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Historical Income Tables - Income Equality
Table IE-2 Measures of Individual Earnings Inequality for Full-Time,
Year-Round Workers by Sex: 1967 to 2007
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Gini Coefficient Income Ratios
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Both Men Women
Sexes _______________ _______________
Year Combined Men Women 90/10 50/10 90/10 50/10
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2007 0.394 0.404 0.356 5.26 2.37 4.84 2.32
2006 0.411 0.419 0.373 5.56 2.33 4.67 2.16
2005 0.409 0.424 0.357 5.88 2.35 4.83 2.17
2004 35/ 0.405 0.418 0.355 6.13 2.50 4.69 2.14
2003 0.401 0.410 0.359 5.93 2.47 4.64 2.14
2002 0.405 0.418 0.352 5.81 2.44 4.44 2.22
2001 0.409 0.419 0.362 5.77 2.44 4.62 2.23
2000 30/ 0.405 0.418 0.345 5.67 2.47 4.67 2.25
1999 29/ 0.399 0.408 0.344 5.33 2.39 4.50 2.17
1998 0.393 0.401 0.345 5.31 2.43 4.33 2.08
1997 0.394 0.403 0.341 5.36 2.38 4.46 2.23
1996 0.393 0.401 0.343 5.42 2.46 4.36 2.16
1995 25/ 0.388 0.398 0.332 5.31 2.38 4.46 2.23
1994 24/ 0.395 0.403 0.343 5.67 2.50 4.50 2.20
1993 23/ 0.389 0.397 0.336 5.42 2.50 4.20 2.15
1992 22/ 0.360 0.363 0.312 5.12 2.50 4.00 2.10
1991 0.355 0.354 0.311 5.00 2.42 3.94 2.02
1990 0.359 0.361 0.308 5.04 2.42 4.07 2.15
1989 0.362 0.361 0.310 4.87 2.35 4.04 2.08
1988 0.355 0.350 0.306 4.77 2.36 4.14 2.16
1987 21/ 0.353 0.347 0.300 4.81 2.40 4.00 2.11
1986 0.355 0.349 0.299 5.00 2.50 3.90 2.08
1985 20/ 0.348 0.343 0.289 4.80 2.40 3.74 2.00
1984 0.342 0.332 0.285 4.79 2.45 3.61 2.01
1983 19/ 0.340 0.332 0.280 4.67 2.39 3.57 1.97
1982 0.340 0.330 0.278 4.44 2.28 3.34 1.87
1981 0.334 0.321 0.266 4.29 2.29 3.23 1.85
1980 0.331 0.315 0.265 4.38 2.28 3.27 1.83
1979 18/ 0.335 0.317 0.264 4.01 2.18 3.18 1.82
1978 0.333 0.316 0.259 4.14 2.21 3.20 1.80
1977 0.332 0.315 0.260 4.12 2.27 3.27 1.87
1976 17/ 0.328 0.311 0.259 4.17 2.21 3.11 1.81
1975 16/ 0.327 0.308 0.260 3.83 2.04 3.14 1.84
1974 16/15/ 0.326 0.309 0.250 3.84 2.15 3.01 1.78
1973 0.330 0.309 0.261 3.85 2.09 3.38 1.94
1972 14/ 0.336 0.316 0.271 4.01 2.16 3.33 1.94
1971 13/ 0.328 0.309 0.268 3.93 2.13 3.39 1.94
1970 0.326 0.305 0.272 3.85 2.14 3.41 1.95
1969 0.326 0.305 0.264 3.75 2.06 3.30 1.98
1968 0.333 0.308 0.279 4.01 2.20 3.99 2.30
1967 12/ 0.340 0.314 0.298 4.20 2.33 4.67 2.67
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NOTE: Change in data collection methodology suggests pre-1993
and post-1992 estimates are not strictly comparable.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplements.
For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see
www.census.gov/apsd/techdoc/cps/cpsmar08.pdf[PDF].
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Income Surveys Branch
Housing & Household Economic Statistics Division
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington, D.C. 20233-8500