The percentage of the population in the two higher income classes (defined by Pew as having more than 200% of median family income)

A. declined from more than 60% in the 1970s to 50% in 2015.
B. increased from the 1970s to 2015.
C. remained constant at 60% from the 1970s to 2015.
D. declined from more than 60% in the 1970s to 20% in 2015.


Answer: B

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