|
Poverty Rates, Elderly Persons, Canada, 1980-1995
| YEAR | RATE (%) |
|---|
| 1980 | 34.0 |
| 1981 | 33.8 |
| 1982 | 29.1 |
| 1983 | 31.5 |
| 1984 | 29.5 |
| 1985 | 28.0 |
| 1986 | 26.6 |
| 1987 | 25.4 |
| 1988 | 25.8 |
| 1989 | 22.4 |
| 1990 | 21.3 |
| 1991 | 21.9 |
| 1992 | 20.8 |
| 1993 | 22.8 |
| 1994 | 19.3 |
| 1995 | 18.7 |
Source: Prepared by the Centre for International Statistics at the
Canadian Council on Social Development, using data from Statistics Canada, Income Distributions by Size in Canada, 1995.
Poverty is measured using Statistics Canada's LICOs (1992 base). "Elderly" refers to people aged 65 years and over.
Reading this table
Example: The poverty rate among people over the age of 65 dropped considerably between 1980 and 1995. In 1985, 34% of the elderly were living in poverty; in 1995, 18.7% were below the poverty line. [This was due primarily to changes in social programs aimed at reducing poverty among the elderly.]
More Free Statistics
Canadian Council on Social Development,
190 O'Connor Street, Suite 100,
Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 2R3
Tel: (613) 236-8977, Fax: (613) 236-2750, Web: www.ccsd.ca, Email: council@ccsd.ca
|
