Table 5.2
The one year transition matrices of low income, 1993 to 2009

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Table 5.2
The one year transition matrices of low income, 1993 to 2009
Table summary
This table displays the results of the one year transition matrices of low income, 1993 to 2009. This information is grouped by Period appearing as row headers and is grouped by PL->L (immobility), PL->NL (exit rate), PNL->L (entry rate) and PNL->NL (resistance) appearing as column headers, calculated using Under LICO, Under LIM, and Under MBM as a unit of measure
Period PL->L PL->NL PNL->L PNL->NL
(immobility) (exit rate) (entry rate) (resistance)
Under LICO
1993 to 1994 71.8 28.2 5.5 94.5
1994 to 1995 66.7 33.3 4.9 95.1
1995 to 1996 70.4 29.6 4.0 96.0
1996 to 1997 69.9 30.1 4.7 95.3
1997 to 1998 66.1 33.9 3.7 96.3
1998 to 1999 66.1 33.9 4.3 95.7
1999 to 2000 66.3 33.7 4.0 96.0
2000 to 2001 60.9 39.1 3.1 96.9
2001 to 2002 68.1 31.9 3.6 96.4
2002 to 2003 67.7 32.3 3.8 96.2
2003 to 2004 66.3 33.8 3.4 96.6
2004 to 2005 66.7 33.3 3.0 97.0
2005 to 2006 64.8 35.2 3.2 96.8
2006 to 2007 60.2 39.8 2.5 97.5
2007 to 2008 63.1 36.9 3.0 97.0
2008 to 2009 67.2 32.8 3.2 96.8
  Under LIM
1993 to 1994 66.2 33.8 5.4 94.6
1994 to 1995 62.4 37.6 4.9 95.1
1995 to 1996 68.2 31.8 4.0 96.0
1996 to 1997 66.5 33.5 4.5 95.5
1997 to 1998 67.3 32.7 4.4 95.6
1998 to 1999 63.0 37.0 4.6 95.4
1999 to 2000 67.9 32.1 4.7 95.3
2000 to 2001 64.3 35.7 4.0 96.0
2001 to 2002 70.8 29.2 4.0 96.0
2002 to 2003 69.2 30.8 4.6 95.4
2003 to 2004 70.3 29.7 4.2 95.8
2004 to 2005 68.6 31.4 4.0 96.0
2005 to 2006 68.5 31.5 3.9 96.1
2006 to 2007 69.8 30.2 3.6 96.4
2007 to 2008 68.2 31.8 4.6 95.4
2008 to 2009 70.3 29.7 4.3 95.7
  Under MBM
2000 to 2001 58.0 42.0 3.5 96.5
2001 to 2002 63.8 36.2 3.8 96.2
2002 to 2003 61.3 38.7 3.8 96.2
2003 to 2004 63.7 36.3 3.6 96.4
2004 to 2005 62.5 37.5 3.7 96.3
2005 to 2006 61.7 38.3 3.3 96.7
2006 to 2007 57.6 42.4 2.7 97.3
2007 to 2008 65.0 35.0 3.8 96.2
2008 to 2009 65.4 34.6 4.3 95.7
Note: Low income transition rates are calculated using three low income thresholds: the Low-Income Cut-Off (LICO), the Low Income Measure (LIM) and the Market Basket Measure (MBM).
Source: Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (1993 to 2009), Statistics Canada.
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