title: [Departure of children and contraction of the family as observed in the 1971 and 1981 Canadian censuses].
abstract: An analysis of data from the 1971 and 1981 Canadian censuses is presented concerning children leaving home.  "It is estimated that the timing of children's departure from their family of origin was almost the same in 1981 as in 1971; median age at departure was identical:  20.5 for women and 22.3 for men.  Broken families, more numerous than in the past, become contracted earlier than unbroken families; among unbroken families, the contraction phase started earlier in 1981 than in 1971 among large or medium-sized families while it began later among small families." (SUMMARY IN ENG)
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Peron
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lapierre-adamcyk
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morissette
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000569:Americas; D002170:Canada; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004243:Divorce; D005190:Family; D005191:Family Characteristics; D008393:Marriage; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Age Factors; Americas; Canada; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Divorce; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Life Cycle; Family Research; North America; Northern America; Nuptiality; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Time Factors