Excluding health care significantly skews the income growth of the bottom 90 percent: Cumulative income growth of bottom 90 percent of households, including and excluding health care related incomes, 1979–2011
| Date | Bottom 90, total | Bottom 90, nonhealth |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0% | 0% |
| 1980 | -3.26153 | -3.00268 |
| 1981 | -3.84252 | -3.79965 |
| 1982 | -5.48824 | -6.0586 |
| 1983 | -6.59787 | -7.14529 |
| 1984 | -1.38974 | -1.85329 |
| 1985 | -1.34839 | -2.16749 |
| 1986 | 2.020791 | 0.795084 |
| 1987 | 1.454724 | -0.23001 |
| 1988 | 3.054387 | 1.334991 |
| 1989 | 4.598294 | 2.604933 |
| 1990 | 4.594432 | 2.102395 |
| 1991 | 3.255645 | 0.519526 |
| 1992 | 4.106361 | 0.517444 |
| 1993 | 5.385982 | 0.989078 |
| 1994 | 6.515506 | 1.587371 |
| 1995 | 9.64538 | 4.412677 |
| 1996 | 10.7385 | 5.385446 |
| 1997 | 12.73475 | 7.951641 |
| 1998 | 16.4751 | 12.15069 |
| 1999 | 19.47874 | 15.51259 |
| 2000 | 19.24661 | 15.12463 |
| 2001 | 18.84658 | 13.35567 |
| 2002 | 16.51043 | 10.30485 |
| 2003 | 16.87967 | 9.950127 |
| 2004 | 20.89176 | 12.00347 |
| 2005 | 22.71606 | 13.27482 |
| 2006 | 24.53246 | 15.05577 |
| 2007 | 27.50567 | 18.82026 |
| 2008 | 23.19052 | 14.69021 |
| 2009 | 21.5556 | 12.10767 |
| 2010 | 22.18183 | 12.69579 |
| 2011 | 21.15274 | 11.20081 |
Notes: Income growth excluding healthcare related incomes subtracts out household income received in the form of employer-provided health insurance premiums and Medicare and Medicaid benefits.
Source: Author's analysis of Congressional Budget Office data