Federal Reserve Economic Data

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

Title Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Education: Total, College Graduate
Series ID CXUCONSUNITLB1307M
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Consumer Expenditure Surveys
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Annual
Units Thousands
Date Range 1995-01-01 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
1995-01-01 24994
1996-01-01 24774
1997-01-01 25863
1998-01-01 27140
1999-01-01 27936
2000-01-01 28059
2001-01-01 28660
2002-01-01 29417
2003-01-01 30589
2004-01-01 32452
2005-01-01 32062
2006-01-01 33244
2007-01-01 34783
2008-01-01 34925
2009-01-01 35576
2010-01-01 35980
2011-01-01 37058
2012-01-01 39238

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