Data from the World Bank for the top and bottom quintiles of the distribution of income in Costa Rica for two years are presented in Table: Costa Rica Income Distribution, Top and Bottom Quintiles.
Which of the following statements is correct for the time period based on the data in the table?
$${ \text { Table: Costa Rica Income Distribution, Top and Bottom Quintiles } } \
\begin{array} { | l | l | l | }
\hline \text { Year } & \begin{array} { l }
\text { Percent of income earned } \
\text { by the top quintile }
\end{array} & \begin{array} { l }
\text { Percent of income earned by } \
\text { the bottom quintile }
\end{array} \
\hline 1986 & 39.6 \% & 5.2 \% \
\hline 2016 & 54 \% & 4.2 \% \
\hline
\end{array}$$

Question

Data from the World Bank for the top and bottom quintiles of the distribution of income in Costa Rica for two years are presented in Table: Costa Rica Income Distribution, Top and Bottom Quintiles.
Which of the following statements is correct for the time period based on the data in the table?
$${ \text { Table: Costa Rica Income Distribution, Top and Bottom Quintiles } } \
\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } 
\hline \text { Year } & \begin{array} { l } 
\text { Percent of income earned } \
\text { by the top quintile }
\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } 
\text { Percent of income earned by } \
\text { the bottom quintile }
\end{array} \
\hline 1986 & 39.6 \% & 5.2 \% \
\hline 2016 & 54 \% & 4.2 \% \
\hline
\end{array}$$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The data shows that the top quintile's share of income increased from 39.6% to 54%, while the bottom quintile's share decreased from 5.2% to 4.2%, indicating that the distribution of income has become more unequal.

Data from the World Bank for the Top and Bottom