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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2000 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)
(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                               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                                      55603           55603          55603           55603          55603          55603 
                                                                                                                                 
Recipiency Status                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                 
With Income as defined                        55441           54060          54064           54064          54064          54064 
With addition or deduction                      (X)           18222          14863           37681          46838          44947 
  Mean addition or deduction                    (X)           13204          24318            4315           4833          14723 
    Standard error                              (X)             113            714              16             23            225 
Agg addition or deduction                       (X)       240612884      361424619       162608689      226345582      661770806 
Agg square for addition or deduction            (X)   5073752381627  5.90211584E13    870826101968  1605365866485  5.53013611E13 
  Mean total income                             (X)           41528         133206           98569          84829          75754 
    Standard error                              (X)             561           1961             837            718            516 
Tally total income                              (X)       756730278     1979769945      3714223991     3973216346     3404912856 
Agg square for total income                     (X)  77985499952514  6.42663128E14  8.102493895E14  8.41491247E14  4.97735309E14 
Under $2,500                                    440            3021           2941            2921           2946           2946 
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999                              141             720            737             722            762            762 
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499                              324             907            900             873            912            915 
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999                              421             880            901             910            952            957 
$10,000 to $12,499                              686             959            943             879            926            940 
$12,500 to $14,999                              925             951            893             889           1037           1045 
$15,000 to $17,499                             1159            1080           1074             947            943           1025 
$17,500 to $19,999                             1132            1015            979             887           1082           1203 
$20,000 to $22,499                             1299            1148           1162            1091           1099           1244 
$22,500 to $24,999                             1322            1019           1069            1010           1165           1294 
$25,000 to $27,499                             1552            1337           1275            1169           1149           1312 
$27,500 to $29,999                             1338            1045           1055             976           1229           1380 
$30,000 to $32,499                             1702            1468           1446            1198           1297           1493 
$32,500 to $34,999                             1327            1083           1075            1197           1225           1502 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2000 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)
(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                               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  
                                                                                                                                 
$35,000 to $37,499                             1592            1383           1391            1168           1363           1355 
$37,500 to $39,999                             1331            1170           1133            1160           1264           1482 
$40,000 to $42,499                             1600            1494           1434            1269           1293           1479 
$42,500 to $44,999                             1354            1145           1110            1161           1207           1555 
$45,000 to $47,499                             1545            1391           1400            1213           1319           1519 
$47,500 to $49,999                             1328            1122           1154            1174           1344           1482 
$50,000 to $52,499                             1715            1529           1490            1237           1350           1494 
$52,500 to $54,999                             1235            1125           1179            1279           1315           1537 
$55,000 to $57,499                             1469            1453           1343            1212           1273           1520 
$57,500 to $59,999                             1171            1070           1060            1181           1217           1353 
$60,000 to $62,499                             1638            1623           1458            1224           1309           1465 
$62,500 to $64,999                             1166            1030           1020            1122           1166           1484 
$65,000 to $67,499                             1239            1191           1102            1244           1078           1367 
$67,500 to $69,999                             1200            1056           1011            1048           1151           1300 
$70,000 to $72,499                             1448            1355           1261            1011           1098           1199 
$72,500 to $74,999                              946             834           1003            1086           1095           1143 
$75,000 to $77,499                             1209            1231           1100            1025            960           1015 
$77,500 to $79,999                              866             842            911            1130            972            834 
$80,000 to $82,499                             1019             921            872             905            906            901 
$82,500 to $84,999                              862             832            775             842            891            897 
$85,000 to $87,499                              947             889            905             879            723            653 
$87,500 to $89,999                              698             630            744             809            740            626 
$90,000 to $92,499                              879             848            777             797            760            597 
$92,500 to $94,999                              644             603            660             729            707            499 
$95,000 to $97,499                              644             620            613             704            666            496 
$97,500 to $99,999                              502             482            577             698            641            495 
$100,000 and over                             11586           11100          11669           12630          11071           7840 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2000 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)
(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                               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                                    1.0             6.7            6.6             6.6            6.7            6.7 
$5,000 to $9,999                                1.3             3.2            3.2             3.2            3.4            3.4 
$10,000 to $14,999                              2.9             3.4            3.3             3.2            3.5            3.6 
$15,000 to $19,999                              4.1             3.8            3.7             3.3            3.6            4.0 
$20,000 to $24,999                              4.7             3.9            4.0             3.8            4.1            4.6 
$25,000 to $29,999                              5.2             4.3            4.2             3.9            4.3            4.8 
$30,000 to $34,999                              5.4             4.6            4.5             4.3            4.5            5.4 
$35,000 to $39,999                              5.3             4.6            4.5             4.2            4.7            5.1 
$40,000 to $44,999                              5.3             4.7            4.6             4.4            4.5            5.5 
$45,000 to $49,999                              5.2             4.5            4.6             4.3            4.8            5.4 
$50,000 to $59,999                             10.1             9.3            9.1             8.8            9.3           10.6 
$60,000 to $74,999                             13.7            12.7           12.3            12.1           12.4           14.3 
$75,000 to $99,999                             14.9            14.2           14.3            15.3           14.3           12.6 
$100,000 and over                              20.8            20.0           21.0            22.7           19.9           14.1 
Median                                        59343           56391          56974           60166          56222          51526 
   Standard Error                               377             304            329             364            347            295 
Mean dollars                                  74290           69963          76463           79387          75317          63415 
   Standard Error                               495             504            636             644            628            448 
Agg total income                         4130742101      3890129217     4251553836      4414162525     4187816944     3526046137 
Agg Square for total income              6.44586E14  6.223921576E14   8.8253848E14  9.219847275E14   8.6006238E14  5.00394559E14 
Gini ratio                                    0.383           0.426          0.435           0.424          0.434          0.421 
   Standard Error                            0.0050          0.0049         0.0050          0.0050         0.0051         0.0051 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2000 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)
(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                               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                                  17931           10978          11118           11366          10791          10561 
  Percent of households                         7.7            10.6           10.6            10.6           10.5           10.4 
    With type of addition or deduction          (X)            4966            483             231           1443             30 
      Mean amount                               (X)           16841           1112            1991            510            317 
        Standard error                          (X)             207            121             109             14             87 
 Agg first quintile                             (X)        83628539         537451          459286         735461           9550 
 Agg square first quintile                      (X)   1881012230787     2130982603      1195885855      562326823        6072452 
Tot 1st Quintile                               4281            5886           5920            5891           5844           5779 
                                                                                                                                 
