Table 1a-se. Standard Errors for the Median Value of Holdings of Asset Owners, by Selected Characteristics: 1991 in 1993 dollars
(In dollars. Excludes persons in group quarters. For meaning of symbols, see text)
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Interest Stocks
earning Other and Equity in Other IRA
Characteristics assets at interest- Regular mutual business Equity in Equity in Rental real U.S. or
Net financial earning checking fund or motor own property estate savings KEOGH Other
worth institutions/1 assets/2 accounts shares profession vehicles home equity equity bonds accounts assets/3
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Total......................... 846 107 981 0 445 331 37 1,060 901 572 27 556 1,409
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF
HOUSEHOLDER
White........................... 1,178 1 1,590 0 416 331 94 1,537 1,282 2,650 27 310 1,409
Black........................... 442 52 0 11 828 2,173 96 1,325 6,625 1,325 106 265 (B)
Hispanic origin/4............... 623 118 (B) 44 1,155 2,334 128 1,232 9,408 7,950 159 1,378 (B)
AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER
Less than 35 years.............. 322 53 1,060 0 305 1,590 122 530 4,505 1,908 27 312 901
35 to 44 years.................. 1,164 159 1,060 53 504 1,484 159 607 3,445 1,590 0 543 3,604
45 to 54 years.................. 2,485 271 1,988 0 398 3,445 159 1,325 6,095 2,650 186 754 2,842
55 to 64 years.................. 3,346 589 3,179 36 1,278 3,021 197 2,438 7,685 1,590 265 916 3,233
65 years and over............... 1,629 422 1,082 9 2,152 5,168 219 1,113 6,254 5,300 318 1,031 2,120
65 to 69 years................ 3,832 1,405 3,443 0 3,710 8,480 247 3,127 11,411 3,710 477 1,505 4,062
70 to 74 years................ 3,419 1,326 5,300 20 5,068 3,419 314 747 6,519 7,950 490 1,855 (B)
75 years and over............. 3,358 1,060 6,017 87 3,242 15,370 154 2,915 7,725 4,770 265 896 2,368
EDUCATION OF HOUSEHOLDER
Less than 12 years.............. 1,592 445 2,425 36 1,630 1,802 0 1,113 5,963 2,650 93 982 4,505
High school: 4 years........... 1,684 205 1,856 0 497 2,491 124 0 3,180 265 53 17 2,096
College: 1 to 3 years...... 1,334 160 2,650 0 80 2,465 157 318 3,710 3,180 40 518 1,859
4 or more years... 3,324 264 2,384 52 677 1,855 165 2,067 3,180 1,988 93 567 2,915
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD BY AGE OF
HOUSEHOLDER
Married-couple households....... 1,314 54 1,988 0 515 1,391 69 1,484 2,783 2,915 27 606 1,961
Less than 35 years............ 730 106 901 27 212 1,936 120 318 7,155 1,590 40 265 (B)
35 to 54 years................ 1,656 159 1,081 0 615 1,272 159 1,034 4,505 265 53 556 1,782
55 to 64 years................ 7,312 617 3,179 49 1,219 4,664 382 1,961 7,950 3,180 345 1,041 4,823
65 years and over............. 4,202 888 3,201 50 3,848 5,963 213 2,862 8,215 5,698 464 1,402 3,710
Male householder................ 1,114 175 93 43 641 4,240 115 2,438 7,526 1,590 119 981 3,975
Less than 35 years............ 552 211 932 37 689 5,512 145 1,723 1,200 11,660 40 153 (B)
35 to 54 years................ 2,597 261 2,650 69 795 4,240 184 2,279 9,416 1,590 159 848 (B)
55 to 64 years................ 4,426 1,457 (B) 77 11,302 (B) 498 5,300 (B) (B) (B) 3,233 (B)
65 years and over............. 8,436 2,119 12,190 29 3,710 (B) 190 3,922 1,193 12,720 1,325 3,394 (B)
Female householder.............. 918 133 2,650 33 476 636 25 848 3,154 1,325 53 566 4,505
Less than 35 years............ 235 85 (B) 0 324 1,770 159 1,431 (B) (B) 47 484 (B)
35 to 54 years................ 1,206 159 3,087 19 637 841 0 2,438 6,360 795 40 475 (B)
55 to 64 years................ 3,302 901 (B) 42 3,604 (B) 274 3,154 5,300 5,300 265 1,749 (B)
65 years and over............. 3,473 1,379 5,034 38 2,047 927 411 2,783 795 4,770 133 955 5,763
LABOR FORCE ACTIVITY OF
HOUSEHOLDERS UNDER 65 YEARS
Total......................... 794 52 269 27 109 331 57 454 1,855 0 0 443 1,035
With labor force activity....... 888 111 663 0 109 331 80 1,295 2,650 0 0 0 1,802
With job entire period........ 870 53 794 0 244 517 80 1,060 2,650 0 0 152 1,325
With job part of period....... 1,709 213 (B) 33 699 230 250 2,862 (B) 1,961 106 1,166 (B)
No job during period, spend
time looking or on layoff.... 970 379 (B) 78 (B) (B) 545 4,505 (B) (B) (B) 3,180 (B)
No labor force activity......... 2,433 393 4,505 45 689 10,123 195 2,120 8,644 4,048 201 1,601 5,050
MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Lowest quintile................. 651 264 2,506 40 610 1,855 17 742 2,120 4,770 146 1,559 (B)
Second quintile................. 1,766 181 3,020 0 537 2,279 0 742 3,339 1,961 106 1,276 5,233
Third quintile.................. 1,405 188 2,041 27 424 1,671 129 1,643 3,843 2,385 40 196 4,070
Fourth quintile................. 2,436 159 3,126 0 390 1,590 140 371 3,048 265 40 437 3,702
Highest quintile................ 4,645 305 1,060 71 795 3,631 186 583 3,708 2,650 66 553 2,597
REGION
Northeast....................... 2,932 267 2,412 28 613 1,405 157 2,597 8,604 3,710 53 483 3,137
Midwest......................... 1,454 304 2,433 29 583 1,723 160 530 4,929 2,385 13 503 1,971
South........................... 1,214 212 2,788 19 543 2,226 126 0 4,055 1,590 106 505 2,518
West............................ 2,465 239 3,126 0 922 742 135 2,650 6,095 2,120 40 577 5,565
TENURE
Owner........................... 1,270 0 1,623 0 617 1,405 95 1,060 1,166 1,590 53 565 1,696
Renter.......................... 150 98 1,854 27 445 1,988 102 (B) 6,784 2,120 0 465 3,776
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1/Includes passbook savings accounts, money market deposit accounts, certificates of deposits, and interest-earning checking accounts.
2/Includes money market funds, U.S. Government securities, municipal and corporate bonds, and other interest-earning assets.
3/Includes mortgage held form sales of real estate, amount dure from sale of a business, unit trust, and other financial investments.
4/Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: January 28, 2005
