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Table 2 Proportion of minimum salary by income group in 2001, 2008, and 2015

From: Back to the past: gains and losses in Brazilian society

Income groups

2001

2008

2015

Extremely poor

0.52

0.70

0.58

Vulnerable

1.88

1.93

1.78

Lower-middle

3.62

3.28

3.05

Upper-middle

5.74

4.95

4.44

Rich

9.94

7.95

7.11

Very rich

26.67

17.71

20.29

Median

3.89

3.17

3.03

  1. Data source: National Household Sample Survey, 2001, 2008 and 2015—IBGE