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Table A.3.1
Percentage of the school-age population (ages 5 to 24) in low income,
1 by type of living arrangement, Canada and provinces, 1990, 1995, 2000, and 2003 to 2007

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  1990 1995 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
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.