Table 2
Distribution of disposable income for each household group, selected years
Distribution of disposable income for each household group, selected years
| |
1999 |
2008 |
2010 |
2015 |
2017 |
| |
% | % | % | % | % |
| Equivalized disposable income quintile |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Lowest quintile |
6.6 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
6.4 |
6.7 |
| Second quintile |
12.6 |
12.3 |
12.4 |
12.2 |
12.4 |
| Third quintile |
17.3 |
16.4 |
16.9 |
16.8 |
16.6 |
| Fourth quintile |
23.1 |
22.4 |
22.8 |
23.0 |
22.9 |
| Highest quintile |
40.4 |
42.2 |
41.2 |
41.5 |
41.4 |
| Age groups |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Under 35 years |
19.4 |
18.2 |
18.0 |
16.5 |
16.2 |
| 35 to 44 years |
27.9 |
22.2 |
21.1 |
20.4 |
19.9 |
| 45 to 54 years |
24.5 |
27.4 |
25.6 |
23.2 |
21.9 |
| 55 to 64 years |
12.5 |
16.0 |
17.9 |
20.2 |
20.7 |
| 65 years and over |
15.7 |
16.2 |
17.4 |
19.8 |
21.3 |
| Provinces |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
| Prince Edward Island |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
| Nova Scotia |
2.7 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
| New Brunswick |
2.1 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
| Quebec |
21.3 |
20.7 |
20.4 |
19.8 |
20.2 |
| Ontario |
41.5 |
39.0 |
39.5 |
38.2 |
38.8 |
| Manitoba |
3.4 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
| Saskatchewan |
2.9 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
| Alberta |
10.7 |
13.8 |
13.6 |
15.1 |
13.6 |
| British Columbia |
13.2 |
13.5 |
13.4 |
13.8 |
14.4 |
| Yukon |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Northwest Territories |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
| Nunavut |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
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