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Table 9.4
Retirement income for adults 15 years of age or older, by disability type and severity, Canada, 2006

Income group and type of disability Total Mild Moderate Severe or
very
severe
Total - all disability types number
Less than $3,900 313,800 97,980 72,940 142,880
$3,900 to $10,999 340,270 116,090 96,730 127,450
$11,000 to $23,999 324,890 132,720 71,720 120,440
$24,000 or more 261,040 119,410 68,710 72,920
Average income $15,635 $17,805 $15,233 $13,723
Median income $10,372 $12,255 $9,919 $8,337
Hearing
Less than $3,900 122,920 21,980 29,300E 71,640
$3,900 to $10,999 136,270 30,750 39,060 66,470
$11,000 to $23,999 131,330 35,310 32,550 63,470
$24,000 or more 115,990 43,270 32,860 39,870
Average income $15,458 $19,390 $17,039 $12,444
Median income $10,562 $13,524 $10,884 $8,593
Seeing
Less than $3,900 75,360 F 17,270E 50,840
$3,900 to $10,999 71,100 10,550E 18,460E 42,080
$11,000 to $23,999 47,570 5,910E 12,700E 28,960
$24,000 or more 37,620 F 13,440E 20,650E
Average income $12,403 $13,667 $14,048 $11,448
Median income $8,000 $9,564E $9,712E $6,783
Communication
Less than $3,900 26,720E x F 24,380E
$3,900 to $10,999 30,260 x F 24,910E
$11,000 to $23,999 22,650 x x 20,960
$24,000 or more 21,300E x F F
Average income F $26,308E $19,098E F
Median income $9,364 F F $7,890E
Mobility
Less than $3,900 253,110 57,740 58,730 136,640
$3,900 to $10,999 262,360 57,350 81,480 123,540
$11,000 to $23,999 220,970 63,930 48,700 108,340
$24,000 or more 170,280 54,810 45,260 70,210
Average income $14,559E $17,283 $13,386 $13,733
Median income $9,320 $11,090 $8,795 $8,251
Agility
Less than $3,900 245,670 48,380 58,220 139,070
$3,900 to $10,999 240,100 48,460 73,820 117,820
$11,000 to $23,999 224,300 68,240 48,940 107,120
$24,000 or more 172,400 51,820 49,800 70,790
Average income $15,047 $17,742 $14,877 $13,793
Median income $9,584 $12,842 $9,435 $8,160
Pain
Less than $3,900 220,130 37,650 54,960 127,510
$3,900 to $10,999 220,420 38,810 69,080 112,540
$11,000 to $23,999 215,130 60,160 48,540 106,430
$24,000 or more 158,620 44,050 51,160 63,410
Average income $15,320 $18,643 $15,434 $13,792
Median income $9,983 $13,360 $9,887 $8,300
Learning
Less than $3,900 20,220E x F 16,000E
$3,900 to $10,999 18,380E x 2,500E 14,650E
$11,000 to $23,999 19,500 x F 15,360E
$24,000 or more 11,660E x x 7,300E
Average income $12,409 $16,771E $14,177E $11,640
Median income $9,063 F $11,058E $8,586E
Memory
Less than $3,900 30,040 x 2,320E 26,190E
$3,900 to $10,999 25,570 x F 22,020E
$11,000 to $23,999 34,410 x F 30,520
$24,000 or more 23,590E x F F
Average income $19,619 F $17,667 F
Median income $11,506 F $16,573E $11,282
Developmental
Less than $3,900 F x x x
$3,900 to $10,999 x x x x
$11,000 to $23,999 x x x x
$24,000 or more x x x x
Average income $11,677E x x $7,675E
Median income F x x F
Emotional or Psychological
Less than $3,900 F x x F
$3,900 to $10,999 20,680E x F 18,700E
$11,000 to $23,999 23,480E x F 19,800E
$24,000 or more 9,050E x x 6,190E
Average income $12,304 $20,465E $14,671E $11,734
Median income $9,125 F F $8,578
Note:
Income group data represents the number of persons 15 years of age or older by total population, and by the non-disabled and disabled populations.
Retirement income includes pensions, superannuation and annuities, including those from RRSPs and RRIFs.
Retirement income represents taxation years 2005 (2006).The sum of values for each category may differ from the total due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Participation and Activity Limitation Survey, 2006