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Chapter Three: Expenditures of the Family of Four
    
This chapter displays the consumer habits of families of four. It gives the average yearly expenditure on a number of consumer products according the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey. Another table displays information on families of four as homeowners compared to renters.

Using the Survey of Consumer Finance, this chapter lists the average economic assets of a family of four such as savings accounts, stocks, bonds, or other similar types of wealth.

			Health Insurance of Four-Person Families
			Average Annual Expenditures for Four-Person Consumer Units
			Wealth of Families of Four
			Wealth of Hispanic Families of Four
			Wealth of White Families of Four
			Wealth of Black Families of Four
			Number of Four-Person Family Housing Owners vs. Renters