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Detailed definition
'Low-income status' refers to the income situation of the statistical unit in relation to a specific low-income line in a reference year. Statistical units with income that is below the low-income line are considered to be in low income.
For the 2016 Census, the reference period is the calendar year 2015 for all income variables.
Values (English)
Total - Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)
Total - Low-income measure, before tax (LIM-BT)
Total - Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)
Total - Low-income cut-offs, before tax (LICO-BT)