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Social insurance benefits, by quintile, 1979—2015
| Year | All | Lowest | Second | Middle | Fourth | Highest | 81-90 | 91-95 | 96-99 | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | $4,600 | 5,400 | 6,200 | 4,200 | 3,400 | 3,400 | 3,100 | 3,100 | 3,900 | 5,500 |
| 1980 | 4,900 | 5,300 | 6,700 | 4,800 | 3,900 | 3,800 | 3,600 | 3,600 | 4,400 | 5,600 |
| 1981 | 5,100 | 5,100 | 6,800 | 5,100 | 4,400 | 4,200 | 3,800 | 4,200 | 4,700 | 6,000 |
| 1982 | 5,600 | 4,600 | 7,500 | 5,800 | 5,300 | 4,900 | 4,600 | 4,600 | 5,600 | 7,000 |
| 1983 | 5,700 | 4,200 | 7,600 | 6,200 | 5,500 | 5,100 | 4,900 | 4,900 | 5,400 | 7,000 |
| 1984 | 5,500 | 4,300 | 7,100 | 5,900 | 5,400 | 5,200 | 4,800 | 5,200 | 5,800 | 7,600 |
| 1985 | 5,600 | 4,500 | 7,000 | 6,100 | 5,500 | 5,200 | 4,900 | 5,100 | 5,700 | 7,500 |
| 1986 | 5,800 | 4,200 | 7,500 | 6,600 | 5,800 | 5,100 | 4,800 | 4,800 | 5,700 | 7,900 |
| 1987 | 5,700 | 4,200 | 7,700 | 6,600 | 5,400 | 4,500 | 4,300 | 4,100 | 5,200 | 6,300 |
| 1988 | 5,700 | 4,500 | 7,600 | 6,400 | 5,400 | 4,700 | 4,600 | 4,500 | 5,100 | 6,500 |
| 1989 | 5,800 | 4,400 | 7,600 | 6,600 | 5,500 | 5,000 | 4,800 | 4,700 | 5,400 | 6,300 |
| 1990 | 6,100 | 4,500 | 7,700 | 6,900 | 6,000 | 5,200 | 4,900 | 5,300 | 5,500 | 7,100 |
| 1991 | 6,400 | 4,400 | 8,200 | 7,600 | 6,400 | 5,400 | 5,300 | 5,300 | 5,400 | 6,800 |
| 1992 | 6,700 | 4,300 | 8,700 | 7,900 | 6,900 | 5,600 | 5,600 | 5,200 | 5,600 | 7,000 |
| 1993 | 6,900 | 4,100 | 9,100 | 8,100 | 7,000 | 6,000 | 5,900 | 6,000 | 6,100 | 7,200 |
| 1994 | 6,900 | 4,200 | 9,200 | 7,900 | 6,600 | 6,200 | 5,700 | 5,800 | 7,600 | 7,700 |
| 1995 | 7,100 | 4,400 | 9,200 | 8,100 | 7,100 | 6,400 | 6,200 | 6,000 | 7,000 | 7,400 |
| 1996 | 7,200 | 4,100 | 8,900 | 8,300 | 7,400 | 6,900 | 6,600 | 6,800 | 7,500 | 7,200 |
| 1997 | 7,300 | 4,400 | 9,100 | 8,000 | 7,600 | 7,100 | 6,800 | 6,900 | 8,000 | 7,900 |
| 1998 | 7,200 | 4,500 | 9,100 | 8,300 | 7,300 | 6,800 | 6,700 | 6,600 | 7,500 | 7,300 |
| 1999 | 7,000 | 4,800 | 8,700 | 8,200 | 7,100 | 6,300 | 6,000 | 6,500 | 6,700 | 7,100 |
| 2000 | 7,100 | 4,900 | 8,500 | 8,400 | 7,200 | 6,800 | 6,600 | 6,200 | 7,600 | 7,800 |
| 2001 | 7,500 | 4,900 | 9,400 | 8,900 | 7,700 | 6,600 | 6,600 | 6,400 | 6,800 | 6,900 |
| 2002 | 7,900 | 4,700 | 9,700 | 9,800 | 8,500 | 6,700 | 6,700 | 6,700 | 6,700 | 7,400 |
| 2003 | 8,000 | 4,700 | 10,200 | 9,900 | 8,400 | 6,800 | 6,700 | 6,700 | 6,900 | 7,500 |
| 2004 | 8,000 | 4,600 | 10,200 | 9,700 | 8,700 | 6,900 | 7,000 | 6,500 | 6,900 | 8,000 |
| 2005 | 8,200 | 4,700 | 10,100 | 9,700 | 8,600 | 7,600 | 7,400 | 7,500 | 7,700 | 8,900 |
| 2006 | 8,600 | 4,300 | 10,400 | 10,300 | 9,300 | 8,200 | 8,100 | 8,000 | 8,500 | 9,200 |
| 2007 | 8,700 | 4,600 | 10,000 | 10,300 | 9,800 | 8,700 | 8,600 | 8,800 | 8,900 | 8,900 |
| 2008 | 9,100 | 4,800 | 10,600 | 11,000 | 10,300 | 8,500 | 8,800 | 8,300 | 8,000 | 8,600 |
| 2009 | 10,500 | 4,700 | 11,800 | 12,900 | 12,600 | 10,000 | 10,500 | 10,000 | 8,900 | 9,300 |
| 2010 | 10,500 | 4,600 | 11,600 | 13,500 | 12,400 | 9,800 | 10,400 | 9,700 | 8,600 | 8,900 |
| 2011 | 10,200 | 4,700 | 11,700 | 12,900 | 11,800 | 9,500 | 10,000 | 9,500 | 8,600 | 8,700 |
| 2012 | 10,300 | 4,400 | 11,600 | 12,900 | 12,300 | 9,900 | 10,400 | 10,000 | 8,700 | 9,500 |
| 2013 | 10,300 | 4,200 | 11,700 | 12,500 | 12,400 | 10,200 | 10,800 | 9,500 | 9,600 | 9,600 |
| 2014 | 10,300 | 4,300 | 11,500 | 12,300 | 12,300 | 10,600 | 10,900 | 10,700 | 10,100 | 9,400 |
| 2015 | 10,500 | 4,600 | 11,900 | 12,700 | 12,600 | 10,600 | 11,200 | 10,100 | 10,100 | 10,300 |
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