Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2003
(Married-Couple Households)
Before taxes After taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus Definition 4
Excluding health less Definition 5 Definition 6
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance Social less plus Definition 7
gains less plus supplements to Security Federal Earned less
(current government capital wage or salary payroll income Income state
measure) transfers gains income taxes taxes Tax income
Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4 Def 5 Def 6 Credit taxes
Def 7 Def 8
Married-Couple Households
Total 57719 57719 57719 57719 57719 57719 57719 57719
Recipiency Status
With Income as defined 57454 55825 55905 55905 55910 55910 55910 55910
With addition or deduction (X) 20479 12840 37515 48760 47540 6030 37903
Mean addition or deduction (X) 13784 3232 5996 5338 11575 1901 3570
Standard error (X) 73 102 15 17 117 19 31
Agg addition or deduction (X) 282283426 41497379 224941194 260277014 550259266 11462295 135299959
Agg square for addition or
deduction (X) 5846688566392 1643172671288 1642330684988 2020085793155 3.33994214E13 33536509455 1730694517694
Mean total income (X) 46048 106243 98394 83127 75936 29058 73580
Standard error (X) 461 1022 469 400 289 294 304
Tally total income (X) 943014507 1364141791 3691308171 4053270670 3609993686 175209884 2788897578
Agg square for total income (X) 1.214813501E14 2.95987912E14 6.351341935E14 6.7064262E14 4.40005935E14 7840884080358 3.21919195E14
Under $2,500 575 3627 3555 3516 3528 3530 3517 3518
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999 187 783 748 746 803 801 721 725
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 293 774 751 710 745 746 712 705
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999 394 774 717 714 810 815 727 732
$10,000 to $12,499 624 1011 957 913 918 921 840 840
$12,500 to $14,999 788 869 805 775 951 950 765 771
$15,000 to $17,499 1142 1059 1012 930 929 952 911 939
$17,500 to $19,999 1247 976 1027 956 1125 1138 1162 1165
$20,000 to $22,499 1399 1189 1212 1053 1067 1151 1258 1277
$22,500 to $24,999 1290 1003 1047 1011 1160 1108 1107 1162
$25,000 to $27,499 1547 1254 1246 1066 1076 1199 1254 1299
$27,500 to $29,999 1296 993 995 972 1156 1284 1292 1391
$30,000 to $32,499 1625 1520 1520 1179 1197 1247 1398 1403
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2003
(Married-Couple Households)
Before taxes After taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus Definition 4
Excluding health less Definition 5 Definition 6
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance Social less plus Definition 7
gains less plus supplements to Security Federal Earned less
(current government capital wage or salary payroll income Income state
measure) transfers gains income taxes taxes Tax income
Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4 Def 5 Def 6 Credit taxes
Def 7 Def 8
$32,500 to $34,999 1154 925 928 1005 1160 1303 1314 1377
$35,000 to $37,499 1541 1415 1403 1204 1255 1396 1467 1580
$37,500 to $39,999 1270 1034 1078 1024 1234 1514 1548 1593
$40,000 to $42,499 1674 1620 1592 1314 1347 1427 1448 1484
$42,500 to $44,999 1242 1065 1096 1141 1231 1412 1420 1531
$45,000 to $47,499 1467 1388 1343 1228 1221 1413 1414 1392
$47,500 to $49,999 1296 1045 1039 1064 1279 1406 1416 1524
$50,000 to $52,499 1663 1565 1500 1161 1288 1436 1432 1458
$52,500 to $54,999 1137 1028 1083 1226 1236 1327 1331 1429
$55,000 to $57,499 1402 1253 1230 1206 1174 1448 1450 1523
$57,500 to $59,999 1173 1015 1022 1085 1191 1431 1424 1489
$60,000 to $62,499 1488 1415 1381 1128 1257 1396 1405 1415
$62,500 to $64,999 1127 1040 1067 1127 1222 1279 1286 1321
$65,000 to $67,499 1305 1232 1230 1182 1193 1288 1285 1320
$67,500 to $69,999 1067 933 970 1066 1101 1218 1216 1279
$70,000 to $72,499 1371 1277 1273 1151 1069 1245 1253 1295
$72,500 to $74,999 994 894 952 1029 1053 1168 1160 1070
