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The Gap Between the Rich and Poor - Supplemental Information
For nearly two decades, the Canadian economy experienced vibrant growth. However, the benefits of this growth have not been equally shared by all Canadians. Striking differences in income have caused "the wealth gap" to widen; in addition, it appears that wealthy people live longer, and that they're healthier at every stage of their lives.
- Monthly Social Assistance Caseload
- The Overall Poverty Rate (%) for All Persons
- Overall Incidence of Poverty (%) After Tax
- Ratio of Money Income of the 10th and 90th Percentile
- Vital Signs® Canada Original Data Sources
- Vital Signs® Canada Original Data Sources - Where Waterloo Region Stands
Monthly Social Assistance Caseload per 100,000 Residents: 2005, 2006
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Source: OMBI 2006
1-2 Overall Poverty Rate (%) for All Persons, 2001 and 2005
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Source: : Data for After tax are from the 2006 Census Community Profiles, while Before Tax data are from Statistics Canada Census topic based tabulations.
1-3 Overall Incidence of Poverty (%) After Tax, 2001-2006
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Source: Statistics Canada. "Income Trends in Canada 1976-2006". Table 202-0802 titled "Persons in low income, Canada, provinces and select CMAs".
1-4 Ratio of Money Income of the 10th and 90th Percentile
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Source: Statistics Canada special request, based on tax data
1-5 Vital Signs® Canada Original Data Sources
1-6 Vital Signs® Canada Original Data Sources – Where Waterloo Region Stands
I-2-a: Overall Poverty Rate
| Percent shares of low income Families in all Families | |||||||
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
| Kitchener CMA | 15.7 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 15.8 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 16.4 |
In 2006, the overall poverty rate in Kitchener, based on the Low Income Measure (LIM), an indicator of relative poverty, was 16.4 per cent, up 4.2 per cent from 15.7 per cent in 2000. The 2006 figure was 22.5 per cent lower than the provincial average and 23.1 per cent lower than the national average.
Source: Statistics Canada. Small Area Administrative Data. Family characteristics, Low Income Measures (LIM), by family type and family type composition, annual. Cansim Table 111-0015. Cansim series: v21388890, v21388977, v21390276, v21390363, v21390507, v21390594, v21390738. CA data retrieved through Statistics Canada special request.
I-2-b Pre-tax Overall Poverty Rate for Vital Signs Communities, (LICO), based on Census, 2000-2005
| Before tax | After tax | |||
| 2000 | 2005 | % change 2000-2005 | 2005 | |
| Kitchener CMA | 11.4 | 10.5 | -7.9 | 7.8 |
In 2005, the before-tax overall poverty rate in Kitchener, based on the Low Income Cut-offs (LICO), an indicator of relative poverty, was 10.5 per cent, down 0.9 per cent from 11.4 per cent in 2000. The 2005 figure was 28.6 per cent lower than the provincial average and 31.4 per cent lower than the national average.
Source: http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=PR&Code1=01&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=Canada&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Income%20and%20earnings&Custom=
and
http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/topics/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?TPL=RETR&ALEVEL=3&APATH=3&CATNO=&DETAIL=0&DIM=&DS=99&FL=0&FREE=0&GAL=0&GC=99&GK=NA&GRP=1&IPS=&METH=0&ORDER=1&PID=94206&PTYPE=88971&RL=0&S=1&ShowAll=No&StartRow=1&SUB=0&Temporal=
I-2-c-ii Pre-tax Overall Poverty Rate for Vital Signs CMAs, (LICO), 2000-2005
| 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
| Kitchener CMA | 7.4 | 11.2 | 6.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 9.8 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 10.4 | 14.7 | 12.4 |
In 2006, the overall poverty rate in Kitchener, based on the Low Income Cut-offs (LICO), an indicator of relative poverty, was 12.4 per cent, equal to the rate in 2000. The 2005 figure was 10.1 per cent lower than the provincial average and 14.5 per cent lower than the national average.
