Table 1
Percentage of parents aged 20 to 64, by type of family with children, Canada, 1995 to 2011

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Table 1
Percentage of parents aged 20 to 64, by type of family with children, Canada, 1995 to 2011
Table summary
 This table displays the results of percentage of parents aged 20 to 64 1995, 2001, 2006 and 2011, calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  1995 2001 2006 2011
Number of parents living in a family with childrenNote 1 9,003,742 8,623,200 8,731,879 9,311,949
  percentage
Parents in intact families 80.0Note * 78.4Note * 77.7Note * Note ‡ 79.7Note *
Parents in stepfamiliesNote † 9.0Note ‡ 10.8 11.1 10.7
Lone parents 11.0Note * Note ‡ 10.7Note ‡ 11.2Note ‡ 9.7
† Reference group
* Statistically significant difference from reference group at p < 0.05
‡ Statistically significant difference from 2011 at p < 0.05
1. Includes stepparents who have not given birth, fathered or adopted a child with the current spouse.
Sources : Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 1995, 2001, 2006 and 2011.
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