Education .........................................................................

274

300

235

283

206

Tobacco and smoking supplies........................................

205

217

187

209

170

Miscellaneous..................................................................

270

337

169

279

200

Cash contributions...........................................................

576

768

288

607

330

Personal insurance and pensions.....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security............................

1,625
258
1,367

2,067
343
1,724

962
129
832

1,705
264
1,440

1,006
208
799

37

Table 7. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by HOUSING
TENURE and by RACE OF REFERENCE PERSON, Interview Survey, 1982-83
All
consumer
units

Homeowner

Renter

White and other

Black

Money income before taxes............................................
Wages and salaries.....................................................
Self-employment income..............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement...................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property incom e.........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans' benefits......................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps..................................................
Regular contributions for support................................
Other income..............................................................

22,702
17,727
986

27,849
21,459
1,322

15,280
12,346
502

23,584
18,387
1,075

15,749
12,524
284

2,337

3,164

1,143

2,443

1,498

883

1,297

285

982

98

258

275

233

253

296

258
192
60

92
193
46

499
191
79

182
198
62

863
144
43

Personal taxes................................................................
Federal income taxes..................................................
State and local income taxes.......................................
Other taxes.................................................................

2,519
2,063
405
51

3,175
2,602
493
81

1,574
1,287
279
8

2,684
2,204
425
56

1,220
959
251
11

Other money receipts.....................................................

230

302

126

248

84

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

327

529

24

347

169

29
41
16
19

39
51
19
20

16
25
10
18

32
43
17
20

10
23
10
10

15
6
344

20
9
432

7
3
212

16
7
365

3
1
182

Item

Housing tenure

Race of reference person

Sources of income and personal taxes:1

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over.........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 ........................................
Jewelry and watches...................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares...............................................................
Household textile s......................................................
All other g ifts ..............................................................

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income
reporters” only; see glossary.

Value less than .5.
Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

38

Table 8. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by
REGION OF RESIDENCE, Interview Survey, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

Number of consumer units (in thousands)...........................
Number of sample interviews..............................................

71,570
45,089

16,236
10,245

18,666
11,557

22,833
12,673

13,835
10,614

Income before taxes 1 ......................................................

$22,702

$21,704

$22,318

$22,472

$24,655

Income after taxes 1 ........................................................

20,182

19,682

19,817

19,846

21,757

Size of consumer unit......................................................

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.5

Age of reference person..................................................

46.2

48.2

46.7

45.5

44.3

1.3
1.8
.7
.3

1.3
1.4
.6
.3

1.4
1.9
.8
.3

1.4
1.8
.7
.3

1.4
2.0
.7
.2

Housing tenure:
Homeowner..............................................................
R enter......................................................................

60
40

58
42

66
34

61
39

53
47

Race of reference person:
B lack.......................................................................
White and other.......................................................

11
89

9
91

9
91

18
82

6
94

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1- 8) ..........................................................
High school (9- 12) .......................................................
College.....................................................................
Never attended and other........................................

12

44
44
1

12
48

At least one vehicle owned..........................................

84

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners........................................................................
Vehicles.......................................................................
Children under 1 8 ........................................................
Persons 65 and over....................................................
Percent reporting:

39

39
1
75

11

14

47
43

41
44
1

9
38
53
1

85

86

87

(*)

Table 8. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by
REGION OF RESIDENCE, Interview Survey, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

Total expenditures...............................................................

$18,892

$18,038

$18,881

$18,444

$20,650

Food................................................................................
Food at home..............................................................
Food away from home................................................

3,137
2,204
933

3,234
2,322
912

3,093
2,140
953

3,002
2,146
856

3,308
2,250
1,058

Alcoholic beverages........................................................

285

301

265

252

345

Housing...........................................................................
Shelter........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest.................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses...................................................
Rented dwellings .....................................................
Other lodging...........................................................
Utilities,, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s ..............................................................
Electricity.................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels............................................
Telephone...............................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations.................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment.................................
Household textiles...................................................
Furniture..................................................................
Floor coverings .......................................................
Major appliances......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

5,784
3,262
1,913
1,134
391

5,677
3,173
1,727
834
486

5,731
3,053
1,982
1,051
545

5,479
2,952
1,768
1,176
212

6,484
4,162
2,277
1,528
368

388
1,049
300
1,489
312
533
111
395
137
271
215
56
762
77
253
44
123
62
204

407
1,106
339
1,590
336
493
291
380
89
228
187
41
687
77
239
42
111
54
163

387
786
284
1,598
501
517
62
379
140
260
202
59
820
86
255
53
131
63
233

380
930
254
1,487
178
666
73
403
166
289
228
60
751
64
267
37
124
62
197

381
1,534
351
1,224
251
384
27
422
140
306
242
64
792
89
244
43
125
69
223

Apparel ...........................................................................
Men and boys..............................................................
Men, 16 and ove r....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ...........................................................
Women and g irls.........................................................
Women, 16 and over...............................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ...........................................................
Children under 2 .........................................................
Footwear.....................................................................
Other apparel products and services...........................

1,030
258
209
49
415
351
64
35
119
203

1,002
247
201
46
423
365
58
34
113
186

987
258
207
51
416
346
70
33
117
162

1,033
254
202
51
401
336
65
37
117
224

1,118
277
233
44
430
369
61
37
128
246

40

Table 8. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by
REGION OF RESIDENCE, Interview Survey, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

Transportation..................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)...............................
Other vehicles................................ -............................
Vehicle finance charges................................................
Gasoline and motor o il.................................................
Maintenance and repairs..............................................
Vehicle insurance.........................................................
Public transportation.....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

3,712
776
595
31
170
1,062
430
312
228
107

3,360
761
444
26
120
913
378
341
285
93

3,667
727
659
38
159
1,096
398
282
189
119

3,798
860
644
22
208
1,111
408
295
170
81

4,044
724
606
41
179
1,110
568
349
312
154

Health ca re ......................................................................
Health insurance..........................................................
Medical services...........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies.............................

822
233
447
141

758
224
414
120

786
236
406
144

863
243
457
163

876
225
526
125

Entertainment..................................................................
Fees and admissions ...................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment.............................
Other equipment and services......................................

870
287
282
301

779
282
248
249

876
293
280
303

793
237
283
273

1,097
369
322
406

Personal care...................................................................

176

172

172

173

192

Reading...........................................................................

127

143

132

107

132

Education ........................................................................

274

364

266

221

267

Tobacco and smoking supplies........................................

205

213

214

213

169

Miscellaneous..................................................................

270

243

249

245

370

Cash contributions...........................................................

576

438

650

622

563

Personal insurance and pensions.....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security............................

1,625
258
1,367

1,354
203
1,151

1,793
309
1,484

1,645
280
1,365

1,685
217
1,469

41

Table 8. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by
REGION OF RESIDENCE, Interview Survey, 1982-83
All
consumer
units

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

Money income before taxes............................................
Wages and salaries.....................................................
Self-employment income..............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement...................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property income.........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits.......................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps..................................................
Regular contributions for support.................................
Other income..............................................................

22,702
17,727
986

21,704
16,723
952

22,318
17,474
806

22,472
17,756
835

24,655
19,087
1,510

2,337

2,508

2,261

2,408

2,132

883

808

995

774

999

258

261

296

220

270

258
192
60

282
111
58

283
148
56

199
235
45

300
266
91

Personal taxes................................................................
Federal income taxes..................................................
State and local income taxes.......................................
Other taxes.................................................................

2,519
2,063
405
51

2,023
1,546
409
67

2,502
1,916
506
80

2,626
2,297
290
39

2,899
2,421
461
17

Other money receipts......................................................

230

158

208

230

334

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

327

270

342

292

430

29
41
16
19

31
42
17
18

35
46
15
15

25
36
14
20

27
41
19
24

15
6
344

13
5
374

18
8
358

13
5
299

17
8
367

Item
Sources of income and personal taxes;'

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services;
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over.........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 ........................................
Jewelry and watches...................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares...............................................................
Household textiles......................................................
All other g ifts ..............................................................
1 Components of income and taxes are derived from “ Complete
income reporters" only; see glossary.

2 Value less than .5.

42

Table 9. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Northeast, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...........................
Number of sample interviews..............................................

16,236
10,245

Income before taxes 1 ......................................................

Complete reportina of income
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
$14,999
$19,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

2,241
1,451

1,487
948

1,900
1,134

$17,217

$24,428

$34,074

$56,219

11,952

15,844

22,251

30,368

49,664

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.9

3.1

3.4

46.4

55.6

51.0

46.7

433

43.4

45.5

.6
.7
.5
.6

.9
1.1
.4
.5

1.2
1.5
.5
.3

1.6
1.7
.8
.2

1.9
2.2
.9
.1

2.2
2.6
.9
.1

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

13,155
8,211

1,551
1,012

2,506
1,508

1,768
1,088

1,701
1,070

$21,704

$21,704

$2,732

$7,153

$12,343

Income after taxes 1 ........................................................

19,682

19,682

2,636

6,920

Size of consumer unit......................................................

2.5

2.5

1.6

Age of reference person..................................................

48.2

47.8

1.3
1.4

1.3
1.4

Total
complete
reDortina

$20,000
to
$29,999

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners........................................................................
Vehicles.......................................................................
Children under 1 8 ........................................................
Persons 65 and over....................................................

.6

.6

.3

.3

.6
.5
.4
.3

Housing tenure:
Homeowner..............................................................
Renter......................................................................

58
42

57
43

27
73

43
57

49
51

49
51

66
34

76
24

85
15

Race of reference person:
Black .......................................................................
White and other.......................................................

9
91

8
92

13
87

13
87

8
92

9
91

5
95

6
94

2
98

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) ......................................................
High school (9-1 2)...................................................
College.....................................................................
Never attended and other........................................

12
48
39
1

12
48
39
1

21
45
32
2

22
56
21
1

21
53
26
(2)

10
57
32
1

5
52
42
(2)

2
39
59

2
30
69
(3)

At least one vehicle owned..........................................

75

75

36

55

72

83

90

95

97

Percent reporting:

43

ft

Table 9. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Northeast, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total expenditures...............................................................

ComDlete r& D O rtina of income
$10,000
$15,000
to
to
$14,999
$19,999

Total
complete
reDortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

$18,038

$18,245

$7,594

$9,571

$13,045

Food................................................................................
Food at home..............................................................
Food away from hom e.................................................

3,234
2,322
912

3,174
2,274
901

1,611
1,243
368

2,041
1,651
390

Alcoholic beverages.........................................................

301

307

158

Housing............................................................................
Shelter.........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest..................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses....................................................
Rented dwellings.....................................................
Other lodging............................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s ..............................................................
Electricity..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fue ls............................................
Telephone................................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations..................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment..................................
Household textiles...................................................
Furniture...................................................................
Floor coverings........................................................
Major appliances......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

5,677
3,173
1,727
834
486

5,647
3,157
1,692
822
466

407
1,106
339
1,590
336
493
291
380
89
228
187
41
687
77
239
42
111
54
163

Apparel............................................................................
Men and boys..............................................................
Men, 16 and o v e r....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ............................................................
Women and g irls ..........................................................
Women, 16 and over................................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................................
Children under 2 ..........................................................
Footwear .....................................................................
Other apparel products and services...........................

1,002
247
201
46
423
365
58
34
113
186

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

$15,464

$19,928

$26,101

$37,579

2,439
1,895
544

2,904
2,092
812

3,607
2,600
1,008

4,125
2,912
1,213

5,617
3,566
2,051

153

239

301

402

366

545

2,814
1,631
520
162
210

3,565
2,022
697
124
323

4,354
2,507
1,036
226
432

4,871
2,717
1,069
414
353

6,158
3,402
1,945
9$)
466

7,143
4,012
2,591
1,394
598

10,830
5,938
4,130
2,594
896

404
1,131
333
1,546
326
478
286
367
89
228
188
40
716
82
249
43
115
57
170

148
1,015
96
840
181
234
135
250
39
63
53
10
280
37
96
9
41
26
71

249
1,235
89
1,181
285
353
216
267
60
95
70
25
268
47
65
15
58
28
55

379
1,331
140
1,349
284
434
258
301
72
153
126
26
346
46
119
13
71
22
74

302
1,389
259
1,474
328
421
284
363
78
143
112
31
537
63
168
39
97
34
136

520
1,205
252
1,715
360
528
329
402
96
207
170
38
833
92
278
70
160
60
173

599
980
441
1,950
365
633
377
445
130
223
169
54
957
124
302
54
156
82
240

639
702
1,107
2,335
463
753
409
556
153
715
618
97
1,841
169
737
101
219
152
462

1,020
242
194
48
428
367
61
35
117
197

457
87
66
21
208
176
32
15
64
83

474
89
63
26
191
154
37
18
69
106

630
133
109
24
284
252
32
20
82
111

896
216
171
45
341
296
45
33
106
200

1,099
279
208
70
441
350
91
44
127
209

1,462
371
292
79
630
533
97
55
177
229

2,233
554
480
74
960
862
98
66
205
448

44

Table 9. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Northeast, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

Comolete reoortino of income________________ ______ ___________
$40,000
$30,000
$15,000
$20,000
$10,000
and
to
to
to
to
over
$39,999
$29,999
$19,999
$14,999

Transportation..................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)...............................
Other vehicles..............................................................
Vehicle finance charges...............................................
Gasoline and motor o il.................................................
Maintenance and repairs.............................................
Vehicle insurance.........................................................
Public transportation.....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

3,360
761
444
26
120
913
378
341
285
93

3,361
753
442
27
118
906
397
345
276
97

806
4 50
109
47
17
287
109
52
152
25

1,448
175
286
46
32
428
177
164
140
41

2,405
506
322
4 23
67
652
305
239
208
82

2,824
496
250
4 12
111
946
373
318
219
97

3,536
632
365
68
137
1,106
463
399
271
97

5,790
1,286
1,126
63
210
1,397
586
600
372
149

7,233
2,278
757
4 11
275
1,619
803
682
604
205

Health ca re ......................................................................
Health insurance..........................................................
Medical services...........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies............................

758
224
414
120

759
229
404
126

310
120
134
56

604
238
256
110

873
331
388
154

756
222
396
138

865
299
442
124

755
134
494
127

1,103
207
728
167

Entertainment ..................................................................
Fees and admissions ...................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment............................
Other equipment and services.....................................

779
282
248
249

788
279
255
254

273
98
91
84

269
80
111
78

432
124
167
141

629
205
202
222

864
279
311
274

1,204
420
434
350

1,952
789
501
662

Personal care...................................................................

172

169

84

117

138

158

175

214

302

Reading...........................................................................

143

146

73

86

107

139

168

203

259

Education ........................................................................

364

342

441

88

189

143

236

429

974

Tobacco and smoking supplies........................................

213

217

138

158

224

208

263

290

253

Miscellaneous..................................................................

243

263

226

100

131

192

248

474

549

Cash contributions ...........................................................

438

466

77

219

273

325

427

702

1,279

Personal insurance and pensions....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security............................

1,354
203
1,151

1,585
215
1,370

126
68
57

249
85
164

612
123
488

1,119
141
978

1,878
239
1,639

2,946
330
2,616

4,450
540
3,910

Table 9. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Northeast, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

ComDlete reDortina of income
$10,000
$15,000
to
to
$14,999
$19,999

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

Sources of income and personal taxes:1
Money income before taxes............................................
Wages and salaries.....................................................
Self-employment income..............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement....................................................................
Interest dividends, rental income, other
property income..........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits.......................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps...................................................
Regular contributions for support.................................
Other income...............................................................

21,704
16,723
952

21,704
16,723
952

2,732
842
-171

7,153
1,936
94

12,343
6,489
301

17,217
12,322
438

24,428
20,606
509

34,074
30,157
793

56,219
47,564
4,711

2,508

2,508

1,189

3,639

4,274

3,163

1,970

1,627

1,186

808

808

78

247

590

672

787

890

2,431

261

261

57

222

361

297

303

464

146

282
111
58

282
111
58

644
62
31

782
171
62

137
99
92

161
127
38

*7
111
94

48
79
17

33
95
53

Personal taxes.................................................................
Federal income taxes...................................................
State and local income taxes.......................................
Other taxes..................................................................

2,023
1,546
409
67

2,023
1,546
409
67

96
65
22
9

233
128
45
59

392
219
136
37

1,373
1,009
305
59

2,176
1,593
517
67

3,707
2,852
751
103

6,556
5,261
1,161
133

Other money receipts......................................................

158

158

86

51

40

84

126

342

425

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

270

249

74

75

106

157

277

421

667

31
42
17
18

34
45
17
20

12
15
3
4

15
22
6
15

19
30
12
9

38
50
18
32

31
36
17
17

59
68
32
14

71
102
37
50

13
5
374

13
6
371

7
3
276

5
3
150

4
3
163

8
3
182

15
7
229

26
9
563

32
11
1,119

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over.........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 .........................................
Jewelry and watches...................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares................................................................
Household textile s.......................................................
All other g ifts ...............................................................

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from “ Complete income reporters” only;
see glossary.
2 Value less than .5.

No data reported.
Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

46

Table 10. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Midwest, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reDortina

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...........................
Number of sample interviews...............................................

18,666
11,557

Income before taxes 1 ......................................................

Complete reoortina of income
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
$19,999
$14,999

$40,000
and
over___

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

2,017
1,244

3,200
2,060

2,090
1,355

2,177
1,221

$12,321

$17,423

$24,529

$34,216

$54,939

7,110

11,272

15,740

22,040

29,984

47,303

1.7

2.1

2.3

2.4

3.0

3.2

3.4

46.3

47.2

54.1

46.3

45.7

42.7

43.0

45.1

1.4
1.9
.8
.3

1.3
1.9
.8
.3

.6
.7
.4
.3

.7
1.1
.6
.6

1.1
1.5
.6
.4

1.3
1.8
.6
.4

1.6
2.4
1.0
.2

1.8
2.7
1.1
.1

2.2
3.0
1.0
.1

Housing tenure:
Homeowner..............................................................
R enter......................................................................

66
34

65
35

30
70

49
51

51
49

62
38

73
27

85
15

95
5

Race of reference person:
Black ........................................................................
White and oth er........................................................

9
91

10
90

18
82

15
85

12
88

7
93

8
92

5
95

3
97

11
47
43

11
47
42

20
44
34
1

20
58
21
(2)

11
54
35
(*)

12
51
37

7
47
46
<*)

3
47
50

3
27
70
(3)

85

42

71

87

94

96

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

15,931
9,970

1,645
1,071

2,648
1,642

2,155
1,377

$22,318

$22,318

$2,865

$7,380

Income after taxes 1 ........................................................

19,817

19,817

2,837

Size of consumer unit.......................................................

2.6

2.6

Age of reference person..................................................

46.7

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners.........................................................................
Vehicles........................................................................
Children under 1 8 ........................................................
Persons 65 and ove r....................................................
Percent reporting:

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) ......................................................
High school (9 -1 2 )...................................................
College.....................................................................
Never attended and other........................................
At least one vehicle owned..........................................

O

85

O

47

O

O
98

96

Table 10. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Midwest, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total expenditures...............................................................

ComDlete reoortina of income
$10,000
$15,000
to
to
$14,999
$19,999

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

$16,000

$20,366

$25,476

$36,770

2,372
1,756
616

2,755
1,882
873

3,261
2,303
958

3,861
2,737
1,124

4,932
3,155
1,777

141

220

287

320

336

407

2,814
1,617
597
310
216

3,486
1,751
700
194
280

4,219
2,219
903
313
322

4,707
2,440
1,258
635
351

5,849
3,140
1,989
1,088
517

7,312
3,921
3,065
1,784
771

10,412
5,731
4,829
2,811
1,194

376
821
254
1,568
488
506
60
375
138
246
191
55
785
84
236
47
126
57
234

71
841
179
898
265
256
37
270
69
102
67
35
197
23
68
8
32
18
49

225
942
110
1,208
400
369
64
286
90
156
120
36
371
49
121
24
58
28
89

269
1,194
122
1,340
426
417
75
330
93
135
94
41
525
62
176
43
98
36
111

272
1,029
152
1,467
477
464
50
352
123
177
134
42
623
74
211
29
116
54
140

404
922
229
1,699
529
559
59
411
141
249
195
54
761
74
237
33
122
61
233

511
517
339
1,882
574
630
68
427
183
369
306
63
1,140
88
330
75
221
78
349

823
237
665
2,336
693
793
65
528
257
513
401
112
1,832
215
496
119
235
119
648

952
252
201
51
393
327
67
33
117
157

482
74
60
14
243
221
21
13
56
96

457
86
62
25
186
160
26
22
66
98

635
150
114
36
255
214
41
29
80
122

833
211
182
29
354
307
47
33
99
136

969
270
216
54
385
299
85
40
132
141

1,252
334
253
80
511
401
110
48
154
205

2,021
619
509
111
833
706
127
40
222
307

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

$18,881

$18,713

$7,799

$10,067

$12,951

Food................................................................................
Food at home..............................................................
Food away from hom e.................................................

3,093
2,140
953

3,015
2,108
908

1,629
1,122
507

2,057
1,584
473

Alcoholic beverages.........................................................

265

265

113

Housing............................................................................
Shelter.........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest..................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses...................................................
Rented dwellings .....................................................
Other lodging............................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s ..............................................................
Electricity..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels............................................
Telephone................................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations..................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment..................................
Household textiles...................................................
Furniture...................................................................
Floor coverings........................................................
Major appliances......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

5,731
3,053
1,982
1,051
545

5,593
2,995
1,921
1,020
525

387
786
284
1,598
501
517
62
379
140
260
202
59
820
86
255
53
131
63
233

Apparel............................................................................
Men and boys..............................................................
Men, 16 and o ve r....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ...........................................................
Women and g irls ..........................................................
Women, 16 and over................................................
Girls, 2 to 1 5 ............................................................
Children under 2 ..........................................................
Footwear .....................................................................
Other apparel products and services...........................

987
258
207
51
416
346
70
33
117
162

48

Table 10. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Midwest, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reDortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

ComDlete reoortina of income
$10,000
$15,000
to
to
$14,999
$19,999

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

Total expenditures...............................................................

$18,881

$18,713

$7,799

$10,067

$12,951

$16,000

$20,366

$25,476

$36,770

Food................................................................................
Food at home..............................................................
Food away from hom e.................................................

3,093
2,140
953

3,015
2,108
908

1,629
1,122
507

2,057
1,584
473

2,372
1,756
616

2,755
1,882
873

3,261
2,303
958

3,861
2,737
1,124

4,932
3,155
1,777

Alcoholic beverages.........................................................

265

265

113

141

220

287

320

336

407

Housing............................................................................
Shelter.........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest..................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses....................................................
Rented dwellings .....................................................
Other lodging...........................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s..............................................................
Electricity..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels............................................
Telephone................................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations..................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment..................................
Household textiles...................................................
Furniture...................................................................
Floor coverings........................................................
Major appliances......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

5,731
3,053
1,982
1,051
545

5,593
2,995
1,921
1,020
525

2,814
1,617
597
310
216

3,486
1,751
700
194
280

4,219
2,219
903
313
322

4,707
2,440
1,258
635
351

5,849
3,140
1,989
517

7,312
3,921
3,065
1,784
771

10,412
5,731
4,829
2,811
1,194

387
786
284
1,598
501
517
62
379
140
260
202
59
820
86
255
53
131
63
233

376
821
254
1,568
488
506
60
375
138
246
191
55
785
84
236
47
126
57
234

71
841
179
898
265
256
37
270
69
102
67
35
197
23
68
8
32
18
49

225
942
110
1,208
400
369
64
286
90
156
120
36
371
49
121
24
58
28
89

269
1,194
122
1,340
426
417
75
330
93
135
94
41
525
62
176
43
98
36
111

272
1,029
152
1,467
477
464
50
352
123
177
134
42
623
74
211
29
116
54
140

404
922
229
1,699
529
559
59
411
141
249
195
54
761
74
237
33
122
61
233

511
517
339
1,882
574
630
68
427
183
369
306
63
1,140
88
330
75
221
78
349

823
237
665
2,336
693
793
65
528
257
513
401
112
1,832
215
496
119
235
119
648

Apparel............................................................................
Men and boys..............................................................
Men, 16 and o ve r....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ...........................................................
Women and g irls ..........................................................
Women, 16 and over................................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................................
Children under 2 ..........................................................
Footwear.....................................................................
Other apparel products and services...........................

987
258
207
51
416
346
70
33
117
162

952
252
201
51
393
327
67
33
117
157

482
74
60
14
243
221
21
13
56
96

457
86
62
25
186
160
26
22
66
98

635
150
114
36
255
214
41
29
80
122

833
211
182
29
354
307
47
33
99
136

969
270
216
54
385
299
85
40
132
141

1,252
334
253
80
511
401
110
48
154
205

2,021
619
509
111
833
706
127
40
222
307

48

1,068

Table 10. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Midwest, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

ComDlete reDOrtina of income
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
$19,999
$14,999

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

Sources of income and personal taxes:1
Money income before taxes...........................................
Wages and salaries....................................................
Self-employment income.............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement..................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property income.........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits......................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps.................................................
Regular contributions for support................................
Other income..............................................................

22,318
17,474
806

22,318
17,474
806

2,865
841
-89

7,380
2,211
197

12,321
7,483
252

17,423
12,064
196

24,529
20,348
662

34,216
29,216
958

54,939
48,003
3,403

2,261

2,261

1,156

3,377

3,201

3,450

1,783

1,753

895

995

995

110

312

509

1,046

986

1,731

2,234

296

296

117

284

293

378

456

267

162

283
148
56

283
148
56

598
101
31

839
129
31

319
228
36

110
144
36

71
160
64

28
241
21

50
26
168

Personal taxes................................................................
Federal income taxes.................................................
State and local income taxes......................................
Other taxes................................................................

2,502
1,916
506
80

2,502
1,916
506
80

28
8
8
13

270
188
38
44

1,050
777
238
34

1,684
1,295
338
50

2,489
1,877
516
97

4,232
3,129
977
126

7,636
6,056
1,405
175

Other money receipts.....................................................

208

208

56

186

84

210

166

70

664

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

342

337

90

124

145

278

352

625

732

35
46
15
15

36
45
15
16

10
16
4
9

16
22
10
5

28
37
9
17

41
37
14
20

34
43
16
11

40
61
23
23

79
99
27
26

18
8
358

17
8
329

4
3
128

8
7
148

9
8
225

16
8
267

15
6
284

24
8
599

43
16
671

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 ........................................
Jewelry and watches..................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares...............................................................
Household textiles......................................................
All other g ifts ..............................................................

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from “Complete income reporters” only;
see glossary.
2 Value less than .5.

No data reported.
Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

50

Table 11. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, South, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Number of consumer units (in thousands)..........................
Number of sample interviews.............................................

22,833
12,673

Income before taxes 1 ....................................................
Income after taxes 1 .......................................................

ComDlete reoortina of income
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
$19,999
$14,999

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

2,366
1,281

3,907
2,112

2,336
1,289

2,999
1,641

$12,166

$17,191

$24,684

$34,537

$57,814

6,988

11,348

15,796

22,023

30,051

49,333

2.2

2.5

2.8

3.0

3.1

3.3

49.3

53.4

44.5

41.9

41S

41.6

44.3

1.4
1.8
.7
.3

.6
.7
.3
.4

.8
1.2
.5
.6

1.1
1.4
.7
.4

1.4
1.7
1.0
.2

1.7
2.2
.9
.2

1.9
2.7
.8
.1

2.1
2.8
.9
.1

61
39

60
40

36
64

49
51

48
52

55
45

65
35

77
23

90
10

Race of reference person:
Black ......................................................................
White and other......................................................

18
82

18
82

32
68

26
74

21
79

15
85

13
87

11
89

7
93

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) ....................................................
High school (9-1 2).................................................
College...................................................................
Never attended and other.......................................

14
41
44
1

14
41
44
1

30
38
31
1

25
46
27
2

17
48
34
1

12
45
42
(2)

6
47
47
(2)

5
39
56
(2)

3
24
73

At least one vehicle owned.........................................

86

87

50

74

89

95

97

99

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

20,422
11,215

2,603
1,559

3,216
1,737

2,995
1,596

$22,472

$22,472

$2,806

$7,469

19,846

19,846

2,798

Size of consumer unit.....................................................

2.7

2.6

1.7

Age of reference person................................................

45.5

45.3

1.4
1.8
.7
.3

Housing tenure:
Homeowner............................................................
Renter....................................................................

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners.............................................................. ........
Vehicles......................................................................
Children under 1 8 .......................................................
Persons 65 and over..................................................
Percent reporting:

51

0
98

Table 11. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, South, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total expenditures...............................................................

Comelete reoortina of income
$10,000
$15,000
to
to
$14,999
$19,999

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

$18,444

$18,586

$7,198

$9,455

$12,941

Food................................................................................
Food at home..............................................................
Food away from hom e.................................................

3,002
2,146
856

2,972
2,120
851

1,551
1,196
355

2,004
1,587
416

Alcoholic beverages.........................................................

252

255

112

Housing............................................................................
Shelter.........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest..................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses....................................................
Rented dwellings.....................................................
Other lodging................ ..........................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s ..............................................................
Electricity..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fue ls............................................
Telephone................................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations..................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment.................................
Household textile s...................................................
Furniture...................................................................
Floor coverings........................................................
Major appliances......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

5,479
2,952
1,768
1,176
212

5,453
2,936
1,754
1,176
199

380
930
254
1,487
178
666
73
403
166
289
228
60
751
64
267
37
124
62
197

Apparel............................................................................
Men and boys..............................................................
Men, 16 and o v e r....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ............................................................
Women and g irls ..........................................................
Women, 16 and over................................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................................
Children under 2 ..........................................................
Footwear ......................................................................
Other apparel products and services...........................

1,033
254
202
51
401
336
65
37
117
224

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

$15,967

$20,916

$24,935

$37,993

2,364
1,787
577

2,774
2,070
703

3,359
2,415
943

3,763
2,641
1,121

4,885
3,078
1,807

122

217

225

312

340

444

2,504
1,381
515
198
69

3,127
1,613
547
205
89

4,005
2,123
843
476
104

4,586
2,429
1,064
627
121

5,716
3,060
1,784
1,165
202

7,229
3,817
2,614
1,931
239

10,910
6,069
4,873
3,623
550

380
936
245
1,470
175
655
73
400
166
291
230
61
756
64
265
37
130
62
198

248
757
110
796
104
305
65
238
84
161
121
40
166
19
55
3
32
19
37

253
941
124
1,122
145
479
68
309
120
135
102
33
257
25
83
17
46
32
54

263
1,157
124
1,234
136
524
79
366
130
168
118
50
479
44
149
13
116
43
114

316
1,234
132
1,369
145
606
87
367
164
206
166
41
582
48
211
21
107
65
130

416
1,039
238
1,605
186
731
69
438
181
290
234
55
761
59
231
33
177
69
193

443
929
275
1,870
192
873
63
506
237
330
245
84
1,212
94
450
49
179
75
366

700
504
692
2,253
302
1,049
80
568
2553
732
604
128
1,856
161
700
121
237
132
505

1,041
255
203
52
404
338
66
38
118
226

365
79
66
13
150
134
16
17
45
74

465
95
80
15
178
152
26
23
59
110

693
182
133
49
246
209
36
31
83
150

845
184
125
59
348
283
65
40
98
175

1,040
264
202
62
357
289
68
49
127
242

1,413
348
287
61
571
465
106
45
168
280

2,464
622
520
102
1,000
851
149
61
248
534

52

Table 11. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, South, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reDortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

ComDlete repo rtina of income________________________________
$40,000
$30,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
and
to
to
to
to
over
$39,999
$29,999
$19,999
$14,999

Transportation...................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)................................
Other vehicles...............................................................
Vehicle finance charges................................................
Gasoline and motor o il..................................................
Maintenance and repairs ..............................................
Vehicle insurance..........................................................
Public transportation.....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

3,798
860
644
22
208
1,111
408
295
170
81

3,789
850
629
23
210
1,104
417
302
173
82

1,090
4 89
214
45
42
402
137
96
75
29

1,505
4 48
308
47
47
635
189
140
94
38

2,624
258
578
44
120
916
343
220
131
54

3,491
470
755
4 13
218
1,137
397
294
135
71

4,878
1,322
765
54
260
1,383
490
365
152
87

4,985
1,074
704
4 13
342
l ,553
572
455
161
112

7,629
2,472
1,047
50
443
1,663
778
539
453
185

Health care .......................................................................
Health insurance...........................................................
Medical services............................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies.............................

863
243
457
163

869
244
462
163

439
156
196
87

788
261
345
182

833
242
404
187

788
228
418
142

1,027
275
581
171

877
225
499
153

1,216
290
726
201

Entertainment ...................................................................
Fees and admissions ...................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment.............................
Other equipment and services......................................

793
237
283
273

809
236
291
282

226
63
94
69

274
67
138
69

437
108
200
129

637
168
273
196

960
262
320
378

1,203
294
470
439

1,896
673
552
671

Personal care....................................................................

173

170

69

101

126

143

180

236

335

Reading ............................................................................

107

108

42

57

76

92

127

142

215

Education .........................................................................

221

215

295

100

112

158

137

211

521

Tobacco and smoking supplies.........................................

213

216

111

165

204

208

277

273

257

Miscellaneous...................................................................

245

251

87

166

160

195

279

347

509

Cash contributions ............................................................

622

655

105

218

299

536

647

942

1,839

Personal insurance and pensions.....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security............................

1,645
280
1,365

1,782
280
1,502

203
118
85

365
125
240

790
165
625

1,288
183
1,105

1,976
300
1,676

2,974
395
2,578

4,871
660
4,211

|
i

53

Table 11. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, South, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
S5.000

$5,000
to
$9,999

ComDlete reoortina of income
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
$19,999
$14,999

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

Sources of income and personal taxes:1
Money income before taxes............................................
Wages and salaries.....................................................
Self-employment income..............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement....................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property incom e..........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans' benefits.......................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps...................................................
Regular contributions for support.................................
Other income...............................................................

22,472
17,756
835

22,472
17,756
835

2,806
918
-300

7,469
2,909
210

12,166
7,937
242

17,191
13,274
508

24,684
20,360
705

34,537
30,505
810

57,814
48,319
3,529

2,408

2,408

1,455

3,116

2,811

2,336

2,464

1,790

2,541

774

774

38

308

323

438

607

811

2,818

220

220

104

232

250

186

224

342

203

199
235
45

199
235
45

446
115
30

476
164
54

230
312
62

105
316
29

74
213
37

26
221
32

29
311
65

Personal taxes.................................................................
Federal income taxes...................................................
State and local income taxes.......................................
Other taxes..................................................................

2,626
2,297
290
39

2,626
2,297
290
39

8
-8
2
14

480
408
58
14

819
688
112
19

1,395
1,196
181
19

2,661
2,279
326
57

4,486
3,938
494
54

8,481
7,548
845
88

Other money receipts......................................................

230

230

159

186

92

138

155

343

562

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

292

290

77

92

126

197

331

454

742

25
36
14
20

26
36
14
21

8
10
3
5

15
18
7
9

24
22
11
24

23
25
15
25

23
28
13
13

33
58
17
30

54
95
32
41

13
5
299

13
5
296

4
2
117

6
2
123

7
4
164

9
4
178

15
5
237

16
9
403

31
11
854

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over.........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 .........................................
Jewelry and watches...................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares................................................................
Household textile s.......................................................
All other g ifts ...............................................................

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from “ Complete income reporters” only;
see glossary.
2 Value less than .5.

No data reported.
Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

54

Table 12. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, West, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reDortina

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...........................
Number of sample interviews...............................................

13,835
10,614

Income before taxes 1 ......................................................

Complete reoortina of income
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
$19,999
$14,999

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

1,446
1,163

2,337
1,807

1,644
1,240

2,036
1,607

$12,364

$17,236

$24,658

$34,520

$62,210

7,155

11,867

15,691

21,097

30,747

53,597

1.9

2.0

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.9

3.2

43.8

41.3

48.1

44.6

42.7

41.19

42.6

44.6

1.4
2.0
.7
.2

1.4
2.0
.7
.2

.8
1.0
.6
.2

.8
1.0
.5
.4

1.1
1.6
.6
.4

1.3
1.7
.7
.3

1.6
2.3
.7
.2

1.8
2.5
.8
.1

2.2
3.2
.8
.1

Housing tenure:
Homeowner..............................................................
R enter......................................................................

53
47

52
48

28
72

36
64

37
63

45
55

55
45

70
30

84
16

Race of reference person:
Black ........................................................................
White and oth er........................................................

6
94

6
94

7
93

9
91

7
93

6
94

6
94

5
95

3
97

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) ......................................................
High school (9 -1 2 )...................................................
College.....................................................................
Never attended and other........................................

9
38
53
1

9
38
53
1

13
37
49
1

16
43
40
1

13
45
40
1

8
43
49
(*)

7
42
51
(*>

3
37
60
(*)

2
21
77
(*>

At least one vehicle owned..........................................

87

87

56

68

87

95

97

98

99

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

12,254
9,386

1,150
944

1,986
1,338

1,654
1,287

$24,655

$24,655

$1,062

$7,281

Income after taxes 1 .........................................................

21,757

21,757

933

Size of consumer unit.......................................................

2.5

2.5

Age of reference person..................................................

44.3

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners.........................................................................
Vehicles........................................................................
Children under 1 8 .........................................................
Persons 65 and over................................ ...................
Percent reporting:

55

Table 12. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, West, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total expenditures...............................................................

ComDlete reDortina of income
$10,000
$15,000
to
to
$19,999
$14,999

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

$16,662

$21,145

$27,081

$39,367

2,672
1,898
774

2,724
1,956
768

3,364
2,292
1,072

4,223
2,778
1,445

5,015
3,076
1,939

170

262

272

351

489

613

3,709
2,527
1,024
590
220

3,676
2,366
723
294
163

4,614
2,977
807
437
206

5,214
3,383
1,257
760
214

6,416
4,160
2,114
1,370
347

8,094
5,095
3,242
2,259
441

12,057
7,795
5,859
4,285
858

386
1,550
362
1,206
248
371
26
422
138
307
243
65
788
89
245
40
120
70
224

214
1,306
197
767
172
223
14
282
76
153
114
40
262
22
60
7
47
31
95

266
1,549
94
843
184
239
18
320
81
172
140
33
294
37
86
9
44
42
76

164
2,029
141
981
193
300
23
372
94
169
125
44
487
54
112
31
112
63
115

283
1,910
216
1,069
202
320
26
406
114
202
153
49
560
58
170
26
112
45
150

396
1,802
245
1,223
262
371
31
430
128
274
206
68
759
81
248
24
119
62
224

542
1,348
505
1,445
288
466
32
481
178
446
367
78
1,109
114
378
52
170
77
318

716
920
1,016
1,872
384
601
31
594
262
641
518
123
1,749
218
558
115
208
143
507

1,119
276
232
44
422
362
60
38
130
253

502
133
117
16
179
160
19
23
67
100

521
108
84
24
204
181
23
23
69
118

714
146
121
25
264
235
29
33
93
177

817
181
142
39
322
282
40
37
102
175

1,092
263
211
52
418
359
59
34
139
238

1,442
369
311
59
534
424
110
47
178
313

2,362
633
554
80
883
765
118
64
224
557

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

$20,650

$20,776

$10,387

$10,573

$14,174

Food................................................................................
Food at home..............................................................
Food away from hom e.................................................

3,308
2,250
1,058

3,258
2,201
1,057

1,966
1,355
611

2,156
1,636
520

Alcoholic beverages.........................................................

345

344

158

Housing............................................................................
Shelter.........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest..................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses...................................................
Rented dwellings .....................................................
Other lodging............................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s..............................................................
Electricity..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels............................................
Telephone................................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations..................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment.................................
Household textile s...................................................
Furniture...................................................................
Floor coverings........................................................
Major appliances......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

6,484
4,162
2,277
1,528
368

6,495
4,194
2,282
1,528
368

381
1,534
351
1,224
251
384
27
422
140
306
242
64
792
89
244
43
125
69
223

Apparel............................................................................
Men and boys..............................................................
Men, 16 and o v e r....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ...........................................................
Women and g irls ..........................................................
Women, 16 and over................................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ...........................................................
Children under 2 ..........................................................
Footwear.....................................................................
Other apparel products and services...........................

1,118
277
233
44
430
369
61
37
128
246

56

Table 12. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, West, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reDortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

ComDlete reportina of income
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
$14,999
$19,999

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
___ over___

Transportation...................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) .................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)................................
Other vehicles..............................................................
Vehicle finance charges................................................
Gasoline and motor o il..................................................
Maintenance and repairs..............................................
Vehicle insurance..........................................................
Public transportation.....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

4,044
724
606
41
179
1,110
568
349
312
154

4,091
746
614
45
183
1,112
575
350
309
156

1,872
3 133
453
3 24
72
562
276
170
127
55

1,668
3 43
400
3 16
57
520
292
144
140
56

2,878
728
287
3 14
95
884
396
207
185
83

3,494
323
725
80
143
1,054
489
330
243
107

4,424
655
780
25
193
1,254
647
387
271
212

5,435
1,360
682
35
283
1,412
657
448
355
200

7,649
1,700
852
117
377
1,823
1,081
664
727
307

Health c a re ......................................................................
Health insurance...........................................................
Medical services............................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies.............................

876
225
526
125

859
229
508
122

460
106
305
49

866
190
561
115

793
246
426
121

839
317
413
109

768
205
440
142

1,021
254
611
157

1,095
266
696
133

Entertainment ...................................................................
Fees and admissions...................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment.............................
Other equipment and services......................................

1,097
369
322
406

1,106
369
327
411

408
131
143
134

419
121
151
147

653
211
252
191

664
239
203
222

1,231
404
324
503

1,543
457
507
579

2,356
853
607
895

Personal care....................................................................

192

186

92

99

135

147

193

219

357

Reading ............................................................................

132

131

52

70

102

109

135

164

243

Education .........................................................................

267

258

499

197

90

119

147

245

554

Tobacco and smoking supplies.........................................

169

171

101

138

158

173

173

222

210

Miscellaneous...................................................................

370

374

259

137

167

298

392

429

826

Cash contributions............................................................

563

552

135

175

273

677

476

607

1,336

Personal insurance and pensions.....................................
Life and other personal insurance.................................
Retirement, pensions, social security............................

1,685
217
1,469

1,833
217
1,617

174
45
129

281
59
222

662
88
575

1,116
123
993

1,963
228
1,735

2,949
329
2,619

4,695
535
4,160

57

Table 12. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, West, 1982-83
ComDlete reoortina of income
$10,000
$15,000
to
to
$14,999
$19,999

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

Money income before taxes.............................................
Wages and salaries......................................................
Self-employment income..............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement....................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property income..........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits.......................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps...................................................
Regular contributions for support.................................
Other income...............................................................

24,655
19,087
1,510

24,655
19,087
1,510

1,062
1,494
-2,052

7,281
2,961
144

12,364
7,387
210

2,132

2,132

857

2,461

999

999

54

270

270

300
266
91

Personal taxes.................................................................
Federal income taxes...................................................
State and local income taxes.......................................
Other taxes..................................................................

