Geography:Ontario
Account:Demographics
Information:Census 1996: Family Characteristics
Data Source:Compiled by the Community Accounts Unit based on information provided from the Census of Population 1996, Statistics Canada.
Copyright:Newfoundland & Labrador Statistics Agency, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

   
  1996

 
Marital Status
 
Total individuals age 15+ reporting marital status8,429,215
Married (including common-law)5,077,100
Never married2,228,510
Separated244,530
Divorced395,230
Widowed483,840
 
Family Size
 
Total number of families2,932,725
2 persons1,240,140
3 persons659,255
4 persons701,015
5 or more persons332,320
 
Family Structure
 
Total husband-wife families2,511,025
Married2,283,115
With children at home1,417,240
Without children at home865,870
Common-law227,910
With children at home97,050
Without children at home130,860
 
Total lone-parent familiesa421,705
Female parent355,035
1 child200,365
2 or more children154,675
Male parent66,665
1 child43,050
2 or more children23,615

Source: Compiled by the Community Accounts Unit based on information provided from the Census of Population 1996, Statistics Canada.

Copyright: Newfoundland & Labrador Statistics Agency
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador