May 14, 2009

U.S. income distribution [infographic]


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Christine of Visualizing Economics created this wonderful infographic showing the 2000 household income distribution by occupation. This histogram already looks highly skewed, but it would be much more so if the top 1% of earners were included(!).

So what does the shape of this histogram look like: a nose, or the belly of a pregnant woman? You decide.