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A Report from the Economic Research Service
United States
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Economic
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Number 23
March 2007
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Food Spending in American
Households, 2003-04
Noel Blisard and Hayden Stewart
Abstract
Average yearly expenditures on food in U.S. urban households increased between 2003
and 2004. Over the period, annual per capita spending on food rose from $2,035 to
$2,207. The 2004 average comprises $1,347 spent on food consumed at home and $860
spent on food consumed away from home. These amounts reflect a year-to-year increase
of 7.9 percent in food-at-home expenditures and 9.3 percent in food-away-from-home
expenditures. Wealthier urban households tended to spend more than other urban households for both food at home and food away from home, and they spent a larger share of
their food budget than other households on food consumed away from home. The share
of the food budget spent on food consumed away from home varied from 30 percent for
the poorest group to 44 percent for the wealthiest.
Keywords: Food expenditures, BLS Consumer Expenditure Diary Survey, socioeconomic characteristics
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank Abebayehu Tegene, Elise Golan, and three anonymous
reviewers for their support of this publication. A special thanks goes to John Weber,
who performed the final editing, and Cynthia Ray, who designed the report.
Contents
List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1
Highlights for Urban Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Consumer Expenditure Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Consumer Unit (Household) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Expenditure Estimates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Survey Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Sample Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Cooperation Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Sample Weighting Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Data Collection and Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
CE and Other Data Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Data Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 16
Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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List of Tables
1. Food expenditures by selected demographics, 2003-04: Average
annual per person expenditures of urban households . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2. Urban household type, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3. Urban household size, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4. Urban region and city size, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
5. Urban season, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
6. Urban housing tenure, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
7. Urban income quintile, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
8. Urban income class, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
9. Urban race, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
10. Urban householder’s age, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
11. Urban number of earners, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 54
12. Urban vs. rural, 2003: Average annual per person food
expenditures of all households . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 58
13. Urban household type, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
14. Urban household size, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
15. Urban region and city size, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 70
16. Urban season, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
17. Urban housing tenure, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
18. Urban income quintile, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
19. Urban income class, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
20. Urban race, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
21. Urban householder’s age, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
22. Urban number of earners, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
23. Urban vs. rural, 2004: Average annual per person food
expenditures of all households . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
24. Sampling variability, 2003-04: Coefficients of variation for average
annual per person food expenditures of urban households. . . . . . . .. 106
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Summary
Food spending is one measure of household well-being. To assess that
measure, USDA periodically publishes information on nationwide food
expenditures, with data presented by selected demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. This report continues the tradition. Previous versions
were issued in 1985, 1987, 1990, 1992, and 2001. USDA tabulations are
based on the most recent and comprehensive data available on at-home and
away-from-home food spending by U.S. urban households.
What Is the Issue?
Policymakers and others concerned with how U.S. households allocate their
food dollars can benefit from having access to concise, easy-to-use information that details food expenditures by demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Such information could aid, for example, in the comparison of
USDA food plans, such as the Thrifty Food Plan, with actual household
expenditures. Such information could also provide a means to quickly determine per capita food expenditures by income group as well as the proportion of income spent on food by each group. Likewise, the information
allows for comparisons of at-home and away-from-home food expenditures
by numerous economic and demographic variables.
What Did the Study Find?
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Between 2003 and 2004, per capita spending on food in U.S. urban areas
rose from $2,035 to $2,207. This change reflects increases of 7.9 percent
in at-home food expenditures and 9.3 percent in away-from-home food
expenditures.
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Over the same period, per capita food expenditures as a share of total
income in urban areas dropped from 9.8 percent to 9.5 percent.
•
In 2003, U.S. urban households with incomes in the lowest quintile (bottom 20 percent of the income distribution) spent $1,769 per person for
total food, or 37.3 percent of total household income. Households in the
highest quintile spent $2,737 per person for food, or 6.6 percent of total
household income. Wealthier households, however, spent more of their
food budgets on away-from-home food than other households.
•
In 2003, urban female-headed households with children spent $1,610 per
person for total food, of which 66 percent was devoted to food at home.
Married couples without children spent $2,740 per person on total food,
of which 60 percent was devoted to food at home.
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In 2004, urban one-person households spent more than twice as much
per person on food as households of six or more persons. Smaller households also spent a much larger share of their food budget on food consumed away from home than larger households.
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As the age of the head of the household increased, so, too, did urban per
capita food expenditures in 2004. Once the head of the household
reached age 64, however, per capita food spending started to decline.
Households headed by persons age 55-64 spent the most per person on
food consumed away from home.
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Among all U.S. regions, urban households in the Northeast spent the
most on total food per person in 2004, while urban households in the
South spent the least. These rankings hold for away-from-home food
expenditures as well.
How Was the Study Conducted?
The Consumer Expenditure Survey is the basis for the data in this report on
food spending in selected U.S. households. The survey provides an ongoing
record of how urban households allocate their food expenditures both at
home and away from home. We calculated weighted average values from
the sample data for 2003 and 2004. Each sampled household represented a
proportion of similar households in terms of income, household size, race,
and even the season of the year. Final estimates are consistent with the
values one would expect to find in the noninstitutional population of urban
U.S. households who shop in grocery stores all over the United States.
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Introduction
USDA periodically publishes reports on food expenditures by U.S. urban
households. This report continues the tradition. Previous versions were
issued in 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1994, and 2001. Like the earlier versions,
this report presents data on urban food expenditures by selected demographic and socioeconomic characteristics.
Data on per capita food expenditures enable researchers to determine the
similarities and disparities in the spending habits of households of differing
sizes, races, incomes, geographic areas, and other socioeconomic and demographic features. This information is valuable for assessing existing market
conditions, product distribution patterns, consumer buying habits, consumer
living conditions, and, when combined with demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, anticipated consumption trends. Researchers may also
use the data to develop typical market baskets of food for special population
groups, such as the elderly. These market baskets may, in turn, be used to
develop price indices tailored to the consumption patterns of these population groups.
Tabulations in this report are based on data from the Consumer Expenditure
Survey (CE) conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS). The tabulations provide more food item detail than is available in BLS publications or news releases. The CE contains the most recent
and comprehensive data available on food spending by U.S. urban households. Note that beginning with the 2004 survey, BLS now imputes all
missing income data. In a strict sense, 2003 and 2004 income data are not
comparable other than mean values because of the methodology change.
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Highlights for Urban Population
Average yearly expenditures on food by U.S. urban households increased
between 2003 and 2004. Over the period, annual per capita spending on
food by these households rose from $2,035 to $2,207. The 2004 average
comprises $1,347 spent on food consumed at home and $860 spent on food
consumed away from home. Therefore, the total increase of $172 from 2003
to 2004 resulted in a 7.9-percent increase in food-at-home expenditures and
a 9.3-percent increase in food-away-from-home expenditures. In the same
period, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all food rose by 3.5 percent.
Other highlights for the U.S. urban population include the following:
Household size—In 2004, one-person households spent more than twice as
much per person on food as households of six or more persons, $2,958
versus $1,335. One-person households also spent a much larger share of
their food budget on food consumed away from home than households with
six or more people, 44 percent versus 30 percent.
Income—Average per person food spending increased with household
income. In 2004, households in the lowest 20 percent of the income distribution spent $1,737 per person on food, compared with $2,812 per person
for the wealthiest 20 percent. Wealthier households tended to spend more
than other households for both food at home and food away from home, and
they spent a larger share of their food budget than other households on food
consumed away from home. The share of the food budget spent on food
consumed away from home varied from 30 percent for the poorest group to
44 percent for the wealthiest.
Race—In 2004, Black households spent about 31 percent less per person on
food than White households. Average yearly food spending in White households was $2,300 per person in 2004, compared with $1,587 per person for
Black households and $2,305 per person for households of other races. Over
the same period, White households spent a larger share of their food budget
on food consumed away from home than Blacks, 39 percent versus 34
percent.
Age—Per person food spending in 2004 increased with the age of the
household head up to age 64 and then declined. Households headed by
persons age 55-64 also spent the most per person on food consumed away
from home. Households headed by persons under age 25 spent more per
person on food consumed away from home than households headed by
persons age 25-44.
Region—Among all U.S. regions, households in the Northeast spent the
most on total food per person, while those in the South spent the least. In
2004, households in the Northeast spent a total of $2,464 per person on
food, of which $964 was for food consumed away from home. In contrast,
households in the South spent a total of $2,082 per person on food, of which
$803 was for food consumed away from home.
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Consumer Expenditure Survey
The CE evolved from consumer expenditure surveys of U.S. households that
BLS has conducted at about 10-year intervals since 1888. A major objective
of BLS in conducting the first consumer expenditure surveys was to collect
information necessary to construct the old Cost of Living Indices, the predecessor of the current Consumer Price Indices. Rapidly changing economic
conditions in the 1970s proved the decennial surveys inadequate. In
response, BLS initiated a continuing survey of consumer expenditures in
late 1979 and expanded the objectives to include a continuous flow of information on the buying habits of Americans, not only for use in revisions to
the CPI but also for use in research by government, business, labor, and
academia.
The CE features two components, each with its own questionnaire and
sample: (1) a quarterly interview panel survey in which each of approximately
11,000 households is surveyed every 3 months over a 1-year period, and (2) a
weekly diary survey of approximately 7,800 households that keep an expenditure record for two consecutive 1-week periods. The diary survey presents
data by consumer unit rather than household. Unless specified otherwise, this
report calculates per capita expenditures for each consumer unit and treats that
unit as a household. This may result in discrepancies between expenditures
reported here by ERS and those reported by BLS (see the Definitions section
on page 5 for a detailed explanation of the differences).
The interview panel survey obtains data on large and infrequent expenditures, such as real estate property, automobiles, and major appliances, and
regularly occurring expenditures, such as rent, utilities, and insurance
premiums. Personal expenditures, including those for food on trips, are also
included. Typically, respondents can recall these expenditures over a 3month period.
The diary survey obtains data on small, frequently purchased items that are
normally difficult to recall, including food and beverages, tobacco, housekeeping supplies, nonprescription drugs, personal care products and services, fuels, and utilities. The survey excludes expenditures incurred while
respondents are away from home for one night or longer.
Several features of the surveys BLS conducted between 1980 and 2004
differ from those of surveys conducted for 1960-61 and 1972-73. First, only
the urban population is continuously represented in the CE. Rural sampling
units were dropped from the sample during 1981-83 due to budget limitations but were reinstated in 1984. To maintain comparability with previously
published surveys, this report uses only the urban sampling data for most
tables. Tables 12 and 23, however, contain expenditures of both urban and
rural households for 2003-04. Second, prior to the year 2000, the CE sample
size was approximately 80 percent of the size of subsequent surveys, so the
estimates were subject to greater sampling error. Third, the collection of
information on expenditures by college students has changed. Since 1980,
students living in college or university housing have been sampled directly,
while in the 1972-73 CE, this group's expenditures were reported by their
parents or guardians. Fourth, recent surveys define the "head" of a consumer
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unit as the first member of the household mentioned by a respondent as an
owner (or renter) of the premises at the time of the initial interview. Recent
surveys refer to heads of consumer units as “householders” or “reference
persons.” In previous surveys, husbands were automatically considered to be
the heads of consumer units in which both a husband and a wife were
present.
Fifth, starting with the publication of the 2004 data, the Consumer Expenditure Surveys include income data that have been produced using multiple
imputations. The purpose of this procedure is to accommodate nonresponses
(i.e., the respondent does not know or refuses to provide income data for the
consumer unit or a member therein) in such a way that statistical inferences
can be validly drawn from the data. The process preserves the mean of each
source of income and also yields variance estimates that take into account
the uncertainty built into the data from the fact that some observations are
imputed rather than reported.
This report is based on USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS) tabulations of data collected in the diary component of the BLS surveys for 2003
and 2004 as reported on CD-ROM data disks available from BLS and other
information published by ERS (see the References section on page 16).
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Definitions
Population
Population—The U.S. civilian noninstitutional urban population, 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.
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)—Except in New England, a county or
group of contiguous counties that contains at least one city of 50,000 inhabitants or more or "twin cities" with a combined population of at least
50,000. In addition to a county or counties containing such a city or cities,
contiguous counties are included in an MSA if, according to certain criteria,
they are essentially metropolitan in character and are socially and economically integrated with the central city. In New England, MSAs consist of
towns or cities rather than counties.
Urban population—All persons living in MSAs and in urbanized areas and
urban places of 2,500 or more people outside of MSAs. The term "other
urban" is used here to describe the urban population living outside of
MSAs.
Student population—Students living in college or university housing,
usually dormitories.
Primary sampling unit (PSU)—Usually a county or group of contiguous
counties, except in certain areas of the Northeast where a PSU is a cluster of
towns. A PSU may include both urban and rural areas as well as farm and
nonfarm areas.
Geographic regions—Data are presented for four major regions: Northeast,
Midwest, South, and West. Consumer units are classified by these regions
according to the address at which the household was residing during the
time of its participation in the diary survey. These regions comprise the
following States:
•
Northeast—Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
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Midwest—Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
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South—Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida,
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina,
Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West
Virginia.
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West—Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,
Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
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Consumer Unit (Household)
Consumer unit—The basic reporting unit for the diary survey. A consumer
unit (CU) comprises (1) all members of a particular household who are
related by blood, marriage, adoption, or other legal arrangement, such as a
foster child; (2) a financially independent person living alone or sharing a
household with others, living as a roomer in a private home or lodging
house, or living in permanent quarters in a hotel or motel; or (3) two or
more persons living together who pool their income to make joint expenditure decisions. This report treats each consumer unit as a household.
However, it should be noted that in reality a household may contain more
than one consumer unit, such as grandparents or in-laws who live independently along with another consumer unit.
Householder (or reference person)—The first household member mentioned
by the respondent when instructed to "Start with the name of the person, or
one of the persons, who owns or rents the home." The relationship of other
CU members is determined with respect to this person.
Size of household—The number of persons who normally make up the CU
at the sample address.
Age of householder—The actual age of the householder at the time the
diary is placed in the household.
Number of wage earners—The number of all CU members, age 14 and
older, who report having worked at least 1 week during the 12 months prior
to the interview date. This measure will tend to overstate the number of
wage earners employed on a regular basis.
Number of vehicles—The number of automobiles, trucks, and other vehicles
owned by all members of the unit, including vehicles used partially for business but excluding those used entirely for business.
Income
Total income—The combined income earned by all CU members age 14 or
older in the 12-month period prior to the last day of participation in the
survey. The components of income are wages and salaries, net business and
farm income, Social Security and other pension income, interest, dividends
and other asset income, and other income. Other income includes (1)
supplemental security income paid by Federal, State, and local welfare
agencies to low-income persons who are age 65 or older, blind, or disabled;
(2) income from unemployment compensation; (3) income from workers'
compensation and veterans' payments, including education benefits but
excluding military retirement; (4) public assistance or welfare, including
money received from job-training grants; (5) alimony and child support as
well as any regular contributions from people outside the CU; (6) income
from the care of foster children, cash scholarships, fellowships, or stipends
not based on working; and (7) the value of food stamps.
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Complete income reporting—A distinction between complete and incomplete income reporting prior to the 2004 survey, based on whether the
respondent provides information on major sources of income, such as wages
and salaries, self-employment, and Social Security income. Even complete
income reporters may not provide a full accounting of all income from all
sources. Income tabulations in this publication for 2003 are based only on
CUs with complete income data. The definition of "complete income
reporting" used in the 2003 survey differs from the 1972-73 definition. A
CU reporting zero income in 1972-73 was considered a complete respondent as long as there was no evidence of intent to refuse to answer the
income question. In later surveys, across-the-board zero-income reporting
was designated as invalid by BLS, and the CU was categorized as an incomplete reporter. None of the surveys, however, accounted for possible underreporting. CUs designated as incomplete reporters of income are excluded
from computations of average income in this report.
Top coding of income—A method used to record a maximum value. The
top coding of income routine changed with the 1996 CE. Previous to 1996,
there was truncation at a critical value, and all values above the critical
value (upper tail) were replaced by the critical value (usually at $100,000
for income). Since 1996, a new method replaces upper-tail values with the
mean of the values from the upper tail. This results in more accurate estimates of average income for the whole sample.
Quintiles of income before taxes—Quarterly rankings of respondents who
provide income reports, based on the level of total before-tax income
reported by the consumer unit. The ranking is divided into five equal groups
called income quintiles, and the data for each of the four quarters are then
combined. CUs providing incomplete income reports are not ranked and are
shown separately in all income tables for 2003. For 2004, all households
with incomplete income reporting have imputed income values. The mean
imputed income value is used in the 2004 income tables.
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Expenditure Estimates
Expenditures are the transaction costs, including excise and sales taxes, of
goods and services acquired by respondents during the recordkeeping period.
The respondent records the full cost of each purchase even though full
payment may not have been made on the date of purchase. The expenditure
estimates exclude respondent purchases made while away from home
overnight, purchases directly assignable to business use, and periodic credit or
installment payments on goods or services already acquired.
Major food and beverage expenditure categories and subgroups that appear
in this report are displayed in tables 1-23. Several factors should be considered when relating individual household circumstances (such as region of
residence and race of householder) to the expenditures shown in the tables.
First, the expenditures are averages for all urban households with the
specific characteristics, regardless of whether or not a particular household
purchased the specific food item during the recordkeeping period. The
average expenditure may be considerably less than the expenditure by
households that purchased the item. The less frequently an item is
purchased, the greater the difference between the average for all households
and the average for those households that purchased the item. Even if such
purchases were made, an individual household may have spent more or less
than the average. Even within groups with similar characteristics, the distribution of expenditures varies greatly. Also, many factors, such as income,
age of household members, and geographic location of residence, influence
expenditures and are not held constant within any given table.
The share of total expenditures of an item shown in the accompanying
tables for a particular population segment can be readily calculated. The
following procedures are employed, for example, to estimate the share of
national total food expenditures attributed to two-member households in
2003. First, multiply the average total per person food expenditures for twomember households ($2,525.47, from table 3) by the number of two-person
households in thousands in the United States (31,575 from table 3) times the
average number of persons in the households (2, from table 3). Then, divide
this result by the product of the average U.S. household size (2.49, from
table 3) times the total number of households in the United States (98,617,
which is the number of households in thousands from table 3) times the
average total per person food expenditures ($2,035.26, from table 3). Mathematically, the share of national food expenditures attributed to two-person
households equals the following:
($2,525.47 x 31,575 x 2) / (2.49 x 98,617 x $2,035.26) = 32.0 percent
We can use similar procedures to estimate the share of the total U.S. population attributed to two-member households:
(31,575 x 2)/ (98,617 x 2.49) = 25.7 percent
Thus, two-member households are 25.7 percent of the population, but their
share of total food expenditures is 32.0 percent.
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Survey Procedures
Technical details of the survey include the sample design, cooperation
levels, sample weighting factors, and data collection and processing.
Sample Design
Samples for the CE are national probability samples of households designed
to be representative of the total U.S. civilian population. The eligible population includes all civilian noninstitutional persons.
The first step in the sampling is the selection of primary sampling units
(PSUs), which consist of counties (or parts thereof) or groups of counties.
The design classifies the PSUs into four categories:
•
31 “A” PSUs are Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) with a population greater than 1.5 million.
•
46 “B” PSUs are medium-sized MSAs.
•
10 “C” PSUs are nonmetropolitan areas that are included in the CPI.
•
18 “D” PSUs are nonmetropolitan areas where only the urban population
data will be included in the CPI.
The sampling frame (that is, the list from which housing units were chosen)
is generated from the 1990 Population Census 100-percent-detail file. The
sampling frame is augmented by new construction permits and by techniques used to eliminate recognized deficiencies in Census coverage. All
Enumeration Districts (EDs) from the Census that fail to meet the criterion
for good addresses for new construction, and all EDs in nonpermit-issuing
areas, are grouped into the area segment frame.
To the extent possible, an unclustered sample of units is selected within
each PSU. This lack of clustering is desirable because the sample size of the
diary survey is small relative to other surveys, while the intraclass correlations for expenditure characteristics are relatively large. This suggests that
any clustering of the sample units could result in an unacceptable increase
in variance within the PSU and, as a result, within the total variance.
Each selected sample unit is requested to keep two 1-week diaries of expenditures over consecutive weeks. The earliest possible day for placing a diary
with a household is predesignated, with each day of the week having an
equal chance to be the first of the reference week. The diaries are evenly
spaced throughout the year.
Cooperation Levels
The annual target sample size at the U.S. level for the diary survey is 7,800
participating sample units. To achieve this target, the Census Bureau issues
a total estimated workload of 11,275 sample units. This size allows for
refusals, vacancies, or nonexistent sample unit addresses.
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The Bureau asks each participating sample unit selected to keep two 1-week
diaries. Each diary is treated independently, so response rates are based on
twice the number of housing units sampled.
The response rate for the 2004 diary survey was 68.9 percent.
Sample Weighting Factors
Each CU included in the CE represents a given number of CUs in the U.S.
population, which is considered to be the universe. The translation of
sample families into the universe of families is known as weighting. Since
the unit of analysis for the CE is a CU, the weighting is performed at the
CU level. Several factors help determine the weight for each CU for which a
diary is obtained. The weighting procedure comprises four basic steps: (1)
the basic weight is assigned to an address and is the inverse of the probability of selection of the housing unit; (2) a weight control factor is applied
to each diary if subsampling is performed in the field; (3) a noninterview
adjustment is made for units where data could not be collected from occupied housing units; the adjustment is performed as a function of region,
housing tenure, family size, and race; and (4) a final adjustment is
performed to adjust the sample estimates to national population controls
derived from the Current Population Survey. The adjustments are made
based both on the CU’s member composition and on the CU as a whole.
The weight for the CU is adjusted for individuals within the CU to meet the
controls for 14 age/race categories, 4 regions, and 4 region/urban categories.
The CU weight is also adjusted to control for the total number of CUs and
the total number of CUs who own their own living quarters. The weighting
procedure uses an iterative process to ensure that the sample estimates will
meet all population controls.
Data Collection and Processing
In addition to collecting data, the Census Bureau performs field editing and
coding, consistency checking, quality control, and data transmittal to BLS.
BLS performs additional review and editing to prepare the data for publication and release.
The Census Bureau has conducted data collection on a continuing basis
since October 1979. The Bureau collects data from the diary survey and the
interview survey separately, due to differences in format and design. Preliminary diary survey data processing carried out by the Bureau includes keying
the data from the questionnaires, clerical data editing, and correcting for
inconsistencies in the collected data.
Regional Census Bureau offices send completed surveys to the Census
National Processing Center (NPC) in Jeffersonville, IN. NPC staff apply
codes to the surveys to identify demographic characteristics, expenditures,
and inconsistencies, and to identify and correct errors. In 2004, the
processing of surveys changed with the introduction of Computer Assisted
Personal Interviewing (CAPI).
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After processing the data at the NPC, the Bureau transmits them to the
Census Processing Center in Suitland, MD, where they pass through basic
quality checks of control counts, missing values, etc. The data are then
transmitted to BLS.
Upon receiving the data, BLS performs a series of computer edits that identify and correct irregularities and inconsistencies. Other adjustments apply
appropriate sales taxes and derive CU weights based on BLS specifications.
In addition, BLS imputes demographic and work experience items (as well
as income in 2004) when these data are missing or invalid. All data changes
and imputations are identified with flags on the interview database.
Next, BLS conducts an extensive review to ensure that severe data aberrations are corrected. The review takes place in several stages: a review of
counts, weighted means, and unweighted means by region; a review of
family relationship coding inconsistencies; a review of selected extreme
values for expenditure and income categories; and verification of the various
data transformations.
Two major types of data adjustment routines—imputation and allocation—
are carried out to improve and classify the estimates derived from the diary
survey. Data imputation routines correct missing or invalid entries among
selected CU characteristics and expenditure fields. Allocation routines are
applied when respondents provide insufficient expenditure detail to meet
tabulation requirements. For example, reports of combined expenditures for
fuels and utilities are allocated among gas, electricity, and other items in this
group. To analyze the effects of these adjustments, tabulations are made
before and after the data adjustments.
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CE and Other Data Sources
In the past, USDA conducted comprehensive household surveys of food
consumption approximately every 10 years. The last such survey was the
1987-88 Nationwide Food Consumption Survey (NFCS). The NFCS differs
in several respects from the CE. The most notable difference, other than the
survey years, is that the NFCS measured food consumption during the
survey period, whereas the CE measures purchases.
Consequently, differences in the data collected in the two surveys stem from
a number of conceptual (measurement) issues. For example, the value of
nonpurchased foods, such as homegrown food and food received as a gift or
as pay, are included in the NFCS but not in the CE. The time lag between
purchase and consumption also causes differences in the data sets. The CE
does not measure consumption out of household food stocks, and expenditures may include purchases used to build up inventories of staple foods,
such as flour and sugar. However, the disparities among households due to
inventory changes tend to average out when tabulations cover large groups
of consumers.
The two surveys also differ in the unit of observation. USDA uses the
household as the observational unit, whereas BLS uses the consumer unit.
Although definitions of the units show similarities, differences between
units classified by living arrangements and economic consuming units will
exist, as in the instance of unrelated, economically independent individuals
living together.
Population coverage also differs between the two surveys. The NFCS
excludes individuals in group dwellings, such as college students living in
dormitories, whereas the CE includes them.
Many USDA tabulations of the NFCS data include only housekeeping
households—those in which at least one member consumed 10 or more
meals from home food supplies during the 7-day survey period. Because
housekeeping households consume more home food supplies than
nonhousekeeping households, food expenditure estimates based solely on
housekeeping households tend to overestimate at-home consumption and
underestimate away-from-home consumption. Survey estimates suggest that
about 6 percent of the U.S. civilian noninstitutional population covered by
the NFCS are nonhousekeeping households.
The CE has a major advantage over the NFCS in that it provides a continuous picture of consumption expenditures over time. In contrast, the NFCS
provides a snapshot of expenditures about every 10 years.
The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) data are a component of the
gross national product accounts, prepared quarterly by the U.S. Department
of Commerce and published in Survey of Current Business. The PCE series
measures personal expenditures on a national level for all newly produced
goods and services.
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PCE estimates are based on business and government sources rather than
household interviews. The source and derivation of the PCE estimates thus
hardly resemble the CE estimates.
Benchmark estimates for the PCE series are developed approximately every
5 years based on the flow of goods and services through the economy.
Personal consumption expenditures for food, for example, are derived by
adding transportation costs and wholesale and retail trade markups to manufacturers' prices. Additional adjustments are made for exports, imports, and
changes in inventories. Between benchmark years, the various components
of the PCE series are updated using survey information on sales of eating
and drinking establishments and estimates of grocery store sales. Other
minor adjustments are also made. The primary data are from the Censuses
of Manufactures, Transportation, and Business.
When placed on an annual per capita expenditure basis, estimates from the
CE are consistently lower than those reported in each of the following PCE
food components: total food, food consumed at home, and food consumed
away from home. The relative difference is greater for food consumed away
from home than for food consumed at home, probably because the diary
component of the CE does not include expenditures on food when the
respondent is away from home overnight or longer. Disparities between the
estimates for expenditures on alcoholic beverages are even larger, but this
result is expected because full disclosure of alcoholic beverage consumption
is extremely difficult to obtain in household surveys.
The PCE and CE estimates of per capita annual income also differ, with the
CE income estimates being lower. This difference is consistent with the
notion that income generally is underreported in household surveys.
ERS develops and reports data on food disappearance in the United States
with the Food Consumption Data System on the ERS Web site. These data
measure the quantity of food available for human consumption based on
records of commodity flows from production to end uses. The series are
developed from estimates of production with adjustments for trade flows in
and out of the country, changes in beginning and ending inventories, and
removal of nonfood uses. While not a direct measure of human consumption, the series are often used to monitor levels and year-to-year trends in
commodity consumption and use, estimate nutrient availability in the
Nation's food supply, and estimate statistical relationships among
commodity supply, demand, and prices.
Food disappearance is often used as a proxy for human consumption. Used
in this manner, the data represent an upper bound on the amount of food
available for consumption. Food disappearance data can overstate actual
consumption because the data include spoilage and other losses in the food
processing and marketing system, and losses in the household due to such
factors as preparation and plate waste. However, the data remain useful as
indicators of consumption if these losses in the system remain stable.
The ERS food disappearance data differ from the CE diary expenditure data
in several ways. First, the ERS data conceptually include both food
consumed at home and food consumed away from home. While the CE
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diary data also include both categories of food expenditures, the food item
detail is only available for food consumed at home. The CE reports food
away from home as aggregate expenditures without any commodity or food
item detail. Thus, the CE ground beef category does not include hamburgers
consumed at schools or full-service or limited-service food establishments.
Second, and perhaps most obvious, is the difference in the unit of observation. The CE data are based on a survey of consumer units and their expenditures while the disappearance data are based on aggregate production
quantities with adjustments for imports, exports, nonfood uses, and inventories. The aggregate disappearance data are divided by the U.S. population to
place disappearance on a per capita basis for comparability with the CE,
which is standardized in this report by household size. It is possible that
expenditures for a commodity in the CE may trend upwards while quantity
trends from the disappearance data decline due to price effects.
ERS has also developed the Food Expenditure Series, which contributes to
the analysis of food production and consumption by constructing a comprehensive measure of the total value of all food expenditures by all final
purchasers in the United States. The ERS Food Expenditure Series annually
measures total U.S. food expenditures, including purchases by consumers,
governments, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. Because the term
"expenditure" is often associated with household decisionmaking, it is
important to recognize that this series also includes nonhousehold
purchases. For example, the series includes the value of food purchased by
the U.S. Government for domestic military personnel; the value of school
meals, including the National School Lunch Program's "free" lunches for
which eligible households make no expenditure; and the value of food
purchased by airlines to serve during flights.
ERS developed this series in 1987, and annual data are available from 1929
through 2004. While the series is labeled "Food Expenditures," it also
constitutes a measure of total sales through different food outlets, such as
supermarkets, full-service and limited-service restaurants, mass merchandisers, hotels, and schools. In an accounting sense, production value, or
sales, equals total expenditures.
The ERS Food Expenditure Series provides estimates of food eaten away
from home and food eaten at home, as well as the share of the two food
spending categories relative to two income series—disposable personal
income and disposable personal money income. Food-away-from-home
spending is mainly for food purchased at eating and drinking places, but it is
also for food purchased at such outlets as hotels and motels, recreational
places, vending machines, schools and colleges, and military facilities. ERS
estimates of food at home and food away from home may not equal estimates of similar food categories in other data series. The ERS series differs
from the CE in the sense that it attempts to capture total sales of all food,
both at home and away from home, rather than the expenditures of households. The CE also disaggregates food expenditures into component parts,
such as cereal and bakery goods, under food at home.
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Data Limitations
Data in this report are based on a sample of consumer units and may differ
somewhat from the data that would be obtained in a complete census of
consumer units. The variability of sample estimates is a function of sample
design and sample size and generally decreases with larger size samples and
aggregation over product categories. Expenditure estimates for broader
expenditure groups and larger population groups will generally be subject to
smaller sampling variation than expenditure estimates for narrower expenditure and population subgroups. The coefficient of variation (CV), expressing
the standard deviation as a percentage of the sample estimate, is a
commonly used measure for comparing the relative variability of sample
estimates. CVs for the various detailed estimates of annual per person food
expenditures presented in this report for the total urban population are
shown in table 24.
The estimates are also subject to sampling biases that may result from the
selection of households, the recording of information, and the interpretation
of information. The long and extensive experience of BLS in conducting
surveys of this type, however, helps to minimize these sampling biases.
Another source of bias stems from identifying and handling incomplete
questionnaires. Identifying incomplete expenditure reporting is particularly
difficult in the CE diary because respondents are required to report only
items actually purchased. No action is required on items not purchased
during the survey. Distinguishing between an incomplete expenditure diary
and one in which the respondent records only a few purchases is difficult.
Incomplete reporting on other sections of the survey may be associated with
incomplete expenditure diaries. For example, homeowners not reporting a
mortgage status are about half as likely to report purchases for most food
items as those homeowners reporting a mortgage status. Hence, caution
must be exercised when attempting to draw conclusions based on the information in the tables.
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References
Blisard, Noel. Food Spending in American Households, 1997-98, Statistical
Bulletin No. 972, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research
Service, June 2001, www.ers.usda.gov/publications/sb972/
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Consumer
Expenditure Survey, Diary Survey, 2003.
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Consumer
Expenditure Survey, Diary Survey, 2004, http://stats.bls.gov/csxhome.htm
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Table 1
Food expenditures by selected demographics, 2003-04:
Average annual per person expenditures of urban households
Demographic category
2003
2004
Total food
2003
2004
Food at home
2003
2004
Food away from home
Dollars
All urban households
2,035
2,207
1,248
1,347
787
860
Household size (members):
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six or more
2,747
2,525
2,013
1,766
1,569
1,135
2,958
2,791
2,204
1,884
1,517
1,335
1,519
1,533
1,220
1,120
1,031
796
1,647
1,655
1,351
1,195
995
937
1,228
993
794
646
538
339
1,311
1,136
854
690
522
398
Single female parent with children
1,610
1,640
1,058
1,096
552
544
Income quintiles:
First (lowest)
Second
Third (middle)
Fourth
Fifth (highest)
1,769
1,798
1,951
2,099
2,737
1,737
1,838
1,998
2,236
2,812
1,185
1,230
1,245
1,250
1,463
1,213
1,207
1,243
1,351
1,578
584
568
705
849
1,273
524
631
754
885
1,234
Race:
White
Black
Other1
2,116
1,517
2,166
2,300
1,587
2,305
1,287
1,012
1,251
1,394
1,054
1,353
824
505
914
907
533
951
Age of householder (years):
Under 25 (nonstudent)
25 34
35 44
45 54
55 64
Over 64
1,737
1,820
1,806
2,261
2,461
2,237
1,806
1,918
1,941
2,511
2,719
2,477
961
1,063
1,109
1,368
1,553
1,536
947
1,106
1,208
1,536
1,648
1,651
778
756
697
893
908
701
860
812
733
975
1,072
826
Region and city size:
Metropolitan statistical areas
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
Other urban areas
2,211
2,042
1,914
2,147
1,756
2,464
2,244
2,082
2,236
1,887
1,338
1,243
1,190
1,325
1,053
1,500
1,332
1,279
1,390
1,140
872
798
724
822
703
964
912
803
846
747
Season of year:
Winter2
Spring
Summer
Fall
2,008
2,049
2,033
2,049
2,158
2,259
2,229
2,180
1,248
1,230
1,217
1,298
1,369
1,347
1,338
1,333
760
819
815
750
789
911
890
847
1Other
race includes Native American, Asian, Pacific Islander, and Multirace in 2003, along with the category “other” in 2004.
is defined as January-March. The other seasons follow the appropriate calendar quarter.
2Winter
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data from the 2003-04 Consumer Expenditure Survey.
