2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations
Topic-based tabulation: Legal Marital Status (6), Common-law Status (3), Age Groups (17) and Sex (3) for the Population 15 Years and Over of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2006 Census - 100% Data
Data table
Geography = Alberta
| Legal marital status (6) |
Common-law status (3) |
| Total - Common-law status |
Not in a common-law relationship |
In a common-law relationship |
|
Note(s) :
- LEGALLY MARRIED (AND NOT SEPARATED)
In 2006, this category includes spouses in same-sex marriages.
 Data quality note(s)
- Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
- Data quality index showing, for the short census questionnaire (100% data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
- Data quality index showing, for the long census questionnaire (20% sample data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
|
| Total - Legal marital status |
2,658,830
|
2,430,255
|
228,575
|
| Never legally married (single) |
905,120
|
746,100
|
159,025
|
| Legally married (and not separated) 1 |
1,347,070
|
1,347,075
|
0
|
| Separated, but still legally married |
73,835
|
62,180
|
11,655
|
| Divorced |
204,825
|
151,705
|
53,120
|
| Widowed |
127,980
|
123,205
|
4,775
|
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-552-XCB2006010
(Alberta, Code48)