On Mar 15, 2010, at 1:52 PM, Chris Maisano wrote:
> Is it just me, or is the poll's definition of middle class as
> houshold income ranging from $35,000 - $100,000 absurdly broad?
> Isn't median US household income something like $52,000 per year?
> $35,000 as the starting point of the lower middle class seems about
> right, but household making $70 or $75,000 per year and up would
> seem to be solidly in the upper reaches of the income distribution,
> no?
$100,000 is about the dividing line between the fourth and fifth income quintiles.
Doug