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Table 2
Urban household type, 2003
Single parent
with own children
only
Married couples
Item
All
urban
With own children only
Couple
only
Household characteristics:
Households (thousands)
98,617
Sample diaries (number)
13,998
Age of householder (years)
47.7
Income before taxes (dollars)
51,671
Income after taxes (percent)
95
Wage and salary income (percent)
80
Amount spent on food (percent)
10
Members per household (number)
2.49
Children under age 18 (number)
0.65
Adults over age 64 (number)
0.29
Vehicles per household (number)
1.6
Earners per household (number)
1.3
Homeownership (percent)
65
21,016
3,095
56.2
65,132
94
71
8
2.00
0.00
0.62
1.8
1.2
83
Oldest Oldest
child
child
under 6 6 to 17
5,250
734
32
72,489
95
92
8
3.45
1.45
0
1.8
1.6
68
13,647
1,995
39.7
74,453
96
90
10
4.20
2.20
0.01
2.1
1.8
79
Oldest
child >
17
6,973
1,066
51.5
78,476
95
88
10
3.91
0.62
0.17
2.7
2.5
87
Other
Male
head1
Female
head1
3,233
732 5,132
514
100
708
48.9
41.6
36.6
63,063 49,200 27,916
97
89
99
80
96
80
12
8
17
5.02
2.40
3.01
1.37
1.32
1.82
0.5
0
0
2.5
1.6
1.0
2.5
1.1
1.1
76
58
39
Single
All
person
other
only
28,889 13,746
3,893 1,893
50.7
44.4
28,837 44,039
94
96
68
82
10
11
1.00
2.82
0.00
0.51
0.31
0.28
0.9
1.7
0.6
1.7
49
53
Dollars
Average annual per person expenditure:
Food, total (excluding
alcoholic beverages)
2,035.26
Food at home
1,248.41
2,739.85 1,775.87 1,730.76 1,976.29 1,517.27 1,602.51 1,610.12 2,747.02 1,759.14
1,660.63 1,176.84 1,088.33 1,200.14 1,018.52 871.21 1,058.43 1,518.56 1,092.93
Cereal and bakery products
179.10
230.79
165.39
166.27
166.40
142.70 124.36 160.69
Cereal and cereal products
Flour
Prepared flour mixes
Cereal
Rice
Pasta (dry) and cornmeal
61.03
2.79
5.23
34.91
6.78
11.33
73.88
3.25
6.90
41.51
8.40
13.82
59.87
3.38
5.75
31.83
7.72
11.20
57.87
2.10
4.80
35.23
5.21
10.52
55.40
3.03
4.89
31.65
6.14
9.68
52.45
2.68
5.23
24.96
8.92
10.66
38.77
0.72
0.88
28.36
0.62
8.18
58.34
2.40
5.10
32.28
5.94
12.63
71.60
3.05
6.36
44.17
6.46
11.56
54.09
2.94
3.46
29.60
7.32
10.77
Bakery products
White bread
Other bread
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins
Cakes and cupcakes
Cookies
Crackers
Bread and cracker products
Doughnuts and sweetrolls
Frozen and refrigerated
bakery products
Fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers
118.07
13.45
19.73
14.98
15.17
18.41
10.02
1.47
11.20
156.91
16.00
28.99
20.12
19.11
25.34
13.88
2.20
14.20
105.52
11.90
16.79
13.05
12.81
17.93
9.35
1.05
8.76
108.41
11.48
15.55
14.31
16.35
16.05
9.27
1.30
11.43
111.00
12.51
19.59
15.75
12.81
16.50
10.44
1.77
9.36
90.26
11.79
14.11
9.97
13.48
13.61
6.50
1.26
9.73
85.59 102.35
11.36 13.05
16.75 11.91
15.41 12.24
7.13 16.80
15.70 15.09
5.86
7.91
0.54
1.13
7.42 11.31
148.83
16.82
28.56
18.00
14.12
25.78
12.78
1.67
13.88
97.50
13.43
16.34
11.67
13.10
13.88
7.42
1.02
8.81
9.67
3.97
11.25
5.82
11.71
2.17
9.48
3.17
8.66
3.60
6.87
2.95
11.53
5.69
7.82
4.01
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
329.33
437.27
266.34
296.81
329.57
298.30 235.81 281.67
357.66 304.66
Meats
203.28
270.91
151.63
189.63
208.54
180.58 150.06 170.52
212.66 188.53
2.19
3.24
10.44
2.48
220.42 151.59
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Table 2
Urban household type, 2003 (continued)
Single parent
with own children
only
Married couples
Item
All
urban
With own children only
Couple
only
Oldest Oldest
child
child
under 6 6 to 17
Oldest
child >
17
Other
Male
head1
Female
head1
Single
All
person
other
only
Beef
Ground beef (excluding canned)
Chuck roast
Round roast
Other roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other steak
Other beef (excluding canned)
94.49
34.42
5.29
3.85
6.57
5.74
11.43
18.77
8.42
122.83
40.37
6.76
4.17
9.95
7.67
14.69
26.60
12.60
70.25
26.04
3.55
1.89
4.94
3.82
7.80
16.12
6.08
92.83
33.39
5.54
4.76
5.66
5.36
11.64
17.48
9.00
103.56
36.32
6.79
5.12
10.56
6.67
12.56
15.90
9.63
84.51
29.56
4.19
3.35
5.91
5.96
12.62
14.42
8.50
64.73
32.34
3.55
2.01
4.35
4.12
9.42
7.87
1.08
75.49
37.57
4.35
3.38
2.67
5.37
6.87
12.14
3.14
92.14
34.38
3.91
3.25
5.86
5.22
11.16
21.59
6.77
86.01
32.95
5.01
3.10
4.69
4.99
10.07
18.28
6.91
Pork
Bacon
Pork chops
Ham (excluding canned)
Other pork
Pork sausage
Canned ham
67.66
12.04
13.57
14.79
16.54
10.29
0.43
94.86
15.45
16.84
21.91
27.62
12.72
0.32
46.62
10.15
8.93
10.14
10.10
7.03
0.28
60.60
10.93
12.04
12.89
14.46
9.61
0.67
67.85
12.97
15.49
12.87
16.38
9.84
0.30
60.33
9.80
13.92
11.75
15.47
9.16
0.22
47.62
6.87
10.48
13.88
8.48
7.92
0.00
56.33
10.13
10.64
11.32
13.66
10.33
0.25
72.55
13.51
13.14
18.76
13.98
12.64
0.52
63.12
11.02
14.56
13.12
14.60
9.34
0.48
Other meats
Frankfurters
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami
Other lunch meats
Lamb and miscellaneous meats
41.14
8.90
8.58
19.44
4.22
53.22
9.91
11.00
25.91
6.41
34.76
7.42
6.19
18.63
2.53
36.20
8.03
7.31
17.17
3.69
37.14
9.92
7.50
17.69
2.02
35.74
8.10
7.23
16.66
3.75
37.71
7.59
12.00
15.51
2.62
38.69
9.77
9.60
15.42
3.90
47.97
9.92
9.74
23.15
5.15
39.40
8.35
8.83
17.58
4.64
Poultry
Chicken
Fresh and frozen whole chicken
Fresh and frozen chicken parts
Other poultry
59.61
47.92
13.57
34.34
11.69
73.50
56.07
16.05
40.01
17.43
53.00
44.27
11.40
32.88
8.73
53.83
44.46
12.93
31.53
9.38
60.01
48.07
14.18
33.88
11.94
51.81
42.81
14.17
28.63
9.00
46.22
43.25
16.76
26.49
2.97
52.11
42.17
10.10
32.07
9.93
67.24
53.12
13.51
39.61
14.12
57.08
46.55
13.45
33.10
10.52
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood
Fresh fish and shellfish
Frozen fish and shellfish
51.52
6.40
30.31
14.81
73.20
8.86
42.37
21.97
48.11
5.61
30.25
12.25
41.40
5.05
22.03
14.32
48.23
5.71
31.90
10.62
53.19
6.18
30.72
16.29
29.68
4.63
15.50
9.55
46.69
4.07
28.57
14.05
58.54
8.89
33.10
16.55
43.84
5.84
27.47
10.52
Eggs
14.91
19.66
13.60
11.95
12.78
12.72
9.84
12.35
19.22
15.22
131.95
44.67
5.74
7.24
39.24
23.22
174.68
50.44
8.91
9.59
57.29
33.69
134.31
45.13
4.96
7.91
39.28
21.56
119.21
43.79
5.20
5.69
33.69
19.69
125.07
41.33
5.36
8.49
37.47
21.95
11.83
14.76
15.47
11.15
10.46
Dairy
Fresh milk, all types
Fresh cream
Butter
Cheese
Ice cream and related
Other (including powdered milk
and yogurt)
94.88 103.23 108.11
34.71 39.36 39.87
3.66
2.97
3.58
5.35
4.79
5.91
24.83 30.52 31.98
15.98 16.02 18.23
10.35
9.57
8.53
163.24 111.13
54.67 40.73
7.18
4.54
7.63
6.95
48.97 31.12
29.73 19.21
15.06
8.58
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Table 2
Urban household type, 2003 (continued)
Single parent
with own children
only
Married couples
Item
All
urban
With own children only
Couple
only
Oldest Oldest
child
child
under 6 6 to 17
Oldest
child >
17
Other
Male
head1
Female
head1
180.78 131.34 164.75
Single
All
person
other
only
Fruits and vegetables
220.35
309.30
202.80
179.17
210.86
285.24 193.96
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Other fresh fruits
Other citrus fruits
(excluding oranges)
71.19
13.56
11.62
7.61
32.41
102.38
18.04
16.16
10.29
49.12
62.93
11.72
10.08
5.91
30.39
58.43
11.74
8.55
6.85
26.47
68.66
13.77
11.36
7.43
29.99
56.29
9.21
9.19
6.20
26.71
41.46
10.21
9.07
4.31
15.75
52.69
10.91
8.22
5.31
24.09
90.17
16.89
16.73
9.59
39.28
62.66
12.65
10.83
6.95
27.04
5.98
8.77
4.83
4.82
6.11
4.98
2.12
4.17
7.68
5.19
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Other fresh vegetables
70.74
11.99
9.12
13.53
36.10
104.14
17.34
13.41
19.18
54.20
63.35
12.25
7.03
9.89
34.19
55.39
8.81
7.38
11.16
28.03
67.06
11.97
9.05
12.11
33.93
64.49
10.06
6.19
13.78
34.47
30.13
8.05
3.68
6.09
12.30
46.10
10.08
7.19
9.25
19.58
90.43
13.65
12.53
17.67
46.57
62.86
11.32
7.77
12.46
31.31
Processed fruits
Frozen orange juice
Frozen fruits
Frozen fruit juices
Fresh fruit juice
Canned and bottled fruit juice
Canned fruits
Dried fruits
45.00
1.74
1.50
1.32
8.82
22.50
6.54
2.57
57.08
2.10
2.69
1.30
11.57
26.11
9.24
4.07
46.08
1.07
1.20
1.97
7.23
25.42
6.97
2.21
38.05
1.47
1.02
0.97
7.51
19.62
5.26
2.19
42.89
1.75
1.14
1.77
7.10
21.87
6.06
3.19
34.39
2.08
1.19
1.28
4.82
18.43
5.14
1.46
30.65
0.14
0.00
1.86
5.85
18.90
2.78
1.11
37.25
1.43
0.86
0.82
9.43
19.41
3.97
1.33
61.09
2.17
1.48
1.50
12.62
30.69
9.66
2.95
39.35
1.79
1.79
1.29
8.46
18.91
5.12
1.99
Processed vegetables
Frozen vegetables
Canned beans
Canned corn
Canned miscellaneous vegetables
Other processed vegetables
Other peas
Other beans
Other miscellaneous vegetables
Frozen vegetable juice
Fresh and canned vegetable juice
33.42
10.78
4.91
2.72
7.26
0.16
0.16
0.96
2.98
0.05
3.44
45.70
15.08
6.00
3.54
10.75
0.20
0.24
1.45
3.47
0.03
4.94
30.44
10.36
4.47
2.15
6.16
0.79
0.46
0.73
2.37
0.13
2.82
27.32
9.32
4.05
2.32
5.57
0.09
0.07
0.67
2.28
0.03
2.91
32.25
10.39
4.99
2.63
6.42
0.09
0.24
0.96
3.23
0.10
3.19
25.61
7.03
4.01
1.86
4.78
0.04
0.09
0.95
4.65
0.03
2.18
29.11
15.74
4.28
2.62
3.92
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.77
0.00
1.53
28.71
9.36
4.17
2.35
5.31
0.35
0.05
1.04
2.31
0.00
3.76
43.56
12.75
6.61
3.88
10.14
0.10
0.16
0.70
3.87
0.01
5.33
29.10
9.17
4.60
2.40
6.87
0.00
0.10
1.17
2.57
0.07
2.15
Sugar and sweets
Candy and chewing gum
Sugar
Artificial sweeteners
Other sweets
47.73
30.34
6.65
2.27
8.47
65.59
40.72
9.02
4.09
11.77
43.66
26.76
6.03
2.08
8.79
41.54
28.08
5.04
1.37
7.06
43.57
27.39
5.78
2.16
8.23
33.36
18.85
6.63
1.33
6.56
29.63
20.86
4.11
0.90
3.77
46.37
29.42
7.73
1.80
7.43
60.91
39.54
6.92
3.74
10.72
39.86
24.95
6.84
1.32
6.74
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Table 2
Urban household type, 2003 (continued)
Single parent
with own children
only
Married couples
Item
All
urban
With own children only
Couple
only
Oldest Oldest
child
child
under 6 6 to 17
Oldest
child >
17
Other
Male
head1
Female
head1
Fruits and vegetables
220.35
Fats and oils
34.48
Margarine
3.90
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings 10.55
Salad dressings
10.55
Nondairy creamer
4.44
Peanut butter
5.04
309.30
49.45
6.41
14.70
14.90
7.10
6.34
202.80
25.13
2.64
7.97
7.33
2.95
4.24
179.17
28.66
3.03
9.28
8.40
3.44
4.50
210.86
32.88
3.86
9.30
10.63
4.62
4.46
Beverages
106.67
Cola drinks
34.48
Other carbonated drinks
17.90
Roasted coffee
10.12
Instant coffee
4.88
Noncarbonated fruit-flavored drinks
7.85
Tea
7.06
Other noncarbonated beverages
24.07
Nonalcoholic beer
0.31
136.59
43.68
20.38
16.91
7.39
6.43
9.76
30.85
1.19
91.88
29.83
14.99
8.06
3.98
8.98
4.91
21.13
0.00
89.50
28.15
16.28
7.08
3.71
9.44
5.48
19.25
0.12
109.08
35.07
20.68
10.19
4.73
5.80
8.40
24.20
0.00
Miscellaneous prepared foods
198.82
Soups
14.14
Frozen meals
14.47
Other frozen prepared food
27.98
Potato chips and other snacks
31.95
Nuts
10.83
Salt, seasonings, and spices
8.44
Olives, pickles, and relishes
4.51
Sauces and gravies
15.49
Other condiments
7.94
Prepared salads
8.54
Prepared desserts
4.60
Baby food
11.02
Other miscellaneous prepared foods 38.82
Vitamin supplements
0.09
256.96
18.14
22.06
30.53
36.88
21.06
11.76
7.08
19.51
11.80
13.41
6.87
5.01
52.70
0.13
247.33
14.46
14.92
26.84
30.90
7.15
8.57
4.15
15.96
7.02
7.51
4.24
63.69
41.93
0.00
167.15
11.00
9.32
26.71
32.23
6.85
6.56
3.66
14.09
6.11
5.92
3.99
6.75
33.92
0.05
182.71
14.00
7.94
27.57
34.19
12.43
7.84
3.94
15.51
8.62
7.93
3.56
4.31
34.86
0.00
152.57 139.95 170.85
9.60
9.76 10.22
6.91 16.54 11.49
23.22 25.42 28.59
22.03 22.01 31.43
5.83
5.05
5.89
6.77
4.57
6.96
3.53
1.24
4.30
12.35 15.42 13.50
5.95
4.55
6.42
5.83
7.27
6.14
3.95
1.64
3.66
11.88
8.88 14.72
34.55 17.59 27.55
0.17
0.00
0.00
786.86 1,079.22
272.75
335.99
311.22
514.16
599.03
216.84
240.26
642.43
247.65
240.07
776.15
250.78
285.15
498.75 731.30 551.69 1,228.47 666.21
186.00 313.02 202.77 407.59 244.72
181.36 248.97 155.27 468.10 250.15
Food away from home
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks and nonalcoholic
beverages
Breakfast and brunch
Board2
Catered2
101.70
75.77
16.42
9.00
113.47
106.89
0.77
7.94
86.53
55.25
0.00
0.15
88.14
59.09
0.71
6.77
91.73
61.16
66.85
20.48
Alcoholic beverages
149.61
222.23
122.27
100.42
110.66
180.78 131.34 164.75
28.03 24.19 27.95
2.56
2.54
2.03
9.55
8.63
8.71
8.52
5.50 10.19
3.88
1.08
2.43
3.51
6.44
4.58
Single
All
person
other
only
87.89
32.95
15.70
7.08
3.36
6.73
4.91
17.16
0.00
59.14
43.59
0.23
28.43
82.69
30.78
10.69
14.45
1.45
6.81
1.88
16.64
0.00
132.91
40.28
21.20
14.29
7.70
7.30
9.15
32.64
0.34
97.62
32.97
15.53
8.02
4.25
7.37
6.69
22.71
0.08
256.18 161.61
20.99 12.93
31.23
9.99
34.69 24.78
39.31 24.41
15.21
7.27
9.90
8.32
5.37
3.56
17.51 13.58
10.26
6.30
12.39
7.32
5.53
3.99
4.14
7.32
49.65 31.53
0.00
0.30
96.70
72.60
0.00
0.00
91.66
62.07
39.32
0.59
168.69
130.88
52.96
0.24
56.30 179.74
61.86
265.52 169.99
Notes: Numbers may not add due to rounding. Expenditures less than 0.005 are denoted as 0.00.
1Own children with at least one under age 18.
2Board and Catered are selected from the BLS Interview Survey.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data from the 2003 Consumer Expenditure Survey.
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98.04
32.40
18.56
5.34
1.98
11.67
5.60
22.17
0.32
285.24 193.96
41.99 32.50
5.07
3.60
10.19 11.51
13.48
9.45
5.99
3.64
7.26
4.30
95.20
64.51
0.00
11.63
Table 3
Urban household size, 2003
Household size (members)
Item
Household characteristics:
Households (thousands)
Sample diaries (number)
Age of householder (years)
Income before taxes (dollars)
Income after taxes (percent)
Wage and salary income (percent)
Amount spent on food (percent)
Members per household (number)
Children under age 18 (number)
Adults over age 64 (number)
Vehicles per household (number)
Earners per household (number)
Homeownership (percent)
All urban
One
98,617
13,998
47.7
51,671
95
80
10
2.49
0.65
0.29
1.6
1.3
65
28,889
3,893
50.7
28,837
94
68
10
1.0
0
0.31
0.9
0.6
49
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six or more
31,575
4,515
52.3
56,967
94
74
9
2.0
0.08
0.49
1.7
1.2
73
14,837
2,161
43
61,022
95
86
10
3.0
0.77
0.16
2.0
1.8
70
13,414
1,936
40.4
70,255
96
89
10
4.0
1.63
0.06
2.1
2
73
6,381
949
40.4
63,947
97
90
12
5.0
2.4
0.09
2.2
2.1
71
3,521
544
41.3
60,575
99
84
13
6.71
3.51
0.18
2.2
2.4
69
Dollars
Average annual per person expenditure:
Food, total (excluding alcoholic
beverages)
2,035.26
Food at home
1,248.41
2,747.02
1,518.56
2,525.47
1,532.80
2,013.40
1,219.54
1,766.54
1,120.40
1,569.47
1,031.47
1,134.97
795.88
Cereal and bakery products
179.10
220.42
215.15
170.77
161.60
151.95
124.33
Cereal and cereal products
Flour
Prepared flour mixes
Cereal
Rice
Pasta (dry) and cornmeal
61.03
2.79
5.23
34.91
6.78
11.33
71.60
3.05
6.36
44.17
6.46
11.56
71.05
3.06
5.95
40.43
7.83
13.79
58.84
2.70
5.13
32.10
7.26
11.65
56.60
2.85
4.81
32.35
6.84
9.76
52.05
2.11
4.79
29.38
5.54
10.23
47.69
2.68
3.69
27.40
5.03
8.90
Bakery products
White bread
Other bread
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins
Cakes and cupcakes
Cookies
Crackers
Bread and cracker products
Doughnuts and sweetrolls
Frozen and refrigerated bakery
products
Fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers
118.07
13.45
19.73
14.98
15.17
18.41
10.02
1.47
11.20
148.83
16.82
28.56
18.00
14.12
25.78
12.78
1.67
13.88
144.10
15.80
25.97
18.32
18.30
22.34
12.65
1.88
13.50
111.93
12.52
18.31
15.32
13.89
18.03
9.60
1.56
9.24
105.00
11.87
15.48
13.46
15.08
15.56
8.68
1.27
10.31
99.90
11.26
15.16
12.84
14.61
15.36
7.72
1.30
10.40
76.64
11.37
10.70
8.05
11.43
10.16
6.59
0.65
8.62
9.67
3.97
11.53
5.69
10.19
5.16
10.31
3.15
9.69
3.61
8.16
3.07
6.82
2.26
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
329.33
357.66
396.57
324.74
308.71
291.94
220.85
Meats
203.28
212.66
244.40
200.24
194.00
181.40
138.25
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Table 3
Urban household size, 2003 (continued)
Household size (members)
Item
All urban
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six or more
Beef
Ground beef (excluding canned)
Chuck roast
Round roast
Other roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other steak
Other beef (excluding canned)
94.49
34.42
5.29
3.85
6.57
5.74
11.43
18.77
8.42
92.14
34.38
3.91
3.25
5.86
5.22
11.16
21.59
6.77
110.53
39.27
6.20
4.01
8.00
6.66
13.08
23.14
10.18
95.92
34.02
4.79
5.08
5.75
5.69
12.59
21.04
6.96
92.41
33.94
6.04
4.11
5.42
5.20
10.44
17.00
10.24
88.07
33.51
4.15
3.68
9.24
5.60
10.45
13.75
7.68
65.19
24.52
5.31
1.49
4.20
5.47
8.72
10.15
5.35
Pork
Bacon
Pork chops
Ham (excluding canned)
Other pork
Pork sausage
Canned ham
67.66
12.04
13.57
14.79
16.54
10.29
0.43
72.55
13.51
13.14
18.76
13.98
12.64
0.52
83.35
14.18
15.39
18.94
22.67
11.77
0.40
66.55
11.93
13.39
14.68
16.55
9.55
0.46
63.47
11.57
13.57
13.16
15.50
9.09
0.58
58.60
10.69
13.77
10.36
13.10
10.30
0.38
43.54
7.56
9.25
8.72
10.30
7.62
0.08
Other meats
Frankfurters
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami
Other lunch meats
Lamb and miscellaneous meats
41.14
8.90
8.58
19.44
4.22
47.97
9.92
9.74
23.15
5.15
50.53
9.89
10.48
24.04
6.12
37.76
7.83
8.24
17.90
3.79
38.12
9.00
7.79
18.05
3.29
34.73
8.12
7.20
17.28
2.12
29.52
7.85
6.38
11.59
3.70
Poultry
Chicken
Fresh and frozen whole chicken
Fresh and frozen chicken parts
Other poultry
59.61
47.92
13.57
34.34
11.69
67.24
53.12
13.51
39.61
14.12
68.80
53.76
15.15
38.61
15.04
56.30
45.64
11.81
33.84
10.66
57.22
47.27
14.13
33.14
9.95
55.04
45.73
13.71
32.01
9.32
43.56
34.66
11.32
23.34
8.90
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood
Fresh fish and shellfish
Frozen fish and shellfish
51.52
6.40
30.31
14.81
58.54
8.89
33.10
16.55
64.83
8.28
38.57
17.98
54.18
6.10
32.85
15.23
44.58
5.25
25.66
13.67
43.58
4.26
26.15
13.17
28.82
4.42
16.18
8.22
Eggs
14.91
19.22
18.54
14.03
12.91
11.91
10.22
131.95
44.67
5.74
7.24
39.24
23.22
163.24
54.67
7.18
7.63
48.97
29.73
160.90
48.77
7.89
8.96
51.56
30.31
128.11
43.59
4.83
7.35
39.16
20.88
117.48
41.14
5.02
7.08
32.70
20.62
106.76
42.01
3.83
5.66
28.72
16.87
90.37
35.16
4.20
4.47
23.56
15.15
11.83
15.06
13.40
12.31
10.91
9.67
7.83
Dairy
Fresh milk, all types
Fresh cream
Butter
Cheese
Ice cream and related
Other (including powdered
milk and yogurt)
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Table 3
Urban household size, 2003 (continued)
Household size (members)
Item
All urban
Fruits and vegetables
220.35
Fresh fruits
71.19
Apples
13.56
Bananas
11.62
Oranges
7.61
Other fresh fruits
32.41
Other citrus fruits (excluding oranges) 5.98
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six or more
285.24
90.17
16.89
16.73
9.59
39.28
7.68
281.74
91.69
16.20
14.46
9.25
44.13
7.65
208.68
66.77
13.41
10.95
6.87
30.02
5.52
192.27
61.81
12.46
9.41
7.58
27.30
5.06
171.51
56.04
10.43
9.05
5.48
25.99
5.09
128.55
43.26
9.43
7.54
5.20
17.46
3.64
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Other fresh vegetables
70.74
11.99
9.12
13.53
36.10
90.43
13.65
12.53
17.67
46.57
93.83
15.78
12.28
17.58
48.19
65.65
11.69
8.70
11.82
33.44
61.16
11.10
7.20
11.71
31.15
53.76
8.78
6.81
11.23
26.93
39.23
6.76
4.80
8.10
19.57
Processed fruits
Frozen orange juice
Frozen fruits
Frozen fruit juices
Fresh fruit juice
Canned and bottled fruit juice
Canned fruits
Dried fruits
45.00
1.74
1.50
1.32
8.82
22.50
6.54
2.57
61.09
2.17
1.48
1.50
12.62
30.69
9.66
2.95
53.68
2.04
2.71
1.45
10.99
24.60
8.26
3.63
43.04
1.32
1.04
1.42
8.14
22.54
6.16
2.42
39.95
1.57
1.07
1.25
7.48
20.60
5.56
2.42
37.64
1.58
0.90
1.13
6.92
20.82
4.63
1.66
27.22
1.80
0.99
0.99
5.26
13.37
3.66
1.16
Processed vegetables
Frozen vegetables
Canned beans
Canned corn
Canned miscellaneous vegetables
Other processed vegetables
Other peas
Other beans
Other miscellaneous vegetables
Frozen vegetable juice
Fresh and canned vegetable juice
33.42
10.78
4.91
2.72
7.26
0.16
0.16
0.96
2.98
0.05
3.44
43.56
12.75
6.61
3.88
10.14
0.10
0.16
0.70
3.87
0.01
5.33
42.54
14.03
5.96
3.27
10.19
0.13
0.19
1.24
3.35
0.04
4.14
33.22
11.09
4.69
2.42
6.92
0.37
0.25
1.05
3.25
0.10
3.07
29.35
9.10
4.50
2.34
6.08
0.09
0.16
0.95
2.56
0.06
3.51
24.08
7.91
3.77
2.30
4.20
0.21
0.08
0.73
2.48
0.01
2.40
18.84
6.78
2.96
1.82
3.32
0.00
0.05
0.69
1.97
0.03
1.23
Sugar and sweets
Candy and chewing gum
Sugar
Artificial sweeteners
Other sweets
47.73
30.34
6.65
2.27
8.47
60.91
39.54
6.92
3.74
10.72
60.77
38.47
8.31
3.17
10.83
46.30
30.20
6.26
2.19
7.65
42.34
27.01
5.94
1.62
7.77
34.68
21.18
5.77
1.50
6.22
29.27
17.59
5.41
0.69
5.58
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Table 3
Urban household size, 2003 (continued)
Household size (members)
Item
All urban
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six or more
Fats and oils
Margarine
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings
Salad dressings
Nondairy creamer
Peanut butter
34.48
3.90
10.55
10.55
4.44
5.04
41.99
5.07
10.19
13.48
5.99
7.26
45.19
5.65
13.37
14.01
6.05
6.11
32.12
3.53
9.68
9.67
4.74
4.50
28.95
3.17
9.50
8.81
3.07
4.41
27.86
2.45
10.10
8.22
3.42
3.66
22.59
2.14
8.07
6.42
2.22
3.75
Beverages
Cola drinks
Other carbonated drinks
Roasted coffee
Instant coffee
Noncarbonated fruit-flavored drinks
Tea
Other noncarbonated beverages
Nonalcoholic beer
106.67
34.48
17.90
10.12
4.88
7.85
7.06
24.07
0.31
132.91
40.28
21.20
14.29
7.70
7.30
9.15
32.64
0.34
130.15
41.87
20.00
14.73
6.62
7.58
9.21
29.35
0.79
108.01
36.01
18.84
8.86
4.16
7.64
8.37
23.92
0.22
93.43
30.60
16.26
7.70
3.74
8.60
5.39
21.13
0.00
88.82
28.79
16.81
6.56
3.31
9.00
4.88
19.47
0.00
63.42
21.29
11.66
5.33
2.84
6.42
3.05
12.60
0.23
Miscellaneous prepared foods
198.82
Soups
14.14
Frozen meals
14.47
Other frozen prepared food
27.98
Potato chips and other snacks
31.95
Nuts
10.83
Salt, seasonings, and spices
8.44
Olives, pickles, and relishes
4.51
Sauces and gravies
15.49
Other condiments
7.94
Prepared salads
8.54
Prepared desserts
4.60
Baby food
11.02
Other miscellaneous prepared foods 38.82
Vitamin supplements
0.09
256.18
20.99
31.23
34.69
39.31
15.21
9.90
5.37
17.51
10.26
12.39
5.53
4.14
49.65
0.00
242.32
17.49
20.03
31.11
36.32
17.51
11.28
6.47
18.83
10.87
12.37
6.48
5.14
48.32
0.09
200.82
13.60
11.10
28.47
31.48
9.56
8.57
4.10
16.41
6.73
8.04
3.59
22.91
36.20
0.06
175.61
12.54
10.42
25.84
29.92
7.28
6.90
3.97
13.89
7.38
6.29
3.80
13.67
33.42
0.28
157.96
9.72
7.86
25.96
29.08
6.12
6.10
3.22
13.74
5.84
5.87
3.68
8.20
32.57
0.00
116.49
7.40
3.59
18.06
20.60
4.41
5.43
1.96
8.39
3.68
3.25
3.35
10.50
25.89
0.00
Food away from home
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks and nonalcoholic beverages
Breakfast and brunch
Board
Catered
786.86
272.75
311.22
101.70
75.77
16.42
9.00
1,228.47
407.59
468.10
168.69
130.88
52.96
0.24
992.67
322.93
443.79
116.12
96.89
0.51
12.42
793.85
272.57
288.84
105.80
70.40
41.89
14.35
646.14
242.48
238.32
83.92
58.43
10.98
12.02
537.99
202.78
202.57
74.09
53.81
0.49
4.24
339.10
137.30
119.43
51.18
31.03
0.16
0.00
Alcoholic beverages
149.61
265.52
217.94
136.14
106.43
82.77
38.91
Notes: Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Expenditures less than 0.005 are denoted as 0.00.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data from the 2003 Consumer Expenditure Survey.
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Table 4
Urban region and city size, 2003
Metropolitan statistical area
Item
Household characteristics:
Households (thousands)
Sample diaries (number)
Age of householder (years)
Income before taxes (dollars)
Income after taxes (percent)
Wage and salary income (percent)
Amount spent on food (percent)
Members per household (number)
Children under age 18 (number)
Adults over age 64 (number)
Vehicles per household (number)
Earners per household (number)
Homeownership (percent)
All urban
98,617
13,998
47.7
51,671
95
80
10
2.49
0.65
0.29
1.6
1.3
65
Other urban
Northeast
Midwest
18,872
2,549
49.8
55,801
95
79
10
2.47
0.60
0.35
1.4
1.3
64
19,450
3,228
47.1
54,051
94
81
9
2.44
0.60
0.27
1.7
1.4
70
South
West
30,444
3,954
47.9
50,661
96
82
10
2.55
0.69
0.29
1.7
1.3
69
20,966
3,310
47.2
56,013
94
78
10
2.64
0.72
0.28
1.7
1.4
63
8,886
957
44.8
32,239
96
73
12
2.13
0.5
0.25
1.6
1.2
51
Dollars
Average annual per person expenditure:
Food, total (excluding alcoholic
beverages)
2,035.26
Food at home
1,248.41
2,210.80
1,338.48
2,041.78
1,243.31
1,914.19
1,190.32
2,146.77
1,325.11
1,755.97
1,052.62
Cereal and bakery products
179.10
200.08
179.55
166.62
188.01
151.36
Cereal and cereal products
Flour
Prepared flour mixes
Cereal
Rice
Pasta (dry) and cornmeal
61.03
2.79
5.23
34.91
6.78
11.33
65.97
2.71
5.69
36.41
8.39
12.76
58.40
2.36
5.12
35.20
4.68
11.04
56.64
2.71
4.79
31.69
6.92
10.52
67.59
3.26
5.36
38.58
7.92
12.47
54.26
2.93
5.78
32.89
4.18
8.47
Bakery products
118.07
White bread
13.45
Other bread
19.73
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins
14.98
Cakes and cupcakes
15.17
Cookies
18.41
Crackers
10.02
Bread and cracker products
1.47
Doughnuts and sweetrolls
11.20
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products
9.67
Fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers
3.97
134.11
15.54
21.35
18.58
18.84
19.84
10.69
1.95
12.30
10.45
4.58
121.15
14.58
21.87
15.67
13.82
18.52
9.88
1.31
12.48
9.71
3.32
109.98
12.24
16.82
12.61
14.93
18.90
9.56
1.35
10.29
9.98
3.31
120.42
13.23
21.71
15.05
14.81
18.13
10.31
1.43
11.57
8.92
5.25
97.10
11.09
16.44
13.93
11.48
13.38
9.81
1.30
8.00
8.58
3.07
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
329.33
364.43
314.73
328.19
333.59
271.52
Meats
203.28
218.00
204.00
204.94
197.57
175.16
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Table 4
Urban region and city size, 2003 (continued)
Metropolitan statistical area
Item
All urban
Other urban
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
Beef
Ground beef (excluding canned)
Chuck roast
Round roast
Other roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other steak
Other beef (excluding canned)
94.49
34.42
5.29
3.85
6.57
5.74
11.43
18.77
8.42
93.83
33.64
4.39
3.28
4.94
5.32
13.47
18.86
9.92
91.90
35.12
5.33
5.03
6.71
4.96
10.89
18.07
5.80
97.11
35.93
5.54
3.97
6.86
5.77
9.68
19.87
9.48
94.74
31.24
5.44
3.42
7.63
6.59
12.69
19.22
8.51
91.16
37.67
5.95
3.07
6.02
6.16
11.20
14.44
6.65
Pork
Bacon
Pork chops
Ham (excluding canned)
Other pork
Pork sausage
Canned ham
67.66
12.04
13.57
14.79
16.54
10.29
0.43
69.37
11.74
14.19
18.30
14.64
10.14
0.36
69.61
12.22
14.25
15.94
16.65
10.21
0.34
70.12
13.57
14.85
13.45
16.35
11.56
0.34
66.62
10.70
11.92
13.50
20.31
9.40
0.79
51.52
9.95
9.86
12.51
10.71
8.33
0.16
Other meats
Frankfurters
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami
Other lunch meats
Lamb and miscellaneous meats
41.14
8.90
8.58
19.44
4.22
54.81
10.98
11.64
25.52
6.66
42.50
9.01
8.85
21.30
3.34
37.72
8.69
7.47
17.70
3.86
36.21
7.61
7.74
16.54
4.33
32.48
8.15
7.38
15.45
1.51
Poultry
Chicken
Fresh and frozen whole chicken
Fresh and frozen chicken parts
Other poultry
59.61
47.92
13.57
34.34
11.69
69.44
55.81
16.24
39.57
13.63
54.88
42.31
10.46
31.85
12.56
58.01
47.02
13.03
33.99
10.98
62.45
51.10
16.14
34.96
11.35
45.50
36.86
9.53
27.33
8.64
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood
Fresh fish and shellfish
Frozen fish and shellfish
51.52
6.40
30.31
14.81
61.11
7.41
40.23
13.46
42.69
5.66
20.67
16.37
50.98
6.21
29.96
14.81
55.90
7.02
33.93
14.95
39.35
4.76
20.77
13.81
Eggs
14.91
15.89
13.16
14.26
17.68
11.51
131.95
44.67
5.74
7.24
39.24
23.22
142.71
45.75
6.56
9.43
42.10
25.96
138.00
46.02
5.23
7.22
43.59
24.19
119.95
41.65
5.31
6.20
34.59
21.74
140.91
47.88
7.03
7.60
41.96
22.49
113.18
41.62
3.04
5.10
32.34
22.19
11.83
12.91
11.74
10.46
13.94
8.89
Dairy
Fresh milk, all types
Fresh cream
Butter
Cheese
Ice cream and related
Other (including powdered milk
and yogurt)
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Table 4
Urban region and city size, 2003 (continued)
Metropolitan statistical area
Item
All urban
Other urban
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
220.35
242.07
211.96
203.09
251.01
168.69
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Other fresh fruits
Other citrus fruits (excluding oranges)
71.19
13.56
11.62
7.61
32.41
5.98
76.94
14.83
12.28
9.61
34.17
6.06
69.93
14.75
10.69
7.06
32.35
5.07
62.92
11.70
10.44
6.22
28.88
5.68
85.21
15.28
14.56
9.01
38.61
7.75
52.93
10.00
8.61
5.69
24.48
4.15
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Other fresh vegetables
70.74
11.99
9.12
13.53
36.10
78.25
13.83
11.02
14.41
38.99
64.07
11.14
9.11
11.16
32.66
65.12
12.70
7.81
12.51
32.10
85.39
10.61
10.10
18.04
46.64
49.06
10.75
7.00
8.26
23.05
Processed fruits
Frozen orange juice
Frozen fruits
Frozen fruit juices
Fresh fruit juice
Canned and bottled fruit juice
Canned fruits
Dried fruits
45.00
1.74
1.50
1.32
8.82
22.50
6.54
2.57
51.42
1.35
1.30
1.04
12.26
26.13
6.64
2.70
43.74
1.77
2.39
1.55
8.88
19.34
7.45
2.35
40.21
1.40
0.94
1.00
7.13
21.47
5.89
2.37
50.24
2.38
1.72
1.97
8.75
25.26
7.01
3.15
36.63
2.14
1.42
0.87
7.34
17.59
5.33
1.94
Processed vegetables
Frozen vegetables
Canned beans
Canned corn
Canned miscellaneous vegetables
Other processed vegetables
Other peas
Other beans
Other miscellaneous vegetables
Frozen vegetable juice
Fresh and canned vegetable juice
33.42
10.78
4.91
2.72
7.26
0.16
0.16
0.96
2.98
0.05
3.44
35.46
12.84
4.87
2.62
7.14
0.24
0.08
0.78
3.56
0.00
3.35
34.22
11.13
5.31
2.92
7.55
0.15
0.12
0.75
2.64
0.03
3.62
34.84
11.16
5.39
2.98
7.93
0.13
0.28
1.07
2.74
0.03
3.11
30.16
9.30
3.76
2.14
6.29
0.07
0.16
1.29
3.17
0.12
3.86
30.07
7.59
5.45
3.12
6.84
0.38
0.00
0.52
2.78
0.05
3.34
Sugar and sweets
Candy and chewing gum
Sugar
Artificial sweeteners
Other sweets
47.73
30.34
6.65
2.27
8.47
50.16
32.69
5.99
2.56
8.91
52.04
34.18
6.14
2.37
9.35
41.66
24.73
7.11
2.45
7.38
51.69
33.70
6.79
1.86
9.33
44.19
28.14
7.21
1.73
7.12
Fruits and vegetables
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Urban region and city size, 2003 (continued)
Metropolitan statistical area
Item
All urban
Other urban
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
Fats and oils
Margarine
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings
Salad dressings
Nondairy creamer
Peanut butter
34.48
3.90
10.55
10.55
4.44
5.04
36.04
4.28
11.75
10.53
4.08
5.41
34.57
4.66
9.64
10.80
4.15
5.32
33.67
3.83
11.02
9.98
4.21
4.62
35.14
3.33
10.50
10.95
5.22
5.14
31.78
3.04
8.10
11.08
4.76
4.79
Beverages
Cola drinks
Other carbonated drinks
Roasted coffee
Instant coffee
Noncarbonated fruit-flavored drinks
Tea
Other noncarbonated beverages
Nonalcoholic beer
106.67
34.48
17.90
10.12
4.88
7.85
7.06
24.07
0.31
109.83
31.12
17.81
10.46
5.08
9.10
9.63
25.69
0.93
109.53
42.50
19.64
10.67
4.78
6.68
5.78
19.16
0.32
100.19
31.98
16.66
9.59
4.47
7.80
7.39
22.24
0.06
116.15
34.06
17.94
10.95
5.58
8.62
6.61
32.19
0.21
90.48
34.20
18.69
7.61
4.30
5.68
3.95
16.05
0.00
Miscellaneous prepared foods
Soups
Frozen meals
Other frozen prepared food
Potato chips and other snacks
Nuts
Salt, seasonings, and spices
Olives, pickles, and relishes
Sauces and gravies
Other condiments
Prepared salads
Prepared desserts
Baby food
Other miscellaneous prepared foods
Vitamin supplements
198.82
14.14
14.47
27.98
31.95
10.83
8.44
4.51
15.49
7.94
8.54
4.60
11.02
38.82
0.09
193.16
14.88
14.52
25.67
31.31
10.26
7.61
4.41
15.06
8.13
8.18
5.10
11.86
36.06
0.12
202.94
14.80
16.56
32.39
37.77
10.46
7.39
4.68
15.82
8.37
8.67
4.26
8.71
33.01
0.06
196.94
13.05
14.01
27.88
30.63
10.72
9.16
4.24
15.62
7.32
8.18
4.38
13.92
37.79
0.04
208.62
14.51
13.87
27.03
30.20
11.88
9.60
5.04
16.13
8.54
9.50
5.14
9.49
47.47
0.21
181.41
14.04
12.76
25.80
29.42
10.53
6.74
3.93
13.34
7.24
7.75
3.49
7.27
39.11
0.00
Food away from home
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks and nonalcoholic beverages
Breakfast and brunch
Board
Catered
786.86
272.75
311.22
101.70
75.77
16.42
9.00
872.32
280.14
377.49
103.09
75.40
14.21
21.99
798.47
264.73
328.80
112.74
79.80
2.87
9.53
723.88
264.15
275.04
88.71
72.01
17.19
6.78
821.66
292.97
318.44
107.90
80.39
19.41
2.55
703.36
250.66
231.02
105.73
68.41
43.91
3.62
Alcoholic beverages
149.61
157.03
161.96
132.87
146.79
177.30
Notes: Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Expenditures less than 0.005 denoted as 0.00.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data from the 2003 Consumer Expenditure Survey.
