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Table 4
Family status of the Arab community and overall population aged 15 and over. by sex. 2001

  Arab community Total Canadian population
Men Women Total Men Women Total
percentage
Married 52.1 54.7 53.3 51.0 48.3 49.6
Living common-law 3.9 3.0 3.5 10.0 9.4 9.7
Lone parent 1.4 8.0 4.4 2.1 8.7 5.5
Child living at home 23.9 21.2 22.7 19.0 14.0 16.4
Living with relatives 3.4 3.8 3.6 1.9 2.6 2.3
Living with non-relatives 4.7 1.9 3.4 4.7 3.3 4.0
Living alone 10.6 7.3 9.1 11.3 13.7 12.5
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Source: Statistics Canada. 2001 Census of Canada.