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Topic-based tabulation: 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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Geography = H7E
Number of children at home (8)	Census family structure (7)
Number of children at home (8)	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	7,175	6,165	4,905	1,265	1,015	820	190
Total families without children at home	2,770	2,765	2,150	620	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,405	3,400	2,750	645	1,010	820	190
1 child at home	1,860	1,240	980	260	615	510	105
2 children at home	1,920	1,580	1,295	285	335	280	60
3 or more children at home	625	570	480	95	55	35	20
Total children at home	7,760.0	6,275.0	5,145.0	1,125.0	1,490.0	1,170.0	320.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.9	1.5	1.4	1.7

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (H7E, CodeH7E)