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Table 5
Urban season, 2003
Season
Item
All urban
Household characteristics:
Households (thousands)
Sample diaries (number)
Age of householder (years)
Income before taxes (dollars)
Income after taxes (percent)
Wage and salary income (percent)
Amount spent on food (percent)
Members per household (number)
Children under age 18 (number)
Adults over age 64 (number)
Vehicles per household (number)
Earners per household (number)
Homeownership (percent)
98,617
13,998
47.7
51,671
95
80
10
2.49
0.65
0.29
1.6
1.3
65
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
22,811
3,263
47.8
51,156
95
80
10
2.48
0.65
0.29
1.6
1.4
64
25,586
3,604
47.4
50,896
95
79
10
2.49
0.65
0.29
1.6
1.3
64
24,812
3,568
47.7
51,513
95
80
10
2.49
0.64
0.29
1.7
1.3
65
25,408
3,563
47.7
53,104
95
79
10
2.50
0.65
0.30
1.6
1.3
66
Dollars
Average annual per person expenditure:
Food, total (excluding alcoholic beverages)
Food at home
2,035.26
1,248.41
2,007.63
1,247.54
2,048.95
1,229.66
2,032.71
1,217.26
2,048.69
1,298.46
Cereal and bakery products
179.10
184.86
174.75
171.57
185.69
Cereal and cereal products
Flour
Prepared flour mixes
Cereal
Rice
Pasta (dry) and cornmeal
61.03
2.79
5.23
34.91
6.78
11.33
63.96
3.17
5.51
36.66
6.86
11.76
57.89
2.23
4.80
33.83
6.25
10.78
59.93
2.32
4.99
34.34
6.54
11.74
62.66
3.46
5.65
34.98
7.49
11.08
Bakery products
White bread
Other bread
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins
Cakes and cupcakes
Cookies
Crackers
Bread and cracker products
Doughnuts and sweetrolls
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products
Fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers
118.07
13.45
19.73
14.98
15.17
18.41
10.02
1.47
11.20
9.67
3.97
120.90
13.85
21.19
15.21
15.79
18.80
10.60
1.51
10.64
10.02
3.29
116.86
13.51
19.06
15.14
17.12
17.35
9.71
1.20
10.96
9.44
3.36
111.63
13.13
18.97
14.83
13.93
18.04
9.22
0.99
10.86
8.05
3.61
123.03
13.34
19.83
14.77
13.84
19.46
10.60
2.17
12.29
11.17
5.55
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
329.33
321.37
333.92
313.60
347.16
Meats
203.28
197.20
211.30
192.90
210.79
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Table 5
Urban season, 2003 (continued)
Season
Item
All urban
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Beef
Ground beef (excluding canned)
Chuck roast
Round roast
Other roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other steak
Other beef (excluding canned)
94.49
34.42
5.29
3.85
6.57
5.74
11.43
18.77
8.42
89.58
34.74
4.44
3.92
5.60
5.53
9.94
18.70
6.71
100.79
36.37
4.36
4.83
6.25
6.21
13.83
20.71
8.23
87.62
32.90
3.95
2.93
5.76
5.60
10.74
18.25
7.48
99.24
33.63
8.29
3.70
8.57
5.61
11.02
17.37
11.05
Pork
Bacon
Pork chops
Ham (excluding canned)
Other pork
Pork sausage
Canned ham
67.66
12.04
13.57
14.79
16.54
10.29
0.43
66.41
11.27
14.56
13.52
15.96
10.44
0.65
69.33
12.27
13.41
14.10
19.09
10.12
0.34
62.62
11.44
13.05
11.87
16.17
9.64
0.45
72.01
13.07
13.33
19.46
14.86
10.98
0.30
Other meats
Frankfurters
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami
Other lunch meats
Lamb and miscellaneous meats
41.14
8.90
8.58
19.44
4.22
41.21
8.51
9.00
19.45
4.25
41.18
10.36
8.48
19.12
3.22
42.66
9.89
8.48
20.37
3.92
39.53
6.81
8.41
18.84
5.48
Poultry
Chicken
Fresh and frozen whole chicken
Fresh and frozen chicken parts
Other poultry
59.61
47.92
13.57
34.34
11.69
58.40
49.65
14.86
34.79
8.75
57.83
48.38
13.82
34.56
9.45
55.98
46.42
13.40
33.02
9.56
66.03
47.37
12.34
35.03
18.66
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood
Fresh fish and shellfish
Frozen fish and shellfish
51.52
6.40
30.31
14.81
51.24
6.01
29.26
15.97
51.09
5.62
32.43
13.04
50.48
7.00
29.82
13.67
53.20
6.97
29.58
16.66
Eggs
14.91
14.53
13.70
14.24
17.14
131.95
44.67
5.74
7.24
39.24
23.22
11.83
134.44
47.36
5.57
7.41
40.17
21.91
12.02
125.99
41.82
5.72
6.47
36.33
24.41
11.25
132.02
43.39
5.18
7.05
38.59
25.64
12.16
135.64
46.39
6.48
8.05
41.96
20.81
11.94
Dairy
Fresh milk, all types
Fresh cream
Butter
Cheese
Ice cream and related
Other (including powdered milk and yogurt)
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Table 5
Urban season, 2003 (continued)
Season
Item
All urban
Winter
Spring
Summer
220.35
218.72
216.79
222.20
223.57
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Other fresh fruits
Other citrus fruits (excluding oranges)
71.19
13.56
11.62
7.61
32.41
5.98
65.36
13.09
11.62
9.34
26.18
5.13
75.03
12.44
11.86
7.07
37.89
5.77
75.98
12.43
11.28
5.31
40.41
6.54
67.85
16.20
11.72
8.86
24.64
6.43
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Other fresh vegetables
Processed fruits
Frozen orange juice
Frozen fruits
Frozen fruit juices
Fresh fruit juice
Canned and bottled fruit juice
Canned fruits
Dried fruits
70.74
11.99
9.12
13.53
36.10
45.00
1.74
1.50
1.32
8.82
22.50
6.54
2.57
69.33
12.28
8.30
13.81
34.94
48.43
1.94
1.76
1.49
9.74
23.41
7.19
2.90
68.89
11.05
9.40
13.36
35.08
41.92
1.63
0.99
1.10
8.15
22.04
5.67
2.35
71.56
11.84
9.11
13.99
36.61
43.08
1.79
2.10
1.54
8.11
21.81
5.81
1.91
73.06
12.83
9.58
13.01
37.65
46.92
1.63
1.21
1.18
9.37
22.81
7.55
3.16
Processed vegetables
Frozen vegetables
Canned beans
Canned corn
Canned miscellaneous vegetables
Other processed vegetables
Other peas
Other beans
Other miscellaneous vegetables
Frozen vegetable juice
Fresh and canned vegetable juice
33.42
10.78
4.91
2.72
7.26
0.16
0.16
0.96
2.98
0.05
3.44
35.59
11.51
5.49
2.90
7.47
0.09
0.10
1.31
3.03
0.07
3.62
30.95
10.31
4.44
2.41
6.41
0.17
0.18
0.65
3.07
0.04
3.27
31.58
10.23
4.65
2.43
6.55
0.10
0.24
0.76
2.78
0.07
3.76
35.75
11.14
5.13
3.15
8.60
0.27
0.12
1.16
3.02
0.01
3.14
Sugar and sweets
Candy and chewing gum
Sugar
Artificial sweeteners
Other sweets
47.73
30.34
6.65
2.27
8.47
45.78
28.21
6.60
2.02
8.95
46.83
30.53
6.22
2.40
7.68
39.41
23.25
6.37
1.96
7.82
58.50
38.99
7.39
2.65
9.47
Fruits and vegetables
Fall
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Table 5
Urban season, 2003 (continued)
Season
Item
All urban
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Fats and oils
Margarine
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings
Salad dressings
Nondairy creamer
Peanut butter
34.48
3.90
10.55
10.55
4.44
5.04
34.67
3.92
9.50
11.19
4.54
5.51
32.33
3.68
10.26
9.85
4.13
4.42
34.03
3.60
10.41
10.48
4.08
5.45
36.90
4.41
11.91
10.73
5.02
4.83
Beverages
Cola drinks
Other carbonated drinks
Roasted coffee
Instant coffee
Noncarbonated fruit-flavored drinks
Tea
Other noncarbonated beverages
Nonalcoholic beer
106.67
34.48
17.90
10.12
4.88
7.85
7.06
24.07
0.31
101.53
33.11
16.58
10.63
5.13
7.58
7.08
21.29
0.14
110.33
36.65
19.70
9.64
4.65
8.03
8.23
23.12
0.31
110.81
35.05
18.13
9.20
4.62
8.35
6.83
28.50
0.13
103.52
32.98
17.04
11.03
5.15
7.43
6.09
23.18
0.62
Miscellaneous prepared foods
Soups
Frozen meals
Other frozen prepared food
Potato chips and other snacks
Nuts
Salt, seasonings, and spices
Olives, pickles, and relishes
Sauces and gravies
Other condiments
Prepared salads
Prepared desserts
Baby food
Other miscellaneous prepared foods
Vitamin supplements
198.82
14.14
14.47
27.98
31.95
10.83
8.44
4.51
15.49
7.94
8.54
4.60
11.02
38.82
0.09
206.17
16.27
16.23
30.86
30.70
9.17
8.40
4.18
15.43
8.09
8.06
5.46
12.19
41.07
0.06
188.72
10.52
15.21
25.20
31.81
8.04
7.31
4.30
15.87
6.10
9.05
4.80
12.83
37.54
0.13
193.63
12.72
14.88
25.90
34.73
10.09
7.73
4.10
15.26
8.08
8.72
3.94
9.20
38.27
0.00
207.48
17.25
11.76
30.24
30.48
15.85
10.29
5.41
15.39
9.54
8.28
4.25
9.90
38.65
0.19
Food away from home
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks and nonalcoholic beverages
Breakfast and brunch
Board
Catered
786.86
272.75
311.22
101.70
75.77
16.42
9.00
760.08
255.79
314.70
97.08
69.78
16.36
6.37
819.28
282.90
320.15
109.18
82.22
4.83
20.01
815.45
275.48
302.74
105.60
78.51
44.03
9.09
750.23
275.04
307.40
94.50
71.94
1.18
0.17
Alcoholic beverages
149.61
145.54
144.93
146.13
161.35
Notes: Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Expenditures less than 0.005 are denoted as 0.00.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data from the 2003 Consumer Expenditure Survey.
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Table 6
Urban housing tenure, 2003
Homeowners
Item
Household characteristics:
Households (thousands)
Sample diaries (number)
Age of householder (years)
Income before taxes (dollars)
Income after taxes (percent)
Wage and salary income (percent)
Amount spent on food (percent)
Members per household (number)
Children under age 18 (number)
Adults over age 64 (number)
Vehicles per household (number)
Earners per household (number)
Homeownership (percent)
Beef
Mortgage status
All urban
98,617
13,998
47.7
51,671
95
80
10
2.49
0.65
0.29
1.6
1.3
65
94.49
Others
With
Without
Unknown
40,574
5,940
45.7
72,806
94
86
9
2.94
0.88
0.14
2.1
1.7
100
101.84
20,456
2,984
64.2
41,253
96
53
11
2.08
0.26
0.81
1.7
0.8
100
103.56
3,243
474
50.6
63,022
91
91
3
2.38
0.46
0.27
0.6
1.4
100
35.88
Renter
Occupied
without
cash rent
College
housing
31,684
4,267
40.4
33,109
96
83
12
2.28
0.64
0.15
1.1
1.2
0
83.82
1,199
165
49.9
33,214
96
84
11
2.12
0.51
0.44
1.3
1.1
0
126.05
1,461
168
19.9
4,980
100
65
38
1.00
0.00
0.00
0.3
0.8
0
13.96
Dollars
Average annual per person expenditure:
Food, total (excluding alcoholic
beverages)
2,035.26
Food at home
1,248.41
2,185.12
1,311.93
2,256.49
1,463.64
833.51
544.75
1,801.23
1,120.06
1,703.22
1,060.86
1,890.82
200.77
Cereal and bakery products
179.10
186.65
219.41
79.65
157.84
142.65
31.21
Cereal and cereal products
Flour
Prepared flour mixes
Cereal
Rice
Pasta (dry) and cornmeal
61.03
2.79
5.23
34.91
6.78
11.33
62.50
2.79
5.41
36.26
6.50
11.55
66.80
3.44
7.17
39.70
5.65
10.84
28.80
0.43
2.67
16.90
2.32
6.49
60.02
2.68
4.18
32.57
8.72
11.87
50.00
3.43
4.22
26.58
1.32
14.44
12.94
0.00
1.39
10.68
0.00
0.87
Bakery products
White bread
Other bread
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins
Cakes and cupcakes
Cookies
Crackers
Bread and cracker products
Doughnuts and sweetrolls
Frozen and refrigerated bakery
products
Fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers
118.07
13.45
19.73
14.98
15.17
18.41
10.02
1.47
11.20
124.15
13.14
19.86
16.90
16.39
18.93
10.84
1.56
11.70
152.61
15.80
27.84
19.41
17.64
23.27
13.60
2.14
15.58
50.85
4.61
8.06
6.87
6.04
10.38
4.89
0.53
4.30
97.82
13.73
16.42
10.57
13.09
15.95
7.24
1.08
8.86
92.65
13.48
16.44
9.01
11.39
14.60
11.10
1.02
7.80
18.27
2.61
4.10
1.36
0.49
4.81
1.70
0.00
1.46
9.67
3.97
10.35
4.48
12.15
5.17
3.66
1.50
8.03
2.84
6.98
0.83
0.00
1.73
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
329.33
346.19
374.73
140.60
303.11
273.19
24.81
Meats
203.28
215.03
237.83
86.75
180.22
190.70
18.84
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Table 6
Urban housing tenure, 2003 (continued)
Homeowners
Item
Others
Mortgage status
All urban
With
Without
Unknown
Renter
Occupied
without
cash rent
College
housing
Beef
Ground beef (excluding canned)
Chuck roast
Round roast
Other roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other steak
Other beef (excluding canned)
94.49
34.42
5.29
3.85
6.57
5.74
11.43
18.77
8.42
101.84
35.44
6.06
4.16
7.49
6.30
13.19
20.43
8.79
103.56
38.32
6.51
5.51
8.14
5.51
10.09
20.25
9.23
35.88
14.25
2.13
1.16
2.03
1.72
4.32
7.45
2.81
83.82
33.19
3.77
2.74
4.31
5.54
10.29
16.11
7.88
126.05
36.28
4.67
3.85
19.83
3.56
8.23
34.82
14.81
13.96
1.19
0.00
0.00
0.00
2.56
6.36
3.86
0.00
Pork
Bacon
Pork chops
Ham (excluding canned)
Other pork
Pork sausage
Canned ham
67.66
12.04
13.57
14.79
16.54
10.29
0.43
70.44
12.71
13.40
15.09
18.57
10.17
0.48
83.54
14.23
14.72
20.24
20.81
13.05
0.50
32.45
5.86
6.96
7.00
8.08
4.39
0.16
59.75
10.76
14.25
12.47
12.01
9.92
0.34
41.96
5.62
10.15
7.01
14.19
4.58
0.41
1.01
0.00
0.00
1.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
Other meats
Frankfurters
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami
Other lunch meats
Lamb and miscellaneous meats
41.14
8.90
8.58
19.44
4.22
42.75
9.25
8.02
21.57
3.91
50.74
10.69
11.16
23.42
5.47
18.42
4.14
3.72
9.44
1.12
36.65
8.06
8.70
15.35
4.54
22.68
4.55
7.33
10.61
0.19
3.88
2.64
0.46
0.78
0.00
Poultry
Chicken
Fresh and frozen whole chicken
Fresh and frozen chicken parts
Other poultry
59.61
47.92
13.57
34.34
11.69
62.17
49.39
13.74
35.65
12.77
61.85
47.53
12.52
35.00
14.32
27.63
23.39
5.22
18.18
4.23
59.60
50.02
15.29
34.73
9.57
32.24
25.30
7.55
17.75
6.94
3.41
3.41
0.00
3.41
0.00
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood
Fresh fish and shellfish
Frozen fish and shellfish
51.52
6.40
30.31
14.81
54.78
6.78
32.41
15.59
57.27
8.35
30.87
18.05
20.29
2.28
12.53
5.48
47.62
5.27
29.47
12.88
36.30
4.70
16.18
15.42
2.13
0.00
2.13
0.00
Eggs
14.91
14.21
17.78
5.93
15.67
13.96
0.42
131.95
44.67
5.74
7.24
39.24
23.22
140.30
45.59
6.41
7.70
42.55
24.28
154.40
49.99
7.67
8.27
47.65
28.30
57.41
16.78
3.24
4.56
14.93
12.97
115.63
43.57
3.96
6.37
32.36
20.05
121.40
51.17
3.50
5.92
32.13
19.89
17.00
5.24
0.50
0.00
5.36
5.19
11.83
13.77
12.50
4.92
9.33
8.80
0.71
Dairy
Fresh milk, all types
Fresh cream
Butter
Cheese
Ice cream and related
Other (including powdered milk
and yogurt)
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Table 6
Urban housing tenure, 2003 (continued)
Homeowners
Item
Fruits and vegetables
Mortgage status
All urban
220.35
Others
Renter
Occupied
without
cash rent
College
housing
With
Without
Unknown
226.59
271.48
93.37
198.74
181.38
30.00
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Other fresh fruits
Other citrus fruits (excluding oranges)
71.19
13.56
11.62
7.61
32.41
5.98
74.23
14.42
11.21
7.52
34.81
6.26
86.94
15.05
15.19
9.06
40.33
7.31
30.40
5.86
5.71
3.83
13.25
1.76
63.10
12.47
11.14
7.50
26.57
5.42
55.06
9.09
9.64
5.52
28.06
2.75
8.85
1.81
0.52
2.65
3.27
0.60
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Other fresh vegetables
70.74
11.99
9.12
13.53
36.10
72.17
11.64
9.60
13.48
37.45
87.62
15.54
10.94
16.26
44.89
28.24
4.36
4.15
6.09
13.65
64.21
11.33
7.93
13.09
31.85
72.22
17.57
8.48
12.91
33.26
8.21
0.92
3.13
0.51
3.65
Processed fruits
Frozen orange juice
Frozen fruits
Frozen fruit juices
Fresh fruit juice
Canned and bottled fruit juice
Canned fruits
Dried fruits
45.00
1.74
1.50
1.32
8.82
22.50
6.54
2.57
45.93
1.65
1.60
1.31
9.10
22.77
6.66
2.83
54.55
2.43
1.75
1.51
10.21
25.02
9.73
3.91
20.31
1.04
0.14
0.33
5.21
9.22
3.32
1.06
41.80
1.63
1.33
1.39
8.14
22.75
4.95
1.61
28.94
0.35
2.62
0.53
8.03
9.76
6.15
1.49
8.36
0.00
0.19
0.00
0.20
6.80
1.16
0.00
Processed vegetables
Frozen vegetables
Canned beans
Canned corn
Canned miscellaneous vegetables
Other processed vegetables
Other peas
Other beans
Other miscellaneous vegetables
Frozen vegetable juice
Fresh and canned vegetable juice
33.42
10.78
4.91
2.72
7.26
0.16
0.16
0.96
2.98
0.05
3.44
34.27
11.61
4.84
2.78
7.47
0.12
0.12
0.92
2.87
0.06
3.50
42.38
13.02
6.31
3.01
10.07
0.10
0.30
1.00
4.12
0.03
4.42
14.41
5.11
2.13
1.38
3.02
0.15
0.14
0.25
0.97
0.09
1.19
29.64
8.99
4.65
2.66
5.85
0.27
0.17
1.08
2.80
0.04
3.14
25.17
7.91
3.90
2.51
7.28
0.00
0.00
1.47
1.31
0.00
0.80
4.60
1.21
0.00
0.00
0.51
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.10
0.00
1.78
Sugar and sweets
Candy and chewing gum
Sugar
Artificial sweeteners
Other sweets
47.73
30.34
6.65
2.27
8.47
48.26
31.12
6.19
2.36
8.59
63.48
40.97
7.73
3.04
11.74
22.08
14.24
2.31
1.32
4.20
40.19
24.10
7.36
1.85
6.88
70.21
53.20
5.97
1.10
9.95
15.16
12.44
0.95
0.00
1.76
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Table 6
Urban housing tenure, 2003 (continued)
Homeowners
Item
Others
Mortgage status
All urban
Renter
With
Fats and oils
Margarine
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings
Salad dressings
Nondairy creamer
Peanut butter
Without
Unknown
Occupied
without
cash rent
College
housing
34.48
3.90
10.55
10.55
4.44
5.04
34.95
3.60
10.53
11.25
4.64
4.93
44.46
6.24
12.03
12.61
7.06
6.53
14.55
0.93
3.91
5.11
1.68
2.91
30.79
3.46
10.58
8.98
3.02
4.75
27.89
2.79
12.09
7.74
2.58
2.68
4.46
0.31
0.00
4.15
0.00
0.00
Beverages
106.67
Cola drinks
34.48
Other carbonated drinks
17.90
Roasted coffee
10.12
Instant coffee
4.88
Noncarbonated fruit-flavored drinks
7.85
Tea
7.06
Other noncarbonated beverages
24.07
Nonalcoholic beer
0.31
112.59
35.84
19.34
10.89
4.82
8.17
7.37
26.01
0.16
115.41
36.60
17.18
14.40
7.21
6.92
8.97
22.97
1.16
43.72
14.01
7.70
2.00
1.98
5.35
2.97
9.72
0.00
100.82
34.16
17.29
7.47
4.10
8.34
5.95
23.41
0.10
80.15
22.12
15.63
5.46
2.16
6.27
8.46
20.05
0.00
37.28
8.65
8.73
4.51
1.36
0.55
0.90
12.58
0.00
Miscellaneous prepared foods
198.82
Soups
14.14
Frozen meals
14.47
Other frozen prepared food
27.98
Potato chips and other snacks
31.95
Nuts
10.83
Salt, seasonings, and spices
8.44
Olives, pickles, and relishes
4.51
Sauces and gravies
15.49
Other condiments
7.94
Prepared salads
8.54
Prepared desserts
4.60
Baby food
11.02
Other miscellaneous prepared foods 38.82
Vitamin supplements
0.09
216.39
14.39
13.40
31.34
35.35
12.05
8.65
4.97
17.82
9.08
9.61
4.70
11.90
43.01
0.10
220.28
18.71
20.29
28.24
34.73
14.51
9.45
5.19
15.55
9.47
10.01
6.30
6.06
41.79
0.00
93.37
6.58
7.32
14.34
15.72
7.49
2.92
2.58
6.27
4.34
4.30
1.78
6.64
13.09
0.00
172.94
12.30
13.65
24.68
26.94
7.31
8.21
3.64
12.99
5.76
6.60
3.80
13.05
33.85
0.16
163.98
7.92
19.29
17.74
24.53
7.77
9.16
4.91
11.80
5.72
6.81
4.50
14.01
29.82
0.00
40.85
2.43
2.47
0.00
19.95
1.25
0.43
0.00
2.83
1.83
0.00
0.55
0.00
9.11
0.00
Food away from home
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks and nonalcoholic beverages
Breakfast and brunch
Board
Catered
786.86
272.75
311.22
101.70
75.77
16.42
9.00
873.19
298.62
350.90
111.75
80.63
21.03
10.26
792.85
251.07
356.12
79.65
83.91
0.00
22.10
288.76
102.67
106.31
46.00
27.96
0.00
5.83
681.17
263.11
242.79
102.14
68.12
4.95
0.06
642.36
208.47
266.14
84.61
83.15
0.00
0.00
1,690.05
281.86
318.78
226.54
60.49
802.38
0.00
Alcoholic beverages
149.61
163.65
129.10
75.00
146.94
130.53
161.37
Notes: Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Expenditures less than 0.005 are denoted as 0.00.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data from the 2003 Consumer Expenditure Survey.
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Table 7
Urban income quintile, 2003
Income quintile
Item
Household characteristics:
Households (thousands)
Sample diaries (number)
Age of householder (years)
Income before taxes (dollars)
Income after taxes (percent)
Wage and salary income (percent)
Amount spent on food (percent)
Members per household (number)
Children under age 18 (number)
Adults over age 64 (number)
Vehicles per household (number)
Earners per household (number)
Homeownership (percent)
All urban
98,617
13,998
47.7
51,671
95
80
10
2.49
0.65
0.29
1.6
1.3
65
First
(lowest)
Second
Third
(middle)
13,848
1,840
49.8
8,480
101
35
37
1.79
0.42
0.38
1
0.7
41
14,188
1,978
51.2
21,375
99
54
19
2.25
0.57
0.49
1.4
1
54
13,921
1,999
47
37,001
97
75
13
2.44
0.63
0.29
1.6
1.3
64
Fourth
Fifth
(highest)
Incomplete
reporting of
income
14,061
2,023
44.4
59,194
96
85
10
2.85
0.79
0.19
2.1
1.7
75
15,186
2,265
45.4
125,843
93
85
7
3.04
0.84
0.11
2.3
2
87
27,414
3,893
48
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.51
0.62
0.29
1.5
1.3
66
Dollars
Average annual per person expenditure:
Food, total (excluding alcoholic
beverages)
2,035.26
Food at home
1,248.41
1,768.58
1,184.67
1,797.89
1,229.56
1,950.61
1,245.05
2,099.01
1,250.24
2,736.67
1,463.40
1,775.35
1,136.36
Cereal and bakery products
179.10
178.79
179.59
170.31
182.77
204.20
164.33
Cereal and cereal products
Flour
Prepared flour mixes
Cereal
Rice
Pasta (dry) and cornmeal
61.03
2.79
5.23
34.91
6.78
11.33
64.04
3.24
5.47
36.45
7.14
11.74
62.01
3.04
5.21
34.08
7.66
12.02
60.54
3.06
5.32
35.28
6.43
10.45
61.18
2.47
5.33
36.35
6.24
10.79
65.77
2.61
5.52
39.03
6.56
12.04
56.48
2.66
4.86
30.94
6.88
11.13
Bakery products
White bread
Other bread
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins
Cakes and cupcakes
Cookies
Crackers
Bread and cracker products
Doughnuts and sweetrolls
Frozen and refrigerated bakery
products
Fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers
118.07
13.45
19.73
14.98
15.17
18.41
10.02
1.47
11.20
114.75
14.41
20.25
13.46
12.61
20.30
9.79
1.13
9.89
117.59
15.77
19.61
12.67
16.10
17.83
9.33
1.38
11.72
109.77
13.47
20.08
12.31
13.11
16.88
9.57
1.48
10.52
121.59
13.40
18.17
16.29
16.43
18.85
10.88
1.63
13.15
138.43
12.36
23.12
20.60
17.12
21.36
12.50
1.86
12.45
107.85
12.78
18.05
13.38
14.62
16.50
8.49
1.27
9.80
9.67
3.97
9.04
3.87
9.97
3.20
8.52
3.83
8.76
4.04
12.39
4.68
9.04
3.92
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
329.33
307.42
332.77
330.37
314.34
365.22
319.75
Meats
203.28
188.40
215.70
202.07
194.02
219.30
198.13
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Table 7
Urban income quintile, 2003 (continued)
Income quintile
Item
All urban
First
(lowest)
Second
Third
(middle)
Fourth
Fifth
(highest)
Incomplete
reporting of
income
Beef
Ground beef (excluding canned)
Chuck roast
Round roast
Other roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other steak
Other beef (excluding canned)
94.49
34.42
5.29
3.85
6.57
5.74
11.43
18.77
8.42
80.07
33.90
5.29
2.70
5.68
4.29
7.41
13.84
6.96
97.08
38.27
4.86
4.19
8.10
6.37
9.91
16.74
8.64
94.47
34.89
8.41
4.07
6.42
5.90
10.06
18.46
6.26
91.29
33.98
4.14
5.40
5.01
5.18
13.37
17.46
6.73
107.27
33.37
5.78
2.70
7.67
6.50
14.83
23.38
13.05
91.79
33.53
4.29
3.86
6.45
5.72
10.84
19.30
7.79
Pork
Bacon
Pork chops
Ham (excluding canned)
Other pork
Pork sausage
Canned ham
67.66
12.04
13.57
14.79
16.54
10.29
0.43
68.46
12.21
13.94
16.18
13.55
12.00
0.58
76.41
11.86
15.22
15.12
22.30
11.54
0.37
67.76
11.30
13.05
14.73
18.29
9.95
0.44
61.31
11.19
14.30
12.08
14.04
9.35
0.35
67.50
13.69
11.39
15.38
16.84
9.56
0.63
67.06
11.80
13.95
15.34
15.34
10.31
0.31
Other meats
Frankfurters
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami
Other lunch meats
Lamb and miscellaneous meats
41.14
8.90
8.58
19.44
4.22
39.87
9.25
9.58
17.10
3.95
42.21
9.71
10.16
18.61
3.73
39.84
9.42
8.02
19.32
3.08
41.42
8.47
8.39
21.38
3.19
44.53
8.49
7.38
22.41
6.25
39.28
8.67
8.68
17.61
4.33
Poultry
Chicken
Fresh and frozen whole chicken
Fresh and frozen chicken parts
Other poultry
59.61
47.92
13.57
34.34
11.69
58.26
47.70
12.72
34.98
10.57
57.14
46.61
14.47
32.13
10.53
57.20
46.79
14.45
32.34
10.41
58.56
46.82
12.43
34.39
11.74
66.28
51.93
13.41
38.52
14.35
58.57
47.10
13.81
33.29
11.46
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood
Fresh fish and shellfish
Frozen fish and shellfish
51.52
6.40
30.31
14.81
45.02
7.23
24.07
13.72
42.60
5.48
23.39
13.73
54.58
6.40
33.18
14.99
48.51
5.94
24.54
18.03
65.04
6.45
41.17
17.42
49.18
6.78
30.42
11.98
Eggs
14.91
15.73
17.33
16.52
13.25
14.61
13.88
131.95
44.67
5.74
7.24
39.24
23.22
122.48
46.99
4.08
6.37
33.62
22.27
131.17
49.04
5.18
7.69
37.75
22.32
134.72
47.11
5.59
6.67
40.92
23.05
135.03
44.65
5.17
5.78
41.57
26.36
158.33
47.55
7.66
8.63
50.79
25.72
114.84
38.68
5.74
7.55
32.01
20.54
11.83
9.14
9.19
11.38
11.49
17.99
10.33
Dairy
Fresh milk, all types
Fresh cream
Butter
Cheese
Ice cream and related
Other (including powdered milk
and yogurt)
Continued—
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Table 7
Urban income quintile, 2003 (continued)
Income quintile
Item
Fruits and vegetables
All urban
220.35
First
(lowest)
Second
Third
(middle)
211.87
222.48
224.43
212.85
264.46
195.14
Fourth
Fifth
(highest)
Incomplete
reporting of
income
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Other fresh fruits
Other citrus fruits (excluding oranges)
71.19
13.56
11.62
7.61
32.41
5.98
63.12
11.72
12.51
6.74
26.54
5.61
70.32
12.97
12.63
7.84
30.93
5.95
72.02
14.40
12.61
7.65
30.91
6.46
67.56
13.45
10.44
6.93
31.12
5.61
90.38
16.44
11.94
8.66
46.09
7.25
63.32
12.21
10.82
7.50
27.51
5.27
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Other fresh vegetables
70.74
11.99
9.12
13.53
36.10
67.67
11.98
8.03
12.43
35.22
72.15
13.28
9.03
14.37
35.47
73.83
13.12
9.57
13.26
37.89
66.40
11.00
8.95
13.16
33.29
86.40
12.52
10.52
15.07
48.29
61.69
11.07
8.50
12.86
29.26
Processed fruits
Frozen orange juice
Frozen fruits
Frozen fruit juices
Fresh fruit juice
Canned and bottled fruit juice
Canned fruits
Dried fruits
45.00
1.74
1.50
1.32
8.82
22.50
6.54
2.57
45.18
2.24
1.42
1.31
7.63
23.42
7.10
2.07
46.63
1.92
1.54
1.55
9.31
22.87
6.88
2.56
43.63
1.23
1.07
0.78
9.26
22.34
6.58
2.36
44.71
2.18
1.91
1.29
7.69
21.67
6.95
3.02
52.22
1.77
1.84
1.86
9.69
26.12
7.48
3.46
40.17
1.45
1.26
1.14
8.89
20.12
5.30
2.00
Processed vegetables
Frozen vegetables
Canned beans
Canned corn
Canned miscellaneous vegetables
Other processed vegetables
Other peas
Other beans
Other miscellaneous vegetables
Frozen vegetable juice
Fresh and canned vegetable juice
33.42
10.78
4.91
2.72
7.26
0.16
0.16
0.96
2.98
0.05
3.44
35.90
9.45
5.30
3.24
7.97
0.12
0.41
1.31
3.25
0.03
4.81
33.37
9.62
5.06
2.52
7.65
0.45
0.31
1.05
3.14
0.03
3.52
34.95
11.00
4.92
3.19
7.30
0.05
0.08
0.92
3.39
0.05
4.04
34.19
12.01
5.01
2.53
7.93
0.11
0.05
1.01
2.58
0.07
2.87
35.46
13.14
4.79
2.49
7.85
0.13
0.11
0.74
2.92
0.06
3.23
29.96
9.39
4.73
2.65
6.00
0.14
0.14
0.93
2.86
0.04
3.09
Sugar and sweets
Candy and chewing gum
Sugar
Artificial sweeteners
Other sweets
47.73
30.34
6.65
2.27
8.47
45.58
26.32
7.86
2.45
8.94
47.25
27.56
8.41
2.34
8.95
45.12
28.88
6.24
2.01
7.99
48.75
32.33
6.44
2.61
7.36
57.87
40.31
5.61
2.46
9.49
42.60
25.96
6.41
1.96
8.27
Continued—
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Table 7
Urban income quintile, 2003 (continued)
Income quintile
Item
All urban
First
(lowest)
Second
Third
(middle)
34.48
3.90
10.55
10.55
4.44
5.04
34.15
4.02
11.15
10.43
3.62
4.93
35.57
3.83
11.89
9.94
5.00
4.91
34.63
4.43
10.22
10.01
4.94
5.03
33.04
4.00
9.07
10.72
4.51
4.74
37.33
3.65
11.97
11.86
4.86
4.99
32.94
3.75
9.78
10.15
3.92
5.34
Beverages
106.67
Cola drinks
34.48
Other carbonated drinks
17.90
Roasted coffee
10.12
Instant coffee
4.88
Noncarbonated fruit-flavored drinks
7.85
Tea
7.06
Other noncarbonated beverages
24.07
Nonalcoholic beer
0.31
107.21
36.70
18.04
8.71
4.89
7.48
9.13
21.64
0.63
99.47
34.92
17.27
8.72
5.41
8.23
5.62
18.23
1.08
107.76
36.24
18.84
10.86
5.43
7.15
5.55
23.56
0.15
110.26
38.41
19.13
10.08
4.15
8.67
6.17
23.49
0.16
125.65
35.46
20.87
13.11
6.10
8.22
9.10
32.74
0.05
94.43
29.68
14.96
8.93
3.97
7.43
6.88
22.41
0.16
Miscellaneous prepared foods
Soups
Frozen meals
Other frozen prepared food
Potato chips and other snacks
Nuts
Salt, seasonings, and spices
Olives, pickles, and relishes
Sauces and gravies
Other condiments
Prepared salads
Prepared desserts
Baby food
Other miscellaneous prepared foods
Vitamin supplements
198.82
14.14
14.47
27.98
31.95
10.83
8.44
4.51
15.49
7.94
8.54
4.60
11.02
38.82
0.09
177.16
13.49
13.15
26.73
29.54
9.08
7.39
3.40
13.83
6.83
7.16
3.88
10.81
31.87
0.00
181.27
15.32
14.96
24.01
30.32
8.82
8.26
4.54
13.94
7.11
6.29
4.03
8.88
34.77
0.00
197.71
14.21
16.80
27.15
32.60
9.18
8.74
4.51
14.24
7.42
7.24
4.07
12.63
38.57
0.35
213.22
15.14
14.56
32.82
34.81
9.96
8.98
4.29
15.91
8.32
8.47
5.47
10.75
43.52
0.21
250.35
16.28
16.02
33.80
41.04
16.06
10.15
5.59
21.13
10.67
12.76
5.78
11.04
49.97
0.07
172.34
11.76
12.48
23.96
25.47
10.20
7.27
4.31
13.40
6.94
7.93
4.07
11.43
33.12
0.00
Food away from home
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks and nonalcoholic beverages
Breakfast and brunch
786.86
272.75
311.22
101.70
75.77
583.91
195.44
194.22
90.52
60.00
568.33
209.06
206.28
85.47
66.01
705.56
266.49
245.90
104.55
75.83
848.77
308.32
313.29
119.36
85.15
1,273.27
415.99
558.39
144.01
103.83
638.99
216.42
267.22
73.17
61.65
16.42
9.00
41.10
2.63
1.23
0.29
0.00
12.78
7.92
14.73
34.61
16.43
15.40
5.14
149.61
111.34
96.70
129.80
179.69
276.04
95.33
Fats and oils
Margarine
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings
Salad dressings
Nondairy creamer
Peanut butter
Board
Catered
Alcoholic beverages
Fourth
Notes: Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Expenditures less than 0.005 denoted as 0.00.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data from the 2003 Consumer Expenditure Survey.
