Between 1992 and 1998, married parents aged 25 to 44 who were employed full-time increased their paid work activities by two hours per week. Having children increases the paid and unpaid workloads of adults. When they become parents, married women and men increase the total number of hours spent on paid and unpaid work. Men increase their workload from 9.4 to 10.3 hours per day. Women increase their workload from 9.6 to 10.5 hours per day.
Most families are more stressed and less satisfied.
Economic Security Between 1993 and 1998, children under age 18 living in the poorest families got poorer, while the most affluent were increasingly better off. Statistics Canada's demographic data show that young women are delaying childbearing into middle age - or opting out altogether. Physical Safety Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death among school-aged children aged 5 to 14, with most deaths resulting from motor vehicle collisions. However, the death rate on our roads among school-aged children fell substantially between 1987 and 1997. Children living in rural areas are less likely to buckle up.