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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 610 515 440 80 90 80 10
Total families without children at home 310 315 265 50 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 295 205 175 30 90 80 0
1 child at home 155 95 75 10 65 60 10
2 children at home 85 65 55 10 20 10 0
3 or more children at home 55 45 45 10 10 10 0
Total children at home 495.0 370.0 315.0 55.0 125.0 110.0 0
Average number of children at home per family 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.3 1.4 0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (E5M, CodeE5M)