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Sources of income of women aged 65 years and older (as a proportion of the aggregate total income), 1976 to 2022

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% 0 20 40 60 80 100 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Government transfersGovernment transfers Market incomeMarket income
Note(s):
Median incomes excluding zeros.
Source(s):
Income of individuals by age group, sex and income source, Canada, provinces and selected census metropolitan areas, table 11-10-0239-01.

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Sources of income of women aged 65 years and older (as a proportion of the aggregate total income), 1976 to 2022, %
  Government transfers Market income
1976 61.4 38.6
1977 55.9 44.1
1978 52.9 47.1
1979 58.7 41.3
1980 54.4 45.6
1981 55.3 44.7
1982 54.8 45.2
1983 61.3 38.7
1984 58.6 41.4
1985 57.5 42.5
1986 60.0 40.0
1987 59.8 40.2
1988 61.4 38.6
1989 55.7 44.3
1990 54.9 45.1
1991 58.3 41.7
1992 59.4 40.6
1993 61.5 38.5
1994 63.9 36.1
1995 58.2 41.8
1996 60.5 39.5
1997 62.2 37.8
1998 59.8 40.2
1999 57.6 42.4
2000 57.0 43.0
2001 56.3 43.7
2002 54.8 45.2
2003 55.4 44.6
2004 54.7 45.3
2005 55.2 44.8
2006 52.9 47.1
2007 51.3 48.7
2008 53.0 47.0
2009 52.3 47.7
2010 53.4 46.6
2011 52.5 47.5
2012 49.4 50.6
2013 48.9 51.1
2014 48.5 51.5
2015 47.4 52.6
2016 46.5 53.5
2017 45.5 54.5
2018 44.5 55.5
2019 45.7 54.3
2020 48.1 51.9
2021 44.9 55.1
2022 43.1 56.9
Note(s):
Median incomes excluding zeros.
Source(s):
Income of individuals by age group, sex and income source, Canada, provinces and selected census metropolitan areas, table 11-10-0239-01.
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