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The majority of lone parent families in Canada are headed by women, where they outnumber those headed by men four to one. The 1996 Census data indicate that these families increased by 20% between 1991 and 1996 as compared to families headed by men (a 16% increase). The overall proportion of lone parents who had never married increased from 14% in 1986 to 22% in 1996. In 1996, 24% of all female lone parents reported a marital status of "single".

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Name	Format	Description	Link
Download the English JP2 File through HTTP	Unknown		https://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/atlas_6_ed/eng/6537_family_structure_1996_female_lone.jp2
Download the English ZIP (PDF,JPG) file through HTTP	ZIP		https://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/atlas_6_ed/eng/6537_family_structure_1996_female_lone.zip
Download the French JP2 File through HTTP	Unknown		https://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/atlas_6_ed/fra/6537_structure_familiale_1996_familles_monoparentales_femme.jp2
Download the French ZIP (PDF, JPG) File through HTTP	ZIP		https://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/atlas_6_ed/fra/6537_structure_familiale_1996_familles_monoparentales_femme.zip

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