| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | percent 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 |  | percent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 6 | geography |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 7 | canada | 12.1 | 10.6 | 9.5 | 8.7 | 14.5 | 12.8 | 11.7 | 11.0 |
| 8 | newfoundland and labrador | 12.1 | 10.8 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 11.4 | 11.2 |
| 9 | prince edward island | 14.0 | 11.3 | 10.1 | 9.1 | 14.8 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 11.9 |
| 10 | nova scotia | 13.8 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 10.3 | 17.0 | 16.2 | 15.0 | 13.3 |
| 11 | new brunswick | 14.0 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 7.9 | 16.1 | 13.6 | 12.1 | 10.0 |
| 12 | quebec | 10.9 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 13.7 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 9.7 |
| 13 | ontario | 12.9 | 11.8 | 10.2 | 9.5 | 15.1 | 13.6 | 12.2 | 11.6 |
| 14 | manitoba | 12.0 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 14.0 | 12.3 | 11.0 | 10.9 |
| 15 | saskatchewan | 10.7 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 12.7 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 11.2 |
| 16 | alberta | 8.2 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 9.0 | 9.4 |
| 17 | british columbia | 14.8 | 12.0 | 10.3 | 8.9 | 17.8 | 15.3 | 13.6 | 12.1 |
| 18 | age group |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 19 | persons under 18 years | 13.3 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 16.4 | 14.0 | 11.6 | 10.8 |
| 20 | persons 18 to 64 years | 13.4 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 15.7 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 12.5 |
| 21 | persons 65 years and over | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.6 |

Question: according to the 2008-base mbm, what is the poverty rate in 2015?
Answer: 12.1

Question: according to the 2008-base mbm, what is the poverty rate in 2018?
Answer: 8.7

Question: according to the 2008-base mbm, how many percent of the poverty rate has declined from 2015 to 2018?
Answer: 3.4

Question: according to the proposed 2018-base mbm, what is the poverty rate in 2015?
Answer: 14.5

Question: according to the proposed 2018-base mbm, what is the poverty rate in 2018?
Answer: 11

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