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Table 2-11
Government transfers by after-tax income quintiles — British Columbia

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British Columbia
  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 2,400 6,900 10.3 100.0 2,100 7,000 10.7 100.0
Lowest quintile . 5,900 44.6 17.1 . 5,700 45.0 16.4
Second quintile . 8,100 24.8 23.4 . 8,200 26.2 23.4
Third quintile . 7,800 14.7 22.5 . 8,200 16.1 23.6
Fourth quintile . 7,500 9.3 21.5 . 7,300 9.1 21.0
Highest quintile . 5,400 3.4 15.5 . 5,400 3.6 15.6
Two persons or more  
Total 3,700 8,100 9.4 100.0 3,400 8,100 9.8 100.0
Lowest quintile . 10,200 35.9 25.2 . 9,800 38.2 24.2
Second quintile . 9,400 18.4 23.3 . 9,600 20.0 23.9
Third quintile . 8,900 12.4 22.1 . 8,900 12.5 22.1
Fourth quintile . 6,900 6.9 17.1 . 7,300 7.6 18.2
Highest quintile . 4,900 2.7 12.2 . 4,700 2.8 11.6
Unattached individuals  
Total 400 E 5,000 14.4 100.0 400 5,100 14.1 100.0
Lowest quintile . 3,500 E 48.5 E 13.9 E . 2,800 E 45.4 E 11.1 E
Second quintile . 7,800 47.5 31.1 . 8,000 48.9 31.4
Third quintile . 6,100 23.3 24.4 . 6,700 26.0 26.4
Fourth quintile . 4,400 10.9 17.7 . 3,900 9.8 15.5
Highest quintile . 3,200 3.8 E 12.8 . 3,900 E 4.3 E 15.5 E