According to the Pew Charitable Trust Methodology for Identifying the Middle

question 14

Multiple Choice

According to the Pew Charitable Trust methodology for identifying the middle class, for the period from 1971 to 2015, the lowest income class has

• A)increased from 16% to 20% of the population.
• B)increased from 6% to 30% of the population.
• C)decreased from 20% to 16% of the population.
• D)decreased from 30% to 6% of the population.

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Materials Handling

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Activity Rate

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Cost Pool

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