Characteristics of families, After-tax low income status of census families based on Census Family Low Income
Measure (CFLIM-AT), by family type and family composition
This table is based on the updated methodology for the census family low income measures.
According to the Census Family Low Income Measure (CFLIM-AT), the information as outlined below is available for low-income family units (including size 1), census families, couple families, lone-parent families, and persons not in census families:
- Count of low-income family units (including size 1), census families, couple families, lone-parent families, and persons not in census families by number of children and total
- Median after-tax family income by number of children and total Includes data as of 2004.
Web Table 11-10-0020-01 (formerly CANSIM Table 111-0047)
For more information on these tables, see the Technical Reference Guide.
This product includes a custom tabulation at standard T1FF geographies as well as Census Subdivisions. Census Subdivisions are indicated by Level of Geography = 91.
These tables provide counts of families in low income, by family type and by the number of children in each family. Where the original table provided counts of persons in low income in families with 0, 1, 2 and 3+ children, the custom table has added a ‘With Children’ category. Additionally, lone-parent families are split out by male and female lone-parent families.
This table is available for Census Subdivision geographies. Due to the relatively poor quality of the coverage for some CSDs (mostly in rural areas and low population areas), T1FF data at the CSD level should be used with caution. Refer to the T1FF/population count comparison table to determine the quality of coverage.
Statistics Canada does not accept responsibility for any direct or indirect consequences associated with under coverage or over coverage in T1FF data at the CSD level.
The document "T1FF_CSD_Quality_Note.pdf" contains the methodology used to link postal geography and census geography.
Table F-20 does not include the total number of families for calculating prevalence of low income. Table F-19 has counts that can be used as denominators with F-20 low income counts to calculate prevalence of low income.
In 2018, Statistics Canada updated the Census Family Low Income Measure methodology. The following tables provide data using the updated methodology. For more information on the methodology change, please read "Methodology Changes: Census Family Low Income Measure Based on the T1 Family File" from Statistics Canada's Income Research Paper Series.
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