Table 4
Comparison of revised and unrevised population estimates by family type for 2006 and 2009, Canada
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| 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, two 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 males | 321 | 318 | -1.1 | 379 | 372 | -2.0 |
| Elderly males, non-earner | 252 | 251 | -0.6 | 311 | 306 | -1.8 |
| Elderly males, earner | 69 | 67 | -3.3 | 68 | 66 | -3.2 |
| Elderly females | 834 | 835 | 0.1 | 922 | 916 | -0.7 |
| Elderly females, non-earner | 749 | 749 | 0.0 | 802 | 797 | -0.6 |
| Elderly females, earner | 85 | 86 | 1.6 | 120 | 119 | -1.0 |
| Non-elderly males | 2,029 | 2,025 | -0.2 | 2,170 | 2,129 | -1.9 |
| Non-elderly males, non-earner | 297 | 299 | 0.7 | 373 | 366 | -1.9 |
| Non-elderly males, earner | 1,733 | 1,726 | -0.4 | 1,797 | 1,762 | -2.0 |
| Non-elderly females | 1,485 | 1,462 | -1.6 | 1,506 | 1,471 | -2.4 |
| Non-elderly females, non-earner | 308 | 300 | -2.6 | 300 | 289 | -4.0 |
| Non-elderly females, 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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