The Market Basket Measure (MBM) has been increasingly positioned in Québec and Canada since 2009 as a metric to follow situations of poverty. This article shows that this measure, linked more specifically to the coverage of basic needs, can be used to design three indicators which acknowledge the whole range of income inequalities and the associated disparities in quality of life: (1) the distance from the MBM; (2) the number of baskets available to households; and (3) the components of after-tax income in relation to the MBM. These indicators can complement existing income inequality measures and inform public debates on socio-economic policy while leaving space for further research about the continuum between poverty and non-poverty. As they express and describe the distribution of after-tax income, a component of national economic accounts, among households along a vital guideline of basic needs coverage, they can contribute to a better understanding of quality of life and sustainability issues between the macro and micro levels of social organisation.

自2009年以来，市场篮子措施（MBM）在魁北克和加拿大的地位越来越高，以此作为衡量贫困状况的指标。本文表明，这一衡量标准与更具体地满足基本需求有关，可以用来设计三个指标，这些指标承认收入不平等的整个范围以及相关的生活质量差距：（1）与MBM的距离；（2）可供家庭使用的篮子数量；（3）与MBM相关的税后收入构成。这些指标可以补充现有的收入不平等措施，并为社会经济政策的公开辩论提供参考，同时为进一步研究贫困与非贫困之间的连续性留出空间。当他们表达和描述税后收入的分配时，税后收入是国民经济帐户的组成部分，