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Catalogue number :	97F0004XCB2001040
Release date :	January 22, 2003
Topic :	Marital Status of Canadians
Data dimensions :	Geography (Geographic Index) Age Groups (12A) Sex (3) Common-law Status (5) Legal Marital Status (6) Household Living Arrangements (11)

Note

Special Note: Common-law Status Variable

This variable includes information on whether a respondent is in a common-law relationship, and whether that relationship is with a member of the opposite or same sex.

For additional information, please refer to the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.

Special Note: Nunavut (1)

Data from the 2001 Census are available for Nunavut, the new territory that came into effect on April 1, 1999.

Standard data products released only at the Canada/Province/Territory geographic levels will not contain data for Nunavut for the census years prior to 2001.

Standard data products released at the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) and Census Agglomeration (CA) geographic levels will contain data for Nunavut for the 2001, 1996 and/or 1991 Censuses.

The 1996 and 1991 CMA/CA data have been adjusted to reflect as closely as possible the 2001 CMA/CA geographic boundaries. This has been done to facilitate data comparisons using the 2001 geographic boundaries.

For additional information, please refer to the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.

Special Note: Population Universe

The Population Universe of the 2001 Census includes the following groups:

- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants with a usual place of residence in Canada;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants who are abroad, either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold student authorizations (student visas or student permits) and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold employment authorizations (or work permits) and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Minister's permits (including extensions) and members of their families living with them.

For census purposes, the last four groups in this list are referred to as 'non-permanent residents'. For further information, refer to the variable Immigration: Non-permanent Resident found in the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.

Data table

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Geography Geographic index Canada Newfoundland and Labrador - Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador Prince Edward Island - Île-du-Prince-Édouard Nova Scotia - Nouvelle-Écosse New Brunswick - Nouveau-Brunswick Quebec - Québec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia - Colombie-Britannique Yukon Territory - Territoire du Yukon Northwest Territories - Territoires du Nord-Ouest Nunavut

Age Groups (12A) Total - Age groups 15-19 years 20-24 years 25-29 years 30-34 years 35-39 years 40-44 years 45-49 years 50-54 years 55-59 years 60-64 years 65 years and over

Sex (3) Total - Sex Male Female

Common-law Status (5)^{Footnote 1} Total - Common-law status Not in a common-law relationship In a common-law relationship With partner of opposite sex With partner of same sex

This table details legal marital status , common-law status , age groups , sex and household living arrangements for population 15 years and over in private households in Canada^{Footnote 2}

Legal Marital Status (6)	Household Living Arrangements (11)
	Total - Household living arrangements	Total persons in family households	Spouses, common-law partners or lone parents	Sons and/or daughters in families with two parents present	Sons and/or daughters in families with one parent present	Non-family persons living with relativesFootnote 3	Non-family persons living with non-relatives onlyFootnote 4	Total persons in non-family households	Living with relativesFootnote 5	Living with one or more non-relatives only	Living alone
Total - Legal marital status	23,799,050	19,870,215	15,430,850	2,929,955	974,345	321,000	214,065	3,928,835	220,085	731,880	2,976,875
Never married (single)	7,947,745	5,962,975	1,931,630	2,872,160	906,680	99,860	152,640	1,984,770	176,100	559,920	1,248,745
Legally married (and not separated)	11,934,790	11,881,700	11,833,400	15,500	8,450	17,235	7,120	53,090	3,225	7,985	41,885
Separated, but still legally married	719,215	451,225	383,070	15,065	15,525	21,605	15,950	267,995	7,515	36,355	224,120
Divorced	1,825,020	1,089,345	954,740	25,850	37,500	40,115	31,140	735,675	18,310	96,550	620,815
Widowed	1,372,280	484,970	328,015	1,375	6,185	142,180	7,220	887,310	14,935	31,065	841,310

Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97F0004XCB2001040.

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