Table 4
Change in average comprehensive income for households in the 20th–80th percentile, by income source, 1979–2010 (2013 dollars)
| Labor compensation | Social insurance/safety net | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Wages and salaries | Employer-sponsored insurance | Total | Capital and business income | Pensions | Cash | Non-cash* | Total | |
| 1979 | $61,432 | $45,349 | $2,135 | $47,484 | $5,826 | $2,329 | $4,506 | $1,287 | $5,793 |
| 1989 | 63,133 | 42,304 | 2,364 | 44,667 | 6,454 | 4,220 | 5,388 | 2,404 | 7,792 |
| 1995 | 65,900 | 42,259 | 3,056 | 45,316 | 5,204 | 5,290 | 6,138 | 3,952 | 10,091 |
| 2000 | 71,715 | 46,438 | 2,736 | 49,174 | 5,698 | 6,765 | 6,063 | 4,015 | 10,078 |
| 2007 | 76,474 | 46,946 | 3,624 | 50,569 | 5,343 | 7,358 | 7,003 | 6,202 | 13,204 |
| 2010 | 72,820 | 42,296 | 3,344 | 45,640 | 3,744 | 7,470 | 8,875 | 7,091 | 15,966 |
| Change | |||||||||
| 1979–2007 ($) | $15,042 | $1,597 | $1,489 | $3,085 | -$483 | $5,028 | $2,496 | $4,915 | $7,411 |
| 1979–2007 (% of total change) | 100.0% | 10.6% | 9.9% | 20.5% | -3.2% | 33.4% | 16.6% | 32.7% | 49.3% |
* Includes value of Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, and other non-cash government transfer payments
Source: Authors' analysis of Congressional Budget Office (2013)
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