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Fifth
(highest)
Incomplete
reporting of
income
Table 8
Urban income class, 2003
Income class
Item
Household characteristics:
Households (thousands)
Sample diaries (number)
Age of householder (years)
Income before taxes (dollars)
Income after taxes (percent)
Wage and salary income (percent)
Amount spent on food (percent)
Members per household (number)
Children under age 18 (number)
Adults over age 64 (number)
Vehicles per household (number)
Earners per household (number)
Homeownership (percent)
All
urban
98,617
13,998
47.7
51,671
95
80
10
2.49
0.65
0.29
1.6
1.3
65
Under
$5,000
2,823
378
37
1,753
112
77
208
1.83
0.44
0.13
1.1
1
29
$5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $70,000
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
and
$9,999 $14,999 $19,999 $29,999 $39,999 $49,999 $69,999
over
5,192
664
49.8
7,643
101
30
36
1.66
0.37
0.36
0.8
0.6
34
5,624
780
56.8
12,333
100
31
27
1.86
0.45
0.55
1.1
0.6
52
5,490
753
52.5
17,233
100
48
22
2.17
0.54
0.50
1.2
0.8
53
10,077
1,404
50.1
24,364
99
58
17
2.36
0.62
0.48
1.5
1.1
55
7,628
1,128
47.5
34,377
97
73
13
2.40
0.61
0.33
1.6
1.3
64
7,090
983
45.6
44,281
96
80
12
2.50
0.64
0.23
1.8
1.5
67
9,737
1,412
44.7
58,226
96
84
10
2.78
0.74
0.18
2.1
1.7
76
17,541
2,603
44.9
118,684
93
86
7
3.08
0.88
0.11
2.3
2
86
Dollars
Average annual per person expenditure:
Food, total (excluding alcoholic
beverages)
2,035.26 1,992.34 1,647.03 1,806.45 1,735.99 1,786.71 1,908.52 2,070.03 2,113.32 2,644.73
Food at home
1,248.41 1,145.80 1,121.85 1,304.60 1,177.62 1,225.69 1,236.61 1,252.20 1,257.10 1,434.29
Cereal and bakery products
179.10
174.77
163.60
202.04
176.33
174.51
168.04
182.12
180.13
201.24
Cereal and cereal products
Flour
Prepared flour mixes
Cereal
Rice
Pasta (dry) and cornmeal
61.03
2.79
5.23
34.91
6.78
11.33
61.65
3.08
7.37
34.28
7.73
9.18
63.98
3.67
5.99
35.79
6.55
11.98
68.00
3.14
4.48
39.68
7.67
13.03
59.42
2.48
5.08
33.27
6.34
12.25
61.12
3.08
5.00
33.32
7.98
11.74
60.94
2.30
5.54
36.24
6.13
10.73
60.86
4.05
5.23
35.51
6.12
9.95
60.78
2.41
5.88
35.98
6.00
10.52
65.50
2.58
5.23
38.83
6.83
12.03
Bakery products
White bread
Other bread
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins
Cakes and cupcakes
Cookies
Crackers
Bread and cracker products
Doughnuts and sweetrolls
Frozen and refrigerated bakery
products
Fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers
118.07
13.45
19.73
14.98
15.17
18.41
10.02
1.47
11.20
113.13
10.84
18.06
14.09
15.73
17.39
9.76
1.09
11.15
99.62
15.33
19.85
12.93
9.69
14.86
9.02
0.85
7.30
134.04
16.24
23.94
14.71
14.12
26.99
10.15
1.32
10.71
116.90
15.42
19.06
11.52
16.58
17.57
9.67
1.37
11.91
113.39
14.84
18.90
12.90
15.12
17.88
9.14
1.40
11.62
107.10
13.76
20.92
11.75
11.75
15.72
9.29
1.53
9.96
121.25
14.09
19.10
14.77
16.06
18.83
11.77
1.47
11.65
119.36
13.52
18.06
16.05
16.14
18.16
10.14
1.72
13.42
135.74
12.32
22.34
19.79
16.97
21.14
12.22
1.80
12.54
9.67
3.97
10.44
4.58
6.60
3.18
11.57
4.28
9.95
3.86
8.64
2.93
8.72
3.72
9.17
4.34
8.27
3.87
12.10
4.54
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
329.33
274.87
296.92
336.19
304.25
349.81
327.20
309.98
325.34
356.17
Meats
203.28
171.14
170.63
219.66
190.47
227.47
196.70
190.31
203.31
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213.61
Continued—
Table 8
Urban income class, 2003 (continued)
Income class
Item
All
urban
Under
$5,000
$5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $70,000
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
and
$9,999 $14,999 $19,999 $29,999 $39,999 $49,999 $69,999
over
Beef
Ground beef (excluding canned)
Chuck roast
Round roast
Other roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other steak
Other beef (excluding canned)
94.49
34.42
5.29
3.85
6.57
5.74
11.43
18.77
8.42
79.49
27.79
4.67
1.90
9.96
6.38
5.80
15.05
7.95
72.60
32.42
5.49
3.12
2.97
3.19
7.68
11.92
5.82
89.29
39.00
6.54
2.42
7.76
3.79
7.74
14.58
7.46
85.53
36.10
3.31
2.83
7.17
6.80
7.39
14.82
7.13
105.24
40.15
6.67
5.73
7.14
7.48
11.23
17.83
9.02
89.06
30.64
6.00
4.09
5.94
4.31
10.86
18.98
8.25
87.91
35.89
8.03
2.88
7.09
5.20
8.40
16.04
4.38
96.47
36.30
4.27
6.47
4.72
5.71
14.84
18.25
5.90
104.11
32.55
5.54
2.73
7.36
6.18
14.48
22.72
12.54
Pork
Bacon
Pork chops
Ham (excluding canned)
Other pork
Pork sausage
Canned ham
67.66
12.04
13.57
14.79
16.54
10.29
0.43
62.77
10.62
13.20
14.82
13.38
10.75
0.00
56.54
11.92
13.33
12.66
8.81
8.97
0.84
83.88
13.23
15.23
21.10
18.29
15.36
0.68
65.98
10.71
14.59
11.71
16.13
12.25
0.59
79.53
12.79
16.06
15.73
24.10
10.65
0.20
69.11
11.34
12.15
15.36
18.17
11.78
0.30
62.10
10.64
11.59
13.72
17.23
8.35
0.57
63.69
12.22
16.13
12.85
13.17
8.84
0.49
65.98
12.82
11.34
14.59
16.95
9.73
0.54
Other meats
Frankfurters
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami
Other lunch meats
Lamb and miscellaneous meats
41.14
8.90
8.58
19.44
4.22
28.89
6.14
6.54
14.94
1.27
41.48
10.35
9.87
17.49
3.77
46.49
9.71
11.45
19.53
5.80
38.96
9.84
9.44
16.97
2.70
42.70
10.60
9.89
17.74
4.48
38.53
8.46
7.53
20.04
2.50
40.30
9.19
8.71
19.34
3.05
43.14
8.80
8.49
22.66
3.20
43.52
8.22
7.48
22.01
5.81
Poultry
Chicken
Fresh and frozen whole chicken
Fresh and frozen chicken parts
Other poultry
59.61
47.92
13.57
34.34
11.69
48.46
39.97
11.40
28.57
8.49
61.95
51.47
14.07
37.40
10.48
58.11
46.68
12.27
34.41
11.43
56.04
45.85
11.83
34.02
10.19
60.17
49.84
16.06
33.78
10.32
54.24
43.67
15.59
28.08
10.56
56.77
46.06
11.18
34.88
10.71
59.47
47.75
12.69
35.06
11.72
65.30
51.13
13.49
37.64
14.17
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood
Fresh fish and shellfish
Frozen fish and shellfish
51.52
6.40
30.31
14.81
43.42
5.59
28.33
9.51
46.11
8.62
23.54
13.96
41.98
6.73
21.26
13.98
41.87
4.22
25.71
11.94
44.40
6.23
22.98
15.19
59.45
6.38
38.05
15.03
47.23
5.96
25.26
16.00
49.43
6.07
24.23
19.12
63.03
6.47
39.52
17.05
Eggs
14.91
11.85
18.23
16.44
15.88
17.78
16.81
15.67
13.14
14.23
131.95
44.67
5.74
7.24
39.24
23.22
120.55
41.59
4.52
6.63
35.03
21.96
109.61
46.80
3.40
4.86
27.75
18.98
138.74
51.12
5.07
6.96
39.87
25.91
130.85
52.20
3.91
7.03
35.42
21.72
127.72
46.28
5.69
8.17
37.48
22.06
128.39
45.23
5.40
6.35
40.45
19.77
144.56
49.13
5.79
7.13
43.21
27.47
135.82
44.36
5.19
5.64
42.38
26.59
154.29
47.14
7.18
8.12
48.88
25.81
11.83
10.82
7.82
9.82
10.57
8.04
11.18
11.84
11.64
Dairy
Fresh milk, all types
Fresh cream
Butter
Cheese
Ice cream and related
Other (including powdered milk
and yogurt)
17.16
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Table 8
Urban income class, 2003 (continued)
Income class
All
urban
Item
Fruits and vegetables
220.35
Under
$5,000
$5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $70,000
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
and
$9,999 $14,999 $19,999 $29,999 $39,999 $49,999 $69,999
over
201.96
204.41
235.00
212.25
219.71
230.89
214.36
208.35
260.42
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Other fresh fruits
Other citrus fruits (excluding oranges)
71.19
13.56
11.62
7.61
32.41
5.98
58.58
12.52
11.50
6.69
23.12
4.75
63.82
11.69
12.95
6.89
26.60
5.69
66.98
12.07
13.24
6.17
29.63
5.87
68.88
11.01
11.49
6.95
31.74
7.71
69.04
13.39
13.11
8.53
29.43
4.59
73.55
14.80
12.38
8.06
31.32
6.98
68.34
14.14
12.16
6.29
29.28
6.47
64.67
13.05
9.81
7.27
29.72
4.81
89.28
16.24
11.98
8.43
45.21
7.41
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Other fresh vegetables
70.74
11.99
9.12
13.53
36.10
67.00
10.96
8.73
11.40
35.92
63.10
12.75
6.88
12.09
31.38
77.30
13.54
9.09
14.62
40.06
63.39
10.39
7.44
11.29
34.27
73.12
14.01
9.46
15.11
34.55
79.55
13.58
10.56
12.58
42.84
64.41
12.09
8.29
12.85
31.18
65.22
10.65
9.58
14.16
30.82
85.03
12.42
10.10
14.64
47.87
Processed fruits
Frozen orange juice
Frozen fruits
Frozen fruit juices
Fresh fruit juice
Canned and bottled fruit juice
Canned fruits
Dried fruits
45.00
1.74
1.50
1.32
8.82
22.50
6.54
2.57
45.34
1.57
1.92
0.93
7.08
24.14
7.54
2.18
42.09
1.51
1.13
1.30
8.71
21.23
6.53
1.68
50.26
3.28
1.50
1.47
7.19
26.27
7.98
2.57
46.05
2.78
1.88
1.72
7.04
22.63
7.75
2.26
46.34
1.32
1.54
1.29
10.54
22.55
6.47
2.63
43.02
1.46
0.72
0.75
8.92
22.63
6.47
2.07
44.39
1.94
1.15
1.22
9.60
21.63
5.94
2.91
43.62
1.76
2.12
1.15
7.36
21.67
6.69
2.87
51.31
1.84
1.81
1.80
9.31
25.44
7.67
3.43
Processed vegetables
Frozen vegetables
Canned beans
Canned corn
Canned miscellaneous vegetables
Other processed vegetables
Other peas
Other beans
Other miscellaneous vegetables
Frozen vegetable juice
Fresh and canned vegetable juice
33.42
10.78
4.91
2.72
7.26
0.16
0.16
0.96
2.98
0.05
3.44
31.03
9.31
3.88
3.41
5.86
0.00
0.00
1.21
2.71
0.13
4.52
35.40
8.17
5.46
3.73
9.02
0.19
0.70
1.29
1.44
0.00
5.40
40.46
10.94
6.03
2.62
9.02
0.12
0.34
1.38
5.05
0.01
4.96
33.92
9.13
5.18
3.05
7.56
0.27
0.40
0.89
3.73
0.00
3.70
31.20
9.80
4.83
2.41
6.77
0.06
0.25
1.11
2.75
0.05
3.18
34.77
11.23
4.43
3.09
7.25
0.63
0.08
1.13
3.35
0.03
3.55
37.21
11.02
5.60
3.50
8.02
0.00
0.13
0.75
3.18
0.10
4.90
34.84
12.22
4.68
2.36
8.42
0.17
0.04
1.15
2.81
0.07
2.91
34.81
12.91
4.98
2.47
7.68
0.11
0.09
0.71
2.81
0.06
2.99
Sugar and sweets
Candy and chewing gum
Sugar
Artificial sweeteners
Other sweets
47.73
30.34
6.65
2.27
8.47
40.62
24.03
5.98
1.96
8.65
44.01
24.44
8.61
2.47
8.49
50.65
29.65
8.34
2.86
9.80
45.01
25.73
7.36
2.71
9.21
46.87
27.55
8.65
2.43
8.23
44.04
28.17
5.89
1.38
8.59
50.05
32.46
7.31
2.35
7.93
47.24
30.77
6.27
2.53
7.67
56.67
39.68
5.57
2.50
8.92
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Table 8
Urban income class, 2003 (continued)
Income class
Item
Fats and oils
Margarine
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings
Salad dressings
Nondairy creamer
Peanut butter
All
urban
Under
$5,000
$5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $70,000
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
and
$9,999 $14,999 $19,999 $29,999 $39,999 $49,999 $69,999
over
34.48
3.90
10.55
10.55
4.44
5.04
28.58
3.59
9.26
7.92
3.58
4.22
34.90
3.94
10.24
10.42
4.02
6.28
38.47
4.73
13.65
11.71
3.97
4.41
34.72
3.81
12.48
10.01
3.04
5.38
34.23
3.79
10.65
9.78
5.64
4.37
35.53
4.21
10.84
10.45
4.24
5.79
33.60
4.56
9.39
9.51
5.32
4.82
33.05
4.13
8.80
10.72
4.62
4.78
36.87
3.60
11.79
11.84
4.83
4.81
Beverages
106.67
Cola drinks
34.48
Other carbonated drinks
17.90
Roasted coffee
10.12
Instant coffee
4.88
Noncarbonated fruit-flavored drinks
7.85
Tea
7.06
Other noncarbonated beverages
24.07
Nonalcoholic beer
0.31
117.01
37.18
19.87
6.85
2.85
6.99
16.11
25.91
1.26
99.64
32.65
16.85
9.10
5.27
5.60
5.78
24.38
0.00
114.47
41.65
18.75
9.98
6.18
9.40
8.48
19.15
0.87
91.20
30.29
15.16
7.71
4.77
7.25
7.34
18.68
0.00
102.38
37.07
18.30
8.92
5.28
8.79
4.86
17.72
1.45
105.33
36.57
19.78
10.61
5.43
6.31
5.01
21.33
0.28
108.46
35.40
19.24
10.49
5.14
7.80
6.26
23.90
0.23
114.97
42.12
19.32
9.47
4.17
8.61
6.17
25.11
0.00
121.87
34.19
20.08
13.23
5.86
8.40
8.67
31.35
0.09
Miscellaneous prepared foods
198.82
Soups
14.14
Frozen meals
14.47
Other frozen prepared food
27.98
Potato chips and other snacks
31.95
Nuts
10.83
Salt, seasonings, and spices
8.44
Olives, pickles, and relishes
4.51
Sauces and gravies
15.49
Other condiments
7.94
Prepared salads
8.54
Prepared desserts
4.60
Baby food
11.02
Other miscellaneous prepared foods 38.82
Vitamin supplements
0.09
187.42
13.21
15.14
28.84
33.41
10.92
7.89
3.35
13.57
7.70
7.83
3.08
10.07
32.41
0.00
168.77
15.10
17.57
24.54
26.81
8.01
6.84
2.29
13.29
5.89
7.58
4.72
7.61
28.51
0.00
189.03
14.35
9.11
28.77
31.25
9.34
8.01
4.60
14.53
7.39
6.72
3.87
13.74
37.35
0.00
183.01
14.02
13.93
26.90
30.56
8.14
7.83
4.23
14.36
7.46
5.89
3.88
12.14
33.66
0.00
170.46
14.43
13.91
20.92
28.37
8.73
8.09
4.36
13.14
6.68
6.49
4.19
7.70
33.44
0.00
197.20
13.57
17.47
28.46
31.93
9.45
8.90
4.69
15.58
6.91
7.17
3.95
12.44
36.68
0.00
209.08
15.85
16.12
29.77
35.46
10.30
8.00
4.60
13.44
9.16
7.43
4.89
11.34
42.06
0.66
212.21
15.64
14.12
32.92
35.21
9.48
8.98
4.08
15.73
8.40
8.69
5.44
11.56
41.78
0.20
246.77
15.84
16.48
33.53
40.11
15.20
10.30
5.48
20.69
10.06
12.14
5.57
10.94
50.32
0.11
Food away from home
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks and nonalcoholic beverages
Breakfast and brunch
Board
Catered
786.86
272.75
311.22
101.70
75.77
16.42
9.00
846.54
234.08
233.73
113.61
77.80
174.67
12.66
525.18
179.22
207.49
80.80
47.52
10.15
0.00
501.86
185.84
167.61
89.06
56.28
3.06
0.00
558.37
203.63
194.77
86.80
73.17
0.00
0.00
561.02
212.45
202.12
82.84
61.58
1.65
0.39
671.91
256.53
234.96
100.53
79.84
0.00
0.04
817.83
298.82
293.46
120.30
80.86
0.00
24.39
856.22 1,210.44
313.38
398.36
318.80
520.74
120.86
138.96
88.81
99.07
11.72
29.63
2.64
23.68
Alcoholic beverages
149.61
146.44
86.32
113.89
93.49
98.19
121.49
165.22
179.10
Notes: Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Expenditures less than 0.005 are denoted as 0.00.
1Households with incomplete income data are not included but are reported in table 7.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data from the 2003 Consumer Expenditure Survey.
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Table 9
Urban race, 2003
Race
Item
All urban
Household characteristics:
Households (thousands)
Sample diaries (number)
Age of householder (years)
Income before taxes (dollars)
Income after taxes (percent)
Wage and salary income (percent)
Amount spent on food (percent)
Members per household (number)
Children under age 18 (number)
Adults over age 64 (number)
Vehicles per household (number)
Earners per household (number)
Homeownership (percent)
98,617
13,998
47.7
51,671
95
80
10
2.49
0.65
0.29
1.6
1.3
65
White
Black
Other
80,732
11,589
48.3
53,917
95
79
10
2.47
0.62
0.31
1.7
1.3
68
12,270
1,537
45.7
36,134
97
83
11
2.64
0.88
0.21
1.2
1.2
51
5,615
872
43.4
53,744
96
86
10
2.55
0.55
0.21
1.5
1.4
50
Dollars
Average annual per person expenditure:
Food, total (excluding alcoholic beverages)
Food at home
2,035.26
1,248.41
2,110.19
1,286.67
1,516.55
1,011.70
2,165.55
1,251.39
Cereal and bakery products
179.10
185.35
141.10
178.11
Cereal and cereal products
Flour
Prepared flour mixes
Cereal
Rice
Pasta (dry) and cornmeal
61.03
2.79
5.23
34.91
6.78
11.33
61.73
2.66
5.49
36.34
5.88
11.36
53.28
3.19
4.10
28.94
6.83
10.22
68.88
3.56
4.18
28.47
19.24
13.42
Bakery products
White bread
Other bread
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins
Cakes and cupcakes
Cookies
Crackers
Bread and cracker products
Doughnuts and sweetrolls
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products
Fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers
118.07
13.45
19.73
14.98
15.17
18.41
10.02
1.47
11.20
9.67
3.97
123.62
13.67
20.70
16.10
15.60
18.82
10.70
1.59
12.10
10.11
4.24
87.82
12.57
13.84
8.73
13.70
13.33
7.16
0.92
7.24
8.17
2.18
109.23
12.47
19.44
13.52
12.49
24.11
7.06
1.08
7.72
7.03
4.31
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
329.33
325.32
335.98
369.95
Meats
203.28
205.17
200.77
182.76
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Table 9
Urban race, 2003 (continued)
Race
Item
All urban
White
Black
Other
Beef
Ground beef (excluding canned)
Chuck roast
Round roast
Other roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other steak
Other beef (excluding canned)
94.49
34.42
5.29
3.85
6.57
5.74
11.43
18.77
8.42
95.82
34.61
5.50
3.77
6.84
5.94
11.36
19.03
8.79
91.81
36.70
4.38
4.84
6.04
4.46
10.86
17.51
7.01
82.09
26.63
4.47
2.79
4.14
5.94
13.68
17.95
6.50
Pork
Bacon
Pork chops
Ham (excluding canned)
Other pork
Pork sausage
Canned ham
67.66
12.04
13.57
14.79
16.54
10.29
0.43
66.41
11.77
12.72
15.36
16.33
9.79
0.44
74.99
14.85
17.10
13.15
15.96
13.65
0.28
68.43
9.39
17.27
10.57
20.83
9.71
0.66
Other meats
Frankfurters
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami
Other lunch meats
Lamb and miscellaneous meats
41.14
8.90
8.58
19.44
4.22
42.94
9.10
8.77
21.12
3.95
33.97
8.68
8.23
12.73
4.34
32.24
6.64
6.71
11.22
7.67
Poultry
Chicken
Fresh and frozen whole chicken
Fresh and frozen chicken parts
Other poultry
59.61
47.92
13.57
34.34
11.69
57.72
46.61
12.69
33.92
11.12
67.59
52.19
14.78
37.41
15.39
67.83
56.46
23.12
33.34
11.37
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood
Fresh fish and shellfish
Frozen fish and shellfish
51.52
6.40
30.31
14.81
47.52
6.50
26.67
14.35
53.92
4.72
37.05
12.16
101.65
8.95
65.57
27.12
Eggs
14.91
14.91
13.70
17.72
131.95
44.67
5.74
7.24
39.24
23.22
11.83
141.10
46.60
6.44
7.60
43.34
24.38
12.74
87.40
34.02
2.60
5.85
22.07
16.64
6.23
105.37
41.93
3.25
5.49
20.94
21.85
11.92
Dairy
Fresh milk, all types
Fresh cream
Butter
Cheese
Ice cream and related
Other (including powdered milk and yogurt)
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Urban race, 2003 (continued)
Race
Item
All urban
White
Black
Other
220.35
224.97
168.91
272.20
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Other fresh fruits
Other citrus fruits (excluding oranges)
71.19
13.56
11.62
7.61
32.41
5.98
73.17
13.87
11.80
7.59
33.66
6.25
49.64
9.81
8.82
6.02
21.08
3.91
92.29
17.69
15.44
11.56
40.59
7.00
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Other fresh vegetables
70.74
11.99
9.12
13.53
36.10
71.45
11.93
9.54
14.20
35.79
51.33
11.52
5.86
8.35
25.60
104.72
13.91
10.74
16.00
64.07
Processed fruits
Frozen orange juice
Frozen fruits
Frozen fruit juices
Fresh fruit juice
Canned and bottled fruit juice
Canned fruits
Dried fruits
45.00
1.74
1.50
1.32
8.82
22.50
6.54
2.57
45.74
1.81
1.54
1.32
9.00
22.28
6.99
2.80
39.06
1.46
1.12
1.07
7.62
22.01
4.52
1.25
48.19
1.38
1.90
1.90
9.11
26.68
4.85
2.37
Processed vegetables
Frozen vegetables
Canned beans
Canned corn
Canned miscellaneous vegetables
Other processed vegetables
Other peas
Other beans
Other miscellaneous vegetables
Frozen vegetable juice
Fresh and canned vegetable juice
33.42
10.78
4.91
2.72
7.26
0.16
0.16
0.96
2.98
0.05
3.44
34.61
11.32
5.02
2.66
7.68
0.15
0.16
0.99
2.86
0.04
3.72
28.88
8.79
4.98
3.36
5.42
0.14
0.08
0.95
2.77
0.09
2.29
27.00
7.71
3.22
2.09
5.45
0.32
0.44
0.62
5.00
0.02
2.14
Sugar and sweets
Candy and chewing gum
Sugar
Artificial sweeteners
Other sweets
47.73
30.34
6.65
2.27
8.47
50.28
32.59
6.35
2.47
8.86
35.27
18.94
8.43
1.70
6.21
40.42
24.85
6.73
0.70
8.15
Fruits and vegetables
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Table 9
Urban race, 2003 (continued)
Race
Item
All urban
White
Black
Other
Fats and oils
Margarine
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings
Salad dressings
Nondairy creamer
Peanut butter
34.48
3.90
10.55
10.55
4.44
5.04
35.73
4.07
10.30
11.10
4.88
5.37
30.32
3.66
11.23
8.68
2.72
4.04
26.49
2.11
12.43
7.05
2.27
2.63
Beverages
Cola drinks
Other carbonated drinks
Roasted coffee
Instant coffee
Noncarbonated fruit-flavored drinks
Tea
Other noncarbonated beverages
Nonalcoholic beer
106.67
34.48
17.90
10.12
4.88
7.85
7.06
24.07
0.31
112.06
36.92
18.94
11.09
5.29
7.80
7.14
24.50
0.38
76.95
24.91
13.51
5.35
2.63
9.03
4.74
16.76
0.01
98.89
22.21
13.38
7.38
4.27
5.91
11.23
34.52
0.00
Miscellaneous prepared foods
Soups
Frozen meals
Other frozen prepared food
Potato chips and other snacks
Nuts
Salt, seasonings, and spices
Olives, pickles, and relishes
Sauces and gravies
Other condiments
Prepared salads
Prepared desserts
Baby food
Other miscellaneous prepared foods
Vitamin supplements
198.82
14.14
14.47
27.98
31.95
10.83
8.44
4.51
15.49
7.94
8.54
4.60
11.02
38.82
0.09
211.86
15.05
15.74
30.21
34.47
11.70
8.45
4.82
16.09
8.65
9.35
5.06
11.50
40.69
0.10
135.77
8.99
8.66
18.89
19.56
5.49
7.62
3.18
12.22
4.22
4.77
2.69
9.58
29.89
0.00
159.96
13.08
10.04
17.54
24.89
10.85
10.14
3.16
14.61
6.49
5.82
2.47
7.54
33.14
0.19
Food away from home
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks and nonalcoholic beverages
Breakfast and brunch
Board
Catered
786.86
272.75
311.22
101.70
75.77
16.42
9.00
823.52
280.41
335.50
105.67
79.46
12.74
9.74
504.85
186.98
155.07
74.82
53.39
27.13
7.47
914.16
359.95
326.46
107.28
75.06
43.34
2.08
Alcoholic beverages
149.61
164.95
63.53
130.82
Notes: Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Expenditures less than 0.005 are denoted as 0.00.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data from the 2003 Consumer Expenditure Survey.
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Table 10
Urban householder's age, 2003
Age of householder
Item
All urban
Household characteristics:
Households (thousands)
Sample diaries (number)
Age of householder (years)
Income before taxes (dollars)
Income after taxes (percent)
Wage and salary income (percent)
Amount spent on food (percent)
Members per household (number)
Children under age 18 (number)
Adults over age 64 (number)
Vehicles per household (number)
Earners per household (number)
Homeownership (percent)
98,617
13,998
47.7
51,671
95
80
10
2.49
0.65
0.29
1.6
1.3
65
Under 25
Other
Student
6,688
896
21.7
26,109
98
87
14
2.11
0.45
0.02
1.3
1.4
15
1,389
162
19.1
4,969
100
63
39
1
0
0
0.3
0.7
0
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
Over 64
17,719
2,339
29.8
52,481
96
93
10
2.78
1
0.01
1.5
1.5
49
20,887
2,967
39.5
63,410
95
89
9
3.23
1.36
0.02
1.8
1.6
67
19,798
2,883
49.4
68,190
94
87
9
2.71
0.59
0.05
2
1.8
76
13,399
2,004
59.1
58,274
94
75
9
2.1
0.14
0.1
1.8
1.3
80
18,736
2,747
75
28,723
96
20
13
1.69
0.05
1.36
1.3
0.4
79
Dollars
Average annual per person expenditure:
Food, total (excluding alcoholic
beverages)
2,035.26
Food at home
1,248.41
1,738.77 1,931.22
960.81 201.08
1,819.59 1,805.76 2,260.91
1,063.18 1,108.82 1,367.50
2,460.93 2,237.03
1,553.15 1,536.43
Cereal and bakery products
179.10
142.22
32.27
151.32
162.27
191.16
206.85
236.09
Cereal and cereal products
Flour
Prepared flour mixes
Cereal
Rice
Pasta (dry) and cornmeal
61.03
2.79
5.23
34.91
6.78
11.33
52.33
1.93
3.41
30.01
6.84
10.13
13.61
0.00
1.46
11.24
0.00
0.92
56.91
2.55
4.26
32.21
6.78
11.12
56.58
2.28
4.84
33.40
5.88
10.19
63.81
3.44
5.60
35.09
7.44
12.24
68.55
3.19
6.36
36.64
8.71
13.65
71.54
3.27
6.92
43.70
6.16
11.48
Bakery products
White bread
Other bread
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins
Cakes and cupcakes
Cookies
Crackers
Bread and cracker products
Doughnuts and sweetrolls
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products
Fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers
118.07
13.45
19.73
14.98
15.17
18.41
10.02
1.47
11.20
9.67
3.97
89.89
10.95
13.01
9.90
13.60
14.55
7.35
1.22
7.14
9.08
3.09
18.66
2.75
4.32
1.43
0.52
4.50
1.79
0.00
1.54
0.00
1.82
94.41
11.85
15.62
11.66
13.03
14.08
7.64
1.10
9.85
7.14
2.44
105.69
12.72
15.16
13.54
15.09
15.83
8.48
1.08
10.96
9.56
3.28
127.35
13.15
21.63
17.00
16.49
21.32
11.06
1.62
10.61
10.13
4.34
138.29
15.16
25.12
17.91
16.00
20.50
12.33
2.19
12.80
11.13
5.14
164.56
18.10
31.51
20.07
17.02
26.17
14.77
2.16
15.65
12.47
6.64
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
329.33
240.70
26.10
278.34
291.03
371.46
414.71
396.03
Meats
203.28
146.91
19.82
164.45
177.58
237.31
256.22
247.09
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Table 10
Urban householder's age, 2003 (continued)
Age of householder
Item
All urban
Under 25
Other
Student
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
Over 64
Beef
Ground beef (excluding canned)
Chuck roast
Round roast
Other roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other steak
Other beef (excluding canned)
94.49
34.42
5.29
3.85
6.57
5.74
11.43
18.77
8.42
69.06
28.23
1.98
2.50
2.80
5.35
9.71
14.04
4.45
14.68
1.25
0.00
0.00
0.00
2.69
6.69
4.06
0.00
82.88
30.99
6.04
2.67
4.84
5.03
10.76
16.95
5.61
81.76
32.95
4.11
2.86
5.35
4.70
10.25
14.79
6.76
115.10
37.40
5.82
4.61
9.15
7.74
15.17
22.73
12.48
110.97
37.86
6.63
6.18
7.93
6.18
12.11
24.06
10.02
104.99
38.98
6.25
5.22
8.31
5.62
9.02
21.42
10.17
Pork
Bacon
Pork chops
Ham (excluding canned)
Other pork
Pork sausage
Canned ham
67.66
12.04
13.57
14.79
16.54
10.29
0.43
48.81
8.21
11.60
12.64
8.14
7.69
0.55
1.06
0.00
0.00
1.06
0.00
0.00
0.00
49.57
9.27
12.28
9.01
10.40
8.43
0.18
57.46
10.58
11.85
11.84
13.76
8.94
0.50
76.78
14.06
16.12
15.88
18.47
11.82
0.43
92.13
15.74
15.68
23.71
24.25
12.21
0.54
91.71
14.97
14.48
21.86
26.43
13.42
0.54
Other meats
Frankfurters
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami
Other lunch meats
Lamb and miscellaneous meats
41.14
8.90
8.58
19.44
4.22
29.04
6.98
5.21
13.09
3.75
4.08
2.77
0.48
0.82
0.00
32.00
7.43
6.59
15.30
2.68
38.36
8.22
8.10
18.16
3.88
45.44
9.50
9.18
22.14
4.63
53.12
11.26
11.06
25.10
5.69
50.39
10.67
11.35
22.68
5.69
Poultry
Chicken
Fresh and frozen whole chicken
Fresh and frozen chicken parts
Other poultry
59.61
47.92
13.57
34.34
11.69
48.58
42.23
11.12
31.11
6.35
3.59
3.59
0.00
3.59
0.00
55.47
46.55
12.29
34.25
8.92
55.26
44.81
13.15
31.66
10.45
65.44
52.42
15.68
36.74
13.02
69.03
53.49
13.34
40.15
15.54
64.49
48.58
14.80
33.78
15.91
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood
Fresh fish and shellfish
Frozen fish and shellfish
51.52
6.40
30.31
14.81
32.24
4.41
17.63
10.20
2.25
0.00
2.25
0.00
45.66
4.76
28.61
12.29
44.53
5.33
26.19
13.00
54.09
6.46
32.63
15.01
71.90
9.60
41.58
20.72
63.86
9.49
34.67
19.71
Eggs
14.91
12.97
0.45
12.76
13.66
14.61
17.57
20.59
Dairy
131.95
Fresh milk, all types
44.67
Fresh cream
5.74
Butter
7.24
Cheese
39.24
Ice cream and related
23.22
Other (including powdered milk and yogurt) 11.83
106.20
37.90
3.67
5.22
31.24
19.75
8.42
17.88
5.51
0.53
0.00
5.64
5.46
0.75
114.02
40.67
4.51
5.27
34.11
19.52
9.92
120.64
43.25
5.12
6.64
34.23
18.87
12.53
140.24
45.29
5.90
7.47
42.93
26.45
12.20
157.05
47.85
7.85
10.20
51.05
26.49
13.61
164.13
54.80
8.03
9.81
46.20
32.16
13.14
Continued—
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Table 10
Urban householder's age, 2003 (continued)
Age of householder
Item
All urban
Under 25
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
Over 64
Other
Student
220.35
149.28
31.56
181.22
189.93
235.88
294.82
293.68
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Other fresh fruits
Other citrus fruits (excluding oranges)
71.19
13.56
11.62
7.61
32.41
5.98
42.64
10.32
8.59
4.51
15.85
3.36
9.30
1.90
0.54
2.79
3.44
0.63
57.90
11.71
10.15
6.25
25.08
4.72
61.63
12.07
9.39
7.36
27.84
4.97
79.24
15.60
12.13
7.82
37.05
6.64
95.13
16.44
14.86
9.25
45.61
8.97
92.81
15.55
16.78
10.06
42.64
7.77
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Other fresh vegetables
Processed fruits
Frozen orange juice
Frozen fruits
Frozen fruit juices
Fresh fruit juice
Canned and bottled fruit juice
Canned fruits
Dried fruits
70.74
11.99
9.12
13.53
36.10
45.00
1.74
1.50
1.32
8.82
22.50
6.54
2.57
47.95
9.81
5.96
9.46
22.71
35.61
1.33
0.88
0.87
8.11
19.31
4.23
0.89
8.63
0.96
3.29
0.53
3.84
8.79
0.00
0.20
0.00
0.21
7.15
1.22
0.00
57.85
9.40
7.15
12.74
28.57
37.89
1.18
0.95
1.30
7.32
21.13
4.46
1.56
59.90
10.30
7.82
11.17
30.61
39.42
1.65
0.93
1.10
7.76
20.60
5.10
2.28
75.69
12.53
9.97
14.52
38.66
46.39
1.77
2.30
1.54
9.12
22.00
7.01
2.66
94.60
16.16
12.07
16.66
49.71
59.10
2.42
2.03
1.47
11.15
28.23
9.57
4.23
97.26
16.48
12.59
17.74
50.46
58.89
2.42
2.12
1.57
11.56
26.55
10.64
4.03
Processed vegetables
Frozen vegetables
Canned beans
Canned corn
Canned miscellaneous vegetables
Other processed vegetables
Other peas
Other beans
Other miscellaneous vegetables
Frozen vegetable juice
Fresh and canned vegetable juice
33.42
10.78
4.91
2.72
7.26
0.16
0.16
0.96
2.98
0.05
3.44
23.09
7.40
3.76
2.03
5.14
0.00
0.36
0.34
1.60
0.00
2.46
4.84
1.27
0.00
0.00
0.54
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.15
0.00
1.87
27.57
9.04
4.11
2.61
5.50
0.40
0.19
0.82
2.27
0.05
2.59
28.99
10.07
4.11
2.34
5.67
0.09
0.05
0.63
3.04
0.05
2.95
34.56
10.57
5.31
2.98
7.67
0.11
0.27
1.22
2.86
0.04
3.55
46.00
14.79
6.80
3.18
10.20
0.13
0.12
1.43
4.30
0.13
4.94
44.72
13.73
6.27
3.30
11.31
0.14
0.15
1.35
3.65
0.01
4.82
Sugar and sweets
Candy and chewing gum
Sugar
Artificial sweeteners
Other sweets
47.73
30.34
6.65
2.27
8.47
33.75
19.66
5.33
1.84
6.93
15.94
13.08
1.00
0.00
1.85
36.06
23.15
5.59
1.40
5.93
45.88
29.91
6.14
1.82
8.01
52.05
34.35
6.53
2.33
8.84
58.64
36.30
8.61
3.54
10.19
60.46
35.93
8.68
3.63
12.22
Fruits and vegetables
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Table 10
Urban householder's age, 2003 (continued)
Age of householder
Item
All urban
Under 25
Other
Student
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
Over 64
Fats and oils
Margarine
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings
Salad dressings
Nondairy creamer
Peanut butter
34.48
3.90
10.55
10.55
4.44
5.04
24.31
2.41
7.87
9.22
1.89
2.92
4.69
0.33
0.00
4.36
0.00
0.00
27.35
2.76
8.86
8.72
2.59
4.42
29.72
2.85
9.65
8.78
3.62
4.82
38.20
4.06
11.80
12.29
4.98
5.06
43.73
5.86
13.18
12.88
6.35
5.46
47.05
6.76
12.31
12.98
7.81
7.19
Beverages
Cola drinks
Other carbonated drinks
Roasted coffee
Instant coffee
Noncarbonated fruit-flavored drinks
Tea
Other noncarbonated beverages
Nonalcoholic beer
106.67
34.48
17.90
10.12
4.88
7.85
7.06
24.07
0.31
87.05
30.18
18.51
4.65
1.74
7.06
5.87
18.98
0.06
29.68
6.16
6.98
4.74
1.43
0.58
0.94
8.85
0.00
92.14
30.40
15.99
6.71
2.95
8.77
4.86
22.43
0.03
93.95
29.32
16.75
7.34
3.90
8.38
5.44
22.59
0.24
121.60
39.63
20.60
12.04
5.20
8.10
9.39
26.56
0.08
139.77
46.95
22.94
15.23
7.35
7.43
10.30
29.45
0.11
113.84
35.24
14.46
16.23
8.81
5.92
7.93
23.71
1.55
Miscellaneous prepared foods
Soups
Frozen meals
Other frozen prepared food
Potato chips and other snacks
Nuts
Salt, seasonings, and spices
Olives, pickles, and relishes
Sauces and gravies
Other condiments
Prepared salads
Prepared desserts
Baby food
Other miscellaneous prepared foods
Vitamin supplements
198.82
14.14
14.47
27.98
31.95
10.83
8.44
4.51
15.49
7.94
8.54
4.60
11.02
38.82
0.09
177.31
11.63
12.03
31.95
28.63
4.62
6.40
3.30
13.36
5.62
5.86
3.88
18.75
31.28
0.00
42.96
2.55
2.59
0.00
20.98
1.31
0.45
0.00
2.98
1.93
0.00
0.58
0.00
9.59
0.00
182.73
11.04
11.80
26.49
26.96
6.97
7.41
3.55
14.55
6.39
6.78
3.00
21.04
36.65
0.11
175.40
11.49
11.29
26.65
32.34
8.03
7.71
3.82
14.73
6.84
6.15
3.90
9.71
32.70
0.05
216.92
14.53
14.98
30.02
35.16
13.03
9.07
4.94
17.55
9.15
10.45
5.45
7.51
44.82
0.27
237.58
17.94
16.32
28.32
38.41
17.47
10.80
6.31
17.17
10.15
12.57
5.40
7.50
49.23
0.00
225.14
22.19
24.53
28.84
29.66
16.37
9.68
5.90
15.12
10.01
11.14
6.91
4.28
40.50
0.00
Food away from home
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks and nonalcoholic beverages
Breakfast and brunch
Board
Catered
786.86
272.75
311.22
101.70
75.77
16.42
9.00
777.96 1,730.15
267.10 279.31
255.53 325.81
128.95 226.20
73.91
54.94
20.55 843.90
31.92
0.00
756.41
282.33
295.72
105.51
72.81
0.03
0.00
696.94
267.01
264.87
95.40
66.43
0.23
3.00
893.41
301.77
341.11
113.48
80.59
45.76
10.70
907.78
279.25
426.32
101.55
80.17
1.15
19.35
700.60
217.37
305.57
71.75
89.92
2.13
13.86
Alcoholic beverages
149.61
267.42
156.12
120.90
166.73
172.60
98.40
154.91
Notes: Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Expenditures less than 0.005 are denoted as 0.00.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data from the 2003 Consumer Expenditure Survey.
