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A PROFILE OF POVERTY
IN MID-SIZED ALBERTA CITIES

by Kevin K. Lee and Cheryl Engler

January 2000

     

LIST OF FIGURES

• Figure 1.1 Poverty rates in mid-sized Alberta cities, 1986-1996 (1985-1995 income)
• Figure 1.2 Canadians' perceptions of poverty 1976-1997
• Figure 2.1 Poverty rate for Alberta and selected cities, 1996 (1995 income)
• Figure 2.2 Share of individuals by age group and sex, total and poor populations, mid-sized Alberta cities, 1996 (1995 income)
• Figure 2.3 Poverty rate by Aboriginal identity, mid-sized Alberta cities, 1996 (1995 income)
• Figure 2.4 Poverty rate by disability status, mid-sized Alberta cities, 1996 (1995 income)
• Figure 3.1 Poverty rate by household type, mid-sized Alberta cities, 1996 (1995 income)
• Figure 3.2 Poverty rate of lone-parent families with children, mid-sized Alberta cities, 1996 (1995 income)
• Figure 3.3 Rate of poverty among children by age of child and selected family type, mid-sized Alberta cities, 1996 (1995 income)
• Figure 5.1 Share of households relative to the poverty line by household type, mid-sized Alberta cities, 1996 (1995 income)
• Figure 5.2 Share of lone-parent families with children relative to the poverty line, mid-sized Alberta cities, 1996 (1995 income)
• Figure 6.1 Poverty rate among families, by housing tenure, mid-sized Alberta cities, 1996 (1995 income)
• Figure 6.2 Percentage of poor families with gross rent greater than one-third of their income, mid-sized Alberta cities, 1996 (1995 income)

     

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