Table 12.1
Selected characteristics of paid employees aged 45 to 54, Canada, selected years
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Attributes of employment | 1981 | 2004 | Percentage point change |
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Percentage with job tenure of 10 years or more | |||
Men | 56 | 55 | - 1 |
Women | 30 | 48 | + 18 |
Percentage employed in the public sector1 | |||
Men | 23 | 20 | - 3 |
Women | 37 | 45 | + 8 |
Percentage who belong to a labour union | |||
Men | 48 | 42 | - 6 |
Women | 33 | 40 | + 7 |
Education | |||
Percentage who have a university degree | |||
Men | 12 | 22 | + 10 |
Women | 8 | 21 | + 13 |
1. Public sector broadly defined to include health and social services, education and related services, government and religious organizations. Sources: 1981 Survey of Work History, 2004 Labour Force Survey, 1981 and 2001 Census, and 1991 and 2001 tax file data. |
Attributes of employment | 1981 | 1998 | Percentage point change |
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Percentage employed in managerial jobs | |||
Men | 14 | 20 | + 6 |
Women | 7 | 16 | + 9 |
Percentage employed in professional jobs | |||
Men | 11 | 17 | + 6 |
Women | 20 | 27 | + 7 |
Sources: 1981 Survey of Work History, 2004 Labour Force Survey, 1981 and 2001 Census, and 1991 and 2001 tax file data. |
Attributes of employment | 1980 | 2000 | Percentage point change |
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Percentage with annual earnings of $40,000 or more | |||
Men | 62 | 60 | - 2 |
Women | 21 | 35 | + 14 |
Sources: 1981 Survey of Work History, 2004 Labour Force Survey, 1981 and 2001 Census, and 1991 and 2001 tax file data. |
Attributes of employment | 1991 | 2001 | Percentage point change |
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Percentage with a positive pension adjustment | |||
Men | 52 | 46 | - 6 |
Women | 42 | 46 | + 4 |
Sources: 1981 Survey of Work History, 2004 Labour Force Survey, 1981 and 2001 Census, and 1991 and 2001 tax file data. |
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, New Frontiers of Research on Retirement, catalogue number 75-511-XWE.
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