Table 7
Family status of women aged 15 and over, by Aboriginal identity, Canada, 2006
Table 7
Family status of women aged 15 and over, by Aboriginal identity, Canada, 2006 Table summary This table displays the results of Family status of women aged 15 and over. The information is grouped by Census family status appearing as row headers and is grouped by Total Aboriginal population, First Nations, Métis, Inuit, Total non-Aboriginal population appearing as column headers, calculated using percentage and number as a unit of measure.
Census family status
Total Aboriginal population
First Nations
Métis
Inuit
Total non-Aboriginal population
percentage
Total – Living with family
86.3
87.3
84.5
92.4
82.5
With husband or wife
30.3
27.2
35.4
28.4
47.1
With common-law partner
17.5
18.8
15.0
22.1
10.2
Lone parent
18.0
20.3
14.2
17.4
8.3
Child living with parents
16.8
16.6
17.1
20.5
14.2
Living with extended family members
3.8
4.4
2.8
4.0
2.7
Total – Not living with family
13.7
12.7
15.5
7.6
17.5
Living alone
9.7
9.1
10.9
5.2
14.2
Living with non-relatives
4.0
3.7
4.7
2.4
3.2
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Total population
number
428,950
249,215
148,025
16,745
12,687,795
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2006.
