Original: A 2002 study of 54 panhandlers in Toronto reported that of a median monthly income of $ 638 Canadian dollars ( CAD ) , those interviewed spent a median of $ 200 CAD on food and $ 192 CAD on alcohol , tobacco and illegal drugs , according to
Simplified: A 2002 study of 54 panhandlers in Toronto reported that of a median monthly income of $ 638 CAD , those interviewed spent a median of $ 200 CAD on food and $ 192 CAD on alcohol , tobacco and illegal drugs