Table 1. Net Worth Distribution, 2003–2011.

	PSID
	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	Absolute Change
						'03-'07	'07–'11	'03–'11
Net worth
Mean	325,627	363,709	409,024	397,032	233,575	83,397	−175,449	−92,052
5th percentile	−9,413	−10,136	−13,019	−26,737	−38,800	−3,606	−25,781	−29,387
25th	9,780	8,869	6,726	2,630	1,500	−3,054	−5,226	−8,280
50th	84,964	92,721	95,471	68,365	47,000	10,507	−48,471	−37,964
75th	291,821	339,781	355,305	292,007	244,000	63,484	−111,305	−47,821
95th	1,151,595	1,427,080	1,573,105	1,371,438	1,147,000	421,510	−426,105	−4,595
Net worth excluding home equity & real estate
Mean	191,429	198,904	225,896	195,091	134,297	34,467	−91,599	−57,132
5th percentile	−16,993	−18,429	−21,698	−27,156	−32,400	−4,705	−10,702	−15,407
25th	2,262	1,728	1,085	577	25	−1,177	−1,060	−2,237
50th	24,450	23,036	22,240	18,873	14,000	−2,210	−8,240	−10,450
75th	122,250	126,698	134,528	115,335	95,000	12,278	−39,528	−27,250
95th	715,163	830,448	935,604	828,315	795,500	220,441	−140,104	80,338
Observations	7,822	8,002	8,289	8,690	8,187

	SCF
	2004	2007	2010	Absolute Change
				'04−'07	'07−'10	'04−'10
Net worth
Mean	533,133	594,324	509,763	61,191	−84,561	−23,370
5th percentile	−3,249	−4,922	−15,862	−1,673	−10,940	−12,613
25th	15,708	15,087	8,570	−621	−6,517	−7,138
50th	110,671	128,860	79,310	18,189	−49,550	−31,361
75th	328,830	398,361	309,309	69,531	−89,052	−19,521
95th	1,701,105	2,022,300	1,919,714	321,195	−102,586	218,609
Observations	4,519	4,418	6,482