Description – Chart 2 Women aged 20 to 29 years in couples, by age group, Canada, 1981 and 2006
Family status
20 to 24
25 to 29
1981
2006
1981
2006
percentage
Total couple
45.7
23.2
72.7
54.5
Common-law partners
9.5
15.8
7.1
23.4
Married spouses
36.2
7.4
65.6
31.2
Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 1981 and 2006.