Table 13
Percentage of persons in low–income after tax, by economic family type, 1976 to 2008

Table 13
Percentage of persons in low–income after tax, by economic family type, 1976 to 2008
Table summary
This table displays the results of Percentage of persons in low–income after tax. The information is grouped by Persons in low–income appearing as row headers and is grouped by 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008 appearing as column headers, calculated using percentage as a unit of measure.
Persons in low income 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 2007 2008
percentage
Elderly families 17.7 9.6 4.9 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.9 1.8 2.6
Non-elderly families 9.7 8.8 9.8 10.8 13.0 8.6 7.9 6.5 6.7
Married couples 5.8 5.0 5.9 7.7 8.4 6.4 5.6 4.8 5.5
Couples with children 8.2 7.5 8.5 8.7 10.7 7.3 7.1 5.6 6.0
Other couples 3.2 2.6 3.0 2.8 4.6 4.4 2.2 1.4 1.8
Female lone parent 53.7 44.2 48.7 49.8 52.9 34.2 28.9 24.0 20.9
Male lone parent 17.9 12.2 16.3 18.7 24.5 11.4 6.9 9.2 7.0
Other non-elderly families 13.1 11.8 11.6 12.7 13.3 7.4 9.4 9.4 9.7
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 202-0804.
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