Gini Index - T163_001 - Gini Index of Income Inequality - Social Explorer Tables: ACS 2013 (3-Year Estimates) (SE) - Survey ACS 2013 (3-Year Estimates)

Data Dictionary:

ACS 2013 (3-Year Estimates)

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Survey: ACS 2013 (3-Year Estimates)

Data Source:

Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau

Data set: Social Explorer Tables: ACS 2013 (3-Year Estimates) (SE)

Table:

T163. Gini Index of Income Inequality [1]

Universe: Households

Variable Details

T163.

Gini Index of Income Inequality

Universe: Households

T163_001Gini Index

Percent base:

None - percentages not computed

Aggregation method:

Computed Index -- can not be aggregated -- No totals are displayed for this variable when multiple geographies are selected

Formula used to compute this variable:

Return_Value = ACS2013_3yr:B19083001

Variables used in the formula:
ACS2013_3yr:B19083001	Households: Gini Index

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2013 3yr Summary File: Technical Documentation.
	ACS 2013-3yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A: Supplemental Documentation -> 2013 Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Income Type in the Past 12 Months -> Gini Index of Income Inequality

Gini Index of Income Inequality

Negative incomes are converted to zero. The Gini index of income inequality measures the dispersion of the household income distribution. (For more information on the Gini index, see "Derived Measures.")