Chart 7
Proportion of women and men aged 65 and over in low income, Canada, 1976 to 2015

Chart 7 Proportion of women and men aged 65 and over in low income, Canada, 1976 to 2015

Data table for Chart 7
Data table for Chart 7
Table summary
This table displays the results of data for Chart 7. The information is grouped by Year (appearing as row headers), Women and Men, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Year Women Men
percent
1976 34.3 26.0
1977 36.3 29.2
1978 34.9 28.3
1979 31.2 24.6
1980 28.7 18.1
1981 23.8 16.0
1982 19.2 10.3
1983 19.2 11.0
1984 17.6 9.9
1985 14.6 8.3
1986 13.2 8.3
1987 12.5 7.3
1988 16.1 9.0
1989 13.1 7.5
1990 9.4 5.1
1991 6.3 4.2
1992 6.3 3.7
1993 6.6 4.0
1994 4.9 3.1
1995 4.7 2.8
1996 5.8 2.9
1997 5.8 3.7
1998 7.2 4.3
1999 8.3 3.7
2000 9.5 5.2
2001 9.8 5.6
2002 11.8 7.1
2003 11.0 6.7
2004 10.7 6.2
2005 13.0 6.8
2006 12.5 7.4
2007 13.3 8.1
2008 16.1 8.9
2009 15.6 8.9
2010 16.2 9.5
2011 15.9 10.4
2012 14.6 9.4
2013 13.2 9.6
2014 14.4 10.3
2015 16.3 11.9
Note: Estimates exclude territories and First Nations reserves.
Low income measures (LIMs), are relative measures of low income, set at 50% of adjusted median household income. These measures are categorized according to the number of persons present in the household, reflecting the economies of scale inherent in household size. Estimates are based on data from the following surveys: the Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) from 1976 to 1992, a combination of the SCF and the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) from 1993 to 1997, the SLID from 1998 to 2011 and the Canadian Income Survey (CIS) beginning in 2012. For more information, see Statistics Canada, 2015, "Revisions to 2006 to 2011 income data", Income Research Paper Series, Catalogue no. 75F0002MIE - No. 003. Also, two previous revisions of income data are described in Cotton, Cathy, 2000, "Bridging Two Surveys: An Integrated Series of Income Data from SCF and SLID 1989-1997", Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 75F0002MIE - No. 002, and Lathe, Heather, 2005, "Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics: 2003 Historical Revision", Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 75F0002MIE - No. 009.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Income Survey, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, Survey of Consumer Finances, 1976-2015, custom tabulation.
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