No. 533. MONEY INCOME-PERCENT DISTRIBUTION of Families, BY INCOME Level IN CONSTANT (1971) DOLLARS, BY REGIONS: 1955 TO 1971

[1955 excludes Alaska and Hawaii. For composition of regions, see fig. I, p. xii. See also headnote, table 531]

No. 534. MONEY INCOME-PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS, BY INCOME LEVEL, BY RACE AND REGION: 1971

[As of March 1972. Based on Current Population Survey; see text, p. 1. For definitions, see text, p. 3. For details concerning methodology, see source. For composition of regions, see fig. I, p. xii]

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION BY INCOME LEVEL

Total

Medi

RACE AND REGION (1,000)

Un- $1,000-$2,000-$3,000-$4,000-$5,000-$7,000-$10,000-$15,000-$25,000
der $1,999 $2,999 $3,999 $4,999 $6,999 $9,999 $14,999 $24,999 and income
$1,000

an 1

over

No. 535. MEDIAN INCOME IN CONSTANT (1971) DOLLARS OF FAMILIES AND

INDIVIDUALS, BY RACE: 1947 TO 1971

[Prior to 1960, excludes Alaska and Hawaii. See headnote, table 531]

See footnote 1, table 531. 2 Ratios may differ from those calculated from current dollar distributions because of interpolation differences introduced in the derivation of constant dollar distributions.

Source of tables 533-535: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, series P-60, No. 85, and unpublished data.

No. 536. PERCENT OF AGGREGATE INCOME RECEIVED BY EACH FIFTH AND HIGHEST 5 PERCENT OF FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS: 1947 To 1971

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, series P-60, Nos. 53 and 85; Trends in the Income of Families and Persons in the United States: 1947-1964, Technical Paper No. 17; and unpublished data.

No. 537. INCOME AT SELECTED POSITIONS BY EACH FIFTH AND HIGHEST 5 PERCENT OF FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN CURRENT ANd Constant (1971) Dollars: 1947 to 1971

No. 538. MONEY INCOME OF FAMILIES-RACE AND RESIDENCE, BY INCOME LEVEL:

1971

[As of March 1972. See headnote, table 531, Based on Current Population Survey; see text, pp. 1-3]

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION, BY INCOME LEVEL

der
$2,000

Un- $2,000-$3,000-$4,000-$5,000-$7,000-$9,000-$12,000-$15,000-$25,000

and

$2,999 $3,999 $4,999 $6,999 $8,999 $11,999 $14,999 $24,999

over

No. 539. MEDIAN MONEY INCOME OF FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS: 1947 TO 1971

No. 540. MONEY INCOME-FAMILIES WITH HEADS 25 YEARS OLD AND OVER, BY INCOME LEVEL, BY RACE OF HEAD AND YEARS OF SCHOOL COMPLETED: 1971

Source of tables 638-540: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, series P-60, and unpublished data.

4.4

3.2

7.2

10. 2

31.1

43.9

No. 541. MEDIAN MONEY INCOME OF FAMILIES, BY STATES: 1959 AND 1969

[Based on sample; for details, see source. For definition of median, see preface]

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census of Population: 1970, vol. I.

No. 542. HOUSEHOLDS OWNING CARS AND APPLIANCES, 1960, 1970, and 1971, AND PERCENT DISTRIBUTION, BY INCOME LEVEL, 1970 AND 1971

[Based on January 1960 and July 1970 and 1972 sample surveys, except as noted. Ownership is not a direct measure of availability; many renter households live in units where major appliances are provided by the property owner]

2 1967 data. Based on January 1967 sample survey.

3 Total money income (before taxes) of primary family or primary individual in 12 months immediately preceding interview.

1972 data. Based on July 1972 sample survey.

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, series P-65, Nos. 18, 33, 40, and 44.

No. 543. MEDIAN MONEY INCOME OF FAMILIES-EARNING STATUS OF HUSBAND AND WIFE, BY RACE AND AGE OF HEAD: 1959, 1970, and 1971

[1959 data as of April 1960; 1970, March 1971; 1971, March 1972. See headnote, table 544. For definition of median,

No. 544. WIFE'S CONTRIBUTION TO FAMILY INCOME-FAMILIES WITH HUSBAND AND WIFE WORKING, BY RACE OF HUSBAND: 1959 AND 1971

[1959 data as of April 1960; 1971 data as of March 1972. Includes members of the Armed Forces living off post or with their families on post but excludes all other members of the Armed Forces; see text, p. 1. For definition of families, see text, p. 3. For States in each region, see fig. I, p. xii]

1 Includes professional, managerial, clerical, and sales workers.

Bource of tables 543 and 544: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, series P-23, No. 39 and series P-60, No. 85.