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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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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 4,300 3,855 3,610 240 445 385 60
Total families without children at home 1,090 1,095 995 100 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 3,210 2,760 2,620 135 445 385 60
1 child at home 905 705 660 45 200 180 25
2 children at home 1,525 1,345 1,285 60 180 140 35
3 or more children at home 775 710 680 35 60 60 0
Total children at home 6,490.0 5,710.0 5,415.0 295.0 775.0 670.0 110.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.7 1.7 1.8
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (H9A, CodeH9A)