Table 20-9 Income Inequality in the United States

question 257

Multiple Choice

Table 20-9
Income Inequality in the United States
The values in the table reflect the percentages of pre-tax-and transfer income. Source: US Census Bureau
-Refer to Table 20-9. In 2010, the top fifth of the US population had

• A)50.2% more income than the remainder of the population.
• B)a lower share of income than the top fifth in 1980.
• C)about 15 times as much income as the bottom fifth.
• D)about 6 times as much income as the middle fifth.

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