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| Youngest child under age 3 | Youngest child aged 3 to 5 | Total with youngest child under age 6 | Youngest child aged 6 to 15 | Total with children under age 16 | Total under age 55 without children under age 16 living at home | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| percentage | ||||||
| 1976 | 27.6 | 36.8 | 31.4 | 46.4 | 39.1 | 60.9 |
| 1977 | 29.3 | 37.9 | 32.7 | 47.5 | 40.4 | 61.2 |
| 1978 | 32.0 | 40.6 | 35.4 | 49.2 | 42.6 | 62.3 |
| 1979 | 34.6 | 42.9 | 37.8 | 50.9 | 44.6 | 64.1 |
| 1980 | 36.9 | 45.2 | 40.1 | 53.5 | 47.1 | 65.2 |
| 1981 | 39.3 | 46.7 | 42.1 | 56.2 | 49.3 | 66.0 |
| 1982 | 39.4 | 46.5 | 42.1 | 55.3 | 48.8 | 64.9 |
| 1983 | 42.2 | 47.9 | 44.4 | 55.0 | 49.8 | 65.7 |
| 1984 | 44.1 | 49.1 | 46.1 | 57.0 | 51.6 | 66.1 |
| 1985 | 46.7 | 52.0 | 48.7 | 59.1 | 53.9 | 67.7 |
| 1986 | 49.3 | 54.4 | 51.3 | 61.8 | 56.6 | 69.1 |
| 1987 | 50.2 | 56.1 | 52.5 | 63.8 | 58.2 | 69.8 |
| 1988 | 51.8 | 58.2 | 54.3 | 66.5 | 60.4 | 71.7 |
| 1989 | 52.9 | 59.2 | 55.4 | 69.0 | 62.3 | 72.7 |
| 1990 | 53.4 | 59.5 | 55.8 | 70.1 | 63.0 | 73.5 |
| 1991 | 54.4 | 60.1 | 56.5 | 69.0 | 62.8 | 72.6 |
| 1992 | 54.0 | 59.4 | 56.0 | 68.0 | 62.1 | 71.6 |
| 1993 | 54.4 | 59.4 | 56.3 | 68.5 | 62.4 | 71.6 |
| 1994 | 55.6 | 59.1 | 57.0 | 68.5 | 62.8 | 72.1 |
| 1995 | 56.0 | 60.2 | 57.7 | 69.8 | 63.8 | 73.0 |
| 1996 | 57.8 | 60.5 | 58.9 | 69.8 | 64.5 | 72.4 |
| 1997 | 58.8 | 62.1 | 60.1 | 71.1 | 65.9 | 73.4 |
| 1998 | 59.2 | 63.9 | 61.2 | 72.1 | 67.0 | 74.8 |
| 1999 | 60.1 | 66.0 | 62.6 | 73.4 | 68.4 | 76.0 |
| 2000 | 60.3 | 67.3 | 63.2 | 74.4 | 69.2 | 76.3 |
| 2001 | 61.3 | 67.0 | 63.7 | 75.3 | 70.1 | 76.8 |
| 2002 | 61.9 | 68.1 | 64.5 | 77.0 | 71.4 | 77.9 |
| 2003 | 62.7 | 68.5 | 65.1 | 76.7 | 71.6 | 79.0 |
| 2004 | 64.5 | 69.4 | 66.6 | 77.0 | 72.4 | 79.3 |
| 2005 | 64.7 | 70.6 | 67.2 | 77.4 | 72.8 | 78.7 |
| 2006 | 64.3 | 69.4 | 66.4 | 78.2 | 72.9 | 79.9 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey. | ||||||