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Canadian Welfare Incomes as a Percentage of Average Incomes by Family Type and Province, 1993
| | Welfare Income | Estimated Average Income | Welfare Income as % of Estimated Average Income |
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| Newfoundland |
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| Single Employable | 4,522 | 23,013 | 20% |
| Disabled Person | 8,541 | 23,013 | 37% |
| Single Parent, One Child | 12,986 | | |
| Couple, Two Children | 14,825 | 47,756 | 31% |
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| Prince Edward Island |
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| Single Employable | 8,180 | 20,236 | 40% |
| Disabled Person | 9,294 | 20,236 | 46% |
| Single Parent, One Child | 12,773 | | |
| Couple, Two Children | 19,110 | 50,289 | 38% |
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| Nova Scotia |
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| Single Employable | 6,100 | 19,860 | 31% |
| Disabled Person | 8,637 | 19,860 | 43% |
| Single Parent, One Child | 12,080 | 19,783 | 61% |
| Couple, Two Children | 15,111 | 55,499 | 27% |
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| New Brunswick |
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| Single Employable | 3,256 | 20,849 | 16% |
| Disabled Person | 8,238 | 20,849 | 40% |
| Single Parent, One Child | 10,150 | 20,341 | 50% |
| Couple, Two Children | 12,151 | 53,141 | 23% |
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| Quebec |
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| Single Employable | 6,316 | 23,253 | 27% |
| Disabled Person | 8,164 | 23,253 | 35% |
| Single Parent, One Child | 12,607 | 26,449 | 48% |
| Couple, Two Children | 16,251 | 57,324 | 28% |
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| Ontario |
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| Single Employable | 8,527 | 29,243 | 29% |
| Disabled Person | 11,725 | 29,243 | 40% |
| Single Parent, One Child | 16,790 | 27,194 | 62% |
| Couple, Two Children | 22,334 | 67,491 | 33% |
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| Manitoba |
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| Single Employable | 7,236 | 20,200 | 36% |
| Disabled Person | 8,257 | 20,200 | 41% |
| Single Parent, One Child | 11,386 | 28,200 | 40% |
| Couple, Two Children | 19,410 | 56,535 | 34% |
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| Saskatchewan |
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| Single Employable | 5,956 | 22,334 | 27% |
| Disabled Person | 8,512 | 22,334 | 38% |
| Single Parent, One Child | 12,093 | 21,759 | 56% |
| Couple, Two Children | 17,382 | 53,385 | 33% |
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| Alberta |
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| Single Employable | 5,608 | 24,695 | 23% |
| Disabled Person | 6,783 | 24,695 | 27% |
| Single Parent, One Child | 11,281 | 25,164 | 45% |
| Couple, Two Children | 18,122 | 60,207 | 30% |
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| British Columbia |
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| Single Employable | 6,639 | 25,135 | 26% |
| Disabled Person | 9,318 | 25,135 | 37% |
| Single Parent, One Child | 13,345 | 28,047 | 48% |
| Couple, Two Children | 17,374 | 63,042 | 28% |
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Source: Prepared by the Centre for International Statistics at the CCSD,
using Welfare Incomes 1993, Report by the National Council of Welfare, Summer 1994.
Reading this table
Example: In 1993, a single welfare recipient who was deemed to be employable would have received $4,522 in welfare benefits for the year. The average income of single people in Newfoundland was $23,013 in 1993. This means that a single employable welfare recipient's income was 20% of the average income of single people in Newfoundland.
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