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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) :
Warning Data quality note(s)
  • Data quality index showing, for the long census questionnaire (20% sample data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
Total - Families by number of children at home 2,795 2,535 2,310 225 255 205 50
Total families without children at home 915 915 800 110 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,875 1,620 1,510 115 255 205 50
1 child at home 635 495 450 45 140 105 30
2 children at home 815 730 680 45 85 70 20
3 or more children at home 425 395 380 15 30 30 10
Total children at home 3,635.0 3,225.0 3,030.0 195.0 410.0 335.0 75.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.9 1.6 1.6 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (H3Y, CodeH3Y)