Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Quintiles of Income Before Taxes: Incomplete Income Reports

Title Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Quintiles of Income Before Taxes: Incomplete Income Reports
Series ID CXUCONSUNITLB01A2M
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Consumer Expenditure Surveys
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Annual
Units Thousands
Date Range 1984-01-01 to 2003-01-01
Last Updated 2021-01-15 10:51 AM CST
Notes For each time period represented in the tables, complete income reporters are ranked in ascending order, according to the level of total before-tax income reported by the consumer unit. The ranking is then divided into five equal groups. Incomplete income reporters are not ranked and are shown separately.

A consumer unit comprises either: (1) all members of a particular household who are related by blood, marriage, adoption, or other legal arrangements; (2) a person living alone or sharing a household with others or living as a roomer in a private home or lodging house or in permanent living quarters in a hotel or motel, but who is financially independent; or (3) two or more persons living together who use their income to make joint expenditure decisions. Financial independence is determined by the three major expense categories: Housing, food, and other living expenses. To be considered financially independent, at least two of the three major expense categories have to be provided entirely, or in part, by the respondent.

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DATE VALUE
1984-01-01 9044
1985-01-01 10343
1986-01-01 9479
1987-01-01 13080
1988-01-01 13508
1989-01-01 12857
1990-01-01 13543
1991-01-01 13898
1992-01-01 13624
1993-01-01 14262
1994-01-01 16216
1995-01-01 19669
1996-01-01 21583
1997-01-01 20585
1998-01-01 23067
1999-01-01 26773
2000-01-01 27912
2001-01-01 21604
2002-01-01 19719
2003-01-01 17965

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