Lindert UK Income Distributions These are further from 100 than the Royal Commission's "quantiles as % of median" because
Aug.'88, Revised Jan. '97 Bordered sets assume spreads of the latter apparently use not means but class-border incomes on the borders toward the median. More Inter-quantile Ratios:
    Bordered sets assume spreads of Medians for 1938/9 and 1949/50 are simple Class mean income before taxes (current £) Class mean income after taxes (current £) Implied percentage of taxation 
Inland Revenue, Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI) large-group totals across deciles Inland Revenue, Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI) large-group totals across deciles  averages of 41-50% and 51-60% income aves. % Absolute (some figures for top and bottom deciles could be, and were, taken (assuming before-tax ranks = after-tax ranks) Ratios of class mean incomes to median income: Pre-tax income Post-tax income Pre-tax minus post-tax ratio difference
Before-tax income among tax units (Source: Royal Commission, 1977, pp. 240-3). using first subsequent detailed data. (current £) AFTER-tax Income (again, Royal Commission, 1977) using first subsequent detailed data. minus £2 in each case.     diff. in diff. in from the original source & not calculated with extra rounding.) (These rates appear suspect before 1964/5.) (These rates appear suspect before 1964/5.) Before taxes After taxes Top 5 %(x4) Top 20%/ Middle 20% Top 5 %(x4) Top 20%/ Middle 20% Top 5 %(x4) Top 20%/ Middle 20%
Year top 1% 2-5% 6-10% top 10% 11-20% 21-30% 31-40% 41-50% 51-60% 61-70% 71-80% 81-90% 91-100%  Median Mean Year Gini Year top 1% 2-5% 6-10% top 10% 11-20% 21-30% 31-40% 41-50% 51-60% 61-70% 71-80% 81-90% 91-100%  Median Mean Year Gini Year top 1% 2-5% 6-10% top 10% 11-20% 21-30% 31-40% 41-50% 51-60% 61-70% 71-80% 81-90% 91-100% Year Gini Gini Year top 1% 2-5% 6-10% top 10% 11-20% 21-30% 31-40% 41-50% 51-60% 61-70% 71-80% 81-90% 91-100% Year Year top 1% 2-5% 6-10% top 10% 11-20% 21-30% 31-40% 41-50% 51-60% 61-70% 71-80% 81-90% 91-100%  Median Mean Year Year top 1% top 10% 71-100 91-100 Year top 1% top 10% 71-100 91-100 Year  /Middle 20%  Middle 20%  /Bottom 20%  /Middle 20%  Middle 20%  /Bottom 20% Year  /Middle 20%  Middle 20%  /Bottom 20%
1938.5 17.1 14.4 9.0 40.5 11.9 8.8 7.3 6.5 5.8 5.3 5.7 4.6 3.5 184 303 1938.5 42.3 1938.5 11.7 13.6 9.3 34.6 12.7 9.6 8.3 7.4 6.5 5.6 6.3 5.1 4.0 186 271 1938.5 36.5 1938.5 5181 1091 545 1228 361 267 221 197 176 161 173 139 106 1938.5 13.71 5.8 1938.5 3171 921 504 939 344 260 224 201 176 151 172 138 107 1938.5 1938.5 38.8 15.5 7.6 23.5 4.5 2.4 -1.2 -1.9 0.1 6.3 0.4 0.9 -1.0 1938.5 1938.5 2816 593 76 58 1938.5 1705 495 75 58 1938.5 913 426 152 729 341 153 1938.5 184 85 -2 Reminders:
1949.5 10.6 12.5 9.0 32.1 13.2 10.6 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 4.6 3.5 308 413 1949.5 36.4 1949.5 5.8 10.9 9.0 25.7 13.7 11.1 10.0 9.0 7.8 6.7 6.6 5.3 4.1 299 359 1949.5 30.2 1949.5 4378 1291 743 1330 545 438 372 330 289 260 235 190 145 1949.5 17.03 6.2 1949.5 2082 978 646 924 492 398 358 322 281 241 235 189 147 1949.5 1949.5 52.4 24.2 13.1 30.5 9.8 9.0 3.6 2.7 2.7 7.3 0.1 0.5 -1.4 1949.5 1949.5 1421 419 62 47 1949.5 696 327 64 49 1949.5 544 302 185 398 235 180 1949.5 146 67 5 (1) The underlying rankings aren't the same.
