Text table 5. Aggregate pretax income and percent distribution, total and by reported and allocated status, by source of
income, Current Population Survey (CPS) and three alternative measures of Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE), 2004–07
[In billions of dollars]
Year, category of income,
and survey
Total
Reported
Percent reported
Allocated
Percent allocated
Total aggregate income:
CPS.................................................
6,939.6
4,603.6
66.3
2,336.0
33.7
CE, reference year 2004.................
CE, January 2005 . .........................
CE, October 2004 - April 2005 .......
6,322.2
6,689.9
6,636.6
3,944.6
4,318.1
4,274.2
62.4
64.5
64.4
2,377.5
2,371.7
2,362.3
37.6
35.5
35.6
Wage and salary income:
CPS.................................................
CE, reference year 2004.................
CE, January 2005 . .........................
CE, October 2004 - April 2005 .......
5,346.6
5,021.3
5,119.7
5,206.3
3,672.9
3,084.1
3,251.8
3,331.5
68.7
61.4
63.5
64.0
1,673.8
1,937.3
1,868.0
1,874.8
31.3
38.6
36.5
36.0
Nonfarm self-employment income:
CPS.................................................
CE, reference year 2004.................
CE, January 2005 . .........................
CE, October 2004 - April 2005 .......
321.7
338.4
566.6
435.1
183.5
145.2
261.2
179.9
57.0
42.9
46.1
41.3
138.3
193.3
305.4
255.2
43.0
57.1
53.9
58.7
Social Security and Railroad
Retirement income:
CPS.................................................
CE, reference year 2004.................
CE, January 2005 . .........................
CE, October 2004 - April 2005 .......
431.8
400.0
431.0
411.4
283.1
312.4
349.6
329.9
65.6
78.1
81.1
80.2
148.6
87.7
81.4
81.5
34.4
21.9
18.9
19.8
Pensions and annuities:
CPS.................................................
CE, reference year 2004.................
CE, January 2005 . .........................
CE, October 2004 - April 2005 .......
291.9
280.1
300.0
316.3
193.6
221.4
256.9
254.5
66.3
79.0
85.6
80.5
98.4
58.7
43.1
61.8
33.7
21.0
14.4
19.5
Interest:
CPS.................................................
CE, reference year 2004.................
CE, January 2005 . .........................
CE, October 2004 - April 2005 .......
163.2
59.0
59.0
49.8
41.3
27.8
38.8
24.7
25.3
47.0
65.9
49.7
121.8
31.3
20.1
25.0
74.7
53.0
34.1
50.3
Dividends, rents, royalties, and
estates and trusts:
CPS.................................................
CE, reference year 2004.................
CE, January 2005 . .........................
CE, October 2004 - April 2005 .......
157.0
85.3
50.6
81.0
81.8
53.7
34.4
48.6
52.1
62.9
67.9
60.0
75.3
31.6
16.3
32.4
47.9
37.1
32.1
40.0
Total aggregate income:
CPS.................................................
CE, reference year 2005.................
CE, January 2006 . .........................
CE, October 2005 - April 2006 .......
7,352.2
6,872.5
6,872.1
6,940.3
5,026.8
4,322.3
4,332.7
4,405.6
68.4
62.9
63.0
63.5
2,325.7
2,550.1
2,539.4
2,534.6
31.6
37.1
37.0
36.5
Wage and salary income:
CPS.................................................
CE, reference year 2005.................
CE, January 2006 . .........................
CE, October 2005 - April 2006 .......
5,630.6
5,432.6
5,394.3
5,522.8
4,002.1
3,376.8
3,400.0
3,493.0
71.1
62.2
63.0
63.2
1,628.4
2,055.8
1,994.5
2,029.8
28.9
37.8
37.0
36.8
2004
2005
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Text table 5. Continued—Aggregate pretax income and percent distribution, total and by reported and allocated status, by source of
income, Current Population Survey (CPS) and three alternative measures of Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE), 2004–07
[In billions of dollars]
Year, category of income,
and survey
Total
Reported
Percent reported
Allocated
Percent allocated
CPS.................................................
