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Topic-based tabulation: 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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Geography = E8K
Number of children at home (8)	Census family structure (7)
Number of children at home (8)	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	2,790	2,455	1,910	550	335	265	65
Total families without children at home	1,225	1,220	890	330	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	1,570	1,230	1,020	215	335	265	65
1 child at home	860	630	505	130	230	180	50
2 children at home	600	525	450	75	75	65	10
3 or more children at home	105	80	65	10	25	25	0
Total children at home	2,390.0	1,925.0	1,605.0	315.0	460.0	385.0	75.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.6	1.4	1.4	1.2

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (E8K, CodeE8K)