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Table A.3.1
Percentage of the school-age population (ages 5 to 24) in low income,1 Canada and provinces, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005
1990
1995
2000
2005
percentage
Canada
All
14
19
15
14
Living with two parents
7
10
8
6
Living with lone parent
32
38
27
22
Not living with any parent
33
43
39
40
Newfoundland and Labrador
All
17
19
17
12
Living with two parents
10
13
10
4
Living with lone parent
46
43
38
21
Not living with any parent
32
45
45
41
Prince Edward Island
All
7
10
11
5
Living with two parents
3
4
6
0
Living with lone parent
15
28
14
11
Not living with any parent
21
22
34
18
Nova Scotia
All
12
18
14
12
Living with two parents
3
8
7
6
Living with lone parent
35
43
25
19
Not living with any parent
32
40
35
34
New Brunswick
All
13
18
12
11
Living with two parents
5
9
5
3
Living with lone parent
37
39
26
21
Not living with any parent
25
34
34
30
Quebec
All
16
21
16
13
Living with two parents
8
11
8
5
Living with lone parent
39
37
30
18
Not living with any parent
36
52
41
43
Ontario
All
11
17
13
13
Living with two parents
6
9
7
7
Living with lone parent
24
38
23
27
Not living with any parent
28
38
40
38
Manitoba
All
18
23
17
16
Living with two parents
10
13
9
10
Living with lone parent
36
40
36
22
Not living with any parent
36
52
38
45
Saskatchewan
All
18
19
15
15
Living with two parents
10
11
6
5
Living with lone parent
39
40
31
25
Not living with any parent
34
36
35
40
Alberta
All
16
21
15
12
Living with two parents
6
10
8
4
Living with lone parent
40
47
22
18
Not living with any parent
35
47
35
36
British Columbia
All
15
19
18
17
Living with two parents
7
13
11
10
Living with lone parent
29
28
28
19
Not living with any parent
36
40
43
45
1. Based on after-tax low-income cutoffs (see pages 11 & 12 of the PCEIP 2007 Handbook for more information). Data sources: 1990 and 1995: Survey of Consumer Finances, Statistics Canada. 2000 and 2005: Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, Statistics Canada. Table source: Statistics Canada and Council of Ministers of Education, Canada. 2007. Education indicators in Canada: Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program. Catalogue no. 81-582-XIE. Ottawa.
