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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDS W/ONE OR MORE FULL-TIME WORKERS)
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
HHLDS W/ONE OR MORE FULL-TIME WORKERS
Total 64841 64841 64841 64841 64841 64841
Recipiency Status
With Income as defined 64841 64841 64841 64841 64841 64841
With addition or deduction (X) 12723 14190 50880 62443 61510
Mean addition or deduction (X) 7091 14498 3686 4013 10069
Standard error (X) 98 497 14 16 141
Agg addition or deduction (X) 90216139 205718881 187523922 250551416 619369191
Agg square for addition or deduction (X) 1333895184106 2.51955532E13 905268939361 1461806867838 3.9760067E13
Mean total income (X) 53786 110262 74580 65147 57307
Standard error (X) 879 1682 537 470 337
Tally total income (X) 684339795 1564607196 3794610960 4067954391 3524949174
Agg square for total income (X) 92606118098011 4.26630402E14 6.157822005E14 6.49574003E14 3.93397711E14
Under $2,500 173 230 224 185 203 203
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999 95 135 132 143 179 179
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 206 292 289 261 312 319
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999 348 461 472 443 673 771
$10,000 to $12,499 951 1176 1144 1006 1109 1194
$12,500 to $14,999 978 1122 1116 1046 1344 1548
$15,000 to $17,499 1465 1726 1698 1450 1541 1893
$17,500 to $19,999 1577 1622 1644 1497 1947 2098
$20,000 to $22,499 2034 2213 2139 1951 1896 2263
$22,500 to $24,999 1764 1854 1857 1733 2087 2427
$25,000 to $27,499 2408 2529 2426 2083 2257 2631
$27,500 to $29,999 1865 1841 1941 2037 2301 2642
$30,000 to $32,499 2703 2803 2707 2297 2332 2593
$32,500 to $34,999 2001 1943 2040 2012 2186 2571
$35,000 to $37,499 2613 2613 2490 2246 2303 2447
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDS W/ONE OR MORE FULL-TIME WORKERS)
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 1899 1857 1800 2051 2137 2526
$40,000 to $42,499 2575 2531 2492 2050 2227 2391
$42,500 to $44,999 1934 1856 1935 2009 2050 2394
$45,000 to $47,499 2282 2243 2144 2045 2047 2181
$47,500 to $49,999 1748 1728 1690 1966 1997 2107
$50,000 to $52,499 2438 2362 2191 1871 1940 2034
$52,500 to $54,999 1724 1569 1769 1806 1748 1974
$55,000 to $57,499 1910 1905 1831 1792 1856 1787
$57,500 to $59,999 1380 1318 1298 1589 1673 1728
$60,000 to $62,499 2014 1941 1865 1628 1432 1647
$62,500 to $64,999 1341 1279 1347 1626 1583 1577
$65,000 to $67,499 1656 1597 1417 1364 1355 1458
$67,500 to $69,999 1276 1224 1311 1434 1313 1286
$70,000 to $72,499 1431 1416 1356 1309 1312 1225
$72,500 to $74,999 1033 983 1024 1192 1070 1109
$75,000 to $77,499 1209 1191 1146 1187 1046 965
$77,500 to $79,999 930 886 934 1080 1076 863
$80,000 to $82,499 1121 1127 1078 1054 960 668
$82,500 to $84,999 914 871 890 974 862 718
$85,000 to $87,499 869 850 848 948 785 622
$87,500 to $89,999 681 597 686 814 683 477
$90,000 to $92,499 771 736 745 735 741 516
$92,500 to $94,999 640 616 611 670 683 464
$95,000 to $97,499 623 613 636 715 623 482
$97,500 to $99,999 563 520 579 631 527 396
$100,000 and over 8699 8465 8899 9911 8444 5467
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDS W/ONE OR MORE FULL-TIME WORKERS)
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 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6
$5,000 to $9,999 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.5 1.7
$10,000 to $14,999 3.0 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.8 4.2
$15,000 to $19,999 4.7 5.2 5.2 4.5 5.4 6.2
$20,000 to $24,999 5.9 6.3 6.2 5.7 6.1 7.2
$25,000 to $29,999 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.4 7.0 8.1
$30,000 to $34,999 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.6 7.0 8.0
$35,000 to $39,999 7.0 6.9 6.6 6.6 6.8 7.7
$40,000 to $44,999 7.0 6.8 6.8 6.3 6.6 7.4
$45,000 to $49,999 6.2 6.1 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.6
$50,000 to $59,999 11.5 11.0 10.9 10.9 11.1 11.6
$60,000 to $74,999 13.5 13.0 12.8 13.2 12.4 12.8
$75,000 to $99,999 12.8 12.3 12.6 13.6 12.3 9.5
$100,000 and over 13.4 13.1 13.7 15.3 13.0 8.4
