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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 2,605 2,155 1,915 240 450 315 130
Total families without children at home 1,000 1,000 850 150 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,610 1,155 1,060 95 450 315 135
1 child at home 695 485 420 70 205 135 70
2 children at home 680 480 460 20 200 140 55
3 or more children at home 230 190 185 10 45 35 10
Total children at home 2,810.0 2,060.0 1,935.0 125.0 750.0 545.0 200.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.7 1.7 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (B2Z, CodeB2Z)