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Low-income statistics by age groups, Income Highlight Tables, 2016 Census

Population in private households for income status, number of persons in low income, prevalence of low income based on the low-income concept - Low-income measure, after-tax (LIM-AT), by age groups (total - age groups), Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 Census – 100% Data

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Population in private households for income status, number of persons in low income, prevalence of low income based on the low-income concept - Low-income measure, after-tax (LIM-AT), by age groups (total - age groups), Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 Census – 100% Data
Geographic name^{Footnote 2}	Type	Prov.	Population in private households for income status^{Footnote 3}	Number of persons in low income	Prevalence of low income (%)

Canada			33,968,295	4,809,940	14.2
Lot 30	LOT	P.E.I.	845	130	15.4
Lot 31	LOT	P.E.I.	1,765	170	9.6
Lot 33	LOT	P.E.I.	1,310	155	11.8
Lot 34	LOT	P.E.I.	2,840	265	9.3
Lot 35	LOT	P.E.I.	1,635	215	13.1
Lot 36	LOT	P.E.I.	745	95	12.8
Lot 37	LOT	P.E.I.	585	75	12.8
Lot 38	LOT	P.E.I.	525	55	10.5
Lot 39	LOT	P.E.I.	615	100	16.3
Lot 40	LOT	P.E.I.	430	60	14.0
Lot 41	LOT	P.E.I.	405	60	14.8
Lot 43	LOT	P.E.I.	690	125	18.1
Lot 44	LOT	P.E.I.	765	110	14.4
Lot 45	LOT	P.E.I.	460	50	10.9
Lot 46	LOT	P.E.I.	350	25	7.1
Lot 47	LOT	P.E.I.	475	50	10.5
Lot 48	LOT	P.E.I.	2,045	240	11.7
Lot 49	LOT	P.E.I.	1,090	120	11.0
Lot 50	LOT	P.E.I.	820	95	11.6
Lot 51	LOT	P.E.I.	790	100	12.7
Lot 52	LOT	P.E.I.	740	120	16.2
Lot 53	LOT	P.E.I.	490	55	11.2
Lot 54	LOT	P.E.I.	320	55	17.2
Lot 55	LOT	P.E.I.	400	50	12.5
Lot 56	LOT	P.E.I.	330	45	13.6

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Footnote 1

Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) - The Low-income measure, after tax, refers to a fixed percentage (50%) of median adjusted after-tax income of private households. The household after-tax income is adjusted by an equivalence scale to take economies of scale into account. This adjustment for different household sizes reflects the fact that a household's needs increase, but at a decreasing rate, as the number of members increases.

Using data from the 2016 Census of Population, the line applicable to a household is defined as half the Canadian median of the adjusted household after-tax income, multiplied by the square root of household size. The median is determined based on all persons in private households where low-income concepts are applicable. Thresholds for specific household sizes are presented in Table 4.2 Low-income measures thresholds (LIM-AT and LIM-BT) for private households of Canada, 2015, Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016.

When the unadjusted after-tax income of household pertaining to a person falls below the threshold applicable to the person based on household size, the person is considered to be in low income according to LIM-AT. Since the LIM-AT threshold and household income are unique within each household, low-income status based on LIM-AT can also be reported for households.

Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) - The Low-income cut-offs, after tax refers to an income threshold, defined using 1992 expenditure data, below which economic families or persons not in economic families would likely have devoted a larger share of their after-tax income than average to the necessities of food, shelter and clothing. More specifically, the thresholds represented income levels at which these families or persons were expected to spend 20 percentage points or more of their after-tax income than average on food, shelter and clothing. These thresholds have been adjusted to current dollars using the all-items Consumer Price Index (CPI).

The LICO-AT has 35 cut-offs varying by seven family sizes and five different sizes of area of residence to account for economies of scale and potential differences in cost of living in communities of different sizes. These thresholds are presented in Table 4.3 Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT - 1992 base) for economic families and persons not in economic families, 2015, Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016.

When the after-tax income of an economic family member or a person not in an economic family falls below the threshold applicable to the person, the person is considered to be in low income according to LICO-AT. Since the LICO-AT threshold and family income are unique within each economic family, low-income status based on LICO-AT can also be reported for economic families.

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Footnote 2

Low-income concepts do not apply to certain geographic areas, i.e., geographic areas within territories and/or census subdivision types associated with 'on reserve' population.

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Footnote 3

Low-income status - The income situation of the statistical unit in relation to a specific low-income line in a reference year. Statistical units with income that is below the low-income line are considered to be in low income.

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