Description of Chart 3 Female permanent residents, by major admission category, Canada, 1980 to 2009

Chart 3 Female permanent residents, by major admission category, Canada, 1980 to 2009
Year	Family Class	Economic Class – principal applicant	Economic Class – spouse & dependants	Refugee Class
Year	percentage
1980	57.0	22.9	65.5	43.7
1981	57.3	25.5	64.6	43.5
1986	56.9	30.4	62.7	40.4
1991	56.6	32.4	60.6	41.2
1996	59.0	28.4	60.3	45.8
2001	61.0	23.9	62.3	46.5
2006	59.5	28.3	59.5	48.6
2007	60.0	30.5	58.7	48.9
2008	59.3	38.1	56.9	49.6
2009	58.6	39.0	56.3	49.3
Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Facts and Figures.