Elderly single women 15.2 Non-elderly single women 32.5 Persons under 18 9.5 Elderly single men 12 Non-elderly single men 30.1 Elderly families 1.5 Non-elderly families 6.3 All persons 9.6 0 10 20 30 40 "Low income is defined as individuals who spend a greater proportion of their income on necessities than the average household of a similar size Data Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 202-0802 In 2009, the population of Canada was 33,740,000. Refer to the graph to calculate the number of people in Canada who lived in a low-income household in 2009