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