Table Data - Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Quintiles of Income Before Taxes: Total Complete Income Reporters

Title	Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Quintiles of Income Before Taxes: Total Complete Income Reporters
Series ID	CXUCONSUNITLB01A1M
Source	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release	Consumer Expenditure Surveys
Seasonal Adjustment	Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency	Annual
Units	Thousands
Date Range	1984-01-01 to 2003-01-01
Last Updated	2021-01-15 10:51 AM CST
Notes	For each time period represented in the tables, complete income reporters are ranked in ascending order, according to the level of total before-tax income reported by the consumer unit. The ranking is then divided into five equal groups. Incomplete income reporters are not ranked and are shown separately. 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. For more details about the data or the survey, visit the FAQs.