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Table 7
Impact of characteristics of low-income children under 13 years in 1999 on their risk of persistent low income
Distribution of low- income children in 1999 |
Estimated probability of persistent low income from 1999 to 2004 |
|
---|---|---|
% | ||
All children | 100.0 | 41.5 |
Boy | 54.2 | 40.7 |
Girl | 45.9 | 42.3 |
Under age 6 | 40.7 | 42.2 |
Age 6 to 12 | 59.3 | 42.1 |
Province | ||
Atlantic | 10.9 | 48.8 |
Quebec | 25.2 | 40.9 |
Ontario | 31.8 | 34.6 |
Prairies | 21.3 | 54.5 |
British Columbia | 10.8 | 35.9 |
Region | ||
Rural | 7.1 | 45.0 |
Urban, population under 500,000 | 38.1 | 48.8 |
Urban, population 500,000 and over | 54.9 | 37.1 |
Family type | ||
Single parent | 55.7 | 39.9 |
Two parents | 41.3 | 44.6 |
Other family | F | F |
One child | 14.0 | 39.3 |
Two children | 36.2 | 49.6 |
Three or more children | 49.8 | 37.7 |
Main income recipient | ||
Under 30 years | 23.6 | 33.5 |
30 years and over | 76.4 | 44.8* |
Educational level completed | ||
High school diploma | 54.3 | 55.2* |
More than a high school diploma | 45.7 | 27.9 |
Work limitations | ||
Yes | 10.9 | 49.5 |
No | 89.1 | 42.0 |
Recent immigrant | ||
Yes | 15.1 | 62.9 |
No | 84.9 | 38.7 |
Aboriginal off-reserve | ||
Yes | 5.8 | 58.1 |
No | 94.2 | 41.3 |
Main activity during the year | ||
Employee | 26.2 | 24.3 |
Self-employed | 18.0 | 21.7 |
Unemployed | F | F |
Student | 8.6 | 53.1 |
Not working | 42.7 | 60.8* |
* difference in predicted probability is statistically significant to a confidence level of 95% Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, 1999 to 2004. |
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