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Table 7
Impact of characteristics of low-income children under 13 years in 1999 on their risk of persistent low income

  Distribution of low-
income children in 1999		 Estimated probability
of persistent low
income from 1999 to 2004
%
All children 100.0 41.5
Boy 54.2 40.7
Girl 45.9 42.3
Under age 6 40.7 42.2
Age 6 to 12 59.3 42.1
Province
Atlantic 10.9 48.8
Quebec 25.2 40.9
Ontario 31.8 34.6
Prairies 21.3 54.5
British Columbia 10.8 35.9
Region
Rural 7.1 45.0
Urban, population under 500,000 38.1 48.8
Urban, population 500,000 and over 54.9 37.1
Family type
Single parent 55.7 39.9
Two parents 41.3 44.6
Other family F F
One child 14.0 39.3
Two children 36.2 49.6
Three or more children 49.8 37.7
Main income recipient
Under 30 years 23.6 33.5
30 years and over 76.4 44.8*
Educational level completed
High school diploma 54.3 55.2*
More than a high school diploma 45.7 27.9
Work limitations
Yes 10.9 49.5
No 89.1 42.0
Recent immigrant
Yes 15.1 62.9
No 84.9 38.7
Aboriginal off-reserve
Yes 5.8 58.1
No 94.2 41.3
Main activity during the year
Employee 26.2 24.3
Self-employed 18.0 21.7
Unemployed F F
Student 8.6 53.1
Not working 42.7 60.8*
* difference in predicted probability is statistically significant to a confidence level of 95%
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, 1999 to 2004.