Urban Poverty in Canada

Statistical Profile: Prince Edward Island urban non-CMA

Table B5.3

Prince Edward Island urban non-CMA
    Total Poor Distribution of total Distribution of poor Poverty rate
Unattached Individuals   7,600 3,300 100% 100% 44%
  Non-elderly women 2,500 1,200 33% 35% 47%
Non-elderly men 2,700 1,000 36% 31% 37%
Elderly women 2,000 1,000 26% 29% 48%
Elderly men 400 200 5% 5% 42%
 
Economic Families   14,200 2,300 100% 100% 16%
  Couples with no children < 18 6,100 500 43% 19% 7%
Couples with children < 18 4,900 500 35% 22% 10%
Lone-parent families < 18 1,900 1,100 13% 49% 61%
Other families 1,300 200 9% 10% 19%
 
Non-elderly family 11,800 2,200 83% 93% 18%
Elderly family 2,300 200 17% 7% 7%
 
Children 0-17 in families   12,100 3,000 100% 100% 25%
  Aged 0-5 3,700 1,100 31% 38% 30%
Aged 6-17 8,400 1,900 69% 62% 22%
 
All persons   51,300 10,400 100% 100% 20%
  Aged 0-14 10,300 2,700 20% 26% 26%
Aged 15-24 7,900 1,900 15% 19% 25%
Aged 25-34 7,700 1,700 15% 16% 21%
Aged 35-44 7,900 1,100 15% 10% 14%
Aged 45-54 6,700 800 13% 8% 12%
Aged 55-64 4,400 800 9% 8% 18%
Aged 65-74 3,500 600 7% 5% 16%
Aged 75+ 2,900 800 6% 8% 28%
 
Females 27,100 6,200 53% 60% 23%
Males 24,200 4,200 47% 40% 17%
 
Population groups (all persons)*   51,300 10,400 100% 100% 20%
  Recent immigrants 300 200 1% 2% 57%
Visible minorities 1,200 400 2% 4% 31%
Aboriginal identity 400 200 1% 2% 49%
With disabilities 6,500 2,200 13% 21% 34%
 
Education level (aged 15-64)   34,600 6,300 100% 100% 18%
  Post-secondary certificate 13,200 1,300 38% 21% 10%
Secondary 7,100 1,300 21% 20% 18%
Less than secondary 14,300 3,700 41% 59% 26%
 
Employment activity (aged 15-64)   34,600 6,300 100% 100% 18%
  Full-time, full year employment 13,500 800 39% 13% 6%
Part-time, full year employment 2,300 300 7% 5% 12%
Part-time, part year employment 12,100 2,500 35% 40% 21%
No employment in 1995 6,700 2,700 19% 43% 40%
 
Sources of income (non-elderly economic families)            
  Average total income $51,500 $14,000  
Average earnings $43,200 $7,800
Average government transfers $6,300 $7,900
 
Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families)            
  Number with incomes < .5 of LICO   500  
Average poverty gap $8,100
Average market gap** $13,200
 
* 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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