| Québec | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 44,500 | 25,500 | 100% | 100% | 57% | |
| Non-elderly women | 16,200 | 9,000 | 36% | 35% | 56% | |
| Non-elderly men | 17,900 | 10,000 | 40% | 39% | 56% | |
| Elderly women | 8,200 | 5,300 | 18% | 21% | 65% | |
| Elderly men | 2,200 | 1,200 | 5% | 5% | 53% | |
| Economic Families | 43,200 | 11,700 | 100% | 100% | 27% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 20,300 | 4,000 | 47% | 34% | 20% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 12,200 | 2,700 | 28% | 23% | 22% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 5,300 | 3,300 | 12% | 28% | 61% | |
| Other families | 5,400 | 1,700 | 12% | 15% | 33% | |
| Non-elderly family | 34,900 | 9,800 | 81% | 84% | 28% | |
| Elderly family | 8,300 | 1,900 | 19% | 16% | 22% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 27,300 | 9,300 | 100% | 100% | 34% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 9,400 | 3,600 | 34% | 38% | 38% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 17,900 | 5,800 | 66% | 62% | 32% | |
| All persons | 163,000 | 56,500 | 100% | 100% | 35% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 22,200 | 7,900 | 14% | 14% | 36% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 21,700 | 9,400 | 13% | 17% | 43% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 28,100 | 9,900 | 17% | 17% | 35% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 28,300 | 8,200 | 17% | 15% | 29% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 22,900 | 6,100 | 14% | 11% | 27% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 15,900 | 5,700 | 10% | 10% | 36% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 14,200 | 5,200 | 9% | 9% | 37% | |
| Aged 75+ | 9,700 | 4,100 | 6% | 7% | 42% | |
| Females | 85,900 | 31,200 | 53% | 55% | 36% | |
| Males | 77,100 | 25,300 | 47% | 45% | 33% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 163,000 | 56,500 | 100% | 100% | 35% | |
| Recent immigrants | 1,800 | 1,200 | 1% | 2% | 65% | |
| Visible minorities | 3,700 | 2,300 | 2% | 4% | 62% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 900 | 600 | 1% | 1% | 60% | |
| With disabilities | 13,900 | 8,100 | 9% | 14% | 58% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 116,900 | 39,300 | 100% | 100% | 34% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 45,800 | 11,500 | 39% | 29% | 25% | |
| Secondary | 30,400 | 9,500 | 26% | 24% | 31% | |
| Less than secondary | 40,700 | 18,300 | 35% | 47% | 45% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 116,900 | 39,300 | 100% | 100% | 34% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 40,400 | 4,300 | 35% | 11% | 11% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 6,600 | 2,100 | 6% | 5% | 31% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 34,900 | 12,200 | 30% | 31% | 35% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 34,900 | 20,800 | 30% | 53% | 60% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $47,200 | $13,800 | ||||
| Average earnings | $44,400 | $10,000 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,200 | $6,800 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 3,800 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $11,200 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $15,600 | |||||
| * 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. | ||||||