The NCB Progress Report: 2005

Figure 9
Children 13 and Under Living in Low Income, 1996-1999, 1997-2000, 1998-2001, 1999-2002 and 2000-2003

A bar graph showing the trend in percentage of children aged 13 and under living under the post-tax LICO, for one year or more, as well as for 1 year, for 2 years, for 3 years, and for 4 years.  Data is provided for five time periods of 1996 to 1999, 1997 to 2000, 1998 to 2001, 1999 to 2002, and 2000 to 2003.

One Year or More
1996-1999 26.5%
1997-2000 24.3%
1998-2001 22.6%
1999-2002 19.6%
2000-2003 19.1%

One Year
1996-1999 8.8%
1997-2000 8.0%
1998-2001 7.9%
1999-2002 7.4%
2000-2003 7.7%

Two Years
1996-1999 5.6%
1997-2000 6.1%
1998-2001 5.4%
1999-2002 4.4%
2000-2003 4.0%

Three Years
1996-1999 5.8%
1997-2000 4.5%
1998-2001 4.1%
1999-2002 4.0%
2000-2003 3.3%

Four Years
1996-1999 6.3%
1997-2000 5.7%
1998-2001 5.2%
1999-2002 3.8%
2000-2003 4.1%

Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID).

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