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Persons in low income after tax, by number

  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
  numbers in thousands
All persons 3,518 3,481 3,279 2,842 2,908
  Under 18 years of age 951 934 855 713 702
  18 to 64 2,276 2,280 2,160 1,895 1,946
  65 and over 292 267 263 234 260
Males 1,626 1,636 1,473 1,296 1,338
  Under 18 years of age 504 489 427 363 369
  18 to 64 1,044 1,079 978 866 897
  65 and over 78 68 69 68 72
Females 1,892 1,845 1,805 1,546 1,570
  Under 18 years of age 447 445 429 351 332
  18 to 64 1,232 1,200 1,182 1,029 1,049
  65 and over 214 199 194 166 189
           
Persons in economic families 2,325 2,279 2,127 1,778 1,893
  Males 1,067 1,059 968 815 873
  Females 1,258 1,220 1,160 963 1,020
Persons 65 years of age and over 75 49 49 43 57E
  Males 32 23 21 22 29E
  Females 43 27 28 21 28E
Persons under 18 years of age 951 934 855 713 702
  In two-parent families 489 501 482 394 341
  In female lone-parent families 394 363 329 290 329
  In all other economic families 68 70 44 29 32E
Persons 18 to 64 years of age 1,299 1,296 1,222 1,022 1,134
  Males 531 547 520 430 475
  Females 768 748 703 592 660
           
Unattached individuals 1,193 1,201 1,152 1,064 1,015
  Males 559 577 506 481 466
  Females 634 624 646 583 550
Persons 65 years of age and over 217 218 214 191 204
  Males 46 45 48 45 43
  Females 170 173 166 146 161
Persons under 65 years of age 977 984 938 874 812
  Males 513 532 458 436 423
  Females 464 452 480 438 389
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 202-0802 and Catalogue no. 75-202-XIE.
Last modified: 2005-01-21.

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