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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)

                                                               Before taxes                                 After taxes          
                                                                                      Definition 3                               
                                                      Money income--                          plus   Definition 4                
                                          Excluding                                         health           less   Definition 5 
                                            capital    Definition 1   Definition 2       insurance         Social           less 
                                              gains            less           plus  supplements to       Security        Federal 
                                           (current      government        capital  wage or salary        payroll         income 
                                           measure)       transfers          gains          income          taxes          taxes 
                                             Def 1           Def 2          Def 3           Def 4          Def 5          Def 6  
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                 
   Total                                      54317           54317          54317           54317          54317          54317 
                                                                                                                                 
Recipiency Status                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                 
With Income as defined                        54168           52829          52829           52829          52829          52829 
With addition or deduction                      (X)           18754          11940           35641          45707          45121 
  Mean addition or deduction                    (X)           11355          15423            4174           4228          11462 
    Standard error                              (X)              98            558              16             20            179 
Agg addition or deduction                       (X)       212943409      184153530       148755811      193245162      517159017 
Agg square for addition or deduction            (X)   3919752671369   2.2672019E13    766984926154  1206323954056  3.50392717E13 
  Mean total income                             (X)           38383         112930           83307          71303          63361 
    Standard error                              (X)             637           1872             694            592            418 
Tally total income                              (X)       719843915     1348424795      2969121714     3259010403     2858934636 
Agg square for total income                     (X)  91379764591235  3.75159951E14  5.205113821E14  5.59499458E14  3.40170466E14 
Under $2,500                                    383            3129           3077            3024           3058           3058 
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999                              210             891            906             919            997            997 
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499                              368             898            915             891            868            871 
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999                              510             883            888             856            992            997 
$10,000 to $12,499                              954            1171           1146            1081           1111           1118 
$12,500 to $14,999                             1131            1007            975             959           1099           1148 
$15,000 to $17,499                             1363            1310           1287            1107           1188           1326 
$17,500 to $19,999                             1420            1089           1111            1093           1229           1367 
$20,000 to $22,499                             1592            1376           1316            1204           1249           1416 
$22,500 to $24,999                             1510            1256           1230            1096           1236           1510 
$25,000 to $27,499                             1681            1416           1375            1200           1346           1605 
$27,500 to $29,999                             1475            1211           1277            1320           1397           1566 
$30,000 to $32,499                             1806            1589           1541            1271           1417           1698 
$32,500 to $34,999                             1510            1268           1330            1296           1406           1777 
$35,000 to $37,499                             1864            1680           1628            1391           1561           1668 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)

                                                               Before taxes                                 After taxes          
                                                                                      Definition 3                               
                                                      Money income--                          plus   Definition 4                
                                          Excluding                                         health           less   Definition 5 
                                            capital    Definition 1   Definition 2       insurance         Social           less 
                                              gains            less           plus  supplements to       Security        Federal 
                                           (current      government        capital  wage or salary        payroll         income 
                                           measure)       transfers          gains          income          taxes          taxes 
                                             Def 1           Def 2          Def 3           Def 4          Def 5          Def 6  
                                                                                                                                 
$37,500 to $39,999                             1513            1297           1280            1376           1440           1790 
$40,000 to $42,499                             1940            1773           1733            1378           1615           1810 
$42,500 to $44,999                             1518            1336           1406            1445           1454           1745 
$45,000 to $47,499                             1704            1587           1538            1420           1537           1686 
$47,500 to $49,999                             1441            1310           1279            1465           1532           1624 
$50,000 to $52,499                             1877            1774           1717            1441           1500           1603 
$52,500 to $54,999                             1418            1209           1340            1338           1328           1541 
$55,000 to $57,499                             1583            1517           1432            1336           1404           1474 
$57,500 to $59,999                             1115             987            941            1295           1290           1384 
$60,000 to $62,499                             1600            1520           1434            1211           1125           1391 
$62,500 to $64,999                             1110            1078           1086            1257           1282           1345 
$65,000 to $67,499                             1341            1294           1154            1080           1099           1232 
$67,500 to $69,999                             1039            1003           1070            1188           1080           1145 
$70,000 to $72,499                             1217            1176           1099            1051           1139           1010 
$72,500 to $74,999                              905             825            868             982            872            933 
$75,000 to $77,499                             1007             985            944             992            824            863 
$77,500 to $79,999                              809             734            762             885            888            782 
$80,000 to $82,499                              965             911            879             861            815            593 
$82,500 to $84,999                              788             719            761             792            787            609 
$85,000 to $87,499                              783             745            754             821            684            552 
$87,500 to $89,999                              611             525            610             693            606            435 
$90,000 to $92,499                              652             649            651             678            641            448 
$92,500 to $94,999                              584             574            535             557            584            408 
$95,000 to $97,499                              558             546            548             634            490            426 
$97,500 to $99,999                              484             435            485             549            479            356 
$100,000 and over                              7976            7639           8012            8884           7667           5008 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)

