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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDER WITH REL CHILD UNDER 18)
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
HHLDER WITH REL CHILD UNDER 18
Total 37427 37427 37427 37427 37427 37427
Recipiency Status
With Income as defined 37234 36147 36147 36147 36147 36147
With addition or deduction (X) 9909 6968 24958 34389 29562
Mean addition or deduction (X) 6760 14693 4163 3671 9387
Standard error (X) 115 720 18 22 194
Agg addition or deduction (X) 66982906 102383575 103907114 126231547 277504487
Agg square for addition or deduction (X) 1033484672605 1.27394253E13 525790737799 723470711207 1.72852048E13
Mean total income (X) 33061 108528 74208 59508 59382
Standard error (X) 731 2261 738 592 472
Tally total income (X) 327602411 756262076 1852057134 2046426059 1755436886
Agg square for total income (X) 34262972678621 1.92797867E14 2.886544065E14 3.06782349E14 1.91172655E14
Under $2,500 616 2341 2319 2269 2318 2319
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999 638 719 743 742 863 865
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 951 813 794 753 741 744
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999 906 721 728 689 846 846
$10,000 to $12,499 1078 943 934 893 860 877
$12,500 to $14,999 1059 857 851 777 945 979
$15,000 to $17,499 1124 1073 1076 938 963 1055
$17,500 to $19,999 1079 888 880 839 1028 1082
$20,000 to $22,499 1244 1207 1192 1047 1058 1143
$22,500 to $24,999 1054 1008 973 937 1002 1198
$25,000 to $27,499 1245 1247 1189 1000 1174 1249
$27,500 to $29,999 1051 979 1024 1089 1084 1256
$30,000 to $32,499 1273 1246 1258 1014 1147 1271
$32,500 to $34,999 994 948 956 1037 1036 1193
$35,000 to $37,499 1294 1247 1211 1045 1118 1202
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDER WITH REL CHILD UNDER 18)
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 $39,999 933 921 882 1011 1003 1327
$40,000 to $42,499 1252 1221 1212 958 1157 1273
$42,500 to $44,999 1008 951 1023 1053 1063 1192
$45,000 to $47,499 1155 1166 1117 1021 1064 1120
$47,500 to $49,999 946 925 925 1063 1043 1127
$50,000 to $52,499 1217 1192 1118 946 1003 1026
$52,500 to $54,999 831 731 855 902 885 1046
$55,000 to $57,499 1024 1015 974 910 930 921
$57,500 to $59,999 704 679 624 825 850 884
$60,000 to $62,499 1084 1040 991 824 796 867
$62,500 to $64,999 677 652 673 858 854 867
$65,000 to $67,499 873 827 743 705 648 778
$67,500 to $69,999 639 659 738 817 681 716
$70,000 to $72,499 711 706 641 668 703 641
$72,500 to $74,999 569 547 556 599 569 580
$75,000 to $77,499 645 622 587 642 530 467
$77,500 to $79,999 473 430 445 537 544 451
$80,000 to $82,499 574 564 561 555 480 336
$82,500 to $84,999 414 380 426 482 446 341
$85,000 to $87,499 417 427 426 490 390 334
$87,500 to $89,999 328 298 350 399 330 243
$90,000 to $92,499 343 351 330 369 355 234
$92,500 to $94,999 287 295 305 332 306 217
$95,000 to $97,499 318 289 263 344 263 223
$97,500 to $99,999 245 230 262 293 266 202
$100,000 and over 4155 4071 4273 4754 4088 2735
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDER WITH REL CHILD UNDER 18)
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 3.3 8.2 8.2 8.0 8.5 8.5
$5,000 to $9,999 5.0 4.1 4.1 3.9 4.2 4.2
$10,000 to $14,999 5.7 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.8 5.0
$15,000 to $19,999 5.9 5.2 5.2 4.7 5.3 5.7
