An Examination of the Quintile Distribution of Before-Tax Household Income

question 286

Multiple Choice

An examination of the quintile distribution of before-tax household income data for 1980 and 2015 given in the table suggests a trend of

• A)greater equality in the distribution of income over the period.
• B)greater inequality in the distribution of income over the period.
• C)rising income levels for the upper-income groups.
• D)falling income levels for the lower-income groups.

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