                                                               Before taxes                                 After taxes          
                                                                                      Definition 3                               
                                                      Money income--                          plus   Definition 4                
                                          Excluding                                         health           less   Definition 5 
                                            capital    Definition 1   Definition 2       insurance         Social           less 
                                              gains            less           plus  supplements to       Security        Federal 
                                           (current      government        capital  wage or salary        payroll         income 
                                           measure)       transfers          gains          income          taxes          taxes 
                                             Def 1           Def 2          Def 3           Def 4          Def 5          Def 6  
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
Income Levels                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                 
Percent                                       100.0           100.0          100.0           100.0          100.0          100.0 
Under $5,000                                    1.1             7.4            7.3             7.3            7.5            7.5 
$5,000 to $9,999                                1.6             3.3            3.3             3.2            3.4            3.4 
$10,000 to $14,999                              3.8             4.0            3.9             3.8            4.1            4.2 
$15,000 to $19,999                              5.1             4.4            4.4             4.1            4.4            5.0 
$20,000 to $24,999                              5.7             4.8            4.7             4.2            4.6            5.4 
$25,000 to $29,999                              5.8             4.8            4.9             4.6            5.0            5.8 
$30,000 to $34,999                              6.1             5.3            5.3             4.7            5.2            6.4 
$35,000 to $39,999                              6.2             5.5            5.4             5.1            5.5            6.4 
$40,000 to $44,999                              6.4             5.7            5.8             5.2            5.7            6.5 
$45,000 to $49,999                              5.8             5.3            5.2             5.3            5.7            6.1 
$50,000 to $59,999                             11.0            10.1           10.0            10.0           10.2           11.1 
$60,000 to $74,999                             13.3            12.7           12.4            12.5           12.1           13.0 
$75,000 to $99,999                             13.3            12.6           12.8            13.7           12.5           10.1 
$100,000 and over                              14.7            14.1           14.7            16.4           14.1            9.2 
Median                                        51681           49396          49851           52372          49063          44556 
   Standard Error                               232             333            317             309            285            250 
Mean dollars                                  64835           60914          64305           67043          63485          53964 
   Standard Error                               438             446            525             533            519            373 
Agg total income                         3521610766      3308667357     3492820887      3641576697     3448331535     2931172519 
Agg Square for total income              4.81161E14  4.633124062E14  5.87720335E14  6.177681142E14  5.73841457E14  3.41320801E14 
Gini ratio                                    0.382           0.428          0.439           0.432          0.439          0.418 
   Standard Error                            0.0051          0.0051         0.0052          0.0051         0.0052         0.0052 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)

                                                               Before taxes                                 After taxes          
                                                                                      Definition 3                               
                                                      Money income--                          plus   Definition 4                
                                          Excluding                                         health           less   Definition 5 
                                            capital    Definition 1   Definition 2       insurance         Social           less 
                                              gains            less           plus  supplements to       Security        Federal 
                                           (current      government        capital  wage or salary        payroll         income 
                                           measure)       transfers          gains          income          taxes          taxes 
                                             Def 1           Def 2          Def 3           Def 4          Def 5          Def 6  
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
Quintile Measures                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                 
Lowest quintile:                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
Upper  limit                                  15549            8608           8675            8886           8386           8275 
  Percent of households                         7.2             9.8            9.8             9.8            9.7            9.6 
    With type of addition or deduction          (X)            4621            330             168           1228             27 
      Mean amount                               (X)           15064            278            2082            387            459 
        Standard error                          (X)             168            156             115             14            121 
 Agg first quintile                             (X)        69610056          91606          350084         475468          12383 
 Agg square first quintile                      (X)   1316281352966     1212059848       895540456      319926742       10408356 
Tot 1st Quintile                               3917            5300           5306            5300           5248           5197 
                                                                                                                                 
Second quintile:                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
Upper limit                                   29374           25435          25639           26783          25130          23440 
  Percent of households                        15.4            14.9           14.7            14.4           14.4           14.1 
    With type of addition or deduction          (X)            4557            752            2190           5724           3919 
      Mean amount                               (X)           12756           1362            2426           1382            795 
        Standard error                          (X)             203            136              37             14             14 
Agg second quintile                             (X)        58134396        1023932         5313032        7912852        3116732 
Agg square second quintile                      (X)   1124846602634     6076627074     15767945741    13988406113     3891423713 
Tot 2nd Quintile                               8369            8082           7987            7834           7828           7636 
                                                                                                                                 
Third quintile:                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                 
 Upper limit                                  46137           43424          43892           46256          43279          39309 
  Percent of households                        21.1            19.2           19.4            19.3           19.5           19.4 
    With type of addition or deduction          (X)            3660           1427            6877           9455          10290 
      Mean amount                               (X)            9751           2206            3110           2600           2526 
        Standard error                          (X)             221            118              22             18             18 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)

                                                               Before taxes                                 After taxes          
                                                                                      Definition 3                               
                                                      Money income--                          plus   Definition 4                
                                          Excluding                                         health           less   Definition 5 
                                            capital    Definition 1   Definition 2       insurance         Social           less 
                                              gains            less           plus  supplements to       Security        Federal 
                                           (current      government        capital  wage or salary        payroll         income 
                                           measure)       transfers          gains          income          taxes          taxes 
                                             Def 1           Def 2          Def 3           Def 4          Def 5          Def 6  
                                                                                                                                 
Agg third quintile                              (X)        35690709        3147926        21390728       24586442       25986496 
Agg square third quintile                       (X)    638763911606    19546390573     76906846854    76161409321    80505418854 
Tot 3rd Quintile                              11448           10433          10526           10500          10566          10561 
                                                                                                                                 
Fourth quintile:                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
 Upper limit                                  71699           69949          71071           74554          69962          61476 
  Percent of households                        26.1            25.8           26.1            26.1           26.1           26.2 
    With type of addition or deduction          (X)            3196           2606           11908          13468          14178 
      Mean amount                               (X)            7796           2645            3883           4014           5532 
        Standard error                          (X)             206            109              21             20             26 
 Agg fourth quintile                            (X)        24914252        6891343        46235118       54067802       78437522 
 Agg square fourth quintile                     (X)    388064682485    54128652531    207173218706   248848623724   496051899256 
Tot 4th Quintile                              14178           14033          14172           14174          14182          14204 
                                                                                                                                 
Fifth quintile:                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                 
Upper limit                                                                                                                      
  Percent of households                        30.2            30.3           30.1            30.4           30.4           30.8 
    With type of addition or deduction          (X)            2719           6827           14497          15831          16708 
      Mean amount                               (X)            9044          25341            5206           6708          24515 
        Standard error                          (X)             264            936              28             37            443 
 Agg fifth quintile                             (X)        24593997      172998723        75466848      106202598      409605883 
 Agg square fifth quintile                      (X)    451796121678  2.25910553E13    466241374397   867005588156  3.44588126E13 
Tot 5th Quintile                              16404           16468          16325           16510          16493          16719 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)

                                                               Before taxes                                 After taxes          
                                                                                      Definition 3                               
                                                      Money income--                          plus   Definition 4                
                                          Excluding                                         health           less   Definition 5 
                                            capital    Definition 1   Definition 2       insurance         Social           less 
                                              gains            less           plus  supplements to       Security        Federal 
                                           (current      government        capital  wage or salary        payroll         income 
                                           measure)       transfers          gains          income          taxes          taxes 
                                             Def 1           Def 2          Def 3           Def 4          Def 5          Def 6  
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
Household Income                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
Lowest quintile:                                                                                                                 
  Mean                                        10055            2448           2500            2576           2431           2371 
  Standard error                                112              61             61              62             60             59 
  Agg                                      39387275        12975874       13263514        13650470       12757212       12320102 
  Agg square                             4.82118E11     78014573941    80666202488     84046246960    75053509329    71384639511 
Second quintile:                                                                                                                 
  Mean                                        22633           17453          17546           18127          17021          16323 
  Standard error                                 64              81             82              87             81             74 
  Agg                                     189407992       141055972      140132591       142002062      133247350      124644914 
  Agg square                             4.41606E12   2650985346305  2647871872565   2779860189206  2446705575599  2177597968561 
Third quintile:                                                                                                                  
  Mean                                        37832           34738          34972           36753          34411          31555 
  Standard error                                 68              76             76              82             76             67 
  Agg                                     433117931       362418517      368132022       385890737      363586994      333260282 
  Agg square                             1.66571E13  12867995602646  1.31616021E13  14512592378745  1.28018323E13  1.07367532E13 
Fourth quintile:                                                                                                                 
  Mean                                        58161           55879          56604           59494          55730          49822 
  Standard error                                 92              95             99             102             96             80 
  Agg                                     824629504       784165964      802199721       843278541      790340258      707687417 
  Agg square                             4.87136E13  44610913413473  4.62778554E13  51098379276735  4.48686225E13  3.58308037E13 
Fifth quintile:                                                                                                                  
  Mean                                       124058          121934         132866          136694         130264         104869 
  Standard error                               1149            1144           1413            1407           1388            933 
  Agg                                    2035068064      2008051029     2169093039      2256754887     2148399721     1753259804 
  Agg square                             4.10892E14  4.031044973E14  5.25552339E14  5.492932361E14  5.13649243E14  2.92504262E14 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)

                                                                               After taxes                                         
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                        Definition 8                                               
                                          Definition 6                          plus                                 Definition 11 
                                                  plus   Definition 7      nonmeans-                  Definition 10           plus 
                                                Earned           less         tested                           plus   means-tested 
                                                Income          state     government   Definition 9   regular-price     government 
                                                   Tax         income           cash           plus          school           cash 
                                                Credit          taxes      transfers       Medicare         lunches      transfers 
                                                Def 7          Def 8          Def 9         Def 10          Def 11         Def 12  
                                                                                                                                   
MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                   
   Total                                         54317          54317          54317          54317           54317          54317 
                                                                                                                                   
Recipiency Status                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                   
With Income as defined                           52829          52829          54034          54075           54094          54184 
With addition or deduction                        6007          39562          17724          11315            9659           1941 
  Mean addition or deduction                      1515           3323          11391           7484              96           5695 
    Standard error                                  21             43            101             43               1            170 
Agg addition or deduction                      9100678      131459183      201888666       84682436          924173       11054743 
Agg square for addition or deduction       21098225869  1752561535172  3721343498637   739562536181       108714757   111407460592 
  Mean total income                              24846          58086          45230          50369           65347          35280 
    Standard error                                 470            403            500            608             801           1056 
Tally total income                           149237714     2298025499      801669970      569930577       631182612       68479604 
Agg square for total income              7262015705067  2.47016542E14  7.12491521E13  4.97962176E13  67969666338940  4289728670917 
Under $2,500                                      3036           3039            571            548             548            352 
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999                                 903            909            275            282             282            183 
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499                                 831            838            335            320             318            333 
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999                                 855            862            490            439             440            443 
$10,000 to $12,499                                 991           1025            742            552             552            586 
$12,500 to $14,999                                1110           1115           1161            812             806            796 
$15,000 to $17,499                                1332           1417           1404           1000             999           1003 
$17,500 to $19,999                                1400           1450           1561           1223            1229           1277 
$20,000 to $22,499                                1517           1583           1749           1463            1460           1490 
$22,500 to $24,999                                1599           1653           1881           1591            1586           1568 
$25,000 to $27,499                                1713           1833           1966           1849            1849           1864 
$27,500 to $29,999                                1626           1713           1979           1955            1953           1965 
$30,000 to $32,499                                1719           1826           2024           2023            2026           2049 
$32,500 to $34,999                                1785           1824           2053           2187            2173           2201 
$35,000 to $37,499                                1677           1876           2202           2332            2348           2333 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)

                                                                               After taxes                                         
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                        Definition 8                                               
                                          Definition 6                          plus                                 Definition 11 
                                                  plus   Definition 7      nonmeans-                  Definition 10           plus 
                                                Earned           less         tested                           plus   means-tested 
                                                Income          state     government   Definition 9   regular-price     government 
                                                   Tax         income           cash           plus          school           cash 
                                                Credit          taxes      transfers       Medicare         lunches      transfers 
                                                Def 7          Def 8          Def 9         Def 10          Def 11         Def 12  
$37,500 to $39,999                                1785           1865           2130           2309            2301           2308 
$40,000 to $42,499                                1815           1857           2123           2272            2270           2276 
$42,500 to $44,999                                1762           1886           2036           2160            2156           2149 
$45,000 to $47,499                                1680           1658           1818           1989            1989           2002 
$47,500 to $49,999                                1608           1777           1995           2105            2106           2125 
$50,000 to $52,499                                1612           1724           1766           1926            1932           1942 
$52,500 to $54,999                                1535           1492           1636           1759            1753           1775 
$55,000 to $57,499                                1497           1530           1638           1793            1800           1795 
$57,500 to $59,999                                1374           1505           1622           1654            1662           1686 
$60,000 to $62,499                                1374           1408           1546           1576            1553           1561 
$62,500 to $64,999                                1369           1283           1334           1400            1415           1420 
$65,000 to $67,499                                1227           1199           1292           1322            1324           1322 
$67,500 to $69,999                                1136           1012           1070           1086            1092           1082 
$70,000 to $72,499                                1021            970           1077           1128            1120           1127 
$72,500 to $74,999                                 939            879            908            989             998            998 
$75,000 to $77,499                                 859            768            858            902             895            908 
$77,500 to $79,999                                 788            701            751            754             753            748 
$80,000 to $82,499                                 595            553            603            629             629            639 
$82,500 to $84,999                                 609            563            608            610             618            617 
$85,000 to $87,499                                 547            423            454            506             506            506 
$87,500 to $89,999                                 436            437            452            475             472            464 
$90,000 to $92,499                                 448            446            477            469             472            477 
$92,500 to $94,999                                 413            428            457            464             462            466 
$95,000 to $97,499                                 423            373            391            406             405            400 
$97,500 to $99,999                                 359            347            356            388             392            398 
$100,000 and over                                 5011           4268           4523           4671            4672           4682 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)

                                                                               After taxes                                         
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                        Definition 8                                               
                                          Definition 6                          plus                                 Definition 11 
                                                  plus   Definition 7      nonmeans-                  Definition 10           plus 
                                                Earned           less         tested                           plus   means-tested 
                                                Income          state     government   Definition 9   regular-price     government 
                                                   Tax         income           cash           plus          school           cash 
                                                Credit          taxes      transfers       Medicare         lunches      transfers 
                                                Def 7          Def 8          Def 9         Def 10          Def 11         Def 12  
                                                                                                                                   
Income Levels                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
Percent                                          100.0          100.0          100.0          100.0           100.0          100.0 
Under $5,000                                       7.3            7.3            1.6            1.5             1.5            1.0 
$5,000 to $9,999                                   3.1            3.1            1.5            1.4             1.4            1.4 
$10,000 to $14,999                                 3.9            3.9            3.5            2.5             2.5            2.5 
$15,000 to $19,999                                 5.0            5.3            5.5            4.1             4.1            4.2 
$20,000 to $24,999                                 5.7            6.0            6.7            5.6             5.6            5.6 
$25,000 to $29,999                                 6.1            6.5            7.3            7.0             7.0            7.0 
$30,000 to $34,999                                 6.5            6.7            7.5            7.8             7.7            7.8 
$35,000 to $39,999                                 6.4            6.9            8.0            8.5             8.6            8.5 
$40,000 to $44,999                                 6.6            6.9            7.7            8.2             8.2            8.1 
$45,000 to $49,999                                 6.1            6.3            7.0            7.5             7.5            7.6 
$50,000 to $59,999                                11.1           11.5           12.3           13.1            13.2           13.3 
$60,000 to $74,999                                13.0           12.4           13.3           13.8            13.8           13.8 
$75,000 to $99,999                                10.1            9.3           10.0           10.3            10.3           10.4 
$100,000 and over                                  9.2            7.9            8.3            8.6             8.6            8.6 
Median                                           44578          43126          45654          47316           47339          47476 
   Standard Error                                  248            231            240            218             218            212 
Mean dollars                                     54132          51712          55429          56988           57005          57208 
   Standard Error                                  372            346            339            338             338            337 
Agg total income                            2940273196     2808814013     3010702680     3095385116      3096309289     3107364032 
Agg Square for total income              3.41729856E14  3.03235314E14  3.18505521E14  3.26734765E14  3.268562068E14  3.27568111E14 
Gini ratio                                       0.415          0.410          0.362          0.348           0.348          0.345 
   Standard Error                               0.0052         0.0052         0.0052         0.0052          0.0052         0.0052 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)

                                                                               After taxes                                         
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                        Definition 8                                               
                                          Definition 6                          plus                                 Definition 11 
                                                  plus   Definition 7      nonmeans-                  Definition 10           plus 
                                                Earned           less         tested                           plus   means-tested 
                                                Income          state     government   Definition 9   regular-price     government 
                                                   Tax         income           cash           plus          school           cash 
                                                Credit          taxes      transfers       Medicare         lunches      transfers 
                                                Def 7          Def 8          Def 9         Def 10          Def 11         Def 12  
                                                                                                                                   
Quintile Measures                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                   
Lowest quintile:                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
Upper  limit                                      8766           8694          14941          16639           16643          17100 
  Percent of households                            9.6            9.6            6.5            6.6             6.6            6.5 
    With type of addition or deduction             680            500           1673            653             141            558 
      Mean amount                                  833             99           8843           2195              90           5199 
        Standard error                              46              9            149             83               7            242 
 Agg first quintile                             566257          49406       14798247        1433536           12669        2900816 
 Agg square first quintile                   902590584       12966741   158734928820     4468129731         1544396    23200799246 
Tot 1st Quintile                                  5215           5208           3527           3599            3600           3536 
                                                                                                                                   
Second quintile:                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
Upper limit                                      23844          23296          26877          28776           28784          28986 
  Percent of households                           14.0           14.0           14.9           13.8            13.8           13.8 
    With type of addition or deduction            3043           4847           3962           1990             675            477 
      Mean amount                                 1957            388          12740           6132              86           5660 
        Standard error                              29              7            150             60               2            345 
Agg second quintile                            5955995        1879033       50482502       12201710           58076        2701394 
Agg square second quintile                 15125257553     1188918873   800519624249    81130026180         6194484    27422355321 
Tot 2nd Quintile                                  7579           7582           8100           7495            7498           7521 
                                                                                                                                   
Third quintile:                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                   
 Upper limit                                     39408          38124          40759          42262           42273          42423 
  Percent of households                           19.6           19.6           21.3           21.8            21.8           21.9 
    With type of addition or deduction            1647           8457           4545           3263            1789            341 
      Mean amount                                 1014           1092          11312           8378              95           6304 
        Standard error                              34             11            174             67               2            456 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)

