Table 2.6
Share of average income growth accounted for by the bottom 95 percent, top 5 percent, and top 1 percent, by dataset and income concept, 1979–2007
| Bottom 95 percent | Top 5 percent | Top 1 percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-coded | |||
| Burkhauser et al.; CPS household money income, adjusted | 73.4% | 26.6% | — |
| CPS household money income | 63.0 | 37.0 | — |
| Not top-coded | |||
| CBO, household comprehensive income | 46.1 | 53.9 | 38.3% |
| Piketty and Saez, cash market income | 19.1 | 80.9 | 59.8 |
| CBO, household comprehensive income adjusted to match Burkhauser et al.* | 48.1 | 51.9 | — |
* Capital gains are excluded, post–tax-and-transfer growth is shown, and in-kind benefits such as health care are allowed to boost bottom-fifth incomes to the same degree as allowed by Burkhauser, Larrimore, and Simon (2011).
Source: Burkhauser, Larrimore, and Simon (2011, Table 4), Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement Historical Income Tables (Table H-3), Congressional Budget Office (2010a), authors' analysis of Piketty and Saez (2012, Table A-6)
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