Figure 35
American sons of bottom-earning fathers are also more likely to have low earnings than their Canadian counterparts: Earnings decile of sons born to bottom-decile fathers
| United States | Canada | |
|---|---|---|
| Bottom | 22.0% | 15.8% |
| 2nd | 18.0% | 13.7% |
| 3rd | 10.0% | 11.7% |
| 4th | 10.0% | 11.0% |
| 5th | 11.0% | 9.7% |
| 6th | 11.0% | 8.7% |
| 7th | 5.0% | 8.3% |
| 8th | 5.0% | 7.4% |
| 9th | 2.0% | 7.0% |
| Top | 7.0% | 6.9% |
Source: Corak (2009), figure 2, page 8; Corak and Heisz (1999), Table 6, page 520; Mazumder (2005b), Table 2.2, page 93.
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