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

17,236
11,995
541

24,658
19,742
1,518

34,520
28,964
1,772

62,210
50,568
6,380

2,887

3,057

1,900

1,810

1,786

292

658

706

782

1,046

2,919

66

194

371

348

353

295

203

300
266
91

373
180
90

853
299
77

469
277
105

225
277
85

82
185
97

30
492
112

103
179
73

2,699
2,421
461
17

2,899
2,421
461
17

129
79
45
6

126
111
10
4

497
416
77
3

1,545
1,290
244
10

3,561
2,984
568
9

3,773
3,117
650
7

8,614
7,219
1,327
68

Other money receipts......................................................

334

334

177

199

176

331

98

428

880

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

430

420

140

144

183

213

364

647

1,071

27
41
19
24

27
40
19
25

16
14
3
7

11
18
11
10

15
26
12
14

31
45
17
9

22
34
18
24

30
49
20
25

58
83
44
70

17
8
367

17
7
362

8
3
218

9
3
222

15
8
265

9
8
265

18
10
284

24
11
360

29
9
820

Item
Sources of income and personal taxes:1

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over.........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 .........................................
Jewelry and watches....................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares................................................................
Household te xtile s.......................................................
All other g ifts ...............................................................

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from “ Complete income reporters” only;
see glossary.

2 Value less than .5.
3 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

58

Table 13. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age under 25, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

ComDlete reDOrtina of income
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
$19,999
$14,999

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

7,013
4,852

6,376
4,412

1,971
1,522

1,276
843

1,254
819

811
535

771
505

217
138

77
1 50

Income before taxes 2 ......................................................

$11,537

$11,537

$2,384

$7,113

$12,125

$17,129

$24,472

$33,580

$59,142

Income after taxes 2 .........................................................

10,282

10,282

2,340

6,671

10,891

15,117

21,601

28,569

47,750

Size of consumer unit.......................................................

1.8

1.7

1.3

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.4

2.4

2.6

Age of reference person...................................................

21.7

21.7

20.4

21.7

22.2

22.5

22.7

23.1

23.4

1.2
1.1
.3

1.2
1.2
.3
(*)

.9
.5
.2

1.0
1.0
.4
O

1.4
1.3
.3

1.4
1.5
.3

1.8
2.1
.5
(4)

1.9
2.5
.5
(3)

2.2
2.2
.2
(4)

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...........................
Number of sample interviews...............................................
Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners.........................................................................
Vehicles........................................................................
Children under 1 8 .........................................................
Persons 65 and over....................................................

f )

O

0

O

Percent reporting:
Housing tenure:
Homeowner..............................................................
R enter......................................................................

10
90

10
90

1
99

6
94

8
92

14
86

26
74

36
64

41
59

Race of reference person:
B lack........................................................................
White and oth er........................................................

12
88

12
68

19
81

13
87

9
91

7
93

7
93

7
93

2
98

2
44
54

2
44
54
(5)

1
35
64

2
43
55
(4)

2
49
48
(5)

2
50
49

1
57
42

47
53
(4)

7
23
70
(4)

72

87

98

100

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) ......................................................
High school (9 -1 2 )...................................................
College.....................................................................
Never attended and oth er.........................................
At least one vehicle owned..........................................

0

70

O

71

37

59

0

0

90

96

n

Table 13. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age under 25, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total expenditures...............................................................

ComDlete reoortina of income
$10,000
$15,000
to
to
$19,999
$14,999

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

$11,617

$11,746

$6,116

$9,470

$12,780

Food................................................................................
Food at home..............................................................
Food away from hom e.................................................

1,835
1,163
672

1,830
1,148
682

1,183
657
526

1,647
1,043
604

Alcoholic beverages.........................................................

343

350

225

Housing............................................................................
Shelter.........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest..................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses....................................................
Rented dwellings.....................................................
Other lodging...........................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s ..............................................................
Electricity..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels............................................
Telephone................................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations..................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment..................................
Household textiles...................................................
Furniture...................................................................
Floor coverings........................................................
Major appliances......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

3,410
2,151
325
239
30

3,420
2,147
330
243
30

56
1,681
145
668
102
238
24
271
33
115
92
23
475
43
189
19
60
37
126

Apparel............................................................................
Men and boys..............................................................
Men, 16 and o v e r....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ............................................................
Women and g irls ..........................................................
Women, 16 and over................................................
Girts, 2 to 1 5 ............................................................
Children under 2 ..........................................................
Footwear ......................................................................
Other apparel products and services...........................

782
192
183
9
264
253
11
39
87
199

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

$14,654

$19,221

$26,396

$30,017

2,002
1,312
690

2,057
1,320
737

2,747
1,865
882

3,181
1,887
1,295

3,245
1,681
1,563

317

385

414

477

590

917

1,583
1,046
35
30
92

2,808
1,865
159
129
91

3,890
2,451
252
158
33

4,466
2,737
389
304
22

5,853
3,410
878
630
93

6,751
4,032
1,389
919
204

8,173
5,895
2,915
2,564
133

57
1,674
143
670
101
241
23
270
34
121
96
25
483
43
190
21
61
38
130

3
779
232
318
35
87
6
177
14
28
18
10
191
19
71
5
12
23
62

29
1,566
140
594
106
199
14
255
21
75
67
8
274
34
87
2
42
32
76

61
2,139
60
742
94
282
30
298
37
138
104
34
559
44
227
6
101
40
140

63
2,256
92
866
134
313
48
329
43
173
140
33
690
62
313
52
65
47
151

156
2,435
96
1,165
207
480
35
376
67
240
181
59
1,039
93
452
70
135
58
231

266
2,443
201
1,274
197
472
70
428
107
426
376
50
1,019
63
212
73
33
67
570

217
2,849
132
1,035
192
388
32
360
64
353
347
7
890
10
321
33
295
83
149

797
194
185
9
270
259
11
40
90
204

500
131
127
4
198
190
8
21
62
88

612
133
118
15
213
203
10
29
79
158

827
191
186
5
276
269
7
43
89
228

955
202
193
9
365
350
16
62
96
230

1,242
322
305
18
350
332
17
67
139
364

1,784
372
356
16
530
507
23
92
190
601

2,093
1,013
1,004
9
400
383
17
39
138
503

60

Table 13. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age under 25, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

ComDlete repo rtina of income___________ __________ ___________
$40,000
$30,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
and
to
to
to
to
over
$39,999
$29,999
$19,999
$14,999

Transportation..................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)...............................
Other vehicles..............................................................
Vehicle finance charges...............................................
Gasoline and motor o il.................................................
Maintenance and repairs..............................................
Vehicle insurance.........................................................
Public transportation.....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

2,623
359
638
49
138
745
318
188
126
62

2,639
347
652
45
140
751
323
190
126
64

836
O
195
86
23
338
115
44
96
20

2,038
6 47
724
27
66
621
261
149
96
46

3,025
513
635
8 19
174
893
383
204
129
75

3,608
738
694
89
229
940
394
294
130
101

4,494
502
872
128
320
1,346
647
416
159
104

7,936
8 1,037
3,379
8 153
392
1,477
731
346
264
157

8,762
3,922
1,143
200
379
1,172
596
543
571
236

Health care ......................................................................
Health insurance..........................................................
Medical services...........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies.............................

307
76
189
42

316
76
196
44

117
26
69
21

240
57
152
31

461
109
291
60

361
87
229
46

4/1
118
269
84

874
144
646
84

713
379
314
20

Entertainment..................................................................
Fees and admissions...................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment.............................
Other equipment and services......................................

581
186
223
172

594
190
227
177

357
135
132
90

467
147
219
101

535
173
198
165

688
207
278
203

1,071
302
339
431

1,573
413
697
463

1,213
698
255
261

Personal care...................................................................

92

93

60

76

101

115

139

161

186

Reading ...........................................................................

74

77

49

59

90

80

130

125

136

Education ........................................................................

489

476

950

481

207

232

95

124

2

Tobacco and smoking supplies........................................

139

139

73

148

153

172

192

247

305

Miscellaneous..................................................................

119

124

26

82

159

113

308

397

288

Cash contributions ...........................................................

100

105

35

103

102

159

204

174

216

Personal insurance and pensions.....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security............................

722
64
659

786
65
721

121
14
107

392
38
354

844
75
770

1,233
94
1,139

1,796
134
1,663

2,477
240
2,237

3,767
151
3,616

61

Table 13. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age under 25, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reDortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

ComDlete reoortina of income
$10,000
$15,000
to
to
$14,999
$19,999

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

33,580
31,483
858

59,142
52,711
251

Sources of income and personal taxes:2
Money income before taxes............................................
Wages and salaries.....................................................
Self-employment income..............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement............................................................... .
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property incom e..........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits.......................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps..................................................
Regular contributions for support.................................
Other income...............................................................

11,537
10,143
201

11,537
10,143
201

2,384
1,625
-1

7,113
5,018
110

12,125
10,789
210

17,129
15,890
350

24,472
23,051
508

74

74

82

148

41

63

26

196

196

44

72

87

257

253

459

5,993

155

155

17

220

268

169

214

148

38

310
351
108

310
351
108

343
212
62

810
536
198

115
459
155

47
301
52

272
96

Si

150
478
4

148
(4)
1

Personal taxes.................................................................
Federal income taxes..................................................
State and local income taxes.......................................
Other taxes..................................................................

1,256
1,041
207
8

1,256
1,041
207
8

44
31
13
(*)

442
370
66
6

1,234
976
247
12

2,012
1,688
312
12

2,871
2,359
497
15

5,010
4,156
846
9

11,392
10,265
1,063
64

Other money receipts......................................................

83

83

66

110

52

103

122

66

12

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

52

54

6

48

23

65

168

228

91

15
26
9
28

15
27
9
30

14
20
3
13

15
21
7
39

16
23
8
55

18
31
23
24

13
42
10
16

20
79
19
49

22
45
12
33

8
2
146

9
2
146

7
1
135

6
3
108

7
2
150

8
3
134

17
3
185

17
2
276

18
0
382

O

O

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over.........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 .........................................
Jewelry and watches...................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares................................................................
Household textile s.......................................................
All other g ifts ...............................................................

1 Data in this column are likely to have large sampling errors.
2 Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters” only;
see glossary.
3 Value less then .05.

4 No data reported.
5 Value less than .5.
8 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

62

Table 14. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 25 to 34, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...........................
Number of sample interviews...............................................

17,210
10,783

Income before taxes 1 ......................................................

ComDlete re oo rtina of income
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
$14,999
$19,999

$40,000
and
___ Over___

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

2,289
1,505

3,871
2,388

2,346
1,532

2,000
1,165

$12,319

$17,259

$24,540

$34,168

$55,857

6,955

11,452

15,369

21,893

29,447

47,581

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.9

30.1

30.8

1.7
2.3
.9

1.9
2.5
.9

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

15,460
9,691

987
618

1,830
1,133

2,137
1,350

$23,835

$23,835

$2,155

$7,468

Income after taxes 1 ........................................................

20,922

20,922

2,115

Size of consumer unit.......................................................

2.7

2.7

2.7

Total
complete
reoortina

Consumer unit characteristics:

Age of reference person..................................................

29.7

29.7

28.8

29.1

29.2

29.3

29.7

1.4
1.8
1.0

1.4
1.8
1.1

.8
.8
1.3

1.0
1.0
1.3
O

1.3
1.4
1.1

1.4
1.6
1.0

1.5
2.0
1.0

Number in consumer unit:
Earners.........................................................................
Vehicles........................................................................
Children under 1 8 ........................................................
Persons 65 and over....................................................

ft

0

0

ft

ft

ft

ft.

ft

Percent reporting:
Housing tenure:
Homeowner..............................................................
R enter......................................................................

43
57

44
56

17
83

15
85

23
77

35
65

49
51

65
35

80
20

Race of reference person:
Black ........................................................................
White and oth er.......................................................

13
87

13
87

31
69

26
74

19
81

11
89

9
91

6
94

5
95

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) ......................................................
High school (9-1 2)...................................................
College.....................................................................
Never attended and other........................................

2
39
59
(4)

2
39
58

7
49
43
1

5
56
39

3
49
48

3

41
55

1
40
59
(3)

1
31
68

1
15
84

At least one vehicle owned..........................................

87

0
88

53

63

0

O

0
64

85

94

95

ft

0
98

96

Table 14. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 25 to 34, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total expenditures...............................................................

ComDlete reDortina of income
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
$19,999
$14,999

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

$15,761

$20,271

$25,147

$36,527

2,266
1,664
602

2,472
1,752
721

3,120
2,071
1,049

3,424
2,191
1,232

4,331
2,596
1,735

194

274

330

421

421

543

3,865
2,461
843
629
103

3,514
2,148
370
270
46

4,389
2,743
683
491
66

5,149
3,120
1,142
862
101

6,283
3,792
1,832
1,374
191

8,180
4,993
3,251
2,573
342

12,453
7,469
5,974
4,779
603

252
1,626
214
1,306
245
478
54
416
114
374
327
46
851
75
326
32
129
61
228

111
1,499
119
996
180
354
25
372
65
147
115
33
260
17
85
1
47
29
80

54
1,698
81
940
201
318
24
332
65
176
152
23
250
29
108
7
35
24
47

126
1,984
76
1,056
191
385
48
365
67
186
147
39
404
38
139
21
78
37
92

179
1,862
116
1,196
226
420
50
395
105
221
185
37
611
49
247
20
107
53
135

267
1,759
200
1,373
255
500
65
435
118
332
287
45
787
63
253
30
171
65
205

336
1,452
290
1,530
270
588
67
457
148
497
429
68
1,161
100
405
34
175
72
376

592
916
580
1,796
344
677
70
510
195
980
908
72
2,207
210
986
97
198
127
589

1,094
281
221
60
387
319
68
62
129
235

513
120
74
46
173
128
45
48
68
105

586
131
72
59
193
134
59
48
78
136

715
181
119
62
246
190
56
42
90
156

832
219
169
50
294
243
51
49
105
165

1,037
268
206
62
344
268
76
63
135
227

1,398
375
312
63
509
430
78
73
167
275

2,303
591
520
71
872
780
92
100
215
526

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

$19,271

$19,615

$10,077

$10,379

$12,966

Food................................................................................
Food at home..............................................................
Food away from hom e.................................................

2,949
2,011
938

2,948
2,000
948

2,244
1,790
454

2,230
1,769
461

Alcoholic beverages.........................................................

356

359

160

Housing............................................................................
Shelter.........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest..................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses...................................................
Rented dwellings .....................................................
Other lodging...........................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s ..............................................................
Electricity..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels............................................
Telephone................................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations ..................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment.................................
Household textiles...................................................
Furniture...................................................................
Floor coverings ........................................................
Major appliances......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares ........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

6,409
3,915
2,059
1,600
211

6,457
3,926
2,086
1,620
214

249
1,637
219
1,305
246
477
57
414
111
359
313
46
831
73
315
32
127
60
223

Apparel ............................................................................
Men and boys..............................................................
Men, 16 and o v e r....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ...........................................................
Women and g irls ..........................................................
Women, 16 and over................................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ...........................................................
Children under 2 ..........................................................
Footwear.....................................................................
Other apparel products and services...........................

1,071
277
219
58
380
312
68
61
127
228

64

Table 14. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 25 to 34, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reDortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

Comolete reoortina of income
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
$14,999
$19,999

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

Transportation...................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)................................
Other vehicles..............................................................
Vehicle finance charges................................................
Gasoline and motor o il.................................................
Maintenance and repairs..............................................
Vehicle insurance..........................................................
Public transportation.....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

4,052
881
767
55
210
1,073
423
293
229
121

4,095
909
750
58
214
1,072
434
300
235
125

1,560
5 16
410
s 21
44
549
203
99
144
74

1,985
229
526
17
46
597
206
114
196
53

2,693
356
554
14
122
873
360
184
151
78

3,420
491
752
61
189
1,018
410
275
124
100

4,476
992
795
82
248
1,216
474
345
194
130

5,172
1,298
785
27
286
1,355
546
448
272
156

7,545
2,420
1,201
144
425
1,425
652
464
566
247

Health ca re ......................................................................
Health insurance..........................................................
Medical services...........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies.............................

547
129
340
77

559
131
346
81

309
67
207
35

369
67
262
40

429
114
248
67

550
145
337
68

587
131
364
91

721
191
423
107

760
155
483
122

Entertainment ..................................................................
Fees and admissions...................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment.............................
Other equipment and services......................................

977
273
317
387

1,006
278
325
403

323
82
121
120

380
85
160
134

570
152
222
197

700
197
262
241

1,155
291
336
529

1,277
365
433
479

2,128
649
615
864

Personal care...................................................................

148

148

68

83

116

110

153

184

271

Reading ...........................................................................

121

124

45

56

71

107

137

169

220

Education .........................................................................

180

175

446

175

110

133

135

147

271

Tobacco and smoking supplies........................................

196

199

175

209

180

197

220

207

178

Miscellaneous..................................................................

244

257

142

120

128

195

254

377

509

Cash contributions...........................................................

297

311

55

77

142

189

298

555

710

Personal insurance and pensions.....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security............................

1,724
205
1,519

1,883
211
1,672

173
64
109

402
58
343

883
103
780

1,378
130
1,248

1,994
217
1,776

2,914
340
2,575

4,305
468
3,838

65

Table 14. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 25 to 34, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
S5.000

$5,000
to
$9,999

ComDlete reoortina of income
$10,000
$15,000
to
to
$14,999
$19,999

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

Sources of income and personal taxes:1
Money income before taxes............................................
Wages and salaries.....................................................
Self-employment income..............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement....................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property incom e..........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits.......................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps...................................................
Regular contributions for support.................................
Other income...............................................................

23,835
21,657
848

23,835
21,657
848

2,155
1,603
-1,118

7,468
4,600
194

12,319
10,691
220

17,259
16,013
330

24,540
22,929
756

34,168
31,897
1,239

55,857
50,869
3,401

119

119

124

145

113

56

92

208

121

302

302

21

90

120

163

171

417

1,109

325

325

210

483

403

305

349

258

206

338
177
67

338
177
67

1,063
194
58

1,602
287
68

425
275
72

87
253
52

27
135
80

8
92
49

10
61
80

Personal taxes.................................................................
Federal income taxes...................................................
State and local income taxes.......................................
Other taxes..................................................................

2,913
2,362
517
34

2,913
2,362
517
34

40
5
31
4

513
423
86
4

868
696
163
9

1,889
1,495
384
11

2,647
2,113
506
29

4,721
3,867
792
62

8,276
6,792
1,378
106

Other money receipts......................................................

170

170

128

221

127

87

133

183

339

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

304

309

125

100

142

237

276

469

727

21
29
15
19

22
30
16
21

7
8
4
2

6
12
10
6

14
29
7
15

20
28
15
19

21
22
13
21

31
46
22
27

44
55
33
46

12
4
205

12
4
213

5
50
142

3
1
117

5
4
106

8
3
155

16
4
189

18
7
320

21
8
434

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over.........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 .........................................
Jewelry and watches...................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares................................................................
Household textile s.......................................................
All other g ifts ...............................................................

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from “ Complete income reporters” only;
see glossary.
2 Value less then .05.

3 No data reported.
4 Value less than .5.
5 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

66

Table 15. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 35 to 44, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...........................
Number of sample interviews...............................................

13,028
8,131

Income before taxes 1 ......................................................

Complete reoo rtinp of income
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
$19,999
$14,999

$40,000
and
over___

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

1,243
762

2,682
1,678

2,064
1,284

2,674
1,700

$12,316

$17,418

$24,574

$34,371

$57,980

7,183

11,341

16,042

22,127

30,439

50,826

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.5

3.7

3.6

3.7

39.0

39.2

39.0

38.9

38.8

38.7

39.1

39.2

1.8
2.2
1.5
(*)

1.8
2.2
1.5
(2)

1.2
1.3
1.2
(2)

1.1
1.1
1.4
(2)

1.5
1.5
1.4
(2)

1.6
1.9
1.7

1.8
2.3
1.6
(2)

1.9
2.5
1.5
t2)

2.2
2.9
1.5
O

Housing tenure:
Homeowner..............................................................
R enter......................................................................

70
30

69
31

52
48

30
70

43
57

52
48

72
28

82
18

91
9

Race of reference person:
Black ........................................................................
White and other........................................................

13
87

13
87

25
75

31
69

24
76

11
89

10
90

10
90

6
94

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) ......................................................
High school (9 -1 2 )...................................................
College.....................................................................
Never attended and oth er........................................

6
39
54
(3)

6
39
54
(3)

16
50
34
(4)

18
52
29
1

9
59
30
2

12
44
44
(3)

5
44
51

2
33
65
(3)

2
21
78
(4)

80

94

94

96

97

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

11,219
6,946

551
324

993
571

1,013
627

$29,718

$29,718

$96

$7,412

Income after taxes 1 ........................................................

26,455

26,455

324

Size of consumer unit.......................................................

3.5

3.5

Age of reference person..................................................

39.0

Total
complete
reDortina

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners.........................................................................
Vehicles........................................................................
Children under 1 8 ........................................................
Persons 65 and ove r....................................................

0

Percent reporting:

At least one vehicle owned..........................................

90

90

66

67

69

0

Table 15. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 35 to 44, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total expenditures...............................................................

ComDlete reoortina of income
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
$14,999
$19,999

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

$24,296

$24,496

$12,531

$10,890

$13,873

Food................................................................................
Food at home..............................................................
Food away from hom e.................................................

4,046
2,894
1,152

3,991
2,857
1,134

2,675
2,143
533

2,608
2,082
526

Alcoholic beverages.........................................................

322

326

168

Housing............................................................................
Shelter.........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest..................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses....................................................
Rented dwellings .....................................................
Other lodging............................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s..............................................................
Electricity..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels............................................
Telephone................................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations..................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment..................................
Household textiles...................................................
Furniture...................................................................
Floor coverings........................................................
Major appliances......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

7,494
4,411
3,087
2,165
493

7,434
4,380
3,044
2,128
474

429
937
386
1,789
369
676
116
454
173
327
271
56
968
88
327
52
164
70
267

Apparel............................................................................
Men and boys..............................................................
Men, 16 and o ve r.....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ............................................................
Women and g irls ..........................................................
Women, 16 and over................................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................................
Children under 2 ..........................................................
Footwear .....................................................................
Other apparel products and services...........................

1,428
380
266
114
593
436
158
37
169
249

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

$16,650

$21,607

$27,393

$40,347

3,017
2,351
666

3,239
2,484
755

3,767
2,784
982

4,353
3,115
1,239

5,438
3,529
1,909

144

189

213

300

381

513

4,559
2,590
1,569
949
458

3,797
2,170
513
317
81

4,443
2,581
1,023
641
117

5,008
2,920
1,313
889
192

6,376
3,682
2,481
1,717
360

8,107
4,628
3,498
2,371
568

12,180
7,437
6,073
4,409
931

442
961
374
1,760
363
664
108
450
175
328
271
57
967
90
321
49
170
72
266

162
938
83
1,393
337
471
97
363
124
93
79
15
482
49
155
16
92
45
124

115
1,595
62
1,253
222
466
107
366
92
74
50
24
300
26
93
37
32
39
73

266
1,414
144
1,359
277
528
65
375
113
121
93
28
383
43
117
33
66
33
91

231
1,465
142
1,408
271
501
103
383
149
173
128
44
508
50
112
38
145
45
119

405
975
226
1,717
381
644
95
432
164
261
217
44
716
76
202
26
131
69
213

559
728
402
1,901
362
739
125
478
198
329
258
71
1,248
93
498
34
218
68
337

733
490
874
2,273
479
866
127
555
247
686
591
95
1,783
168
596
107
290
123
499

1,429
382
267
115
589
429
159
37
171
250

761
154
88
66
318
224
94
21
124
143

602
123
84
39
224
163
61
45
82
129

785
214
144
70
284
202
81
35
102
150

950
229
139
90
416
288
128
33
115
157

1,161
310
196
115
473
328
145
35
157
186

1,484
382
266
116
632
436
196
36
183
250

2,565
730
551
179
1,058
819
239
44
272
461

68

Table 15. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 35 to 44, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999
1,797

ComDlete reportina of income
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
$19,999
$14,999

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

53
686
304
105
115
46

2,404
5 106
534
33
108
917
309
165
165
66

3,315
363
661
5 24
181
1,173
388
272
171
82

4,259
752
784
46
193
1,331
499
339
199
117

5,283
1,256
673
30
319
1,495
651
472
237
149

8,050
2,799
yb1
3b
434
1,810
854
563
397
207

408
68
281
59

393
120
199
74

402
106
220
76

629
131
415
84

782

139
539
104

763
200
445
118

1,023
174
716
133

1,310
404
432
473

564
152
195
217

375
96
177
102

549
131
240
178

621
171
251
199

1,088
344
370
374

1,594
442
567
585

2,422
815
690
917

203

201

141

91

111

132

168

221

336

Reading ...........................................................................

154

153

68

69

83

101

141

162

257

Education ........................................................................

343

318

178

81

173

178

212

305

671

Tobacco and smoking supplies........................................

249

257

197

217

269

261

320

252

218

Miscellaneous..................................................................

347

370

186

188

186

236

331

422

606

Cash contributions ...........................................................

695

750

163

74

311

316

557

949

1,530

Personal insurance and pensions.....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security............................

2,209
353
1,855

2,468
355
2,113

286
151
135

454
127
327

949
190
760

1,451
191
1,260

2,144
312
1,831

3,119
412
2,707

4,538
621
3,917

Transportation..................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay) ...............................
Other vehicles..............................................................
Vehicle finance charges...............................................
Gasoline and motor o il.................................................
Maintenance and repairs..............................................
Vehicle insurance.........................................................
Public transportation.....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

4,758
1,191
7.16
27
240
1,308
538
361
253
123

4,759
1,140
718
30
248
1,334
558
369
234
127

2,177
5 249
305

Health care ......................................................................
Health insurance..........................................................
Medical services...........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies............................

753
155
496
102

732
150
479
104

Entertainment ..................................................................
Fees and admissions...................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment.............................
Other equipment and services.....................................

1,294
413
420
461

Personal care...................................................................

O

109
738
359
256
92
68

69

O

487

O

Table 15. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 35 to 44, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

ComDlete reoortina of income
$10,000
$15,000
to
to
$19,999
$14,999

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

Sources of income and personal taxes:1
Money income before taxes............................................
Wages and salaries.....................................................
Self-employment income..............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement....................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property incom e..........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits.......................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps..................................................
Regular contributions for support.................................
Other income...............................................................

29,718
26,575
1,385

29,718
26,575
1,385

96
1,473
-2,878

7,412
4,237
448

12,316
9,967
358

17,418
15,119
743

24,574
22,355
911

34,371
32,122
487

57,980
51,609
4,466

351

351

170

383

382

365

378

311

364

456

456

104

138

152

118

212

605

1,048

297

297

305

371

508

487

307

275

105

289
308
57

289
308
57

802
100
21

1,448
349
37

508
401
40

227
302
55

70
270
72

27
515
28

120
181
87

Personal taxes.................................................................
Federal income taxes..................................................
State and local income taxes.......................................
Other taxes..................................................................

3,263
2,663
544
56

3,263
2,663
544
56

-228
-213
-16
1

229
179
43
7

974
813
156
5

1,376
1,133
227
15

2,447
1,946
447
53

3,932
3,124
744
64

7,153
5,953
1,081
119

Other money receipts......................................................

194

194

258

384

192

268

69

158

228

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

537

538

337

119

252

258

431

674

975

25
38
16
22

26
39
16
24

7
5
8
7

3
7
15
12

22
13
12
16

17
23
8
16

23
33
13
13

26
44
13
28

48
79
29
44

12
6
331

12
6
318

8
2
92

5

7
4
172

5
3
155

12
6
279

13
10
289

20
8
632

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over.........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 .........................................
Jewelry and watches...................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares................................................................
Household textile s.......................................................
All other g ifts ..............................................................

ft

120

3 Value less than .5.
4 No data reported.
5 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only;
see glossary.
* Value less then .05.

70

Table 16. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 45 to 54, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...........................
Number of sample interviews...............................................

10,034
6,223

Income before taxes ’ ......................................................

ComDlete reportina of income
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
$19,999
$14,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

1,592
1,019

1,401
873

2,360
1,397

$17,154

$24,829

$34,610

$58,627

11,660

15,981

20,729

30,838

50,118

2.6

2.5

2.7

3.3

3.4

3.7

49.6

49.6

49.8

49.9

49.6

49.5

49.7

2.1
2.5
.7
.1

1.0
1.4
.4
.1

1.4
1.4
.7

1.4
1.6
.6
(*)

1.6
1.7
.6
.1

2.0
2.5
.8
.1

2.3
3.0
.8
.1

2.7
3.4
.8
.1

75
25

74
26

43
57

47
53

58
42

65
35

77
23

83
17

92
8

12
88

11
89

21
79

21
79

11
89

19
81

12
88

8
92

4
96

9
48
42

9
49
42
(*)

25
48
26
1

21
58
20
1

15
57
27
1

10
67
24

10
54
35
(3)

2
53
44

2
31
67

87

97

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

8,215
5,049

510
325

698
437

957
538

696
460

$31,198

$31,198

$888

$7,633

$12,704

Income after taxes 1 ........................................................

27,068

27,068

885

7,330

Size of consumer unit.......................................................

3.2

3.2

2.3

Age of reference person..................................................

49.6

49.7

2.0
2.5
.7
.1

Housing tenure:
Homeowner..............................................................
Renter......................................................................
Race of reference person:
B lack........................................................................
White and other........................................................

Total
complete
reoortina

$20,000
to
$29.999__

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners.........................................................................
Vehicles........................................................................
Children under 1 8 ........................................................
Persons 65 and over....................................................

O

Percent reporting:

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) ......................................................
High school (9 -1 2 )...................................................
College.....................................................................
Never attended and other........................................
At least one vehicle owned..........................................

O
92

92

70

71

74

86

0

O

n
99

99

Table 16. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 45 to 54, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

Total expenditures...............................................................

$24,718

$25,074

$12,680

$12,797

ComDlete reDortina of income
$10,000
$15,000
to
to
$19,999
$14,999
$14,576

$16,315

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

$21,212

$27,280

$39,516
5,736
3,629
2,107

Food................................................................................
Food at hom e..............................................................
Food away from hom e.................................................

4,166
2,938
1,228

4,125
2,915
1,209

2,460
1,868
593

2,641
2,021
620

2,845
2,227
618

2,945
2,197
748

3,860
2,929
931

4,517
3,351
1,165

Alcoholic beverages................................................... .....

307

308

145

121

230

178

277

330

475

Housing............................................................................
Shelter.........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest..................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses...................................................
Rented dwellings .....................................................
Other lodging............................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s ..............................................................
Electricity.............. ...................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels............................................
Telephone................................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations..................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment..................................
Household textiles....................................................
Furniture...................................................................
Floor coverings........................................................
Major appliances......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

6,870
3,658
2,449
1,396
543

6,816
3,663
2,423
1,380
533

4,544
2,781
1,472
617
331

4,459
2,291
1,068
605
166

4,178
2,268
991
456
217

4,499
2,353
1,148
554
290

5,727
2,980
1,927
9£fl
485

6,988
3,684
2,592
1,399
565

10,388
5,658
4,219
2,649
898

510
761
448
1,969
419
716
128
510
196
226
148
79
1,016
102
339
68
132
93
283

510
789
450
1,924
395
701
129
502
198
214
138
77
1,015
105
315
65
137
89
304

525
1,121
187
1,268
201
449
139
357
122
122
74
49
373
43
159
6
81
31
52

298
1,036
187
1,477
315
496
82
430
155
136
102
34
555
81
218
52
60
88
105

318
1,135
141
1,402
251
461
133
414
142
89
45
45
420
47
133
11
89
48
91

304
1,062
143
1,599
328
603
116
409
143
76
42
34
471
55
114
4
65
54
179

461
782
271
1,811
389
641
154
465
163
166
108
57
770
90
245
62
131
60
182

629
676
415
2,076
450
763
120
507
237
191
133
58
1,036
119
264
73
193
102
285

672
496
944
2,490
510
946
130
639
265
395
251
145
1,845
167
587
133
183
141
634

Apparel............................................................................
Men and boys..............................................................
Men, 16 and o v e r....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ............................................................
Women and g irls ..........................................................
Women, 16 and over................................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................................
Children under 2 ..........................................................
Footwear .....................................................................
Other apparel products and services...........................

1,366
349
298
51
568
489
79
30
155
264

1,370
349
299
51
561
485
76
32
160
269

625
143
135
8
276
234
42
4
82
121

764
119
108
11
321
280
41
23
89
213

667
132
99
33
291
260
31
17
93
133

926
168
125
44
418
374
44
27
116
196

985
265
215
49
395
327
68
30
120
176

1,529
388
316
72
626
519
107
33
192
290

2,292
637
568
69
918
810
108
48
245
444

72

Table 16. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 45 to 54, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

ComDlete reoo rtina of income
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
$19,999
$14,999

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

4,478
958
606
38
228
1,426
543
395
181
102

5,882
1,016
1,162
46
297
1,764
697
556
168
176

7,646
1,790
955
32
380
2,068
929
683
500
308

Transportation..................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)...............................
Other vehicles..............................................................
Vehicle finance charges................................................
Gasoline and motor o il.................................................
Maintenance and repairs..............................................
Vehicle insurance.........................................................
Public transportation.....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

4,991
957
825
27
239
1,493
585
440
267
157

5,024
981
779
30
242
1,499
611
452
266
163

2,371
5 266
497
5 40
106
813
265
160
148
77

2,120
5 192
334
57
106
835
303
189
101
54

2,831
427
459
94
968
338
285
190
70

3,530
5 300
903
5 30
137
1,106
456
302
217
78

Health ca re ......................................................................
Health insurance..........................................................
Medical services...........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies.............................

936
230
541
165

945
235
544
166

497
199
210
88

549
158
266
125

813
394
273
146

680
167
342
171

83T
221
512
165

1,003
185
644
174

1,287
262
829
197

Entertainment..................................................................
Fees and admissions...................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment.............................
Other equipment and services......................................

1,075
386
338
351

1,097
390
347
360

399
155
111
133

589
174
152
263

631
185
249
197

590
185
223
181

744
241
253
250

1,249
373
469
408

1,884
759
524
601

Personal care...................................................................

223

222

100

121

124

154

199

231

349

Reading...........................................................................

153

156

85

71

100

117

141

159

238
1,137

n

Education .........................................................................

590

563

354

205

313

191

322

477

Tobacco and smoking supplies........................................

290

297

201

244

324

230

284

355

317

Miscellaneous..................................................................

356

367

135

167

209

208

356

415

566

Cash contributions...........................................................

925

987

361

176

297

777

749

943

1,890

Personal insurance and pensions.....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security............................

2,469
434
2,035

2,797
388
2,409

401
273
128

569
188
381

1,014
197
818

1,290
183
1,107

2,191
327
1,864

3,203
440
2,763

5,310
622
4,688

73

Table 16. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 45 to 54, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

ComDlete reDOrtina of income
$10,000
$15,000
to
to
$14,999
$19,999

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

Sources of income and personal taxes:1
Money income before taxes............................................
Wages and salaries.....................................................
Self-employment income..............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement....................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property incom e..........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits.......................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps...................................................
Regular contributions for support.................................
Other income...............................................................

31,198
26,745
1,730

31,198
26,745
1,730

888
984
-1,501

7,633
4,510
139

12,704
9,394
317

17,154
13,812
561

24,829
21,557
913

34,610
30,193
1,812

58,627
51,187
4,318

1,019

1,019

341

1,137

1,372

1,317

999

978

938

841

841

71

340

327

440

464

723

1,806

344

344

144

534

435

330

478

477

131

229
235
56

229
235
56

732
56
61

643
297
34

393
377
87

302
331
62

160
171
65

78
301
47

31
172
45

Personal taxes.................................................................
Federal income taxes...................................................
State and local income taxes.......................................
Other taxes..................................................................

4,130
3,483
584
62

4,130
3,483
584
62

3
-9
2
10

303
247
55
1

1,044
723
298
24

1,172
882
255
35

4,099
3,478
560
61

3,772
3,055
635
82

8,510
7,338
1,066
105

Other money receipts......................................................

283

283

640

88

127

368

59

210

496

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

521

524

201

306

194

348

430

620

849

47
68
24
27

50
71
25
26

22
10
3
8

23
43
13
15

29
27
12
16

25
41
18
34

32
48
23
9

56
81
29
23

87
130
38
49

24
10
754

24
11
749

3
4
300

21
16
315

8
5
428

11
3
237

14
10
358

35
15
1,056

42
14
1,336

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over.........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 .........................................
Jewelry and watches...................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares................................................................
Household textiles .......................................................
All other g ifts ...............................................................

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from “ Complete income reporters” only;
see glossary.
2 Value less then .05.

3 Value less than .5.
4 No data reported.
5 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

74

Table 17. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 55 to 64, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...........................
Number of sample interviews..............................................

10,436
6,687

Income before taxes 1 ......................................................

Complete reportina of income
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
$14,999
$19,999

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

1,158
698

1,579
1,077

1,041
699

1,514
966

$12,226

$17,289

$24,688

$34,430

$57,583

7,097

11,573

15,765

22,255

30,513

50,280

1.6

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.6

2.7

59.4

59.8

60.2

59.8

59.8

592

58.9

58.6

1.4
2.0
.2
.1

1.3
2.0
.2
.1

.6
.8
.2

.8
1.1
.3
.1

1.0
1.5
.3
.1

1.2
1.8
.2
.1

1.5
2.4
.2
.1

1.9
2.5
.2
.1

2.0
3.0
.2
.1

Housing tenure:
Homeowner..............................................................
R enter......................................................................

80
20

79
21

54
46

67
33

72
28

77
23

86
14

90
10

96
4

Race of reference person:
B la ck........................................................................
White and oth er.......................................................

10
90

10
90

20
80

22
78

13
87

7
93

5
95

4
96

2
98

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) .....................................................
High school (9 -1 2 )...................................................
College.....................................................................
Never attended and other........................................

17
50
32
(2)

19
51
31
(2)

37
44
18

26
51
21
1

28
52
20

17
56
26
(2)

15
58
27
(2)

10
57
33
(2)

5
37
58
(2)

At least one vehicle owned..........................................

87

88

88

93

97

98

98

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

8,470
5,456

789
506

1,333
804

1,055
706

$24,450

$24,450

$2,956

$7,352

Income after taxes 1 ........................................................

21,865

21,865

2,800

Size of consumer unit.......................................................

2.4

2.3

Age of reference person..................................................

59.4

Total
complete
reoortina

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners........................................................................
Vehicles........................................................................
Children under 1 8 ........................................................
Persons 65 and ove r....................................................

0

Percent reporting:

O
55

75

72

0

Table 17. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 55 to 64, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total expenditures...............................................................

ComDlete reDOrtina of income
$10,000
$15,000
to
to
$14,999
$19,999

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

$16,265

$20,785

$24,436

$34,952

2,624
2,023
601

3,211
2,222
989

3,376
2,369
1,007

4,050
2,895
1,155

4,648
2,968
1,680

128

205

227

257

302

447

3,189
1,717
833
293
281

3,480
1,758
923
249
346

3,999
1,892
1,079
485
332

4,705
2,343
1,361
418
457

5,321
2,712
1,955
644
614

6,077
2,910
2,062
748
658

8,612
4,457
3,310
1,713
831

522
556
344
1,660
372
572
153
399
164
196
123
74
756
82
204
49
140
75
205

259
766
118
1,108
297
338
89
284
100
141
53
88
223
37
52
9
53
23
50

328
728
107
1,297
333
431
105
308
120
108
66
43
317
36
63
18
84
31
85

262
706
107
1,500
344
531
129
363
133
98
68
30
508
58
99
29
132
53
138

486
682
300
1,574
352
539
166
375
143
159
120
39
629
77
169
17
134
60
172

696
491
267
1,710
380
587
172
402
169
152
95
57
746
63
235
22
133
67
226

656
415
434
1,939
403
676
197
456
207
189
118
71
1,039
117
332
73
175
88
254

766
260
887
2,199
450
784
187
539
239
450
281
169
1,505
161
389
148
231
169
406

974
216
191
25
439
409
30
28
104
187

582
38
31
7
354
344
11
11
53
126

434
77
55
21
203
182
20
9
55
91

557
127
103
23
244
214
30
20
64
102

823
171
137
34
371
343
29
24
103
153

954
239
221
18
398
368
31
28
107
181

1,134
276
253
23
522
478
43
41
144
152

1,968
462
422
39
862
824
38
54
170
420

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

$19,497

$19,458

$8,968

$10,413

$13,097

Food................................................................................
Food at home..............................................................
Food away from hom e.................................................

3,328
2,326
1,002

3,231
2,278
953

1,913
1,333
580

2,087
1,712
375

Alcoholic beverages.........................................................

260

250

87

Housing............................................................................
Shelter.........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest..................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses....................................................
Rented dwellings .....................................................
Other lodging............................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public'services................................
Natural g a s ..............................................................
Electricity..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels............................................
Telephone................................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations..................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment..................................
Household textiles....................................................
Furniture...................................................................
Floor coverings........................................................
Major appliances......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

5,374
2,697
1,792
706
547

5,265
2,653
1,753
703
528

539
538
367
1,701
379
588
164
406
164
208
137
71
767
83
205
55
146
77
200

Apparel............................................................................
Men and boys..............................................................
Men, 16 and o v e r....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ............................................................
Women and g irls ......................... ................................
Women, 16 and over................................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................................
Children under 2 ..........................................................
Footwear .....................................................................
Other apparel products and services...........................

993
232
207
25
449
419
30
28
104
181

76

Table 17. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 55 to 64, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reDortina

Less
than
£5.000

$5,000
to
£9.999

ComDlete reporting of income_______________ __________________
$40,000
$30,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
and
to
to
to
to
over
$39,999
$29,999
£19.999
£14.999

Transportation..................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)...............................
Other vehicles..............................................................
Vehicle finance charges...............................................
Gasoline and motor o il.................................................
Maintenance and repairs..............................................
Vehicle insurance.........................................................
Public transportation.....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

3,656
701
4^3
24
149
1,145
457
370
281
106

3,522
595
436
5
145
1,136
465
367
270
104

1,270
4 188
152
(3)
40
470
150
133
100
37

1,742
320
184
40
76
582
236
190
106
46

2,679
512
354
44
94
889
388
211
147
81

2,641
4 191
162
(3)
154
1,127
421
348
159
79

4,413
913
627
47
168
1,325
570
429
260
115

4,991
963
814
4 17
196
1,475
555
517
333
122

5,584
831
613
48
229
1,719
747
598
640
199

Health care ......................................................................
Health insurance..........................................................
Medical services...........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies.............................

1,056
297
561
198

1,052
299
549
205

618
184
310
124

950
276
506
167

950
272
477
201

1,089
301
530
258

1,167
366
584
218

1,152
290
634
228

1,224
331
681
213

Entertainment ..................................................................
Fees and admissions ...................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment.............................
Other equipment and services.....................................

799
289
233
277

799
275
233
291

283
120
78
85

278
65
119
94

417
132
161
124

694
223
210
261

971
279
257
435

957
296
373
288

1,583
660
358
566

Personal care...................................................................

