When Parents Separate: Further Findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth
2004-FCY-6E
Figure 2.2b Cumulative proportions of children who have experienced a lone-parent episode by age 10 years, by region of Canada, 1983-85 and 1989-91 birth cohorts, NLSCY, Cycle 3 (life table method)
- For British Columbia, the percentage for 1983-85 cohorts is 27% and for 1989-91 it is 35%.
- For the Prairies, the percentage for 1983-85 cohorts is 22% and for 1989-91 it is 30%.
- For Ontario, the percentage for 1983-85 cohorts is 20% and for 1989-91 it is 30%.
- For Quebec, the percentage for 1983-85 cohorts is 28% and for 1989-91 it is 34%.
- For the Atlantic Provinces, the percentage for 1983-85 cohorts is 26% and for 1989-91 it is 33%.