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Table 11
Urban number of earners, 2003
Number of earners
Item
All urban
None
Household characteristics:
Households (thousands)
Sample diaries (number)
Age of householder (years)
Income before taxes (dollars)
Income after taxes (percent)
Wage and salary income (percent)
Amount spent on food (percent)
Members per household (number)
Children under age 18 (number)
Adults over age 64 (number)
Vehicles per household (number)
Earners per household (number)
Homeownership (percent)
98,617
13,998
47.7
51,671
95
80
10
2.49
0.65
0.29
1.6
1.3
65
19,051
2,695
66.2
20,633
98
0
15
1.58
0.14
0.94
1.0
0.0
66
One
38,874
5,432
43.6
41,960
95
80
10
2.06
0.57
0.18
1.3
1.0
56
Four or
more
Two
Three
32,176
4,583
42.2
73,499
94
89
9
3.05
0.92
0.08
2.0
2.0
73
6,304
958
45.3
74,855
96
90
10
4.11
1.04
0.11
2.6
3.0
77
2,212
330
45
86,259
96
90
9
5.26
1.12
0.12
2.9
4.2
75
Dollars
Average annual per person expenditure:
Food, total (excluding alcoholic beverages)
Food at home
2,035.26
1,248.41
2,023.05
1,415.53
2,076.74
1,265.65
2,113.55
1,247.44
1,895.49
1,159.29
1,432.28
904.96
Cereal and bakery products
179.10
216.31
180.94
175.66
169.22
121.44
Cereal and cereal products
Flour
Prepared flour mixes
Cereal
Rice
Pasta (dry) and cornmeal
61.03
2.79
5.23
34.91
6.78
11.33
70.27
3.24
6.38
41.84
6.53
12.28
61.13
2.70
5.01
34.92
7.19
11.30
61.32
2.76
5.29
35.23
6.29
11.74
57.95
3.18
5.18
31.80
7.82
9.98
41.05
1.57
3.33
21.10
6.43
8.62
Bakery products
White bread
Other bread
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins
Cakes and cupcakes
Cookies
Crackers
Bread and cracker products
Doughnuts and sweetrolls
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products
Fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers
118.07
13.45
19.73
14.98
15.17
18.41
10.02
1.47
11.20
9.67
3.97
146.04
17.05
28.76
16.35
14.74
21.77
12.52
1.64
14.72
12.66
5.82
119.81
13.65
19.87
14.52
15.87
19.91
10.07
1.44
10.86
9.62
4.01
114.35
12.86
18.27
15.14
15.72
17.74
9.49
1.44
11.13
9.21
3.36
111.27
12.46
17.72
14.97
13.72
16.32
10.97
1.64
10.02
9.23
4.21
80.39
10.04
12.18
13.29
9.98
9.61
5.62
1.12
7.80
7.16
3.58
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
329.33
366.88
327.10
333.72
312.50
248.02
Meats
203.28
232.19
198.47
207.07
194.86
148.53
Continued—
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Urban number of earners, 2003 (continued)
Number of earners
Item
All urban
None
One
Two
Three
Four or
more
Beef
Ground beef (excluding canned)
Chuck roast
Round roast
Other roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other steak
Other beef (excluding canned)
94.49
34.42
5.29
3.85
6.57
5.74
11.43
18.77
8.42
100.33
35.75
8.21
5.00
7.35
6.04
9.79
18.29
9.91
89.89
35.05
3.71
2.87
6.21
5.31
10.50
18.47
7.78
99.25
34.85
5.96
4.36
6.44
6.16
13.02
19.89
8.56
93.11
33.56
5.42
4.29
7.64
5.45
11.09
18.88
6.79
73.92
24.89
2.67
2.36
5.85
5.07
9.44
12.29
11.35
Pork
Bacon
Pork chops
Ham (excluding canned)
Other pork
Pork sausage
Canned ham
67.66
12.04
13.57
14.79
16.54
10.29
0.43
85.45
14.88
13.33
21.61
22.01
13.12
0.51
67.03
11.63
14.20
14.13
15.99
10.60
0.48
66.89
12.26
13.73
13.86
16.62
10.00
0.42
62.13
10.95
12.87
14.35
14.22
9.43
0.32
44.84
8.02
10.00
10.53
10.73
5.35
0.21
Other meats
Frankfurters
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami
Other lunch meats
Lamb and miscellaneous meats
41.14
8.90
8.58
19.44
4.22
46.41
10.02
11.13
19.44
5.82
41.55
9.44
8.84
19.51
3.75
40.94
8.38
8.09
19.78
4.68
39.62
9.11
8.31
19.47
2.73
29.76
6.19
4.84
16.05
2.68
Poultry
Chicken
Fresh and frozen whole chicken
Fresh and frozen chicken parts
Other poultry
59.61
47.92
13.57
34.34
11.69
60.51
46.82
12.24
34.58
13.70
59.88
48.17
13.52
34.65
11.71
60.80
49.03
13.96
35.07
11.77
57.58
45.93
13.37
32.57
11.65
49.93
44.05
14.56
29.49
5.88
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood
Fresh fish and shellfish
Frozen fish and shellfish
51.52
6.40
30.31
14.81
54.87
9.11
28.43
17.32
53.24
6.03
32.29
14.91
51.73
6.19
30.91
14.62
47.03
5.92
25.59
15.52
39.29
4.83
26.92
7.54
Eggs
14.91
19.31
15.52
14.12
13.02
10.27
131.95
44.67
5.74
7.24
39.24
23.22
11.83
149.18
53.03
6.79
8.01
42.13
28.36
10.85
136.50
45.39
5.83
7.24
40.07
25.19
12.78
130.31
43.75
5.68
7.20
39.88
21.61
12.18
121.67
42.29
4.93
7.66
35.44
20.92
10.43
92.81
31.28
4.77
4.72
29.06
14.92
8.07
Dairy
Fresh milk, all types
Fresh cream
Butter
Cheese
Ice cream and related
Other (including powdered milk and yogurt)
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Urban number of earners, 2003 (continued)
Number of earners
Item
All urban
None
Fruits and vegetables
One
Two
Three
Four or
more
220.35
267.84
226.62
213.73
197.58
161.08
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Other fresh fruits
Other citrus fruits (excluding oranges)
71.19
13.56
11.62
7.61
32.41
5.98
82.11
14.73
16.14
8.07
36.33
6.84
75.38
13.16
11.88
8.16
35.46
6.71
68.94
14.11
10.72
7.39
31.27
5.46
63.34
13.22
10.03
7.62
27.06
5.40
50.62
9.38
9.32
4.52
22.87
4.53
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Other fresh vegetables
70.74
11.99
9.12
13.53
36.10
87.94
15.62
10.99
16.11
45.21
71.39
12.28
9.57
14.30
35.23
69.02
10.88
8.80
13.02
36.32
61.64
12.44
7.76
10.68
30.76
56.73
9.02
6.97
12.28
28.46
Processed fruits
Frozen orange juice
Frozen fruits
Frozen fruit juices
Fresh fruit juice
Canned and bottled fruit juice
Canned fruits
Dried fruits
45.00
1.74
1.50
1.32
8.82
22.50
6.54
2.57
56.22
2.59
1.97
1.48
11.55
24.88
10.08
3.66
45.64
1.59
1.51
1.15
8.85
23.71
6.53
2.30
43.17
1.57
1.44
1.27
8.71
21.66
6.05
2.47
43.00
1.93
1.19
1.48
6.92
22.58
5.74
3.17
31.57
1.61
1.45
2.13
6.79
14.92
3.49
1.17
Processed vegetables
Frozen vegetables
Canned beans
Canned corn
Canned miscellaneous vegetables
Other processed vegetables
Other peas
Other beans
Other miscellaneous vegetables
Frozen vegetable juice
Fresh and canned vegetable juice
33.42
10.78
4.91
2.72
7.26
0.16
0.16
0.96
2.98
0.05
3.44
41.57
12.43
6.09
3.32
10.63
0.19
0.17
1.08
3.19
0.01
4.47
34.22
10.99
4.97
2.72
7.27
0.21
0.14
0.93
3.01
0.04
3.94
32.60
10.68
4.78
2.80
6.90
0.15
0.19
0.93
3.08
0.05
3.05
29.60
10.47
4.42
2.12
5.97
0.05
0.16
1.23
2.55
0.13
2.50
22.17
6.58
3.76
1.81
4.32
0.00
0.07
0.52
2.34
0.00
2.76
Sugar and sweets
Candy and chewing gum
Sugar
Artificial sweeteners
Other sweets
47.73
30.34
6.65
2.27
8.47
54.25
31.25
8.38
3.77
10.86
51.96
33.50
7.17
2.35
8.94
45.75
29.83
6.12
1.91
7.89
42.72
27.00
5.79
2.10
7.83
29.67
18.11
4.97
1.24
5.35
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Urban number of earners, 2003 (continued)
Number of earners
Item
All urban
None
One
Two
Three
Four or
more
Fats and oils
Margarine
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings
Salad dressings
Nondairy creamer
Peanut butter
34.48
3.90
10.55
10.55
4.44
5.04
44.14
6.04
11.68
12.50
6.79
7.13
34.30
3.86
10.60
10.47
4.30
5.09
32.98
3.61
10.37
10.38
3.89
4.74
33.33
3.51
10.62
9.95
4.92
4.33
25.85
2.08
8.68
8.77
2.97
3.35
Beverages
Cola drinks
Other carbonated drinks
Roasted coffee
Instant coffee
Noncarbonated fruit-flavored drinks
Tea
Other noncarbonated beverages
Nonalcoholic beer
106.67
34.48
17.90
10.12
4.88
7.85
7.06
24.07
0.31
110.58
32.37
15.91
13.67
8.11
6.28
8.12
24.55
1.56
107.66
35.59
18.03
9.64
4.43
8.52
6.65
24.66
0.13
108.32
35.10
18.20
9.54
4.41
8.47
7.57
24.87
0.16
103.39
33.56
19.97
10.03
4.31
6.65
6.70
22.09
0.08
83.13
29.20
14.94
9.31
4.95
4.74
3.63
16.36
0.00
Miscellaneous prepared foods
Soups
Frozen meals
Other frozen prepared food
Potato chips and other snacks
Nuts
Salt, seasonings, and spices
Olives, pickles, and relishes
Sauces and gravies
Other condiments
Prepared salads
Prepared desserts
Baby food
Other miscellaneous prepared foods
Vitamin supplements
198.82
14.14
14.47
27.98
31.95
10.83
8.44
4.51
15.49
7.94
8.54
4.60
11.02
38.82
0.09
206.35
19.96
21.46
27.62
29.85
14.30
9.44
4.91
15.08
9.10
9.59
5.80
4.93
34.31
0.00
200.57
13.40
15.53
27.82
31.69
10.49
8.37
4.51
15.40
8.27
8.26
4.67
11.70
40.47
0.00
206.97
13.46
14.11
28.28
33.79
10.76
8.65
4.60
16.37
7.46
9.35
4.43
14.57
40.93
0.21
178.88
14.86
8.38
30.82
31.41
9.84
7.01
4.30
14.58
8.93
5.87
4.00
5.38
33.41
0.10
142.95
8.28
5.82
21.20
24.82
7.07
7.66
3.14
11.78
4.61
6.91
3.67
4.55
33.43
0.00
Food away from home
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks and nonalcoholic beverages
Breakfast and brunch
Board
Catered
786.86
272.75
311.22
101.70
75.77
16.42
9.00
607.53
190.92
255.79
65.29
83.40
11.71
0.41
811.09
278.05
318.03
113.11
79.79
14.93
7.18
866.11
303.06
344.38
108.67
78.22
22.27
9.51
736.20
270.59
278.08
97.73
59.72
11.53
18.55
527.32
196.63
201.48
67.39
43.47
0.32
18.03
Alcoholic beverages
149.61
96.18
169.35
164.30
118.69
96.77
Notes: Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Expenditures less than 0.005 are denoted as 0.00.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data from the 2003 Consumer Expenditure Survey.
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Item
Household characteristics:
Households (thousands)
Sample diaries (number)
Age of householder (years)
Income before taxes (dollars)
Income after taxes (percent)
Wage and salary income (percent)
Amount spent on food (percent)
Members per household (number)
Children under age 18 (number)
Adults over age 64 (number)
Vehicles per household (number)
Earners per household (number)
Homeownership (percent)
All
Urban
Rural
112,575
15,489
48.1
50,332
95
78
10
2.49
0.64
0.30
1.7
1.3
67
98,617
13,998
47.7
51,671
95
80
10
2.49
0.65
0.29
1.6
1.3
65
13,958
1,491
51.1
41,474
95
68
11
2.45
0.62
0.35
2.0
1.3
79
Dollars
Average annual per person expenditure:
Food, total (excluding alcoholic beverages)
Food at home
2,016.62
1,246.05
2,035.26
1,248.41
1,882.68
1,229.11
Cereal and bakery products
177.96
179.10
169.77
Cereal and cereal products
Flour
Prepared flour mixes
Cereal
Rice
Pasta (dry) and cornmeal
60.56
2.96
5.19
34.71
6.49
11.21
61.03
2.79
5.23
34.91
6.78
11.33
57.13
4.18
4.89
33.32
4.40
10.34
Bakery products
White bread
Other bread
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins
Cakes and cupcakes
Cookies
Crackers
Bread and cracker products
Doughnuts and sweetrolls
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products
Fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers
117.40
13.53
19.75
14.99
14.80
18.16
9.86
1.44
11.15
9.78
3.94
118.07
13.45
19.73
14.98
15.17
18.41
10.02
1.47
11.20
9.67
3.97
112.64
14.07
19.91
15.07
12.19
16.43
8.71
1.26
10.74
10.59
3.69
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
332.32
329.33
353.80
Meats
208.92
203.28
249.44
Continued—
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Urban vs. rural 2003: Average annual per person food expenditures of all households (continued)
Item
All
Urban
Rural
Beef
Ground beef (excluding canned)
Chuck roast
Round roast
Other roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other steak
Other beef (excluding canned)
99.14
36.04
5.36
3.95
6.69
6.32
12.67
18.97
9.14
94.49
34.42
5.29
3.85
6.57
5.74
11.43
18.77
8.42
132.56
47.72
5.89
4.67
7.48
10.50
21.61
20.41
14.27
Pork
Bacon
Pork chops
Ham (excluding canned)
Other pork
Pork sausage
Canned ham
68.57
12.47
13.68
14.85
16.72
10.40
0.44
67.66
12.04
13.57
14.79
16.54
10.29
0.43
75.12
15.59
14.54
15.31
18.01
11.20
0.49
Other meats
Frankfurters
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami
Other lunch meats
Lamb and miscellaneous meats
41.21
9.16
8.75
19.26
4.05
41.14
8.90
8.58
19.44
4.22
41.77
10.99
9.99
17.92
2.86
Poultry
Chicken
Fresh and frozen whole chicken
Fresh and frozen chicken parts
Other poultry
58.34
46.90
13.25
33.65
11.44
59.61
47.92
13.57
34.34
11.69
49.21
39.57
10.90
28.67
9.64
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood
Fresh fish and shellfish
Frozen fish and shellfish
50.07
6.63
28.90
14.53
51.52
6.40
30.31
14.81
39.62
8.26
18.83
12.53
Eggs
14.99
14.91
15.53
131.85
45.28
5.61
7.31
38.96
23.33
11.37
131.95
44.67
5.74
7.24
39.24
23.22
11.83
131.19
49.63
4.63
7.79
37.00
24.14
7.99
Dairy
Fresh milk, all types
Fresh cream
Butter
Cheese
Ice cream and related
Other (including powdered milk and yogurt)
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Item
All
Urban
Rural
216.01
220.35
184.81
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Other fresh fruits
Other citrus fruits (excluding oranges)
68.97
13.19
11.44
7.35
31.27
5.72
71.19
13.56
11.62
7.61
32.41
5.98
53.04
10.52
10.15
5.45
23.10
3.83
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Other fresh vegetables
Processed fruits
Frozen orange juice
Frozen fruits
Frozen fruit juices
Fresh fruit juice
Canned and bottled fruit juice
Canned fruits
Dried fruits
69.35
12.17
8.93
12.96
35.29
43.83
1.81
1.48
1.30
8.42
21.81
6.47
2.55
70.74
11.99
9.12
13.53
36.10
45.00
1.74
1.50
1.32
8.82
22.50
6.54
2.57
59.39
13.44
7.57
8.89
29.49
35.45
2.32
1.31
1.17
5.49
16.89
5.92
2.35
Processed vegetables
Frozen vegetables
Canned beans
Canned corn
Canned miscellaneous vegetables
Other processed vegetables
Other peas
Other beans
Other miscellaneous vegetables
Frozen vegetable juice
Fresh and canned vegetable juice
33.85
10.76
5.06
2.78
7.46
0.16
0.15
0.92
3.01
0.05
3.50
33.42
10.78
4.91
2.72
7.26
0.16
0.16
0.96
2.98
0.05
3.44
36.93
10.63
6.09
3.19
8.91
0.17
0.09
0.62
3.25
0.10
3.89
Sugar and sweets
Candy and chewing gum
Sugar
Artificial sweeteners
Other sweets
48.06
30.42
6.82
2.32
8.49
47.73
30.34
6.65
2.27
8.47
50.48
31.00
8.08
2.71
8.69
Fruits and vegetables
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Table 12—
Urban vs. rural 2003: Average annual per person food expenditures of all households (continued)
Item
All
Urban
Rural
Fats and oils
Margarine
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings
Salad dressings
Nondairy creamer
Peanut butter
34.56
3.90
10.58
10.52
4.46
5.10
34.48
3.90
10.55
10.55
4.44
5.04
35.15
3.89
10.76
10.33
4.60
5.56
Beverages
Cola drinks
Other carbonated drinks
Roasted coffee
Instant coffee
Noncarbonated fruit-flavored drinks
Tea
Other noncarbonated beverages
Nonalcoholic beer
108.41
35.69
18.42
10.35
5.00
7.80
7.17
23.71
0.27
106.67
34.48
17.90
10.12
4.88
7.85
7.06
24.07
0.31
120.95
44.38
22.21
12.01
5.87
7.40
7.91
21.13
0.05
Miscellaneous prepared foods
Soups
Frozen meals
Other frozen prepared food
Potato chips and other snacks
Nuts
Salt, seasonings, and spices
Olives, pickles, and relishes
Sauces and gravies
Other condiments
Prepared salads
Prepared desserts
Baby food
Other miscellaneous prepared foods
Vitamin supplements
196.88
14.11
14.08
28.18
31.93
10.65
8.35
4.57
15.46
7.83
8.28
4.50
10.82
38.04
0.08
198.82
14.14
14.47
27.98
31.95
10.83
8.44
4.51
15.49
7.94
8.54
4.60
11.02
38.82
0.09
182.96
13.91
11.27
29.60
31.77
9.35
7.77
4.97
15.25
7.03
6.40
3.81
9.42
32.41
0.00
Food away from home
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks and nonalcoholic beverages
Breakfast and brunch
Board
Catered
770.57
266.94
299.69
100.68
75.88
14.41
12.96
786.86
272.75
311.22
101.70
75.77
16.42
9.00
653.58
225.19
216.82
93.38
76.70
0.00
41.47
Alcoholic beverages
144.72
149.61
109.55
Notes: Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Expenditures less than 0.005 are denoted as 0.00.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data from the 2003 Consumer Expenditure Survey.
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Table 13
Urban household type, 2004
Single parent
with own children
only
Married couples
Item
All
urban
Household characteristics:
Households (thousands)
99,181
Sample diaries (number)
13,162
Age of householder (years)
47.8
Income before taxes (dollars)
57,406
Income after taxes (percent)
96
Wage and salary income (percent)
79
Amount spent on food (percent)
10
Members per household (number)
2.48
Children under age 18 (number)
0.64
Adults over age 64 (number)
0.29
Vehicles per household (number)
1.7
Earners per household (number)
1.3
Homeownership (percent)
66
With own children only
Couple
only
Oldest Oldest
child
child
under 6 6 to 17
21,241
2,864
56.4
71,370
94
69
8
2.00
0.00
0.63
1.9
1.2
83
5,234
704
32.3
71,457
96
92
9
3.43
1.43
0
1.8
1.7
69
13,492
1,853
39.9
84,165
96
90
9
4.16
2.16
0
2.2
1.8
79
Oldest
child >
17
6,552
883
50.6
83,732
95
86
10
3.92
0.63
0.16
2.8
2.5
85
Other
Male
head1
3,990
746
521
104
45.7
42.2
76,433 47,498
98
97
80
89
11
10
4.93
2.71
1.48
1.55
0.43
0
2.7
1.9
2.3
1.3
76
66
Female
head1
5,411
683
37.3
30,355
101
79
15
2.84
1.65
0.01
1.0
1.0
38
Single
All
person
other
only
29,347 13,168
3,857 1,693
51.5
44.1
30,990 52,918
95
97
66
82
10
11
1.00
2.82
0.00
0.51
0.31
0.26
0.9
1.8
0.6
1.7
52
54
Dollars
Average annual per person expenditure:
Food, total (excluding alcoholic
beverages)
2,206.95 3,024.10 1,788.50 1,893.64 2,052.90 1,733.711,734.431,639.66 2,958.231,971.53
Food at home
1,346.61 1,801.57 1,109.54 1,181.29 1,314.08 1,171.651,039.851,095.97 1,647.191,188.42
Cereal and bakery products
187.33
242.23
145.49
176.78
183.06
161.62 125.31
167.01
225.14 159.13
Cereal and cereal products
Flour
Prepared flour mixes
Cereal
Rice
Pasta (dry) and cornmeal
62.33
2.92
5.51
34.89
8.01
11.01
75.95
3.31
7.64
43.23
9.21
12.55
47.25
2.24
5.04
26.31
5.45
8.22
59.98
2.20
5.42
34.44
8.45
9.47
63.75
2.44
6.24
32.77
8.54
13.77
58.71
4.47
4.76
29.20
8.78
11.50
38.92
1.57
1.18
30.00
2.98
3.20
62.73
2.31
5.72
38.00
7.68
9.01
Bakery products
White bread
Other bread
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins
Cakes and cupcakes
Cookies
Crackers
Bread and cracker products
Doughnuts and sweetrolls
Frozen and refrigerated bakery
products
Fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers
125.00
13.91
21.63
17.18
16.00
19.00
9.99
1.27
9.63
166.28
16.19
32.39
24.75
18.16
24.54
15.47
1.77
12.98
98.24
9.11
14.68
11.78
17.26
16.01
9.74
0.87
7.95
116.80
11.79
18.69
16.74
15.23
19.03
9.51
1.24
8.56
119.30
14.01
20.95
18.05
14.90
18.26
9.18
1.54
8.17
102.91
13.11
14.66
14.67
17.19
12.13
5.84
0.78
9.60
86.39
12.57
15.21
13.24
4.40
9.76
4.18
1.10
7.63
104.29
14.82
13.51
12.74
14.08
18.91
6.96
0.69
6.75
10.62
5.77
12.20
7.81
8.53
2.32
11.84
4.18
8.82
5.43
9.19
5.73
11.98
6.30
11.30
4.52
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
357.07
470.92
265.17
298.09
377.99
340.61 299.22
306.66
403.59 341.82
Meats
220.41
288.39
153.42
188.32
243.59
209.96 231.48
197.68
237.13 208.55
72.38
4.48
5.04
41.90
7.47
13.49
51.69
2.51
3.81
28.08
7.27
10.02
152.77 107.45
16.60 14.76
29.72 18.59
19.23 12.99
18.11 13.99
23.36 15.33
11.76
7.47
1.54
1.04
11.63
8.94
12.26
8.57
8.32
6.02
Continued—
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Table 13
Urban household type, 2004 (Continued)
Single parent
with own children
only
Married couples
Item
All
urban
With own children only
Couple
only
Beef
Ground beef (excluding canned)
Chuck roast
Round roast
Other roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other steak
Other beef (excluding canned)
Oldest Oldest
child
child
under 6 6 to 17
Oldest
child >
17
Other
Male
head1
105.60
37.51
4.55
4.06
9.52
6.52
13.27
22.08
8.08
135.78
44.59
6.32
5.99
15.57
7.72
17.58
28.01
10.00
74.18
22.76
2.47
1.82
7.04
5.08
14.22
15.77
5.02
91.27
33.72
4.08
3.47
7.40
6.04
10.30
18.06
8.20
119.49
38.66
4.15
5.06
13.35
7.83
15.20
28.00
7.23
Pork
Bacon
Pork chops
Ham (excluding canned)
Other pork
Pork sausage
Canned ham
70.72
11.77
14.21
15.43
17.89
10.97
0.44
92.61
16.32
16.49
20.65
25.01
13.07
1.06
49.85
8.51
10.84
9.67
12.92
7.65
0.24
57.07
9.69
10.46
13.97
13.83
8.93
0.19
76.45
11.45
19.21
16.33
17.65
11.54
0.26
67.58
9.20
14.09
14.89
17.38
11.73
0.28
58.92
10.48
5.75
4.66
27.09
10.95
0.00
71.17
12.29
19.39
12.96
15.38
10.97
0.18
80.09
13.62
16.36
18.29
19.62
11.41
0.80
67.11
11.27
12.13
13.46
17.90
12.09
0.25
Other meats
Frankfurters
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami
Other lunch meats
Lamb and miscellaneous meats
44.10
8.97
8.37
21.39
5.37
60.00
10.14
9.92
27.90
12.04
29.39
6.41
5.26
14.77
2.95
39.98
8.08
7.20
21.23
3.47
47.65
9.08
9.28
25.88
3.41
37.32
9.74
7.38
16.12
4.08
34.22
18.01
4.63
11.13
0.45
40.44
10.28
9.90
15.37
4.90
46.65
8.28
8.63
24.23
5.52
40.37
9.26
9.13
17.85
4.13
Poultry
Chicken
Fresh and frozen whole chicken
Fresh and frozen chicken parts
Other poultry
65.00
51.19
15.38
35.81
13.81
79.65
61.15
16.58
44.58
18.50
50.83
41.45
12.08
29.37
9.39
55.12
42.32
12.41
29.92
12.80
65.50
51.76
15.99
35.77
13.74
65.85
51.51
17.16
34.34
14.35
48.07
33.93
12.70
21.23
14.14
50.02
41.80
11.30
30.50
8.22
76.08
61.13
19.22
41.91
14.95
67.56
54.32
17.56
36.76
13.25
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood
Fresh fish and shellfish
Frozen fish and shellfish
54.86
6.38
32.70
15.78
81.68
8.48
49.48
23.71
47.40
3.42
31.44
12.54
41.60
4.29
24.36
12.96
51.86
5.59
32.95
13.32
49.58
5.58
31.71
12.29
8.67
1.76
5.43
1.47
44.57
4.03
23.83
16.71
66.53
9.40
36.13
21.01
50.19
8.35
29.53
12.31
Eggs
16.81
21.20
13.51
13.05
17.03
15.21
11.00
14.39
23.85
15.51
151.01
51.42
6.23
8.87
46.85
24.91
200.21
58.88
8.91
11.94
66.56
36.41
128.27
49.53
5.55
5.91
38.76
16.12
140.98
49.98
5.52
7.20
43.31
22.65
143.58
50.23
5.80
7.51
46.61
23.33
122.68 103.81
47.46 37.44
5.37
5.39
6.67
3.14
35.62 32.24
18.80 16.45
115.82
47.00
4.33
5.96
30.92
19.58
12.73
17.51
12.41
12.32
10.10
Dairy
Fresh milk, all types
Fresh cream
Butter
Cheese
Ice cream and related
Other (including powdered milk
and yogurt)
105.06 138.34
37.63 53.61
5.45
0.52
4.09
3.62
8.36
4.19
7.44 11.72
12.31 28.70
21.62 27.98
8.17
8.01
Female
head1
8.76
9.16
86.06
39.57
3.63
4.04
5.26
4.04
8.83
14.69
6.02
Single
All
person
other
only
8.02
110.38 101.07
41.03 36.90
4.85
4.39
3.65
3.51
8.11
8.12
7.07
5.48
13.50 12.36
24.86 21.13
7.32
9.17
182.25 133.41
60.73 44.13
7.29
5.29
10.19 11.89
57.66 38.50
29.66 22.64
16.73
10.96
Continued—
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Table 13
Urban household type, 2004 (Continued)
Single parent
with own children
only
Married couples
Item
All
urban
With own children only
Single
All
person
other
only
Couple
only
Oldest Oldest
child
child
under 6 6 to 17
232.59
335.19
192.66
192.54
217.93
Fresh fruits
78.03
Apples
13.31
Bananas
12.43
Oranges
8.11
Other fresh fruits
37.65
Other citrus fruits (excluding oranges) 6.52
118.49
19.13
17.40
12.46
59.56
9.94
65.10
10.86
9.79
6.10
32.69
5.67
64.22
12.38
9.50
6.52
30.79
5.03
70.39
12.69
10.42
7.36
34.74
5.19
68.62
11.27
12.64
8.93
29.39
6.39
61.75
5.87
9.04
4.52
34.56
7.77
54.14
7.90
9.82
7.41
24.06
4.95
101.31
16.51
17.93
9.58
48.79
8.51
61.46
10.89
10.68
5.91
28.71
5.27
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Other fresh vegetables
76.32
11.38
9.46
14.96
40.53
116.92
16.38
14.44
21.06
65.05
62.78
10.07
6.67
13.44
32.61
60.16
8.54
7.89
11.70
32.03
74.24
10.32
9.73
14.60
39.60
69.80
11.26
7.02
15.72
35.80
48.27
13.08
5.22
12.07
17.89
47.98
9.95
6.24
8.83
22.96
93.76
13.78
12.44
19.04
48.50
65.19
9.95
7.81
12.94
34.49
Processed fruits
Frozen orange juice
Frozen fruits
Frozen fruit juices
Fresh fruit juice
Canned and bottled fruit juice
Canned fruits
Dried fruits
45.32
1.60
1.55
0.86
9.45
22.77
6.49
2.58
57.72
2.01
2.88
1.04
11.23
26.28
9.65
4.62
40.85
1.43
1.00
0.72
7.27
21.67
6.28
2.47
40.25
1.62
1.68
0.82
8.07
20.00
6.04
2.02
41.04
1.93
1.04
0.79
10.13
19.81
4.66
2.68
37.60
0.88
0.32
1.36
8.35
20.64
5.05
1.00
30.36
1.57
0.47
0.00
4.14
19.97
4.00
0.22
37.70
0.79
1.34
0.58
7.05
22.68
4.09
1.17
62.21
2.31
2.10
0.93
12.51
31.46
9.33
3.57
38.61
1.14
0.80
0.69
9.54
19.99
4.58
1.87
Processed vegetables
Frozen vegetables
Canned beans
Canned corn
Canned miscellaneous vegetables
Other processed vegetables
Other peas
Other beans
Other miscellaneous vegetables
Frozen vegetable juice
Fresh and canned vegetable juice
32.92
11.58
4.61
2.56
6.66
0.10
0.24
1.03
2.46
0.05
3.64
42.06
13.66
5.94
2.59
10.62
0.14
0.38
1.01
3.10
0.02
4.58
23.92
7.65
3.64
1.68
5.07
0.00
0.22
0.53
2.12
0.10
2.90
27.92
10.07
3.95
2.19
5.31
0.16
0.15
0.74
2.27
0.04
3.03
32.25
12.36
4.33
2.49
6.60
0.11
0.22
0.66
2.33
0.02
3.13
32.89
12.26
4.36
2.86
6.15
0.00
0.11
1.11
2.67
0.11
3.26
28.19
15.64
4.11
1.26
2.73
0.00
0.00
0.78
1.33
0.00
2.34
27.50
9.43
4.36
2.62
4.84
0.00
0.15
1.00
1.82
0.01
3.25
41.85
16.05
6.04
3.04
7.64
0.18
0.38
1.19
2.44
0.10
4.79
30.32
9.59
3.84
3.09
5.46
0.02
0.23
1.81
2.51
0.04
3.72
Sugar and sweets
Candy and chewing gum
Sugar
Artificial sweeteners
Other sweets
51.97
34.53
6.12
2.62
8.70
74.66
49.65
6.96
4.93
13.12
42.74
31.09
3.85
0.92
6.88
45.44
30.47
4.93
1.60
8.45
47.52
30.63
5.98
2.28
8.64
44.89
30.87
5.94
1.88
6.19
22.79
11.31
3.62
1.61
6.25
48.38
33.84
6.68
0.78
7.07
61.79
39.71
7.35
4.55
10.18
42.49
27.10
7.20
2.25
5.93
Fruits and vegetables
Oldest
child >
17
Other
Male
head1
208.91 168.58
Female
head1
167.31
299.14 195.59
Continued—
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Urban household type, 2004 (Continued)
Single parent
with own children
only
Married couples
Item
All
urban
With own children only
Couple
only
Fats and oils
35.60
Margarine
3.79
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings 11.69
Salad dressings
11.03
Nondairy creamer
4.24
Peanut butter
4.85
Oldest Oldest
child
child
under 6 6 to 17
Oldest
child >
17
Other
28.65
3.18
10.62
7.95
3.60
3.31
48.93
5.65
15.50
15.13
6.30
6.36
25.81
1.82
10.60
7.90
3.21
2.29
30.68
2.99
10.05
9.71
3.64
4.30
36.41
3.90
11.25
10.23
4.91
6.12
Male
head1
Female
head1
26.65
6.52
5.93
5.24
2.79
6.17
29.11
2.63
10.29
9.39
2.39
4.41
Single
All
person
other
only
45.00
5.47
13.08
14.59
5.11
6.75
31.37
3.09
10.99
10.19
3.34
3.76
Beverages
Cola drinks
Other carbonated drinks
Roasted coffee
Instant coffee
Noncarbonated fruit-flavored drinks
Tea
Other noncarbonated beverages
Nonalcoholic beer
116.23
36.47
18.89
9.92
5.82
8.04
7.39
29.25
0.45
150.25
47.64
22.79
17.40
9.82
6.77
11.78
33.33
0.73
85.49
27.29
12.32
5.53
3.13
5.64
3.76
27.69
0.13
101.02
29.90
16.83
7.12
4.26
9.72
5.78
27.36
0.07
110.72
37.10
21.06
7.20
4.40
7.52
8.50
24.74
0.20
95.77 101.93
30.98 40.79
17.71 19.07
5.93
6.55
3.65
2.18
6.83
7.64
5.55
5.49
25.12 20.23
0.00
0.00
94.19
29.11
17.37
5.39
3.92
11.12
4.72
22.56
0.00
153.25 110.42
46.00 35.79
24.06 16.41
15.19
9.61
8.87
5.60
8.36
7.62
9.35
6.38
40.99 27.48
0.42
1.53
Miscellaneous prepared foods
Soups
Frozen meals
Other frozen prepared food
Potato chips and other snacks
Nuts
Salt, seasonings, and spices
Olives, pickles, and relishes
Sauces and gravies
Other condiments
Prepared salads
Prepared desserts
Baby food
Other miscellaneous prepared
foods
Vitamin supplements
214.81
14.77
13.24
30.61
34.85
12.79
9.19
4.40
16.88
8.09
10.58
4.42
12.21
279.17
22.03
15.13
36.84
41.59
24.89
14.13
7.03
22.79
11.73
16.47
7.24
3.67
223.89
9.15
9.67
26.00
30.50
6.55
8.70
2.10
15.87
5.73
6.99
2.89
64.54
195.74
10.11
7.97
27.85
40.71
9.53
7.47
3.45
15.70
7.92
7.87
4.03
12.52
196.87
12.94
12.85
28.31
35.71
13.17
8.49
5.68
16.24
8.60
10.96
3.74
4.58
168.52 191.56
13.42 10.23
6.51 21.33
29.06 34.31
23.77 33.59
7.03
8.18
7.92
7.25
3.00
4.34
13.44 14.06
4.70
2.53
6.20 16.09
3.32
1.22
11.42
3.46
167.49
11.61
11.84
28.58
33.25
5.31
6.93
3.18
11.12
5.60
7.27
3.47
8.49
277.03 174.19
22.18 13.88
29.80 11.67
38.34 26.84
34.88 26.35
19.07
8.07
9.82
8.06
5.32
3.57
21.58 13.45
10.59
6.13
17.08
7.63
5.05
3.63
3.37 10.92
42.32
0.47
54.68
0.95
35.20
0.00
40.48
0.12
35.60
0.00
Food away from home
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks and nonalcoholic
beverages
Breakfast and brunch
Board
Catered
860.33 1,222.53
296.16
372.81
334.26
517.12
678.97
265.51
253.51
712.35
271.70
261.97
738.82
249.71
298.14
562.06 694.59
202.57 285.89
219.17 222.02
122.00
86.71
5.54
15.66
137.10
129.41
14.10
51.98
97.64
62.30
0.00
0.00
109.40
64.61
0.09
4.58
94.27
73.00
0.07
23.64
80.34 107.29
59.97 79.39
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
100.10
58.90
1.76
9.52
194.04 129.74
137.06 78.78
24.81
0.00
3.23 14.44
Alcoholic beverages
179.76
275.82
93.42
105.28
127.49
80.05 137.69
69.68
335.76 237.63
36.34
2.39
34.96
0.00
Notes: Numbers may not add due to rounding. Expenditures less than 0.005 are denoted as 0.00.
1Own children with at least one under age 18.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data from the 2004 Consumer Expenditure Survey.