213

201

96

119

148

180

213

269

322

Reading ...........................................................................

140

136

70

74

98

130

142

171

228

Education ........................................................................

197

175

4

27

26

115

147

323

473

Tobacco and smoking supplies........................................

244

250

190

213

252

221

277

300

271

Miscellaneous..................................................................

329

349

246

296

110

359

409

296

582

Cash contributions ...........................................................

754

787

111

179

295

501

783

1,080

2,037

Personal insurance and pensions.....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security............................

2,155
324
1,830

2,468
323
2,144

311
129
183

406
154
252

738
190
548

1,370
209
1,161

2,356
414
1,942

3,335
319
3,016

6,973
664
6,309

77

Table 17. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 55 to 64, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

ComDlete reoortina of income
$10,000
$15,000
to
to
$14,999
$19,999

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

Sources of income and personal taxes:1
Money income before taxes............................................
Wages and salaries.....................................................
Self-employment income..............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement....................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property income..........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits.......................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps...................................................
Regular contributions for support.................................
Other income...............................................................

24,450
17,223
1,422

24,450
17,223
1,422

2,956
768
-119

7,352
2,115
377

12,226
5,874
444

17,289
10,511
460

24,688
18,107
881

34,430
27,722
1,068

57,583
43,995
5,368

3,605

3,605

1,454

3,619

4,569

4,763

3,839

3,381

3,066

1,492

1,492

75

262

659

897

1,351

1,655

4,382

294

294

129

278

381

309

236

426

293

217
135
62

217
135
62

539
69
42

613
55
33

153
82
65

227
99
22

96
131
47

18
86
73

3
343
133

Personal taxes.................................................................
Federal income taxes...................................................
State and local income taxes.......................................
Other taxes..................................................................

2,585
2,090
410
85

2,585
2,090
410
85

156
97
17
42

255
193
23
39

654
516
87
50

1,525
1,228
218
78

2,433
1,901
410
122

3,917
3,134
668
115

7,303
6,034
1,152
117

Other money receipts......................................................

447

447

74

128

58

166

223

804

1,395

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

381

340

152

155

176

222

359

486

688

50
65
23
18

52
64
23
19

10
22
4
3

24
25
7
3

29
42
17
5

58
67
19
32

49
50
22
14

70
83
37
12

99
136
46
52

27
11
455

25
10
441

5
5
205

6
4
156

13
8
179

23
11
386

19
10
311

37
7
529

61
21
1,115

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over.........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 .........................................
Jewelry and watches....... ............................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares................................................................
Household textiles.......................................................
All other g ifts ...............................................................

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters” only;
see glossary.
2 Value less than .5.

3 No data reported.
4 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

78

Table 18. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 65 and over, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...........................
Number of sample interviews...............................................

13,849
8,413

Income before taxes 1 ......................................................

ComDlete reportina of income
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
$19,999
$14,999

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

1,335
798

1,191
763

488
306

487
325

$12,152

$17,269

$24,392

$34,613

$60,816

7,076

12,082

16,504

22,566

31,753

51,871

1.2

1.6

1.8

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.2

73.4

75.9

74.7

72.6

71.1

71.°1

70.5

70.0

.4
1.1
.1
1.4

.4
1.1
.1
1.4

.1
.5

.3
1.2

.6
1.7
1.5

.8
1.8
.1
1.5

.9
2.0
.2
1.5

1.2
2.1

(*)
1.1

.2
.9
.1
1.3

Housing tenure:
Homeowner..............................................................
R enter......................................................................

71
29

71
29

49
51

66
34

78
22

85
15

86
14

95
5

89
11

Race of reference person:
Black ........................................................................
White and oth er........................................................

8
92

8
92

16
84

8
92

6
94

4
96

5
95

5
95

1
99

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) ......................................................
High school (9 -1 2 )...................................................
College.....................................................................
Never attended and oth er.........................................

31
45
23
2

31
45
22
1

46
37
13
4

33
50
15
2

33
44
22
1

24
52
24
1

15
47
38

13
45
42

6
27
67
(4)

At least one vehicle owned..........................................

71

72

37

65

83

92

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

12,024
7,228

2,140
1,291

4,227
2,437

2,157
1,308

$13,583

$13,583

$3,650

$7,268

Income after taxes 1 .........................................................

12,739

12,739

3,538

Size of consumer unit.......................................................

1.7

1.7

Age of reference person..................................................

73.4

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners.........................................................................
Vehicles........................................................................
Children under 1 8 .........................................................
Persons 65 and over....................................................

0

1.5

0

O

1.5

Percent reporting:

79

0
96

O
95

98

Table 18. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 65 and over, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total expenditures...............................................................

Complete reporting of income
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
$19,999
$14,999

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

$16,203

$19,443

$20,304

$33,084

2,331
1,753
578

2,908
2,110
798

3,134
2,237
898

3,451
2,251
1,200

4,607
2,713
1,894

78

132

205

264

342

361

2,566
1,400
529
97
170

3,310
1,700
812
81
336

4,379
2,217
1,271
176
579

4,470
2,131
1,315
280
513

5,368
2,641
1,727
2ff4
656

5,314
2,298
1,568
321
589

9,966
5,035
3,127
510
1,269

495
690
235
1,333
314
441
165
287
125
248
191
57
432
68
107
37
87
35
98

262
803
68
857
195
261
105
212
84'
203
171
32
105
17
20
6
23
11
28

395
784
104
1,173
288
392
142
248
103
165
125
40
272
41
68
23
55
24
61

516
724
222
1,440
340
471
195
298
135
215
154
61
508
69
134
38
133
39
95

522
510
306
1,594
417
501
204
316
156
212
158
54
534
77
166
41
101
48
100

787
504
409
1,688
379
599
182
360
167
305
208
97
735
85
194
65
155
50
185

659
218
511
1,763
391
581
202
393
196
422
287
135
832
94
145
190
142
57
203

1,348
640
1,268
2,329
427
839
312
546
205
1,106
971
135
1,496
425
304
62
178
119
408

502
102
90
12
223
209
14
10
61
106

159
23
21
3
76
73
3
2
21
36

322
60
54
6
144
132
12
6
50
62

534
113
93
20
246
232
14
13
72
90

697
169
148
21
282
261
21
16
74
156

856
185
164
21
392
368
23
15
99
166

839
183
166
17
381
349
32
19
86
171

1,693
296
285
11
732
713
20
23
133
508

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

$12,346

$12,358

$5,996

$8,837

$12,811

Food................................................................................
Food at home..............................................................
Food away from hom e.................................................

2,288
1,700
588

2,258
1,683
575

1,256
1,025
231

1,867
1,505
363

Alcoholic beverages.........................................................

133

134

32

Housing............................................................................
Shelter.........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest..................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses....................................................
Rented dwellings.....................................................
Other lodging............................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s..............................................................
Electricity..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels............................................
Telephone................................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations..................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment..................................
Household textiles....................................................
Furniture...................................................................
Floor coverings........................................................
Major appliances......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

4,123
2,073
1,134
171
474

4,052
2,039
1,115
170
449

490
699
240
1,342
320
445
164
289
124
267
209
58
440
68
112
35
87
35
103

Apparel............................................................................
Men and boys..............................................................
Men, 16 and o ve r....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ............................................................
Women and g irls ..........................................................
Women, 16 and over................................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................................
Children under 2 ..........................................................
Footwear......................................................................
Other apparel products and services...........................

515
106
95
11
234
221
13
10
61
104

80

Table 18. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 65 and over, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

Complete reoortina of income__________________________________
$40,000
$30,000
$15,000
$20,000
$10,000
and
to
to
to
to
$39,999
over
$19,999
$29,999
$14,999

Transportation....................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) .................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)................................
Other vehicles...............................................................
Vehicle finance charges................................................
Gasoline and motor o il..................................................
Maintenance and repairs...............................................
Vehicle insurance..........................................................
Public transportation......................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges..........................

1,972
394
209
3
35
603
258
218
189
63

2,003
419
207
4
35
601
262
224
185
66

602
s 42
129
53
10
186
81
60
77
15

1,091
83
129
51
16
423
165
150
93
31

2,173
543
153
0
28
658
312
239
182
58

3,268
588
526
0
52
940
375
365
317
105

3,719
1,153
261
0
76
1,056
418
373
244
138

3,772
771
246
0
139
1,113
529
429
396
148

5,875
1,841
403
5 68
106
1,172
709
570
748
258

Health c a re ...................................................................
Health insurance.........................................................
Medical services............................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies.............................

1,228
471
512
246

1,260
491
514
254

660
269
255
135

1,105
434
447
224

1,453
507
641
305

1,438
650
519
269

2,044
839
800
405

1,549
460
759
330

1,689
644
715
330

Entertainment...................................................................
Fees and admissions ....................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment.............................
Other equipment and services......................................

390
163
136
90

381
157
137
86

93
28
48
17

199
56
100
43

347
110
160
77

598
229
199
170

696
360
184
152

805
405
214
186

1,587
874
403
310

Personal care....................................................................

166

163

67

122

159

207

269

307

436

Reading............................................................................

106

108

50

80

113

150

165

186

255

Education ..........................................................................

45

39

40

18

11

36

26

109

312

Tobacco and smoking supplies.........................................

116

119

58

96

129

171

181

205

152

Miscellaneous...................................................................

198

201

204

84

232

221

228

496

649

Cash contributions...........................................................

665

712

142

353

586

1,344

1,570

1,490

2,271

Personal insurance and pensions.....................................
Life and other personal insurance.................................
Retirement, pensions, social security............................

401
154
247

427
151
277

66
61
5

112
85
27

231
119
112

489
216
272

921
230
691

1,441
443
998

3,230
587
2,643

81

Table 18. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 65 and over, 1982-83
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

ComDlete reoortina of income
$10,000
$15,000
to
to
$14,999
$19,999

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

Sources of income and personal taxes:1
Money income before taxes............................................
Wages and salaries.....................................................
Self-employment income..............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement....................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property incom e..........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits.......................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps...................................................
Regular contributions for support.................................
Other income...............................................................

13,583
2,637
393

13,583
2,637
393

3,650
43
-1

7,268
224
42

12,152
897
129

17,269
2,960
179

24,392
6,380
800

34,613
11,602
483

60,816
23,662
5,860

8,246

8,246

3,186

6,274

9,661

11,405

12,719

14,792

15,173

1,991

1,991

96

481

1,238

2,425

4,045

7,154

15,404

106

106

20

39

48

137

309

444

411

149
31
29

149
31
29

284
10
12

175
14
19

134
19
27

57
84
23

35
74
29

13
103
22

76
2
227

Personal taxes.................................................................
Federal income taxes...................................................
State and local income taxes.......................................
Other taxes..................................................................

844
673
111
60

844
673
111
60

112
75
19
17

192
118
16
58

70
18
12
41

766
592
104
71

1,826
1,426
278
122

2,861
2,332
447
81

8,945
7,739
1,054
151

Other money receipts......................................................

229

229

28

108

47

230

343

528

2,384

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

115

115

37

74

101

142

237

290

318

24
28
9
7

25
28
9
7

7
9
2
2

16
20
6
3

28
31
11
5

60
45
16
19

35
39
14
12

31
55
16
8

37
56
23
25

10
6
251

10
6
243

3
3
197

7
4
167

11
10
239

10
11
289

16
9
275

13
3
378

39
10
796

Addenda;

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over.........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 .........................................
Jewelry and watches...................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares................................................................
Household textile s.......................................................
All other g ifts ...............................................................

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from “ Complete income reporters" only;
see glossary.
2 Value less then .05.

3 Value less than .5.
4 No data reported.
5 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

82

Table 19. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by QUINTILES OF INCOME BEFORE
TAXES, Interview Survey, 1982
Third
20 percent

Fourth
20 percent

Highest
20 percent

Incomplete
reporting
of
income
10,419
3,320

ComDlete reDOrtina of income

Item

All
consumer
units

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...........................
Number of sample interviews...............................................

70,610
22,275

60,191
18,955

12,009
3,799

12,012
3,722

12,054
3,808

12,040
3,862

12,075
3,764

Income before taxes 1 ......................................................

$22,256

$22,256

$4,154

$10,605

$17,895

$27,715

$50,757

-

Income after taxes ' .........................................................

19,702

19,702

4,058

9,892

16,084

24,476

43,868

--

Size of consumer u n it.......................................................

2.6

2.6

1.9

2.3

2.6

3.0

3.3

2.7

Age of reference person..................................................

46.3

45.8

50.6

47.8

44.1

42.2

44.1

49.2

1.4
1.8
.7
.3

1.4
1.8
.7
.3

.6
.7
.5
.4

1.0
1.3
.6
.5

1.3
1.8
.8
.3

1.7
2.3
.9
.2

2.2
2.8
.9
.1

1.4
1.8
.6
.3

Housing tenure:
Homeowner..............................................................
R enter......................................................................

60
40

59
41

36
64

48
52

56
44

69
31

87
13

67
33

Race of reference person:
Black ........................................................................
White and oth er........................................................

11
89

11
89

19
81

14
86

10
90

8
92

5
95

13
87

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) ......................................................
High school (9 -1 2 )...................................................
College.....................................................................
Never attended and other........................................

12
44
44
1

12
43
44
1

24
45
29
1

16
51
32
1

12
48
39
(*)

5
43
52
(2)

3
30
68
(2)

12
44
43
1

At least one vehicle owned..........................................

84

84

52

81

92

96

98

82

Total
complete
reDortina

Lowest
20 percent

Second
20 percent

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners.........................................................................
Vehicles........................................................................
Children under 1 8 .........................................................
Persons 65 and ove r....................................................
Percent reporting:

83

Table 19. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by QUINTILES OF INCOME BEFORE
TAXES, Interview Survey, 1982
Item

All
consumer
units

ComDlete rerjortina of income
Total
complete
reoortina

Lowest
20 percent

Secdnd
20 percent

Third
20 percent

Fourth
20 percent

Highest
20 percent

Incomplete
reporting
of
income

Total expenditures...............................................................

$18,071

$18,181

$8,080

$11,788

$16,200

$21,444

$33,311

$17,437

Food................................................................................
Food at home..............................................................
Food away from hom e.................................................

3,075
2,184
891

3,019
2,148
872

1,755
1,379
376

2,315
1,785
530

2,793
2,017
775

3,499
2,507
992

4,726
3,045
1,681

3,397
2,395
1,002

Alcoholic beverages.........................................................

283

285

126

199

261

368

470

274

Housing............................................................................
Shelter.........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest.................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses...................................................
Rented dwellings .....................................................
Other lodging...........................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s ..............................................................
Electricity..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels............................................
Telephone................................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations.................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment.................................
Household textile s...................................................
Furniture..................................................................
Floor coverings........................................................
Major appliances......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

5,582
3,174
1,867
1,123
376

5,543
3,158
1,830
1,113
353

2,975
1,727
571
236
159

3,862
2,143
824
343
216

4,883
2,730
1,270
684
242

6,202
3,511
2,103
1,314
365

9,770
5,666
4,372
2,980
778

5,809
3,265
2,078
1,181
512

368
1,035
272
1,436
300
515
115
375
131
257
202
55
715
74
232
40
123
62
183

365
1,061
266
1,410
291
504
112
371
132
258
201
56
718
74
232
37
124
60
190

176
1,040
116
904
194
298
83
257
72
126
98
28
219
28
73
11
40
25
42

264
1,230
69
1,176
246
408
112
314
96
146
111
35
396
46
116
18
95
37
84

344
1,290
169
1,342
274
473
123
354
117
197
157
40
614
59
193
33
132
51
146

424
1,129
278
1,564
310
578
103
423
150
280
216
64
847
79
279
32
146
70
240

614
618
677
2,059
428
763
139
506
224
537
423
114
1,508
155
500
94
208
115
435

385
882
305
1,588
356
575
132
401
123
255
207
48
701
78
233
52
118
76
145

Apparel............................................................................
Men and boys..............................................................
Men, 16 and o v e r....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ...........................................................
Women and g irls ..........................................................
Women, 16 and over................................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ...........................................................
Children under 2 ..........................................................
Footwear.....................................................................
Other apparel products and services...........................

975
249
200
49
384
323
61
34
113
195

983
249
200
50
383
321
62
35
116
200

412
79
60
19
170
149
22
18
59
86

597
138
107
31
231
197
35
28
75
124

850
205
155
50
327
268
60
38
107
172

1,103
290
226
64
421
343
78
43
138
211

1,949
533
447
86
763
649
114
48
198
406

928
243
201
42
391
336
55
27
101
166

84

Table 19. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by QUINTILES OF INCOME BEFORE
TAXES, Interview Survey, 1982
_____________________
Item

All
consumer
units

ComDlete reDOrtina of income
Total
complete
reoortina

Lowest
20 percent

Second
20 percent

Third
20 percent

Fourth
20 percent

Highest
20 percent

Incomplete
reporting
of
income

Transportation...................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) .................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)................................
Other vehicles..............................................................
Vehicle finance charges................................................
Gasoline and motor o il..................................................
Maintenance and repairs..............................................
Vehicle insurance..........................................................
Public transportation.....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

3,504
652
553
31
164
1,060
426
298
218
102

3,505
632
559
30
168
1,062
436
301
215
103

1,144
66
236
34
33
408
154
98
111
35

2,098
258
304
6
72
758
329
183
128
59

3,296
433
613
40
163
1,065
417
297
177
91

4,414
820
687
39
227
1,383
543
386
202
127

6,557
1,580
955
60
343
1,690
736
536
454
203

3,499
764
517
39
144
1,050
369
284
237
95

Health care ......................................................................
Health insurance...........................................................
Medical services............................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies.............................

804
233
438
134

793
235
423
135

490
163
240
87

795
256
391
147

835
275
427
134

791
233
413
145

1,051
245
641
165

869
223
523
123

Entertainment...................................................................
Fees and admissions ...................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment.............................
Other equipment and services......................................

820
265
274
281

835
263
281
292

245
82
94
68

431
109
182
140

691
202
252
238

1,012
313
334
365

1,792
608
539
645

735
278
237
219

Personal care....................................................................

168

164

81

119

142

190

289

187

Reading............................................................................

122

123

57

87

118

146

208

116

Education .........................................................................

255

233

223

118

116

210

499

379

Tobacco and smoking supplies.........................................

194

196

121

180

202

248

232

179

Miscellaneous...................................................................

256

267

130

164

249

310

481

192

Cash contributions ...........................................................

563

584

143

248

494

728

1,304

442

Personal insurance and pensions.....................................
Life and other personal insurance.................................
Retirement, pensions, social security............................

1,469
251
1,218

1,649
255
1,394

178
82
96

577
115
462

1,270
188
1,082

2,222
305
1,918

3,983
583
3,400

431
227
203

85

Table 19. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by QUINTILES OF INCOME BEFORE
TAXES, Interview Survey, 1982
Item

All
consumer
units

ComDlete reDOrtina of income
Total
complete
reoortina

Lowest
20 percent

Second
20 percent

Third
20 percent

Fourth
20 percent

Highest
20 percent

Incomplete
reporting
of
income

Sources of income and personal taxes:1
Money income before taxes............................................
Wages and salaries.....................................................
Self-employment income..............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement....................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property incom e..........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits.......................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps...................................................
Regular contributions for support.................................
Other income...............................................................

22,256
17,525
914

22,256
17,525
914

4,154
1,255
-132

10,605
6,001
226

17,895
13,275
550

27,715
23,484
840

50,757
43,472
3,077

2,243

2,243

2,002

3,044

2,670

1,943

1,557

879

879

116

454

694

866

2,260

230

230

121

240

291

322

178

244
163
57

244
163
57

636
115
40

376
189
77

136
232
47

51
163
47

23
117
74

Personal taxes.................................................................
Federal income taxes..................................................
State and local income taxes.......................................
Other taxes..................................................................

2,554
2,122
384
48

2,554
2,122
384
48

95
59
17
19

713
568
118
27

1,811
1,459
301
51

3,238
2,672
518
49

6,889
5,835
961
94

Other money receipts......................................................

201

201

109

136

162

189

409

,

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

312

305

83

134

226

403

678

350

27
38
15
18

28
39
15
19

10
15
4
7

20
24
11
13

30
35
15
23

28
38
18
23

52
84
28
28

20
29
14
12

14
6
335

13
6
323

5
2
139

6
3
180

12
5
247

16
5
315

28
12
733

14
6
400

—
—

—

—

_
—
—

—

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over.........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 .........................................
Jewelry and watches...................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares................................................................
Household textile s.......................................................
All other g ifts ...............................................................

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from “Complete income reporters”
only; see glossary.

2 Value less than .5.
3 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

86

Table 20. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by INCOME BEFORE TAXES,
Interview Survey, 1982
Item

All
consumer
units

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...........................
Number of sample interviews...............................................

70,610
22,275

Income before taxes 1 ......................................................

ComDlete reoortina of income
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$14,999
$19,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

11,489
3,674

7,380
2,364

8,398
2,549

$17,229

$24,525

$34,278

$56,930

11,428

15,593

21,585

30,023

49,157

2.3

2.5

3.0

3.1

3.3

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

60,191
18,955

6,771
2,273

10,114
3,053

8,437
2,636

7,602
2,406

$22,256

$22,256

$2,628

$7,336

$12,303

Income after taxes 1 .........................................................

19,702

19,702

2,598

7,013

Size of consumer unit.......................................................

2.6

2.6

1.8

2.1

Total
complete
reDortina

Consumer unit characteristics:

46.3

45.8

47.7

53.4

45.0

44.4

42.4

42.3

44.7

1.4
1.8
.7
.3

1.4
1.8
.7
.3

.6
.7
.5
.3

.7
.9
.6
.6

1.1
1.4
.6
.4

1.3
1.7
.7
.3

1.6
2.2
.9
.2

1.9
2.5
.9
.1

2.2
2.8
.9
.1

Housing tenure:
Homeowner..............................................................
R enter......................................................................

60
40

59
41

33
67

44
56

48
52

54
46

65
35

78
22

90
10

Race of reference person:
B lack........................................................................
White and other........................................................

11
89

11
69

21
79

17
83

12
88

10
90

9
91

7
93

4
96

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) ......................................................
High school (9 -1 2 )...................................................
College.....................................................................
Never attended and oth er.........................................

12
44
44
1

12
43
44
1

24
41
33
2

21
52
26
1

15
50
35

12
48
40

7
45
48

3
41
56

2
25
73

At least one vehicle owned..........................................

84

84

47

66

Age of reference person...................................................
Number in consumer unit:
Earners.........................................................................
Vehicles........................................................................
Children under 1 8 .........................................................
Persons 65 and over....................................................
Percent reporting:

87

0

(*)

O
86

93

0
95

0
97

98

Table 20. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by INCOME BEFORE TAXES,
Interview Survey, 1982
Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

ComDlete reDOrtina of income
$20,000
$15,000
$5,000 .
$10,000
to
to
to
to
$29,999
$9,999
$14,999
$19,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

$18,071

$18,181

$7,797

$9,472

$12,927

$15,767

$19,829

$25,043

$36,220

Food................................................................................
Food at home..............................................................
Food away from hom e.................................................

3,075
2,184
891

3,019
2,148
872

1,642
1,289
353

2,036
1,620
416

2,438
1,819
619

2,668
1,910
758

3,332
2,404
928

3,899
2,725
1,175

5,017
3,163
1,854

Alcoholic beverages.........................................................

283

285

117

144

230

265

344

387

491

Housing............................................................................
Shelter.........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest.................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses...................................................
Rented dw ellings.....................................................
Other lodging...........................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s ..............................................................
Electricity..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels............................................
Telephone................................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations.................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment.................................
Household textile s...................................................
Furniture...................................................................
Floor coverings ........................................................
Major appliances......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

5,582
3,174
1,867
1,123
376

5,543
3,158
1,830
1,113
353

2,856
1,686
608
287
160

3,342
1,851
630
214
177

4,174
2,369
903
420
224

4,707
2,607
1,135
585
225

5,780
3,280
1,850
1,108
342

7,071
3,985
2,760
1,782
479

10,825
6,317
4,979
3,457
867

368
1,035
272
1,436
300
515
115
375
131
257
202
55
715
74
232
40
123
62
183

365
1,061
266
1,410
291
504
112
371
132
258
201
56
718
74
232
37
124
60
190

161
952
126
831
176
264
74
249
68
129
105
24
210
25
76
5
39
25
39

239
1,125
96
1,076
231
372
105
282
87
140
106
34
275
37
82
22
47
32
56

259
1,368
98
1,194
247
417
107
325
98
144
104
40
468
50
136
16
131
38
97

325
1,323
149
1,321
266
461
117
358
119
191
153
38
588
64
204
28
110
49
132

401
1,189
241
1,511
310
550
112
405
134
255
204
51
735
72
226
34
136
68
199

499
853
373
1,715
326
651
121
431
186
327
252
76
1,043
101
332
42
175
77
316

656
536
802
2,169
465
791
144
535
234
621
488
132
1,718
167
584
113
232
128
494

Apparel...........................................................................
Men and boys..............................................................
Men, 16 and o ve r....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ...........................................................
Women and g irls .........................................................
Women, 16 and over................................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ...........................................................
Children under 2 .........................................................
Footwear .....................................................................
Other apparel products and services...........................

975
249
200
49
384
323
61
34
113
195

983
249
200
50
383
321
62
35
116
200

396
80
63
17
164
146
18
17
54
82

492
98
73
25
203
171
33
22
68
100

643
159
122
37
238
201
37
29
80
137

836
194
152
42
334
282
52
37
99
172

1,017
269
207
63
374
300
74
43
130
200

1,324
337
267
70
527
435
92
46
164
250

2,176
605
513
92
852
729
123
48
210
460

Item

All
consumer
units

Total expenditures...............................................................

88

Table 20. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by INCOME BEFORE TAXES,
Interview Survey, 1982
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reDortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

GomDlete reoortina of income
$15,000
$20,000
$10,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$19,999
$14,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

Transportation...................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)...............................
Other vehicles..............................................................
Vehicle finance charges...............................................
Gasoline and motor o il.................................................
Maintenance and repairs..............................................
Vehicle insurance.........................................................
Public transportation.....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

3,504
652
553
31
164
1,060
426
298
218
102

3,505
632
559
30
168
1,062
436
301
215
103

1,135
78
248
43
34
405
147
81
101
38

1,397
106
224
7
38
509
217
136
119
40

2,483
370
381
43
102
851
369
206
131
70

3,245
408
597
30
163
1,067
403
302
179
94

4,094
678
667
52
205
1,299
516
360
203
115

5,191
1,062
833
34
290
1,519
586
462
252
154

6,931
1,739
972
70
344
1,736
791
545
520
213

Health c a re ......................................................................
Health insurance..........................................................
Medical services...........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies.............................

804
233
438
134

793
235
423
135

413
137
205
71

731
227
371
133

736
267
334
135

861
290
435
136

805
235
425
145

910
212
542
156

1,048
259
631
159

Entertainment..................................................................
Fees and admissions...................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment.............................
Other equipment and services......................................

820
265
274
281

835
263
281
292

253
85
91
77

288
80
128
80

504
131
206
166

683
191
255
237

916
284
306
327

1,214
369
421
425

1,990
703
557
730

Personal care...................................................................

168

164

76

104

121

137

176

217

314

Reading...........................................................................

122

123

51

72

93

119

138

155

230

Education .........................................................................

255

233

331

95

121

97

183

273

590

Tobacco and smoking supplies........................................

194

196

110

153

191

184

250

239

226

Miscellaneous..................................................................

256

267

137

126

191

230

284

405

509

Cash contributions...........................................................

563

584

130

196

274

545

585

846

1,533

Personal insurance and pensions.....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security............................

1,469
251
1,218

1,649
255
1,394

152
86
65

294
90
204

727
127
601

1,191
178
1,013

1,924
264
1,659

2,912
400
2,512

4,341
647
3,694

89

Table 20. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by INCOME BEFORE TAXES,
Interview Survey, 1982
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

ComDlete reDOrtina of income
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
to
to
to
$14,999
$19,999
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

Sources of income and personal taxes:1
Money income before taxes............................................
Wages and salaries.....................................................
Self-employment income..............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement....................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property incom e..........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits.......................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps...................................................
Regular contributions for support.................................
Other income...............................................................

22,256
17,525
914

22,256
17,525
914

2,628
912
-348

7,336
2,551
192

12,303
7,929
208

17,229
12,373
480

24,525
20,332
784

34,278
30,396
964

56,930
48,107
4,038

2,243

2,243

1,256

3,205

2,854

2,933

2,033

1,422

1,649

879

879

60

288

504

776

800

977

2,743

230

230

102

188

270

282

296

291

156

244
163
57

244
163
57

509
101
36

700
154
58

227
234
76

144
193
47

66
163
50

23
166
40

25
126
86

Personal taxes.................................................................
Federal income taxes..................................................
State and local income taxes.......................................
Other taxes..................................................................

2,554
2,122
384
48

2,554
2,122
384
48

30
14
6
10

323
251
37
35

874
688
163
23

1,636
1,326
267
43

2,939
2,405
476
58

4,255
3,529
677
49

7,772
6,615
1,048
109

Other money receipts......................................................

201

201

109

161

83

188

168

199

502

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

312

305

89

103

140

206

343

509

747

27
38
15
18

28
39
15
19

8
12
3
8

17
22
9
8

23
26
11
17

31
38
16
28

26
32
16
17

35
60
22
28

56
89
29
28

14
6
335

13
6
323

5
3
152

6
2
135

6
4
234

12
6
236

15
5
246

22
9
496

29
11
810

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over.........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 .........................................
Jewelry and watches...................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares................................................................
Household textile s.......................................................
All other g ifts ...............................................................

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from “Complete income
reporters” only; see glossary.
2 Value less than .5.

3 No data reported.
4 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

90

Table 21. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF REFERENCE
PERSON, Interview Survey, 1982
Item

All
consumer
units

Under 25

25 - 34

35 - 44

45 - 54

55 - 64

65 and over

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...........................
Number of sample interviews...............................................

70,610
22,275

6,839
2,400

16,815
5,357

12,671
3,940

10,035
3,126

10,631
3,328

13,619
4,124

Income before taxes 1 ......................................................

$22,256

$11,723

$23,391

$29,363

$29,870

$24,279

$12,879

Income after taxes 1 ........................................................

19,702

10,301

20,496

26,286

25,624

21,448

12,056

Size of consumer unit.......................................................

2.6

1.8

2.7

3.6

3.3

2.3

1.7

Age of referenpe person..................................................

46.3

21.7

29.6

39.0

49.6

59.4

73.4

1.4
1.8
.7
.3

1.2
1.2
.4

1.4
1.8
1.0

1.8
2.2
1.6

2.1
2.4
.7
.1

1.4
2.0
.2
.1

.4
1.1
.1
1.3

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners.........................................................................
Vehicles........................................................................
Children under 1 8 .........................................................
Persons 65 and over....................................................

O

O

O

Percent reporting:
Housing tenure:
Homeowner..............................................................
R enter......................................................................

60
40

9
91

44
56

70
30

75
25

81
19

71
29

Race of reference person:
B lack........................................................................
White and other........................................................

11
89

13
87

13
87

13
87

12
88

9
91

8
92

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) ......................................................
High school (9 -1 2 )...................................................
College.....................................................................
Never attended and other........................................

12
44
44
1

2
45
53
(*)

2
39
58
(*)

7
40
52
(3)

10
47
43
(3)

18
49
32
(3)

31
44
23
2

At least one vehicle owned..........................................

84

72

88

89

91

87

70

91

Table 21. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF REFERENCE
PERSON, Interview Survey, 1982
All
consumer
units

Under 25

2 5 -3 4

35 - 44

45 - 54

55 - 64

65 and over

Total expenditures...............................................................

$18,071

$11,368

$18,814

$23,309

$23,539

$18,449

$11,324

Food................................................................................
Food at home..............................................................
Food away from hom e................................................

3,075
2,184
891

1,793
1,182
611

2,912
2,010
902

3,977
2,867
1,110

4,117
2,936
1,181

3,266
2,313
953

2,166
1,613
552

Alcoholic beverages........................................................

283

319

369

325

292

268

126

Housing...........................................................................
Shelter........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest.................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses...................................................
Rented dwellings.....................................................
Other lodging...........................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s ..............................................................
Electricity.................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels............................................
Telephone................................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations.................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment.................................
Household textiles...................................................
Furniture..................................................................
Floor coverings.......................................................
Major appliances......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

5,582
3,174
1,867
1,123
376

3,462
2,196
343
245
36

6,283
3,871
2,067
1,612
196

7,080
4,147
2,866
1,996
496

6,631
3,579
2,425
1,452
518

5,280
2,698
1,836
772
535

3,851
1,971
1,069
180
429

368
1,035
272
1,436
300
515
115
375
131
257
202
55
715
74
232
40
123
62
183

62
1,710
143
660
100
234
27
266
33
111
93
18
494
51
212
26
72
35
98

259
1,596
208
1,269
241
469
60
389
109
334
291
43
810
75
301
22
129
61
222

374
918
363
1,738
356
660
121
436
166
312
259
53
884
82
278
60
154
69
241

455
755
400
1,898
408
685
138
484
183
250
155
95
903
93
304
59
135
94
219

529
538
324
1,630
353
562
165
391
160
204
134
70
747
80
202
52
144
75
194

460
705
197
1,259
302
414
165
264
112
232
182
50
389
61
88
25
89
38
88

Apparel...........................................................................
Men and boys..............................................................
Men, 16 and o ve r....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ...........................................................
Women and g irls .........................................................
Women, 16 and over...............................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ...........................................................
Children under 2 .........................................................
Footwear.....................................................................
Other apparel products and services...........................

975
249
200
49
384
323
61
34
113
195

749
192
183
9
257
244
13
37
84
177

1,059
283
223
61
369
299
70
61
122
224

1,355
364
248
116
549
402
147
32
162
248

1,279
317
270
47
525
458
67
28
151
258

897
218
194
23
389
361
28
28
97
165

469
100
87
12
207
192
14
9
58
95

Item

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Table 21. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF REFERENCE
PERSON, Interview Survey, 1982
Item

All
consumer
units

Under 25

25 - 34

35 - 44

45 - 54

55-64

65 and over

Transportation...................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)...............................
Other vehicles..............................................................
Vehicle finance charges................................................
Gasoline and motor o il..................................................
Maintenance and repairs..............................................
Vehicle insurance..........................................................
Public transportation.....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

3,504
652
553
31
164
1,060
426
298
218
102

2,560
404
545
44
142
745
328
167
124
61

3,918
804
704
56
211
1,068
434
290
235
115

4,530
1,064
653
25
240
1,331
527
328
246
116

4,631
761
782
27
218
1,471
554
426
245
146

3,491
558
431
4 29
141
1,155
451
372
253
102

1,695
199
204
44
25
578
260
194
171
60

Health care ......................................................................
Health insurance...........................................................
Medical services...........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies.............................

804
233
438
134

302
76
187
39

529
129
323
77

724
151
475
97

969
247
563
159

1,074
309
582
184

1,138
446
465
227

Entertainment ...................................................................
Fees and admissions ...................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment.............................
Other equipment and services......................................

820
265
274
281

537
178
198
162

930
255
328
347

1,273
401
403
470

979
360
323
296

763
265
227
272

334
126
127
81

Personal care...................................................................

168

88

138

196

220

200

155

Reading............................................................................

122

72

120

142

145

137

104

Education .........................................................................

255

376

161

337

574

207

35

Tobacco and smoking supplies........................................

194

133

191

229

276

229

108

Miscellaneous...................................................................

256

128

230

344

365

277

176

Cash contributions ...........................................................

563

111

298

718

918

675

624

Personal insurance and pensions.....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security............................

1,469
251
1,218

738
64
675

1,678
224
1,454

2,079
360
1,719

2,144
380
1,764

1,684
307
1,377

345
137
207

93

Table 21. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF REFERENCE
PERSON, Interview Survey, 1982
All
consumer
units

Under 25

25 - 34

35-44

45 - 54

55-64

65 and over

Money income before taxes............................................
Wages and salaries.....................................................
Self-employment income..............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement...................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property income.........................................................
Unemployment and workers' compensation,
veterans' benefits......................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps..................................................
Regular contributions for support................................
Other income..............................................................

22,256
17,525
914

11,723
10,249
243

23,391
21,421
763

29,363
26,468
1,354

29,870
25,422
1,896

24,279
17,465
1,092

12,879
2,409
235

2,243

65

99

307

997

3,512

7,971

879

307

263

445

851

1,498

1,963

230

169

274

247

320

272

96

244
163
57

341
246
102

313
195
64

273
224
45

197
146
41

193
188
56

144
16
45

Personal taxes................................................................
Federal income taxes..................................................
State and local income taxes......................................
Other taxes.................................................................

2,554
2,122
384
48

1,422
1,192
222
8

2,896
2,400
470
25

3,077
2,531
492
53

4,246
3,615
567
65

2,831
2,336
418
77

823
661
99
63

Other money receipts.....................................................

201

61

157

197

280

362

164

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

312

53

286

505

500

364

115

27
38
15
18

13
26
8
23

18
28
14
19

20
34
14
18

40
60
23
26

50
60
24
18

23
27
8
6

14
6
335

9
2
139

12
3
199

11
5
310

16
8
705

27
11
467

8
5
247

Item
Sources of income and personal taxes:1

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over............................
Clothing, women and girts, 2 and over........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 ........................................
Jewelry and watches...................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares...............................................................
Household textile s......................................................
All other g ifts ...............................................................

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income
reporters" only; see glossary.
2 Value less than .05.

Value less than .5.
Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

94

Table 22. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by SIZE OF
CONSUMER UNIT, Interview Survey, 1982
Item

All
consumer
units

One
person

Two
persons

Three
persons

Four
persons

Five
persons

Number of consumer units On thousands)...........................
Number of sample interviews...............................................

70,610
22,275

19,962
6,330

20,644
6,409

11,270
3,594

10,753
3,224

4,658
1,599

3,321
1,119

Income before taxes 1 ......................................................

$22,256

$13,052

$23,136

$26,141

$29,870

$29,214

$25,943

Income after taxes 1 ........................................................

19,702

11,444

20,421

23,253

26,667

26,155

22,502

Size of consumer u n it.......................................................

2.6

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

7.0

Age of reference person..................................................

46.3

47.9

51.9

42.9

39.7

40.5

43.3

1.4
1.8
.7
.3

.6
.9
.3

1.2
1.8
.1
.5

1.7
2.1
.8
.2

2.0
2.5
1.6
.1

2.1
2.6
2.4
.1

2.6
2.4
3.6
.1

Six or more
persons

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners.........................................................................
Vehicles........................................................................
Children under 1 8 ........................................................
Persons 65 and over....................................................

O

Percent reporting:
Housing tenure:
Homeowner..............................................................
R enter......................................................................

60
40

35
65

68
32

67
33

76
24

76
24

70
30

Race of reference person:
B la ck........................................................................
White and oth er.......................................................

11
89

10
90

8
92

16
84

9
91

17
83

23
77

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) ......................................................
High school (9 -1 2 )...................................................
College.....................................................................
Never attended and oth er........................................

12
44
44
1

14
37
49
1

14
44
41
1

9
50
41
(3)

7
45
48

11
47
42
(3)

49
29

At least one vehicle owned..........................................

84

66

89

89

92

85

95

O

94

21

1

Table 22. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by SIZE OF
CONSUMER UNIT, Interview Survey, 1982
Item

All
consumer
units

One
person

Two
persons

Three
persons

Four
persons

Five
persons

Six or more
persons

Total expenditures...............................................................

$18,071

$10,958

$18,347

$20,833

$23,489

$24,742

$22,836

Food................................................................................
Food at home..............................................................
Food away from hom e................................................

3,075
2,184
891

1,709
1,012
697

2,972
2,014
958

3,470
2,542
927

4,245
3,195
1,050

4,529
3,503
1,027

4,760
3,952
808

Alcoholic beverages........................................................

283

286

305

271

278

271

206

Housing...........................................................................
Shelter........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest.................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses...................................................
Rented dwellings .....................................................
Other lodging...........................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services...............................
Natural g a s..............................................................
Electricity.................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels............................................
Telephone...............................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations.................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment.................................
Household textiles...................................................
Furniture..................................................................
Floor coverings.......................................................
Major appliances......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

5,582
3,174
1,867
1,123
376

3,724
2,380
796
400
185

5,733
3,229
1,923
1,008
428

6,163
3,356
2,087
1,342
382

7,225
3,969
2,949
2,019
511

7,099
4,020
2,881
1,932
517

6,396
3,217
2,280
1,408
547

368
1,035
272
1,436
300
515
115
375
131
257
202
55
715
74
232
40
123
62
183

211
1,407
177
826
163
257
81
269
56
1-26
100
26
390
43
131
16
52
43
104

488
1,000
305
1,475
308
529
128
382
128
226
159
67
803
85
255
56
127
68
213

362
958
311
1,673
359
609
131
419
156
343
284
59
790
71
255
38
160
68
198

419
720
300
1,853
379
708
130
438
199
418
341
77
985
104
339
42
190
73
236

433
723
416
1,887
393
734
123
455
181
351
287
64
841
100
254
44
156
67
220

324
727
210
2,068
495
720
125
513
215
295
238
57
817
72
251
73
143
79
199

Apparel...........................................................................
Men and boys..............................................................
Men, 16 and o v e r....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ...........................................................
Women and g irls .........................................................
Women, 16 and over...............................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ...........................................................
Children under 2 .........................................................
Footwear.....................................................................
Other apparel products and services...........................

975
249
200
49
384
323
61
34
113
195

568
137
132
4
222
215
7
7
63
140

924
229
213
17
374
352
22
22
100
198

1,102
266
208
59
428
358
70
65
129
212

1,412
384
269
115
550
411
139
56
168
254

1,363
373
235
138
553
367
187
48
176
213

1,348
365
223
142
500
337
164
72
181
230

96

Table 22. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by SIZE OF
CONSUMER UNIT, Interview Survey, 1982
Item

All
consumer
units

One
person

Two
persons

Three
persons

Four
persons

Five
persons

Six or more
persons

Transportation..................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)...............................
Other vehicles..............................................................
Vehicle finance charges...............................................
Gasoline and motor o il.................................................
Maintenance and repairs..............................................
Vehicle insurance.........................................................
Public transportation.....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

3,504
652
553
31
164
1,060
426
298
218
102

1,959
392
256
20
74
544
265
158
187
63

3,574
711
535
32
143
1,040
438
308
256
111

4,334
893
713
41
224
1,262
468
386
221
126

4,470
727
732
28
246
1,469
551
404
194
119

4,983
802
1,013
49
253
1,614
575
365
196
116

4,349
577
688
43
246
1,496
567
347
261
124

Health c a re ......................................................................
Health insurance..........................................................
Medical services...........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies.............................

804
233
438
134

534
189
259
86

977
310
480
187

916
260
506
150

786
169
505
113

902
202
571
129

892
173
610
109

Entertainment..................................................................
Fees and admissions...................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment.............................
Other equipment and services.....................................

820
265
274
281

453
160
162
131

789
268
249
272

942
292
306
344

1,143
357
385
401

1,320
387
472
461

1,064
322
356
386

Personal care...................................................................

168

95

188

181

213

215

219

Reading...........................................................................

