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Canadian Housing Survey, 2018

A portrait of renter households living in social and affordable housing

In 2018, 4% of households (628,700 out of 14.8 million) reported living in social and affordable housing^{Note 1}.

Table 1
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 1 Percentage of persons living in renter households who..., calculated using Living in social and affordable housing and Not living in social and affordable housing units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Percentage of persons living in renter households who...

Living in social and affordable housing Not living in social and affordable housing

Are female 56% 50%

Are 65 years and older 19% 13%

Have a high school diploma or less 61% 41%

Have been employed in the past 12 months 24% 55%

Have a long-term illness or disability 16% 5%

Belong to a visible minority group 40% 32%

Are Indigenous (First Nations people living off reserve^{Table 1 Note 2}, Métis and Inuit) 9% 4%

Note 2

The Canadian Housing Survey did not sample people living on reserve.

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Table 2
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 2 Percentage of renter households who..., calculated using Living in social and affordable housing and Not living in social and affordable housing units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Percentage of renter households that...

Living in social and affordable housing Not living in social and affordable housing

Are in a lone-parent household 18% 9%

Live in a high-rise apartment building 32% 23%

Require a dwelling accessibility adaptation^{Table 2 Note 3} 19% 6%

Have difficulty meeting financial needs^{Table 2 Note 4} 44% 29%

Note 3

Dwellings that required adaptation because a household member has a physical or mental disability, condition or illness.

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Note 4

Financial needs in terms of transportation, housing, food, clothing and other necessary expenses in the past 12 months.

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Table 3
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 3 Percentage of respondents for the renter households who..., calculated using Living in social and affordable housing and Not living in social and affordable housing units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Percentage of respondents^{Table 3 Note 5} for the renter households that...

Living in social and affordable housing Not living in social and affordable housing

Have experienced homelessness in the past 13% 4%

Report being satisfied^{Table 3 Note 6} with their life 70% 77%

Report being in very good or excellent general health 64% 83%

Report being in very good or excellent mental health 77% 85%

Note 5

"Respondent" refers to the household member responsible for housing decisions. In cases where members share responsibility for housing decisions, one person is chosen to be the respondent.

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Note 6

Reported by the respondent as 6 or higher on a scale 0 to 10, where 0 means "Very dissatisfied" and 10 "Very satisfied".

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**Sources:** Canadian Housing Survey, 2018. Data for the Northwest Territories come from the 2019 NWT Community Survey.

Notes

Footnote 1.

Social and affordable housing refers to non-market rental housing.

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Table 1
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 1 Percentage of persons living in renter households who..., calculated using Living in social and affordable housing and Not living in social and affordable housing units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	Percentage of persons living in renter households who...
Living in social and affordable housing	Not living in social and affordable housing
Are female	56%	50%
Are 65 years and older	19%	13%
Have a high school diploma or less	61%	41%
Have been employed in the past 12 months	24%	55%
Have a long-term illness or disability	16%	5%
Belong to a visible minority group	40%	32%
Are Indigenous (First Nations people living off reserve^{Table 1 Note 2}, Métis and Inuit)	9%	4%
Note 2 The Canadian Housing Survey did not sample people living on reserve. Return to note 2 referrer

Table 2
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 2 Percentage of renter households who..., calculated using Living in social and affordable housing and Not living in social and affordable housing units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	Percentage of renter households that...
Living in social and affordable housing	Not living in social and affordable housing
Are in a lone-parent household	18%	9%
Live in a high-rise apartment building	32%	23%
Require a dwelling accessibility adaptation^{Table 2 Note 3}	19%	6%
Have difficulty meeting financial needs^{Table 2 Note 4}	44%	29%
Note 3 Dwellings that required adaptation because a household member has a physical or mental disability, condition or illness. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 Financial needs in terms of transportation, housing, food, clothing and other necessary expenses in the past 12 months. Return to note 4 referrer

Table 3
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 3 Percentage of respondents for the renter households who..., calculated using Living in social and affordable housing and Not living in social and affordable housing units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	Percentage of respondents^{Table 3 Note 5} for the renter households that...
Living in social and affordable housing	Not living in social and affordable housing
Have experienced homelessness in the past	13%	4%
Report being satisfied^{Table 3 Note 6} with their life	70%	77%
Report being in very good or excellent general health	64%	83%
Report being in very good or excellent mental health	77%	85%
Note 5 "Respondent" refers to the household member responsible for housing decisions. In cases where members share responsibility for housing decisions, one person is chosen to be the respondent. Return to note 5 referrer Note 6 Reported by the respondent as 6 or higher on a scale 0 to 10, where 0 means "Very dissatisfied" and 10 "Very satisfied". Return to note 6 referrer

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