Median family income in Canada is ?

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Median family income in Canada is ?

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It shows that the median family income in Canada is $76,000 -- generally higher in the West than the East -- while the median individual income is just $27,600. That means just as many individuals earn less than $27,600 as earn more.
/ d' I- x' k) D2 m  x2 D& s7 eThe richest 10 per cent of individuals are making more than $80,400. And the very rich -- the 272,600 individuals that make up the top one per cent -- are all making more than $191,100.
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As for the other end of the spectrum, the bottom 10 per cent of income earners tend to live in cities, especially Montreal. Low-income neighbourhoods are known for their high proportions of visible minorities and recent immigrants, and a preponderance of single parents.
, ^3 c4 j- a8 X9 ^3 mWhile the national median annual income for a full-time worker is $50,699, the median for a visible-minority worker is just $45,128. For a First Nations full-time worker, the median income is $41,684.
The highest income in Canada is found in the area around Fort McMurray in the Alberta oilsands, where median family income is $186,782.
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我真怀疑有有多少人能理解：MEDIAN INCOME AND AVERAGE INCOME?

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由低到高排序，中间值为MEDIAN（中文叫中值）。平均值谁都能理解。
１万，２万，３万，８万，１８万：MEDIAN 为３万，AVERAGE为6.4万。
0 \) H$ s0 {2 v. ?& F低于MEDIAN 是比５０％的人少。高于MEDIAN，则比５０％ 的人高。AVERAGE 则不一定。平均二字更具蒙蔽性。

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00544 发表于 2013-9-14 23:53
8 g9 T9 r! q' A6 M5 m! ~3 h  B6 t我真怀疑有有多少人能理解：MEDIAN INCOME AND AVERAGE INCOME?

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$ a8 h- u' N4 x: H  q9 w# R: {median, 收入低于和高于这个数的人一样多，各50%，大部分人会感觉这个数字比较真实。

. g0 {# Q/ n. o3 raverage， 收入低于这个数值的人数，有可能高达70%，高于这个数的有可能只有30%上下，很多人会觉的“被平均”，“拖后腿”。