1954.5 8.8 10.9 8.6 28.3 13.8 11.4 10.0 8.8 7.8 6.5 5.6 4.4 3.4 460 562 1954.5 34.2 1954.5 4.8 9.8 8.6 23.2 14.1 12.1 10.3 9.3 8.1 6.9 6.6 5.3 4.1 409 498 1954.5 29.2 1954.5 4946 1531 967 1592 776 641 562 495 438 365 315 247 191 1954.5 14.62 5.0 1954.5 2390 1220 857 1155 702 603 514 461 403 346 328 264 205 1954.5 1954.5 51.7 20.3 11.4 27.4 9.5 5.9 8.6 6.8 8.0 5.4 -4.4 -6.7 -7.1 1954.5 1954.5 1075 333 55 42 1954.5 584 298 65 50 1954.5 419 254 213 337 215 184 1954.5 83 39 28   The top 5% of the pre-tax aren't the same
1959.5 7.9 10.8 8.7 27.4 13.8 11.6 10.2 9.0 7.9 6.7 5.6 4.4 3.4 621 737 1959.5 33.4 1959.5 4.8 9.7 8.6 23.1 14.2 12.2 10.7 9.6 8.4 7.2 6.0 4.8 3.7 585 653 1959.5 29.1 1959.5 5822 1990 1282 2018 1017 855 752 663 582 494 413 324 251 1959.5 12.87 4.3 1959.5 3134 1584 1123 1512 927 797 699 627 549 470 390 313 243 1959.5 1959.5 46.2 20.4 12.4 25.1 8.8 6.8 7.1 5.5 5.8 4.8 5.4 3.3 3.0 1959.5 1959.5 938 320 53 40 1959.5 536 271 54 42 1959.5 390 244 217 322 207 211 1959.5 67 37 5   folks as the top 5% post-tax, etc.
1964.5 7.7 10.6 8.7 27.0 13.9 11.7 10.1 9.1 7.9 6.8 5.6 4.5 3.4 849 1003 1964.5 33.0 1964.5 5.0 9.5 8.5 23.0 14.2 12.3 10.8 9.5 8.2 7.2 6.1 4.9 3.8 780 874 1964.5 28.8 1964.5 7723 2658 1745 2698 1394 1174 1013 913 792 682 562 451 336 1964.5 12.73 4.2 1964.5 4370 2076 1486 2012 1241 1075 944 830 717 629 533 428 335 1964.5 1964.5 43.4 21.9 14.9 25.4 11.0 8.4 6.8 9.0 9.6 7.7 5.1 5.1 0.3 1964.5 1964.5 910 313 53 40 1964.5 560 266 55 43 1964.5 381 241 215 328 210 203 1964.5 54 30 12 (2) We're only looking at effects of taxes,
1965.5 7.8 10.7 8.8 27.3 13.8 11.7 10.3 9.1 7.9 6.7 5.6 4.4 3.3 904 1071 1965.5 33.5 1965.5 4.8 9.5 8.5 22.8 14.3 12.3 10.8 9.5 8.4 7.2 6.0 4.8 3.7 817 915 1965.5 28.9 1965.5 8354 2865 1885 2925 1478 1253 1103 975 846 718 600 471 348 1965.5 13.73 4.6 1965.5 4392 2173 1556 2096 1308 1125 988 869 769 659 549 439 340 1965.5 1965.5 47.4 24.1 17.5 28.3 11.5 10.2 10.4 10.8 9.2 8.2 8.5 6.8 2.3 1965.5 1965.5 924 317 52 38 1965.5 538 266 54 42 1965.5 381 242 221 320 207 211 1965.5 62 35 10   not at effects of these plus expenditures.
1966.5 7.2 10.4 8.8 26.4 13.9 11.9 10.4 9.3 8.0 6.8 5.6 4.5 3.2 952 1107 1966.5 32.8 1966.5 4.7 9.4 8.4 22.5 14.3 12.3 11.0 9.6 8.4 7.2 6.1 4.9 3.7 851 946 1966.5 28.7 1966.5 7970 2878 1948 2930 1539 1317 1151 1030 886 753 620 498 359 1966.5 12.50 4.1 1966.5 4446 2223 1589 2132 1353 1164 1041 908 795 681 577 464 348 1966.5 1966.5 44.2 22.8 18.4 27.2 12.1 11.7 9.6 11.8 10.3 9.5 6.9 6.9 3.1 1966.5 1966.5 837 302 52 38 1966.5 522 261 54 41 1966.5 357 233 225 313 204 209 1966.5 44 29 15
1967.5 7.0 10.4 8.8 26.2 14.0 12.0 10.4 9.3 8.0 6.8 5.6 4.4 3.2 1001 1162 1967.5 32.8 1967.5 4.6 9.4 8.5 22.5 14.3 12.3 11.1 9.7 8.4 7.2 6.0 4.8 3.6 889 987 1967.5 28.8 1967.5 8134 3021 2045 3045 1627 1394 1208 1081 930 790 651 511 369 1967.5 12.20 4.0 1967.5 4540 2319 1678 2225 1411 1214 1096 957 829 711 592 474 358 1967.5 1967.5 44.2 23.2 18.0 26.9 13.2 12.9 9.3 11.4 10.8 10.1 9.0 7.3 3.0 1967.5 1967.5 813 302 51 37 1967.5 511 261 53 40 1967.5 353 232 228 309 203 215 1967.5 44 29 12 For gini differentials, see p. 6 above.
