NUMBERS
Number of poor children in BC in 2014:
a) 153,300
b) 113,717
c) 202,315
153,300
B.C.'s poverty rate is just below the national average.
TRUE or FALSE?
False!
According to one 2007 American study, an increase in [blank] was related to in an increase in parent’s investment in their children:
a) child care
b) family income
c) parent education
family income!
Province/Territory with highest poverty rate in Canada:
a) Newfoundland
b) B.C.
c) Nunavut
Nunavut!!
One out of [blank] BC Children aged 3 to 17 are poor?
a) Three
b) Five
c) Six
Five
Canada has a national poverty reduction strategy with specific targets and timelines:
TRUE or FALSE?
FALSE!
School based nutrition programs improve the [blank] of poor children:
a) well-being
b) grade-point average
c) fitness tests
Well-being!!!
Which of the following is NOT a provincial government cash transfer program?
a) E.I.
b) BCECTB
c) GST tax credit
Neither E.I or GST tax credit are provincial transfer programs!
The "Keep the Promise" video mentions a commitment made by the Canadian government to end poverty by the year . . .
a) 1998
b) 2000
c) 2001
2000!
A 2006 study on eating in Canada revealed that Canadian students fail to consume enough fruits, vegetables and [blank]:
a) Meat and alt's
b) Milk products
c) Fibre
Milk Products!!
Children from this population group are at highest risk of living in poverty in B.C.
a) Recent immigrant
b) Indigenous
c) Visible Minority
Recent Immigrant!
A 2012 article in the Journal Pediatrics, it was found that, in comparison to their non-poor cohorts, children in poverty are more likely to misuse substances, [blank], or become pregnant at an early age:
have mental illness OR become obese OR become street-involved
become street-involved