When Parents Separate: Further Findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth
2004-FCY-6E
Figure 1.3b Distribution of children according to parents' conjugal status at the child's birth, by region of Canada, 1997-98 cohorts, NLSCY, Cycle 3 (N=7894)
- In British Columbia, Directed Marriage accounted for 33%, Marriage preceded by cohabitation accounted for 40%, Common-law union accounted for 16%, and Not in union accounted for 11%.
- In Prairie Provinces, Directed Marriage accounted for 36%, Marriage preceded by cohabitation accounted for 39%, Common-law union accounted for 17%, and Not in union accounted for 8%.
- In Ontario, Directed Marriage accounted for 46%, Marriage preceded by cohabitation accounted for 33%, Common-law union accounted for 11%, and Not in union accounted for 10%.
- In Quebec, Directed Marriage accounted for 19%, Marriage preceded by cohabitation accounted for 26%, Common-law union accounted for 46%, and Not in union accounted for 9%.
- In Atlantic Provinces, Directed Marriage accounted for 26%, Marriage preceded by cohabitation accounted for 35%, Common-law union accounted for 23%, and Not in union accounted for 16%.
