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Show Table I5.-PERCENT OF FAMILY INCOME ACCOUNTED FOR BY WIVES' EARNINGS IN 1963 Median percent of family income accounted Percent distribution earnings Total Less than 5.0 for by wives' Family income of wives by percent of family income earnings accounted for by wives' 40.0 50.0 29.9 30.0 to 39.9 49.9 74.9 5.0 10.0 20.0 to 9.9 to to 19.9 to to 75.0 and over 5.6 100.0 49. 3 6.5 U.4 8.8 7.4 3. 6 7. 0 6.1 $2,000 to $2,999___________________ $3,000 to $4,999___________________ $5,000 to $6,999___________________ $7,000 to $9,999___________________ 14.4 100.0 35.0 9. 0 13.7 13.7 5.3 7. 7 5. 9 9. 9 15.9 100.0 32.5 9. 3 13.8 10. 8 9. 6 7.4 12.0 4. 6 16.8 100.0 29. 4 10.4 15.1 11. 0 10.9 10.0 10. 2 2. 9 25.6 100. 0 17.9 7. 0 15.4 17.4 20. 4 13.3 8. 3 .3 28.4 100.0 15.3 5. 9 12. 9 19. 0 23. 5 17.6 5.5 .3 $15,000 and over__________________ 21. 9 100. 0 23. 3 5.4 16.9 24.0 17.4 8.9 3. 9 .4 $7,338 $5,960 $6, 545 $8,840 $8,578 $6,507 $3,840 Under $2,000_____________________ $10,000 to $14,999_________________ Median family income _ Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics: Special Labor Force Report No. 50. $7,433 $8,531 |
