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Table 7 Multivariate earnings decomposition, single parents

	Real 2005 distribution	1980 work patterns	1980 work patterns and family characteristics
	Real 2005 distribution	Alternative 2005 distribution
	%
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.