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Table A.3.2
Distribution of the school-age population (ages 5 to 24), by number of years in low income
1 between 2002 and 2007, Canada and provinces

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  Never in low income Up to one year in low income More than one year in low income Total
percent
Canada
School-age population 75 10 15 100
Living with two parents 81 9 11 100
Living with lone parent 59 14 27 100
Not living with any parent 54 17 29 100
Newfoundland and Labrador
School-age population 74 13 13 100
Living with two parents 81 10 9 100
Living with lone parent 73 16 11 100
Not living with any parent F F F F
Prince Edward Island
School-age population 76 11 13 100
Living with two parents 81 10 9 100
Living with lone parent 56 21 23 100
Not living with any parent F F F F
Nova Scotia
School-age population 73 11 16 100
Living with two parents 83 10 7 100
Living with lone parent 48 21 31 100
Not living with any parent 56 F 41 100
New Brunswick
School-age population 77 7 17 100
Living with two parents 84 6 10 100
Living with lone parent 62 10 28 100
Not living with any parent 55 F 40 100
Quebec
School-age population 72 9 18 100
Living with two parents 80 7 13 100
Living with lone parent 60 10 31 100
Not living with any parent 45 21 34 100
Ontario
School-age population 78 10 12 100
Living with two parents 82 9 9 100
Living with lone parent 61 15 23 100
Not living with any parent 60 16 25 100
Manitoba
School-age population 73 8 19 100
Living with two parents 75 6 19 100
Living with lone parent 67 10 23 100
Not living with any parent 61 21 18 100
Saskatchewan
School-age population 68 17 16 100
Living with two parents 77 12 11 100
Living with lone parent 47 24 29 100
Not living with any parent 51 27 22 100
Alberta
School-age population 77 11 12 100
Living with two parents 82 10 8 100
Living with lone parent 63 22 15 100
Not living with any parent 66 7 27 100
British Columbia
School-age population 69 12 19 100
Living with two parents 77 10 13 100
Living with lone parent 48 11 41 100
Not living with any parent 46 25 29 100
F too unreliable to be published
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.
Note: The data reflect only those individuals who participated in all six years of the longitudinal survey panel.
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, longitudinal panel 2002 to 2007. Last updated June 3, 2009.
Updated December 16, 2009.