Table 5.6
Incidence of long-term low income, using an alternative measure of persistence

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Table 5.6
Incidence of long-term low income, using an alternative measure of persistence
Table summary
 This table displays the results of incidence of long-term low income, using an alternative measure of persistence. The information is grouped by 1993 to 1998, 1996 to 2001, 1999 to 2004, 2002 to 2007, LICO, LIM appearing as column headers.
  1993 to 1998 1996 to 2001 1999 to 2004 2002 to 2007
LICO LIM LICO LIM LICO LIM LICO LIM MBM
Overall 8.9 8 8.4 8.5 6 7.7 5.1 8.1 4.8
Groups of people  
Children 11.9 12 11.2 12.5 7 10.1 5.7 10.5 6.1
Seniors 6.1 1.9 6.3 4.3 3.3 4.9 4.4 6.7 0.7
Lone parents 46.5 36.6 35.6 31.6 30.1 28.7 24.1 25.6 23.3
Unattached non-elderly 44.9 42.3 32.9 40.4 22.2 28.2 19.3 38.4 22.3
Recent immigrants 22.4 16.3 23.4 15.8 13.6 14 11.9 14.8 10.8
Off-reserve Aboriginal people 14.1 16 13 19.8 9.7 14.3 5.8 14.5 7.4
Activity limited Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 15.8 19.3 15.2 21 11.4
Provinces  
Newfoundland/Labrador 9.5 13.1 10.3 15.2 9.6 20.4 5 12.9 8.1
Prince Edward Island 3.4 4.5 4.3 9.1 3 11.2 2.2 8.5 5.3
Nova Scotia 7.6 10.6 8 12.8 8 14 5.7 12.1 7.7
New Brunswick 8.2 12.8 5.7 10.9 5.5 13.4 6 13.7 10.1
Quebec 14.3 12.8 12.9 11.4 7.2 9.4 6.2 9.9 3.9
Ontario 5.6 4.7 6.5 5.8 4.6 5 3.7 6.2 4.2
Manitoba 10.8 10 9.5 11 6.2 10 9.8 11 5.8
Saskatchewan 7.1 9.2 5.2 11.8 5.5 10.8 3.5 12.2 4.6
Alberta 8.4 6.7 6.3 7 7.1 7.6 2.2 3 2.7
British Columbia 8.2 5.5 8 8.1 6.4 7.1 8.1 9.8 7.9
Communities  
Montréal 21.5 17.5 19.6 13 9 7 8.2 8.9 3.2
Ottawa–Gatineau 12.7 5.3 10.7 8.6 3 1.8 6.2 7.1 4.4
Toronto 5.4 2.9 9 5 6.1 4.6 4.7 6.2 5
Winnipeg 14.5 9 11.7 8.1 8.3 6.2 12.9 10.9 5.7
Calgary 8.3 5.9 6.3 4.5 7.1 5 2.3 3.2 2.3
Edmonton 13.8 7.5 6.6 5.5 10.9 10.4 2.9 2 2.1
Vancouver 11.9 4.7 10.9 8.6 8.7 6.2 11.1 11.2 10.1
Other CMAs/CAs 7.2 6.4 7.3 7.8 6.3 9 4.5 7.4 4.3
Outside CMAs/CAs 4.2 9 3.6 10.9 3 9.8 2.5 11 5.2
Note: The alternative measure of persistence was developed by Rodgers and Rodgers (1993). CMA, census metropolitan area; CA, census agglomeration.
.. indicates the statistics were not available in the relevant periods for people with activity limitations.
Source: Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (1993 – 2007), Statistics Canada.
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