Table 5a-se. Standard Errors for the Mean 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......................... 1,715 538 3,660 54 1,854 4,106 88 929 3,833 2,479 224 745 5,834
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF
HOUSEHOLDER
White........................... 1,934 588 3,767 43 1,947 4,286 97 998 3,979 2,600 241 779 6,052
Black........................... 1,188 407 (B) 43 973 8,450 103 1,287 4,988 4,981 138 2,022 (B)
Hispanic origin/4............... 3,459 981 (B) 101 5,842 20,208 298 3,953 13,242 10,363 1,068 4,542 (B)
AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER
Less than 35 years.............. 1,296 289 3,365 73 1,772 5,028 103 1,474 9,672 5,708 132 556 15,091
35 to 44 years.................. 2,779 587 5,264 166 3,018 7,066 163 1,593 6,811 4,509 134 1,290 4,313
45 to 54 years.................. 5,119 1,242 6,137 71 3,586 10,440 249 2,150 10,526 5,724 671 1,413 18,397
55 to 64 years.................. 6,226 1,838 12,870 89 5,047 12,907 355 2,522 7,838 5,588 816 1,733 17,467
65 years and over............... 4,305 1,642 7,042 132 5,069 9,807 188 2,102 7,363 5,584 873 2,413 4,945
65 to 69 years................ 7,904 2,839 11,348 262 7,678 13,989 395 3,333 15,310 8,996 1,582 3,351 8,962
70 to 74 years................ 8,532 2,888 15,752 126 10,280 9,631 351 3,788 12,245 9,151 1,641 3,902 (B)
75 years and over............. 6,381 2,698 10,409 233 8,517 28,158 201 3,701 8,774 10,893 1,236 6,580 7,651
EDUCATION OF HOUSEHOLDER
Less than 12 years.............. 2,112 1,114 5,907 69 3,780 12,859 171 1,555 5,517 3,903 833 1,942 12,732
High school: 4 years........... 2,233 832 4,527 82 3,104 7,209 129 1,355 5,705 3,929 472 1,142 4,099
College: 1 to 3 years...... 3,557 1,221 10,231 157 2,943 5,983 198 2,004 9,076 4,555 382 1,373 9,917
4 or more years... 5,395 1,151 5,671 88 3,575 8,192 210 2,438 7,728 5,667 332 1,385 12,530
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD BY AGE OF
HOUSEHOLDER
Married-couple households....... 2,641 717 4,823 71 2,311 4,977 128 1,168 4,925 2,802 292 931 8,401
Less than 35 years............ 2,168 425 5,192 43 2,455 5,566 133 1,787 7,143 7,790 130 717 (B)
35 to 54 years................ 3,724 786 4,558 130 2,542 7,142 186 1,600 7,534 3,964 352 1,140 13,749
55 to 64 years................ 8,726 2,384 15,890 119 4,811 14,391 498 3,046 9,619 6,635 1,007 2,130 21,964
65 years and over............. 7,630 2,522 10,547 163 7,927 13,663 306 3,109 12,144 5,881 1,282 3,216 7,031
Male householder................ 3,752 1,191 5,266 147 5,777 9,804 156 2,822 8,197 9,331 456 2,083 5,385
Less than 35 years............ 2,239 536 5,267 303 2,567 15,310 208 3,174 7,350 7,000 369 1,331 (B)
35 to 54 years................ 6,916 1,496 17,399 113 8,509 13,266 310 3,584 15,843 14,683 429 3,203 (B)
55 to 64 years................ 13,902 3,918 (B) 313 30,884 (B) 502 7,308 (B) (B) (B) 2,708 (B)
65 years and over............. 12,649 5,107 21,668 503 15,731 (B) 353 8,146 11,442 27,337 2,608 7,737 (B)
Female householder.............. 2,124 1,076 6,023 96 3,383 7,499 113 1,757 7,655 5,411 387 1,164 7,360
Less than 35 years............ 1,795 534 (B) 64 4,805 5,534 242 4,252 (B) (B) 456 705 (B)
