Table 8: The Distribution of Cash Income and Tax Across Deciles*, and the Average Tax Rate by Decile, 1999 preliminary estimate

Decile

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Distribution across deciles

Tax

0.4%

1.5%

3.0%

4.8%

6.7%

8.7%

10.6%

13.3%

17.0%

33.9%

Income

1.6%

3.5%

4.9%

6.1%

7.6%

9.1%

10.8%

12.9%

16.1%

27.3%

Average tax rate

 

12.4%

21.2%

31.2%

39.2%

44.9%

48.1%

49.4%

51.7%

53.2%

62.4%

*Deciles group families from lowest to highest incomes with each group containing ten percent of families. The first decile, for example, represents the ten percent of families with the lowest incomes.
Note: deciles may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
Source, The Fraser Institute, 1999.