$20,000 to $24,999 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.3 5.5 6.3
$25,000 to $29,999 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.6 6.0 6.7
$30,000 to $34,999 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.5 5.8 6.6
$35,000 to $39,999 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.7 6.8
$40,000 to $44,999 6.0 5.8 6.0 5.4 5.9 6.6
$45,000 to $49,999 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.6 6.0
$50,000 to $59,999 10.1 9.7 9.5 9.6 9.8 10.4
$60,000 to $74,999 12.2 11.8 11.6 11.9 11.4 11.9
$75,000 to $99,999 10.8 10.4 10.6 11.9 10.4 8.1
$100,000 and over 11.1 10.9 11.4 12.7 10.9 7.3
Median 44791 43376 43704 46526 43375 40210
Standard Error 350 381 354 355 341 283
Mean dollars 55821 54031 56767 59543 56170 48756
Standard Error 472 475 563 572 556 407
Agg total income 2089205061 2022222156 2124605730 2228512844 2102281297 1824776810
Agg Square for total income 2.55805E14 2.505816664E14 3.18420246E14 3.370642681E14 3.11560503E14 1.92327578E14
Gini ratio 0.418 0.441 0.452 0.447 0.455 0.428
Standard Error 0.0062 0.0062 0.0064 0.0063 0.0064 0.0063
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDER WITH REL CHILD UNDER 18)
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 14.8 11.2 11.2 11.0 11.2 11.0
With type of addition or deduction (X) 3043 78 197 2269 34
Mean amount (X) 8438 51 2063 335 1013
Standard error (X) 205 329 110 8 882
Agg first quintile (X) 25679787 3995 406443 760361 34297
Agg square first quintile (X) 389821115219 296546681 1048768879 418146392 432516371
Tot 1st Quintile 5550 4192 4195 4122 4198 4131
Second quintile:
Upper limit 29374 25435 25639 26783 25130 23440
Percent of households 16.9 18.0 18.0 17.3 17.3 16.6
With type of addition or deduction (X) 2278 359 2387 6176 2792
Mean amount (X) 6722 904 2546 1344 714
Standard error (X) 289 218 32 12 15
Agg second quintile (X) 15312339 324576 6075950 8301908 1994516
Agg square second quintile (X) 295874169033 3018482402 18007000009 13673903669 2245775896
Tot 2nd Quintile 6318 6752 6719 6486 6474 6195
Third quintile:
Upper limit 46137 43424 43892 46256 43279 39309
Percent of households 20.4 21.0 21.1 21.4 21.4 21.1
With type of addition or deduction (X) 1805 961 5710 7699 7545
Mean amount (X) 5659 2217 3245 2587 1957
Standard error (X) 219 142 23 18 17
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDER WITH REL CHILD UNDER 18)
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) 10215998 2131193 18528173 19915653 14764233
Agg square third quintile (X) 127840160455 13026050106 68006753167 59641961827 36285354864
Tot 3rd Quintile 7621 7853 7903 8007 8015 7879
Fourth quintile:
Upper limit 71699 69949 71071 74554 69962 61476
Percent of households 24.0 25.2 25.4 25.4 25.3 25.4
With type of addition or deduction (X) 1655 1783 8323 9192 9474
Mean amount (X) 5020 2342 4072 4027 4685
Standard error (X) 208 127 24 22 25
Agg fourth quintile (X) 8308366 4176134 33887311 37015311 44384866
Agg square fourth quintile (X) 94769402331 32819173814 155509711748 168090517196 233647480775
Tot 4th Quintile 9000 9418 9514 9515 9463 9493
Fifth quintile:
Upper limit
Percent of households 23.9 24.6 24.3 24.8 24.8 26.0
With type of addition or deduction (X) 1128 3786 8341 9053 9717
Mean amount (X) 6622 25287 5396 6654 22263
Standard error (X) 365 1267 36 47 538
Agg fifth quintile (X) 7466415 95747676 45009236 60238315 216326576
Agg square fifth quintile (X) 125179825568 1.2690265E13 283218503997 481646182122 1.70125937E13
