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Table 1
Source of income for widows and widowers with a decline in income
Source of income for widows and widowers with a decline in income
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| Widows | Widowers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One year before widowhood | After five years of widowhood | One year before widowhood | After five years of widowhood | |
| $ | ||||
| Total adjusted family income | 32,500 | 24,800 | 36,700 | 27,500 |
| Old Age Security | 8,300 | 6,900 | 8,000 | 6,700 |
| Pensions | 13,900 | 11,700 | 14,400 | 14,300 |
| Earnings | 2,700 | 560 | 4,800 | 1,400 |
| Assets | 5,900 | 4,500 | 6,800 | 4,000 |
| Other transfers | 770 | 750 | 860 | 740 |
| Other income | 1,000 | 320 | 1,800 | 450 |
| Note: The sum of the components might not add up to the total due to rounding. | ||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Longitudinal Administrative Databank, 1993 to 2003. | ||||