$75,000 to $77,499 1290 1220 1160 1037 1051 1044 1054 1204
$77,500 to $79,999 894 817 880 974 1025 1139 1132 1142
$80,000 to $82,499 1155 1118 1057 991 907 1076 1083 1084
$82,500 to $84,999 835 743 719 950 916 1069 1068 1098
$85,000 to $87,499 999 995 971 907 904 969 971 1024
$87,500 to $89,999 679 615 686 797 827 1032 1031 956
$90,000 to $92,499 1013 982 926 844 838 895 895 824
$92,500 to $94,999 701 628 654 866 737 848 852 744
$95,000 to $97,499 890 855 878 736 813 723 720 664
$97,500 to $99,999 617 562 646 779 777 628 628 671
$100,000 and over 13866 13208 13361 14955 12948 9348 9352 8304
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2003
(Married-Couple Households)
Before taxes After taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus Definition 4
Excluding health less Definition 5 Definition 6
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance Social less plus Definition 7
gains less plus supplements to Security Federal Earned less
(current government capital wage or salary payroll income Income state
measure) transfers gains income taxes taxes Tax income
Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4 Def 5 Def 6 Credit taxes
Def 7 Def 8
Income Levels
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under $5,000 1.3 7.6 7.5 7.4 7.5 7.5 7.3 7.4
$5,000 to $9,999 1.2 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.5
$10,000 to $14,999 2.4 3.3 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.8
$15,000 to $19,999 4.1 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6
$20,000 to $24,999 4.7 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.2
$25,000 to $29,999 4.9 3.9 3.9 3.5 3.9 4.3 4.4 4.7
$30,000 to $34,999 4.8 4.2 4.2 3.8 4.1 4.4 4.7 4.8
$35,000 to $39,999 4.9 4.2 4.3 3.9 4.3 5.0 5.2 5.5
$40,000 to $44,999 5.1 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.5 4.9 5.0 5.2
$45,000 to $49,999 4.8 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.3 4.9 4.9 5.1
$50,000 to $59,999 9.3 8.4 8.4 8.1 8.5 9.8 9.8 10.2
$60,000 to $74,999 12.7 11.8 11.9 11.6 11.9 13.2 13.2 13.3
$75,000 to $99,999 15.7 14.8 14.9 15.4 15.2 16.3 16.3 16.3
$100,000 and over 24.0 22.9 23.1 25.9 22.4 16.2 16.2 14.4
Median 62405 59200 59883 63680 59534 55661 55698 54242
Standard Error 235 316 288 284 269 221 221 224
Mean dollars 78434 73544 74263 78160 73650 64278 64476 62143
Standard Error 354 362 362 370 357 264 264 247
Agg total income 4527149360 4244865935 4286363313 4511304507 4251027493 3710046362 3721508657 3586848427
Agg Square for total income 7.22132E14 6.941358738E14 7.0160213E14 7.524774163E14 6.85145046E14 4.42288547E14 4.42864906E14 4.00513052E14
Gini ratio 0.381 0.429 0.422 0.413 0.418 0.402 0.399 0.392
Standard Error 0.0034 0.0034 0.0034 0.0034 0.0034 0.0034 0.0034 0.0034
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2003
(Married-Couple Households)
Before taxes After taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus Definition 4
Excluding health less Definition 5 Definition 6
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance Social less plus Definition 7
gains less plus supplements to Security Federal Earned less
(current government capital wage or salary payroll income Income state
measure) transfers gains income taxes taxes Tax income
Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4 Def 5 Def 6 Credit taxes
Def 7 Def 8
Quintile Measures
Lowest quintile:
Upper limit 17940 9849 10270 10486 9898 9790 10267 10235
Percent of households 7.3 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.2 10.1 10.0 10.0
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 5025 312 170 1270 58 719 288
Mean amount (X) 17785 -2135 2874 531 352 807 228
Standard error (X) 123 117 124 12 56 35 50
Agg first quintile (X) 89368396 -666548 489253 673993 20429 580298 65456
Agg square first quintile (X) 1924095268165 2593044611 1797363545 563322909 16327085 1038982224 198431999
Tot 1st Quintile 4202 5942 5951 5921 5874 5849 5779 5765
Second quintile:
Upper limit 34087 29682 30122 31462 29478 28132 28639 28109
Percent of households 15.6 14.4 14.7 14.2 14.1 13.5 13.5 13.3
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 4730 1131 2141 6014 3970 2799 3194
Mean amount (X) 14926 2405 3331 1641 785 2656 454
Standard error (X) 146 200 36 10 10 26 8
Agg second quintile (X) 70595628 2720367 7130030 9866817 3117005 7435654 1448916
Agg square second quintile (X) 1469804206015 51330087386 28819584313 19549930814 3878940562 24382956546 1166822758
Tot 2nd Quintile 9027 8283 8511 8185 8127 7786 7771 7687
Third quintile:
Upper limit 54587 51168 51599 54856 51260 47519 47636 46375
Percent of households 19.9 19.2 18.4 18.6 18.8 18.5 18.7 18.7
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2003
(Married-Couple Households)
Before taxes After taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus Definition 4
Excluding health less Definition 5 Definition 6
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance Social less plus Definition 7
gains less plus supplements to Security Federal Earned less
(current government capital wage or salary payroll income Income state
measure) transfers gains income taxes taxes Tax income
Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4 Def 5 Def 6 Credit taxes
Def 7 Def 8
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 3995 1734 6968 9786 10249 1905 7479
Mean amount (X) 12341 1573 4397 3035 2255 1392 1069
Standard error (X) 170 177 22 12 18 27 8
Agg third quintile (X) 49306186 2727057 30639897 29701680 23114862 2651805 7998785
Agg square third quintile (X) 1014444738614 86607933484 155464172240 101577133906 80914985039 6000683714 11789943120
Tot 3rd Quintile 11491 11058 10610 10746 10831 10684 10821 10796
Fourth quintile:
Upper limit 86896 84483 85415 90372 84459 75905 75941 73342
Percent of households 26.0 25.1 25.7 25.6 25.8 26.0 26.0 26.1
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 3488 3179 12287 14195 14906 373 11949
Mean amount (X) 10936 3567 5447 4895 5061 1473 2210
Standard error (X) 178 237 20 14 27 80 11
Agg fourth quintile (X) 38142976 11341909 66922595 69484581 75430843 549320 26411814
Agg square fourth quintile (X) 753998197921 540541947931 415924889352 376417335385 522917805837 1580569562 73583502567
Tot 4th Quintile 14995 14474 14814 14801 14864 15027 14984 15061
Fifth quintile:
Upper limit
Percent of households 31.2 31.1 30.9 31.3 31.2 31.8 31.8 31.9
With type of addition
or deduction (X) 3242 6484 15950 17494 18358 233 14993
Mean amount (X) 10757 3914 7509 8606 24435 1053 6628
Standard error (X) 183 153 25 29 272 76 71
Agg fifth quintile (X) 34870239 25374594 119759419 150549943 448576127 245218 99374988
Agg square fifth quintile (X) 684346155679 962099657877 1040324675538 1521978070141 3.27916933E13 533317408 1643955817250
Tot 5th Quintile 18004 17961 17833 18066 18023 18373 18364 18410
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2003
(Married-Couple Households)
Before taxes After taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus Definition 4
Excluding health less Definition 5 Definition 6
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance Social less plus Definition 7
gains less plus supplements to Security Federal Earned less
(current government capital wage or salary payroll income Income state
measure) transfers gains income taxes taxes Tax income
Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4 Def 5 Def 6 Credit taxes
Def 7 Def 8
Household Income
Lowest quintile:
Mean 10854 2496 2630 2698 2527 2492 2545 2525
Standard error 96 48 51 52 50 50 51 51
Agg 45608151 14831370 15649865 15973454 14846923 14574050 14705728 14557283
Agg square 6.38924E11 108069671218 122526504645 126696353705 112909325826 110261131843 114952138607 113452808880
Second quintile:
Mean 26086 20010 20952 21508 20131 19520 20305 20049
Standard error 52 66 66 71 66 63 62 61
Agg 235488042 165742595 178330341 176045685 163604274 151990142 157786360 154124097
Agg square 6.33662E12 3580900418866 4015484161171 4080275690850 3543800838350 3179465992763 3409213445810 3282366049292
Third quintile:
Mean 44243 40473 41002 43332 40479 38074 38261 37357
Standard error 58 64 63 69 64 57 56 53
Agg 508383369 447550860 435016727 465648373 438422353 406786408 414026244 403294643
Agg square 2.28824E13 18556872001737 1.82299952E13 20656557619882 1.81729161E13 1.5813751E13 1.6160461E13 1.53578478E13
Fourth quintile:
Mean 69646 67043 67617 71600 66962 61185 61275 59388
Standard error 80 83 84 88 83 70 70 67
Agg 1044335477 970411996 1001663633 1059741395 995315501 919422658 918130794 894420399
Agg square 7.39943E13 66329964307194 6.90967618E13 77379149860122 6.79775311E13 5.72382506E13 5.72328746E13 5.40097124E13
Fifth quintile:
Mean 149597 147334 148922 154651 146419 120683 120716 115178
Standard error 870 873 877 873 856 576 577 530
Agg 2693334322 2646329114 2655702747 2793895600 2638838443 2217273105 2216859531 2120452004
Agg square 6.1828E14 6.055600674E14 6.10137363E14 6.502347368E14 5.95337888E14 3.65946818E14 3.65947405E14 3.27749673E14
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2003
(Married-Couple Households)
After taxes
Definition 8 Definition 13 Definition 14
plus Definition 11 plus plus
nonmeans- Definition 10 plus other net
tested plus means-tested means-tested imputed
government Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government return
cash plus school cash plus noncash on equity
transfers Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers in own home
Def 9 Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14 Def 15
Married-Couple Households
Total 57719 57719 57719 57719 57719 57719 57719
Recipiency Status
With Income as defined 57285 57332 57339 57460 57460 57513 57666
With addition or deduction 19600 12610 10820 1787 5820 4793 48287
Mean addition or deduction 13783 8745 110 6786 4475 1415 2525
Standard error 74 36 1 148 56 25 25
Agg addition or deduction 270154924 110277371 1195593 12128502 26044296 6781019 121912905
Agg square for addition or
deduction 5572086014283 1147033744140 163735741 143329462767 209261173551 21794965475 1567157508025
Mean total income 54655 60001 80485 44476 53859 35930 76234
Standard error 331 422 581 907 513 311 269
Tally total income 1071251923 756639432 870882161 79496041 313441777 172214625 3681081639
Agg square for total income 9.5433216E13 7.02437969E13 1.047561999E14 5838973632151 2.47088575E13 8132092528728 428141516397155
Under $2,500 767 732 732 557 557 505 356
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999 198 210 210 168 168 163 193
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 272 280 280 261 260 206 199
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999 354 337 337 352 347 342 282
$10,000 to $12,499 514 434 433 477 448 438 452
$12,500 to $14,999 709 497 497 486 464 466 427
$15,000 to $17,499 1004 642 642 646 598 578 527
$17,500 to $19,999 1292 846 847 842 743 752 707
$20,000 to $22,499 1341 1015 1015 1036 946 907 847
$22,500 to $24,999 1338 1081 1074 1074 1007 1025 948
$25,000 to $27,499 1467 1269 1273 1276 1162 1170 996
$27,500 to $29,999 1502 1367 1363 1374 1373 1386 1291
$30,000 to $32,499 1486 1459 1462 1484 1406 1397 1347
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2003
(Married-Couple Households)
After taxes
Definition 8 Definition 13 Definition 14
plus Definition 11 plus plus
nonmeans- Definition 10 plus other net
tested plus means-tested means-tested imputed
government Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government return
cash plus school cash plus noncash on equity
transfers Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers in own home
Def 9 Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14 Def 15
