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 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) : LEGALLY MARRIED (AND NOT SEPARATED) In 2006, this category includes spouses in same-sex marriages.  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%. 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	24,045	19,060	4,985
Never legally married (single)	10,595	7,040	3,555
Legally married (and not separated) 1	7,195	7,190	0
Separated, but still legally married	575	485	90
Divorced	3,375	2,230	1,155
Widowed	2,300	2,115	185