Income Distribution E. Income Distribution Income is the main determinant of the standard of living of an individual or a household, or at the macro level, the general standard of living of a population. 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.