Urban Poverty in Canada

Statistical Profile: Vancouver

Table B4.41

Vancouver
    Total Poor Distribution of total Distribution of poor Poverty rate
Unattached Individuals   132,600 62,300 100% 100% 47%
  Non-elderly women 48,500 21,400 37% 34% 44%
Non-elderly men 61,800 28,600 47% 46% 46%
Elderly women 15,400 8,700 12% 14% 56%
Elderly men 6,900 3,600 5% 6% 53%
 
Economic Families   117,100 28,800 100% 100% 25%
  Couples with no children < 18 56,300 9,200 48% 32% 16%
Couples with children < 18 38,300 10,100 33% 35% 26%
Lone-parent families < 18 10,600 6,400 9% 22% 60%
Other families 11,900 3,100 10% 11% 26%
 
Non-elderly family 93,900 24,400 80% 85% 26%
Elderly family 23,100 4,400 20% 15% 19%
 
Children 0-17 in families   84,600 29,800 100% 100% 35%
  Aged 0-5 28,100 9,800 33% 33% 35%
Aged 6-17 56,500 20,000 67% 67% 35%
 
All persons   506,200 156,800 100% 100% 31%
  Aged 0-14 70,800 25,500 14% 16% 36%
Aged 15-24 68,100 27,800 13% 18% 41%
Aged 25-34 109,000 31,000 22% 20% 28%
Aged 35-44 88,200 25,500 17% 16% 29%
Aged 45-54 65,500 16,500 13% 11% 25%
Aged 55-64 42,900 10,800 8% 7% 25%
Aged 65-74 35,100 10,300 7% 7% 29%
Aged 75+ 26,500 9,400 5% 6% 35%
 
Females 256,700 80,300 51% 51% 31%
Males 249,500 76,500 49% 49% 31%
 
Population groups (all persons)*   506,200 156,800 100% 100% 31%
  Recent immigrants 67,900 35,700 13% 23% 53%
Visible minorities 227,000 79,200 45% 51% 35%
Aboriginal identity 10,300 6,800 2% 4% 66%
With disabilities 52,600 24,100 10% 15% 46%
 
Education level (aged 15-64)   373,700 111,600 100% 100% 30%
  Post-secondary certificate 168,200 37,400 45% 34% 22%
Secondary 87,200 28,500 23% 25% 33%
Less than secondary 118,300 45,700 32% 41% 39%
 
Employment activity (aged 15-64)   373,700 111,600 100% 100% 30%
  Full-time, full year employment 133,600 13,400 36% 12% 10%
Part-time, full year employment 17,700 4,700 5% 4% 27%
Part-time, part year employment 128,900 41,300 35% 37% 32%
No employment in 1995 93,500 52,300 25% 47% 56%
 
Sources of income (non-elderly economic families)            
  Average total income $61,900 $14,600  
Average earnings $54,100 $11,200
Average government transfers $4,900 $5,900
 
Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families)            
  Number with incomes < .5 of LICO   10,100  
Average poverty gap $13,100
Average market gap** $16,700
 
* 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.

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