| Newfoundland | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 37,800 | 16,200 | 100% | 100% | 43% | |
| Non-elderly women | 11,800 | 6,100 | 31% | 38% | 52% | |
| Non-elderly men | 13,700 | 6,200 | 36% | 38% | 45% | |
| Elderly women | 9,000 | 3,200 | 24% | 20% | 35% | |
| Elderly men | 3,300 | 700 | 9% | 4% | 20% | |
| Economic Families | 155,300 | 30,900 | 100% | 100% | 20% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 67,700 | 8,300 | 44% | 27% | 12% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 65,500 | 12,200 | 42% | 39% | 19% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 11,200 | 7,400 | 7% | 24% | 66% | |
| Other families | 10,900 | 3,000 | 7% | 10% | 28% | |
| Non-elderly family | 130,100 | 28,500 | 84% | 92% | 22% | |
| Elderly family | 25,200 | 2,300 | 16% | 8% | 9% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 132,000 | 35,000 | 100% | 100% | 27% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 35,700 | 10,900 | 27% | 31% | 31% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 96,400 | 24,100 | 73% | 69% | 25% | |
| All persons | 544,600 | 116,400 | 100% | 100% | 21% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 109,100 | 30,900 | 20% | 27% | 28% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 87,900 | 21,600 | 16% | 19% | 25% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 84,700 | 19,100 | 16% | 16% | 23% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 91,300 | 16,800 | 17% | 14% | 18% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 72,500 | 11,500 | 13% | 10% | 16% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 44,400 | 9,600 | 8% | 8% | 22% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 33,300 | 3,900 | 6% | 3% | 12% | |
| Aged 75+ | 21,500 | 3,000 | 4% | 3% | 14% | |
| Females | 275,100 | 62,500 | 51% | 54% | 23% | |
| Males | 269,500 | 54,000 | 49% | 46% | 20% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 544,600 | 116,400 | 100% | 100% | 21% | |
| Recent immigrants | 1,500 | 500 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| Visible minorities | 3,700 | 900 | 1% | 1% | 24% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 12,500 | 3,500 | 2% | 3% | 28% | |
| With disabilities | 50,300 | 15,200 | 9% | 13% | 30% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 380,800 | 78,600 | 100% | 100% | 21% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 108,700 | 10,800 | 29% | 14% | 10% | |
| Secondary | 71,300 | 13,500 | 19% | 17% | 19% | |
| Less than secondary | 200,800 | 54,300 | 53% | 69% | 27% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 380,800 | 78,600 | 100% | 100% | 21% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 100,600 | 4,800 | 26% | 6% | 5% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 11,800 | 1,700 | 3% | 2% | 14% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 136,900 | 22,300 | 36% | 28% | 16% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 131,500 | 49,900 | 35% | 63% | 38% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $46,200 | $11,800 | ||||
| Average earnings | $39,600 | $6,600 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $9,000 | $8,100 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 11,100 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $9,200 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $13,800 | |||||
| * Population groups not mutually exclusive. **Market gap based on income of market-poor families. Notes: see Glossary for definitions of terms. A margin of error may be present due to rounding of figures. Percentages based on unrounded figures. | ||||||