Even though Prince Edward Islanders have shallower pockets than most Canadians—P.E.I. has the lowest disposable incomes—nobody digs deeper to help those in need.
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HIGHEST
|
LOWEST
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| Family income | |
| Alberta $129,421 | Newfoundland: $73,629 |
| Disposable income per capita | |
| Alberta: $38,298 | P.E.I.: $24,613 |
| Mortgage-free? % of households | |
| Newfoundland: 44.1% | Quebec: 25.4% |
| Did you contribute to your RRSP? % of all tax filers | |
| Alberta: 29.8% | Newfoundland: 16.4% |
| Median charitable donation | |
| P.E.I.: $370 | Quebec: $130 |
| Source: Family income (average cash income, families with two or more individuals, 2010 estimate): Fraser Institute; disposable income (2010 estimate): Conference Board of Canada; mortgage (2008): StatsCan’s Survey of Household Spending; RRSP (2008), charitable donation (by tax filers, 2008): StatsCan | |
The full province-by-province breakdown:
| Are you employed? | |
| Alberta |
68.3%
|
| Saskatchewan |
66.6%
|
| Manitoba |
66.4%
|
| Ontario |
61.5%
|
| B.C. |
60.8%
|
| P.E.I. |
60.5%
|
| Quebec |
60.1%
|
| Nova Scotia |
59.0%
|
| New Brunswick |
58.7%
|
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
52.6%
|
| Are you unemployed? | |
| Saskatchewan |
5.0%
|
| Manitoba |
5.7%
|
| Alberta |
6.6%
|
| B.C. |
7.5%
|
| Quebec |
8.0%
|
| Nova Scotia |
8.7%
|
| New Brunswick |
8.8%
|
| Ontario |
8.9%
|
| P.E.I. |
10.7%
|
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
13.8%
|
| Hours spent at work (per week) | |
| Quebec |
35.2
|
| B.C. |
35.3
|
| Ontario |
36
|
| Nova Scotia |
36.3
|
| Manitoba |
36.6
|
| P.E.I. |
36.9
|
| New Brunswick |
37.1
|
| Alberta |
37.5
|
| Saskatchewan |
37.7
|
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
38.2
|
| Earnings (per week) | |
| Alberta |
$905
|
| Ontario |
$816
|
| B.C. |
$781
|
| Saskatchewan |
$763
|
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
$735
|
| Quebec |
$711
|
| Manitoba |
$704
|
| Nova Scotia |
$675
|
| New Brunswick |
$672
|
| P.E.I. |
$632
|
| Do you have a pension plan at work? | |
| Saskatchewan |
47.7%
|
| Manitoba |
47.0%
|
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
46.8%
|
| Quebec |
41.9%
|
| Nova Scotia |
41.1%
|
| New Brunswick |
38.8%
|
| Ontario |
37.7%
|
| B.C. |
34.4%
|
| P.E.I. |
33.8%
|
| Alberta |
33.6%
|
| Are you self-employed? | |
| B.C. |
19.7%
|
| Saskatchewan |
19.1%
|
| Alberta |
17.7%
|
| Ontario |
15.7%
|
| Quebec |
14.7%
|
| P.E.I. |
14.7%
|
| Manitoba |
13.8%
|
| Nova Scotia |
13.4%
|
| New Brunswick |
11.7%
|
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
9.6%
|
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