Title:               Consumer Unit Characteristics: Percent Elementary (1-8) by Quintiles of Income Before Taxes: Lowest 20 Percent (1st to 20th Percentile)
Series ID:           CXU980290LB0102M
Source:              U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release:             Consumer Expenditure Surveys
Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency:           Annual
Units:               Percent
Date Range:          1984-01-01 to 2022-01-01
Last Updated:        2023-09-14 4:19 PM CDT
Notes:               For each time period represented in the tables, complete income
                     reporters are ranked in ascending order, according to the level of
                     total before-tax income reported by the consumer unit. The ranking is
                     then divided into five equal groups. Incomplete income reporters are
                     not ranked and are shown separately.
                     
                     A consumer unit comprises either: (1) all members of a particular
                     household who are related by blood, marriage, adoption, or other legal
                     arrangements; (2) a person living alone or sharing a household with
                     others or living as a roomer in a private home or lodging house or in
                     permanent living quarters in a hotel or motel, but who is financially
                     independent; or (3) two or more persons living together who use their
                     income to make joint expenditure decisions. Financial independence is
                     determined by the three major expense categories: Housing, food, and
                     other living expenses. To be considered financially independent, at
                     least two of the three major expense categories have to be provided
                     entirely, or in part, by the respondent.
                     
                     For more details about the data or the survey, visit the FAQs
                     (https://www.bls.gov/cex/csxfaqs.htm).

DATE       VALUE
1984-01-01    25
1985-01-01    25
1986-01-01    24
1987-01-01    25
1988-01-01    23
1989-01-01    23
1990-01-01    22
1991-01-01    22
1992-01-01    22
1993-01-01    22
1994-01-01    19
1995-01-01    20
1996-01-01    17
1997-01-01    18
1998-01-01    15
1999-01-01    14
2000-01-01    14
2001-01-01    13
2002-01-01    13
2003-01-01    13
2004-01-01    13
2005-01-01    12
2006-01-01    12
2007-01-01    10
2008-01-01    10
2009-01-01    10
2010-01-01     9
2011-01-01     9
2012-01-01     9
2013-01-01    13
2014-01-01     6
2015-01-01     6
2016-01-01     6
2017-01-01     6
2018-01-01     5
2019-01-01     5
2020-01-01     5
2021-01-01     6
2022-01-01     5