Page 46, Under FAMILIES, change first paragraph to following:

After Taxes, Prince Edward Island had the lowest poverty rate of 6 percent. After taxes, Newfoundland and Labrador saw a decrease of 5.4 percentage points in poverty rate. Prince Edward had the next largest at 4.7 percent. This, combined with having the second lowest pre-tax poverty rate, made Prince Edward Island the province with the lowest 1999 post-tax poverty rate for families.

Page 46 – FIGURE 2.22

Page 128, Under CHILDREN, change last sentence of fourth paragraph to following:

The highest provincial poverty rate in 1999 was 25.7 percent in Newfoundland and Labrador.