Data tables, 2016 Census

Low-income Cut-offs (2), Individual Low-income Status (5), Household Living Arrangements for Persons Not in Economic Families (3), Age (4C) and Sex (3) for Persons Not in Economic Families Aged 15 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 Census - 100% Data

About this variable: Individual low-income status (5)

Definition

No definition is available for this variable.

Values

  1. Total - Individual low-income status Footnote 1
  2. Low-income status - not applicable Footnote 2
  3. Low-income status - applicable
  4. In low income
  5. Not in low income

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Low-income status - Low-income status refers to 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.

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Footnote 2

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.

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