Table 3 
Persons in low income (after-tax low income measure), 2012 and 2013 

Persons in low income (after-tax low income measure), 2012 and 2013
2012 – Persons in low income2013 – Persons in low income2012 – Persons in low income2013 – Persons in low income
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All persons in low income 4,682 4,649 13.8 13.5
Persons under 18 years1 1,100 1,114 16.3 16.5
   In two-parent families 722 708 12.9 12.8
   In female lone-parent families 314 331 44.5 42.6
Persons 18 to 64 years 2,976 2,955 13.3 13.1
   In economic families 1,963 1,896 10.6 10.1
   Not in an economic family 1,013 1,058 27.0 28.0
Persons 65 years and over 606 579 12.1 11.1
   In economic families 228 198 6.2 5.2
   Not in an economic family 378 382 28.5 27.1
Source(s):
CANSIM table 206-0041.
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