Low-income Indicators (4), Individual Low-income Status (6), Age (14) and Census Family and Household Type Characteristics of Persons (31) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 100% Data

• Low-income indicators (4): Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)
• Age (14): Total - Age

This table details low-income indicators , individual low-income status , age and census family and household type characteristics of persons for the population in private households in Alberta

Census family and household type characteristics of persons (31)	Individual low-income status (6)
	Total - Individual low-income status^Footnote 2	Low-income status - not applicable^Footnote 3	Low-income status - applicable	In low income	Not in low income	Prevalence of low income (%)^Footnote 4
Total - Persons by census family characteristics including sex of lone parent^Footnote 5	3,978,145	52,930	3,925,215	363,890	3,561,330	9.3
Persons in census families	3,299,615	46,110	3,253,500	262,695	2,990,810	8.1
Persons in couple census families	2,885,760	28,565	2,857,195	173,585	2,683,610	6.1
Persons in lone-parent census families	413,850	17,545	396,300	89,105	307,200	22.5
In a male lone-parent census family	92,780	4,995	87,785	11,855	75,935	13.5
In female lone-parent census family	321,070	12,550	308,520	77,255	231,265	25.0
Persons not in census families	678,530	6,815	671,720	101,190	570,525	15.1
Total - Persons by census family characteristics including number of children aged 0 to 17^Footnote 6	3,978,145	52,925	3,925,215	363,890	3,561,335	9.3
Persons in census families	3,299,610	46,115	3,253,500	262,690	2,990,805	8.1
In a couple census family with children aged 0 to 17 years	1,602,175	20,680	1,581,495	123,450	1,458,050	7.8
One child	495,255	4,550	490,700	26,630	464,070	5.4
Two children	682,470	5,130	677,340	42,680	634,660	6.3
Three or more children	424,455	10,995	413,460	54,140	359,320	13.1
In a lone-parent census family with children aged 0 to 17 years	269,830	13,860	255,965	76,090	179,880	29.7
One child	120,965	4,365	116,600	24,350	92,250	20.9
Two children	92,660	3,395	89,265	26,700	62,565	29.9
Three or more children	56,210	6,105	50,105	25,040	25,065	50.0
Persons not in census families^Footnote 7	678,530	6,815	671,720	101,195	570,525	15.1
Persons living alone	366,085	1,715	364,370	76,345	288,020	21.0
Persons living with other relatives^Footnote 8	101,055	4,290	96,770	8,815	87,955	9.1
Persons living with non-relatives only	211,395	815	210,580	16,030	194,545	7.6
Total - Persons by household type including census family structure^Footnote 9	3,978,145	52,925	3,925,220	363,890	3,561,335	9.3
Persons in one-census-family households without additional persons	2,845,360	25,100	2,820,260	239,485	2,580,780	8.5
In a couple census family without other persons in the household	2,544,285	17,900	2,526,385	160,610	2,365,770	6.4
In a lone-parent census family without other persons in the household	301,080	7,195	293,885	78,870	215,005	26.8
Persons in other census-family households^Footnote 10	566,290	24,845	541,440	29,600	511,840	5.5
In a couple census family with other persons in the household	341,480	10,660	330,815	12,980	317,835	3.9
In a lone-parent census family with other persons in the household	112,770	10,345	102,425	10,230	92,190	10.0
Not in a census family, living with persons who are in a census family	112,035	3,835	108,200	6,390	101,810	5.9
Persons in two-or-more-person non-census-family households	200,415	1,270	199,150	18,455	180,695	9.3
Persons living alone (one-person households)	366,080	1,715	364,370	76,350	288,020	21.0

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not applicable

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suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

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too unreliable to be published

Footnote(s)

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.

Footnote 2

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.

For the 2016 Census, the reference period is the calendar year 2015 for all income variables.

Footnote 3

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 subsidized housing and First Nations band housing) and sizeable barter economies or consumption from own production (such as product from hunting, farming or fishing) could make the interpretation of low-income statistics more difficult in these situations.

Footnote 4

Prevalence of low income - The proportion or percentage of units whose income falls below a specified low-income line.

Footnote 5

For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family.

Footnote 6

For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family; Child presence any age.

Footnote 7

For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Household living arrangements of persons not in census families.

Footnote 8

Includes foster children.

Footnote 9

For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Household type; Census family.

Footnote 10

Persons living in one-census-family households with additional persons and persons in multiple-census-family households.

Data quality note(s) – Alberta

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.7%.
• Short-form income data quality flag
  Default. Data quality index showing a short-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016124.