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1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
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percentage in low income | ||||||||
Canada | ||||||||
School-age population | 14 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Living with two parents | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Living with lone parent | 32 | 38 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 17 |
Not living with any parent | 33 | 43 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 37 | 33 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | ||||||||
School-age population | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
Living with two parents | 10 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Living with lone parent | 46 | 43 | 38 | 31 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 13 |
Not living with any parent | 32 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 50 | 41 | 40 | 38 |
Prince Edward Island | ||||||||
School-age population | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Living with two parents | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Living with lone parent | 15 | 28 | 14 | F | 9 | 11 | 5 | 9 |
Not living with any parent | 21 | 22 | 34 | 27 | 29 | 18 | 27 | 28 |
Nova Scotia | ||||||||
School-age population | 12 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Living with two parents | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
Living with lone parent | 35 | 43 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 13 |
Not living with any parent | 32 | 40 | 35 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 31 |
New Brunswick | ||||||||
School-age population | 13 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Living with two parents | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Living with lone parent | 37 | 39 | 27r | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 21 |
Not living with any parent | 25 | 34 | 34 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 32 |
Quebec | ||||||||
School-age population | 16 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Living with two parents | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Living with lone parent | 39 | 37 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 14 |
Not living with any parent | 36 | 52 | 41 | 38 | 36 | 43 | 38 | 38 |
Ontario | ||||||||
School-age population | 11 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Living with two parents | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Living with lone parent | 24 | 38 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 16 |
Not living with any parent | 28 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 40 | 35 |
Manitoba | ||||||||
School-age population | 18 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Living with two parents | 10 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Living with lone parent | 36 | 40 | 36 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 20 |
Not living with any parent | 36 | 52 | 38 | 33 | 36 | 45 | 28 | 25 |
Saskatchewan | ||||||||
School-age population | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
Living with two parents | 10 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Living with lone parent | 39 | 40 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 21 |
Not living with any parent | 34 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 42 | 40 | 36 | 29 |
Alberta | ||||||||
School-age population | 16 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Living with two parents | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Living with lone parent | 40 | 47 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 12 |
Not living with any parent | 35 | 47 | 35 | 39 | 42 | 36 | 28 | 23 |
British Columbia | ||||||||
School-age population | 15 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 15 |
Living with two parents | 7 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Living with lone parent | 29 | 28 | 28 | 39 | 36 | 19 | 30 | 26 |
Not living with any parent |
36 | 40 | 43 | 42 | 35 | 45 | 43 | 38 |
0 true zero or a value rounded to zero r revised 1. Based on after-tax low-income cutoffs. For more information see pages 11 and 12 of Statistics Canada and Council of Ministers of Education, Canada. 2007. Education indicators in Canada: Handbook for the Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program. Catalogue no. 81‑582‑XIE. Ottawa. Sources: Statistics Canada, Survey of Consumer Finances, 1990 and 1995 and Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. Last updated June 3, 2009. Updated December 16, 2009. |