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Table 2-10
Government transfers by after-tax income quintiles — Alberta

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Alberta
  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 800 E 5,800 7.0 100.0 2,000 6,700 8.4 100.0
Lowest quintile . 7,000 37.9 24.0 . 7,100 42.3 21.3
Second quintile . 7,800 19.3 26.7 . 9,200 23.8 27.5
Third quintile . 6,200 9.4 21.2 . 6,900 10.9 20.7
Fourth quintile . 5,600 5.8 19.2 . 6,100 6.4 18.1
Highest quintile . 2,600 1.3 8.9 . 4,100 2.2 12.3
Two persons or more  
Total 1,700 6,800 6.5 100.0 3,100 8,000 8.1 100.0
Lowest quintile . 11,700 34.9 34.7 . 13,900 42.6 34.6
Second quintile . 9,000 14.4 26.4 . 9,500 16.1 23.7
Third quintile . 6,800 7.8 20.0 . 7,300 8.7 18.2
Fourth quintile . 3,700 3.1 10.9 . 5,200 4.6 12.9
Highest quintile . 2,700 1.2 7.9 . 4,200 2.1 10.6
Unattached individuals  
Total 400 4,100 9.1 100.0 700 4,300 9.8 100.0
Lowest quintile . 3,600 E 35.1 18.0 E . 2,900 34.3 13.8
Second quintile . 10,000 44.7 49.1 . 9,500 47.6 44.8
Third quintile . 3,900 E 11.9 E 19.2 . 5,300 E 17.0 E 25.1 E
Fourth quintile . 1,900 E 3.8 E 9.4 E . 2,200 E 4.4 E 10.2 E
Highest quintile . 900 E 0.8 E 4.4 E . 1,300 E 1.2 E 6.1 E