2011 National Household Survey: Data tables

Tabulation: Household Income in 2010 (38), Household Type (9) and Selected Household Characteristics (18) for Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey

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This table details household income in 2010 , household type and selected household characteristics for private households in CanadaFootnote 2
Global non-response rate (GNR)Footnote 3 = 26.1 %
Household income in 2010 (38) Household type (9)
Total - Household typeFootnote 4 Census-family households One-family-only householdsFootnote 5 Couple-family householdsFootnote 6 Without children With children Lone-parent-family households Other family householdsFootnote 7 Non-census-family households
Total - Household total incomeFootnote 8 13,319,250 9,110,430 8,273,410 7,103,940 3,403,165 3,700,775 1,169,465 837,025 4,208,820
Under $5,000 361,615 128,035 121,515 100,940 68,325 32,615 20,575 6,520 233,580
$5,000 to $9,999 265,090 99,240 92,570 54,825 16,015 38,810 37,745 6,675 165,850
$10,000 to $14,999 447,540 125,675 119,075 66,720 27,390 39,330 52,350 6,595 321,865
$15,000 to $19,999 694,405 163,040 153,035 75,275 40,475 34,795 77,760 10,005 531,365
$20,000 to $29,999 1,193,925 517,655 493,295 328,695 228,100 100,590 164,605 24,355 676,275
$30,000 to $39,999 1,271,670 713,255 677,620 516,195 362,270 153,925 161,425 35,635 558,420
$40,000 to $49,999 1,206,795 761,620 715,660 565,230 346,475 218,765 150,425 45,960 445,180
$50,000 to $59,999 1,102,125 760,285 706,360 586,280 337,950 248,330 120,085 53,920 341,840
$60,000 to $79,999 1,865,280 1,427,810 1,307,810 1,141,970 603,070 538,905 165,835 120,000 437,475
$80,000 to $99,999 1,458,235 1,226,305 1,107,795 1,007,285 455,655 551,635 100,505 118,515 231,930
$100,000 to $124,999 1,260,775 1,132,655 1,009,280 949,590 373,405 576,185 59,685 123,375 128,115
$125,000 to $149,999 802,555 746,570 653,490 626,225 216,300 409,920 27,270 93,075 55,990
$150,000 and over 1,389,235 1,308,300 1,115,900 1,084,705 327,730 756,975 31,195 192,395 80,940
Median household total income $ 61,072 77,900 75,983 82,092 68,585 95,895 44,498 98,339 33,066
Average household total income $ 79,102 95,628 93,572 100,011 85,082 113,739 54,459 115,948 43,331
Total - After-tax income of households 13,319,250 9,110,430 8,273,405 7,103,940 3,403,165 3,700,775 1,169,465 837,025 4,208,820
Under $5,000 370,285 132,595 125,855 104,800 70,665 34,140 21,055 6,740 237,690
$5,000 to $9,999 267,880 99,940 93,225 55,410 16,650 38,755 37,815 6,720 167,940
$10,000 to $14,999 456,275 127,400 120,720 68,140 28,295 39,840 52,580 6,680 328,875
$15,000 to $19,999 728,380 166,535 156,405 77,640 42,370 35,270 78,760 10,135 561,845
$20,000 to $29,999 1,360,815 542,640 517,295 345,490 241,965 103,520 171,800 25,345 818,175
$30,000 to $39,999 1,494,520 819,040 780,855 593,800 420,290 173,515 187,050 38,190 675,480
$40,000 to $49,999 1,442,785 959,180 905,875 726,045 444,605 281,440 179,830 53,300 483,610
$50,000 to $59,999 1,278,415 958,205 894,500 760,640 430,270 330,370 133,860 63,700 320,215
$60,000 to $79,999 2,092,915 1,742,990 1,595,620 1,427,755 696,735 731,025 167,860 147,375 349,925
$80,000 to $99,999 1,437,320 1,303,500 1,165,325 1,090,750 440,105 650,645 74,575 138,175 133,820
$100,000 and over 2,389,655 2,258,400 1,917,745 1,853,465 571,210 1,282,255 64,280 340,660 131,255
$100,000 to $124,999 1,088,175 1,020,005 888,865 852,155 286,995 565,160 36,710 131,145 68,170
$125,000 and over 1,301,480 1,238,390 1,028,880 1,001,310 284,215 717,095 27,565 209,515 63,085
Median after-tax household income $ 54,089 68,195 66,396 71,089 60,168 82,325 41,867 88,380 29,864
Average after-tax household income $ 66,149 79,773 77,725 82,629 70,746 93,557 47,934 100,021 36,657
Total - Income status in 2010 based on after-tax low-income measureFootnote 9 13,319,255 9,110,430 8,273,405 7,103,940 3,403,165 3,700,775 1,169,465 837,025 4,208,820
Households for the income status based on after-tax low-income measure 13,175,590 9,003,200 8,191,945 7,043,475 3,380,865 3,662,610 1,148,470 811,250 4,172,390
Low-income households 2,380,685 1,110,515 1,027,855 664,460 296,020 368,445 363,395 82,665 1,270,165
Prevalence of low income among households % 18.1 12.3 12.5 9.4 8.8 10.1 31.6 10.2 30.4
Other households 10,794,905 7,892,680 7,164,090 6,379,015 3,084,840 3,294,170 785,075 728,590 2,902,225
Concept not applicableFootnote 10 143,660 107,235 81,465 60,470 22,305 38,165 20,995 25,770 36,430

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Household, private - Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy the same private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada. Household members who are temporarily absent on May 10, 2011 (e.g., temporarily residing elsewhere) are considered as part of their usual household. Every person is a member of one and only one household.

