Table 5
Share of total adult-equivalent-adjusted (AEA) family income before tax across income categories, 1983 to 2006, top quintile
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| Year | Age | Before tax income ($) | Share of income by category | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings | Private pensions 1 | Investment | Capital gains | Old Age Security/ Guaranteed Income Supplement 2 | Canada Pension Plan and Quebec Pension Plan | Other 3 | |||
| 1983 | 54 to 56 | 99,200 | 73.3 | 6.6 | 16.0 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 1984 | 55 to 57 | 97,900 | 71.6 | 8.0 | 15.5 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 1985 | 56 to 58 | 97,900 | 68.2 | 9.7 | 15.9 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 1986 | 57 to 59 | 98,100 | 64.0 | 11.5 | 16.1 | 6.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| 1987 | 58 to 60 | 100,400 | 60.0 | 13.4 | 16.3 | 7.9 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| 1988 | 59 to 61 | 104,900 | 55.0 | 15.0 | 17.2 | 9.7 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 0.7 |
| 1989 | 60 to 62 | 104,200 | 51.0 | 16.6 | 19.5 | 8.8 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 0.6 |
| 1990 | 61 to 63 | 99,400 | 46.6 | 18.6 | 21.7 | 7.9 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 0.6 |
| 1991 | 62 to 64 | 89,800 | 42.3 | 21.9 | 22.7 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 0.7 |
| 1992 | 63 to 65 | 85,000 | 37.1 | 24.6 | 21.3 | 7.4 | 2.1 | 6.9 | 0.7 |
| 1993 | 64 to 66 | 87,300 | 30.0 | 25.3 | 18.2 | 14.4 | 3.6 | 8.0 | 0.6 |
| 1994 | 65 to 67 | 85,500 | 26.1 | 26.5 | 18.2 | 14.3 | 5.1 | 9.1 | 0.5 |
| 1995 | 66 to 68 | 83,600 | 23.2 | 27.9 | 19.0 | 13.3 | 6.5 | 10.0 | 0.4 |
| 1996 | 67 to 69 | 78,300 | 22.2 | 30.4 | 21.2 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 11.1 | 0.3 |
| 1997 | 68 to 70 | 80,400 | 20.4 | 32.0 | 20.3 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 10.9 | 0.1 |
| 1998 | 69 to 71 | 82,400 | 18.4 | 34.2 | 20.5 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 10.8 | 0.1 |
| 1999 | 70 to 72 | 85,400 | 16.3 | 35.7 | 20.3 | 10.0 | 7.3 | 10.4 | 0.1 |
| 2000 | 71 to 73 | 86,200 | 14.5 | 37.1 | 21.0 | 9.7 | 7.2 | 10.3 | 0.1 |
| 2001 | 72 to 74 | 85,500 | 14.0 | 38.0 | 20.7 | 9.5 | 7.4 | 10.5 | 0.1 |
| 2002 | 73 to 75 | 82,400 | 14.0 | 39.4 | 21.1 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 10.9 | 0.1 |
| 2003 | 74 to 76 | 80,900 | 13.7 | 40.0 | 19.9 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 11.1 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 75 to 77 | 82,500 | 12.5 | 39.9 | 19.4 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 10.9 | 0.1 |
| 2005 | 76 to 78 | 85,200 | 11.6 | 39.4 | 19.0 | 11.6 | 7.5 | 10.7 | 0.1 |
| 2006 | 77 to 79 | 87,400 | 10.5 | 38.9 | 19.3 | 13.5 | 7.3 | 10.4 | 0.1 |
Includes "other income" in the tax file (line 130) which includes severance payments and income from annuity or registered retirement income fund (RRIF) before 65 years of age, but may include some other sources as well (e.g. alimony).
Including social assistance and workers compensation payments.
Includes income from employment insurance (EI) and from goods and services tax (GST) credits only.
Source(s):
Longitudinal Administrative Database (LAD). Numbers might not always add up due to rounding.
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