Tabulation: Household Income in 2010 (38), Household Type (9) and Selected Household Characteristics (18) for Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey

• Selected household characteristics (18): Total - Private households

This table details household income in 2010 , household type and selected household characteristics for private households in Quebec / Québec^{Footnote 2}
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 3} = 22.4 %

Household income in 2010 (38)	Household type (9)
	Total - Household type^Footnote 4	Census-family households	One-family-only households^Footnote 5	Couple-family households^Footnote 6	Without children	With children	Lone-parent-family households	Other family households^Footnote 7	Non-census-family households
Total - Household total income^Footnote 8	3,395,220	2,175,790	2,053,885	1,745,655	882,980	862,685	308,225	121,905	1,219,430
Under $5,000	93,325	29,815	28,865	24,485	17,705	6,780	4,375	950	63,510
$5,000 to $9,999	86,465	21,080	20,185	11,755	4,625	7,130	8,430	890	65,380
$10,000 to $14,999	154,315	31,820	30,865	17,545	7,900	9,645	13,330	955	122,490
$15,000 to $19,999	222,900	43,380	41,640	21,580	13,260	8,325	20,055	1,740	179,520
$20,000 to $29,999	353,470	150,040	145,045	102,085	79,900	22,190	42,960	4,995	203,430
$30,000 to $39,999	382,000	199,855	192,870	146,780	110,915	35,865	46,085	6,985	182,145
$40,000 to $49,999	343,730	216,245	206,850	161,500	102,295	59,205	45,350	9,400	127,485
$50,000 to $59,999	302,590	211,910	201,095	165,350	97,700	67,650	35,750	10,810	90,680
$60,000 to $79,999	483,085	380,780	358,625	312,275	162,410	149,855	46,355	22,155	102,310
$80,000 to $99,999	344,430	302,575	284,110	261,025	113,900	147,130	23,085	18,470	41,855
$100,000 to $124,999	267,995	246,760	228,815	216,935	79,415	137,520	11,880	17,945	21,240
$125,000 to $149,999	148,945	140,960	130,220	125,190	39,920	85,270	5,030	10,740	7,985
$150,000 and over	211,965	200,555	184,680	179,145	53,030	126,115	5,535	15,875	11,410
Median household total income $	51,842	69,299	68,534	73,914	60,707	88,250	43,999	82,143	28,627
Average household total income $	66,205	82,985	82,294	87,715	73,905	101,849	51,594	94,626	36,265
Total - After-tax income of households	3,395,220	2,175,785	2,053,880	1,745,660	882,975	862,680	308,225	121,905	1,219,430
Under $5,000	95,585	30,830	29,850	25,365	18,240	7,125	4,480	980	64,760
$5,000 to $9,999	87,055	21,370	20,475	11,985	4,835	7,150	8,490	900	65,685
$10,000 to $14,999	157,175	32,270	31,315	17,915	8,215	9,700	13,400	960	124,905
$15,000 to $19,999	236,505	44,420	42,670	22,345	13,935	8,410	20,325	1,750	192,085
$20,000 to $29,999	420,145	157,455	152,260	107,070	84,350	22,720	45,190	5,195	262,690
$30,000 to $39,999	449,465	236,675	229,165	173,490	133,980	39,505	55,675	7,510	212,785
$40,000 to $49,999	410,485	284,220	273,460	218,340	139,940	78,400	55,115	10,760	126,260
$50,000 to $59,999	345,200	272,195	259,155	219,305	124,005	95,300	39,845	13,035	73,000
$60,000 to $79,999	515,520	453,245	426,570	384,810	178,890	205,920	41,760	26,670	62,280
$80,000 to $99,999	307,610	288,705	267,210	253,235	89,615	163,625	13,970	21,495	18,910
$100,000 and over	370,475	354,410	321,755	311,795	86,975	224,815	9,965	32,650	16,065
$100,000 to $124,999	196,410	187,855	171,565	165,625	47,770	117,850	5,935	16,290	8,560
$125,000 and over	174,065	166,555	150,195	146,165	39,205	106,960	4,030	16,360	7,510
Median after-tax household income $	45,968	60,324	59,543	63,684	52,889	75,770	41,120	74,686	26,011
Average after-tax household income $	55,121	68,857	68,062	72,110	60,866	83,618	45,134	82,252	30,613
Total - Income status in 2010 based on after-tax low-income measure^Footnote 9	3,395,215	2,175,785	2,053,880	1,745,655	882,975	862,685	308,220	121,905	1,219,435
Households for the income status based on after-tax low-income measure	3,384,330	2,166,990	2,047,475	1,740,960	881,925	859,030	306,515	119,515	1,217,345
Low-income households	725,270	282,610	267,395	175,430	95,640	79,795	91,965	15,210	442,665
Prevalence of low income among households %	21.4	13.0	13.1	10.1	10.8	9.3	30.0	12.7	36.4
Other households	2,659,065	1,884,380	1,780,080	1,565,530	786,290	779,235	214,550	104,305	774,675
Concept not applicable^Footnote 10	10,885	8,795	6,405	4,700	1,050	3,645	1,705	2,385	2,090

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Household, private - Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy the same private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada. Household members who are temporarily absent on May 10, 2011 (e.g., temporarily residing elsewhere) are considered as part of their usual household. Every person is a member of one and only one household.

Footnote 2

Excludes National Household Survey data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

Footnote 3

For the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) estimates, the global non-response rate (GNR) is used as an indicator of data quality. This indicator combines complete non-response (household) and partial non-response (question) into a single rate. The value of the GNR is presented to users. A smaller GNR indicates a lower risk of non-response bias and as a result, lower risk of inaccuracy. The threshold used for estimates' suppression is a GNR of 50% or more. For more information, please refer to the National Household Survey User Guide, 2011.

Footnote 4

Household type - Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling. Family households may also be divided based on the presence of persons not in a census family.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

Footnote 5

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons.

Footnote 6

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

Footnote 7

Refers to one-census-family households with additional persons and multiple-census-family households with or without additional persons.

Footnote 8

Household total income - The total income of a household is the sum of the total incomes of all members of that household.

Total income - Total income refers to monetary receipts from certain sources, before income taxes and deductions, during calendar year 2010. It includes employment income from wages, salaries, tips, commissions and net income from self-employment (for both unincorporated farm and non-farm activities); income from government sources, such as social assistance, child benefits, employment insurance, Old Age Security pension, Canada or Quebec pension plan benefits and disability income; income from employer and personal pension sources, such as private pensions and payments from annuities and RRIFs; income from investment sources, such as dividends and interest on bonds, accounts, GICs and mutual funds; and other regular cash income, such as child support payments received, spousal support payments (alimony) received and scholarships. The monetary receipts included are those that tend to be of a regular and recurring nature. It excludes one-time receipts, such as lottery winnings, gambling winnings, cash inheritances, lump sum insurance settlements, capital gains and RRSP withdrawals. Capital gains are excluded because they are not by their nature regular and recurring. It is further assumed that they are less likely to be fully spent in the period in which they are received, unlike income that is regular and recurring. Also excluded are employer's contributions to registered pension plans, Canada and Quebec pension plans, and employment insurance. Finally, voluntary inter-household transfers, imputed rent, goods and services produced for barter, and goods produced for own consumption are excluded from this total income definition.

After-tax income of households - The after-tax income of a household is the sum of the after-tax incomes of all members of that household.

After-tax income - Refers to total income from all sources minus federal, provincial and territorial income taxes paid for 2010.

Median income of households - The median income of a specified group of households is that amount which divides their income size distribution, ranked by size of income, into two halves. That is, the incomes of the first half of the households are below the median, while those of the second half are above the median. Median incomes of households are normally calculated for all units in the specified group, whether or not they reported income.

Average income of households - Average income of households refers to the weighted mean total income of households in 2010. Average income is calculated from unrounded data by dividing the aggregate income of a specified group of households (for example, two person households) by the number of households in that specific group, whether or not they reported income.

The above concept and procedures also apply in the calculation of these statistics on the after-tax income of households.

Household, private - Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy the same private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada. Household members who are temporarily absent on May 10, 2011 (e.g., temporarily residing elsewhere) are considered as part of their usual household. Every person is a member of one and only one household.

Footnote 9

Income status can be measured in several different ways in household surveys. For the standard products of the National Household Survey, the line chosen is a relative measure: the after-tax low-income measure (LIM-AT).

For this measure, the income used is after-tax income of households. There are no regional variations to account for prices or cost of living differences: all applicable households in Canada face the same line adjusted for household size. This line is set at half the median of adjusted household after-tax income. To account for potential economies of scale, the income of households with more than one member is divided by the square root of the size of the household.
All household members are considered to share the household income and are attributed the same income status.

Note:Low-income estimates in the 2011 National Household Survey

For the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS), low-income statistics are presented based on the after-tax low-income measure (LIM-AT). This measure is not related to the low-income cut-offs (LICO) presented in the 2006 Census and prevalence rates are conceptually not comparable. Because of the sensitivity of certain income indicators to differences in methodology and response patterns, direct comparisons to establish trends with low-income estimates from other household surveys, administrative programs or the 2006 Census are discouraged. The prevalence rates observed in the NHS at the national level are generally 1 to 2 percentage points higher than seen for similar concepts in other programs. However, analysis of the NHS data suggests that it is valid to compare low-income data for different sub-populations within the NHS (i.e., for different geographic areas or demographic groups). For more information, refer to the Income Reference Guide, National Household Survey, Catalogue no. 99-014-X2011006.

Footnote 10

The low-income concepts are not applied in the territories and in certain areas based on census subdivision type (such as Indian reserves). The existence of substantial in-kind transfers (such as band housing) and sizeable barter economies or consumption from own production (such as product from hunting or fishing) could have made the interpretation of low-income rates more difficult.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-014-X2011047.