A Snapshot of Racialized Poverty in Canada – Statistical Tables
| Table 13 - Major field of study, 2006 (Canada and Montreal) (Classification of Instructional Programs) Percent distribution of persons living in poverty |
| |
Canada | Montreal |
| Racialized persons | Non-racialized persons | Racialized persons | Non-racialized persons |
| Population 25 to 64 years living in poverty, with postsecondary qualifications by major field of study |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| Education |
4% |
5% |
4% |
4% |
| Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies |
4% |
7% |
4% |
9% |
| Humanities |
7% |
6% |
7% |
8% |
| Social and behavioural sciences and law |
11% |
11% |
12% |
11% |
| Business, management and public administration |
23% |
20% |
23% |
21% |
| Physical and life sciences and technologies |
5% |
3% |
5% |
3% |
| Mathematics, computer and information sciences |
8% |
5% |
9% |
5% |
| Architecture, engineering, and related technologies |
21% |
21% |
22% |
20% |
| Agriculture, natural resources and conservation |
2% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
| Health, parks, recreation and fitness |
11% |
12% |
11% |
9% |
| Personal, protective and transportation services |
4% |
9% |
4% |
8% |
| Other fields of study |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Males |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| Education |
2% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
| Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies |
3% |
7% |
3% |
9% |
| Humanities |
5% |
6% |
5% |
7% |
| Social and behavioural sciences and law |
8% |
8% |
9% |
9% |
| Business, management and public administration |
20% |
14% |
19% |
16% |
| Physical and life sciences and technologies |
5% |
3% |
5% |
4% |
| Mathematics, computer and information sciences |
10% |
6% |
10% |
7% |
| Architecture, engineering, and related technologies |
36% |
40% |
35% |
35% |
| Agriculture, natural resources and conservation |
2% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
| Health, parks, recreation and fitness |
6% |
4% |
6% |
4% |
| Personal, protective and transportation services |
3% |
8% |
3% |
6% |
| Other fields of study |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Females |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| Education |
7% |
7% |
6% |
6% |
| Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies |
5% |
7% |
4% |
9% |
| Humanities |
10% |
7% |
8% |
9% |
| Social and behavioural sciences and law |
13% |
13% |
14% |
14% |
| Business, management and public administration |
26% |
26% |
26% |
25% |
| Physical and life sciences and technologies |
5% |
2% |
5% |
3% |
| Mathematics, computer and information sciences |
6% |
4% |
7% |
4% |
| Architecture, engineering, and related technologies |
7% |
4% |
7% |
5% |
| Agriculture, natural resources and conservation |
1% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
| Health, parks, recreation and fitness |
16% |
19% |
16% |
14% |
| Personal, protective and transportation services |
4% |
10% |
5% |
9% |
| Other fields of study |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Table 13 - Major field of study, 2006 (Toronto and Vancouver) (Classification of Instructional Programs) Percent distribution of persons living in poverty |
| |
Toronto | Vancouver |
| Racialized persons | Non-racialized persons | Racialized persons | Non-racialized persons |
| Population 25 to 64 years living in poverty, with postsecondary qualifications by major field of study |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| Education |
4% |
5% |
5% |
5% |
| Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies |
4% |
9% |
6% |
10% |
| Humanities |
8% |
7% |
9% |
7% |
| Social and behavioural sciences and law |
11% |
14% |
11% |
13% |
| Business, management and public administration |
24% |
19% |
25% |
19% |
| Physical and life sciences and technologies |
5% |
3% |
4% |
3% |
| Mathematics, computer and information sciences |
8% |
6% |
6% |
5% |
| Architecture, engineering, and related technologies |
20% |
19% |
19% |
17% |
| Agriculture, natural resources and conservation |
1% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
| Health, parks, recreation and fitness |
12% |
10% |
10% |
12% |
| Personal, protective and transportation services |
3% |
6% |
3% |
7% |
| Other fields of study |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Males |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| Education |
1% |
2% |
2% |
3% |
| Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies |
3% |
9% |
4% |
9% |
| Humanities |
5% |
6% |
6% |
6% |
| Social and behavioural sciences and law |
7% |
11% |
9% |
10% |
| Business, management and public administration |
22% |
16% |
22% |
16% |
| Physical and life sciences and technologies |
5% |
3% |
5% |
4% |
| Mathematics, computer and information sciences |
10% |
7% |
8% |
6% |
| Architecture, engineering, and related technologies |
36% |
34% |
34% |
33% |
| Agriculture, natural resources and conservation |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
| Health, parks, recreation and fitness |
6% |
5% |
6% |
5% |
| Personal, protective and transportation services |
2% |
5% |
2% |
7% |
| Other fields of study |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Females |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| Education |
7% |
8% |
7% |
7% |
| Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies |
5% |
9% |
7% |
10% |
| Humanities |
10% |
9% |
11% |
8% |
| Social and behavioural sciences and law |
13% |
17% |
12% |
16% |
| Business, management and public administration |
26% |
22% |
28% |
22% |
| Physical and life sciences and technologies |
5% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
| Mathematics, computer and information sciences |
6% |
4% |
5% |
4% |
| Architecture, engineering, and related technologies |
6% |
6% |
6% |
3% |
| Agriculture, natural resources and conservation |
1% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
| Health, parks, recreation and fitness |
17% |
15% |
13% |
18% |
| Personal, protective and transportation services |
4% |
7% |
4% |
8% |
| Other fields of study |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
Major Field of Study: Main subject area of the person's highest certificate, diploma or degree after high school.
Note: Poverty is measured using Statistics Canada's after-tax low income cut-offs (LICOs). The LICOs are only available for persons in private households in the ten provinces. That means the data presented above does not include residents of the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, persons living on Indian reserves and residents of institutions.
Source: Statistics Canada. 2009. Special tabulation, based on 2006 Census. Calculations by the National Council of Welfare.
