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SEUIL INDIGENCE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-08-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economic Planning
- Economic and Industrial Sociology
- Sociology of Old Age
- Social Security and Employment Insurance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- poverty line
1, record 1, English, poverty%20line
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- poverty level 2, record 1, English, poverty%20level
correct, see observation
- poverty datum line 3, record 1, English, poverty%20datum%20line
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A minimum level of income set as the standard of adequate subsistence or livelihood, below which a person or family is classified as living in poverty. 4, record 1, English, - poverty%20line
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
poverty level: often used synonymously with "poverty line." It can, however, also refer to a state where an individual is unable to provide the basics for existence. 5, record 1, English, - poverty%20line
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Planification économique
- Sociologie économique et industrielle
- Sociologie de la vieillesse
- Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- seuil de la pauvreté
1, record 1, French, seuil%20de%20la%20pauvret%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- seuil de pauvreté 2, record 1, French, seuil%20de%20pauvret%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- ligne de pauvreté 3, record 1, French, ligne%20de%20pauvret%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Revenu minimum nécessaire à un individu pour atteindre un niveau de bien-être ordinairement observé dans la société, au-dessous duquel l'individu est considéré pauvre. 4, record 1, French, - seuil%20de%20la%20pauvret%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le nouveau seuil de la pauvreté est de 11.7 pour cent plus élevé que les statistiques de 1976. L'an dernier, le seuil de la pauvreté pour une famille de quatre personnes vivant en milieu urbain était considéré comme étant $8,400 par le Conseil économique du Canada, et ce, pour l'ensemble du pays. 5, record 1, French, - seuil%20de%20la%20pauvret%C3%A9
Record 1, Key term(s)
- plafond de pauvreté
- minimum vital
- seuil de l'indigence
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Planificación económica
- Sociología industrial y económica
- Sociología de la ancianidad
- Seguridad social y seguro de desempleo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- línea de pobreza
1, record 1, Spanish, l%C3%ADnea%20de%20pobreza
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- umbral de pobreza 1, record 1, Spanish, umbral%20de%20pobreza
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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