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Plain language definition
Percentage of economic families or persons not in economic families who spend 20% more than average of their before-tax income on food, shelter and clothing.
Detailed definition
The prevalence of low income before tax is the proportion or percentage of economic families or persons not in economic families in a given classification below the before tax low income cut-offs. These prevalence rates are calculated from unrounded estimates of economic families and persons not in economic families15 years of age and over.

Values (English)
Total - Economic families (includes not applicable)
Economic Families - Income status before tax
Economic Families - Low income before tax
Economic Families - Above Low Income before tax