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Modified on September 12, 2002 Part A – Plain Language Definition Not applicable Part B – Detailed Definition Refers to the classification of census families into married couples
(with or without children of either or both spouses), common-law couples
(with or without children of either or both partners), and lone-parent
families by sex of parent. A couple living common-law may be of opposite
or same sex. “Children” in a census family include grandchildren
living with their Censuses: 2001, 1996, 1991, 1986, 1981, 1976, 1971 Reported for: Census families in private households Question Nos.: Derived variable: Questions 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 (The question on Common-law status – Question 5 in 2001 – was first asked in the 1991 Census.) Responses: Not applicable Remarks: As of 2001, the term "couple families" will be used when referring inclusively to families of married couples and families of common-law couples. In censuses prior to 1991, the term "husband-wife families" used in census products covered both the families of married couples and those of opposite-sex common-law couples. Data on opposite-sex common-law couples have been available only since 1981. |
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