Top 5 Percent - B19082006 - Shares of Aggregate Household Income by Quintile - American Community Survey Tables: 2006 -- 2010 (5-Year Estimates) (ACS10_5yr) - Survey ACS 2010 (5-Year Estimates) Comparability Data

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ACS 2010 (5-Year Estimates) Comparability Data

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Survey: ACS 2010 (5-Year Estimates) Comparability Data

Data Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Data set: American Community Survey Tables: 2006 -- 2010 (5-Year Estimates) (ACS10_5yr)

Table:

B19082. Shares of Aggregate Household Income by Quintile [6]

Universe: Universe: Households

Variable Details

B19082.	Shares of Aggregate Household Income by Quintile
	Universe: Universe: Households
	B19082006Top 5 Percent Percent base: None - percentages not computed Aggregation method: Computed Index -- can not be aggregated -- No totals are displayed for this variable when multiple geographies are selected

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2006-2010 Summary File: Technical Documentation.
	ACS 2010 5-Year Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A. Supplemental Documentation -> Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Income Type in the Past 12 Months -> Shares of Household Income by Quintiles

Shares of Household Income by Quintiles

Negative incomes are converted to zero for these measures. These measures are the aggregate household income in each quintile as a percentage of the total aggregate household income. (For more information on aggregates, see "Aggregate income." For more information on quintiles, see "Derived Measures.")

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2006-2010 Summary File: Technical Documentation.
	ACS 2010 5-Year Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A. Supplemental Documentation -> Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Income Type in the Past 12 Months -> Aggregate Income

Aggregate Income

Aggregate income is the sum of all incomes for a particular universe. Aggregate income is subject to rounding, which means that all cells in a matrix are rounded to the nearest hundred dollars. (For more information, see "Aggregate" under "Derived Measures.")