1287.0 - Standards for Income Variables, Jun 2015  
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INTRODUCTION TO THE STANDARD

NOMINAL DEFINITION

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.

The standard nominal definition of 'Main source of income' is:

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


OPERATIONAL DEFINITION

The operational definition of this variable is the same as the nominal definition.