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Table 3 Long-term work patterns of families with and without children

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	%
	With children¹	Without children²
Families with long hours	13.9	20.5
Consistently standard couples	13.8	21.1
One low, other at least standard	51.2	41.4
Other (lower labour market engagement)	21.1	17.0
1. ‘Families with children' refer to those with two spouses and at least one child under 18. 2. The weights of families without children were modified to account for age differences with families with children. Note: ‘Standard' includes high-low individuals. Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, longitudinal panels 1996 to 2001, 1999 to 2004, and 2002 to 2007.