Table 2. Income, Income Slope and Income Sources by Age, Sex, and Race/Ethnicity Alameda County Study, 1965–1994.
-- N or Mean (% or S.D.) --
| Age
|
Sex
|
Race/Ethnicitye |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50–64 (n=584)
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65–79 (n=430)
|
80+ (n=113)
|
Male (n=512)
|
Female (n=615)
|
White (n=945)
|
Black (n=90)
|
Other (n=92)
|
|
| Mean Incomea | ||||||||
| ($1,000) | 70.75 (39.77) | 68.19 (41.92) | 61.42 (45.36) | 73.06 (40.16) | 65.33 (41.82) | 71.89 (42.22) | 43.13 (26.78) | 62.70 (32.56) |
| Income Slope b | ||||||||
| ($1,000) | 0.84 (1.67) | − 0.09 (0.86) | − 0.26 (0.83) | 0.57 (1.50) | 0.22 (1.35) | 0.44 (1.48) | − 0.12 (1.12) | 0.24 (1.03) |
| Profit Income c | ||||||||
| in: | ||||||||
| 0 Waves | 325 (55.7) | 235 (54.7) | 49 (43.4) | 207 (40.4) | 402 (65.4) | 473 (50.1) | 69 (76.7) | 67 (72.8) |
| 1 wave | 135 (23.1) | 102 (23.7) | 23 (20.4) | 136 (26.6) | 124 (20.2) | 238 (25.2) | 12 (13.3) | 10 (10.9) |
| 2–3 Waves | 124 (21.2) | 93 (21.6) | 41 (36.3) | 169 (33.0) | 89 (14.5) | 234 (24.8) | 9 (10.0) | 15 (16.3) |
| Benefit Income d | ||||||||
| in: | ||||||||
| 0 Waves | 490 (83.9) | 358 (83.3) | 100 (88.5) | 431 (84.2) | 517 (84.1) | 812 (85.9) | 59 (65.6) | 77 (83.7) |
| 1 wave | 75 (12.8) | 51 (11.9) | 8 (7.1) | 62 (12.1) | 72 (11.7) | 101 (10.7) | 19 (21.1) | 14 (15.2) |
| 2–3 Waves | 19 (3.3) | 21 (4.9) | 5 (4.4) | 19 (3.7) | 26 (4.2) | 32 (3.4) | 12 (13.3) | 1 (1.1) |
a
Mean annual household income, 1965–1983. Based on incomes reported in 1965/74/83, adjusted to 1999 consumer price.
b
Yearly household income change, 1965–1999. Based on incomes reported in 1965/74/83/94/99, adjusted to 1999 consumer price.
c
Number of waves (1965/74/83) in which profit, rental or investment income were reported.
d
Number of waves (1965/74/83) in which unemployment, disability or welfare benefits were reported.
e
‘Hispanics’ are classified in the 'Other' category.