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 Prince Rupert
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 2} = 28.5 %

Household income in 2010 (38)	Household type (9)
	Total - Household type^Footnote 3	Census-family households	One-family-only households^Footnote 4	Couple-family households^Footnote 5	Without children	With children	Lone-parent-family households	Other family households^Footnote 6	Non-census-family households
Total - Household total income^Footnote 7	5,185	3,565	3,150	2,550	1,175	1,380	595	415	1,615
Under $5,000	195	90	85	75	70	0	0	0	100
$5,000 to $9,999	175	55	45	20	0	10	25	0	120
$10,000 to $14,999	145	45	45	15	15	0	25	0	100
$15,000 to $19,999	340	135	90	55	30	25	35	0	210
$20,000 to $29,999	530	305	265	185	100	80	80	45	220
$30,000 to $39,999	570	300	250	160	105	55	85	55	270
$40,000 to $49,999	475	285	260	150	70	80	110	30	185
$50,000 to $59,999	365	255	240	195	100	95	50	20	105
$60,000 to $79,999	620	515	460	375	190	185	85	55	105
$80,000 to $99,999	580	445	410	380	170	210	35	35	140
$100,000 to $124,999	525	480	450	420	165	255	35	30	40
$125,000 to $149,999	295	275	235	210	70	145	0	40	20
$150,000 and over	385	380	330	320	90	230	0	55	0
Median household total income $	54,627	71,629	72,933	82,881	71,817	93,913	41,184	60,401	31,386
Average household total income $	68,511	82,315	82,945	90,144	75,125	102,946	52,198	77,560	38,023
Total - After-tax income of households	5,185	3,570	3,150	2,550	1,175	1,375	595	415	1,615
Under $5,000	205	90	90	80	70	0	0	0	105
$5,000 to $9,999	170	55	45	20	0	10	25	0	120
$10,000 to $14,999	145	45	45	15	10	0	25	0	100
$15,000 to $19,999	340	135	90	50	25	20	35	0	205
$20,000 to $29,999	605	315	265	190	105	80	80	45	295
$30,000 to $39,999	625	385	315	170	115	55	150	65	245
$40,000 to $49,999	520	295	265	195	95	100	70	30	230
$50,000 to $59,999	405	320	310	235	115	120	70	10	85
$60,000 to $79,999	755	615	555	500	255	240	55	60	145
$80,000 to $99,999	585	520	490	455	160	290	35	35	65
$100,000 and over	830	805	685	645	205	440	40	115	25
$100,000 to $124,999	435	410	360	330	130	195	35	50	25
$125,000 and over	395	395	330	320	70	245	0	65	0
Median after-tax household income $	49,324	64,587	65,388	72,913	65,804	82,335	38,806	55,537	29,722
Average after-tax household income $	59,739	71,630	71,688	77,640	65,176	88,265	46,261	71,197	33,476
Total - Income status in 2010 based on after-tax low-income measure^Footnote 8	5,185	3,570	3,150	2,550	1,175	1,380	600	420	1,620
Households for the income status based on after-tax low-income measure	5,185	3,570	3,150	2,555	1,175	1,380	600	420	1,615
Low-income households	1,260	735	595	400	190	205	195	145	525
Prevalence of low income among households %	24.3	20.6	18.9	15.7	16.2	14.9	32.5	34.5	32.5
Other households	3,925	2,830	2,555	2,155	985	1,175	400	275	1,095
Concept not applicable^Footnote 9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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not available for a specific reference period

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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

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

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 3

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 4

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons.

Footnote 5

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

Footnote 6

Refers to one-census-family households with additional persons and multiple-census-family households with or without additional persons.

Footnote 7

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 8

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 9

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.