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Title:               Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Size of Consumer Unit: Five or More People in Consumer Unit
Series ID:           CXUCONSUNITLB0507M
Source:              U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release:             Consumer Expenditure Surveys
Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency:           Annual
Units:               Thousands
Date Range:          1988-01-01 to 2022-01-01
Last Updated:        2023-09-14 4:19 PM 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.
                     
                     For more details about the data or the survey, visit the FAQs
                     (https://www.bls.gov/cex/csxfaqs.htm).

DATE        VALUE
1988-01-01   9931
1989-01-01  10059
1990-01-01  10091
1991-01-01  10264
1992-01-01   9660
1993-01-01   9743
1994-01-01  10520
1995-01-01  10223
1996-01-01  10909
1997-01-01  10785
1998-01-01  10806
1999-01-01  10878
2000-01-01  11056
2001-01-01  11310
2002-01-01  11074
2003-01-01  11432
2004-01-01  10859
2005-01-01  11270
2006-01-01  11043
2007-01-01  11499
2008-01-01  11580
2009-01-01  12081
2010-01-01  12585
2011-01-01  12601
2012-01-01  11966
2013-01-01  12210
2014-01-01  12571
2015-01-01  12117
2016-01-01  12332
2017-01-01  12666
2018-01-01  12701
2019-01-01  12557
2020-01-01  13283
2021-01-01  12616
2022-01-01  13353