In the United States, there are _______________ people in the average household in the top quintile (of total money income) than in the bottom quintile. This situation tends to skew the Census's measure of the income distribution so that the income distribution appears to be __________________ than it would be if a correction were made so that each quintile actually contained 20% of the population.

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The average household in the top income quintile tends to have more people than those in the bottom quintile. This can make the income distribution appear less equal because income is being spread among more people in the higher quintiles, skewing comparisons when not adjusted for household size.

In the United States, There Are _______________ People in the Average