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Table 2-7
Government transfers by after-tax income quintiles — Ontario

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Ontario
  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 3,400 8,000 10.6 100.0 3,000 7,700 10.5 100.0
Lowest quintile . 8,000 49.1 19.9 . 7,800 51.2 20.3
Second quintile . 10,300 27.8 25.7 . 10,000 27.6 25.8
Third quintile . 8,600 14.5 21.4 . 8,300 14.2 21.5
Fourth quintile . 7,600 8.6 19.0 . 7,000 8.1 18.3
Highest quintile . 5,600 3.2 14.0 . 5,400 3.2 14.0
Two persons or more  
Total 4,500 9,100 9.8 100.0 4,100 8,700 9.7 100.0
Lowest quintile . 12,900 43.4 28.6 . 12,400 45.1 28.4
Second quintile . 10,700 20.3 23.7 . 10,300 19.9 23.8
Third quintile . 9,000 11.9 19.9 . 9,400 12.6 21.5
Fourth quintile . 7,000 6.6 15.4 . 6,300 6.0 14.4
Highest quintile . 5,600 2.9 12.4 . 5,200 2.7 11.9
Unattached individuals  
Total 600 5,700 14.7 100.0 500 5,500 14.6 100.0
Lowest quintile . 4,500 55.9 15.6 . 3,600 47.3 12.8
Second quintile . 9,200 52.4 32.1 . 9,200 52.3 33.1
Third quintile . 7,900 28.3 27.8 . 8,200 29.2 29.8
Fourth quintile . 4,500 10.1 15.9 . 4,400 9.8 15.7
Highest quintile . 2,400 2.5 8.5 . 2,400 2.6 E 8.5