CE, reference year 2005.................
CE, January 2006 . .........................
CE, October 2005 - April 2006 .......
366.5
430.1
558.5
423.4
216.4
187.7
229.6
181.0
59.1
43.6
41.1
42.8
150.1
242.4
328.9
242.3
41.0
56.4
58.9
57.2
Social Security and Railroad
Retirement income:
CPS.................................................
CE, reference year 2005.................
CE, January 2006 . .........................
CE, October 2005 - April 2006 .......
449.2
431.0
441.1
441.9
301.8
341.0
351.8
340.3
67.2
79.1
79.8
77.0
147.5
90.1
89.3
101.6
32.8
20.9
20.2
23.0
Pensions and annuities:
CPS.................................................
CE, reference year 2005.................
CE, January 2006 . .........................
CE, October 2005 - April 2006 .......
310.3
290.4
268.1
291.1
211.4
229.5
223.2
224.9
68.1
79.0
83.2
77.3
98.8
60.9
44.9
66.2
31.9
21.0
16.8
22.7
Interest:
CPS.................................................
CE, reference year 2005.................
CE, January 2006 . .........................
CE, October 2005 - April 2006 .......
186.9
61.9
37.6
61.3
54.8
29.6
12.7
26.1
29.3
47.8
33.6
42.7
132.1
32.4
25.0
35.1
70.7
52.2
66.4
57.3
Dividends, rents, royalties, and
estates and trusts:
CPS.................................................
CE, reference year 2005.................
CE, January 2006 . .........................
CE, October 2005 - April 2006 .......
169.8
99.9
45.1
71.9
87.3
63.7
22.3
45.7
51.4
63.8
49.5
63.6
82.5
36.2
22.8
26.2
48.6
36.2
50.5
36.4
Total aggregate income:
CPS.................................................
CE, reference year 2006.................
CE, January 2007 . .........................
CE, October 2006 - April 2007 .......
7,800.6
7,170.8
7,332.3
7,286.8
5,226.9
4,354.7
4,435.1
4,492.4
67.0
60.7
60.5
61.7
2,573.7
2,816.2
2,897.3
2,794.4
33.0
39.3
39.5
38.3
Wage and salary income:
CPS.................................................
CE, reference year 2006.................
CE, January 2007 . .........................
CE, October 2006 - April 2007 .......
5,967.4
5,718.6
5,994.1
5,815.2
4,163.5
3,447.2
3,685.0
3,566.6
69.8
60.3
61.5
61.3
1,803.9
2,271.5
2,309.1
2,248.7
30.2
39.7
38.5
38.7
Nonfarm self-employment income:
CPS.................................................
CE, reference year 2006.................
CE, January 2007 . .........................
CE, October 2006 - April 2007 .......
407.7
414.0
445.0
380.1
227.3
144.9
109.7
132.8
55.7
35.0
24.7
34.9
180.4
269.1
335.3
247.3
44.2
65.0
75.3
65.1
Social Security and Railroad
Retirement income:
CPS.................................................
CE, reference year 2006.................
CE, January 2007 . .........................
CE, October 2006 - April 2007 .......
471.5
446.0
409.1
452.2
312.7
345.5
309.2
349.9
66.3
77.5
75.6
77.4
158.8
100.6
99.9
102.3
33.7
22.5
24.4
22.6
2005
Nonfarm self-employment income:
2006
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Text table 5. Continued—Aggregate pretax income and percent distribution, total and by reported and allocated status, by source of
income, Current Population Survey (CPS) and three alternative measures of Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE), 2004–07
[In billions of dollars]
Year, category of income,
and survey
Total
Reported
Percent reported
Allocated
Percent allocated
CPS.................................................
314.9
212.0
67.3
102.9
32.7
CE, reference year 2006.................
283.5
221.1
78.0
62.4
22.0
CE, January 2007 . .........................
213.6
160.8
75.3
52.9
24.7
CE, October 2006 - April 2007 .......
302.6
228.1
75.4
74.5
24.6
CPS.................................................
229.2
67.0
29.2
162.1
70.7
CE, reference year 2006.................
69.7
31.0
44.5
38.7
55.5
CE, January 2007 . .........................
66.8
26.9
40.3
39.9
59.7
CE, October 2006 - April 2007 .......
85.7
40.8
47.6
44.9
52.4
CPS.................................................
186.7
94.8
50.8
91.9
49.2
CE, reference year 2006.................
106.9
71.1
66.5
35.8
33.5
CE, January 2007 . .........................
80.1
57.3
71.6
22.8
28.4
CE, October 2006 - April 2007 .......
109.5
67.6
61.7
41.9
38.3
CPS.................................................
8,013.6
5,425.3
67.7
2,588.3
32.3
CE, reference year 2007.................
7,559.1
4,505.3
59.6
3,053.8
40.4
CE, January 2008 . .........................
7,674.0
4,252.7
55.4
3,421.3
44.6
CE, October 2007 - April 2008 .......
7,610.1
4,634.0
60.9
2,976.1
39.1
CPS.................................................
6,141.5
4,336.8
70.6
1,804.7
29.4
CE, reference year 2007.................
6,047.3
3,590.9
59.4
2,456.4
40.6
CE, January 2008 . .........................
6,179.7
3,343.8
54.1
2,835.9
45.9
CE, October 2007 - April 2008 .......
6,094.2
3,708.2
60.8
2,386.0
39.2
CPS.................................................
390.6
223.9
57.3
166.6
42.7
CE, reference year 2007.................
390.8
116.7
29.9
274.1
70.1
2006
Pensions and annuities:
Interest:
Dividends, rents, royalties, and
estates and trusts:
2007
Total aggregate income:
Wage and salary income:
Nonfarm self-employment income:
CE, January 2008 . .........................
307.2
83.7
27.2
223.6
72.8
CE, October 2007 - April 2008 .......
369.3
92.2
25.0
277.1
75.0
CPS.................................................
500.2
332.8
66.5
167.4
33.5
CE, reference year 2007.................
464.6
352.5
75.9
112.0
24.1
CE, January 2008 . .........................
462.8
354.3
76.6
108.5
23.4
CE, October 2007 - April 2008 .......
483.8
371.4
76.8
112.4
23.2
Social Security and Railroad
Retirement income:
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Text table 5. Continued—Aggregate pretax income and percent distribution, total and by reported and allocated status, by source of
income, Current Population Survey (CPS) and three alternative measures of Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE), 2004–07
[In billions of dollars]
Year, category of income,
and survey
Total
Reported
Percent reported
Allocated
Percent allocated
CPS.................................................
323.3
219.3
67.8
104.0
32.2
CE, reference year 2007.................
302.0
231.2
76.5
70.9
23.5
CE, January 2008 . .........................
338.8
266.0
78.5
72.8
21.5
CE, October 2007 - April 2008 .......
300.1
239.2
79.7
60.9
20.3
CPS.................................................
242.8
69.4
28.6
173.5
71.4
CE, reference year 2007.................
97.0
45.6
47.0
51.4
53.0
CE, January 2008 . .........................
112.6
50.4
44.7
62.2
55.3
CE, October 2007 - April 2008 .......
94.9
45.8
48.2
49.1
51.8
191.0
93.4
48.9
97.6
51.1
2007
Pensions and annuities:
Interest:
Dividends, rents, royalties, and
estates and trusts:
CPS.................................................
CE, reference year 2007.................
112.8
63.3
56.1
49.5
43.9
CE, January 2008 . .........................
137.0
50.4
54.0
86.6
63.2
CE, October 2007 - April 2008 .......
109.7
57.9
52.7
51.8
47.3
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