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income disparity  

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  • Income disparity refers to differences in income between two or more individuals or aggregates. Aggregates can be defined by relationship (family, household) or by some other attribute (community, nation, gender, ethnicity, age, class). [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Income Disparity]

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