>Could you provide some background on the Canadian threshold for poverty. I
>guess the entire list would be interested...
>Thanks,
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THE CANADIAN LOW-INCOME CUT-OFFS ARE AT:
http://www.ccsd.ca/factsheets/fs_lic00.htm
The CANADIAN Table is reproduced below but is clearer at the site above.
The US POVERTY DEFINITIONS rates are
ABSURDLY [ A KIND DESCRIPTION CONSIDERING THE AVERAGE GDP
OF THE USA] low and are AVAILABLE AT:
http://www.census.gov/hhes/poverty/threshld/01prelim.html
http://www.census.gov/hhes/poverty/threshld/thresh01.html
Canadian Low-Income Cut-Offs, 2000 (LICOs)
The LICOs are published by Statistics Canada. Families living below these
income
levels are considered to be living in "straitened circumstances." The LICOs are
more
popularly known as Canada's poverty lines.
2000 LICOs (1992 base)
Population of Community of Residence
Family Size
500,000 +
100,000-499,999
30,000-99,999
Less than 30,000
Rural
1
$ 18,371
$ 15,757
$ 15,648
$ 14,561
$ 12,696
2
$ 22,964
$ 19,697
$ 19,561
$ 18,201
$ 15,870
3
$ 28,560
$ 24,497
$ 24,326
$ 22,635
$ 19,738
4
$ 34,572
$ 29,653
$ 29,448
$ 27,401
$ 23,892
5
$ 38.646
$ 33,148
$ 32,917
$ 30,629
$ 26,708
6
$ 42,719
$ 36,642
$ 36,387
$ 33,857
$ 29,524
7 +
$ 46,793
$ 40,137
$ 39,857
$ 37,085
$ 32,340
Notes: This table uses the 1992 base. Income refers to total pre-tax,
post-transfer household income.
*Includes cities with a population between 15,000 and 30,000 and small
urban areas (under 15,000).
Source: Prepared by the Canadian Council on Social Development using
Statistics Canada's Low
Income Cut-Offs, from Low income cut-offs from 1991 to 2000 Catalogue
# 75F0002MIE-01007,
November 2001.
Last Updated: November 23, 2001
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USA Poverty Thresholds
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20233
PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE POVERTY THRESHOLDS FOR
2001
Size of Family Unit Estimated Threshold
1 person (unrelated individual).... $9,044
Under 65 years .................. 9,214
65 years and over ............... 8,494
2 people .......................... $11,559
Householder under 65 years ...... 11,920
Householder 65 years and over ... 10,715
3 people .......................... $14,129
4 people .......................... 18,104
5 people .......................... 21,411
6 people .......................... 24,197
7 people .......................... 27,514
8 people .......................... 30,546
9 people or more .................. 36,058
These average poverty thresholds were derived by increasing
the 2000 thresholds by a factor of 1.028455 which reflects
the percent change in the average annual Consumer Price Index
between 2000 and 2001. These estimates may differ by a few
dollars from the thresholds that will be published in the
final report on the 2001 poverty population.
If you have any questions concerning these poverty thresholds,
please call (301) 457-3242.
January 22, 2002
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