Table B.7
Percentage distribution across earnings categories of college-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
percent ratio
All 23.1 25.3 23.4 14.1 14.1 ... ... ... ... ...
Sex
Male 16.2 19.5 22.9 18.9 22.5 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.6
Female 29.4 30.6 23.9 9.6 6.4 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.5
Age
25 to 29 27.1 36.6 22.7 9.8 3.8 1.2 1.4 1.0 0.7 0.3
30 to 34 22.7 25.0 23.5 15.9 12.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.9
35 to 39 19.7 28.5 25.9 14.0 11.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.8
40 to 44 22.8 19.1 25.9 16.3 15.8 1.0 0.8 1.1 1.2 1.1
45 to 49 17.8 24.4 23.0 14.2 20.7 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.5
50 to 54 19.2 23.8 24.3 16.3 16.4 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.2
55 to 59 29.3 21.0 18.9 13.2 17.6 1.3 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.2
60 to 64 42.4 20.4 16.2 7.9 13.2 1.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.9
Family situation
Unattached individual in one person household 15.8 27.8 29.0 12.7 14.7 0.7 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.0
Unattached individual in multi-person household 20.4 26.6 21.3 18.1 13.7 0.9 1.1 0.9 1.3 1.0
Married or common-law couple/no children 22.9 23.7 23.2 14.5 15.7 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1
Married or common-law couple with children (all children under age 25) 23.2 22.9 23.6 15.2 15.2 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1
Lone parent 30.9 28.7 18.5 12.4 9.5 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.9 0.7
Other 26.5 30.9 21.5 10.8 10.3 1.1 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.7
Birth country
Canada 22.0 24.9 23.5 15.0 14.6 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0
United States, United Kingdom, Australia 24.9 22.3 17.9 13.1 21.9 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.5
Asia 33.1 27.8 26.7 6.1 6.4 1.4 1.1 1.1 0.4 0.5
Europe 26.5 26.7 16.3 15.0 15.6 1.1 1.1 0.7 1.1 1.1
Other 24.8 27.6 31.3   8.2 1.1 1.1 1.3 0.0 0.6
Year of immigration
Less than 10 24.6 34.2 28.1     1.1 1.4 1.2 0.0 0.0
10 to 29 29.2 27.7 24.5 7.7 10.9 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.5 0.8
30 and over 27.4 22.9 17.6 17.6 14.6 1.2 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.0
Not an immigrant 22.2 24.8 23.5 14.9 14.6 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0
Province of residence
Newfoundland and Labrador 32.0 26.0 16.2 14.5 11.3 1.4 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.8
Prince Edward Island 25.9 32.4 25.4 12.7 3.6 1.1 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.3
Nova Scotia 28.2 28.2 23.3 13.9 6.4 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.5
New Brunswick 26.1 31.7 24.7 12.2 5.4 1.1 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.4
Quebec 19.9 29.1 24.0 15.2 11.8 0.9 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.8
Ontario 24.3 20.9 25.1 13.9 15.9 1.1 0.8 1.1 1.0 1.1
Manitoba 22.5 28.9 22.0 17.1 9.6 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.2 0.7
Saskatchewan 25.5 30.6 21.8 9.9 12.2 1.1 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.9
Alberta 22.5 25.0 20.8 13.4 18.3 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.3
British Columbia 21.6 29.5 20.7 14.1 14.0 0.9 1.2 0.9 1.0 1.0
... not applicable
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, 2006.
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