Table 2
Selected characteristics, by household type, 1999

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Selected characteristics, by household type, 1999


Table summary
This table displays the results of selected characteristics working-age (25 to 44), working-age (45 to 64), retirement-age (65 to 74) and retirement-age (75 to 84), calculated using dollars per adult-equivalent units of measure (appearing as column headers).

  Working-age (25 to 44) Working-age (45 to 64) Retirement-age (65 to 74) Retirement-age (75 to 84)
Number (unweighted) 6,334 5,015 1,784 1,206
Percent of household units 47.83 33.93 11.22 7.01
  dollars per adult-equivalent
Mean income 31,729 37,258 27,503 23,736
Median income 28,330 33,554 22,817 18,871
Net worth (excluding principal
residence)
 
Mean 51,472 162,190 193,709 144,261
Median 19,839 82,300 113,031 73,937
Net worth (including principal
residence)
 
Mean 75,088 220,144 265,563 212,111
Median 36,400 136,471 191,794 143,076
Source(s):
Survey of Financial Security (1999).
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