Tot 5th Quintile 8937 9212 9095 9296 9277 9728
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDER WITH REL CHILD UNDER 18)
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 8613 2617 2640 2664 2599 2501
Standard error 91 68 68 69 66 65
Agg 47798675 10968742 11074166 10981342 10910313 10332306
Agg square 5.24793E11 64737232457 65694006733 65651335677 63022994833 58214499637
Second quintile:
Mean 22501 17517 17577 18116 17042 16213
Standard error 75 89 89 96 89 83
Agg 142165009 118280434 118092564 117507985 110324293 100443277
Agg square 3.29886E12 2231946941890 2235859326239 2301178365058 2028466689389 1747079945634
Third quintile:
Mean 37772 34395 34662 36423 34135 31336
Standard error 84 88 88 95 89 77
Agg 287874632 270102149 273953020 291643290 273588762 246898497
Agg square 1.10565E13 9500851792230 9713455720333 10878726728335 9564476119783 7903013712745
Fourth quintile:
Mean 58056 55615 56323 59277 55501 49560
Standard error 114 116 120 124 117 97
Agg 522524595 523757628 535853487 564049963 525193606 470479029
Agg square 3.08067E13 29665682006051 3.0766745E13 34056403837771 2.96929125E13 2.36984274E13
Fifth quintile:
Mean 121832 119308 130354 133859 127434 102445
Standard error 1474 1435 1811 1787 1764 1160
Agg 1088842151 1099113203 1185632493 1244330264 1182264322 996623701
Agg square 2.10119E14 2.091184484E14 2.75638492E14 2.897623079E14 2.70211624E14 1.58920843E14
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDER WITH REL CHILD UNDER 18)
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
HHLDER WITH REL CHILD UNDER 18
Total 37427 37427 37427 37427 37427 37427
Recipiency Status
With Income as defined 36147 36148 36594 36611 36658 37265
With addition or deduction 11151 25979 7406 1893 11816 3777
Mean addition or deduction 1761 2895 6495 5444 94 4998
Standard error 15 49 138 96 1 107
Agg addition or deduction 19639402 75196983 48101778 10306231 1116436 18881128
Agg square for addition or deduction 47769136651 932593087080 778936983066 70787248430 129962214 167901338345
Mean total income 23949 55047 42517 52033 59475 21081
Standard error 293 458 737 1433 671 574
Tally total income 267066031 1430064455 314868770 98512391 702758169 79635126
Agg square for total income 1.11513551E13 1.41860591E14 2.66910903E13 8412078127937 69822011256342 3777947973072
Under $2,500 2221 2221 1507 1497 1497 565
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999 626 629 559 562 562 548
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 610 611 606 594 592 773
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999 613 619 622 617 619 782
$10,000 to $12,499 662 678 719 686 686 794
$12,500 to $14,999 935 946 981 935 929 1000
$15,000 to $17,499 1116 1178 1151 1143 1145 1163
$17,500 to $19,999 1225 1250 1268 1265 1260 1324
$20,000 to $22,499 1297 1375 1336 1321 1318 1368
$22,500 to $24,999 1365 1367 1374 1346 1338 1398
$25,000 to $27,499 1363 1464 1445 1425 1425 1483
$27,500 to $29,999 1372 1416 1451 1452 1461 1499
$30,000 to $32,499 1360 1384 1380 1374 1377 1385
$32,500 to $34,999 1191 1247 1262 1276 1262 1250
$35,000 to $37,499 1221 1377 1451 1465 1481 1490
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDER WITH REL CHILD UNDER 18)
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 1326 1341 1359 1359 1348 1370
$40,000 to $42,499 1285 1291 1360 1354 1354 1357
