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2006 Census of Canada: Cumulative profile and release components

Profile of Marital Status, Common-law Status, Families, Dwellings and Households for Canada, Provinces, Territories and Forward Sortation Areas, 2006 Census

Variable: Profile of Forward Sortation Areas (139)

Definition

No definition is available for this variable.

Values
  1. Population, 2006 - 100% data
  2. Total population by sex and age groups - 100% data
  3. Male, total
  4. 0 to 4 years
  5. 5 to 9 years
  6. 10 to 14 years
  7. 15 to 19 years
  8. 20 to 24 years
  9. 25 to 29 years
  10. 30 to 34 years
  11. 35 to 39 years
  12. 40 to 44 years
  13. 45 to 49 years
  14. 50 to 54 years
  15. 55 to 59 years
  16. 60 to 64 years
  17. 65 to 69 years
  18. 70 to 74 years
  19. 75 to 79 years
  20. 80 to 84 years
  21. 85 years and over
  22. Female, total
  23. 0 to 4 years
  24. 5 to 9 years
  25. 10 to 14 years
  26. 15 to 19 years
  27. 20 to 24 years
  28. 25 to 29 years
  29. 30 to 34 years
  30. 35 to 39 years
  31. 40 to 44 years
  32. 45 to 49 years
  33. 50 to 54 years
  34. 55 to 59 years
  35. 60 to 64 years
  36. 65 to 69 years
  37. 70 to 74 years
  38. 75 to 79 years
  39. 80 to 84 years
  40. 85 years and over
  41. Total population 15 years and over by legal marital status - 100% data
  42. Never legally married (single)
  43. Legally married (and not separated)
  44. Separated, but still legally married
  45. Divorced
  46. Widowed
  47. Total population 15 years and over by common-law status - 100% data
  48. Not in a common-law relationship
  49. In a common-law relationship
  50. Total number of census families in private households - 20% sample data
  51. Size of census family: 2 persons
  52. Size of census family: 3 persons
  53. Size of census family: 4 persons
  54. Size of census family: 5 or more persons
  55. Total number of census families in private households - 20% sample data
  56. Total couple families by family structure and number of children
  57. Married couples
  58. Without children at home
  59. With children at home
  60. 1 child
  61. 2 children
  62. 3 or more children
  63. Common-law couples
  64. Without children at home
  65. With children at home
  66. 1 child
  67. 2 children
  68. 3 or more children
  69. Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children
  70. Female parent
  71. 1 child
  72. 2 children
  73. 3 or more children
  74. Male parent
  75. 1 child
  76. 2 children
  77. 3 or more children
  78. Total number of children at home - 20% sample data
  79. Under six years of age
  80. 6 to 14 years
  81. 15 to 17 years
  82. 18 to 24 years
  83. 25 years and over
  84. Average number of children at home per census family
  85. Total number of persons in private households - 20% sample data
  86. Number of persons not in census families
  87. Living with relatives
  88. Living with non-relatives only
  89. Living alone
  90. Number of census family persons
  91. Average number of persons per census family
  92. Total number of persons aged 65 years and over - 20% sample data
  93. Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over
  94. Living with relatives
  95. Living with non-relatives only
  96. Living alone
  97. Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over
  98. Total number of occupied private dwellings - 20% sample data
  99. Average number of rooms per dwelling
  100. Average number of bedrooms per dwelling
  101. Total number of occupied private dwellings by housing tenure - 20% sample data
  102. Owned
  103. Rented
  104. Band housing
  105. Total number of occupied private dwellings by condition of dwelling - 20% sample data
  106. Regular maintenance only
  107. Minor repairs
  108. Major repairs
  109. Total number of occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 20% sample data
  110. Period of construction, before 1946
  111. Period of construction, 1946 to 1960
  112. Period of construction, 1961 to 1970
  113. Period of construction, 1971 to 1980
  114. Period of construction, 1981 to 1985
  115. Period of construction, 1986 to 1990
  116. Period of construction, 1991 to 1995
  117. Period of construction, 1996 to 2000
  118. Period of construction, 2001 to 2006
  119. Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data
  120. Single-detached house
  121. Semi-detached house
  122. Row house
  123. Apartment, duplex
  124. Apartment, building that has five or more storeys
  125. Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys
  126. Other single-attached house
  127. Movable dwelling
  128. Total number of private households by household size - 100% data
  129. 1 person
  130. 2 persons
  131. 3 persons
  132. 4 to 5 persons
  133. 6 or more persons
  134. Number of persons in private households
  135. Average number of persons in private households
  136. Total number of private households by household type - 20% sample data
  137. One-family households
  138. Multiple-family households
  139. Non-family households
Note(s)
Number Stub
1. These figures have not been subjected to random rounding.
2. Includes institutional residents.
2. Sex
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the gender of the respondent.
2. Age
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the age at last birthday (as of the census reference date, May 16, 2006). This variable is derived from Date of birth.
41. Includes institutional residents.
41. Legal marital status
Part A - Plain language definition
A person's conjugal status under the law (e.g., single, married, widowed). Legal marital status data are derived from the responses to Question 4 (Marital status) in the census questionnaires.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the legal conjugal status of a person. The various responses are defined as follows:
