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Asset Ownership of Households: 1995

Table 7.  Standard Errors for Mean Value of Assets for Households by Type of Asset Owned and Selected Characteristics: 1995
(In dollars.  Excludes group quarters.)

                                                             Interest                              Stocks                                     
                                                              earning       Other                     and   Equity in                         
                                                            assets at   interest-     Regular      mutual    business   Equity in   Equity in 
                                                            financial     earning    checking        fund          or       motor         Own 
                                              Net worth  institutions      assets    accounts      shares  profession    vehicles        home 
   Total                                          1,581           419       4,026          52       1,808       3,194          88         837 
                                                                                                                                              
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                              
White                                             1,788           467       4,114          57       1,884       3,397          97         902 
Black                                             2,294           334         (B)          70       2,416       5,736         209       1,666 
Hispanic Origin                                   2,471           598         (B)          59       8,534       7,425         233       3,051 
                                                                                                                                              
AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                              
Less than 35 years                                1,396           195       8,071          27       1,223       5,771         135       1,177 
35 to 44 years                                    2,174           455       3,783          45       2,693       6,680         165       1,370 
45 to 54 years                                    4,175           802       8,799         210       3,309       5,969         240       1,959 
55 to 64 years                                    6,200         1,000       9,850          75       8,215       7,550         302       2,280 
65 years and over                                 4,037         1,435       8,000         130       3,539      11,079         191       1,854 
65 to 69 years                                    9,083         2,683      11,973         228       7,055      18,537         436       3,819 
70 to 74 years                                    6,767         2,600      10,278         174       5,338      13,500         341       3,291 
75 and over                                       5,606         2,212      15,791         237       5,758         (B)         222       2,694 
                                                                                                                                              
EDUCATION OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                              
Less than 12 years                                2,234           977      13,312         238       4,830       5,521         172       1,493 
High school:    4 years                           2,092           759       8,661          45       2,346       6,886         138       1,244 
College:        1 to 3 years                      3,038           861       7,900          50       3,246       5,153         166       1,614 
                4 or more years                   4,697           789       5,968         112       3,335       5,919         218       2,135 
                                                                                                                                              
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD BY AGE                                                                                                                      
OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                              
Married-couple households                         2,435           545       5,098          53       2,498       3,510         125       1,073 
   Less than 35 years                             2,417           278       5,464          36       1,422       6,807         201       1,234 
   35 to 54 years                                 2,962           485       6,199          71       2,607       4,785         184       1,431 
   55 to 64 years                                 9,392         1,403      12,596         105      10,671       8,688         409       2,923 
   65 years and over                              7,072         2,334      10,884         245       5,704      12,108         295       2,841 
Male householder                                  3,522           839       9,166         279       3,414      10,559         182       2,472 
   Less than 35 years                             2,744           317      22,289          60       2,967      14,594         254       3,068 
   35 to 54 years                                 6,046         1,132       7,645         702       5,284      15,542         286       3,362 
   55 to 64 years                                11,099         1,791         (B)         239      14,816         (B)         669       6,972 
   65 years and over                             11,717         3,313      20,527         215       8,340         (B)         557       6,254 
Female householder                                1,900           918       8,957          44       2,404       8,254         127       1,491 
  Less than 35 years                              1,341           427         (B)          56       3,441         (B)         218       4,577 
  35 to 54 years                                  2,937         1,366      11,733          57       4,817      15,738         241       2,333 
  55 to 64 years                                  4,997         1,107      16,549          80       4,528         (B)         406       3,673 
  65 years and over                               4,322         2,001      14,127         124       3,772         (B)         216       2,330 
                                                                                                                                              
LABOR FORCE ACTIVITY OF                                                                                                                       
HOUSEHOLDERS UNDER 65                                                                                                                         
YEARS                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                              
   Total                                          1,650           302       4,125          56       2,092       3,336          99         908 
With labor force activity                         1,766           309       4,320          62       2,019       3,354         103         972 
   With job entire period                         1,862           323       4,483          65       2,003       3,434         108       1,002 
   With job part of period                        6,453           896         (B)         112      14,719       8,471         389       4,826 
   No job during period, spent time looking                                                                                                   
or on layoff                                      6,153         1,737         (B)         164         (B)         (B)         594       4,539 
No labor force activity                           4,587         1,191      12,885          67      10,820      24,810         331       2,515 
                                                                                                                                              
Monthly Household Income                                                                                                                      
Lowest quintile                                   1,720           491       6,219          51       5,169       4,809         145       1,800 
Second quintile                                   1,730           681       3,641          49       1,990       4,701         137       1,537 
Third quintile                                    2,484           743       4,233          46       2,002       6,214         152       1,620 
Fourth quintile                                   3,084           861       4,633          63       2,592       5,902         174       1,565 
Highest quintile                                  6,234         1,221       9,281         217       4,036       7,499         267       2,211 
                                                                                                                                              
Household Net Worth                                                                                                                           
Negative or Zero                                    517           147         (B)          35         972       7,369         144       2,293 
$1 to $4,999............                             30            39         (B)          32         540         179          57         385 
$5,000 to $9,999........                             48           105         (B)          48         439         607         116         384 
$10,000 to $24,999......                            104           132         589          44         336       1,358         144         279 
$25,000 to $49,999......                            172           209       1,016          60         532       1,003         192         334 
$50,000 to $99,999......                            291           302       1,249          53         648       1,460         183         443 
$100,000 to $249,999....                            771           533       1,893          69       1,126       2,414         198         886 
$250,000 to $499,999....                          2,092         1,799       4,213         257       3,075       7,125         439       2,696 
$500,000 and over.......                         19,736         6,610      16,970       1,330      12,576      21,474       1,047       8,720 
                                                                                                                                              
REGION                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                              
Northeast                                         3,632           920       6,715         203       4,803       7,909         185       2,065 
Midwest                                           2,861           807       8,747          72       2,984       5,409         165       1,330 
South                                             2,302           810       5,457          65       2,372       5,346         146       1,144 
West                                              4,422           791      11,056          82       4,782       7,676         227       2,566 
                                                                                                                                              
TENURE                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                              
Owner                                             2,250           521       4,555          74       2,096       3,585         117         837 
Renter                                            1,061           634       7,282          32       2,702       6,987         100         (B) 



Table 7.  Standard Errors for Mean Value of Assets for Households by Type of Asset Owned
and Selected Characteristics: 1995
(In dollars.  Excludes group quarters.)