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30.83
0.00
59.22
0.74
33.99
0.00
543.69 1,311.04 783.11
204.34 431.06 273.88
169.05 520.84 286.28
Table 14
Urban household size, 2004
Household size (members)
Item
Household characteristics:
Households (thousands)
Sample diaries (number)
Age of householder (years)
Income before taxes (dollars)
Income after taxes (percent)
Wage and salary income (percent)
Amount spent on food (percent)
Members per household (number)
Children under age 18 (number)
Adults over age 64 (number)
Vehicles per household (number)
Earners per household (number)
Homeownership (percent)
All urban
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six or more
99,181
13,162
47.8
57,406
96
79
10
2.48
0.64
0.29
1.7
1.3
66
29,347
3,857
51.5
30,990
95
66
10
1.00
0.00
0.31
0.9
0.6
52
31,794
4,210
52.2
62,653
95
72
9
2.00
0.09
0.49
1.8
1.2
73
14,917
1,984
42.6
69,125
96
86
10
3.00
0.81
0.14
2.0
1.8
68
13,475
1,794
40.9
76,590
96
88
10
4.00
1.62
0.06
2.2
2.0
75
6,094
823
40.2
74,027
98
88
10
5.00
2.36
0.09
2.2
2.0
73
3,554
494
39.6
68,472
99
85
13
6.66
3.41
0.16
2.5
2.3
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Dollars
Average annual per person expenditure:
Food, total (excluding alcoholic
beverages)
2,206.95
Food at home
1,346.61
2,958.23
1,647.19
2,790.67
1,654.83
2,204.41
1,350.67
1,884.26
1,194.64
1,516.90
994.94
1,335.46
937.12
Cereal and bakery products
187.33
225.14
222.00
187.97
169.04
147.12
139.52
Cereal and cereal products
Flour
Prepared flour mixes
Cereal
Rice
Pasta (dry) and cornmeal
62.33
2.92
5.51
34.89
8.01
11.01
72.38
4.48
5.04
41.90
7.47
13.49
68.45
2.93
6.69
38.66
8.29
11.87
64.25
2.69
6.69
33.34
8.46
13.07
55.66
2.01
4.34
31.78
8.98
8.55
51.94
3.02
4.74
28.97
5.41
9.81
58.37
3.39
4.31
33.68
8.18
8.82
Bakery products
White bread
Other bread
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins
Cakes and cupcakes
Cookies
Crackers
Bread and cracker products
Doughnuts and sweetrolls
Frozen and refrigerated bakery
products
Fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers
125.00
13.91
21.63
17.18
16.00
19.00
9.99
1.27
9.63
152.77
16.60
29.72
19.23
18.11
23.36
11.76
1.54
11.63
153.55
16.42
29.45
21.62
17.19
22.62
13.73
1.56
11.76
123.72
14.34
19.54
16.54
18.45
18.81
10.07
1.15
9.06
113.38
11.43
17.68
16.38
13.96
18.88
8.59
1.31
8.81
95.18
11.83
15.27
13.32
12.55
14.57
6.81
0.99
8.04
81.14
11.37
11.72
10.78
14.63
10.26
4.87
0.65
6.39
10.62
5.77
12.26
8.57
11.67
7.53
10.76
5.02
11.09
5.26
8.65
3.15
6.99
3.48
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
357.07
403.59
440.58
368.43
317.88
268.29
257.16
Meats
220.41
237.13
269.87
226.30
201.88
169.62
163.27
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Urban household size, 2004 (continued)
Household size (members)
Item
All urban
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
105.60
37.51
4.55
4.06
9.52
6.52
13.27
22.08
8.08
110.38
41.03
4.85
3.65
8.11
7.07
13.50
24.86
7.32
126.76
43.35
5.72
5.48
12.74
6.87
16.37
26.14
10.09
109.91
37.11
4.21
4.57
10.74
6.61
15.59
23.42
7.66
99.58
35.45
4.10
3.60
9.19
6.58
12.63
20.88
7.16
83.68
31.50
3.33
2.73
6.38
6.55
9.54
17.68
5.97
76.58
30.66
4.22
2.62
5.10
4.55
6.56
13.63
9.24
Pork
Bacon
Pork chops
Ham (excluding canned)
Other pork
Pork sausage
Canned ham
70.72
11.77
14.21
15.43
17.89
10.97
0.44
80.09
13.62
16.36
18.29
19.62
11.41
0.80
86.95
15.47
15.64
18.52
22.75
13.77
0.80
73.79
12.01
16.70
16.17
16.95
11.61
0.35
62.39
9.41
13.03
14.70
15.64
9.47
0.14
49.18
8.00
11.36
11.81
10.52
7.32
0.17
56.33
9.34
9.36
8.54
19.12
9.75
0.22
Other meats
Frankfurters
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami
Other lunch meats
Lamb and miscellaneous meats
44.10
8.97
8.37
21.39
5.37
46.65
8.28
8.63
24.23
5.52
56.16
10.11
10.00
26.59
9.47
42.59
9.24
9.02
20.03
4.30
39.90
8.27
7.65
20.89
3.09
36.76
8.93
7.04
17.97
2.82
30.36
7.92
5.79
12.01
4.64
Poultry
Chicken
Fresh and frozen whole chicken
Fresh and frozen chicken parts
Other poultry
65.00
51.19
15.38
35.81
13.81
76.08
61.13
19.22
41.91
14.95
76.18
58.39
16.02
42.37
17.79
70.28
54.97
17.20
37.77
15.31
55.41
43.85
12.62
31.23
11.55
52.66
42.69
14.12
28.56
9.97
48.97
40.07
13.39
26.68
8.90
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood
Fresh fish and shellfish
Frozen fish and shellfish
54.86
6.38
32.70
15.78
66.53
9.40
36.13
21.01
74.60
9.38
44.67
20.55
55.50
4.88
35.24
15.38
46.90
4.68
28.10
14.12
32.72
4.02
19.07
9.63
32.74
4.30
19.57
8.87
Eggs
16.81
23.85
19.93
16.36
13.70
13.29
12.18
151.01
51.42
6.23
8.87
46.85
24.91
182.25
60.73
7.29
10.19
57.66
29.66
183.00
55.01
7.90
11.47
59.65
33.12
151.63
52.62
6.53
7.80
48.56
23.73
137.82
48.15
5.96
9.25
42.04
21.20
119.14
46.07
3.72
6.54
33.50
19.05
96.20
42.30
3.66
4.43
23.97
15.16
12.73
16.73
15.84
12.41
11.21
10.27
6.69
Beef
Ground beef (excluding canned)
Chuck roast
Round roast
Other roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other steak
Other beef (excluding canned)
Dairy
Fresh milk, all types
Fresh cream
Butter
Cheese
Ice cream and related
Other (including powdered milk
and yogurt)
Six or more
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Urban household size, 2004 (continued)
Household size (members)
Item
All urban
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
232.59
299.14
298.24
225.43
190.37
169.92
164.10
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Other fresh fruits
Other citrus fruits (excluding oranges)
78.03
13.31
12.43
8.11
37.65
6.52
101.31
16.51
17.93
9.58
48.79
8.51
103.36
16.55
15.73
10.45
51.66
8.96
73.10
12.16
11.41
8.05
35.48
6.01
62.16
11.80
9.15
6.71
29.82
4.68
56.35
9.76
9.53
5.93
26.40
4.72
54.47
10.86
9.93
6.11
22.59
4.98
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Other fresh vegetables
76.32
11.38
9.46
14.96
40.53
93.76
13.78
12.44
19.04
48.50
101.60
14.64
12.55
18.53
55.89
76.21
12.07
9.07
15.14
39.92
59.78
8.77
7.85
11.87
31.29
55.35
8.77
6.80
11.54
28.23
51.69
7.59
5.31
11.39
27.39
Processed fruits
Frozen orange juice
Frozen fruits
Frozen fruit juices
Fresh fruit juice
Canned and bottled fruit juice
Canned fruits
Dried fruits
45.32
1.60
1.55
0.86
9.45
22.77
6.49
2.58
62.21
2.31
2.10
0.93
12.51
31.46
9.33
3.57
53.77
1.73
2.16
0.90
11.53
25.55
8.09
3.81
44.29
1.19
1.58
0.64
10.07
22.38
6.36
2.08
39.77
1.48
1.53
0.69
7.45
20.85
5.29
2.47
34.21
1.70
0.65
0.91
7.38
18.00
4.40
1.18
30.55
1.33
0.39
1.43
6.14
15.81
4.38
1.08
Processed vegetables
Frozen vegetables
Canned beans
Canned corn
Canned miscellaneous vegetables
Other processed vegetables
Other peas
Other beans
Other miscellaneous vegetables
Frozen vegetable juice
Fresh and canned vegetable juice
32.92
11.58
4.61
2.56
6.66
0.10
0.24
1.03
2.46
0.05
3.64
41.85
16.05
6.04
3.04
7.64
0.18
0.38
1.19
2.44
0.10
4.79
39.51
13.43
5.49
2.57
9.27
0.09
0.36
1.05
3.03
0.02
4.20
31.84
10.38
4.73
2.47
6.38
0.02
0.24
1.03
2.62
0.04
3.93
28.66
10.42
3.68
2.30
5.17
0.22
0.19
0.90
2.20
0.07
3.50
24.02
9.22
3.21
2.05
4.52
0.00
0.04
0.81
1.93
0.06
2.17
27.39
9.00
4.12
3.40
5.14
0.00
0.10
1.30
1.95
0.02
2.36
Sugar and sweets
Candy and chewing gum
Sugar
Artificial sweeteners
Other sweets
51.97
34.53
6.12
2.62
8.70
61.79
39.71
7.35
4.55
10.18
67.20
44.86
7.00
4.28
11.06
51.29
34.23
6.59
2.23
8.25
45.09
30.88
4.98
1.62
7.61
35.91
23.65
5.31
0.79
6.16
36.54
23.23
5.01
1.11
7.19
Fruits and vegetables
Six or more
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Table 14
Urban household size, 2004 (continued)
Household size (members)
Item
All urban
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six or more
Fats and oils
Margarine
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings
Salad dressings
Nondairy creamer
Peanut butter
35.60
3.79
11.69
11.03
4.24
4.85
45.00
5.47
13.08
14.59
5.11
6.75
44.22
4.97
14.29
13.63
5.52
5.79
35.31
3.14
12.15
11.20
4.49
4.32
31.54
3.48
10.00
10.03
3.71
4.32
24.78
2.24
8.09
7.58
2.99
3.87
24.56
2.48
10.54
6.02
2.07
3.45
Beverages
Cola drinks
Other carbonated drinks
Roasted coffee
Instant coffee
Noncarbonated fruit-flavored drinks
Tea
Other noncarbonated beverages
Nonalcoholic beer
116.23
36.47
18.89
9.92
5.82
8.04
7.39
29.25
0.45
153.25
46.00
24.06
15.19
8.87
8.36
9.35
40.99
0.42
144.30
44.67
22.20
15.94
8.80
7.54
10.42
33.37
1.38
116.09
39.66
20.57
7.80
5.26
7.36
7.07
28.25
0.12
104.55
30.52
16.94
7.34
4.23
8.94
6.09
30.41
0.08
78.69
25.21
13.39
4.66
2.91
8.13
5.34
18.99
0.06
70.13
24.63
11.99
3.91
2.43
8.10
2.98
16.09
0.00
Miscellaneous prepared foods
214.81
Soups
14.77
Frozen meals
13.24
Other frozen prepared food
30.61
Potato chips and other snacks
34.85
Nuts
12.79
Salt, seasonings, and spices
9.19
Olives, pickles, and relishes
4.40
Sauces and gravies
16.88
Other condiments
8.09
Prepared salads
10.58
Prepared desserts
4.42
Baby food
12.21
Other miscellaneous prepared foods 42.32
Vitamin supplements
0.47
277.03
22.18
29.80
38.34
34.88
19.07
9.82
5.32
21.58
10.59
17.08
5.05
3.37
59.22
0.74
255.30
20.63
15.66
35.66
39.13
19.87
12.08
6.22
20.03
10.61
14.43
6.18
3.80
50.36
0.63
214.51
13.68
12.06
29.77
36.12
10.67
9.44
4.88
16.95
7.75
9.66
4.03
21.16
38.28
0.03
198.36
9.80
10.02
30.59
37.36
9.33
7.79
3.41
16.21
7.63
8.66
4.17
13.61
39.78
0.00
151.10
9.44
6.10
22.41
27.21
6.71
6.74
2.64
11.30
4.97
5.42
2.33
15.03
30.58
0.22
148.93
10.08
4.99
19.68
25.00
5.73
6.51
1.99
11.10
3.90
4.88
2.91
21.96
28.26
1.93
Food away from home
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks and nonalcoholic beverages
Breakfast and brunch
Board
Catered
860.33
296.16
334.26
122.00
86.71
5.54
15.66
1,311.04
431.06
520.84
194.04
137.06
24.81
3.23
1,135.84
354.81
462.85
145.12
120.47
9.42
43.18
853.74
302.87
325.80
125.00
82.76
0.60
16.71
689.61
259.35
260.52
99.59
67.52
0.02
2.61
521.96
207.12
178.90
83.70
48.42
0.00
3.83
398.34
157.14
141.50
65.31
34.02
0.23
0.13
Alcoholic beverages
179.76
335.76
279.88
155.50
113.97
68.15
56.73
Notes: Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Expenditures less than 0.005 are denoted as 0.00.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data from the 2004 Consumer Expenditure Survey.
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Table 15
Urban region and city size, 2004
Metropolitan statistical area
Item
Household characteristics:
Households (thousands)
Sample diaries (number)
Age of householder (years)
Income before taxes (dollars)
Income after taxes (percent)
Wage and salary income (percent)
Amount spent on food (percent)
Members per household (number)
Children under age 18 (number)
Adults over age 64 (number)
Vehicles per household (number)
Earners per household (number)
Homeownership (percent)
All urban
99,181
13,162
47.8
57,406
96
79
10
2.48
0.64
0.29
1.7
1.3
66
Other urban
Northeast
Midwest
19,224
2,408
49.6
65,072
96
80
9
2.47
0.61
0.33
1.5
1.3
66
19,196
2,965
48.3
58,000
96
80
9
2.43
0.63
0.27
1.7
1.3
70
South
West
31,193
3,765
47.6
54,277
96
81
10
2.48
0.64
0.28
1.6
1.3
69
20,998
3,159
47.8
62,934
95
75
9
2.66
0.73
0.30
1.8
1.4
64
8,571
865
43.4
37,767
97
70
11
2.13
0.49
0.26
1.5
1.2
51
Dollars
Average annual per person expenditure:
Food, total (excluding alcoholic
beverages)
2,206.95
Food at home
1,346.61
2,463.56
1,499.70
2,243.52
1,331.65
2,081.79
1,278.94
2,236.00
1,390.20
1,887.33
1,140.16
Cereal and bakery products
187.33
216.38
188.55
176.68
183.22
166.35
Cereal and cereal products
Flour
Prepared flour mixes
Cereal
Rice
Pasta (dry) and cornmeal
62.33
2.92
5.51
34.89
8.01
11.01
73.14
3.89
5.12
40.29
9.91
13.93
58.45
2.76
7.11
33.83
5.10
9.65
60.80
2.91
5.09
32.47
9.75
10.57
61.12
2.58
5.01
35.18
7.32
11.03
54.33
1.92
5.69
32.88
5.21
8.64
Bakery products
125.00
White bread
13.91
Other bread
21.63
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins
17.18
Cakes and cupcakes
16.00
Cookies
19.00
Crackers
9.99
Bread and cracker products
1.27
Doughnuts and sweetrolls
9.63
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products 10.62
Fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers
5.77
143.23
15.86
26.18
20.43
19.22
21.75
9.98
1.24
10.52
11.35
6.71
130.10
14.69
21.15
17.75
16.32
20.18
10.71
1.80
10.84
11.02
5.65
115.88
12.77
18.15
15.60
14.66
17.79
9.42
1.08
8.60
11.56
6.24
122.10
13.89
23.87
16.36
15.23
17.72
10.00
1.21
9.99
9.03
4.81
112.02
11.78
18.93
16.49
14.86
17.91
10.57
0.98
7.44
8.56
4.51
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
357.07
424.66
328.39
350.47
359.16
276.16
Meats
220.41
250.13
216.70
217.37
212.79
188.69
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Urban region and city size, 2004 (continued)
Metropolitan statistical area
Item
All urban
Other urban
Northeast
Beef
Ground beef (excluding canned)
Chuck roast
Round roast
Other roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other steak
Other beef (excluding canned)
Midwest
South
West
105.60
37.51
4.55
4.06
9.52
6.52
13.27
22.08
8.08
117.31
40.36
3.34
4.41
9.45
7.10
18.42
23.67
10.56
96.64
38.80
4.38
3.06
7.31
6.18
10.36
19.15
7.42
105.50
38.37
6.17
4.53
11.81
6.06
10.59
21.22
6.75
108.98
32.78
3.73
4.14
9.17
7.47
16.20
26.09
9.40
88.08
37.66
3.72
3.53
6.69
4.90
9.78
16.88
4.91
Pork
Bacon
Pork chops
Ham (excluding canned)
Other pork
Pork sausage
Canned ham
70.72
11.77
14.21
15.43
17.89
10.97
0.44
77.84
11.50
16.22
18.88
18.67
12.15
0.43
70.49
11.86
14.93
14.11
17.56
11.56
0.48
73.55
12.98
14.84
15.86
17.57
11.87
0.42
65.29
10.54
12.02
14.14
19.34
8.72
0.53
57.28
10.88
11.17
11.98
13.66
9.42
0.17
Other meats
Frankfurters
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami
Other lunch meats
Lamb and miscellaneous meats
44.10
8.97
8.37
21.39
5.37
54.97
10.36
10.73
27.28
6.59
49.57
10.63
8.53
25.39
5.02
38.33
8.41
7.48
17.65
4.80
38.52
7.91
7.97
19.07
3.58
43.33
6.78
6.81
18.79
10.96
Poultry
Chicken
Fresh and frozen whole chicken
Fresh and frozen chicken parts
Other poultry
65.00
51.19
15.38
35.81
13.81
83.52
65.81
19.71
46.10
17.71
55.79
43.92
10.35
33.57
11.87
64.56
50.63
15.54
35.09
13.92
64.77
51.50
17.69
33.81
13.26
42.92
33.16
9.28
23.89
9.76
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood
Fresh fish and shellfish
Frozen fish and shellfish
54.86
6.38
32.70
15.78
71.35
7.43
46.35
17.58
41.84
5.69
20.65
15.50
52.58
5.60
32.02
14.97
62.59
6.99
38.86
16.75
31.24
6.86
12.14
12.23
Eggs
16.81
19.66
14.06
15.96
19.01
13.31
151.01
51.42
6.23
8.87
46.85
24.91
173.14
57.13
7.21
11.06
54.24
28.39
149.42
48.72
5.70
10.98
48.56
22.71
135.56
46.48
5.41
7.48
43.05
23.17
160.53
55.15
7.21
7.91
47.55
26.95
133.89
53.07
5.47
6.59
37.21
22.62
12.73
15.11
12.76
9.98
15.76
8.93
Dairy
Fresh milk, all types
Fresh cream
Butter
Cheese
Ice cream and related
Other (including powdered milk
and yogurt)
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Metropolitan statistical area
Item
All urban
Other urban
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
232.59
266.99
222.14
215.01
252.74
182.75
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Other fresh fruits
Other citrus fruits (excluding oranges)
78.03
13.31
12.43
8.11
37.65
6.52
89.43
14.26
14.79
9.30
43.77
7.31
75.66
13.21
11.78
8.07
36.85
5.76
70.27
12.15
11.13
7.16
34.02
5.81
86.46
15.19
13.41
8.81
41.09
7.96
61.50
10.28
10.54
6.99
28.61
5.08
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Other fresh vegetables
76.32
11.38
9.46
14.96
40.53
87.88
12.32
11.84
17.60
46.12
65.00
9.90
8.55
11.03
35.51
72.35
12.62
7.82
14.68
37.23
88.75
10.68
11.09
18.24
48.74
54.10
9.54
7.58
9.27
27.71
Processed fruits
Frozen orange juice
Frozen fruits
Frozen fruit juices
Fresh fruit juice
Canned and bottled fruit juice
Canned fruits
Dried fruits
45.32
1.60
1.55
0.86
9.45
22.77
6.49
2.58
53.09
1.48
1.65
0.59
12.83
28.40
5.43
2.70
48.11
2.03
2.04
0.89
10.83
21.73
8.00
2.60
38.89
0.84
0.87
0.69
7.68
21.04
5.65
2.12
47.03
2.30
2.05
1.39
8.53
22.75
6.78
3.23
39.96
1.96
1.36
0.63
7.50
18.22
8.09
2.20
Processed vegetables
Frozen vegetables
Canned beans
Canned corn
Canned miscellaneous vegetables
Other processed vegetables
Other peas
Other beans
Other miscellaneous vegetables
Frozen vegetable juice
Fresh and canned vegetable juice
32.92
11.58
4.61
2.56
6.66
0.10
0.24
1.03
2.46
0.05
3.64
36.59
13.88
4.28
2.64
6.74
0.15
0.28
0.97
2.70
0.02
4.92
33.37
12.50
4.70
2.44
6.73
0.05
0.19
0.37
2.46
0.08
3.84
33.50
11.88
5.56
2.50
6.99
0.04
0.18
1.06
2.45
0.02
2.82
30.51
9.31
3.79
2.71
6.32
0.04
0.29
1.50
2.55
0.09
3.91
27.18
8.86
3.62
2.47
5.95
0.53
0.32
1.26
1.68
0.03
2.45
Sugar and sweets
Candy and chewing gum
Sugar
Artificial sweeteners
Other sweets
51.97
34.53
6.12
2.62
8.70
58.20
39.58
7.05
2.62
8.95
53.77
37.53
5.87
2.21
8.16
48.19
30.11
6.62
3.63
7.83
52.94
35.55
5.11
1.99
10.29
44.29
29.30
5.34
1.35
8.30
Fruits and vegetables
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Metropolitan statistical area
Item
All urban
Other urban
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
Fats and oils
Margarine
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings
Salad dressings
Nondairy creamer
Peanut butter
35.60
3.79
11.69
11.03
4.24
4.85
38.92
3.69
14.90
10.81
4.54
4.97
34.77
4.06
10.00
10.78
4.72
5.21
34.29
3.69
11.69
10.54
3.96
4.42
37.18
3.79
11.20
12.57
4.31
5.30
29.82
3.81
9.09
9.59
3.24
4.10
Beverages
Cola drinks
Other carbonated drinks
Roasted coffee
Instant coffee
Noncarbonated fruit-flavored drinks
Tea
Other noncarbonated beverages
Nonalcoholic beer
116.23
36.47
18.89
9.92
5.82
8.04
7.39
29.25
0.45
117.05
33.14
18.83
11.09
6.62
8.72
9.70
28.54
0.41
114.45
39.58
21.11
9.43
5.64
7.36
6.07
24.96
0.29
114.40
36.30
17.62
8.73
5.13
7.92
7.43
30.63
0.65
121.98
35.24
17.46
11.40
6.38
8.54
7.49
34.96
0.50
108.85
41.63
23.20
8.67
5.40
6.99
4.21
18.74
0.00
Miscellaneous prepared foods
Soups
Frozen meals
Other frozen prepared food
Potato chips and other snacks
Nuts
Salt, seasonings, and spices
Olives, pickles, and relishes
Sauces and gravies
Other condiments
Prepared salads
Prepared desserts
Baby food
Other miscellaneous prepared foods
Vitamin supplements
214.81
14.77
13.24
30.61
34.85
12.79
9.19
4.40
16.88
8.09
10.58
4.42
12.21
42.32
0.47
204.37
16.72
12.70
27.60
30.26
11.86
8.89
5.12
17.08
8.19
11.56
5.16
11.99
36.00
1.22
240.16
15.15
16.47
37.70
42.76
13.15
9.07
4.23
16.27
8.95
11.36
4.35
17.20
43.20
0.29
204.35
13.56
12.51
28.26
33.99
12.02
9.44
3.91
16.44
8.07
9.99
3.71
10.26
41.81
0.37
222.45
15.10
13.46
28.98
33.11
14.07
10.21
4.56
18.64
7.30
11.15
5.11
11.74
48.89
0.13
198.05
12.83
8.83
35.26
35.47
13.66
6.06
4.57
14.34
8.08
6.78
3.57
9.66
38.51
0.45
Food away from home
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks and nonalcoholic beverages
Breakfast and brunch
Board
Catered
860.33
296.16
334.26
122.00
86.71
5.54
15.66
963.87
310.10
411.85
131.06
91.88
2.19
16.79
911.86
290.49
348.31
124.06
86.63
11.52
50.87
802.85
290.01
303.94
112.17
83.22
5.88
7.62
845.80
298.44
332.92
122.58
85.66
4.71
1.49
747.18
293.53
229.04
133.16
91.44
0.00
0.00
Alcoholic beverages
179.76
246.79
178.40
141.84
185.68
151.58
Notes: Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Expenditures less than 0.005 are denoted as 0.00.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data from the 2004 Consumer Expenditure Survey.
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Urban season, 2004
Season
Item
All urban
Household characteristics:
Households (thousands)
Sample diaries (number)
Age of householder (years)
Income before taxes (dollars)
Income after taxes (percent)
Wage and salary income (percent)
Amount spent on food (percent)
Members per household (number)
Children under age 18 (number)
Adults over age 64 (number)
Vehicles per household (number)
Earners per household (number)
Homeownership (percent)
99,181
13,162
47.8
57,406
96
79
10
2.48
0.64
0.29
1.7
1.3
66
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
23,448
2,961
47.6
57,538
96
76
9
2.48
0.64
0.30
1.7
1.3
65
24,835
3,387
48.7
57,639
96
79
10
2.51
0.66
0.30
1.6
1.3
67
24,942
3,362
47.7
57,306
95
79
10
2.46
0.62
0.28
1.6
1.3
65
25,956
3,452
47.3
57,148
96
81
9
2.47
0.64
0.28
1.7
1.3
68
Dollars
Average annual per person expenditure:
Food, total (excluding alcoholic beverages)
Food at home
2,206.95
1,346.61
2,157.99
1,368.92
2,258.68
1,347.48
2,228.53
1,338.33
2,180.37
1,333.47
Cereal and bakery products
187.33
195.27
182.96
188.03
183.71
Cereal and cereal products
Flour
Prepared flour mixes
Cereal
Rice
Pasta (dry) and cornmeal
62.33
2.92
5.51
34.89
8.01
11.01
68.88
3.15
5.27
39.39
9.21
11.85
61.06
2.35
5.14
34.30
8.35
10.92
63.39
3.59
5.39
34.84
8.23
11.34
56.61
2.63
6.19
31.41
6.37
10.01
Bakery products
White bread
Other bread
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins
Cakes and cupcakes
Cookies
Crackers
Bread and cracker products
Doughnuts and sweetrolls
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products
Fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers
125.00
13.91
21.63
17.18
16.00
19.00
9.99
1.27
9.63
10.62
5.77
126.39
13.82
22.60
17.60
15.72
20.13
10.17
1.19
9.42
11.09
4.66
121.90
13.83
20.72
17.86
17.98
17.48
9.09
0.73
9.21
10.11
4.88
124.64
15.50
21.58
17.46
15.32
18.65
10.16
1.07
9.88
8.88
6.14
127.09
12.56
21.68
15.89
14.98
19.81
10.53
2.05
9.98
12.35
7.27
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
357.07
357.88
364.51
357.56
348.64
Meats
220.41
216.61
229.81
220.74
214.40
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Urban season, 2004 (continued)
Season
Item
All urban
Winter
Spring
Summer
105.60
37.51
4.55
4.06
9.52
6.52
13.27
22.08
8.08
101.36
37.19
4.44
4.36
8.39
5.75
12.17
20.78
8.28
111.40
39.42
4.13
3.57
10.75
7.71
14.06
23.50
8.25
107.80
38.31
4.70
4.07
8.75
6.56
14.20
23.84
7.35
101.69
35.17
4.91
4.27
10.08
6.01
12.62
20.19
8.43
Pork
Bacon
Pork chops
Ham (excluding canned)
Other pork
Pork sausage
Canned ham
70.72
11.77
14.21
15.43
17.89
10.97
0.44
68.88
12.48
15.70
12.55
18.48
9.36
0.31
71.65
11.25
14.04
15.46
19.81
10.82
0.27
69.79
12.69
15.48
13.88
16.05
11.16
0.53
72.37
10.76
11.81
19.51
17.27
12.38
0.64
Other meats
Frankfurters
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami
Other lunch meats
Lamb and miscellaneous meats
44.10
8.97
8.37
21.39
5.37
46.36
7.34
8.57
22.95
7.51
46.77
12.03
8.03
21.44
5.26
43.15
9.03
8.39
20.09
5.64
40.34
7.43
8.50
21.16
3.26
Poultry
Chicken
Fresh and frozen whole chicken
Fresh and frozen chicken parts
Other poultry
65.00
51.19
15.38
35.81
13.81
63.82
52.55
15.63
36.91
11.27
66.02
53.32
16.30
37.02
12.70
62.37
51.21
16.42
34.78
11.16
67.60
47.88
13.27
34.61
19.72
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood
Fresh fish and shellfish
Frozen fish and shellfish
54.86
6.38
32.70
15.78
58.52
7.66
32.24
18.62
51.59
6.45
31.54
13.60
58.35
5.81
37.43
15.12
51.35
5.69
29.72
15.94
Eggs
16.81
18.94
17.09
16.10
15.29
151.01
51.42
6.23
8.87
46.85
24.91
12.73
150.26
50.82
5.93
9.56
47.83
23.44
12.68
151.71
51.48
5.79
7.94
44.75
28.86
12.88
155.60
52.80
6.08
8.52
47.68
27.66
12.86
146.60
50.58
7.05
9.49
47.20
19.75
12.52
Beef
Ground beef (excluding canned)
Chuck roast
Round roast
Other roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other steak
Other beef (excluding canned)
Dairy
Fresh milk, all types
Fresh cream
Butter
Cheese
Ice cream and related
Other (including powdered milk and yogurt)
Fall
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Urban season, 2004 (continued)
Season
Item
All urban
Winter
Spring
Summer
232.59
240.67
239.67
234.38
216.65
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Other fresh fruits
Other citrus fruits (excluding oranges)
78.03
13.31
12.43
8.11
37.65
6.52
77.47
14.80
13.53
12.17
30.62
6.35
85.66
12.30
13.13
7.30
45.01
7.91
84.97
11.47
12.36
5.08
49.25
6.81
64.44
14.71
10.84
8.11
25.74
5.05
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Other fresh vegetables
76.32
11.38
9.46
14.96
40.53
79.03
10.89
10.02
15.05
43.07
79.35
11.39
9.83
16.38
41.76
73.44
10.63
9.73
14.08
38.99
73.69
12.52
8.34
14.33
38.50
Processed fruits
Frozen orange juice
Frozen fruits
Frozen fruit juices
Fresh fruit juice
Canned and bottled fruit juice
Canned fruits
Dried fruits
45.32
1.60
1.55
0.86
9.45
22.77
6.49
2.58
48.80
1.76
1.96
1.08
9.07
25.20
6.77
2.96
43.72
1.51
1.62
1.08
8.76
22.19
6.12
2.45
44.83
1.68
0.92
0.71
10.26
22.61
5.97
2.68
44.18
1.47
1.72
0.60
9.69
21.29
7.11
2.29
Processed vegetables
Frozen vegetables
Canned beans
Canned corn
Canned miscellaneous vegetables
Other processed vegetables
Other peas
Other beans
Other miscellaneous vegetables
Frozen vegetable juice
Fresh and canned vegetable juice
32.92
11.58
4.61
2.56
6.66
0.10
0.24
1.03
2.46
0.05
3.64
35.38
13.40
4.83
2.69
6.94
0.23
0.34
0.90
2.38
0.04
3.61
30.93
10.85
4.27
2.38
6.06
0.06
0.21
0.81
2.60
0.04
3.65
31.15
11.01
4.47
2.27
5.66
0.03
0.21
1.16
2.24
0.03
4.06
34.34
11.17
4.86
2.91
7.96
0.07
0.20
1.21
2.62
0.09
3.25
Sugar and sweets
Candy and chewing gum
Sugar
Artificial sweeteners
Other sweets
51.97
34.53
6.12
2.62
8.70
56.68
39.11
5.66
2.84
9.07
46.45
30.24
6.10
2.26
7.85
44.16
27.48
6.15
2.51
8.01
60.58
41.30
6.53
2.88
9.87
Fruits and vegetables
Fall
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Urban season, 2004 (continued)
Season
Item
All urban
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Fats and oils
Margarine
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings
Salad dressings
Nondairy creamer
Peanut butter
35.60
3.79
11.69
11.03
4.24
4.85
35.22
4.03
10.98
10.80
4.37
5.03
36.30
3.99
11.91
11.94
3.79
4.67
34.62
3.19
11.75
11.42
3.80
4.47
36.21
3.95
12.06
9.98
4.99
5.23
Beverages
Cola drinks
Other carbonated drinks
Roasted coffee
Instant coffee
Noncarbonated fruit-flavored drinks
Tea
Other noncarbonated beverages
Nonalcoholic beer
116.23
36.47
18.89
9.92
5.82
8.04
7.39
29.25
0.45
113.92
34.71
19.70
10.53
6.32
8.35
6.48
27.33
0.49
121.50
38.98
19.85
9.18
5.30
8.21
8.66
30.89
0.42
118.46
39.63
17.52
8.03
4.95
8.01
6.99
33.08
0.26
111.06
32.58
18.55
11.90
6.69
7.62
7.35
25.72
0.64
Miscellaneous prepared foods
Soups
Frozen meals
Other frozen prepared food
Potato chips and other snacks
Nuts
Salt, seasonings, and spices
Olives, pickles, and relishes
Sauces and gravies
Other condiments
Prepared salads
Prepared desserts
Baby food
Other miscellaneous prepared foods
Vitamin supplements
214.81
14.77
13.24
30.61
34.85
12.79
9.19
4.40
16.88
8.09
10.58
4.42
12.21
42.32
0.47
219.02
18.27
13.95
34.28
33.93
12.59
8.62
4.11
17.53
7.60
10.01
4.56
9.94
42.94
0.69
204.39
10.83
12.54
26.94
31.35
13.41
9.09
4.52
17.74
7.21
10.99
3.85
13.80
42.03
0.09
205.52
11.90
13.14
29.50
34.96
11.08
8.80
3.93
16.18
7.49
11.44
4.14
11.29
41.44
0.21
230.02
18.17
13.39
31.91
38.97
14.02
10.17
5.00
16.11
9.96
9.86
5.11
13.59
42.87
0.89
Food away from home
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks and nonalcoholic beverages
Breakfast and brunch
Board
Catered
860.33
296.16
334.26
122.00
86.71
5.54
15.66
789.08
284.71
300.98
116.23
83.44
2.56
1.15
911.20
294.25
357.27
127.06
93.44
0.36
38.83
890.20
317.38
347.15
130.76
90.30
0.00
4.62
846.90
288.06
329.74
113.93
79.68
18.59
16.90
Alcoholic beverages
179.76
148.04
195.55
181.20
191.82
Notes: Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Expenditures less than 0.005 are denoted as 0.00.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data from the 2004 Consumer Expenditure Survey.
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Homeowners
Item
Household characteristics:
Households (thousands)
Sample diaries (number)
Age of householder (years)
Income before taxes (dollars)
Income after taxes (percent)
Wage and salary income (percent)
Amount spent on food (percent)
Members per household (number)
Children under age 18 (number)
Adults over age 64 (number)
Vehicles per household (number)
Earners per household (number)
Homeownership (percent)
Mortgage status
All urban
99,181
13,162
47.8
57,406
96
79
10
2.48
0.64
0.29
1.7
1.3
66
Others
With
Without
Unknown
41,716
5,785
45.7
79,837
95
85
9
2.95
0.89
0.14
2.2
1.7
100
20,255
2,623
64.7
46,889
96
51
11
1.99
0.21
0.82
1.7
0.8
100
3,677
467
52.3
97,004
98
75
2
2.05
0.29
0.38
0.6
1.2
100
Renter
Occupied
without
cash rent
College
housing
31,568
4,049
40
34,765
97
83
12
2.25
0.63
0.14
1.1
1.2
0
1,298
161
42.2
35,206
98
90
13
2.37
0.73
0.24
1.4
1.2
0
668
77
20.6
7,744
101
41
18
1.07
0.00
0.00
0.6
1.0
0
Dollars
Average annual per person expenditure:
Food, total (excluding alcoholic
beverages)
2,206.95
Food at home
1,346.61
2,377.41
1,420.35
2,537.06
1,619.25
1,121.68
677.91
1,860.80
1,150.95
1,927.61
1,206.86
1,303.06
385.48
Cereal and bakery products
187.33
196.80
228.89
82.13
160.62
170.57
51.21
Cereal and cereal products
Flour
Prepared flour mixes
Cereal
Rice
Pasta (dry) and cornmeal
62.33
2.92
5.51
34.89
8.01
11.01
64.90
2.35
5.66
36.18
9.35
11.37
66.85
4.23
7.38
39.08
5.42
10.74
27.37
1.07
2.33
15.85
2.22
5.90
59.95
3.50
4.61
32.63
7.95
11.26
52.56
0.68
4.26
34.01
5.58
8.03
13.05
0.00
1.65
5.26
1.13
5.01
Bakery products
White bread
Other bread
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins
Cakes and cupcakes
Cookies
Crackers
Bread and cracker products
Doughnuts and sweetrolls
Frozen and refrigerated bakery
products
Fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers
125.00
13.91
21.63
17.18
16.00
19.00
9.99
1.27
9.63
131.90
13.03
22.39
19.21
17.22
20.04
10.67
1.40
10.42
162.04
16.95
30.13
21.41
18.99
24.23
13.73
1.44
12.84
54.76
5.45
9.56
11.49
4.59
6.61
4.79
0.79
4.45
100.67
14.70
17.10
12.12
13.75
15.42
7.51
1.05
7.05
118.02
14.41
17.96
13.36
11.29
24.35
4.66
0.27
9.57
38.16
2.79
3.29
9.39
1.13
9.92
4.77
0.00
2.85
10.62
5.77
11.51
5.99
13.78
8.54
5.54
1.48
7.62
4.34
17.62
4.52
0.39
3.62
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
357.07
371.20
418.11
224.52
318.06
299.84
7.37
Meats
220.41
229.22
269.60
152.26
187.75
194.22
7.37
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Table 17
Urban housing tenure, 2004 (continued)
Homeowners
Item
Others
Mortgage status
All urban
Renter
Occupied
without
cash rent
College
housing
With
Without
Unknown
105.60
37.51
4.55
4.06
9.52
6.52
13.27
22.08
8.08
113.20
38.09
4.95
4.13
10.08
7.09
14.93
25.50
8.43
124.52
44.28
6.16
6.00
13.45
6.33
13.33
24.62
10.36
67.61
20.01
0.54
1.91
8.08
5.56
12.26
15.47
3.79
87.34
34.85
3.30
3.19
6.47
6.02
10.94
15.61
6.97
91.79
37.93
6.95
2.52
11.72
1.66
5.59
22.89
2.53
4.05
4.05
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Pork
Bacon
Pork chops
Ham (excluding canned)
Other pork
Pork sausage
Canned ham
70.72
11.77
14.21
15.43
17.89
10.97
0.44
70.54
11.70
13.97
15.86
17.64
11.05
0.32
93.37
15.92
15.20
21.92
24.38
14.94
1.01
42.09
5.71
8.83
6.63
16.61
4.12
0.20
62.25
10.02
14.86
12.32
15.30
9.37
0.38
62.28
18.09
12.54
10.44
10.16
11.04
0.00
2.84
0.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
2.34
0.00
Other meats
Frankfurters
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami
Other lunch meats
Lamb and miscellaneous meats
44.10
8.97
8.37
21.39
5.37
45.48
9.73
8.04
23.95
3.75
51.71
10.03
10.21
25.55
5.92
42.56
4.62
5.36
11.76
20.82
38.16
7.63
8.28
15.87
6.38
40.15
8.60
8.81
20.09
2.65
0.49
0.00
0.00
0.49
0.00
Poultry
Chicken
Fresh and frozen whole chicken
Fresh and frozen chicken parts
Other poultry
65.00
51.19
15.38
35.81
13.81
70.07
54.75
16.08
38.67
15.31
64.84
49.79
13.50
36.29
15.05
29.78
23.51
10.13
13.38
6.27
61.20
49.51
15.98
33.53
11.69
53.47
45.74
14.97
30.77
7.72
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood
Fresh fish and shellfish
Frozen fish and shellfish
54.86
6.38
32.70
15.78
56.21
5.88
34.22
16.11
62.07
9.20
33.87
19.01
37.33
4.55
25.25
7.54
51.71
5.86
31.25
14.60
34.51
7.28
16.23
11.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Eggs
16.81
15.70
21.60
5.15
17.39
17.65
0.00
151.01
51.42
6.23
8.87
46.85
24.91
159.17
51.31
7.14
9.57
51.45
25.87
189.55
61.12
8.02
11.26
59.37
34.84
61.21
14.39
2.97
3.42
22.70
11.95
125.89
50.00
4.16
7.03
34.96
19.15
148.39
62.63
2.94
7.08
41.03
24.94
26.96
6.76
0.00
0.85
9.06
6.72
12.73
13.81
14.93
5.78
10.58
9.78
3.57
Beef
Ground beef (excluding canned)
Chuck roast
Round roast
Other roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other steak
Other beef (excluding canned)
Dairy
Fresh milk, all types
Fresh cream
Butter
Cheese
Ice cream and related
Other (including powdered milk
and yogurt)
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Table 17
Urban housing tenure, 2004 (continued)
Homeowners
Item
Mortgage status
All urban
Fruits and vegetables
232.59
Fresh fruits
78.03
Apples
13.31
Bananas
12.43
Oranges
8.11
Other fresh fruits
37.65
Other citrus fruits (excluding oranges) 6.52
Fresh vegetables
76.32
Potatoes
11.38
Lettuce
9.46
Tomatoes
14.96
Other fresh vegetables
40.53
Others
Renter
Occupied
without
cash rent
College
housing
With
Without
Unknown
239.75
81.40
14.15
12.08
7.91
40.29
6.97
78.35
11.00
10.02
14.71
42.63
290.46
99.89
15.70
15.21
10.11
50.32
8.54
94.16
14.32
10.76
18.02
51.06
111.40
32.43
4.74
5.20
4.08
15.14
3.27
37.07
6.01
6.67
7.66
16.74
203.64
65.74
11.43
12.44
7.95
28.84
5.08
68.34
10.95
8.28
14.63
34.48
190.64
60.60
15.48
10.40
5.07
26.49
3.17
58.34
13.41
6.36
12.92
25.65
74.18
42.30
2.35
1.44
1.31
29.41
7.79
6.79
1.32
1.13
2.95
1.39
Processed fruits
Frozen orange juice
Frozen fruits
Frozen fruit juices
Fresh fruit juice
Canned and bottled fruit juice
Canned fruits
Dried fruits
45.32
1.60
1.55
0.86
9.45
22.77
6.49
2.58
45.87
1.39
1.74
0.74
9.76
23.01
6.79
2.43
56.39
2.40
2.24
1.23
11.71
25.62
8.79
4.40
25.10
0.80
0.81
1.80
4.23
13.49
2.95
1.02
40.82
1.58
0.94
0.79
8.31
22.00
5.23
1.97
37.47
2.49
1.01
0.42
8.78
17.80
3.70
3.27
20.46
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.29
17.83
0.00
1.34
Processed vegetables
Frozen vegetables
Canned beans
Canned corn
Canned miscellaneous vegetables
Other processed vegetables
Other peas
Other beans
Other miscellaneous vegetables
Frozen vegetable juice
Fresh and canned vegetable juice
32.92
11.58
4.61
2.56
6.66
0.10
0.24
1.03
2.46
0.05
3.64
34.14
12.45
4.66
2.36
6.76
0.10
0.25
0.98
2.55
0.05
3.98
40.02
14.31
4.92
2.23
10.09
0.19
0.27
0.85
2.79
0.08
4.30
16.80
6.78
2.35
1.78
3.16
0.00
0.08
0.58
0.72
0.00
1.33
28.74
9.23
4.64
3.14
5.01
0.06
0.22
1.17
2.27
0.04
2.94
34.22
9.65
4.11
4.19
6.25
0.00
0.24
3.10
3.02
0.00
3.66
4.62
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.20
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.89
0.00
0.54
Sugar and sweets
Candy and chewing gum
Sugar
Artificial sweeteners
Other sweets
51.97
34.53
6.12
2.62
8.70
57.00
39.61
5.48
2.51
9.39
66.84
42.34
7.91
5.34
11.25
20.82
15.05
1.71
1.03
3.03
39.44
24.26
6.80
1.56
6.82
27.78
15.54
5.13
0.51
6.61
27.81
25.81
0.00
0.00
2.00
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Table 17
Urban housing tenure, 2004 (continued)
Homeowners
Item
Others
Mortgage status
All urban
Renter
Occupied
without
cash rent
College
housing
With
Without
Unknown
Fats and oils
35.60
Margarine
3.79
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings 11.69
Salad dressings
11.03
Nondairy creamer
4.24
Peanut butter
4.85
Beverages
116.23
Cola drinks
36.47
Other carbonated drinks
18.89
Roasted coffee
9.92
Instant coffee
5.82
Noncarbonated fruit-flavored drinks
8.04
Tea
7.39
Other noncarbonated beverages
29.25
Nonalcoholic beer
0.45
36.65
3.68
11.66
11.54
4.63
5.14
122.13
37.27
19.48
10.48
5.77
8.59
7.76
32.22
0.56
44.69
5.58
13.56
13.89
5.60
6.06
134.16
43.85
21.23
14.14
8.13
6.49
10.21
29.51
0.60
16.91
2.36
5.79
4.24
1.83
2.69
62.58
18.04
10.52
6.41
3.36
4.15
1.68
18.43
0.00
31.03
3.18
11.36
9.45
3.09
3.97
102.07
32.70
17.48
7.17
4.87
8.44
5.87
25.28
0.26
33.67
3.62
13.00
8.26
4.21
4.58
111.08
44.78
19.50
4.76
5.02
7.06
4.82
25.14
0.00
3.02
0.00
0.00
3.02
0.00
0.00
85.32
16.29
12.52
8.46
6.77
5.94
5.73
29.61
0.00
Miscellaneous prepared foods
214.81
Soups
14.77
Frozen meals
13.24
Other frozen prepared food
30.61
Potato chips and other snacks
34.85
Nuts
12.79
Salt, seasonings, and spices
9.19
Olives, pickles, and relishes
4.40
Sauces and gravies
16.88
Other condiments
8.09
Prepared salads
10.58
Prepared desserts
4.42
Baby food
12.21
Other miscellaneous prepared foods 42.32
Vitamin supplements
0.47
237.67
14.43
13.10
34.81
39.53
13.73
9.86
5.07
18.98
8.59
11.43
4.55
14.84
47.82
0.93
246.53
21.21
17.49
32.36
39.33
20.12
10.63
5.85
16.75
11.56
15.65
6.50
6.08
42.99
0.03
98.33
8.87
6.77
15.58
10.77
11.82
5.15
2.04
7.92
3.57
5.83
2.26
3.80
13.94
0.00
170.19
12.26
11.85
24.13
26.84
7.32
7.87
2.78
14.52
5.87
6.76
3.38
11.22
35.38
0.00
224.87
18.15
14.00
33.19
33.89
8.66
5.84
2.88
13.82
5.78
10.29
2.46
33.15
42.76
0.00
109.62
7.09
2.11
0.48
29.20
11.07
0.00
0.00
2.94
4.26
8.75
0.00
0.00
43.73
0.00
Food away from home
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks and nonalcoholic beverages
Breakfast and brunch
Board
Catered
860.33
296.16
334.26
122.00
86.71
5.54
15.66
957.06
331.10
382.90
132.65
94.80
6.79
8.81
917.81
294.38
376.58
107.51
101.52
4.94
32.87
443.77
122.14
176.47
31.51
28.38
0.00
85.28
709.86
256.72
246.10
120.47
71.86
4.28
10.42
720.75
256.64
265.70
125.79
54.58
0.00
18.05
917.58
306.78
295.68
197.70
87.32
30.10
0.00
Alcoholic beverages
179.76
184.37
199.71
118.40
170.09
103.59
198.03
Notes: Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Expenditures less than 0.005 are denoted as 0.00.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data from the 2004 Consumer Expenditure Survey.
