Percent of Before-tax Family Income by Source, 1989-2010 Surveys
1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 Income source
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65.8 63.0 69.9 68.5 69.3 69.7 64.5 68.1 Wages
10.9 13.2 11.6 12.8 11.7 10.9 13.6 12.2 Business, farm, self-employment
8.2 7.7 8.6 8.1 7.8 10.9 9.6 12.0 Social Security or retirement
6.4 5.2 5.0 4.2 4.2 3.5 3.7 3.6 Interest or dividends
5.2 1.9 2.6 4.5 5.5 3.2 6.7 0.9 Capital gains
3.5 9.0 2.3 1.8 1.6 1.8 1.9 3.2 Transfers or other
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100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Total
Source: 2010 Survey of Consumer Finances, Internal Data, Table 2
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