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Table A.8
Expected adequacy of retirement income of near-retirees, by labour force characteristics, Canada, 2007

  More than adequate or adequate Barely adequate Inadequate or very inadequate Don't know Total
Class of worker
Paid employee†
68.4
19.8
8.8
3.1
100.0
Self-employed
69.9
17.3
8.7
4.0E
100.0
Unionization
Unionized employees
71.5*
18.6
6.3*
3.6
100.0
Non-unionized employees†
65.7
20.6
10.9
2.8
100.0
Industry1
Primary Industries
69.3
18.0
7.4E
5.3E
100.0
Construction
66.2
18.6
9.7E
5.4E
100.0
Utilities and Manufacturing†
66.5
21.1
9.0
3.4E
100.0
Distributive Services
65.5
20.6
11.0
3.0E
100.0
Financial Services, Insurance and Real Estate
70.1
20.0
X
X
100.0
Professional & Business Services
70.3
16.7
9.9
3.1E
100.0
Consumer Services
59.3*
24.1
11.7
4.9
100.0
Health, Education, Social Services
71.7
17.8
8.0
2.6
100.0
Public Administration
79.6*
14.4*
3.9E
2.1E
100.0
Occupation
Management
78.9*
14.6*
X
X
100.0
Professional
78.2*
15.4*
5.1*
1.4E
100.0
Technologists and Technicians
66.6
20.3
9.4
3.7E
100.0
Clerical
66.5*
20.7
9.8
3.0E
100.0
Sales and Services
60.7
22.1
12.2
4.9
100.0
Trades, Transportation and Equipement Operators
62.9
20.7
11.8
4.6E
100.0
Occupations in primary industries
67.9
19.1E
7.8E
5.2E
100.0
Occupationss in Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities†
56.9
26.7
10.8E
5.5E
100.0
Job tenure
Less than 10 years†
60.9
22.2
12.9
4.0
100.0
10 to 19 years
68.7*
20.4
8.1*
2.8
100.0
20 or more years
77.9*
14.8*
4.6*
2.7
100.0
† Reference group.
* Statistically significant difference from reference group at p < 0.05.
1. Primary industries include agriculture, forestry, mining and oil & gas.
Distributive services include wholesale trade, transportation & warehousing.
Professional and business services include professional, scientific & technical, management and administrative services.
Consumer services include retail trade, food & accommodation, recreation and other services.
Information and cultural services are included with Health, Education and Social Services.
Note: Table only includes persons who stated a planned age of retirement.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2007.
Date Modified: 2008-11-21

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