translate English to French: In 1994, approximately 9% of Canadian children under the age of 12 lived in a step-family, the majority of which were blended families, with both parents bringing children from a previous relationship into their current union (Statistics Canada, 1997b, p.
En 1994–1995, 63 % des enfants de 10 ans dont les parents vivaient en union libre ont vu leurs parents se séparer, comparativement à 14 % des enfants dont les parents étaient mariés et n’avaient jamais vécu en union libre auparavant (Statistique Canada, 1998a).