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. 1980 Spring;1(4):15–37.

Table F. Approximate Standard Error of Percent Distribution of Dollars.

Percent Base of percent (dollars in millions)

$1 $2 $3 $5 $7 $10 $20 $30 $50 $70 $100 $200 $300 $500 $700 $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $5,000
1 or 99 3.3 2.4 2.0 1.5 1.3 1.0 .78 .64 .50 .42 .36 .26 .21 .17 .14 .12 .088 .075 .061
2 or 98 4.7 3.3 2.7 2.1 1.8 1.5 1.1 .90 .70 .60 .50 .36 .30 .23 .20 .17 .12 .10 .086
3 or 97 5.7 4.1 3.3 2.6 2.2 1.9 1.3 1.1 .86 .73 .61 .44 .36 .28 .24 .21 .15 .13 .10
5 or 95 7.3 5.2 4.3 3.3 2.8 2.4 1.7 1.4 1.1 .93 .78 .56 .46 .36 .31 .26 .19 .16 .13
7 or 93 8.5 6.1 5.0 3.9 3.3 2.8 2.0 1.6 1.3 1.1 .91 .66 .54 .42 .36 .31 .23 .19 .16
10 or 90 10 7.2 5.9 4.6 3.9 3.3 2.3 1.9 1.5 1.3 1.1 .77 .63 .50 .43 .36 .26 .22 .18
20 or 80 13 9.5 7.8 6.1 5.2 4.4 3.1 2.6 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.0 .84 .66 .56 .48 .35 .29 .24
30 or 70 15 11 8.9 7.0 5.9 5.0 3.6 2.9 2.3 1.9 1.6 1.2 .96 .75 .64 .54 .40 .33 .27
50 16 12 9.7 7.5 6.4 5.4 3.9 3.2 2.5 2.1 1.8 1.3 1.0 .81 .69 .59 .43 .36 .29