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Table 18.11 Investors' characteristics, 2002 to 2007

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Table 18.11 Investors' characteristics, 2002 to 2007
	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Investors
Total (number)	2,952,880	2,954,330	3,141,130	3,364,620	3,494,670	3,694,370
Average age (years)	54	54	55	55	55	55
Median total income ($)	37,800	39,300	40,300	41,500	43,400	45,080
Total investment income ($ thousands)	21,781,629	22,836,519	24,341,114	27,825,737	33,554,970	37,849,705
	% of investors
Males	51	51	50	50	50	50
Females	49	49	50	50	50	50
All ages	100	100	100	100	100	100
0 to 24 years	4	4	4	4	4	4
25 to 34 years	7	8	8	8	8	8
35 to 44 years	17	16	15	15	14	14
45 to 54 years	24	23	23	23	23	22
55 to 64 years	21	21	22	22	23	23
65 years and over	28	28	28	28	29	29
	$
Investment income
Median investment income	1,000	900	930	970	1,200	1,410
Males	900	800	870	910	1,170	1,380
Females	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,020	1,230	1,440
	% of investment income
Investment income from dividends	62	61	65	68	71	68
Males	58	58	58	59	60	59
Females	42	42	42	41	40	41
All ages	100	100	100	100	100	100
0 to 24 years	2	2	2	2	2	2
25 to 34 years	3	4	4	4	4	4
35 to 44 years	13	13	13	13	13	12
45 to 54 years	21	21	21	22	23	23
55 to 64 years	23	23	24	24	24	25
65 years and over	39	38	36	35	34	34
Notes: Investors are taxfilers who reported dividend income on line 120 of their personal income tax return. They may or may not have also reported interest and other investment income on line 121. Total income is income from all sources. Investment income includes dividend income reported on line 120 of the tax return, or interest and other investment income reported on line 121, or both. Dividend income consists of dividends from taxable Canadian corporations (as stocks or mutual funds). Interest and other investment income includes interest from Canada Savings Bonds, bank accounts, treasury bills, investment certificates, term deposits, earnings on life insurance policies, and foreign interest and dividend income.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 111-0037.