Distribution of income between couples by age of couple, Hamilton, ON CMA, (2023)

"Distribution of income between married spouses or common-law partners by characteristics of couples: Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts Frequency: Occasional Table: 98-10-0083-01 Release date: 2023-11-15 Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part Universe: Married spouses or common-law partners in private households, 2021 Census — 100% data Variable List: Couples by distribution of income between married spouses or common-law partners (47), Presence of children 0 to 17 in census family (5), Characteristics of couple (19) Abbreviation notes: List of abbreviations and acronyms found within various Census products. (https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/ref/symb-ab-acr-eng.cfm) iBall: i24 Geography name: Hamilton; Geographic area type: Census metropolitan area; Geographic area type abbreviation: CMA; Geographic level: Census metropolitan area; Province or territory abbreviation: Ont.; Dissemination Geography Unique Identifier (DGUID): 2021S0503537; Alternative geographic code: 537; Province or territory geocode: 35; Short-form total non-response rate: 2.2; Data quality flag: 00000; Data quality note: ... Footnotes: 1 Child presence Child presence refers to whether or not the family includes any children. To be included, children must live in the same household as the family. They may be biological or adopted children. 2 Total income Total income refers to the sum of certain incomes (in cash and, in some circumstances, in kind) of the statistical unit during a specified reference period. The components used to calculate total income vary between: – Statistical units of social statistical programs such as persons, private households, census families and economic families; – Statistical units of business statistical programs such as enterprises, companies, establishments and locations; and – Statistical units of farm statistical programs such as farm operator and farm family. In the context of persons, total income refers to receipts from certain sources, before income taxes and deductions, during a specified reference period. In the context of census families, total income refers to receipts from certain sources of all of its family members, before income taxes and deductions, during a specified reference period. In the context of economic families, total income refers to receipts from certain sources of all of its family members, before income taxes and deductions, during a specified reference period. In the context of households, total income refers to receipts from certain sources of all household members, before income taxes and deductions, during a specified reference period. The monetary receipts included are those that tend to be of a regular and recurring nature. Receipts that are included as income are: employment income from wages, salaries, tips, commissions and net income from self-employment (for both unincorporated farm and non-farm activities); income from investment sources, such as dividends and interest on bonds, accounts, guaranteed investment certificates (GICs) and mutual funds; income from employer and personal pension sources, such as private pensions and payments from annuities and registered retirement income funds (RRIFs); other regular cash income, such as child support payments received, spousal support payments (alimony) received and scholarships; income from government sources, such as social assistance, child benefits, Employment Insurance benefits, Old Age Security benefits, COVID-19 benefits and Canada Pension Plan and Québec Pension Plan benefits and disability income. Receipts excluded from this income definition are: one-time receipts, such as lottery winnings, gambling winnings, cash inheritances, lump-sum insurance settlements and tax-free savings account (TFSA) or registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) withdrawals; capital gains because they are not by their nature regular and recurring. It is further assumed that they are more relevant to the concept of wealth than the concept of income; employers' contributions to registered pension plans, Canada Pension Plan, Québec Pension Plan and Employment Insurance; voluntary inter-household transfers, imputed rent, goods and services produced for barter and goods produced for own consumption. For the 2021 Census, the reference period for income data is the calendar year 2020, unless otherwise specified. 3 In the context of income distribution between couples, share refers to the proportion of a couple's combined income received by one of the spouses or partners, and it is used to identify the higher income recipient among a couple. When a couple jointly has a positive amount of income, but one of the spouses or partners has a negative or zero income, the spouse or partner with a negative or zero income is not considered to be an income recipient. Their share of the couple's income is set to 0%, while the share of the other spouse or partner is set to 100%. When both spouses or partners have the same amount of income, the share of the couple's income is 50% for both individuals and the higher income recipient spouse or partner is randomly selected. Couples with a negative or zero combined income are considered to have no income, and they are excluded from the calculations of any share statistics. 