Table 7
Composition of total income for women aged 15 and over with income in 2005, by immigration status and age group, Canada
| Composition of total income | 15 to 24 years | 25 to 54 years | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian-born | Total immigrants | Recent immigrants | Canadian-born | Total immigrants | Recent immigrants | |
| percentage | ||||||
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Market income | 90.0 | 89.2 | 84.3 | 91.0 | 88.9 | 80.0 |
| Employment income | 83.9 | 81.7 | 77.3 | 86.7 | 84.1 | 75.3 |
| Wages and salaries | 82.6 | 79.7 | 74.9 | 82.0 | 79.0 | 71.5 |
| Self-employment income | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 3.8 |
| Investment income | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| Retirement pensions | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Other money income | 3.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| Government transfer payments | 10.0 | 10.8 | 15.7 | 9.0 | 11.1 | 20.0 |
| Old Age Security pensions and Guaranteed Income Supplement |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Canada/Quebec Pension Plan benefits | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Child benefits | 2.6 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 12.5 |
| Employment Insurance benefits | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 3.7 |
| Other income from government sources | 5.0 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| Composition of total income | 55 to 64 years | 65 years and over | ||||
| Canadian-born | Total immigrants | Recent immigrants | Canadian-born | Total immigrants | Recent immigrants | |
| percentage | ||||||
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Market income | 89.1 | 90.3 | 84.3 | 49.9 | 49.1 | 71.6 |
| Employment income | 64.4 | 70.6 | 60.4 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 18.3 |
| Wages and salaries | 60.1 | 65.0 | 56.6 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 15.8 |
| Self-employment income | 4.3 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
| Investment income | 7.0 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 12.8 | 14.4 | 22.4 |
| Retirement pensions | 13.8 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 28.2 | 23.5 | 23.1 |
| Other money income | 3.9 | 3.4 | 8.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 7.9 |
| Government transfer payments | 10.9 | 9.7 | 15.7 | 50.1 | 50.9 | 28.4 |
| Old Age Security pensions and Guaranteed Income Supplement |
0.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 28.1 | 29.7 | 10.5 |
| Canada/Quebec Pension Plan benefits | 6.2 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 19.5 | 17.5 | 6.3 |
| Child benefits | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Employment Insurance benefits | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Other income from government sources | 2.7 | 2.8 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 10.9 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2006. | ||||||
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