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

  African community Total Canadian population
Men Women Total Men Women Total
percentage
Married 39.3 34.8 37.1 51.0 48.3 49.6
Living common-law 6.6 4.9 5.8 10.0 9.4 9.7
Lone parent 3.1 19.8 11.4 2.1 8.7 5.5
Child living at home 22.8 20.0 21.4 19.0 14.0 16.4
Living with relatives 4.7 5.8 5.3 1.9 2.6 2.3
Living with non-relatives 8.9 5.1 7.0 4.7 3.3 4.0
Living alone 14.5 9.6 12.0 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.