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    • Table 14   Median after-tax income, by economic family type
    • Table 15   Average household expenditures

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    Table 14  Median after-tax income, by economic family type
      1989 1999 2009
    $ constant 2009
    Economic families, two people or more 56,200 55,100 63,800
    Elderly families 39,200 39,300 46,800
      Married couples only 35,200 38,700 46,400
      All other elderly families 52,200 41,900 49,000
    Non-elderly families 58,400 58,200 68,100
      Married couples only 53,900 53,900 63,800
      Two-parent families with children 61,300 63,500 75,600
      Married couples with other relatives 80,400 82,800 97,300
      Lone-parent families 28,600 30,100 39,700
      All other non-elderly families 48,600 51,100 58,500
    Unattached individuals 22,400 20,600 25,500
    Elderly males 21,000 21,100 26,700
    Elderly females 17,900 19,400 22,400
    Non-elderly males 28,000 24,500 28,200
    Non-elderly females 22,700 19,200 25,300
    Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 202-0605.

     

    Table 15  Average household expenditures
      1999 2009
    $
    Total expenditures 52,616 71,117
    Total current consumption 36,984 50,734
      Food 5,981 7,262
      Shelter 9,865 14,095
      Household operation 2,373 3,428
      Household furnishings and equipment 1,498 1,896
      Clothing 2,290 2,841
      Transportation 6,819 9,753
      Health care 1,245 2,004
      Personal care 699 1,200
      Recreation 2,933 3,843
      Reading materials and other printed matter 272 232
      Education 746 1,238
      Tobacco products and alcoholic beverages 1,172 1,506
      Games of chance (net amount) 258 255
      Miscellaneous 832 1,180
    Personal taxes 11,451 14,399
    Personal insurance payments and pension contributions 2,815 4,269
    Gifts of money and contributions 1,367 1,715
    Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 203-0001.

     

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