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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 890 785 690 95 105 80 25
Total families without children at home 360 355 320 45 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 530 430 375 55 105 80 20
1 child at home 215 155 125 25 65 45 20
2 children at home 215 190 175 15 25 20 0
3 or more children at home 100 80 70 15 15 15 0
Total children at home 985.0 825.0 715.0 115.0 160.0 130.0 30.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.2
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (E5L, CodeE5L)