                                                              Other                     IRA             
                                                 Rental        real        U.S.          or             
                                               property      estate     savings       KEOGH       Other 
                                                 equity      equity       bonds    accounts      assets 
   Total                                          5,119       4,246         352       1,206       4,830 
                                                                                                        
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                 
                                                                                                        
White                                             5,636       3,157         379       1,278       5,019 
Black                                             8,417      65,727         754       1,141         (B) 
Hispanic Origin                                  11,042       7,212         336       5,851         (B) 
                                                                                                        
AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                      
                                                                                                        
Less than 35 years                                7,203      29,863         103         853       6,853 
35 to 44 years                                    7,960       5,332         341       1,251      13,285 
45 to 54 years                                   10,937       8,459         389       2,660      12,473 
55 to 64 years                                   12,861       7,604         658       3,272      12,675 
65 years and over                                10,111       4,945       1,793       3,495       7,252 
65 to 69 years                                   20,120       6,609       1,229       6,047      15,238 
70 to 74 years                                   14,634      10,118       1,443       4,914      13,098 
75 and over                                      16,388       9,286       5,612       6,360       9,480 
                                                                                                        
EDUCATION OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                
                                                                                                        
Less than 12 years                               18,949       3,683         783       4,466         (B) 
High school:    4 years                           7,977       4,306         329       1,299       6,667 
College:        1 to 3 years                     10,794      12,629         293       2,041       6,941 
                4 or more years                   7,239       7,132         926       2,334      10,306 
                                                                                                        
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD BY AGE                                                                                
OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                          
                                                                                                        
Married-couple households                         5,762       5,116         475       1,525       6,189 
   Less than 35 years                             8,895      42,082         125       1,125         (B) 
   35 to 54 years                                 6,156       5,028         322       1,805       9,643 
   55 to 64 years                                16,107       9,165         791       4,222      17,256 
   65 years and over                             13,398       6,250       2,956       4,433      10,223 
Male householder                                 20,089      15,467         384       3,534       9,118 
   Less than 35 years                               (B)         (B)         187       2,158         (B) 
   35 to 54 years                                40,434      30,804         529       4,356         (B) 
   55 to 64 years                                   (B)         (B)       1,564       3,603         (B) 
   65 years and over                             35,756         (B)         (B)      17,017         (B) 
Female householder                               10,395       5,395         340       1,633      10,576 
  Less than 35 years                                (B)         (B)         290       1,362         (B) 
  35 to 54 years                                 14,422       8,444         271       2,990         (B) 
  55 to 64 years                                 20,248         (B)         927       2,024         (B) 
  65 years and over                              16,776       9,823         945       3,653      11,177 
                                                                                                        
LABOR FORCE ACTIVITY OF                                                                                 
HOUSEHOLDERS UNDER 65                                                                                   
YEARS                                                                                                   
                                                                                                        
   Total                                          5,923       5,353         191       1,218       6,358 
With labor force activity                         6,000       5,917         196       1,205       6,666 
   With job entire period                         6,065       6,328         201       1,231       6,652 
   With job part of period                          (B)       8,547       1,149       7,180         (B) 
   No job during period, spent time looking                                                             
or on layoff                                        (B)         (B)         (B)         (B)         (B) 
No labor force activity                          22,067       9,593         759       5,611         (B) 
                                                                                                        
Monthly Household Income                                                                                
Lowest quintile                                  19,552      10,900         403       6,060         (B) 
Second quintile                                   4,504       4,863         388       2,332       6,131 
Third quintile                                   11,294       3,592         524       2,881       6,778 
Fourth quintile                                   8,042       6,038       1,080       1,834       7,889 
Highest quintile                                 10,568       9,988         408       2,274      11,885 
                                                                                                        
Household Net Worth                                                                                     
Negative or Zero                                    (B)         (B)         133       3,069         (B) 
$1 to $4,999............                            (B)         (B)          73         453         (B) 
$5,000 to $9,999........                            (B)         (B)         140         327         (B) 
$10,000 to $24,999......                          1,002         771         139         341         (B) 
$25,000 to $49,999......                          1,665       1,384         125         501         (B) 
$50,000 to $99,999......                          1,941       1,314         234         585       2,219 
$100,000 to $249,999....                          2,249       1,984         331         801       2,900 
$250,000 to $499,999....                          5,688       5,283       1,124       2,423       5,878 
$500,000 and over.......                         21,508      26,658       4,785       9,266      20,436 
                                                                                                        
REGION                                                                                                  
                                                                                                        
Northeast                                        13,452       5,717         513       2,512      11,276 
Midwest                                           8,144       4,304         399       1,962      11,395 
South                                             7,744       9,451         327       2,116       7,557 
West                                             11,681       8,329       1,774       3,259       8,716 
                                                                                                        
TENURE                                                                                                  
                                                                                                        
Owner                                             5,391       3,630         432       1,404       5,488 
Renter                                           14,229      20,680         186       1,367       5,916 


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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: January 28, 2005