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Table 2
Longitudinal estimates of people living in households spending above and below the affordability benchmark by income quintile, 2002 to 2004

  Share within quintile income Shelter cost Household income STIR
% $ $ %
Bottom 20%
Less than 30% all 3 years 37.3 4,216 27,341 17.9
30% or more 1 or 2 years 32.4 7,195 24,113 32.2
30% or more all 3 years 30.2 9,920 19,109 52.7
Second quintile
Less than 30% all 3 years 62.8 6,413 44,756 14.9
30% or more 1 or 2 years 29.5 12,205 43,652 30.2
30% or more all 3 years 7.8 18,491 42,166 43.2
Middle quintile
Less than 30% all 3 years 77.5 9,118 64,239 14.5
30% or more 1 or 2 years 18.9 16,375 62,604 28.0
30% or more all 3 years 3.7 24,907 63,138 39.1
Fourth quintile
Less than 30% all 3 years 86.2 11,663 88,763 13.6
30% or more 1 or 2 years 12.7 21,184 84,724 26.7
30% or more all 3 years 1.1 33,136 86,870 35.6
Top 20%
Less than 30% all 3 years 95.8 13,861 131,817 10.3
30% or more 1 or 2 years 3.9 29,552 126,971 26.2
30% or more all 3 years 0.3 39,885 113,379 35.2
Note: Household income not adjusted for family composition and size.
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics.