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Table 2-3
Government transfers by after-tax income quintiles — Prince Edward Island

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Prince Edward Island
  Government transfers
2007 2006
Median Averages Implicit transfer rates Shares Median Averages Implicit transfer rates Shares
     dollars   percent  dollars percent
Total - Economic families and unattached individuals  
Total 8,600 10,500 18.6 100.0 8,500 10,100 18.2 100.0
Lowest quintile . 8,900 56.0 16.9 . 8,400 57.3 16.6
Second quintile . 12,400 37.8 23.5 . 11,600 36.9 22.9
Third quintile . 12,500 25.7 23.7 . 12,500 26.6 24.7
Fourth quintile . 11,800 17.2 22.5 . 10,800 16.0 21.3
Highest quintile . 7,100 6.0 13.4 . 7,400 6.2 14.5
Two persons or more  
Total 9,000 11,700 17.2 100.0 9,600 11,300 16.7 100.0
Lowest quintile . 14,300 51.0 24.4 . 13,600 50.1 24.1
Second quintile . 14,200 31.9 24.3 . 14,100 32.5 25.0
Third quintile . 13,300 22.3 22.7 . 12,600 21.4 22.2
Fourth quintile . 10,600 13.2 18.1 . 9,800 12.7 17.4
Highest quintile . 6,200 4.8 10.5 . 6,500 4.9 11.4
Unattached individuals  
Total 7,400 E 7,500 27.7 100.0 6,400 E 7,100 27.9 100.0
Lowest quintile . 4,800 E 64.5 E 12.8 E . 4,600 E 63.9 12.9 E
Second quintile . 11,100 67.6 29.7 . 9,800 64.0 E 27.4
Third quintile . 9,000 E 39.4 E 24.0 . 9,200 44.6 E 25.8
Fourth quintile . 6,500 E 20.4 E 17.4 E . 7,800 25.9 E 21.7
Highest quintile . 6,000 E 10.6 E 16.1 E . 4,300 E 7.9 E 12.1 E