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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations
Topic-based tabulation: 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
Data table
| Number of children at home (8) | Census family structure (7) | |||||||
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| Total - Census family structure | Total couple families | Married couple families | Common-law couple families | Total lone-parent families | Female parent families | Male parent families | ||
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Note(s) :
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| Total - Families by number of children at home | 3,610 | 2,910 | 2,500 | 405 | 700 | 625 | 75 | |
| Total families without children at home | 1,295 | 1,290 | 1,000 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total families with children at home | 2,320 | 1,615 | 1,495 | 120 | 705 | 625 | 75 | |
| 1 child at home | 1,075 | 615 | 565 | 55 | 455 | 405 | 50 | |
| 2 children at home | 905 | 735 | 710 | 25 | 170 | 150 | 20 | |
| 3 or more children at home | 340 | 265 | 225 | 40 | 75 | 70 | 0 | |
| Total children at home | 3,975.0 | 2,930.0 | 2,705.0 | 225.0 | 1,045.0 | 935.0 | 110.0 | |
| Average number of children at home per family | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008
(B2X, CodeB2X)
