Selon le conseil consultatif national sur le troisième âge, le revenu moyen des ménages âgés a augmenté de 4 100 $ entre 1997 et 2003, tandis que celui des autres ménages canadiens augmentait de 9 000 $.
According to the government's National Advisory Council on Aging, between 1997 and 2003 the mean income of seniors' households increased by $4,100, while the average income of other Canadian households increased by $9,000.