                                                                               After taxes                                         
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                        Definition 8                                               
                                          Definition 6                          plus                                 Definition 11 
                                                  plus   Definition 7      nonmeans-                  Definition 10           plus 
                                                Earned           less         tested                           plus   means-tested 
                                                Income          state     government   Definition 9   regular-price     government 
                                                   Tax         income           cash           plus          school           cash 
                                                Credit          taxes      transfers       Medicare         lunches      transfers 
                                                Def 7          Def 8          Def 9         Def 10          Def 11         Def 12  
Agg third quintile                             1671003        9235744       51411537       27340647          169961        2151173 
Agg square third quintile                   3129869154    13938806179   861357048911   250150617312        19715634    24354528667 
Tot 3rd Quintile                                 10640          10647          11545          11835           11815          11902 
                                                                                                                                   
Fourth quintile:                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
 Upper limit                                     61555          58881          60714          61707           61737          61820 
  Percent of households                           26.1           26.1           26.6           27.0            27.0           27.0 
    With type of addition or deduction             336          11720           3989           2854            3178            315 
      Mean amount                                 1379           2238          10476           8220              97           5602 
        Standard error                              85             15            213             82               1            397 
 Agg fourth quintile                            463501       26234357       41793670       23464471          309467        1762212 
 Agg square fourth quintile                 1006373519    72385212471   759289923355   217362865382        37125977    16839934660 
Tot 4th Quintile                                 14185          14153          14445          14671           14689          14658 
                                                                                                                                   
Fifth quintile:                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                   
Upper limit                                                                                                                        
  Percent of households                           30.7           30.8           30.7           30.8            30.8           30.7 
    With type of addition or deduction             300          14039           3554           2555            3876            250 
      Mean amount                                 1479           6700          12212           7923              96           6158 
        Standard error                              83            108            329             95               1            602 
 Agg fifth quintile                             443921       94060642       43402711       20242072          374001        1539148 
 Agg square fifth quintile                   934135059  1665035630909  1141441973303   186450897576        44134266    19589842698 
Tot 5th Quintile                                 16698          16728          16700          16717           16716          16700 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)

                                                                               After taxes                                         
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                        Definition 8                                               
                                          Definition 6                          plus                                 Definition 11 
                                                  plus   Definition 7      nonmeans-                  Definition 10           plus 
                                                Earned           less         tested                           plus   means-tested 
                                                Income          state     government   Definition 9   regular-price     government 
                                                   Tax         income           cash           plus          school           cash 
                                                Credit          taxes      transfers       Medicare         lunches      transfers 
                                                Def 7          Def 8          Def 9         Def 10          Def 11         Def 12  
                                                                                                                                   
Household Income                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
Lowest quintile:                                                                                                                   
  Mean                                            2530           2513           8877           9648            9653          10697 
  Standard error                                    63             62            128            137             137            131 
  Agg                                         13193361       13084320       31305970       34719984        34747646       37824066 
  Agg square                               81235318460    80065215150   368141126471   443620025953    444062334870   499725072133 
Second quintile:                                                                                                                   
  Mean                                           17092          16842          21282          23356           23367          23597 
  Standard error                                    72             70             57             59              59             58 
  Agg                                        129550610      127695812      172392656      175047568       175197356      177475021 
  Agg square                             2348020311148  2277174476705  3763447699678  4176733740159   4182351288849  4273578870160 
Third quintile:                                                                                                                    
  Mean                                           31698          30850          33946          35728           35736          35887 
  Standard error                                    65             62             56             53              53             53 
  Agg                                        337256932      328465615      391896379      422849635       422217286      427136160 
  Agg square                             1.09058329E13   1.0327902E13  1.34887437E13  1.52817275E13  15261602994059  1.55038153E13 
Fourth quintile:                                                                                                                   
  Mean                                           49901          48051          50213          51412           51423          51566 
  Standard error                                    80             75             72             69              69             69 
  Agg                                        707853315      680042734      725342521      754272064       755345563      755848328 
  Agg square                             3.58924693E13  3.31760937E13  3.69027176E13  3.92332783E13  39298747496174   3.9426571E13 
Fifth quintile:                                                                                                                    
  Mean                                          104948          99209         101184         102201          102226         102341 
  Standard error                                   934            862            864            864             864            864 
  Agg                                       1752418978     1659525533     1689765154     1708495864      1708801438     1709080457 
  Agg square                             2.92502298E14  2.57374079E14  2.63982471E14  2.67599406E14  2.676694426E14  2.67864421E14 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)

                                                          After taxes                                                     
                                                                                                                          
                                                         Definition 13     Definition 14                                  
                                                                  plus              plus                                  
                                                                 other               net                            Money 
                                                          means-tested           imputed     Definition 14         Income 
                                         Definition 12      government            return              less    after Taxes 
                                                  plus         noncash         on equity           medical  not including 
                                              Medicaid       transfers       in own home          programs           eitc 
                                               Def 13          Def 14            Def 15            Def 16         Def 17  
                                                                                                                          
MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                          
   Total                                         54317           54317             54317             54317          54317 
                                                                                                                          
