Table 7
Income sources as a percentage of total income of women and men aged 65 and over, Canada, 2003 and 2013

Table 7
Income sources as a percentage of total income of women and men aged 65 and over, Canada, 2003 and 2013
Table summary
This table displays the results of Income sources as a percentage of total income of women and men aged 65 and over. The information is grouped by Income sources (appearing as row headers), 2003, 2013, Women and Men, calculated using dollars (millions) and percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Income sources 2003 2013
Women Men Women Men
dollars (millions)
Total income 52,008 61,998 81,254 97,729
  percentage
Market income 44.6 58.6 51.0 62.6
Employment earnings 4.1 7.9 9.0 16.3
Wages, salaries and commissions 2.9 5.7 7.6 13.6
Self-employment income 1.1 2.1 1.5 2.7
Investment income 12.7 8.8 8.9 8.2
Retirement income 26.3 40.7 31.5 36.6
Other income 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.5
Government transfers 55.4 41.4 49.0 37.4
Old Age Security, Guaranteed Income Supplement and Spouse's Allowance 31.8 18.4 26.3 16.7
Canada Pension Plan and Quebec Pension Plan 20.6 20.3 19.9 18.4
Child benefits Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Employment Insurance benefits 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4
Workers compensation benefits 0.4 1.0 0.5 0.7
Goods and Services Tax and Harmonized Sales Tax credits 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.4
Provincial and territorial tax credits 1.2 0.8 1.0 0.7
Social assistance 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.1
Other government transfers Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
F too unreliable to be published
Source: Statistics Canada, Income Statistics Division, custom tabulation.
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