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

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Geography = British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique 

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	3,433,880	3,154,005	279,880
Never legally married (single)	1,102,395	921,420	180,980
Legally married (and not separated) 1	1,730,480	1,730,480	0
Separated, but still legally married	110,575	92,890	17,690
Divorced	285,865	212,805	73,055
Widowed	204,565	196,415	8,155