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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 1,845 1,620 925 690 225 180 45
Total families without children at home 865 865 555 310 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 980 755 375 375 225 180 45
1 child at home 460 340 155 180 115 85 30
2 children at home 410 325 170 150 85 80 10
3 or more children at home 110 90 50 40 20 15 10
Total children at home 1,625.0 1,270.0 655.0 620.0 350.0 285.0 70.0
Average number of children at home per family 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.6 1.6 1.6
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (G5B, CodeG5B)