Low-income rate among families,¹ by family type,² Laval and all of Québec, 2005-2009    ( Export to Excel)

2005 2006 2007 2008r 2009 Gap
2009-2005


% percentage points

Laval
Low-income families 7.3 7.4 8.0 8.1 8.4 1.1
   Family comprising a couple 4.7 5.4 5.8 6.0 6.3 1.6
       Without children 4.8 5.4 5.7 5.9 6.0 1.2
       With 1 child 4.1 5.1 5.5 5.9 6.3 2.1
       With 2 children 3.9 4.5 4.8 5.1 5.2 1.3
       With 3 or more children 7.6 8.6 9.6 9.3 10.4 2.8
   Lone-parent family 23.2 20.3 21.9 21.7 22.0 -1.3
       With 1 child 20.7 17.9 19.2 19.5 19.5 -1.1
       With 2 children 24.0 21.3 23.4 21.7 23.8 -0.2
       With 3 or more children 39.3 34.4 36.4 37.8 35.0 -4.3
Low-income non-family person3 20.9 21.0 21.9 22.1 22.6 1.6
  
All of Québec
Low-income families 9.6 9.3 9.9 9.7 9.8 0.2
   Family comprising a couple 6.1 6.4 6.8 6.7 6.9 0.8
       Without children 6.4 6.3 6.8 6.6 6.8 0.3
       With 1 child 5.5 6.4 6.7 6.7 6.8 1.3
       With 2 children 4.8 5.4 5.7 5.7 5.8 1.0
       With 3 or more children 8.9 9.5 10.0 10.0 10.1 1.2
   Lone-parent family 28.2 25.7 27.6 27.1 27.0 -1.1
       With 1 child 25.1 23.2 24.4 24.0 23.9 -1.2
       With 2 children 30.0 26.6 29.3 28.7 28.8 -1.3
       With 3 or more children 43.2 40.7 45.2 45.0 44.8 1.6
Low-income non-family person3 23.6 23.8 24.6 24.5 24.6 0.9
  

Note: Any data based on less than 15 taxfilers is considered confidential.
1. According to the Low Income Measure (LIM) based on 50% of the after-tax median adjusted family income in Québec.
2. Based on the census family concept.
3. An individual not part of a family comprising a couple or part of a lone-parent family.
  
Source: Statistics Canada.
Compilation: Institut de la statistique du Québec, Service des statistiques sectorielles et du développement durable.
 
February 21, 2012
   
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