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  People of Haitian origin Total Canadian population
Men Women Total Men Women Total
Total population in thousands 37.9 44.4 82.4 14,564.3 15,074.8 29,639.0
Percentage change between 1996-2001
-2.2 -1.0 -1.5 3.7 4.1 3.9
Percentage immigrant
52.7 60.4 56.8 18.0 18.7 18.4
Percentage with Canadian citizenship
88.7 89.0 88.9 94.9 94.5 94.7
Language
Percentage able to speak English/French
99.3 97.7 98.4 98.8 98.2 98.4
Percentage speaking only non-official language at home
13.0 15.3 14.2 9.6 9.9 9.7
Age distribution
Percentage aged less than 15
30.9 26.3 28.4 20.2 18.6 19.4
Percentage aged 25 to 44
25.1 28.8 27.1 30.4 30.6 30.5
Percentage aged 65 and over
3.8 6.8 5.4 10.9 13.4 12.2
Family status
Percentage lone parents1
5.4 31.0 20.2 2.4 9.7 6.2
Percentage living alone1
13.4 10.5 11.8 12.9 13.7 12.5
Percentage seniors living alone
14.8 21.4 19.3 16.8 38.3 28.9
Education, employment and income
Percentage with university degree1
13.8 11.2 12.4 16.0 14.9 15.4
Percentage employed1
60.5 54.1 57.0 67.2 56.1 61.5
Unemployment rate
15.7 14.9 16.4 7.6 7.2 7.4
Percentage with low income
37.3 41.3 39.4 14.7 17.7 16.2
1. Includes people aged 15 and over.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Canada.