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2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Mother Tongue (8), First Official Language Spoken (7), Language Spoken Most Often at Home (8), Other Languages Spoken Regularly at Home (9), Age Groups (17A), Sex (3) and Marital Status (9) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 Census

About this variable: Marital status (9)

Definition

Marital status

Part A - Short definition
Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status.

Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. Persons who are married or living common law may be of opposite sex or of the same sex. The classification is as follows:
Married (and not separated): A person who is married and has not separated or obtained a divorce, and whose spouse is living.
Common-law: A person who is living with another person as a couple but who is not legally married to that person.
Separated: A person who is married but who no longer lives with his/her spouse (for any reason other than illness, work or school) and who has not obtained a divorce. Persons living common law are not included in this category.
Divorced: A person who has obtained a legal divorce and who has not remarried. Persons living common law are not included in this category.
Widowed: A person who has lost his/her spouse through death and who has not remarried. Persons living common law are not included in this category.
Single (never legally married): A person who has never married or a person whose marriage has been annulled and who has not remarried. Persons living common law are not included in this category.

Values

  1. Total - Marital status
  2. Married or living with a common-law partner
  3. Married (and not separated)
  4. Living common law
  5. Not married and not living with a common-law partner
  6. Single
  7. Separated
  8. Divorced
  9. Widowed
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