Economic dependency ratio¹ and economic dependency index,² by sex, Laval and all of Québec, 2005-2009    ( Export to Excel)

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Variation
2009/2005


$ per $100 of employment income %

Laval
Total government transfers 17.16 17.83 17.90 17.90 19.20 11.9
   Males 11.22 11.53 11.60 11.70 12.90 15.0
   Females 26.11 27.16 26.90 26.80 28.00 7.2
  Employment insurance 1.95 2.21 2.20 2.20 2.80 43.6
     Males 1.39 1.48 1.50 1.50 2.10 51.1
     Females 2.81 3.30 3.30 3.30 3.80 35.2
  GST 0.49 0.57 0.50 0.50 0.50 2.0
     Males 0.40 0.43 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.0
     Females 0.64 0.78 0.60 0.60 0.60 -6.3
  Child Tax Benefits 1.41 1.61 1.80 1.70 1.80 27.7
     Males 0.08 0.14 0.20 0.20 0.20 150.0
     Females 3.42 3.78 4.00 3.90 4.00 17.0
  Old Age Security 4.99 5.11 5.20 5.20 5.50 10.2
     Males 3.28 3.40 3.50 3.50 3.70 12.8
     Females 7.57 7.65 7.60 7.70 7.90 4.4
  Canada and Québec pension plans 5.03 5.09 5.10 5.10 5.40 7.4
     Males 4.27 4.33 4.30 4.30 4.60 7.7
     Females 6.18 6.21 6.20 6.20 6.50 5.2
  Worker's Compensation 0.77 0.77 0.80 0.80 0.80 3.9
     Males 0.79 0.80 0.80 0.90 0.80 1.3
     Females 0.74 0.72 0.70 0.70 0.70 -5.4
  Social assistance 0.89 0.87 0.90 0.80 0.90 1.1
     Males 0.69 0.67 0.70 0.70 0.70 1.4
     Females 1.20 1.16 1.10 1.10 1.10 -8.3
  Provincial refundable tax credits/family allowances 1.61 1.60 1.60 1.50 1.60 -0.6
     Males 0.32 0.28 0.30 0.30 0.30 -6.3
     Females 3.55 3.56 3.40 3.30 3.40 -4.2
  
Economic dependency index2 85.2 85.4 86.0 86.4 87.1 ...
     Males 82.6 82.7 82.5 82.6 83.1 ...
     Females 84.6 84.6 86.3 86.8 88.3 ...
  

2005 2006 2007 208 2009 Variation
2009/2005


$ per $100 of employment income %

All of Québec
Total government transfers 20.14 20.88 20.80 20.70 22.00 9.2
   Males 13.59 13.94 14.10 14.10 15.50 14.1
   Females 30.86 32.09 31.20 30.90 31.70 2.7
  Employment insurance 2.71 2.99 3.00 3.00 3.60 32.8
     Males 2.36 2.48 2.50 2.40 3.10 31.4
     Females 3.26 3.81 3.90 3.80 4.20 28.8
  GST 0.60 0.69 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.0
     Males 0.47 0.50 0.40 0.40 0.50 6.4
     Females 0.82 1.00 0.80 0.70 0.80 -2.4
  Child Tax Benefits 1.54 1.72 1.80 1.80 1.80 16.9
     Males 0.11 0.16 0.20 0.20 0.20 81.8
     Females 3.89 4.24 4.40 4.20 4.20 8.0
  Old Age Security 5.54 5.69 5.70 5.70 6.00 8.3
     Males 3.48 3.61 3.70 3.70 4.00 14.9
     Females 8.93 9.05 8.90 8.80 9.00 0.8
  Canada and Québec pension plans 5.38 5.50 5.50 5.60 5.90 9.7
     Males 4.48 4.58 4.60 4.70 5.00 11.6
     Females 6.86 6.99 6.90 7.00 7.20 5.0
  Worker's Compensation 0.91 0.92 0.90 1.00 0.90 -1.1
     Males 0.96 0.97 1.00 1.10 1.00 4.2
     Females 0.83 0.84 0.80 0.90 0.80 -3.6
  Social assistance 1.67 1.62 1.50 1.50 1.50 -10.2
     Males 1.32 1.29 1.20 1.20 1.30 -1.5
     Females 2.24 2.16 2.00 1.90 1.90 -15.2
  Provincial refundable tax credits/family allowances 1.78 1.76 1.70 1.60 1.60 -10.1
     Males 0.41 0.36 0.30 0.40 0.40 -2.4
     Females 4.03 4.01 3.70 3.50 3.50 -13.2
  

1. For a given region, the economic dependency ratio is the amount of government transfers received for every $100 of the region's total employment income.
2. The provincial economic dependency index is the economic dependency ratio (EDR) of a region expressed as a percentage of the EDR for the province. This index may be more than 100, meaning that the EDR for the region is higher than the EDR for all of Québec.
  
Source: Statistics Canada, Economic Dependency Profiles.
 
November 15, 2011
   
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