Data tables, 2016 Census

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

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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 Wetaskiwin
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Census family and household type characteristics of persons (31) Individual low-income status (6)
Total - Individual low-income statusFootnote 2 Low-income status - not applicableFootnote 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 parentFootnote 5 12,205 0 12,210 1,565 10,640 12.8
Persons in census families 9,760 0 9,755 1,025 8,730 10.5
Persons in couple census families 7,955 0 7,955 535 7,415 6.7
Persons in lone-parent census families 1,800 0 1,805 485 1,315 26.9
In a male lone-parent census family 355 0 360 55 300 15.3
In female lone-parent census family 1,445 0 1,445 430 1,015 29.8
Persons not in census families 2,450 0 2,450 540 1,910 22.0
Total - Persons by census family characteristics including number of children aged 0 to 17Footnote 6 12,205 0 12,205 1,565 10,640 12.8
Persons in census families 9,755 0 9,760 1,025 8,730 10.5
In a couple census family with children aged 0 to 17 years 4,210 0 4,215 385 3,825 9.1
One child 1,275 0 1,275 110 1,170 8.6
Two children 1,715 0 1,715 80 1,635 4.7
Three or more children 1,225 0 1,225 200 1,025 16.3
In a lone-parent census family with children aged 0 to 17 years 1,230 0 1,225 425 800 34.7
One child 510 0 505 110 400 21.8
Two children 355 0 355 105 250 29.6
Three or more children 365 0 365 205 155 56.2
Persons not in census familiesFootnote 7 2,450 0 2,450 540 1,910 22.0
Persons living alone 1,520 0 1,520 430 1,095 28.3
Persons living with other relativesFootnote 8 345 0 340 50 290 14.7
Persons living with non-relatives only 585 0 585 60 525 10.3
Total - Persons by household type including census family structureFootnote 9 12,210 0 12,205 1,565 10,640 12.8
Persons in one-census-family households without additional persons 8,400 0 8,400 920 7,480 11.0
In a couple census family without other persons in the household 7,080 0 7,080 505 6,570 7.1
In a lone-parent census family without other persons in the household 1,320 0 1,320 410 910 31.1
Persons in other census-family householdsFootnote 10 1,745 0 1,745 140 1,605 8.0
In a couple census family with other persons in the household 875 0 875 30 845 3.4
In a lone-parent census family with other persons in the household 485 0 485 80 410 16.5
Not in a census family, living with persons who are in a census family 390 0 385 35 350 9.1
Persons in two-or-more-person non-census-family households 540 0 540 75 465 13.9
Persons living alone (one-person households) 1,525 0 1,525 430 1,095 28.2

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Footnote 4

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

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Footnote 5

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

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Footnote 6

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

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Footnote 7

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

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Footnote 8

Includes foster children.

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Footnote 9

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

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Footnote 10

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

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Data quality note(s) – Wetaskiwin

  • Incomplete enumeration flag
    Default. Not applicable.
  • Short-form data quality flag
    Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 5.0%.
  • 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.

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