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 Women
and Poverty
Women and Poverty in Manitoba
Women
make up the majority of people living in poverty as both children
and adults. Poverty
is defined as living below Statistics Canada Low-Income Cut
Off (LICO).
| |
Number
of
persons |
Percentage
of poor |
| Total poor population |
211,000 |
100% |
| total poor females |
119,000 |
56.4% |
total poor males
|
92,000
|
43.6% |
| Total poor children |
60,000 |
28.4% |
| female children |
30,780 |
14.6% |
male children
|
29,220
|
13.8% |
| Total poor adults |
151,000 |
71.6% |
| female adults |
88,220 |
41.8% |
| male adults |
62,780 |
29.8% |
|
Source:
Statistics Canada Low Income Persons 1980 to 1999, except
children from Social Planning Council of Winnipeg.
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