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Table 5.3
Child Tax Benefit 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 $980 53,230 18,470 12,410E 22,350E
$980 to $2,199 66,510 22,250 20,270 24,000
$2,200 to $3,999 104,110 30,770 24,670 48,680
$4,000 or more 96,770 36,370 22,390 38,010
Average income $3,356 $3,524 $3,245 $3,286
Median income $2,833 $2,916 $2,776 $2,817
Hearing
Less than $980 10,480E 4,170E F F
$980 to $2,199 14,280E 3,060E 6,400E F
$2,200 to $3,999 17,070 3,440E 3,140E 10,490E
$4,000 or more 15,550E F F 6,570E
Average income $3,153 $3,632 $2,820 $3,030
Median income $2,743 $2,655E $2,109E $2,805
Seeing
Less than $980 F F F F
$980 to $2,199 12,040E F F F
$2,200 to $3,999 23,190 F 4,110E 17,060E
$4,000 or more 16,180E F F 10,620E
Average income $3,433 $3,830 $2,845 $3,599
Median income $2,820 $3,671 $2,121 $2,828
Communication
Less than $980 F x x F
$980 to $2,199 6,720E x x F
$2,200 to $3,999 14,360E x F 12,590E
$4,000 or more 8,140E x 1,070E 7,030E
Average income $3,064 x $4,353E $2,965
Median income $2,830 x $3,064E $2,809
Mobility
Less than $980 36,820 5,740E 9,080E 22,010E
$980 to $2,199 40,420 8,470E 11,810E 20,140
$2,200 to $3,999 70,920 12,330E 16,430 42,170
$4,000 or more 62,200 11,270E 15,550 35,380
Average income $3,319 $3,350 $3,289 $3,322
Median income $2,833 $2,858 $2,834 $2,817
Agility
Less than $980 33,940 5,820E 9,540E 18,580E
$980 to $2,199 34,000 6,790E 10,250E 16,970
$2,200 to $3,999 62,840 7,870E 15,010 39,960
$4,000 or more 58,060 10,090E 14,800E 33,180
Average income $3,311 $3,400 $3,210 $3,332
Median income $2,831 $2,895 $2,829 $2,819
Pain
Less than $980 43,230 10,600E 10,650E 21,990E
$980 to $2,199 50,610 13,020 15,850E 21,740
$2,200 to $3,999 82,000 17,960 21,350 42,690
$4,000 or more 77,070 19,740 20,510 36,820
Average income $3,358 $3,454 $3,354 $3,312
Median income $2,833 $2,828 $2,832 $2,817
Learning
Less than $980 F x x F
$980 to $2,199 9,590E F F 7,080E
$2,200 to $3,999 23,490E 2,160E 3,930E 17,390E
$4,000 or more 21,690E F 1,850E 13,810E
Average income $3,911 $5,657 $3,313 $3,650
Median income $3,067 $5,672E $2,828 $2,830
Memory
Less than $980 F x x F
$980 to $2,199 8,110E x x 7,410E
$2,200 to $3,999 18,750E x F 16,970E
$4,000 or more 12,020E x x 11,270E
Average income $3,629 x $2,898E $3,717
Median income $2,822 x $2,720E $2,822
Developmental
Less than $980 x x x x
$980 to $2,199 F x x x
$2,200 to $3,999 F x x F
$4,000 or more F x x F
Average income $4,540E x F $3,711
Median income $2,911 x F $2,824E
Emotional or Psychological
Less than $980 11,850E x 3,210E F
$980 to $2,199 15,120E x F 9,650E
$2,200 to $3,999 28,090 F 4,250E 22,570
$4,000 or more 28,080 F 4,960E 19,030
Average income $3,589 $4,284E $3,311 $3,581
Median income $2,833 F $2,676 $2,827
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.
Child Tax benefit income represents taxation year 2005 (2006).
The sum of values for each category may differ from the total due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Participation Activity Limitation Survey, 2006