122

90

139

124

143

148

104

Education ........................................................................

255

176

141

270

385

535

574

Tobacco and smoking supplies........................................

194

107

198

223

256

275

274

Miscellaneous..................................................................

256

199

249

300

268

361

309

Cash contributions...........................................................

563

336

714

657

528

693

602

Personal insurance and pensions.....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security............................

1,469
251
1,218

723
85
638

1,445
252
1,193

1,880
319
1,561

2,136
410
1,726

2,047
401
1,646

1,739
284
1,455

97

Table 22. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by SIZE OF
CONSUMER UNIT, Interview Survey, 1982
All
consumer
units

One
person

Two
persons

Three
persons

Four
persons

Five
persons

Six or more
persons

Money income before taxes............................................
Wages and salaries.....................................................
Self-employment income..............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement...................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property incom e.........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits......................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps..................................................
Regular contributions for support................................
Other income...............................................................

22,256
17,525
914

13,052
9,369
529

23,136
16,115
634

26,141
21,872
1,148

29,870
26,143
1,737

29,214
25,586
1,371

25,943
22,490
913

2,243

2,019

4,267

1,499

679

717

897

879

767

1,571

509

512

578

178

230

92

234

379

271

341

272

244
163
57

85
126
66

123
134
57

362
338
33

298
160
70

494
91
35

1,032
96
64

Personal taxes................................................................
Federal income taxes..................................................
State and local income taxes......................................
Other taxes.................................................................

2,554
2,122
384
48

1,608
1,305
274
29

2,715
2,278
375
61

2,888
2,446
402
41

3,203
2,648
499
56

3,059
2,475
507
76

3,440
2,901
494
45

Other money receipts.....................................................

201

128

248

236

182

126

413

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

312

124

275

420

496

529

407

27
38
15
18

18
32
7
25

36
46
20
13

31
42
20
22

26
39
16
13

20
25
13
14

23
27
12
7

14
6
335

9
3
245

16
8
382

15
6
402

15
6
347

14
3
345

12
8
297

Item
Sources of income and personal taxes:1

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 ........................................
Jewelry and watches...................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares...............................................................
Household textile s......................................................
All other g ifts ..............................................................

Value less than .05.
Value less than .5.

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from “ Complete income
reporters” only; see glossary.

98

Table 23. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION
OF RESIDENCE, Interview Survey, 1982
Item

All
consumer
units

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...........................
Number of sample interviews...............................................

70,610
22,275

16,087
5,072

18,170
5,693

22,915
6,297

13,438
5,213

Income before taxes 1 ......................................................

$22,256

$20,695

$22,744

$21,818

$24,116

Income after taxes 1 ........................................................

19,702

18,733

20,132

19,228

21,039

Size of consumer u n it.......................................................

2.6

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.6

Age of reference person..................................................

46.3

48.0

46.6

45.8

44.5

1.4
1.8
.7
.3

1.3
1.4
.6
.3

1.4
1.9
.8
.3

1.4
1.8
.7
.3

1.5
2.0
.7
.2

Housing tenure:
Homeowner..............................................................
Renter......................................................................

60
40

57
43

67
33

61
39

54
46

Race of reference person:
B lack........................................................................
White and other.......................................................

11
89

9
91

9
91

18
82

6
94

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) ......................................................
High school (9 -1 2 )...................................................
College.....................................................................
Never attended and other........................................

12
44
44
1

12
48
39
1

11
47
42

15
40
44
1

9
39
52

85

87

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners........................................................................
Vehicles........................................................................
Children under 1 8 ........................................................
Persons 65 and over....................................................
Percent reporting:

At least one vehicle owned..........................................

84

99

75

(2)

(2)
86

Table 23. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION
OF RESIDENCE, Interview Survey, 1982
Item

All
consumer
units

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

Total expenditures...............................................................

$18,071

$16,960

$18,143

$17,820

$19,710

Food................................................................................
Food at home..............................................................
Food away from hom e................................................

3,075
2,184
891

3,081
2,231
850

3,085
2,184
901

2,953
2,109
844

3,264
2,257
1,007

Alcoholic beverages........................................................

283

297

263

256

339

Housing...........................................................................
Shelter........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest.................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses...................................................
Rented dwellings.....................................................
Other lodging...........................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s ..............................................................
Electricity.................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels............................................
Telephone................................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations.................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment..................................
Household textiles...................................................
Furniture..................................................................
Floor coverings.......................................................
Major appliances......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

5,582
3,174
1,867
1,123
376

5,378
3,017
1,623
796
460

5,595
3,042
2,016
1,086
534

5,323
2,915
1,748
1,185
204

6,251
3,981
2,161
1,459
357

368
1,035
272
1,436
300
515
115
375
131
257
202
55
715
74
232
40
123
62
183

367
1,096
298
1,543
332
474
303
351
83
195
156
39
622
77
211
39
107
54
136

396
768
258
1,536
485
488
66
364
133
257
200
57
760
82
234
50
134
64
196

359
926
241
1,413
170
639
72
372
160
283
221
61
713
62
242
32
116
63
197

345
1,508
312
1,212
235
388
30
426
133
288
227
61
770
82
240
40
141
67
199

Apparel ...........................................................................
Men and boys..............................................................
Men, 16 and o ve r....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ...........................................................
Women and g irls .........................................................
Women, 16 and over................................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ...........................................................
Children under 2 .........................................................
Footwear .....................................................................
Other apparel products and services............................

975
249
200
49
384
323
61
34
113
195

948
237
189
48
403
345
58
29
110
169

917
248
197
51
369
304
65
34
112
154

990
243
192
51
373
314
59
36
113
225

1,059
273
230
43
402
340
62
36
120
229

100

Table 23. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION
OF RESIDENCE, Interview Survey, 1982
Item

All
consumer
units

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

Transportation..................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)...............................
Other vehicles..............................................................
Vehicle finance charges...............................................
Gasoline and motor o il.................................................
Maintenance and repairs..............................................
Vehicle insurance.........................................................
Public transportation.....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

3,504
652
553
31
164
1,060
426
298
218
102

3,059
597
412
15
108
897
368
301
279
83

3,449
477
664
51
155
1,120
394
283
189
115

3,692
796
622
23
208
1,096
415
288
164
80

3,793
708
455
36
171
1,111
559
332
275
145

Health c a re ......................................................................
Health insurance..........................................................
Medical services...........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies.............................

804
233
438
134

751
227
414
110

749
223
394
132

838
243
439
155

884
235
522
127

Entertainment..................................................................
Fees and admissions...................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment.............................
Other equipment and services.....................................

820
265
274
281

723
266
222
236

844
266
279
300

768
229
282
257

993
326
317
351

Personal care...................................................................

168

158

168

163

186

Reading...........................................................................

122

135

126

107

127

Education ........................................................................

255

371

246

198

223

Tobacco and smoking supplies........................................

194

196

207

203

158

Miscellaneous..................................................................

256

204

254

229

370

Cash contributions...........................................................

563

420

722

575

499

Personal insurance and pensions.....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security............................

1,469
251
1,218

1,259
202
1,057

1,517
278
1,239

1,524
278
1,246

1,561
226
1,336

101

Table 23. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION
OF RESIDENCE, Interview Survey, 1982
All
consumer
units

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

Money income before taxes............................................
Wages and salaries.....................................................
Self-employment income..............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement...................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property income.........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits.......................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps..................................................
Regular contributions for support.................................
Other income...............................................................

22,256
17,525
914

20,695
15,846
1,060

22,744
18,262
717

21,818
17,361
659

24,116
18,711
1,458

2,243

2,374

2,129

2,376

2,015-

879

798

894

782

1,120

230

223

293

189

228

244
163
57

259
91
44

257
139
53

192
213
46

299
190
95

Personal taxes................................................................
Federal income taxes..................................................
State and local income taxes.......................................
Other taxes.................................................................

2,554
2,122
384
48

1,962
1,511
388
62

2,612
2,059
487
66

2,590
2,288
263
40

3,077
2,602
451
24

Other money receipts......................................................

201

143

178

209

285

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

312

255

324

296

391

27
38
15
18

26
42
16
15

35
41
15
15

23
33
14
20

25
38
17
19

14
6
335

12
4
328

15
6
380

12
5
301

16
7
340

Item
Sources of income and personal taxes:1

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over.........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 .........................................
Jewelry and watches...................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares...............................................................
Household textiles.......................................................
All other g ifts ..............................................................
1 Components of income and taxes are derived from “ Complete
income reporters” only; see glossary.

Value less than .5.

102

Table 24. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by HOUSING
TENURE and by RACE OF REFERENCE PERSON, Interview Survey, 1982
Item

All
consumer
units

Homeowner

Renter

White and other

Black

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...........................
Number of sample interviews...............................................

70,610
22,275

42,595
13,131

28,015
9,144

62,578
19,967

8,032
2,308

Income before taxes 1 ......................................................

$22,256

$27,189

$15,085

$23,101

$15,535

Income after taxes 1 .........................................................

19,702

23,978

13,485

20,387

14,247

Size of consumer unit.......................................................

2.6

2.9

2.2

2.6

3.0

Age of reference person...................................................

46.3

51.0

39.1

46.7

43.0

1.4
1.8
.7
.3

1.5
2.2
.8
.4

1.1
1.1
.6
.2

1.4
1.9
.7
.3

1.3
1.1
1.1
.2

Housing tenure:
Homeowner..............................................................
R enter.......................................................................

60
40

100
--

—
100

62
38

44
56

Race of reference person:
B la ck........................................................................
White and oth er........................................................

11
89

8
92

16
84

—
100

100
—

Race of reference person

Housing tenure

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners.........................................................................
Vehicles........................................................................
Children under 1 8 .........................................................
Persons 65 and ove r.....................................................
Percent reporting:

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) ......................................................
High school (9 -1 2 )....................................................
College......................................................................

12

12

11

11

19

43
44

Never attended and o th e r............................................

44
44
1

44
44
1

43
45
1

48
32
1

At least one vehicle owned..............................................

84

93

70

86

66

O

103

Table 24. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by HOUSING
TENURE and by RACE OF REFERENCE PERSON, Interview Survey, 1982
Item

All
consumer
units

Race of reference person

Housing tenure
Homeowner

Renter

White and other

Black

Total expenditures..............................................................

$18,071

$21,375

$13,048

$18,693

$13,229

Food...............................................................................
Food at home.............................................................
Food away from hom e................................................

3,075
2,184
891

3,551
2,535
1,017

2,351
1,652
700

3,168
2,216
952

2,354
1,935
419

Alcoholic beverages........................................................

283

282

286

299

157

Housing...........................................................................
Shelter........................................................................
Owned dwellings.....................................................
Mortgage interest.................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses...................................................
Rented dwellings.....................................................
Other lodging...........................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services...............................
Natural g a s .............................................................
Electricity.................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels............................................
Telephone...............................................................
Water and other public services..............................
Household operations.................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment.................................
Household textiles...................................................
Furniture..................................................................
Floor coverings.......................................................
Major appliances.....................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

5,582
3,174
1,867
1,123
376

6,480
3,439
3,082
1,853
622

4,218
2,770
20
14
3

5,765
3,308
1,988
1,189
410

4,158
2,129
923
612
112

368
1,035
272
1,436
300
515
115
375
131
257
202
55
715
74
232
40
123
62
183

608
36
322
1,817
401
658
163
408
189
322
254
68
901
95
273
55
160
78
241

3
2,554
196
856
148
297
42
326
42
159
124
36
432
43
171
16
68
38
96

389
1,024
296
1,439
297
520
121
368
133
267
208
59
750
79
240
42
126
66
197

199
1,119
87
1,409
324
473
67
432
112
180
155
25
441
38
173
20
101
36
74

Apparel...........................................................................
Men and boys.............................................................
Men, 16 and o ve r...................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ...........................................................
Women and g irls.........................................................
Women, 16 and over...............................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ...........................................................
Children under 2 .........................................................
Footwear....................................................................
Other apparel products and services...........................

975
249
200
49
384
323
61
34
113
195

1,131
296
234
63
464
386
78
36
132
203

738
176
148
27
263
229
34
31
86
182

991
255
208
47
394
334
59
32
114
197

853
200
138
61
310
239
71
50
111
182

Table 24. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by HOUSING
TENURE and by RACE OF REFERENCE PERSON, Interview Survey, 1982
Item

All
consumer
units

Race of reference person

Housing tenure
Homeowner

Renter

White and other

Black

Transportation...................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) .................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)................................
Other vehicles..............................................................
Vehicle finance charges................................................
Gasoline and motor o il..................................................
Maintenance and repairs..............................................
Vehicle insurance..........................................................
Public transportation.....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

3,504
652
553
31
164
1,060
426
298
218
102

4,169
805
624
33
197
1,274
496
374
244
122

2,494
419
446
28
115
734
320
182
178
71

3,610
676
568
35
169
1,090
438
309
219
107

2,681
463
436
31
127
822
337
217
213
64

Health c a re .......................................................................
Health insurance...........................................................
Medical services............................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies.............................

804
233
438
134

1,000
280
547
172

506
161
271
75

842
246
457
139

506
130
286
90

Entertainment...................................................................
Fees and admissions ....................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment.............................
Other equipment and services......................................

820
265
274
281

1,007
330
322
355

537
167
201
169

873
285
285
302

414
108
186
119

Personal care....................................................................

168

206

110

170

149

Reading............................................................................

122

144

89

130

64

Education .........................................................................

255

288

205

260

216

Tobacco and smoking supplies.........................................

194

203

180

199

158

Miscellaneous...................................................................

256

318

162

261

219

Cash contributions............................................................

563

771

248

595

312

Personal insurance and pensions.....................................
Life and other personal insurance.................................
Retirement, pensions, social security............................

1,469
251
1,218

1,827
344
1,483

924
109
816

1,531
258
1,273

989
195
794

105

Table 24. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by HOUSING
TENURE and by RACE OF REFERENCE PERSON, Interview Survey, 1982
All
consumer
units

Homeowner

Renter

White and other

Black

Money income before taxes............................................
Wages and salaries.....................................................
Self-employment income.............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement...................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property incom e.........................................................
Unemployment and workers' compensation,
veterans' benefits......................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps..................................................
Regular contributions for support................................
Other income..............................................................

22,256
17,525
914

27,189
21,169
1,155

15,085
12,228
564

23,101
18,131
1,001

15,535
12,709
220

2,243

3,044

1,079

2,359

.1,321

879

1,283

292

976

109

230

246

208

230

231

244
163
57

86
165
42

474
162
78

178
167
59

766
135
43

Personal taxes................................................................
Federal income taxes..................................................
State and local income taxes......................................
Other taxes.................................................................

2,554
2,122
384
48

3,210
2,683
453
75

1,600
1,308
283
9

2,713
2,262
399
53

1,287
1,015
262
10

Other money receipts.....................................................

201

243

141

209

137

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

312

502

23

329

175

27
38
15
18

36
47
19
18

13
24
9
17

29
40
15
19

10
22
12
9

14
6
335

17
7
427

8
3
194

15
6
352

3
1
198

Item

Housing tenure

Race of reference person

Sources of income and personal taxes:1

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 ........................................
Jewelry and watches...................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares................................... *..........................
Household textiles .......................... I..........................
All other g ifts ..............................................................

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from “Complete income
reporters” only; see glossary.

2 Value less than .5.
3 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

106

Table 25. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by QUINTILES OF INCOME BEFORE
TAXES, Interview Survey, 1983
Item

All
consumer
units

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...........................
Number of sample interviews...............................................

Complete reportina of income

Incomplete
reporting
of
income

Total
complete
reoortina

Lowest
20 percent

Second
20 percent

Third
20 percent

Fourth
20 percent

Highest
20 percent

72,531
22,814

63,335
19,827

12,647
3,954

12,629
3,849

12,692
3,988

12,635
4,055

12,731
3,981

Income before taxes 1 ......................................................

$23,126

$23,126

$4,042

$10,617

$18,352

$28,722

$53,699

-

Income after taxes 1 .........................................................

20,639

20,639

3,916

10,121

16,886

25,660

46,446

--

Size of consumer unit.......................................................

2.6

2.6

1.7

2.3

2.6

2.9

3.3

2.7

Age of reference person..................................................

46.1

45.8

49.2

49.4

43.5

42.4

44.5

47.9

1.3
1.8
.7
.3

1.3
1.8
.7
.3

.6
.8
.4
.4

.9
1.3
.6
.5

1.3
1.7
.8
.3

1.7
2.3
.9
.2

2.1
2.9
.9
.1

1.4
1.8
.6
.3

Housing tenure:
Homeowner..............................................................
R enter......................................................................

60
40

59
41

35
65

47
53

55
45

70
30

87
13

65
35

Race of reference person:
Black ........................................................................
White and oth er........................................................

11
89

11
89

19
81

15
85

11
89

7
93

5
95

12
88

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) ......................................................
High school (9 -1 2 )...................................................
College.....................................................................
Never attended and oth er........................................

11
44
45
1

11
44
44

21
45
33
1

18
51
31
1

9
51
39
(2)

5
45
50
(2)

3
29
68
(3)

11
42
47
1

At least one vehicle owned..........................................

84

84

53

81

92

97

98

82

9,196
2,987

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners.........................................................................
Vehicles........................................................................
Children under 1 8 ........................................................
Persons 65 and ove r....................................................
Percent reporting:

0

107

Table 25. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by QUINTILES OF INCOME BEFORE
TAXES, Interview Survey, 1983
Item

All
consumer
units

Total expenditures...............................................................
Food................................................................................
Food at home..............................................................
Food away from hom e.................................................

ComDlete reDOrtina of income

Incomplete
reporting
of
income

Total
complete
reoortina

Lowest
20 percent

Second
20 percent

Third
20 percent

Fourth
20 percent

Highest
20 percent

$19,692

$19,741

$8,557

$12,504

$17,239

$23,359

$36,936

$19,351

3,198
2,224
974

3,143
2,183
960

1,751
1,274
477

2,351
1,778
573

2,956
2,140
816

3,707
2,561
1,146

4,937
3,153
1,784

3,577
2,508
1,069

Alcoholic beverages........................................................

286

288

143

194

285

351

466

273

Housing...........................................................................
Shelter.........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest.................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses...................................................
Rented dwellings .....................................................
Other lodging...........................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services...............................
Natural g a s..............................................................
Electricity.................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels............................................
Telephone................................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations.................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment.................................
Household textiles...................................................
Furniture..................................................................
Floor coverings.......................................................
Major appliances......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

5,980
3,349
1,958
1,144
405

5,922
3,333
1,944
1,146
393

2,985
1,732
592
220
177

4,120
2,261
842
296
270

5,174
2,928
1,371
684
306

6,717
3,754
2,352
1,470
463

10,584
5,974
4,548
3,049
748

6,384
3,454
2,053
1,129
489

408
1,063
327
1,540
324
551
107
415
143
284
227
57
808
80
273
47
123
61
223

405
1,078
311
1,505
313
540
100
410
142
280
225
55
803
82
267
46
123
63
222

196
1,015
125
898
199
295
64
268
72
123
89
34
232
28
62
9
41
23
70

276
1,269
150
1,267
272
437
99
353
107
161
119
42
431
49
145
26
68
41
103

380
1,358
199
1,431
309
506
103
386
127
197
144
53
617
60
189
35
118
52
163

418
1,095
308
1,755
367
635
111
472
170
303
253
50
905
86
306
44
158
67
244

751
654
771
2,171
420
825
121
571
233
616
517
99
1,823
187
633
113
231
130
528

435
963
438
1,779
398
629
155
448
148
309
241
68
842
69
309
59
119
53
233

Apparel...........................................................................
Men and boys..............................................................
Men, 16 and o ve r....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ...........................................................
Women and g irls.........................................................
Women, 16 and over...............................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ...........................................................
Children under 2 .........................................................
Footwear.....................................................................
Other apparel products and services...........................

1,084
267
218
48
446
379
67
37
123
211

1,073
261
213
49
435
369
66
38
124
214

445
96
80
16
186
163
23
16
55
92

626
128
100
28
247
218
29
28
81
142

889
211
163
47
355
300
55
35
108
180

1,242
312
249
63
495
403
92
46
148
241

2,155
558
471
87
892
762
130
62
227
416

1,161
304
257
47
516
443
73
32
120
190

108

Table 25. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by QUINTILES OF INCOME BEFORE
TAXES, Interview Survey, 1983
_________________________
Item

Highest
20 percent

Incomplete
reporting
of
income

ComDlete reDOrtina of income
Total
complete
reDortina

Lowest
20 percent

Second
20 percent

Third
20 percent

Fourth
20 percent

3,914
898
636
31
175
1,064
433
326
239
113

3,890
889
617
31
176
1,059
442
330
230
116

1,314
95
298
12
39
450
170
115
99
36

2,412
360
463
15
83
768
289
203
169
61

3,598
693
665
33
155
1,060
415
315
174
89

4,784
1,058
744
58
237
1,320
563
423
241
142

7,322
2,231
914
35
365
1,694
772
593
468
250

4,075
957
766
30
169
1,099
368
299
294
93

Health c a re ......................................................................
Health insurance..........................................................
Medical services...........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies.............................

839
234
457
148

847
237
459
151

537
183
248
106

819
286
372
161

814
222
432
160

968
252
559
156

1,095
241
683
171

783
213
438
132

Entertainment..................................................................
Fees and admissions...................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment.............................
Other equipment and services......................................

919
308
290
320

924
302
295
327

321
94
125
102

428
129
178
121

728
240
244
244

1,229
343
381
506

1,908
700
548
660

881
354
252
275

Personal care...................................................................

184

179

88

125

162

205

316

221

Reading...........................................................................

131

131

61

85

114

165

229

131

Education ........................................................................

293

280

309

133

155

207

595

379

Tobacco and smoking supplies........................................

215

219

131

192

239

271

259

192

Miscellaneous..................................................................

283

292

131

160

224

373

571

220

Cash contributions ...........................................................

588

620

139

295

570

676

1,415

371

Personal insurance and pensions.....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security............................

1,777
265
1,513

1,933
244
1,689

203
76
127

563
123
440

1,330
197
1,132

2,465
311
2,153

5,084
511
4,573

704
406
299

Transportation.................................................................. .
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)...............................
Other vehicles..............................................................
Vehicle finance charges...............................................
Gasoline and motor o il.................................................
Maintenance and repairs..............................................
Vehicle insurance.........................................................
Public transportation.....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

-

All
consumer
units

109

Table 25. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by QUINTILES OF INCOME BEFORE
TAXES, Interview Survey, 1983
ComDlete reDOrtina of income

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Money income before taxes............................................
Wages and salaries.....................................................
Self-employment income..............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement...................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property incom e.........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans' benefits.......................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps..................................................
Regular contributions for support.................................
Other income...............................................................

23,126
17,920
1,055

23,126
17,920
1,055

2,426

Personal taxes.................................................................
Federal income taxes..................................................
State and local income taxes.......................................
Other taxes.................................................................

Lowest
20 percent

Incomplete
reporting
of
income

Second
20 percent

Third
20 percent

Fourth
20 percent

Highest
20 percent

4,042
1,330
-341

10,617
5,357
265

18,352
13,591
389

28,722
24,040
1,040

53,699
45,104
3,904

—
—

2,426

1,913

3,491

2,984

1,906

1,837

_

886

886

130

436

634

962

2,261

_

264

284

166

312

361

322

260

272
220
63

272
220
63

630
164
50

474
229
52

132
209
51

60
309
84

68
188
76

—
—
—

2,487
2,007
425
54

2,487
2,007
425
54

126
86
25
14

497
371
97
29

1,466
1,154
281
31

3,062
2,414
570
78

7,252
5,986
1,150
116

—
—
—
--

Other money receipts......................................................

257

257

128

139

137

244

633

_

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

341

333

92

127

229

421

791

402

32
44
17
21

32
43
17
21

12
14
4
9

19
28
10
15

33
34
14
15

36
50
18
18

62
86
35
50

29
50
17
16

16
7
354

16
7
343

4
2
174

12
7
183

10
7
199

18
8
337

36
12
821

18
6
425

Item

Sources of income and personal taxes:1

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 ........................................
Jewelry and watches...................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares................................................................
Household textiles.......................................................
All other g ifts ...............................................................

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from “ Complete income reporters”
only; see glossary.

Value iess than .5.
No data reported.

110

Table 26. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by INCOME BEFORE TAXES,
Interview Survey, 1983
Item

All
consumer
units

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...........................
Number of sample interviews...............................................

72,531
22,814

Income before taxes 1 ......................................................

ComDlete reoortina of income
$15,000
$20,000
$10,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$19,999
$14,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

11,881
3,756

7,735
2,468

9,826
3,054

$17,308

$24,648

$34,425

$58,501

11,674

15,953

22,178

30,460

50,478

2.1

2.3

2.6

2.9

3.1

3.3

46.0

52.8

47.6

43.9

42.1

42.7

44.9

1.3
1.8
.7
.3

.6
.7
.3
.3

.7
1.1
.5
.5

1.0
1.4
.6
O

1.3
1.7
.7
.3

1.6
2.1
.9
.2

1.8
2.5
.9
.1

2.2
3.0
.9
.1

60
40

59
41

30
70

45
55

46
54

53
47

65
35

77
23

88
12

Race of reference person:
Black ........................................................................
White and other........................................................

11
89

11
89

20
80

17
83

14
86

10
90

9
91

7
93

4
96

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) ......................................................
High school (9-1 2)...................................................
College.....................................................................
Never attended and oth er.........................................

11
44
45
1

11
44
44
(3)

21
41
37
1

21
51
27
1

17
50
33
1

10
51
40
(3)

6
49
45

4
40
56

3
25
72

At least one vehicle owned..........................................

84

84

45

69

84

91

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

63,335
19,827

7,127
2,313

10,600
3,172

8,707
2,712

7,460
2,352

$23,126

$23,126

$2,407

$7,332

$12,258

Income after taxes ' .........................................................

20,639

20,639

2,334

7,056

Size of consumer unit.......................................................

2.6

2.6

1.6

46.1

45.8

1.3
1.8
.7
.3

Housing tenure:
Homeowner..............................................................
R enter......................................................................

Total
complete
reoortina

Consumer unit characteristics:

Age of

re fe re n c e

person...................................................

Number in consumer unit:
Earners.........................................................................
Vehicles........................................................................
Children under 1 8 .........................................................
Persons 65 and over....................................................
Percent reporting:

111

O

0

0

96

98

97

Table 26. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by INCOME BEFORE TAXES,
Interview Survey, 1983
Comolete reoortina of income
$15,000
$10,000
$20,000
to
to
to
$29,999
S19.999
$14,999

item

All
consumer
units

Total expenditures...............................................................

$19,692

$19,741

$8,107

$10,218

$13,470

$16,228

Food................................................................................
Food at home..............................................................
Food away from hom e.................................................

3,198
2,224
974

3,143
2,183
960

1,660
1,145
516

2,074
1,603
472

2,444
1,827
618

Alcoholic beverages........................................................

286

288

143

143

Housing...........................................................................
Shelter.........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest.................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses...................................................
Rented dwellings .....................................................
Other lodging...........................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services...............................
Natural g a s ..............................................................
Electricity.................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels............................................
Telephone...............................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations.................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment.................................
Household textiles...................................................
Furniture..................................................................
Floor coverings .......................................................
Major appliances......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares.......................
Miscellaneous household equipment.......................

5,980
3,349
1,958
1,144
405

5,922
3,333
1,944
1,146
393

2,836
1,679
630
277
160

408
1,063
327
1,540
324
551
107
415
143
284
227
57
808
80
273
47
123
61
223

405
1,078
311
1,505
313
540
100
410
142
280
225
55
803
82
267
46
123
63
222

Apparel...........................................................................
Men and boys..............................................................
Men, 16 and o ve r....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ...........................................................
Women and g irls .........................................................
Women, 16 and over...............................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ...........................................................
Children under 2 .........................................................
Footwear.....................................................................
Other apparel products and services...........................

1,084
267
218
48
446
379
67
37
123
211

1,073
261
213
49
435
369
66
38
124
214

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

112

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

$21,388

$26,486

$39,376

2,912
2,098
814

3,428
2,386
1,041

4,020
2,775
1,245

5,130
3,227
1,903

232

271

334

366

497

3,514
1,930
681
186
239

4,320
2,412
880
333
267

4,902
2,755
1,174
628
281

6,167
3,453
2,021
1,172
393

7,760
4,331
2,976
1,926
522

11,207
6,372
4,884
3,282
826

194
900
149
820
166
264
58
262
70
119
79
40
219
23
61
7
34
20
74

256
1,133
116
1,132
271
376
82
307
94
136
106
30
316
41
96
12
56
31
79

279
1,372
160
1,276
253
453
101
364
105
170
126
44
462
51
149
32
73
43
113

264
1,365
216
1,402
307
482
102
381
129
176
132
44
569
57
183
28
106
53
143

456
1,194
238
1,638
347
595
105
439
153
264
207
57
813
76
263
43
158
60
213

528
977
377
1,875
378
688
117
501
190
362
295
67
1,192
104
410
73
192
78
335

776
607
881
2,236
433
856
125
585
236
686
583
103
1,913
207
664
117
222
142
562

473
97
83
14
214
190
24
16
57
89

460
90
71
19
174
150
23
21
61
114

695
155
120
35
281
247
34
28
88
143

860
202
156
46
352
303
49
35
103
168

1,067
267
211
56
411
335
77
42
131
215

1,442
368
299
69
588
469
120
50
172
263

2,382
614
519
95
988
859
129
66
242
473

Table 26. Continued— Selected characteristice and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by INCOME BEFORE TAXES,
Interview Survey, 1983
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
85.000

$5,000
to
$9,999

OpmDlete reoorting of inconrie
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
to
$29.999
$19,999
$14,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

4,582
1,126
721
52
213
1,258
500
378
207
126

5,400
1,227
902
30
267
1,430
629
497
266
152

7,642
2,382
881
45
384
1,740
810
607
522
270

894
231
513
150

1,144
234
731
179

Transportation...................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) .................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)................................
Other vehicles..............................................................
Vehicle finance charges................................................
Gasoline and motor o il..................................................
Maintenance and repairs..............................................
Vehicle insurance..........................................................
Public transportation.....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

3,914
898
636
31
175
1,064
433
326
239
113

3,890
889
617
31
176
1,059
442
330
230
116

1,135
5 74
216
13
39
401
155
102
100
34

1,767
161
427
8
51
592
214
157
114
44

2,694
475
473
18
94
828
324
219
190
71

3,329
492
631
40
152
1,024
406
310
182
91

Health e w e ......................................................................
Health insurance...........................................................
Medical services............................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies.............................

839
234
457
148

847
237
459
151

425
144
196
84

754
280
329
145

852
257
426
169

728
213
365
149

Entertainment...................................................................
Fees and admissions...................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment.............................
Other equipment and services......................................

919
308
290
320

924
302
295
327

309
106
112
92

345
91
149
106

485
154
195
136

629
214
223
192

1,094
320
307
466

1,367
395
500
472

2,053
772
556
725

Personal care....................................................................

184

179

78

108

136

156

187

226

338

Reading............................................................................

131

131

60

70

92

111

145

175

245

Education.........................................................................

293

280

438

149

117

177

150

272

695

Tobacco and smoking supplies.........................................

215

219

121

165

206

230

257

281

254

Miscellaneous...................................................................

283

292

149

139

154

218

330

383

622

Cash contributions............................................................

588

620

98

227

333

482

630

866

1,576

Personal insurance and pensions.....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security............................

1,777
265
1,513

1,933
244
1,689

181
71
110

304
99
205

709
142
567

1,224
159
1,065

2,038
288
1,750

3,033
359
2,674

5,591
539
5,052

113

978
261
557 •
160

Table 26. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by INCOME BEFORE TAXES,
Interview Survey, 1983
All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reDortina

Money income before taxes............................................
Wages and salaries.....................................................
Self-employment income..............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement...................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property income.........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits.......................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps..................................................
Regular contributions for support................................
Other income...............................................................

23,126
17,920
1,055

Personal taxes................................................................
Federal income taxes..................................................
State and local income taxes......................................
Other taxes.................................................................

ComDlete reDOrtina of income
$15,000
$10,000
$20,000
to
to
to
$14,999
$19,999
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

24,648
20,231
852

34,425
29,123
1,145

58,501
49,000
4,677

2,987

2,105

2,067

1,737

475

632

760

1,280

2,516

281

344

306

360

377

203

519
120
45

729
211
51

329
246
64

140
247
40

73
183
84

40
345
47

73
204
92

2,487
2,007
425
54

74
37
24
13

275
204
44
27

584
439
122
23

1,354
1,069
260
26

2,471
1,958
450
62

3,965
3,124
746
96

8,023
6,664
1,242
117

257

257

133

151

107

176

115

368

738

341

333

90

109

135

219

323

564

841

32
44
17
21

32
43
17
21

13
14
4
5

12
18
8
12

21
31
10
18

35
37
16
17

29
38
15
14

44
57
22
20

71
100
39
61

16
7
354

16
7
343

5
2
191

8
5
174

10
8
164

10
5
202

16
9
269

22
9
464

38
12
899

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

23,126
17,920
1,055

2,407
1,041
-667

7,332
2,461
141

12,258
6,923
291

17,308
12,607
348

2,426

2,426

1,197

3,164

3,585

886

886

73

294

284

284

79

272
220
63

272
220
63

2,487
2,007
425
54

Other money receipts......................................................
Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

Item

Sources of income and personal taxes:1

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 ........................................
Jewelry and watches...................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares...............................................................
Household textile s.......................................................
All other g ifts ...............................................................

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from “Complete income
reporters” only; see glossary.
2 Value less than .05.

3 Value less than .5.
4 No data reported.
5 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

114

Table 27. Selected characteriatlcs and annual expendituree of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF REFERENCE
PERSON, Interview Survey, 1983
Item

All
consumer
units

Under 25

25-34

35 - 44

45-54

55-64

65 and over

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...........................
Number of sample interviews..............................................

72,531
22,814

7,186
2,452

17,606
5,426

13,385
4,191

10,033
3,097

10,242
3,359

14,079
4,289

Income before taxes 1 ......................................................

$23,126

$11,365

$24,260

$30,045

$32,505

$24,621

$14,232

Income after taxes 1 ........................................................

20,639

10,263

21,331

26,610

28,489

22,281

13,369

Size of consumer unit......................................................

2.6

1.7

2.7

3.5

3.1

2.4

1.7

Age of reference person..................................................

46.1

21.6

29.7

39.1

49.7

59.4

73.4

1.3
1.8
.7
.3

1.2
1.1
.3
(2)

1.4
1.7
1.0

1.7
2.2
1.5
(*)

2.0
2.5
.7

1.4
2.0
.2
.1

.4
1.2
.1
1.4

Housing tenure:
Homeowner..............................................................
R enter......................................................................

60
40

10
90

43
57

70
30

75
25

80
20

71
29

Race of reference person:
B la ck........................................................................
White and other.......................................................

11
89

12
88

13
87

13
87

11
89

10
90

9
91

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) .....................................................
High school (9-1 2)...................................................
College.....................................................................
Never attended and oth er........................................

11
44
45
1

1
44
55

3
38
59

6
38
55

9
49
41

16
51
32

30
46
23
1

At least one vehicle owned..........................................

84

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners........................................................................
Vehicles........................................................................
Children under 1 8 ........................................................
Persons 65 and over....................................................

O

O

Percent reporting:

O
68

115

0

O
87

O
90

O
92

88

72

Table 27. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF REFERENCE
PERSON, Interview Survey, 1983
All
consumer
units

Under 25

25 -34

35 - 44

45 - 54

55-64

65 and over

Total expenditures..............................................................

$19,692

$11,855

$19,708

$25,230

$25,896

$20,585

$13,335

Food................................................................................
Food at hom e..............................................................
Food away from hom e................................................

3,198
2,224
974

1,876
1,145
731

2,985
2,013
972

4,111
2,920
1,191

4,215
2,939
1,276

3,392
2,339
1,053

2,406
1,783
623

Alcoholic beverages........................................................

286

366

344

320

322

252

141

Housing...........................................................................
Shelter........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest.................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses...................................................
Rented dwellings.....................................................
Other lodging...........................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services...............................
Natural g a s ..............................................................
Electricity.................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels............................................
Telephone...............................................................
Water and other public services..............................
Household operations.................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment.................................
Household textiles...................................................
Furniture..................................................................
Floor coverings .......................................................
Major appliances.....................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares.......................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

5,980
3,349
1,958
1,144
405

3,360
2,109
308
233
25

6,530
3,957
2,052
1,588
225

7,886
4,660
3,296
2,325
490

7,109
3,736
2,473
1,340
568

5,471
2,697
1,747
638
561

4,385
2,171
1,198
161
517

408
1,063
327
1,540
324
551
107
415
143
284
227
57
808
80
273
47
123
61
223

50
1,654
148
676
104
243
21
275
33
119
92
27
456
35
168
13
49
39
152

239
1,676
229
1,339
251
484
53
439
112
382
333
49
852
72
329
42
126
58
225

482
955
409
1,838
382
692
112
472
180
340
283
58
1,047
94
373
45
173
71
292

566
767
497
2,040
430
747
119
535
208
203
140
63
1,129
111
375
77
129
91
346

546
537
413
1,775
407
615
163
421
170
212
139
72
788
87
208
59
148
79
207

519
693
281
1,422
337
474
163
313
135
302
236
66
490
75
135
45
85
33
118

Apparel...........................................................................
Men and boys.............................................................
Men, 16 and o ve r....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ...........................................................
Women and g irls.........................................................
Women, 16 and over...............................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ...........................................................
Children under 2 .........................................................
Footwear.....................................................................
Other apparel products and services...........................

1,084
267
218
48
446
379
67
37
123
211

814
192
182
9
271
261
10
40
90
220

1,083
270
215
55
390
324
66
60
131
232

1,498
395
283
112
635
468
167
42
176
250

1,453
381
326
55
611
521
90
32
159
270

1,093
247
220
27
510
479
31
28
112
197

559
113
103
10
259
248
12
11
64
113

Item

116

Table 27. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF REFERENCE
PERSON, Interview Survey, 1983
__________________
Item

All
consumer
units

Under 25

25 - 34

35 - 44

45 - 54

55 - 64

65 and over

Transportation..................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)...............................
Other vehicles..............................................................
Vehicle finance charges................................................
Gasoline and motor o il.................................................
Maintenance and repairs..............................................
Vehicle insurance.........................................................
Public transportation.....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

3,914
898
636
31
175
1,064
433
326
239
113

2,682
316
727
54
134
744
309
207
127
64

4,180
954
828
54
209
1,078
413
296
223
127

4,974
1,312
775
29
240
1,287
550
392
259
130

5,351
1,153
868
27
259
1,516
616
454
290
168

3,827
849
415
18
157
1,135
463
368
311
110

2,241
584
213
s2
45
626
256
242
206
67

Health ca re ......................................................................
Health insurance..........................................................
Medical services...........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies.............................

839
234
457
148

312
75
191
46

564
130
356
78

782
159
516
107

903
213
520
170

1,038
285
539
2t4

1,316
494
556
265

Entertainment ..................................................................
Fees and admissions ...................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment.............................
Other equipment and services......................................

919
308
290
320

623
194
248
181

1,023
291
305
426

1,314
425
437
452

1,172
412
353
407

836
315
238
283

443
199
145
99

Personal care...................................................................

184

96

158

210

226

227

177

Reading ...........................................................................

131

77

121

165

160

142

109

Education ........................................................................

293

598

199

348

606

186

55

Tobacco and smoking supplies........................................

215

145

201

269

305

259

123

Miscellaneous..................................................................

283

110

258

351

348

382

221

Cash contributions ...........................................................

588

90

295

672

932

835

706

Personal insurance and pensions.....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security............................

1,777
265
1,513

707
63
643

1,767
187
1,580

2,331
347
1,984

2,794
488
2,306

2,643
342
2,301

455
170
285

117

Table 27. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF REFERENCE
PERSON, Interview Survey, 1983
All
consumer
units

Under 25

25 - 34

35-44

45 - 54

55 -64

65 and over

Money income before taxes............................................
Wages and salaries.....................................................
Self-employment income..............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement...................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property incom e.........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits......................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps..................................................
Regular contributions for support................................
Other income..............................................................

23,126
17,920
1,055

11,365
10,043
162

24,260
21,884
930

30,045
26,674
1,413

32,505
28,046
1,566

24,621
16,981
1,751

14,232
2,846
540

2,426

83

139

393

1,041

3,697

8,499

886

93

340

466

831

1,485

2,018

284

142

373

342

369

316

115

272
220
63

280
448
113

363
161
71

303
385
68

260
322
70

242
83
65

154
45
15

Personal taxes................................................................
Federal income taxes..................................................
State and local income taxes......................................
Other taxes.................................................................

2,487
2,007
425
54

1,101
900
193
8

2,929
2,325
561
43

3,434
2,785
591
58

4,015
3,354
601
60

2,341
1,845
403
93

863
684
122
58

Other money receipts.....................................................

257

103

182

190

287

532

288

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

341

51

321

568

541

398

115

32
44
17
21

17
26
9
33

23
30
16
20

29
42
19
25

54
77
24
29

50
70
22
18

25
28
10
7

16
7
354

8
2
153

12
5
211

13
7
350

32
13
803

26
10
442

11
7
255

Item
Sources of income and personal taxes:1

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 ........................................
Jewelry and watches...................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares...............................................................
Household textile s......................................................
All other g ifts ..............................................................

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income
reporters” only; see glossary.
2 No data reported.

3 Value less than .05.
4 Value less than .5.
5 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

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Table 28. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by SIZE OF
CONSUMER UNIT, Interview Survey, 1983
Item

All
consumer
units

One
person

Two
persons

Three
persons

Four
persons

Five
persons

Six or more
persons

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...........................
Number of sample interviews...............................................

72,531
22,814

21,084
6,603

21,249
6,613

11,417
3,640

10,699
3,273

4,944
1,588

3,138
1,097

Income before taxes 1 ......................................................

$23,126

$13,647

$23,693

$27,780

$32,090

$30,354

$26,233

income after taxes 1 .........................................................

20,639

11,902

21,076

24,994

28,684

27,603

24,120

Size of consumer unit.......................................................

2.6

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.7

Age of reference person..................................................

46.1

46.7

52.0

43.0

39.8

41.0

42.8

1.3
1.8
.7
.3

.7
.9

1.7
2.2
.8
.2

1.9
2.6
1.6

.3

1.2
1.8
.1
.5

2.1
2.5
2.3
.1

2.5
2.6
3.4
.1

Housing tenure:
Homeowner..............................................................
R enter......................................................................

60
40

34
66

69
31

67
33

75
25

74
26

69
31

Race of reference person:
B lack........................................................................
White and other........................................................

11
89

11
89

9
91

13
87

10
90

16
84

23
77

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) ......................................................
High school (9 -1 2 )...................................................
College.....................................................................
Never attended and oth er........................................

11
44
45
1

13
36
51
(*)

12
46
41
(*)

10
48
41

6
45
49

9
50
40
(3)

20
46
31
4

93

90

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners.........................................................................
Vehicles........................................................................
Children under 1 8 .........................................................
Persons 65 and over....................................................

