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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 = J2A
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	3,140	2,780	1,575	1,205	360	270	85
Total families without children at home	1,160	1,160	675	485	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	1,980	1,620	900	720	355	270	85
1 child at home	755	570	270	290	185	130	55
2 children at home	880	765	455	305	120	100	20
3 or more children at home	340	290	170	120	50	40	10
Total children at home	3,660.0	3,055.0	1,760.0	1,295.0	605.0	475.0	125.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.7	1.8	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (J2A, CodeJ2A)