How Have People Responded to Changes in the Retirement Earnings Test in 2000? - Text description for the line chart "Nominal earnings of the two age groups affected by the rule change, by earnings percentile, 1996

Nominal earnings of the two age groups affected by the rule change, by earnings percentile, 1996–2003 (in thousands of dollars)
Percentile	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
	Those turning age 65
40th	7.800	8.174	9.000	9.138	10.263	10.850	11.618	12.285
50th	10.562	11.196	12.479	12.313	14.609	15.300	16.606	17.200
60th	14.494	15.149	16.972	16.214	19.931	21.330	22.747	23.894
70th	22.185	23.008	24.651	23.918	27.825	28.564	30.200	31.986
80th	32.206	33.065	35.825	35.247	38.596	39.082	41.564	44.174
	Those who have attained aged 65–69
40th	5.754	5.888	6.264	6.639	6.984	7.875	8.304	8.787
50th	7.884	8.207	8.586	9.111	9.600	10.791	11.497	12.250
60th	10.400	10.912	11.359	11.997	12.750	14.468	15.508	16.737
70th	12.766	13.551	14.437	15.394	17.000	19.602	21.337	23.120
80th	21.549	22.208	22.632	23.652	25.354	28.824	30.882	33.023
SOURCE: Authors' tabulations using the 1 percent extract of the Social Security Administration's Master Earnings File and Master Beneficiary Record.