Table 11
Distribution of the population by de facto marital status, age and the presence of children under 25 years in the household, Canada, 2011

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Table 11
Distribution of the population by de facto marital status, age and the presence of children under 25 years in the household, Canada, 2011
Table summary
 This table displays the results of distribution of the population by the facto marital status total, number of children in the household, 0, 1, 2 and 3+, calculated using number (in thousands) and % units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Total Number of childrenNote 1 in the household
0 1 2 3+
Number
(in thousands)		 % Number
(in thousands)		 % Number
(in thousands)		 % Number
(in thousands)		 % Number
(in thousands)		 %
Total 28,357 100 18,522 65 3,783 13 4,249 15 1,803 6
De facto marital status  
With partner 17,814 100 8,981 50 3,249 18 3,912 22 1,673 9
Married 14,494 100 7,245 50 2,525 17 3,304 22 1,420 9
Living common-law 3,320 100 1,736 52 724 21 608 18 253 7
Without a partner 10,541 100 9,539 90 535 5 337 3 125 1
Single 7,350 100 6,927 94 242 3 139 1 42Note E: Use with caution 0Note E: Use with caution
Separated 561 100 305 54 98 17 105 18 53Note E: Use with caution 9Note E: Use with caution
Divorced 1,251 100 976 78 170 13 75 6 30Note E: Use with caution 2Note E: Use with caution
Widowed 1,379 100 1,331 96 25Note E: Use with caution 1Note E: Use with caution 18Note E: Use with caution 1Note E: Use with caution X X
Age group  
15 to 24 years 4,549 100 4,357 96 144 3 40Note E: Use with caution 1Note E: Use with caution X X
25 to 34 years 4,727 100 2,560 54 935 20 841 18 391 8
35 to 44 years 4,648 100 1,140 25 946 20 1,720 37 842 18
45 to 54 years 5,373 100 2,207 41 1,217 23 1,441 27 508 9
55 to 64 years 4,355 100 3,608 83 504 12 198 5 44Note E: Use with caution 1Note E: Use with caution
65 years and more 4,707 100 4,650 99 38Note E: Use with caution 1Note E: Use with caution X X X X
E use with caution.
F too unreliable to be published.
X suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act.
1. Children who are single, never married.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2011.
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