Respondent characteristics	Items reported	% with record	Expenditure characteristics	Items reported	% with record
Gender			Amount
Woman	1,963	38%	$1–$29	814	30%
Man	1,076	32%	$30–$74	878	37%
Age			$75–$149	640	42%
18–34	977	33%	$150 or higher	610	40%
35–59	1,287	37%	Type
60 and over	775	37%	Housing	260	39%
Race-ethnicity			Phone/Internet	572	38%
Hispanic or non-White	935	20%	Utilities	613	37%
Non-Hispanic White	2,104	43%	Appliances	300	24%
Educational attainment			Furniture	225	25%
High school or less	578	28%	Clothing	590	38%
Some college	890	35%	Miscellaneous	479	38%
College or higher	1,571	39%	Time since expenditure
Employment status			Current or last month	797	46%
Not employed	1,418	35%	2–3 months prior	1,361	38%
Employed	1,621	36%	Not applicablea	881	23%
Household income
Less than $30,000	888	26%
$30,000–$60,000	1,005	38%
More than $60,000	1,146	41%
Household size
More than one person	2,127	37%
One person	912	33%
Location
North Carolina	2,721	35%
Washington, D.C. area	318	43%
Housing status
Owner	1,795	41%
Renter	1,244	28%