Urban Poverty in Canada

Statistical Profile: Chicoutimi

Table B4.12

Chicoutimi
    Total Poor Distribution of total Distribution of poor Poverty rate
Unattached Individuals   7,300 3,800 100% 100% 52%
  Non-elderly women 2,600 1,400 36% 37% 53%
Non-elderly men 2,800 1,300 38% 34% 46%
Elderly women 1,400 900 19% 23% 61%
Elderly men 500 300 7% 7% 49%
 
Economic Families   17,600 3,400 100% 100% 19%
  Couples with no children < 18 7,400 1,200 42% 36% 17%
Couples with children < 18 7,100 900 40% 26% 13%
Lone-parent families < 18 1,600 800 9% 25% 53%
Other families 1,500 400 9% 13% 29%
 
Non-elderly family 15,000 2,900 85% 85% 19%
Elderly family 2,600 500 15% 15% 20%
 
Children 0-17 in families   14,700 2,800 100% 100% 19%
  Aged 0-5 4,300 1,100 29% 39% 25%
Aged 6-17 10,400 1,700 71% 61% 16%
 
All persons   61,500 13,300 100% 100% 22%
  Aged 0-14 11,700 2,300 19% 18% 20%
Aged 15-24 9,500 2,300 16% 17% 24%
Aged 25-34 8,400 2,100 14% 16% 25%
Aged 35-44 11,300 1,800 18% 14% 16%
Aged 45-54 8,800 1,400 14% 11% 16%
Aged 55-64 5,600 1,400 9% 11% 26%
Aged 65-74 4,200 1,200 7% 9% 29%
Aged 75+ 1,900 600 3% 5% 34%
 
Females 31,300 7,400 51% 56% 24%
Males 30,200 5,900 49% 44% 20%
 
Population groups (all persons)*   61,500 13,300 100% 100% 22%
  Recent immigrants 200 0 0% 0% 15%
Visible minorities 400 0 1% 0% 11%
Aboriginal identity 400 200 1% 1% 42%
With disabilities 3,900 1,700 6% 13% 43%
 
Education level (aged 15-64)   43,700 9,100 100% 100% 21%
  Post-secondary certificate 14,600 2,100 33% 23% 14%
Secondary 12,300 2,300 28% 25% 19%
Less than secondary 16,800 4,800 38% 52% 28%
 
Employment activity (aged 15-64)   43,700 9,100 100% 100% 21%
  Full-time, full year employment 14,400 800 33% 8% 5%
Part-time, full year employment 2,400 400 5% 4% 16%
Part-time, part year employment 12,700 2,600 29% 28% 20%
No employment in 1995 14,200 5,400 33% 59% 38%
 
Sources of income (non-elderly economic families)            
  Average total income $50,900 $11,200  
Average earnings $46,000 $7,100
Average government transfers $5,200 $6,100
 
Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families)            
  Number with incomes < .5 of LICO   1,200  
Average poverty gap $10,300
Average market gap** $13,600
 
* 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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