The table provides information about differences in household kinds in Canada in 1984, 1994, 2004, 2014, and 2020.
Overall, it is clear that couples with dependent children comprised the majority of household types in 5 years, while families with a lone parent constituted the least proportion of them.
In detail, families with lone parent accounted for 4% in 1984, while they showed a rise then, and tripled by 2014, remaining the same in 2020. One person households made up 6% in 1984; however, their rate doubled, and reached the same percentage (12%) as the previous group by 2014. Couples with non-dependent children accounted for 10% in 1984, and remained almost the same level, constituting 9% in 2020.
Couples with no children made up 19% in 1984, and experienced a slight rise, reaching 25% in 2020. The starting point for couples with dependent children was 52% in 1984; however, they experienced a gradual drop, comprising 36% in 2020.