Recipiency Status                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                          
With Income as defined                           54184           54200             54280             54200          54168 
With addition or deduction                        4210            4576             43957             14189            (X) 
  Mean addition or deduction                      3106            1376              3160              6890            (X) 
    Standard error                                  64              32                37                46            (X) 
Agg addition or deduction                     13077907         6298218         138885238          97760343            (X) 
Agg square for addition or deduction       72754438614     18476090970     1589987335991      863039974503            (X) 
  Mean total income                              43684           29185             64995             20771            (X) 
    Standard error                                 766             399               403               694            (X) 
Tally total income                           183914570       133562399        2856966318         294727135            (X) 
Agg square for total income              1.26712843E13   5384295966350   325572138704660    49425442059497            (X) 
Under $2,500                                       352             327               232               327            384 
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999                                 183             150               159               150            244 
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499                                 327             259               205               259            371 
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999                                 428             414               365               461            663 
$10,000 to $12,499                                 530             529               428               758            998 
$12,500 to $14,999                                 751             697               655              1093           1304 
$15,000 to $17,499                                 904             925               830              1439           1584 
$17,500 to $19,999                                1165            1165              1043              1592           1736 
$20,000 to $22,499                                1516            1485              1293              1786           1864 
$22,500 to $24,999                                1557            1578              1507              1931           2068 
$25,000 to $27,499                                1875            1904              1629              1991           2204 
$27,500 to $29,999                                1968            1982              1818              2006           2129 
$30,000 to $32,499                                2050            2085              2040              2091           2162 
$32,500 to $34,999                                2240            2244              1990              2102           2403 
$35,000 to $37,499                                2323            2324              2214              2217           2296 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)

                                                          After taxes                                                     
                                                                                                                          
                                                         Definition 13     Definition 14                                  
                                                                  plus              plus                                  
                                                                 other               net                            Money 
                                                          means-tested           imputed     Definition 14         Income 
                                         Definition 12      government            return              less    after Taxes 
                                                  plus         noncash         on equity           medical  not including 
                                              Medicaid       transfers       in own home          programs           eitc 
                                               Def 13          Def 14            Def 15            Def 16         Def 17  
$37,500 to $39,999                                2352            2362              2210              2135           2176 
$40,000 to $42,499                                2306            2356              2313              2166           2338 
$42,500 to $44,999                                2166            2169              2180              2033           2002 
$45,000 to $47,499                                2022            2002              1972              1820           1889 
$47,500 to $49,999                                2109            2139              2058              2001           1936 
$50,000 to $52,499                                1959            1952              2073              1800           1677 
$52,500 to $54,999                                1778            1792              1805              1663           1786 
$55,000 to $57,499                                1817            1819              1745              1657           1596 
$57,500 to $59,999                                1727            1718              1794              1639           1568 
$60,000 to $62,499                                1599            1611              1703              1530           1305 
$62,500 to $64,999                                1412            1422              1483              1347           1296 
$65,000 to $67,499                                1331            1335              1342              1298           1079 
$67,500 to $69,999                                1079            1079              1218              1085           1052 
$70,000 to $72,499                                1125            1119              1190              1072            833 
$72,500 to $74,999                                1008            1011              1053               920            765 
$75,000 to $77,499                                 913             917               972               858            744 
$77,500 to $79,999                                 766             766               860               742            618 
$80,000 to $82,499                                 626             626               734               602            421 
$82,500 to $84,999                                 622             622               741               620            501 
$85,000 to $87,499                                 507             505               625               454            483 
$87,500 to $89,999                                 470             472               562               451            398 
$90,000 to $92,499                                 482             482               499               479            438 
$92,500 to $94,999                                 469             469               469               459            417 
$95,000 to $97,499                                 406             406               482               387            330 
$97,500 to $99,999                                 390             390               474               362            329 
$100,000 and over                                 4707            4708              5352              4538           3927 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)

                                                          After taxes                                                     
                                                                                                                          
                                                         Definition 13     Definition 14                                  
                                                                  plus              plus                                  
                                                                 other               net                            Money 
                                                          means-tested           imputed     Definition 14         Income 
                                         Definition 12      government            return              less    after Taxes 
                                                  plus         noncash         on equity           medical  not including 
                                              Medicaid       transfers       in own home          programs           eitc 
                                               Def 13          Def 14            Def 15            Def 16         Def 17  
                                                                                                                          
Income Levels                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                          
Percent                                          100.0           100.0             100.0             100.0          100.0 
Under $5,000                                       1.0             0.9               0.7               0.9            1.2 
$5,000 to $9,999                                   1.4             1.2               1.0               1.3            1.9 
$10,000 to $14,999                                 2.4             2.3               2.0               3.4            4.2 
$15,000 to $19,999                                 3.8             3.8               3.4               5.6            6.1 
$20,000 to $24,999                                 5.7             5.6               5.2               6.8            7.2 
$25,000 to $29,999                                 7.1             7.2               6.3               7.4            8.0 
$30,000 to $34,999                                 7.9             8.0               7.4               7.7            8.4 
$35,000 to $39,999                                 8.6             8.6               8.1               8.0            8.2 
$40,000 to $44,999                                 8.2             8.3               8.3               7.7            8.0 
$45,000 to $49,999                                 7.6             7.6               7.4               7.0            7.0 
$50,000 to $59,999                                13.4            13.4              13.7              12.4           12.2 
$60,000 to $74,999                                13.9            14.0              14.7              13.3           11.7 
$75,000 to $99,999                                10.4            10.4              11.8              10.0            8.6 
$100,000 and over                                  8.7             8.7               9.9               8.4            7.2 
Median                                           47670           47735             50020             45855          42793 
   Standard Error                                  208             204               211               240            218 
Mean dollars                                     57449           57565             60122             55765          52726 
   Standard Error                                  337             337               342               338            332 
Agg total income                            3120441938      3126740156        3265625395        3028979813     2863900934 
Agg Square for total income              3.28743573E14  3.290656498E14   349892667936744   319579851882071  2.96122324E14 
Gini ratio                                       0.343           0.341             0.336             0.357          0.366 
   Standard Error                               0.0052          0.0052            0.0051            0.0052         0.0053 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)

                                                          After taxes                                                     
                                                                                                                          
                                                         Definition 13     Definition 14                                  
                                                                  plus              plus                                  
                                                                 other               net                            Money 
                                                          means-tested           imputed     Definition 14         Income 
                                         Definition 12      government            return              less    after Taxes 
                                                  plus         noncash         on equity           medical  not including 
                                              Medicaid       transfers       in own home          programs           eitc 
                                               Def 13          Def 14            Def 15            Def 16         Def 17  
                                                                                                                          
