Changes in Median Household Income: 1969 to 1996 - Table 5a

Table 5a. Percent Changes in Median Household Income By Type of Household and Specified Time Interval

	1969 to 1996	1969 to 1979	1979 to 1983	1983 to 1989	1989 to 1993	1993 to 1996
All households	6.3	4.8	-5.0	11.1	-8.0	4.5
Married-couple with children Including earnings of wives Excluding earnings of wives	25.3 1.5	15.3 9.5	-7.4 -11.3	14.3 8.3	-2.6 -5.9	5.4 2.5
Male householder with children, no spouse	-8.1	8.5	-8.5	3.4	-14.8	5.1
Female householder with children, no spouse	10.2	13.1	-15.4	13.0	-9.6	12.8
Married-couple, no children, householder less than 40 years old Including earnings of wives Excluding earnings of wives	33.9 17.4	19.8 17.5	-1.6 -6.6	13.4 11.5	-5.7 -12.7	6.3 9.8
Married-couple, no children, householder 40 to 64 years old Including earnings of wives Excluding earnings of wives	34.4 16.0	20.7 19.2	-2.9 -3.5	14.1 8.8	-4.2 -9.6	4.9 2.6
Married-couple, no children, householder 65 years old or over Including income of wives Excluding income of wives	57.4 33.7	27.9 9.3	16.5 15.6	5.7 4.8	-3.3 1.4	3.4 2.5
One-person household, male less than 65 years old	12.6	11.0	-6.7	12.6	-7.0	3.8
One-person household, female less than 65 years old	34.5	15.3	11.3	11.4	-5.4	-0.5
One-person household, male 65 years old or over	63.2	25.6	21.3	4.9	3.7	-1.6
One-person household, female 65 years old or over	63.0	33.6	16.5	4.2	-5.0	5.8
2-or-more-person household, male householder, no spouse or children	22.7	17.2	-3.3	13.4	-8.2	4.0
2-or-more-person household, female householder, no spouse or children	25.3	16.2	-5.5	20.4	-6.4	1.2