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Table 3 Gini coefficient by family type

	1984	1999	2005	1984-2005

				% change
Unattached individual
Elderly	0.647	0.655	0.659	1.9
Non-elderly	0.853	0.868	0.888	4.1


Non-elderly couple
No children or other relatives	0.666	0.695	0.689	3.5
Children under 18¹	0.647	0.707	0.738	14.1
Children 18 and over or other relatives	0.540	0.614	0.619	14.6


Elderly couple (no children or other relatives²)	0.540	0.541	0.576	6.7


Lone-parent family	0.807	0.897	0.886	9.8
Other	0.667	0.650	0.646	-3.1

1 At least one child of the major income recipient is under 18. Other relatives may also be in the family.
2 No children under 18.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Assets and Debts Survey, 1984; Survey of Financial Security, 1999 and 2005