Distributions of household economic accounts, number of households, by income quintile and by socio-demographic characteristic [36100101]

Income quintiles are assigned based on equivalized household disposable income, which takes into account differences in household size and composition using a method proposed by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The OECD-modified" equivalence scale assigns a value of 1 to the first adult Age groups refer to the age group of the major income earner. Housing tenure of household Refers to the main source of income for the household, either from wages and salaries, self-employment income, net property income, current transfers received related to pension benefits, or from other current transfers received from non-pension related sources (others). Distributions by generation are defined as follows and are based on the birth year of the major income earner : pre-1946 for those born before 1946, baby boom for those born between 1946 and 1964, generation X for those born between 1965 and 1980 and millennials for those born after 1980. Note that generation Z has been combined with the millennial generation as their sample size is relatively small.

Updated on DBnomics on January 23, 2024 (4:02 AM)

Frequency [freq]
Geography [geogr]
Quintile [quint]
Socio-demographic characteristics [soc_dem_cha]

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Dimension codes and labels
[freq] Frequency
  • [A] Annual
[geogr] Geography
  • [geogr_1] Canada
[quint] Quintile
  • [quint_1] All quintiles
  • [quint_2] Lowest quintile
  • [quint_3] Second quintile
  • [quint_4] Third quintile
  • [quint_5] Fourth quintile
  • [quint_6] Highest quintile
[soc_dem_cha] Socio-demographic characteristics
  • [soc_dem_cha_1] All households
  • [soc_dem_cha_10] Prince Edward Island, households
  • [soc_dem_cha_11] Nova Scotia, households
  • [soc_dem_cha_12] One-person households
  • [soc_dem_cha_13] New Brunswick, households
  • [soc_dem_cha_14] Quebec, households
  • [soc_dem_cha_15] Ontario, households
  • [soc_dem_cha_16] Manitoba, households
  • [soc_dem_cha_17] Saskatchewan, households
  • [soc_dem_cha_18] Alberta, households
  • [soc_dem_cha_19] British Columbia, households
  • [soc_dem_cha_2] Two adults with at least 3 children living at home
  • [soc_dem_cha_20] Yukon, households
  • [soc_dem_cha_21] Northwest Territories, households
  • [soc_dem_cha_22] Nunavut, households
  • [soc_dem_cha_23] Single less than 65 years
  • [soc_dem_cha_24] Renter
  • [soc_dem_cha_25] Owner
  • [soc_dem_cha_26] Owner with mortgage
  • [soc_dem_cha_27] Owner without mortgage
  • [soc_dem_cha_28] Main source of household income: wages and salaries
  • [soc_dem_cha_29] Main source of household income: self-employment income
  • [soc_dem_cha_3] Others
  • [soc_dem_cha_30] Main source of household income: net property income
  • [soc_dem_cha_31] Main source of household income: current transfers received - pension benefits
  • [soc_dem_cha_32] Main source of household income: current transfers received - others
  • [soc_dem_cha_33] Pre-1946
  • [soc_dem_cha_34] Single 65 years and older
  • [soc_dem_cha_35] Baby boom
  • [soc_dem_cha_36] Generation X
  • [soc_dem_cha_37] Millennials
  • [soc_dem_cha_38] Multiple-person households
  • [soc_dem_cha_39] Single with children living at home
  • [soc_dem_cha_4] Less than 35 years
  • [soc_dem_cha_40] Two adults less than 65 years, no children at home
  • [soc_dem_cha_41] Two adults at least one 65 years or older, no child living at home
  • [soc_dem_cha_42] Two adults with less than 3 children living at home
  • [soc_dem_cha_5] 35 to 44 years
  • [soc_dem_cha_6] 45 to 54 years
  • [soc_dem_cha_7] 55 to 64 years
  • [soc_dem_cha_8] 65 years and over
  • [soc_dem_cha_9] Newfoundland and Labrador, households
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