Table 3
Some simple measure of low income persistence, census family income, 1993- 2010
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| Period | All spells | New spells | Completed spells | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | SLID | SLID 95% C. I. | LAD | SLID | SLID 95% C. I. | LAD | SLID | SLID 95% C. I. | ||||
| Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | |||||||
| Percentage never in low income, variable LIM | ||||||||||||
| 1993-1998 | 79.3 | 79.1 | 76.6 | 81.6 | 87.4 | 86.5 | 84.3 | 88.7 | 91.2 | 90.1 | 88.0 | 92.2 |
| 1996-2001 | 78.4 | 78.3 | 77.3 | 79.4 | 87.5 | 86.8 | 85.7 | 87.9 | 91.4 | 91.5 | 90.6 | 92.3 |
| 1999-2004 | 79.3 | 81.2 | 79.4 | 83.0 | 88.5 | 88.7 | 87.4 | 90.0 | 92.4 | 92.7 | 92.0 | 93.4 |
| 2002-2007 | 79.7 | 79.6 | 78.4 | 80.9 | 89.0 | 87.7 | 86.8 | 88.7 | 92.6 | 91.9 | 90.9 | 93.0 |
| 2005-2010 | 79.8 | 79.7 | 78.4 | 81.0 | 89.3 | 87.4 | 86.2 | 88.6 | 93.0 | 91.8 | 91.0 | 92.7 |
| Percentage in low income for one year, variable LIM | ||||||||||||
| 1993-1998 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 9.4 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 8.4 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 7.3 |
| 1996-2001 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 6.2 |
| 1999-2004 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
| 2002-2007 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 5.9 |
| 2005-2010 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 5.9 |
| Percentage in low income for two years, variable LIM | ||||||||||||
| 1993-1998 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 3.0 |
| 1996-2001 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
| 1999-2004 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
| 2002-2007 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 |
| 2005-2010 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
| Percentage in low income for three years, variable LIM | ||||||||||||
| 1993-1998 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 1996-2001 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| 1999-2004 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 2002-2007 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| 2005-2010 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Percentage in low income for four years, variable LIM | ||||||||||||
| 1993-1998 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 1996-2001 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 1999-2004 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| 2002-2007 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 2005-2010 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Percentage never in low income, 1992 LIM | ||||||||||||
| 1993-1998 | 78.5 | 78.2 | 75.6 | 80.7 | 87.3 | 86.1 | 83.9 | 88.4 | 91.0 | 89.7 | 87.5 | 91.9 |
| 1996-2001 | 78.9 | 78.7 | 77.8 | 79.7 | 88.6 | 88.2 | 87.2 | 89.2 | 91.4 | 91.5 | 90.7 | 92.3 |
| 1999-2004 | 81.6 | 83.1 | 81.3 | 84.9 | 90.1 | 89.7 | 88.5 | 90.9 | 93.1 | 92.9 | 92.2 | 93.6 |
| 2002-2007 | 82.9 | 82.8 | 81.6 | 84.1 | 90.6 | 89.4 | 88.4 | 90.4 | 93.1 | 92.3 | 91.3 | 93.3 |
| 2005-2010 | 84.8 | 85.0 | 83.8 | 86.3 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 89.7 | 92.0 | 94.2 | 93.4 | 92.6 | 94.3 |
| Percentage in low income for one year, 1992 LIM | ||||||||||||
| 1993-1998 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 9.5 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 8.3 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 7.3 |
| 1996-2001 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 6.1 |
| 1999-2004 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 5.3 |
| 2002-2007 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 8.0 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 5.5 |
| 2005-2010 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.9 |
| Percentage in low income for two years, 1992 LIM | ||||||||||||
| 1993-1998 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 3.1 |
| 1996-2001 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
| 1999-2004 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| 2002-2007 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
| 2005-2010 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Percentage in low income for three years, 1992 LIM | ||||||||||||
| 1993-1998 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 1996-2001 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| 1999-2004 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| 2002-2007 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| 2005-2010 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Percentage in low income for four years, 1992 LIM | ||||||||||||
| 1993-1998 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 1996-2001 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 1999-2004 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 2002-2007 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 2005-2010 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Sources: The Longitudinal Administrative Databank (LAD) and the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) 1993 – 2010, Statistics Canada, Author’s calculation. | ||||||||||||
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