Chart: Share of average income growth accounted for by the top 5 percent and top 1 percent, by dataset and income concept, 1979–2007

Figure 1H

Share of average income growth accounted for by the top 5 percent and top 1 percent, by dataset and income concept, 1979–2007

* As described in Chapter 2, this bar uses Burkhauser's income concepts for CBO income data because CBO income data are not top-coded.

Source: Authors' analysis of Piketty and Saez (2012, Table A-6); Congressional Budget Office (2010a); Burkhauser, Larrimore, and Simon (2011, Table 4)

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