Table 2
Main reason why people have married or would like to marry their current partner, Canada, 2011

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Table 2
Main reason why people have married or would like to marry their current partner, Canada, 2011
Table summary
 This table displays the results of main reason why people have married or would like to marry their current partner. The information is grouped by main reason (appearing as row headers), reason why you got married and reason why you intend to get married, calculated using number (in thousands) and % units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Main reason Reason why you got marriedNote 1 Reason why you intend to get marriedNote 2
Number
(in thousands)		 % Number
(in thousands)		 %
To have/adopt children 1,242 9 103 9
Proof of love and commitment 4,567 32 412 38
Living together was not socially acceptable 1,083 7 X X
To make the relationship official 1,208 8 182 17
Financial security 134 1 41Note E: Use with caution 4Note E: Use with caution
Partner wanted to 298 2 45Note E: Use with caution 4Note E: Use with caution
Pressure from family and friends 248 2 X X
Cultural/moral/religious beliefs 5,131 35 141 13
Other – Specify 279 2 49Note E: Use with caution 4Note E: Use with caution
Don't know/Not stated 305 2 96 9
Total 14,494 100 1,098 100
E use with caution.
F too unreliable to be published.
X suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act.
1. Question asked of respondents who were married at the time of the survey.
2. Question asked of respondents who were living in a common-law relationship at the time of the survey.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2011.
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