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Low Income in Canada: 2000-2006 Using the Market Basket Measure - October 2008
- Title Page
- Highlights
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Low-Income Measures: Conceptual Differences
- 3. The Market Basket Measure
- 4. The Results
- 5. A Focus on the "Working Poor"
- 6. High-Risk Groups
- 7. Conclusion
- 8. Introduction to Tables 7-10
- Appendix A - Methodological Annex
- Appendix B - Health Canada's National Nutritious Food Basket - 1998
- Appendix C - Revised Clothing and Footwear component (2005) based on January 2001 Social Planning Council of Winnipeg and Winnipeg Harvest Acceptable Level of Living (A.L.L)
- Appendix D - Percentage of Rental Units in which Various Appliances are included in the Rent, Labour Force Survey (LFS) Rent Supplement, Average of June to December 2000
- Appendix E - Cities in which transportation items are collected 1
- Appendix F - Survey of Household Spending (SHS) Items Included in Other Expenses Calculation: Numerator
- Appendix G - Market Basket Measure (MBM) Threshold for Reference Family by Component 2000 to 2006 ($)
