Table 3
Socio-economic characteristics of parents aged 20 to 64, by family type, Canada, 2011

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Table 3
Socio-economic characteristics of parents aged 20 to 64, by family type, Canada, 2011
Table summary
 This table displays the results of socio-economic characteristics of parents aged 20 to 64 type of family, type of stepfamily, intact †, stepfamily, lone parent, simple † and complex, calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Type of family Type of stepfamily
IntactNote † Stepfamily Lone parent SimpleNote † Complex
percentage
Socio-economic characteristics of parentsNote 1  
Household income  
Less than $50,000 13 16 49Note * 15 17
$50,000 to $79,999 19 21 20 20 23
$80,000 to $99,999 13 12 7Note * 11Note E: Use with caution 14
$100,000 to $149,999 25 24 7Note * 25 23
$150,000 or more 19 17 2 19 15
Not stated 11 9 15Note * 9Note E: Use with caution 8Note E: Use with caution
Employment status  
Paid employment 80 85Note * 73Note * 87 82
Looking for a job 2 Note F: too unreliable to be published 4Note E: Use with caution Note * Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Not in the labour force 18 14Note * 22Note * 10Note E: Use with caution 18Note *
Employment status of parent and spouse  
Both in paid employment 61 68Note * Note ...: not applicable 77 60Note *
One in paid employment 36 30Note * Note ...: not applicable 21 38Note *
Neither in paid employment 3 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Usual number of hours worked per week  
30 or more hours (full-time) 87 92Note * 86 92 91
Less than 30 hours (part-time) 13 8Note * 14 8Note E: Use with caution 9Note E: Use with caution
Usual number of hours worked by parent and spouse  
Both work part-time 1Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
One works full-time, the other works part-time 22 15Note * Note ...: not applicable 13Note E: Use with caution 17
Both work full-time 77 85Note * Note ...: not applicable 87 83
Type of occupancy  
Tenant (even if no rent is paid) 13 22Note * 46Note * 25 19
Owner with mortgage 67 65 42Note * 61 68
Owner without mortgage 19 14Note * 12Note * 14 13Note E: Use with caution
Duration of occupancy in current residence  
Less than one year 9 17Note * 16Note * 18 16
1 year to less than 5 years 31 40Note * 39Note * 40 41
5 years to less than 10 years 24 24 21 25 23
10 years or more 36 19Note * 23Note * 17 21
Educational attainment  
University degree 36 21Note * 22Note * 23 19
Other postsecondary diploma or certificate 45 51Note * 53Note * 48 54
High school completion or less 19 28Note * 25Note * 29 27
Education of parent and spouse  
Both have university degrees 23 10Note * Note ...: not applicable 11Note E: Use with caution 9Note E: Use with caution
One has a university degrees 25 22 Note ...: not applicable 24 20
Neither has a university degree 52 68Note * Note ...: not applicable 65 71
Place of birth  
Outside Canada 28 17Note * 22Note * 15 9
Canada 72 83Note * 78Note * 85 20
... Not applicable
E Use with caution
F Too unreliable to be published
† Reference group
* Statistically significant difference from reference group at p < 0.05
1. Includes stepparents who have not given birth, fathered or adopted a child with the current spouse.
Source : Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2011.
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