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Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
 Numbers in thousands.  Households as of March of the following year]

(Households With an Asian alone or in combination Householder)

                                                    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
Households With an Asian
  alone or in combination
  Householder
   Total                            4500            4500           4500            4500           4500           4500           4500           4500

Recipiency Status

With Income as defined              4421            4272           4272            4272           4272           4272           4272           4272
With addition or deduction           (X)            1182            770            2849           3874           3828            638           2965
  Mean addition or deduction         (X)           12934          10210            7580           5653          12494           1702           3991
    Standard error                   (X)             353           2733              80             76            445             67            137
Agg addition or deduction            (X)        15288541        7859978        21596642       21901665       47823958        1085809       11834250
Agg square for addition or
  deduction                          (X)    337423531878  3635687059815    205309197578   193846027087  2922967737091     3331434186   180287214177
  Mean total income                  (X)           52031         153099          107984          88172          78089          35523          78898
    Standard error                   (X)            2016           6097            2077           1653           1252           1290           1341
Tally total income                   (X)        61501707      117858726       307662510      341604992      298916198       22660660      233923425
Agg square for total income          (X)   7763108968526  3.57390205E13  61355925219369  6.30634327E13  4.17887245E13  1349101469556  3.11605916E13
Under $2,500                         158             378            376             368            371            371            366            366
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999                    37              67             67              69             75             77             68             68
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499                    75              53             53              48             47             46             55             55
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999                    80              59             58              59             63             67             67             68
$10,000 to $12,499                   103              93             93              81             89             90             69             68
$12,500 to $14,999                    99              67             67              67             94             96             77             86
$15,000 to $17,499                    88              89             90              92             94             96             99             92
$17,500 to $19,999                    92              82             80              72             65             83             96             93
$20,000 to $22,499                   114             108            108              77            101             90             92             92
$22,500 to $24,999                    87              83             88              94             72             80             79             88
$25,000 to $27,499                   106             103             99              66             70             86             86             87
$27,500 to $29,999                    63              51             54              82             88             92             93             96
$30,000 to $32,499                   101              98             92              68             87             94            105            118
$32,500 to $34,999                    53              53             51              66             79             98             99             91
$35,000 to $37,499                   122             111            110              86             71             71             80             85

Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
 Numbers in thousands.  Households as of March of the following year]

(Households With an Asian alone or in combination Householder)

                                                    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
$37,500 to $39,999                    67              61             64              58             90             94             87             96
$40,000 to $42,499                   101             111            111              94             80            106            115            117
$42,500 to $44,999                    75              82             68              70             81             95             90             92
$45,000 to $47,499                    88              86             94              75             95            101            100            120
$47,500 to $49,999                   108              93             95              85             86            114            118            109
$50,000 to $52,499                   144             143            134             101            101            111            109            104
$52,500 to $54,999                    72              57             59              81             90             86             86            115
$55,000 to $57,499                    87              76             70              82             93             93            100            101
$57,500 to $59,999                    74              57             71              87             84            118            116            106
$60,000 to $62,499                   128             136            123              74             74             90             91             90
$62,500 to $64,999                    56              64             66              78             84             85             85             92
$65,000 to $67,499                    84              82             83              74             75             81             80             79
$67,500 to $69,999                    60              61             69              87            107             82             83             86
$70,000 to $72,499                    87              96             92              80             62             71             72             69
$72,500 to $74,999                    62              52             51              67             82             73             73             87
$75,000 to $77,499                    60              67             76              81             57             73             73             81
$77,500 to $79,999                    33              43             38              60             59             84             85             79
$80,000 to $82,499                    93              85             82              75             60             70             70             64
$82,500 to $84,999                    61              60             54              48             62             69             68             56
$85,000 to $87,499                    71              83             82              48             58             65             66             88
$87,500 to $89,999                    43              34             40              67             71             56             52             60
$90,000 to $92,499                    82              72             63              55             71             47             51             70
$92,500 to $94,999                    41              27             30              47             47             75             73             64
$95,000 to $97,499                    71              63             60              69             34             65             67             53
$97,500 to $99,999                    43              40             40              51             58             53             48             53
$100,000 and over                   1228            1171           1200            1308           1173            907            912            817

Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
 Numbers in thousands.  Households as of March of the following year]

(Households With an Asian alone or in combination Householder)

                                                    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                         4.3             9.9            9.8             9.7            9.9            9.9            9.6            9.6
$5,000 to $9,999                     3.5             2.5            2.5             2.4            2.4            2.5            2.7            2.7
$10,000 to $14,999                   4.5             3.6            3.6             3.3            4.1            4.1            3.2            3.4
$15,000 to $19,999                   4.0             3.8            3.8             3.6            3.5            4.0            4.3            4.1
$20,000 to $24,999                   4.5             4.2            4.4             3.8            3.8            3.8            3.8            4.0
$25,000 to $29,999                   3.8             3.4            3.4             3.3            3.5            3.9            4.0            4.1
$30,000 to $34,999                   3.4             3.4            3.2             3.0            3.7            4.3            4.5            4.6
$35,000 to $39,999                   4.2             3.8            3.9             3.2            3.6            3.7            3.7            4.0
$40,000 to $44,999                   3.9             4.3            4.0             3.7            3.6            4.5            4.6            4.7
$45,000 to $49,999                   4.4             4.0            4.2             3.6            4.0            4.8            4.8            5.1
$50,000 to $59,999                   8.4             7.4            7.5             7.8            8.2            9.1            9.1            9.4
$60,000 to $74,999                  10.6            10.9           10.7            10.2           10.8           10.7           10.8           11.2
$75,000 to $99,999                  13.3            12.8           12.5            13.4           12.8           14.6           14.5           14.8
$100,000 and over                   27.3            26.0           26.7            29.1           26.1           20.2           20.3           18.2
Median                             61048           59433          59902           64005          59529          55202          55397          53790
   Standard Error                    729            1324           1057            1207           1158           1040            980            816
Mean dollars                       79997           76599          78346           83146          78278          67776          68017          65387
   Standard Error                   1396            1406           1517            1557           1500           1148           1146           1071
Agg total income               359948947       344660406      352520385       374117027      352215362      304958768      306044577      294210327
Agg Square for total income   6.05004E13  58570198306122  6.50494703E13  70514477307689  6.41687528E13  4.21119622E13  4.21775003E13  3.78807365E13
Gini ratio                         0.426           0.451          0.452           0.436          0.441          0.437          0.436          0.430
   Standard Error                 0.0125          0.0126         0.0126          0.0124         0.0126         0.0127         0.0127         0.0128

Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
 Numbers in thousands.  Households as of March of the following year]

(Households With an Asian alone or in combination Householder)

                                                    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                       19291           10732          10745           10990          10404          10237          10759          10700
  Percent of households             16.1            13.0           13.0            12.7           12.8           12.8           12.9           12.9
    With type of addition
      or deduction                   (X)             329              3              24            163             68            110             69
      Mean amount                    (X)           13117          -3000            2526            455            237            664            -31
        Standard error               (X)             554            (X)             351             29             43             85             27
 Agg first quintile                  (X)         4310714          -8148           60242          73987          16111          73129          -2187
 Agg square first quintile           (X)     83162054870       24445350       208605883       51505192       10613018      118726252        2992310
Tot 1st Quintile                     724             586            583             571            578            577            583            579

Second quintile:

Upper limit                        36321           31347          31511           33450          31294          29696          30277          29704
  Percent of households             13.6            15.9           15.9            15.6           15.5           15.3           14.8           14.9
    With type of addition
      or deduction                   (X)             218             20             253            592            575            213            317
      Mean amount                    (X)           12266           2325            3823           1607           1222           2684            341
        Standard error               (X)             713           2375             146             35             64            116             40
Agg second quintile                  (X)         2679354          45720          967328         951856         702289         572824         108353
Agg square second quintile           (X)     52331165175     1858354264      4799817522     1874169009     1958174991     2029131451      164603574
Tot 2nd Quintile                     610             714            716             700            697            688            668            672