Quintile Measures                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                          
Lowest quintile:                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                          
Upper  limit                                     17450           17912             18996             15896          14375 
  Percent of households                            6.4             6.4               6.4               6.6            6.6 
    With type of addition or deduction             422            1006              1880              1460            (X) 
      Mean amount                                 1162            1793              1271              3633            (X) 
        Standard error                              65              78               182                78            (X) 
 Agg first quintile                             490062         1804297           2388735           5303645            (X) 
 Agg square first quintile                   908079782      5977349037       54993880054       25023757276            (X) 
Tot 1st Quintile                                  3456            3492              3493              3581           3608 
                                                                                                                          
Second quintile:                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                          
Upper limit                                      29350           29535             31035             27292          25510 
  Percent of households                           14.0            13.9              13.7              14.8           14.8 
    With type of addition or deduction            1158            1655              4655              4051            (X) 
      Mean amount                                 2617            1388              1733              7024            (X) 
        Standard error                              73              53                67                78            (X) 
Agg second quintile                            3029534         2298570           8066822          28450676            (X) 
Agg square second quintile                 11157665678      6657613969       57943759516      244397723533            (X) 
Tot 2nd Quintile                                  7591            7561              7467              8025           8043 
                                                                                                                          
Third quintile:                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                          
 Upper limit                                     42666           42738             44795             40966          38490 
  Percent of households                           22.0            22.0              22.1              21.3           21.4 
    With type of addition or deduction            1034            1283              9266              3635            (X) 
      Mean amount                                 3565            1095              2197              7605            (X) 
        Standard error                             122              51                44                92            (X) 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)

                                                          After taxes                                                     
                                                                                                                          
                                                         Definition 13     Definition 14                                  
                                                                  plus              plus                                  
                                                                 other               net                            Money 
                                                          means-tested           imputed     Definition 14         Income 
                                         Definition 12      government            return              less    after Taxes 
                                                  plus         noncash         on equity           medical  not including 
                                              Medicaid       transfers       in own home          programs           eitc 
                                               Def 13          Def 14            Def 15            Def 16         Def 17  
Agg third quintile                             3686034         1404775          20352880          27644337            (X) 
Agg square third quintile                  20230953833      3456929102      118321465188      260140225358            (X) 
Tot 3rd Quintile                                 11931           11953             12001             11575          11629 
                                                                                                                          
Fourth quintile:                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                          
 Upper limit                                     61968           62003             64861             60830          57380 
  Percent of households                           27.0            27.0              27.1              26.6           26.6 
    With type of addition or deduction             892             529             12579              2614            (X) 
      Mean amount                                 3823            1237              2651              7258            (X) 
        Standard error                             170              94                50               107            (X) 
 Agg fourth quintile                           3411321          654139          33345666          18971789            (X) 
 Agg square fourth quintile                23370938234      1904772181      266425652776      172927728737            (X) 
Tot 4th Quintile                                 14686           14663             14725             14445          14464 
                                                                                                                          
Fifth quintile:                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                          
Upper limit                                                                                                               
  Percent of households                           30.7            30.7              30.6              30.7           30.5 
    With type of addition or deduction             705             103             15577              2430            (X) 
      Mean amount                                 3493            1321              4797              7156            (X) 
        Standard error                             196             251                82               117            (X) 
 Agg fifth quintile                            2460956          136437          74731136          17389896            (X) 
 Agg square fifth quintile                 17086801086       479426680     1092302578457      160550539599            (X) 
Tot 5th Quintile                                 16654           16649             16631             16691          16573 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)

                                                          After taxes                                                     
                                                                                                                          
                                                         Definition 13     Definition 14                                  
                                                                  plus              plus                                  
                                                                 other               net                            Money 
                                                          means-tested           imputed     Definition 14         Income 
                                         Definition 12      government            return              less    after Taxes 
                                                  plus         noncash         on equity           medical  not including 
                                              Medicaid       transfers       in own home          programs           eitc 
                                               Def 13          Def 14            Def 15            Def 16         Def 17  
                                                                                                                          
Household Income                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                          
Lowest quintile:                                                                                                          
  Mean                                           10744           11411             12513             10661           9190 
  Standard error                                   135             136               141               118            110 
  Agg                                         37131783        39841859          43706240          38175152       33159697 
  Agg square                              495559803313    554643360661      654915168557      486739262875   375250795954 
Second quintile:                                                                                                          
  Mean                                           23991           24312             25584             21926          20301 
  Standard error                                    58              57                59                54             53 
  Agg                                        182117022       183828483         191035331         175949648      163275987 
  Agg square                             4455659285974   4551052621788     4973478773105     3941894838575  3397005987021 
Third quintile:                                                                                                           
  Mean                                           36188           36319             38060             34238          32092 
  Standard error                                    52              52                54                55             52 
  Agg                                        431742343       434105370         456777088         396320936      373183993 
  Agg square                             1.57953277E13  15935883512076    17572927772111    13748859546583  1.21384456E13 
Fourth quintile:                                                                                                          
  Mean                                           51819           51881             54318             50377          47339 
  Standard error                                    68              68                70                72             68 
  Agg                                        760993656       760705910         799819300         727714916      684712098 
  Agg square                             3.98831247E13  39911448598025    43924542083603    37136340485532  3.28430762E13 
Fifth quintile:                                                                                                           
  Mean                                          102588          102606            106686            101303          97119 
  Standard error                                   866             866               870               865            862 
  Agg                                       1708457134      1708258534        1774287436        1690819161     1609569158 
  Agg square                             2.68113902E14  2.681126217E14   282766804139368   264266017748506  2.47368545E14 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)

                                                       
                                                       
                                                       
                                                 Money 
                                                Income 
                                                 after 
                                                 Taxes 
                                                Def 18 
                                                       
MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS                              
                                                       
   Total                                         54317 
                                                       
Recipiency Status                                      
                                                       
With Income as defined                           54168 
With addition or deduction                         (X) 
  Mean addition or deduction                       (X) 
    Standard error                                 (X) 
Agg addition or deduction                          (X) 
Agg square for addition or deduction               (X) 
  Mean total income                                (X) 
    Standard error                                 (X) 
Tally total income                                 (X) 
Agg square for total income                        (X) 
Under $2,500                                       374 
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999                                 192 
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499                                 326 
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999                                 549 
$10,000 to $12,499                                 774 
$12,500 to $14,999                                1255 
$15,000 to $17,499                                1561 
$17,500 to $19,999                                1753 
$20,000 to $22,499                                2038 
$22,500 to $24,999                                2190 
$25,000 to $27,499                                2276 
$27,500 to $29,999                                2151 
$30,000 to $32,499                                2210 
$32,500 to $34,999                                2393 
$35,000 to $37,499                                2312 
$37,500 to $39,999                                2184 
$40,000 to $42,499                                2345 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)

                                                       
                                                       
                                                       
                                                 Money 
                                                Income 
                                                 after 
                                                 Taxes 
                                                Def 18 
$42,500 to $44,999                                2017 
$45,000 to $47,499                                1880 
$47,500 to $49,999                                1947 
$50,000 to $52,499                                1669 
$52,500 to $54,999                                1810 
$55,000 to $57,499                                1598 
$57,500 to $59,999                                1557 
$60,000 to $62,499                                1302 
$62,500 to $64,999                                1304 
$65,000 to $67,499                                1079 
$67,500 to $69,999                                1054 
$70,000 to $72,499                                 840 
$72,500 to $74,999                                 767 
$75,000 to $77,499                                 735 
$77,500 to $79,999                                 631 
$80,000 to $82,499                                 417 
$82,500 to $84,999                                 496 
$85,000 to $87,499                                 483 
$87,500 to $89,999                                 406 
$90,000 to $92,499                                 437 
$92,500 to $94,999                                 410 
$95,000 to $97,499                                 335 
$97,500 to $99,999                                 333 
$100,000 and over                                 3929 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)

                                                       
                                                       
                                                       
                                                 Money 
                                                Income 
                                                 after 
                                                 Taxes 
                                                Def 18 
                                                       
Income Levels                                          
                                                       
Percent                                          100.0 
Under $5,000                                       1.0 
$5,000 to $9,999                                   1.6 
$10,000 to $14,999                                 3.7 
$15,000 to $19,999                                 6.1 
$20,000 to $24,999                                 7.8 
$25,000 to $29,999                                 8.2 
$30,000 to $34,999                                 8.5 
$35,000 to $39,999                                 8.3 
$40,000 to $44,999                                 8.0 
$45,000 to $49,999                                 7.0 
$50,000 to $59,999                                12.2 
$60,000 to $74,999                                11.7 
$75,000 to $99,999                                 8.6 
$100,000 and over                                  7.2 
Median                                           42844 
   Standard Error                                  216 
Mean dollars                                     52893 
   Standard Error                                  331 
Agg total income                            2873001612 
Agg Square for total income              2.96548107E14 
Gini ratio                                       0.362 
   Standard Error                               0.0053 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)

                                                       
                                                       
                                                       
                                                 Money 
                                                Income 
                                                 after 
                                                 Taxes 
                                                Def 18 
                                                       
Quintile Measures                                      
                                                       
Lowest quintile:                                       
                                                       
Upper  limit                                     14998 
  Percent of households                            6.4 
    With type of addition or deduction             (X) 
      Mean amount                                  (X) 
        Standard error                             (X) 
 Agg first quintile                                (X) 
 Agg square first quintile                         (X) 
Tot 1st Quintile                                  3465 
                                                       
Second quintile:                                       
                                                       
Upper limit                                      25744 
  Percent of households                           15.2 
    With type of addition or deduction             (X) 
      Mean amount                                  (X) 
        Standard error                             (X) 
Agg second quintile                                (X) 
Agg square second quintile                         (X) 
Tot 2nd Quintile                                  8250 
                                                       
Third quintile:                                        
                                                       
 Upper limit                                     38602 
  Percent of households                           21.4 
    With type of addition or deduction             (X) 
      Mean amount                                  (X) 
        Standard error                             (X) 
Agg third quintile                                 (X) 
Agg square third quintile                          (X) 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)

                                                       
                                                       
                                                       
                                                 Money 
                                                Income 
                                                 after 
                                                 Taxes 
                                                Def 18 
Tot 3rd Quintile                                 11607 
                                                       
Fourth quintile:                                       
                                                       
 Upper limit                                     57437 
  Percent of households                           26.6 
    With type of addition or deduction             (X) 
      Mean amount                                  (X) 
        Standard error                             (X) 
 Agg fourth quintile                               (X) 
 Agg square fourth quintile                        (X) 
Tot 4th Quintile                                 14451 
                                                       
Fifth quintile:                                        
                                                       
Upper limit                                            
  Percent of households                           30.5 
    With type of addition or deduction             (X) 
      Mean amount                                  (X) 
        Standard error                             (X) 
 Agg fifth quintile                                (X) 
 Agg square fifth quintile                         (X) 
Tot 5th Quintile                                 16544 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)

                                                       
                                                       
                                                       
                                                 Money 
                                                Income 
                                                 after 
                                                 Taxes 
                                                Def 18 
                                                       
Household Income                                       
                                                       
Lowest quintile:                                       
  Mean                                            9716 
  Standard error                                   119 
  Agg                                         33669031 
  Agg square                              403026920539 
Second quintile:                                       
  Mean                                           20772 
  Standard error                                    51 
  Agg                                        171360304 
  Agg square                             3637862450668 
Third quintile:                                        
  Mean                                           32246 
  Standard error                                    51 
  Agg                                        374266483 
  Agg square                             1.22272746E13 
Fourth quintile:                                       
  Mean                                           47424 
  Standard error                                    68 
  Agg                                        685323338 
  Agg square                             3.29283211E13 
Fifth quintile:                                        
  Mean                                           97217 
  Standard error                                   863 
  Agg                                       1608382455 
  Agg square                             2.47351622E14 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 20, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/031998/rdcall/1_005.htm