Table 5.4
Multiple spells of low income across provinces
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| At least one year | At least four years | All six years | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 to 1998 | 2002 to 2007 | 1993 to 1998 | 2002 to 2007 | 1993 to 1998 | 2002 to 2007 | |
| LICO | ||||||
| Newfoundland/Labrador | 23.4 | 17.6 | 10.4 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2 |
| Prince Edward Island | 14.9 | 14.4 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published |
| Nova Scotia | 20.2 | 18.2 | 7.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 2 |
| New Brunswick | 21.2 | 16.8 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 2.9 |
| Quebec | 27.9 | 21.3 | 13.1 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 2.6 |
| Ontario | 21.4 | 17.9 | 5.7 | 4 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Manitoba | 26.7 | 23.9 | 11.7 | 9.2 | 4.2 | 2.9 |
| Saskatchewan | 23.6 | 19.4 | 6.8 | 3.2 | 2.2 | Note F: too unreliable to be published |
| Alberta | 26.2 | 16.6 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 3.4 | Note F: too unreliable to be published |
| British Columbia | 21.6 | 25.3 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 2.1 | 4.2 |
| LIM | ||||||
| Newfoundland/Labrador | 30.2 | 31 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 5.4 | 5.8 |
| Prince Edward Island | 19.1 | 25.9 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 7 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published |
| Nova Scotia | 23.6 | 26.4 | 9.8 | 11.2 | 4.8 | 5.8 |
| New Brunswick | 24.6 | 27.9 | 9.6 | 13.2 | 4.2 | 6.4 |
| Quebec | 27.1 | 25.7 | 11.3 | 7.7 | 5.3 | 3.5 |
| Ontario | 19.4 | 19.6 | 4.6 | 6 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| Manitoba | 26 | 27.5 | 10.9 | 10 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Saskatchewan | 27.5 | 33.6 | 7.7 | 9.3 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| Alberta | 23.7 | 17.7 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 2.3 | Note F: too unreliable to be published |
| British Columbia | 19.6 | 28.9 | 4.8 | 9.8 | 2.3 | 4.4 |
| MBM | ||||||
| Newfoundland/Labrador | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 25.5 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 9 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 3.9 |
| Prince Edward Island | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 23.3 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 5.7 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note F: too unreliable to be published |
| Nova Scotia | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 23.6 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 7.6 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 3.2 |
| New Brunswick | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 23 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 9 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 4.1 |
| Quebec | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 17.6 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 3.5 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 1.1 |
| Ontario | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 17.2 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 3.6 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 0.8 |
| Manitoba | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 19.8 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 6.1 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note F: too unreliable to be published |
| Saskatchewan | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 23.7 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 4.2 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note F: too unreliable to be published |
| Alberta | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 16.2 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 2.3 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note F: too unreliable to be published |
| British Columbia | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 26.9 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 7.5 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 3.4 |
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Note:
LICO, low-income cut-off; LIM, low-income measure; and MBM, market basket measure.
F indicates the statistics are unreliable to be published. .. means statistics under MBM were not available. Source: Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (1993 to 2007), Statistics Canada. |
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