Family Matters: Disagreements within couples during the COVID-19 pandemic

Release date: January 11, 2023
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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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