Source: Statistics Canada. "Income Trends in Canada 1976-2006". Table 202-0802 titled "Persons in low income, Canada, provinces and select CMAs".
I-3-a: Child Poverty Rate
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
| Kitchener CMA | 19.0 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 18.1 | 18.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 |
In 2006, the child poverty rate in Kitchener, based on the Low Income Measure (LIM), an indicator of relative poverty, was 17.5 per cent, down 7.7 per cent from 19.0 per cent in 2000. The 2006 figure was 25.1 per cent lower than the provincial average and 24.3 per cent lower than the national average
Source: Statistics Canada. Small Area Administrative Data. Family characteristics, Low Income Measures (LIM), by family type and family type composition, annual. Table 111-0015 Cansim. CA data retrieved through Statistics Canada special request.
I-3-b-i Pre-tax Child Poverty Rate for Vital Signs Communities, (LICO), based on Census, 2000-2005
| 2000 | 2005 | % change 2000-2005 | |
| Kitchener CMA | 13.9 | 13.1 | -5.8 |
In 2005, the child (persons 15 years and under) poverty rate in Kitchener, based on the Low Income Cut-offs (LICO), an indicator of relative poverty, was 13.1 per cent, down 0.8 percentage points from 13.9 per cent in 2000. The 2005 figure was 29.2 per cent lower than the provincial average and 28.4 per cent lower than the national average.
Source: http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/topics/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?ALEVEL=3&APATH=3&CATNO=&DETAIL=0&DIM=&DS=99&FL=0&FREE=0&GAL=0&GC=99&GK=NA&GRP=1&IPS=&METH=0&ORDER=1&PID=94192&PTYPE=88971&RL=0&S=1&ShowAll=No&StartRow=1&SUB=0&Temporal=2006&Theme=81&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=
I-3-c-ii Pre-tax Child Poverty Rate for Vital Signs CMAs, (LICO), 2000-2005
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
| Kitchener CMA | 13.7 | 13.0 | 11.8 | 9.4 | 14.0 | 16.4 | 14.2 |
In 2005, the child (persons 18 years and under) poverty rate in Kitchener, based on the Low Income Cut-offs (LICO), an indicator of relative poverty, was 14.2 per cent, up 0.5 percentage points from 13.7 in 2000. The 2005 figure was 9.0 per cent lower than the provincial average and 10.1 per cent lower than the national average.
Source: Statistics Canada. "Income Trends in Canada 1976-2006". Table 202-0802 titled "Persons in low income, Canada, provinces and select CMAs." Based on SLID data.
I-4: Use of Food Banks
| Total Number of People Assisted in March | |||||
| 1997 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Kitchener CMA | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 13,960 | 12,675 |
In Kitchener, the total number of people using food banks in March 2007 was 12,675, down 9.2 per cent from 13,960 in March 2006
Source for provincial and national data: Canadian Association of Food Banks, HungerCount 1997 to 2007 http://www.cafb-acba.ca/main2.cfm?id=10718668-B6A7-8AA0-6E4255B2954F4EEE
Source for city data: Canadian Association of Food Banks (CAFB), by special request and Ontario Hunger Report 2006 and 2007. http://oafb.ca/portal/images/downloads/Research/Ontario%20Hunger%20Report%202007.pdf http://oafb.ca/portal/images/downloads/Research/Ontario%20Hunger%20Report%202006.pdf
I-5-a: Elderly Poverty
| percent share of low income families in all families | |||||||
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
| Kitchener CMA | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.7 |
In 2006, the elderly (persons 65 and over) poverty rate in Kitchener, based on the Low Income Measure (LIM), an indicator of relative poverty, was 7.7 per cent, up 6.1 per cent from 7.3 per cent in 2000. The 2006 figure was 31.8 per cent lower than the provincial average and 42.8 per cent lower than the national average
Source: Statistics Canada. Small Area Administrative Data. Family characteristics, Low Income Measures (LIM), by family type and family type composition, annual. Table 111-0015 Cansim. CA data retrieved through Statistics Canada special request
I-5-b Pre-tax Elderly Poverty Rate for Vital Signs Communities, (LICO), 2000-2005, based on Census
| 2000 | 2005 | % change 2000-2005 | |
| Kitchener CMA | 12.0 | 8.2 | -31.7 |
In 2005 in Kitchener, the elderly (persons 65 and over) poverty rate, based on the Low Income Cut-offs (LICO), an indicator of relative poverty, was 8.2 per cent, down 3.8 percentage points from 12.0 per cent in 2000. The 2005 figure was 31.9 per cent lower than the provincial average and 43.1 per cent lower than the national average.
