Sustainable Development Indicator (SDI) Group
SDI Inventory, Organized by Issue
Working Draft, Version 3, October 8, 1996
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Income Equity

Definition: Fair and impartial distribution of income and access to natural resources regardless of economic or social status

Candidate SDI:

Income Trends (11 PCSD)
Definition: wage level for different economic groups
SDI Framework Element: Income (3.1.4)
Element Characteristic: Income

Urban Suburb Income (36 PCSD)
Definition: disparity in per capita income between urban areas and their suburbs
SDI Framework Element: Income (3.1.4)
Element Characteristic: Income

Poverty

Definition: The lack of means for individuals to provide for their material needs or comforts; inequitable geographic or social distribution of wealth, income, or material goods (actual or perceived)

Candidate SDI:

Community Income Per Capita (29 PCSD)
Definition: local per capita income and employment
SDI Framework Element: Income (3.1.4)
Element Characteristic: Income

Decreased Poor People (7 PCSD)
Definition: Decreased number of people living below the poverty line.
SDI Framework Element: Determining Access to Resources (1.3.2.3.2)
Element Characteristic: Number of People

Income Distribution (133 SDI Group)
Definition: distribution of income per capita arranged to show the percentage of the population at various levels of income
SDI Framework Element: Economic Output (2.1)
Element Characteristic: income

People in Poverty (163 CEQ)
Definition: number of people living below the poverty level
SDI Framework Element: Determining Access to Resources (1.3.2.3.2)
Element Characteristic: Number of People

Poor Families (404 SDI Group)
Definition: Number of families living below the poverty line
SDI Framework Element: Families and Households (1.3.4.6)
Element Characteristic: Number of Families

Really Poor People (226 UN CSD)
Definition: Population living in absolute poverty ( and %) Gini coefficient of income
SDI Framework Element: Determining Access to Resources (1.3.2.3.2)
Element Characteristic: Number of People

Welfare

Definition: Dependency on the public dole for sufficient food, shelter, and material needs

Candidate SDI:

Welfare Dependants (366 SDI Group)
Definition: Number of people receiving financial aid from Federal, state, and local governments. This excludes recipients of Medicare and related programs.
SDI Framework Element: Population (1.1.1.5)
Element Characteristic: Number of People

Welfare Spending (367 SDI Group)
Definition: Money spent by Federal, State, and local governments on welfare, except Medicare and related programs.
SDI Framework Element: Expenditures (3.1.5)
Element Characteristic: Amount of Money Spent