Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario District Health Councils (DHC), Ontario Public Health Units (PHU), Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, Nunavut

Ontario rates are presented for two different geographic levels: DHCs are more relevant for health system analysis; and PHUs are more relevant for health status measures.

Table 2.7:  Proportion of children under 18 living in low income families (1995 income)(1), by Canada, provinces and health regions, 1996
Code	Health Region Name	(%)
0	Canada	22.8
10	Newfoundland	27.1
1001	Health and Community Services St John's Region	23.8
1002	Health and Community Services Eastern Region	29.1
1003	Health and Community Services Central Region	28.2
1004	Health and Community Services Western Region	33.0
1005	Grenfell Regional Health Services Board	22.6
1006	Health Labrador Corporation	18.5
Code	Health Region Name	(%)
11	Prince Edward Island	18.6
1101	Urban Health Region	23.6
1102	Rural Health Region	14.7
Code	Health Region Name	(%)
12	Nova Scotia	23.6
1201	Zone 1	21.8
1202	Zone 2	22.6
1203	Zone 3	24.0
1204	Zone 4	23.6
1205	Zone 5	31.5
1206	Zone 6	21.3
Code	Health Region Name	(%)
13	New Brunswick	22.5
1301	Region 1	20.1
1302	Region 2	23.3
1303	Region 3	19.7
1304	Region 4	25.1
1305	Region 5	27.5
1306	Region 6	25.7
1307	Region 7	25.6
Code	Health Region Name	(%)
24	Quebec	24.8
2401	Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent	19.3
2402	Région du Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean	19.5
2403	Région de Québec	21.4
2404	Région de la Mauricie et Centre-du-Québec	22.0
2405	Région de l’Estrie	21.4
2406	Région de Montréal-Centre	41.2
2407	Région de l’Outaouais	22.2
2408	Région de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue	18.3
2409	Région de la Côte-Nord	17.3
2410	Région du Nord-du-Québec	11.4
2411	Région de la Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine	24.3
2412	Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches	17.1
2413	Région de Laval	24.6
2414	Région de Lanaudière	20.1
2415	Région des Laurentides	22.1
2416	Région de la Montérégie	19.4
2417	Région du Nunavik	19.7
2418	Région des Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James	…
Code	Health Region Name	(%)
35	Ontario (DHC)	21.6
3501	Champlain District Health Council	21.6
3502	Quinte-Kingston and Rideau DHC	18.4
3503	Durham-Haliburton-Kawartha and Pine Ridge DHC	15.1
3504	Toronto District Health Council	36.4
3505	Simcoe-York District Health Council	15.3
3506	Halton-Peel District Health Council	16.6
3507	Waterloo-Wellington-Dufferin DHC	16.0
3508	Hamilton-Wentworth DHC	26.4
3509	Niagara District Health Council	19.4
3510	Grand River DHC	16.3
3511	Thames Valley DHC	19.0
3512	Essex-Kent and Lambton DHC	17.2
3513	Grey-Bruce-Huron and Perth DHC	15.5
3514	Muskoka-Nipissing and Parry Sound DHC	21.9
3515	Algoma-Cochrane-Manitoulin and Sudbury DHC	21.1
3516	Northwestern Ontario DHC	15.3
Code	Health Region Name	(%)
35	Ontario (PHU)	21.6
3526	Algoma Public Health Unit	23.7
3527	Brant Public Health Unit	18.9
3530	Durham Public Health Unit	13.3
3531	Elgin-St Thomas Public Health Unit	15.7
3533	Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound Public Health Unit	17.6
3534	Haldimand-Norfolk Public Health Unit	13.5
3535	Haliburton-Kawartha-Pine Ridge Public Health Unit	16.8
3536	Halton Public Health Unit	10.6
3537	Hamilton-Wentworth Public Health Unit	26.4
3538	Hastings and Prince Edward Public Health Unit	20.8
3539	Huron Public Health Unit	16.6
3540	Kent-Chatham Public Health Unit	17.2
