Urban Poverty in Canada

Statistical Profile: Manitoba

Table B1.8

Manitoba
    Total Poor Distribution of total Distribution of poor Poverty rate
Unattached Individuals   142,000 63,600 100% 100% 45%
  Non-elderly women 40,600 19,000 29% 30% 47%
Non-elderly men 52,000 21,500 37% 34% 41%
Elderly women 37,400 18,400 26% 29% 49%
Elderly men 12,000 4,700 8% 7% 39%
 
Economic Families   286,500 46,700 100% 100% 16%
  Couples with no children < 18 131,700 11,200 46% 24% 9%
Couples with children < 18 110,200 16,000 38% 34% 14%
Lone-parent families < 18 25,000 15,000 9% 32% 60%
Other families 19,600 4,500 7% 10% 23%
 
Non-elderly family 233,200 41,800 81% 90% 18%
Elderly family 53,300 4,800 19% 10% 9%
 
Children 0-17 in families   256,400 61,700 100% 100% 24%
  Aged 0-5 84,200 25,400 33% 41% 30%
Aged 6-17 172,200 36,400 67% 59% 21%
 
All persons   1,036,100 213,300 100% 100% 21%
  Aged 0-14 219,400 57,000 21% 27% 26%
Aged 15-24 141,600 35,400 14% 17% 25%
Aged 25-34 153,700 33,800 15% 16% 22%
Aged 35-44 167,200 26,000 16% 12% 16%
Aged 45-54 127,400 16,100 12% 8% 13%
Aged 55-64 87,400 14,700 8% 7% 17%
Aged 65-74 78,800 12,800 8% 6% 16%
Aged 75+ 60,500 17,400 6% 8% 29%
 
Females 527,900 118,300 51% 55% 22%
Males 508,200 95,000 49% 45% 19%
 
Population groups (all persons)*   1,036,100 213,300 100% 100% 21%
  Recent immigrants 18,900 9,100 2% 4% 48%
Visible minorities 76,800 24,000 7% 11% 31%
Aboriginal identity 76,800 40,000 7% 19% 52%
With disabilities 111,400 36,400 11% 17% 33%
 
Education level (aged 15-64)   677,400 126,000 100% 100% 19%
  Post-secondary certificate 208,700 25,400 31% 20% 12%
Secondary 153,700 27,000 23% 21% 18%
Less than secondary 315,000 73,600 46% 58% 23%
 
Employment activity (aged 15-64)   677,400 126,000 100% 100% 19%
  Full-time, full year employment 295,200 24,200 44% 19% 8%
Part-time, full year employment 50,800 7,600 7% 6% 15%
Part-time, part year employment 201,500 43,400 30% 34% 22%
No employment in 1995 129,900 50,800 19% 40% 39%
 
Sources of income (non-elderly economic families)            
  Average total income $54,000 $14,200  
Average earnings $47,400 $10,500
Average government transfers $4,400 $6,300
 
Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families)            
  Number with incomes < .5 of LICO   15,700  
Average poverty gap $11,000
Average market gap** $14,500
 
* 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.

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