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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 3,875 3,355 1,925 1,430 520 400 120
Total families without children at home 1,635 1,635 980 650 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,235 1,720 940 780 520 400 120
1 child at home 1,040 730 315 415 315 220 90
2 children at home 905 745 480 270 160 135 25
3 or more children at home 290 245 145 95 50 45 0
Total children at home 3,795.0 3,005.0 1,735.0 1,270.0 795.0 650.0 145.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.5 1.6 1.2
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (G9B, CodeG9B)