Second quintile:                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
Upper limit                                   33131           29296          29653           30897          28934          27027 
  Percent of households                        15.4            14.4           14.2            14.1           14.1           13.8 
    With type of addition or deduction          (X)            4383            916            2649           5837           3797 
      Mean amount                               (X)           14138           2326            2504           1581           1192 
        Standard error                          (X)             223            127              33             15             18 
Agg second quintile                             (X)        61964757        2130603         6634126        9229823        4525921 
Agg square second quintile                      (X)   1300894740383    10984280770     20067083344    17938137838     7574605932 
Tot 2nd Quintile                               8549            8002           7898            7839           7860           7648 
                                                                                                                                 
Third quintile:                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                 
 Upper limit                                  52357           50108          50788           53192          49825          45344 
  Percent of households                        20.4            19.4           19.6            19.2           19.3           19.1 
    With type of addition or deduction          (X)            3414           1551            7465           9713           9673 
      Mean amount                               (X)           11223           2873            3186           2927           2865 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2000 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)
(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                               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  
                                                                                                                                 
        Standard error                          (X)             231            137              22             17             25 
Agg third quintile                              (X)        38319795        4455408        23786921       28428546       27712938 
Agg square third quintile                       (X)    708379524462    32980324431     87313608130    95365571394   106199186849 
Tot 3rd Quintile                              11359           10794          10913           10676          10710          10645 
                                                                                                                                 
Fourth quintile:                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
 Upper limit                                  81951           80002          82211           85868          80591          70276 
  Percent of households                        26.0            25.4           25.3            25.6           25.7           26.0 
    With type of addition or deduction          (X)            2865           3407           12128          13566          14375 
      Mean amount                               (X)           10023           4479            4049           4599           6328 
        Standard error                          (X)             290            120              22             21             38 
 Agg fourth quintile                            (X)        28712548       15259067        49110690       62393955       90962245 
 Agg square fourth quintile                     (X)    594803495016   142650710565    229858662493   322893984364   709409975491 
Tot 4th Quintile                              14439           14095          14092           14239          14290          14452 
                                                                                                                                 
Fifth quintile:                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                 
Upper limit                                                                                                                      
  Percent of households                        30.5            30.3           30.2            30.5           30.4           30.7 
    With type of addition or deduction          (X)            2595           8505           15208          16278          17072 
      Mean amount                               (X)           10786          39862            5432           7713          31547 
        Standard error                          (X)             309           1185              28             41            537 
 Agg fifth quintile                             (X)        27987245      339042091        82617666      125557797      538560153 
 Agg square fifth quintile                      (X)    588662390980  5.88324121E13    532390862148  1168605846066  5.44781712E13 
Tot 5th Quintile                              16975           16825          16779           16959          16898          17079 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2000 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)
(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                               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                                        11348            3425           3580            3638           3460           3377 
  Standard error                                124              75             77              78             75             74 
  Agg                                      48582254        20157275       21195818        21428020       20216363       19515085 
  Agg square                             6.77114E11    155818623770   167804089283    171323594798   154731073984   147205238862 
Second quintile:                                                                                                                 
  Mean                                        25891           20454          20723           21502          20269          19326 
  Standard error                                 71              88             88              95             89             81 
  Agg                                     221340500       163682442      163677692       168545028      159317022      147812165 
  Agg square                             5.89288E12   3571129351083  3609525078476   3869420019572  3445525218119  3026220075292 
Third quintile:                                                                                                                  
  Mean                                        42853           39827          40272           42117          39470          36330 
  Standard error                                 78              88             89              93             87             77 
  Agg                                     486776131       429899723      439505316       449638082      422732916      386735905 
  Agg square                             2.12138E13  17520261532517  1.81228075E13  19379656305976  1.70753145E13  1.43474629E13 
Fourth quintile:                                                                                                                 
  Mean                                        66217           64332          65632           68522          64260          57487 
  Standard error                                103             107            113             117            110             89 
  Agg                                     956079951       906780601      924851066       975650214      918305932      830799129 
  Agg square                             6.43005E13  59345743519089  6.18238267E13  68086162570627  6.01181062E13  4.84942443E13 
Fifth quintile:                                                                                                                  
  Mean                                       142440          140836         161052          165039         157839         125371 
  Standard error                               1272            1283           1701            1695           1677           1129 
  Agg                                    2417963265      2369609176     2702323945      2798901180     2667244711     2141183853 
  Agg square                             5.52502E14  5.417992046E14  7.98814517E14  8.304781651E14  7.79268703E14  4.34379426E14 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2000 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)
(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                                               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                                         55603          55603          55603          55603           55603          55603 
                                                                                                                                   
Recipiency Status                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                   
With Income as defined                           54064          54069          55295          55332           55340          55444 
With addition or deduction                        5672          40762          17371          11898           10611           1717 
  Mean addition or deduction                      1563           4127          13226           7619              98           6326 
    Standard error                                  24             53            115             44               1            269 
Agg addition or deduction                      8867939      168246155      229748972       90649544         1041377       10863911 
Agg square for addition or deduction       22430819985  2753557749677  4810779393919   813625677328       126754694   163812392966 
  Mean total income                              29978          67452          50113          54744           76601          40754 
    Standard error                                 742            482            487            596             943           1246 
Tally total income                           170041459     2749490506      870539749      651351740       812787072       69990085 
Agg square for total income              1.30045023E13   3.5741502E14  7.55998611E13  5.81342527E13   1.06916234E14  4894235743264 
Under $2,500                                      2920           2920            588            566             566            404 
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999                                 740            742            184            193             193            170 
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499                                 836            838            241            235             235            249 
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999                                 890            918            419            390             390            387 
$10,000 to $12,499                                 830            847            551            407             407            420 
$12,500 to $14,999                                 932            939            924            579             579            572 
$15,000 to $17,499                                1082           1124           1114            812             812            794 
$17,500 to $19,999                                1131           1209           1245            916             914            926 
$20,000 to $22,499                                1283           1328           1400           1183            1177           1170 
$22,500 to $24,999                                1429           1493           1566           1331            1339           1322 
$25,000 to $27,499                                1389           1481           1733           1527            1522           1543 
$27,500 to $29,999                                1419           1582           1778           1608            1599           1603 
$30,000 to $32,499                                1589           1598           1864           1778            1781           1790 
$32,500 to $34,999                                1492           1509           1732           1798            1803           1816 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2000 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)
(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                                               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  
$35,000 to $37,499                                1361           1477           1713           1852            1846           1853 
$37,500 to $39,999                                1475           1575           1858           1968            1963           1978 
$40,000 to $42,499                                1484           1587           1759           1837            1846           1853 
$42,500 to $44,999                                1582           1643           1911           2049            2047           2040 
$45,000 to $47,499                                1504           1580           1798           1964            1958           1957 
$47,500 to $49,999                                1489           1622           1848           2028            2020           2051 
$50,000 to $52,499                                1497           1601           1672           1826            1841           1871 
$52,500 to $54,999                                1533           1620           1692           1805            1797           1805 
$55,000 to $57,499                                1539           1507           1580           1667            1667           1659 
$57,500 to $59,999                                1347           1513           1621           1707            1713           1693 
$60,000 to $62,499                                1472           1635           1786           1785            1776           1785 
$62,500 to $64,999                                1475           1440           1527           1581            1579           1572 
$65,000 to $67,499                                1368           1264           1399           1508            1509           1550 
$67,500 to $69,999                                1298           1350           1446           1512            1516           1506 
$70,000 to $72,499                                1203           1144           1210           1283            1296           1299 
$72,500 to $74,999                                1145           1095           1155           1234            1218           1227 
$75,000 to $77,499                                1019            965           1040           1089            1101           1103 
$77,500 to $79,999                                 842            867            960            978             971            980 
$80,000 to $82,499                                 895            758            817            806             819            833 
$82,500 to $84,999                                 903            755            797            780             779            780 
$85,000 to $87,499                                 654            670            705            756             753            739 
$87,500 to $89,999                                 620            577            603            621             622            629 
$90,000 to $92,499                                 602            503            557            596             599            599 
$92,500 to $94,999                                 497            568            583            604             602            608 
$95,000 to $97,499                                 497            501            565            590             589            589 
$97,500 to $99,999                                 492            519            550            559             560            563 
$100,000 and over                                 7847           6739           7108           7296            7300           7315 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2000 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)
(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                                               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                                       6.6            6.6            1.4            1.4             1.4            1.0 
$5,000 to $9,999                                   3.1            3.2            1.2            1.1             1.1            1.1 
$10,000 to $14,999                                 3.2            3.2            2.7            1.8             1.8            1.8 
$15,000 to $19,999                                 4.0            4.2            4.2            3.1             3.1            3.1 
$20,000 to $24,999                                 4.9            5.1            5.3            4.5             4.5            4.5 
$25,000 to $29,999                                 5.1            5.5            6.3            5.6             5.6            5.7 
$30,000 to $34,999                                 5.5            5.6            6.5            6.4             6.4            6.5 
$35,000 to $39,999                                 5.1            5.5            6.4            6.9             6.8            6.9 
$40,000 to $44,999                                 5.5            5.8            6.6            7.0             7.0            7.0 
$45,000 to $49,999                                 5.4            5.8            6.6            7.2             7.2            7.2 
$50,000 to $59,999                                10.6           11.2           11.8           12.6            12.6           12.6 
$60,000 to $74,999                                14.3           14.3           15.3           16.0            16.0           16.1 
$75,000 to $99,999                                12.6           12.0           12.9           13.3            13.3           13.4 
$100,000 and over                                 14.1           12.1           12.8           13.1            13.1           13.2 
Median                                           51574          49676          52353          53822           53841          53932 
   Standard Error                                  295            272            263            245             246            244 
Mean dollars                                     63574          60548          64680          66311           66329          66525 
   Standard Error                                  447            415            407            405             405            405 
Agg total income                            3534914076     3366667921     3596416893     3687066438      3688107815     3698971727 
Agg Square for total income              5.00849553E14  4.41972732E14  4.61418713E14  4.71076477E14  4.712372025E14  4.72096866E14 
Gini ratio                                       0.418          0.413          0.368          0.353           0.353          0.351 
   Standard Error                               0.0051         0.0051         0.0052         0.0051          0.0051         0.0051 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2000 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)
(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                                               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                                     11097          10960          17324          19131           19138          19504 
  Percent of households                           10.4           10.3            7.1            6.7             6.7            6.6 
    With type of addition or deduction             779            798           1939            846             144            459 
      Mean amount                                  860            117          10480           2709              97           5188 
        Standard error                              51              7            153             78               6            254 
 Agg first quintile                             670317          93674       20315276        2290605           13947        2381781 
 Agg square first quintile                  1282359198       23324852   252123623272     8122723986         1715804    18421499866 
Tot 1st Quintile                                  5763           5731           3956           3724            3729           3680 
                                                                                                                                   
Second quintile:                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
Upper limit                                      27363          26640          30468          32465           32476          32726 
  Percent of households                           13.7           13.6           14.7           14.0            14.0           14.1 
    With type of addition or deduction            2876           5078           4020           2281             779            382 
      Mean amount                                 2038            507          14086           6573              93           5542 
        Standard error                              32             10            165             62               3            414 
Agg second quintile                            5861892        2574706       56625650       14992425           72438        2115670 
Agg square second quintile                 15753356710     2448086540   993709881769   107336377984         8561954    22846822189 
Tot 2nd Quintile                                  7617           7576           8200           7780            7769           7832 
                                                                                                                                   
Third quintile:                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                   
 Upper limit                                     45440          43825          46600          48121           48138          48324 
  Percent of households                           19.3           19.2           20.9           21.6            21.6           21.7 
    With type of addition or deduction            1300           8524           4410           3563            1927            362 
      Mean amount                                 1081           1355          13199           8459              98           6274 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2000 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)
(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                                               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  
        Standard error                              45             13            190             71               2            422 
Agg third quintile                             1404339       11547914       58205077       30140714          188647        2269875 
Agg square third quintile                   3043411375    20890579105  1081561778936   283739524276        23322680    24655734251 
Tot 3rd Quintile                                 10710          10689          11610          12032           12029          12045 
                                                                                                                                   
Fourth quintile:                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
 Upper limit                                     70320          67322          69260          70286           70308          70419 
  Percent of households                           25.9           26.1           26.6           27.0            27.0           27.0 
    With type of addition or deduction             403          12163           3608           2785            3645            288 
      Mean amount                                 1354           2717          12624           8358              96           6488 
        Standard error                             100             17            263             89               1            523 
 Agg fourth quintile                            545958       33049465       45550609       23276543          351537        1869775 
 Agg square fourth quintile                 1464958004   108729024889   977299716257   221969790059        41694098    22258006067 
Tot 4th Quintile                                 14426          14514          14783          15028           15027          15000 
                                                                                                                                   
Fifth quintile:                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                   
Upper limit                                                                                                                        
  Percent of households                           30.7           30.7           30.7           30.6            30.7           30.7 
    With type of addition or deduction             314          14198           3395           2424            4116            226 
      Mean amount                                 1226           8521          14449           8231             101           9832 
        Standard error                              97            133            394            104               1           1532 
 Agg fifth quintile                             385434      120980398       49052361       19949257          414810        2226810 
 Agg square fifth quintile                   886734698  2621466734291  1506084393685   192457261023        51460158    75630330593 
Tot 5th Quintile                                 17086          17094          17053          17038           17049          17046 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2000 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)
(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                                               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                                            3517           3458          10563          11105           11118          11898 
  Standard error                                    77             76            138            157             157            151 
  Agg                                         20267350       19817945       41783458       41361167        41455004       43783830 
  Agg square                              159707442343   154216752752   574487684040   611208496912    612999045073   658695847952 
Second quintile:                                                                                                                   
  Mean                                           20017          19582          24464          26403           26411          26673 
  Standard error                                    78             76             62             64              64             64 
  Agg                                        152472784      148344019      200601016      205412894       205188851      208897556 
  Agg square                             3210107467943  3051659140609  5022355631984  5534601046654   5530008978195  5682711126508 
Third quintile:                                                                                                                    
  Mean                                           36427          35227          38637          40455           40459          40664 
  Standard error                                    76             72             65             61              61             61 
  Agg                                        390146230      376546670      448596992      486763267       486669411      489803963 
  Agg square                             1.45081742E13  1.35302077E13  1.75852712E13  1.99358896E13  19934465777861   2.0160248E13 
Fourth quintile:                                                                                                                   
  Mean                                           57533          55206          57531          58700           58707          58842 
  Standard error                                    89             83             80             78              78             78 
  Agg                                        829973654      801242488      850501859      882148854       882206567      882610649 
  Agg square                             4.84799798E13  4.48868814E13   4.9556084E13  5.23926645E13  52402741755218  5.25422896E13 
Fifth quintile:                                                                                                                    
  Mean                                          125369         118214         120500         121575          121565         121661 
  Standard error                                  1129           1042           1043           1042            1042           1042 
  Agg                                       2142054058     2020716799     2054933568     2071380255      2072587982     2073875728 
  Agg square                             4.34491585E14  3.80349767E14  3.88680515E14  3.92602113E14   3.92756987E14  3.93052922E14 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2000 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)
(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                          After taxes                                                                 
                                                                                                                                      
                                                         Definition 13     Definition 14                                              
                                                                  plus              plus                                              
                                                                 other               net                          Money         Money 
                                                          means-tested           imputed     Definition 14       Income        Income 
                                         Definition 12      government            return              less  after Taxes         after 
                                                  plus         noncash         on equity           medical      Without         Taxes 
                                              Medicaid       transfers       in own home          programs          EIC      With EIC 
                                               Def 13          Def 14            Def 15           Def 14a       Def 1a         Def 1b 
                                                                                                                                      
MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                      
   Total                                         55603           55603             55603             55603        55603         55603 
                                                                                                                                      
Recipiency Status                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                      
With Income as defined                           55444           55470             55570             55470        55441         55441 
With addition or deduction                        4651            4457             45937             14990          (X)           (X) 
  Mean addition or deduction                      3303            1328              3579              7072          (X)           (X) 
    Standard error                                  73              32                43                48          (X)           (X) 
Agg addition or deduction                     15363165         5919164         164409516         106012710          (X)           (X) 
Agg square for addition or deduction      102216067269     16754645852     2351688006849      983941198076          (X)           (X) 
  Mean total income                              49978           33435             74842             22537          (X)           (X) 
    Standard error                                 872             558               471               729          (X)           (X) 
Tally total income                           232449561       149017000        3438038015         337824953          (X)           (X) 
Agg square for total income              1.89582214E13   7737366210867   465914766095088    60852051286867          (X)           (X) 
Under $2,500                                       404             359               213               359          425           417 
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999                                 170             159               169               159          183           162 
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499                                 248             209               208               209          338           264 
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999                                 375             370               286               378          478           413 
$10,000 to $12,499                                 404             396               404               576          707           616 
$12,500 to $14,999                                 531             511               429               860         1067           946 
$15,000 to $17,499                                 747             755               636              1119         1293          1199 
$17,500 to $19,999                                 862             828               728              1241         1357          1426 
$20,000 to $22,499                                1097            1110               967              1391         1545          1562 
$22,500 to $24,999                                1266            1254              1085              1580         1673          1797 
$25,000 to $27,499                                1503            1526              1347              1742         1873          1979 
$27,500 to $29,999                                1608            1652              1452              1831         1895          1961 
$30,000 to $32,499                                1821            1753              1594              1894         1961          1973 
$32,500 to $34,999                                1813            1839              1661              1766         1838          1857 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2000 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)
(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                          After taxes                                                                 
                                                                                                                                      
                                                         Definition 13     Definition 14                                              
                                                                  plus              plus                                              
                                                                 other               net                          Money         Money 
                                                          means-tested           imputed     Definition 14       Income        Income 
                                         Definition 12      government            return              less  after Taxes         after 
                                                  plus         noncash         on equity           medical      Without         Taxes 
                                              Medicaid       transfers       in own home          programs          EIC      With EIC 
                                               Def 13          Def 14            Def 15           Def 14a       Def 1a         Def 1b 
$35,000 to $37,499                                1874            1903              1797              1730         1911          1902 
$37,500 to $39,999                                1997            1995              1776              1868         1983          2007 
$40,000 to $42,499                                1879            1912              1920              1782         2044          2024 
$42,500 to $44,999                                2023            2041              1967              1933         1930          1947 
$45,000 to $47,499                                1965            1950              1977              1782         1904          1917 
$47,500 to $49,999                                2079            2085              1767              1855         1875          1883 
$50,000 to $52,499                                1892            1906              1985              1730         1665          1662 
$52,500 to $54,999                                1842            1839              1987              1691         1655          1666 
$55,000 to $57,499                                1676            1686              1771              1590         1836          1838 
$57,500 to $59,999                                1728            1749              1817              1622         1734          1742 
$60,000 to $62,499                                1779            1786              1683              1786         1693          1662 
$62,500 to $64,999                                1576            1580              1615              1529         1406          1429 
$65,000 to $67,499                                1533            1539              1514              1437         1325          1328 
$67,500 to $69,999                                1534            1525              1493              1466         1240          1247 
$70,000 to $72,499                                1311            1308              1329              1211         1213          1207 
$72,500 to $74,999                                1232            1235              1322              1144         1001           998 
$75,000 to $77,499                                1118            1127              1273              1057          833           847 
$77,500 to $79,999                                 985             980              1046               953          778           771 
$80,000 to $82,499                                 844             849              1023               838          768           767 
$82,500 to $84,999                                 803             803               979               801          668           668 
$85,000 to $87,499                                 736             736               807               701          539           546 
$87,500 to $89,999                                 624             623               665               603          647           646 
$90,000 to $92,499                                 617             616               721               558          571           575 
$92,500 to $94,999                                 609             610               619               589          545           544 
$95,000 to $97,499                                 601             600               613               559          489           490 
$97,500 to $99,999                                 550             552               622               553          454           455 
$100,000 and over                                 7348            7348              8335              7133         6262          6263 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2000 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)
(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                          After taxes                                                                 
                                                                                                                                      
                                                         Definition 13     Definition 14                                              
                                                                  plus              plus                                              
                                                                 other               net                          Money         Money 
                                                          means-tested           imputed     Definition 14       Income        Income 
                                         Definition 12      government            return              less  after Taxes         after 
                                                  plus         noncash         on equity           medical      Without         Taxes 
                                              Medicaid       transfers       in own home          programs          EIC      With EIC 
                                               Def 13          Def 14            Def 15           Def 14a       Def 1a         Def 1b 
                                                                                                                                      
Income Levels                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                      
Percent                                          100.0           100.0             100.0             100.0        100.0         100.0 
Under $5,000                                       1.0             0.9               0.7               0.9          1.1           1.0 
$5,000 to $9,999                                   1.1             1.0               0.9               1.1          1.5           1.2 
$10,000 to $14,999                                 1.7             1.6               1.5               2.6          3.2           2.8 
$15,000 to $19,999                                 2.9             2.8               2.5               4.2          4.8           4.7 
$20,000 to $24,999                                 4.3             4.3               3.7               5.3          5.8           6.0 
$25,000 to $29,999                                 5.6             5.7               5.0               6.4          6.8           7.1 
$30,000 to $34,999                                 6.5             6.5               5.9               6.6          6.8           6.9 
$35,000 to $39,999                                 7.0             7.0               6.4               6.5          7.0           7.0 
$40,000 to $44,999                                 7.0             7.1               7.0               6.7          7.1           7.1 
$45,000 to $49,999                                 7.3             7.3               6.7               6.5          6.8           6.8 
$50,000 to $59,999                                12.8            12.9              13.6              11.9         12.4          12.4 
$60,000 to $74,999                                16.1            16.1              16.1              15.4         14.2          14.2 
$75,000 to $99,999                                13.5            13.5              15.1              13.0         11.3          11.3 
$100,000 and over                                 13.2            13.2              15.0              12.8         11.3          11.3 
Median                                           54188           54253             57041             52526        49361         49404 
   Standard Error                                  240             240               249               258          235           234 
Mean dollars                                     66801           66908             69864             65001        61792         61951 
   Standard Error                                  404             404               408               406          399           399 
Agg total income                            3714334892      3720254056        3884663572        3614241347   3435804177    3444672116 
Agg Square for total income              4.73700753E14  4.740498918E14   501020767632958   462695670173726  4.323596E14  4.3282967E14 
Gini ratio                                       0.349           0.347             0.340             0.364        0.373         0.370 
   Standard Error                               0.0051          0.0051            0.0051            0.0052       0.0052        0.0052 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2000 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)
(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                          After taxes                                                                 
                                                                                                                                      
                                                         Definition 13     Definition 14                                              
                                                                  plus              plus                                              
                                                                 other               net                          Money         Money 
                                                          means-tested           imputed     Definition 14       Income        Income 
                                         Definition 12      government            return              less  after Taxes         after 
                                                  plus         noncash         on equity           medical      Without         Taxes 
                                              Medicaid       transfers       in own home          programs          EIC      With EIC 
                                               Def 13          Def 14            Def 15           Def 14a       Def 1a         Def 1b 
                                                                                                                                      
Quintile Measures                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                      
Lowest quintile:                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
Upper  limit                                     19936           20268             21526             18098        16564         17216 
  Percent of households                            6.7             6.7               6.5               7.1          7.2           6.9 
    With type of addition or deduction             447             983              2037              1731          (X)           (X) 
      Mean amount                                 1201            1770               285              4223          (X)           (X) 
        Standard error                              73              90               429                81          (X)           (X) 
 Agg first quintile                             536787         1739661            580185           7309701          (X)           (X) 
 Agg square first quintile                  1119650290      6579134984      340615156178       39557244830          (X)           (X) 
Tot 1st Quintile                                  3712            3721              3629              3925         4007          3857 
                                                                                                                                      
Second quintile:                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
Upper limit                                      33138           33327             35336             30862        29068         29251 
  Percent of households                           14.0            14.0              14.0              14.7         14.7          15.0 
    With type of addition or deduction            1242            1573              5201              4282          (X)           (X) 
      Mean amount                                 2602            1200              2213              7269          (X)           (X) 
        Standard error                              78              44                78                83          (X)           (X) 
Agg second quintile                            3233220         1887285          11509375          31123271          (X)           (X) 
Agg square second quintile                 12560612899      4434663195       98681943145      282356147809          (X)           (X) 
Tot 2nd Quintile                                  7797            7798              7775              8182         8147          8340 
                                                                                                                                      
Third quintile:                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                      
 Upper limit                                     48653           48753             51292             46874        44181         44302 
  Percent of households                           21.6            21.6              21.6              21.0         21.1          21.1 
    With type of addition or deduction            1151            1239              9429              3868          (X)           (X) 
      Mean amount                                 3768            1201              2785              7788          (X)           (X) 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2000 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)
(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                          After taxes                                                                 
                                                                                                                                      
