Section 9: Current Child Care Situation DEMAND CONSIDERATIONS Family Composition In 2011, 1,875 children and youth aged 0 to 17 years lived in single parent families, which represented 18.1% of all children and youth in New Westminster. The Uptown sub-area, with 980 single parent families, had highest number of such families by sub-area in New Westminster, followed by the East End (580). Single parent families typically face a much higher risk of being low-income than two parent families. As evidence, in 2010, 40.2% of children and youth aged 0 to 17 years in single parent families were in low-income families, compared with 12.6% of their counterparts in two parent families.
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