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U S C E N S U S B U R E A UHelping You Make Informed DecisionsIssued September 2003P60-221Income in the United States: 2002Demographic ProgramsByCarmen DeNavas-WaltRobert W. ClevelandBruce H. Webster, Jr.AU.S. Department of CommerceEconomics and Statistics AdministrationU.S. CENSUS BUREAUCurrent Population ReportsConsumer IncomeP60-221U S C E N S U S B U R E A UIncome in the United States: 2002 Current Population Reports Consumer IncomeU.S. Department of CommerceEconomics and Statistics AdministrationU.S. CENSUS BUREAUWashington, DC 20233OFFICIAL BUSINESSPenalty for Private Use $300FIRST-CLASS MAILPOSTAGE & FEES PAIDU.S. Census BureauPermit No. G-58This report was prepared under the direction of Edward J. Welniak Jr., Chief of the Income Surveys Branch. Diana Marz andRuth E. Davis provided statistical assistance. Doris Sansbury pro-vided clerical assistance. Charles T. Nelson, Assistant DivisionChief for Income, Poverty, and Health Statistics, Housing andHousehold Economic Statistics Division, provided overall direction.David Nguyen and John Dinh, Demographic Surveys Division,processed the Current Population Survey 2003 Annual Social andEconomic Supplement file. Caroline S. Carbaugh, Chief of theSurvey Processing Branch, Stacy J. Lyons, Mary Thrift Bush, KirkE. Davis, Jaime L. Hasiuk, and Thy K. Le programmed thedetailed tables.Aneesah Stephenson of the Demographic Statistical MethodsDivision conducted sampling review.Tim J. Marshall, Demographic Surveys Division, and Andrew M.Stevenson, Technologies Management Office, prepared and pro-grammed the computer-assisted interviewing instrument used toconduct the Annual Social and Economic Supplement.U.S. Census Bureau field representatives and telephone interviewerscollected the data. Without their dedication, the preparation of thisreport or any report from the Current Population Survey would beimpossible.Greg Carroll, Penny Heiston, Jan Sweeney, and Mary Stinson ofthe Administrative and Customer Services Division, Walter C. Odom,Chief, provided publications and printing management, graphicsdesign and composition, and editorial review for print and electronicmedia. General direction and production management were providedby Susan L. Rappa, Chief, Publications Services Branch.AcknowledgmentsU.S. Department of CommerceDonald L. Evans,SecretarySamuel W. Bodman,Deputy SecretaryEconomics and Statistics AdministrationKathleen B. Cooper, Under Secretary for Economic AffairsU.S. CENSUS BUREAUCharles Louis Kincannon,DirectorIncome in theUnited States: 2002P60-221Issued September 2003Suggested CitationDeNavas-Walt, Carmen,Robert Cleveland and Bruce H.Webster, Jr., U.S. Census Bureau,Current Population Reports, P60-221, Income in the United States: 2002,U.S. Government Printing Office,Washington, DC, 2003.ECONOMICSAND STATISTICSADMINISTRATIONEconomics and StatisticsAdministrationKathleen B. Cooper,Under Secretary for Economic AffairsU.S. CENSUS BUREAUCharles Louis Kincannon,DirectorHermann Habermann,Deputy Director and Chief Operating OfficerVacant,Principal Associate Director for ProgramsNancy M. Gordon,Associate Director for Demographic ProgramsDaniel H. Weinberg,Chief, Housing and Household Economic Statistics DivisionFor sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing OfficeInternet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll-free 866-512-1800; DC area 202-512-1800Fax: 202-512-2250 Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-0001U.S. Census Bureau Income in the United States: 2002 iiiTEXTIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Income in the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Race and Hispanic Origin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Income During Recessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Other Findings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Household Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Nativity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Work Experience and Earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Per Capita Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11State Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Income Inequality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14The Effects of Including Noncash Benefits and Taxes on Estimates of Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15CPS Data Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16User Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16TEXT TABLES1. Household Income by Race and Hispanic Origin and Income Definition: 2001 and 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32. Change in Real Median Household Income During Recessions by Income Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73. Comparison of Summary Measures of Money Income and Earnings by Selected Characteristics: 2001 and 2002 . . . . . . . . . . 94. Per Capita Money Income by Race …


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