Junior's at home and grandma's alone ![space](/web/20100213072803im_/http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/images/pixelshim.gif) Census finds family life is changing fast
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Census reports more Canadians are home alone ![space](/web/20100213072803im_/http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/images/pixelshim.gif) The number of people living in each Canadian home is shrinking, a trend driven partly by a growing proportion of people, many of them elderly women, living alone, Statistics Canada has found.
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More Quebeckers skip the wedding, census discovers ![space](/web/20100213072803im_/http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/images/pixelshim.gif) If the two most common words between Quebec couples used to be "I do," they have now become, "What for?"
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Gay couple welcomes recognition in census ![space](/web/20100213072803im_/http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/images/pixelshim.gif) The 2001 census is the most detailed look at the modern family in years and now includes a count of same-sex couples as families.
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Mormon Web site reveals life in 1881 ![space](/web/20100213072803im_/http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/images/pixelshim.gif) An effort by the Mormon Church to put the 1881 census online will be a treasure trove for genealogists and anyone interested in late-19th-century Canadian life
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Canadian family portrait changing ![space](/web/20100213072803im_/http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/images/pixelshim.gif) Number of people 'living in sin' jumps; nest gets crowded as young adults stay at home; 2001 census shows proportion of traditional families declining
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PREVIEW
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Same-sex census numbers due today
First count of couples expected to spark debate
on how Canada defines marriage
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October 22
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THE REPORTS
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Here are the (planned) release dates for Statistic's Canada's 2001 census reports:
March 12: Population
July 16: Age and sex
Oct. 22: Marital and common-law status; families; dwellings and households
Dec. 10: Languages; mobility and migration
Jan. 21, 2003: Citizenship; immigration; birthplaces of parents; ethnic origins; visible minorities; aboriginal peoples
Feb. 11, 2003: Labour-force activities; classes of workers; occupations; industries; places of work; modes of transportation; languages of work, unpaid work
March 11, 2003: School attendance; education; fields of study; highest levels of schooling; earnings
May 13, 2003: Religions; incomes and social and economic characteristics of individuals, families, households; shelter costs
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