Table 7
Income sources as percentage of total income of women and men aged 65 years and over, Canada, 1998 and 2008
| Income source | 1998 | 2008 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | Men | Women | Men | |
| dollars | ||||
| Total income | 40,996 | 50,582 | 58,662 | 74,093 |
| percentage | ||||
| Market income | 40.2 | 55.4 | 47.4 | 62.5 |
| Earnings | 2.3 | 7.9 | 4.9 | 11.8 |
| Wages, salaries and commissions | 1.8 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 7.9 |
| Self-employment income | 0.5 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 3.9 |
| Self-employment, farm | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Self-employment, non-farm | 0.3 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| Investment income | 14.1 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 10.5 |
| Retirement income1 | 21.7 | 34.9 | 28.6 | 36.6 |
| Other income | 2.1 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| Government transfers | 59.8 | 44.6 | 52.6 | 37.5 |
| Old Age Security, Guaranteed Income Supplement and Spouse's Allowance |
36.6 | 20.9 | 30.0 | 16.9 |
| Canada Pension Plan and Quebec Pension Plan |
19.9 | 21.1 | 19.7 | 18.0 |
| Child Tax Credit | F | F | F | F |
| Unemployment Insurance benefits | F | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Workers' compensation benefits | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Goods and Services Tax and Harmonized Sales Tax credits |
1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Provincial and territorial tax credits | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| Social assistance | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Other government transfers | .. | .. | F | F |
| .. not available for a specific reference period 1. Retirement income includes pension benefits, superannuation payments or annuities generated by employer pension plans. Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, CANSIM table 202-0407. |
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