| Quebec | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 979,300 | 486,900 | 100% | 100% | 50% | |
| Non-elderly women | 334,400 | 165,700 | 34% | 34% | 50% | |
| Non-elderly men | 398,200 | 182,900 | 41% | 38% | 46% | |
| Elderly women | 184,900 | 110,300 | 19% | 23% | 60% | |
| Elderly men | 61,700 | 28,100 | 6% | 6% | 46% | |
| Economic Families | 1,969,400 | 382,600 | 100% | 100% | 19% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 875,800 | 116,000 | 44% | 30% | 13% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 748,900 | 120,000 | 38% | 31% | 16% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 190,000 | 106,300 | 10% | 28% | 56% | |
| Other families | 154,700 | 40,200 | 8% | 11% | 26% | |
| Non-elderly family | 1,654,100 | 337,100 | 84% | 88% | 20% | |
| Elderly family | 315,200 | 45,400 | 16% | 12% | 14% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 1,631,900 | 399,200 | 100% | 100% | 24% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 540,100 | 148,700 | 33% | 37% | 28% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 1,091,900 | 250,500 | 67% | 63% | 23% | |
| All persons | 6,973,200 | 1,630,900 | 100% | 100% | 23% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 1,355,100 | 347,600 | 19% | 21% | 26% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 936,800 | 246,600 | 13% | 15% | 26% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 1,077,800 | 259,800 | 15% | 16% | 24% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 1,227,000 | 242,400 | 18% | 15% | 20% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 965,800 | 172,000 | 14% | 11% | 18% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 641,200 | 155,500 | 9% | 10% | 24% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 499,400 | 120,700 | 7% | 7% | 24% | |
| Aged 75+ | 270,200 | 86,400 | 4% | 5% | 32% | |
| Females | 3,549,700 | 889,700 | 51% | 55% | 25% | |
| Males | 3,423,400 | 741,200 | 49% | 45% | 22% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 6,973,200 | 1,630,900 | 100% | 100% | 23% | |
| Recent immigrants | 150,200 | 92,800 | 2% | 6% | 62% | |
| Visible minorities | 431,400 | 225,200 | 6% | 14% | 52% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 40,600 | 15,000 | 1% | 1% | 37% | |
| With disabilities | 500,400 | 206,100 | 7% | 13% | 41% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 4,848,500 | 1,076,200 | 100% | 100% | 22% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 1,604,200 | 243,700 | 33% | 23% | 15% | |
| Secondary | 1,289,700 | 261,500 | 27% | 24% | 20% | |
| Less than secondary | 1,954,500 | 571,000 | 40% | 53% | 29% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 4,848,500 | 1,076,200 | 100% | 100% | 22% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 1,738,400 | 131,300 | 36% | 12% | 8% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 246,200 | 41,800 | 5% | 4% | 17% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 1,488,200 | 314,200 | 31% | 29% | 21% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 1,375,700 | 588,900 | 28% | 55% | 43% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $51,700 | $13,100 | ||||
| Average earnings | $46,900 | $9,200 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,600 | $6,900 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 133,500 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $11,000 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $14,700 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||