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Table 1
Demographics of households

Standard symbols

  Households Average household size Own home
Canada United States Canada United States Canada United States
1982 2003 1984 2003 1982 2003 1984 2003 1982 2003 1984 2003
'000 persons %
Total 8,41 12,033 90,223 115,356 2.8 2.5 2.6 2.5 60.7 65.8 62.0 67.0
Reference person % persons %
Under 25 6.5 3.5 9.8 7.3 2.0 2.1 1.8 1.8 12.1 16.4 12.0 15.0
25 to 34 25.5 16.6 22.2 17.1 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.9 46.7 49.0 48.0 48.0
35 to 44 20.4 22.8 19.0 21.2 3.7 3.2 3.4 3.2 71.0 68.5 69.0 69.0
45 to 54 15.8 22.2 14.4 20.1 3.2 2.8 3.1 2.6 75.8 72.4 77.0 76.0
55 to 64 14.3 15.5 14.8 14.4 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.1 72.4 75.9 80.0 82.0
65 to 74 11.2 10.1 11.9 10.0 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 68.3 75.7 77.0 83.0
75 and over 6.3 9.3 7.9 9.9 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.5 56.7 64.0 69.0 78.0
years
Median age 42.9 47.9 43.5 46.9 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sources: Statistics Canada, Family Expenditure Survey and Survey of Household Spending; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey.