Table:
ppercentage distribution
average earnings
median earnings
total average

0 - <=$20,000
>$20,000 - <=$50,000
>$50,000
0 - <=$20,000
>$20,000 - <=$50,000
>$50,000
0 - <=$20,000
>$20,000 - <=$50,000
>$50,000

percent
2017 dollars
2017 dollars

2000
38.3
40.5
21.2
11,800
28,900
129,100
12,414
25,897
86,639
43,607

2001
37.4
40.9
21.7
11,800
28,900
131,600
12,730
25,992
88,581
44,764

2002
34.7
39.2
26.0
11,500
29,300
126,600
11,997
26,544
91,269
48,433

2003
32.3
43.9
23.9
11,600
29,000
137,200
12,465
26,266
97,343
49,203

2004
30.8
40.0
29.2
11,500
29,100
142,100
12,518
26,120
99,484
56,666

2005
34.2
41.4
24.4
12,200
28,600
144,300
13,690
25,826
99,083
51,202

2006
34.2
41.8
24.0
11,600
29,600
133,200
12,508
27,056
96,272
48,303

2007
31.9
42.8
25.3
11,500
30,400
126,800
12,545
28,223
91,131
48,760

2008
29.8
45.8
24.4
13,100
29,900
117,300
14,703
27,340
84,431
46,250

2009
24.8
48.9
26.3
13,200
31,500
110,500
15,085
29,843
80,572
47,706

2010
22.7
50.7
26.7
13,600
31,300
107,000
15,388
29,373
79,345
47,460

2011
17.1
53.7
29.1
13,500
32,300
105,600
15,245
31,123
79,990
50,430

2012
14.3
54.9
30.8
12,100
33,600
103,900
13,157
33,050
76,731
52,188

2013
13.9
56.4
29.7
12,300
33,000
99,000
13,642
32,135
74,786
49,703

2014
10.4
59.0
30.7
13,300
32,400
98,900
15,233
31,515
75,809
50,800

2015
10.1
59.8
30.1
12,600
32,500
96,700
13,978
31,541
74,440
49,791

2016
9.3
55.3
35.4
12,100
33,700
94,700
13,233
33,087
74,459
53,253

2017
9.4
58.3
32.3
12,500
33,700
91,100
13,747
33,072
71,645
50,230

2018
9.5
59.4
31.1
12,300
34,100
87,200
13,559
33,609
69,553
48,550

Statement: over the period, the proportion of economic principal applicants who had middle-level earnings was 41% in 2000.
Question: over the period, what was the proportion of economic principal applicants who had middle-level earnings ($20,000 to $50,000) in 2000?
Answer: [40.5]