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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
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  • Data quality index showing, for the long census questionnaire (20% sample data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
Total - Families by number of children at home 1,340 1,205 1,050 155 140 120 20
Total families without children at home 630 625 565 60 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 715 580 480 95 140 120 20
1 child at home 305 225 175 55 80 70 10
2 children at home 270 225 210 15 40 30 10
3 or more children at home 135 125 95 30 15 10 0
Total children at home 1,275.0 1,070.0 900.0 170.0 210.0 180.0 25.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.5 1.5 1.2
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (E7G, CodeE7G)