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Urban income quintile, 2004
Income quintile
Item
All urban
Household characteristics:
Households (thousands)
Sample diaries (number)
Age of householder (years)
Income before taxes (dollars)
Income after taxes (percent)
Wage and salary income (percent)
Amount spent on food (percent)
Members per household (number)
Children under age 18 (number)
Adults over age 64 (number)
Vehicles per household (number)
Earners per household (number)
Homeownership (percent)
99,181
13,162
47.8
57,406
96
79
10
2.48
0.64
0.29
1.7
1.3
66
First
(lowest)
Second
Third
(middle)
Fourth
Fifth
(highest)
19,513
2,426
50.9
10,106
100
42
28
1.64
0.34
0.40
0.8
0.5
40
19,277
2,509
49.8
25,586
99
61
16
2.2
0.55
0.44
1.3
0.9
54
19,728
2,615
46.9
42,439
98
77
12
2.55
0.69
0.31
1.6
1.3
66
19,739
2,713
45.6
66,676
97
83
9
2.83
0.75
0.19
2
1.7
78
20,924
2,899
46
130,963
94
83
7
3.12
0.85
0.13
2.5
2.0
90
Dollars
Average annual per person expenditure:
Food, total (excluding alcoholic
beverages)
2,206.95
Food at home
1,346.61
1,736.72
1,212.57
1,838.12
1,207.28
1,997.64
1,243.32
2,235.57
1,350.58
2,812.28
1,578.49
Cereal and bakery products
187.33
176.93
169.82
176.11
185.09
214.31
Cereal and cereal products
Flour
Prepared flour mixes
Cereal
Rice
Pasta (dry) and cornmeal
62.33
2.92
5.51
34.89
8.01
11.01
67.15
4.49
4.99
36.24
10.54
10.89
54.75
2.55
4.36
31.49
7.20
9.15
59.88
3.17
5.55
34.26
7.14
9.76
61.84
2.65
4.95
33.94
8.02
12.27
67.19
2.44
6.94
37.72
7.96
12.14
Bakery products
White bread
Other bread
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins
Cakes and cupcakes
Cookies
Crackers
Bread and cracker products
Doughnuts and sweetrolls
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products
Fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers
125.00
13.91
21.63
17.18
16.00
19.00
9.99
1.27
9.63
10.62
5.77
109.78
15.52
19.36
13.10
13.20
17.23
8.13
1.08
8.49
7.61
6.05
115.07
13.73
20.45
13.17
15.42
18.03
8.61
1.01
9.41
10.54
4.68
116.23
13.58
19.91
15.03
15.42
17.54
9.04
1.01
10.06
8.69
5.94
123.24
14.00
21.99
17.92
14.66
18.43
10.13
1.54
8.69
9.94
5.94
147.12
13.42
24.51
22.81
19.34
22.12
12.40
1.50
10.78
14.20
6.05
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
357.07
325.78
331.37
336.09
357.21
405.05
Meats
220.41
199.51
208.95
205.91
219.49
249.98
Continued—
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Urban income quintile, 2004 (continued)
Income quintile
Item
All urban
First
(lowest)
Second
Third
(middle)
105.60
37.51
4.55
4.06
9.52
6.52
13.27
22.08
8.08
92.11
37.79
5.40
4.40
6.93
5.18
8.95
15.13
8.33
99.62
36.40
5.54
4.33
10.02
5.34
11.05
19.13
7.81
98.75
37.26
3.92
3.55
9.28
6.57
12.33
19.55
6.29
105.49
37.75
3.98
3.30
10.29
6.38
13.45
22.25
8.09
121.42
38.08
4.45
4.78
9.98
8.01
17.40
29.21
9.50
Pork
Bacon
Pork chops
Ham (excluding canned)
Other pork
Pork sausage
Canned ham
70.72
11.77
14.21
15.43
17.89
10.97
0.44
70.85
12.17
16.34
15.66
16.18
10.00
0.49
70.78
11.96
13.34
15.82
19.24
9.76
0.65
66.50
11.25
13.95
14.40
15.28
11.31
0.31
68.93
11.35
13.87
14.40
17.52
11.49
0.29
75.38
12.22
14.22
16.75
20.19
11.50
0.50
Other meats
Frankfurters
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami
Other lunch meats
Lamb and miscellaneous meats
44.10
8.97
8.37
21.39
5.37
36.55
8.64
8.70
15.13
4.08
38.55
8.67
8.53
17.30
4.05
40.66
8.13
8.07
18.71
5.76
45.07
8.97
7.83
24.37
3.90
53.18
9.98
8.79
26.61
7.80
Poultry
Chicken
Fresh and frozen whole chicken
Fresh and frozen chicken parts
Other poultry
65.00
51.19
15.38
35.81
13.81
59.99
48.36
16.22
32.15
11.62
57.04
46.91
15.81
31.10
10.14
62.02
48.80
16.07
32.73
13.22
66.35
51.77
13.94
37.83
14.58
73.74
56.70
15.41
41.29
17.04
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood
Fresh fish and shellfish
Frozen fish and shellfish
54.86
6.38
32.70
15.78
46.74
6.71
25.97
14.07
47.21
5.46
29.85
11.90
52.35
6.26
29.61
16.47
56.29
6.23
33.73
16.32
64.48
7.02
39.34
18.12
Eggs
16.81
19.54
18.17
15.82
15.08
16.84
Dairy
151.01
Fresh milk, all types
51.42
Fresh cream
6.23
Butter
8.87
Cheese
46.85
Ice cream and related
24.91
Other (including powdered milk and yogurt) 12.73
131.71
53.89
5.20
7.44
35.69
19.76
9.74
135.97
50.18
4.74
7.45
38.78
23.99
10.82
141.76
51.31
5.49
7.38
41.22
23.77
12.59
148.28
48.00
6.27
11.31
45.28
24.75
12.67
179.62
54.02
8.22
9.55
63.20
29.03
15.60
Beef
Ground beef (excluding canned)
Chuck roast
Round roast
Other roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other steak
Other beef (excluding canned)
Fourth
Fifth
(highest)
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Urban income quintile, 2004 (continued)
Income quintile
Item
All urban
First
(lowest)
Second
Third
(middle)
Fourth
232.59
216.99
206.41
217.94
221.54
277.88
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Other fresh fruits
Other citrus fruits (excluding oranges)
78.03
13.31
12.43
8.11
37.65
6.52
68.40
11.73
12.42
7.86
31.22
5.16
68.89
12.21
13.07
7.71
30.27
5.64
74.36
12.34
13.17
9.19
33.74
5.92
70.68
11.86
11.19
6.72
34.96
5.95
97.74
16.79
12.53
8.84
50.87
8.70
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Other fresh vegetables
76.32
11.38
9.46
14.96
40.53
72.58
12.76
8.45
15.64
35.73
67.08
11.26
7.51
14.00
34.31
68.60
10.38
8.47
13.68
36.08
74.38
11.37
9.43
14.37
39.20
91.75
11.55
12.01
16.73
51.46
Processed fruits
Frozen orange juice
Frozen fruits
Frozen fruit juices
Fresh fruit juice
Canned and bottled fruit juice
Canned fruits
Dried fruits
45.32
1.60
1.55
0.86
9.45
22.77
6.49
2.58
42.06
1.91
1.46
0.95
7.51
22.59
5.83
1.81
40.44
1.67
0.96
0.89
8.00
21.21
5.71
1.99
43.90
1.75
1.29
0.56
10.14
21.66
6.12
2.37
43.97
1.49
1.25
0.85
8.25
23.10
6.23
2.80
52.31
1.39
2.42
1.05
11.84
24.45
7.83
3.32
Processed vegetables
Frozen vegetables
Canned beans
Canned corn
Canned miscellaneous vegetables
Other processed vegetables
Other peas
Other beans
Other miscellaneous vegetables
Frozen vegetable juice
Fresh and canned vegetable juice
32.92
11.58
4.61
2.56
6.66
0.10
0.24
1.03
2.46
0.05
3.64
33.96
10.29
5.16
3.28
6.96
0.13
0.24
1.46
2.59
0.07
3.78
30.00
9.46
4.61
2.94
5.57
0.10
0.20
1.42
2.17
0.07
3.46
31.09
11.04
4.40
2.80
6.37
0.11
0.19
1.17
2.06
0.01
2.94
32.50
11.83
4.55
2.13
6.64
0.02
0.27
0.73
2.80
0.08
3.47
36.09
13.78
4.54
2.16
7.48
0.14
0.27
0.70
2.61
0.03
4.37
Sugar and sweets
Candy and chewing gum
Sugar
Artificial sweeteners
Other sweets
51.97
34.53
6.12
2.62
8.70
45.63
26.65
7.67
3.68
7.63
44.18
26.69
7.43
1.66
8.39
43.26
26.77
5.73
1.87
8.88
51.09
34.94
5.93
2.29
7.93
67.59
49.06
4.98
3.58
9.96
Fruits and vegetables
Fifth
(highest)
Continued—
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Urban income quintile, 2004 (continued)
Income quintile
Item
All urban
First
(lowest)
Second
Third
(middle)
Fourth
Fifth
(highest)
Fats and oils
Margarine
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings
Salad dressings
Nondairy creamer
Peanut butter
35.60
3.79
11.69
11.03
4.24
4.85
35.56
4.08
12.70
9.73
3.77
5.28
35.42
4.24
12.03
10.28
3.94
4.95
33.34
3.71
12.07
10.12
3.60
3.84
34.49
3.52
9.86
11.40
4.77
4.93
38.43
3.66
12.23
12.54
4.71
5.30
Beverages
Cola drinks
Other carbonated drinks
Roasted coffee
Instant coffee
Noncarbonated fruit-flavored drinks
Tea
Other noncarbonated beverages
Nonalcoholic beer
116.23
36.47
18.89
9.92
5.82
8.04
7.39
29.25
0.45
106.59
34.86
17.74
8.89
5.35
8.29
6.33
25.14
0.00
105.72
37.24
18.57
9.07
5.20
8.27
5.54
21.49
0.35
105.35
35.00
17.87
7.29
4.86
7.85
6.13
26.02
0.34
121.74
36.25
19.91
11.48
6.14
8.52
8.44
30.60
0.39
131.42
38.07
19.59
11.67
6.91
7.50
9.17
37.62
0.88
Miscellaneous prepared foods
Soups
Frozen meals
Other frozen prepared food
Potato chips and other snacks
Nuts
Salt, seasonings, and spices
Olives, pickles, and relishes
Sauces and gravies
Other condiments
Prepared salads
Prepared desserts
Baby food
Other miscellaneous prepared foods
Vitamin supplements
214.81
14.77
13.24
30.61
34.85
12.79
9.19
4.40
16.88
8.09
10.58
4.42
12.21
42.32
0.47
173.38
14.68
14.07
22.02
25.48
9.37
7.46
3.10
12.95
6.29
8.27
3.72
9.40
36.57
0.00
178.38
13.16
14.51
24.17
26.91
10.16
7.76
3.58
14.14
6.45
7.81
3.62
11.38
34.71
0.00
189.47
14.02
12.86
28.03
30.73
9.63
8.49
3.83
15.18
6.82
8.38
4.68
12.41
34.19
0.21
231.16
14.14
10.99
37.28
38.44
13.44
9.78
5.24
18.64
9.16
10.90
3.87
11.64
47.20
0.43
264.20
16.96
14.23
35.28
44.66
18.05
11.00
5.29
20.36
10.09
14.92
5.55
14.43
52.14
1.24
Food away from home
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks and nonalcoholic beverages
Breakfast and brunch
Board
Catered
860.33
296.16
334.26
122.00
86.71
5.54
15.66
524.15
187.98
179.16
90.88
53.14
7.05
5.95
630.85
212.35
218.51
101.86
73.76
3.60
20.77
754.32
265.79
289.86
113.73
82.63
0.00
2.32
884.99
308.16
340.40
119.18
90.25
14.39
12.60
1,233.79
416.44
513.96
159.04
111.60
2.76
29.98
Alcoholic beverages
179.76
114.90
111.21
158.29
188.85
264.61
Notes: Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Expenditures less than 0.005 are denoted as 0.00.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data from the 2004 Consumer Expenditure Survey.
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Urban income class, 2004
Income class1
Item
All
urban
Household characteristics:
Households (thousands)
99,181
Sample diaries (number)
13,162
Age of householder (years)
47.8
Income before taxes (dollars)
57,406
Income after taxes (percent)
96
Wage and salary income (percent)
79
Amount spent on food (percent)
10
Members per household (number) 2.48
Children under age 18 (number)
0.64
Adults over age 64 (number)
0.29
Vehicles per household (number)
1.7
Earners per household (number)
1.3
Homeownership (percent)
66
Under
$5,000
3,358
424
42
933
107
275
340
1.6
0.34
0.21
0.8
0.6
35
$5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $70,000
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
and
$9,999 $14,999 $19,999 $29,999 $39,999 $49,999 $69,999
over
5,407
660
50.7
7,627
102
28
30
1.53
0.3
0.38
0.7
0.4
29
6,744 6,692
844
835
55
52.3
12,426 17,404
100
100
36
46
23
19
1.62
1.89
0.31
0.43
0.49
0.51
0.8
1
0.5
0.7
48
50
11,949
1,547
49.8
24,627
99
60
16
2.2
0.57
0.44
1.3
0.9
54
11,662 10,427
1,548 1,377
46.8
47.6
34,616 44,561
98
98
75
75
14
12
2.5
2.51
0.69
0.65
0.32
0.33
1.5
1.6
1.3
1.3
59
68
14,693
28,251
2,001
3,926
46.1
45.7
58,978 117,361
97
94
83
83
10
7
2.74
3.07
0.73
0.83
0.21
0.14
2
2.4
1.6
2
77
87
Dollars
Average annual per person expenditure:
Food, total (excluding alcoholic
beverages)
2,206.95 1,989.221,500.88 1,732.56 1,768.24 1,830.60 1,882.30 2,087.25 2,110.21 2,716.35
Food at home
1,346.61 1,258.001,082.32 1,251.57 1,239.97 1,182.40 1,195.78 1,299.66 1,302.02 1,540.42
Cereal and bakery products
187.33
Cereal and cereal products
Flour
Prepared flour mixes
Cereal
Rice
Pasta (dry) and cornmeal
62.33
2.92
5.51
34.89
8.01
11.01
Bakery products
White bread
Other bread
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins
Cakes and cupcakes
Cookies
Crackers
Bread and cracker products
Doughnuts and sweetrolls
Frozen and refrigerated bakery
products
Fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers
125.00
13.91
21.63
17.18
16.00
19.00
9.99
1.27
9.63
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
357.07
Meats
220.41
10.62
5.77
191.13 160.20
78.65
5.88
6.14
42.97
11.71
11.95
57.08
2.86
4.65
32.82
6.52
10.23
112.48 103.12
16.63 16.36
20.99 16.32
11.82 11.82
10.89 17.03
20.68 13.23
6.68
7.53
1.44
1.13
7.92
6.16
9.46
5.96
7.20
6.35
173.62 186.08
66.91
5.99
5.68
36.01
7.25
11.97
164.72
65.64
3.11
4.43
35.12
12.74
10.24
53.68
2.62
4.43
30.77
7.77
8.09
106.71 120.44
15.07 13.53
18.97 21.59
13.15 15.34
12.68 13.46
16.34 19.23
8.74
9.76
0.93
1.25
10.57
8.84
111.05
13.98
19.56
12.60
14.70
18.19
8.33
0.71
8.74
5.71
4.55
168.40 183.62
183.92
207.54
61.45
2.96
6.84
34.06
6.78
10.80
60.51
2.49
4.90
34.55
8.18
10.39
66.74
2.50
6.49
36.97
7.81
12.99
112.73 122.17
13.72 13.45
19.01 21.91
13.86 16.35
15.53 16.02
16.43 18.31
8.61
8.81
0.98
1.18
10.19 10.14
123.41
14.43
22.27
17.32
14.44
18.79
9.99
1.50
9.15
140.80
13.37
23.64
21.50
18.28
21.18
11.94
1.50
10.21
9.55
6.45
10.00
5.51
13.05
6.13
55.68
3.26
3.73
32.21
7.68
8.80
10.07
7.37
9.57
4.67
9.41
4.97
347.82 305.63
338.12 325.21
320.07
318.47 361.99
336.46
401.94
212.47 189.71
207.65 205.85
200.06
195.95 223.55
205.86
247.80
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Table 19
Urban income class, 2004 (continued)
Income class1
Item
Beef
Ground beef (excluding canned)
Chuck roast
Round roast
Other roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other steak
Other beef (excluding canned)
All
urban
Under
$5,000
$5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $70,000
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
and
$9,999 $14,999 $19,999 $29,999 $39,999 $49,999 $69,999
over
105.60
37.51
4.55
4.06
9.52
6.52
13.27
22.08
8.08
98.47
40.07
3.17
4.29
7.74
5.60
11.26
15.11
11.23
91.96
36.32
4.32
6.08
8.28
3.68
10.17
14.69
8.41
91.39
37.51
8.29
4.41
7.24
5.40
8.36
13.95
6.23
97.28
37.94
5.08
2.73
7.66
5.27
8.08
20.89
9.65
92.03
33.69
5.20
5.13
8.93
5.30
9.74
17.43
6.61
Pork
Bacon
Pork chops
Ham (excluding canned)
Other pork
Pork sausage
Canned ham
70.72
11.77
14.21
15.43
17.89
10.97
0.44
71.61
12.69
16.07
19.88
13.85
9.07
0.04
66.34
13.58
14.23
12.41
14.14
11.43
0.55
80.12
12.77
18.01
16.66
21.38
10.65
0.64
66.66
10.10
15.16
15.26
16.82
8.90
0.41
72.30
11.94
13.20
15.63
21.09
9.82
0.61
59.77
10.73
13.84
12.78
12.48
9.32
0.62
Other meats
Frankfurters
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami
Other lunch meats
Lamb and miscellaneous meats
44.10
8.97
8.37
21.39
5.37
42.38
8.49
10.40
18.59
4.92
31.41
9.21
8.93
12.04
1.23
36.14
6.86
8.04
15.26
5.99
41.90
10.36
8.23
18.36
4.96
35.73
7.86
8.57
15.86
3.45
Poultry
Chicken
Fresh and frozen whole chicken
Fresh and frozen chicken parts
Other poultry
65.00
51.19
15.38
35.81
13.81
71.17
57.93
21.80
36.13
13.24
51.29
42.18
9.88
32.30
9.11
64.42
51.10
17.79
33.31
13.33
53.58
43.84
14.34
29.50
9.74
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood
Fresh fish and shellfish
Frozen fish and shellfish
54.86
6.38
32.70
15.78
41.59
4.00
24.88
12.71
47.14
6.88
27.94
12.31
45.34
6.65
25.37
13.31
Eggs
16.81
22.60
17.50
20.71
Dairy
Fresh milk, all types
Fresh cream
Butter
Cheese
Ice cream and related
Other (including powdered milk
and yogurt)
151.01
51.42
6.23
8.87
46.85
24.91
12.73
140.42 115.54
57.51 49.63
4.27
3.20
7.68
7.13
40.79 30.26
20.34 16.81
9.82
8.51
92.60
36.28
3.95
2.62
7.65
5.81
10.54
18.37
7.38
122.47
38.81
4.44
4.65
11.07
7.72
17.63
28.75
9.39
71.64
11.36
15.42
14.46
17.84
12.31
0.25
70.02
12.72
13.63
17.09
15.28
11.07
0.23
73.74
11.65
13.82
15.67
20.30
11.83
0.47
35.79
8.00
7.22
17.43
3.15
46.99
9.20
9.80
19.57
8.43
43.24
8.54
7.71
22.98
4.01
51.59
9.85
8.45
26.49
6.80
56.11
46.12
17.22
28.90
9.99
60.71
49.36
16.19
33.17
11.35
61.80
46.99
14.95
32.04
14.81
63.48
50.01
13.13
36.88
13.46
73.48
56.69
15.71
40.98
16.79
46.98
7.92
25.70
13.36
46.62
5.09
31.22
10.31
44.72
5.25
24.72
14.75
60.32
7.31
32.66
20.35
51.39
6.51
30.43
14.45
64.64
6.64
39.80
18.20
18.80
17.27
17.09
16.33
15.73
16.02
136.74 134.79
55.62 51.93
6.63
5.72
8.87
6.15
36.11 38.30
20.50 21.07
131.30
48.87
4.71
7.16
36.74
23.51
139.48 145.41
52.19 50.73
4.94
5.39
7.20
7.60
38.97 43.65
23.83 25.50
146.77
49.01
6.15
11.82
43.45
23.99
172.73
52.46
7.83
9.60
59.68
28.11
12.35
15.05
9.01
11.63
100.39 104.92
37.44 38.68
4.62
3.60
3.48
3.75
8.30 11.81
6.69
6.83
12.61 13.29
18.73 21.89
8.53
5.07
10.31
12.34
12.55
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Table 19
Urban income class, 2004 (continued)
Income class1
Item
Fruits and vegetables
All
urban
232.59
Under
$5,000
$5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $70,000
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
and
$9,999 $14,999 $19,999 $29,999 $39,999 $49,999 $69,999
over
224.20 179.29
236.88 221.10
200.63
212.49 224.05
218.31
265.03
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Other fresh fruits
Other citrus fruits (excluding
oranges)
78.03
13.31
12.43
8.11
37.65
70.52
13.39
12.25
9.96
29.99
56.46
8.71
11.26
6.72
25.68
76.94
13.72
13.25
8.71
35.56
68.61
10.48
13.66
6.79
32.04
70.05
12.71
13.01
7.86
30.58
68.36
11.52
12.14
7.98
31.16
78.63
13.47
14.14
10.55
34.70
68.43
11.50
11.24
6.39
33.46
92.02
15.70
12.24
8.42
47.52
6.52
4.93
4.09
5.70
5.64
5.89
5.56
5.77
5.85
8.14
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Other fresh vegetables
76.32
11.38
9.46
14.96
40.53
76.29
12.27
9.69
14.25
40.08
58.08
10.38
6.17
11.07
30.46
80.25
14.10
9.93
18.14
38.08
75.37
12.79
8.28
16.78
37.52
63.39
11.35
7.43
13.80
30.81
68.66
10.68
7.45
13.05
37.48
68.18
10.45
8.67
13.84
35.23
74.64
11.01
9.19
15.22
39.22
87.46
11.56
11.54
15.91
48.45
Processed fruits
Frozen orange juice
Frozen fruits
Frozen fruit juices
Fresh fruit juice
Canned and bottled fruit juice
Canned fruits
Dried fruits
45.32
1.60
1.55
0.86
9.45
22.77
6.49
2.58
41.33
2.32
0.83
1.38
5.49
22.51
6.30
2.49
34.99
1.54
1.48
0.46
6.47
19.77
3.97
1.30
47.02
2.19
2.26
0.92
8.67
23.96
7.05
1.97
41.27
2.29
1.02
1.34
6.80
21.76
5.94
2.12
38.84
1.26
0.82
0.52
7.85
20.95
5.67
1.77
43.90
1.76
1.03
1.06
10.30
21.93
5.37
2.45
44.44
1.94
1.19
0.42
9.78
22.04
6.80
2.26
43.56
1.40
1.61
0.91
8.60
22.37
5.95
2.72
50.45
1.43
2.06
0.94
10.97
24.32
7.54
3.18
Processed vegetables
32.92
Frozen vegetables
11.58
Canned beans
4.61
Canned corn
2.56
Canned miscellaneous vegetables 6.66
Other processed vegetables
0.10
Other peas
0.24
Other beans
1.03
Other miscellaneous vegetables
2.46
Frozen vegetable juice
0.05
Fresh and canned vegetable juice
3.64
36.06
11.66
4.40
2.86
7.51
0.00
0.20
1.24
2.67
0.13
5.39
29.75
7.66
5.56
2.64
5.89
0.00
0.25
1.46
3.05
0.03
3.20
32.67
9.81
4.71
3.18
6.99
0.19
0.17
1.28
2.31
0.03
4.01
35.84
10.80
5.48
3.90
7.87
0.16
0.37
2.53
2.41
0.09
2.24
28.35
9.15
4.73
2.96
5.25
0.10
0.15
1.06
1.86
0.04
3.05
31.58
11.33
4.50
2.16
5.35
0.10
0.20
1.27
2.45
0.08
4.13
32.80
11.76
4.26
3.54
7.02
0.15
0.18
1.18
2.07
0.00
2.63
31.68
10.94
4.44
2.33
6.84
0.01
0.24
0.85
2.61
0.08
3.35
35.10
13.35
4.57
2.10
7.15
0.12
0.28
0.66
2.66
0.04
4.18
Sugar and sweets
Candy and chewing gum
Sugar
Artificial sweeteners
Other sweets
43.10
21.11
10.92
2.42
8.65
45.69
30.55
6.40
2.52
6.22
45.83
26.53
6.78
3.67
8.85
45.16
24.37
8.78
4.05
7.96
44.41
26.77
7.13
1.91
8.60
41.00
26.04
5.95
1.48
7.54
47.57
29.29
6.43
2.14
9.71
49.64
33.74
5.63
1.95
8.32
63.30
45.39
5.22
3.36
9.34
51.97
34.53
6.12
2.62
8.70
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Table 19
Urban income class, 2004 (continued)
Income class1
Item
Fats and oils
Margarine
Other fats, oils, and salad
dressings
Salad dressings
Nondairy creamer
Peanut butter
All
urban
Under
$5,000
$5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $70,000
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
and
$9,999 $14,999 $19,999 $29,999 $39,999 $49,999 $69,999
over
35.60
3.79
40.34
4.76
33.38
3.15
34.30
4.53
35.79
3.61
33.80
4.18
32.51
3.85
37.06
4.36
33.71
3.15
37.69
3.71
11.69
11.03
4.24
4.85
17.56
9.98
4.24
3.80
12.21
8.32
3.66
6.04
11.80
10.26
3.39
4.32
11.82
10.16
3.54
6.67
11.52
10.21
3.19
4.69
10.97
9.34
4.14
4.21
13.91
10.87
4.09
3.83
10.25
10.69
4.66
4.96
11.53
12.60
4.71
5.13
Beverages
116.23
Cola drinks
36.47
Other carbonated drinks
18.89
Roasted coffee
9.92
Instant coffee
5.82
Noncarbonated fruit-flavored drinks 8.04
Tea
7.39
Other noncarbonated beverages
29.25
Nonalcoholic beer
0.45
102.92
27.98
14.89
9.98
5.70
11.17
6.88
26.32
0.00
97.10
30.40
16.29
7.00
5.23
7.12
4.76
26.29
0.00
104.54 108.42
37.28 38.79
17.09 18.16
10.21
7.92
5.18
5.46
8.74
6.69
6.92
6.25
19.12 25.15
0.00
0.00
106.12
36.99
19.87
8.06
5.04
8.62
5.48
21.81
0.26
103.35 109.93
35.84 36.74
17.22 18.25
8.93
7.82
4.61
5.26
8.53
7.81
5.64
6.90
22.25 26.56
0.33
0.59
117.34
36.10
18.76
10.25
5.29
7.86
8.61
30.29
0.17
130.28
37.27
20.25
11.83
7.07
7.85
8.63
36.54
0.84
Miscellaneous prepared foods
Soups
Frozen meals
Other frozen prepared food
Potato chips and other snacks
Nuts
Salt, seasonings, and spices
Olives, pickles, and relishes
Sauces and gravies
Other condiments
Prepared salads
Prepared desserts
Baby food
Other miscellaneous prepared
foods
Vitamin supplements
214.81
14.77
13.24
30.61
34.85
12.79
9.19
4.40
16.88
8.09
10.58
4.42
12.21
168.07 145.50
14.87 13.22
6.72 10.81
22.74 20.44
27.16 24.34
10.41
7.10
9.02
6.13
3.58
2.38
13.34 11.67
6.22
4.10
6.92
6.24
4.23
4.28
4.48
2.98
181.52 183.43
14.64 14.48
18.94 16.32
21.87 25.12
25.99 23.58
10.52
9.07
7.28
8.15
2.85
4.40
12.10 14.50
8.56
6.30
9.88
7.92
3.23
4.09
9.86 12.49
181.34
13.17
15.00
24.24
27.36
10.46
7.07
3.35
13.80
6.01
8.01
3.45
12.54
180.07 190.03
13.54 14.14
15.03 10.65
23.88 31.08
29.82 30.09
7.87 11.24
7.69
9.15
3.48
4.16
13.69 13.77
6.73
7.23
7.44
8.90
3.91
4.92
14.71
9.42
215.88
14.19
10.16
33.79
35.86
11.57
9.34
5.13
19.16
8.60
11.35
3.88
9.55
261.92
16.33
13.79
36.56
44.01
17.72
10.97
5.21
20.42
9.90
13.68
5.21
14.96
42.71
0.60
52.25
0.93
Food away from home
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks and nonalcoholic
beverages
Breakfast and brunch
Board
Catered
860.33
296.16
334.26
731.22 418.56
262.02 156.10
239.33 120.54
122.00
86.71
5.54
15.66
123.25
69.27
37.35
0.00
78.65
40.27
0.00
23.00
81.66
48.20
0.00
0.00
Alcoholic beverages
179.76
133.46
92.92
128.90
42.32
0.47
38.39
0.00
31.82
0.00
35.82
0.00
37.03
0.00
36.88
0.00
32.11
0.16
35.05
0.23
480.99 528.27
174.87 176.02
176.26 199.44
648.20
211.64
225.88
686.52 787.58
248.44 279.75
236.27 304.09
808.18 1,175.93
284.35
396.64
313.67
484.72
89.15
61.69
1.97
0.00
101.50
73.20
5.79
30.18
112.03 115.28
85.80 85.40
0.00
0.00
3.97
3.05
113.47
86.06
9.01
1.63
151.53
105.82
7.16
30.06
96.21
110.95
126.51 174.42
167.36
255.71
Notes: Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Expenditures less than 0.005 dnoted as 0.00.
1Incomplete income reporters eliminated in 2004, as all missing income values are imputed by BLS.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data from the 2004 Consumer Expenditure Survey.
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Table 20
Urban race, 2004
Race
Item
All urban
Household characteristics:
Households (thousands)
Sample diaries (number)
Age of householder (years)
Income before taxes (dollars)
Income after taxes (percent)
Wage and salary income (percent)
Amount spent on food (percent)
Members per household (number)
Children under age 18 (number)
Adults over age 64 (number)
Vehicles per household (number)
Earners per household (number)
Homeownership (percent)
99,181
13,162
47.8
57,406
96
79
10
2.48
0.64
0.29
1.7
1.3
66
White
Black
Other
80,875
10,978
48.3
59,872
96
78
9
2.46
0.61
0.31
1.7
1.3
70
12,821
1,376
46
39,123
98
83
10
2.51
0.81
0.20
1.3
1.2
49
5,486
808
44.3
63,970
95
84
10
2.66
0.64
0.23
1.6
1.5
53
Dollars
Average annual per person expenditure:
Food, total (excluding alcoholic beverages)
Food at home
2,206.95
1,346.61
2,300.34
1,393.56
1,586.65
1,054.06
2,304.65
1,353.17
Cereal and bakery products
187.33
193.52
149.33
186.97
Cereal and cereal products
Flour
Prepared flour mixes
Cereal
Rice
Pasta (dry) and cornmeal
62.33
2.92
5.51
34.89
8.01
11.01
61.42
2.57
5.95
36.07
5.66
11.17
58.52
4.68
4.25
32.18
8.54
8.87
83.20
3.84
2.27
24.79
38.82
13.48
Bakery products
White bread
Other bread
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins
Cakes and cupcakes
Cookies
Crackers
Bread and cracker products
Doughnuts and sweetrolls
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products
Fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers
125.00
13.91
21.63
17.18
16.00
19.00
9.99
1.27
9.63
10.62
5.77
132.10
14.03
22.80
18.72
16.60
20.11
10.94
1.44
10.27
11.23
5.96
90.81
13.07
15.10
9.75
12.81
14.46
4.75
0.56
6.68
8.78
4.85
103.77
14.20
20.14
12.69
14.83
13.92
8.62
0.56
7.35
6.36
5.11
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
357.07
356.28
347.51
389.01
Meats
220.41
225.66
196.07
202.55
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Table 20
Urban race, 2004 (continued)
Race
Item
All urban
White
Black
Other
105.60
37.51
4.55
4.06
9.52
6.52
13.27
22.08
8.08
109.80
38.33
4.54
4.20
9.45
6.91
14.24
23.94
8.19
83.00
35.10
4.86
3.62
9.55
3.86
7.40
12.12
6.49
98.27
31.68
3.98
3.16
10.41
7.07
13.05
18.77
10.15
Pork
Bacon
Pork chops
Ham (excluding canned)
Other pork
Pork sausage
Canned ham
70.72
11.77
14.21
15.43
17.89
10.97
0.44
69.19
11.59
13.32
16.19
17.43
10.19
0.47
78.57
14.63
19.72
12.43
15.36
16.14
0.28
74.19
7.95
14.25
11.74
29.76
10.11
0.39
Other meats
Frankfurters
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami
Other lunch meats
Lamb and miscellaneous meats
44.10
8.97
8.37
21.39
5.37
46.68
9.09
8.59
23.81
5.19
34.51
9.70
8.91
11.10
4.80
30.09
5.71
4.19
11.15
9.05
Poultry
Chicken
Fresh and frozen whole chicken
Fresh and frozen chicken parts
Other poultry
65.00
51.19
15.38
35.81
13.81
63.05
49.78
14.38
35.40
13.27
74.51
56.59
17.44
39.16
17.92
70.58
58.54
24.53
34.01
12.04
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood
Fresh fish and shellfish
Frozen fish and shellfish
54.86
6.38
32.70
15.78
50.80
6.61
29.48
14.70
60.22
4.28
40.39
15.55
98.30
7.79
59.60
30.92
Eggs
16.81
16.77
16.71
17.57
151.01
51.42
6.23
8.87
46.85
24.91
12.73
162.38
54.23
7.16
8.93
52.31
26.15
13.61
97.25
36.46
1.94
9.43
23.69
18.49
7.24
114.72
46.21
2.89
6.84
23.64
22.14
12.99
Beef
Ground beef (excluding canned)
Chuck roast
Round roast
Other roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other steak
Other beef (excluding canned)
Dairy
Fresh milk, all types
Fresh cream
Butter
Cheese
Ice cream and related
Other (including powdered milk and yogurt)
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Urban race, 2004 (continued)
Race
Item
All urban
White
Black
Other
232.59
237.32
173.83
298.01
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Other fresh fruits
Other citrus fruits (excluding oranges)
78.03
13.31
12.43
8.11
37.65
6.52
79.87
13.74
12.32
7.69
39.13
6.98
51.08
8.83
10.38
7.43
21.66
2.77
112.48
17.39
18.55
15.27
52.75
8.52
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Other fresh vegetables
76.32
11.38
9.46
14.96
40.53
78.21
11.14
10.09
15.30
41.68
47.61
11.29
4.56
9.33
22.43
114.02
14.81
11.65
22.68
64.88
Processed fruits
Frozen orange juice
Frozen fruits
Frozen fruit juices
Fresh fruit juice
Canned and bottled fruit juice
Canned fruits
Dried fruits
45.32
1.60
1.55
0.86
9.45
22.77
6.49
2.58
46.10
1.68
1.74
0.88
9.51
22.75
6.74
2.81
41.87
1.40
0.55
0.85
9.05
24.27
4.67
1.06
42.32
1.05
1.14
0.71
9.58
19.77
7.18
2.91
Processed vegetables
Frozen vegetables
Canned beans
Canned corn
Canned miscellaneous vegetables
Other processed vegetables
Other peas
Other beans
Other miscellaneous vegetables
Frozen vegetable juice
Fresh and canned vegetable juice
32.92
11.58
4.61
2.56
6.66
0.10
0.24
1.03
2.46
0.05
3.64
33.14
11.37
4.61
2.40
7.00
0.10
0.24
1.05
2.54
0.05
3.79
33.27
13.06
5.48
3.40
5.47
0.07
0.16
0.82
2.21
0.01
2.59
29.19
11.16
2.66
2.94
4.66
0.16
0.40
1.20
2.02
0.06
3.91
Sugar and sweets
Candy and chewing gum
Sugar
Artificial sweeteners
Other sweets
51.97
34.53
6.12
2.62
8.70
55.04
37.18
5.83
2.67
9.36
35.45
18.38
8.44
2.28
6.35
46.76
33.99
5.04
2.71
5.02
Fruits and vegetables
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Urban race, 2004 (continued)
Race
Item
All urban
White
Black
Other
Fats and oils
Margarine
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings
Salad dressings
Nondairy creamer
Peanut butter
35.60
3.79
11.69
11.03
4.24
4.85
36.11
3.88
10.93
11.59
4.56
5.16
32.88
3.83
14.20
8.51
2.67
3.66
34.70
2.55
16.39
8.97
3.43
3.36
Beverages
Cola drinks
Other carbonated drinks
Roasted coffee
Instant coffee
Noncarbonated fruit-flavored drinks
Tea
Other noncarbonated beverages
Nonalcoholic beer
116.23
36.47
18.89
9.92
5.82
8.04
7.39
29.25
0.45
122.24
38.69
20.00
10.81
6.36
7.69
7.84
30.50
0.35
86.40
27.19
14.70
4.69
2.97
10.52
5.02
20.03
1.28
100.22
26.68
13.14
9.43
4.68
7.28
6.40
32.62
0.00
Miscellaneous prepared foods
Soups
Frozen meals
Other frozen prepared food
Potato chips and other snacks
Nuts
Salt, seasonings, and spices
Olives, pickles, and relishes
Sauces and gravies
Other condiments
Prepared salads
Prepared desserts
Baby food
Other miscellaneous prepared foods
Vitamin supplements
214.81
14.77
13.24
30.61
34.85
12.79
9.19
4.40
16.88
8.09
10.58
4.42
12.21
42.32
0.47
230.68
15.60
14.11
33.46
37.81
13.64
9.21
5.03
17.87
8.86
11.77
4.90
12.10
45.77
0.55
131.41
10.47
9.76
16.60
22.15
5.85
7.04
1.69
11.19
4.29
5.23
1.79
10.97
24.39
0.00
182.78
12.91
9.18
22.76
22.55
16.57
13.57
1.83
15.85
5.93
6.18
3.72
16.45
34.91
0.38
Food away from home
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks and nonalcoholic beverages
Breakfast and brunch
Board
Catered
860.33
296.16
334.26
122.00
86.71
5.54
15.66
906.78
307.03
361.60
126.48
90.58
3.69
17.39
532.59
202.08
162.39
89.91
65.31
0.84
12.07
951.48
355.84
341.46
131.93
81.12
41.13
0.00
Alcoholic beverages
179.76
203.08
63.05
119.74
Notes: Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Expenditures less than 0.005 are denoted as 0.00.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data from the 2004 Consumer Expenditure Survey.
