Canada: number of persons in low income families, by persistence 2005-2010

The statistic depicts the total number of persons living in low income families in Canada between 2005 and 2010, distinguished by persistence of low income. Between 2005 and 2010, there were about 1.08 million people in Canada, who lived in low income families for 2 years.

Number of persons in low income* families in Canada between 2005 and 2010, by duration in years (in 1,000)

Duration of low income	Number of persons (in 1,000)
1 year	1,900
2 years	1,081
3 years	644
4 years	423
5 years	396
6 years	466

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Release date

June 2013

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

2005-2010

Supplementary notes

* Low income data based on the Market Basket Measure (MBM).
Persistence of low income refers to the duration, in years, that a person remains in low income. Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2005-2010. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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