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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
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  • Data quality index showing, for the short census questionnaire (100% data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
Total - Families by number of children at home 2,305 1,805 1,550 260 495 405 90
Total families without children at home 955 955 755 195 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,350 855 795 60 495 410 90
1 child at home 700 365 330 35 330 265 70
2 children at home 475 340 325 10 135 115 25
3 or more children at home 175 145 130 15 25 25 0
Total children at home 2,210.0 1,515.0 1,410.0 105.0 695.0 580.0 110.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.4 1.4 1.4 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (B3P, CodeB3P)