Table 5.4
The distribution of the population aged 65 and above by income quintile, Canada, 1980 to 1995

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Quintile 1980 1990 1995 Change, 1980 to 1995
Bottom 39.7 25.2 17.5 -22.2
Second 22.1 29.7 32.5 10.5
Third 12.2 16.2 20.0 7.8
Fourth 13.3 14.9 16.0 2.7
Top 12.8 13.9 14.0 1.2
Total 100 100 100 ...
Source: Myles (2000) calculated from Statistics Canada, Survey of Consumer Finances.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, New Frontiers of Research on Retirement, catalogue number 75-511-XWE.