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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 635 515 425 90 115 110 10
Total families without children at home 275 275 230 50 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 360 240 195 40 115 105 10
1 child at home 160 105 75 30 55 55 10
2 children at home 135 95 75 15 45 40 0
3 or more children at home 60 40 45 0 20 15 0
Total children at home 630.0 420.0 365.0 60.0 205.0 180.0 0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.6 1.7 1.6 0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (C1C, CodeC1C)