Family Matters: Disagreements within couples during the COVID-19 pandemic
Description: Family Matters: Disagreements within couples during the COVID-19 pandemic
There were 8.6 million married or common-law couples in Canada in 2021.
Among people who were living with a spouse or partner in 2022: Compared with before the pandemic…
18% felt that the number of disagreements with their spouse or partner about parenting tasks had increased while 5% felt the number of disagreements had decreased.
17% felt that the number of disagreements about money had increased while 4% felt the number of disagreements had decreased.
14% felt that the number of disagreements about household chores had increased while 5% felt the number of disagreements had decreased.
9% felt that the number of disagreements about having children had increased while 4% felt that the number of disagreements had decreased
After the pandemic began, couples faced new decisions about how they would respond to changing circumstances.
Among people who were living with a spouse or partner in 2022: Since the beginning of the pandemic…
43% had disagreements with their spouse or partner about parenting decisions related to the pandemic.Note 1
38% had disagreements about respecting physical distancing and public health guidelines.
20% had disagreements about vaccination against COVID-19.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Social Survey – Well-being and Family Relationships, 2022, Census of Population, 2021.
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