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Table 2-4
Government transfers by after-tax income quintiles — Nova Scotia

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Nova Scotia
  Government transfers
2007 2006
Median Averages Implicit transfer rates Shares Median Averages Implicit transfer rates Shares
     dollars   percent  dollars percent
Total - Economic families and unattached individuals  
Total 5,300 8,500 14.6 100.0 4,900 8,300 14.5 100.0
Lowest quintile . 7,500 55.2 17.7 . 7,100 57.2 17.1
Second quintile . 10,500 35.9 24.7 . 11,300 37.9 27.1
Third quintile . 9,400 19.9 22.1 . 8,800 18.8 21.1
Fourth quintile . 8,200 11.7 19.2 . 7,900 11.4 19.0
Highest quintile . 6,900 5.3 16.2 . 6,500 5.0 15.6
Two persons or more  
Total 5,800 9,400 12.8 100.0 5,600 9,500 13.1 100.0
Lowest quintile . 12,600 51.7 26.8 . 13,800 53.3 28.9
Second quintile . 11,400 25.7 24.2 . 10,700 24.5 22.5
Third quintile . 9,400 15.0 20.0 . 9,400 15.3 19.9
Fourth quintile . 7,900 9.4 16.8 . 8,100 9.7 17.0
Highest quintile . 5,700 3.8 12.1 . 5,600 3.8 11.8
Unattached individuals  
Total 3,700 E 6,800 22.9 100.0 1,800 E 6,000 21.7 100.0
Lowest quintile . 4,100 52.7 12.0 . 2,600 E 47.1 8.8 E
Second quintile . 10,300 65.0 30.5 . 8,800 61.3 29.5
Third quintile . 7,800 33.4 23.2 . 9,300 42.7 E 31.3
Fourth quintile . 5,800 16.1 E 17.0 . 5,500 15.6 18.3
Highest quintile . 5,900 E 9.0 E 17.4 E . 3,600 E 5.9 E 12.1 E