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Table 11-4
Persons in low income after tax (92 LICOs
base), showing prevalence and estimated number — Nova Scotia
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| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| prevalence of low income (%) | ||||||||||
| All persons | 14.1 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 10.6 | 9.9 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 8.2 |
| Under 18 years | 16.8 | 11.9 | 12.6 | 13.5 | 12.7 | 14.4 | 12.0 E | 10.5 E | 8.8 E | 8.4 E |
| 18 to 64 years | 14.9 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 11.5 | 10.6 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.4 |
| 65 years and over | 5.3 E | 4.5 E | 5.7 | 3.0 E | 4.1 E | 5.1 E | 4.2 E | 3.2 E | 2.8 E | 2.7 E |
| Males | 11.4 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 10.6 | 9.6 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 7.8 |
| Under 18 years | 15.7 | 13.2 | 13.8 | 13.4 E | 13.8 E | 13.6 | 11.3 E | 10.0 E | 8.0 E | 7.2 E |
| 18 to 64 years | 11.1 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 10.1 | 9.4 | 8.2 | 9.5 |
| 65 years and over | 3.4 E | 2.6 E | 4.5 E | 2.7 E | 2.2 E | 4.4 E | 3.6 E | 1.7 E | 1.4 E | 0.5 E |
| Females | 16.7 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 10.8 | 9.9 | 11.8 | 10.5 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 8.6 |
| Under 18 years | 18.1 | 10.5 E | 11.3 E | 13.6 E | 11.6 E | 15.2 E | 12.9 E | 11.1 E | 9.6 E | 9.6 E |
| 18 to 64 years | 18.5 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 11.7 | 10.4 | 12.2 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 9.2 |
| 65 years and over | 6.6 E | 6.0 E | 6.7 E | 3.2 E | 5.6 E | 5.5 E | 4.7 E | 4.4 E | 3.9 E | 4.5 E |
| Economic family persons | 11.4 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| Males | 9.5 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 5.7 | 4.9 E | 3.9 E | 4.8 E |
| Females | 13.2 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 9.4 | 7.4 | 5.8 E | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Elderly persons | 2.4 E | 1.0 E | 2.2 E | 1.2 E | 1.4 E | 1.4 E | 0.9 E | 0.4 E | 1.0 E | 0.6 E |
| Elderly males | 2.8 E | 0.8 E | 2.8 E | 1.5 E | 0.7 E | 1.4 E | 0.9 E | 0.7 E | 1.2 E | 0.3 E |
| Elderly females | 2.0 E | 1.1 E | 1.6 E | 0.8 E | 2.2 E | 1.4 E | 1.0 E | 0.1 E | 0.8 E | 0.9 E |
| Persons under 18 years of age | 16.6 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 13.3 | 12.7 | 14.4 | 12.0 E | 10.4 E | 8.7 E | 8.3 E |
| In two-parent families | 6.1 E | 6.4 E | 8.7 E | 9.0 E | 6.4 E | 8.5 E | 6.6 E | 7.2 E | 3.9 E | 5.5 E |
| In female lone-parent families | 68.7 | 41.3 E | 35.9 E | 40.9 E | 39.1 E | 39.2 E | 34.3 E | 27.5 E | 32.4 E | 19.9 E |
| In all other economic families 1 | 26.9 E | 21.2 E | 19.3 E | 15.2 E | 39.3 E | 24.8 E | F | F | F | F |
| Persons 18 to 64 years of age | 10.7 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 E | 4.8 |
| Males | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.2 E | 5.5 E | 6.3 | 3.9 E | 3.7 E | 2.8 E | 4.8 E |
| Females | 13.4 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 5.0 E | 4.7 E | 4.8 |
| Unattached individuals | 33.1 | 32.8 | 31.2 | 28.1 | 26.4 | 27.3 | 30.4 | 29.6 | 29.4 | 25.0 |
| Males | 25.9 E | 31.7 | 30.7 | 30.1 | 28.1 | 28.0 | 33.0 | 32.4 | 29.9 | 25.5 |
| Females | 39.0 | 33.8 | 31.6 | 26.5 | 24.8 | 26.6 | 28.0 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 24.6 |
