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Table 8-2
Average income and income shares by after-tax income quintiles, showing different income concepts, Canada — Average transfer payments

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Average transfer payments
  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
  2007 constant dollars
Average transfer payments  
All family units  
Total 8,000 7,500 7,300 7,600 7,600 7,600 7,600 7,500 7,800 7,900
Lowest quintile 7,900 7,500 7,700 7,900 7,900 7,600 7,500 7,300 7,300 7,700
Second quintile 10,900 10,300 9,900 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 9,600 10,000 10,000
Third quintile 8,900 8,400 8,100 8,600 8,300 8,500 8,600 8,500 8,600 8,800
Fourth quintile 6,800 6,400 6,100 6,700 7,000 7,000 6,900 7,300 7,700 7,700
Highest quintile 5,400 4,800 4,700 5,000 4,900 4,800 5,100 4,700 5,200 5,200
Economic families, two persons or more  
Total 8,700 8,200 8,000 8,500 8,400 8,400 8,600 8,500 8,900 9,000
Lowest quintile 12,400 12,000 11,900 12,400 12,200 12,000 12,000 11,900 12,500 12,800
Second quintile 11,500 10,900 10,500 10,900 10,500 10,900 11,100 11,000 11,000 11,300
Third quintile 8,500 7,700 7,300 8,100 8,300 8,400 8,500 8,800 9,200 9,200
Fourth quintile 6,100 5,600 5,500 6,300 6,400 6,100 6,100 6,300 7,000 6,900
Highest quintile 5,200 4,800 4,600 4,600 4,700 4,800 5,000 4,400 4,800 4,900
Unattached individuals  
Total 6,400 6,000 5,900 6,000 6,100 5,800 5,800 5,500 5,500 5,700
Lowest quintile 4,500 3,900 3,900 4,200 4,500 4,100 4,000 4,000 3,600 4,300
Second quintile 9,300 9,200 9,700 9,900 10,000 9,800 9,000 9,200 9,100 9,600
Third quintile 9,100 8,700 8,500 8,200 7,900 8,100 8,100 7,600 8,000 7,300
Fourth quintile 5,900 5,400 4,900 4,700 5,000 4,400 5,000 4,300 4,300 4,700
Highest quintile 3,000 2,500 2,400 2,800 3,000 2,800 2,800 2,500 2,700 2,600
  percent
Shares  
All family units  
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Lowest quintile 19.8 20.0 21.0 20.7 20.7 20.1 19.6 19.5 18.9 19.6
Second quintile 27.3 27.6 27.3 26.2 26.2 26.3 26.1 25.8 25.7 25.4
Third quintile 22.4 22.5 22.2 22.5 21.8 22.4 22.7 22.8 22.2 22.4
Fourth quintile 17.1 17.0 16.6 17.5 18.4 18.4 18.1 19.5 19.8 19.5
Highest quintile 13.4 12.9 12.9 13.0 13.0 12.8 13.4 12.4 13.3 13.2
Economic families, two persons or more  
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Lowest quintile 28.5 29.3 29.9 29.3 29.1 28.5 28.1 28.1 28.1 28.4
Second quintile 26.4 26.5 26.4 25.8 24.8 25.9 26.0 25.9 24.7 25.1
Third quintile 19.4 18.8 18.4 19.2 19.8 19.8 20.0 20.8 20.7 20.4
Fourth quintile 14.0 13.6 13.8 14.8 15.1 14.4 14.3 14.8 15.6 15.4
Highest quintile 11.8 11.8 11.5 10.9 11.2 11.3 11.7 10.4 10.9 10.8
Unattached individuals  
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Lowest quintile 14.0 12.9 13.1 14.2 14.7 14.1 13.9 14.4 13.2 15.0
Second quintile 29.3 31.0 33.1 33.2 33.0 33.5 31.2 33.3 32.7 33.7
Third quintile 28.5 29.4 28.9 27.4 26.0 27.7 28.1 27.6 28.9 25.9
Fourth quintile 18.7 18.1 16.8 15.9 16.3 15.2 17.2 15.7 15.6 16.5
Highest quintile 9.5 8.5 8.1 9.4 9.9 9.6 9.7 8.9 9.6 9.0
Date Modified: 2009-06-03

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