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Table 141 Incomes in Pololand -According to the Gini Coefficient,income EQUALITY in the United States

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Table 14.1 Incomes in Pololand
 Period 1  Period 2  Period 3  Period 4  Thomas $50,000$40,000$60,000$100,000 Nina $40,000$40,000$40,000$80,000 Becky $30,000$30,000$30,000$60,000 Rose $20,000$20,000$20,000$40,000 Charlie $10,000$20,000$0$20,000\begin{array} { l l l l l } & \text { Period 1 } & \text { Period 2 } & \text { Period 3 } & \text { Period 4 } \\\hline \text { Thomas } & \$ 50,000 & \$ 40,000 & \$ 60,000 & \$ 100,000 \\\text { Nina } & \$ 40,000 & \$ 40,000 & \$ 40,000 & \$ 80,000 \\\text { Becky } & \$ 30,000 & \$ 30,000 & \$ 30,000 & \$ 60,000 \\\text { Rose } & \$ 20,000 & \$ 20,000 & \$ 20,000 & \$ 40,000 \\\text { Charlie } & \$ 10,000 & \$ 20,000 & \$ 0 & \$ 20,000 \\\hline\end{array}
-According to the Gini coefficient,income EQUALITY in the United States during the 1980s


A) increased.
B) remained unchanged.
C) decreased.
D) increased, because the Gini coefficient increased.

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