0

Percent reporting:

At least one vehicle owned..........................................

84

66

119

91

O
89

O
94

Table 28. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by SIZE OF
CONSUMER UNIT, Interview Survey, 1983
Item

All
consumer
units

One
person

Two
persons

Three
persons

Four
persons

Five
persons

Six or more
persons

Total expenditures...............................................................

$19,692

$11,953

$20,377

$22,103

$26,436

$26,517

$24,529

Food...............................................................................
Food at home..............................................................
Food away from hom e................................................

3,198
2,224
974

1,822
1,031
791

3,076
2,059
1,017

3,628
2,636
992

4,420
3,242
1,178

4,810
3,681
1,129

4,998
4,090
909

Alcoholic beverages........................................................

286

296

301

264

277

309

201

Housing...........................................................................
Shelter........................................................................
Owned dwellings.....................................................
Mortgage interest.................................................
Property taxes.....................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses...................................................
Rented dwellings .....................................................
Other lodging...........................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services...............................
Natural g a s.............................................................
Electricity.................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels............................................
Telephone...............................................................
Water and other public services..............................
Household operations.................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses.....................................
Housefumishings and equipment.................................
Household textiles...................................................
Furniture..................................................................
Floor coverings .......................................................
Major appliances.....................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares.......................
Miscellaneous household equipment.......................

5,980
3,349
1,958
1,144
405

3,925
2,472
851
410
196

6,080
3,329
1,969
965
502

6,814
3,717
2,331
1,465
437

7,926
4,415
3,271
2,241
536

7,617
3,890
2,679
1,799
485

6,873
3,542
2,349
1,351
478

408
1,063
327
1,540
324
551
107
415
143
284
227
57
808
80
273
47
123
61
223

246
1,421
200
890
183
281
59
305
62
144
110
34
419
51
143
14
58
37
117

501
970
391
1,566
333
553
128
406
146
231
163
69
954
100
334
69
137
72
242

430
997
388
1,800
365
673
127
470
164
437
382
55
861
85
288
54
146
62
224

495
789
354
2,008
426
767
107
501
207
468
400
68
1,035
95
320
44
153
81
341

395
773
439
2,158
473
784
152
521
228
347
255
91
1,222
83
443
93
214
73
316

520
928
266
2,223
481
819
138
552
233
297
246
51
812
74
243
35
129
68
263

Apparel...........................................................................
Men and boys.............................................................
Men, 16 and o ve r....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ...........................................................
Women and g irls .........................................................
Women, 16 and over...............................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ...........................................................
Children under 2 .........................................................
Footwear....................................................................
Other apparel products and services...........................

1,084
267
218
48
446
379
67
37
123
211

646
151
146
4
252
246
6
7
73
163

1,058
232
215
18
468
445
23
22
108
227

1,224
293
239
53
488
414
74
72
143
229

1,534
438
319
119
606
441
165
59
186
245

1,508
399
266
132
651
451
200
61
176
221

1,492
397
235
162
576
369
208
94
199
225

120

Table 28. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by SIZE OF
CONSUMER UNIT, Interview Survey, 1983
Item

All
consumer
units

One
person

Two
persons

Three
persons

Four
persons

Five
persons

Six or more
persons

Transportation...................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)...............................
Other vehicles..............................................................
Vehicle finance charges................................................
Gasoline and motor o il.................................................
Maintenance and repairs..............................................
Vehicle insurance.........................................................
Public transportation.....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

3,914
898
636
31
175
1,064
433
326
239
113

2,129
397
362
17
84
563
249
171
214
73

4,121
1,142
541
37
153
1,032
430
355
299
132

4,400
730
847
54
239
1,304
518
370
219
120

5,313
1,299
895
26
276
1,460
576
432
212
137

5,703
1,487
940
31
229
1,613
619
439
218
128

5,144
924
991
4 12
273
1,569
593
481
184
117

Health c a re ......................................................................
Health insurance..........................................................
Medical services...........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies.............................

839
234
457
148

543
183
264
96

1,068
327
535
206

818
212
452
154

929
191
598
140

948
225
582
141

872
182
562
128

Entertainment..................................................................
£ees and admissions...................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment.............................
Other equipment and services......................................

919
308
290
320

542
186
190
166

909
351
272
287

967
304
303
361

1,353
420
430
502

1,318
406
434
479

1,224
324
330
570

Personal care...................................................................

184

102

215

207

232

233

214

Reading...........................................................................

131

94

150

134

155

147

123

Education .........................................................................

293

252

169

285

479

525

429

Tobacco and smoking supplies........................................

215

127

210

262

278

310

310

Miscellaneous..................................................................

283

218

300

306

347

319

248

Cash contributions...........................................................

588

433

695

677

674

464

498

Personal insurance and pensions.....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security............................

1,777
265
1,513

824
81
743

2,026
333
1,693

2,118
335
1,783

2,517
358
2,159

2,307
335
1,972

1,901
346
1,555

121

Table 28. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by SIZE OF
CONSUMER UNIT, Interview Survey, 1983
All
consumer
units

One
person

Two
persons

Three
persons

Four
persons

Five
persons

Six or more
persons

Money income before taxes............................................
Wages and salaries.....................................................
Self-employment income..............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement...................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property incom e.........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits......................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps..................................................
Regular contributions for support................................
Other income..............................................................

23,126
17,920
1,055

13,647
9,582
595

23,693
16,012
1,049

27,780
23,138
1,068

32,090
28,252
1,812

30,354
25,465
2,187

26,233
22,603
-94

2,426

2,066

4,520

1,822

636

1,064

1,200

886

879

1,487

578

414

365

422

284

128

310

347

342

421

549

272
220
63

115
219
61

143
111
60

375
391
61

340
240
55

579
213
ei

1,140
287
125

Personal taxes................................................................
Federal income taxes..................................................
State and local income taxes......................................
Other taxes.................................................................

2,487
2,007
425
54

1,745
1,423
295
27

2,617
2,124
431
62

2,787
2,274
443
70

3,406
2,730
599
77

2,751
2,174
524
53

2,113
1,581
476
55

Other money receipts.....................................................

257

186

331

172

299

374

215

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

341

116

305

444

589

574

525

32
44
17
21

21
32
7
31

40
55
20
17

43
51
24
22

33
49
20
14

25
31
23
12

12
21
13
8

16
7
354

11
6
272

22
9
370

16
8
451

18
7
451

19
4
294

7
3
203

Item
Sources of income and personal taxes:1

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 ........................................
Jewelry and watches...................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares...............................................................
Household textiles......................................................
All other g ifts ..............................................................

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from “ Complete income
reporters” only; see glossary.
2 Value less than .05.

Value less than .5.
Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

122

Table 29. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION
OF RESIDENCE, Interview Survey, 1983
Item

All
consumer
units

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...........................
Number of sample interviews..............................................

72,531
22,814

16,386
5,173

19,162
5,864

22,751
6,376

14,232
5,401

Income before taxes 1 ......................................................

$23,126

$22,685

$21,919

$23,113

$25,138

Income after taxes 1 ................................................ ........

20,639

20,603

19,521

20,452

22,400

Size of consumer unit......................................................

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.4

Age of reference person..................................................

46.1

48.4

46.7

45.2

44.0

1.3
1.8
.7
.3

1.3
1.5
.6
.3

1.3
1.9
.7
.3

1.4
1.8
.7
.3

1.4
2.0
.6
.2

Housing tenure:
Homeowner..............................................................
R enter......................................................................

60
40

58
42

66
34

60
40

53
47

Race of reference person:
B lack.......................................................................
White and other.......................................................

11
89

9
91

10
90

18
82

6
94

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) .....................................................
High school (9-1 2)...................................................
College.....................................................................
Never attended and other........................................

11
44
45
1

12
48
40

10
47
43

13
42
44
1

9
37
54
1

At least one vehicle owned..........................................

84

86

86

87

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners........................................................................
Vehicles.......................................................................
Children under 1 8 ........................................................
Persons 65 and over....................................................
Percent reporting:

123

O

(*)
75

Table 29. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION
OF RESIDENCE, Interview Survey, 1983
Item

All
consumer
units

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

Total expenditures...............................................................

$19,692

$19,077

$19,580

$19,074

$21,538

Food...............................................................................
Food at home..............................................................
Food away from home................................................

3,198
2,224
974

3,385
2,411
973

3,100
2,097
1,002

3,052
2,183
869

3,349
2,244
1,106

Alcoholic beverages........................................................

286

304

268

249

351

Housing...........................................................................
Shelter........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest.................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses...................................................
Rented dwellings.....................................................
Other lodging...........................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s ..............................................................
Electricity.................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels............................................
Telephone...............................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations.................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment..................................
Household textiles...................................................
Furniture..................................................................
Floor coverings.......................................................
Major appliances......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

5,980
3,349
1,958
1,144
405

5,971
3,325
1,829
872
511

5,861
3,063
1,951
1,017
555

5,635
2,990
1,789
1,167
220

6,704
4,334
2,387
1,593
379

408
1,063
327
1,540
324
551
107
415
143
284
227
57
808
80
273
47
123
61
223

445
1,117
380
1,637
341
511
280
410
95
260
218
42
750
76
268
46
116
54
189

379
804
309
1,657
516
544
59
393
146
263
203
60
877
90
274
56
127
62
267

403
934
266
1,562
186
694
74
435
173
295
235
60
789
66
291
42
132
61
197

415
1,558
389
1,235
267
379
24
419
146
323
256
66
812
95
247
45
110
70
246

Apparel...........................................................................
Men and boys..............................................................
Men, 16 and ove r....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ...........................................................
Women and g irls .........................................................
Women, 16 and over................................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ...........................................................
Children under 2 .........................................................
Footwear.....................................................................
Other apparel products and services...........................

1,084
267
218
48
446
379
67
37
123
211

1,055
256
212
44
442
384
58
39
116
202

1,052
268
218
51
462
386
75
31
122
170

1,075
264
213
52
428
358
70
39
122
222

1,173
281
237
44
456
396
60
39
137
261

i2 4

Table 29. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION
OF RESIDENCE, Interview Survey, 1983
Item

All
consumer
units

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

Transportation...................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)...............................
Other vehicles..............................................................
Vehicle finance charges................................................
Gasoline and motor o il.................................................
Maintenance and repairs..............................................
Vehicle insurance..........................................................
Public transportation.....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

3,914
898
636
31
175
1,064
433
326
239
113

3,656
921
476
36
132
928
389
381
291
102

3,873
964
653
26
164
1,073
401
281
188
122

3,905
924
666
21
209
1,127
400
301
176
82

4,280
739
749
45
186
1,110
577
365
347
162

Health ca re ......................................................................
Health insurance..........................................................
Medical services...........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies.............................

839
234
457
148

765
220
414
130

821
249
418
155

888
242
474
171

869
216
529
124

Entertainment..................................................................
Fees and admissions...................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment.............................
Other equipment and services......................................

919
308
290
320

833
297
274
262

907
318
282
307

817
244
285
288

1,195
410
327
457

Personal care...................................................................

184

166

176

183

197

138

107

137
308

Reading...........................................................................

131

150

Education .........................................................................

293

357

284

244

Tobacco and smoking supplies........................................

215

230

220

223

179

Miscellaneous..................................................................

283

282

244

262

371

Cash contributions...........................................................

588

456

581

668

623

Personal insurance and pensions.....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security............................

1,777
265
1,513

1,447
204
1,242

2,054
337
1,716

1,766
282
1,484

1,803
208
1,595

125

Table 29. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION
OF RESIDENCE, Interview Survey, 1983
All
consumer
units

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

Money income before taxes............................................
Wages and salaries.....................................................
Self-employment income..............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement...................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property income.........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits......................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps..................................................
Regular contributions for support.................................
Other income..............................................................

23,126
17,920
1,055

22,685
17,576
846

21,919
16,735
690

23,113
18,144
1,007

25,138
19,425
1,558

2,426

2,638

2,384

2,441

2,236

686

819

1,089

766

890

284

299

298

250

307

272
220
63

305
130
72

307
157
59

206
256
44

301
335
87

Personal taxes................................................................
Federal income taxes..................................................
State and local income taxes.......................................
Other taxes.................................................................

2,487
2,007
425
54

2,082
1,579
430
73

2,398
1,782
523
93

2,661
2,307
316
38

2,738
2,258
470
10

Other money receipts......................................................

257

172

236

252

378

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

341

284

359

288

468

32
44
17
21

37
42
16
20

35
50
15
15

27
39
14
21

28
44
21
28

16
7
354

14
6
420

21
10
336

13
5
297

18
8
393

Item
Sources of income and personal taxes:1

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over.........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 ........................................
Jewelry and watches...................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares...............................................................
Household textiles......................................................
All other g ifts ..............................................................
1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete
income reporters” only; see glossary.

Value less than .5.

126

Table 30. Selected characterlatics and annual expendlturee of urban conaumer unite claaalfied by HOUSING
TENURE and by RACE OF REFERENCE PERSON, Interview Survey, 1983
Item

All
consumer
units

Homeowner

Renter

White and other

Black

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...........................
Number of sample interviews...............................................

72,531
22,814

43,295
13,446

29,236
9,368

64,273
20,305

8,257
2,509

Income before taxes 1 ......................................................

$23,126

$28,480

$15,463

$24,044

$15,950

income after taxes 1 .........................................................

20,639

25,338

13,914

21,387

14,793

Size of consumer unit.......................................................

2.6

2.9

2.1

2.5

2.9

Age of reference person..................................................

46.1

50.9

39.0

46.4

43.5

1.3
1.8
.7
.3

1.5
2.3
.8
.4

1.1
1.1
.6
.2

1.4
1.9
.6
.3

1.2
1.0
1.0
.2

Housing tenure:
Homeowner..............................................................
R enter......................................................................

60
40

100
-

—
100

62
38

41
59

Race of reference person:
B lack........................................................................
White and other........................................................

11
89

8
92

17
83

100

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) ......................................................
High school (9-1 2)...................................................
College.....................................................................
Never attended and oth er........................................

11
44
45
1

11
44
45

12
43
45
1

At least one vehicle owned..........................................

84

Race of reference person

Housing tenure

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners.........................................................................
Vehicles........................................................................
Children under 1 8 .........................................................
Persons 65 and over....................................................
Percent reporting:

O
94

127

69

—

100
--

11
43
46

17
48
33
1

86

63

0

Table 30. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by HOUSING
TENURE and by RACE OF REFERENCE PERSON, Interview Survey, 1983
Item

All
consumer
units

Homeowner

Renter

White and other

Black

Total expenditures..............................................................

$19,692

$23,624

$13,868

$20,567

$12,878

Food...............................................................................
Food at home..............................................................
Food away from hom e................................................

3,198
2,224
974

3,722
2,595
1,127

2,423
1,674
749

3,310
2,267
1,044

2,324
1,890
434

Alcoholic beverages........................................................

286

295

274

305

137

Housing...........................................................................
Shelter........................................................................
Owned dwellings.....................................................
Mortgage interest.................................................
Property taxes.....................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses...................................................
Rented dwellings .....................................................
Other lodging...........................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services...............................
Natural g a s .............................................................
Electricity.................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels............................................
Telephone...............................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations.................................................
Domestic services....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment.................................
Household textiles...................................................
Furniture..................................................................
Floor coverings.......................................................
Major appliances.....................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

5,980
3,349
1,958
1,144
405

7,077
3,716
3,264
1,906
678

4,357
2,805
24
16
2

6,187
3,480
2,077
1,203
439

4,375
2,323
1,035
683
144

408
1,063
327
1,540
324
551
107
415
143
284
227
57
808
80
273
47
123
61
223

680
29
423
1,959
433
709
154
453
210
352
285
68
1,050
109
334
71
161
77
297

6
2,596
185
919
162
318
37
360
42
183
141
42
450
39
181
12
66
38
114

434
1,048
355
1,550
321
560
112
411
146
296
237
59
860
87
287
51
126
66
243

208
1,180
108
1,466
350
487
62
448
118
187
145
42
400
29
159
21
95
28
68

Apparel ...........................................................................
Men and boys.............................................................
Men, 16 and o ve r....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ...........................................................
Women and g irls .........................................................
Women, 16 and over...............................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ...........................................................
Children under 2 .........................................................
Footwear .....................................................................
Other apparel products and services...........................

1,084
267
218
48
446
379
67
37
123
211

1,268
317
255
63
550
462
88
38
144
219

812
192
165
27
292
256
36
35
94
199

1,124
279
232
47
467
399
67
36
127
215

773
171
114
57
282
219
63
40
98
183

Race of reference person

Housing tenure

I2S

Table 30. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by HOUSING
TENURE and by RACE OF REFERENCE PERSON, Interview Survey, 1983
Item

All
consumer
units

Race of reference person

Housing tenure
Homeowner

Renter

White and other

Black

Transportation...................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay)................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)...............................
Other vehicles..............................................................
Vehicle finance charges................................................
Gasoline and motor o il.................................................
Maintenance and repairs..............................................
Vehicle insurance.........................................................
Public transportation.....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

3,914
898
636
31
175
1,064
433
326
239
113

4,703
1,195
667
32
215
1,264
516
415
265
135

2,745
458
591
28
116
768
309
195
200
81

4,127
985
668
32
184
1,100
450
345
244
120

2,251
215
390
3 21
105
789
298
180
193
59

Health c a re ......................................................................
Health insurance..........................................................
Medical services...........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies.............................

839
234
457
148

1,077
299
587
191

486
137
264
85

884
246
484
154

491
142
246
103

Entertainment..................................................................
Fees and admissions...................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment.............................
Other equipment and services......................................

919
308
290
320

1,133
393
331
408

601
183
228
190

989
337
303
350

368
87
192
90

Personal care...................................................................

184

227

122

187

163

Reading...........................................................................

131

157

93

139

64

Education.........................................................................

293

312

264

305

196

Tobacco and smoking supplies........................................

215

230

193

220

181

Miscellaneous..................................................................

283

356

175

296

182

Cash contributions ...........................................................

588

765

327

619

349

Personal insurance and pensions.....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security............................

1,777
265
1,513

2,304
343
1,961

997
149
848

1,874
270
1,604

1,024
220
804

129

Table 30. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by HOUSING
TENURE and by RACE OF REFERENCE PERSON, Interview Survey, 1983
All
consumer
units

Homeowner

Renter

White and other

Black

Money income before taxes............................................
Wages and salaries.....................................................
Self-employment income..............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement...................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property incom e.........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits......................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps..................................................
Regular contributions for support................................
Other income..............................................................

23,126
17,920
1,055

28,480
21,736
1,482

15,463
12,457
444

24,044
18,632
1,146

15,950
12,352
344

2,426

3,279

1,204

2,523

1,663

886

1,311

278

989

88

284

303

258

275

356

272
220
63

97
220
51

523
219
80

185
229
65

953
152
42

Personal taxes................................................................
Federal income taxes..................................................
State and local income taxes......................................
Other taxes.................................................................

2,487
2,007
425
54

3,142
2,524
531
87

1,549
1,268
275
6

Other money receipts.....................................................

257

358

112

285

34

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

341

555

25

364

163

32
44
17
21

41
56
20
22

18
26
12
18

35
46
18
22

10
25
8
11

16
7
354

23
10
438

7
3
230

18
8
378

3
1
166

Item

Housing tenure

Race of reference person

Sources of income and personal taxes:1

2,657
2,148
449
59 •

1,157
906
240
12

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 ........................................
Jewelry and watches...................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares...............................................................
Household textiles ......................................................
All other g ifts ..............................................................

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from “Complete income
reporters” only; see glossary.

Value less than .5.
Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

130

Appendix A. Glossary

The order of the glossary generally follows the order of presentation in the tables.
Population

The civilian noninstitutional urban population of the United States as well
as that portion of the institutional population living in the following group
quarters: Boarding houses, housing facilities for students and workers, staff
units in hospitals and homes for the aged, infirm, or needy, permanent living
quarters in hotels and motels, and mobile home parks.

the estimates. Estimates for a calendar year are based on interviews from five
calendar quarters since respondents provide information for the 3-month pe­
riod prior to each interview.
Householder or reference person

The first member mentioned by the respondent when asked to “Start with
the name of the person or one of the persons who owns or rents the home.”
It is with respect to this person that the relationship of other consumer unit
members is determined.

Urban population

All persons living in Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSA’s) and
in urbanized areas and urban places of 2,500 or more persons outside of SMSA’s.
Urban, defined in this survey, includes the rural populations within SMSA.
The general concept of an SMSA is one of a large population nucleus, together
with adjacent communities which have a high degree of economic and social
integration with that nucleus.

Income

The combined income earned by all consumer unit members 14 years old
or over during the 12 months preceding the interview. The components of in­
come are described later in this glossary.
Complete income reporters

The distinction between complete and incomplete income reporters is based
in general on whether the respondent provided values for major sources of
income, such as wages and salaries, self-employment income, and Social Se­
curity income. Even complete income reporters may not have provided a full
accounting of all income from all sources. It should be noted that the current
definition of complete income reporting is different from the 1972-73 defini­
tion. A consumer unit reporting zero income in 1972-73 was considered a com­
plete respondent so long as there was no evidence of intent to refuse the in­
come question. In the current survey, across-the-board zero income reporting
was designated as invalid, and the consumer unit was categorized as an incom­
plete reporter. In all tables, income data are for complete income reporters
only.

Student population

Students living in college- or university-regulated housing, usually
dormitories.
Consumer unit

A consumer unit comprises either: (1) all members of a particular household
who are related by blood, marriage, adoption, or other legal arrangements; (2)
a person living alone or sharing a household with others or living as a roomer
in a private home or lodging house or in permanent living quarters in a hotel
or motel, but who is financially independent; or (3) two or more persons liv­
ing together who pool their income to make joint expenditure decisions. Fi­
nancial independence is determined by the three major expense categories:
Housing, food, and other living expenses. To be considered financially inde­
pendent, at least two of the three major expense categories have to be pro­
vided by the respondent.

Quintiles of income before taxes

For each time period represented in the tables, complete income reporters
are ranked in ascending order according to the level of total before-tax income
reported by the consumer unit. The ranking is then divided into five equal
groups. Incomplete income reporters are not ranked and are shown separately.

Number of interviews

Number of interviews is the actual number of interviews used to compute
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comprises such races as American Indians, Alaskan natives, and Asians and
Pacific Islanders.

Geographic regions

Data are presented for four major regions - Northeast, Midwest, South, and
West. Consumer units are classified by region according to the address at which
the family was residing during the time of their participation in the survey.
The regions comprise the following States:
Northeast—Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Midwest—Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mis­
souri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
South—Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida,
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina,
Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
West—Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,
Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Education of householder

The number of years of formal education of the reference person on the
basis of the highest grade completed. If enrolled at the time of the interview,
the grade being attended is the one recorded. Persons not reporting the extent
of their education are classified under no school or not reported.
Number of vehicles owned

The number of automobiles, trucks, vans, campers, motorcycles, trailers, and
planes, owned by members of the consumer unit, including vehicles used par­
tially for business, but excluding those used entirely for business.
Total expenditures

The transaction cost, including excise and sales taxes, of goods and services
acquired during the interview period. Expenditure estimates include expendi­
tures for gifts, but exclude purchases or portions of purchases directly assign­
able to business purposes. Also excluded are periodic credit or installment pay­
ments on goods or services already acquired. The full cost of each purchase
is recorded even though full payment may not have been made at the date of
purchase. Total expenditures are equal to the 1972-73 concept of consumption
cost plus gifts, contributions, and personal insurance.
Expenditures for trips or vacations for consumer units who are away over­
night or longer are included. Expenditures on trips are included in their ap­
propriate category. For example, food purchases are included under food, the
purchase of an airline ticket is included in transportation, and so on. This dif­
fers from 1972-73, where expenses for vacation and pleasure trips are included
in their own section. Expenses on the trip that are paid for or reimbursed by
a business, employer, or person outside the consumer unit are not included.
Food at home refers to the total cost of food spent at grocery stores or other
food stores during the interview period for consumption at home. It is calcu­
lated by multiplying the number of visits to a grocery or other food store by
the average amount spent per visit. It excludes the purchase of nonfood items.
Food away from home includes all meals (breakfast, lunch, brunch, and din­
ner) at restaurants and carryouts plus meals (breakfast or lunch) at school,
board, meals as pay, special catered affairs such as weddings, bar mitzvahs,
and confirmations, and meals away from home on trips.
Alcoholic beverages includes beer and ale, wine, whiskey, gin, vodka, rum,
and other alcoholic beverages.
Owned dwellings includes interest on mortgages, property taxes and insur­
ance, refinancing and prepayment charges, ground rent, expenses for property

Size of consumer unit

The number of persons whose usual place of residence, at the time of the
interview, is the sample unit.
Composition of consumer unit

The classification of interview families according to: (1) relationship of other
family members to reference person; (2) age of the children of reference per­
son; and (3) combination of relationship to reference person and age of child­
ren. Stepchildren and adopted children are included with the reference per­
son’s own children.
Age

The age of the reference person.
Earner

A consumer unit member, 14 years or older, who reported having worked
at least 1 week during the 12 months prior to the interview date.
Housing tenure

The family’s principal place of residence during the survey. “Owner” in­
cludes families living in their homes, cooperatives, or condominium apartments
or townhouses. “Renter” includes families paying rent as well as families liv­
ing rent free in lieu of wages.
Race

The race of the reference person of the consumer unit. All families are in­
cluded in two racial groups, black and “white and other.” The “other” group

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management/security, homeowners insurance, fire insurance and extended cov­
erage, landscaping, expenses for repairs and maintenance contracted out (in­
cluding periodic maintenance and service contracts), and expenses of materials
for owner-performed repairs and maintenance for dwellings used or maintained
by the consumer unit, but not dwellings maintained for business or rent. Mort­
gage principal payments are repayments of loans and are shown in the addenda.
Rented dwellings includes rent paid for dwellings, rent received as pay, park­
ing fees, maintenance, and other expenses.
Other lodging includes all expenses for vacation homes, school, college, ho­
tels, motels, cottages, trailer camps, and other lodging while out of town.
Fuel, utilities, and public services includes natural gas, electricity, fuel oil,
wood, kerosene, coal, bottled gas, water, garbage and trash collection, sewer­
age maintenance, septic tank cleaning, and telephone charges.
Domestic services includes babysitters, day care tuition, care of invalids, and
domestic and other duties.
Other household expenses includes termite and pest control products, moving,
storage, and freight expenses, repair of household appliances and other house­
hold equipment, reupholstering and furniture repair, rental and repair of lawn
and gardening tools, and rental of other household equipment.
Household textiles includes bathroom, bedroom, kitchen, dining room, and
other linens, curtains and drapes, slipcovers and decorative pillows, and sew­
ing materials.
Furniture includes living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom, and nursery
furniture and porch and lawn and other outdoor furniture.
Floor coverings includes installation and replacement of wall-to-wall carpets,
room-size rugs, and other soft floor covering.
Major appliances includes refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, stoves, ovens,
garbage disposals, vacuum cleaners, microwaves, air-conditioners, sewing ma­
chines, washing machines and dryers, and floor cleaning equipment.
Small appliances/miscellaneous housewares includes small electrical kitchen
appliances, portable heating and cooling equipment, china and other dinnerware, flatware, glassware, silver and other serving pieces, nonelectric cook­
ware, and plastic dinnerware. Excludes personal care appliances.
Miscellaneous household equipment includes typewriters, luggage, lamps, win­
dow coverings, clocks, and other light fixtures, lawnmowers and garden equip­
ment, other hand and power tools, telephone answering devices, telephones
and accessories, computers for home use, calculators, office equipment for
home use, floral arrangements and house plants, rental of furniture, closet and
storage items, household decorative items, infants’ equipment, outdoor equip­
ment, and small miscellaneous furnishings.
Men's and boys’ apparel includes coats, jackets, sweaters, vests, sportcoats,
tailored jackets, trousers, slacks, shorts and short sets, sportswear, shirts, under­

wear, nightwear, hosiery, uniforms, and other accessories.
Women’s and girls’ apparel includes coats, jackets, furs, sportcoats, tailored
jackets, sweaters, vests, blouses, shirts, dresses, dungarees, culottes, slacks,
shorts, sportswear, underwear, nightwear, uniforms, hosiery, and other
accessories.
Apparel for children under 2 includes coats, jackets, snowsuits, underwear,
diapers, dresses, crawlers, sleeping garments, hosiery, footwear, and other ac­
cessories for infants.
Footwear includes articles such as shoes, slippers, boots, and other similar
items. It excludes footwear for children under 2 and footwear used for sports
such as bowling or golf shoes.
Other apparel products and services includes material for making clothes, shoe
repairs, alterations and repairs, patterns and notions, clothing rental, clothing
storage, dry cleaning, sent out laundry, watches, jewelry, and repairs to watches
and jewelry.
Vehicle purchases (net outlay) includes the net outlay (purchase price minus
trade-in value) on new and used domestic and imported cars and trucks; other
vehicles include attachable campers, trailers, motorcycles, private planes.
Vehicle finance charges includes the dollar amount of interest paid for a loan
contracted for the purchase of vehicles described above.
Gasoline and motor oil includes gasoline, diesel fuel, and motor oil.
Maintenance and repairs includes tires, batteries, tubes, lubrication, filter,
coolant, additives, brake and transmission fluid, oil change, brake adjustment
and repair, front-end alignment, wheel balancing, steering repair, shock absor­
ber replacement, clutch and transmission repair, electrical system repair, ex­
haust system repair, body work and painting, motor repair, repair to cooling
system, drive train repair, drive shaft and rear-end repair, tire repair, other
maintenance and service, and auto repair policy.
Vehicle insurance includes the premium paid for insuring cars, trucks, and
other vehicles.
Public transportation includes fares for mass transit, buses, trains, airlines,
taxis, private school buses, fares paid on trips for trains, boats, taxis, buses, and
airlines.
Vehicle rent, licenses, and other charges include leased and rented cars, trucks,
motorcycles, campers, trailers, and aircraft, inspections, State and local regis­
tration, drivers’ license fees, parking fees, towing charges, landing and dock­
ing fees, and tolls on trips.
Health insurance includes health maintenance plans (HMO’s), Blue
Cross/Blue Shield, commercial health insurance, medicare, medicare supple­
mental insurance, and other health insurance.
Medical services includes hospital room and services, physician’s services,
service of practitioner other than physician, eye and dental care, lab test, X-rays,
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nursing, therapy services, care of convalescent or nursing home, and other
medical care.
Prescription drugs and medical supplies includes prescription drugs, medical
supplies, eyeglasses, supportive equipment, medical equipment for general use,
and rental of medical equipment.
Fees and admissions includes fees for participant sports; admissions to sport­
ing events, movies, concerts, plays; club membership, recreational lessons or
instructions; rental of movies; and recreation expenses on trips.
Television, radio, and sound equipment includes television sets, video recorders,
video cassettes, tapes, disks, disk players, video game hardware, video game
cartridges, cable TV, radios, phonographs, tape recorders and players, sound
components, records and tapes, musical instruments, and rental and repair of
TV and sound equipment.
Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services includes indoor excercise equipment, bicycles, trailers, campers, camping equipment, hunting and
fishing equipment, sports equipment, winter sports equipment, water sports
equipment, boats, rental and repair of sports equipment, photographic equip­
ment, film, repair and rental of photo equipment, pets, pet services, veterinary
expense, toys, games, hobbies, and playground equipment.
Personal care includes wigs and hairpieces, electric personal care appliances,
personal care services for females and males, and rent and repair of electric
personal care appliances. (Personal care products are in the Diary.)
Reading includes subscriptions for newspapers, magazines, and book and
record clubs; and purchase of single copy newspapers and magazines, books,
and encyclopedias and other reference books.
Education includes tuition, fees, books, supplies, and equipment for public
and private nursery schools, elementary and high schools, college and univer­
sities, and other schools.
Tobacco and smoking supplies includes cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, chew­
ing tobacco, and other smoking products and accessories.
Miscellaneous includes safety deposit box rental, checking account fees and
other bank services, legal fees, accounting fees, funerals, cemetery lots, union
dues, occupational expenses, and finance charges other than for mortgage and
vehicles.
Cash contributions includes cash contributed to persons outside the consumer
unit and to religious, educational, charitable, or political organizations.
Life, endowment, annuities, and other personal insurance includes premiums
for whole life and term insurance; endowments; income and other life insur­
ance; premiums for personal liability, accident and disability, and other non­
health insurance other than for homes and vehicles.
Retirement and pensions, Social Security includes all Social Security taxes paid
by employees; employees’ contributions to railroad retirement, government re­

tirement, and private pension programs; retirement programs for the
self-employed.
Sources of income and personal taxes

Money income before taxes is the total money earnings during the 12 months
prior to the interview date. It includes the following components:
Wages and salaries includes total money earnings for all consumer unit mem­
bers, 14 years or older, from all jobs including civilian wages and salaries,
Armed Forces pay and allowances, piece-rate payments, commissions, tips,
National Guard or Reserve pay (received for training periods), and cash bo­
nuses, before deductions for taxes, pensions, union dues, etc.
Self-employment income includes net business and farm income, which con­
sists of net income (gross receipts minus operating expenses) from a profession
or unincorporated business or from the operation of a farm by an owner, ten­
ant, or sharecropper. If the business or farm is a partnership, only an appro­
priate share of net income is recorded. Losses are also recorded.
Social Security, private and government retirement includes the following: (1)
payments by the Federal Government made under retirement, survivors’, and
disability insurance programs to retired persons, to dependents of deceased in­
sured workers, or to disabled workers, and (2) private pensions or retirement
benefits received by retired persons or their survivors, either directly or through
an insurance company.
Interest, dividends, rental income, and other property income includes interest
income on savings or bonds; payments made by a corporation to its stock­
holders, periodic receipts from estates or trust funds; net income or loss from
the rental of property, real estate, or farms; and net income or loss from roomers
or boarders.
Unemployment and workers’ compensation, veterans’ benefits includes income
from unemployment compensation and workers’ compensation, and veterans’
payments including educational benefits but excluding military retirement.
Public assistance, supplemental security income, food stamps includes public
assistance or welfare, including money received from job training grants; sup­
plemental security income paid by Federal, State, and local welfare agencies
to low-income persons who are age 65 or over, blind, or disabled; and the
purchase of food stamps.
Regular contributions for support includes alimony and child support as well
as any regular contributions from persons outside the consumer unit.
Other income includes money income from care of foster children, cash
scholarships, fellowships, or stipends not based on working; and meals and rent
as pay.
Federal income taxes includes Federal income taxes withheld in the survey
year to pay for income earned in survey year plus additional taxes paid in sur­
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of house furnishings, refunds from overpayment on Social Security, refunds
from insurance policies, and refunds from property taxes.
Mortgage principal paid on owned property includes the reduction of mortgage
principal on a mortgage obtained prior to the interview quarter for a home or
any other property. This is not included in homeowner costs but is considered
repayment of a loan.
Gifts o f goods and services include gift expenditures: (1) clothing for females
and males over 2 years old, and infants under 2 years old; (2) jewelry and
watches; (3) small appliances and miscellaneous housewares; (4) blankets, sheets,
towels, and table linens; and (5) all other gifts. These items have already been
defined. Their values are given so they can be subtracted from the expenditure
totals when comparisons with 1972-73 are made.

vey year to cover any underpayment or underwithholding of taxes in the year
prior to the survey.
State and local income taxes includes State and local income taxes withheld
in survey year to pay for income earned in survey year plus additional taxes
paid in survey year to cover any underpayment or underwithholding of taxes
in year prior to survey.
Other taxes includes personal property and other personal taxes paid, includ­
ing Social Security taxes for the self-employed paid in the survey year to cover
any underpayment or underwithholding of taxes in the year prior to the survey.
Addenda

Other money receipts includes lump-sum payments from estates, trusts, sale

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Appendix B. Survey Methods

For the initial interview, information is collected on demographic and family
characteristics and on the inventory of major durable goods of each consumer
unit. Expenditure information is also collected in this interview, using a 1-month
recall. It is used along with the inventory information solely for bounding pur­
poses, that is, to classify the unit for analysis and to prevent duplicate report­
ing of expenditures in subsequent interviews.
The second through fifth interviews use uniform questionnaires to collect
expenditure information in each quarter. Wage, salary, and other information
on the employment of each household member is also collected in the second
and fifth interviews. In the fifth and final interview, an annual supplement is
used to obtain a financial profile of the household. This profile consists of in­
formation on the income of the household as a whole, including unemploy­
ment compensation, alimony and child support, and changes in assets and
liabilities.
Households which moved away from their sample address between inter­
views were dropped from the survey. New households which moved into the
sample address were screened for eligibility and included in the survey if found
qualified.

Description of survey

The Consumer Expenditure Survey consists of two separate components: 1)
a quarterly Interview panel survey in which each consumer unit in the sample
is interviewed every 3 months over a 12-month period, and 2) a Diary or
recordkeeping survey completed by the sample consumer units for two con­
secutive 1-week periods with the sample spread over a 12-month period. Each
component has its own questionnaire and independent sample.
There are several features of the ongoing survey that should be noted. New
households are introduced into the Interview sample on a regular basis as other
families complete their participation. For the Interview survey as a whole, 20
percent of the sample is dropped and a new group added each quarter. This
rotating procedure is designed to improve efficiency in capturing changes in
expenditure patterns. The Diary sample is a new sample each year. Another
feature of the survey is that students living in college- or university-regulated
housing report their own expenditures directly while at school rather than be­
ing considered part of their parents’ households.
The Interview survey collects detailed data on an estimated 60 to 70 percent
of total household expenditures. In addition, global estimates, that is, expense
patterns for a 3-month period, are obtained for food and other selected items.
These global estimates account for an additional 20 to 25 percent of total ex­
penditures. In the Diary survey, respondents are requested to. report all ex­
penditures made during their 2-week participation in the survey. All data col­
lected in both surveys are subject to Census and BLS confidentiality require­
ments, which prevent the disclosure of respondents’ identities or such geo­
graphic identifiers which lead to their identification.
The quarterly Interview portion of the survey was designed to collect data
on major items of expense, household characteristics, and income. The ex­
penditures covered by the survey were those which respondents could be ex­
pected to recall fairly accurately for 3 months or longer. Each sample house­
hold was interviewed once per quarter for five consecutive quarters. Data col­
lected in each quarter were considered independent so that annual estimates
are not dependent upon the participation of a consumer unit for the full five
quarters. Data collection activities have been conducted on a continuous basis
since October 1979.

Sample design

The samples for the Consumer Expenditure Survey are national probability
samples of households designed to be representative of the urban U.S. civilian
population. The eligible population is composed of all civilian noninstitutional
persons (see appendix A for a detailed definition of the population).
The first step in sampling was the selection of primary sampling units (PSU’s)
which consist of counties (or parts thereof), groups of counties, or independ­
ent cities. The set of sample PSU’s used for the survey is composed of 101
areas, of which 85 have been previously defined and selected by BLS for the
CPI. The PSU’s in this part of the design represent only the urban part of the
United States and are classified according to the following four categories:
“A ” PSU’s, which comprise 27 certainty areas (i.e., they are self-representing)
and are primarily large metropolitan areas; 20 “B” PSU’s, defined as metro­
politan areas with a total 1970 population of over 400,000; 22 “C” PSU’s, de­
fined as metropolitan areas with a total 1970 population of 400,000 or less; and
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16 “D ” PSU’s, defined as urban places in all nonmetropolitan areas. Since these
PSU’s were selected with probability proportional to urban population and,
therefore, do not represent the nonmetropolitan rural population, it was nec­
essary to supplement this design with 16 additional PSU’s (denoted as “E ”
PSU’s) representing the rural population of the country. The B, C, and D
PSU’s were selected using a controlled selection procedure to insure a distri­
bution across States and other stratifying characteristics. Due to budget con­
straints in 1981, the rural areas outside of SMSA’s (E PSU’s) of the sample
were temporarily discontinued. These are included again beginning in 1984.
The sampling frame (that is, the list from which housing units were chosen)
for this survey was generated from the 1970 census 100-percent-detail file,
augmented by new construction permits and techniques used to eliminate rec­
ognized deficiencies in coverage in that census. All Enumeration Districts
(ED’s) from the 1970 census that failed to meet the criterion for good or avail­
able addresses for new construction and all E D ’s in nonpermit issuing areas
are grouped into the area segment frame.
The Interview survey sample design is a rotating panel survey in which ap­
proximately 8,400 addresses are contacted in each of the five calendar quar­
ters. Allowing for bounding interviews, which are not included in estimates,
and for nonresponse (including vacancies), the number of usable interviews
per quarter is targeted at 4,800. Each quarter, one-fifth of the units interviewed
are new to the survey. After being interviewed for five consecutive quarters,
each panel is dropped from the survey.

