TABLE 9
HOUSEHOLD AND PERSONAL EXPENSES, 2003
North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program
State Report
(Farms Sorted By Net Farm Income)
Avg. Of
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
Number of farms 291 58 54
Average family size 3.4 3.3 3.9
Family Living Expenses
Food and meals expense 5,973 5,239 7,161
Medical care 3,217 2,770 3,617
Health insurance 3,823 2,646 4,380
Cash donations 861 555 1,251
Household supplies 4,439 3,336 5,954
Clothing 1,888 1,424 3,078
Personal care 3,094 2,167 4,977
Child / Dependent care 403 394 567
Alimony and Child support 157 420 325
Gifts 1,278 824 1,884
Education 1,118 947 1,787
Recreation 2,260 1,667 3,474
Utilities (household share) 2,052 2,017 2,569
Nonfarm vehicle operating expense 2,099 2,263 2,606
Household real estate taxes 111 126 198
Dwelling rent 150 107 83
Household repairs 1,167 751 1,212
Nonfarm interest 786 958 738
Disability / Long term care insuran 67 47 125
Life insurance payments 1,317 1,083 2,023
Nonfarm property insurance 99 62 144
Miscellaneous 934 775 1,391
Total cash family living expense 37,292 30,579 49,545
Family living from the farm 158 157 37
Total family living 37,450 30,736 49,582
Other Nonfarm Expenditures
Income taxes 4,639 3,108 9,314
Furnishing & appliance purchases 408 119 584
Nonfarm vehicle purchases 2,816 1,698 4,976
Nonfarm real estate purchases 3,736 614 5,909
Other nonfarm capital purchases 1,452 3,411 1,247
Nonfarm savings & investments 2,029 676 3,973
Total other nonfarm expenditures 15,080 9,627 26,003
Total cash family living
investment & nonfarm capital purch 52,372 40,206 75,548
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