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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 380 330 300 35 45 30 15
Total families without children at home 135 135 115 20 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 240 195 185 10 45 30 15
1 child at home 105 80 75 0 30 20 10
2 children at home 105 105 95 0 0 0 0
3 or more children at home 30 15 15 0 15 10 10
Total children at home 415.0 330.0 315.0 15.0 85.0 55.0 0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.4 1.7 1.6 0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (B1M, CodeB1M)