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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 855 785 690 100 70 45 20
Total families without children at home 330 335 290 45 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 520 455 395 55 65 50 20
1 child at home 215 185 145 35 30 20 10
2 children at home 225 195 190 0 25 15 10
3 or more children at home 85 75 60 15 10 10 0
Total children at home 940.0 820.0 730.0 90.0 115.0 85.0 30.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.6 1.7 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (B4R, CodeB4R)