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Table 2
Source of income for widows and widowers with an increase in income
Source of income for widows and widowers with an increase in income
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| Widows | Widowers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One year before widowhood | After five years of widowhood | One year before widowhood | After five years of widowhood | |
| $ | ||||
| Total adjusted family income | 34,500 | 45,400 | 34,500 | 46,200 |
| Old Age Security | 7,400 | 6,000 | 6,900 | 6,300 |
| Pensions | 16,200 | 20,100 | 18,400 | 26,500 |
| Earnings | 2,200 | 5,600 | 2,100 | 4,000 |
| Assets | 7,300 | 11,900 | 5,300 | 7,800 |
| Other transfers | 610 | 780 | 650 | 740 |
| Other income | 780 | 1,160 | 1,200 | 960 |
| Note: The sum of the components might not add up to the total due to rounding. | ||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Longitudinal Administrative Databank, 1993 to 2003. | ||||
