Table B.2
Percentage distribution across earnings categories of university-educated workers aged 25 to 64, by selected demographic and geographic characteristics, Canada, 2006
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| At or below half of the median | More than half the median but at or below the median | More than the median but at or below 1.5 times the median | More than 1.5 times the median but at or below 2 times the median | More than two times the median | At or below half of the median | More than half the median but at or below the median | More than the median but at or below 1.5 times the median | More than 1.5 times the median but at or below 2 times the median | More than two times the median | |
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| percent | ratio | |||||||||
| All | 17.9 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 16.8 | 31.7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sex | ||||||||||
| Male | 14.8 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 15.7 | 43.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| Female | 21.3 | 19.1 | 21.9 | 18.0 | 19.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| Age | ||||||||||
| 25 to 29 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 29.7 | 14.5 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| 30 to 34 | 14.5 | 19.9 | 21.2 | 20.1 | 24.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 35 to 39 | 15.9 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 21.0 | 29.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| 40 to 44 | 15.5 | 12.7 | 14.7 | 18.1 | 39.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| 45 to 49 | 11.6 | 13.6 | 15.6 | 13.4 | 45.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| 50 to 54 | 9.3 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 17.8 | 48.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| 55 to 59 | 24.1 | 11.4 | 14.0 | 15.4 | 35.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| 60 to 64 | 45.3 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 8.1 | 28.7 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| Family situation | ||||||||||
| Unattached individual in one person household | 18.7 | 15.0 | 16.7 | 19.1 | 30.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Unattached individual in multi-person household | 29.6 | 16.4 | 18.5 | 13.7 | 21.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Married or common-law couple/no children | 18.2 | 14.3 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 32.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Married or common-law couple with children (all children under age 25) | 13.9 | 15.9 | 16.5 | 17.3 | 36.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Lone parent | 15.8 | 19.5 | 18.5 | 17.9 | 28.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Other | 25.3 | 18.6 | 20.9 | 13.4 | 21.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Birth country | ||||||||||
| Canada | 16.8 | 14.0 | 17.5 | 17.7 | 34.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| United States, United Kingdom, Australia | 20.4 | 9.5 | 11.4 | 20.5 | 38.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Asia | 19.9 | 25.3 | 22.3 | 11.9 | 20.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Europe | 21.6 | 17.0 | 18.1 | 16.3 | 27.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Other | 22.0 | 28.1 | 13.7 | 13.0 | 23.2 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Year of immigration | ||||||||||
| Less than 10 | 23.3 | 28.8 | 20.9 | 15.1 | 11.9 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| 10 to 29 | 19.3 | 21.8 | 18.9 | 13.1 | 26.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 30 and over | 19.1 | 8.6 | 11.3 | 17.2 | 43.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Not an immigrant | 16.9 | 14.2 | 17.4 | 17.6 | 33.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Province of residence | ||||||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 20.6 | 11.1 | 13.7 | 26.2 | 28.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.9 |
| Prince Edward Island | 19.4 | 17.3 | 21.1 | 22.3 | 20.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
| Nova Scotia | 20.1 | 16.2 | 19.4 | 15.1 | 29.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| New Brunswick | 18.0 | 12.5 | 19.3 | 24.5 | 25.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| Quebec | 16.3 | 17.1 | 19.4 | 19.9 | 27.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| Ontario | 16.3 | 15.8 | 17.0 | 14.9 | 36.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Manitoba | 18.3 | 18.1 | 16.0 | 20.7 | 26.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| Saskatchewan | 18.7 | 14.0 | 18.7 | 20.8 | 27.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| Alberta | 15.6 | 16.1 | 17.6 | 18.1 | 32.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| British Columbia | 27.0 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 14.2 | 27.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| ... not applicable Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, 2006. |
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