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- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202407137746Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2024-03-11
- Articles and reports: 89-652-X2024001Description: Based on data from the 2017 General Social Survey on family, this article examines the timing and risk of dissolution of first unions in Canada. This is a comparative analysis by sex and landed immigrant status which focuses on people who were aged 20 and over at the time of the survey and who had already been in a couple, marriage or common-law union, at least once.Release date: 2024-03-11
- 3. Caregiving by the hours, 2018 ArchivedStats in brief: 11-627-M2021074Description:
The 2018 General Social Survey on Caregiving and Care Receiving collects information on Canadians who provide care to family and friends with a long-term health condition, disability or problems related to aging. The survey also covers individuals who receive this care and about the challenges both groups face.
Taking on the responsibility of an informal caregiver often means balancing other competing demands of life, such as working at a paid job, raising children and maintaining healthy interpersonal relationships. This infographic explores how the number of hours per week spent on caregiving activities effects the overall well-being of informal caregivers and their participation in daily and social activities.
Release date: 2022-01-14 - Articles and reports: 75-006-X202100100007Description:
Using the 2017 General Social Survey on Families, this article provides a profile of non-parental child care among Canadian families. It examines parents' use of child care, including the types of child care arrangements used by parents, the cost of care, the reasons for selecting a type of child care, as well as reasons for not using child care. The article also looks at the characteristics of mothers' employment.
Release date: 2021-07-22 - Stats in brief: 11-627-M2021054Description:
This infographic uses data from the General Social Survey (2017) on Families to look at the use of child care services. It provides an estimate of the overall use of child care among parents in Canada. It also assesses the association between maternal employment characteristics and the use of child care.
Release date: 2021-07-22 - 6. Study: Parents' use of child care services and differences in use by mothers' employment status ArchivedStats in brief: 11-001-X202120330543Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2021-07-22
- 7. Family Matters: Parental leaves in Canada ArchivedStats in brief: 11-627-M2020048Description:
The purpose of the 2017 General Social Survey on Family is to explore the characteristics of families in Canada and to monitor changes in these characteristics over time. This infographic provides a snapshot of leave patterns of parents in Canada after the birth or adoption of a child. Three aspects of the mothers' and fathers' patterns of self-reported leave are considered: whether leave was taken, the type of leave, and its duration. The data refer to parents who were paid workers or self-employed before the birth or adoption of a child (between 2012 and 2017).
Release date: 2021-02-10 - 8. Study: Family matters: Parental leave in Canada ArchivedStats in brief: 11-001-X202104122363Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2021-02-10
- Stats in brief: 11-627-M2020057Description:
Staying apart from their parents and grandparents has been one of the hardest adjustments that Canadians have had to deal with since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the older population being at greater risk of infection and death from this disease. For months, most of them followed the quarantine rules, by staying home and adapting their behaviours to the infectious nature of the COVID-19. While before the outbreak visiting with one's parents was a relatively simple decision, it has since become a more delicate one. Studies have attempted to assess the risk of the virus transmission based on the frequency of intergenerational in-person contacts before the physical distancing recommendations were implemented.
This infographic provides a snapshot of the frequency and the duration of visits between adult children and their parent(s) in Canada. The results refer to Canadians who were aged 25 to 64, who were not living with their parents, and who had at least one biological or adoptive parent alive at the time of the surveys.
Release date: 2020-12-24 - Stats in brief: 11-001-X202009723525Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2020-04-06
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- Stats in brief: 11-627-M2019035Description:
The purpose of the 2017 General Social Survey on Family is to explore the characteristics of families in Canada and to monitor changes in these characteristics over time. Using information on the conjugal history of respondents, this infographic examines the proportion and the characteristics of people in Canada aged 35 to 64 years old who are currently in their second or subsequent marriage or common-law relationship.
Release date: 2019-05-15 - Stats in brief: 11-627-M2019031Description:
The purpose of the 2017 General Social Survey on Family is to explore the characteristics of Canadian families and monitor changes in these characteristics over time. Using information on the conjugal history of respondents, this infographic examines the proportion and the characteristics of people in Canada aged 25 to 64 years old who are currently married or in a common-law union.
Release date: 2019-05-01 - Stats in brief: 11-627-M2019033Description:
The purpose of the 2017 General Social Survey on Family is to explore the characteristics of Canadian families and monitor changes in these characteristics over time. Using information on the conjugal history of respondents, this infographic examines the proportion and the characteristics of people in Canada aged 25 to 64 years old who are currently separated or divorced from a marriage, or who are currently separated from a common-law union.
Release date: 2019-05-01 - Stats in brief: 11-001-X201912120471Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2019-05-01
- 15. Family Matters: Long-lasting relationships ArchivedStats in brief: 11-627-M2019019Description:
The purpose of the 2017 General Social Survey on Family is to explore the characteristics of Canadian families and monitor changes in these characteristics over time. Using information on the conjugal and parental history of respondents, this infographic examines the proportion and the characteristics of people in Canada aged 55 and older whose current relationship (marriage or common-law) was long-lasting, that is, had been ongoing for 30 years or more.
Release date: 2019-03-13 - 16. Family Matters: Who lives alone? ArchivedStats in brief: 11-627-M2019018Description:
This infographic presents results from the 1981 and 2016 Censuses of Population and the 2017 General Social Survey on Family. The infographic depicts changes over time and provides selected characteristics of persons in Canada who lived alone in the reference years, including demographic statistics such as marital status, age and sex as well as statistics on future intentions to marry.