$42,500 to $44,999 1232 1304 1295 1298 1288 1284
$45,000 to $47,499 1127 1128 1162 1159 1165 1194
$47,500 to $49,999 1121 1180 1267 1268 1269 1273
$50,000 to $52,499 1041 1118 1116 1162 1171 1182
$52,500 to $54,999 1028 1017 1039 1056 1046 1064
$55,000 to $57,499 945 959 1029 1013 1020 1012
$57,500 to $59,999 883 973 1037 1031 1037 1047
$60,000 to $62,499 835 888 909 924 899 905
$62,500 to $64,999 906 800 796 796 816 842
$65,000 to $67,499 775 784 807 819 819 815
$67,500 to $69,999 715 612 647 659 665 655
$70,000 to $72,499 648 602 640 637 631 639
$72,500 to $74,999 593 509 510 534 543 542
$75,000 to $77,499 453 444 465 486 478 490
$77,500 to $79,999 465 390 415 413 414 411
$80,000 to $82,499 338 332 351 353 353 355
$82,500 to $84,999 342 314 332 328 336 338
$85,000 to $87,499 326 229 236 234 234 232
$87,500 to $89,999 245 237 234 243 240 236
$90,000 to $92,499 236 262 273 274 277 279
$92,500 to $94,999 222 223 241 235 233 233
$95,000 to $97,499 220 192 209 199 198 199
$97,500 to $99,999 205 174 168 189 192 194
$100,000 and over 2737 2364 2420 2449 2449 2459
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDER WITH REL CHILD UNDER 18)
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 7.6 7.6 5.5 5.5 5.5 3.0
$5,000 to $9,999 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2 4.2
$10,000 to $14,999 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.8
$15,000 to $19,999 6.3 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.6
$20,000 to $24,999 7.1 7.3 7.2 7.1 7.1 7.4
$25,000 to $29,999 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.0
$30,000 to $34,999 6.8 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.0
$35,000 to $39,999 6.8 7.3 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.6
$40,000 to $44,999 6.7 6.9 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1
$45,000 to $49,999 6.0 6.2 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.6
$50,000 to $59,999 10.4 10.9 11.3 11.4 11.4 11.5
$60,000 to $74,999 11.9 11.2 11.5 11.7 11.7 11.7
$75,000 to $99,999 8.2 7.5 7.8 7.9 7.9 7.9
$100,000 and over 7.3 6.3 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.6
Median 40410 39273 40448 40737 40764 40960
Standard Error 282 270 266 267 267 267
Mean dollars 49281 47271 48557 48832 48862 49366
Standard Error 404 376 374 375 375 372
Agg total income 1844416211 1769219228 1817321006 1827627237 1828743674 1847624802
Agg Square for total income 1.93166533E14 1.71806458E14 1.75868744E14 1.77019506E14 1.771548611E14 1.77922444E14
Gini ratio 0.418 0.412 0.398 0.397 0.396 0.387
Standard Error 0.0063 0.0063 0.0063 0.0063 0.0063 0.0063
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDER WITH REL CHILD UNDER 18)
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 10.1 10.0 13.2 14.9 14.9 14.6
With type of addition or deduction 1302 209 1222 220 421 2185
Mean amount 1254 134 5015 1936 82 4455
Standard error 28 59 165 148 3 102
Agg first quintile 1633348 28018 6129871 425650 34334 9734542
Agg square first quintile 2662018486 70737414 48793708215 1296542964 3583400 65711060556
Tot 1st Quintile 3768 3759 4952 5569 5564 5453
Second quintile:
Upper limit 23844 23296 26877 28776 28784 28986
Percent of households 16.6 16.5 16.7 17.5 17.5 17.7
With type of addition or deduction 5651 3284 1375 328 1379 784
Mean amount 2165 335 6435 4155 84 5393
Standard error 20 8 241 163 2 273
Agg second quintile 12236599 1100601 8850299 1361092 116441 4225806
