Low-income Indicators (4), Individual Low-income Status (6), Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012 (23A) and Work Activity During the Reference Year (9) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

• Work activity during the reference year (9): Total - Work activity during the reference year
• Low-income indicators (4): Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)

This table details low-income indicators , individual low-income status , industry - north american industry classification system 2012 and work activity during the reference year for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Alberta

Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012 (23A)	Individual low-income status (6)
	Total - Individual low-income status^Footnote 3	Low-income status - not applicable^Footnote 4	Low-income status - applicable	In low income	Not in low income	Prevalence of low income (%)^Footnote 5
Total - Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012^Footnote 6	3,206,045	35,130	3,170,915	263,560	2,907,360	8.3
Industry - not applicable^Footnote 7	738,635	17,015	721,620	111,035	610,580	15.4
All industries^Footnote 8	2,467,410	18,120	2,449,295	152,525	2,296,770	6.2
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	71,925	760	71,160	8,580	62,585	12.1
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	152,915	780	152,140	3,575	148,560	2.3
22 Utilities	23,275	175	23,095	325	22,770	1.4
23 Construction	255,085	2,280	252,805	18,610	234,190	7.4
31-33 Manufacturing	135,420	310	135,105	4,765	130,340	3.5
41 Wholesale trade	85,335	115	85,215	2,870	82,345	3.4
44-45 Retail trade	278,420	1,090	277,330	21,645	255,685	7.8
48-49 Transportation and warehousing	123,470	620	122,850	8,890	113,960	7.2
51 Information and cultural industries	36,015	70	35,945	1,775	34,170	4.9
52 Finance and insurance	73,465	95	73,375	2,645	70,730	3.6
53 Real estate and rental and leasing	45,350	175	45,175	2,980	42,195	6.6
54 Professional, scientific and technical services	181,910	380	181,530	8,895	172,635	4.9
55 Management of companies and enterprises	6,005	0	6,000	150	5,850	2.5
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services	97,660	1,260	96,405	10,550	85,850	10.9
61 Educational services	161,280	1,965	159,315	7,085	152,230	4.4
62 Health care and social assistance	263,575	2,795	260,780	11,935	248,845	4.6
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation	53,215	610	52,605	4,930	47,675	9.4
72 Accommodation and food services	174,865	995	173,870	20,095	153,775	11.6
81 Other services (except public administration)	116,055	505	115,550	9,635	105,910	8.3
91 Public administration	132,175	3,120	129,050	2,590	126,465	2.0

Symbol(s)

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not available for a specific reference period

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not applicable

Symbol x

suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

Symbol F

too unreliable to be published

Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Refers to the number of weeks in which a person aged 15 years and over worked for pay or in self-employment in 2015 at all jobs held, even if only for a few hours, and whether these weeks were mostly full time (30 hours or more per week) or mostly part time (less than 30 hours per week).

Footnote 2

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 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.

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

Footnote 4

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 5

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

Footnote 6

Refers to the general nature of the business carried out in the establishment where the person worked.

Footnote 7

Includes persons aged 15 years and over who never worked for pay or self-employment or last worked for pay or self-employment prior to 2015.

Footnote 8

Includes persons aged 15 years and over who have worked at some point in time between January 2015 and May 2016.

Data quality note(s) – Alberta

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
• Long-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.1%.
• Long-form income data quality flag
  Default. Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016297.