Table 9a
Composition of total income for women aged 15 to 54 years with income in 2010, by immigrant status and age group, Canada

Table summary
This table displays the results of Composition of total income for women aged 15 to 54 years with income in 2010, by immigrant status and age group, Canada. The information is grouped by Composition of total income (appearing as row headers), 15 to 24 years, 25 to 54 years, Canadian-born, Total immigrants and Recent immigrants, calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Composition of total income 15 to 24 years 25 to 54 years
Canadian-born Total immigrants Recent immigrants Canadian-born Total immigrants Recent immigrants
percentage
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income 87.3 86.0 80.5 89.6 86.9 79.5
Employment income 80.7 79.1 74.6 85.3 82.8 75.6
Wages and salaries 79.3 77.0 72.2 81.4 78.8 72.4
Self-employment income 1.4 2.1 2.4 3.9 4.0 3.2
Investment income 3.1 2.6 2.1 2.8 2.8 2.4
Retirement pensions 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1
Other money income 3.5 4.2 3.8 1.3 1.2 1.5
Government transfer payments 12.7 14.0 19.5 10.4 13.1 20.5
Old Age Security pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.1
Canada/Quebec Pension Plan benefits 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Child benefits 2.6 2.2 3.1 2.9 2.7 4.3
Employment Insurance benefits 2.9 3.0 5.7 4.8 7.4 11.9
Other income from government sources 6.8 8.4 10.6 2.3 2.7 4.2
Note: Income is reported for 2010. Calculations exclude immigrants who landed in 2010.
Source: Statistics Canada, National Household Survey, 2011.
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