Source: Statistics Canada census data, Topic-based Tabulations http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/topics/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?ALEVEL=3&APATH=3&CATNO=&DETAIL=0&DIM=&DS=99&FL=0&FREE=0&GAL=0&GC=99&GK=NA&GRP=1&IPS=&METH=0&ORDER=1&PID=94192&PTYPE=88971&RL=0&S=1&ShowAll=No&StartRow=1&SUB=0&Temporal=2006&Theme=81&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=
I-5-c-ii Pre-tax Elderly Poverty Rate for Vital Signs CMAs, (LICO), 2000-2005
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | % change1980-2006 | % change 2000-2006 | |
| Kitchener CMA | 9.1 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 8.8 | 6.7 | -79.8 | -26.4 |
In 2005, the elderly (persons 65 years and older) poverty rate in Kitchener, based on the Low Income Cut-offs (LICO), an indicator of relative poverty, was 6.7 per cent, down 2.4 percentage points from 9.1 in 2000. The 2005 figure was 33.7 per cent lower than the provincial average and 48.1 per cent lower than the national average.
Source: Statistics Canada. "Income Trends in Canada 1976-2006". Table 202-0802 titled "Persons in low income, Canada, provinces and select CMAs". Accessed through CD Rom
I-6: Proportion of Economic Families in Income Brackets
| Kitchener CMA | |||
| 2000 | 2005 | % change, 2000-2005 | |
| Total - Family income groups | 100.00 | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Under $5,000 | 1.37 | 0.91 | -33.41 |
| $5,000 to $9,999 | 1.32 | 0.87 | -33.80 |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 1.57 | 1.33 | -14.93 |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 1.89 | 1.82 | -3.64 |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 2.61 | 2.27 | -12.88 |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 3.53 | 3.09 | -12.26 |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 3.43 | 3.59 | 4.90 |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 4.00 | 4.19 | 4.81 |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 4.24 | 4.37 | 3.22 |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 4.77 | 4.37 | -8.20 |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 8.85 | 8.73 | -1.42 |
| $60,000 to $69,999 | 9.25 | 9.15 | -1.07 |
| $70,000 to $79,999 | 9.02 | 8.85 | -1.95 |
| $80,000 to $89,999 | 8.88 | 8.59 | -3.29 |
| $90,000 to $99,999 | 7.23 | 7.42 | 2.60 |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 12.76 | 12.99 | 1.80 |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 6.73 | 7.28 | 8.24 |
| $150,000 and over | 8.56 | 10.15 | 18.62 |
| Less than $25,000 | 8.75 | 7.21 | -17.61 |
| More than $100,000 | 28.05 | 30.42 | 8.48 |
In 2005, 7.2 per cent of families in Kitchener had annual incomes lower than $25,000, compared to 9.5 per cent in Ontario and 10.5 per cent in Canada. There was a 17.6 per cent fall in the proportion of families in Kitchener making less than $25,000 (2005$) between 2000 and 2005. In 2005, 30.4 per cent of families in Kitchener had annual incomes of over $100,000, compared to 30.5 per cent in Ontario and 25.5 per cent in Canada. There was an 8.5 per cent increase in the proportion of families in Kitchener with incomes above $100,000 between 2000 and 2005.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-563-XCB2006023
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