Release date: 2019-03-06 - 17. Study: Living alone in Canada ArchivedStats in brief: 11-001-X201906519140Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2019-03-06
- 18. Family Matters: Couples who live apart ArchivedStats in brief: 11-627-M2019014Description:
This infographic presents results from the 2017 General Social Survey on families; more specifically people aged 25 -64 years old and who reported being in a couple relationship with someone not living in their household.
Release date: 2019-02-20 - Stats in brief: 89-28-0001201800100011Description:
Everyone in Canada is, or has been, part of a family. The purpose of this Just the Facts edition is to celebrate families in Canada on Family Day 2019 (a statutory holiday in some provinces) by acknowledging their diversity and how they have changed over time. Data from the Census of Population and the General Social Survey together provide a snapshot of families today in the historical album of family life in Canada.
Release date: 2019-02-18 - Stats in brief: 11-627-M2019002Description:
This infographic presents results from the 2017 General Social Survey on families; more specifically the co-residence of adult children with their parents. The population of interest is of Canadians 18 years of age and over living with both parents, their mother only or their father only.
Release date: 2019-02-15
Articles and reports (19)
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- Articles and reports: 89-652-X2024001Description: Based on data from the 2017 General Social Survey on family, this article examines the timing and risk of dissolution of first unions in Canada. This is a comparative analysis by sex and landed immigrant status which focuses on people who were aged 20 and over at the time of the survey and who had already been in a couple, marriage or common-law union, at least once.Release date: 2024-03-11
- Articles and reports: 75-006-X202100100007Description:
Using the 2017 General Social Survey on Families, this article provides a profile of non-parental child care among Canadian families. It examines parents' use of child care, including the types of child care arrangements used by parents, the cost of care, the reasons for selecting a type of child care, as well as reasons for not using child care. The article also looks at the characteristics of mothers' employment.
Release date: 2021-07-22 - 3. Living alone in Canada ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-006-X201900100003Description:
This study uses the Census of Population and the 2017 General Social Survey on Family to examine the characteristics of the population living alone in Canada. The demographic, socioeconomic and housing characteristics of persons who live alone are examined, as well as their conjugal history, family relationships, and well-being indicators.
Release date: 2019-03-06 - Articles and reports: 75-006-X201700154877Description:
This study uses data from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS) to examine the prevalence of early motherhood (i.e., having become a mother before the age of 20) among First Nations women living off reserve, Métis women and Inuit women aged 20 to 44. Data from the 2011 General Social Survey (GSS) are used for non-Aboriginal women. The study also examines whether early motherhood is associated with different outcomes in terms of education and employment.
Release date: 2017-12-01 - Articles and reports: 75-006-X201500114154Description:
Even though most grandparents live in separate households from their adult children and grandchildren, sometimes the grandparent and grandchild generations live together. This paper provides information on the number of grandparents who are in this particular situation, along with their living arrangements and their ethnocultural and sociodemographic characteristics.
Release date: 2015-04-14 - 6. Emerging trends in living arrangements and conjugal unions for current and future seniors ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-006-X201400111904Geography: CanadaDescription:
This study uses data from the Census of Population and 2011 General Social Survey in order to examine the conjugal histories and living arrangements for current seniors, defined as individuals aged at least 65, and "future seniors", defined as individuals aged 55 to 64.
Release date: 2014-02-24 - 7. Living apart together ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-006-X201300111771Geography: CanadaDescription:
Many individuals are not married or in a common-law relationship, but are in a stable relationship without living under the same roof. These couples are 'living apart together.' How many individuals are in this situation in Canada? Is this type of relationship increasing? Are these relationships motivated by lifestyle choices?
Release date: 2013-03-05 - 8. Working at home: An update [2010] ArchivedArticles and reports: 11-008-X201100111366Geography: CanadaDescription:
Using data from the different cycles of the General Social Survey from 2000 to 2008, this article explores the evolution of the popularity of working at home among employees and the self-employed. In particular, the characteristics of the workers most likely to work at home as well as the various reasons behind this phenomenon are studied. Perceptions about working at home and work-life balance are also discussed.
Release date: 2010-12-07 - 9. Making fathers "count" ArchivedArticles and reports: 11-008-X201000211165Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article examines family status of fathers in Canada. The sociodemographic, family and conjugal characteristics of fathers are analyzed to illustrate the many faces of fathers. The data from this analysis are taken from two different cycles of the General Social Survey on the family: Cycle 10 from 1995 and Cycle 20 from 2006.
Release date: 2010-06-08 - Articles and reports: 85-002-X200900410931Geography: CanadaDescription:
Based on information available from the 2006 General Social Survey on families, this article will explore the nature of time children spend with their separated or divorced parents. Issues to be explored will include: the type of visitation/access arrangements; the length of time spent with each parent; whether the time involves leisure activities, regular care (school, daycare, social) and decision-making activities; and whether parents are satisfied with the arrangements they have for visitation/access.
Release date: 2009-10-28
Journals and periodicals (1)
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- 1. Changing Conjugal Life in Canada ArchivedJournals and periodicals: 89-576-XGeography: CanadaDescription:
The increasing popularity of common-law unions is transforming family life in Canada, according to new data from the 2001 General Social Survey. Over the past 30 years, common-law unions have become more and more popular, especially in Quebec and among younger women in other provinces.
Although younger women are more likely to start their conjugal life by living common law, most will eventually marry. First common-law unions are twice as likely to end in separation as first marriages. What is more, a growing proportion of women have experienced at least two unions, and the likelihood of choosing a common-law relationship over marriage for the second union is also increasing. The analysis shows that the trends observed in the formation and break-up of unions apply equally to men and women. Since men are on average older than women when they start their conjugal life, they tend to experience the events at an older age.
Release date: 2002-07-11
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