Chart B data table
Chart B ...and this gap generally widened as the number of children increased

Standard table symbols

Age Childless women 1 child 2 children 3 or more
Hourly earnings (2004 $)
18 8.5 F F F
19 8.9 F F F
20 9.5 9.0 F F
21 9.8 9.0 9.2 F
22 10.7 9.4 10.2 F
23 11.8 10.9 10.0 F
24 12.7 12.4 10.9 F
25 14.4 12.9 11.5 F
26 14.9 13.4 11.9 F
27 15.6 14.1 12.9 12.1
28 16.6 14.5 14.2 11.9
29 17.1 15.8 15.3 12.6
30 18.1 16.1 14.8 14.1
31 18.4 17.1 15.9 14.4
32 17.9 16.8 16.4 15.0
33 18.7 17.2 17.0 15.6
34 18.0 16.9 17.0 14.7
35 18.5 16.9 17.0 16.3
36 18.8 17.4 17.8 16.4
37 18.6 18.0 17.8 16.5
38 19.4 19.0 17.6 16.5
39 19.7 18.2 18.1 16.8
40 21.0 17.7 17.7 17.0
41 20.7 18.8 18.0 16.2
42 21.3 18.0 18.4 16.3
43 F F 18.1 17.8
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, 1993 to 2004.