1968.5 6.9 10.4 8.7 26.0 14.4 12.0 10.6 9.2 8.2 6.7 5.6 4.3 3.1 1055 1229 1968.5 33.1 1968.5 4.5 9.4 8.6 22.5 14.3 12.5 11.0 9.8 8.4 7.1 6.0 4.8 3.5 931 1031 1968.5 29.0 1968.5 8480 3195 2138 3191 1770 1475 1303 1131 1008 823 688 528 376 1968.5 12.39 4.1 1968.5 4640 2423 1773 2321 1474 1289 1134 1010 866 732 619 495 366 1968.5 1968.5 45.3 24.2 17.1 27.3 16.7 12.6 12.9 10.6 14.1 11.1 10.1 6.4 2.7 1968.5 1968.5 804 303 50 36 1968.5 498 260 53 39 1968.5 349 232 235 305 202 219 1968.5 44 30 16
1969.5 6.7 10.4 8.7 25.8 14.2 12.0 10.5 9.2 8.2 6.8 5.6 4.4 3.2 1158 1352 1969.5 32.6 1969.5 4.3 9.3 8.6 22.2 14.2 12.4 10.9 9.8 8.4 7.2 6.1 4.9 3.7 1008 1114 1969.5 28.4 1969.5 9058 3515 2352 3498 1920 1622 1420 1244 1109 919 757 595 430 1969.5 12.88 4.2 1969.5 4790 2590 1916 2485 1582 1381 1214 1092 936 802 680 546 413 1969.5 1969.5 47.1 26.3 18.6 29.0 17.6 14.9 14.5 12.2 15.6 12.8 10.2 8.2 4.0 1969.5 1969.5 782 304 51 37 1969.5 475 257 54 41 1969.5 347 230 229 299 200 212 1969.5 48 30 17
1970.5 6.2 10.4 9.1 25.7 14.2 12.0 10.7 9.1 7.9 6.9 5.6 4.5 3.3 1313 1544 1970.5 32.2 1970.5 4.1 9.3 8.6 22.0 14.5 12.5 11.0 9.5 8.5 7.2 6.1 4.9 4.0 1109 1256 1970.5 28.1 1970.5 9573 4014 2810 3967 2192 1853 1652 1405 1220 1065 865 695 516 1970.5 12.73 4.1 1970.5 5150 2920 2160 2761 1821 1570 1382 1193 1068 904 766 615 497 1970.5 1970.5 46.2 27.3 23.1 30.4 16.9 15.3 16.4 15.1 12.5 15.1 11.4 11.4 3.7 1970.5 1970.5 729 306 53 39 1970.5 464 263 56 45 1970.5 335 235 218 298 203 202 1970.5 38 32 16
1971.5 6.1 10.3 8.9 25.3 14.5 12.2 10.7 9.3 8.1 6.7 5.6 4.4 3.2 1462 1697 1971.5 32.5 1971.5 4.2 9.4 8.7 22.3 14.6 12.5 11.0 9.7 8.2 7.2 5.9 4.8 3.7 1249 1394 1971.5 28.9 1971.5 10352 4370 3021 4311 2461 2070 1816 1578 1375 1137 950 747 543 1971.5 11.08 3.6 1971.5 5855 3276 2426 3124 2035 1743 1533 1352 1143 1004 822 669 512 1971.5 1971.5 43.4 25.0 19.7 27.5 17.3 15.8 15.6 14.3 16.8 11.7 13.5 10.4 5.7 1971.5 1971.5 708 299 51 37 1971.5 469 262 53 41 1971.5 328 229 229 304 206 211 1971.5