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________________________________________________________________________________________ | Annual expenditures | Percent of expenditures | per household, |________________________________ Expenditure | 1990 1/ | All ages | |_____________________|_______________________________| |All ages |Under 25* | 1984 | 1987 | 1989 | 1990 | _________________________________|_________|___________|_______|_______|_______|_______| Total annual expenditure .... $28,369 $16,518 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Food ............................ 4,296 2,761 15.0 15.0 15.9 15.1 Food at home .................. 2,485 1,285 9.0 8.6 11.4 8.8 Food away from home ........... 1,811 1,476 6.0 6.4 4.5 6.4 Alcoholic beverages ............. 293 318 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.0 Housing ......................... 8,886 4,845 30.4 31.0 30.4 31.3 Shelter ....................... 5,032 3,025 15.9 17.0 18.1 17.7 Fuels, utilities, and public service ..................... 1,890 906 7.5 6.8 6.9 6.7 Household operations .......... 446 146 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.6 House furnishings and equipment 1,111 590 4.2 4.2 3.7 3.9 Apparel and services ............ 1,617 1,034 6.0 5.9 5.0 5.7 Men and boys .................. 393 315 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.4 Women and girls ............... 672 315 2.4 2.4 2.0 2.4 Children under 2 years old .... 70 84 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Other clothing products and services .................... 258 226 1.8 1.8 1.5 0.9 Transportation .................. 5,122 3,498 19.6 18.8 19.3 18.1 Health care ..................... 1,480 403 4.8 4.6 4.9 5.2 Entertainment ................... 1,422 833 4.8 4.9 5.0 5.0 Personal care ................... 364 212 1.3 1.4 0.9 1.3 Reading ......................... 153 75 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 Education ....................... 406 817 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 Tobacco and smoking supplies .... 274 216 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 Miscellaneous ................... 645 388 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.3 Cash contributions .............. 816 146 3.2 3.0 3.4 2.9 Personal insurance and pensions . 2,592 972 8.6 8.9 9.3 9.1 _______________________________________________________________________________________*The age of the reference person. The reference person is 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 household members is determined.
__________________________________________________________________ Percent of expenditures ________________________________ Expenditure | Under 25* |_______________________________ | 1984 | 1987 | 1989 | 1990 ___________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______ Total annual expenditure ...... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Food .............................. 15.5 15.3 16.0 16.7 Food at home .................... 7.8 7.3 10.9 7.8 Food away from home ............. 7.7 8.1 5.1 8.9 Alcoholic beverages ............... 2.0 2.2 2.0 1.9 Housing ........................... 27.9 30.0 28.8 29.3 Shelter ......................... 16.9 18.8 18.9 18.3 Fuels, utilities, and public service ....................... 5.3 5.7 5.4 5.5 Household operations ............ 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 House furnishings and equipment . 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.6 Apparel and services .............. 7.0 6.2 5.9 6.3 Men and boys .................... 1.8 1.3 1.6 1.9 Women and girls ................. 2.5 2.3 1.9 1.9 Children under 2 years old ...... 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.5 Other clothing products and services ...................... 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.4 Transportation .................... 24.6 23.7 25.0 21.2 Health care ....................... 2.8 2.4 2.0 2.4 Entertainment ..................... 4.9 5.2 5.2 5.0 Personal care ..................... 1.2 1.2 0.8 1.3 Reading ........................... 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Education ......................... 4.2 4.3 4.0 4.9 Tobacco and smoking supplies ...... 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.3 Miscellaneous ..................... 1.8 1.7 1.5 2.3 Cash contributions ................ 0.8 0.5 0.7 0.9 Personal insurance and pensions ... 5.8 5.8 6.2 5.9 __________________________________________________________________
NOTE: Details may not add to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey: Integrated Survey, 1984, 1987, 1989, and 1990.