Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Education: Bachelor's Degree

Title Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Education: Bachelor's Degree
Series ID CXUCONSUNITLB1308M
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 16003
1997-01-01 16808
1998-01-01 17435
1999-01-01 18173
2000-01-01 18330
2001-01-01 18880
2002-01-01 19082
2003-01-01 19557
2004-01-01 20684
2005-01-01 20231
2006-01-01 21277
2007-01-01 22523
2008-01-01 22428
2009-01-01 23410
2010-01-01 22877
2011-01-01 23578
2012-01-01 24798

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