4 Total income - The sum of certain incomes (in cash and, in some circumstances, in kind) of the statistical unit during a specified reference period. The components used to calculate total income vary between: * statistical units of social statistical programs such as persons, private households, census families and economic families; * statistical units of business statistical programs such as enterprises, companies, establishments and locations; * statistical units of farm statistical programs such as farm operator and farm family. In the context of persons, total income refers to receipts from certain sources, before income taxes and deductions, during a specified reference period. In the context of census families, total income refers to receipts from certain sources of all of its family members, before income taxes and deductions, during a specified reference period. In the context of economic families, total income refers to receipts from certain sources of all of its family members, before income taxes and deductions, during a specified reference period. In the context of households, total income refers to receipts from certain sources of all household members, before income taxes and deductions, during a specified reference period. The monetary receipts included are those that tend to be of a regular and recurring nature. Receipts that are included as income are: * employment income from wages, salaries, tips, commissions and net income from self-employment (for both unincorporated farm and non-farm activities); * income from investment sources, such as dividends and interest on bonds, accounts, guaranteed investment certificates (GICs) and mutual funds; * income from employer and personal pension sources, such as private pensions and payments from annuities and registered retirement income funds (RRIFs); * other regular cash income, such as child support payments received, spousal support payments (alimony) received and scholarships; * income from government sources, such as social assistance, child benefits, Employment Insurance benefits, Old Age Security benefits, Canada Pension Plan and Québec Pension Plan benefits and disability income. Receipts excluded from this income definition are: * one-time receipts, such as lottery winnings, gambling winnings, cash inheritances, lump-sum insurance settlements and tax-free savings account (TFSA) or registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) withdrawals; * capital gains because they are not by their nature regular and recurring. It is further assumed that they are more relevant to the concept of wealth than the concept of income; * employers' contributions to registered pension plans, Canada Pension Plan, Québec Pension Plan and Employment Insurance; * voluntary inter-household transfers, imputed rent, goods and services produced for barter and goods produced for own consumption. 5 Only couples with a positive combined income are included. 6 Only couples with a positive combined income are included. 7 All values of income (negative, zero and positive amounts) are included in the calculation of this median statistic. 8 This count can include both different-gender and same-gender couples. 9 This category includes men (and/or boys), as well as some non-binary persons. 10 Given that the non-binary population is small, data aggregation to a two-category gender variable is sometimes necessary to protect the confidentiality of responses provided. In these cases, individuals in the category “non-binary persons” are distributed into the other two gender categories and are denoted by the “+” symbol. 11 This category includes women (and/or girls), as well as some non-binary persons. 12 Refers to couples where both spouses or partners have a positive amount of income. 13 Market income - The sum of employment income (wages, salaries and commissions, net self-employment income from farm or non-farm unincorporated business and/or professional practice), investment income, private retirement income (retirement pensions, superannuation and annuities, including those from registered retirement savings plans [RRSPs] and registered retirement income funds [RRIFs]) and other money income from market sources during the reference period. It is equivalent to total income minus government transfers. It is also referred to as income before transfers and taxes. 14 Employment income - All income received as wages, salaries and commissions from paid employment and net self-employment income from farm or non-farm unincorporated business and/or professional practice during the reference period. 15 All cash benefits received from federal, provincial, territorial or municipal governments during the reference period. It includes: * Old Age Security pension, Guaranteed Income Supplement, Allowance or Allowance for the Survivor; * retirement, disability and survivor benefits from Canada Pension Plan and Québec Pension Plan; * benefits from Employment Insurance and Québec parental insurance plan; * child benefits from federal and provincial programs; * social assistance benefits; * workers' compensation benefits; * Canada workers benefit (CWB); * Goods and services tax credit and harmonized sales tax credit; * other income from government sources. For the 2021 Census, this includes various benefits from new and existing federal, provincial and territorial government income programs intended to provide financial support to individuals affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the public health measures implemented to minimize the spread of the virus. "