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Table 1
Today's young adults aged 18 to 34 differ substantially from those 30 years ago

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1971
1981
1991
2001
Number of young adults aged 18 to 34 living in private households (thousands)
5,398
7,366
7,447
6,685
 
percent
Age
18 to 24
48
44
36
41
25 to 29
29
29
31
28
30 to 34
24
27
33
31
Years in Canada since immigrating
Canadian-born Canadian_born
84
86
85
82
5 years or less
6
3
4
6
Over 5 years
10
11
9
11
Non-permanent resident
...
...
2
1
Visible minority
...
5
11
16
Highest level of schooling
Less than high school graduation
33
31
24
18
High school diploma or some postsecondary
421
33
35
34
Trades or college certificate or diploma
162
24
27
28
University degree, certificate or diploma
9
12
14
20
Ever-married or currently common-law union
61
59
54
45
Has children in same household
44
39
35
29
Lives in one of the 3 largest census metropolitan areas
32
30
34
36
Montréal
14
12
12
12
Toronto
13
13
16
17
Vancouver
5
5
6
7
1. Includes people who had college certificate or diplomas other than trades or vocational programs as they were not identified in the 1971 Census.
2. Includes only apprenticeship, trades and other vocational certificates, diplomas and completions.
Data source: Statistics Canada, Censuses of Population.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2007, "Delayed transitions of young adults." Canadian Social Trends, Number 84, catalogue number 11-008-XWE.