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Table 7 Multivariate earnings decomposition, single parents
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| Real 2005 distribution | Alternative 2005 distribution | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 work patterns | 1980 work patterns and family characteristics | ||
| % | |||
| Single fathers | |||
| Distribution | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 2/3 of the median | 29.6 | 29.4 | 30.9 |
| Between 2/3 and 4/3 of the median | 38.9 | 39.1 | 37.7 |
| Above 4/3 of the median | 31.5 | 31.5 | 32.2 |
| Earnings growth | -7.5 | -7.0 | -15.8 |
| Less than 2/3 of the median | -13.7 | -13.4 | -22.2 |
| Between 2/3 and 4/3 of the median | -9.1 | -8.8 | -16.9 |
| Above 4/3 of the median | 0.7 | 1.0 | -7.0 |
| Single mothers | |||
| Distribution | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 2/3 of the median | 34.5 | 34.8 | 35.7 |
| Between 2/3 and 4/3 of the median | 29.9 | 29.0 | 26.4 |
| Above 4/3 of the median | 35.6 | 36.2 | 38.1 |
| Earnings growth | 9.6 | 4.9 | -16.0 |
| Less than 2/3 of the median | 58.0 | 49.7 | 15.7 |
| Between 2/3 and 4/3 of the median | 8.2 | 2.9 | -18.4 |
| Above 4/3 of the median | 21.3 | 17.5 | -2.4 |
| 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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