Table 1
Low-income (LIM-AT) and poverty (MBM) rates of women aged 65 years and older, by immigrant status, period of immigration, and racialized population category, 2020
| Low income (LIM-AT) | 95% Confidence interval - Lower bound | 95% Confidence interval - Upper bound | Poverty rates (MBM) | 95% Confidence interval - Lower bound | 95% Confidence interval - Upper bound | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| All racialized population categories | ||||||
| Immigrant women+ | 17.6 | 17.4 | 17.8 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.4 |
| Established immigrant women+ | 17.4 | 17.2 | 17.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Recent immigrant women+ | 19.8 | 19.2 | 20.4 | 17.4 | 16.8 | 18.0 |
| Canadian-born women+ | 16.7 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| Racialized population category | ||||||
| Racialized immigrant women+ | 18.7 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 9.3 |
| Racialized established immigrant women+ | 18.7 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.3 |
| Racialized recent immigrant women+ | 18.8 | 18.1 | 19.5 | 17.0 | 16.4 | 17.7 |
| Racialized Canadian-born women+ | 14.9 | 13.8 | 16.0 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 6.9 |
| Non-racialized population category | ||||||
| Non-racialized immigrant women+ | 16.5 | 16.3 | 16.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.0 |
| Non-racialized established immigrant women+ | 16.4 | 16.2 | 16.6 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.7 |
| Non-racialized recent immigrant women+ | 24.3 | 22.7 | 25.9 | 19.1 | 17.7 | 20.6 |
| Non-racialized Canadian-born women+ | 16.7 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
Note(s):
- LIM-AT is short for Low-income measure, after tax. MBM is short for Market Basket Measure.
- The category "women+" includes women, as well as some non-binary persons.
Source(s):
Census of Population, 2021 (3901).
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