Changes in Median Household Income: 1969 to 1996 - Table A4

Table A4. Percent of Households with Low and High Relative Incomes by Type: 1969 to 1996

(In 1996 dollars)

Year	All households		Households with related children under 18 years old						Married-couple households, no rel. children under 18
	All households		Married-couple		Male householder, no spouse		Female householder, no spouse		Householder less than 40 years old		Householder 40 to 64 years old		Householder 65 years old or over
	Low	High	Low	High	Low	High	Low	High	Low	High	Low	High	Low	High
1969	20.7	12.1	10.3	8.3	21.9	11.0	56.4	0.9	6.5	20.3	7.3	28.2	34.1	7.8
1970	20.7	12.6	10.5	8.7	21.0	6.7	53.6	1.3	7.8	22.4	7.1	28.7	32.9	8.2
1971	20.7	12.9	10.7	8.9	18.4	7.1	55.9	0.8	7.7	23.1	6.9	30.2	29.5	8.6
1972	21.0	12.9	10.8	9.3	18.2	9.9	57.8	0.8	7.4	22.5	7.1	29.3	29.0	8.7
1973	20.9	13.0	10.4	9.5	25.4	8.2	57.7	0.9	6.4	21.5	7.1	30.1	30.4	8.9
1974	20.5	12.4	10.8	9.0	22.3	6.0	55.8	1.2	5.7	22.7	7.1	28.7	24.8	8.3
1975	20.9	12.9	12.1	9.4	18.0	6.4	55.7	0.8	6.8	22.1	7.3	29.6	24.6	8.5
1976	20.9	12.6	11.5	9.1	19.5	6.9	55.7	1.0	6.1	23.1	7.4	29.0	24.6	8.4
1977	21.2	12.9	11.9	9.6	20.6	7.6	54.7	1.2	4.7	23.8	7.3	29.3	25.5	8.7
1978	21.0	13.1	11.6	9.6	19.3	10.3	54.9	1.1	5.2	23.3	7.4	29.6	25.5	9.6
1979	21.2	13.1	11.8	10.0	22.5	8.2	52.9	0.9	5.5	24.3	6.9	30.2	25.4	8.0
1980	21.2	13.6	12.9	10.2	26.4	7.8	53.8	1.1	5.0	25.6	6.5	31.2	23.1	9.4
1981	21.6	14.3	14.0	10.2	20.5	9.5	53.9	1.2	6.3	25.7	7.3	31.7	20.8	11.2
1982	22.0	14.6	15.1	11.0	26.3	7.6	57.1	1.3	6.4	26.3	8.7	30.4	19.7	11.3
1983	22.1	14.8	16.3	11.0	25.5	8.9	57.1	1.4	6.9	27.5	8.4	30.9	18.8	11.3
1984	22.2	14.9	15.4	11.2	25.3	10.3	56.5	1.2	6.6	28.7	8.9	30.7	18.2	12.1
1985	22.3	15.2	15.3	12.0	25.3	6.7	56.1	1.3	6.3	28.7	9.1	31.9	19.0	11.3
1986	22.5	15.4	14.7	12.6	25.9	7.0	57.4	1.3	6.1	28.5	8.2	32.1	18.9	12.0
1987	22.5	15.1	14.8	12.3	26.4	8.3	57.4	1.5	6.0	28.3	7.9	32.2	19.6	10.2
1988	22.5	15.4	14.5	12.0	27.7	6.3	58.3	1.6	6.5	31.1	8.0	32.0	20.5	11.8
1989	22.4	15.3	14.9	11.9	28.2	7.5	57.2	1.8	6.6	29.2	8.1	32.7	22.2	11.9
1990	22.0	15.3	14.8	12.2	29.0	6.4	56.4	1.4	6.5	28.4	7.3	33.0	19.7	12.8
1991	22.2	15.7	15.1	12.8	29.1	6.1	57.0	1.6	6.0	28.9	7.1	34.0	18.1	12.5
1992	22.7	15.9	15.3	13.8	32.6	6.8	57.1	1.7	6.6	30.5	7.4	34.9	19.5	10.9
1993	22.7	16.8	15.1	15.8	31.5	6.3	57.4	2.0	6.8	30.8	7.9	35.8	18.6	11.8
1994	22.3	16.9	14.6	15.8	32.5	6.7	55.1	2.1	6.6	31.3	7.9	37.1	17.4	12.4
1995	22.1	16.6	14.2	15.5	29.0	6.8	53.2	2.3	6.4	29.3	7.8	35.2	17.4	13.2
1996	22.2	16.6	14.2	15.1	30.1	5.1	55.0	2.0	6.6	29.4	7.6	36.2	18.0	12.7

Source: U. S. Bureau of the Census, March Current Population Surveys.

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Table A4. Percent of Households with Low and High Relative Incomes by Type: 1969 to 1996