Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Size of Consumer Unit: Two People in Consumer Unit

Title Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Size of Consumer Unit: Two People in Consumer Unit
Series ID CXUCONSUNITLB0504M
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 2023-01-01
Last Updated 2024-09-25 11:53 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
1984-01-01 27066
1985-01-01 27816
1986-01-01 27799
1987-01-01 28083
1988-01-01 28750
1989-01-01 29371
1990-01-01 29508
1991-01-01 30219
1992-01-01 30496
1993-01-01 30876
1994-01-01 32012
1995-01-01 31884
1996-01-01 32444
1997-01-01 32491
1998-01-01 33234
1999-01-01 33798
2000-01-01 33312
2001-01-01 34151
2002-01-01 34849
2003-01-01 36830
2004-01-01 37542
2005-01-01 37489
2006-01-01 37650
2007-01-01 38260
2008-01-01 39629
2009-01-01 39531
2010-01-01 38658
2011-01-01 38445
2012-01-01 39676
2013-01-01 40073
2014-01-01 41647
2015-01-01 42943
2016-01-01 42848
2017-01-01 44463
2018-01-01 44633
2019-01-01 43558
2020-01-01 43169
2021-01-01 44106
2022-01-01 43906
2023-01-01 44490

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