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Data Dictionary: ACS 2014 (1-Year Estimates)
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Survey: ACS 2014 (1-Year Estimates)
Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Data set: American Community Survey 2014 (ACS14)
Table: B19083. Gini Index of Income Inequality [1]
Universe: Universe: Households
Table Details
B19083. Gini Index of Income Inequality
Universe: Universe: Households
Variable Label
B19083001
Gini Index
Relevant Documentation:
Excerpt from: Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2014 Summary File: Technical Documentation.
  ACS 2014-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A: Supplemental Documentation -> 2014 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.")