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Table 3
Families by asset allocation category

  Predictable1 Mixed Variable2
%
Total 25 17* 59*
Age of major income recipient (MIR)
25 to 44 24 11*(*) 65*(*)
45 to 54 23 20 57*
55 to 64 (ref) 26 26 48*
65 to 69 39E 13E*(*) 47
Sex of MIR
Men (ref) 23 18* 59*
Women 28 14* 59*
Education of MIR
Less than high school 40(*) 10E*(*) 51
Graduated high school 27(*) 10E*(*) 63*
Non-university postsecondary certificate 28(*) 19* 53*(*)
University degree (ref) 17 20 62*
After-tax family income
Less than $36,500 35(*) 9E*(*) 56*
$36,500 to $58,999 32(*) 13* 55*
$59,000 to $84,999 (ref) 20 19 62*
$85,000 and over 13E 25* 61*
Net worth quintile
Bottom 35E F 59*
Second 35 8E* 58*
Middle (ref) 33 10E* 58*
Fourth 20(*) 20(*) 60*
Top 17(*) 25*(*) 58*
Any type of EPP
No members (ref) 27 14* 58*
One member 25 18* 57*
Two or more members 20(*) 18 62*
* significantly different from 'predictable' at the 0.05 level
(*) significantly different from the reference group (ref)
1. GIC, CSB and treasury bills.
2. MF, IT, stocks, bonds.
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Financial Security, 2005.