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Table 6.4
Other government 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 $330 | 322,980 | 125,930 | 78,270 | 118,780 |
| $330 to $549 | 475,630 | 149,060 | 125,950 | 200,610 |
| $550 to $939 | 601,580 | 208,560 | 140,450 | 252,570 |
| $940 or more | 892,950 | 205,730 | 207,830 | 479,380 |
| Average income | $3,167 | $2,144 | $2,744 | $4,061 |
| Median income | $784 | $675 | $763 | $838 |
| Hearing | ||||
| Less than $330 | 108,930 | 29,930E | 30,760E | 48,240 |
| $330 to $549 | 157,180 | 32,660 | 35,830 | 88,690 |
| $550 to $939 | 182,360 | 33,780 | 37,320 | 111,260 |
| $940 or more | 237,890 | 30,590 | 52,640 | 154,660 |
| Average income | $2,467 | $1,358 | $2,193 | $2,923 |
| Median income | $694 | $555 | $625 | $797 |
| Seeing | ||||
| Less than $330 | 51,300 | 9,030E | 13,580E | 28,690 |
| $330 to $549 | 107,120 | 12,090E | 30,440E | 64,590 |
| $550 to $939 | 115,110 | 12,790E | 21,530 | 80,790 |
| $940 or more | 202,690 | 14,760E | 35,060 | 152,870 |
| Average income | $3,215 | $2,003E | $2,381 | $3,652 |
| Median income | $824 | $647 | $708 | $864 |
| Communication | ||||
| Less than $330 | 43,440 | F | 2,840E | 38,830 |
| $330 to $549 | 46,400 | 1,340E | 6,910E | 38,150 |
| $550 to $939 | 67,930 | 3,230E | F | 56,460 |
| $940 or more | 161,450 | 5,190E | 19,350 | 136,920 |
| Average income | $4,542 | $4,233E | $4,794 | $4,521 |
| Median income | $988 | F | F | $981 |
| Mobility | ||||
| Less than $330 | 212,930 | 53,280 | 53,020 | 106,630 |
| $330 to $549 | 339,720 | 62,460 | 94,390 | 182,870 |
| $550 to $939 | 439,610 | 103,560 | 109,110 | 226,940 |
| $940 or more | 687,920 | 99,790 | 148,120 | 440,010 |
| Average income | $3,421 | $2,409 | $2,561 | $4,122 |
| Median income | $807 | $713 | $764 | $847 |
| Agility | ||||
| Less than $330 | 199,580 | 44,080 | 51,650 | 103,850 |
| $330 to $549 | 328,780 | 56,360 | 92,760 | 179,660 |
| $550 to $939 | 426,640 | 98,760 | 97,810 | 230,070 |
| $940 or more | 669,750 | 89,540 | 146,760 | 433,460 |
| Average income | $3,461 | $2,216 | $2,802 | $4,111 |
| Median income | $814 | $682 | $757 | $848 |
| Pain | ||||
| Less than $330 | 221,000 | 49,730 | 67,180 | 104,090 |
| $330 to $549 | 339,650 | 62,940 | 95,910 | 180,810 |
| $550 to $939 | 392,910 | 73,730 | 100,320 | 218,860 |
| $940 or more | 658,270 | 98,650 | 149,240 | 410,380 |
| Average income | $3,526 | $2,812 | $2,715 | $4,114 |
| Median income | $803 | $691 | $704 | $833 |
| Learning | ||||
| Less than $330 | 49,530 | 8,150E | 10,180E | 31,200 |
| $330 to $549 | 69,420 | 12,800 | 9,600 | 47,020 |
| $550 to $939 | 77,650 | 9,760E | 10,600E | 57,290 |
| $940 or more | 213,270 | 16,280E | 32,340 | 164,650 |
| Average income | $4,945 | $2,827 | $4,599 | $5,348 |
| Median income | $1,098E | $680 | F | F |
| Memory | ||||
| Less than $330 | 44,600 | x | 5,610E | 38,000 |
| $330 to $549 | 67,700 | F | F | 56,330 |
| $550 to $939 | 64,400 | F | F | 58,830 |
| $940 or more | 147,850 | F | 17,570E | 128,190 |
| Average income | $3,995 | $1,405E | $3,128E | $4,166 |
| Median income | $824 | $572E | F | $825 |
| Developmental | ||||
| Less than $330 | 10,040E | 1,090E | F | F |
| $330 to $549 | 9,980 | F | 1,880E | 7,290E |
| $550 to $939 | 13,340E | x | F | 10,100E |
| $940 or more | 62,410 | 4,320E | 9,820E | 48,270 |
| Average income | $5,573 | $6,093 | $4,995 | $5,653 |
| Median income | $5,119E | $7,452E | F | $5,387E |
| Emotional or Psychological | ||||
| Less than $330 | 43,900 | 2,840E | 8,210E | 32,850E |
| $330 to $549 | 61,240 | 3,360E | 11,800E | 46,080 |
| $550 to $939 | 67,410 | F | 11,940E | 48,000 |
| $940 or more | 198,100 | 9,490E | 27,930 | 160,670 |
| Average income | $5,355 | $2,561E | $3,687 | $5,928 |
| Median income | $1,135E | $724E | F | $1,349E |
| 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, 2005 (2006). Other government 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 and Activity Limitation Survey, 2006 |
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