$\begin{array}{}
\hline \text { Percentage of Total Pre-Tax Income Received by Each }\
\text {Fifth of Households in 1980 and 2010 }\
\begin{array} { |l|c|c| }
\hline & 1980 & 2010 \
\hline \text { First 20\% } & 4.5 \% & 4.3 \% \
\hline \text { Second } 20 \% & 10.9 \% & 9.9 \% \
\hline \text { Third } 20 \% & 17.6 \% & 16.0 \% \
\hline \text { Fourth } 20 \% & 25.2 \% & 24.3 \% \
\hline \text { Fifth } 20 \% & 41.8 \% & 45.5 \% \
\hline
\end{array}\
\end{array}$
-The cumulative share of income received by the 60 percent of households with the lowest incomes in the years 1980 and 2010 shows that the distribution of income for this group has:

Question

$\begin{array}{}
\hline  \text { Percentage of Total Pre-Tax Income Received by Each }\
 \text {Fifth of Households in 1980 and 2010 }\
\begin{array} { |l|c|c| } 
\hline & 1980 & 2010 \
\hline \text { First 20\% } & 4.5 \% & 4.3 \% \
\hline \text { Second } 20 \% & 10.9 \% & 9.9 \% \
\hline \text { Third } 20 \% & 17.6 \% & 16.0 \% \
\hline \text { Fourth } 20 \% & 25.2 \% & 24.3 \% \
\hline \text { Fifth } 20 \% & 41.8 \% & 45.5 \% \
\hline
\end{array}\
\end{array}$
-The cumulative share of income received by the 60 percent of households with the lowest incomes in the years 1980 and 2010 shows that the distribution of income for this group has:

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The cumulative share of income for the lowest 60% of households in 1980 is 4.5% + 10.9% + 17.6% = 33%, and in 2010 it is 4.3% + 9.9% + 16.0% = 30.2%. This shows a slight decrease in the share of income for these households.

-The Cumulative Share of Income Received by the 60 Percent