the gap is generally below $10,000. Various decomposition results indicate that the age of the major income recipient (and … of the spouse for married families) as well as factors affecting permanent income explain a significant portion of the … distribution, however, the wealth gap cannot be explained by the age of the major income recipient, permanent income factors, or …

average and median wealth for young couples with children and recent immigrants, 3) real median wealth and real average wealth … rose much more among family units whose major income recipient is a university graduate than among other family units, 4 …) real median and average wealth fell among family units whose major income recipient is aged 25-34 and increased among those …