Agg square second quintile 32214334911 673647325 105962294622 6923091452 12067197 43197348948
Tot 2nd Quintile 6209 6169 6266 6556 6552 6609
Third quintile:
Upper limit 39408 38124 40759 42262 42273 42423
Percent of households 21.9 21.8 20.5 19.8 19.7 19.9
With type of addition or deduction 2978 6356 1719 382 2419 365
Mean amount 1298 916 5632 5966 93 5636
Standard error 30 11 219 156 1 439
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDER WITH REL CHILD UNDER 18)
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 3867344 5819632 9682150 2279711 226075 2059440
Agg square third quintile 8590193121 7602248511 117725635538 15191534154 25893237 23095858463
Tot 3rd Quintile 8201 8162 7676 7407 7390 7448
Fourth quintile:
Upper limit 61555 58881 60714 61707 61737 61820
Percent of households 25.4 25.5 24.5 23.4 23.4 23.4
With type of addition or deduction 793 7858 1724 423 3582 266
Mean amount 1527 2019 6550 6124 97 5685
Standard error 56 17 264 167 1 508
Agg fourth quintile 1211402 15863191 11290587 2592268 346160 1511387
Agg square fourth quintile 2735604447 39993099119 166443407778 18102918501 41315046 16729299738
Tot 4th Quintile 9513 9535 9160 8742 8759 8745
Fifth quintile:
Upper limit
Percent of households 26.0 26.2 25.0 24.5 24.5 24.5
With type of addition or deduction 427 8272 1365 540 4016 178
Mean amount 1618 6333 8899 6749 98 7592
Standard error 74 135 528 189 1 795
Agg fifth quintile 690708 52385542 12148871 3647511 393428 1349954
Agg square fifth quintile 1566985685 884253354710 340011936913 29273161360 47103333 19167770640
Tot 5th Quintile 9736 9801 9373 9153 9161 9171
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDER WITH REL CHILD UNDER 18)
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 2479 2457 6631 7736 7735 9671
Standard error 72 72 111 116 116 103
Agg 9339511 9235566 32836202 43082634 43043254 52740107
Agg square 56411855968 55621708722 353442883523 518537016325 517900474056 651270936924
Second quintile:
Mean 17309 17072 21190 22868 22874 23222
Standard error 78 76 65 65 65 63
Agg 107477465 105319400 132776724 149909840 149880941 153483893
Agg square 1964326563823 1895947706959 2887363051040 3509003813178 3509408641952 3640512190771
Third quintile:
Mean 31414 30585 33785 35485 35486 35671
Standard error 75 71 69 68 68 68
Agg 257612905 249631246 259333948 262852325 262246181 265673091
Agg square 8261335527673 7784779860013 8887186067610 9440329028304 9418504662627 9590944915067
Fourth quintile:
Mean 49642 47825 50197 51409 51413 51553
Standard error 97 91 90 89 89 89
Agg 472215531 456031026 459799140 449441519 450315420 450834826
Agg square 2.38216816E13 2.21455177E13 2.33847855E13 2.33769246E13 23424691863903 2.35104285E13
Fifth quintile:
Mean 102479 96825 99497 100774 100780 100848
Standard error 1159 1059 1102 1124 1123 1122
Agg 997770799 949001990 932574992 922340920 923257878 924892885
Agg square 1.59062777E14 1.39924591E14 1.40355966E14 1.40174712E14 1.402843555E14 1.40529288E14
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDER WITH REL CHILD UNDER 18)
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
HHLDER WITH REL CHILD UNDER 18
Total 37427 37427 37427 37427 37427
Recipiency Status
With Income as defined 37265 37369 37395 37369 37234
With addition or deduction 5450 9395 24685 6563 (X)
Mean addition or deduction 2922 2107 2380 3997 (X)
Standard error 55 34 45 64 (X)
