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Current marital status, in 2001 |
Ever-married: At least 3 times | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Married | |||
| Both sexes, in thousands | 137 |
98 |
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| Men | 67 |
56 |
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| Women | 70 |
41E |
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| Age of respondent at start of third marriage | ||||
| Both sexes | 45.6 |
46.2 |
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| Men | 47.5 |
48.5 |
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| Women | 43.9 |
43.2E |
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| Age difference between respondent and third spouse | ||||
| Both sexes | 7.2 |
7.4 |
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| Men | 7.8 |
8.0 |
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| Women | 6.5 |
6.6E |
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| Average duration of third marriage, in years | ||||
| Total | 7.1 |
8.1 |
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| Still married | 8.3 |
8.3 |
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| To divorce or separation | 3.7E |
.. |
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| To death of spouse | F |
.. |
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| Marital status of third spouse before entering into third marriage, in percentage | ||||
| Total | 100.0 |
100.0 |
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| Widowed | F |
F |
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| Divorced | 54.4 |
57.8 |
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| Single | F |
F |
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| Respondent lived common-law with third spouse before marrying | ||||
| Total | 100.0 |
100.0 |
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| Yes | 37.8E |
39.5E |
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| No | 23.4E |
F |
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| Have never lived common-law | 38.9E |
40.3E |
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| Reason for end of third marriage | ||||
| Total | 100.0 |
100.0 |
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| Still married | 71.11 |
100.0 |
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| Divorced or separated | 22.9E |
.. |
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| Death of spouse | F |
.. |
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| Note: Divorced and widowed persons are not included to very small sample size. | ||||
| 1. Statistically significant difference from reference group (currently married) marked in italic, at the 95% confidence level. | ||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2001. | ||||