Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Consumer Unit Characteristics: Percent Men Reference Persons by Size of Consumer Unit: Five or More People in Consumer Unit

Title Consumer Unit Characteristics: Percent Men Reference Persons by Size of Consumer Unit: Five or More People in Consumer Unit
Series ID CXU980210LB0507M
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Consumer Expenditure Surveys
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Annual
Units Percent
Date Range 1988-01-01 to 2023-01-01
Last Updated 2024-09-25 11:54 AM CDT
Notes Size refers to the number of persons whose usual place of residence at the time of the interview is in the sample unit.

A consumer unit comprises either: (1) all members of a particular household who are related by blood, marriage, adoption, or other legal arrangements; (2) a person living alone or sharing a household with others or living as a roomer in a private home or lodging house or in permanent living quarters in a hotel or motel, but who is financially independent; or (3) two or more persons living together who use their income to make joint expenditure decisions. Financial independence is determined by the three major expense categories: Housing, food, and other living expenses. To be considered financially independent, at least two of the three major expense categories have to be provided entirely, or in part, by the respondent.

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DATE VALUE
1988-01-01 74
1989-01-01 77
1990-01-01 75
1991-01-01 75
1992-01-01 73
1993-01-01 74
1994-01-01 73
1995-01-01 72
1996-01-01 69
1997-01-01 67
1998-01-01 64
1999-01-01 58
2000-01-01 55
2001-01-01 55
2002-01-01 51
2003-01-01 51
2004-01-01 44
2005-01-01 45
2006-01-01 45
2007-01-01 44
2008-01-01 42
2009-01-01 44
2010-01-01 44
2011-01-01 46
2012-01-01 42
2013-01-01 41
2014-01-01 44
2015-01-01 40
2016-01-01 40
2017-01-01 42
2018-01-01 44
2019-01-01 44
2020-01-01 45
2021-01-01 44
2022-01-01 46
2023-01-01 41

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