Agg addition or deduction 15926420 19795913 58750314 26232652 (X)
Agg square for addition or deduction 86001268525 86239859888 684122082893 183178375888 (X)
Mean total income 35415 24900 62592 18613 (X)
Standard error 641 256 513 876 (X)
Tally total income 193013335 233933598 1545066768 122163274 (X)
Agg square for total income 1.22860423E13 8407162380976 168262812778233 17010904515951 (X)
Under $2,500 565 297 252 298 624
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999 534 245 234 244 697
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 732 439 421 443 1019
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999 688 663 632 671 1022
$10,000 to $12,499 753 788 769 880 1179
$12,500 to $14,999 869 957 927 1130 1323
$15,000 to $17,499 1152 1246 1197 1444 1284
$17,500 to $19,999 1180 1359 1308 1459 1383
$20,000 to $22,499 1383 1414 1354 1449 1405
$22,500 to $24,999 1410 1499 1445 1502 1468
$25,000 to $27,499 1495 1536 1447 1564 1520
$27,500 to $29,999 1515 1578 1535 1513 1445
$30,000 to $32,499 1462 1506 1533 1470 1363
$32,500 to $34,999 1313 1380 1289 1355 1483
$35,000 to $37,499 1460 1457 1390 1482 1477
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDER WITH REL CHILD UNDER 18)
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 1418 1435 1429 1355 1375
$40,000 to $42,499 1400 1439 1347 1388 1485
$42,500 to $44,999 1324 1344 1351 1313 1298
$45,000 to $47,499 1215 1204 1181 1175 1182
$47,500 to $49,999 1280 1329 1227 1281 1137
$50,000 to $52,499 1205 1203 1183 1166 1087
$52,500 to $54,999 1064 1071 1145 1044 1050
$55,000 to $57,499 1049 1044 991 1041 1002
$57,500 to $59,999 1049 1048 1002 1054 949
$60,000 to $62,499 949 969 1066 877 746
$62,500 to $64,999 829 833 903 831 781
$65,000 to $67,499 826 833 781 826 687
$67,500 to $69,999 657 652 689 653 516
$70,000 to $72,499 636 634 705 635 467
$72,500 to $74,999 540 547 583 522 405
$75,000 to $77,499 494 496 547 461 413
$77,500 to $79,999 417 421 437 416 337
$80,000 to $82,499 358 358 428 350 211
$82,500 to $84,999 340 336 355 343 268
$85,000 to $87,499 241 242 324 232 282
$87,500 to $89,999 233 233 288 230 198
$90,000 to $92,499 291 292 255 279 223
$92,500 to $94,999 230 230 240 237 214
$95,000 to $97,499 198 200 252 203 175
$97,500 to $99,999 201 200 248 175 183
$100,000 and over 2471 2471 2736 2437 2065
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDER WITH REL CHILD UNDER 18)
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 2.9 1.4 1.3 1.4 3.5
$5,000 to $9,999 3.8 2.9 2.8 3.0 5.5
$10,000 to $14,999 4.3 4.7 4.5 5.4 6.7
$15,000 to $19,999 6.2 7.0 6.7 7.8 7.1
$20,000 to $24,999 7.5 7.8 7.5 7.9 7.7
$25,000 to $29,999 8.0 8.3 8.0 8.2 7.9
$30,000 to $34,999 7.4 7.7 7.5 7.5 7.6
$35,000 to $39,999 7.7 7.7 7.5 7.6 7.6
$40,000 to $44,999 7.3 7.4 7.2 7.2 7.4
$45,000 to $49,999 6.7 6.8 6.4 6.6 6.2
$50,000 to $59,999 11.7 11.7 11.5 11.5 10.9
$60,000 to $74,999 11.9 11.9 12.6 11.6 9.6
$75,000 to $99,999 8.0 8.0 9.0 7.8 6.7
$100,000 and over 6.6 6.6 7.3 6.5 5.5
Median 41398 41588 42881 40818 37539
Standard Error 258 252 268 261 256
Mean dollars 49792 50321 51890 49620 45760
Standard Error 372 369 375 369 365
Agg total income 1863551222 1883347135 1942097449 1857114483 1712655619
Agg Square for total income 1.7914406E14 1.798855126E14 188498678353693 177419028392170 1.61420631E14
Gini ratio 0.382 0.371 0.370 0.377 0.403
Standard Error 0.0063 0.0063 0.0062 0.0063 0.0064