Third quintile:

 Upper limit                       57669           54218          54879           58728          54973          50640          50784          49501
  Percent of households             17.6            18.3           18.0            18.2           18.1           17.9           18.2           17.9
    With type of addition
      or deduction                   (X)             200             68             549            768            783            201            574

Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
 Numbers in thousands.  Households as of March of the following year]

(Households With an Asian alone or in combination Householder)

                                                    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
      Mean amount                    (X)           12493           1163            5301           3246           3143           1501           1208
        Standard error               (X)            1046            733             100             44             95            111             43
Agg third quintile                   (X)         2499591          78941         2912310        2492636        2462340         301271         692945
Agg square third quintile            (X)     66428945033     2081155383     17845999533     9019483578    12143381905      848465847     1333411194
Tot 3rd Quintile                     790             822            811             817            813            806            821            806

Fourth quintile:

 Upper limit                       91811           89826          91413           97616          91317          81625          81681          78982
  Percent of households             21.6            22.2           23.2            23.4           24.0           23.8           23.8           24.1
    With type of addition
      or deduction                   (X)             232            175             841           1046           1053             62            866
      Mean amount                    (X)           13327           1818            6913           5320           6549           1514           2338
        Standard error               (X)             897            566             102             63            160            178             64
 Agg fourth quintile                 (X)         3090123         318765         5813701        5564547        6897755          94035        2025618
 Agg square fourth quintile          (X)     75906495097     8499536092     46110116960    33045788978    68069637487      240360052     7216632387
Tot 4th Quintile                     973            1001           1042            1053           1078           1069           1072           1084

Fifth quintile:

Upper limit
  Percent of households             31.2            30.6           29.9            30.2           29.6           30.2           30.2           30.2
    With type of addition
      or deduction                   (X)             203            504            1182           1305           1349             51           1138
      Mean amount                    (X)           13343          14725           10021           9819          27987            867           7916
        Standard error               (X)             842           4148             125            132           1105            163            310
 Agg fifth quintile                  (X)         2708758        7424702        11843060       12818639       37745464          44549        9009521
 Agg square fifth quintile           (X)     59594871703  3623223568726    136344657679   149855080329  2840785929691       94750584   171569574712
Tot 5th Quintile                    1403            1376           1347            1359           1333           1360           1357           1358

Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
 Numbers in thousands.  Households as of March of the following year]

(Households With an Asian alone or in combination Householder)

                                                    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                              9396            2496           2483            2449           2433           2384           2614           2563
  Standard error                     258             160            161             162            158            155            165            163
  Agg                            6800077         1463219        1449094         1398063        1406652        1374503        1523070        1483248
  Agg square                  9.18329E10     10712815685    10665088175     10277817504    10102371013     9695310369    11412297165    10962459922
Second quintile:
  Mean                             27586           20981          20990           21874          20724          19951          20734          20524
  Standard error                     228             244            244             272            254            239            234            232
  Agg                           16832691        14981131       15036903        15305587       14448060       13722563       13844018       13795952
  Agg square                  4.79896E11    338693031122   340069333475    363880651570   324701415971   295481904219   306678093585   302615033658
Third quintile:
  Mean                             47037           43420          43592           46493          43554          40564          40726          39742
  Standard error                     234             251            254             284            266            238            236            228
  Agg                           37170538        35712229       35358127        37982930       35426504       32682212       33423810       32046995
  Agg square                  1.77587E12   1584876834315  1575374104380   1809175707755  1580558404526  1355348132888  1391399254716  1300755682936
Fourth quintile:
  Mean                             73331           70763          71805           76684          72096          65054          65202          63152
  Standard error                     366             352            364             383            365            306            305            291
  Agg                           71342778        70817077       74804129        80717759       77734595       69558914       69887053       68456700
  Agg square                  5.33347E12   5110784775868  5486588380724   6320401795985  5728651950078  4611102340005  4642830200116  4403142423548
Fifth quintile:
  Mean                            162422          161108         167714          175594         167485         137928         138113         131365
  Standard error                    3164            3224           3682            3679           3663           2589           2594           2384
  Agg                          227802862       221686749      225872131       238712688      223199550      187620575      187366625      178427432
  Agg square                  5.28194E13  51525130849132  5.76367734E13  62010741334875  5.65247386E13  3.58403346E13  3.58251805E13  3.18632609E13

Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
 Numbers in thousands.  Households as of March of the following year]

(Households With an Asian alone or in combination Householder)

                                                                              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
Households With an Asian
  alone or in combination
  Householder
   Total                               4500           4500            4500           4500           4500            4500              4500

Recipiency Status

With Income as defined                 4374           4395            4399           4425           4425            4434              4455
With addition or deduction             1055            750             676            217            554             406              2673
  Mean addition or deduction          12620           9127             111           9065           4566            2185              5796
    Standard error                      370            218               2            572            221             124               227
Agg addition or deduction          13317222        6842040           75306        1971319        2531155          886821          15495022
Agg square for addition or
  deduction                    290404951008    83990501663        10350356    30305475464    23565122397      3968989124      384986342039
  Mean total income                   62120          73026           89040          50844          61683           32251             93766
    Standard error                     2272           3130            2723           3695           2283            1128              1606
Tally total income                 65554620       54740995        60177563       11057240       34197021        13088932         250668247
Agg square for total income   8688582549474  8419518322681   8078466911837  1080860001889  3396634655060    590377716096    38301793605658
Under $2,500                            199            185             185            148            148             136               107
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999                       47             53              53             36             36              38                44
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499                       67             73              73             71             66              61                45
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999                       76             62              62             78             79              64                60
$10,000 to $12,499                       83             71              71             83             74              71                72
$12,500 to $14,999                       98             69              69             67             77              79                94
$15,000 to $17,499                       92            100             101            105            102             101                88
$17,500 to $19,999                       97            117             117            115            101             118               117
$20,000 to $22,499                       96             86              86             87             90              89                83
$22,500 to $24,999                       95             84              84             93             76              79                67
$25,000 to $27,499                       97             87              87             86             93              91                99
$27,500 to $29,999                       89             84              84             88             85              87                83
$30,000 to $32,499                      122            115             115            116            110             119               120
$32,500 to $34,999                       82             83              83             85             83              78                69
$35,000 to $37,499                       80             85              85             86             93              93                95

Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
 Numbers in thousands.  Households as of March of the following year]

(Households With an Asian alone or in combination Householder)

                                                                              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
$37,500 to $39,999                      104            100             100             98            105             106               115
$40,000 to $42,499                      108            110             110            107            106             103               109
$42,500 to $44,999                      107            104             102            105             97             102                91
$45,000 to $47,499                      136            133             135            131            128             123               113
$47,500 to $49,999                      115            115             112            113            112             115               110
$50,000 to $52,499                      110            105             108            110            101             105                90
$52,500 to $54,999                      128            130             130            131            126             122               111
$55,000 to $57,499                      101            109             108            111            122             126               120
$57,500 to $59,999                      100            111             111            115            119             119               108
$60,000 to $62,499                       76             87              87             85             93              91                81
$62,500 to $64,999                       73             74              74             75             76              82                94
$65,000 to $67,499                       96             89              86             90             89              88                69
$67,500 to $69,999                       76             79              82             80             82              84                85
$70,000 to $72,499                       66             68              68             72             68              67                92
$72,500 to $74,999                       94             99              99             88             98              97                91
$75,000 to $77,499                       83             76              76             78             80              80                63
$77,500 to $79,999                       95             85              84             88             86              87                93
$80,000 to $82,499                       70             66              65             69             64              66                81
$82,500 to $84,999                       71             75              77             73             79              76                86
$85,000 to $87,499                       88            104             104            105            106             110                59
$87,500 to $89,999                       66             67              67             69             72              70                78
$90,000 to $92,499                       68             73              69             69             66              67                65
$92,500 to $94,999                       67             64              67             69             77              77                70
$95,000 to $97,499                       45             57              57             54             48              48                69
$97,500 to $99,999                       57             59              59             59             62              62                65
$100,000 and over                       878            907             907            914            923             923              1047

Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
 Numbers in thousands.  Households as of March of the following year]

(Households With an Asian alone or in combination Householder)

                                                                              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                            5.5            5.3             5.3            4.1            4.1             3.9               3.3
$5,000 to $9,999                        3.2            3.0             3.0            3.3            3.2             2.8               2.3
$10,000 to $14,999                      4.0            3.1             3.1            3.3            3.4             3.3               3.7
$15,000 to $19,999                      4.2            4.8             4.8            4.9            4.5             4.9               4.6
$20,000 to $24,999                      4.2            3.8             3.8            4.0            3.7             3.7               3.3
$25,000 to $29,999                      4.1            3.8             3.8            3.9            3.9             4.0               4.0
$30,000 to $34,999                      4.5            4.4             4.4            4.5            4.3             4.4               4.2
$35,000 to $39,999                      4.1            4.1             4.1            4.1            4.4             4.4               4.7
$40,000 to $44,999                      4.8            4.7             4.7            4.7            4.5             4.6               4.5
$45,000 to $49,999                      5.6            5.5             5.5            5.4            5.3             5.3               5.0
$50,000 to $59,999                      9.8           10.1            10.1           10.4           10.4            10.5               9.5
$60,000 to $74,999                     10.7           11.0            11.0           10.9           11.3            11.3              11.4
$75,000 to $99,999                     15.8           16.1            16.1           16.3           16.5            16.5              16.2
$100,000 and over                      19.5           20.1            20.1           20.3           20.5            20.5              23.3
Median                                55487          57256           57275          57513          58332           58401             61187
   Standard Error                       880            854             857            829            787             786              1160
Mean dollars                          68347          69867           69884          70322          70885           71082             74525
   Standard Error                      1068           1073            1073           1070           1070            1068              1103
Agg total income                  307527549      314369588       314444894      316416213      318947368       319834189         335329211
Agg Square for total income   3.95597497E13  4.06859584E13  40699339095677  4.08862624E13  4.12330847E13  41279831298290    44768957043384
Gini ratio                            0.408          0.402           0.402          0.398          0.394           0.391             0.388
   Standard Error                    0.0127         0.0127          0.0127         0.0127         0.0127          0.0127            0.0126

Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
 Numbers in thousands.  Households as of March of the following year]

(Households With an Asian alone or in combination Householder)

                                                                              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                          18687          20941           20946          21405          21993           22514             23832
  Percent of households                15.9           17.1            17.1           16.9           16.9            16.8              16.5
    With type of addition
      or deduction                      221            148              29             79             93             163               168
      Mean amount                      8076           2819              99           7058           1274            2702              2094
        Standard error                  335            167              12            502            138             204               956
 Agg first quintile                 1782931         417475            2842         554140         118600          441228            352098
 Agg square first quintile      18787819067     1668416046          383961     5158885017      283508167      2086406395       21494975469
Tot 1st Quintile                        715            771             771            760            762             757               742

Second quintile:

Upper limit                           34241          37070           37083          37335          38121           38356             40159
  Percent of households                13.3           12.7            12.7           12.8           12.7            12.9              13.8
    With type of addition
      or deduction                      151             93              35             42            110             101               263
      Mean amount                     12415           7552             111          10789           3551            2095              2857
        Standard error                  747            336              11           1148            264             269               471
Agg second quintile                 1870142         699281            3858         452641         390121          212394            751902
Agg square second quintile      33375468791     6058049275          552430     6746313482     2061712920      1043544661       14498424278
Tot 2nd Quintile                        598            570             569            576            571             579               619

Third quintile:

 Upper limit                          52941          55277           55298          55517          56191           56286             58719
  Percent of households                17.9           18.1            18.1           18.2           18.0            18.0              17.6
    With type of addition
      or deduction                      202            120             102             25            106              88               395

Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
 Numbers in thousands.  Households as of March of the following year]

(Households With an Asian alone or in combination Householder)

                                                                              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
      Mean amount                     12704           9659             103           9116           5157            1856              2837
        Standard error                  789            374               5           2052            425             241               405
Agg third quintile                  2567066        1163437           10511         226449         547081          163481           1120332
Agg square third quintile       53009120765    12867308818         1284495     4151314902     4454676310       665723219       23690511089
Tot 3rd Quintile                        806            816             816            820            809             808               794

Fourth quintile:

 Upper limit                          81399          83032           83058          83206          83741           83773             87582
  Percent of households                22.5           21.2            21.2           21.1           21.4            21.3              21.2
    With type of addition
      or deduction                      220            143             204             30            125              45               671
      Mean amount                     11478          11508             113           8834           6558            1213              4482
        Standard error                  712            438               5           1587            592             204               334
 Agg fourth quintile                2519667        1642870           23078         266767         819078           54219           3008188
 Agg square fourth quintile     48515009237    22053718896         3306811     4201231684     9757017539       132266435       53937337214
Tot 4th Quintile                       1012            954             954            948            964             960               953

Fifth quintile:

Upper limit
  Percent of households                30.4           30.9            30.9           31.0           31.0            31.0              30.9
    With type of addition
      or deduction                      262            246             306             42            120               8              1176
      Mean amount                     17451          11880             114          11232           5449            1850              8726
        Standard error                 1014            371               3           1833            543             469               405
 Agg fifth quintile                 4577415        2918977           35017         471322         656274           15498          10262502
 Agg square fifth quintile     136717533148    41343008628         4822658    10047730379     7008207462        41048415      271365093988
Tot 5th Quintile                       1369           1389            1389           1394           1394            1396              1391

Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
 Numbers in thousands.  Households as of March of the following year]

(Households With an Asian alone or in combination Householder)

                                                                              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                                 8412           9863            9867          10770          10958           11523             12333
  Standard error                        266            286             286            280            286             290               309
  Agg                               6011248        7600484         7604379        8190283        8345232         8724531           9149601
  Agg square                    79540158561   113981992205    114061994692   124715898940   129502749723    139318259291      155081243479
Second quintile:
  Mean                                26571          29206           29213          29520          30323           30629             32158
  Standard error                        204            210             210            205            209             205               212
  Agg                              15879829       16632692        16635497       17011184       17315754        17728182          19916449
  Agg square                   433830013295   497247144811    497438469094   513366960462   536512944397    554333258342      654312919998
Third quintile:
  Mean                                44048          46430           46443          46735          47299           47546             49567
  Standard error                        205            203             202            203            207             205               216
  Agg                              35518161       37902280        37912791       38342924       38287037        38407928          39350708
  Agg square                  1586523733485  1781782604812   1782742347939  1814189779685  1833523467471   1848220731600     1974090237837
Fourth quintile:
  Mean                                66388          68205           68229          68407          68946           68991             72628
  Standard error                        300            295             295            295            293             292               300
  Agg                              67185968       65068503        65091581       64879403       66455608        66237853          69214669
  Agg square                  4534393186605  4501598907987   4504784845205  4501065401808  4646041552386   4632812270075     5092617878657
Fifth quintile:
  Mean                               133637         134741          134766         134864         135295          135226            142084
  Standard error                       2374           2352            2352           2345           2345            2342              2379
  Agg                             182932343      187165630       187200647      187992419      188543738       188735695         197697784
  Agg square                  3.29254626E13  3.37913477E13  33800311438747  3.39329243E13  3.40875039E13  34105146778982    36892854763414

Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
 Numbers in thousands.  Households as of March of the following year]

(Households With an Asian alone or in combination Householder)




                                                      Money         Money
                                 Definition 14       Income        Income
                                          less  after Taxes         after
                                       medical      Without         Taxes
                                      programs          EIC      With EIC
                                      Def 14a       Def 1a         Def 1b
Households With an Asian
  alone or in combination
  Householder
   Total                                  4500         4500          4500

