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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 1,080 905 635 275 175 100 70
Total families without children at home 410 410 325 90 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 670 495 305 190 175 100 75
1 child at home 345 205 125 80 135 85 45
2 children at home 220 195 120 75 25 10 20
3 or more children at home 110 90 65 25 10 0 10
Total children at home 1,130.0 900.0 555.0 345.0 225.0 115.0 110.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.6
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (E8A, CodeE8A)