Term: Income

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2007-01-17

Definition:

The amount of money earned through employment. Census data provided by Statistics Canada includes income related data on Household Income and Census Family Income.

Related concepts 

• Income Quintile Ranking Procedure
• Income Quintiles - Child Health Income Quintiles
• Income Quintiles Based on the 1996 Census

Related terms 

• Census Family Income
• Household Income
• Household Income Value Ranges
• Income Adequacy Quintiles
• Income Quartiles
• Income Quintiles / Income Quintile
• Low-Income Cut Off (LICO)

References 

• Martens PJ, Bond R, Jebamani L, Burchill C, Roos NP, Derksen S, Beaulieu M, Steinbach C, MacWilliam L, Walld R, Dik N, Sanderson D, Health Information and Research Committee AoMC, Tanner-Spence M, Leader A, Elias B, O'Neil J. The Health and Health Care Use of Registered First Nations People Living in Manitoba: A Population-Based Study. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2002. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Roos LL, Magoon J, Gupta S, Chateau D, Veugelers PJ. Socioeconomic determinants of mortality in two Canadian provinces: multilevel modelling and neighborhood context. Soc Sci Med 2004;59(7):1435-1447. [Abstract] (View)