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Table 18.10 Savers' characteristics, 2002 to 2007

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Table 18.10 Savers' characteristics, 2002 to 2007
	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Total savers (number)	4,524,170	4,425,850	4,385,000	4,420,570	4,707,550	5,212,320
Average age of savers (years)	54	54	55	54	54	53
Median total income of savers ($)	25,000	25,400	26,500	27,300	28,900	31,700
	%
Males	43	44	44	44	44	43
Females	57	56	56	56	56	57
All ages	100	100	100	100	100	100
0 to 24 years	8	7	7	7	7	7
25 to 34 years	10	10	10	10	11	12
35 to 44 years	16	15	15	15	15	15
45 to 54 years	19	19	19	19	19	19
55 to 64 years	16	17	17	17	17	17
65 years and older	32	33	33	32	31	29
	$ thousands
Total interest income	7,717,395	7,312,405	6,921,317	6,657,051	7,351,326	9,093,165
	$
Median interest income	300	300	310	300	320	380
Male savers	300	300	270	250	280	340
Female savers	400	400	360	330	360	420
	% of interest income
Males	41	41	41	42	42	42
Females	59	59	59	58	58	58
All ages	100	100	100	100	100	100
0 to 24 years	3	2	2	2	2	2
25 to 34 years	3	3	3	3	4	4
35 to 44 years	8	8	7	8	8	9
45 to 54 years	13	14	14	14	14	15
55 to 64 years	17	18	18	18	18	19
65 years and over	56	56	56	55	53	51
Note: Savers are defined as taxfilers who reported interest and investment income on line 121 of the personal income tax return, but no dividend income on line 120.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 111-0036.