1287.0 - Standards for Income Variables, 2010  
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NAME OF THE VARIABLE

4. The name of the variable is 'Main source of income' and is the label for use in table titles, wafer titles, headings, stubs and text.


DEFINITION OF THE VARIABLE

5. The standard nominal and operational definition of 'Main source of income' is:

    that source from which persons, income units, families and households receive the greatest amount of income.

SCOPE OF THE VARIABLE

6. 'Main source of income' applies to all persons, income units, families or households reporting a positive value for 'Total income'. If total income is nil or negative the main source is undefined. As there are several possible sources, the main source may account for less than 50% of 'Total income' .



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