. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 1.

Published in final edited form as: Ann Am Acad Pol Soc Sci. 2013 Nov;650(1):98–123. doi: 10.1177/0002716213497452

Table 5. Distribution of Change in Net Worth, 2007 to 2011, PSID.

	%	Cumulative %
Absolute change (N = 5,839)
Lost ≥ $250k	12.2	12.2
Lost $50k–$250k	21.2	33.3
Lost $10k–$50k	14.0	47.3
Lost less than $10k	10.8	58.1
No change	1.8	59.8
Gained <$10k	10.1	70.0
Gained $10k–$50k	13.1	83.1
Gained $50k–$250k	11.6	94.7
Gained ≥ $250k	5.3	100.0
Fell into debt (N = 5,839)
No	90.9	90.9
Yes	9.1	100.0
Percentage change (N = 4,676)^a
Lost 75–100%	25.1	25.1
Lost 50–74%	11.2	36.3
Lost 25–49%	15.1	51.4
Lost <25%	13.0	64.4
Gained <25%	9.2	73.6
Gained 25–99%	11.7	85.3
Gained ≥ 100%	14.7	100.0
Median loss
Among all with net worth in 2007 = $16,367
Among those having lost net worth = $70,348

Among those holding positive net worth in 2007.