When Parents Separate: Further Findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth
2004-FCY-6E
Figure 1.3a Distribution of children according to parents' conjugal status at the child's birth, by region of Canada, 1983-84 cohorts, NLSCY, Cycle 1 (N=3227)
- In British Columbia, Directed Marriage accounted for 56%, Marriage preceded by cohabitation accounted for 28%, Common-law union accounted for 7%, and Not in union accounted for 8%.
- In Prairie Provinces, Directed Marriage accounted for 60%, Marriage preceded by cohabitation accounted for 27%, Common-law union accounted for 7%, and Not in union accounted for 5%.
- In Ontario, Directed Marriage accounted for 64%, Marriage preceded by cohabitation accounted for 24%, Common-law union accounted for 7%, and Not in union accounted for 5%.
- In Quebec, Directed Marriage accounted for 54%, Marriage preceded by cohabitation accounted for 26%, Common-law union accounted for 17%, and Not in union accounted for 3%.
- In Atlantic Provinces, Directed Marriage accounted for 59%, Marriage preceded by cohabitation accounted for 21%, Common-law union accounted for 9%, and Not in union accounted for 11%.
