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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 short census questionnaire (100% data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
Total - Families by number of children at home 1,885 1,625 1,035 585 260 145 115
Total families without children at home 785 785 560 225 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,100 840 475 355 265 145 115
1 child at home 415 275 145 130 140 60 75
2 children at home 380 305 180 125 75 45 35
3 or more children at home 310 255 155 100 50 45 10
Total children at home 2,200.0 1,745.0 1,030.0 710.0 455.0 285.0 170.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.7 2.0 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (G0P, CodeG0P)