Sample unit
Housing units designated for the survey
Less: Type B orC nonresponses............................................
Equals: Eligible units.................................................................
Less: Type A nonresponses
Equals: Interviewed u n its ..................................
Percent of eligible units interviewed

1980-81

1982-83

58,898
7,772
51,126
8,296
42,830
84

64,219
10,360
53,859
7,888
45,971
85

Weighting

This section describes the current principal-person (PP) weighting method­
ology, discusses problems that have arisen using this methodology, and de­
scribes a new generalized least squares (GLS) procedure designed to deal with
these problems that is being developed for implementation in subsequent re­
leases of Consumer Expenditure Survey data.
Each sample household included in the survey represents a given number
of households in the U.S. urban population, the universe the survey is designed
to represent. This number is the sampling weight of the household. The weight­
ing procedures followed for the Consumer Expenditure Survey initially assign
a weight to each sample household which is the inverse of the probability of
selecting the household. This weight is adjusted to account for field subsam­
pling when necessary.
The ultimate sampling unit and the unit of analysis for the survey is the
consumer unit. Though the household and the consumer unit are usually iden­
tical, some households contain more than one consumer unit. To obtain a con­
sumer unit weight, the household weight is assigned to each consumer unit
within the household, and these consumer unit weights are adjusted to account
for the unavailability of some consumer units for interview. A final objective
of the weighting procedures is to further adjust the consumer unit weight to
reflect the population distribution of a selection of characteristics of the unit.
For example, among characteristics for which the distribution is known with
a high degree of precision for the universe are the number of persons in a set
of groups classified by age, race, and sex.
Thus, there are four basic steps in determining the weights for each con­
sumer unit for which an interview is obtained. The first three of these are as
follows:
1. The basic weight assigned to an address is the inverse of the probabil­
ity of selection of the housing unit.
2. A weighting control factor is given to each interview if subsampling is
performed in the field, as when there are many households at a sampled
address.
3. After assigning the household weight to each consumer unit within
each household, a noninterview adjustment is made for interviews that

Response rates

Response rates continued at relatively high levels in 1982-83, showing a
slight increase over the 1980-81 levels. There are two general categories of
nonresponse:
Type A nonresponses include refusals, temporary absences, and noncontacts.
Types B and C nonresponses include housing vacancies, housing under con­
struction, housing with temporary residents, destroyed or abandoned hous­
ing, and units converted to nonresidential use.
Type A nonresponses were considered to be “eligible” units since those units
were able to participate but either chose not to do so or could not be con­
tacted. Types B and C nonresponses were not counted as eligible units since
these addresses were vacant or no longer existed or were otherwise out of
scope.
Table B-l analyzes the levels of response of the housing units designated for
interview in 1980-81 and 1982-83. Of the 53,859 housing units eligible for in­
terview in 1982-83, 45,971, or 85 percent, were actually interviewed. This
compares to 84 percent in 1980-81. Of the 64,219 designated for interview in
1982-83, 10,360, or 16 percent, were classified as type B or C nonresponses,
up from 13 percent in 1980-81.
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could not be collected from consumer units in occupied housing units be­
cause of refusal to participate or because no one was home (type A non­
interview). The adjustment is performed within groups of consumer units
classified by geographical area, tenure, family size, and race.
The final step of the current principal-person (PP) weighting methodology
is as follows:
4. The adjusted consumer unit weight is assigned to all persons in a unit,
and these person weights are ratio-adjusted so that they add to the Census
age/race/sex counts of persons. The adjusted weight of the “principal
person” of the consumer unit is assigned to represent the consumer unit.
The principal person is the female of a reference person and spouse pair,
or the reference person when no spouse is present. Male principal-persons’
weights are further adjusted to compensate for a historical underrepresenta­
tion of single males in the CE and other large household surveys.
While enjoying long use in Federal Government household surveys, princi­
pal-person weighting in the Consumer Expenditure Surveys resulted in numbers
of persons in several age/race/sex groups substantially different from the Census
counts, when each person in a consumer unit was given the consumer unit
weight. In addition, estimates of the total number of consumer units based on
the principal-person weights differed significantly between the Diary and In­
terview components. Some of these inconsistencies arose from different sam­
pling problems in the two surveys.
Examples of the first problem include an 8-percent difference between the
Diary survey and the population control data estimated by the Census Bureau
in the number of black males in the urban U.S. population in 1981, and a 15percent difference between the Interview survey and the Census data in the
number of black women 14 to 24 years old. Inconsistencies between the Diary
and Interview surveys can be seen by comparing the consumer unit counts
estimated by principal-person weighting procedures in columns one and three
of table B-2.
To reduce or eliminate these inconsistencies, the new generalized least squares
methodology will be used to perform the final step as follows:

After assigning each consumer unit within a household the adjusted house­
hold weight, an adjustment is made to the consumer unit weight using the
GLS technique, that
a. Insures the sample is representative of the most recent Census and Cur­
rent Population Survey (CPS) data on the age, race, and sex distribution
of the U.S. urban population; and
b. Combines information from the Diary and Interview components, of
the survey in arriving at a single estimate for the size of each of a selec­
tion of consumer unit subpopulations defined by region of residence, sam­
pling frame, tenure status, and family type.
GLS operates by minimizing the squared adjustments to the consumer unit
weights generated from the first three steps, subject to:
a. The control condition that when members of each consumer unit are
assigned the adjusted consumer unit weight, these person weights sum to
the Census/CPS population counts identified in a above; and
b. The composition criterion that the adjusted consumer unit weights from
the Diary and Interview survey components sum to the same totals for
each survey component for the set of consumer unit subpopulations given
in b above.
The results from the current and revised procedures are shown in Table B-2.
As evident from columns two and four of table B-2, the GLS weighting
configuration developed at BLS considerably narrows the difference between
consumer unit counts in the displayed categories, while estimating total con­
sumer units at a level slightly below that of the current principal-person method
for the Interview survey component. It should be noted that the minor dis­
crepancies remaining between the GLS totals for the Diary and Interview sur­
veys are largely a result of computing these totals on a calendar basis, consis­
tent with the timing of expenditures, as opposed to a collection basis, consis­
tent with the timing of interviews to collect the data. This timing distinction
is relevant only in the Interview survey, where consumer units report expendi­
tures made in the quarter prior to the month of the interview.
As a result, some first-collection-quarter interviews refer to expenditures
made entirely in the previous year and are deleted in the computation of cal­
endar-year-basis statistics for a given year. Similarly, in computing calendar-year
statistics, some interviews in the first-collection quarter of the following year
refer to expenditures made in the given year and are added to the data used
in the computations. Weighting adjustment is performed on a collection basis,
and totals computed on this basis for the two surveys are essentially identical
for the classifications selected for composition by the GLS procedure. This is
the case in particular for the “Total” and “One person CU” lines of table B-2.
Further details on the GLS procedure and the empirical work done at BLS
comparing it with the current principal-person methodology are contained in

Table B-2. Diary and Interview survey population counts for selected types of
consumer units by different weighting procedures, 1980-81
Interview

Diary
Consumer unit

Total
.............................
One-person CU ...............................................
Age of householder less than 2 5 ....................

PP

GLS

PP

GLS

70,040
20,086
8,239

67,187
17,931
7,100

68,295
18,219
7,408

67,442
18,054
7,553

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able from the BLS Division of Consumer Expenditure Surveys.

imputations are identified on the Interview data file. Final tapes of the edited
and coded data are then transmitted monthly to BLS.
Bureau o f Labor Statistics activities. After receiving the data, BLS conducts
an extensive review to ensure that severe data aberrations are corrected. This
step includes a review of: Counts and means by region, family relationship
coding inconsistencies, and selected extreme values for expenditure and income
categories; and a verification of the various data transformations performed by
BLS. Cases of questionable data values or relationships are investigated by ex­
amining questionnaires on microfilm, and errors are corrected prior to release
of the data for public use.
Three major types of data adjustment routines—imputation, allocation, and
time adjustment—are carried out to improve the estimates derived from the
Interview survey. Data imputation routines account for missing or invalid en­
tries and affect all fields in the data base, except income and assets. Missing or
invalid attributes or expenditures are imputed. Allocation routines are applied
when respondents provide insufficient detail to meet tabulation requirements.
For example, combined group expenditures for fuels and utilities are allocated
among the components of that group such as gas and electricity. Time adjust­
ment routines are used to classify expenditures by month prior to aggregation
of the data to calendar-year expenditures. Tabulations are made before and
after the data adjustment routines to analyze the results.

Data collection and processing

Data collection is carried out by the Census Bureau under contract with
BLS. In addition to its collection duties, the Census Bureau is responsible for
field editing and coding, consistency checking, quality control, and transmit­
ting the data to BLS. BLS performs additional review and editing procedures
in preparing the data for publication.
Census activities. Census data collection activities have been conducted on a
continuing basis since October 1979 for the quarterly Interview survey. Due
to differences in format and design, the Interview survey and the Diary sur­
vey are collected and processed separately.
Upon completion by respondents and interviewers, the interview question­
naires are returned to the regional offices, where codes are applied to identify
demographic characteristics, expenditures, income and assets, and other items
such as make and model of automobile and trip destination. The data are keyed
and transmitted to the Census Processing Center in Washington, D.C., for a
detailed computer preedit. Information on missing sections of questionnaires,
inconsistencies, and errors are transmitted back to the regional offices for rec­
onciliation by the field staff through office review or interviewer followup.
Corrections are keyed and transmitted to Washington, and again receive the
computer preedit. This procedure continues until errors identified by the preedit
no longer appear. Once a panel month’s preedit is complete, selected data are
transcribed to the next quarter’s questionnaire. The current quarter’s question­
naire is sent to the Data Preparation Division in Jeffersonville, Indiana, for
microfilming and storage.
The data then go through another series of complex computer edits and ad­
justments which include the identification and correction of data irregularities
and inconsistencies throughout the questionnaire. Other adjustments convert
mortgage and vehicle payments into principal and interest using associated
data on the interest rate and term of the loan, eliminate business and other re­
imbursed expenses, apply appropriate sales taxes, and derive weights for indi­
vidual questionnaires. In addition, demographic and work-experience items
(except income) are imputed when missing or invalid. All data changes and

Reliability of data

Sample surveys are subject to two types of errors, nonsampling and sam­
pling. Nonsampling errors can be attributed to many sources, such as defini­
tional difficulties, differences in the interpretation of questions, inability or un­
willingness of the respondent to provide correct information, mistakes in re­
cording or coding the data obtained, and other errors of collection, response,
processing, coverage, and estimation for missing data. The full extent of the
nonsampling error is unknown though it is probable that the levels of expendi­
tures are generally underestimates because of difficulties with recall.
Sampling errors occur because observations are not taken from the entire
population. The sample estimate and its estimated standard error enables one
to construct confidence intervals used to perform tests of hypotheses. Tables
with coefficients of variation and other reliability statistics are available on re­
quest. However, since these are cell specific, these tables are extensive.

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Appendix C. Tables, 1980-81
Table C-1. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by INCOME BEFORE TAXES,
Interview Survey, 1980-81
ComDlete reDortina of income
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$14,999
$19,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

7,426
4,711

12,165
7,355

6,531
4,110

5,446
3,354

$12,279

$17,367

$24,414

$34,119

$56,185

7,111

11,281

15,654

21,190

29,186

47,399

1.7

2.1

2.5

2.7

3.1

3.4

3.5

45.3

52.0

50.1

43.2

42.1

41.4

43.2

45.9

1.4
1.9
.7
.3

1.4
1.9
.8
.3

.6
.7
.3
.5

.8
1.1
.5
.5

1.2
1.6
.7
.3

1.5
2.0
.8
.2

1.8
2.5
1.0
.1

2.1
2.8
1.0
.1

2.3
3.0
.9
.1

Housing tenure:
Homeowner.............................................................
R enter.....................................................................

61
39

60
40

35
65

44
56

48
52

58
42

73
27

86
14

90
10

Race of reference person:
B lack.......................................................................
White and other.......................................................

12
88

12
88

20
80

14
86

13
87

12
88

9
91

7
93

4
96

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) .....................................................
High school (9 -1 2 )..................................................
College....................................................................
Never attended and other........................................

13
45
42
1

13
45
42
1

27
39
32
3

22
49
28
1

13
53
33
1

9
48
42

6
49
45
(*)

5
38
57
(*>

3
27
70

At least one vehicle owned.........................................

83

84

46

72

88

97

98

Item

All
consumer
units

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ..........................
Number of sample interviews..............................................

Total
complete
reDortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

68,295
42,632

57,337
35,877

8,182
5,344

9,230
5,795

8,357
5,208

Income before taxes 1 .....................................................

$19,989

$19,989

$2,512

$7,384

Income after taxes 1 ........................................................

17,483

17,483

2,415

Size of consumer unit......................................................

2.7

2.7

Age of reference person..................................................

46.2

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners........................................................................
Vehicles.......................................................................
Children under 1 8 ........................................................
Persons 65 and over...................................................
Percent reporting:

140

O
94

O
97

Table C-1. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by INCOME BEFORE TAXES,
Interview Survey, 1980-81
ComDlete reoortina of income
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$19,999
$14,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

$16,065

$20,330

$25,909

$35,649

2,651
2,070
581

3,058
2,356
702

3,715
2,819
896

4,381
3,143
1,238

5,558
3,665
1,893

191

237

286

332

376

547

2,479
1,451
488
158
129

3,353
1,827
616
194
185

3,877
2,165
836
380
204

4,501
2,483
1,234
654
245

5,657
3,138
2,049
1,277
351

7,081
3,970
2,883
1,787
504

10,184
5,693
4,351
2,723
794

383
933
237
1,246
225
445
123
341
111
257
204
53
716
69
252
34
132
61
169

201
861
102
702
135
221
87
205
54
94
59
36
232
24
75
13
52
22
46

237
1,111
100
911
167
312
98
262
72
272
235
37
343
36
111
14
65
32
84

252
1,223
105
1,067
185
381
110
306
84
154
113
41
491
45
177
23
103
44
100

336
1,094
154
1,219
217
427
121
347
108
172
126
46
627
54
228
26
126
55
138

421
845
244
1,450
254
535
140
387
135
241
184
56
828
75
286
38
166
71
191

592
698
389
1,630
296
609
139
427
158
356
290
67
1,124
119
392
52
214
90
257

835
551
791
2,021
388
735
180
520
198
663
552
110
1,808
175
658
101
240
143
490

941
239
195
45
373
314
59
29
113
186

379
75
62
13
160
143
17
14
51
79

470
93
72
21
192
168
24
19
67
99

660
158
123
36
255
216
38
24
81
142

828
213
170
43
319
265
54
32
105
159

1,049
280
218
62
397
318
79
41
132
198

1,427
379
305
74
566
477
89
34
165
282

2,345
636
562
74
965
825
140
40
242
461

Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reDortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

Total expenditures................................................................

$17,144

$17,301

$7,255

$10,116

$13,077

Food.................................................................................
Food at hom e...............................................................
Food away from hom e.................................................

3,224
2,411
813

3,201
2,394
807

1,720
1,369
352

2,224
1,786
438

Alcoholic beverages.........................................................

280

284

117

Housing............................................................................
Shelter..........................................................................
Owned dwellings.......................................................
Mortgage interest..................................................
Property taxes.......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses....................................................
Rented dw ellings......................................................
Other lodging............................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s ...............................................................
Electricity..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fue ls.............................................
Telephone.................................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations..................................................
Domestic services.....................................................
Other household expenses ......................................
Housefumishings and equipment..................................
Household textile s....................................................
Furniture...................................................................
Floor coverings ........................................................
Major appliances.......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares ........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

5,051
2,816
1,655
913
337

5,016
2,797
1,627
927
317

405
913
248
1,263
230
450
129
343
110
260
207
53
711
67
254
36
129
60
165

Apparel ............................................................................
Men and boys...............................................................
Men, 16 and o v e r.....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ............................................................
Women and g irls ..........................................................
Women, 16 and over................................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................................
Children under 2 ..........................................................
Footwear......................................................................
Other apparel products and services............................

935
237
194
43
372
315
57
28
111
187

141

Table C-1. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by INCOME BEFORE TAXES,
Interview Survey, 1980-81
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reDortina

Less
than
$5,000

___________ Complete reporting of income
$5,000
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
to
to
to
to
$9,999
$14,999
$19,999
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

Transportation..................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)...............................
Other vehicles.............................................................
Vehicle finance charges...............................................
Gasoline and motor o il.................................................
Maintenance and repairs.............................................
Vehicle insurance.........................................................
Public transportation....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

3,454
645
498
31
142
1,175
368
263
225
106

3,486
632
509
33
148
1,197
376
265
218
107

1,087
157
136
8
22
406
126
73
122
37

1,828
225
311
10
52
689
208
130
142
61

2,763
362
476
41
101
1,009
307
208
184
75

3,456
583
520
32
144
1,265
394
265
164
90

4,418
834
670
52
208
1,542
460
341
184
127

5,544
1,071
804
63
271
1,849
588
443
299
157

6,505
1,535
733
21
291
1,891
680
492
598
262

Health ca re .....................................................................
Health insurance..........................................................
Medical services...........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies............................

746
219
407
120

729
216
396
117

438
152
204
82

587
194
281
111

620
218
305
96

702
229
362
110

801
225
454
123

973
252
574
147

1,160
265
722
174

Entertainment..................................................................
Fees and admissions...................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment............................
Other equipment and services.....................................

762
254
218
290

768
251
222
295

251
92
91
68

351
98
140
113

524
142
166
215

679
188
206
286

916
286
264
366

1,219
432
326
462

1,872
702
448
722

Personal care...................................................................

158

156

74

96

121

144

175

222

324

Reading...........................................................................

117

117

52

69

85

117

135

175

238

Education ........................................................................

219

214

183

96

99

107

208

295

697

Tobacco and smoking supplies........................................

175

178

89

141

182

195

212

220

216

Miscellaneous..................................................................

259

250

101

129

149

261

279

389

585

Cash contributions...........................................................

501

527

149

223

332

477

508

824

1,670

Personal insurance and pensions....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security...........................

1,264
265
1,000

1,434
267
1,166

134
70
64

358
104
254

776
145
630

1,254
235
1,019

1,924
328
1,595

2,784
485
2,299

3,748
673
3,075

142

Table C-1. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by INCOME BEFORE TAXES,
Interview Survey, 1980-81
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

ComDlete reDOrtina of income
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$19,999
$14,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

Sources of income and personal taxes:1
Money income before taxes.............................................
Wages and salaries......................................................
Self-employment income..............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement....................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property incom e..........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits........................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps...................................................
Regular contributions for support.................................
Other income................................................................

19,989
15,914
969

19,989
15,914
969

2,512
915
-509

7,384
3,297
235

12,279
8,595
323

17,367
13,655
576

24,414
21,218
822

34,119
30,124
1,523

56,185
45,258
5,621

1,736

1,736

1,365

2,520

2,110

1,931

1,275

1,200

1,793

708

708

74

331

482

533

603

929

2,854

218

218

67

188

272

341

268

161

204

'30
149
64

230
149
64

480
79
41

597
158
58

227
198
71

113
150
67

50
123
55

46
87
47

22
296
137

Personal taxes.................................................................
Federal income taxes...................................................
State and local income taxes.......................................
Other taxes..................................................................

2,505
2,072
386
47

2,505
2,072
386
47

97
57
10
30

273
193
46
34

998
812
171
15

1,712
1,392
277
43

3,224
2,640
528
57

4,933
4,105
771
57

8,785
7,445
1,230
110

Other money receipts.......................................................

251

251

88

143

310

191

184

457

576

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

272

269

60

75

145

219

384

461

685

27
38
13
17

28
39
13
17

10
15
6
6

10
16
7
7

22
25
10
11

26
35
13
15

32
42
16
21

47
61
18
3b

64
105
25
34

15
5
334

15
6
327

5
2
137

6
3
136

9
4
154

12
5
177

16
7
316

25
9
635

43
14
1,057

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over.............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over.........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 .........................................
Jewelry and watches....................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares.................................................................
Household textile s........................................................
All other g ifts ................................................................

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income
reporters” only; see glossary.

2 Value less than .5.
3 No data reported.

143

Table C-2. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by INCOME BEFORE TAXES,
Interview Survey, 1980
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ..........................
Number of sample interviews..............................................

67,610
20,792

Income before taxes 1 .....................................................

ComDlete reoortina of income
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
to
$19,999
$14,999
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

12,196
3,570

6,018
1,850

4,662
1,426

$17,377

$24,406

$34,124

$56,190

11,159

15,602

21,136

29,137

46,579

2.2

2.5

2.8

3.2

3.4

3.5

52.6

50.1

42.7

41.6

41.1

43.7

46.3

1.5
1.9
.8
.3

.6
.7
.3
.5

.9
1.2
.5
.5

1.3
1.6
.7
.3

1.6
2.0
.9
.2

1.9
2.6
1.1
.1

2.2
3.0
1.0
.1

2.3
3.0
.9
.1

62
38

61
39

37
63

45
55

47
53

60
40

76
24

87
13

89
11

Race of reference person:
B lack.......................................................................
White and other.......................................................

12
88

12
88

20
80

13
87

13
87

13
87

8
92

6
94

4
96

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) .....................................................
High school (9-1 2)..................................................
College....................................................................
Never attended and other.......................................

13
45
41
1

13
45
41
1

26
39
32
3

22
49
27
1

14
52
34
1

8
50
41
(2)

6
49
45

5
37
58

4
27
69

At least one vehicle owned.........................................

83

84

48

72

89

94

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

57,086
17,474

8,683
2,827

9,517
2,918

8,396
2,576

7,613
2,307

$19,127

$19,127

$2,461

$7,426

$12,220

Income after taxes ' ........................................................

16,664

16,664

2,338

7,167

Size of consumer unit......................................................

2.7

2.7

1.7

Age of reference person.................................................

46.3

45.4

1.4
1.9
.8
.3

Housing tenure:
Homeowner.............................................................
R enter.....................................................................

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners........................................................................
Vehicles.......................................................................
Children under 1 8 ........................................................
Persons 65 and over...................................................
Percent reporting:

144

O

0
97

0
98

98

Table C-2. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by INCOME BEFORE TAXES,
Interview Survey, 1980
OomDlete reDOrtina of income
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$14,999
$19,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

$16,188

$20,367

$26,184

$35,332

2,613
2,025
588

3,115
2,449
667

3,754
2,875
879

4,456
3,192
1,264

5,602
3,678
1,925

205

250

280

329

402

574

2,382
1,392
475
149
130

3,377
1,771
599
186
177

3,796
2,132
811
362
203

4,430
2,440
1,266
672
235

5,604
3,132
2,149
1,327
379

7,124
4,075
2,813
1,706
490

10,292
5,628
4,098
2,367
783

390
914
240
1,169
210
412
118
324
104
277
221
56
713
68
251
35
133
58
169

195
809
108
657
122
203
82
194
55
103
63
40
230
18
77
12
55
23
45

235
1,070
103
850
159
289
82
252
68
405
363
42
350
37
117
13
60
32
90

246
1,211
110
1,005
167
354
109
296
79
135
99
36
524
44
192
26
106
42
113

359
1,025
150
1,175
212
413
106
338
106
183
133
50
632
54
213
29
143
54
141

443
724
259
1,397
245
515
137
368
133
221
163
58
853
75
285
40
177
69
208

617
815
447
1,557
282
569
138
417
152
417
331
86
1,074
124
392
52
175
81
250

948
696
833
1,956
369
688
220
501
178
712
601
112
1,996
201
749
113
287
148
499

893
229
185
44
350
297
53
28
107
179

374
71
57
13
165
149
16
13
50
75

457
96
74
22
184
161
23
16
68
94

662
167
128
39
249
217
32
23
79
145

843
221
177
44
328
274
54
33
105
156

1,041
289
224
66
387
313
75
42
130
193

1,472
380
309
71
587
497
90
31
166
308

2,105
570
503
67
847
728
119
37
210
441

Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reDortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

Total expenditures.................................................. ............

$16,723

$16,902

$7,141

$10,254

$13,256

Food.................................................................................
Food at hom e...............................................................
Food away from hom e.................................................

3,165
2,398
787

3,171
2,385
785

1,761
1,370
390

2,243
1,808
435

Alcoholic beverages..........................................................

278

287

123

Housing............................................................................
Shelter..........................................................................
Owned dwellings.......................................................
Mortgage interest..................................................
Property taxes.......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses....................................................
Rented dwellings......................................................
Other lodging............................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s ...............................................................
Electricity..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels.............................................
Telephone.................................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations..................................................
Domestic services.....................................................
Other household expenses.......................................
Housefumishings and equipment..................................
Household textiles....................................................
Furniture...................................................................
Floor coverings.........................................................
Major appliances.......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

4,899
2,726
1,587
842
334

4,863
2,704
1,551
853
307

411
893
247
1,184
213
418
126
325
103
274
218
56
715
66
261
37
129
57
165

Apparel............................................................................
Men and boys...............................................................
Men, 16 and o v e r.....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ............................................................
Women and g irls ..........................................................
Women, 16 and over.................................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................................
Children under 2 ..........................................................
Footwear......................................................................
Other apparel products and services............................

895
227
185
43
352
300
52
26
105
185

145

Table C-2. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by INCOME BEFORE TAXES,
Interview Survey, 1980
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reDortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

ComDlete reoortina of income
$15,000
$10,000
$20,000
to
to
to
$14,999
$19,999
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

Transportation..................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)...............................
Other vehicles.............................................................
Vehicle finance charges...............................................
Gasoline and motor o il.................................................
Maintenance and repairs.............................................
Vehicle insurance.........................................................
Public transportation....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges........................

3,416
649
487
33
141
1,184
350
258
210
103

3,486
659
496
36
146
1,209
364
262
207
107

1,061
143
119
10
23
422
111
77
118
37

1,916
267
318
17
60
724
202
126
141
61

2,925
347
578
50
111
1,036
310
211
201
81

3,501
667
426
37
148
1,292
406
281
152
91

4,447
870
603
56
209
1,595
475
336
177
127

5,599
1,098
802
49
273
1,915
576
439
290
157

6,955
1,843
855
32
279
1,918
632
529
580
288

Health care .....................................................................
Health insurance.........................................................
Medical services..........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies............................

730
216
401
113

709
213
387
109

447
145
222
80

560
183
273
104

629
212
327
90

685
235
351
99

805
232
458
116

994
270
580
144

1,068
246
663
159

Entertainment ..................................................................
Fees and admissions..................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment............................
Other equipment and services.....................................

724
238
206
280

730
233
214
283

241
87
94
60

357
101
146
110

547
146
162
239

724
189
216
319

915
276
264
375

1,211
442
333
437

1,632
618
377
638

Personal care..................................................................

153

150

74

95

118

147

173

224

315

Reading ..........................................................................

114

114

51

66

83

122

133

174

240

Education ........................................................................

209

208

163

82

115

105

228

336

667

Tobacco and smoking supplies........................................

175

176

90

143

175

193

210

231

220

Miscellaneous.................................................................

259

240

120

141

170

228

298

362

503

Cash contributions ..........................................................

481

511

116

252

389

543

498

806

1,594

Personal insurance and pensions....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security...........................

1,204
255
949

1,364
260
1,104

140
71
69

359
106
253

783
152
631

1,272
244
1,028

1,932
338
1,595

2,792
493
2,299

3,564
646
2,919

146

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Interview Survey, 1980
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

ComDlete reDOrtina of income
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$14,999
$19,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

Sources of income and personal taxes: 1
Money income before taxes.............................................
Wages and salaries......................................................
Self-employment income...............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement....................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property income..........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits........................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps...................................................
Regular contributions for support.................................
Other income................................................................

19,127
15,349
863

19,127
15,349
863

2,461
1,027
-619

7,426
3,413
246

12,220
8,941
296

17,377
14,031
562

24,406
21,645
714

34,124
30,195
1,630

56,190
44,441
5,795

1,584

1,584

1,297

2,504

1,765

1,662

1,017

1,081

1,916

675

675

96

337

483

478

555

896

3,145

190

190

57

153

262

332

225

119

152

227
165
75

227
165
75

486
68
48

562
154
57

199
201
72

90
151
71

47
145
59

50
97
56

30
468
243

Personal taxes.................................................................
Federal income taxes...................................................
State and local income taxes.......................................
Other taxes..................................................................

2,464
2,033
385
46

2,464
2,033
385
46

123
91
18
15

259
188
46
25

1,061
846
183
31

1,774
1,444
284
46

3,270
2,673
538
58

4,987
4,192
739
57

9,611
8,058
1,429
125

Other money receipts.......................................................

274

274

112

150

253

204

217

326

1,066

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

256

255

61

78

147

225

384

435

653

26
36
12
16

26
36
13
17

11
15
6
4

10
16
6
7

22
24
10
11

28
35
14
10

32
39
17
18

42
63
18
51

60
93
22
42

15
5
349

14
6
350

5
1
118

6
2
142

8
5
181

12
4
185

15
6
338

25
11
828

47
17
1,191

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over.............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over.........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 .........................................
Jewelry and watches....................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares.................................................................
Household textiles ........................................................
All other g ifts ................................................................

Value less than .5.
No data reported.

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income
reporters" only; see glossary.

147

Table C-3. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by INCOME BEFORE TAXES,
Interview Survey, 1981
Item

All
consumer
units

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ..........................
Number of sample interviews..............................................

68,980
21,840

Income before taxes 1 .....................................................

ComDlete reoortina of income
$15,000
$10,000
$20,000
to
to
to
$14,999
$19,999
$29,999

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

57,589
18,403

7,681
2,517

8,943
2,877

8,317
2,632

7,240
2,404

$20,842

$20,842

$2,570

$7,338

$12,339

Income after taxes 1 ........................................................

18,296

18,296

2,502

7,051

Size of consumer unit......................................................

2.6

2.7

1.7

Age of reference person..................................................

46.2

45.2

1.4
1.8
.7
.3

Housing tenure:
Homeowner.............................................................
R enter.....................................................................

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

12,134
3,785

7,044
2,260

6,230
1,928

$17,356

$24,422

$34,114

$56,181

11,404

15,709

21,243

29,229

48,013

2.1

2.5

2.6

3.0

3.3

3.4

51.3

50.1

43.7

42.5

41.7

42.9

45.6

1.4
1.8
.8
.3

.6
.6
.4
.4

.8
1.1
.5
.5

1.2
1.5
.7
.3

1.4
1.9
.8
.2

1.7
2.3
1.0
.1

2.1
2.7
1.0
.1

2.3
2.9
.9
.2

61
39

60
40

32
68

43
57

50
50

56
44

70
30

84
16

90
10

Race of reference person:
Black .......................................................................
White and other.......................................................

12
88

12
88

20
80

15
85

14
86

11
89

9
91

8
92

4
96

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) .....................................................
High school (9-1 2)..................................................
College....................................................................
Never attended and other........................................

13
44
43
1

12
44
43
1

27
38
32
3

22
49
28
1

12
55
32
1

10
46
44

6
48
45

6
38
57

3
27
70

At least one vehicle owned.........................................

83

84

44

71

87

Total
complete
reDortina

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners........................................................................
Vehicles.......................................................................
Children under 1 8 ........................................................
Persons 65 and over...................................................
Percent reporting:

148

ft

ft
93

ft

ft
96

97

97

Table C-3. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by INCOME BEFORE TAXES,
Interview Survey, 1981
ComDlete reDortina of income
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$19,999
$14,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

$15,936

$20,293

$25,675

$35,887

2,690
2,114
575

2,997
2,258
739

3,676
2,764
913

4,317
3,101
1,216

5,525
3,655
1,870

176

224

292

335

354

527

2,590
1,518
504
168
128

3,328
1,886
634
201
193

3,960
2,198
861
397
206

4,574
2,527
1,202
635
255

5,710
3,145
1,948
1,226
324

7,043
3,881
2,944
1,856
517

10,103
5,742
4,541
2,989
802

376
952
234
1,322
241
478
127
358
118
237
186
50
720
70
252
34
131
64
169

208
919
95
753
148
240
94
217
53
85
54
31
234
29
74
13
48
22
48

240
1,156
96
976
175
338
114
272
77
131
100
31
335
35
104
16
70
33
77

258
1,236
101
1,130
203
408
112
317
90
174
128
46
458
46
162
19
100
45
86

312
1,166
159
1,266
222
441
138
356
110
160
119
41
621
54
244
24
109
56
134

398
967
230
1,503
262
555
143
406
136
260
206
55
802
76
288
35
156
73
175

571
598
339
1,692
309
643
141
436
164
304
254
50
1,167
114
392
52
248
99
263

750
442
759
2,070
402
771
151
533
213
625
516
109
1,667
156
590
92
206
140
483

989
249
204
45
395
330
65
31
120
194

385
81
67
13
154
137
17
15
52
83

484
90
69
20
200
176
24
22
67
105

657
150
117
32
261
216
45
24
83
140

813
205
162
42
309
255
54
31
106
162

1,057
270
212
58
407
324
83
41
135
204

1,387
378
302
77
548
459
89
37
164
260

2,524
686
606
80
1,054
897
157
43
267
475

Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reDortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

Total expenditures................................................................

$17,558

$17,697

$7,384

$9,968

$12,896

Food.................................................................................
Food at hom e...............................................................
Food away from hom e.................................................

3,263
2,424
839

3,231
2,402
829

1,675
1,367
309

2,205
1,763
442

Alcoholic beverages..........................................................

282

282

110

Housing.............................................................................
S helter..........................................................................
Owned dwellings.......................................................
Mortgage interest..................................................
Property taxes.......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses....................................................
Rented dwellings ......................................................
Other lodging............................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s ...............................................................
Electricity..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels.............................................
Telephone.................................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations ..................................................
Domestic services.....................................................
Other household expenses .......................................
Housefumishings and equipment..................................
Household textile s....................................................
Furniture...................................................................
Floor coverings .........................................................
Major appliances.......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

5,199
2,904
1,722
983
341

5,167
2,889
1,703
999
327

398
933
249
1,340
247
483
133
360
118
248
197
51
707
69
247
35
130
63
164

Apparel .............................................................................
Men and boys...............................................................
Men, 16 and o v e r.....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ............................................................
Women and g irls ...........................................................
Women, 16 and over.................................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................................
Children under 2 ...........................................................
Footwear......................................................................
Other apparel products and services............................

974
247
203
43
392
330
62
29
117
189

149

Table C-3. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by INCOME BEFORE TAXES,
Interview Survey, 1981
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reDortina

Less
than
S5.000

$5,000
to
$9,999

ComDlete reDortina of income
$20,000
$10,000
$15,000
to
to
to
$19,999
$29,999
$14,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

Transportation..................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)...............................
Other vehicles.............................................................
Vehicle finance charges...............................................
Gasoline and motor o il.................................................
Maintenance and repairs.............................................
Vehicle insurance.........................................................
Public transportation....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

3,490
641
509
29
144
1,167
386
269
239
108

3,486
605
523
29
150
1,185
389
268
229
108

1,116
173
155
45
22
387
143
68
127
37

1,733
180
304
42
43
652
213
134
144
61

2,600
378
372
31
92
982
305
205
167
69

3,409
493
618
27
140
1,237
381
249
176
88

4,389
798
737
48
208
1,488
446
347
191
127

5,497
1,047
806
74
270
1,793
599
446
306
157

6,168
1,305
642
13
300
1,871
716
465
612
243

Health care .....................................................................
Health insurance..........................................................
Medical services...........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies............................

762
222
413
127

749
219
405
126

428
159
183
85

615
206
290
119

611
224
284
103

720
223
375
122

798
219
449
130

955
236
569
150

1,229
279
766
185

Entertainment..................................................................
Fees and admissions ...................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment............................
Other equipment and services.....................................

799
269
229
300

805
268
230
307

263
97
88
78

345
94
134
116

501
139
171
191

633
186
195
252

916
297
263
356

1,226
423
319
483

2,051
765
501
785

Personal care...................................................................

162

161

74

97

125

140

178

220

332

Reading...........................................................................

120

121

53

72

87

112

138

176

237

Education ........................................................................

228

220

207

110

83

109

189

260

720

Tobacco and smoking supplies........................................

176

179

88

140

190

196

214

210

213

Miscellaneous..................................................................

260

259

80

115

127

296

260

412

646

Cash contributions...........................................................

520

544

186

191

274

408

518

840

1,726

Personal insurance and pensions....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security...........................

1,323
274
1,049

1,502
274
1,228

128
69
59

357
102
256

768
138
630

1,236
225
1,010

1,915
319
1,596

2,777
478
2,299

3,885
694
3,191

150

Table C-3. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by INCOME BEFORE TAXES,
interview Survey, 1981
ComDlete reDortina of income
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$19,999
$14,999

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

Money income before taxes.............................................
Wages and salaries......................................................
Self-employment income...............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement....................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property incom e..........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits........................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps...................................................
Regular contributions for support.................................
Other incom e................................................................

20,842
16,475
1,073

20,842
16,475
1,073

2,570
787
-384

7,338
3,174
224

12,339
8,246
349

17,356
13,260
590

1,886

1,886

1,441

2,537

2,458

740

740

49

324

246

246

79

234
133
54

234
133
54

Personal taxes.................................................................
Federal income taxes...................................................
State and local income taxes.......................................
Other taxes..................................................................

2,547
2,111
388
48

Other money receipts.......................................................
Mortgage principal paid on owned property......................

Item

S o u rce s o f

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over___

24,422
20,788
930

34,114
30,063
1,433

56,181
45,870
5,491

2,215

1,536

1,302

1,701

480

591

652

958

2,636

226

283

350

312

197

242

472
90
34

635
162
58

256
195
71

137
150
63

52
101
52

43
78
40

17
167
57

2,547
2,111
388
48

68
19
1
47

287
197
46
44

935
776
159
-1

1,647
1,336
270
41

3,179
2,606
517
56

4,886
4,030
798
57

8,167
6,986
1,082
99

228

228

60

135

367

177

151

569

209

287

283

59

72

143

212

384

483

708

29
40
13
17

29
42
13
17

9
14
5
9

11
16
8
7

22
26
10
11

23
35
12
20

32
45
14
25

52
60
19
22

67
113
27
28

15
5
320

15
6
304

6
2
159

5
3
130

9
3
127

12
6
169

17
8
294

25
8
469

39
11
956

income and personal taxes:1

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over.............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over.........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 .........................................
Jewelry and watches....................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares.................................................................
Household textiles ........................................................
All other g ifts ................................................................

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from “Complete income
reporters” only; see glossary.
2 Value less than .5.

No data reported.
Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

151

Table C-4. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Northeast, 1980-81
Item

All
consumer
units

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ..........................
Number of sample interviews..............................................

15,294
9,493

Income before taxes 1 .....................................................

Complete reportina of income
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
to
to
to
$19,999
$14,999
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

2,663
1,645

1,247
758

1,158
673

$17,301

$24,185

$34,338

$56,634

11,242

15,616

21,181

29,691

49,596

2.2

2.2

2.9

3.1

3.4

3.7

51.1

52.9

44.9

42.8

42.5

44.8

47.3

1.4
1.5
.7
.3

.6
.5
.3
.5

.8
.8
.5
.6

1.2
1.2
.5
.4

1.5
1.6
.9
.2

1.8
2.0
.9
.2

2.2
2.4
.9
.2

2.6
2.7
.9
.2

59
41

58
42

30
70

39
61

46
54

58
42

73
27

84
16

90
10

Race of reference person:
B lack.......................................................................
White and oth er.......................................................

9
91

8
92

12
88

9
91

11
89

11
89

7
93

5
95

2
98

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) .....................................................
High school (9-1 2)..................................................
College....................................................................
Never attended and other.......................................

13
48
38
(2)

12
49
39
(*)

24
41
33
2

24
49
26
(*)

12
56
32
(2)

9
49
42
(*>

5
57
38
(*)

5
43
52

4
35
61
(3)

At least one vehicle owned.........................................

76

77

36

59

78

88

93

96

97

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

12,036
7,537

1,723
1,083

1,895
1,241

1,742
1,079

1,608
1,058

$19,909

$19,909

$2,050

$7,353

$12,371

Income after taxes 1 ........................................................

17,645

17,645

2,021

7,048

Size of consumer unit......................................................

2.6

2.7

1.6

Age of reference person.................................................

47.9

46.4

1.4
1.5
.7
.4

Housing tenure:
Homeowner.............................................................
R enter.....................................................................

Total
complete
reoortina

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners........................................................................
Vehicles.......................................................................
Children under 18 ........................................................
Persons 65 and over...................................................
Percent reporting:

152

O

Table C-4. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Northeast, 1980-81
GDmDlete reoortina of income
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$19,999
$14,999

Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

Total expenditures...................................................-............

$17,138

$17,438

$7,070

$11,113

$12,950

$16,229

Food.................................................................................
Food at home...............................................................
Food away from hom e..................................................

3,460
2,613
847

3,439
2,600
838

1,780
1,458
322

2,490
2,063
427

2,653
2,111
542

Alcoholic beverages..........................................................

303

305

130

185

Housing.............................................................................
Shelter..........................................................................
Owned dwellings.......................................................
Mortgage interest...................................................
Property taxes.......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses....................................................
Rented dwellings ......................................................
Other lodging.............................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services.................................
Natural g a s ...............................................................
Electricity...................................................................
Fuel oil and other fue ls.............................................
Telephone.................................................................
Water and other public services................................
Household operations..................................................
Domestic services.....................................................
Other household expenses.......................................
Housefumishings and equipment..................................
Household textile s....................................................
Furniture....................................................................
Floor coverings .........................................................
Major appliances.......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

5,240
2,825
1,554
669
447

5,184
2,776
1,496
677
413

2,517
1,470
456
97
188

439
991
280
1,468
266
434
346
346
75
309
264
46
636
70
241
37
102
48
139

406
1,008
271
1,449
264
433
337
341
75
322
276
45
638
72
232
31
108
49
145

Apparel.............................................................................
Men and boys...............................................................
Men, 16 and o v e r.....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ............................................................
Women and g irls ...........................................................
Women, 16 and over.................................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................................
Children under 2 ...........................................................
Footwear......................................................................
Other apparel products and services............................

946
246
202
44
387
330
57
29
112
173

973
254
206
48
398
337
61
32
116
173

153

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

$20,671

$25,979

$35,015

3,268
2,511
756

4,004
3,058
947

4,922
3,433
1,488

5,983
4,093
1,889

269

289

375

425

551

4,110
1,967
611
125
313

4,103
2,260
784
225
292

4,736
2,637
1,294
526
347

5,640
3,000
1,840
966
432

7,156
3,838
2,590
1,287
609

9,985
5,353
3,878
2,010
936

172
900
114
785
155
196
191
215
28
72
52
20
190
22
69
8
29
20
42

173
1,253
103
1,093
207
323
251
267
45
773
752
21
278
38
76
7
47
30
80

267
1,355
121
1,214
208
352
298
298
58
122
83
39
507
62
233
17
75
39
80

420
1,136
207
1,400
274
380
316
350
81
137
80
57
562
60
194
30
117
46
116

443
858
302
1,667
289
520
406
364
88
221
175
46
753
74
297
30
138
59
156

694
693
555
1,899
327
626
403
430
113
438
382
56
982
158
267
60
224
68
206

933
753
722
2,455
462
749
553
553
137
618
517
101
1,559
141
593
99
173
103
449

379
85
65
20
151
133
18
14
58
71

530
118
93
26
213
186
27
28
68
102

664
166
131
35
268
239
29
27
78
125

894
221
179
43
373
303
70
41
112
147

1,101
286
219
67
424
345
78
46
143
203

1,556
435
348
87
660
560
100
28
170
263

2,235
634
571
63
952
818
134
37
226
385

Table C-4. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Northeast, 1980-81
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

ComDlete reoortina of income
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
to
to
to
$14,999
$19,999
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

Transportation..................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay) ...............................
Other vehicles.............................................................
Vehicle finance charges...............................................
Gasoline and motor o il.................................................
Maintenance and repairs.............................................
Vehicle insurance.........................................................
Public transportation....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges........................

3,218
632
374
21
100
1,069
325
288
292
117

3,308
638
381
24
108
1,110
338
304
287
117

823
4 56
65
4 11
10
304
109
73
151
44

1,640
323
158
43
32
527
176
161
185
75

2,613
398
352
56
67
906
264
245
230
95

3,392
540
564
4 16
116
1,188
348
281
248
93

4,332
1,040
372
33
156
1,498
439
363
287
144

5,189
911
565
30
198
1,766
553
523
485
157

6,284
1,300
830
47
225
1,863
583
631
587
258

Health care .....................................................................
Health insurance.........................................................
Medical services..........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies............................

675
198
370
107

659
192
361
105

349
135
147
66

565
191
280
95

536
199
254
83

663
222
337
104

735
188
428
119

894
230
516
148

1,023
195
687
140

Entertainment ..................................................................
Fees and admissions..................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment............................
Other equipment and services.....................................

701
274
208
220

717
274
206
237

276
121
84
71

353
107
148
98

444
128
120
197

640
206
193
241

871
325
270
276

1,213
523
292
398

1,600
702
396
502

Personal care..................................................................

158

157

76

104

118

140

177

250

303

Reading..........................................................................

135

136

58

91

110

129

161

195

254

Education ........................................................................

286

302

261

115

114

149

283

395

1,108

Tobacco and smoking supplies........................................

194

199

88

164

189

214

235

265

264

Miscellaneous..................................................................

228

229

83

125

102

221

265

338

619

Cash contributions..........................................................

418

415

148

324

263

287

486

475

1,140

Personal insurance and pensions....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security...........................

1,175
234
941

1,415
246
1,169

101
49
52

317
102
215

772
121
651

1,207
220
987

2,007
340
1,667

2,707
479
2,227

3,667
529
3,138

154

Table C-4. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Northeast, 1980-81
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reDortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

ComDlete reDortina of income
$20,000
$10,000
$15,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$14,999
$19,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
an d

over

Sources of income and personal taxes: 1
Money income before taxes.............................................
Wages and salaries......................................................
Self-employment income...............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement.....................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property incom e...........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits........................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps...................................................
Regular contributions for support.................................
Other income................................................................

