Table 1
Profile of late baby boomers and Generations X and Y at ages 20 to 29

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Table 1
Profile of late baby boomers and Generations X and Y at ages 20 to 29
 Table summary
 This table displays the results of Profile of late baby boomers and Generations X and Y at ages 20 to 29. This information is grouped by Late baby boomers (born 1957 to 1966), Generation X (born 1969 to 1978), and Generation Y (born 1981 to 1990),(appearing as column headers), calculated using population (by the thousands) and percentage as a units of measure.
  Late baby boomers (born 1957 to 1966) Generation X (born 1969 to 1978) Generation Y (born 1981 to 1990)
thousands
Total population 4,552 4,186 4,663
  percentage
Sex
Men 51 50 51
Women 49 50 49
Age
20 to 24 years 50 48 49
25 to 29 years 50 52 51
Marital status
Married/common-law 48 37 33
Single 50 61 67
Other F F F
Has children 29 22 19
Employment rate
Both sexes 73 72 74
Men 78 76 75
Women 68 69 72
Student
Both sexes 15 18 19
Men 16 20 19
Women 13 17 20
Lives at home with one or both parents
All ages (20 to 29 years) 28 31 51
20 to 24 years 43 46 73
25 to 29 years 12 17 30
Immigrant 11 16 18
Reports no religion 14 25 35
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey and Labour Force Survey, 1986, 1998 and 2010.
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