Table 1
Proportion and average debt of those with debt, by age and family type, 2009

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  Age of respondent
19 to 64 19 to 34 35 to 49 50 to 64
percentage
All family types 76 79 83 64
Couple family, no children under 25 72* 91* 82* 62*
Couple family, youngest child 0 to 24 86* 90* 88* 76*
Single parent family, youngest child 0 to 24 80* 73 81* 83*
Other families 66 67* 68 57
Unattached individual† 63 73 65 56
  dollars
All family types 119,000 122,000 136,000 91,000
Couple family, no children under 25 110,000* 141,000* 124,000* 87,000
Couple family, youngest child 0 to 24 147,000* 144,000* 157,000* 117,000*
Single parent family, youngest child 0 to 24 102,000* 97,000E 98,000* 118,000*E
Other families 91,000 96,000 80,000 68,000E
Unattached individual† 69,000 82,000 75,000 56,000
† reference group
* statistically significant difference from the reference group at p < 0.05
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Financial Capability Survey, 2009.