Most analyses of economic status use only income as the measure of resources.  It is clear, however, that wealth also plays an important role in economic well-being.  The existence of both income and asset tests for eligibility purposes in several government transfer programs (e.g., Supplemental Security Income, Aid to Families with Dependent Children, food stamps) suggests the importance of both wealth and income.  Units of the same age, income, and needs are not equally well off if they have different amounts of wealth.  A fully satisfactory way of taking differences in wealth into account in a combined income-wealth measure is not available.  Particularly controversial is the comparison of different age groups when such measures are used.  This exploratory paper examines the use of income-wealth measures for the analysis of the distribution of economic well-being for age groups in the current period.