Change in average comprehensive income for households in the 20th–80th percentile, by income source, excluding elderly/childless households, 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 | $64,738 | $52,624 | $2,468 | $55,092 | $4,794 | $1,655 | $2,456 | $740 | $3,196 |
| 1989 | 67,481 | 52,777 | 2,955 | 55,732 | 5,162 | 3,183 | 2,393 | 1,011 | 3,404 |
| 1995 | 70,586 | 53,014 | 3,875 | 56,889 | 4,510 | 4,108 | 2,920 | 2,160 | 5,080 |
| 2000 | 76,029 | 57,606 | 3,406 | 61,012 | 4,917 | 5,226 | 2,791 | 2,083 | 4,874 |
| 2007 | 80,335 | 58,410 | 4,503 | 62,912 | 5,002 | 5,539 | 3,341 | 3,542 | 6,882 |
| 2010 | 76,640 | 53,749 | 4,285 | 58,035 | 3,755 | 5,531 | 4,945 | 4,374 | 9,319 |
| Change | |||||||||
| 1979–2007 ($) | $15,598 | $5,785 | $2,035 | $7,820 | $208 | $3,884 | $885 | $2,801 | $3,686 |
| 1979–2007 (% of total change) | 100.0% | 37.1% | 13.0% | 50.1% | 1.3% | 24.9% | 5.7% | 18.0% | 23.6% |
* Includes value of Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, and other non-cash government transfer payments
Note: Data are derived from weighted average of non-elderly childless households and households with children.
Source: Authors' analysis of Congressional Budget Office (2013)