| Nova Scotia | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 103,800 | 42,300 | 100% | 100% | 41% | |
| Non-elderly women | 31,400 | 14,500 | 30% | 34% | 46% | |
| Non-elderly men | 37,100 | 14,900 | 36% | 35% | 40% | |
| Elderly women | 26,500 | 10,200 | 26% | 24% | 38% | |
| Elderly men | 8,800 | 2,800 | 8% | 7% | 31% | |
| Economic Families | 255,200 | 40,900 | 100% | 100% | 16% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 119,200 | 10,000 | 47% | 24% | 8% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 92,400 | 11,300 | 36% | 28% | 12% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 23,800 | 15,200 | 9% | 37% | 64% | |
| Other families | 19,900 | 4,500 | 8% | 11% | 22% | |
| Non-elderly family | 209,700 | 37,800 | 82% | 92% | 18% | |
| Elderly family | 45,500 | 3,100 | 18% | 8% | 7% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 207,400 | 48,000 | 100% | 100% | 23% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 63,900 | 17,400 | 31% | 36% | 27% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 143,500 | 30,600 | 69% | 64% | 21% | |
| All persons | 888,600 | 167,000 | 100% | 100% | 19% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 176,400 | 42,900 | 20% | 26% | 24% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 121,700 | 29,400 | 14% | 18% | 24% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 135,400 | 25,300 | 15% | 15% | 19% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 147,700 | 23,100 | 17% | 14% | 16% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 117,800 | 15,500 | 13% | 9% | 13% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 78,500 | 13,900 | 9% | 8% | 18% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 63,300 | 8,000 | 7% | 5% | 13% | |
| Aged 75+ | 47,800 | 8,800 | 5% | 5% | 18% | |
| Females | 455,700 | 93,500 | 51% | 56% | 21% | |
| Males | 432,900 | 73,500 | 49% | 44% | 17% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 888,600 | 167,000 | 100% | 100% | 19% | |
| Recent immigrants | 6,400 | 2,800 | 1% | 2% | 45% | |
| Visible minorities | 31,000 | 11,800 | 3% | 7% | 38% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 5,200 | 1,700 | 1% | 1% | 32% | |
| With disabilities | 122,800 | 35,200 | 14% | 21% | 29% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 601,100 | 107,300 | 100% | 100% | 18% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 200,400 | 22,500 | 33% | 21% | 11% | |
| Secondary | 112,200 | 18,900 | 19% | 18% | 17% | |
| Less than secondary | 288,500 | 65,900 | 48% | 61% | 23% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 601,100 | 107,300 | 100% | 100% | 18% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 207,700 | 11,700 | 35% | 11% | 6% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 33,000 | 4,700 | 5% | 4% | 14% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 198,700 | 35,400 | 33% | 33% | 18% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 161,800 | 55,500 | 27% | 52% | 34% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $48,800 | $11,900 | ||||
| Average earnings | $41,900 | $7,000 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $6,400 | $7,200 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 13,000 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $8,800 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $13,000 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||