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This graph reveals that the higher the income of the elderly, the higher the probability that they have insurance for hospital fees. This proportion was over 60% among elderly whose income was in the top quartile, and around 25% for those in the lowest income quartile.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2003.