Table 2:

Decomposition of Gini Coefficient (Welfare Income) by State Policy Cluster and Welfare Era: 1968-2016 March Current Population Survey

	Family Structure and Demographics Adjusted Estimates
	Welfare Expansion 1968-1980	AFDC Reform Era I 1981-1987	AFDC Reform Era II 1988-1995	PWORA Era Pre- Recession 1996-2007	PWORA Era Post- Recession 2008-2016
Components of Gini Decomposition
Share of Income from Welfare Income (Sk)
Minimal	0.8%	0.8%	1.0%	0.7%	0.7%
Limited	0.8%	0.8%	0.9%	0.6%	0.5%
Conservative	0.6%	0.6%	0.7%	0.4%	0.4%
Generous	1.6%	1.8%	1.8%	1.0%	0.7%
Integrated	1.0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.6%	0.6%
Gini Coefficient for Welfare Income (Gk)
Minimal	0.95	0.95	0.93	0.96	0.96
Limited	0.95	0.95	0.94	0.96	0.97
Conservative	0.97	0.96	0.96	0.97	0.97
Generous	0.94	0.92	0.92	0.95	0.95
Integrated	0.96	0.94	0.94	0.96	0.96
Correlation Coefficient for Welfare Income and Total Income (Rk)
Minimal	−0.24	−0.07	−0.17	−0.22	−0.24
Limited	−0.26	−0.17	−0.21	−0.18	−0.15
Conservative	−0.34	−0.28	−0.26	−0.23	−0.13
Generous	−0.40	−0.32	−0.25	−0.18	−0.11
Integrated	−0.41	−0.41	−0.31	−0.26	−0.18
Estimated Impact of Welfare Income on Total Inequality
Proportionate Contribution to Total Inequality
Minimal	−0.6%	−0.2%	−0.5%	−0.5%	−0.5%
Limited	−0.7%	−0.4%	−0.6%	−0.4%	−0.3%
Conservative	−0.7%	−0.6%	−0.6%	−0.4%	−0.2%
Generous	−2.1%	−1.8%	−1.4%	−0.6%	−0.2%
Integrated	−1.5%	−1.5%	−1.1%	−0.5%	−0.3%
Elasticity
Minimal	−0.014	−0.010	−0.016	−0.013	−0.013
Limited	−0.015	−0.012	−0.014	−0.010	−0.008
Conservative	−0.013	−0.012	−0.013	−0.008	−0.006
Generous	−0.037	−0.036	−0.032	−0.016	−0.010
Integrated	−0.025	−0.026	−0.022	−0.011	−0.087