3541	Kingston-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington Public Health Unit	19.4
3542	Lambton Public Health Unit	15.4
3543	Leeds-Grenville-Lanark Public Health Unit	15.1
3544	Middlesex-London Public Health Unit	21.2
3545	Muskoka-Parry Sound Public Health Unit	19.9
3546	Niagara Public Health Unit	19.4
3547	North Bay Public Health Unit	23.4
3549	Northwestern Public Health Unit	12.8
3551	Ottawa Carleton Public Health Unit	23.4
3552	Oxford Public Health Unit	13.6
3553	Peel Public Health Unit	18.9
3554	Perth Public Health Unit	10.4
3555	Peterborough Public Health Unit	20.7
3556	Porcupine Public Health Unit	16.9
3557	Renfrew Public Health Unit	16.4
3558	Eastern Ontario Public Health Unit	18.1
3560	Simcoe Public Health Unit	16.9
3561	Sudbury Public Health Unit	21.7
3562	Thunder Bay Public Health Unit	16.5
3563	Timiskaming Public Health Unit	22.2
3565	Waterloo Public Health Unit	17.5
3566	Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health Unit	13.1
3568	Windsor-Essex Public Health Unit	17.9
3570	York Public Health Unit	14.4
3595	City of Toronto Public Health Unit	36.4
Code	Health Region Name	(%)
46	Manitoba	24.8
4610	Winnipeg	28.9
4615	Brandon	23.7
4620	North Eastman	12.3
4625	South Eastman	15.8
4630	Interlake	17.9
4640	Central	16.9
4650	Marquette	19.3
4655	South Westman	20.1
4660	Parkland	28.2
4670	Norman	26.4
4680	Burntwood	25.7
4690	Churchill	23.3
Code	Health Region Name	(%)
47	Saskatchewan	22.9
4701	Weyburn (A) Service Area	14.6
4702	Moose Jaw (B) Service Area	20.4
4703	Swift Current (C) Service Area	16.3
4704	Regina (D) Service Area	21.9
4705	Yorkton (E) Service Area	21.8
4706	Saskatoon (F) Service Area	24.6
4707	Rosetown (G) Service Area	15.2
4708	Melfort (H) Service Area	20.4
4709	Prince Albert (I) Service Area	29.9
4710	North Battleford (J) Service Area	24.6
4711	Northern Health Services Branch (K) Service Area	42.8
Code	Health Region Name	(%)
48	Alberta	21.2
4801	Chinook Regional Health Authority	19.4
4802	Palliser Health Authority	19.6
4803	Headwaters Health Authority	12.5
4804	Calgary Regional Health Authority	22.2
4805	Health Authority #5	15.5
4806	David Thompson Regional Health Authority	19.6
4807	East Central Health Authority	15.1
4808	WestView Regional Health Authority	12.6
4809	Crossroads Regional Health Authority	19.0
4810	Capital Health Authority	26.5
4811	Aspen Regional Health Authority	15.5
4812	Lakeland Regional Health Authority	18.6
4813	Mistahia Regional Health Authority	16.0
4814	Peace Regional Health Authority	14.6
4815	Keeweetinok Lakes Regional Health Authority	28.0
4816	Northern Lights Regional Health Authority	14.7
4817	Northwestern Regional Health Authority	17.1
Code	Health Region Name	(%)
59	British Columbia	22.5
5901	East Kootenay	19.4
5902	West Kootenay-Boundary	20.4
5903	North Okanagan	20.0
5904	South Okanagan Similkameen	21.0
5905	Thompson	20.2
5906	Fraser Valley	20.8
5907	South Fraser Valley	21.7
5908	Simon Fraser	21.7
5909	Coast Garibaldi	17.3
5910	Central Vancouver Island	23.1
5911	Upper Island / Central Coast	18.6
5912	Cariboo	18.0
5913	North West	14.8
5914	Peace Liard	16.4
5915	Northern Interior	16.6
5916	Vancouver	35.9
5917	Burnaby	33.4
5918	North Shore	17.5
5919	Richmond	30.4
5920	Capital	17.5
5921	Vancouver/Richmond	34.3
5922	Simon Fraser/Burnaby	25.6
Code	Health Region Name	(%)
60	Yukon Territory	…
6001	Yukon Territory	…
61	Northwest Territories	…
6101	Northwest Territories	…
62	Nunavut	…
6201	Nunavut	…

… Not applicable

(1) Low income data were not derived for economic families or unattached individuals in the Territories or on Indian reserves.

Source: 1996 Census, Statistics Canada