| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | number of persons in poverty, 2008-base and 2018-base, canada, provinces and selected demographic groups, 2015 to 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 |  | 2008-base |  |  |  | 2018-base |  |  |  |
| 4 |  | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| 5 |  | in thousands |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 6 | geography |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 7 | canada | 4,238 | 3,739 | 3,413 | 3,173 | 5,074 | 4,543 | 4,188 | 3,983 |
| 8 | newfoundland and labrador | 63 | 56 | 50 | 50 | 68 | 64 | 59 | 58 |
| 9 | prince edward island | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 18 |
| 10 | nova scotia | 127 | 119 | 118 | 96 | 156 | 149 | 139 | 124 |
| 11 | new brunswick | 102 | 86 | 71 | 58 | 117 | 99 | 89 | 74 |
| 12 | quebec | 890 | 706 | 744 | 655 | 1,118 | 896 | 888 | 812 |
| 13 | ontario | 1,757 | 1,624 | 1,436 | 1,351 | 2,062 | 1,883 | 1,706 | 1,658 |
| 14 | manitoba | 146 | 115 | 108 | 117 | 169 | 151 | 137 | 137 |
| 15 | saskatchewan | 114 | 98 | 103 | 96 | 135 | 123 | 133 | 122 |
| 16 | alberta | 341 | 362 | 286 | 316 | 415 | 453 | 379 | 403 |
| 17 | british columbia | 678 | 557 | 481 | 421 | 812 | 707 | 638 | 577 |
| 18 | age group |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 19 | persons under 18 years | 900 | 755 | 622 | 566 | 1,115 | 958 | 803 | 748 |
| 20 | persons 18 to 64 years | 3,049 | 2,701 | 2,553 | 2,392 | 3,565 | 3,180 | 3,026 | 2,883 |
| 21 | persons 65 years and over | 289 | 284 | 238 | 216 | 394 | 405 | 360 | 352 |

Question: according to the 2008-base mbm, how many people were in poverty in 2015?
Answer: 4.238

Question: according to the 2008-base mbm, how many people were in poverty in 2018?
Answer: 3.173

Question: according to the 2008-base mbm, how many numbers of people in poverty have declined from 2015 to 2018?
Answer: 1.065

Question: according to the proposed 2018-base mbm, how many people were in poverty in 2015?
Answer: 5.074

Question: according to the proposed 2018-base mbm, how many people were in poverty in 2018?
Answer: 3.983

Question: according to the proposed 2018-base mbm, how many numbers of people in poverty have declined from 2015 to 2018?
Answer: 1.091