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Percentage change of adjusted market and after-tax income of families, by adjusted after-tax income quintile (1989-2007)
35%
market income
after-tax income
31.0
29.4
30 25 20.5
20
17.5 14.2
15 10
14.2
14.1
7.8
7.5
5
3.1
0 Lowest quintile
Second quintile
Third quintile
Fourth quintile
Highest quintile
Note: These income figures have been adjusted to take into account family size and the economies of scale present in larger families. Source: Statistics Canada, Income Trends in Canada 1976-2007, Catalogue no. 13F0022XIE
Adjusted after-tax income among economic families by adjusted after-tax income quintile, by Province (2007) CAN
NL
PE
NS
NB
QC
ON
MB
SK
AB
BC
Lowest quintile
$16,100
$15,400
$17,100
$15,000
$14,000
$15,900
$16,500
$15,000
$14,000
$19,000
$15,700
Second quintile
26,700
23,100
24,800
24,400
23,800
24,700
27,600
25,100
25,100
31,800
27,100
Third quintile
35,500
31,200
30,600
32,400
31,000
32,100
36,900
33,500
34,500
42,100
36,900
Fourth quintile
46,500
41,800
39,300
41,500
40,800
41,200
48,100
43,000
45,400
56,100
47,100
Highest quintile
78,200
64,700
58,400
65,400
62,000
66,600
81,900
71,900
73,800
94,700
79,100
4.9
4.2
3.4
4.4
4.4
4.2
5.0
4.8
5.3
5.0
5.0
Ratio top to bottom quintile
Note: These income figures have been adjusted to take into account family size and the economies of scale present in larger families. Source: Statistics Canada, Income Trends in Canada 1976-2007, Catalogue no. 13F0022XIE
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