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Distribution (in percent) of census families with at least one child aged 5 or younger by family structure, Canada, 1981 to 2021

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% 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 1981 1991 2001 2011 2021 Married two-parent familiesMarried two-parent families Common-law two-parent familiesCommon-law two-parent families One-parent familiesOne-parent families
Note(s):
Significant changes were made to the definition of a census family in the 2001 Census. For more information, see Families, Households and Marital Status Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021 and Dictionary, Census of Population, 2021.
Source(s):
Census of Population, 1981, 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 (3901).

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Distribution (in percent) of census families with at least one child aged 5 or younger by family structure, Canada, 1981 to 2021, %
  Married two-parent families Common-law two-parent families One-parent families
1981 86.4 4.0 9.6
1986      
1991 77.0 10.2 12.8
1996      
2001 65.6 17.1 17.3
2006      
2011 61.6 20.9 17.5
2016      
2021 61.9 21.8 16.3
Note(s):
Significant changes were made to the definition of a census family in the 2001 Census. For more information, see Families, Households and Marital Status Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021 and Dictionary, Census of Population, 2021.
Source(s):
Census of Population, 1981, 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 (3901).
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