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Table 6.1
Other government income for adults 15 years of age or older, by disability status and age group, Canada, 2001 and 2006

Income and age group 2001 2006
Total Without
Disability
With
Disability
Total Without
Disability
With
Disability
Age 15 and over number
Less than $330 3,187,300 2,772,300 415,000 2,030,560 1,709,990 320,570
$330 to $549 2,981,670 2,485,140 496,530 2,455,140 1,983,880 471,260
$550 to $939 2,557,160 2,064,830 492,340 2,435,880 1,836,780 599,100
$940 or more 2,852,760 1,943,540 909,220 2,362,140 1,474,450 887,680
Average income $1,619 $1,293 $2,925 $1,832 $1,397 $3,171
Median income $518 $480 $685 $573 $549 $783
15 to 24
Less than $330 635,030 609,320 25,710 580,560 555,470 25,090
$330 to $549 561,070 544,360 16,710 582,170 560,000 22,170
$550 to $939 240,200 231,950 8,240 339,250 328,140 11,110
$940 or more 197,210 172,130 25,080 180,170 146,910 33,270
Average income $982 $894 $2,790 $973 $861 $2,912
Median income $350 $350 $469 $483 $475 $549
25 to 34
Less than $330 634,150 600,880 33,280 315,010 294,130 20,880
$330 to $549 688,870 658,890 29,990 526,360 491,790 34,570
$550 to $939 459,350 436,860 22,500 393,290 365,750 27,540
$940 or more 386,750 326,670 60,070 370,460 303,720 66,740
Average income $1,219 $1,058 $3,460 $1,646 $1,428 $3,771
Median income $453 $448 $650 $549 $549 $758
35 to 44
Less than $330 670,360 607,120 63,240 300,220 275,230 24,990
$330 to $549 466,720 427,060 39,660 275,310 237,590 37,720
$550 to $939 488,560 435,010 53,550 313,110 278,840 34,270
$940 or more 545,370 429,300 116,060 469,830 326,120 143,720
Average income $1,626 $1,287 $3,988 $2,403 $1,604 $6,114
Median income $518 $503 $786 $679 $602 $2,317E
45 to 54
Less than $330 528,660 459,120 69,540 271,510 213,070 58,440
$330 to $549 370,610 305,910 64,700 307,020 245,690 61,330
$550 to $939 387,030 328,170 58,860 309,290 257,750 51,550
$940 or more 425,040 276,560 148,480 445,670 271,510 174,160
Average income $1,887 $1,305 $4,221 $2,717 $1,987 $4,805
Median income $518 $472 $730 $646 $574 $1,005E
55 to 64
Less than $330 326,690 259,590 67,100 239,920 180,510 59,410
$330 to $549 302,480 230,420 72,060 306,450 213,960 92,490
$550 to $939 324,450 252,440 72,010 263,460 188,740 74,720
$940 or more 391,790 226,860 164,930 326,010 156,970 169,030
Average income $2,418 $1,779 $4,063 $2,701 $1,751 $4,479
Median income $579 $537 $801 $577 $549 $782
65 to 74
Less than $330 239,110 163,780 75,330 174,470 123,970 50,500
$330 to $549 280,620 184,490 96,130 220,580 136,870 83,700
$550 to $939 349,840 237,020 112,830 380,260 231,780 148,490
$940 or more 517,490 345,300 172,190 294,010 160,170 133,840
Average income $1,862 $1,799 $1,991 $1,483 $1,215 $1,904
Median income $676 $677 $676 $712 $685 $758
75 plus
Less than $330 153,300 72,480 80,820 148,880 67,620 81,270
$330 to $549 311,290 134,020 177,270 237,250 97,970 139,280
$550 to $939 307,730 143,390 164,350 437,210 185,780 251,430
$940 or more 389,120 166,710 222,410 275,990 109,060 166,930
Average income $1,633 $1,575 $1,680 $1,082 $1,068 $1,093
Median income $638 $637 $638 $722 $723 $716
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.
Other government income includes provincial income supplements and grants, GST / QST / HST credit, provincial tax credits, workers' compensation, veterans' pensions, and welfare payments for taxation years, 2000 (2001) and 2005 (2006).
Other government income represents taxation years, 2000 (2001) and 2005 (2006).
Year 2000 income data was converted to 2005 dollars, based on annual CPI indexes.
The sum of values for each category may differ from the total due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Participation and Activity Limitation Survey, 2001 and 2006