Median 50822 49485 50046 52552 49113 44302
Standard Error 195 276 243 260 239 199
Mean dollars 63792 62401 65574 68466 64602 55050
Standard Error 390 389 460 466 455 325
Agg total income 4136360867 4046144728 4251863609 4439387531 4188836115 3569466924
Agg Square for total income 5.48597E14 5.36880042E14 6.76007856E14 7.115928388E14 6.59118313E14 3.94178592E14
Gini ratio 0.366 0.375 0.389 0.382 0.391 0.369
Standard Error 0.0047 0.0047 0.0049 0.0048 0.0049 0.0048
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDS W/ONE OR MORE FULL-TIME WORKERS)
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 4.9 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.4
With type of addition or deduction (X) 309 50 152 737 187
Mean amount (X) 8606 -317 1822 557 262
Standard error (X) 605 421 145 21 22
Agg first quintile (X) 2656831 -15943 276658 410822 48956
Agg square first quintile (X) 38405630465 205501098 721656767 330955085 20293379
Tot 1st Quintile 3170 858 856 800 870 877
Second quintile:
Upper limit 29374 25435 25639 26783 25130 23440
Percent of households 16.0 16.7 16.6 16.1 16.2 16.1
With type of addition or deduction (X) 2845 635 5018 10194 8073
Mean amount (X) 7617 812 1893 1478 1256
Standard error (X) 222 160 22 9 13
Agg second quintile (X) 21674709 515679 9498082 15068342 10137018
Agg square second quintile (X) 343336812684 5037498548 23602547786 26026175413 17525516028
Tot 2nd Quintile 10380 10798 10785 10429 10522 10465
Third quintile:
Upper limit 46137 43424 43892 46256 43279 39309
Percent of households 23.8 24.9 24.8 25.2 25.2 25.1
With type of addition or deduction (X) 3537 2044 12561 15576 16021
Mean amount (X) 6923 1840 2641 2626 2790
Standard error (X) 171 105 17 11 16
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDS W/ONE OR MORE FULL-TIME WORKERS)
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) 24486071 3761807 33177824 40907656 44697872
Agg square third quintile (X) 332998985043 27328564820 107339911785 120978137227 152539588419
Tot 3rd Quintile 15406 16141 16100 16327 16318 16255
Fourth quintile:
Upper limit 71699 69949 71071 74554 69962 61476
Percent of households 27.0 28.0 28.4 28.3 28.2 28.2
With type of addition or deduction (X) 3332 3719 16073 17601 18259
Mean amount (X) 6206 3053 3624 4050 5803
Standard error (X) 172 107 18 16 26
Agg fourth quintile (X) 20677780 11354272 58243566 71276212 105951280
Agg square fourth quintile (X) 274347938960 105252270773 249884690499 323206826645 717747121684
Tot 4th Quintile 17479 18167 18387 18372 18300 18275
Fifth quintile:
Upper limit
Percent of households 28.4 29.1 28.9 29.2 29.0 29.3
With type of addition or deduction (X) 2700 7741 17076 18335 18969
Mean amount (X) 7673 24558 5055 6702 24173
Standard error (X) 239 873 26 33 416
Agg fifth quintile (X) 20720749 190103066 86327793 122888384 458534065
Agg square fifth quintile (X) 344805816954 2.50577294E13 523720132524 991264773468 3.88722345E13
Tot 5th Quintile 18406 18877 18713 18913 18830 18969
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDS W/ONE OR MORE FULL-TIME WORKERS)
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 10980 4173 4216 4332 4252 4235
Standard error 116 230 234 243 223 220
Agg 34801844 3579458 3610354 3464058 3701611 3714831
Agg square 4.42046E11 32379337568 33152333189 31870476733 32519923371 32405955131
Second quintile:
Mean 22929 18514 18604 19254 18025 17063
Standard error 57 66 66 71 66 60
Agg 238006436 199903203 200644062 200804157 189666673 178563068
Agg square 5.61331E12 3926260453003 3961251627235 4112359688603 3636397338211 3223510502882
Third quintile:
Mean 37686 34452 34678 36412 34121 31311
Standard error 59 61 61 65 61 54
Agg 580610671 556099105 558317710 594485123 556788264 508961160
Agg square 2.22529E13 19584979641541 1.97944456E13 22154782250710 1.94452031E13 1.62740635E13
Fourth quintile:
Mean 58047 55568 56354 59216 55517 49593
Standard error 82 83 86 89 84 70
Agg 1014612555 1009533922 1036167806 1087907667 1015970071 906304937
Agg square 5.98154E13 57118756442258 5.95128116E13 65618368135862 5.74567441E13 4.56772449E13
Fifth quintile:
Mean 123242 120624 131093 134970 128662 103955
Standard error 1094 1069 1317 1313 1299 879
Agg 2268329361 2277029041 2453123677 2552726526 2422709495 1971922928
Agg square 4.60473E14 4.562176662E14 5.92706195E14 6.196754582E14 5.78547448E14 3.28971367E14
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDS W/ONE OR MORE FULL-TIME WORKERS)
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
HHLDS W/ONE OR MORE FULL-TIME WORKERS
Total 64841 64841 64841 64841 64841 64841
Recipiency Status
With Income as defined 64841 64841 64841 64841 64841 64841
With addition or deduction 9176 51683 11598 5087 11041 1792
Mean addition or deduction 1511 3082 7080 6208 93 4518
Standard error 18 36 103 55 1 150
Agg addition or deduction 13861342 159296656 82120348 31583705 1032356 8095791
Agg square for addition or deduction 32529197180 2015548632228 1223830624535 231614656744 119162595 68749632119
Mean total income 28362 54511 54771 63990 62374 41407
Standard error 366 336 715 1223 714 1067
Tally total income 260258362 2817277476 635257981 325538229 688693474 74194774
Agg square for total income 1.24245746E13 2.87983977E14 6.5439808E13 3.81154596E13 70708754228868 4702140531680
Under $2,500 192 196 168 168 168 152
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999 146 143 99 99 99 90
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 246 250 195 194 192 185
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999 621 654 500 488 490 451
$10,000 to $12,499 950 996 885 854 854 836
$12,500 to $14,999 1375 1466 1260 1219 1217 1172
$15,000 to $17,499 1927 2065 1839 1767 1763 1714
$17,500 to $19,999 2115 2215 2045 1974 1972 1956
$20,000 to $22,499 2407 2465 2283 2233 2233 2250
$22,500 to $24,999 2519 2737 2547 2466 2457 2462
$25,000 to $27,499 2734 2864 2741 2651 2649 2651
$27,500 to $29,999 2739 2818 2770 2724 2734 2764
$30,000 to $32,499 2678 2831 2797 2737 2744 2753
$32,500 to $34,999 2558 2562 2608 2595 2577 2564
$35,000 to $37,499 2463 2672 2726 2746 2764 2764
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDS W/ONE OR MORE FULL-TIME WORKERS)
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 2544 2570 2651 2641 2632 2660
$40,000 to $42,499 2385 2559 2614 2617 2615 2602
$42,500 to $44,999 2426 2443 2525 2496 2488 2479
$45,000 to $47,499 2195 2163 2217 2261 2268 2300
$47,500 to $49,999 2104 2273 2367 2413 2409 2427
$50,000 to $52,499 2052 2153 2146 2230 2237 2241
$52,500 to $54,999 1958 1913 2038 2023 2015 2035
$55,000 to $57,499 1811 1876 1977 2037 2044 2028
$57,500 to $59,999 1726 1800 1892 1893 1899 1931
$60,000 to $62,499 1616 1633 1702 1736 1712 1718
$62,500 to $64,999 1621 1481 1537 1570 1590 1591
$65,000 to $67,499 1449 1403 1460 1451 1451 1463
$67,500 to $69,999 1286 1209 1234 1253 1259 1245
$70,000 to $72,499 1234 1121 1179 1210 1204 1219
$72,500 to $74,999 1120 1000 1019 1082 1091 1095
$75,000 to $77,499 954 838 928 953 943 959
$77,500 to $79,999 877 805 838 804 807 805
$80,000 to $82,499 670 646 691 725 724 720
$82,500 to $84,999 720 612 643 635 643 652
$85,000 to $87,499 614 504 517 546 546 548
$87,500 to $89,999 480 494 529 530 527 521
$90,000 to $92,499 518 516 533 546 549 552
$92,500 to $94,999 469 421 449 466 464 466
$95,000 to $97,499 480 425 443 457 456 456
$97,500 to $99,999 398 390 381 402 406 410
$100,000 and over 5469 4662 4864 4948 4948 4954
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDS W/ONE OR MORE FULL-TIME WORKERS)
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 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
$5,000 to $9,999 1.3 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0
$10,000 to $14,999 3.6 3.8 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.1
$15,000 to $19,999 6.2 6.6 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.7
$20,000 to $24,999 7.6 8.0 7.4 7.2 7.2 7.3
$25,000 to $29,999 8.4 8.8 8.5 8.3 8.3 8.4
$30,000 to $34,999 8.1 8.3 8.3 8.2 8.2 8.2
$35,000 to $39,999 7.7 8.1 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.4
$40,000 to $44,999 7.4 7.7 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.8
$45,000 to $49,999 6.6 6.8 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.3
