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Poverty Rates, Unattached Individuals, Canada, 1980-1995
| Year | Elderly (65+) Unattached Individuals | Non-Elderly Unattached Individuals | All Unattached Individuals |
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| 1980 | 68.6 | 34.5 | 43.5 |
| 1981 | 66.6 | 32.8 | 42.0 |
| 1982 | 65.9 | 34.7 | 42.6 |
| 1983 | 67.8 | 38.3 | 46.3 |
| 1984 | 63.1 | 37.1 | 43.8 |
| 1985 | 60.9 | 37.1 | 43.2 |
| 1986 | 58.1 | 35.7 | 41.5 |
| 1987 | 55.1 | 35.4 | 40.6 |
| 1988 | 56.1 | 34.6 | 40.4 |
| 1989 | 51.5 | 31.7 | 37.1 |
| 1990 | 50.7 | 32.4 | 37.4 |
| 1991 | 50.9 | 35.2 | 39.4 |
| 1992 | 49.2 | 36.3 | 39.8 |
| 1993 | 51.9 | 36.2 | 40.5 |
| 1994 | 47.6 | 38.0 | 40.6 |
| 1995 | 45.1 | 37.2 | 39.3 |
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Source: Prepared by the Centre for International Statistics at the CCSD, using Statistics Canada Income Distributions by Size in Canada 1995.
Note: Poverty is measured using Statistics Canada's Low-income Cut-offs (LICOs), 1992 base.
Reading this table
Example: The poverty rate for elderly unattached individuals dropped substantially betwen 1980 and 1995 - from 68.6% to 45.1%. During the same period of time, the poverty rate for non-elderly unattached individuals rose. There were some changes to social programs during this period, successfully aimed at reducing poverty among elderly Canadians.
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