Never legally married (single) - Persons who have never married (including all persons less than 15 years of age) and persons whose marriage has been annulled and who have not remarried.
Legally married (and not separated) - Persons whose spouse is living, unless the couple is separated or a divorce has been obtained.
Separated, but still legally married - Persons currently married, but who are no longer living with their spouse (for any reason other than illness or work) and have not obtained a divorce.
Divorced - Persons who have obtained a legal divorce and who have not remarried.
Widowed - Persons who have lost their spouse through death and who have not remarried.
43. Since 1996, Aboriginal people married according to traditional customs were instructed to report themselves as legally married.
43. In 2006, legally married same-sex couples are included in this category.
47. Includes institutional residents.
47. Common-law status
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to persons who live together as a couple but who are not legally married to each other. These persons can be of the opposite sex or of the same sex.
50. Census family
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to a married couple (with or without children of either or both spouses), a couple living common-law (with or without children of either or both partners) or a lone parent of any marital status, with at least one child living in the same dwelling. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. 'Children' in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.
55. Census family structure
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. 'Children' in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.
78. Refers to the persons who are sons and daughters in census families.
84. The average number of children at home per census family is calculated using the total number of children at home and the total number of census families.
87. Non-relatives may be present.
94. Non-relatives may be present.
98. Dwelling, occupied private
Part A - Plain language definition
A separate set of living quarters which has a private entrance either directly from outside or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway leading to the outside, and in which a person or a group of persons live permanently.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to a private dwelling in which a person or a group of persons is permanently residing. Also included are private dwellings whose usual residents are temporarily absent on Census Day. Unless otherwise specified, all data in housing products are for occupied private dwellings, rather than for unoccupied private dwellings or dwellings occupied solely by foreign and/or temporary residents.
99. Rooms
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the number of rooms in a dwelling. A room is an enclosed area within a dwelling which is finished and suitable for year-round living.
100. Bedrooms
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to all rooms designed and furnished as bedrooms and used mainly for sleeping purposes, even though the use may be occasional (e.g., spare bedroom).
101. Tenure
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to whether some member of the household owns or rents the dwelling, or whether the dwelling is Band housing (on an Indian reserve or settlement).
105. Condition of dwelling
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to whether, in the judgment of the respondent, the dwelling requires any repairs (excluding desirable remodeling or additions).
109. Period of construction
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the period in time during which the building or dwelling was originally constructed.
118. Includes data up to May 16, 2006.
119. Structural type of dwelling
Part A - Plain language definition
Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

In 2006, improvements to the enumeration process and changes in structural type classification affect the historical comparability of the 'structural type of dwelling' variable. In 2006, 'apartment or flat in a duplex' replaces 'apartment or flat in a detached duplex' and includes duplexes attached to other dwellings or buildings. This is a change from the 2001 Census where duplexes attached to other dwellings or buildings were classified as an 'apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys'.
127. Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.
128. Household, private
Part A - Plain language definition
Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.
128. Household size
Part A - Plain language definition
Number of persons occupying a private dwelling.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the number of persons in a private household.
136. Household type
Part A - Plain language definition
Category to which a person living alone or a group of persons occupying the same dwelling belong. There are two categories: non-family households and family households.

A non-family household consists either of one person living alone or of two or more persons who share a dwelling, but do not constitute a family.

Family households are divided into two subcategories: one-family households and multiple-family households.

A one-family household consists of a single family (e.g., a couple with or without children). A multiple-family household is made up of two or more families occupying the same dwelling.

Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.
Date Modified: 2010-07-29

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