Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Education: Total, Less Than College Graduate

Title Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Education: Total, Less Than College Graduate
Series ID CXUCONSUNITLB1302M
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Consumer Expenditure Surveys
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Annual
Units Thousands
Date Range 1996-01-01 to 2012-01-01
Last Updated 2021-01-15 10:52 AM CST
Notes Education refers to the reference person's education level, where the reference person is the first member mentioned by the respondent when asked to "Start with the name of the person or one of the persons who owns or rents the home." It is with respect to this person that the relationship of the other consumer unit members is determined.

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
1996-01-01 79437
1997-01-01 79713
1998-01-01 80042
1999-01-01 80529
2000-01-01 81307
2001-01-01 81679
2002-01-01 82690
2003-01-01 84768
2004-01-01 83830
2005-01-01 85294
2006-01-01 85598
2007-01-01 85389
2008-01-01 85845
2009-01-01 85270
2010-01-01 85128
2011-01-01 85229
2012-01-01 85178

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