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Table 11-10
Persons in low income after tax (92 LICOs
base), showing prevalence and estimated number — Alberta
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| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| prevalence of low income (%) | ||||||||||
| All persons | 13.3 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 6.1 |
| Under 18 years | 14.1 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 8.6 E | 7.0 E | 6.3 E |
| 18 to 64 years | 14.2 | 12.8 | 11.8 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 6.6 |
| 65 years and over | 5.3 E | 2.6 E | 2.4 E | 2.2 E | 2.3 E | 3.5 E | 2.5 E | 2.9 E | 2.4 E | 2.4 E |
| Males | 13.2 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 5.8 |
| Under 18 years | 14.5 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 11.9 | 8.8 E | 13.0 E | 12.8 E | 9.4 E | 7.0 E | 6.4 E |
| 18 to 64 years | 14.0 | 12.3 | 10.6 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 6.0 |
| 65 years and over | 3.6 E | 0.6 E | 0.6 E | 2.1 E | 0.2 E | 2.4 E | 1.4 E | 1.2 E | 1.4 E | 2.6 E |
| Females | 13.4 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 6.4 |
| Under 18 years | 13.7 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 9.8 | 10.7 E | 11.0 E | 11.0 E | 7.8 E | 7.0 E | 6.2 E |
| 18 to 64 years | 14.4 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 9.8 | 8.0 | 7.2 |
| 65 years and over | 6.8 E | 4.3 E | 3.9 E | 2.3 E | 4.1 E | 4.4 E | 3.5 E | 4.3 E | 3.3 E | 2.1 E |
| Economic family persons | 9.9 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 4.2 E | 3.9 |
| Males | 9.8 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 5.1 E | 4.1 E | 3.7 |
| Females | 10.1 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 4.3 E | 4.1 E |
| Elderly persons | 2.5 E | 0.2 E | 0.3 E | 1.2 E | 0.4 E | 2.0 E | 0.4 E | 0.3 E | 0.6 E | 1.5 E |
| Elderly males | 1.4 E | 0.3 E | F | 1.7 E | F | 2.7 E | 0.5 E | 0.4 E | 0.7 E | 2.0 E |
| Elderly females | 3.6 E | F | 0.7 E | 0.7 E | 0.8 E | 1.2 E | 0.3 E | 0.2 E | 0.6 E | 0.9 E |
| Persons under 18 years of age | 14.0 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 8.6 E | 6.9 E | 6.2 E |
| In two-parent families | 9.9 E | 10.0 | 9.7 E | 8.4 E | 7.1 E | 7.9 E | 7.5 E | 4.8 E | 4.6 E | 3.4 E |
| In female lone-parent families | 37.2 E | 30.2 | 36.2 E | 36.0 E | 33.2 E | 40.4 | 45.0 | 33.8 E | 25.3 E | 25.9 E |
| In all other economic families 1 | 30.2 E | 9.8 E | F | 6.4 E | F | F | F | 15.4 E | F | 4.9 E |
| Persons 18 to 64 years of age | 8.8 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 3.5 E | 3.2 |
| Males | 8.3 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 3.9 E | 3.3 E | 2.7 E |
| Females | 9.4 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 3.7 E | 3.7 |
| Unattached individuals | 35.7 | 33.6 | 30.4 | 26.7 | 28.5 | 30.7 | 28.1 | 24.5 | 23.1 | 18.2 |
| Males | 33.8 | 31.2 | 26.4 | 24.6 | 26.8 | 29.5 | 24.7 | 24.5 | 20.7 | 16.1 |
| Females | 38.0 | 36.5 | 35.0 | 29.1 | 30.3 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 24.4 | 26.1 | 20.8 |
