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Table 2
Distribution of couples by conjugal status, Canada, 2001 and 2006
Couples in census families	2001		2006
Couples in census families	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage
… not applicable Note: 1. Same-sex married couples were not enumerated in 2001. Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 2001 and 2006.
All couples	7,059,830	100.0	7,482,775	100.0
Opposite-sex couples	7,025,630	99.5	7,437,430	99.4
Married	5,901,425	83.6	6,098,445	81.5
Common-law	1,124,200	15.9	1,338,980	17.9
Same-sex couples	34,200	0.5	45,345	0.6
Married¹	…	…	7,465	0.1
Common-law	34,200	0.5	37,885	0.5