"Economic security has eroded among poor- and middle-income families
over the past decade."
"The average after-tax income of families with children dropped between
1984 and 1994 -- from $43,800 to $43,700."
"The income gap is growing" between Canada's wealthiest and poorest parents.
"The cost of raising children is the greatest expense that most Canadian
families face -- an estimated $150,000 to raise a child from birth to 18 years, including
the cost of child care."
"In 1994, 12% of families had at least one parent unemployed from more
than six months."
"One third of Canadians in 1995 said they were worried about losing
their job."
This excerpt is from Transition (March 1997), published by the Vanier Institute of the Family. |
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Posted by the Vanier Institute of the Family, July 1997. |
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