Low income among persons in one-parent families headed by an immigrant parent

Release date: March 25, 2024
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Description: Low income among persons in one-parent families headed by an immigrant parent

Persons in one-parent families headed by an immigrant woman are most likely to be in low income.


Table 1
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 1 percent (appearing as column headers).
percent
Immigrant women+ 26.5
Non-immigrant women+ 24.1
Immigrant men+ 21.4
Non-immigrant men+ 18.5

Persons in one-parent families headed by an immigrant woman admitted under the economic category are as likely as those in one-parent families headed by a non-immigrant woman to be in low income.


Table 2
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 2 Women+ and Men+, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Women+ Men+
percent
Economic immigrant 24.5 20.1
Immigrant sponsored by family 26.7 21.4
Refugee 31.0 26.6
Non-immigrant 24.1 18.5

The percentage of persons in low income was highest in one-parent families headed by a Chinese or Arab immigrant.


Table 3
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 3 Immigrant women+ and Immigrant men+, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Immigrant women+ Immigrant men+
percent
South Asian 23.7 13.4
Chinese 36.0 30.4
Black 25.5 24.3
Filipino 10.7 6.4
Arab 38.6 33.1
Latin American 27.2 20.4
Other racialized group 29.5 23.2
Non-racialized group 24.4 19.3

In one-parent families with young children, persons are much more likely to be in low income when the family is headed by a woman. The gender gap is even larger when the parent is an immigrant.


Table 4
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 4 Immigrant, Non-immigrant, Women+ and Men+, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Immigrant Non-immigrant
Women+ Men+ Women+ Men+
percent
Children aged 0 to 5 33.8 18.5 34.7 22.2
No children aged 0 to 5 23.6 22.4 19.4 17.5

Notes: 

  • This infographic presents the low-income status (measured with the low-income measure, after tax) of persons in one-parent families with children aged 17 or younger. Children aged 18 and older may also be present.
  • The category “Women+” includes women, as well as some non-binary persons, while the category “Men+” includes men, as well as some non-binary persons.
  • Data on racialized groups are measured using the “visible minority” variable.

Source: Carpino, T., 2024, “Prevalence of low income among persons in one-parent families headed by an immigrant parent: An intersectional analysis,” Studies on Gender and Intersecting Identities, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 45-20-0002.

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