Urban Poverty in Canada

Statistical Profile: Regina

Table B4.35

Regina
    Total Poor Distribution of total Distribution of poor Poverty rate
Unattached Individuals   26,800 10,100 100% 100% 38%
  Non-elderly women 9,100 3,400 34% 34% 38%
Non-elderly men 10,500 4,100 39% 40% 39%
Elderly women 5,700 2,100 21% 21% 37%
Elderly men 1,600 500 6% 5% 29%
 
Economic Families   48,400 7,200 100% 100% 15%
  Couples with no children < 18 20,900 1,400 43% 19% 7%
Couples with children < 18 18,400 1,900 38% 27% 11%
Lone-parent families < 18 5,900 3,300 12% 46% 56%
Other families 3,300 600 7% 8% 17%
 
Non-elderly family 40,800 6,800 84% 95% 17%
Elderly family 7,600 400 16% 5% 5%
 
Children 0-17 in families   45,700 10,000 100% 100% 22%
  Aged 0-5 14,900 4,300 33% 43% 29%
Aged 6-17 30,800 5,700 67% 57% 18%
 
All persons   177,600 32,500 100% 100% 18%
  Aged 0-14 39,200 9,400 22% 29% 24%
Aged 15-24 26,700 7,200 15% 22% 27%
Aged 25-34 28,300 5,500 16% 17% 19%
Aged 35-44 29,400 3,600 17% 11% 12%
Aged 45-54 20,300 2,100 11% 6% 10%
Aged 55-64 13,900 1,900 8% 6% 13%
Aged 65-74 11,400 1,200 6% 4% 11%
Aged 75+ 8,500 1,800 5% 6% 21%
 
Females 91,600 18,000 52% 55% 20%
Males 86,000 14,500 48% 45% 17%
 
Population groups (all persons)*   177,600 32,500 100% 100% 18%
  Recent immigrants 2,600 1,200 1% 4% 45%
Visible minorities 10,000 2,800 6% 9% 28%
Aboriginal identity 12,600 7,900 7% 24% 63%
With disabilities 18,300 5,300 10% 16% 29%
 
Education level (aged 15-64)   118,600 20,200 100% 100% 17%
  Post-secondary certificate 41,000 3,900 35% 19% 10%
Secondary 30,300 5,500 26% 27% 18%
Less than secondary 47,200 10,700 40% 53% 23%
 
Employment activity (aged 15-64)   118,600 20,200 100% 100% 17%
  Full-time, full year employment 52,100 2,600 44% 13% 5%
Part-time, full year employment 8,800 1,200 7% 6% 14%
Part-time, part year employment 35,300 7,800 30% 39% 22%
No employment in 1995 22,300 8,600 19% 43% 39%
 
Sources of income (non-elderly economic families)            
  Average total income $58,500 $12,700  
Average earnings $51,800 $8,300
Average government transfers $4,300 $6,500
 
Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families)            
  Number with incomes < .5 of LICO   2,800  
Average poverty gap $10,400
Average market gap** $14,400
 
* 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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