Current income

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000450",
  "term": "Current income",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "In the American Housing Survey, this data is restricted to families and primary individuals only. Current income for families and primary individuals for most respondents is defined as the total income of the family and any primary individuals in the past year.\n\nIncome sources may be composed of: wages and salaries, self-employment, interest, dividends, rental income, social security or railroad retirement, retirement or survivor pensions, Supplementary Security Income (SSI), child support or alimony, public assistance or public welfare, food stamp benefits, disability payments, workers' compensation, veterans' disability, other disability, and other income (VA payments, unemployment, royalty, estates, and more).",
  "see_also": [
    "Families and primary individuals"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/current-income/"
}