Description of Chart 9 Women and men aged 65 years and over who never had paid employment in their lifetime, Canada, 1976 to 2009

Chart 9 Women and men aged 65 years and over who never had paid employment in their lifetime, Canada, 1976 to 2009
Year	Women	Men
Year	percentage
1976	41.6	1.6
1977	36.7	1.3
1978	34.0	1.0
1979	31.8	0.8
1980	29.7	1.0
1981	28.2	0.7
1982	26.9	0.4
1983	25.1	0.6
1984	24.7	0.7
1985	23.6	0.8
1986	23.4	0.5
1987	22.4	0.6
1988	21.2	0.9
1989	20.8	0.8
1990	20.6	1.0
1991	21.0	0.7
1992	20.6	0.7
1993	20.2	0.6
1994	20.2	1.0
1995	21.3	1.3
1996	21.3	1.4
1997	22.1	2.2
1998	22.2	2.3
1999	21.9	2.5
2000	21.7	3.4
2001	23.1	5.3
2002	19.0	2.5
2003	16.6	1.7
2004	16.5	2.0
2005	15.5	1.9
2006	15.4	2.0
2007	14.7	2.0
2008	14.8	2.3
2009	13.9	2.5
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, 2009.