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1. Page 46, Under FAMILIES, change the first paragraph to the following:
After taxes, Prince Edward Island had the lowest poverty rate of 6 percent. After taxes, Newfoundland and Labrador saw a decrease of 5.4 percentage points in poverty rate. Prince Edward had the next largest at 4.7 percent. This, combined with having the second lowest pre-tax poverty rate, made Prince Edward Island the province with the lowest 1999 post-tax poverty rate for families.
2. Page 46 - Figure 2.22
The pre-tax poverty rate for New Brunswick should be 12.3%.
3. Page 128 - Under CHILDREN, change last sentence of fourth paragraph to following:
The highest provincial poverty rate in 1999 was 25.7 percent in Newfoundland and Labrador.
2002-07-29