19,909
15,707
999

19,909
15,707
999

2,050
701
-780

7,353
2,781
215

12,371
8,886
304

17,301
13,568
487

24,185
20,874
1,104

34,338
30,298
1,442

56,634
44,828
5,971

1,828

1,828

1,236

2,940

2,266

2,103

1,277

1,494

1,476

718

718

98

283

425

560

552

797

3,307

164

164

55

141

162

264

217

153

123

260
167
67

260
167
67

691
17
32

782
156
54

100
159
70

76
166
78

37
66
59

47
69
39

2
757
171

Personal taxes..................................................................
Federal income taxes...................................................
State and local income taxes........................................
Other taxes...................................................................

2,264
1,737
453
74

2,264
1,737
453
74

28
-3
4
27

305
182
51
72

1,129
810
260
59

1,685
1,263
350
73

3,004
2,284
630
89

4,648
3,660
885
102

7,038
5,592
1,343
103

Other money receipts.......................................................

216

216

31

68

128

290

186

272

111

Mortgage principal paid on owned property......................

224

222

55

59

100

221

314

400

516

27
39
13
16

29
42
15
13

8
10
3
7

13
21
13
7

21
30
11
6

28
45
15
10

33
47
19
16

64
64
17
20

56
96
28
34

11
5
361

11
5
372

4

6
3
127

10
4
170

10
6
184

13
6
338

18
10
711

23
6
1,464

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over.............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over.........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 .........................................
Jewelry and watches....................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares.................................................................
Household textiles ........................................................
All other g ifts ................................................................

O

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from “ Complete income
reporters” only; see glossary.
2 Value less than .5.

91

No data reported.
Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

155

Table C-5. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Midwest, 1980-81
ComDlete reoortina of income
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
to
to
to
$14,999
$19,999
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

1,911
1,292

3,482
2,179

1,953
1,262

1,409
836

$12,268

$17,433

$24,493

$33,900

$55,664

7,172

11,349

15,784

21,168

28,772

46,447

1.6

1.9

2.5

2.8

3.2

3.5

3.5

46.3

55.8

52.0

44.7

41.5

43.2

46.0

1.4
2.0
.8
.3

1.4
2.0
.8
.3

.5
.7
.3
.6

.7
1.2
.5
.6

1.2
1.8
.8
.4

1.5
2.1
.9
.2

1.8
2.7
1.1
.1

2.1
3.0
1.2
.1

2.3
3.0
1.0
.1

Housing tenure:
Homeowner.............................................................
R enter.....................................................................

68
32

66
34

35
65

49
51

57
43

64
36

80
20

91
9

94
6

Race of reference person:
B lack.......................................................................
White and other.......................................................

9
91

9
91

16
84

11
89

9
91

8
92

8
92

6
94

3
97

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) .....................................................
High school (9-1 2)..................................................
College....................................................................
Never attended and other.......................................

13
48
39
(*)

12
49
39

28
46
25
1

22
57
21

10
54
36

8
52
40

6
53
40

6
41
54

3
30
66

Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ..........................
Number of sample interviews..............................................

18,320
11,604

Income before taxes 1 .....................................................

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

15,419
9,780

2,250
1,425

2,423
1,548

1,991
1,238

$20,242

$20,242

$2,903

$7,404

Income after taxes 1 ........................................................

17,610

17,610

2,698

Size of consumer unit......................................................

2.7

2.7

Age of reference person.................................................

47.0

Consumer unit characteristics:

41.4 °

Number in consumer unit:
Earners........................................................................
Vehicles.......................................................................
Children under 1 8 ........................................................
Persons 65 and over...................................................
Percent reporting:

At least one vehicle owned.........................................

86

0

47

86

156

O

O

0
75

93

95

O
99

O
99

O
97

Table C-5. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Midwest, 1980-81
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

Complete reportina of income
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$19,999
$14,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

Total expenditures................................................................

$16,681

$16,825

$6,894

$9,079

$12,519

$15,207

$19,312

$25,769

$35,744

Food.................................................................................
Food at hom e...............................................................
Food away from hom e.................................................

3,057
2,250
807

3,023
2,221
802

1,547
1,198
349

1,949
1,505
444

2,471
1,887
584

2,836
2,194
642

3,477
2,627
850

4,113
2,959
1,153

5,629
3,566
2,063

Alcoholic beverages.........................................................

263

269

80

198

229

278

312

379

480

Housing............................................................................
S helter..........................................................................
Owned dwellings.......................................................
Mortgage interest..................................................
Property taxes.......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses....................................................
Rented dwellings ......................................................
Other lodging............................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s ...............................................................
Electricity..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels.............................................
Telephone.................................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations..................................................
Domestic services.....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment..................................
Household textile s....................................................
Furniture...................................................................
Floor coverings........................................................
Major appliances.......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares ........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

4,868
2,684
1,712
892
423

4,847
2,683
1,685
890
412

2,466
1,481
477
104
165

3,006
1,724
636
153
231

3,590
1,971
916
381
258

4,358
2,365
1,334
726
340

5,373
2,881
2,132
1,210
464

7,103
4,131
2,937
1,645
679

9,833
5,198
4,145
2,518
938

397
734
238
1,260
346
410
76
328
101
189
141
47
735
67
256
38
144
57
172

383
768
230
1,242
340
402
74
326
101
182
136
46
741
69
261
38
143
56
174

208
883
120
656
178
183
70
187
37
66
46
19
264
26
92
13
77
18
38

252
978
110
878
255
270
60
237
56
93
66
27
311
39
88
21
52
24
87

277
973
82
1,053
315
320
50
293
74
119
75
45
447
32
155
24
111
41
84

268
879
152
1,204
316
381
78
331
99
150
113
36
640
45
233
28
141
51
141

458
549
199
1,443
373
498
82
358
131
186
134
52
863
71
276
49
196
60
211

614
831
363
1,637
449
548
97
399
144
286
225
61
1,048
92
397
53
194
83
229

689
240
813
2,075
576
679
79
556
184
493
395
98
2,067
235
785
96
250
155
547

Apparel ............................................................................
Men and boys...............................................................
Men, 16 and o v e r.....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ............................................................
Women and g irls ..........................................................
Women, 16 and over................................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................................
Children under 2 ..........................................................
Footwear ......................................................................
Other apparel products and services............................

898
236
192
44
375
319
57
25
105
156

912
238
192
46
378
322
56
27
108
162

366
64
53
11
171
158
13
16
48
68

399
65
48
17
179
162
17
14
65
76

618
151
114
37
244
214
30
19
70
134

779
208
170
38
281
237
45
33
99
157

985
280
215
65
394
318
76
36
124
151

1,335
364
286
79
542
446
97
38
156
235

2,498
700
615
85
1,099
967
132
33
234
431

157

Table C-5. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Midwest, 1980-81
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

ComDlete reoortina of income
$15,000
$20,000
$10,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$14,999
$19,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

Transportation.................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)...............................
Other vehicles.............................................................
Vehicle finance charges...............................................
Gasoline and motor o il................................................
Maintenance and repairs.............................................
Vehicle insurance........................................................
Public transportation....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges........................

3,435
683
518
33
151
1,184
331
249
184
102

3,485
677
549
36
154
1,199
336
250
178
105

1,010
145
159
47
21
391
111
65
74
36

1,595
131
258
4 11
41
670
193
116
122
53

2,848
467
590
75
94
975
251
205
119
72

3,282
575
503
37
135
1,205
354
249
149
75

4,290
718
800
39
215
1,536
393
327
147
1.15

5,657
1,348
752
72
305
1,832
532
411
254
149

6,869
1,873
775
46
313
2,001
627
427
536
311

Health ca re .....................................................................
Health insurance.........................................................
Medical services..........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies............................

683
213
351
119

677
213
346
119

474
184
191
98

551
206
232
112

552
216
247
89

608
209
293
106

697
216
367
114

859
226
498
135

1,193
244
739
209

Entertainment.................................................................
Fees and admissions..................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment............................
Other equipment and services.....................................

775
254
212
310

775
252
220
303

225
72
82
71

336
92
126
118

484
146
148
191

632
171
192
268

947
279
277
390

1,232
439
309
483

1,957
746
480
731

Personal care..................................................................

157

154

76

89

115

146

165

215

348

Reading..........................................................................

120

122

58

68

87

125

136

177

251

Education ........................................................................

192

184

165

63

70

88

149

302

641

Tobacco and smoking supplies.......................... .............

174

174

79

126

188

195

218

209

204

Miscellaneous.................................................................

262

218

51

135

155

217

276

359

384

Cash contributions..........................................................

513

534

180

233

389

395

421

933

1,734

Personal insurance and pensions....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security...........................

1,283
271
1,013

1,448
266
1,183

118
70
48

331
89
243

725
146
579

1,268
224
1,044

1,866
322
1,543

2,898
457
2,441

3,722
701
3,021

Table C-S. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Midwest, 1980-81
c omDlete reoortina of income

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

$10,000
to
$14,999

$15,000
to
$19,999

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

Money income before taxes.............................................
Wages and salaries......................................................
Self-employment income...............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement....................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property incom e..........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits........................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps...................................................
Regular contributions for support.................................
Other income................................................................

20,242
16,149
1,087

20,242
16,149
1,087

2,903
677
-112

7,404
2,926
188

12,268
7,568
443

17,433
13,676
607

24,493
21,709
585

33,900
30,360
1,610

55,664
45,646
6,623

1,632

1,632

1,639

2,876

2,685

1,599

992

621

1,016

665

665

129

458

624

636

602

916

1,778

309

309

61

218

441

537

391

262

232

233
112
57

233
112
57

422
42
44

612
80
46

289
154
63

134
180
64

50
95
70

50
54
27

38
247
85

Personal taxes.................................................................
Federal income taxes...................................................
State and local income taxes.......................................
Other taxes..................................................................

2,632
2,130
437
64

2,632
2,130
437
64

206
121
20
65

231
147
55
30

918
733
165
21

1,649
1,295
311
43

3,325
2,651
590
84

5,128
4,149
924
55

9,218
7,776
1,264
178

Other money receipts.......................................................

167

167

87

145

131

139

164

274

284

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

279

277

51

65

144

230

369

476

748

30
43
13
15

30
43
14
17

10
12
10
9

9
17

23
35
15

32
48
19
13

50

6
8

27
32
7
15

18
25

81
120
23
35

18

17

6

17

6

331

312

1
100

5
3
145

8

6

2
104

4
154

14
9
235

25
10
848

63
12
892

Item

Sources of income and personal taxes: 1

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over.............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over.........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 .........................................
Jewelry and watches....................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares.................................................................
Household textiles ........................................................
All other g ifts ................................................................

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from “ Complete income
reporters” only; see glossary.
2 Value less than .5.

20

No data reported.
Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

159

68

Table C-6. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, South, 1980-81
Complete reoortina of income
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
to
to
to
$14,999
$19,999
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

2,523
1,330

3,691
1,957

1,910
1,056

1,585
889

$12,286

$17,376

$24,502

$34,023

$57,281

7,083

11,292

15,634

21,376

28,871

47,574

1.7

2.3

2.7

2.7

3.2

3.3

3.4

45.0

52.0

49.9

42.7

42.2

40.5

42.6

45.2

1.4
1.9
.8
.3

1.4
1.9
.8
.3

.6
.7
.4
.5

.9
1.2
.6
.5

1.3
1.6
.9
.2

1.5
2.0
.8
.2

1.8
2.6
1.1
.1

2.1
2.9
1.0
.1

2.2
3.1
.9
.1

Housing tenure:
Homeowner.............................................................
R enter.....................................................................

61
39

60
40

40
60

49
51

50
50

57
43

71
29

85
15

88
12

Race of reference person:
Black .......................................................................
White and other.......................................................

19
81

19
81

34
66

24
76

21
79

17
83

14
86

11
89

6
94

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) .....................................................
High school (9-1 2)..................................................
College....................................................................
Never attended and other........................................

15
43
41
1

15
43
41
1

31
34
31
4

24
47
28
1

16
56
28
1

10
49
41
(2)

7
45
48
(2)

5
40
55
1

4
23
73
(3)

At least one vehicle owned.........................................

85

85

47

77

89

95

98

97

97

Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ..........................
Number of sample interviews..............................................

21,577
11,868

Income before taxes 1 .....................................................

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

18,636
10,162

2,810
1,605

3,136
1,689

2,981
1,636

$19,158

$19,158

$2,584

$7,358

Income after taxes 1 ........................................................

16,735

16,735

2,525

Size of consumer unit......................................................

2.7

2.7

Age of reference person.................................................

45.7

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners........................................................................
Vehicles.......................................................................
Children under 18 ........................................................
Persons 65 and over...................................................
Percent reporting:

160

Table C-6. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, South, 1980-81
Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

reoortina of income
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$14,999
$19,999

CiomDlete

Item

All
consumer
units

Total expenditures................................................................

$16,648

$16,704

$6,928

$9,974

$13,173

$15,995

Food.................................................................................
Food at hom e...............................................................
Food away from hom e.................................................

3,111
2,368
743

3,111
2,367
743

1,697
1,393
303

2,231
1,815
415

2,722
2,161
560

Alcoholic beverages..........................................................

251

254

115

170

Housing............................................................................
Shelter..........................................................................
Owned dwellings.......................................................
Mortgage interest..................................................
Property taxes.......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses....................................................
Rented dwellings ......................................................
Other lodging............................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s ...............................................................
Electricity...................................................................
Fuel oil and other fue ls.............................................
Telephone.................................................................
Water and other public services................................
Household operations..................................................
Domestic services.....................................................
Other household expenses.......................................
Housefumishings and equipment..................................
Household textiles....................................................
Furniture...................................................................
Floor coverings .........................................................
Major appliances.......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

4,748
2,482
1,436
832
209

4,714
2,457
1,399
837
189

2,235
1,167
417
119
82

395
825
221
1,289
138
577
83
353
138
279
221
58
698
58
241
36
137
61
165

373
856
202
1,279
135
569
84
353
138
272
214
58
706
61
243
35
140
62
166

Apparel............................................................................
Men and boys...............................................................
Men, 16 and o v e r.....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ............................................................
Women and g irls ..........................................................
Women, 16 and over.................................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................................
Children under 2 ..........................................................
Footwear ......................................................................
Other apparel products and services............................

927
230
187
42
361
302
59
28
111
197

922
228
184
44
355
293
61
29
112
199

161

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

$20,527

$25,411

$35,718

3,079
2,391
688

3,672
2,819
853

4,308
3,101
1,207

5,394
3,601
1,793

212

251

303

333

536

3,148
1,587
561
170
99

3,786
1,976
753
395
115

4,294
2,218
1,042
574
140

5,540
2,965
1,855
1,268
203

6,767
3,504
2,683
1,816
287

10,227
5,306
3,970
2,489
626

216
667
83
763
102
294
72
214
81
103
53
49
203
20
55
15
45
22
45

292
918
107
971
106
411
75
276
104
183
136
48
407
27
144
17
91
39
89

243
1,122
102
1,151
119
513
87
321
111
207
170
37
452
38
149
20
105
40
100

328
1,044
132
1,261
129
555
87
360
131
193
148
45
622
51
231
22
117
60
142

384
888
221
1,503
140
685
77
435
166
300
234
67
772
75
227
39
170
62
200

580
528
294
1,673
166
781
92
439
196
342
277
65
1,248
101
459
37
267
109
274

855
586
749
2,076
247
971
115
506
238
848
717
131
1,997
180
747
141
281
163
485

353
71
59
12
147
133
15
10
43
82

478
96
74
22
192
166
26
17
63
110

643
149
111
38
246
199
47
25
83
141

838
197
152
45
344
287
57
29
111
157

1,095
275
218
58
402
311
90
44
132
241

1,484
398
321
76
575
489
86
32
174
305

2,391
651
573
78
888
738
150
53
269
531

Table C-6. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, South, 1980-81
Item

_____________________________Complete reporting of income
All
Less
$5,000
Total
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
consumer
than
complete
to
to
to
to
units
S5.000
$9,999
reoortina
$14,999
$19,999
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

Transportation.................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ...............................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)...............................
Other vehicles.............................................................
Vehicle finance charges...............................................
Gasoline and motor o il................................................
Maintenance and repairs.............................................
Vehicle insurance.........................................................
Public transportation....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

3,412
619
500
30
159
1,217
376
244
177
90

3,394
596
488
31
163
1,231
380
244
169
92

1,073
165
140
41
23
426
114
68
110
27

1,896
4 142
366
17
66
796
222
123
110
53

2,759
287
445
16
125
1,117
347
198
155
69

3,366
690
345
40
158
1,287
396
260
101
89

4,530
844
699
61
243
1,633
471
325
134
119

5,459
981
895
58
312
1,895
602
409
177
129

6,571
1,648
674
30
314
1,904
717
463
601
219

Health c a re .....................................................................
Health insurance.........................................................
Medical services..........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies............................

881
260
481
140

848
257
457
134

462
142
241
79

661
222
312
128

725
250
356
118

838
264
439
136

982
287
547
147

1,242
333
730
180

1,356
369
807
180

Entertainment .................................................................
Fees and admissions ..................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment............................
Other equipment and services.....................................

681
212
201
268

683
202
206
275

199
72
77
50

294
82
124
87

512
117
180
214

649
167
216
266

865
248
248
370

1,110
320
326
465

1,743
637
383
722

Personal care..................................................................

155

153

70

101

127

146

179

213

334

Reading ..........................................................................

99

100

44

57

73

94

117

171

216

Education ........................................................................

206

193

166

91

105

103

211

250

638

Tobacco and smoking supplies.......................................

179

183

98

155

201

193

216

222

219

Miscellaneous.................................................................

243

241

135

119

168

172

308

388

582

Cash contributions..........................................................

486

512

115

176

314

670

577

723

1,597

Personal insurance and pensions....................................
Life and other personal insurance...............................
Retirement, pensions, social security...........................

1,270
305
965

1,397
300
1,097

166
99
67

398
136
262

828
175
652

1,300
283
1,017

1,934
356
1,578

2,742
546
2,196

3,914
818
3,096

162

Table C-6. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, South, 1980-81
ComDlete reDOrtina of income
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$19,999
$14,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

17,376
13,730
675

24,502
20,851
878

34,023
30,038
1,324

57,281
46,552
5,172

1,841

1,912

1,690

1,424

2,264

295

441

515

623

970

2,734

48

226

260

282

271

98

310

193
141
52

447
127
22

366
190
46

232
200
82

90
127
46

47
104
38

35
86
47

17
130
101

2,423
2,130
258
35

2,423
2,130
258
35

59
32
8
19

275
219
42
15

994
849
125
20

1,742
1,506
208
28

3,126
2,712
377
38

5,152
4,517
580
56

9,706
8,803
795
108

Other money receipts.......................................................

219

219

65

87

239

97

229

286

800

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

273

265

61

84

143

215

431

398

743

26
35
10
19

27
36
10
21

10
18
3
3

11
15
5
8

21
23
11
8

24
31
11
7

34
38
10
35

43
64
15
68

66
108
28
33

12
5
316

12
5
307

5
2
189

5
2
147

7
3
186

8
3
168

15
7
304

28
9
506

31
14
1,048

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Money income before taxes.............................................
Wages and salaries......................................................
Self-employment income...............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement....................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property incom e..........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits........................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps...................................................
Regular contributions for support.................................
Other income................................................................

19,158
15,199
859

Personal taxes.................................................................
Federal income taxes...................................................
State and local income taxes.......................................
Other taxes..................................................................

Item

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

19,158
15,199
859

2,584
933
-449

7,358
3,558
249

12,286
8,958
272

1,846

1,846

1,398

2,427

654

654

57

215

215

193
141
52

Sources of income and personal taxes:1

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over.............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over.........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 .........................................
Jewelry and watches....................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares.................................................................
Household textile s........................................................
All other g ifts ................................................................

•

No data reported.
Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from “ Complete income
reporters” only; see glossary.
2 Value less than .5.

163

Table C-7. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, West, 1980-81
Item

All
consumer
units

Number of consumer units (in thousands)..........................
Number of sample interviews..............................................

13,104
9,667

Income before taxes 1 .....................................................

CDmDlete reoortina of income
$20,000
$10,000
$15,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$19,999
$14,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

2,329
1,574

1,422
1,034

1,294
956

$17,335

$24,417

$34,356

$55,006

11,218

15,557

20,935

29,737

46,257

2.0

2.4

2.6

3.0

3.3

3.3

47.0

45.0

40.5

41.7

41.6

42.8

45.5

1.5
2.0
.7
.2

.7
.9
.4
.4

.9
1.1
.5
.4

1.3
1.5
.8
.2

1.4
2.1
.7
.2

1.8
2.5
.9
.1

2.1
3.0
1.0
.1

2.3
3.0
.9
.2

56
44

55
45

30
70

34
66

38
62

52
48

68
32

81
19

86
14

Race of reference person:
B lack.......................................................................
White and oth er.......................................................

6
94

6
94

7
93

7
93

7
93

10
90

4
96

5
95

4
96

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) .....................................................
High school (9 -1 2 )..................................................
College....................................................................
Never attended and other........................................

10
36
52
1

10
36
53
1

18
35
45
3

17
41
39
3

13
45
41
1

8
42
49

6
37
56

5
26
69

1
21
78

At least one vehicle owned.........................................

86

87

56

72

90

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

11,246
8,398

1,399
1,231

1,777
1,317

1,642
1,255

1,383
1,031

$21,103

$21,103

$2,307

$7,434

$12,183

Income after taxes 1 ........................................................

18,375

18,375

2,223

7,144

Size of consumer unit......................................................

2.6

2.6

1.7

Age of reference person.................................................

44.0

43.3

1.5
2.0
.7
.2

Housing tenure:
Homeowner.............................................................
R enter.....................................................................

Total
complete
reoortina

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners........................................................................
Vehicles.......................................................................
Children under 1 8 ........................................................
Persons 65 and ove r...................................................
Percent reporting:

164

ft

ft
97

ft

0
96

99

97

Table C-7. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, West, 1980-81
ComDlete reDortina of income
$20,000
$10,000
$15,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$19,999
$14,999

Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

Total expenditures...............................................................

$18,617

$18,797

$8,722

$10,715

$13,711

$17,189

Food.................................................................................
Food at home...............................................................
Food away from hom e.................................................

3,370
2,472
899

3,341
2,453
888

1,974
1,483
491

2,305
1,821
484

2,740
2,081
659

Alcoholic beverages.........................................................

325

333

165

225

Housing............................................................................
Shelter.........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest..................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses....................................................
Rented dwellings ......................................................
Other lodging............................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s ..............................................................
Electricity..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels.............................................
Telephone................................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations..................................................
Domestic services.....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment..................................
Household textile s....................................................
Furniture...................................................................
Floor coverings........................................................
Major appliances......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares ........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

5,585
3,540
2,053
1,360
301

5,566
3,539
2,065
1,394
296

2,945
1,951
689
398
96

392
1,219
268
985
179
318
26
343
119
273
210
63
787
79
288
32
128
75
185

375
1,206
269
978
177
313
25
343
119
264
202
62
784
79
275
32
128
77
192

Apparel............................................................................
Men and boys...............................................................
Men, 16 and o v e r.....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ............................................................
Women and g irls ..........................................................
Women, 16 and over................................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................................
Children under 2 ..........................................................
Footwear ......................................................................
Other apparel products and services............................

986
240
199
41
369
314
55
30
118
228

978
244
203
42
369
312
58
30
120
214

165

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

$21,151

$26,710

$36,029

3,081
2,333
748

3,811
2,836
975

4,373
3,197
1,176

5,302
3,466
1,837

257

356

356

389

630

3,382
2,242
690
365
135

4,153
2,640
944
514
208

4,799
2,949
1,380
848
187

6,285
3,957
2,469
1,744
327

7,406
4,492
3,336
2,381
466

10,692
7,011
5,467
3,869
717

195
1,166
96
552
106
164
18
203
61
150
97
53
292
31
95
15
52
33
67

189
1,484
69
656
112
184
25
267
68
140
91
49
344
48
120
8
56
35
76

222
1,571
124
777
123
245
27
305
77
136
90
46
600
57
196
32
118
58
139

345
1,433
135
953
175
311
18
341
109
205
159
46
692
65
256
27
135
60
149

398
1,205
283
1,129
214
369
23
380
144
250
193
58
949
84
383
29
149
115
189

489
749
407
1,326
235
446
30
447
167
401
314
87
1,187
146
404
63
161
95
317

881
664
880
1,507
288
496
37
467
219
660
552
107
1,515
136
469
59
240
141
470

453
90
80
11
179
155
24
20
63
101

489
98
77
21
187
163
25
18
77
109

737
175
145
29
270
227
42
26
94
173

803
240
191
49
262
218
44
27
96
179

1,013
279
222
57
365
300
65
40
133
196

1,362
326
272
55
503
429
74
39
160
333

2,222
551
482
69
927
784
143
36
234
474

Table C-7. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, West, 1980-81
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

OomDlete reDOrtina of income
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$14,999
$19,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

Transportation.................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ...............................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)...............................
Other vehicles.............................................................
Vehicle finance charges...............................................
Gasoline and motor o il................................................
Maintenance and repairs.............................................
Vehicle insurance........................................................
Public transportation....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

3,824
649
612
40
154
1,219
458
286
283
123

3,832
620
627
42
156
1,232
467
282
281
126

1,563
286
175
4 22
38
513
196
94
189
49

2,224
393
450
43
64
701
236
126
181
70

2,828
335
523
28
103
964
349
190
265
70

3,933
446
810
29
164
1,396
497
281
203
107

4,532
754
768
78
204
1,455
568
363
202
140

5,815
949
962
84
234
1,883
678
462
359
202

6,224
1,240
673
37
298
1,782
780
473
673
266

Health ca re .....................................................................
Health insurance.........................................................
Medical services..........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies............................

697
186
406
105

680
179
400
101

441
141
219
81

526
132
295
99

602
183
338
81

628
204
349
76

748
184
464
100

837
197
522
118

1,007
223
627
157

Entertainment.................................................................
Fees and admissions..................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment............................
Other equipment and services.....................................

946
299
265
382

953
304
268
381

368
126
145
97

470
123
179
168

679
199
213
267

847
227
219
401

1,000
314
261
425

1,353
491
377
485

2,182
735
539
908

Personal care..................................................................

162

160

76

89

122

140

183

220

306

Reading..........................................................................

121

121

53

68

80

137

134

160

238

Education........................................................................

198

195

152

129

108

92

207

257

464

Tobacco and smoking supplies.......................................

149

151

88

115

136

176

172

192

180

Miscellaneous.................................................................

316

330

137

142

155

532

255

477

775

Cash contributions..........................................................

604

665

169

181

367

458

555

1,118

2,163

Personal insurance and pensions....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security...........................

1,333
228
1,106

1,493
237
1,256

136
36
100

369
71
298

746
115
632

1,206
178
1,028

1,899
281
1,618

2,752
445
2,307

3,644
594
3,050

166

Table C-7. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by REGION OF
RESIDENCE and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, West, 1980-81
Complete reportina of income
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$19,999
$14,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

17,335
13,592
454

24,417
21,457
763

34,356
29,764
1,743

55,006
43,636
4,768

1,736

2,227

1,041

1,437

2,347

269

444

394

632

1,010

3,765

132

130

208

265

142

116

115

258
195
93

376
117
87

789
209
97

278
291
65

171
135
96

68
260
55

56
149
82

30
140
205

2,728
2,257
457
14

2,728
2,257
457
14

84
81
4
-2

290
220
35
35

964
842
169
-47

1,778
1,466
273
39

3,482
2,915
557
10

4,619
3,880
716
22

8,749
7,078
1,625
46

Other money receipts.......................................................

457

457

204

319

849

319

140

1,100

437

Mortgage principal paid on

315

316

76

89

200

208

411

579

695

26
33
15
16

25
33
14
17

11
17
9
6

8
14
7
4

19
16
9
16

30
32
13
29

29
32
16
18

35
46
24
19

49
91
22
32

20
8
337

21
8
331

8
4
150

6
4
112

13
7
140

15
8
219

26
7
432

28
7
448

52
22
881

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reDortina

Money income before taxes.............................................
Wages and salaries......................................................
Self-employment income...............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement....................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property incom e..........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits........................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps............................-......................
Regular contributions for support.................................
Other income................................................................

21,103
17,000
956

Personal taxes.................................................................
Federal income taxes...................................................
State and local income taxes.......................................
Other taxes..................................................................

Item

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

21,103
17,000
956

2,307
1,524
-932

7,434
3,893
299

12,183
8,871
289

1,597

1,597

1,014

1,748

846

846

-11

157

157

258
195
93

Sources of income and personal taxes:1

Addenda:

o w ne d

property......................

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over.............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over.........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 .........................................
Jewelry and watches....................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares.................................................................
Household textiles ........................................................
All other g ifts ................................................................

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from “Complete income
reporters” only; see glossary.
2 Value less than .5.

No data reported.
Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

16

Table C-8. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age under 25, 1980-81
Item

All
consumer
units

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ..........................
Number of sample interviews..............................................

7,408
5,097

Income before taxes 2 .....................................................

ComDlete reDOrtina of income
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
to
to
to
$14,999
$19,999
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

838
530

748
469

176
109

78
1 48

$12,086

$17,259

$23,611

$32,593

$58,541

7,000

10,761

15,086

20,312

27,863

49,974

1.4

1.8

1.9

2.1

2.2

2.3

3.1

21.7

20.4

21.8

22.2

22.4

22.7 °

23.1

22.7

1.3
1.2
.4

.9
.5
.3

1.1
1.0
.4

1.3
1.4
.4
(3)

1.6
1.6
.4

1.8
2.1
.3
(*>

2.0
2.1
.3
(*>

2.1
2.7
.9
(4)

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

6,565
4,523

1,909
1,490

1,406
999

1,409
878

$11,354

$11,354

$2,406

$7,431

Income after taxes 2 ........................................................

10,092

10,092

2,396

Size of consumer unit......................................................

1.8

1.8

Age of reference person.................................................

21.6

1.3
1.2
.4
(3)

Total
complete
reoortina

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners........................................................................
Vehicles.......................................................................
Children under 18 ........................................................
Persons 65 and over...................................................

O

0

O

O

Percent reporting:
Housing tenure:
Homeowner.............................................................
R enter.....................................................................

11
89

11
89

2
98

3
97

13
87

19
81

29
71

42
58

50
50

Race of reference person:
B lack.......................................................................
White and other.......................................................

13
87

13
87

23
77

12
88

9
91

9
91

6
94

6
94

5
95

2
46
52

1
46
52
(5)

1
29
70

3
48
49

2
58
40
(5)

1
52
46
(4)

1
57
42

1
41
58

3
75
22
(4)

88

90

100

92

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) .....................................................
High school (9-1 2)..................................................
College....................................................................
Never attended and other.......................................
At least one vehicle owned.........................................

0
71

O

72

39

168

O
74

O

0
95

Table C-8. Continued— Selected characterietics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age under 25, 1980-81
Item

All
consumer
units

Total expenditures................................................................

Oomolete reDOrtina of income
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$14,999
$19,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

$18,228

$22,449

$26,254

2,352
1,649
704

2,753
1,938
815

3,129
2,019
1,109

3,376
2,437
939

372

427

371

423

615

2,894
1,825
60
44
3

3,533
2,259
317
235
31

4,221
2,599
564
432
48

5,345
3,155
1,183
959
105

7,237
4,250
2,290
1,781
118

7,090
3,555
2,266
1,858
131

4
859
168
333
55
80
2
184
12
41
23
18
160
16
61
3
19
18
44

13
1,693
71
556
85
175
19
255
22
127
101
26
387
35
158
8
43
38
103

50
1,895
47
666
91
247
29
271
28
110
86
24
498
36
226
19
81
48
88

84
1,954
81
775
106
284
55
289
40
115
87
28
732
55
324
21
134
43
155

119
1,843
129
1,013
140
367
56
387
63
164
130
34
1,014
50
425
50
247
71
172

391
1,819
141
1,219
164
403
74
465
113
297
266
31
1,471
94
658
112
188
65
355

277
1,230
59
1,458
216
524
100
444
173
297
245
53
1,779
123
291
44
575
105
642

427
90
83
8
171
165
6
21
51
94

628
113
101
12
256
246
11
38
74
146

683
135
128
7
254
245
8
36
79
179

883
232
220
12
318
304
14
40
95
198

899
240
234
6
277
269
8
55
97
229

1,297
370
353
17
444
408
36
19
155
310

2,569
628
592
36
722
675
47
160
442
616

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

$11,108

$11,310

$5,983

$9,740

$12,228

$14,614

Food.................................................................................
Food at home...............................................................
Food away from hom e..................................................

1,997
1,399
598

1,989
1,394
595

1,341
911
430

1,882
1,363
519

2,132
1,502
630

Alcoholic beverages..........................................................

317

322

209

308

Housing.............................................................................
Shelter..........................................................................
Owned dwellings.......................................................
Mortgage interest...................................................
Property taxes.......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses....................................................
Rented dwellings ......................................................
Other lodging............................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services.................................
Natural g a s ...............................................................
Electricity...................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels.............................................
Telephone.................................................................
Water and other public services................................
Household operations...................................................
Domestic services.....................................................
Other household expenses.......................................
Housefumishings and equipment..................................
Household textile s....................................................
Furniture....................................................................
Floor coverings.........................................................
Major appliances.......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

3,219
1,990
364
278
34

3,266
2,029
383
300
30

1,586
1,051
24
19
61

53
1,523
103
612
88
204
27
262
30
109
83
26
508
36
225
17
84
41
105

53
1,542
104
623
90
209
27
265
32
107
83
25
506
37
211
19
89
40
110

Apparel.............................................................................
Men and boys...............................................................
Men, 16 and o v e r.....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ............................................................
Women and g irls ...........................................................
Women, 16 and over.................................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................................
Children under 2 ...........................................................
Footwear......................................................................
Other apparel products and services............................

680
159
149
10
247
236
11
35
79
161

686
154
144
9
252
242
10
36
80
164

169

Table C-8. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age under 25, 1980-81
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

ComDlete reDOrtina of income
$15,000
$10,000
$20,000
to
to
to
$14,999
$19,999
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

Transportation..................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)...............................
Other vehicles.............................................................
Vehicle finance charges...............................................
Gasoline and motor o il.................................................
Maintenance and repairs.............................................
Vehicle insurance.........................................................
Public transportation....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

2,598
394
517
75
118
843
270
164
142
75

2,639
385
527
78
121
873
278
164
136
78

1,054
116
172
22
23
378
111
30
156
47

2,293
372
485
65
78
794
246
103
126
85

3,042
352
583
139
138
1,094
326
213
115
84

3,554
788
665
6 17
195
1,044
359
260
125
102

4,770
542
1,218
285
262
1,437
478
343
114
91

4,946
6 1,244
464
6 31
333
1,588
538
375
239
134

4,846

Health care .....................................................................
Health insurance.........................................................
Medical services..........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies............................

263
74
152
36

272
76
158
38

88
15
51
22

226
55
137
33

303
88
180
35

368
96
221
51

547
183
293
70

587
180
360
47

668
225
357
86

Entertainment ..................................................................
Fees and admissions ..................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment............................
Other equipment and services.....................................

585
190
210
185

590
183
217
191

336
136
114
86

474
130
206
138

663
170
226
267

739
205
311
223

849
207
349
293

1,139
383
315
441

2,279
1,580
242
457

Personal care..................................................................

78

79

54

64

84

82

119

206

175

Reading ..........................................................................

63

65

36

52

67

99

96

125

138

Education ........................................................................

296

302

620

269

169

78

124

89

136

Tobacco and smoking supplies........................................

123

123

65

124

151

154

172

172

129

Miscellaneous..................................................................

114

119

36

57

119

271

207

294

453

Cash contributions..........................................................

88

97

25

49

78

159

225

421

437

Personal insurance and pensions....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security...........................

688
74
615

759
75
684

106
11
95

421
36
385

831
75
756

1,227
122
1,105

1,751
185
1,567

2,384
183
2,201

3,343
551
2,792

170

O

968
436
357
1,542
702
432
319
89

Table C-8. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age under 25, 1980-81
All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reDortina

Money income before taxes.............................................
Wages and salaries......................................................
Self-employment income...............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement....................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property income..........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits........................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps...................................................
Regular contributions for support.................................
Other income................................................................

11,354
10,013
266

Personal taxes..................................................................
Federal income taxes...................................................
State and local income taxes.......................................
Other taxes...................................................................

ComDlete reDOrtina of income
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
to
$19,999
$14,999
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

32,593
31,044
1,189

58,541
41,956
7,664

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

11,354
10,013
266

2,406
1,461
18

7,431
5,764
111

12,086
11,185
80

17,259
16,312
167

23,611
22,252
658

126

126

86

130

128

60

258

160

160

18

147

77

144

104

89

6,196

189

189

59

194

250

264

231

121

1,075

299
219
84

299
219
84

498
200
66

546
412
127

99
187
79

86
121
107

15
48
44

11
127
13

227
632
89

1,262
1,036
223
3

1,262
1,036
223
3

10
1
9
1

431
340
89
1

1,325
1,082
239
4

2,172
1,775
396
1

3,298
2,739
550
10

4,731
4,010
702
19

8,567
7,087
1,470
10

Other money receipts.......................................................

68

68

90

66

38

61

92

33

48

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

58

61

9

17

46

65

259

167

203

16
19
7
19

16
19
8
20

12
14
3
17

12
14
8
14

17
20
6
16

23
32
10
45

18
24
18
8

36
27
12
29

33
35
50
47

8
2
113

8
2
115

6
1
102

7
2
130

6
3
90

9
3
140

13
6
95

35
6
311

3
0
87

Item

Sources of income and personal taxes:2

703

O

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over.............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and ove r.........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 .........................................
Jewelry and watches....................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares.................................................................
Household textile s........................................................
All other g ifts ................................................................

1 Data in this column are likely to have large sampling errors.
2 Components of income and taxes are derived from “ Complete income
reporters” only; see glossary.
3 Value less than .05.

No data reported.
Value less than .5.
Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

171

Table C-9. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 25 to 34, 1980-81
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ..........................
Number of sample interviews..............................................

16,083
9,971

Income before taxes 1 .....................................................

ComDlete reDOrtina of income
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$14,999
$19,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

4,172
2,499

1,841
1,167

960
590

$17,328

$24,444

$33,836

$52,671

11,092

15,423

21,073

28,856

44,757

2.5

2.6

2.7

3.0

3.1

3.0

28.7

28.9

28.7

29.3

29.7

30.2

30.6

.9
.8
1.0

1.1
1.1
1.1

1.3
1.5
1.0

1.5
1.8
1.0

1.7
2.3
1.2

1.8
2.6
1.1

1.8
2.5
1.0

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

14,424
8,941

811
527

1,770
1,092

2,392
1,478

2,479
1,588

$20,958

$20,958

$2,127

$7,536

$12,317

Income after taxes 1 ........................................................

18,222

18,222

1,761

7,149

Size of consumer unit......................................................

2.8

2.8

2.4

Age of reference person.................................................

29.5

29.5

1.5
1.9
1.1

1.5
1.9
1.1

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners........................................................................
Vehicles.......................................................................
Children under 1 8 ........................................................
Persons 65 and over...................................................

ft

ft

(2)

ft

ft

ft

ft

ft

O

Percent reporting:
Housing tenure:
Homeowner.............................................................
R enter.....................................................................

50
50

50
50

14
86

18
82

31
69

43
57

64
36

79
21

83
17

Race of reference person:
B lack.......................................................................
White and other.......................................................

13
87

13
87

28
72

21
79

15
85

14
86

11
89

6
94

7
93

3
38
59

3
38
59

9
42
48
2

5
48
46

6
47
48

2
39
59

1
36
63

1
25
74

1
21
78

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) .....................................................
High school (9 -1 2 )..................................................
College....................................................................
Never attended and other........................................
At least one vehicle owned.........................................

O

0

89

90

50

172

ft
72

91

ft

ft

ft

0

96

97

ft
98

98

Table C-9. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 25 to 34, 1980-81
GomDlete reoortina of income
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$14,999
$19,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

$16,165

$20,099

$25,544

$34,678

2,513
1,927
586

2,873
2,154
719

3,373
2,480
893

3,907
2,696
1,211

4,704
2,909
1,795

271

276

344

358

403

645

3,160
1,981
483
289
91

3,460
2,147
457
324
56

4,031
2,487
795
553
120

4,789
2,893
1,262
958
129

6,296
3,727
2,377
1,781
261

8,110
5,008
3,802
2,829
447

12,072
7,171
5,905
4,575
611

277
1,311
170
1,144
189
421
72
363
100
298
253
45
831
77
338
25
152
61
178

104
1,447
51
689
127
235
39
237
51
114
93
21
376
24
169
19
94
25
45

78
1,649
41
817
132
282
59
293
50
146
111
35
351
37
133
9
65
22
85

121
1,601
91
914
141
336
58
312
67
178
144
34
452
44
196
16
74
38
83

175
1,535
96
1,072
172
381
61
363
95
195
161
34
629
52
256
13
121
46
141

335
1,159
191
1,304
210
488
93
391
122
340
286
53
925
72
354
24
190
78
206

525
874
332
1,436
258
555
76
413
135
438
388
50
1,227
141
459
40
251
78
259

718
767
499
1,641
284
607
81
503
165
854
754
99
2,407
240
1,112
89
284
158
522

982
259
206
53
335
275
60
51
119
218

560
131
96
35
180
134
46
38
84
127

556
119
76
43
201
159
42
38
84
113

683
175
128
47
235
182
53
34
88
152

820
220
178
43
273
222
50
49
104
174

1,047
280
223
58
355
289
66
62
126
223

1,344
351
284
67
484
417
67
53
150
306

2,315
666
578
88
744
642
103
82
239
583

Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
£9.999

Total expenditures................................................................

$17,979

$18,146

$9,479

$10,612

$12,978

Food.................................................................................
Food at hom e...............................................................
Food away from hom e.................................................

3,120
2,275
845

3,104
2,263
841

2,323
1,796
527

2,250
1,774
477

Alcoholic beverages.........................................................

348

348

207

Housing............................................................................
S helter.........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest..................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses....................................................
Rented dwellings ......................................................
Other lodging............................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s ..............................................................
Electricity..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels.............................................
Telephone................................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations..................................................
Domestic services.....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment..................................
Household textiles....................................................
Furniture...................................................................
Floor coverings........................................................
Major appliances......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

5,782
3,508
2,010
1,497
234

5,753
3,479
1,997
1,493
227

278
1,317
180
1,142
191
420
72
360
99
295
249
46
837
76
342
33
150
60
177

Apparel ............................................................................
Men and boys...............................................................
Men, 16 and o v e r.....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ............................................................
Women and g irls ..........................................................
Women, 16 and over................................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................................
Children under 2 ..........................................................
Footwear ......................................................................
Other apparel products and services............................

