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本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gap between rich, poor widening



By GAY ABBATE

SOURCE: STATISTICS CANADA

Friday, July 19, 2002 – Print Edition, Page A6


The disparity between rich and poor families is widening and the number of families that are worse off financially is growing, statistics show.

The new data, released yesterday by Statistics Canada, show that the median (mid-point) income of all families rose 2.2 per cent in 2000 to $51,000 -- just slightly below the level in 1990 after adjusting for inflation in the years between.

The median net worth of the top 25 per cent of Canadian families jumped 14 per cent between 1984 and 1999 -- and their financial wealth exploded by 40 per cent over the same period.

But over the same 15 years, the bottom 75 per cent of families experienced no gains either in their net worth or their financial wealth.

Social-policy analysts described the trends as alarming and called for federal and provincial government action on issues such as affordable housing and income support for families with young children.

"There are long-term consequences of young families struggling financially," said Robert Glossop of the Vanier Institute of the Family in Ottawa.

Although the Canadian economy bounced back from a recession and was much stronger toward the end of the 1990s, "if you were sitting at a kitchen table trying to balance your chequebook at the end of every month, you really wouldn't have felt a lot more secure, you wouldn't have felt a lot richer."

The data showed that the typical low-income family in 1999 had only $300 in savings to protect it against unexpected financial hardships. Some families had less than $6,000 in assets that could be liquidated in an emergency.

Financial hardship was not just for the poorest. In 1998, one in every six Canadian families was at least two months behind in making payments on their debts. And single female parents were 1.3 times as likely as couples with children to have fallen behind in payments.

Statscan compiled the family-income data for the first of yesterday's two studies from income-tax returns filed in the spring of 2001. The study on the financial hardships of low-income families drew on information from 1984 and 1999 surveys of assets and debts.

The two studies show that:

The average income of single-parent families rose 5.7 per cent in 2000, more than twice the growth rate of 2 per cent for two-parent families;

The average income of two-parent families was $56,700 in 2000, up from $55,600 the previous year;

<b>The amalgamated city of Ottawa had the highest median income of any capital city at $69,000, in part due to its high-tech sector;

Toronto had a median income of $46,300, well under the $55,800 Ontario median.</b>

Mr. Glossop said that the ramifications of the widening income gap include lower birthrates because young people may not have children, and health-problems related to increased stress.

Frances Lankin, head of the United Way of Greater Toronto, said that yesterday's figures mirror the findings of her own group about the increasing depth of poverty in Toronto.
Median income

Historical income* figures for families, 1990-2000. Figures have been adjusted to reflect inflation, all amounts are expressed in 2000 dollars.

Husband-wife families: $56,700

Single-Parent families: $25,400

All families: $51,000

-*Includes income of all family members and includes income from taxable and non-taxable sources, such as employment, investments, private pensions and government transfers.更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
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  • 枫下家园 / 理财投资税务 / 安省双职工家庭平均税后收入为$68,707。诸位达到了吗?
    • Bullshit! That's $5700/month net income. Gross income must be somewhere around $90k/year then. I can hardly find one out of ten families met that level.
      • 双职工...还是比较容易达到的八?
        • 那也得看是做什么工作的双职工啊。
          • Keep me updated on the process...
            • 一定及时向领导汇报工作。:)
          • 是,我孤陋寡闻了。看来我的圈子不够大呀。:(
            • 嗯,看来秧子确实是往来无白丁哦,羡慕ing
              • let's find out the route she have everyday, then, .... heng 4 heng 4
                • 唉,难就难在秧子MM伪装的极为成功,除了让咱羡慕羡慕外,从不暴露一丝蛛丝马迹,想算计她难啊难:(((
                  • Can we search from Internet, collect all the posts she did , find the clues and get her? en, good idea.
                    • 好好好!姐姐,我们行动吧!!
                      • 你的韩国烧烤店如何了?
                        • 555。。。口袋太干瘪,不敢乱做梦了 :(
              • 这正是大夥儿见不到萝卜侠的原因.
                • 赶紧努力赚钱吧,那你就有希望见到你心目中的侠女秧子了。
                  • 不许挤兑我啊,就我穷!
                    • 别这样说啊,偶可是诚心诚意地羡慕呢。
                  • 不知见面需不需要带T4表或报税单什么的备查.
                    • 估计那得看秧子MM的心情而定。
                      • 这么难蒙啊? 风险挺大的. 算了.
    • I just briefly read the report. It seems like they didn't count the inflation when they said "increased 19%" from 1995 to 2000. Assume inflation is 3% per year, the true increase is only 4%.
      • it's after tax, after inflation....
    • 打死谁我都不信.
      • 我信,虽然我没有!街道清理工年薪都有5、6万哪? 只是苦了我们吆! 多收了三五斗!
        • 说的是平均数呀! 同志, 那么多吃白饭的, 養老的, 失业的, Labor的, 我不信有这个平均数.
          • 说的是双职工呀,吃白饭的, 養老的, 失业的, 不都没算进去吗?
      • ca gov don't lie, do they?
        • they do lie. but smartly.
      • It is very easy to get this figures from revenue government.
    • it's average, not minimum, so somebody has to fall below the level.
      • many many!!
      • somebody... yes. most of us :(
    • 多乎哉?
      • 言下之意:你很有钱
        • 哈哈,小试一把,砖头果然飞来.:)
          • 你家最近装修缺建筑材料?:))
            • 嘿嘿,谢字也不说.咱不是露一小手捎带着帮你接两块砖嘛.
              • 嘿嘿,快过节了,大家看来心情都不错呀。
    • 不知道这里的双职工家庭的比例多大. 我上班的这里大概 75%.
    • 考虑到房租,和股票收入。
    • 看这篇文章,
      本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Gap between rich, poor widening