| Elderly persons | 13.0 E | 8.8 E | 7.3 E | 4.4 E | 7.2 E | 7.1 E | 8.0 E | 10.4 E | 7.6 E | 4.8 E |
| Elderly males | 13.3 E | F | F | F | F | F | 6.4 E | F | F | F |
| Elderly females | 12.9 E | 11.3 E | 8.4 E | 4.5 E | 9.1 E | 9.3 E | 8.6 E | 11.9 E | 8.1 E | 4.3 E |
| Persons under 65 years of age | 41.1 | 39.7 | 36.5 | 32.7 | 33.6 | 36.4 | 32.7 | 27.4 | 26.3 | 21.0 |
| Males, under 65 years | 36.2 | 34.3 | 28.8 | 26.9 | 29.3 | 32.4 | 26.4 | 26.1 | 21.9 | 16.9 |
| Females, under 65 years | 48.9 | 48.1 | 48.2 | 41.4 | 40.1 | 42.4 | 42.3 | 29.3 | 33.6 | 27.3 |
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated number ('000) | ||||||||||
| All persons | 380 | 341 | 326 | 299 | 286 | 331 | 331 | 271 | 234 | 208 |
| Under 18 years | 105 | 94 | 93 | 81 | 72 | 89 | 88 | 64 E | 53 E | 49 E |
| 18 to 64 years | 261 | 240 | 227 | 212 | 207 | 232 | 235 | 198 | 173 | 151 |
| 65 years and over | 14 E | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Males | 191 | 168 | 153 | 146 | 135 | 162 | 158 | 134 | 115 | 100 |
| Under 18 years | 57 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 34 E | 50 E | 49 E | 37 E | 28 E | 26 E |
| 18 to 64 years | 130 | 118 | 104 | 98 | 101 | 109 | 107 | 95 | 85 | 70 |
| 65 years and over | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Females | 188 | 173 | 173 | 153 | 151 | 169 | 173 | 138 | 119 | 108 |
| Under 18 years | 48 | 44 | 45 | 35 E | 38 E | 38 E | 39 | 28 E | 25 E | 23 E |
| 18 to 64 years | 130 | 122 | 122 | 114 | 107 | 123 | 128 | 103 | 88 | 81 |
| 65 years and over | 10 E | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Economic family persons | 245 | 210 | 203 | 187 | 163 | 194 | 202 | 154 | 118 E | 112 |
| Males | 121 | 102 | 97 | 91 | 73 | 92 | 97 | 70 E | 57 E | 54 |
| Females | 124 | 108 | 107 | 96 | 90 | 102 | 105 | 84 | 60 E | 59 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 | 104 | 91 | 91 | 81 | 71 | 80 | 86 | 64 E | 53 E | 48 E |
| In two-parent families | 60 E | 62 E | 62 E | 54 E | 45 E | 49 E | 46 E | 30 E | 29 E | 21 E |
| In female lone-parent families | 31 E | 25 E | 26 E | 26 E | 25 E | 30 E | 40 E | 29 E | 23 E | 23 E |
| In all other economic families 1 | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Persons 18 to 64 years of age | 134 | 117 | 110 | 102 | 89 | 108 | 113 | 90 | 63 E | 59 |
| Males | 61 | 52 | 48 | 43 | 38 | 45 | 48 | 33 E | 28 E | 24 E |
| Females | 73 | 65 | 62 | 59 | 51 | 63 | 66 | 57 | 34 E | 35 |
| Unattached individuals | 135 | 131 | 123 | 112 | 123 | 137 | 129 | 117 | 117 | 95 |
| Males | 71 | 66 | 56 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 61 | 64 | 58 | 46 |
| Females | 64 | 65 | 67 | 57 | 61 | 67 | 68 | 54 | 58 | 49 |
| Elderly persons | 9 E | 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 65 years of age | 125 | 124 | 117 | 108 | 117 | 131 | 122 | 109 | 110 | 91 |
| Males, under 65 years | 68 | 65 | 55 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 60 | 62 | 57 | 45 |
| Females, under 65 years | 57 | 59 | 62 | 54 | 55 | 61 | 62 | 46 | 53 | 46 |
Includes persons under 18 years of
age in elderly families.
