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Table 9 Families with both spouses having at least one episode of stress

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  All families With children2 Without children1
%
Families with long hours 28.1* 28.6 27.6*
Consistently standard couples (ref.) 17.1 22.4 12.5
One low, one at least standard 21.6 23.3 18.9
1. The weights of families without children have been modified to account for age differences with families with children.
2. ‘Families with children' refer to those with two spouses and at least one child under 18.
* Statistically significant at the 10% level or better.
Note: ‘Standard' includes high-low individuals.
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, longitudinal panels 1996 to 2001, 1999 to 2004, and 2002 to 2007.