Table 2
Share of total adult-equivalent-adjusted income before tax across various categories of income, all individuals, 1983 to 2004

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Year Age Before tax income($) Share of income by category (percent)
Earnings Private pensions Investment gains Capital gains OAS/GIS1 C/QPP2 Other
1983 54 to 56 53,200 82.1 3.9 10.0 1.1 0.0 0.4 2.1
1984 55 to 57 53,500 80.4 5.2 9.5 1.7 0.2 0.6 2.4
1985 56 to 58 53,900 77.4 6.9 10.0 2.2 0.2 0.9 2.4
1986 57 to 59 54,600 73.4 8.8 10.4 3.7 0.2 1.3 2.2
1987 58 to 60 55,600 68.9 11.0 10.8 4.9 0.4 2.2 2.0
1988 59 to 61 56,900 63.6 13.0 11.8 6.0 0.5 3.3 1.9
1989 60 to 62 56,400 58.3 15.1 13.7 5.7 0.5 4.8 1.8
1990 61 to 63 53,800 53.0 17.7 15.2 4.8 0.7 6.3 2.0
1991 62 to 64 50,200 47.2 21.1 15.5 3.8 1.6 8.6 2.4
1992 63 to 65 47,700 40.0 23.9 14.3 4.8 3.6 10.9 2.5
1993 64 to 66 48,900 31.1 24.9 12.1 10.6 6.3 12.7 2.0
1994 65 to 67 47,400 25.1 26.4 12.2 10.5 9.9 14.6 1.5
1995 66 to 68 46,400 20.9 27.2 12.7 9.7 12.3 15.9 1.1
1996 67 to 69 43,200 19.2 29.6 13.9 3.9 14.6 17.6 0.9
1997 68 to 70 43,700 16.9 31.1 13.5 5.0 14.9 17.6 0.7
1998 69 to 71 44,300 15.3 32.7 13.5 5.2 15.1 17.6 0.7
1999 70 to 72 45,600 13.6 33.8 14.0 6.1 14.7 17.3 0.4
2000 71 to 73 46,100 12.6 34.7 14.5 5.9 14.8 17.1 0.4
2001 72 to 74 45,900 12.0 35.1 14.4 5.7 15.0 17.2 0.4
2002 73 to 75 44,800 11.6 35.9 14.3 4.2 15.6 17.6 0.4
2003 74 to 76 44,100 11.1 36.5 13.4 4.3 15.9 18.1 0.5
2004 75 to 77 44,600 10.3 36.5 13.2 5.6 15.9 17.9 0.4

1. Old Age Security/Guaranteed Income Supplement.

2. Canada and Quebec Pension Plans.

Notes: Based on a cohort of individuals aged from 54 to 56 in 1983. The percentages might not add up due to rounding. Money figures are expressed in 2005 constant dollars.

Source: Statistics Canada, Longitudinal Administrative Data base.