wealth

Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question 1092. Please estimate your total wealth. IF ASKED: Wealth means the value of your house plus the value of your vehicles, stocks and mutual funds, cash, checking accounts, retirement accounts including 401(k) and pension assets, and any other assets minus what you owe for your mortgage and your debts.

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariap$1 million to $2 million$100,000 to $150,000$150,000 to $250,000$2 million to $3 million$20,000 to $40,000$250,000 to $500,000$3 million to $4 million$40,000 to $75,000$5 million to $10 million$5,000 to $20,000$500,000 to $1 million$75,000 to $100,000above $10 milliondon't knowless than $5,000no answer$4 million to $5 millionskipped on webTotal
19721613------------------1613
19731504------------------1504
19741484------------------1484
19751490------------------1490
19761499------------------1499
19771530------------------1530
19781532------------------1532
19801468------------------1468
19821860------------------1860
19831599------------------1599
19841473------------------1473
19851534------------------1534
19861470------------------1470
19871819------------------1819
19881481------------------1481
19891537------------------1537
19901372------------------1372
19911517------------------1517
19931606------------------1606
19942992------------------2992
19962904------------------2904
19982832------------------2832
20002817------------------2817
20022765------------------2765
20042812------------------2812
2006277837120183613925031273175136101388181180--4510
20082023------------------2023
20102044------------------2044
20121974------------------1974
20141765185769680881702101494633297504-2538
20162867------------------2867
20189005589124181321816144818110981453173855-2348
20214032------------------4032
20222570425380148612237468477553104109375203544
Total6746315231945644437641134151954137128313277560352142072390

Values

  • 1 less than $5,000

  • 2 $5,000 to $20,000

  • 3 $20,000 to $40,000

  • 4 $40,000 to $75,000

  • 5 $75,000 to $100,000

  • 6 $100,000 to $150,000

  • 7 $150,000 to $250,000

  • 8 $250,000 to $500,000

  • 9 $500,000 to $1 million

  • 10 $1 million to $2 million

  • 11 $2 million to $3 million

  • 12 $3 million to $4 million

  • 13 $4 million to $5 million

  • 14 $5 million to $10 million

  • 15 above $10 million

  • NA(d) don't know

  • NA(i) iap

  • NA(j) I don't have a job

  • NA(m) dk, na, iap

  • NA(n) no answer

  • NA(p) not imputable

  • NA(q) not imputable

  • NA(r) refused

  • NA(s) skipped on web

  • NA(u) uncodeable

  • NA(x) not available in this release

  • NA(y) not available in this year

  • NA(z) see codebook