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Table 4 Earnings distributions, single parents

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  1980 1990 2000 2005
%
Single fathers 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 2/3 of the median 25.8 28.3 28.6 29.6
Between 2/3 and 4/3 of the median 48.3 43.0 39.9 38.9
Above 4/3 of the median 26.0 28.7 31.5 31.5
Single mothers 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 2/3 of the median 34.8 36.1 34.0 34.5
Between 2/3 and 4/3 of the median 29.7 28.9 28.1 29.9
Above 4/3 of the median 35.6 35.0 37.9 35.6
Note: Excludes single parents who did not work in the reference year.
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Canada, 1981 to 2006.