35 to 54 years................ 2,811 1,184 8,136 195 6,081 14,413 212 2,497 10,022 5,634 183 1,190 (B)
55 to 64 years................ 8,652 3,398 (B) 95 12,717 (B) 280 5,461 15,853 11,057 1,417 3,141 (B)
65 years and over............. 4,486 2,306 9,392 221 4,639 11,146 183 2,711 8,740 12,203 1,111 2,858 8,305
LABOR FORCE ACTIVITY OF
HOUSEHOLDERS UNDER 65 YEARS
Total......................... 1,805 466 4,104 58 1,761 4,426 100 1,001 4,478 2,756 210 742 7,989
With labor force activity....... 1,915 430 4,398 63 1,787 4,526 105 1,054 4,761 2,843 207 759 8,302
With job entire period........ 2,067 452 4,590 67 1,866 4,667 112 1,102 4,957 2,993 217 748 8,866
With job part of period....... 4,048 1,312 (B) 95 2,739 12,493 317 3,905 (B) 6,303 345 7,563 (B)
No job during period, spend
time looking or on layoff.... 3,873 2,115 (B) 125 (B) (B) 417 5,201 (B) (B) (B) 2,261 (B)
No labor force activity......... 5,309 2,695 11,159 129 7,517 19,826 313 3,118 13,130 9,858 1,173 2,912 26,222
MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Lowest quintile................. 1,485 524 2,033 130 2,203 7,259 125 1,695 9,232 8,292 514 2,507 (B)
Second quintile................. 1,984 704 2,867 48 2,121 6,798 166 1,891 5,627 3,885 647 2,010 9,321
Third quintile.................. 2,721 1,048 6,967 49 2,732 10,696 140 1,746 7,180 4,569 538 1,257 4,951
Fourth quintile................. 3,149 990 4,644 119 2,244 8,314 159 2,001 7,272 4,375 354 1,092 3,629
Highest quintile................ 6,502 1,579 6,940 176 3,876 8,186 264 2,231 7,766 5,102 413 1,436 13,748
HOUSEHOLD NET WORTH
Negative or zero................ 1,578 237 (B) 73 817 29,015 116 1,314 (B) (B) 83 1,485 (B)
$1 to $4,999.................... 32 60 (B) 23 145 693 52 217 (B) (B) 61 248 (B)
$5,000 to $9,999................ 48 108 (B) 42 311 542 103 294 (B) (B) 154 351 (B)
$10,000 to $24,999.............. 111 155 1,095 63 329 933 126 239 981 617 122 344 (B)
$25,000 to $49,999.............. 173 247 1,065 47 468 1,180 143 348 2,858 1,036 171 495 (B)
$50,000 to $99,999.............. 309 379 1,488 116 691 1,983 165 503 1,804 1,276 213 573 1,762
$100,000 to $249,999............ 837 706 1,462 111 1,024 2,537 199 994 2,188 1,832 285 643 2,302
$250,000 to $499,999............ 2,213 2,383 3,797 559 2,912 7,543 513 3,027 5,477 4,335 1,008 1,940 4,880
$500,000 and over............... 20,965 8,092 15,360 478 13,731 25,047 1,150 10,214 18,950 14,882 3,191 5,463 32,159
REGION
Northeast....................... 3,932 1,015 7,986 108 2,829 9,674 223 2,223 8,809 6,883 578 1,784 13,022
Midwest......................... 2,843 960 5,352 53 3,938 8,796 160 1,193 5,324 3,997 351 1,289 7,481
South........................... 2,570 1,018 6,705 130 3,459 6,977 118 1,247 5,821 3,898 283 1,154 10,417
West............................ 4,902 1,330 9,197 87 4,446 7,485 248 3,065 10,642 5,892 552 1,772 13,905
TENURE
Owner........................... 2,460 705 4,156 71 2,128 4,964 118 929 4,177 2,697 267 836 6,793
Renter.......................... 1,024 601 5,759 62 3,041 5,491 87 (B) 8,186 6,254 309 1,211 9,082
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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
