Table B.8
Percentage distribution across earnings categories of college-educated workers aged 25 to 64, by selected employment 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 | 23.1 | 25.3 | 23.4 | 14.1 | 14.1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Main activity | ||||||||||
| Working at a job or business or self-employed | 16.8 | 25.7 | 25.7 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Keeping house/caring for children | 72.2 | 21.0 | 3.3 | F | F | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | F | F |
| Retired | 72.4 | 16.7 | 4.5 | F | F | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | F | F |
| Student | 69.2 | 23.6 | F | F | F | 3.0 | 0.9 | F | F | F |
| Other | 49.5 | 24.1 | 17.6 | F | F | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | F | F |
| Work schedule | ||||||||||
| Full-year full-time worker | 10.8 | 22.5 | 29.6 | 18.3 | 18.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Full-year part-time worker | 49.0 | 31.6 | 11.9 | 4.6 | F | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | F |
| Mixed | 46.5 | 34.5 | 10.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Did not work | 78.4 | 12.8 | F | F | F | 3.4 | 0.5 | F | F | F |
| Wanted to work full-time? | ||||||||||
| Yes | 46.4 | 39.6 | 8.6 | F | F | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | F | F |
| No | 56.4 | 25.0 | 13.4 | 4.0 | F | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | F |
| Not applicable | 18.5 | 24.5 | 25.2 | 15.7 | 16.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Occupation | ||||||||||
| Management occupations | 15.2 | 17.2 | 18.9 | 17.0 | 31.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| Business, finance and administrative occupations | 16.7 | 34.2 | 29.4 | 12.6 | 7.2 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 6.1 | 17.0 | 26.3 | 22.2 | 28.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| Health occupations | 13.0 | 23.5 | 30.8 | 19.9 | 12.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 28.6 | 25.2 | 28.1 | 13.2 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 28.5 | 28.2 | 22.9 | F | 11.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | F | 0.8 |
| Sales and service occupations | 36.7 | 29.6 | 15.4 | 7.7 | 10.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 18.8 | 21.9 | 21.8 | 19.1 | 18.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 40.7 | 24.8 | 17.2 | 4.7 | 12.7 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 20.2 | 18.2 | 27.9 | 19.0 | 14.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| None | 78.4 | 12.8 | F | F | F | 3.4 | 0.5 | F | F | F |
| Industry | ||||||||||
| Agriculture | 53.6 | 28.1 | 12.3 | F | F | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | F | F |
| Forestry, fishing, mining, oil and gas | 12.0 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 17.1 | 34.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.4 |
| Utilities | F | F | F | 26.5 | 58.5 | F | F | F | 1.9 | 4.1 |
| Construction | 22.0 | 28.4 | 20.6 | 13.1 | 15.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Manufacturing | 12.6 | 17.9 | 28.9 | 20.9 | 19.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Trade | 28.3 | 28.1 | 21.6 | 10.4 | 11.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 18.1 | 22.4 | 24.0 | 20.3 | 15.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing | 16.5 | 31.1 | 24.4 | 13.3 | 14.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 16.9 | 27.3 | 24.0 | 14.3 | 17.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| Business, building and other support services | 37.2 | 33.6 | 17.3 | F | F | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | F | F |
| Educational services | 23.5 | 36.6 | 21.8 | 10.8 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Health care and social assistance | 19.5 | 28.6 | 28.5 | 15.1 | 8.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 27.1 | 20.8 | 21.5 | 13.6 | 17.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| Accommodation and food services | 52.4 | 31.5 | 12.2 | F | F | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | F | F |
| Other services | 31.2 | 28.3 | 23.1 | 13.5 | F | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | F |
| Public administration | 6.1 | 10.5 | 28.6 | 25.0 | 29.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| F too unreliable to be published ... not applicable Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, 2006. |
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