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

Tables

Table 14
Median after-tax income, by economic family type
Table summary
This table displays the results of Median after-tax income 1991, 2001 and 2011, calculated using $ constant 2011 units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  1991 2001 2011
$ constant 2011
Economic families, two people or more 54,600 61,100 68,000
Elderly families 39,900 42,800 49,300
Married couples only 36,000 42,000 48,400
All other elderly families 55,100 46,100 54,600
Non-elderly families 57,000 64,900 73,300
Married couples only 52,900 59,700 66,500
Two-parent families with children 60,900 70,900 83,600
Married couples with other relatives 76,800 91,300 103,400
Lone-parent families 26,300 34,400 41,400
All other non-elderly families 46,700 56,700 58,600
Unattached individuals 20,800 23,400 25,800
Elderly males 20,400 23,000 27,800
Elderly females 19,000 21,200 23,000
Non-elderly males 25,600 27,600 29,200
Non-elderly females 20,600 21,200 23,300
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 202-0605.

 

Table 15
Average household expenditures
Table summary
This table displays the results of Average household expenditures 2011, 2012 and 2011 to 2012, calculated using $ and % change units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  2011 2012 2011 to 2012
$ % change
Total expenditures 73,457 75,443 2.7
Total current consumption 55,151 56,279 2.0
Food 7,795 7,739 -0.7
Shelter 15,198 15,811 4.0
Household operation 4,135 4,111 -0.6
Household furnishings and equipment 2,027 2,183 7.7
Clothing 3,360 3,461 3.0
Transportation 11,229 11,216 -0.1
Health care 2,211 2,285 3.3
Personal care 1,082 1,194 10.4
Recreation 3,711 3,773 1.7
Education 1,216 1,386 14.0
Reading materials and other printed matter 221 214 -3.2
Tobacco products and alcoholic beverages 1,199 1,274 6.3
Games of chance (net amount) 166 202 21.7
Miscellaneous 1,602 1,430 -10.7
Income taxes 12,442 13,060 5.0
Personal insurance payments
and pension contributions		 4,191 4,272 1.9
Gifts of money and contributions 1,673 1,831 9.4
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 203-0021.

 

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