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Table 8
Average RPP and RRSP contributions and pension adjustment of couples1
| Husband 25 to 34 | Husband 35 to 54 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Husband | Wife | Husband | Wife | |||||
| RPP/PA | RRSP | RPP/PA | RRSP | RPP/PA | RRSP | RPP/PA | RRSP | |
| $ | ||||||||
| RPP and RRSP contributions | ||||||||
| 1986 | 600 | 800 | 300 | 300 | 1,200 | 1,700 | 400 | 600 |
| 1991 | 600 | 1,000 | 300 | 400 | 1,100 | 2,000 | 500 | 800 |
| 1996 | 500 | 2,000 | 300 | 900 | 1,000 | 3,300 | 500 | 1,400 |
| 2001 | 400 | 1,900 | 300 | 900 | 800 | 2,900 | 500 | 1,300 |
| 2004 | 500 | 1,600 | 400 | 800 | 1,000 | 2,600 | 600 | 1,200 |
| RRSP contributions and pension adjustment2 | ||||||||
| 1991 | 1,600 | 1,000 | 700 | 400 | 3,100 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 800 |
| 1996 | 1,400 | 2,000 | 700 | 900 | 2,900 | 3,300 | 1,100 | 1,400 |
| 2001 | 1,500 | 1,900 | 900 | 900 | 3,000 | 2,900 | 1,400 | 1,300 |
| 2004 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,000 | 800 | 3,000 | 2,600 | 1,500 | 1,200 |
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1 Husband has annual earnings of at least $1,000 (1994 dollars). 2 In 2002 dollars. Source: Statistics Canada, Longitudinal Administrative Databank |
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