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Visual Census – Families, households and marital status, Canada
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Figure 3.1 Distribution (in percentage) of couple families (married and common-law) by presence of children, Canada, 2001 to 2011
Figure 3.2 Percentage of private households containing a couple with childrenFootnote 1 or without childrenFootnote 2, Canada, 2001 to 2011
Figure 3.3 Distribution (in percentage) of private households by household size, Canada, 1961 to 2011
Figure 3.4 Distribution (in percentage) of census familiesFootnote 3, Canada, 1961 to 2011
Footnotes
- Footnote 1
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With at least one child aged 24 years and under.
- Footnote 2
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Without at least one child aged 24 years and under. Includes families with all children aged 25 years and over.
- Footnote 3
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Historical comparisons for census families, particularly lone-parent families, must be interpreted with caution due to conceptual changes in 2001. Data on common-law couples are not available prior to the 1981 Census.
Sources
Figure 3.1, Figure 3.2
Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 2001 to 2011.
Figure 3.3, Figure 3.4
Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 1961 to 2011.
How to cite
Statistics Canada. 2012. Visual Census. 2011 Census. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/vc-rv/index.cfm?Lang=ENG&TOPIC_ID=3&GEOCODE=01 (accessed July 4, 2024).
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