Archived - Government transfers by economic family type^{1, 2, 3}

Source: Income Statistics Division, Statistics Canada

Data quality indicators are based on the coefficient of variation (CV) and number of observations. Quality indicators indicate the following: A - Excellent (CV between 0% and 2%); B - Very good (CV between 2% and 4%); C - Good (CV between 4% and 8%); D - Acceptable (CV between 8% and 16%); E - Use with caution (CV greater than or equal to 16%).

Selected income time series from CANSIM 202* tables are now available in CANSIM 206* tables.

Includes economic families and unattached individuals. An economic family is defined as a group of two or more persons who live in the same dwelling and are related to each other by blood, marriage, common law or adoption. An unattached individual is a person living either alone or with others to whom he or she is unrelated, such as roommates or a lodger.

Includes economic families of two persons or more and unattached individuals.

All the units of the population, whether individuals or families, are ranked from lowest to highest by the value of their income of a specified type, such as after-tax income. Then, the ranked population is divided into five groups of equal numbers of units, called quintiles.

Average government transfers expressed as a percentage of average total income.