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Table 6 Decomposition of growth in average earnings, single parents
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| Total | Change 1980 to 2005 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| in average earnings within groups | in shares | ||
| % | |||
| Single fathers | -1.8 | -2.4 | 0.6 |
| Less than 2/3 of the median | -1.2 | -1.7 | 0.5 |
| Between 2/3 and 4/3 of the median | -0.8 | -0.8 | 0.0 |
| Above 4/3 of the median | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Single mothers | 20.3 | 13.7 | 6.6 |
| Less than 2/3 of the median | 10.0 | 5.8 | 4.2 |
| Between 2/3 and 4/3 of the median | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Above 4/3 of the median | 6.7 | 6.0 | 0.7 |
| Note: Excludes single parents who did not work in the reference year. Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Canada, 1981 and 2006. |
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