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Table 4
Income components after transfers and tax for low-income families with children

  Income Net market income Social assistance Employment Insurance Benefits for children Other transfers
2004 $ %
1994 18,900 35.5 35.8 6.3 16.0 6.3
1995 18,500 34.9 36.4 5.9 15.9 6.8
1996 18,700 33.5 36.2 3.8 18.3 8.1
1997 18,500 33.7 33.1 3.9 20.0 9.2
1998 18,500 32.9 29.8 4.1 25.1 8.2
1999 19,000 35.7 25.8 2.3 27.0 9.2
2000 19,200 38.0 22.4 2.8 28.2 8.6
2001 18,700 34.8 23.0 2.4 30.1 9.6
2002 18,900 37.9 21.2 2.9 30.2 7.7
2003 19,300 38.1 20.4 3.7 29.8 8.1
2004 19,700 40.8 16.7 3.5 31.1 7.6
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics.