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Figure 1.6: Log Seizable Assets Percentiles by State for a Constant Sample of Households
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Notes: Percentiles of log seizable assets for a constant, nationally representative sample of
households as though they lived in each state. The sample is made up of uninsured and
privately insured households, excluding households with a head age 65 or older. Pooled
1999 to 2005 PSID, inflation-adjusted to 2005 using the CPI-U. See text for details on the
seizable assets calculation.
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