The Typical Household, Now Worth a Third
Less
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The inflation-adjusted net worth for the typical
household was $87992 in 2003. Ten years later, it was only $56335, or a 36
percent decline, according to a study financed by the Russell Sage Foundation.
Those are the figures for a household at the median point in the wealth
distribution — the level at which there are an equal number of households whose
worth is higher and lower. But during the same period, the net worth of wealthy
households increased substantially.
美国家庭财富严重缩水
10年锐减三分之一
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罗素-赛奇基金会资助的一项调查显示，经济通货膨胀调整后，2003年典型美国家庭的收入净值为87992美元。十年过后，这个收入则仅有56335美元，足足减少36%。这些是处在财富分配中层的家庭的收入数据，这个标准也意味着有相同比例的家庭的收入高于或低于这个水准。然而与此同时，富裕家庭的净收入实际上是在增加的。
