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Topic-based tabulation: Unpaid Work (20), Age Groups (7) and Sex (3) for Population 15 Years and Over, for Census Metropolitan Areas, Tracted Census Agglomerations and Census Tracts, 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data
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General information
| Catalogue number : | 95F0390XCB2001002 |
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| Release date : | May 14, 2003 |
| Topic : | Canada's Workforce: Unpaid Work |
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Note
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
| Unpaid Work (20) | Sex (3) | ||
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| Total - Sex | Male | Female | |
| Total - Hours spent doing unpaid housework | 140,450 | 66,435 | 74,015 |
| No hours of unpaid housework | 17,030 | 10,500 | 6,535 |
| Less than 5 hours of unpaid housework | 29,555 | 17,470 | 12,085 |
| 5 to 14 hours of unpaid housework | 43,105 | 21,960 | 21,140 |
| 15 to 29 hours of unpaid housework | 27,825 | 10,645 | 17,180 |
| 30 to 59 hours of unpaid housework | 15,220 | 4,225 | 11,000 |
| 60 hours or more of unpaid housework | 7,710 | 1,635 | 6,075 |
| Total - Hours spent looking after children, without pay | 140,450 | 66,440 | 74,010 |
| No hours of unpaid child care | 88,860 | 44,380 | 44,485 |
| Less than 5 hours of unpaid child care | 10,650 | 5,485 | 5,170 |
| 5 to 14 hours of unpaid child care | 11,940 | 5,960 | 5,975 |
| 15 to 29 hours of unpaid child care | 9,420 | 4,265 | 5,155 |
| 30 to 59 hours of unpaid child care | 7,985 | 3,045 | 4,940 |
| 60 hours or more of unpaid child care | 11,590 | 3,305 | 8,285 |
| Total - Hours spent providing unpaid care or assistance to seniors | 140,450 | 66,440 | 74,015 |
| No hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors | 116,230 | 56,880 | 59,350 |
| Less than 5 hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors | 13,940 | 6,280 | 7,665 |
| 5 to 9 hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors | 5,420 | 1,885 | 3,535 |
| 10 to 19 hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniorsFootnote 1 | 2,190 | 645 | 1,550 |
| 20 hours or more of unpaid care or assistance to seniorsFootnote 2 | 2,660 | 755 | 1,910 |
Footnotes
- Footnote 1
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In 2001, two new categories of hours spent providing unpaid care or assistance to seniors have been added. These categories did not exist in 1996.
- Footnote 2
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In 2001, two new categories of hours spent providing unpaid care or assistance to seniors have been added. These categories did not exist in 1996.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 95F0390XCB2001002.
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Related data
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2001 Census analysis series:The Changing Profile of Canada's Labour Force, 2001 Census