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDER WITH REL CHILD UNDER 18)
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 14.1 13.0 14.0 11.1 14.8
With type of addition or deduction 1179 3432 1284 867 (X)
Mean amount 1482 2980 971 1709 (X)
Standard error 44 61 128 61 (X)
Agg first quintile 1748236 10226931 1246763 1481432 (X)
Agg square first quintile 3797344447 50179849057 13171844406 3763206657 (X)
Tot 1st Quintile 5272 4868 5242 4151 5530
Second quintile:
Upper limit 29350 29535 31035 27292 25510
Percent of households 17.6 18.3 18.3 18.2 16.5
With type of addition or deduction 1731 3182 2989 2389 (X)
Mean amount 2609 1841 1162 3285 (X)
Standard error 60 54 65 73 (X)
Agg second quintile 4514574 5859998 3471888 7846711 (X)
Agg square second quintile 16551984679 23876399137 20963374227 39482262034 (X)
Tot 2nd Quintile 6577 6853 6867 6816 6178
Third quintile:
Upper limit 42666 42738 44795 40966 38490
Percent of households 20.2 20.4 20.5 20.9 20.1
With type of addition or deduction 1183 1818 5104 1480 (X)
Mean amount 3753 1309 1503 5000 (X)
Standard error 120 54 57 157 (X)
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDER WITH REL CHILD UNDER 18)
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 4440817 2378377 7668645 7398535 (X)
Agg square third quintile 25734583852 7438934927 49877878096 61126475727 (X)
Tot 3rd Quintile 7571 7644 7667 7838 7513
Fourth quintile:
Upper limit 61968 62003 64861 60830 57380
Percent of households 23.6 23.7 23.4 24.7 24.1
With type of addition or deduction 808 773 7163 997 (X)
Mean amount 3956 1360 2008 4909 (X)
Standard error 202 92 58 175 (X)
Agg fourth quintile 3195051 1051223 14380929 4894039 (X)
Agg square fourth quintile 24499907537 3707758976 105260618827 37662903153 (X)
Tot 4th Quintile 8843 8888 8757 9226 9029
Fifth quintile:
Upper limit
Percent of households 24.5 24.5 23.8 25.1 24.5
With type of addition or deduction 549 191 8145 831 (X)
Mean amount 3693 1464 3927 5548 (X)
Standard error 243 197 112 225 (X)
Agg fifth quintile 2027742 279383 31982088 4611934 (X)
Agg square fifth quintile 15417448010 1036917791 494848367337 41143528316 (X)
Tot 5th Quintile 9165 9174 8894 9396 9177
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDER WITH REL CHILD UNDER 18)
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 9809 11546 12398 10298 8138
Standard error 108 105 104 102 85
Agg 51709993 56203558 64992797 42744291 44999623
Agg square 652803631218 764997880558 938144962393 520229955909 463646620559
Second quintile:
Mean 23658 23899 25172 21657 20111
Standard error 62 61 62 60 61
Agg 155595537 163775089 172846981 147610613 124253099
Agg square 3755922087348 3991019543620 4432287116403 3271370262519 2562833111443
Third quintile:
Mean 35945 36079 37840 34040 31954
Standard error 67 66 69 67 65
Agg 272133333 275791653 290126492 266803577 240065070
Agg square 9895984584924 10063199008562 11102164610322 9205571469501 7777480549728
Fourth quintile:
Mean 51769 51806 54369 50336 47232
Standard error 88 88 92 89 86
Agg 457768455 460453514 476128079 464415200 426450765
Agg square 2.39684575E13 24125603837670 26175608202213 23680153466730 2.04100502E13
Fifth quintile:
Mean 101074 101057 105470 99566 95552
Standard error 1123 1122 1153 1099 1111
Agg 926343904 927123321 938003100 935540802 876887061
Agg square 1.40870892E14 1.409406924E14 145850473462362 140741703237511 1.3020662E14
