Table 1
Budget shares of major spending categories by income quintile, 2010

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Budget shares of major spending categories by income quintile, 2010
  Lowest quintile Second quintile Third quintile Fourth quintile Highest quintile
  dollars
Average household expenditures 28,583 42,205 60,946 81,908 139,001
  shares of spending (%)
Food 14.4 13.7 11.4 10.7 8.3
Shelter 32.3 26.3 23.8 20.7 16.7
Clothing and accessories 5.1 5.4 5.0 5.1 4.5
Transportation 15.6 17.6 17.2 16.5 13.7
Income taxes 0.8 5.2 10.4 15.4 27.5