Table 17
Distribution of the population by breakup of parents' union, by age group and province, 2011 and 2001

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Table 17
Distribution of the population by breakup of parents' union, by age group and province, 2011 and 2001
Table summary
 This table displays the results of distribution of the population by breakup of parents' union 2011, 2001, parents' relationship broke up, parents' relationship did not break up and total, calculated using number (in thousands) and % units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  2011 2001
Parents' relationship broke up Parents' relationship did not break up Total Parents' relationship broke up Parents' relationship did not break up Total
Number
(in thousands)		 % Number
(in thousands)		 % Number
(in thousands)		 Number
(in thousands)		 % Number
(in thousands)		 % Number
(in thousands)
Total 5,278 19 23,079 81 28,357 2,475 10 22,453 90 24,928
Age group of respondent at the time of the survey  
15 to 19 years 518 24 1,660 76 2,178 465 22 1,609 78 2,074
20 to 29 years 1,159 24 3,610 76 4,769 977 23 3,226 77 4,203
30 to 39 years 1,194 26 3,408 74 4,602 684 14 4,219 86 4,903
40 to 49 years 1,071 21 4,030 79 5,101 303 6 4,739 94 5,042
50 to 59 years 784 16 4,198 84 4,981 43Note E: Use with caution 1Note E: Use with caution 3,696 99 3,739
60 years and more 552 8 6,173 92 6,726 X X 4,964 100 4,967
Province  
Newfoundland and Labrador 48 11 382 89 431 23 5 417 95 440
Prince Edward Island 20 17 99 83 120 9 8 102 92 111
Nova Scotia 147 19 647 81 794 70 9 694 91 765
New Brunswick 108 17 523 83 631 55 9 559 91 614
Quebec 1,285 19 5,341 81 6,626 641 11 5,387 89 6,028
Ontario 1,906 17 9,097 83 11,003 878 9 8,650 91 9,528
Manitoba 148 15 854 85 1,002 85 9 816 91 900
Saskatchewan 157 19 686 81 843 71 9 718 91 789
Alberta 649 21 2,404 79 3,053 253 11 2,156 90 2,408
British Columbia 809 21 3,045 79 3,854 391 12 2,954 88 3,344
Note E: Use with caution use with caution.
F too unreliable to be published.
X suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act.
Note: Breakup means a separation or divorce.
Sources : Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2001 and 2011.
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