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDER WITH REL CHILD UNDER 18)
Money
Income
after
Taxes
Def 18
HHLDER WITH REL CHILD UNDER 18
Total 37427
Recipiency Status
With Income as defined 37234
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 $2,500 592
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999 547
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 802
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999 823
$10,000 to $12,499 815
$12,500 to $14,999 1172
$15,000 to $17,499 1393
$17,500 to $19,999 1557
$20,000 to $22,499 1598
$22,500 to $24,999 1676
$25,000 to $27,499 1662
$27,500 to $29,999 1504
$30,000 to $32,499 1401
$32,500 to $34,999 1509
$35,000 to $37,499 1505
$37,500 to $39,999 1368
$40,000 to $42,499 1516
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDER WITH REL CHILD UNDER 18)
Money
Income
after
Taxes
Def 18
$42,500 to $44,999 1354
$45,000 to $47,499 1174
$47,500 to $49,999 1144
$50,000 to $52,499 1077
$52,500 to $54,999 1090
$55,000 to $57,499 985
$57,500 to $59,999 952
$60,000 to $62,499 750
$62,500 to $64,999 787
$65,000 to $67,499 684
$67,500 to $69,999 527
$70,000 to $72,499 478
$72,500 to $74,999 403
$75,000 to $77,499 408
$77,500 to $79,999 348
$80,000 to $82,499 208
$82,500 to $84,999 264
$85,000 to $87,499 282
$87,500 to $89,999 202
$90,000 to $92,499 219
$92,500 to $94,999 213
$95,000 to $97,499 181
$97,500 to $99,999 184
$100,000 and over 2068
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDER WITH REL CHILD UNDER 18)
Money
Income
after
Taxes
Def 18
Income Levels
Percent 100.0
Under $5,000 3.0
$5,000 to $9,999 4.3
$10,000 to $14,999 5.3
$15,000 to $19,999 7.9
$20,000 to $24,999 8.7
$25,000 to $29,999 8.5
$30,000 to $34,999 7.8
$35,000 to $39,999 7.7
$40,000 to $44,999 7.7
$45,000 to $49,999 6.2
$50,000 to $59,999 11.0
$60,000 to $74,999 9.7
$75,000 to $99,999 6.7
$100,000 and over 5.5
Median 37785
Standard Error 265
Mean dollars 46285
Standard Error 362
Agg total income 1732295020
Agg Square for total income 1.62285404E14
Gini ratio 0.392
Standard Error 0.0064
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDER WITH REL CHILD UNDER 18)
Money
Income
after
Taxes
Def 18
Quintile Measures
Lowest quintile:
Upper limit 14998
Percent of households 12.7
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 4747
Second quintile:
Upper limit 25744
Percent of households 18.0
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 6744
Third quintile:
Upper limit 38602
Percent of households 20.5
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 (HHLDER WITH REL CHILD UNDER 18)
Money
Income
after
Taxes
Def 18
Tot 3rd Quintile 7670
Fourth quintile:
Upper limit 57437
Percent of households 24.3
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 9079
Fifth quintile:
Upper limit
Percent of households 24.5
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 9186
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDER WITH REL CHILD UNDER 18)
Money
Income
after
Taxes
Def 18
Household Income
Lowest quintile:
Mean 8404
Standard error 99
Agg 39899204
Agg square 433445255831
Second quintile:
Mean 20583
Standard error 56
Agg 138808268
Agg square 2921474629532
Third quintile:
Mean 32071
Standard error 64
Agg 245997169
Agg square 7996867659405
Fourth quintile:
Mean 47302
Standard error 85
Agg 429463974
Agg square 2.05821324E13
Fifth quintile:
Mean 95595
Standard error 1110
Agg 878126404
Agg square 1.30351484E14