Last spring, Urban Exchange asked Winnipeggers to share their opinions about poverty in Winnipeg through a survey called Poverty: Insight & Ideas. Thank you to the 2854 people who participated, either online, in writing, or in person!
You can review the findings from the survey by clicking on the links below. At the bottom of this page is a link to some poverty-related resources in Winnipeg.
Download the full report – contains demographic information, along with respondents’ definitions of poverty, their opinions about what causes poverty, and their views about how serious the issue is in Winnipeg.
Definitions of poverty: age breakdown – we asked “In your opinion, what is poverty?” This interactive chart shows you how people in different age categories responded. You can also mix and match the findings, depending on which age range(s) you’re most interested in!
“How serious is poverty in Winnipeg?”: responses by neighbourhood – we asked “How serious is poverty in Winnipeg?” This chart shows you what respondents said, categorized by which part of the city they live in.
“How serious is poverty in your neighbourhood?”: responses by neighbourhood – we asked “How serious is poverty in your neighbourhood?” This chart shows you what respondents said, categorized by which part of the city they live in.
More poverty-related information and resources – there is a lot of work being done to address poverty in Winnipeg and Manitoba. The provincial government announced a poverty reduction strategy last spring, and the Winnipeg Poverty Reduction Council has brought together community leaders from a variety of sectors to formulate a coordinated approach to reducing poverty. Other groups (including the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and Social Planning Council of Winnipeg) do regular research about poverty and related social issues. Click here to learn more.
November 18th, 2009 at 8:54 am
From the results shown on the “definitions of poverty: age group” graph I got the idea that the younger age groups may not see the connection between higher education and higher quality of life since that bar was lower as in comparison to the older age groups.