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Table 2 Characteristics of eligible non-recipients, overall take-up rates and application rates
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| Eligible non-recipients | Take-up rate | Application rate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 (ref.) | 2006 | 2000 (ref.) | 2006 | 2000 (ref.) | 2006 | |
| % | ||||||
| Both sexes | 100.0 | 100.0(*) | 87.0 | 89.9(*) | 44.6 | 56.8(*) |
| Men (ref.) | 46.3 | 44.5 | 84.1 | 88.2(*) | 43.9 | 58.6(*) |
| Women | 53.7 | 55.5 | 88.7* | 90.9*,(*) | 45.1 | 55.3(*) |
| Age | ||||||
| 65 to 69 | 25.3* | 32.4 | 87.7 | 87.8 | 70.1* | 68.2* |
| 70 to 79 (ref.) | 46.8 | 41.4 | 87.1 | 90.6(*) | 24.6 | 49.4(*) |
| 80 and over | 27.9* | 26.1* | 85.9 | 90.7(*) | 17.8E | 45.0(*) |
| Region | ||||||
| Atlantic | 4.7*E | 5.4*E | 94.3* | 94.6* | 63.8* | 65.0 |
| Quebec | 19.6* | 29.0(*) | 91.3* | 90.8 | 51.5 | 51.5 |
| Ontario (ref.) | 41.7 | 35.9 | 82.7 | 88.1* | 40.0 | 59.1(*) |
| Manitoba/Saskatchewan | 8.9* | 6.8* | 86.6 | 90.4 | 36.9 | 59.4(*) |
| Alberta | 11.7*E | 9.5*E | 80.8 | 87.9 | 36.1E | 47.9 |
| British Columbia | 13.4* | 13.3*E | 85.1 | 89.4 | 46.7 | 59.9 |
| Economic family | ||||||
| Unattached (ref.) | 37.3 | 36.6 | 88.5 | 90.7 | 37.6 | 55.6(*) |
| Married couple, non-senior1 | 3.9*E | 5.4*E | 92.2 | 92.9 | 68.1* | 66.9 |
| Married couple, senior1 | 40.2 | 40.9 | 83.6* | 87.9* | 45.3 | 57.1(*) |
| Other | 18.6* | 17.1* | 87.5 | 90.7 | 46.8 | 54.5 |
| Major activity2 | ||||||
| Working (ref.)3 | 4.7*E | 6.2*E | 71.9* | 78.4* | 54.3E | 56.7E |
| Retired (ref.) | 79.9 | 68.6(*) | 87.4 | 90.3(*) | 43.8 | 58.3(*) |
| Other | 8.1*E | 14.9*,(*) | 88.5 | 91.4 | 52.0 | 57.9 |
| Highest level of education2 | ||||||
| Less than grade 9 (ref.) | 35.1 | 32.0 | 90.5 | 91.2 | 48.5 | 51.7 |
| Some secondary | 23.0* | 19.0* | 84.5* | 88.7 | 40.1 | 63.5(*) |
| High school graduate | 17.4* | 12.1*E | 80.4* | 89.0(*) | 41.9 | 60.4(*) |
| Some postsecondary (completed or not) | 17.4* | 23.9 | 83.3* | 87.9 | 44.8 | 57.6 |
| Health status2 | ||||||
| Excellent or very good | 30.5* | 29.6* | 86.1 | 88.1 | 47.6 | 52.6 |
| Good or fair (ref.) | 55.4 | 49.7 | 86.7 | 90.9(*) | 43.0 | 61.9(*) |
| Poor | 5.1*E | 10.1*E | 93.6* | 90.3 | 54.3 | 52.2E |
| Immigrant status2 | ||||||
| Immigrant | 26.8* | 19.6* | 85.6 | 92.3*,(*) | 45.0 | 66.7*,(*) |
| Non-immigrant (ref.) | 69.4 | 78.4(*) | 87.4 | 89.1 | 44.2 | 53.1(*) |
| Home ownership | ||||||
| Owned by member of the family (ref.) | 76.0 | 75.0 | 84.7 | 88.2(*) | 45.2 | 55.8(*) |
| Not owned by member of the family | 24.0* | 25.0* | 91.2* | 93.0* | 42.4 | 59.5(*) |
| Annual Guaranteed Income Supplement | ||||||
| Less than $500 | 30.9 | 23.0* | 55.3* | 72.3*,(*) | 38.2* | 58.4(*) |
| $500 to $999 | 20.6 | 13.7*E | 70.1* | 82.1*,(*) | 38.4* | 52.1E |
| $1,000 to $1,999 | 23.9 | 23.0* | 83.7* | 85.2* | 41.6* | 47.6* |
| $2,000 or more (ref.) | 24.6 | 40.3 | 94.9 | 94.0 | 56.1 | 61.2 |
1. Based on age of major income recipient. |
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