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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 3,170 2,780 1,665 1,115 390 285 105
Total families without children at home 1,315 1,320 885 435 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,860 1,460 780 685 390 285 105
1 child at home 910 635 350 285 275 205 70
2 children at home 675 565 260 305 105 70 35
3 or more children at home 275 255 165 95 15 15 0
Total children at home 3,160.0 2,630.0 1,405.0 1,225.0 525.0 385.0 145.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (G9H, CodeG9H)