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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 5,085 4,475 2,755 1,715 610 380 230
Total families without children at home 1,510 1,510 880 630 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 3,575 2,960 1,875 1,085 615 385 230
1 child at home 1,420 1,070 615 455 355 200 155
2 children at home 1,545 1,360 910 450 185 110 75
3 or more children at home 605 535 350 185 70 70 0
Total children at home 6,450.0 5,500.0 3,560.0 1,945.0 950.0 640.0 310.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.5 1.7 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (G3A, CodeG3A)