# What Percent Are You? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 18, 2012, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-are-you/609882 "2012-01-18T05:41:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-are-you/609882/101 "2012-01-23T01:47:29Z")
Bottom 31% nationally: bottom 35% for my area. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-are-you/609882/102 "2012-01-23T03:11:23Z")
We had one of our best years ever fiscally last year. So top 7% last year and probably about top 10 or 12 percent this one because last year includes a huge one time freelance writing royalties payment. ---
**Author:** ![Thornetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Thornetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thornetta)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-are-you/609882/103 "2012-01-24T15:40:50Z")
Bottom 33% nationally, but doing a little better since we live in Fla. Also, house is paid for and no credit card debt. ---
**Author:** ![Thornetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Thornetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thornetta)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-are-you/609882/104 "2012-01-24T15:48:37Z")
Oh, and BTW I’m a journalist with a college degree. I WISH I had a teacher’s salary. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-are-you/609882.md?page=5)