Table 4
Population aged 17 and under, by living arrangement, age group and sex, Canada, 2011

Table 4
Population aged 17 and under, by living arrangement, age group and sex, Canada, 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of Population aged 17 and under. The information is grouped by Living arrangement (appearing as row headers), Total – 0 to 17 years, 0 to 4 years, 5 to 9 years, 10 to 14 years, 15 to 17 years, Females and Males, calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Living arrangement Total – 0 to 17 years 0 to 4 years 5 to 9 years 10 to 14 years 15 to 17 years
Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males
percent
In a census familyTable 4 Note 1 98.9 98.9 99.3 99.3 99.3 99.2 99.0 99.0 97.4 97.7
Children in a census familyTable 4 Note 2 98.7 98.8 99.3 99.3 99.3 99.2 99.0 99.0 96.6 97.4
With couple parents 78.5 78.7 84.4 84.5 79.7 80.0 76.0 76.2 71.8 72.3
With lone parent 19.7 19.5 14.5 14.4 19.0 18.6 22.4 22.2 24.1 24.2
With grandparent(s) only 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8
In a couple or lone parentTable 4 Note 3 0.1 0.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.8 0.3
Not in a census family 1.1 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.0 2.6 2.3
Foster children 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7
Others not in a census family 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 1.8 1.6
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
... not applicable
Note 1.

A census family refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone-parent family.

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Note 2.

Children in census families refer to daughters and sons, regardless of age, who do not have their own married spouse, common-law partner or children in the same household.

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Note 3.

Refers to persons who are part of a couple or who are lone parents. This concept applies only to persons aged 15 years and over.

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Source: Statistics Canada, National Household Survey, 2011.
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