Answer #5

Not counting elderly people, one in every four Canadian couples fits the traditional mold. In 55% of non-elderly couples, both spouses are wage-earners. In another 9%, only the wife earns an income. And in the rest of Canada's couples, neither spouse is employed.

This excerpt is from Transition (March 1997), published by the Vanier Institute of the Family.

Posted by the Vanier Institute of the Family, July 1997.

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