$32,500 to $34,999 1521 1519 1513 1511 1539 1545 1446
$35,000 to $37,499 1636 1733 1736 1712 1723 1737 1588
$37,500 to $39,999 1721 1804 1797 1798 1812 1837 1755
$40,000 to $42,499 1630 1665 1675 1693 1745 1735 1686
$42,500 to $44,999 1781 1882 1875 1901 1900 1902 1870
$45,000 to $47,499 1668 1746 1745 1753 1801 1835 1816
$47,500 to $49,999 1720 1786 1785 1785 1822 1820 1793
$50,000 to $52,499 1681 1722 1720 1713 1737 1764 1750
$52,500 to $54,999 1593 1728 1726 1725 1762 1775 1644
$55,000 to $57,499 1664 1845 1850 1871 1849 1839 1815
$57,500 to $59,999 1579 1656 1658 1666 1735 1746 1724
$60,000 to $62,499 1565 1657 1647 1658 1667 1675 1697
$62,500 to $64,999 1417 1537 1542 1543 1558 1564 1650
$65,000 to $67,499 1372 1481 1479 1487 1512 1515 1528
$67,500 to $69,999 1402 1489 1495 1485 1480 1478 1503
$70,000 to $72,499 1399 1471 1469 1459 1476 1476 1498
$72,500 to $74,999 1104 1173 1175 1182 1208 1213 1293
$75,000 to $77,499 1267 1313 1307 1322 1332 1337 1234
$77,500 to $79,999 1242 1266 1271 1284 1296 1294 1349
$80,000 to $82,499 1213 1215 1214 1211 1226 1224 1186
$82,500 to $84,999 1147 1167 1167 1186 1164 1167 1183
$85,000 to $87,499 1092 1153 1145 1137 1162 1165 1209
$87,500 to $89,999 1027 1057 1055 1056 1074 1076 1156
$90,000 to $92,499 905 929 939 938 960 960 961
$92,500 to $94,999 805 850 860 868 855 852 904
$95,000 to $97,499 703 725 722 721 737 737 858
$97,500 to $99,999 682 731 731 745 754 754 827
$100,000 and over 8940 9250 9257 9273 9356 9362 10225
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2003
(Married-Couple Households)
After taxes
Definition 8 Definition 13 Definition 14
plus Definition 11 plus plus
nonmeans- Definition 10 plus other net
tested plus means-tested means-tested imputed
government Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government return
cash plus school cash plus noncash on equity
transfers Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers in own home
Def 9 Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14 Def 15
Income Levels
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under $5,000 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.0
$5,000 to $9,999 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.8
$10,000 to $14,999 2.1 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5
$15,000 to $19,999 4.0 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.1
$20,000 to $24,999 4.6 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.1
$25,000 to $29,999 5.1 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.0
$30,000 to $34,999 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 4.8
$35,000 to $39,999 5.8 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.2 5.8
$40,000 to $44,999 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.2
$45,000 to $49,999 5.9 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.3
$50,000 to $59,999 11.3 12.0 12.0 12.1 12.3 12.3 12.0
$60,000 to $74,999 14.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.9
$75,000 to $99,999 17.5 18.0 18.0 18.1 18.3 18.3 18.8
$100,000 and over 15.5 16.0 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.2 17.7
Median 57503 59403 59420 59545 59938 59985 62065
Standard Error 198 194 193 192 187 187 189
Mean dollars 66824 68734 68755 68965 69416 69534 71646
Standard Error 239 238 238 237 237 236 239
Agg total income 3857003351 3967280722 3968476315 3980604817 4006649113 4013430132 4135343038
Agg Square for total income 4.24754077E14 4.37575163E14 4.377691651E14 4.38753869E14 4.41690787E14 4.421166484E14 462653694938669
Gini ratio 0.345 0.331 0.331 0.328 0.325 0.323 0.319
Standard Error 0.0034 0.0034 0.0034 0.0034 0.0034 0.0034 0.0034
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2003
(Married-Couple Households)
After taxes
Definition 8 Definition 13 Definition 14
plus Definition 11 plus plus
nonmeans- Definition 10 plus other net
tested plus means-tested means-tested imputed
government Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government return
cash plus school cash plus noncash on equity
transfers Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers in own home
Def 9 Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14 Def 15
Quintile Measures
Lowest quintile:
Upper limit 17740 19669 19670 20114 20593 21021 22044
Percent of households 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.7
With type of addition
or deduction 1902 757 150 449 418 1043 2347
Mean amount 10840 2481 106 5983 1395 1871 207
Standard error 120 58 5 219 59 67 255
Agg first quintile 20623001 1878417 15936 2683607 583888 1952338 486808
Agg square first quintile 269414157121 6359398200 2219976 24498398653 1347666922 7890160667 314905676722
Tot 1st Quintile 3943 3892 3889 3824 3831 3819 3852
Second quintile:
Upper limit 32561 34756 34767 34975 35628 35828 37181
Percent of households 14.4 13.2 13.2 13.4 13.2 13.2 13.0
With type of addition
or deduction 4352 2455 629 438 1521 1588 5058
Mean amount 15254 7249 103 6787 3352 1430 1703
Standard error 121 47 2 307 58 42 55
Agg second quintile 66387654 17794062 64797 2975791 5099947 2271271 8614592
Agg square second quintile 1256399541461 140785811110 8253376 36070012087 24043926954 7221996119 83042683007
Tot 2nd Quintile 8328 7617 7617 7709 7613 7636 7527
Third quintile:
Upper limit 49911 51856 51873 52049 52552 52627 54472
Percent of households 20.1 20.9 20.9 20.9 21.0 21.0 21.1
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2003
(Married-Couple Households)
After taxes
Definition 8 Definition 13 Definition 14
plus Definition 11 plus plus
nonmeans- Definition 10 plus other net
tested plus means-tested means-tested imputed
government Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government return
cash plus school cash plus noncash on equity
transfers Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers in own home
Def 9 Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14 Def 15
With type of addition
or deduction 4684 3347 1895 318 1613 1438 9632
Mean amount 13978 9819 108 6780 4816 1195 1991
Standard error 146 61 1 350 88 37 38
Agg third quintile 65464188 32868488 204595 2156368 7769439 1718808 19177109
Agg square third quintile 1325077925975 359684624874 27471844 25461767066 55149801709 4545251756 155469453677
Tot 3rd Quintile 11576 12080 12092 12065 12134 12142 12173
Fourth quintile:
Upper limit 76154 77355 77381 77506 77845 77867 80230
Percent of households 26.7 27.2 27.2 27.2 27.3 27.2 27.3
With type of addition
or deduction 4412 3218 3562 317 1233 555 13938
Mean amount 13357 9897 111 7268 5407 1138 2374
Standard error 170 72 1 363 142 56 33
Agg fourth quintile 58930936 31850392 394979 2307135 6668374 631651 33093280
Agg square fourth quintile 1281454830755 362130695882 54067833 28432408464 63020849144 1555194152 266236548207
Tot 4th Quintile 15397 15687 15676 15705 15736 15719 15776
Fifth quintile:
Upper limit
Percent of households 32.0 32.0 32.0 31.9 31.9 31.9 31.9
With type of addition
or deduction 4250 2833 4585 265 1033 168 17312
Mean amount 13822 9137 112 7572 5731 1230 3497
Standard error 199 77 1 471 184 115 45
Agg fifth quintile 58749145 25886014 515285 2005602 5922647 206952 60541116
Agg square fifth quintile 1439739558971 278073214073 71722712 28866876496 65698928823 582362781 747503146411
Tot 5th Quintile 18475 18444 18445 18417 18404 18403 18391
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2003
(Married-Couple Households)
After taxes
Definition 8 Definition 13 Definition 14
plus Definition 11 plus plus
nonmeans- Definition 10 plus other net
tested plus means-tested means-tested imputed
government Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government return
cash plus school cash plus noncash on equity
transfers Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers in own home
Def 9 Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14 Def 15
