Table 3
Mean duration of marriages for divorced people, Canada, provinces and territories, 1981 to 2008

Table 3
Mean duration of marriages for divorced people, Canada, provinces and territories, 1981 to 2008
Table summary
This table displays the results of mean duration of marriages for divorced people. The information is grouped by year (appearing as row headers), n.l., p.e.i., n.s., n.b., que., ont., man., sask., alta., b.c., y.t., n.w.t., nvt. and canada, calculated using in years units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Year N.L. P.E.I. N.S. N.B. Que. Ont. Man. Sask. Alta. B.C. Y.T. N.W.T. Nvt. Canada
in years
1981 13.8 14.9 13.2 14.2 14.8 14.6 13.2 12.6 12.6 14.4 14.6 12.8 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 14.1
1986 14.5 15.7 13.5 14.2 14.2 14.6 13.2 12.9 13.2 15.3 12.7 15.7 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 14.2
1991 13.7 15.5 13.4 14.1 13.7 13.6 12.3 13.2 13.4 14.4 12.7 11.7 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 13.7
1996 13.8 15.0 13.8 14.4 13.2 14.0 13.2 13.0 13.5 14.0 13.4 13.3 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 13.7
2001 14.0 17.0 14.8 14.9 13.5 13.6 13.2 12.9 13.9 14.1 14.0 13.2 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 13.8
2002 13.8 15.0 14.5 15.3 13.5 13.7 13.4 13.0 13.8 14.0 13.8 12.5 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 13.8
2003 14.5 16.3 15.0 15.0 13.4 13.4 13.3 13.5 14.1 14.3 15.0 13.7 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 13.7
2004 15.1 16.0 15.2 15.1 13.5 13.7 13.4 13.9 13.9 14.4 12.0 11.8 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 13.9
2005 14.7 16.8 15.0 15.4 13.4 13.7 13.3 13.6 14.2 14.5 15.5 12.1 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 13.9
2006 15.2 16.5 15.3 15.5 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.5 14.1 14.2 13.4 12.9 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 13.8
2007 14.4 15.9 15.4 15.4 13.3 13.5 13.7 13.9 14.0 14.4 13.6 13.8 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 13.7
2008 15.5 15.2 15.5 15.6 13.4 13.4 13.7 13.1 14.0 14.4 14.3 13.1 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 13.7
.. not available for a specific reference period
Notes: Includes divorces for marriages of all durations. The mean duration of marriages for divorced people is based on rates in order to control for fluctuations in age structure over time, which allow for comparisons between provinces. The mean duration of marriages for divorced people cannot be calculated for Nunavut because marriage data only exists since 1999 for that territory.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Marriages Database, 1926 to 2008, Survey 3232 and Canadian Vital Statistics, Divorces Database, 1926 to 2008, Survey 3235 and Demography Division, demographic estimates.
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