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Income tables by decile, 1987/88

Appendix Table 8 – Receipt of cash benefits, 1987/88
Decile

National Superannuation

A

Family Assistance

B

DPB

C

Unemployment Benefit

D

Accommodation

E

Other Benefits

F

Total cash benefits

G

=A+B+C+D+E+F
First 4,829 2,896 2,549 1,784 993 1,112 14,162
Second 8,451 1,888 3,080 1,391 801 723 16,334
Third 6,744 1,315 1,730 1,221 642 630 12,281
Fourth 4,964 667 1,184 555 574 666 8,610
Fifth 4,142 371 777 722 357 221 6,591
Sixth 5,074 344 554 962 401 496 7,831
Seventh 3,770 220 273 764 408 192 5,627
Eighth 3,623 91 94 355 319 561 5,043
Ninth 2,002 75 191 476 172 60 2,976
Tenth 2,713 59 46 408 127 61 3,414
Average 4,684 844 1,102 889 491 483 8,494

All figures reported in this table are $1997 dollars per household per year.

Appendix Table 9 – Receipt of education benefits, 1987/88
Decile

Early childhood

H

State primary

I

State secondary

J

Tertiary

K

Other education

L

Total education

M

=H+I+J+K+L
First 115 1,653 992 263 8 3,032
Second 110 1,535 591 303 14 2,553
Third 130 1,595 1,091 162 18 2,994
Fourth 131 2,008 1,379 888 20 4,428
Fifth 134 1,716 1,147 520 26 3,542
Sixth 78 1,128 1,537 788 31 3,563
Seventh 35 872 1,165 1,412 15 3,497
Eighth 35 842 1,132 696 25 2,731
Ninth 23 372 963 2,005 16 3,379
Tenth 26 323 689 1,676 29 2,742
Average 82 1,200 1,054 861 19 3,216

All figures reported in this table are $1997 dollars per household per year.

Appendix Table 10 – Receipt of total government benefits, 1987/88
Decile

Cash benefits

G

Education

M

Health

N

Total govt benefits

O

=G+M+N
First 14,162 3,032 3,349 20,543
Second 16,334 2,553 4,121 23,008
Third 12,281 2,994 3,879 19,155
Fourth 8,610 4,428 3,750 16,787
Fifth 6,591 3,542 3,698 13,832
Sixth 7,831 3,563 3,379 14,773
Seventh 5,627 3,497 3,132 12,256
Eighth 5,043 2,731 3,008 10,782
Ninth 2,976 3,379 2,762 9,117
Tenth 3,414 2,742 3,092 9,251
Average 8,494 3,216 3,418 15,129

All figures reported in this table are $1997 dollars per household per year.

Appendix Table 11 – Tax payments, 1987/88
Decile

Income tax

P

Consumption tax

Q

Total tax

R

=P+Q
First 2,339 3,400 5,740
Second 4,096 3,396 7,492
Third 6,208 4,224 10,432
Fourth 8,638 5,080 13,718
Fifth 11,314 5,737 17,051
Sixth 12,813 6,107 18,920
Seventh 15,098 6,523 21,621
Eighth 18,511 7,297 25,808
Ninth 22,690 8,529 31,219
Tenth 39,591 10,294 49,886
Average 13,886 5,995 19,880

All figures reported in this table are $1997 dollars per household per year.

Appendix Table 12 – From market income to disposable income, 1987/88
Decile

Market income

S

Cash benefits

G

Income tax

P

Disposable income

T

=S+G-P
First -1,866 14,162 2,339 9,957
Second 8,290 16,334 4,096 20,528
Third 18,331 12,281 6,208 24,405
Fourth 28,730 8,610 8,638 28,701
Fifth 37,061 6,591 11,314 32,339
Sixth 41,129 7,831 12,813 36,147
Seventh 50,161 5,627 15,098 40,689
Eighth 60,421 5,043 18,511 46,954
Ninth 73,372 2,976 22,690 53,658
Tenth 109,983 3,414 39,591 73,809
Average 41,609 8,494 13,886 36,218

All figures reported in this table are $1997 dollars per household per year.

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