Income quintiles refer to the poorest 20%, the next 20% etc. up to the richest 20%. As the population gets richer, the boundaries of these quintiles change.
April 03, 2014 06:58 pm | Updated November 27, 2021 04:20 pm IST
Income quintiles refer to the poorest 20%, the next 20% etc. up to the richest 20%. As the population gets richer, the boundaries of these quintiles change.
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