At the macro level, income and its distribution are important indicators of social inequalities in society. Salary is just one of the elements of income. In this section of the 'Labor Dynamics' we refer to income meaning the gross salary a person earned in the month preceding the survey. As such, income does not include income in kind, it is strictly gross money income. In the Labor Force Survey distinction is also made between personal income and household income.
Personal income refers to salary a person earns in a specific job.
Household income on the other hand deals with the salaries of all persons in the household added to other forms of income. In the analysis of income distributions many factors need to be taken into account, as its income distribution is determined by these factors. The best known factor is sex. When analyzing the income distribution in Aruba, these two factors are our main objects of research. All tables ranging from table E.1.