Figure 1
Distribution (in percentage) of census families by family structure, Canada, 1961 to 2011

Description

The title of the graph is 'Figure 1 Distribution (in percentage) of census families by family structure by family structure, Canada, 1961 to 2011.'
This is a column stacked chart.
There are in total 11 categories in the horizontal axis. The vertical axis starts at 0 and ends at 100 with ticks every 10 points.
There are 3 series in this graph.
The vertical axis is 'percentage.'
The units of the horizontal axis are years ranging from 1961 to 2011.
The title of series 1 is 'Married couples.'
The minimum value is 67.0 occurring in 2011.
The maximum value is 91.8 occurring in 1966.
The title of series 2 is 'Common-law couples.'
The minimum value is 0.0 occurring in 1961, 1966, 1971 and 1976.
The maximum value is 16.7 occurring in 2011.
The title of series 3 is 'Lone-parent families.'
The minimum value is 8.2 occurring in 1966.
The maximum value is 16.3 occurring in 2011.

Figure 1 Distribution (in percentage) of census families by family structure, Canada, 1961 to 2011
  Married couples Common-law couplesNote 1 Lone-parent families
1961 91.6 0.0 8.4
1966 91.8 0.0 8.2
1971 90.6 0.0 9.4
1976 90.2 0.0 9.8
1981 83.1 5.6 11.3
1986 80.2 7.2 12.7
1991 77.3 9.8 13.0
1996 73.7 11.7 14.5
2001 70.5 13.8 15.7
2006 68.6 15.5 15.9
2011 67.0 16.7 16.3

Figure 1 Distribution (in percentage) of census families, Canada, 1961 to 2011

Note: Historical comparisons for census families, particularly lone-parent families, must be interpreted with caution due to conceptual changes in 2001. For more information, see 'Concepts and Definitions' in Family Portrait: Continuity and Change in Canadian Families and Households in 2006, 2006 Census, Catalogue no. 97-553-X2006001.
1. Data on common-law couples are not available prior to the 1981 Census.
Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 1961 to 2011.