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Table A.3.1
Percentage of the school-age population (ages 5 to 24) in low income,1 by type of living arrangement, Canada and provinces, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2006

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  1990 1995 2000 2005 2006
percentage in low income
Canada
School-age population 14 19 15 14 13
Living with two parents 7 10 8 6 7
Living with lone parent 32 38 27 22 21
Not living with any parent 33 43 39 40 37
Newfoundland and Labrador
School-age population 17 19 17 12 12
Living with two parents 10 13 10 4 3
Living with lone parent 46 43 38 21 21
Not living with any parent 32 45 45 41 40
Prince Edward Island
School-age population 7 10 11 5 5
Living with two parents 3 4 6 0 2
Living with lone parent 15 28 14 11 5
Not living with any parent 21 22 34 18 27
Nova Scotia
School-age population 12 18 14 12 11
Living with two parents 3 8 7 6 3
Living with lone parent 35 43 25 19 20
Not living with any parent 32 40 35 34 35
New Brunswick
School-age population 13 18 12 11 11
Living with two parents 5 9 5 3 5
Living with lone parent 37 39 27r 21 18
Not living with any parent 25 34 34 30 30
Quebec
School-age population 16 21 16 13 13
Living with two parents 8 11 8 5 6
Living with lone parent 39 37 30 18 19
Not living with any parent 36 52 41 43 38
Ontario
School-age population 11 17 13 13 13
Living with two parents 6 9 7 7 7
Living with lone parent 24 38 23 27 22
Not living with any parent 28 38 40 38 40
Manitoba
School-age population 18 23 17 16 14
Living with two parents 10 13 9 10 10
Living with lone parent 36 40 36 22 18
Not living with any parent 36 52 38 45 28
Saskatchewan
School-age population 18 19 15 15 15
Living with two parents 10 11 6 5 5
Living with lone parent 39 40 31 25 29
Not living with any parent 34 36 35 40 36
Alberta
School-age population 16 21 15 12 9
Living with two parents 6 10 8 4 2
Living with lone parent 40 47 22 18 10
Not living with any parent 35 47 35 36 28
British Columbia
School-age population 15 19 18 17 19
Living with two parents 7 13 11 10 10
Living with lone parent 29 28 28 19 30
Not living with any parent 36 40 43 45 43
1. Based on after-tax low-income cutoffs. See pages 11 and 12 of the PCEIP 2007 Handbook for more information. (Statistics Canada and Council of Ministers of Education, Canada. 2007. Education indicators in Canada: Handbook for the Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program. Catalogue no. 81-582-XIE. Ottawa.).
Data sources: 1990 and 1995: Survey of Consumer Finances, Statistics Canada.
2000, 2005 and 2006: 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.
Updated December 16, 2008.
Date Modified: 2008-12-16

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