Inside the Middle Class: Bad Times Hit the Good Life

Income Status of Adults, by Age, 1970 and 2006

(% of adults in income category)

**1970 figures shown first followed by 2006 figures**

Graph: Income Status of Adults, by Age, 1970 and 2006

Source: Pew Research Center tabulations of the 1970 Decennial Census and the 2006 American Community Survey

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