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Table 6 Earnings by family work pattern

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		Mean	25^th percentile	Median	75^th percentile
	Annual family hours	Annual family earnings
		2007 $
Families with children¹
All work patterns	3,300	73,600	42,400	69,000	97,500
Families with long hours	4,500	86,500	52,900	82,800	118,200
Consistently standard couples	3,900	97,700	70,100	94,000	120,500
One low, other at least standard	3,300	74,400	47,200	69,600	94,700
Other (lower labour market engagement)	2,100	47,100	18,400	40,900	64,800
Families without children²
All work patterns	3,500	73,800	48,800	71,300	95,400
Families with long hours	4,500	90,500	64,100	88,100	112,900
Consistently standard couples	3,900	85,900	64,300	83,500	106,300
One low, other at least standard	3,400	72,100	50,400	68,200	87,700
Other (lower labour market engagement)	2,000	42,700	15,200	38,800	61,500
1. 'Families with children' refer to those with two spouses and at least one child under 18. 2. The weights of families without children were modified to account for age differences with families with children. Note: ‘Standard' includes high-low individuals. Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, longitudinal panels 1996 to 2001, 1999 to 2004, and 2002 to 2007.