| Elderly persons | 12.1 E | 12.2 E | 13.6 E | 6.9 E | 9.9 E | 13.2 E | 11.9 E | 9.8 E | 7.0 E | 7.6 E |
| Elderly males | F | F | 12.1 E | F | F | 15.5 E | F | F | F | F |
| Elderly females | 14.3 E | 13.0 E | 14.2 E | 6.5 E | 10.5 E | 12.3 E | 10.8 E | 10.7 E | 8.5 E | 9.8 E |
| Persons under 65 years of age | 42.6 | 42.6 | 39.1 | 37.8 | 33.7 | 33.2 | 37.6 | 37.4 | 38.1 | 32.0 |
| Males, under 65 years | 30.6 E | 36.3 | 35.2 | 34.8 | 32.3 | 30.8 | 36.7 | 37.3 | 35.2 | 30.2 |
| Females, under 65 years | 55.8 | 50.5 | 42.9 | 41.2 | 35.6 | 36.4 | 38.8 | 37.5 | 41.0 | 34.1 |
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated number ('000) | ||||||||||
| All persons | 127 | 103 | 105 | 96 | 90 | 102 | 91 | 81 | 76 | 74 |
| Under 18 years | 35 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 23 E | 19 E | 16 E | 15 E |
| 18 to 64 years | 86 | 73 | 73 | 65 | 60 | 68 | 63 | 58 | 57 | 56 |
| 65 years and over | 6 E | 5 E | 7 | F | 5 E | 6 E | F | F | F | F |
| Males | 51 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 44 | 47 | 43 | 38 | 32 | 34 |
| Under 18 years | 17 E | 14 | 15 | 14 E | 14 E | 14 E | 11 E | 9 E | 7 E | 6 E |
| 18 to 64 years | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 28 |
| 65 years and over | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Females | 77 | 55 | 56 | 50 | 46 | 55 | 48 | 44 | 44 | 40 |
| Under 18 years | 18 | 10 E | 11 E | 13 E | 11 E | 14 E | 11 E | 10 E | 8 E | 8 E |
| 18 to 64 years | 55 | 40 | 41 | 35 | 31 | 37 | 34 | 30 | 32 | 28 |
| 65 years and over | 4 E | F | 5 E | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Economic family persons | 90 | 65 | 68 | 61 | 57 | 67 | 51 | 41 | 36 | 39 |
| Males | 37 | 32 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 22 | 19 E | 15 E | 18 E |
| Females | 52 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 37 | 29 | 22 E | 21 | 21 E |
| Elderly persons | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Elderly males | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Elderly females | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Persons under 18 years of age | 35 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 22 E | 19 E | 16 E | 15 E |
| In two-parent families | 10 E | 11 E | 15 E | 15 E | 10 E | 13 E | 9 E | 11 E | 5 E | 7 E |
| In female lone-parent families | 22 E | 11 E | 9 E | 10 E | 12 E | 13 E | 12 E | 8 E | 10 E | F |
| In all other economic families 1 | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Persons 18 to 64 years of age | 53 | 40 | 40 | 34 | 31 | 37 | 26 | 21 | 18 E | 23 |
| Males | 19 | 17 | 18 | 15 E | 13 E | 15 | 9 E | 9 E | 7 E | 11 E |
| Females | 34 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 13 E | 12 E | 12 |
| Unattached individuals | 38 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 35 |
| Males | 13 E | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
| Females | 24 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 19 |
| Elderly persons | 4 E | F | 5 E | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Elderly males | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Elderly females | 4 E | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Persons under 65 years of age | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 32 |
| Males, under 65 years | 13 E | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| Females, under 65 years | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 16 |
Includes persons under 18 years of
age in elderly families.
