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Persons in low income after tax, by prevalence in percent
(2000 to 2004)
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
  prevalence1 in %
All persons 12.5 11.2 11.6 11.6 11.2
Under 18 years of age 13.8 12.1 12.2 12.5 12.8
18 to 64 12.9 11.7 12.1 12.2 11.7
65 and over 7.6 6.7 7.6 6.8 5.6
Males 11.4 10.3 10.7 11.0 10.6
Under 18 years of age 13.4 12.0 12.7 12.8 12.9
18 to 64 11.8 10.6 11.0 11.5 11.1
65 and over 4.6 4.6 4.9 4.4 3.5
Females 13.6 12.1 12.4 12.2 11.7
Under 18 years of age 14.2 12.2 11.8 12.2 12.6
18 to 64 14.1 12.8 13.1 12.9 12.3
65 and over 10.0 8.3 9.7 8.7 7.3
           
Persons in economic families 9.3 8.1 8.6 8.6 8.1
Males 8.4 7.4 8.0 8.1 7.5
Females 10.0 8.7 9.2 9.2 8.6
Persons 65 years of age and over 2.1 1.9 2.4 2.2 1.6E
Males 1.7 1.9 2.3 2.0 1.7E
Females 2.5 1.9 2.4 2.3 1.6E
Persons under 18 years of age 13.8 12.1 12.2 12.5 12.8
In two-parent families 9.5 8.2 7.2 7.8 8.1
In female lone-parent families 40.1 37.4 43.0 41.2 40.0
In all other economic families 14.4 10.4 10.9 14.1 14.8E
Persons 18 to 64 years of age 8.4 7.3 8.1 8.1 7.3
Males 7.4 6.3 7.0 7.2 6.2
Females 9.5 8.3 9.2 9.0 8.2
           
Unattached individuals 32.9 30.8 29.5 29.6 29.6
Males 30.0 28.4 27.1 28.4 28.7
Females 35.6 33.2 32.0 30.8 30.5
Persons 65 years of age and over 20.6 18.1 19.4 17.7 15.5
Males 17.6 16.8 15.9 14.7 11.6
Females 21.6 18.6 20.7 18.9 17.0
Persons under 65 years of age 37.3 35.3 33.2 33.8 34.3
Males 32.1 30.3 29.0 30.7 31.5
Females 44.3 42.1 39.0 38.0 38.4
E : use with caution.
1. Prevalence of low income shows the proportion of people living below the low income cutoffs within a given group. It is expressed as a percentage.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table (for fee) 202-0802 and Catalogue no. 75-202-X.
Last modified: 2006-03-28.

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