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Farm operators by, marital status, by provinces (2001 Censuses of Agriculture and Population)
| Definitions
and notes |
Total farm
operators |
Primary occupation |
| |
|
Agriculture |
Non-agriculture |
| |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
| Marital status in 2001 |
|
| |
% |
| Canada |
|
| Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Never married (single) |
10.6 |
3.2 |
11.5 |
3.0 |
9.0 |
3.3 |
| Married (including common law)1 |
83.4 |
88.8 |
82.6 |
88.4 |
84.8 |
89.2 |
| Separated |
1.4 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
| Divorced |
3.0 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
1.5 |
3.4 |
2.2 |
| Widowed |
1.6 |
5.4 |
1.9 |
6.5 |
1.1 |
4.4 |
| Marital status in 1996 |
|
| |
% |
| Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Never married (single) |
11.9 |
3.2 |
13.1 |
2.9 |
9.9 |
3.4 |
| Married (including common law)1 |
83.1 |
88.9 |
81.6 |
87.6 |
85.8 |
90.1 |
| Separated |
1.1 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
| Divorced |
2.4 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
| Widowed |
1.5 |
5.4 |
1.9 |
7.4 |
0.6 |
3.6 |
| 1. This refers to a member of a
married or common law (may be of opposite or same sex) couple. |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Censuses of Agriculture and Population. |
| Last modified: 2004-09-29. |
For more information on the concepts, methods and quality of the data contained in this table, consult the 2001 Census of Agriculture.
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