Methodology and Source of Figure 9.2
The data in Figure 9.2 originates from the Federal Reserve System's 2021 Survey of Consumer Finances. The figure's methodology involves two main components. The top part ranks households based on their net wealth (assets minus debts), from the lowest to the highest, with the bottom quartile representing the 25% of households with the least wealth. The bottom part of the figure details the distribution of different types of total debt and assets within the US economy.
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