The table on the right shows the personal distribution of income in the United States in 2009.If everyone in the United States were to consume an equal quantity of goods and services, what percentage of total income would the poorest 20 percent of households have to receive from higher-income groups? What percentage would the second poorest have to receive? Answer to 1 decimal place.
The poorest 20 percent of households would have to receive nothing percent. The second poorest 20 percent of households have to receive nothing percent.
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Households
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Percentage of total income
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Poorest 20 percent
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3.4
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Second 20 percent
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8.6
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Third 20 percent
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14.6
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Fourth 20 percent
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23.2
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Richest 20 percent
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50.2
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