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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Number of Children at Home (8) and Census Family Structure (7) for the Census Families in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Forward Sortation Areas, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Number of children at home (8) Census family structure (7)
Total - Census family structure Total couple families Married couple families Common-law couple families Total lone-parent families Female parent families Male parent families
Note(s) :
Total - Families by number of children at home 3,920 3,470 3,035 435 455 345 105
Total families without children at home 1,325 1,325 1,060 265 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,600 2,145 1,975 170 455 350 105
1 child at home 1,230 940 845 95 285 195 90
2 children at home 1,100 975 915 60 125 115 0
3 or more children at home 270 225 210 15 40 35 10
Total children at home 4,275.0 3,610.0 3,345.0 265.0 665.0 535.0 125.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.6 1.5 1.6 1.2
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (A1L, CodeA1L)