Chart 2
Men are more likely than women to remarry

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This is a vertical bar graph that illustrates the proportion of divorced Canadians who do not intend to remarry, by sex, from 1990 to 2006.

The Y axis is measured by percentages and increases by increments of ten, 0 up to 80%.

The X axis, from left to right, shows years 1990, 1995, 2001 and 2006.

The two categories are « Men » and « Women ».

The proportion of divorced men stating that they do not wish to remarry is 48% in 1990, 52% in 1995, 60% in 2001 and 58% in 2006.

The proportion of divorced women stating that they do not wish to remarry is 50% in 1990, 52% in 1995, 66% in 2001 and 64% in 2006.

Source : Statistics Canada, General Social Surveys, 1990, 1995, 2001 and 2006.