Aggregation and benchmarking
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Within each distribution category, the values of each income, consumption and saving subcategory are estimated directly from the SPSD/M and SHS, either using variables that correspond directly with the associated MEA concept, or indirectly using proxy variables derived from another SPSD/M or SHS variable, as described above. The resulting SPSD/M or SHS distributions by category are then benchmarked to MEA and PTEA totals. Legal and illegal economic activities related to cannabis have been incorporated in the MEA release of March 1st 2019 and the PTEA release of November 7, 2019. The benchmarks used for the DHEA also reflect the inclusion of the economic activities related to cannabis.
As part of the DHEA data quality assessment process, a number of adjustments are applied to the SPSD/M and SHS distributions by income, consumption and saving category at the micro and/or macro levels to minimize discrepancies with economic and demographic trends observed from other data sources, such as from surveys and government administrative data.
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