Urban Poverty in Canada

Statistical Profile: Saskatchewan urban non-CMA

Table B5.9

Saskatchewan urban non-CMA
    Total Poor Distribution of total Distribution of poor Poverty rate
Unattached Individuals   22,500 9,600 100% 100% 42%
  Non-elderly women 5,900 3,000 26% 31% 50%
Non-elderly men 7,300 2,700 33% 28% 37%
Elderly women 7,200 3,100 32% 32% 43%
Elderly men 2,200 800 10% 8% 37%
 
Economic Families   40,400 6,400 100% 100% 16%
  Couples with no children < 18 18,200 1,000 45% 15% 5%
Couples with children < 18 15,100 1,900 37% 30% 12%
Lone-parent families < 18 4,900 3,100 12% 48% 63%
Other families 2,200 500 5% 7% 21%
 
Non-elderly family 32,000 6,100 79% 95% 19%
Elderly family 8,400 300 21% 5% 4%
 
Children 0-17 in families   38,900 10,000 100% 100% 26%
  Aged 0-5 12,800 4,400 33% 44% 34%
Aged 6-17 26,200 5,600 67% 56% 21%
 
All persons   147,100 30,400 100% 100% 21%
  Aged 0-14 33,300 9,200 23% 30% 28%
Aged 15-24 21,400 6,000 15% 20% 28%
Aged 25-34 20,600 4,200 14% 14% 20%
Aged 35-44 21,800 3,100 15% 10% 14%
Aged 45-54 14,900 1,900 10% 6% 12%
Aged 55-64 11,400 1,800 8% 6% 16%
Aged 65-74 12,100 1,500 8% 5% 13%
Aged 75+ 11,600 2,800 8% 9% 24%
 
Females 76,500 17,800 52% 59% 23%
Males 70,600 12,600 48% 41% 18%
 
Population groups (all persons)*   147,100 30,400 100% 100% 21%
  Recent immigrants 600 200 0% 1% 28%
Visible minorities 2,600 600 2% 2% 21%
Aboriginal identity 15,300 8,400 10% 28% 55%
With disabilities 18,700 6,100 13% 20% 32%
 
Education level (aged 15-64)   90,100 16,900 100% 100% 19%
  Post-secondary certificate 24,600 2,500 27% 14% 10%
Secondary 18,400 3,100 20% 18% 17%
Less than secondary 47,100 11,400 52% 67% 24%
 
Employment activity (aged 15-64)   90,100 16,900 100% 100% 19%
  Full-time, full year employment 37,000 2,500 41% 15% 7%
Part-time, full year employment 6,500 1,000 7% 6% 15%
Part-time, part year employment 29,100 6,200 32% 37% 21%
No employment in 1995 17,400 7,200 19% 43% 41%
 
Sources of income (non-elderly economic families)            
  Average total income $51,500 $12,400  
Average earnings $44,700 $8,100
Average government transfers $4,700 $6,600
 
Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families)            
  Number with incomes < .5 of LICO   2,500  
Average poverty gap $10,300
Average market gap** $14,300
 
* 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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