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Footnote 2

Excludes National Household Survey data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

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Footnote 3

For the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) estimates, the global non-response rate (GNR) is used as an indicator of data quality. This indicator combines complete non-response (household) and partial non-response (question) into a single rate. The value of the GNR is presented to users. A smaller GNR indicates a lower risk of non-response bias and as a result, lower risk of inaccuracy. The threshold used for estimates' suppression is a GNR of 50% or more. For more information, please refer to the National Household Survey User Guide, 2011.

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Household type - Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling. Family households may also be divided based on the presence of persons not in a census family.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 5

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons.

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Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Refers to one-census-family households with additional persons and multiple-census-family households with or without additional persons.

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Footnote 8

Household total income - The total income of a household is the sum of the total incomes of all members of that household.

Total income - Total income refers to monetary receipts from certain sources, before income taxes and deductions, during calendar year 2010. It includes employment income from wages, salaries, tips, commissions and net income from self-employment (for both unincorporated farm and non-farm activities); income from government sources, such as social assistance, child benefits, employment insurance, Old Age Security pension, Canada or Quebec pension plan benefits and disability income; income from employer and personal pension sources, such as private pensions and payments from annuities and RRIFs; income from investment sources, such as dividends and interest on bonds, accounts, GICs and mutual funds; and other regular cash income, such as child support payments received, spousal support payments (alimony) received and scholarships. The monetary receipts included are those that tend to be of a regular and recurring nature. It excludes one-time receipts, such as lottery winnings, gambling winnings, cash inheritances, lump sum insurance settlements, capital gains and RRSP withdrawals. Capital gains are excluded because they are not by their nature regular and recurring. It is further assumed that they are less likely to be fully spent in the period in which they are received, unlike income that is regular and recurring. Also excluded are employer's contributions to registered pension plans, Canada and Quebec pension plans, and employment insurance. Finally, voluntary inter-household transfers, imputed rent, goods and services produced for barter, and goods produced for own consumption are excluded from this total income definition.

After-tax income of households - The after-tax income of a household is the sum of the after-tax incomes of all members of that household.

After-tax income - Refers to total income from all sources minus federal, provincial and territorial income taxes paid for 2010.

Median income of households - The median income of a specified group of households is that amount which divides their income size distribution, ranked by size of income, into two halves. That is, the incomes of the first half of the households are below the median, while those of the second half are above the median. Median incomes of households are normally calculated for all units in the specified group, whether or not they reported income.

Average income of households - Average income of households refers to the weighted mean total income of households in 2010. Average income is calculated from unrounded data by dividing the aggregate income of a specified group of households (for example, two person households) by the number of households in that specific group, whether or not they reported income.

The above concept and procedures also apply in the calculation of these statistics on the after-tax income of households.

Household, private - Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy the same private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada. Household members who are temporarily absent on May 10, 2011 (e.g., temporarily residing elsewhere) are considered as part of their usual household. Every person is a member of one and only one household.

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Footnote 9

Income status can be measured in several different ways in household surveys. For the standard products of the National Household Survey, the line chosen is a relative measure: the after-tax low-income measure (LIM-AT).

For this measure, the income used is after-tax income of households. There are no regional variations to account for prices or cost of living differences: all applicable households in Canada face the same line adjusted for household size. This line is set at half the median of adjusted household after-tax income. To account for potential economies of scale, the income of households with more than one member is divided by the square root of the size of the household.
All household members are considered to share the household income and are attributed the same income status.

Note:Low-income estimates in the 2011 National Household Survey

For the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS), low-income statistics are presented based on the after-tax low-income measure (LIM-AT). This measure is not related to the low-income cut-offs (LICO) presented in the 2006 Census and prevalence rates are conceptually not comparable. Because of the sensitivity of certain income indicators to differences in methodology and response patterns, direct comparisons to establish trends with low-income estimates from other household surveys, administrative programs or the 2006 Census are discouraged. The prevalence rates observed in the NHS at the national level are generally 1 to 2 percentage points higher than seen for similar concepts in other programs. However, analysis of the NHS data suggests that it is valid to compare low-income data for different sub-populations within the NHS (i.e., for different geographic areas or demographic groups). For more information, refer to the Income Reference Guide, National Household Survey, Catalogue no. 99-014-X2011006.

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Footnote 10

The low-income concepts are not applied in the territories and in certain areas based on census subdivision type (such as Indian reserves). The existence of substantial in-kind transfers (such as band housing) and sizeable barter economies or consumption from own production (such as product from hunting or fishing) could have made the interpretation of low-income rates more difficult.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-014-X2011047.

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