Poverty Profile 2004 - Web-only Data

The NCW will not be publishing a 2004 issue of Poverty Profile. Selected data for 2004 has been made available on our website. Please contact us if you require further information.

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Poverty rates, Canada

• Trends
• Persons, by age and sex
• Families
• Unattached individuals

Poverty rates by province

• Persons
• Families
• Unattached individuals
• Children
• Seniors

Children

• Family type
• Ages of children

Depth of Poverty

• Dollars below the poverty line
• Percentage of the poverty line
• Total poverty gap ($)
• Incomes of less than half the poverty line

Persistence of Poverty

• Age group
• Education
• Transitions in and out of poverty

Poverty and Paid Work

• Number of earners
• Weeks of work
• Work patterns
• Working poor

Sources of Income

• Transfer payments
• Primary sources of income #1
• Primary sources of income #2

Inequality

• Income shares
• Average income by quintile