Household Income
Lowest quintile:
Mean 10026 10700 10698 11571 11813 12357 13320
Standard error 108 118 118 115 118 119 133
Agg 39532514 41641829 41605146 44241698 45255579 47188373 51304592
Agg square 555339153725 630284269687 629646112160 681950986795 714587124218 762754541102 915279338742
Second quintile:
Mean 25378 27866 27869 28135 28891 29179 30421
Standard error 50 52 52 52 52 52 52
Agg 211347630 212254655 212267606 216889407 219960474 222815503 228990320
Agg square 5515499442113 6052839425675 6053981367339 6241048004693 6493506322373 6637280402674 7102756652055
Third quintile:
Mean 41364 43300 43321 43521 44077 44227 45784
Standard error 49 48 48 48 47 47 47
Agg 478836184 523041407 523835473 525077931 534852700 537004204 557313860
Agg square 2.0091576E13 2.29407605E13 22987596939334 2.31409328E13 2.38589532E13 24030565849163 25809012199774
Fourth quintile:
Mean 62196 63770 63801 63956 64343 64395 66484
Standard error 64 62 62 62 62 62 63
Agg 957617941 1000339457 1000150663 1004404831 1012476626 1012258496 1048875852
Agg square 6.0420527E13 6.46219003E13 64639897429361 6.50718034E13 6.59761111E13 66010212964423 70597463751376
Fifth quintile:
Mean 117437 118738 118763 118913 119216 119231 122282
Standard error 528 528 528 529 529 529 530
Agg 2169669081 2190003375 2190617427 2189990949 2194103733 2194163557 2248858412
Agg square 3.38171136E14 3.43329379E14 3.434580432E14 3.43618134E14 3.44647629E14 3.446758346E14 358229182996722
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2003
(Married-Couple Households)
Money Money
Definition 14 Income Income
less after Taxes after
medical Without Taxes
programs EIC With EIC
Def 14a Def 1a Def 1b
Married-Couple Households
Total 57719 57719 57719
Recipiency Status
With Income as defined 57513 57454 57454
With addition or deduction 16849 (X) (X)
Mean addition or deduction 8091 (X) (X)
Standard error 38 (X) (X)
Agg addition or deduction 136321667 (X) (X)
Agg square for addition or
deduction 1456962275422 (X) (X)
Mean total income 34034 (X) (X)
Standard error 461 (X) (X)
Tally total income 573445519 (X) (X)
Agg square for total income 72394603203718 (X) (X)
Under $2,500 505 589 574
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999 163 204 175
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499 205 319 270
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999 347 456 365
$10,000 to $12,499 530 643 588
$12,500 to $14,999 709 929 713
$15,000 to $17,499 973 1158 1109
$17,500 to $19,999 1281 1423 1384
$20,000 to $22,499 1341 1396 1502
$22,500 to $24,999 1321 1525 1508
$25,000 to $27,499 1500 1624 1743
$27,500 to $29,999 1554 1636 1632
$30,000 to $32,499 1528 1674 1829
$32,500 to $34,999 1534 1734 1820
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2003
(Married-Couple Households)
Money Money
Definition 14 Income Income
less after Taxes after
medical Without Taxes
programs EIC With EIC
Def 14a Def 1a Def 1b
$35,000 to $37,499 1697 1799 1796
$37,500 to $39,999 1725 1909 1920
$40,000 to $42,499 1651 1839 1856
$42,500 to $44,999 1780 1898 1915
$45,000 to $47,499 1666 1759 1770
$47,500 to $49,999 1733 1782 1791
$50,000 to $52,499 1708 1760 1761
$52,500 to $54,999 1587 1701 1714
$55,000 to $57,499 1694 1681 1665
$57,500 to $59,999 1612 1593 1594
$60,000 to $62,499 1540 1523 1543
$62,500 to $64,999 1441 1524 1522
$65,000 to $67,499 1372 1483 1482
$67,500 to $69,999 1419 1282 1287
$70,000 to $72,499 1401 1266 1272
$72,500 to $74,999 1119 1194 1192
$75,000 to $77,499 1269 1277 1277
$77,500 to $79,999 1249 1166 1170
$80,000 to $82,499 1208 1214 1213
$82,500 to $84,999 1148 1010 1002
$85,000 to $87,499 1080 930 935
$87,500 to $89,999 1027 775 777
$90,000 to $92,499 927 774 774
$92,500 to $94,999 828 622 629
$95,000 to $97,499 692 541 538
$97,500 to $99,999 684 590 589
$100,000 and over 8971 7516 7521
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2003
(Married-Couple Households)
