The table below shows the changes in some household types in Canada from 1984 to 2020. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The table below shows the changes in some household types in Canada from 1984 to 2020.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The table provides data on the proportion of different households in one northern country between 1984 and 2020.
It is clear that
the percentage of families with dependent kids was the most widely-spread one,
however
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the
number
of these households decreased significantly during the given time period (from more than half to approximately one-third). The next most populated group consists of couples without children, the
number
of
such
people increased marginally from roughly one-fifth to one-fourth of the total from 1984 to 2020. Probing
further
, the proportion of Canadians without couples and lone parents were quite similar and accounted for 6 and 4 per
cent
respectively in the first year,
also
the figures grew up slightly to 11 and 10 per
cent
in 2004 and reach a peak
at the end
of the period (12 per
cent
both). The
number
of families with independent kids decreased by 2 per
cent
during the given time period.
Overall
, the
number
of couples with dependent and independent children dipped from 1984 to 2020,
while
the
number
of individuals, families without children and lone parents increased.
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