Table A.3.2
Distribution of the population aged 5 to 24, by number of years in low income1 between 2005 and 2008, Canada and provinces

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  Never in low income Up to one year in low income More than one year in low income Total
percent
Canada
All living arrangments 80 9 11 100
Living with two parents 86 8 6 100
Living with lone parent 71 11 18 100
Not living with any parent 55 17 27 100
Newfoundland and Labrador
All living arrangments 88 7 6 100
Living with two parents 95 4 1 100
Living with lone parent 64 17 19 100
Not living with any parent F F F F
Prince Edward Island
All living arrangments 90 5 5 100
Living with two parents 93 3 4 100
Living with lone parent 88 F .. 100
Not living with any parent F F F F
Nova Scotia
All living arrangments 81 9 10 100
Living with two parents 86 8 6 100
Living with lone parent 64 12 25 100
Not living with any parent 68 F 14 100
New Brunswick
All living arrangments 82 9 9 100
Living with two parents 90 6 4 100
Living with lone parent 72 10 18 100
Not living with any parent 60 22 18 100
Quebec
All living arrangments 78 8 13 100
Living with two parents 85 7 8 100
Living with lone parent 74 6 20 100
Not living with any parent 54 18 28 100
Ontario
All living arrangments 81 9 10 100
Living with two parents 86 8 6 100
Living with lone parent 68 11 20 100
Not living with any parent 54 18 27 100
Manitoba
All living arrangments 80 10 10 100
Living with two parents 87 7 6 100
Living with lone parent 67 13 20 100
Not living with any parent 46 30 24 100
Saskatchewan
All living arrangments 78 9 12 100
Living with two parents 86 5 8 100
Living with lone parent 66 15 19 100
Not living with any parent 62 19 20 100
Alberta
All living arrangments 81 10 9 100
Living with two parents 92 6 3 100
Living with lone parent 74 19 7 100
Not living with any parent 54 16 30 100
British Columbia
All living arrangments 77 11 11 100
Living with two parents 80 12 8 100
Living with lone parent 78 7 15 100
Not living with any parent 56 12 32 100
F too unreliable to be published
.. not available for a specific reference period
1. Based on after-tax low-income cutoffs (LICOs), which indicate when a family may be in "straitened circumstances." This means that the family is likely to spend 20% more of its net income on basic items such as food, shelter and clothing compared with the average family, which leaves less money available for other expenses such as health, education, transportation and recreation.
For a brief description of this indicator, including the methodology, please see the Handbook for the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program.
Source: Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, longitudinal panel, Statistics Canada.
Updated December 13, 2010.