Nova Scotia Census Marital Status Data by Age and Sex

Nova Scotia's archived 2011 Census data on marital status categorized by age and sex. The data is sourced from the Census of Population and is retained for archival purposes only. It was published by the Government of Nova Scotia and covers multiple geographies including provinces, counties, municipalities, and electoral districts.

Use Cases

• Analyze marital status distribution based on age and sex categories mentioned in the description
• Compare demographic patterns across different Nova Scotia geographies like counties or municipalities
• Study historical population trends for archival research or record-keeping

Strengths

• Data covers multiple geographic levels including provinces, counties, municipalities, and electoral districts
• Source is the authoritative Census of Population
• Available in multiple file formats including CSV, XML, and HTML

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data is archived and has not been maintained or updated since 2011

Provenance

Source

Government of Nova Scotia

Collection Method

Census of Population

Time Range

2011

Geography

Nova Scotia (provinces, counties, communities, municipalities, district health authorities, community health boards, economic regions, police districts, school boards, municipal electoral districts, provincial electoral districts, federal electoral districts, regional development authorities, watersheds)