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November 2007 online edition
The November 2007 online edition of Perspectives on Labour and Income, released today, features two articles.
"Pensions and retirement savings of families" examines the pension plan coverage and retirement savings of prime-aged couples over the last two decades, as the substantial growth in wives' labour market participation and the slight increase in their registered pension plan coverage only partially offset a substantial decline in husbands' coverage. On average, the retirement savings of these families rose, but the distribution became more unequal, mirroring the sharp increase in family earnings inequality since the early 1980s.
"Depression at work" looks at the impact of depression on job performance. In 2002, almost 4% of employed Canadians aged 25 to 64 had had an episode of depression in the previous year. These workers had high odds of reducing work activity because of a long-term health condition, of having had at least one mental health disability day in the past two weeks, and of having been absent from work in the past week.
The November 2007 online edition of Perspectives on Labour and Income, Vol. 8, no. 11 (75-001-XWE, free), is now available from the Publications module of our website. For more information, contact Henry Pold (613-951-4608; henry.pold@statcan.gc.ca), Labour and Household Surveys Analysis Division.
