Inequality of income distribution
The ratio of total income received by the 20 % of the population with the highest income (top quintile) to that received by the 20 % of the population with the lowest income (lowest quintile). Income must be understood as equivalised disposable income.
Eurostat, http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-datasets/-/tsdsc260 [2], Retrieved on 17.12.2014
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- National [4]
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- annualy [7]
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- free of charge [11]

