1) what has changed to the percentage of common-law families without children from 1981 to 2006? Speculate why you think this change has taken place.  

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Census, the Vanier Institute tracked the changes to the family for over two decades (see the chart below). The nuclear family is clearly not the only option for Canadians today. VANIER INSTITUTE OF THE FAMILY AND FAMILY TYPES Percentage Distribution of Census Families by Type (1981-2006) 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 Families without children* at home Married couples 28.2% 28.2% 29.2% 28.6% 29.0% 29.9% Common-law couples 3.7 4.5 5.8 6.2 7.5 8.5 Families with children* at home Married couples 55.0 51.9 48.1 45.1 41.4 38.7 Common-law couples 1.9 2.7 4.0 5.5 6.3 6.9 Lone-parent families 11.3 12.7 13.0 14.5 15.7 15.9 0.6% 0.2% 0.4% 0.6% 0.4% 0.8% Same-sex couples as % of all couples * Children of any age who live in the home Census, the Vanier Institute tracked the changes to the family for over two decades (see the chart below). The nuclear family is clearly not the only option for Canadians today. VANIER INSTITUTE OF THE FAMILY AND FAMILY TYPES Percentage Distribution of Census Families by Type (1981-2006) 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 Families without children* at home Married couples 28.2% 28.2% 29.2% 28.6% 29.0% 29.9% Common-law couples 3.7 4.5 5.8 6.2 7.5 8.5 Families with children* at home Married couples 55.0 51.9 48.1 45.1 41.4 38.7 Common-law couples 1.9 2.7 4.0 5.5 6.3 6.9 Lone-parent families 11.3 12.7 13.0 14.5 15.7 15.9 0.6% 0.2% 0.4% 0.6% 0.4% 0.8% Same-sex couples as % of all couples * Children of any age who live in the home

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