Income sources as a percentage of total income of women and men aged 65 and over, Canada, 2003 and 2013
Table 7Income sources | 2003 | 2013 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Women | Men | Women | Men | |
dollars (millions) | ||||
Total income | 52,008 | 61,998 | 81,254 | 97,729 |
percentage | ||||
Market income | 44.6 | 58.6 | 51.0 | 62.6 |
Employment earnings | 4.1 | 7.9 | 9.0 | 16.3 |
Wages, salaries and commissions | 2.9 | 5.7 | 7.6 | 13.6 |
Self-employment income | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 2.7 |
Investment income | 12.7 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.2 |
Retirement income | 26.3 | 40.7 | 31.5 | 36.6 |
Other income | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
Government transfers | 55.4 | 41.4 | 49.0 | 37.4 |
Old Age Security, Guaranteed Income Supplement and Spouse's Allowance | 31.8 | 18.4 | 26.3 | 16.7 |
Canada Pension Plan and Quebec Pension Plan | 20.6 | 20.3 | 19.9 | 18.4 |
Child benefits | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published |
Employment Insurance benefits | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Workers compensation benefits | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
Goods and Services Tax and Harmonized Sales Tax credits | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
Provincial and territorial tax credits | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
Social assistance | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
Other government transfers | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published |
F too unreliable to be published Source: Statistics Canada, Income Statistics Division, custom tabulation. |
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