Federal Reserve Economic Data

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

Title Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Size of Consumer Unit: Three People in Consumer Unit
Series ID CXUCONSUNITLB0505M
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 14843
1985-01-01 14746
1986-01-01 15538
1987-01-01 15660
1988-01-01 15612
1989-01-01 16175
1990-01-01 15999
1991-01-01 16233
1992-01-01 16024
1993-01-01 16049
1994-01-01 15863
1995-01-01 16610
1996-01-01 16101
1997-01-01 16558
1998-01-01 17353
1999-01-01 17200
2000-01-01 16840
2001-01-01 16523
2002-01-01 17308
2003-01-01 17701
2004-01-01 17806
2005-01-01 18451
2006-01-01 18445
2007-01-01 18175
2008-01-01 17982
2009-01-01 17990
2010-01-01 17906
2011-01-01 18886
2012-01-01 18980
2013-01-01 19390
2014-01-01 18777
2015-01-01 19562
2016-01-01 19122
2017-01-01 19202
2018-01-01 18886
2019-01-01 19224
2020-01-01 19028
2021-01-01 19236
2022-01-01 19141
2023-01-01 19612

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