Statistical table 1
Comparison of revised and unrevised population estimates by family type for 2006 and 2009, Canada

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Statistical table 1 Comparison of revised and unrevised population estimates by family type for 2006 and 2009, Canada
Table summary
This table displays the results of Statistical table 1 comparison of revised and unrevised population estimates by family type for 2006 and 2009 2006, 2009, pre-revision, post-revision and % change, calculated using number of persons ('000) units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  2006 2009
Pre-revision Post-revision % changeNote 1 Pre-revision Post-revision % changeNote 1
Number of persons ('000) Number of persons ('000)
All family units 31,853 31,835 -0.1 32,970 32,962 0.0
Economic families, 2 persons or more 27,183 27,194 0.0 27,993 28,075 0.3
Elderly families 3,002 3,015 0.4 3,279 3,309 0.9
Elderly Married couples 2,130 2,148 0.8 2,422 2,439 0.7
Other elderly families 872 867 -0.6 857 870 1.5
Non-elderly families 24,181 24,180 0.0 24,713 24,766 0.2
Married couples 4,338 4,284 -1.2 4,592 4,481 -2.5
Married couples, no earner 308 304 -1.4 293 286 -2.4
Married couples, one earner 1,042 1,028 -1.4 1,051 1,030 -2.1
Married couples, two earners 2,987 2,952 -1.2 3,248 3,165 -2.6
Two-parent families with children 12,039 12,109 0.6 12,134 12,221 0.7
Two-parent families with children, no earner 184 176 -4.1 237 238 0.2
Two-parent families with children, one earner 1,763 1,754 -0.5 1,855 1,867 0.6
Two-parent families with children, two earners 7,251 7,316 0.9 7,088 7,147 0.8
Two-parent families with children, three or more earners 2,842 2,863 0.8 2,954 2,970 0.6
Married couples with other relatives 3,456 3,435 -0.6 3,464 3,548 2.4
Lone-parent families 2,049 2,052 0.1 1,967 1,937 -1.5
Male lone-parent families 356 361 1.5 321 317 -1.4
Female lone-parent families 1,693 1,691 -0.1 1,646 1,620 -1.6
Female lone-parent families, no earner 288 283 -1.7 275 267 -2.9
Female lone-parent families, one earner 891 895 0.5 904 887 -1.9
Female lone-parent families, two or more earners 515 513 -0.4 467 466 -0.2
All other non-elderly families 2,300 2,299 0.0 2,556 2,579 0.9
Unattached individuals 4,670 4,640 -0.6 4,977 4,887 -1.8
Elderly male 321 318 -1.1 379 372 -2.0
Elderly male, non-earner 252 251 -0.6 311 306 -1.8
Elderly male, earner 69 67 -3.3 68 66 -3.2
Elderly female 834 835 0.1 922 916 -0.7
Elderly female, non-earner 749 749 0.0 802 797 -0.6
Elderly female, earner 85 86 1.6 120 119 -1.0
Non-elderly male 2,029 2,025 -0.2 2,170 2,129 -1.9
Non-elderly male, non-earner 297 299 0.7 373 366 -1.9
Non-elderly male, earner 1,733 1,726 -0.4 1,797 1,762 -2.0
Non-elderly female 1,485 1,462 -1.6 1,506 1,471 -2.4
Non-elderly female, non-earner 308 300 -2.6 300 289 -4.0
Non-elderly female, earner 1,177 1,162 -1.3 1,205 1,182 -2.0
1 Percentage changes were calculated using unrounded numbers.
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