Urban Poverty in Canada

Statistical Profile: Quebec urban non-CMA

Table B5.6

Quebec urban non-CMA
    Total Poor Distribution of total Distribution of poor Poverty rate
Unattached Individuals   130,500 63,400 100% 100% 49%
  Non-elderly women 43,800 22,600 34% 36% 52%
Non-elderly men 50,800 22,100 39% 35% 43%
Elderly women 27,200 15,200 21% 24% 56%
Elderly men 8,700 3,500 7% 6% 40%
 
Economic Families   267,800 44,800 100% 100% 17%
  Couples with no children < 18 121,400 12,800 45% 29% 11%
Couples with children < 18 98,700 11,800 37% 26% 12%
Lone-parent families < 18 28,200 15,500 11% 35% 55%
Other families 19,500 4,600 7% 10% 24%
 
Non-elderly family 223,200 40,700 83% 91% 18%
Elderly family 44,600 4,100 17% 9% 9%
 
Children 0-17 in families   214,800 44,900 100% 100% 21%
  Aged 0-5 65,500 16,100 30% 36% 25%
Aged 6-17 149,300 28,700 70% 64% 19%
 
All persons   924,900 188,900 100% 100% 20%
  Aged 0-14 174,200 38,500 19% 20% 22%
Aged 15-24 130,300 28,700 14% 15% 22%
Aged 25-34 128,900 27,000 14% 14% 21%
Aged 35-44 163,700 28,600 18% 15% 17%
Aged 45-54 131,900 22,100 14% 12% 17%
Aged 55-64 86,700 19,700 9% 10% 23%
Aged 65-74 71,900 14,300 8% 8% 20%
Aged 75+ 37,300 10,000 4% 5% 27%
 
Females 473,100 107,300 51% 57% 23%
Males 451,700 81,700 49% 43% 18%
 
Population groups (all persons)*   924,900 188,900 100% 100% 20%
  Recent immigrants 2,100 600 0% 0% 28%
Visible minorities 5,200 1,400 1% 1% 27%
Aboriginal identity 5,600 2,500 1% 1% 44%
With disabilities 72,100 28,900 8% 15% 40%
 
Education level (aged 15-64)   641,500 126,100 100% 100% 20%
  Post-secondary certificate 174,100 17,800 27% 14% 10%
Secondary 177,400 30,000 28% 24% 17%
Less than secondary 290,000 78,300 45% 62% 27%
 
Employment activity (aged 15-64)   641,500 126,100 100% 100% 20%
  Full-time, full year employment 220,300 13,700 34% 11% 6%
Part-time, full year employment 34,300 5,000 5% 4% 15%
Part-time, part year employment 202,900 35,400 32% 28% 17%
No employment in 1995 184,100 71,900 29% 57% 39%
 
Sources of income (non-elderly economic families)            
  Average total income $48,700 $11,300  
Average earnings $44,100 $7,000
Average government transfers $5,500 $6,600
 
Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families)            
  Number with incomes < .5 of LICO   15,400  
Average poverty gap $9,400
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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