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EarningsofCanadians
By: JohnGartley
CatalogueNo.96-317E
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EarningsofCanadians
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CS96-317E
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Preface
FocusonCanadaisaseriesofpublicationsportrayingthepeopleofCanada.The
portraitisdrawnthroughtheanalysisofthedatacollectedbythe1991CensusofPopulation
andHousing. Eachpublicationexaminesaspecificissueandprovidesademographic,
social,culturalandeconomicperspective.
Theauthorsofthisserieshavetakenspecialcaretomaketheiranalysisinformativeand
easytoread.Theymakeuseofdescriptivegraphsanddatatablestomoreclearlyillustrate
theinformation.Oftentheresultsarecomparedtopreviouscensuses,showinghowCanada
andCanadianshavechangedovertime.
ThepublicationswerepreparedbyanalystsatStatisticsCanada,andreviewedbypeers
fromwithintheAgencyaswellasexpertsfromexternalorganizations.Iwouldliketoextend
mythankstoallthecontributorsfortheirroleinproducingthisusefulandinteresting
publication.
IwouldliketoexpressmyappreciationtothemillionsofCanadianswhocompleted
theirquestionnairesonJune4,1991. StatisticsCanadaisverypleasedtobeabletonow
providethissummaryoftheresults.Ihopeyouenjoyreadingthisstudy-andtheothersin
thisseries.
IvanP.Fellegi
ChiefStatisticianofCanada
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Contents
Highlights 1
Introduction 3
Chapter1. Earnings:ImportanceandIncidence 5
ImportanceofEarnings 5
IncidenceofEarnings 7
Chapter2. AverageEarningsin1990 11
Age 11
MaritalStatus 14
WorkActivity 18
EducationandMajorFieldofStudy 20
Occupation 25
Chapter3. DistributionofEarningsin1990 29
SexandAge 29
WorkActivity 32
Chapter4. ChangesinEarnings:1970to1990 35
ProvincesandTerritories 36
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Contents(continued)
WorkActivity 37
DistributionsbySex 42
AllWorkers 44
Full-year,Full-timeWorkers 45
Conclusion 47
Definitions 49
ListofTables
1. CompositionofTotalIncomeofIndividualsbySource,1990 6
1.2 Population15YearsandOverandPopulationWithEarningsbySex
andAge,1990 8
2.1 AverageEarningsbySex,AgeGroupandWorkActivity,1990 12
2.2 AverageEarningsbySex,MaritalStatusandWorkActivity,1990 14
2.3 AverageEarningsofFull-year,Full-timeWorkersBySex,AgeGroup
andMaritalStatus,1990 16
2.4 AverageEarningsbySex,WeeksWorkedandWorkIntensity,1990 19
2.5 AverageEarningsbySex,HighestLevelofSchoolingandWorkActivity,
1990 21
2.6 AverageEarningsofFull-year,Full-timeWorkerswithPostsecondary
QualificationsbySex,MajorFieldofStudyandPresenceofUniversity
Degree,1990 24
2.7 AverageEarningsbySex,MajorOccupationGroupandWorkActivity,
1990 26
3.1 DistributionofEarnersbySex,AgeGroups,WorkActivityand
EmploymentIncomeGroups,1990 30
3.2 DistributionofEarnersbyWeeksWorked,WorkIntensityand
EmploymentIncomeGroups,1990 31
4. AverageEarningsinConstant(1990)DollarsbyWorkActivityCanada,
ProvincesandTerritories,1970,1980,1985and1990 38
4.2 NumberofEarnersandAverageEarningsinConstant(1990)Dollars
bySexandWorkActivity1970,1980,1985and1990 40
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Contents(concluded)
4.3 DistributionofEarnersbySex,WorkActivityandEmploymentIncome
GroupsinConstant(1990)Dollars,1970,1980,1985and1990 43
ListofCharts
1.1 PercentageCompositionofTotalIncome,1990 6
1.2 IncidenceofEmploymentIncomebySexandAge,1990 9
1.3 PercentageDistributionofEarnersbySexandWorkActivity,1990 9
2.1 AverageEarningsofMenandWomenbyAge,1990 11
2.2 AverageEarningsofFull-year,Full-timeWorkersbySexandAge,1990 13
2.3 AverageEarningsofSingleandMarriedMenandWomenbyAge,1990 .... 17
2.4 AverageEarningsofMenandWomenWithandWithoutUniversityDegree
byAge,1990 : 22
4.1 AverageEarningsinConstant(1990)DollarsbySex,SelectedYears 35
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