Characteristics of individuals, Economic dependency profile of individuals
Each table contains the following information for government transfers (total) and each of its components:

• Number: Total number of individuals in receipt of at least one of the transfers.
• Amount ($’000): Total transfers expressed in thousands of dollars.
• Employment Income ($’000): Total employment income in thousands of dollars. Employment income includes wages and salaries, commissions from employment, training allowances, tips and gratuities, net self-employment income (net income from business, profession, farming, fishing and commissions) and Indian employment income (new in 1999).
• Economic Dependency Ratio (EDR): For a given area, the EDR is the ratio of transfer dollars to every $100 of total employment income. For example, where a table shows an EDR of 12.1, it means that $12.10 was received in transfer payments for every $100 of employment income for that area.
• Provincial Index (Province = 100): The EDR for the area is expressed as a percentage of the EDR for the province. For example, if the EDR for an area has a provincial index of 110, that EDR is 10% higher than the provincial EDR.
• Canadian Index (Canada = 100): The EDR for the area is expressed as a percentage of the EDR for Canada. Hence, if the Canadian index for an area is 95, that area’s EDR is 95% of the national EDR.

Web Table 11-10-0033-01 (formerly CANSIM Table 111-0025)

For more information on these tables, see the Technical Reference Guide.