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Poverty Statistics (Rates, Estimated Numbers, and Distribution), by Age and Basic Family Characteristics, Canada, 1994-1996
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1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
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% |
| Incidence of low income |
| All people |
17.1 |
17.8 |
17.9 |
| Children under 18 years |
19.5 |
21.0 |
21.1 |
| Elderly, 65 years and older |
19.3 |
18.7 |
20.8 |
| All others |
15.9 |
16.5 |
16.2 |
| Persons in families |
13.5 |
14.5 |
14.5 |
| Children under 18 years |
19.5 |
21.0 |
21.1 |
| Elderly, 65 years and older |
6.1 |
6.9 |
7.6 |
| All others |
11.9 |
12.8 |
12.6 |
| Unattached individuals |
40.6 |
39.3 |
40.2 |
| Elderly, 65 years and older |
47.6 |
45.1 |
47.9 |
| Non-elderly, less than 65 |
38.0 |
37.2 |
37.1 |
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thousands |
| Estimated numbers |
| All people |
4,941 |
5,205 |
5,294 |
| Children under 18 years |
1,362 |
1,472 |
1,498 |
| Elderly, 65 years and older |
635 |
631 |
722 |
| All others |
2,944 |
3,101 |
3,074 |
| Persons in families |
3,381 |
3,684 |
3,707 |
| Children under 18 years |
1,362 |
1,472 |
1,498 |
| Elderly, 65 years and older |
137 |
160 |
178 |
| All others |
1,882 |
2,051 |
2,031 |
| Unattached individuals |
1,559 |
1,520 |
1,587 |
| Elderly, 65 years and older |
497 |
471 |
544 |
| Non-elderly, less than 65 |
1,062 |
1,050 |
1,043 |
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% |
| Percentage distribution |
| All people |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Children under 18 years |
27.6 |
28.3 |
28.3 |
| Elderly, 65 years and older |
12.8 |
12.1 |
13.6 |
| All others |
59.6 |
59.6 |
58.1 |
| Persons in families |
68.4 |
70.8 |
70.0 |
| Children under 18 years |
27.6 |
28.3 |
28.3 |
| Elderly, 65 years and older |
2.8 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
| All others |
38.1 |
39.4 |
38.4 |
| Unattached individuals |
31.6 |
29.2 |
30.0 |
| Elderly, 65 years and older |
10.1 |
9.0 |
10.3 |
| Non-elderly, less than 65 |
21.5 |
20.2 |
19.7 |
| 1. Estimates based on
Statistics Canada's Low Income Cut-offs, 1992 base. |
| Source: Statistics
Canada, Income Distributions by Size in Canada 1996. |
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Incidence: 17.9% of people lived in poverty in 1996, up from 17.1% in 1994. Children and the elderly had higher poverty rates - 21.1% and 20.8% respectively. However, unattached elderly persons had a much higher poverty rate (47.9%) than did those who lived in a family unit (7.6%). Numbers: There were approximately 722,000 elderly persons living in poverty in 1996; of these, 544,000 were unattached. Distribution: 28.3% of all the poor people in Canada in 1996 were children; 13.6% were elderly; the rest (58.1%) were between the ages of 18 and 64.
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