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Family income 2002

After five consecutive years of growth, after-tax family income remained
virtually unchanged between 2001 and 2002, as the three main components
(market income, government transfers and personal income taxes) each
remained more or less stable.

After-tax income for families of two people or more amounted to an
estimated $60,500, virtually unchanged from $60,300 in 2001, after
adjusting for inflation.

This lack of growth was in contrast to the increase of 3.2% in annual
average after-tax income for these families between 1996 and 2001.

Family income is correlated with economic conditions. After reaching a peak
at $53,900 in 1989, average family income declined through the recession of
the early 1990s and stayed below $52,000 up to and including 1996. Since
then, it has rebounded in step with the recovering economy.

The low-income rate among families of two people or more edged up slightly
in 2002 after five consecutive years of declines. A small increase in the
low-income rate was experienced by those aged 18 and over. However, the
proportion of children younger than age 18 years old and living in a
low-income family was marginally lower, continuing its long-term decline.

Unlike most other family types, average after-tax income declined in 2002
for single-parent families headed by women. However, their income gains
were among the strongest between 1996 and 2002 because of the increase in
labour force participation by single mothers.

For unattached individuals, after-tax income amounted to $25,900 in 2002,
up 2.4% from 2001 and 17% from 1996. An estimated 1 million of these
individuals lived in low income in 2002, about 25% of the total, down from
34% in 1996.

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