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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 = J3E
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	8,540	7,580	4,570	3,005	960	705	255
Total families without children at home	2,805	2,800	1,710	1,090	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	5,735	4,775	2,865	1,915	965	705	250
1 child at home	2,210	1,665	935	730	545	380	165
2 children at home	2,680	2,285	1,340	945	395	310	85
3 or more children at home	850	825	585	240	25	25	0
Total children at home	10,285.0	8,870.0	5,485.0	3,390.0	1,415.0	1,070.0	340.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.5	1.5	1.3

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (J3E, CodeJ3E)