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January 2025
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This file corresponds to the exhibits in "The Polarization of Personal Saving", and includes the mentioned Appendix Tables and Figures
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It represents results posted to the BEA Distribution of Personal Income landing page in July 2024, which may have been revised. See here: https://www.bea.gov/data/special-topics/distribution-of-personal-income
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Main Exhibits
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Tables
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Table 1
Comparison of CE and CPS Aggregate Income in 2017 by Decile of Total Pre-Tax Income ($ Billions)
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Table 2
Comparing the Independent Distributions of DPI and PCE
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Table 3
Joint Distribution: DPI and PCE Matrix (ranked on Equivalized DPI) for 2017
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Table 4
Demographic Summary Statistics by Equivalized DPI Quintile (2017)
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Table 5
Demographic Disaggregation
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Figures
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Figure 1
Distribution of Comparable Income in the CPS vs. CE (2017)
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Figure 2
Comparing Means and Medians (ranked on Eq. DPI) in Levels (2017)
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Figure 3
Total DPI and PO in Natural Logs by Eq. DPI Decile (2017)
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Figure 4
Distribution of DPI, PO, and PS by Eq. DPI decile (2017)
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Figure 5
Mean DPI, PO, and PS by Demographic Group (2017)
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Median PS by Eq. DPI Quintile (2004-2022)
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Appendix Exhibits
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Tables
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Table A1
Constructing a Comparable Income across the CE and CPS for Linking
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Table A2DPI Results
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Table A3PCE Results
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Table A4
PCE Shares by Decile of Eq. DPI (2017)
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Table A5
PCE Shares by Decile of Eq. PI (2017)
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Table A6
PI and PCE Matrix (2017)
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Table A7
Comparison with Eurostat-OECD results
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Table A8
Cross Shares of Households for those with Age <65, No Retirement Income, Not Enrolled, and DPI>0
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Table A9
Cross Shares using CE Income and Expenditures
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Table A10
Characteristics and Expenditures of the Bottom Quintile of Eq. Income in the CE Sample
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Figure A1
How Comparable Income represents DPI
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Figure A2
Comparing Means and Medians (ranked on Eq. PCE) in levels (2017)
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