Average Full-Time Employment Income

							              Average Full-Time Employment Income

Definition:

Sum of full-time employment income received by persons 15 years of age
and over divided by the total employed population aged 15 and over in a
given year.

!    Employment income refers to total income received by persons 15
     years of age and over as wages and salaries, net income from
     unincorporated non-farm business and/or professional practice and
     net farm self-employment income.


Other Name:

!    None known


Interpretation:

!    Research has repeatedly shown a strong positive relationship
     between income and health.

!    Employment is important for individuals and populations.
     Employment provides people, not only with income, but with
     identity, self-esteem and social contact.

!    High employment incomes reduce the need for government
     assistance.


Limitations:

!    The reporting of income is subject to underreporting bias.

!    Certain sub-groups are less well counted than others, e.g., young
     adults.

!    Averaging does not reveal the range of employment income in the
     population.



Information is available at the following level:
!      Province
!      Region
!      DHC
!      PHU
!      Sub-county

Information is available for the following time period:

!      census years (every five years)

Information is available from:

!      Statistics Canada, Census Data

Method of calculation:

!      Sum of full-time employment income received by persons aged 15
       and over in a year
       ----------------------------------------------------------------------- x 100
       Total employed population aged 15 and over in that year

Uses

!      Useful in assessing the income levels of the working population and
       economic viability of the community.

!      Planning of population-based services.

!      Comparisons over time and place.
     Average Full-Time Employment Income 1996 - 2001

                                      Ontario
      Thousands ($)
60
                                                53.9
                                                       Male     Female
50            45.5

40                                                            37.7
                             32.6
30

20

10

 0
                      1996                             2001

                                    Peterborough
      Thousands ($)
50
                                                45.1
                                                       Male     Female
              40.9
40
                                                              32.9
                             29.7
30


20


10


0
                      1996                             2001

 Source: Statistics Canada Census Data