Table 3
Marital status and family composition of individuals aged 25 to 64 with postsecondary education by immigrant status, period of landing and location of study, Canada, 2006

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  Canadian-born Canada-educated immigrants Internationally-educated immigrants
All Very-recent Recent Established
number
Total 7,784,240 1,244,890 1,399,010 450,045 288,775 660,190
Marital status
Divorced 805,725 114,700 87,080 15,065 14,640 57,375
Married1 4,215,970 769,905 1,111,760 366,715 239,175 505,860
Separated2 275,855 49,175 42,780 10,290 8,390 24,095
Single3 2,384,990 294,885 136,700 54,890 24,085 57,725
Widowed 101,700 16,220 20,695 3,080 2,480 15,135
Family composition
Married or common-law couple without children 2,075,045 259,330 286,170 93,320 38,015 154,835
Married or common-law couple with children 3,670,510 667,200 871,270 281,755 209,305 380,205
Lone-parent family 626,145 129,360 83,185 18,450 16,490 48,250
Not part of a census family 1,412,535 188,995 158,385 56,515 24,965 76,910
1. Married category includes individuals who reported being legally married and not separated.
2. Separated category includes individuals who reported being separated, but still legally married.
3. Single category includes individuals who reported being never legally married.
Source: 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada.
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