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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
Table summary
This table displays the results of table 14 median after-tax income 1990, 2000 and 2010, calculated using $ constant 2010 units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  1990 2000 2010
  $ constant 2010
Economic families, two people or more 55,100 57,000 65,500
Elderly families 41,500 40,000 46,800
Married couples only 37,000 39,400 46,200
All other elderly families 53,700 43,900 48,800
Non-elderly families 57,600 60,400 70,700
Married couples only 52,900 55,900 64,900
Two-parent families with children 61,500 66,300 78,800
Married couples with other relatives 79,700 86,700 99,500
Lone-parent families 26,300 32,600 39,900
All other non-elderly families 46,500 53,000 56,700
Unattached individuals 21,500 21,700 26,000
Elderly males 20,400 21,400 27,800
Elderly females 18,400 19,900 22,500
Non-elderly males 26,500 26,500 28,800
Non-elderly females 22,200 19,500 25,200
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 202-0605.

 

Table 15 Average household expenditures
Table summary
This table displays the results of table 15 average household expenditures 2010, 2011 and 2010 to 2011, calculated using $ and % change units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  2010 2011 2010 to 2011
  $ % change
Total expenditures 71,282 73,457 3.1
Total current consumption 53,724 55,151 2.7
Food 7,823 7,795 -0.4
Shelter 14,997 15,198 1.3
Household operation 3,846 4,135 7.5
Household furnishings and equipment 1,957 2,027 3.6
Clothing 3,455 3,360 -2.7
Transportation 11,059 11,229 1.5
Health care 2,214 2,211 -0.1
Personal care 936 1,082 15.6
Recreation 3,576 3,711 3.8
Education 1,152 1,216 5.6
Reading materials and other printed matter 198 221 11.6
Tobacco products and alcoholic beverages 1,198 1,199 0.1
Games of chance (net amount) 147 166 12.9
Miscellaneous 1,167 1,602 37.3
Income taxes 11,936 12,442 4.2
Personal insurance payments
and pension contributions		 4,013 4,191 4.4
Gifts of money and contributions 1,609 1,673 4.0
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 203-0021.

 

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