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Statistics Canada - Government of Canada

Table 4.1.3
Marital status, by age group, 1981 and 2001
  Divorced Married or common-law Separated Never married Widowed
1981 2001 1981 2001 1981 2001 1981 2001 1981 2001
percent
All seniors
Age 25 to 54
3.9 6.1 79.0 71.1 3.4 3.3 12.4 18.8 1.3 0.8
Age 55 to 64
3.3 9.6 76.9 76.0 2.7 2.8 6.8 5.7 10.3 6.0
Age 65 to 74
2.1 6.5 63.9 68.1 2.2 2.2 8.1 5.2 23.8 18.0
Age 75 to 84
1.1 3.5 44.1 50.7 1.4 1.5 9.0 5.5 44.4 38.8
Age 85 and over
0.5 1.9 24.6 28.3 0.8 0.9 8.7 6.7 65.3 62.3
Age 65 and over
1.7 5.1 56.1 59.1 1.9 1.9 8.4 5.4 32.0 28.6
Women
Age 25 to 54
4.7 7.2 79.1 71.9 3.9 3.9 10.1 15.9 2.2 1.2
Age 55 to 64
3.6 11.2 70.6 70.7 2.7 2.9 6.4 5.5 16.6 9.7
Age 65 to 74
2.0 7.3 50.5 57.4 2.0 2.2 8.6 5.0 36.8 28.2
Age 75 to 84
1.0 3.7 26.6 34.6 1.1 1.3 9.8 5.8 61.6 54.6
Age 85 and over
0.4 2.0 9.7 12.9 0.5 0.6 9.8 7.5 79.6 77.1
Age 65 and over
1.6 5.5 40.8 45.1 1.6 1.7 9.0 5.5 46.9 42.2
Men
Age 25 to 54
3.1 4.9 78.9 70.2 3.0 2.7 14.6 21.9 0.4 0.3
Age 55 to 64
3.1 7.9 83.7 81.4 2.7 2.7 7.3 6.0 3.3 2.1
Age 65 to 74
2.1 5.6 79.9 80.2 2.4 2.3 7.4 5.4 8.2 6.6
Age 75 to 84
1.3 3.2 69.4 73.9 1.9 1.9 7.9 5.1 19.5 16.0
Age 85 and over
0.8 1.7 50.1 58.6 1.3 1.6 6.9 4.9 40.9 33.3
Age 65 and over
1.8 4.6 75.7 76.9 2.2 2.1 7.5 5.3 12.8 11.2
Sources: Statistics Canada, Censuses of Canada.