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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 2,175 1,850 1,505 345 325 270 55
Total families without children at home 995 995 780 215 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,175 855 725 130 325 265 55
1 child at home 585 365 300 70 215 190 25
2 children at home 415 345 300 50 70 45 25
3 or more children at home 175 135 125 10 40 35 10
Total children at home 2,025.0 1,555.0 1,355.0 200.0 475.0 380.0 95.0
Average number of children at home per family 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.6 1.4 1.4 1.6
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (B4P, CodeB4P)