$50,000 to $59,999 11.6 11.9 12.4 12.6 12.6 12.7
$60,000 to $74,999 12.8 12.1 12.5 12.8 12.8 12.8
$75,000 to $99,999 9.5 8.7 9.2 9.4 9.4 9.4
$100,000 and over 8.4 7.2 7.5 7.6 7.6 7.6
Median 44380 42867 44174 44751 44770 44914
Standard Error 196 195 189 191 192 196
Mean dollars 55263 52807 54073 54560 54576 54701
Standard Error 324 301 301 302 302 302
Agg total income 3583328266 3424031610 3506151958 3537735663 3538768019 3546863810
Agg Square for total income 3.948923E14 3.50289697E14 3.59737353E14 3.63786223E14 3.639165872E14 3.64604678E14
Gini ratio 0.366 0.359 0.352 0.350 0.350 0.349
Standard Error 0.0048 0.0048 0.0048 0.0048 0.0048 0.0048
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDS W/ONE OR MORE FULL-TIME WORKERS)
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 1.4 1.3 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.6
With type of addition or deduction 482 302 263 52 154 223
Mean amount 623 130 3467 2647 89 2784
Standard error 52 10 298 320 6 249
Agg first quintile 300374 39273 910318 138515 13708 619975
Agg square first quintile 467666448 8861330 5888469225 491692932 1662549 3097201314
Tot 1st Quintile 888 860 3047 4104 4098 4292
Second quintile:
Upper limit 23844 23296 26877 28776 28784 28986
Percent of households 16.0 16.1 16.7 17.6 17.6 17.4
With type of addition or deduction 4193 7261 1543 501 1092 459
Mean amount 1874 526 4914 4854 84 3924
Standard error 25 8 153 97 2 202
Agg second quintile 7857802 3817765 7584466 2430114 91836 1800778
Agg square second quintile 19657563116 3350916437 62303065905 12844384270 9536951 10889066656
Tot 2nd Quintile 10366 10470 10855 11408 11415 11260
Third quintile:
Upper limit 39408 38124 40759 42262 42273 42423
Percent of households 25.2 25.1 23.1 22.2 22.2 22.2
With type of addition or deduction 3012 13030 3086 1172 2242 453
Mean amount 1210 1154 6119 5778 93 4621
Standard error 29 9 139 90 1 303
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDS W/ONE OR MORE FULL-TIME WORKERS)
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 3645334 15037225 18885146 6772084 208086 2095189
Agg square third quintile 7885998674 23664218097 198108986028 44147699313 23735126 18094648155
Tot 3rd Quintile 16348 16252 15009 14426 14412 14415
Fourth quintile:
Upper limit 61555 58881 60714 61707 61737 61820
Percent of households 28.2 28.2 27.0 25.8 25.9 25.8
With type of addition or deduction 993 15118 3483 1528 3481 370
Mean amount 1346 2263 6991 6296 94 5211
Standard error 51 14 162 99 1 337
Agg fourth quintile 1336511 34212995 24350817 9621497 328591 1926344
Agg square fourth quintile 2938095604 96996902674 312950074121 70715449411 38305177 16972933211
Tot 4th Quintile 18285 18299 17498 16758 16769 16715
Fifth quintile:
Upper limit
Percent of households 29.2 29.2 28.4 28.0 28.0 28.0
With type of addition or deduction 497 15972 3223 1834 4073 287
Mean amount 1452 6648 9429 6881 96 5757
Standard error 70 102 278 105 1 526
Agg fifth quintile 721320 106189398 30389601 12621495 390135 1653506
Agg square fifth quintile 1579873338 1891527733690 644580029256 103415430818 45922791 19695782784
Tot 5th Quintile 18954 18960 18432 18145 18147 18159
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Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 1997 (HHLDS W/ONE OR MORE FULL-TIME WORKERS)
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 4779 4604 10591 11996 11993 12445
Standard error 230 233 115 101 101 99
Agg 4244476 3960125 32275101 49235020 49149702 53421415
Agg square 38893891148 36193227744 396228108041 667436461021 666081151854 745365705832
Second quintile:
Mean 17797 17467 21394 23108 23113 23432
Standard error 58 56 49 49 49 48
Agg 184481465 182872589 232223363 263608892 263818584 263840792
Agg square 3444218701377 3349850323904 5094538670836 6229001358433 6235565836985 6311530469452
Third quintile:
Mean 31477 30598 33764 35487 35496 35667
Standard error 53 50 49 49 49 49
Agg 514581737 497274066 506766639 511932363 511561256 514137653
Agg square 1.65268622E13 1.55109208E13 1.73516334E13 1.83863962E13 18377193110279 1.85562326E13
Fourth quintile: