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  People of Arab origin Total Canadian population
Men Women Total Men Women Total
Total population in thousands 185,2 162,8 348,0 14,564.3 15,074.8 29,639.0
Percentage change between 1996 to 2001
25.7 28.3 26.9 3.7 4.1 3.9
Percentage immigrant
59.6 56.9 58.4 18.0 18.7 18.4
Percentage with Canadian citizenship
80.0 80.7 80.3 94.9 94.5 94.7
Language
Percentage able to speak English/French
97.2 95.2 96.3 98.8 98.2 98.4
Percentage speaking only non-official language at home
32.5 34.9 33.7 9.6 9.9 9.7
Age distribution
Percentage aged less than 15
27.8 29.8 28.7 20.2 18.6 19.4
Percentage aged 25 to 44
34.5 33.7 34.1 30.4 30.6 30.5
Percentage aged 65 and over
4.7 5.6 5.1 10.9 13.4 12.2
Family status
Percentage lone parents1
1.4 8.0 4.4 2.1 8.7 5.5
Percentage living alone1
10.6 7.3 9.1 11.3 13.7 12.5
Percentage seniors living alone
12.2 27.8 20.2 16.8 38.3 28.9
Education. employment and income
Percentage with university degree1
33.7 25.0 29.7 16.0 14.9 15.4
Percentage employed1
65.0 46.4 56.4 67.2 56.1 61.5
Unemployment rate
12.0 12.9 12.3 7.6 7.2 7.4
Percentage with low income
34.1 35.0 34.5 14.7 17.7 16.2
1. Includes people aged 15 and over.
Source: Statistics Canada. 2001 Census of Canada.