      By GAY ABBATE

      SOURCE: STATISTICS CANADA

      Friday, July 19, 2002 – Print Edition, Page A6


      The disparity between rich and poor families is widening and the number of families that are worse off financially is growing, statistics show.

      The new data, released yesterday by Statistics Canada, show that the median (mid-point) income of all families rose 2.2 per cent in 2000 to $51,000 -- just slightly below the level in 1990 after adjusting for inflation in the years between.

      The median net worth of the top 25 per cent of Canadian families jumped 14 per cent between 1984 and 1999 -- and their financial wealth exploded by 40 per cent over the same period.

      But over the same 15 years, the bottom 75 per cent of families experienced no gains either in their net worth or their financial wealth.

      Social-policy analysts described the trends as alarming and called for federal and provincial government action on issues such as affordable housing and income support for families with young children.

      "There are long-term consequences of young families struggling financially," said Robert Glossop of the Vanier Institute of the Family in Ottawa.

      Although the Canadian economy bounced back from a recession and was much stronger toward the end of the 1990s, "if you were sitting at a kitchen table trying to balance your chequebook at the end of every month, you really wouldn't have felt a lot more secure, you wouldn't have felt a lot richer."

      The data showed that the typical low-income family in 1999 had only $300 in savings to protect it against unexpected financial hardships. Some families had less than $6,000 in assets that could be liquidated in an emergency.

      Financial hardship was not just for the poorest. In 1998, one in every six Canadian families was at least two months behind in making payments on their debts. And single female parents were 1.3 times as likely as couples with children to have fallen behind in payments.

      Statscan compiled the family-income data for the first of yesterday's two studies from income-tax returns filed in the spring of 2001. The study on the financial hardships of low-income families drew on information from 1984 and 1999 surveys of assets and debts.

      The two studies show that:

      The average income of single-parent families rose 5.7 per cent in 2000, more than twice the growth rate of 2 per cent for two-parent families;

      The average income of two-parent families was $56,700 in 2000, up from $55,600 the previous year;

      <b>The amalgamated city of Ottawa had the highest median income of any capital city at $69,000, in part due to its high-tech sector;

      Toronto had a median income of $46,300, well under the $55,800 Ontario median.</b>

      Mr. Glossop said that the ramifications of the widening income gap include lower birthrates because young people may not have children, and health-problems related to increased stress.

      Frances Lankin, head of the United Way of Greater Toronto, said that yesterday's figures mirror the findings of her own group about the increasing depth of poverty in Toronto.
      Median income

      Historical income* figures for families, 1990-2000. Figures have been adjusted to reflect inflation, all amounts are expressed in 2000 dollars.

      Husband-wife families: $56,700

      Single-Parent families: $25,400

      All families: $51,000

      -*Includes income of all family members and includes income from taxable and non-taxable sources, such as employment, investments, private pensions and government transfers.更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
      • 今天的统计数字是截止到2000年吧? 那时候经济是最好的时候, 所以应该比较好。 2002的STACAN的数据就很不好看, 不过只要是双职工的家庭, 单人收入是35000的话, 应该不难达到这个目标
        • 税前或税后?
          • 税后啊。/ 要是工人的话, 每月好象应该也在2200-2400左右。而一般的家庭应该大部分不是工人家庭吧?所以应该68的数字差不多。/ anyway, 这个数字让我一天都不爽, 充分认识到自己原来在线以下
    • 凄凄惨惨凄凄,断肠人在天涯
    • 大家还得加油呀! 我们公司百分之八十的人个人收入税后超过大68K.
      • An IT consulting company
        • 猜就是。 羡慕ING
      • 我嫉妒得从我们家basement窜到了二楼
    • 这有何难?双职工家庭,夫妻俩分别年薪在四万到四万五左右,加上合理避税,收入应该就是这个数字,或许还多呢。
    • 我看人家统计的是双亲家庭和单亲家庭,而非双职工家庭。大家更得郁闷啦。