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Table A.4.2
Distribution
1 of the school-age population (ages 5 to 24), by age group and by work activity of parents, Canada and jurisdictions, 2001 and 2006

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  2001 2006
5 to 24 5 to 14 15 to 19 20 to 24 5 to 24 5 to 14 15 to 19 20 to 24
percentage
Canada
Work activity, two-parent family 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Both full time 52 49 56 54 54 51 58 57
One full time, other part time 23 25 21 18 23 25 21 18
One full time, other neither working for pay nor self-employed 19 20 16 19 17 19 15 17
Other2 6 6 6 9 6 6 6 8
Population, two-parent family (number in thousands) 5,597.8 3,220.7 1,497.1 880.0 5,542.5 3,056.1 1,527.9 958.5
Work activity, lone-parent family 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Full time 63 59 67 67 67 63 70 70
Part time 15 16 13 11 14 16 12 11
Neither working for pay nor self-employed 22 24 19 22 20 21 17 19
Population, lone-parent family (number in thousands) 1,387.8 772.8 394.3 220.8 1,502.5 784.5 452.5 265.5
Newfoundland and Labrador
Work activity, two-parent family 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Both full time 52 51 53 50 58 58 59 57
One full time, other part time 17 18 17 13 16 18 15 14
One full time, other neither working for pay nor self-employed 20 19 19 23 16 16 16 18
Other2 12 12 11 14 10 8 10 11
Population, two-parent family (number in thousands) 102.5 52.2 30.8 19.5 86.4 43.2 25.5 17.7
Work activity, lone-parent family 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Full time 50 46 55 55 56 51 61 64
Part time 11 12 10 8 11 13 9 7
Neither working for pay nor self-employed 39 41 35 37 33 36 30 29
Population, lone-parent family (number in thousands) 21.3 11.6 6.4 3.3 22.2 11.8 6.8 3.6
Prince Edward Island
Work activity, two-parent family 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Both full time 65 65 66 64 66 64 67 68
One full time, other part time 20 22 18 17 20 21 19 15
One full time, other neither working for pay nor self-employed 11 11 11 13 11 12 10 11
Other2 3 3 4 6 4 3 3 5
Population, two-parent family (number in thousands) 27.6 15.7 7.8 4.1 25.3 13.5 7.4 4.4
Work activity, lone-parent family 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Full time 75 75 78 69 76 73 76 83
Part time 14 14 11 14 14 15 13 8
Neither working for pay nor self-employed 12 12 11 17 11 11 11 9
Population, lone-parent family (number in thousands) 6.0 3.3 1.8 1.0 6.6 3.7 1.9 0.9
Nova Scotia
Work activity, two-parent family 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Both full time 49 47 52 49 54 51 58 55
One full time, other part time 23 25 22 19 22 25 20 19
One full time, other neither working for pay nor self-employed 21 21 19 22 18 18 17 19
Other2 7 6 7 10 6 6 6 8
Population, two-parent family (number in thousands) 160.4 91.0 45.1 24.3 146.0 78.6 43.0 24.4
Work activity, lone-parent family 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Full time 53 48 60 57 63 60 68 65
Part time 17 18 15 15 16 18 14 12
Neither working for pay nor self-employed 31 33 26 29 21 22 18 23
Population, lone-parent family (number in thousands) 44.1 25.9 12.5 5.7 45.7 24.9 14.2 6.6
New Brunswick
Work activity, two-parent family 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Both full time 53 51 57 54 58 55 62 59
One full time, other part time 21 22 20 17 20 22 19 16
One full time, other neither working for pay nor self-employed 19 20 17 20 16 17 14 19
Other2 6 6 6 9 6 6 6 7
Population, two-parent family (number in thousands) 131.8 73.9 37.5 20.4 117.8 64.2 34.1 19.5
Work activity, lone-parent family 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Full time 61 58 65 65 64 61 67 70
Part time 15 17 14 11 15 16 14 12
Neither working for pay nor self-employed 24 26 21 24 21 23 19 18
Population, lone-parent family (number in thousands) 31.9 18.0 9.3 4.6 33.6 18.9 10.3 4.4
Quebec
Work activity, two-parent family 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Both full time 53 52 56 51 58 57 61 57
One full time, other part time 19 20 18 17 18 19 18 16
One full time, other neither working for pay nor self-employed 21 21 20 23 18 18 16 18
Other2 7 6 7 9 6 6 6 8
Population, two-parent family (number in thousands) 1,258.1 721.7 328.8 207.6 1,204.1 674.3 328.9 200.9
Work activity, lone-parent family 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Full time 65 62 69 68 69 66 72 70
Part time 12 13 12 10 12 14 11 10
Neither working for pay nor self-employed 23 25 19 22 19 20 16 19
Population, lone-parent family (number in thousands) 349.4 189.0 99.7 60.7 375.2 195.2 114.0 65.9
Ontario
Work activity, two-parent family 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Both full time 54 51 58 57 55 52 59 57
One full time, other part time 22 24 21 17 22 24 20 18
One full time, other neither working for pay nor self-employed 18 20 16 18 18 19 15 17
Other2 6 5 6 8 6 5 6 8
Population, two-parent family (number in thousands) 2,223.3 1,273.0 579.8 370.5 2,278.3 1,235.9 615.1 427.2
Work activity, lone-parent family 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Full time 64 61 68 68 66 63 70 69
Part time 15 17 13 11 14 16 12 11
Neither working for pay nor self-employed 21 22 19 21 20 21 18 20
Population, lone-parent family (number in thousands) 510.8 279.5 143.4 87.9 568.7 289.3 168.1 111.4
Manitoba
Work activity, two-parent family 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Both full time 53 48 60 60 54 48 60 61
One full time, other part time 27 30 23 21 25 27 22 20
One full time, other neither working for pay nor self-employed 15 17 12 13 15 18 13 13
Other2 6 6 5 6 6 7 6 6
Population, two-parent family (number in thousands) 212.0 126.6 56.8 28.6 207.4 117.2 58.2 32.1
Work activity, lone-parent family 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Full time 62 57 67 71 61 55 66 72
Part time 14 14 14 10 14 15 13 11
Neither working for pay nor self-employed 25 28 19 19 26 29 22 17
Population, lone-parent family (number in thousands) 52.8 31.9 13.9 7.0 59.8 34.8 16.5 8.5
Saskatchewan
Work activity, two-parent family 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Both full time 54 50 60 61 56 51 62 63
One full time, other part time 27 30 24 20 26 28 23 20
One full time, other neither working for pay nor self-employed 13 14 10 11 13 15 10 11
Other2 6 6 5 7 6 6 5 6
Population, two-parent family (number in thousands) 189.4 112.9 54.8 21.7 169.6 96.6 50.7 22.4
Work activity, lone-parent family 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Full time 58 53 66 64 61 56 67 71
Part time 15 16 13 12 14 16 12 10
Neither working for pay nor self-employed 27 31 21 23 25 28 20 19
Population, lone-parent family (number in thousands) 49.1 30.3 13.4 5.3 52.3 30.6 15.2 6.4
Alberta
Work activity, two-parent family 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Both full time 50 44 57 57 51 44 58 60
One full time, other part time 29 32 25 21 28 32 25 21
One full time, other neither working for pay nor self-employed 17 20 14 15 17 20 13 14
Other2 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 5
Population, two-parent family (number in thousands) 583.1 349.8 159.0 74.3 598.6 344.1 166.7 87.8
Work activity, lone-parent family 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Full time 71 68 75 73 73 70 77 75
Part time 14 15 11 11 13 15 11 11
Neither working for pay nor self-employed 16 17 13 16 14 15 12 14
Population, lone-parent family (number in thousands) 130.1 74.5 37.6 18.0 144.0 75.7 44.6 23.7
British Columbia
Work activity, two-parent family 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Both full time 42 39 48 47 45 42 50 50
One full time, other part time 29 33 27 22 29 32 27 22
One full time, other neither working for pay nor self-employed 19 21 16 19 18 20 15 17
Other2 9 8 9 13 8 7 8 12
Population, two-parent family (number in thousands) 689.4 390.5 191.7 107.1 688.1 375.7 192.7 119.7
Work activity, lone-parent family 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Full time 57 52 62 63 64 61 67 66
Part time 19 21 16 14 17 19 16 13
Neither working for pay nor self-employed 25 27 21 23 19 20 17 21
Population, lone-parent family (number in thousands) 185.6 104.6 54.5 26.6 187.4 95.4 58.8 33.3
Yukon
Work activity, two-parent family 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Both full time 61 55 70 74 65 61 69 79
One full time, other part time 25 30 19 11 21 24 20 9
One full time, other neither working for pay nor self-employed 10 10 8 11 10 11 9 8
Other2 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4
Population, two-parent family (number in thousands) 5.0 3.0 1.5 0.6 4.9 2.8 1.4 0.7
Work activity, lone-parent family 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Full time 73 72 75 69 76 76 76 76
Part time 16 17 15 14 13 15 11 11
Neither working for pay nor self-employed 11 11 11 17 11 9 14 15
Population, lone-parent family (number in thousands) 2.0 1.2 0.6 0.2 2.0 1.1 0.6 0.3
Northwest Territories
Work activity, two-parent family 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Both full time 60 58 65 67 61 60 63 60
One full time, other part time 18 20 15 11 17 17 17 15
One full time, other neither working for pay nor self-employed 15 16 13 12 17 18 14 19
Other2 7 7 7 11 6 5 6 6
Population, two-parent family (number in thousands) 8.2 5.4 1.9 0.9 8.3 5.0 2.3 1.1
Work activity, lone-parent family 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Full time 72 72 73 67 71 69 77 69
Part time 12 13 12 10 12 15 8 9
Neither working for pay nor self-employed 16 15 15 23 16 16 15 22
Population, lone-parent family (number in thousands) 2.5 1.6 0.6 0.3 2.7 1.6 0.8 0.3
Nunavut
Work activity, two-parent family 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Both full time 40 40 42 41 44 43 46 44
One full time, other part time 19 20 20 16 18 19 16 14
One full time, other neither working for pay nor self-employed 22 22 19 21 21 21 21 24
Other2 19 18 19 23 17 17 16 16
Population, two-parent family (number in thousands) 7.1 5.1 1.5 0.5 7.6 5.0 1.9 0.8
Work activity, lone-parent family 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Full time 48 51 43 42 51 52 50 50
Part time 18 17 19 21 19 21 16 9
Neither working for pay nor self-employed 34 32 38 37 30 27 33 39
Population, lone-parent family (number in thousands) 2.0 1.4 0.4 0.2 2.4 1.5 0.7 0.3
1. To ensure the confidentiality of responses collected for the census, a random rounding process is used to alter the values reported in individual cells. As a result, when these data are summed or grouped, the total value may not match the sum of the individual values, since the total and subtotals are independently and randomly rounded. However, apart from discrepancies due to simple rounding, the percentages are calculated to add up to 100%, as recommended by the census methodology group.
2. Both parents working part time; one working part time, the other neither working for pay nor self-employed; both parents neither working for pay nor self-employed.
Data source: 2001 and 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada.
Table source:
Statistics Canada and Council of Ministers of Education, Canada. 2007. Education indicators in Canada: Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program. Catalogue no. 81-582-XIE. Ottawa.
Updated December 16, 2008.