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Poverty Rates, All Persons, Canada, 1980-1995
| Year | Poverty Rate (%) |
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| 1980 | 16.0 |
| 1981 | 16.0 |
| 1982 | 17.3 |
| 1983 | 18.6 |
| 1984 | 18.8 |
| 1985 | 17.7 |
| 1986 | 16.6 |
| 1987 | 16.4 |
| 1988 | 15.4 |
| 1989 | 14.1 |
| 1990 | 15.4 |
| 1991 | 16.5 |
| 1992 | 17.0 |
| 1993 | 18.0 |
| 1994 | 17.1 |
| 1995 | 17.8 |
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.
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Example: In 1980, 16% of all Canadians were living below the poverty line. By 1995, this proportion had increased to 17.%.
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