Families with a child less than 12 | Claimed child care expense deduction | Did not claim child care expense deduction | Chi square | |
---|---|---|---|---|
N | 3,786 | 933 | 2,853 | |
Weighted N | 2,847,738 | 690,885 | 2,156,853 | |
Weighted percent | 100.00 | 24.26 | 75.74 | |
Demographics | ||||
Family composition | 25.36* | |||
Two-parent household | 85.93 | 22.48 | 77.52 | |
Lone-parent household | 14.07 | 35.15 | 64.85 | |
Highest education in household | 31.26* | |||
Bachelor’s degree or higher | 46.06 | 28.88 | 71.12 | |
Less than a Bachelor’s degree | 53.94 | 20.42 | 79.58 | |
Adjusted family income quartiles | 19.13* | |||
Lowest income quartile 1 | 17.93 | 13.59 | 86.41 | |
Income quartile 2 | 28.50 | 21.29 | 78.71 | |
Income quartile 3 | 25.96 | 29.54 | 70.46 | |
Highest income quartile 4 | 27.62 | 28.60 | 71.40 | |
Family Indigenous status1 | 9.16* | |||
At least one parent Indigenous | 5.22 | 16.12E | 83.88 | |
No parent Indigenous | 94.78 | 24.69 | 75.31 | |
Family visible minority status | 4.03* | |||
Lone or both parents visible minority | 15.92 | 19.95 | 80.05 | |
One parent visible minority, other parent non-visible minority | 5.88 | 19.58E | 80.42 | |
Lone or neither parent visible minority | 78.20 | 25.49 | 74.51 | |
Family immigrant status | 3.50* | |||
Lone or both parents immigrants | 19.36 | 20.42 | 79.58 | |
One parent immigrant, one parent Canadian born | 10.77 | 22.40 | 77.60 | |
Lone or both parents Canadian born | 69.87 | 25.64 | 74.36 | |
Area of residence | 14.07* | |||
Urban | 81.73 | 25.43 | 74.57 | |
Rural | 18.27 | 19.02 | 80.98 | |
Province | 9.44* | |||
NL | 1.34 | 13.83 E | 86.17 | |
PE | 0.38 | 28.07 E | 71.93 | |
NS | 2.43 | 21.95 | 78.05 | |
NB | 2.06 | 28.11 | 71.89 | |
QC | 23.33 | 36.1 | 63.89 | |
ON | 37.57 | 20.65 | 79.35 | |
MB | 3.31 | 23.70 | 76.30 | |
SK | 2.97 | 17.88 | 82.12 | |
AB | 12.96 | 19.07 | 80.93 | |
BC | 13.66 | 21.15 | 78.85 | |
Children in household | ||||
Total number of children | 4.65* | |||
1 | 33.71 | 25.79 | 74.21 | |
2 | 45.15 | 25.06 | 74.94 | |
3+ | 21.13 | 20.11 | 79.89 | |
Total Number of Children under 12 | 1.90 | |||
1 | 48.95 | 24.52 | 75.48 | |
2 | 39.60 | 25.05 | 74.95 | |
3+ | 11.45 | 20.43 | 79.57 | |
At least one Child under 6 | 0.06 | |||
Yes | 62.46 | 24.11 | 75.89 | |
No | 37.54 | 24.52 | 75.48 | |
Additional child 12-18 potential to supervise | 7.30* | |||
Yes | 21.47 | 20.55 | 79.45 | |
No | 78.53 | 25.28 | 74.72 | |
Family work characteristics | ||||
Family work/in school | 207.59* | |||
Lone or both parents work/in school | 76.99 | 29.38 | 70.62 | |
At least one parent no work/in school | 23.01 | 7.14 | 92.86 | |
Family work schedule | 117.94* | |||
Lone or both parents standard work | 43.70 | 34.44 | 65.56 | |
One parent standard work, one parent non-standard work | 30.93 | 23.89 | 76.11 | |
At least one parent not working | 25.37 | 7.66 | 92.34 | |
Family work hours | 124.29* | |||
Lone or both parents working 30+ hrs | 52.01 | 34.92 | 65.08 | |
Lone or one parent working <30 hrs, one parent <30 or 30+ hrs | 20.19 | 22.58 | 77.42 | |
At least one parent not working | 27.80 | 7.66 | 92.34 |