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1 Medians are calculated using $2,500 income intervals Beginning with 2009 income data, the Census Bureau expanded the upper income intervals used to calculate medians to $250,000 or more Medians falling in the upper open-ended interval are plugged with “$250,000” Before 2009, the upper open-ended interval was $100,000 and a plug of “$100,000” was used 2 Data have been revised to reflect a correction to the weights in the 2005 ASEC 3 Implementation of a 28,000 household sample expansion 4 Implementation of Census 2000-based population controls 5 Full implementation of 1990 census-based sample design and metropolitan definitions, 7,000 household sample reduction, and revised editing of responses on race 6 Introduction of 1990 census sample design 7 Data collection method changed from paper and pencil to computer-assisted interviewing In addition, the 1994 ASEC was revised to allow for the coding of different income amounts on selected questionnaire items Limits either increased or decreased in the following categories: earnings limits increased to $999,999; social security limits increased to $49,999; supplemental security income and public assistance limits increased to $24,999; veterans’ benefits limits increased to $99,999; child support and alimony limits decreased to $49,999 8 Implementation of 1990 census population controls 9 Implementation of a new CPS ASEC processing system 10 Recording of amounts for earnings from longest job increased to $299,999 Full implementation of 1980 census-based sample design 11 Implementation of Hispanic population weighting controls and introduction of 1980 census-based sample design 12 Implementation of 1980 census population controls Questionnaire expanded to allow the recording of up to 27 possible values from a list of 51 possible sources of income 13 First year medians were derived using both Pareto and linear interpolation Before this year, all medians were derived using linear interpolation 14 Some of these estimates were derived using Pareto interpolation and may differ from published data, which were derived using linear interpolation 15 Implementation of a new CPS ASEC processing system Questionnaire expanded to ask 11 income questions 16 Full implementation of 1970 census-based sample design 17 Introduction of 1970 census sample design and population controls 18 Implementation of a new CPS ASEC processing system Source: US Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 1968 to 2010 Annual Social and Economic Supplements 44 Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2009 U.S. Census Bureau
Table A-3. Selected Measures of Equivalence-Adjusted Income Dispersion: 1967 to 2009 (For further explanation of income inequality measures, see Current Population Reports, Series P60-204, The Changing Shape of the Nation’s Income Distribution: 1947–1998 For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see www.census.gov/apsd/techdoc/cps/cpsmar10.pdf) Measures of income dispersion 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 1 2003 2002 2001 2000 2 1999 3 39 97 153 227 485 40 98 152 224 487 39 96 152 224 490 38 96 153 228 485 37 95 152 229 486 37 95 152 228 488 37 95 151 227 491 37 94 150 225 494 37 96 153 229 485 36 94 151 229 490 34 92 150 229 494 MEASURES Shares of Equivalence-Adjusted Income of Quintiles Lowest quintile Second quintile Third quintile Fourth quintile Highest quintile 0443 0542 0371 0443 0545 0382 0448 0577 0393 0445 0575 0377 0447 0594 0376 0449 0612 0385 0452 0620 0389 0454 0608 0397 0445 0589 0371 0451 0614 0380 0458 0665 0394 0089 0175 0270 0091 0177 0272 0093 0182 0280 0091 0178 0277 0091 0180 0281 0092 0183 0286 0094 0185 0289 0095 0186 0288 0090 0178 0279 0092 0183 0287 0095 0190 0300 Summary Measures Gini index of income inequality Mean logarithmic deviation of income Theil Atkinson: e=025 e=050 e=075 002 005 007 011 022 002 005 007 010 022 002 005 007 010 022 002 005 007 011 022 002 005 007 011 022 002 005 007 010 022 002 005 007 010 022 002 005 007 010 022 002 005 007 010 022 002 004 007 010 022 002 004 007 010 022 STANDARD ERRORS Shares of Equivalence-Adjusted Income of Quintiles Lowest quintile Second quintile Third quintile Fourth quintile Highest quintile Summary Measures Gini index of income inequality Mean logarithmic deviation of income Theil Atkinson: e=025 e=050 e=075 U.S. Census Bureau Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2009 45 00018 00052 00001 00019 00041 00001 00019 00043 00001 00018 00043 00001 00018 00045 00001 00018 00046 00001 00018 00047 00001 00018 00046 00001 00017 00046 00001 00017 00047 00001 00017 00050 00001 00009 00014 00019 00009 00014 00017 00010 00015 00018 00008 00013 00017 00008 00012 00016 00009 00014 00018 00009 00013 00017 00009 00014 00018 00008 00012 00016 00007 00012 00016 00007 00012 00016 See footnotes at end of table
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