Money Money
Definition 14 Income Income
less after Taxes after
medical Without Taxes
programs EIC With EIC
Def 14a Def 1a Def 1b
Income Levels
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under $5,000 1.2 1.4 1.3
$5,000 to $9,999 1.0 1.3 1.1
$10,000 to $14,999 2.1 2.7 2.3
$15,000 to $19,999 3.9 4.5 4.3
$20,000 to $24,999 4.6 5.1 5.2
$25,000 to $29,999 5.3 5.6 5.8
$30,000 to $34,999 5.3 5.9 6.3
$35,000 to $39,999 5.9 6.4 6.4
$40,000 to $44,999 5.9 6.5 6.5
$45,000 to $49,999 5.9 6.1 6.2
$50,000 to $59,999 11.4 11.7 11.7
$60,000 to $74,999 14.4 14.3 14.4
$75,000 to $99,999 17.5 15.4 15.4
$100,000 and over 15.5 13.0 13.0
Median 57698 53682 53723
Standard Error 199 188 187
Mean dollars 67172 62938 63137
Standard Error 238 232 231
Agg total income 3877108465 3632728363 3644190658
Agg Square for total income 426231627328504 3.852563E14 3.8586313E14
Gini ratio 0.341 0.349 0.345
Standard Error 0.0034 0.0034 0.0034
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2003
(Married-Couple Households)
Money Money
Definition 14 Income Income
less after Taxes after
medical Without Taxes
programs EIC With EIC
Def 14a Def 1a Def 1b
Quintile Measures
Lowest quintile:
Upper limit 18643 17008 17665
Percent of households 7.0 7.0 6.8
With type of addition
or deduction 1632 (X) (X)
Mean amount 4195 (X) (X)
Standard error 59 (X) (X)
Agg first quintile 6843919 (X) (X)
Agg square first quintile 36870537269 (X) (X)
Tot 1st Quintile 4035 4035 3906
Second quintile:
Upper limit 32979 30636 30986
Percent of households 14.2 14.4 14.5
With type of addition
or deduction 4767 (X) (X)
Mean amount 8236 (X) (X)
Standard error 63 (X) (X)
Agg second quintile 39260503 (X) (X)
Agg square second quintile 401505624619 (X) (X)
Tot 2nd Quintile 8193 8309 8362
Third quintile:
Upper limit 50167 46701 46829
Percent of households 20.2 20.1 20.3
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2003
(Married-Couple Households)
Money Money
Definition 14 Income Income
less after Taxes after
medical Without Taxes
programs EIC With EIC
Def 14a Def 1a Def 1b
With type of addition
or deduction 4305 (X) (X)
Mean amount 8720 (X) (X)
Standard error 76 (X) (X)
Agg third quintile 37536836 (X) (X)
Agg square third quintile 420504002589 (X) (X)
Tot 3rd Quintile 11633 11614 11718
Fourth quintile:
Upper limit 76273 71171 71208
Percent of households 26.7 26.8 26.8
With type of addition
or deduction 3244 (X) (X)
Mean amount 8735 (X) (X)
Standard error 95 (X) (X)
Agg fourth quintile 28335328 (X) (X)
Agg square fourth quintile 331438818770 (X) (X)
Tot 4th Quintile 15393 15494 15473
Fifth quintile:
Upper limit
Percent of households 32.0 31.6 31.6
With type of addition
or deduction 2902 (X) (X)
Mean amount 8388 (X) (X)
Standard error 92 (X) (X)
Agg fifth quintile 24345082 (X) (X)
Agg square fifth quintile 266643292175 (X) (X)
Tot 5th Quintile 18465 18267 18260
Table 1. Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2003
(Married-Couple Households)
Money Money
Definition 14 Income Income
less after Taxes after
medical Without Taxes
programs EIC With EIC
Def 14a Def 1a Def 1b
Household Income
Lowest quintile:
Mean 11734 10183 10728
Standard error 102 96 103
Agg 47350630 41087385 41904038
Agg square 705021323360 5.497668E11 590918197436
Second quintile:
Mean 26074 24091 24625
Standard error 48 46 45
Agg 213612361 200167947 205910029
Agg square 5707163260229 4.951247E12 5.192092E12
Third quintile:
Mean 41658 38827 38929
Standard error 49 45 45
Agg 484604011 450936404 456164347
Agg square 20470931534367 1.775177E13 1.8000885E13
Fourth quintile:
Mean 62402 58258 58329
Standard error 64 60 60
Agg 960554251 902633363 902500690
Agg square 60793478382325 5.333973E13 5.3391556E13
Fifth quintile:
Mean 117573 111560 111592
Standard error 528 527 527
Agg 2170987212 2037903265 2037711554
Agg square 338555032828221 3.086638E14 3.0868768E14
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