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Figure 3 illustrates the population share of Bumiputera, Chinese, Indians, and other ethnic groups by percentiles of real income per adult for 2002. It is quite striking to see how the share of the Chinese increases when approaching the top, contrasting with the sharp decrease in the share of the Bumiputera. Of the total Malaysian adults in 2002, 61 per cent are Bumiputera, 30 per cent are Chinese, and 8 per cent are Indians; however, in the top 1 per cent, Bumiputera account for only 24 per cent, Indians account for 3 per cent and the Chinese account for 72 per cent. Clearly compared to Bumiputera and Indians, Chinese are over-represented

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