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1 POVERTY IN CANADA QUIZ

2 POVERTY IN CANADA QUIZ Definitions:
Living ‘below the poverty line’ means having to spend more than 56%of the family’s before-tax income on the three basic needs: food, clothing and shelter ‘Family’ can mean just one person living alone, or any combination of parent or parents and children

3 POVERTY IN CANADA QUIZ Question 1 The percentage of Canadians living below the poverty line is … 5% 9.5% 12.7% 16.2% 21.4%

4 POVERTY IN CANADA QUIZ Question 2 In Manitoba the percentage of people below the poverty line is … 4% 7.5% 11.6% 13% 18.5%

5 POVERTY IN CANADA QUIZ Question 3 At Manitoba’s minimum wage of $10.70/hour, annual earnings for a full time employee are… $15,200 $21,500 $28,700 $35,200 $42,000

6 POVERTY IN CANADA QUIZ Question 4 How does Manitoba’s child poverty rate compare to the national average? 20% lower 10% lower About the same 15% higher 30% higher

7 POVERTY IN CANADA QUIZ Question 5 How much do Canadians with an average income spend on food, clothing and shelter? 16% 26% 36% 46% 56%

8 POVERTY IN CANADA QUIZ Question 6 Of all Canadians under the poverty line, what percentage are single parent mothers? 22% 32% 42% 52% 62%

9 POVERTY IN CANADA QUIZ Question 7 How many people on average use food banks in Canada on a monthly basis? 10,000 50, , ,000 over 700,000

10 POVERTY IN CANADA QUIZ Question 8 The annual earnings of a single mother with one child working full time at minimum wage falls how far below the poverty line? 13% 23% 33% 43% 53%

11 POVERTY IN CANADA QUIZ Question 9 What percentage of aboriginal women living away from reserves live below the poverty line? 21% 31% 41% 51% 61%

12 POVERTY IN CANADA QUIZ Question 10 In Winnipeg a 4l jug of milk costs $3.50. In northern Manitoba it costs as much as … $6 $8 $10 $12 more than $12

13 POVERTY IN CANADA QUIZ Question 1 The percentage of Canadians living below the poverty line is … 16.2%

14 POVERTY IN CANADA QUIZ Question 2 In Manitoba the percentage of people below the poverty line is … 18.5%

15 POVERTY IN CANADA QUIZ Question 3 At Manitoba’s minimum wage of $10.70/hour, annual earnings for a full time employee are… $21,500

16 POVERTY IN CANADA QUIZ Question 4 How does Manitoba’s child poverty rate compare to the national average? 30% higher

17 POVERTY IN CANADA QUIZ Question 5 How much do Canadians with an average income spend on food, clothing and shelter? 36%

18 POVERTY IN CANADA QUIZ Question 6 Of all Canadians under the poverty line, what percentage are single parent mothers? 52%

19 POVERTY IN CANADA QUIZ Question 7 How many people on average use food banks in Canada on a monthly basis? over 700,000

20 POVERTY IN CANADA QUIZ Question 8 The annual earnings of a single mother with one child working full time at minimum wage fall how far below the poverty line? 43%

21 POVERTY IN CANADA QUIZ Question 9 What percentage of aboriginal women living away from reserves live below the poverty line? 41%

22 POVERTY IN CANADA QUIZ Question 10 In Winnipeg a 4l jug of milk costs $3.50. In northern Manitoba it costs as much as … more than $12

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