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 British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique^{Footnote 2}
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 3} = 26.1 %

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	1,764,630	1,184,555	1,042,315	903,430	460,610	442,825	138,880	142,245	580,070
Under $5,000	60,130	20,275	18,995	15,280	10,300	4,980	3,710	1,285	39,850
$5,000 to $9,999	36,340	18,250	16,950	9,850	2,710	7,140	7,100	1,300	18,090
$10,000 to $14,999	59,970	17,665	16,505	9,910	4,530	5,375	6,595	1,165	42,300
$15,000 to $19,999	96,600	23,300	21,675	11,625	6,285	5,345	10,050	1,625	73,300
$20,000 to $29,999	157,610	71,240	67,065	47,555	31,710	15,840	19,515	4,175	86,365
$30,000 to $39,999	167,220	92,600	86,700	67,955	45,690	22,270	18,745	5,895	74,625
$40,000 to $49,999	158,400	95,655	88,330	71,905	44,200	27,700	16,430	7,325	62,750
$50,000 to $59,999	140,345	92,515	84,330	71,010	42,140	28,870	13,325	8,185	47,825
$60,000 to $79,999	246,720	182,785	163,630	144,630	81,035	63,595	19,005	19,155	63,935
$80,000 to $99,999	193,185	159,270	139,735	128,365	63,015	65,350	11,365	19,540	33,910
$100,000 to $124,999	167,410	149,035	127,755	121,205	53,695	67,510	6,550	21,275	18,375
$125,000 to $149,999	106,330	98,465	81,725	78,800	30,390	48,410	2,920	16,745	7,860
$150,000 and over	174,385	163,505	128,925	125,345	44,900	80,440	3,580	34,585	10,880
Median household total income $	60,333	77,549	74,672	80,254	70,182	92,134	42,052	101,517	33,890
Average household total income $	77,378	93,961	90,699	96,654	85,891	107,849	51,958	117,863	43,515
Total - After-tax income of households	1,764,635	1,184,555	1,042,315	903,435	460,610	442,820	138,880	142,245	580,075
Under $5,000	61,920	21,275	19,925	16,120	10,810	5,310	3,810	1,350	40,645
$5,000 to $9,999	36,850	18,390	17,060	10,005	2,885	7,120	7,050	1,330	18,465
$10,000 to $14,999	60,935	17,930	16,745	10,080	4,600	5,480	6,660	1,190	42,995
$15,000 to $19,999	99,895	23,695	22,050	11,855	6,495	5,365	10,195	1,645	76,200
$20,000 to $29,999	175,205	74,405	70,075	49,730	33,385	16,345	20,345	4,325	100,800
$30,000 to $39,999	192,775	103,595	97,350	76,115	51,170	24,940	21,235	6,245	89,180
$40,000 to $49,999	181,910	113,160	105,095	86,205	52,135	34,070	18,890	8,065	68,750
$50,000 to $59,999	162,470	114,395	104,470	89,370	53,040	36,330	15,095	9,925	48,080
$60,000 to $79,999	272,645	218,905	196,225	177,065	94,615	82,445	19,155	22,685	53,740
$80,000 to $99,999	192,785	171,305	148,620	140,300	64,940	75,360	8,325	22,690	21,470
$100,000 and over	327,245	307,500	244,705	236,580	86,530	150,050	8,125	62,795	19,750
$100,000 to $124,999	150,380	139,680	116,395	111,660	44,045	67,620	4,735	23,285	10,695
$125,000 and over	176,870	167,820	128,305	124,920	42,490	82,435	3,390	39,515	9,050
Median after-tax household income $	54,379	69,353	66,764	71,244	63,027	80,948	40,071	92,469	31,126
Average after-tax household income $	66,264	80,296	77,152	81,866	73,028	91,059	46,482	103,337	37,609
Total - Income status in 2010 based on after-tax low-income measure^Footnote 9	1,764,630	1,184,555	1,042,315	903,435	460,610	442,825	138,880	142,240	580,075
Households for the income status based on after-tax low-income measure	1,734,550	1,163,650	1,025,395	890,160	453,050	437,110	135,235	138,255	570,895
Low-income households	337,550	163,485	148,735	101,725	45,450	56,280	47,010	14,750	174,060
Prevalence of low income among households %	19.5	14.0	14.5	11.4	10.0	12.9	34.8	10.7	30.5
Other households	1,397,000	1,000,165	876,660	788,435	407,605	380,830	88,225	123,505	396,835
Concept not applicable^Footnote 10	30,080	20,910	16,920	13,270	7,560	5,710	3,650	3,990	9,170

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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.