| Saskatchewan | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 125,700 | 48,300 | 100% | 100% | 38% | |
| Non-elderly women | 33,100 | 14,800 | 26% | 31% | 45% | |
| Non-elderly men | 45,900 | 17,300 | 37% | 36% | 38% | |
| Elderly women | 34,200 | 12,700 | 27% | 26% | 37% | |
| Elderly men | 12,400 | 3,500 | 10% | 7% | 28% | |
| Economic Families | 256,700 | 36,700 | 100% | 100% | 14% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 118,200 | 7,600 | 46% | 21% | 6% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 101,000 | 13,200 | 39% | 36% | 13% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 22,600 | 13,100 | 9% | 36% | 58% | |
| Other families | 14,900 | 2,800 | 6% | 8% | 19% | |
| Non-elderly family | 204,800 | 34,600 | 80% | 94% | 17% | |
| Elderly family | 52,000 | 2,100 | 20% | 6% | 4% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 247,200 | 54,600 | 100% | 100% | 22% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 75,900 | 21,600 | 31% | 40% | 29% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 171,400 | 32,900 | 69% | 60% | 19% | |
| All persons | 930,500 | 170,500 | 100% | 100% | 18% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 209,000 | 50,100 | 22% | 29% | 24% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 133,100 | 32,800 | 14% | 19% | 25% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 126,700 | 25,400 | 14% | 15% | 20% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 146,500 | 19,800 | 16% | 12% | 13% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 104,200 | 12,400 | 11% | 7% | 12% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 77,900 | 11,400 | 8% | 7% | 15% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 73,300 | 7,500 | 8% | 4% | 10% | |
| Aged 75+ | 59,700 | 11,200 | 6% | 7% | 19% | |
| Females | 470,300 | 93,700 | 51% | 55% | 20% | |
| Males | 460,100 | 76,800 | 49% | 45% | 17% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 930,500 | 170,500 | 100% | 100% | 18% | |
| Recent immigrants | 7,700 | 3,500 | 1% | 2% | 45% | |
| Visible minorities | 26,600 | 8,000 | 3% | 5% | 30% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 70,900 | 37,600 | 8% | 22% | 53% | |
| With disabilities | 100,400 | 27,000 | 11% | 16% | 27% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 588,400 | 101,700 | 100% | 100% | 17% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 173,000 | 19,100 | 29% | 19% | 11% | |
| Secondary | 128,900 | 22,500 | 22% | 22% | 17% | |
| Less than secondary | 286,400 | 60,000 | 49% | 59% | 21% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 588,400 | 101,700 | 100% | 100% | 17% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 250,700 | 18,600 | 43% | 18% | 7% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 43,600 | 6,200 | 7% | 6% | 14% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 187,000 | 37,700 | 32% | 37% | 20% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 107,100 | 39,100 | 18% | 38% | 36% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $52,700 | $12,400 | ||||
| Average earnings | $43,900 | $8,300 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $4,600 | $6,300 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 12,800 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $9,800 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $13,700 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||