Table:
2008-base
2018-base

2015
2016
2017
2018
2015
2016
2017
2018

percent

geography

canada
12.1
10.6
9.5
8.7
14.5
12.8
11.7
11.0

newfoundland and labrador
12.1
10.8
9.7
9.7
13.1
12.4
11.4
11.2

prince edward island
14.0
11.3
10.1
9.1
14.8
11.8
13.3
11.9

nova scotia
13.8
12.9
12.8
10.3
17.0
16.2
15.0
13.3

new brunswick
14.0
11.8
9.7
7.9
16.1
13.6
12.1
10.0

quebec
10.9
8.6
9.0
7.9
13.7
10.9
10.8
9.7

ontario
12.9
11.8
10.2
9.5
15.1
13.6
12.2
11.6

manitoba
12.0
9.4
8.7
9.3
14.0
12.3
11.0
10.9

saskatchewan
10.7
9.2
9.5
8.8
12.7
11.5
12.2
11.2

alberta
8.2
8.6
6.8
7.3
10.0
10.8
9.0
9.4

british columbia
14.8
12.0
10.3
8.9
17.8
15.3
13.6
12.1

age group

persons under 18 years
13.3
11.0
9.0
8.2
16.4
14.0
11.6
10.8

persons 18 to 64 years
13.4
11.9
11.1
10.3
15.7
14.0
13.2
12.5

persons 65 years and over
5.1
4.9
3.9
3.5
7.0
7.0
6.0
5.6

Statement: according to the proposed 2018-base mbm, the poverty rate has declined 3.5 percentage from 2015 to 2018.
Question: according to the proposed 2018-base mbm, how many percent of the poverty rate has declined from 2015 to 2018?
Answer: [3.5]