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SOC The following tables list the median family incomes for the 13 Canadian provinces and territories in 2000 and 2011 and for 13 states of the United States in 1999 and 2012. For the provinces and the states, compute the mean and median family income for each year and compare the two measures of
Median Income for Canadian Provinces and Territories, 2000 and 2011 (Canadians dollars) | ||
Province or Territory | 2000 | 2011 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 38,800 | 67,200 |
Prince Edward Island | 44,200 | 66,500 |
Nova Scotia | 44,500 | 66,300 |
New Brunswick | 43,200 | 63,930 |
Quebec | 47,700 | 68,170 |
Ontario | 55,700 | 73,290 |
Manitoba | 47,300 | 68,710 |
Saskatchewan | 45,800 | 77,300 |
Alberta | 55,200 | 89,930 |
British Columbia | 49,100 | 69,150 |
Yukon | 56,000 | 90,090 |
Northwest Territories | 61,000 | 105,560 |
Nunavut | 37,600 | 65,280 |
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Source: Statistics Canada. Retrieved from http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/famil108-eng-htm
Median Income for Thirteen States, 1999 and 2012 (U.S. dollars) | ||
State | 1999 | 2012 |
Alabama | 36,213 | 43,464 |
Alaska | 51,509 | 63,348 |
Arkansas | 29,762 | 39,018 |
California | 43,744 | 57,020 |
Connecticut | 50,798 | 64,247 |
Illinois | 46,392 | 51,738 |
Kansas | 37,476 | 50,003 |
Maryland | 52,310 | 71,836 |
Michigan | 46,238 | 50,015 |
New York | 40,058 | 47,680 |
Ohio | 39,617 | 44,375 |
South Dakota | 35,962 | 49,415 |
Texas | 38,978 | 51,926 |
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Sources: 1999: U.S. Bureau of the Census. Statistical Abstract of the United States:2001.p. 436. Retrieved from http://www.census.gov/prod/2002pubs/01statab/income.pdf.2012:U.S. Bureauof the Census. American Community Survey.2012. Retrieved form http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/data/statemedian/
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