In 1996, 35.95 million households were in the lowest income bracket (with a salary of RMB 204 or less per month).

1996年，3595万个家庭处于最低收入阶层(每月收入等于或低于204元)。

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The numbers were combined to find an overall rating of employee happiness for each respondent, and then they were sorted by salary bracket to find who the happiest workers were.

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His salary puts him in the 25% bracket.

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She uses aftertax salary--no big sacrifice, given her low bracket--to fund a Roth individual retirement account.

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