Table 2
Population in couples by age group and sex, Canada, 2006

Table 2
Population in couples by age group and sex, Canada, 2006
Age group Women Men
percentage
15 to 19 2.6 0.9
20 to 24 23.2 12.6
25 to 29 54.5 42.2
30 to 34 70.6 64.9
35 to 39 73.7 72.1
40 to 44 73.4 73.5
45 to 49 73.2 74.6
50 to 54 72.5 76.5
55 to 59 70.9 78.7
60 to 64 68.1 80.1
65 to 69 62.7 80.7
70 to 74 54.9 79.0
75 to 79 42.1 76.2
80 and over 22.3 65.7
Source: Milan, A., M. Vézina and C. Wells. 2007. Family portrait: Continuity and change in Canadian families and households in 2006: 2006 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no.97-553-X.
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