Federal Reserve Economic Data

Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of People in CU by Size of Consumer Unit: Five People in Consumer Unit (CXU980010LB05A1M)

Observation:

1987: 5 (+ more)   Updated: Jan 15, 2021 11:12 AM CST
1987:  5  
1986:  5  
1985:  5  
1984:  5  
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Units:

Number,
Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Annual

NOTES

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics  

Release: Consumer Expenditure Surveys  

Units:  Number, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Annual

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.

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Suggested Citation:

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of People in CU by Size of Consumer Unit: Five People in Consumer Unit [CXU980010LB05A1M], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CXU980010LB05A1M, .

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