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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

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 Forward Sortation Areas, 2006 Census - 100% Data

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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) :
  1. LEGALLY MARRIED (AND NOT SEPARATED)
    In 2006, this category includes spouses in same-sex marriages.
Warning Data quality note(s)
  • 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%.
Total - Legal marital status 28,090 22,285 5,810
Never legally married (single) 11,160 7,050 4,115
Legally married (and not separated) 1 11,565 11,565 0
Separated, but still legally married 530 420 110
Divorced 2,900 1,520 1,370
Widowed 1,945 1,740 205
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-552-XCB2006008 (J0S, CodeJ0S)
Date Modified: 2011-07-04

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