                                                         Definition 13     Definition 14                                              
                                                                  plus              plus                                              
                                                                 other               net                          Money         Money 
                                                          means-tested           imputed     Definition 14       Income        Income 
                                         Definition 12      government            return              less  after Taxes         after 
                                                  plus         noncash         on equity           medical      Without         Taxes 
                                              Medicaid       transfers       in own home          programs          EIC      With EIC 
                                               Def 13          Def 14            Def 15           Def 14a       Def 1a         Def 1b 
        Standard error                             139              53                56                99          (X)           (X) 
Agg third quintile                             4335348         1488003          26264005          30125540          (X)           (X) 
Agg square third quintile                  27725231073      3675442080      199170701740      299519767784          (X)           (X) 
Tot 3rd Quintile                                 12025           12018             12000             11678        11728         11726 
                                                                                                                                      
Fourth quintile:                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
 Upper limit                                     70636           70664             74246             69360        65643         65687 
  Percent of households                           27.0            27.0              27.2              26.5         26.4          26.4 
    With type of addition or deduction             994             522             13301              2721          (X)           (X) 
      Mean amount                                 3920            1234              3341              7245          (X)           (X) 
        Standard error                             193              88                63               120          (X)           (X) 
 Agg fourth quintile                           3897679          644330          44440526          19715519          (X)           (X) 
 Agg square fourth quintile                31652488682      1744034896      458422769205      190084037273          (X)           (X) 
Tot 4th Quintile                                 15019           15021             15102             14751        14701         14670 
                                                                                                                                      
Fifth quintile:                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                      
Upper limit                                                                                                                           
  Percent of households                           30.7            30.7              30.7              30.7         30.6          30.6 
    With type of addition or deduction             817             140             15970              2388          (X)           (X) 
      Mean amount                                 4115            1138              5111              7428          (X)           (X) 
        Standard error                             227             126                86               126          (X)           (X) 
 Agg fifth quintile                            3360132          159884          81615425          17738678          (X)           (X) 
 Agg square fifth quintile                 29158084325       321370697     1254797436581      172424000379          (X)           (X) 
Tot 5th Quintile                                 17050           17045             17097             17067        17019         17010 
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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2000 (MARRIED-COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS)
(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                                          After taxes                                                                 
                                                                                                                                      
                                                         Definition 13     Definition 14                                              
                                                                  plus              plus                                              
                                                                 other               net                          Money         Money 
                                                          means-tested           imputed     Definition 14       Income        Income 
                                         Definition 12      government            return              less  after Taxes         after 
                                                  plus         noncash         on equity           medical      Without         Taxes 
                                              Medicaid       transfers       in own home          programs          EIC      With EIC 
                                               Def 13          Def 14            Def 15           Def 14a       Def 1a         Def 1b 
                                                                                                                                      
Household Income                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
Lowest quintile:                                                                                                                      
  Mean                                           12158           12692             13711             11845        10591         11052 
  Standard error                                   154             153               177               129          122           130 
  Agg                                         45131062        47223725          49753378          46487618     42438419      42626320 
  Agg square                              694619512488    743966616413      866258529714      665685080632  5.564481E11  583285146935 
Second quintile:                                                                                                                      
  Mean                                           27208           27465             29046             24967        23307         23704 
  Standard error                                    63              62                66                60           59            56 
  Agg                                        212138255       214156594         225845535         204280663    189890221     197689824 
  Agg square                             5880438462810   5987089700973     6677335277508     5208554781312  4.530115E12  4.7840692E12 
Third quintile:                                                                                                                       
  Mean                                           41009           41131             43375             38917        36714         36860 
  Standard error                                    61              60                62                64           60            60 
  Agg                                        493140495       494323934         520507000         454488661    430586468     432207911 
  Agg square                             2.04609545E13  20564794528248    22825821193261    17938127780021  1.603161E13  1.6152248E13 
Fourth quintile:                                                                                                                      
  Mean                                           59058           59104             61916             57711        54416         54492 
  Standard error                                    77              77                80                80           75            75 
  Agg                                        886995342       887806912         935053790         851279841    799990137     799401166 
  Agg square                             5.29872278E13  53071725680332    58546968569171    49744533452375  4.407783E13  4.4102973E13 
Fifth quintile:                                                                                                                       
  Mean                                          121816          121839            125960            120566       115925        115973 
  Standard error                                  1041            1042              1039              1042         1035          1035 
  Agg                                       2076929738      2076742892        2153503869        2057704564   1972898932    1972746894 
  Agg square                             3.93677512E14  3.936823153E14   412104384063304   389138769079386  3.671636E14  3.6720709E14 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: (hhes-info@census.gov) Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff
Last revised: December 10,2001
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032001/rdcall/1_005.htm