Table 4
Share of total adult-equivalent-adjusted income before tax across
various categories of income, middle quintile, 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 | 46,600 | 86.1 | 3.4 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| 1984 | 55 to 57 | 46,800 | 84.4 | 4.7 | 6.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.8 |
| 1985 | 56 to 58 | 47,200 | 81.4 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.8 |
| 1986 | 57 to 59 | 47,500 | 77.7 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.5 |
| 1987 | 58 to 60 | 47,500 | 73.3 | 10.9 | 7.8 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 1988 | 59 to 61 | 47,500 | 67.6 | 13.7 | 8.6 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 2.3 |
| 1989 | 60 to 62 | 46,700 | 61.5 | 16.3 | 10.1 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 6.0 | 2.1 |
| 1990 | 61 to 63 | 44,700 | 55.0 | 19.2 | 11.2 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 8.1 | 2.5 |
| 1991 | 62 to 64 | 42,400 | 48.1 | 22.9 | 11.1 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 10.6 | 2.8 |
| 1992 | 63 to 65 | 40,400 | 39.9 | 26.2 | 9.9 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 13.4 | 3.0 |
| 1993 | 64 to 66 | 40,900 | 30.1 | 27.4 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 15.6 | 2.4 |
| 1994 | 65 to 67 | 39,500 | 23.0 | 28.9 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 11.6 | 18.0 | 2.0 |
| 1995 | 66 to 68 | 38,500 | 17.9 | 29.9 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 14.8 | 19.7 | 1.3 |
| 1996 | 67 to 69 | 35,800 | 15.6 | 32.4 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 17.6 | 21.8 | 1.1 |
| 1997 | 68 to 70 | 35,600 | 13.5 | 33.7 | 9.0 | 2.8 | 18.3 | 22.2 | 0.8 |
| 1998 | 69 to 71 | 35,700 | 12.0 | 35.0 | 8.4 | 2.8 | 18.8 | 22.4 | 0.8 |
| 1999 | 70 to 72 | 36,300 | 10.7 | 35.8 | 8.8 | 3.3 | 18.7 | 22.0 | 0.6 |
| 2000 | 71 to 73 | 36,500 | 9.9 | 36.2 | 9.3 | 3.3 | 18.6 | 21.9 | 0.5 |
| 2001 | 72 to 74 | 36,300 | 9.1 | 36.4 | 9.4 | 3.3 | 19.0 | 22.3 | 0.6 |
| 2002 | 73 to 75 | 35,600 | 8.7 | 36.8 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 19.7 | 22.8 | 0.6 |
| 2003 | 74 to 76 | 35,100 | 8.5 | 36.8 | 8.3 | 2.6 | 19.9 | 23.4 | 0.6 |
| 2004 | 75 to 77 | 35,100 | 8.0 | 36.8 | 8.0 | 3.1 | 20.2 | 23.4 | 0.6 |
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.
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