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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 995 775 555 215 220 180 40
Total families without children at home 295 300 225 75 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 695 475 335 140 220 180 35
1 child at home 450 290 195 95 155 130 25
2 children at home 200 160 115 45 45 30 10
3 or more children at home 40 25 25 0 15 15 0
Total children at home 985.0 685.0 500.0 185.0 300.0 250.0 50.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.4 1.4 1.4
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (E8P, CodeE8P)