Recipiency Status

With Income as defined                    4434         4421          4421
With addition or deduction                1061          (X)           (X)
  Mean addition or deduction              8836          (X)           (X)
    Standard error                         213          (X)           (X)
Agg addition or deduction              9373194          (X)           (X)
Agg square for addition or
  deduction                       123862995044          (X)           (X)
  Mean total income                      51724          (X)           (X)
    Standard error                        2578          (X)           (X)
Tally total income                    54867508          (X)           (X)
Agg square for total income      8844042494008          (X)           (X)
Under $2,500                               136          157           154
$ 2,500 to $ 4,999                          38           45            36
$ 5,000 to $ 7,499                          61           77            78
$ 7,500 to $ 9,999                          64           92            85
$10,000 to $12,499                          99          110            98
$12,500 to $14,999                         117          111           106
$15,000 to $17,499                          92          113           108
$17,500 to $19,999                         112          115           117
$20,000 to $22,499                         102          114           115
$22,500 to $24,999                          92           97           113
$25,000 to $27,499                         104          105            97
$27,500 to $29,999                          95           97            97
$30,000 to $32,499                         120          130           137
$32,500 to $34,999                          85          123           127
$35,000 to $37,499                          86           94            94
$37,500 to $39,999                         101           92           102

Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
 Numbers in thousands.  Households as of March of the following year]

(Households With an Asian alone or in combination Householder)




                                                      Money         Money
                                 Definition 14       Income        Income
                                          less  after Taxes         after
                                       medical      Without         Taxes
                                      programs          EIC      With EIC
                                      Def 14a       Def 1a         Def 1b
$40,000 to $42,499                         111          137           131
$42,500 to $44,999                         111          123           124
$45,000 to $47,499                         126          133           131
$47,500 to $49,999                         118          132           141
$50,000 to $52,499                         114          128           128
$52,500 to $54,999                         130          102           103
$55,000 to $57,499                         103           82            81
$57,500 to $59,999                         108           80            84
$60,000 to $62,499                          75          108           105
$62,500 to $64,999                          73           70            71
$65,000 to $67,499                          86           83            84
$67,500 to $69,999                          80           70            71
$70,000 to $72,499                          70           87            88
$72,500 to $74,999                          94           96            91
$75,000 to $77,499                          81           87            91
$77,500 to $79,999                          94           96            94
$80,000 to $82,499                          71           79            80
$82,500 to $84,999                          72           74            75
$85,000 to $87,499                          86           70            67
$87,500 to $89,999                          62           55            58
$90,000 to $92,499                          65           55            54
$92,500 to $94,999                          83           42            42
$95,000 to $97,499                          45           34            34
$97,500 to $99,999                          55           50            50
$100,000 and over                          882          757           757

Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
 Numbers in thousands.  Households as of March of the following year]

(Households With an Asian alone or in combination Householder)




                                                      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                               3.9          4.5           4.2
$5,000 to $9,999                           2.8          3.7           3.6
$10,000 to $14,999                         4.8          4.9           4.5
$15,000 to $19,999                         4.5          5.1           5.0
$20,000 to $24,999                         4.3          4.7           5.1
$25,000 to $29,999                         4.4          4.5           4.3
$30,000 to $34,999                         4.6          5.6           5.9
$35,000 to $39,999                         4.2          4.1           4.4
$40,000 to $44,999                         4.9          5.8           5.7
$45,000 to $49,999                         5.4          5.9           6.0
$50,000 to $59,999                        10.1          8.7           8.8
$60,000 to $74,999                        10.6         11.4          11.3
$75,000 to $99,999                        15.9         14.2          14.3
$100,000 and over                         19.6         16.8          16.8
Median                                   55868        51060         51132
   Standard Error                          908          729           729
Mean dollars                             68998        63744         63985
   Standard Error                         1063         1026          1024
Agg total income                     310460995    286816415     287902224
Agg Square for total income     39780521563849    3.5397E13  3.5460508E13
Gini ratio                               0.402        0.414         0.411
   Standard Error                       0.0127       0.0129        0.0129

Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
 Numbers in thousands.  Households as of March of the following year]

(Households With an Asian alone or in combination Householder)




                                                      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                             19701        17877         18554
  Percent of households                   15.8         16.2          16.0
    With type of addition
      or deduction                         181          (X)           (X)
      Mean amount                         3466          (X)           (X)
        Standard error                     194          (X)           (X)
 Agg first quintile                     626655          (X)           (X)
 Agg square first quintile          3163581429          (X)           (X)
Tot 1st Quintile                           711          730           721

Second quintile:

Upper limit                              34766        31988         32328
  Percent of households                   13.2         13.4          13.7
    With type of addition
      or deduction                         211          (X)           (X)
      Mean amount                         7533          (X)           (X)
        Standard error                     356          (X)           (X)
Agg second quintile                    1587258          (X)           (X)
Agg square second quintile         16464918658          (X)           (X)
Tot 2nd Quintile                           595          604           615

Third quintile:

 Upper limit                             53240        49069         49193
  Percent of households                   18.1         17.6          17.6
    With type of addition
      or deduction                         232          (X)           (X)
      Mean amount                        10353          (X)           (X)

Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
 Numbers in thousands.  Households as of March of the following year]

(Households With an Asian alone or in combination Householder)




                                                      Money         Money
                                 Definition 14       Income        Income
                                          less  after Taxes         after
                                       medical      Without         Taxes
                                      programs          EIC      With EIC
                                      Def 14a       Def 1a         Def 1b
        Standard error                     460          (X)           (X)
Agg third quintile                     2397208          (X)           (X)
Agg square third quintile          33913637908          (X)           (X)
Tot 3rd Quintile                           813          791           791

Fourth quintile:

 Upper limit                             81575        75358         75435
  Percent of households                   22.3         21.9          21.8
    With type of addition
      or deduction                         192          (X)           (X)
      Mean amount                        10315          (X)           (X)
        Standard error                     517          (X)           (X)
 Agg fourth quintile                   1978743          (X)           (X)
 Agg square fourth quintile        28297318984          (X)           (X)
Tot 4th Quintile                          1005          986           983

Fifth quintile:

Upper limit
  Percent of households                   30.6         30.9          30.9
    With type of addition
      or deduction                         246          (X)           (X)
      Mean amount                        11321          (X)           (X)
        Standard error                     465          (X)           (X)
 Agg fifth quintile                    2783331          (X)           (X)
 Agg square fifth quintile         42023538065          (X)           (X)
Tot 5th Quintile                          1376         1388          1389

Table 1.  Income Distribution Measures, by Definition of Income: 2005
[Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
 Numbers in thousands.  Households as of March of the following year]

(Households With an Asian alone or in combination Householder)




                                                      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                                   10215         9017          9349
  Standard error                           265          241           252
  Agg                                  7258632      6584417       6742713
  Agg square                      102696563110  84306937010   89532534083
Second quintile:
  Mean                                   27297        24966         25596
  Standard error                           198          192           187
  Agg                                 16238607     15086773      15744200
  Agg square                      454386161793  3.875062E11  413593138699
Third quintile:
  Mean                                   44435        40645         40955
  Standard error                           203          197           194
  Agg                                 36120273     32154551      32401362
  Agg square                     1626900233587  1.326342E12  1.3459587E12
Fourth quintile:
  Mean                                   66593        61049         61121
  Standard error                           299          284           284
  Agg                                 66949683     60178004      60053033
  Agg square                     4531077803935  3.736967E12  3.7328289E12
Fifth quintile:
  Mean                                  133660       124490        124478
  Standard error                          2363         2322          2320
  Agg                                183893799    172812670     172960916
  Agg square                    33065460801425  2.986188E13  2.9878595E13
Race Footnotes


Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: March 15, 2007
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032006/rdcall/1_014.htm