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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 = J2J
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	3,610	2,910	1,610	1,300	705	540	165
Total families without children at home	1,575	1,575	905	675	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	2,035	1,335	705	630	705	540	160
1 child at home	1,050	630	310	325	420	305	115
2 children at home	735	530	295	235	205	170	35
3 or more children at home	255	175	100	70	80	70	10
Total children at home	3,295.0	2,220.0	1,205.0	1,010.0	1,080.0	855.0	220.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.8	1.5	1.6	1.4

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (J2J, CodeJ2J)