993
259
206
52
335
274
60
50
118
231

173

Table C-9. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 25 to 34, 1980-81
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
65.000

$5,000
to
$9,999

ComDlete reDOrtina of income
$10,000
$20,000
$15,000
to
to
to
$19,999
$29,999
$14,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

Transportation..................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)...............................
Other vehicles.............................................................
Vehicle finance charges...............................................
Gasoline and motor o il.................................................
Maintenance and repairs.............................................
Vehicle insurance.........................................................
Public transportation....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges........................

3,686
699
558
41
193
1,246
381
258
193
117

3,741
726
557
40
196
1,265
387
261
191
118

1,710
*333
320
5 17
61
542
126
86
182
42

2,026
5 136
481
5 18
81
801
197
126
131
54

2,690
278
483
53
125
1,027
305
184
152
83

3,590
556
617
38
160
1,316
414
263
133
93

4,225
908
568
30
235
1,447
415
309
170
143

5,428
1,312
726
93
332
1,630
522
381
276
157

6,294
1,793
551
14
354
1,697
719
410
491
265

Health c a re .....................................................................
Health insurance.........................................................
Medical services..........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies............................

527
149
313
65

531
150
315
66

222
58
136
28

314
66
206
43

472
155
265
53

479
135
281
63

600
176
348
76

708
197
429
82

835
213
518
104

Entertainment..................................................................
Fees and admissions ..................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment............................
Other equipment and services.....................................

897
246
257
393

911
247
261
403

399
119
152
127

478
112
180
186

546
151
172
223

788
198
230
360

978
273
275
429

1,370
392
394
584

2,198
576
496
1,126

Personal care..................................................................

120

121

59

64

87

106

140

165

228

Reading..........................................................................

121

123

59

70

81

116

124

197

257

Education........................................................................

148

148

229

156

125

108

138

146

265

Tobacco and smoking supplies........................................

172

173

128

154

176

192

170

176

190

Miscellaneous..................................................................

286

290

145

182

172

342

308

447

390

Cash contributions..........................................................

312

329

99

156

178

249

396

470

864

Personal insurance and pensions....................................
Life and other personal insurance...............................
Retirement, pensions, social security...........................

1,467
242
1,225

1,593
245
1,348

180
57
123

474
79
395

947
144
803

1,369
227
1,142

1,947
296
1,651

2,675
421
2,253

3,421
449
2,972

174

Table C -9. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 25 to 34, 1980-81
QomDlete reoortina of income________
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$14,999
$19,999

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
S5.000

$5,000
to
$9,999

Money income before taxes.............................................
Wages and salaries......................................................
Self-employment income...............................................
Social'security, private and government
retirement....................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property incom e..........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits........................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps...................................................
Regular contributions for support.................................
Other income................................................................

20,958
19,148
827

20,958
19,148
827

2,127
1,875
-1,182

7,536
5,423
403

12,317
11,033
245

17,328
16,149
416

81

81

104

90

119

196

196

28

54

233

233

102

229
165
80

229
165
80

Personal taxes.................................................................
Federal income taxes...................................................
State and local income taxes.......................................
Other taxes..................................................................

2,736
2,259
447
30

Other money receipts.......................................................
Mortgage principal paid on owned property......................

Item

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

24,444
23,096
593

33,836
31,819
1,208

52,671
45,545
6,099

81

51

60

114

72

90

271

379

502

235

286

332

226

165

123

965
128
108

1,016
216
101

178
280
105

48
125
86

22
128
57

34
124
46

29
156
104

2,736
2,259
447
30

366
314
55
-4

387
286
66
35

1,225
994
221
10

1,905
1,578
312
15

3,371
2,774
562
34

4,980
4,123
811
46

7,914
6,643
1,188
82

184

184

156

242

60

207

192

239

206

259

257

63

70

140

158

337

416

657

20
29
15
21

21
30
15
23

8
7
16
3

7
13
12
4

14
17
9
11

20
27
14
15

27
29
15
37

30
50
18
31

42
81
31
44

12
4
190

12
4
194

5
2
111

3
1
98

7
3
119

10
5
125

14
5
213

21
5
311

29
4
496

Sources of income and personal taxes:1

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over.............................
Clothing, women and girts, 2 and over.........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 .........................................
Jewelry and watches....................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares.................................................................
Household textile s........................................................
All other g ifts ................................................................

3 Value less than .5.
4 No data reported.
3 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

’ Components of income and taxes are derived from “ Complete income
reporters” only; see glossary.
* Value less than .05.

175

Table C-10. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 35 to 44, 1980-81
Item

All
consumer
units

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ..........................
Number of sample interviews..............................................

11,422
6,983

Income before taxes 1 .....................................................

ComDlete reDortina of income
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
to
to
to
$14,999
$19,999
$29,999

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

9,754
5,959

586
324

866
495

1,085
661

1,251
773

$25,727

$25,727

$174

$7,519

$12,343

Income after taxes 1 ........................................................

22,307

22,307

238

7,279

Size of consumer unit......................................................

3.8

3.8

3.2

Age of reference person.................................................

39.2

39.2

1.9
2.3
1.7
(2)

1.9
2.3
1.7
(2)

Housing tenure:
Homeowner.............................................................
R enter.....................................................................

70
30

Race of reference person:
Black .......................................................................
White and oth er.......................................................

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

2,805
1,684

1,716
1,075

1,445
947

$17,190

$24,708

$34,156

$56,428

11,457

15,524

21,392

29,172

47,919

3.2

3.8

3.4

3.9

4.0

4.0

38.9

39.2

38.9

38.9

39.1

39.2

39.7

1.4
1.1
1.5

1.4
1.1
1.5
(2)

1.7
1.7
1.9
(2)

1.8
2.0
1.5
(*)

2.0
2.6
1.8
(2)

2.2
3.0
1.7
(2)

2.3
3.1
1.7
.1

69
31

44
56

33
67

43
57

60
40

77
23

88
12

92
8

13
87

13
87

27
73

23
77

19
81

16
84

8
92

11
89

5
95

6
46
48

6
46
47

17
49
34
1

21
48
29
3

10
60
30
(3)

7
57
36

4
53
43
(3)

1
38
61

1
23
76

66

66

85

Total
complete
reDortina

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners........................................................................
Vehicles.......................................................................
Children under 18 ........................................................
Persons 65 and ove r...................................................

n

Percent reporting:

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) .....................................................
High school (9 -1 2 )..................................................
College....................................................................
Never attended and other........................................
At least one vehicle owned.........................................

0
90

P)

90

176

0
92

96

O

O

98

97

Table C>10. Continued— Selected characterietice and annual expendlturee of urban coneumer unite classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 35 to 44, 1980-81
Item

All
consumer
units

Total expenditures................................................................

ODmDlete reoortina of income
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$14,999
$19,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

$22,061

$27,606

$37,962

3,492
2,777
714

4,358
3,381
977

4,637
3,408
1,228

5,987
4,062
1,925

159

223

367

388

546

3,750
2,185
650
424
118

4,389
2,529
943
640
168

4,556
2,591
1,325
850
228

5,871
3,308
2,367
1,544
386

7,467
4,122
3,263
2,117
474

11,805
6,864
5,392
3,629
922

126
1,059
120
1,061
172
368
148
303
71
126
65
61
397
41
142
5
69
51
88

107
1,454
81
1,068
186
381
84
334
82
134
119
15
363
48
145
6
52
60
53

134
1,462
125
1,243
226
440
84
392
99
110
88
22
507
58
173
22
148
33
73

246
1,093
174
1,313
284
469
74
384
101
144
118
26
508
52
139
34
111
55
116

437
690
251
1,556
272
580
155
397
152
240
194
46
767
70
278
41
141
59
177

672
460
399
1,734
329
657
125
438
184
380
318
62
1,232
129
435
60
211
95
302

841
721
750
2,115
423
756
172
534
230
796
675
121
2,031
177
808
129
221
147
549

805
199
135
64
304
218
86
37
123
141

651
163
107
56
232
172
60
21
90
145

880
233
141
91
333
236
97
19
117
179

1,012
256
163
93
425
314
111
27
132
172

1,213
337
221
116
486
338
148
32
171
186

1,766
472
334
138
679
511
168
26
217
373

2,667
723
582
141
1,180
896
284
22
304
439

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

$22,084

$22,332

$11,654

$11,441

$14,937

$16,612

Food.................................................................................
Food at home...............................................................
Food away from hom e..................................................

4,226
3,202
1,024

4,217
3,191
1,026

3,024
2,372
652

2,838
2,384
454

3,412
2,760
652

Alcoholic beverages..........................................................

320

329

128

228

Housing.............................................................................
Shelter..........................................................................
Owned dwellings.......................................................
Mortgage interest..................................................
Property taxes.......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses....................................................
Rented dwellings......................................................
Other lodging............................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s ...............................................................
Electricity...................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels.............................................
Telephone.................................................................
Water and other public services................................
Household operations..................................................
Domestic services.....................................................
Other household expenses.......................................
Housefumishings and equipment..................................
Household textile s....................................................
Furniture....................................................................
Floor coverings.........................................................
Major appliances.......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

6,465
3,656
2,478
1,622
412

6,379
3,629
2,443
1,610
401

3,711
2,128
948
632
190

443
874
304
1,554
291
574
129
417
143
314
261
53
941
89
358
49
151
75
219

432
882
304
1,531
287
560
127
411
146
304
251
53
916
89
335
49
150
75
219

Apparel.............................................................................
Men and boys...............................................................
Men, 16 and o v e r.....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ............................................................
Women and g irls ...........................................................
Women, 16 and over.................................................
Girls, 2 to 1 5 .............................................................
Children under 2 ...........................................................
Footwear......................................................................
Other apparel products and services............................

1,365
370
263
107
557
411
146
26
173
239

1,389
372
263
109
564
415
150
27
178
246

177

Table C-10. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 35 to 44, 1980-81
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reDortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

ComDlete reoortina of income
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
to
to
to
$14,999
$19,999
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

Transportation..................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)...............................
Other vehicles.............................................................
Vehicle finance charges...............................................
Gasoline and motor o il.................................................
Maintenance and repairs .............................................
Vehicle insurance.........................................................
Public transportation....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

4,341
835
631
32
191
1,495
454
301
266
136

4,402
849
639
35
196
1,510
466
305
266
138

1,854
5 142
273
51
42
760
312
96
143
86

2,225
505
258
55
79
798
197
109
216
57

3,089
386
852
(4)
103
1,029
266
159
218
75

3,256
640
353
5 35
123
1,249
345
249
185
77

4,678
879
736
45
219
1,672
465
347
193
123

5,673
978
874
73
283
1,965
633
433
274
159

6,675
1,659
636
25
312
1,976
744
433
580
309

Health care .....................................................................
Health insurance..........................................................
Medical services..........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies............................

769
190
470
109

751
194
448
108

425
105
234
87

358
94
173
91

512
153
295
65

650
228
343
79

776
201
460
116

960
219
599
142

1,085
253
703
130

Entertainment..................................................................
Fees and admissions..................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment............................
Other equipment and services.....................................

1,111
384
273
453

1,133
385
277
471

520
206
142
172

332
95
93
145

598
174
190
235

706
189
186
332

1,073
342
290
440

1,561
569
349
643

2,238
823
473
943

Personal care..................................................................

186

185

79

94

121

148

172

229

334

Reading ...........................................................................

146

145

80

57

86

115

149

178

248

Education ........................................................................

302

290

80

81

117

181

222

334

807

Tobacco and smoking supplies........................................

222

223

189

229

213

234

250

227

174

Miscellaneous..................................................................

313

309

125

70

151

237

335

398

553

Cash contributions..........................................................

537

574

387

66

261

444

507

840

1,115

Personal insurance and pensions....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security...........................

1,781
358
1,423

2,007
369
1,638

247
101
145

462
114
348

949
191
758

1,358
260
1,098

2,090
352
1,737

2,947
544
2,402

3,726
681
3,045

178

Table C-10. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 35 to 44, 1980-81
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

ComDlete reDOrtina of income
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$14,999
$19,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

Sources of income and personal taxes:1
Money income before taxes.............................................
Wages and salaries......................................................
Self-employment income...............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement....................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property incom e..........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits........................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps...................................................
Regular contributions for support.................................
Other income................................................................

25,727
22,907
1,236

25,727
22,907
1,236

174
2,152
-3,011

7,519
4,846
188

12,343
9,723
634

17,190
15,144
709

24,708
23,035
778

34,156
31,677
1,217

56,428
48,116
5,406

367

367

135

650

528

363

158

468

462

384

384

-179

15

16

137

260

434

1,505

212

212

206

210

326

337

221

152

75

284
287
50

284
287
50

759
83
28

1,342
239
28

666
378
71

141
306
52

52
157
46

61
91
56

8
799
57

Personal taxes.................................................................
Federal income taxes...................................................
State and local income taxes.......................................
Other taxes..................................................................

3,420
2,840
535
45

3,420
2,840
535
45

-64
-69
(3)
5

240
173
53
14

886
698
147
41

1,666
1,339
300
27

3,316
2,693
578
44

4,983
4,143
780
61

8,509
7,265
1,163
81

Other money receipts.......................................................

533

533

160

17

1,196

327

222

846

907

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

434

434

210

121

241

340

447

560

768

26
37
12
22

28
38
12
24

10
17
24
3

9
19
7
16

9
15
7
11

16
32
14
11

29
33
10
14

50
57
14
64

40
70
14
29

15
5
331

16
6
327

7
2
119

6
2
142

5
3
153

7
3
138

14
7
254

19
10
358

39
7
922

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over.............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over.........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 .........................................
Jewelry and watches....................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares.................................................................
Household te xtile s........................................................
All other g ifts ................................................................

' Components of income and taxes are derived from “ Complete income
reporters” only; see glossary.
1 Value less than .05.

Value less than .5.
No data reported.
Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

179

Table C-11. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 45 to 54, 1980-81
Item

All
consumer
units

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ..........................
Number of sample interviews..............................................

9,685
5,991

Income before taxes 1 .....................................................

Comolete reDOrtina of income
$10,000
$20,000
$15,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$19,999
$14,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

934
589

1,897
1,105

1,360
874

1,650
1,011

$12,585

$17,681

$24,487

$34,551

$55,850

7,030

11,863

15,752

21,148

30,103

47,989

2.3

2.7

3.1

3.2

3.4

3.9

3.8

49.5

49.6

49.4

49.5

49.7

49.5

49.6

49.2

2.2
2.7
.9

1.1
1.3
.5

1.3
1.3
.9
.1

1.8
2.0
.9

2.0
2.4
.9

2.2
3.0
1.0

2.7
3.2
1.0

2.9
3.4
.8
.1

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

7,733
4,807

410
289

724
455

758
484

$28,108

$28,108

$872

$7,364

Income after taxes 1 ........................................................

24,474

24,474

502

Size of consumer unit......................................................

3.4

3.4

Age of reference person..................................................

49.5

2.2
2.7
.9

Total
complete
reDortina

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners........................................................................
Vehicles.......................................................................
Children under 1 8 ........................................................
Persons 65 and ove r...................................................

ft

ft

ft

ft

ft

ft

ft

Percent reporting:
Housing tenure:
Homeowner.............................................................
R enter.....................................................................

78
22

78
22

41
59

42
58

63
37

71
29

87
13

93
7

92
8

Race of reference person:
B lack.......................................................................
White and oth er.......................................................

11
89

10
90

23
77

24
76

19
81

10
90

8
92

7
93

3
97

Education Of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) .....................................................
High school (9 -1 2 )..................................................
College....................................................................
Never attended and other........................................

12
47
40
1

12
48
39
1

32
43
22
3

32
49
19

20
53
24
3

11
58
30

8
59
33

7
46
46
1

4
30
67

At least one vehicle owned.........................................

92

93

64

180

ft
68

93

ft

ft
93

98

99

ft
99

Table C-11. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 45 to 54, 1980-81
CDmDlete reDOrtina of income
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
to
S19.999
$29,999
$14,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

$17,610

$21,239

$26,927

$38,300

3,153
2,602
551

3,737
3,021
715

4,155
3,265
890

4,918
3,593
1,326

6,248
4,162
2,087

158

188

256

282

362

561

4,013
2,272
955
501
199

3,362
1,946
637
325
139

3,943
1,979
1,008
439
261

4,442
2,252
1,327
604
271

5,157
2,545
1,812
937
425

6,655
3,665
2,327
1,183
557

9,504
5,230
3,975
2,201
791

538
692
390
1,681
312
607
175
429
158
199
121
78
880
87
257
59
176
77
225

255
1,047
270
1,186
223
365
165
321
112
137
122
15
418
45
161
38
37
29
108

174
1,224
84
1,012
184
335
94
304
95
88
46
42
317
30
110
12
67
33
65

308
867
104
1,318
206
500
135
341
136
118
30
88
529
32
166
55
141
49
85

451
718
206
1,505
263
504
209
377
153
117
45
72
568
48
150
30
161
72
108

450
444
289
1,665
299
622
173
417
154
126
65
61
821
83
259
46
187
69
176

588
941
397
1,807
321
658
200
455
172
208
119
89
976
107
294
54
198
92
231

982
355
900
2,280
477
834
192
574
203
423
305
119
1,571
158
413
124
253
118
505

1,272
339
286
53
538
460
78
28
146
222

689
153
135
17
343
295
48
8
65
121

490
104
77
27
198
157
41
12
75
100

627
169
108
61
251
204
47
18
77
113

769
208
159
49
297
235
62
21
116
128

1,114
292
229
63
451
357
94
33
141
198

1,418
375
314
61
618
533
85
29
158
238

2,400
663
610
54
1,039
939
100
41
240
417

Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

Total expenditures................................................................

$22,959

$23,211

$12,189

$10,483

$13,647

Food................................................................................
Food at home...............................................................
Food away from hom e.................................................

4,379
3,250
1,129

4,353
3,244
1,109

2,504
1,922
582

2,593
2,154
439

Alcoholic beverages.........................................................

324

329

226

Housing............................................................................
Shelter.........................................................................
Owned dwellings......................................................
Mortgage interest..................................................
Property taxes......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses....................................................
Rented dwellings ......................................................
Other lodging............................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s ...............................................................
Electricity..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels.............................................
Telephone................................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations..................................................
Domestic services.....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment..................................
Household textile s....................................................
Furniture...................................................................
Floor coverings........................................................
Major appliances......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

5,993
3,218
2,107
1,075
483

5,914
3,153
2,071
1,080
453

548
685
426
1,701
320
616
173
437
154
209
136
73
865
81
256
57
175
75
220

Apparel............................................................................
Men and boys...............................................................
Men, 16 and o ve r.....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ............................................................
Women and g irls..........................................................
Women, 16 and over................................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................................
Children under 2 ..........................................................
Footwear......................................................................
Other apparel products and services............................

1,277
342
290
51
539
464
74
26
143
227

181

Table C-11. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 45 to 54, 1980-81
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

CcmDlete reDOrtina of income
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$14,999
$19,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

Transportation..................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)...............................
Other vehicles.............................................................
Vehicle finance charges...............................................
Gasoline and motor o il.................................................
Maintenance and repairs.............................................
Vehicle insurance.........................................................
Public transportation....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

4,943
951
765
39
192
1,643
514
409
298
132

4,952
836
833
44
198
1,696
531
407
272
134

2,388
803
5 66
O
58
836
228
131
223
42

1,702
5 13
321
5 19
49
747
219
125
142
66

2,796
209
286
54
123
1,304
371
288
143
68

4,051
625
701
66
132
1,567
445
298
134
83

4,986
736
955
84
187
1,803
548
387
156
131

6,191
976
1,187
55
263
2,080
682
519
287
141

7,454
1,612
1,145
18
328
2,140
721
647
599
244

Health ca re .....................................................................
Health insurance.........................................................
Medical services..........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies............................

903
242
518
142

908
245
515
148

668
162
390
116

431
137
193
100

624
243
284
98

812
249
413
150

848
247
452
148

1,029
301
570
158

1,333
264
878
191

Entertainment.................................................................
Fees and admissions..................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment............................
Other equipment and services.....................................

921
347
269
305

916
339
279
298

402
205
106
92

314
89
135
89

407
116
146
145

535
157
147
232

822
295
274
253

991
394
286
310

1,806
694
520
592

Personal care..................................................................

220

219

120

111

119

187

211

243

345

Reading..........................................................................

141

143

77

45

73

124

140

165

230

Education ........................................................................

501

478

146

80

133

152

433

497

1,112

Tobacco and smoking supplies........................................

248

256

161

197

255

263

266

272

279

Miscellaneous..................................................................

342

366

201

184

149

224

268

328

810

Cash contributions..........................................................

925

955

358

230

280

618

559

1,018

2,326

Personal insurance and pensions....................................
Life and other personal insurance...............................
Retirement, pensions, social security...........................

1,842
416
1,426

2,150
401
1,749

235
156
79

586
174
412

900
200
700

1,440
275
1,165

1,999
353
1,646

2,839
505
2,334

3,891
692
3,199

182

Table C-11. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 45 to 54, 1980-81
Complete reoortina of income
$20,000
$10,000
$15,000
to
to
to
$14,999
$19,999
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

17,681
14,444
1,248

24,487
21,334
987

34,551
30,869
2,091

55,850
47,061
5,262

1,161

784

990

670

1,206

209

354

342

447

591

1,734

61

381

362

295

411

163

309

202
157
69

695
66
12

736
129
35

402
225
66

220
292
55

84
193
40

28
87
53

21
101
155

3,634
2,984
570
80

3,634
2,984
570
80

371
68
4
299

334
275
56
4

722
593
101
28

1,929
1,612
242
75

3,338
2,721
541
76

4,448
3,658
739
52

7,861
6,517
1,229
115

197

197

21

53

75

199

135

224

406

468

464

221

141

208

376

478

563

735

47
67
19
20

48
68
19
17

19
72
8
4

8
13
6
10

37
35
15
7

29
36
15
7

36
62
19
15

60
66
20
25

95
132
31
29

22
9
815

20
10
812

10
2
263

6
3
168

8
4
210

24
3
254

14
8
528

24
7
1,345

37
26
1,711

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

Money income before taxes.............................................
Wages and salaries......................................................
Self-employment income...............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement....................................................................
interest, dividends, rental income, other
property income..........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits........................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps...................................................
Regular contributions for support.................................
Other income................................................................

28,108
23,883
1,893

28,108
23,883
1,893

872
925
-1,280

7,364
4,775
339

12,585
9,550
466

917

917

361

761

681

681

33

305

305

202
157
69

Personal taxes.................................................................
Federal income taxes...................................................
State and local income taxes.......................................
Other taxes..................................................................

Item

Sources of income and personal taxes:1

Addenda:
Other money receipts.......................................................
Mortgage principal paid on owned property......................
Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over.............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over.........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 .........................................
Jewelry and watches....................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares................................................................
Household textiles .......................................................
All other g ifts ................................................................

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from “ Complete income
reporters” only; see glossary.
2 Value less than .05.

Value less than .5.
No data reported.
Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

183

Table C-12. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 55 to 64, 1980-81
Item

All
consumer
units

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ..........................
Number of sample interviews..............................................

10,410
6,304

Income before taxes ' .....................................................

ComDlete reoortina of income
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
to
$14,999
$29,999
$19,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

1,775
1,098

1,135
697

1,040
585

$17,512

$24,427

$34,181

$58,806

11,229

15,970

21,342

28,349

47,966

2.1

2.2

2.5

2.6

2.9

2.9

59.9

60.1

59.6

59.4

59.2

58.4

58.6

.6
.8
.1

.9
1.3
.3
.1

1.1
1.7
.3
.1

1.5
2.2
.3
.1

1.6
2.5
.2
.1

2.1
2.9
.3

2.2
2.9
.2
.1

52
48

70
30

78
22

83
17

86
14

92
8

93
7

10
90

25
75

13
87

11
89

11
89

7
93

4
96

1
99

18
51
30
1

18
51
30
1

32
42
23
2

25
58
16
1

22
62
15
1

22
49
28
<*>

14
59
27

12
48
39

3
33
64

87

87

52

77

85

96

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

8,360
5,039

1,042
625

1,177
720

1,210
709

981
605

$22,312

$22,312

$2,452

$7,313

$12,291

Income after taxes 1 ........................................................

19,115

19,115

2,248

7,023

Size of consumer unit......................................................

2.4

2.4

1.7

Age of reference person.................................................

59.3

59.3

1.4
2.1
.2
.1

1.4
2.1
.3
.1

Housing tenure:
Homeowner.............................................................
R enter.....................................................................

80
20

80
20

Race of reference person:
B lack.......................................................................
White and other.......................................................

10
90

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) .....................................................
High school (9-1 2)..................................................
College....................................................................
Never attended and other........................................
At least one vehicle owned.........................................

Total
complete
reoortina

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners........................................................................
Vehicles.......................................................................
Children under 18 ........................................................
Persons 65 and over...................................................

0

O

Percent reporting:

184

O
97

O
99

O
97

Table C -12. Continued— Selected characteristice and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 55 to 64, 1980-81
Item

All
consumer
units

Total expenditures................................................................

OomDlete reDOrtina of income
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$19,999
$14,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

$18,832

$24,101

$32,186

3,121
2,506
615

3,669
2,823
845

4,394
3,172
1,222

5,205
3,345
1,860

225

225

280

336

483

3,086
1,603
895
279
313

3,595
1,698
1,008
295
337

4,246
1,985
1,319
374
396

4,721
2,370
1,516
532
428

5,496
2,658
1,805
718
578

8,188
4,238
2,898
1,205
891

355
731
76
974
192
328
149
221
84
148
64
85
227
28
53
10
66
22
48

303
591
116
1,075
212
384
120
253
106
71
26
44
338
38
71
9
86
30
103

377
536
154
1,252
199
463
177
296
117
91
56
35
554
52
155
28
86
58
175

549
445
221
1,365
248
483
174
320
139
185
129
56
712
59
216
49
147
76
163

556
507
347
1,524
289
533
203
353
146
133
59
73
694
82
153
58
105
80
215

509
358
495
1,654
303
614
163
414
160
178
109
69
1,006
95
362
40
175
106
226

801
337
1,003
1,898
348
706
195
470
180
434
330
104
1,617
179
570
46
202
187
434

373
70
55
15
166
154
12
10
50
77

410
74
63
11
180
157
23
6
75
72

608
129
115
14
259
234
25
16
71
133

801
179
145
34
372
315
56
19
100
131

870
221
199
23
362
320
41
22
111
154

1,180
321
295
27
508
469
39
29
136
186

2,186
552
532
20
919
850
70
23
191
500

Total
complete
reDortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

$17,477

$17,537

$8,222

$10,054

$13,243

$16,235

Food.................................................................................
Food at home...............................................................
Food away from hom e.................................................

3,375
2,542
833

3,348
2,530
818

1,918
1,654
264

2,217
1,814
404

2,816
2,268
547

Alcoholic beverages..........................................................

269

259

61

196

Housing.............................................................................
Shelter..........................................................................
Owned dwellings.......................................................
Mortgage interest..................................................
Property taxes.......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses....................................................
Rented dwellings ......................................................
Other lodging............................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s ...............................................................
Electricity...................................................................
Fuel oil and other fue ls.............................................
Telephone.................................................................
Water and other public services................................
Household operations..................................................
Domestic services.....................................................
Other household expenses.......................................
Housefumishings and equipment..................................
Household textile s....................................................
Furniture....................................................................
Floor coverings.........................................................
Major appliances.......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

4,678
2,375
1,526
531
466

4,583
2,291
1,449
506
450

2,914
1,565
759
160
243

528
508
342
1,419
261
508
177
342
132
185
120
65
698
74
213
35
118
75
182

493
502
340
1,398
258
503
171
333
134
170
103
66
725
76
217
36
121
79
195

Apparel............................................................................
Men and boys...............................................................
Men, 16 and o v e r.....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ............................................................
Women and g irls ..........................................................
Women, 16 and over.................................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................................
Children under 2 ...........................................................
Footwear......................................................................
Other apparel products and services............................

890
209
190
19
383
350
33
18
102
177

903
218
198
20
387
350
38
18
105
175

185

Table C-12. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 55 to 64, 1980-81
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

ComDlete reoortina of income
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
to
to
to
$14,999
$19,999
$29,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

Transportation..................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay) ................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)...............................
Other vehicles.............................................................
Vehicle finance charges...............................................
Gasoline and motor o il.................................................
Maintenance and repairs.............................................
Vehicle insurance.........................................................
Public transportation....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

3,575
693
419
9
130
1,236
388
294
286
120

3,561
660
412
10
136
1,252
394
299
278
121

1,228
5 155
169
5 10
24
471
158
107
102
33

1,910
5 110
377
5 27
54
745
221
147
151
79

2,879
496
369
5 12
90
1,021
318
220
282
71

3,191
489
285
5 14
185
1,235
437
276
174
96

4,147
801
478
54
178
1,464
471
355
274
122

5,346
1,066
615
57
207
1,938
555
507
272
180

5,964
1,457
528
O
200
1,781
567
458
704
270

Health care .....................................................................
Health insurance..........................................................
Medical services...........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies............................

874
283
431
160

856
274
422
160

513
218
205
89

679
239
336
104

773
302
326
145

884
328
370
186

882
278
448
156

1,061
263
585
213

1,204
289
678
237

Entertainment ..................................................................
Fees and admissions..................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment............................
Other equipment and services.....................................

724
256
199
268

674
249
191
234

257
105
71
81

341
89
163
89

471
126
141
204

620
169
184
267

768
275
176
317

838
336
261
241

1,414
656
353
404

Personal care...................................................................

200

202

88

109

182

185

214

266

373

Reading ...........................................................................

125

126

60

76

89

116

142

154

241

Education ........................................................................

160

155

7

29

44

82

146

341

454

Tobacco and smoking supplies........................................

205

209

135

180

251

197

224

235

223

Miscellaneous..................................................................

301

247

245

131

154

160

215

389

469

Cash contributions..........................................................

641

714

164

219

430

1,009

631

1,040

1,661

Personal insurance and pensions....................................
Life and other personal insurance................................
Retirement, pensions, social security...........................

1,460
352
1,108

1,700
362
1,338

258
174
84

470
189
282

727
180
547

1,399
312
1,087

1,923
360
1,563

3,026
558
2,468

4,123
795
3,327

186

Table C -12. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 55 to 64, 1980-81
ComDlete reDOrtina of income
$15,000
$10,000
$20,000
to
to
to
$19,999
$14,999
$29,999

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

Money income before taxes.............................................
Wages and salaries......................................................
Self-employment income...............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement....................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property incom e..........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits........................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps...................................................
Regular contributions for support.................................
Other income................................................................

22,312
16,451
1,295

22,312
16,451
1,295

2,452
1,077
-829

7,313
2,918
492

12,291
7,299
451

17,512
11,840
671

2,604

2,604

1,216

2,577

3,124

1,325

1,325

190

435

305

305

121

208
49
74

208
49
74

Personal taxes.................................................................
Federal income taxes...................................................
State and local income taxes.......................................
Other taxes..................................................................

3,196
2,694
440
63

Other money receipts.......................................................
Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

Item

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

24,427
18,657
1,243

34,181
28,935
1,339

58,806
44,780
5,946

3,485

2,856

2,024

2,788

836

664

1,119

1,590

4,728

204

400

631

328

209

249

614
48
16

537
109
42

70
67
44

160
21
40

91
34
100

35
13
38

29
51
235

3,196
2,694
440
63

204
136
12
55

290
183
54
54

1,062
892
191
-22

1,541
1,213
252
77

3,085
2,528
472
85

5,832
4,938
815
79

10,841
9,426
1,305
110

330

330

190

306

705

97

208

597

195

308

293

106

140

216

241

361

394

566

40
57
17
14

41
60
16
12

19
21
7
5

17
28
7
6

33
36
14
11

43
60
16
5

48
63
22
10

54
83
22
17

73
130
23
37

27
7
443

28
8
419

6
3
164

8
4
172

17
3
275

16
5
228

30
9
429

41
14
760

77
17
914

Sources of income and personal taxes:1

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over.............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over.........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 .........................................
Jewelry and watches....................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares.................................................................
Household textiles ........................................................
All other g ifts ................................................................

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from “ Complete income
reporters” only; see glossary.
2 Value less than .05.

3 Value less than .5.
4 No data reported.
5 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

187

Table C-13. Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 65 and over, 1980-81
Item

All
consumer
units

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ..........................
Number of sample interviews..............................................

13,287
8,286

Income before taxes 1 .....................................................

CiDiDDlete

reoortina of income
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
to
to
to
$14,999
$19,999
$29,999

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

10,502
6,608

3,424
2,089

3,287
2,034

1,502
998

945
626

$10,898

$10,898

$3,277

$7,275

$12,191

Income after taxes 1 ........................................................

10,162

10,162

3,232

7,143

Size of consumer unit......................................................

1.7

1.7

1.3

Age of reference person..................................................

73.6

73.3

.4
1.1

.4
1.1

Total
complete
reoortina

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

769
500

303
188

272
173

$17,339

$23,747

$34,341

$58,611

11,691

16,514

21,684

31,062

47,478

1.7

1.9

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.5

75.2

73.0

72.6

71.4

70.5

71.7

71.8

.2
.5

.5
1.3
.1
1.4

.7
1.9
.1
1.5

1.0
2.0
.1
1.5

1.0
1.7

1.2
1.7

1.1

.3
1.0
O
1.4

Consumer unit characteristics:

Number in consumer unit:
Earners........................................................................
Vehicles.......................................................................
Children under 1 8 ........................................................
Persons 65 and over...................................................

ft

1.4

ft

ft

1.3

0

1.6

ft

1.6

Percent reporting:
Housing tenure:
Homeowner.............................................................
R enter.....................................................................

70
30

69
31

50
50

70
30

81
19

92
8

91
9

Race of reference person:
Black .......................................................................
White and oth er.......................................................

9
91

9
91

14
86

7
93

8
92

5
95

9
91

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8) .....................................................
High school (9-1 2)..................................................
College....................................................................
Never attended and other........................................

33
43
22
2

35
43
20
2

45
40
10
5

37
46
15
2

27
48
25

22
47
31

23
44
32
1

At least one vehicle owned.........................................

68

68

42

71

188

ft

O
84

92

96

86
14

85
15

100

4
96

22
27
51

14
20
66

ft

ft

ft
92

88

Table C -13. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 65 and over, 1980-81
ComDlete reDOrtina of income
$15,000
$20,000
$10,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$14,999
$19,999

Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

Total expenditures................................................................

$10,754

$10,674

$5,801

$9,601

$12,264

$14,665

Food.................................................................................
Food at home...............................................................
Food away from hom e.................................................

2,215
1,747
468

2,183
1,723
461

1,412
1,197
215

2,116
1,725
392

2,422
1,902
520

Alcoholic beverages.........................................................

118

119

46

94

Housing............................................................................
Shelter.........................................................................
Owned dwellings.......................................................
Mortgage interest..................................................
Property taxes.......................................................
Maintenance, repairs, insurance,
other expenses....................................................
Rented dwellings ......................................................
Other lodging............................................................
Utilities, fuels, and public services................................
Natural g a s ...............................................................
Electricity..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels.............................................
Telephone................................................................
Water and other public services...............................
Household operations..................................................
Domestic services.....................................................
Other household expenses......................................
Housefumishings and equipment..................................
Household textiles....................................................
Furniture...................................................................
Floor coverings........................................................
Major appliances.......................................................
Small appliances, misc. housewares........................
Miscellaneous household equipment........................

3,577
1,770
1,010
131
360

3,513
1,709
953
128
337

2,290
1,300
532
82
156

519
601
159
1,081
216
353
186
235
91
353
300
53
372
40
104
23
86
34
83

488
600
156
1,066
213
355
171
235
91
360
309
52
378
40
107
24
89
34
84

Apparel............................................................................
Men and boys...............................................................
Men, 16 and o v e r.....................................................
Boys, 2 to 1 5 ............................................................
Women and g irls ..........................................................
Women, 16 and over................................................
Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................................
Children under 2 ..........................................................
Footwear ......................................................................
Other apparel products and services............................

422
86
79
7
198
189
8
7
50
81

415
86
78
8
189
181
8
7
50
83

189

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

$18,536

$22,725

$26,676

2,857
2,138
718

3,191
2,362
829

4,079
2,882
1,197

4,086
2,782
1,304

139

183

267

343

349

3,481
1,615
825
68
314

3,781
1,769
1,086
89
391

4,239
1,903
1,460
132
563

5,106
2,545
1,764
430 °
601

6,393
2,930
2,037
304
743

7,572
3,256
1,797
591
600

293
706
61
709
146
221
108
174
60
92
60
32
189
21
46
16
54
18
33

444
644
146
991
196
339
148
223
86
552
507
45
322
34
84
24
69
29
81

606
553
130
1,286
293
410
223
259
101
260
198
61
467
47
127
18
130
42
102

765
219
223
1,444
264
482
260
303
134
238
158
80
655
60
277
29
99
46
144

733
506
275
1,579
338
575
197
333
136
314
232
82
669
97
185
18
145
59
166

990
503
390
1,570
286
541
281
350
112
1,098
989
109
796
83
139
80
241
87
165

606
687
772
1,924
226
655
466
385
192
1,706
1,623
83
685
49
186
81
163
66
140

202
25
24
2
101
99
2
2
29
44

326
56
50
6
152
146
5
5
45
69

501
118
109
9
231
223
8
10
55
87

646
161
149
12
267
251
16
11
60
127

860
207
181
25
369
354
15
14
88
183

1,042
267
237
30
479
458
21
32
104
160

957
229
213
16
411
354
58
24
80
212

Table C -13. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 65 and over, 1980-81
Item

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reDortina

ComDlete reoortina of income
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
to
to
to
$14,999
$19,999
$29,999

Less
than
S5.000

$5,000
to
$9,999

628
5 65
46

2,274
459
273

5
257
80
72
80
22

1,415
223
134
51
18
523
192
144
133
47

Transportation.................................................................
Cars and trucks, new (net outlay)................................
Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)...............................
Other vehicles.............................................................
Vehicle finance charges...............................................
Gasoline and motor o il................................................
Maintenance and repairs.............................................
Vehicle insurance........................................................
Public transportation....................................................
Vehicle rental, licenses, other charges.........................

1,706
295
168
5
26
612
211
163
173
53

1,677
281
152
53
27
605
212
167
177
53

Health ca re .....................................................................
Health insurance.........................................................
Medical services..........................................................
Prescription drugs, medical supplies............................

1,048
343
509
196

1,034
346
499
189

636
237
277
122

Entertainment .................................................................
Fees and admissions..................................................
Television, radios, sound equipment............................
Other equipment and services.....................................

310
115
104
91

308
109
104
95

Personal care..................................................................

144

Reading..........................................................................

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over
3,139
*248
5 113

3,400
872
187

26
727
281
228
216
63

2,969
450
420
5 10
55
1,080
342
254
272
87

94
1,218
427
344
164
94

3,704
'4 6 8
* 62
5 83
74
1,306
470
336
763
140

949
346
411
192

1,103
408
489
206

1,354
476
669
209

1,936
446
1,177
312

2,294
543
1,420
331

1,629
435
864
330

103
24
60
19

247
82
97
68

406
106
115
185

509
193
156
160

643
237
199
207

858
451
197
210

814
478
129
207

140

78

119

162

208

255

279

342

93

91

49

81

112

138

157

174

195

Education ........................................................................

30

32

5

21

8

15

211

5 11

220

Tobacco and smoking supplies.......................................

93

95

54

93

108

118

183

173

137

Miscellaneous.................................................................

167

138

68

133

134

216

168

319

552

Cash contributions..........................................................

510

563

159

373

813

708

986

1,450

3,855

Personal insurance and pensions....................................
Life and other personal insurance...............................
Retirement, pensions, social security...........................

322
142
180

365
150
215

70
59
11

152
98
54

302
124
178

505
202
303

1,175
426
749

1,606
341
1,264

2,829
873
1,956

O

190

O

O

O

66
1,144
385
300
751
134

Table C-13. Continued— Selected characteristics and annual expenditures of urban consumer units classified by AGE OF
REFERENCE PERSON and INCOME BEFORE TAXES, Interview Survey, Age 65 and over, 1980-81
ComDlete reDOrtina of income
$20,000
$10,000
$15,000
to
to
to
$29,999
$14,999
$19,999

$30,000
to
$39,999

$40,000
and
over

17,339
3,890
417

23,747
9,012
1,001

34,341
11,588
3,513

58,611
20,951
5,424

7,945

10,045

10,041

12,273

14,844

631

1,629

2,618

3,337

6,623

16,948

25

107

85

181

220

31

102

178
30
32

240
9
25

189
20
23

148
44
37

116
31
42

44
72
20

187
86
40

(3)
144
198

736
584
90
62

736
584
90
62

45
24
1
19

132
69
9
53

500
396
66
38

825
599
114
112

2,063
1,672
231
160

3,280
2,718
494
68

11,133
9,386
1,383
364

Other money receipts......................................................

174

174

35

117

123

172

160

339

2,751

Mortgage principal paid on owned property.....................

96

100

29

52

88

177

351

140

629

18
25
6
6

19
25
7
7

5
8
2
2

10
15
5
3

32
37
9
7

34
37
8
13

42
59
13
19

61
72
30
18

52
129
23
36

8
5
198

8
5
209

4
2
143

5
3
137

10
6
144

12
9
272

16
16
536

23
18
694

22
8
600

All
consumer
units

Total
complete
reoortina

Money income before taxes.............................................
Wages and salaries......................................................
Self-employment income..............................................
Social security, private and government
retirement....................................................................
Interest, dividends, rental income, other
property income..........................................................
Unemployment and workers’ compensation,
veterans’ benefits.......................................................
Public assistance, supplemental security
income, food stamps...................................................
Regular contributions for support.................................
Other income...............................................................

10,898
2,373
414

Personal taxes.................................................................
Federal income taxes...................................................
State and local income taxes.......................................
Other taxes..................................................................

Item

Less
than
$5,000

$5,000
to
$9,999

10,898
2,373
414

3,277
121
-24

7,275
500
97

12,191
2,030
274

6,198

6,198

2,752

5,709

1,583

1,583

130

90

90

178
30
32

Sources of income and personal taxes:1

Addenda:

Gifts of goods and services:
Clothing, men and boys, 2 and over.............................
Clothing, women and girls, 2 and over.........................
Clothing, infants less than 2 .........................................
Jewelry and watches....................................................
Small appliances and miscellaneous
housewares................................................................
Household textile s.......................................................
All other g ifts ...............................................................

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from “ Complete income
reporters” only; see glossary.
2 Value less than .05.

Value less than .5.
No data reported.
Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

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Diary Survey,
1982-83,
Bulletin 2245
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Family income and expenditures for food detail
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Interview Survey,
1980-81,
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Family income and expenditures classified by
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Family income and expenditures for food detail
and other selected categories classified by
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Integrated Diary
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Total family expenditures and income classified
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Interview, 1972-73,
Bulletin 1997,
Volumes 1 and 2
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Volme I consists of four tables which classify
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Interview Survey,
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Bulletin 1985
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Family income and expenditures classified
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tabulations. 29 tables, 510 pages. NTIS
Accession No. PB 85134443, paper copy, $37;
microfiche, $4.50.

Diary Survey,
July 1972-July 1974,
Bulletin 1959
(1977)

Family income and expenditures for food detail
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Employee Benefits in Medium
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