1. 2,300 children living in poverty 21% of all residents live in poverty
Regional highlights from the 2017 BC Child Poverty Report Card – Kitimat-Stikine
In Kitimat-Stikine, 2,300 children are living in poverty: more than one in four children. Children are at greater risk of poverty than the overall population of the region. Single-parent families are particularly vulnerable: child poverty rates are nearly four times higher for children in single-parent families than children in couple-parent families. (Source: Statistics Canada, 2015 data]
Kitimat-Stikine Regional District
2,300 children living in poverty
21% of all residents live in poverty
28% of all children live in poverty
16% poverty rate for children in couple families
57% poverty rate for children in lone-parent families
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2. Comparison of Kitimat-Stikine Regional District to British Columbia
Poverty Rate for Children in Couple Families
Poverty Rate for Children in Lone-Parent Families
No. of Children Living in Poverty
Poverty Rate for all Residents
Poverty Rate for all Children
153,300 BC
2,300 KS
Kitimat-Stikine (KS)
British Columbia (BC)
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