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Table 21
Urban householder's age, 2004
Age of householder
Item
All urban
Household characteristics:
Households (thousands)
Sample diaries (number)
Age of householder (years)
Income before taxes (dollars)
Income after taxes (percent)
Wage and salary income (percent)
Amount spent on food (percent)
Members per household (number)
Children under age 18 (number)
Adults over age 64 (number)
Vehicles per household (number)
Earners per household (number)
Homeownership (percent)
99,181
13,162
47.8
57,406
96
79
10
2.48
0.64
0.29
1.7
1.3
66
Under 25
Other
Student
7,278
935
21.6
27,347
98
83
13
2.02
0.41
0.01
1.1
1.4
13
624
73
19.3
7,716
101
41
19
1.07
0.00
0.00
0.6
1.0
0
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
Over 64
17,501
2,249
29.7
55,099
97
91
10
2.84
1.05
0.01
1.5
1.5
49
21,214
2,855
39.5
68,851
96
89
9
3.23
1.31
0.03
1.9
1.6
68
19,740
2,665
49.3
75,827
94
86
9
2.67
0.57
0.04
2.0
1.7
77
14,036
1,986
59
65,425
95
74
9
2.05
0.16
0.10
1.8
1.3
81
18,788
2,399
75.2
35,294
98
25
11
1.64
0.05
1.37
1.2
0.4
81
Dollars
Average annual per person expenditure:
Food, total (excluding alcoholic
beverages)
2,206.95
Food at home
1,346.61
1,806.16 1,377.78
946.59 407.95
1,918.22 1,941.30 2,510.97
1,105.86 1,208.50 1,535.74
2,719.30 2,477.46
1,647.62 1,650.99
Cereal and bakery products
187.33
131.67
54.53
152.80
172.27
210.49
215.68
240.14
Cereal and cereal products
Flour
Prepared flour mixes
Cereal
Rice
Pasta (dry) and cornmeal
62.33
2.92
5.51
34.89
8.01
11.01
49.82
2.51
3.93
27.76
6.82
8.80
13.90
0.00
1.75
5.61
1.21
5.33
53.88
2.30
4.62
30.09
7.06
9.82
60.76
2.52
5.19
33.57
8.85
10.64
69.75
3.25
6.57
38.36
9.07
12.50
66.58
2.93
5.23
36.96
8.61
12.84
69.88
4.54
6.92
41.76
6.00
10.67
Bakery products
White bread
Other bread
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins
Cakes and cupcakes
Cookies
Crackers
Bread and cracker products
Doughnuts and sweetrolls
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products
Fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers
125.00
13.91
21.63
17.18
16.00
19.00
9.99
1.27
9.63
10.62
5.77
81.85
12.03
13.94
10.08
7.52
12.58
7.01
0.81
7.85
6.42
3.62
40.64
2.97
3.50
10.00
1.21
10.57
5.09
0.00
3.03
0.42
3.85
98.92
12.06
15.12
12.18
16.08
15.46
7.50
0.92
7.15
8.69
3.77
111.51
12.19
17.45
15.54
15.36
17.21
8.85
1.10
7.86
11.12
4.84
140.75
14.64
24.80
20.92
16.73
22.13
11.10
1.75
10.96
10.70
7.01
149.11
15.99
28.23
20.49
19.11
20.15
12.22
1.50
11.75
11.35
8.32
170.26
18.72
33.96
23.02
17.54
25.56
14.09
1.43
14.31
14.03
7.60
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
357.07
254.42
7.85
285.59
321.86
419.55
444.42
419.39
Meats
220.41
154.43
7.85
175.77
199.91
258.27
270.70
262.72
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Table 21
Urban householder's age, 2004 (continued)
Age of householder
Item
All urban
Under 25
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
Over 64
Other
Student
105.60
37.51
4.55
4.06
9.52
6.52
13.27
22.08
8.08
79.11
29.85
2.49
2.03
7.28
4.80
10.54
16.68
5.45
4.31
4.31
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
85.67
31.95
3.16
3.00
6.87
5.27
10.82
17.84
6.75
97.19
34.69
3.65
3.66
7.35
7.02
13.03
20.32
7.47
126.36
44.33
5.75
4.73
12.02
7.56
15.46
26.96
9.57
123.31
43.24
5.93
4.75
10.82
7.34
14.05
28.11
9.07
119.36
40.16
6.51
5.98
14.42
5.84
14.91
21.98
9.55
Pork
Bacon
Pork chops
Ham (excluding canned)
Other pork
Pork sausage
Canned ham
70.72
11.77
14.21
15.43
17.89
10.97
0.44
46.77
8.00
12.36
9.38
11.25
5.33
0.45
3.02
0.53
0.00
0.00
0.00
2.49
0.00
55.29
9.36
10.80
11.28
15.16
8.44
0.24
63.37
10.14
12.76
13.85
15.79
10.61
0.22
79.42
12.72
18.39
15.87
19.36
12.53
0.54
95.28
15.44
17.71
23.60
22.96
15.10
0.48
87.12
16.32
13.72
20.53
23.32
12.19
1.04
Other meats
Frankfurters
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami
Other lunch meats
Lamb and miscellaneous meats
44.10
8.97
8.37
21.39
5.37
28.54
6.17
5.55
13.38
3.44
0.52
0.00
0.00
0.52
0.00
34.82
7.98
7.14
15.86
3.84
39.34
8.53
7.70
19.48
3.63
52.49
9.92
9.83
27.23
5.50
52.11
10.62
9.66
24.46
7.37
56.24
9.94
9.66
26.00
10.64
Poultry
Chicken
Fresh and frozen whole chicken
Fresh and frozen chicken parts
Other poultry
65.00
51.19
15.38
35.81
13.81
54.25
47.49
14.00
33.49
6.76
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
55.25
42.34
12.95
29.40
12.91
58.68
46.44
12.47
33.97
12.24
76.45
61.03
18.27
42.76
15.42
81.70
63.81
21.25
42.56
17.89
66.21
50.36
16.39
33.98
15.85
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood
Fresh fish and shellfish
Frozen fish and shellfish
54.86
6.38
32.70
15.78
31.59
5.26
17.54
8.79
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
40.81
3.53
24.56
12.71
49.42
5.15
29.57
14.69
67.07
7.42
41.10
18.56
69.58
9.23
42.43
17.92
67.37
9.93
37.38
20.05
Eggs
16.81
14.15
0.00
13.76
13.86
17.76
22.43
23.10
Dairy
151.01
Fresh milk, all types
51.42
Fresh cream
6.23
Butter
8.87
Cheese
46.85
Ice cream and related
24.91
Other (including powdered milk and yogurt) 12.73
107.00
42.00
3.77
4.46
32.14
14.97
9.66
28.71
7.20
0.00
0.90
9.65
7.16
3.80
120.01
44.52
4.93
5.62
34.55
19.42
10.96
138.08
49.36
5.71
7.35
42.51
21.61
11.54
167.38
53.92
6.52
11.14
55.51
26.84
13.46
186.40
57.22
8.40
12.63
60.66
32.00
15.49
192.58
62.96
8.26
12.38
56.53
36.33
16.13
Beef
Ground beef (excluding canned)
Chuck roast
Round roast
Other roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other steak
Other beef (excluding canned)
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Table 21
Urban householder's age, 2004 (continued)
Age of householder
Item
All urban
Under 25
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
Over 64
Other
Student
232.59
148.90
78.51
188.95
197.36
260.29
298.66
316.04
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Other fresh fruits
Other citrus fruits (excluding oranges)
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Other fresh vegetables
78.03
13.31
12.43
8.11
37.65
6.52
76.32
11.38
9.46
14.96
40.53
46.78
9.02
8.52
4.81
20.70
3.73
45.23
6.78
6.08
10.67
21.69
44.56
2.50
1.53
1.39
31.00
8.13
7.23
1.40
1.20
3.14
1.48
61.50
10.77
10.78
7.29
27.76
4.90
61.27
9.40
7.41
13.18
31.27
64.74
12.70
9.76
6.78
30.26
5.25
64.05
10.11
8.14
12.31
33.49
88.81
14.87
13.91
9.32
43.18
7.52
85.89
12.13
10.98
15.85
46.93
102.93
16.97
14.95
9.13
52.73
9.15
102.28
13.72
12.94
19.29
56.33
108.37
15.00
18.30
11.10
54.84
9.13
103.81
16.33
11.66
20.47
55.35
Processed fruits
Frozen orange juice
Frozen fruits
Frozen fruit juices
Fresh fruit juice
Canned and bottled fruit juice
Canned fruits
Dried fruits
45.32
1.60
1.55
0.86
9.45
22.77
6.49
2.58
33.26
1.18
0.43
0.76
5.99
20.43
3.72
0.76
21.79
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.38
18.99
0.00
1.43
38.97
1.31
0.85
0.71
8.53
21.22
4.47
1.87
39.41
1.37
1.11
0.96
7.99
19.88
5.73
2.37
48.70
1.56
1.93
0.86
10.17
24.64
7.20
2.34
53.78
1.74
2.65
0.95
13.20
23.77
7.66
3.81
61.34
2.78
2.53
0.88
11.30
28.82
10.62
4.40
Processed vegetables
Frozen vegetables
Canned beans
Canned corn
Canned miscellaneous vegetables
Other processed vegetables
Other peas
Other beans
Other miscellaneous vegetables
Frozen vegetable juice
Fresh and canned vegetable juice
32.92
11.58
4.61
2.56
6.66
0.10
0.24
1.03
2.46
0.05
3.64
23.62
6.64
3.88
2.77
3.63
0.06
0.15
0.95
3.15
0.00
2.41
4.93
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.21
0.00
0.00
0.00
4.14
0.00
0.58
27.22
8.85
4.01
2.69
5.57
0.06
0.21
1.12
2.20
0.04
2.47
29.15
10.98
4.16
2.22
5.27
0.17
0.21
0.89
1.90
0.03
3.33
36.89
14.07
4.81
2.79
7.05
0.04
0.24
1.05
2.66
0.08
4.10
39.69
13.42
5.36
2.76
9.35
0.15
0.30
1.18
2.81
0.05
4.30
42.52
13.93
5.97
2.52
9.98
0.07
0.33
1.05
3.12
0.07
5.48
Sugar and sweets
Candy and chewing gum
Sugar
Artificial sweeteners
Other sweets
51.97
34.53
6.12
2.62
8.70
27.37
17.34
4.58
0.59
4.85
29.08
26.95
0.00
0.00
2.13
40.02
26.75
5.37
1.28
6.62
45.24
30.51
5.32
1.68
7.72
62.09
42.37
6.95
2.99
9.78
67.49
45.02
6.61
4.03
11.82
66.79
41.24
8.11
5.95
11.49
Fruits and vegetables
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Urban householder's age, 2004 (continued)
Age of householder
Item
All urban
Under 25
Other
Student
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
Over 64
Fats and oils
Margarine
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings
Salad dressings
Nondairy creamer
Peanut butter
35.60
3.79
11.69
11.03
4.24
4.85
23.24
2.06
9.07
8.24
1.62
2.26
3.21
0.00
0.00
3.21
0.00
0.00
27.48
2.27
9.25
9.31
2.82
3.83
30.13
2.84
10.23
9.04
3.68
4.33
42.55
4.43
13.70
13.23
5.27
5.92
47.40
5.11
15.64
14.24
6.30
6.11
44.66
6.95
13.25
12.98
5.47
6.02
Beverages
Cola drinks
Other carbonated drinks
Roasted coffee
Instant coffee
Noncarbonated fruit-flavored drinks
Tea
Other noncarbonated beverages
Nonalcoholic beer
116.23
36.47
18.89
9.92
5.82
8.04
7.39
29.25
0.45
87.57
27.32
16.83
3.21
2.35
8.85
7.06
21.94
0.00
89.30
16.05
13.34
9.01
7.21
6.07
6.10
31.53
0.00
98.79
30.48
15.13
6.41
3.60
8.13
5.30
29.39
0.34
103.48
31.71
17.10
7.27
4.43
8.69
6.10
28.12
0.04
136.51
42.82
22.34
12.29
7.59
8.11
8.93
33.45
0.98
145.82
50.16
24.17
15.56
8.24
7.84
10.30
29.03
0.51
124.84
37.91
19.27
15.42
8.81
6.15
8.44
28.02
0.82
Miscellaneous prepared foods
Soups
Frozen meals
Other frozen prepared food
Potato chips and other snacks
Nuts
Salt, seasonings, and spices
Olives, pickles, and relishes
Sauces and gravies
Other condiments
Prepared salads
Prepared desserts
Baby food
Other miscellaneous prepared foods
Vitamin supplements
214.81
14.77
13.24
30.61
34.85
12.79
9.19
4.40
16.88
8.09
10.58
4.42
12.21
42.32
0.47
166.42
9.76
11.42
22.87
23.08
5.48
6.33
2.07
12.36
3.78
5.82
2.80
21.78
38.87
0.00
116.74
7.55
2.25
0.51
31.09
11.79
0.00
0.00
3.13
4.54
9.32
0.00
0.00
46.57
0.00
192.21
11.02
10.95
28.96
31.79
6.97
8.22
2.82
14.60
5.96
6.76
3.48
23.09
37.49
0.11
200.08
10.95
10.30
30.34
36.34
9.68
8.02
3.70
17.56
7.44
8.12
3.83
14.23
39.12
0.45
236.88
17.41
14.40
35.36
39.01
15.36
10.57
5.52
18.70
9.51
12.62
4.54
5.17
48.44
0.28
241.75
20.31
14.93
27.69
38.72
19.54
10.56
6.11
19.73
10.78
15.91
5.56
4.41
45.58
1.93
246.54
22.21
21.08
32.88
31.41
21.99
11.29
6.23
15.69
10.18
16.04
6.85
5.12
45.28
0.30
Food away from home
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks and nonalcoholic beverages
Breakfast and brunch
Board
Catered
860.33
296.16
334.26
122.00
86.71
5.54
15.66
859.57
314.92
294.03
144.01
84.05
13.60
8.97
969.84
323.73
313.89
207.80
92.35
32.06
0.00
812.36
300.03
296.02
127.93
84.87
0.00
3.51
732.80
269.95
280.76
112.67
67.51
0.09
1.80
975.23
315.59
384.33
134.69
93.14
7.42
40.07
1,071.68
331.91
461.34
141.28
114.39
21.37
1.39
826.47
272.18
330.81
81.15
96.80
4.19
41.35
Alcoholic beverages
179.76
251.77
210.90
176.20
161.61
182.26
219.92
149.07
Notes: Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Expenditures less than 0.005 are denoted as 0.00.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data from the 2004 Consumer Expenditure Survey.
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Urban number of earners, 2004
Number of earners
Item
All urban
None
Household characteristics:
Households (thousands)
Sample diaries (number)
Age of householder (years)
Income before taxes (dollars)
Income after taxes (percent)
Wage and salary income (percent)
Amount spent on food (percent)
Members per household (number)
Children under age 18 (number)
Adults over age 64 (number)
Vehicles per household (number)
Earners per household (number)
Homeownership (percent)
99,181
13,162
47.8
57,406
96
79
10
2.48
0.64
0.29
1.7
1.3
66
19,484
2,506
67.3
23,083
98
0
16
1.52
0.10
0.96
1.0
0.0
69
One
38,681
5,142
43.7
45,310
96
79
10
2.09
0.62
0.18
1.3
1.0
56
Two
Three
Four or
more
33,103
4,469
41.8
81,516
95
88
8
3.04
0.88
0.08
2.1
2.0
74
6,035
805
45.2
86,941
96
89
10
4.09
1.07
0.09
2.8
3.0
78
1,878
240
43.9
103,202
98
89
10
5.30
1.08
0.10
3.5
4.2
79
Dollars
Average annual per person expenditure:
Food, total (excluding alcoholic beverages)
Food at home
2,206.95
1,346.61
2,357.80
1,618.84
2,232.09
1,337.13
2,219.07
1,305.92
2,019.00
1,273.46
1,897.12
1,205.31
Cereal and bakery products
187.33
230.39
189.60
176.13
183.04
164.46
Cereal and cereal products
Flour
Prepared flour mixes
Cereal
Rice
Pasta (dry) and cornmeal
62.33
2.92
5.51
34.89
8.01
11.01
77.98
4.65
7.64
45.32
8.59
11.79
61.43
2.70
4.51
35.12
8.38
10.73
57.84
2.56
5.57
32.65
6.91
10.15
68.43
3.19
6.24
34.48
9.86
14.66
53.24
2.63
4.75
25.53
9.83
10.49
Bakery products
White bread
Other bread
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins
Cakes and cupcakes
Cookies
Crackers
Bread and cracker products
Doughnuts and sweetrolls
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products
Fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers
125.00
13.91
21.63
17.18
16.00
19.00
9.99
1.27
9.63
10.62
5.77
152.41
15.76
28.78
19.67
16.32
23.49
12.33
1.19
13.18
12.91
8.78
128.17
15.48
22.53
16.33
17.43
19.78
10.28
1.27
8.75
10.47
5.84
118.29
12.48
20.24
17.58
14.53
18.04
9.62
1.36
9.59
9.88
4.97
114.62
12.82
17.76
16.08
14.82
16.86
8.87
0.93
8.90
11.94
5.65
111.21
12.82
16.63
15.39
21.27
14.43
7.15
1.38
8.26
9.29
4.59
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
357.07
433.60
346.99
342.69
352.42
367.85
Meats
220.41
268.21
213.64
209.46
225.39
231.20
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Urban number of earners, 2004 (continued)
Number of earners
Item
All urban
None
Beef
Ground beef (excluding canned)
Chuck roast
Round roast
Other roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other steak
Other beef (excluding canned)
One
Two
Three
Four or
more
105.60
37.51
4.55
4.06
9.52
6.52
13.27
22.08
8.08
125.97
42.23
7.19
5.93
12.90
6.55
16.29
25.09
9.81
102.02
36.48
4.62
3.70
9.06
5.82
12.84
21.41
8.08
100.47
36.27
3.93
3.88
9.14
6.39
12.59
20.73
7.53
112.37
39.60
3.55
3.99
9.67
8.87
14.69
24.46
7.54
108.91
39.15
4.79
3.52
6.52
7.59
11.14
26.34
9.86
Pork
Bacon
Pork chops
Ham (excluding canned)
Other pork
Pork sausage
Canned ham
70.72
11.77
14.21
15.43
17.89
10.97
0.44
92.76
16.96
16.85
21.28
24.26
12.57
0.83
69.46
11.94
13.42
14.63
18.20
10.78
0.49
65.21
10.79
13.63
14.56
15.20
10.73
0.30
69.45
10.03
15.89
15.97
17.44
9.73
0.39
74.11
9.25
14.49
12.00
24.78
13.20
0.40
Other meats
Frankfurters
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami
Other lunch meats
Lamb and miscellaneous meats
44.10
8.97
8.37
21.39
5.37
49.48
10.88
9.78
23.21
5.62
42.16
8.72
7.83
19.62
5.99
43.78
8.38
8.43
21.76
5.22
43.57
9.25
8.09
22.61
3.62
48.17
10.66
8.56
23.54
5.41
Poultry
Chicken
Fresh and frozen whole chicken
Fresh and frozen chicken parts
Other poultry
65.00
51.19
15.38
35.81
13.81
69.40
55.21
18.64
36.57
14.19
62.73
50.40
15.57
34.84
12.33
65.11
50.31
14.04
36.26
14.81
62.86
50.12
14.62
35.51
12.74
74.46
57.25
19.66
37.59
17.21
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood
Fresh fish and shellfish
Frozen fish and shellfish
54.86
6.38
32.70
15.78
71.62
9.24
40.57
21.81
53.81
6.42
31.15
16.23
52.63
5.78
31.84
15.00
50.38
5.54
32.97
11.87
47.07
5.61
29.86
11.61
Eggs
16.81
24.36
16.82
15.48
13.79
15.11
151.01
51.42
6.23
8.87
46.85
24.91
12.73
182.79
64.87
7.63
12.04
50.82
33.85
13.57
149.13
52.25
5.78
7.67
45.23
24.31
13.90
147.91
48.68
6.20
8.42
47.91
24.05
12.64
144.06
48.05
6.29
12.49
46.97
20.43
9.84
120.07
40.73
5.76
4.77
37.09
22.81
8.91
Dairy
Fresh milk, all types
Fresh cream
Butter
Cheese
Ice cream and related
Other (including powdered milk and yogurt)
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Urban number of earners, 2004 (continued)
Number of earners
Item
All urban
None
Fruits and vegetables
One
Two
Three
Four or
more
232.59
302.40
233.10
219.19
210.38
211.05
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Other fresh fruits
Other citrus fruits (excluding oranges)
78.03
13.31
12.43
8.11
37.65
6.52
100.36
15.08
17.77
10.45
48.76
8.31
80.57
13.06
12.95
8.36
39.54
6.67
71.92
13.14
10.90
7.63
34.18
6.08
70.47
12.04
10.92
6.83
34.94
5.74
71.34
15.09
11.70
7.08
31.01
6.46
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Other fresh vegetables
76.32
11.38
9.46
14.96
40.53
98.80
16.95
10.85
19.23
51.77
73.32
10.46
9.39
14.84
38.63
74.21
10.90
9.40
13.98
39.94
68.26
9.17
8.16
14.27
36.66
75.05
12.54
9.77
14.76
37.98
Processed fruits
Frozen orange juice
Frozen fruits
Frozen fruit juices
Fresh fruit juice
Canned and bottled fruit juice
Canned fruits
Dried fruits
45.32
1.60
1.55
0.86
9.45
22.77
6.49
2.58
59.85
2.85
2.36
1.14
11.66
27.99
9.94
3.90
46.68
1.55
1.32
0.76
9.88
24.39
6.40
2.39
42.59
1.24
1.72
0.93
8.80
21.28
6.04
2.58
39.13
1.78
1.15
0.62
8.96
19.53
5.34
1.75
33.85
1.56
0.22
0.78
7.21
17.28
4.44
2.35
Processed vegetables
Frozen vegetables
Canned beans
Canned corn
Canned miscellaneous vegetables
Other processed vegetables
Other peas
Other beans
Other miscellaneous vegetables
Frozen vegetable juice
Fresh and canned vegetable juice
32.92
11.58
4.61
2.56
6.66
0.10
0.24
1.03
2.46
0.05
3.64
43.39
12.94
6.95
3.23
10.52
0.25
0.26
1.02
2.94
0.11
5.15
32.53
11.95
4.20
2.54
6.25
0.14
0.25
1.19
2.37
0.04
3.60
30.47
10.52
4.36
2.19
6.13
0.05
0.25
0.88
2.46
0.04
3.60
32.52
13.08
4.55
2.95
5.90
0.00
0.14
1.18
2.30
0.05
2.38
30.81
11.52
3.62
3.57
5.83
0.00
0.18
0.76
2.21
0.06
3.05
Sugar and sweets
Candy and chewing gum
Sugar
Artificial sweeteners
Other sweets
51.97
34.53
6.12
2.62
8.70
64.96
38.19
9.17
5.65
11.96
49.74
33.48
5.70
2.33
8.23
50.62
34.05
5.58
2.26
8.73
50.05
34.51
6.34
2.07
7.13
49.81
36.96
5.35
0.94
6.55
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Urban number of earners, 2004 (continued)
Number of earners
Item
All urban
None
One
Two
Three
Four or
more
Fats and oils
Margarine
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings
Salad dressings
Nondairy creamer
Peanut butter
35.60
3.79
11.69
11.03
4.24
4.85
47.09
6.49
15.36
13.04
5.54
6.66
34.34
3.66
11.52
10.48
3.79
4.88
33.65
3.19
10.67
11.18
4.22
4.40
34.69
3.22
12.18
9.72
4.87
4.70
33.57
4.32
11.15
11.21
2.70
4.19
Beverages
Cola drinks
Other carbonated drinks
Roasted coffee
Instant coffee
Noncarbonated fruit-flavored drinks
Tea
Other noncarbonated beverages
Nonalcoholic beer
116.23
36.47
18.89
9.92
5.82
8.04
7.39
29.25
0.45
124.34
37.54
20.13
15.41
8.52
7.23
7.28
27.39
0.84
118.84
37.79
18.91
9.88
5.49
8.93
7.35
30.29
0.19
116.00
35.72
18.93
9.43
5.62
7.67
7.60
30.32
0.70
109.39
35.60
18.53
7.88
5.61
8.27
7.55
25.91
0.04
90.18
32.17
15.63
3.93
2.94
6.36
5.35
23.81
0.00
Miscellaneous prepared foods
Soups
Frozen meals
Other frozen prepared food
Potato chips and other snacks
Nuts
Salt, seasonings, and spices
Olives, pickles, and relishes
Sauces and gravies
Other condiments
Prepared salads
Prepared desserts
Baby food
Other miscellaneous prepared foods
Vitamin supplements
214.81
14.77
13.24
30.61
34.85
12.79
9.19
4.40
16.88
8.09
10.58
4.42
12.21
42.32
0.47
233.27
23.75
22.69
31.44
30.77
18.43
9.64
5.77
15.96
9.69
14.77
6.85
2.81
40.65
0.04
215.38
14.24
13.90
30.46
34.98
12.06
9.30
4.12
17.15
7.36
9.84
3.83
13.11
44.58
0.45
219.73
13.31
11.80
30.99
36.74
12.42
9.40
4.12
17.51
8.39
10.56
4.32
16.03
43.36
0.77
189.42
12.29
7.72
31.69
33.81
11.01
7.86
5.51
14.54
8.17
8.24
4.26
7.73
36.60
0.00
168.32
13.24
7.97
22.82
29.35
10.14
8.13
2.72
16.76
6.02
10.08
3.36
5.27
32.48
0.00
Food away from home
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks and nonalcoholic beverages
Breakfast and brunch
Board
Catered
860.33
296.16
334.26
122.00
86.71
5.54
15.66
738.96
242.35
284.78
86.21
82.79
4.34
38.49
894.96
310.88
348.66
129.57
91.44
7.78
6.65
913.15
310.45
357.27
129.98
87.91
5.98
21.56
745.54
274.69
269.01
114.55
87.27
0.00
0.02
691.81
245.88
294.27
105.14
46.36
0.17
0.00
Alcoholic beverages
179.76
151.60
194.31
193.28
121.06
154.52
Notes: Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Expenditures less than 0.005 are denoted as 0.00.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data from the 2004 Consumer Expenditure Survey.
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Urban vs. rural 2004: Average annual per person food expenditures of all households
Item
Household characteristics:
Households (thousands)
Sample diaries (number)
Age of householder (years)
Income before taxes (dollars)
Income after taxes (percent)
Wage and salary income (percent)
Amount spent on food (percent)
Members per household (number)
Children under age 18 (number)
Adults over age 64 (number)
Vehicles per household (number)
Earners per household (number)
Homeownership (percent)
All
Urban
Rural
113,290
14,549
48.1
56,110
96
78
10
2.49
0.64
0.30
1.7
1.3
68
99,181
13,162
47.8
57,406
96
79
10
2.48
0.64
0.29
1.7
1.3
66
14,108
1,387
50.4
47,094
97
71
10
2.56
0.65
0.35
2.1
1.3
77
Dollars
Average annual per person expenditure:
Food, total (excluding alcoholic beverages)
Food at home
2,169.69
1,331.95
2,206.95
1,346.61
1,916.36
1,232.25
Cereal and bakery products
185.56
187.33
173.54
Cereal and cereal products
Flour
Prepared flour mixes
Cereal
Rice
Pasta (dry) and cornmeal
61.87
3.36
5.56
34.79
7.44
10.72
62.33
2.92
5.51
34.89
8.01
11.01
58.76
6.36
5.92
34.14
3.56
8.78
Bakery products
White bread
Other bread
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins
Cakes and cupcakes
Cookies
Crackers
Bread and cracker products
Doughnuts and sweetrolls
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products
Fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers
123.69
14.12
21.17
16.95
15.83
18.71
9.89
1.31
9.53
10.59
5.60
125.00
13.91
21.63
17.18
16.00
19.00
9.99
1.27
9.63
10.62
5.77
114.77
15.50
18.03
15.33
14.70
16.70
9.21
1.56
8.86
10.38
4.49
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
354.77
357.07
339.12
Meats
223.72
220.41
246.25
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Item
All
Urban
Rural
107.05
39.05
4.75
4.14
9.45
6.67
13.05
22.20
7.74
105.60
37.51
4.55
4.06
9.52
6.52
13.27
22.08
8.08
116.92
49.53
6.12
4.65
8.97
7.68
11.55
22.98
5.44
Pork
Bacon
Pork chops
Ham (excluding canned)
Other pork
Pork sausage
Canned ham
73.08
12.56
15.17
15.69
18.06
11.19
0.40
70.72
11.77
14.21
15.43
17.89
10.97
0.44
89.13
17.94
21.69
17.47
19.22
12.69
0.13
Other meats
Frankfurters
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami
Other lunch meats
Lamb and miscellaneous meats
43.60
9.07
8.52
20.91
5.09
44.10
8.97
8.37
21.39
5.37
40.20
9.75
9.57
17.64
3.24
Poultry
Chicken
Fresh and frozen whole chicken
Fresh and frozen chicken parts
Other poultry
62.89
49.51
14.78
34.73
13.38
65.00
51.19
15.38
35.81
13.81
48.56
38.06
10.67
27.39
10.50
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood
Fresh fish and shellfish
Frozen fish and shellfish
51.27
6.08
30.07
15.12
54.86
6.38
32.70
15.78
26.90
4.05
12.18
10.67
Eggs
16.89
16.81
17.41
149.52
51.92
6.22
8.80
45.92
24.37
12.29
151.01
51.42
6.23
8.87
46.85
24.91
12.73
139.42
55.33
6.19
8.32
39.63
20.71
9.24
Beef
Ground beef (excluding canned)
Chuck roast
Round roast
Other roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other steak
Other beef (excluding canned)
Dairy
Fresh milk, all types
Fresh cream
Butter
Cheese
Ice cream and related
Other (including powdered milk and yogurt)
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Item
All
Urban
Rural
226.10
232.59
181.95
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Other fresh fruits
Other citrus fruits (excluding oranges)
75.39
13.03
12.15
7.81
36.16
6.24
78.03
13.31
12.43
8.11
37.65
6.52
57.49
11.10
10.25
5.79
26.06
4.30
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Other fresh vegetables
73.79
11.33
9.23
14.44
38.79
76.32
11.38
9.46
14.96
40.53
56.55
11.00
7.63
10.91
27.01
Processed fruits
Frozen orange juice
Frozen fruits
Frozen fruit juices
Fresh fruit juice
Canned and bottled fruit juice
Canned fruits
Dried fruits
44.02
1.66
1.43
0.92
8.89
22.02
6.51
2.59
45.32
1.60
1.55
0.86
9.45
22.77
6.49
2.58
35.20
2.08
0.64
1.28
5.09
16.86
6.64
2.60
Processed vegetables
Frozen vegetables
Canned beans
Canned corn
Canned miscellaneous vegetables
Other processed vegetables
Other peas
Other beans
Other miscellaneous vegetables
Frozen vegetable juice
Fresh and canned vegetable juice
32.90
11.48
4.60
2.57
6.74
0.12
0.24
1.00
2.51
0.06
3.57
32.92
11.58
4.61
2.56
6.66
0.10
0.24
1.03
2.46
0.05
3.64
32.70
10.83
4.56
2.60
7.26
0.30
0.26
0.82
2.85
0.14
3.08
Sugar and sweets
Candy and chewing gum
Sugar
Artificial sweeteners
Other sweets
51.70
33.55
6.48
2.80
8.87
51.97
34.53
6.12
2.62
8.70
49.83
26.94
8.89
4.02
9.98
Fruits and vegetables
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Item
All
Urban
Rural
Fats and oils
Margarine
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings
Salad dressings
Nondairy creamer
Peanut butter
35.88
3.84
11.56
11.09
4.33
5.05
35.60
3.79
11.69
11.03
4.24
4.85
37.77
4.16
10.71
11.52
4.97
6.41
Beverages
Cola drinks
Other carbonated drinks
Roasted coffee
Instant coffee
Noncarbonated fruit-flavored drinks
Tea
Other noncarbonated beverages
Nonalcoholic beer
116.86
37.94
19.44
9.83
5.85
7.97
7.15
28.27
0.40
116.23
36.47
18.89
9.92
5.82
8.04
7.39
29.25
0.45
121.15
47.97
23.18
9.18
6.11
7.50
5.53
21.63
0.05
Miscellaneous prepared foods
Soups
Frozen meals
Other frozen prepared food
Potato chips and other snacks
Nuts
Salt, seasonings, and spices
Olives, pickles, and relishes
Sauces and gravies
Other condiments
Prepared salads
Prepared desserts
Baby food
Other miscellaneous prepared foods
Vitamin supplements
211.56
14.53
12.66
31.23
34.61
12.61
8.91
4.25
16.44
8.06
10.17
4.34
11.81
41.51
0.41
214.81
14.77
13.24
30.61
34.85
12.79
9.19
4.40
16.88
8.09
10.58
4.42
12.21
42.32
0.47
189.46
12.95
8.73
35.42
33.02
11.34
7.03
3.22
13.52
7.87
7.44
3.77
9.14
36.01
0.00
Food away from home
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks and nonalcoholic beverages
Breakfast and brunch
Board
Catered
837.74
293.26
320.11
120.46
85.42
4.83
13.67
860.33
296.16
334.26
122.00
86.71
5.54
15.66
684.11
273.57
223.83
109.95
76.64
0.01
0.11
Alcoholic beverages
169.73
179.76
101.58
Notes: Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Expenditures less than 0.005 are denoted as 0.00.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data from the 2004 Consumer Expenditure Survey.
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Sampling variability, 2003-04: Coefficients of variation for average annual per person food expenditures
of urban households
Item
2003
2004
Percent
Food, total (excluding alcoholic beverages)
Food at home
1
2
2
1
Cereal and bakery products
2
2
Cereal and cereal products
Flour
Prepared flour mixes
Cerea
Rice
Pasta (dry) and cornmeal
2
6
4
2
5
3
2
13
4
2
11
4
Bakery products
White bread
Other bread
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins
Cakes and cupcakes
Cookies
Crackers
Bread and cracker products
Doughnuts and sweetrolls
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products
Fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
7
4
3
4
2
3
3
3
5
2
3
7
4
3
6
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
2
2
Meats
3
2
Beef
Ground beef (excluding canned)
Chuck roast
Round roast
Other roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other steak
Other beef (excluding canned)
5
3
8
9
7
13
10
4
11
2
3
6
8
6
4
6
3
5
Pork
Bacon
Pork chops
Ham (excluding canned)
Other pork
Pork sausage
Canned ham
3
4
3
5
5
3
17
2
4
4
4
4
3
15
Other meats
Frankfurters
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami
Other lunch meats
Lamb and miscellaneous meats
2
3
3
3
10
2
3
3
3
15
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Sampling variability, 2003-04: Coefficients of variation for average annual per person food expenditures
of urban households (continued)
Item
2003
2004
Poultry
Fresh whole chicken
Fresh and frozen chicken parts
Other poultry
2
3
2
5
2
5
2
4
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood
Fresh fish and shellfish
Frozen fish and shellfish
3
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
Eggs
2
2
Dairy
Fresh milk, all types
Fresh cream
Butter
Cheese
Ice cream and related
Other (including powdered milk and yogurt)
2
2
4
4
2
3
4
2
2
3
6
2
3
3
Fruits and vegetables
2
1
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Other fresh fruits
Other citrus fruits (excluding oranges)
2
2
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Other fresh vegetables
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
Processed fruits
Frozen orange juice
Frozen fruits
Frozen fruit juices
Fresh fruit juice
Canned and bottled fruit juice
Canned fruits
Dried fruits
2
6
11
8
4
2
4
5
2
7
11
9
3
2
4
5
Processed vegetables
Frozen vegetables
Canned beans
Canned corn
Canned miscellaneous vegetables
Other processed vegetables
Other peas
Other beans
Other miscellaneous vegetables
2
3
3
4
3
25
21
9
6
2
3
5
4
3
35
9
9
5
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of urban households (continued)
Item
2003
Frozen vegetable juice
Fresh and canned vegetable juice
2004
26
6
22
5
Sugar and sweets
Candy and chewing gum
Sugar
Artificial sweeteners
Other sweets
3
3
3
7
3
2
3
4
6
4
Fats and oils
Margarine
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings
Salad dressings
Nondairy creamer
Peanut butter
2
3
3
3
4
5
2
3
4
2
4
4
Beverages
Cola drinks
Other carbonated drinks
Roasted coffee
Instant coffee
Noncarbonated fruit-flavored drinks
Tea
Other noncarbonated beverages
Nonalcoholic beer
1
2
3
3
5
4
5
3
36
2
2
3
4
6
3
4
3
39
Miscellaneous prepared foods
Soups
Frozen meals
Other frozen prepared food
Potato chips and other snacks
Nuts
Salt, seasonings, and spices
Olives, pickles, and relishes
Sauces and gravies
Other condiments
Prepared salads
Prepared dessertsd
Baby food
Other miscellaneous prepared foods
Vitamin supplements
2
3
5
3
2
4
3
5
2
4
4
5
8
3
57
2
3
4
3
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
7
2
50
Food away from home
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks and nonalcoholic beverages
Breakfast and brunch
Board (including school meals)1
Catered meals1
2
1
2
3
2
40
54
3
2
3
2
3
40
61
3
4
Alcoholic beverages
1Board
and catered meals are selected from BLS’s Interview Survey.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data from the 2004 Consumer Expenditure Survey.
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